How am I still alive?

Chapter 1946 New Ancient City

The times always move forward with twists and turns, at least that's how someone expects.

However, there are always some unlucky people who will be forgotten by the times, and even think that they have suffered the "price of the times", and dislike or even hate this era.

".At the age of 40, a war destroyed everything. Now the new era is all about AI drones, supermen and magic potions. People like us don't even need labor. Those aliens are cheaper and more capable than us."

Reality is sometimes too cruel. Faced with such a situation, not to mention Lu Ping'an, even the Dongguo officials can do nothing about it.

It can only continuously open up new jobs and provide as much employment as possible. But this kind of life of hammering screws and swinging sledgehammers on construction sites cannot be called good in any way, especially when they have the happy life in the past as a comparison.

Most of them are unable to transform, just like we cannot expect every elderly person to learn how to use a smartphone and chat or even work with it. Some people's first half of life has been shaped, and it is impossible for them to start over again.

Missing the past and being angry about the present naturally creates social instability.
"Are we hated too? It's my reputation."

On Lu Ping'an's side, probably only one "Ping'an" brand product directly affected the reputation of ordinary people, but he did not expect that those companies on the ground had also suffered many attacks.

"They used new technology to plunder our wealth."

"More than 10,000 yuan for a stick! It's so expensive! It forces us parents to spend money for our children."

Even though both the authorities and professionals have repeatedly clarified the high cost of extraordinary items, and the peace amulets are already subsidized bankruptcy prices, they still suffer too much criticism and hatred simply because of their wide distribution and high market share.

"Then why don't you just prevent your children from becoming extraordinary people and not buy our subsidized suits?"

"How can that be possible? Isn't the child lagging behind?"

The spokesperson for capitalists, super soldiers, and outsiders. Some people may think that war heroes are a good banner, but after returning home, Vietnam War veterans were scolded in the streets as executioners who killed babies.

The pain of the times is here. The desperate and angry are unreasonable. They miss the past and naturally hate anything that brings change.

What hurts them is not only the war, but also the feeling of powerlessness in keeping up with the times.

Perhaps most people can face change rationally, but if just one person out of a thousand rejects the new era, there may be endless criminal cases.

This does not include various cults, brainwashing packages, incitement by ambitious people, etc.

Once an evil incident occurs, the chain of hatred, hostility and discrimination will continue, and those who hold power will not be able to bear the beatings unhappily.

Lu Ping'an was right to try to avoid the waves. No matter how outrageous the current waves are, they will be much calmer in ten or twenty years.

The eliminated middle-aged people have become powerless old people, and the new generation of adaptable people have become the backbone and beneficiaries of the times. The times are moving forward again amid twists and turns.
“I always feel like you are being sarcastic.”

"How could that be? I have always been a staunch humanist. In the tide of the times, I can only go with the flow."

Lu Ping'an shrugged. He was a rare "mortal" among the extraordinary people, but the closer he was to mortals, as a god, he should probably keep a distance from mortals. The correct way of expressing "love" would be beneficial to both parties.

"First, let's get our industry up and running. Is there any problem with Director Xia and Fei'er?"

"No, Director Xia was originally the director of the Alien Management Bureau. Now that the Alien Management Bureau has been upgraded to the Alien Management Office, she is just a co-ordinator. As for her concurrent post as the military region chief, it will probably take some time to adjust. Maybe within one or two years."

"Fei'er's side?"

"The latest news about her is that she does not plan to directly serve as mayor, but will serve as a confidential secretary in the leadership team of the new urban area. It is better to let the East Country appoint the mayor."

"Okay, if she decides, just do it."

The biggest difference from the past is that Lu Ping'an's forces have actually taken over the ancient city. The population has expanded to 17 million people, and the large industrial, educational, and cultural cities in the six surrounding outer districts are not something that can be easily ignored.

This city will become the ground base of Lu Ping'an's forces. As an "interstellar trade special zone", it can trade directly with foreign countries and enjoy a series of technical and financial support. This is not only a financial advantage, but also that many "abnormal technologies" can be used to promote development.

For example, if a certain alien technology is used, a factory can be built directly in the ancient city. The products produced can be traded with other areas on the ground, or they can be traded directly with the kingdom of heaven or foreign lands without going through any review.

Lu Ping'an is planning to build an "alien biological park". As the industrial headquarters of the life system, various medical, pharmaceutical, and biological industries can establish their headquarters in that area. The various products they produce can also directly enter Lu Ping'an's Linxin City and enter the second round of foreign trade.

At that time, no one will regulate the trade on the star ring, and it is possible to sell to other countries or aliens.

"For things like species transformation and new dragonborn, apart from our own people, commercial use should be handed over to the government. Let them take the blame, and let them review the qualifications of the personnel. Other than that, we still have a lot of products to sell."

The nature of being a trading place alone can bring endless traffic and wealth, but the ancient city, as a key area, is actually somewhat out of tune with the East Country in some places.

“I never expected that the gamble made by the ancient city’s decision-makers would bring so many possibilities to the current development.”

Compared with other cities in Changping Prefecture, the biggest feature of the ancient city is actually its several development zones, which have too many outsiders.

This was the opportunity for its rise. The ancient city's "flying boat" and "shipbuilding" industries were already first-class in the country, especially at a time when Lu Ping'an had won a number of warship orders for it.

Not to mention shipbuilding and car manufacturing, employment is full, and the citizen satisfaction brought by the upstream and downstream industrial chains is extremely high. While other regions have become the outcasts of the times, the ancient city and its people who have continuously upgraded the city with extraordinary industries are rare beneficiaries of the times.

At the same time, Lu Ping'an's "trading place" is also here on the outskirts of the city, and its surroundings naturally become an important gathering place for extraordinary people in the country.

The result is that the proportion of local residents from outside the region is extremely high. Since the source of economy and employment originally comes from outside the region, they are very receptive to innovation and outsiders.
In this regard, we really have to thank the leaders of the ancient city at that time for constantly promoting the importance of development and guiding how outsiders and locals get along with each other.

"Let's migrate hundreds of thousands of clansmen first and distribute some of the industries there. We want to make the ancient city the core area of ​​the extraordinary industry. Medical potions should make more money now. Oh, and the materials science of those stone men. Maybe we can join the equipment manufacturing industry and invest in a few research institutes and training schools for equipment manufacturing."

The advantage of the special administrative region is that it can be relatively radical due to its relative isolation.

Lu Ping'an did not appear directly, but he could directly guide its development path.

"Expand the trading area tenfold and turn the ancient city into my kingdom of God on earth."

"Let our people act covertly, just as a shadow government, and don't directly interfere with official actions."

"Media. We need to get all the media. At least in the early stages, different voices are too dangerous. We need a certain degree of public opinion control."

"Create more industries, increase the city's GDP, and within two years, increase the average monthly income of citizens by more than 2,000 yuan."

"Medical care. We have many similar industries, providing them with the most cost-effective medical insurance and medical services."

"Yes, we are buying off the citizens. Is that not okay? We have the money to afford the loss."