Chapter 91 The Powder Keg of Interest
The iron chain attached to the main hook of the tall crane is linked to the body of the sea train on the other side of the Dawn.
There was a faint shouting sound on the deck. It was probably the person above that was confirming the link to ensure that everything was foolproof.
There are thousands of people watching below. More than 80% of the news agency in Deminghan came, and the rest were tabloids that focused on gossip and entertainment.
If something happens here, the government's punishment is the same, and the public's anger and public opinion will definitely make them unable to bear it.
Beep ~
The loud whistle echoed on the square again. Under the chains, the body of the sea train finally slowly appeared in front of everyone from the other side of the Dawn.
The nearly 10-meter-long body has a head end similar to the front of the train when Donald came to Demingham, but there is no common steam nozzle above it. Instead, it is replaced by a large searchlight. At the front there is 1918 written in white font, which is the year of this year.
It is not a car-like car style like a train. The front of the car only occupies about one-fifth of the entire body. Donald can see through the windows outside that there are many control instruments inside, which should be similar to the control room.
The body behind the car is mainly brown and red, with one outside and one inside. It has no special structure except for the whale oil lamps that have plugged in every distance. However, the things inside the car are interesting. Through the windows, you can see all the red velvet benches. Once the aisle is separated, there seems to be only two chairs on the left and right.
With such a long body, Donald doesn't find it strange to have many customers, and this fact.
As mentioned before, the trial operation of sea trains in Wangque District is more of a formal thing. Rather than being used as a means of transportation, it is actually the function of a tourist bus.
Are you expecting those who go shopping in Wangque District to crowd in the carriage like sardines?
This is absolutely impossible. In the eyes of many high-ranking people, it is unacceptable to huddle in the same carriage as some civilians, even if they are sitting together.
This kind of "equality" in status seems to them as an insult.
This is the world. Even if some people are unwilling to accept it, more people will agree.
Donald even doubted whether there would be high-priced tickets after the sea trains started running, which made ordinary people withdraw.
Perhaps this situation will only be improved after the construction of sea trains in Tallinn or Xialinn District begins.
Of course, whether it is the inequality now or the inequality in the future.
This did not prevent the public from cheering for the appearance of the sea train. When it was successfully parked on the track, there was another thunderous applause.
The mayor was in the middle of the crowd, and he made a loud speech, sometimes patting a young man beside him on the shoulder. He was the driver of the designated sea train. Although he didn't have to board the train today, it was almost there. It was the day of the trial operation, and there was probably a lot of fun.
Listening to the people next to him, the young man seemed to be the cousin of a mayor's far-reaching cousin...
Donald pressed the railings on the coast and looked at the crowd there. After introducing the young people, the mayor seemed to have said something else.
Regarding the technical development of sea trains, future operational controls, etc.
Donald couldn't understand some of the nouns and titles mentioned in it, but he saw the pleasure on some people's faces, the gloom on some people's faces, and the depression on some people's faces, and even... anxious?
"What expression is this?"
He turned around and leaned against the fence and carefully looked at the person who was most excited in the crowd. He was originally the person who was standing closest to the mayor, but someone whispered a few words in his ear and then retreated, then seemed to be furious about something.
In the end, he didn't even care about this ceremony and left directly.
The mayor is still giving a speech!
It is natural for ordinary people to leave, but a big man like you have a big problem at this time. You should know that even if other people feel as uncomfortable as if they have eaten shit, they still insist on staying there.
Show the mayor in public?
This is not a good idea.
"Let's go, I've read everything I should watch, and I'll take a look at another place?"
Both the Dawn and the sea train saw it. Susanna was a reckless person and her mind began to float to other places on King Que Island.
The others did not object, and they were not interested in the mayor's speech, so a group of people left the coast directly.
Then I wandered around Wangque Island for the whole afternoon, and then slowly returned to the villa after dinner.
Donald cleaned up and prepared to go to the study to make two inscription scrolls to keep their feels. He will start to make the inscription scrolls formally tomorrow. As soon as he sat down, Susanna was screaming again from outside.
"Come on, something happened to the celebration!"
Susanna's voice could be heard clearly even from upstairs. Donald thought it should be the room that was relatively large and the echoes generated.
Put down the brush, put away the scroll, and went downstairs. Several people were already sitting next to the table in the hall, and Borglo was there, and only Horn Shelley was still lying in the room.
"What happened? It wasn't that the sea train fell into the sea just after it was installed today, right? If that's the case, it would be the biggest joke the government has made this year, and it would be the level of being poked by the people below for several years."
Pence said gloatingly that he was a civilian and never looked down on those officials and the image of the government was not very good in his eyes.
At the previous celebration, Donald noticed that Pence didn't even have a symbolic applause from beginning to end.
"It's not a sea train... there's about a sea train, but not because it collapsed, but because of what the mayor announced in his speech, the entire sea train project and the airship project that will be put on the agenda will be fully controlled by the government!"
Susanna said a paragraph in the newspaper in a brief way, and Donald raised his eyebrows. This was not a trivial matter. He vaguely remembered that he had read this newspaper in Professor Cook's office. The profits included in the airship industry had been fighting for a long time, but he did not expect to be confirmed in this way.
"What chambers of commerce did the government win?"
Boglo's questions have always been incisive. People of his age always pay more attention to social events than the outside world.
"Of course not. The airship industry can be said to be the most promising industry in Demingham's next few years. So many chambers of commerce, companies, and consortiums have been paying attention to the technological innovation on Whale Island. I have made many preparations. As a result, the government has not even given them a bid opportunity and swallowed it all. If they can tolerate it, it would be strange. Look at the reports on this page, almost two hours after the mayor's speech, Demingham's news agency immediately found the directors of several large consortiums and asked about the situation in this regard. The words mentioned by these directors are "unbelievable", "absurd", "barbaric plundering", "destruction of market rules". I have not found a good word among them. Look, there will be some noise in the next period of time."
If the content reported in the newspaper is correct, then this is the government's plan to take action first and then report.
First, we will issue an announcement to all sectors of society. The airship industry is controlled by them. As long as this trend takes shape, the public believes that the government has the capital and ability to shoulder the project of flying airships, which is related to the future development of Demingham and contains huge economic benefits, can the chamber of commerce send people into the government building to lift the mayor's table?
Naturally, the business community will not fight against the Demingham government on the surface, but since some officials dare to say such words to the news agency, it proves that the Demingham government's behavior has touched the bottom line.
Don't forget that the consortium in Demingham is not just those small local consortiums, among which there are consortiums that are quite famous even in the entire Ryan Empire. Now that the largest piece of cake is about to be swallowed, these rich people are not waiting to die.
"But to be honest, this matter has nothing to do with us. We don't do business anyway, so would we just need to have a flying boat at that time?"
Pence is a person who can see it easily.
"No, this has something to do with us...at least it has something to do with the strange striking bureau. Deminghan has many consortiums with their own team of strange disciples. Their usual job is to go out to sea to explore islands. At this time, the combat experience he has gained from overseas is also easy to use assassination, kidnapping and intimidation!"
The struggle for interests is always the cruelest struggle. In order to hear the jingle of the golden pounds when they fall into the bag, those people dare to do anything.
"In fact, I feel that some kind of fight seems to have begun. On the back of this newspaper, the eldest daughter of the Tate family disappeared during the celebration... It is Matil Tate we met in the restaurant."
Stephanie turned over the newspaper on the desktop, and in addition to the large passage of text, there were two people's avatars, one was Matil Tate, and the other was the person Donald saw when he was giving a speech in the mayor before and left on the spot.
The newspaper mentioned that Matil Tate should have attended the ceremony, but she was not found at the scene. A reporter from the news agency photographed the scene where her father, the current head of the Tate family, Wesley Tate got angry...
In a villa in the manor area, Wesley Tate sat on a gilded chair, and bent in front of him was a group of fully armed people, including many strange disciples.
He supported his cheeks with his hands, and his face twitched flesh proved that he was not calm at this moment.
"Remember, find my daughter at all costs. If anyone dares to relax, he will be your role model."
He pointed his finger at the man on the ground, which was Matil Tate's servant.
Chapter completed!