Tianguanzhi

Chapter 83 Kun and his relatives

The universe is so vast that no human being can explore the entire picture. In the hot era of interstellar development, many unsolved mysteries have emerged. Among them is the famous GF (Giant Flagship) incident. The Haitang people call it the Medieval Kun Incident. The cause is exactly the same. It is a cosmic divine machine belonging to Sanshanniao in Qinghe. During a trip to explore a natural wormhole, an ancient and huge ship was discovered. Its construction technology has obvious characteristics of the ancient Haitang civilization. Sanshanniao's engineers even built in the hull of the ship. The above observation shows the Haitang characters from the medieval era, which means that this is the undisputed heritage of the ancient Haitang people.

Originally, this was supposed to be a valuable asset that would excite Qinghe Cui and even the entire Haitang nation, but the ending was very disappointing. Qinghe Cui spent countless manpower and material resources developing the "Middle Age Kun", but accidentally caused this incident. The self-destruction program of the ancient creation caused tens of thousands of technicians and more than 20 descendants of the Cui family of Qinghe to die in the explosion.

The explosion of the "Medieval Kun" also triggered a chain reaction. Some kind of indescribable ancient entity was liberated from the explosion. It would launch an indiscriminate attack on all hearts, and the attack method was very weird and could span most of the star system. A life-destroying electrocardiographic reaction aroused the vigilance of the human authorities. In the end, seven king-level divine machines and more than 20 level IV heavenly officials were dispatched to permanently block the natural wormhole, and the crisis was resolved. However, Countless secrets have been buried since then.

After the Medieval Kun Incident, the Qinghe Sanshanniao generation was in decline and fell into decline for a time. However, in the subsequent Haitang War, the Qinghe Sanshanniao came up with several brand-new king-level divine machines one after another, stabilizing the shaky war situation. You must know that Haitang's king-level magical machine, even in the Second Republic at its peak, could only fight a full battle of only twenty or so.

And after the second revolution, Cui Kecong, the head of the Cui family, actively responded to the Supreme Heritage Act and took the lead in donating all the king-level divine machines as Haitang national property, in exchange for huge political resources, and the Qinghe Sanshanniao re-emerged, that is That’s another story.

However, even if this beacon really points to the mysterious ancient Haitang ship, it has no practical use for Gu Jianqiu now.

Sensing the sound of footsteps, Gu Jianqiu put things away slowly. As expected, Juliet came in with two bowls of chaos. She put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, touched her ears and said, "Try it."

Gu Jianqiu picked up the porcelain bowl and took a spoonful of it into his mouth. A piercing siren sounded over the street, and several helicopters passed by the city and flew towards the port.

Juliet looked out the window, closed the curtains, and whispered: "Jianqiu, I heard that the Yiyuan Dog Farm was closed today."

"Well, I heard that too."

She came over and whispered: "Will everything be fine from now on?"

Gu Jianqiu looked up when he heard this: "Yes, it's okay."

……

Two days later.

"Director Cao, Zijing Industry has publicly promised a few days ago that it will fully pay out the pensions for the February 15th mining accident. But you still refuse to go to work. What's the reason?"

The director of the Anti-Persecution Struggle Committee, Cao Ruqiu, is a fair-skinned scholar with a gentle face and a soft-spoken voice with a hint of Suzhou accent. He spoke eloquently in front of reporters’ flashlights: “Miss Shi Yutang has made inappropriate remarks in newspapers many times, which not only brought the workers into disrepute. They slandered her as a gangster and suggested that all the responsibility for the mine disaster was placed on the workers. If she does not publish an apology in the newspaper, we will never give up."

"Do you mean that as long as Chairman Shi is willing to apologize, the committee will resume work?"

"This is just a prerequisite for negotiations."

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately attracted many questions.

"As far as I know, the income of miners in Fengtang Mine is more than three times the average income of Jiangning residents. Are the mine workers still not satisfied with such an income?"

"I heard people say that the miners themselves are not working, and they are forcing cargo workers, boatmen, and workers in other workshops not to work normally. Is this true?"

"What do you think of the conflicts and bloodshed among workers during the 8th construction process?"

The questions became more acute than the last, but Cao Ruqiu remained calm.

"Before answering your questions, I would like to ask you first, have you ever got to know the miners in Jiangning and have you communicated with them?"

"Of course."

A reporter said loudly.

"You are a reporter from Chenguang Daily, right? I remember your newspaper's articles. Most of the contents are quite objective. So, please be my representative and answer a few questions about the workers in Fengtang Mine."

"no problem."

The other person looked very young and had probably only been a reporter for a few years. Faced with Cao Ruqiu's invitation, he stood up without any hesitation.

"Do you know the origins of most of the miners in Jiangning?"

The young reporter came prepared: "Most of them are homeless and destitute people who poured into Jiangning after the Chongdao War, and some are farmers from the surrounding areas."

"What about the average age of a miner? How many years can they mine?"

"The youngest is more than ten years old, and the oldest is probably forty years old. He can fight for five to eight years." "What did they do after eight years?"

The young reporter hesitated immediately, and then said calmly: "I don't understand this."

"What do their wives and children do for a living?"

"do not know."

"Then let me tell you, those of these people who are still able to work and have some money can rent a motorboat and work as boatmen. Those who can't save money mostly become cargo workers or painters. Their wives or daughters, Then work as a weaver and shoemaker.”

Cao Ruqiu spread his hands: "Suppose a landless farmer or a foreigner escaping from the war came to Jiangning with his family. He was strong and was quickly attracted by the high-paying advertisement of Fengtang Mine on the hotel street, so he decided to Miners earn money to support their families. Because the mining area lacks support equipment, he has to pay attention to the dust stirred up by the gravel. Long-term inhalation of this dust can cause many respiratory and lung diseases. He also needs to be careful about fires, water penetration, gas, roof collapse, and landslides. The mining accident. As long as he works for a year and a half, he will surely see with his own eyes that the colleague who was chatting and laughing with him one second will die violently due to the mining accident the next second."

"Even if he is lucky, he has not made any mistakes in the past five years, and his lung disease is not serious, but he is older and his body cannot bear the high-intensity work of pounding stones. He can only find another way out. If he has the money to apply for a license, he can go When renting a motorboat, the first thing he has to worry about is the license tax of up to 40%. If he has no money, the best way out is to be a painter. In this case, he has to be careful about the benzene vapor seeping out of the paint. The blood disease caused by benzene poisoning is a terminal disease with almost no cure. His wife is a textile worker and has to work twelve hours a day, cooking and washing. If the wife wants to make more money, she can become a shoemaker. Glue also contains a lot of benzene. In the worst case scenario, both the couple will get sick. If a son was born in the family earlier, he would be old enough to start mining..."

Cao Ruqiu's eyes swept over the reporters: "Now I can answer your questions. You divide workers into miners, boatmen, cargo workers, painters, shoemakers... It seems that we are different groups of people, but in fact we are not. If you are willing If you do more research, you will know that we have always been the same group of people, the same group of down-to-earth hardworking people! Jiangning miners have the largest crowd, the largest number of strong laborers, and the greatest strength, so we must unite with other workers! We work for other workers Fighting for interests is to fight for interests for ourselves in the future, and to fight for interests for our elderly parents, wives and children!"

After a pause, he added: "Some of the recent disputes are just people with ulterior motives organizing local gangsters to infiltrate the ranks of workers in an attempt to fish in troubled waters. This is a consistent trick of some people! I also admit that not all workers understand us. There are different opinions among the workers on this behavior, but there is absolutely no bloody conflict. I would like to ask, is it difficult for you to attack your parents, wife and children?"

Many reporters looked moved, and some whispered to the subordinates who were writing and drawing in small notebooks beside them: "Please note that Cao Ruqiu denies that there are conflicts among the workers."

Gu Jianqiu watched with cold eyes. He was not here to participate in the Anti-Oppression Committee's reception and interview with reporters. It just happened that the street reception was not far from the hospital. He was here to take care of his eldest sister Gu Zhaoxue.

Gu Jianqiu had to take care of his eldest sister and mother these days, so he asked Tom Chen for leave, and the other party grunted and agreed, a little absent-mindedly.

Today is the last day of the national examination. Gu Tianyu is taking the additional examination on military subjects, so he cannot come.

According to the doctor, Gu Zhaoxue's burn was considered a third-degree burn and required skin grafting. Her wound was deep and the patient was in shock. If she hadn't been sent to her in time, her life would have been in danger at any time.

But as soon as Gu Jianqiu entered the ward, his eldest sister Gu Zhaoxue was chatting happily with Fu Lemei. She seemed to be fine, but she couldn't get out of bed.

"Jianqiu, you are here."

"Ah, thank you for taking care of my eldest sister."

"No, my dad is also in hospital, so I just stopped by to take a look."

There was a finger-long scar on Fu Lemei's face. The color was not dark, but it could be seen at a glance.

"Oh, you guys chat." She turned to face Gu Zhaoxue: "Sister, I'll leave first."

"Okay, slow down on the road, sister."

Gu Zhaoxue's face was a little pale, but when she said goodbye to Fu Lemei, her eyes were shining, and she didn't look like a patient at all.

"Sister, I made porridge for you."

Gu Jianqiu opened the lunch box, and the aroma of mushrooms and chicken came out. There were also nuts in it. He scooped up a spoonful and took a bite himself to make sure the temperature was okay before putting it in the mouth of the elder sister.

Gu Zhaoxue opened her mouth and took a bite, not forgetting to glare at Gu Jianqiu: "If you had brought Lemei to see me earlier, maybe this problem would have been solved."

"Sister, my relationship with her is not what you think. As for Sister Hua Ting, it's even more irrelevant. Don't be so suspicious."

Before Gu Zhaoxue could speak again, Gu Jianqiu took the lead and said, "The doctor said you need to rest more. We can talk about this after your injury is healed. Don't disturb the wound."

Gu Zhaoxue bit her lips and said nothing. After finishing the porridge, she asked Gu Jianqiu to help her turn over, and then she sighed: "This year is really unlucky. Jianqiu, please go to the temple to pray for me in a few days." A safe sign."

"Okay, got it."

(End of this chapter)