Let a robber be your spokesperson?
At this moment, Angelica felt that her brain was being overloaded, and even made a buzzing noise.
How could it be... could I have seen it wrong? I rarely make mistakes when reviewing questions.
However, after repeated confirmations, she was certain that this was indeed the content of the settlement terms.
Although it seems absurd, if you calm down and think about it carefully, the fruit company’s behavior is not without reason——
The advertising benefits of this pineapple robbery far outweighed the loss of pineapples. The "Rogue Gang" has also become a popular figure in the entire Silvermist City, and is widely loved by the middle and lower classes.
Dropping the prosecution of this group and hiring them as spokespersons not only protects the company's image, but can also turn it into future profits.
A stroke of genius.
Angelica could only use this word to describe it. I am afraid that even a genius like Chief Engineer Sir Leibovitz would not be able to come up with such an idea.
In general, members of the Royal Society are generally not very good at "marketing". Most scholars just apply for patents on their scientific research results, and then wait for partners to come to them, negotiate a contract and let go, waiting for regular dividends.
"What's wrong, Angelica?" Ed asked, "Is there something wrong with the content of the file?"
"No, it's just..." She didn't know how to explain it, so she had to hand the document to Ed, "Please take a look at it yourself."
"Okay, please monitor the surroundings."
Ed retreated to a position where his back was against the wall and easy to dodge, he lowered his head and glanced at the document in his hand, and then smiled:
"Interesting. As expected of a big company, it really has business acumen."
He dusted the papers cheerfully with his fingers and continued questioning Marsh.
"But I still don't quite understand why you want to protect Sinclair. Since you think he's doing something too radical, shouldn't it be time for Mr. Rogue to go to the bureau to calm down?"
"Because his nature is not bad. I understand him. Our ideals are on the same path, but our concepts are different."
Marsh explained to Ed word for word:
"Have you bought bread recently, sir? I wonder if you have paid attention to the price changes."
How much does the bread cost?
When faced with a problem, Angelica's mind would rarely be as blank as it was now. She could draw at least two hundred different mechanical transmission structures with her eyes closed, but the price of bread was completely beyond her knowledge.
She remembers that when the family was together, her mother would bake the pasta or pastries herself, but most of the time the chef would be responsible for purchasing and cooking. She had never dealt with these things.
"One penny is a large loaf, and each large loaf weighs half a kilogram. If you buy enough bread for one shilling at a time, you can get an extra loaf."
Without any hesitation, Teacher Waikoluo answered easily:
"If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be too obvious price fluctuations in recent years."
Marsh nodded affirmatively:
"You are right, the weight and price of bread have not changed. But I have consulted shop owners and found that compared with ten years ago, the proportion of wheat gluten and coarsely ground rye flour in the dough has generally increased by 20 to 30%. These Thick bread tastes bad, is difficult to digest, and lacks adequate nutrients.”
"...But people can also eat other staple foods instead. In previous years, 20 kilograms of potatoes could be bought for only 1 shilling. Even including the cost of cooking fuel, it was much more affordable than bread. However, last year potatoes appeared due to a mold Part of the harvest failed, and the same weight sold for 1 shilling 4 pence, a price increase of 30%. I have asked farmers and it seems that this mold is still spreading everywhere, and the situation of this autumn harvest can only be worse."
Phytophthora infestans. Angelica added in her mind that she had learned how scary that kind of thing was when she was in the academy last year.
No, you don’t even need to understand it in depth, you can tell it just from the solemn and uneasy look on the biology teacher’s face. If it is allowed to spread on a large scale throughout Lyrea, a great famine is entirely possible.
Although the Royal Society is aware of this and has established relevant scientific research greenhouses with the aim of cultivating superior varieties that can resist this kind of pathogen, the situation may not be saved in the short term.
"Furthermore, you should know that workers consume a lot of physical energy and cannot survive on staple food alone. They also need meat, offal, vegetables and oils to maintain their health in order to continue high-intensity work. And the cheapest, used for cooking porridge Jerky costs 1 shillings per kilo and fresh meat costs 1 shillings and 2p per kilo, again a significant expense - and meat is very susceptible to grain prices."
Marsh became more and more fascinated as he talked. When he concentrates, he does have a touch of the orator:
"If you just listen to their demands, you might think they are a bunch of greedy people, but in fact they have been pushed to a dead end. I have done a survey and found that the average working-class family has 3-5 children, and most of them still have We have to support the elderly. Some of them may be able to make ends meet right now, but any slight fluctuation in prices is enough to destroy this fragile balance.”
"Very good, I understand your situation." Ed nodded, "But you still haven't said why you want to protect Sinclair."
Marsh explained:
"Because we want to clarify to society that our demands are well-founded, our actions must remain peaceful and just. So you can see that even though people are full of resentment these days, there has not been any bloodshed."
"...But the radical behavior of Sinclair and his peers will undermine that image, and if they do more radical things, we may eventually lose the support and sympathy of society."
"And in the final analysis, once it turns into a violent conflict, we are just a group of mortal beings, and you have guns, cannons, and even extraordinary beings. We will never be able to achieve the final victory through violent means in this struggle, right? ?”
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