"Hey! Man, what are you doing here?"

After slamming on the brakes and stopping the vehicle on the side of the road, Jim took two bottles of water he bought on the road and walked into the construction site.

Because he did not have a safety helmet, Jim did not enter the construction site. Just outside the construction site, he found a middle-aged white man who was supposed to be the gatekeeper and said hello.

"Where did it come from?"

After receiving the water from Jim, the janitor seemed to be in a good mood. Before answering the question, he even teased Jim with a smile:

"There is a newly built residential area here. I saw the picture. Hey, it's so beautiful, and the housing prices are cheap! Unfortunately, you're late. The houses here are only for sale to citizens. If you want to become a new citizen,

Three years from now..."

"New citizens? You turned out to be..."

Naturalized Douglas, unless you have enough food to support yourself.

Catching the blind spot in the gatekeeper's words, Jim narrowed his eyes slightly. With the entry of new citizens, it would be reasonable to stimulate an increase in demand for real estate...

"Yes, I came from Armagh, Theophile Madison! And you?"

After exchanging names and shaking hands, the janitor Madison looked at Jim's reaction and was a little confused. Since June 1st, whenever a new face comes in, after hearing what he said above, normal people should not be full of regret and burying the grievances.

Why did I hesitate, why didn't I come earlier...

It was Madison's first time to meet someone like Jim, whose expression was calm and slightly surprised after hearing this.

"I came from New York to find someone... I want to ask, are there many people like you coming from Alma? Is it because there are jobs here?"

"Alma is not that big. We are close to Waycross and many people go there. Mainly from Argyle, Lenox and Omega. Of course it is because of work, although not

It’s very satisfying, but at least I have a fairly stable job and don’t have to worry about food and clothing.”

Two stools were brought out from the concierge, and after giving one to Jim, the two sat at the construction site and started chatting.

"But I feel like my job is too leisurely. When there is no delivery truck coming, I don't know what to do all day long."

"Wouldn't it be better to have some leisure time? Did you build this place yourself, or was it some kind of company?"

"Of course it's a company, but it can be considered as building our own house. After all, we are all workers of Mr. Blake's dog construction. It's just that the company's first project is our future house."

"Then why do you want to... I mean, if a commercial company intervenes, it will increase a lot of costs!"

Jim has some confusion in his mind. If he builds his own house, the only cost he needs to pay is actually the building materials. In terms of labor, what he pays is only the cost of time, and for ordinary people, time is not valuable.

So it is obviously the cheapest to do it yourself, why...

"Hehe, we are not stupid. Don't forget, we built this house bit by bit, and we know how much it costs. But you haven't thought about a problem. If we build the house ourselves, the price we purchase will be higher than the price of the company.

Centralized procurement is so low, but the final economic cost is actually about the same. In addition, it allows the company to make money, and our future is guaranteed, right?"

Madison sighed, took out a pack of cheap cigarettes from his pocket with a little bitterness, and lit it:

"Although there is no guarantee that we will not be fired again, at least we have signed a formal labor contract. Even if we are fired, we can still get a liquidated damages, right? At least we don't have to be too embarrassed, or in other words, we need to give ourselves a life

Add a little more room for error.”

"In this regard, joining Mr. Black's company is undoubtedly the best choice. You see, the cost of buying a house is about the same as if we did it ourselves, but if we do it ourselves, no one will pay for our time. But now, every month

We basically have an income of US$500. After the house is built, it would be best if there is still work to do. If there is no work and the company cannot continue to operate, we can also get a liquidated damages, which can alleviate some embarrassment.

Then start again.”

Madison's survival wisdom is hard to explain to Jim and is very easy to understand. But beyond that:

"This construction company should be newly established. When you first came here, this must not be the job that attracted you, right?"

"It was true that it wasn't true at the beginning. It was HT Company at that time, which was also owned by Mr. Black. But when we arrived, HT Company was already full, so we had no choice but to come. My original plan was actually to go to HT Company

, my cooking skills are pretty good, maybe after working for a while and having money, I can join them and become my own boss!"

"Although my current life is a little different from what I expected, I am also very satisfied. Our place is different from New York State. Atlanta has almost sucked up the blood of the entire state. Farmers with no skills like me can't be found in Atlanta.

When it comes to work, I can’t support my wife and children without a job.”

"An individual's future is not as important as the food rations for his wife and children, right?"

Behind Madison's free and easy smile, Jim could hear a deep sadness.

Jim, who grew up in Alabama during his childhood, is no stranger to Atlanta, the southeastern center of the United States. Not to mention its impact on Georgia, the siphon radiation range of Atlanta completely covers several states such as Alabama, Mississippi, and North and South Carolina.

.

A lot of money and talent are flowing to Atlanta. The direct result of this is that the richer Atlanta becomes, the poorer the rest of the country becomes...

Not to mention this trend, and the large-scale development of Georgia and Florida has not yet begun. Even in the future, Georgia will undergo large-scale development in the 1980s. In 2010, the data was still around 2011, and the state's chicken fart was about 400 billion US dollars.

, and Atlanta alone did 286 billion...

The remaining US$114 billion will be borne by the state's 159 counties and about 800 cities. Among them, there are also Macon, Savannah, Columbus and other second-tier cities in the state.

Take a big part away.

In the end, the actual output value of small cities like Douglas and Alma may not reach 80 million US dollars throughout the year. And this is the data thirty years from now.

Today, this gap will only be wider!

It is extraordinary for a small city with a population of tens of thousands to produce a total output value of 10 million yuan a year. And behind this low output value, it also shows that the productivity, or production efficiency, of the region is extremely insufficient.

A large number of people cannot be transformed into a high-value labor force at all. A large number of people can only engage in some low-end jobs that are very easy to replace. So when the crisis comes, they are the first to suffer...

Jim could also clearly see what he had seen on this journey south. In areas with developed industries or financial industries such as Ohio and New York, people's living conditions are generally much better.

The sadness on people's faces only gradually increased after passing through Iowa...
Chapter completed!