Blackstone Code-Chapter 543: Heartfelt

If the people of Nagaryll knew Lynch’s statement at this moment, they would surely shed tears of emotion.
From the outside, the Joint Development Company seems like a unified whole—a giant formed by numerous federal enterprises and conglomerates, seemingly invincible.
It is indeed powerful, but internally it’s far from unified. Simply put, it’s divided into two main camps.
The first camp, including Lynch, advocates a relatively moderate
process of governance
. They oppose a strong, independent stance by the native Nagaryll people, instead preferring other means of profit, such as cultivating markets.
This primarily refers to their gentle approach toward the natives. Regardless of their ultimate plans, they don’t want tensions to escalate.
The other camp holds a different view. Usually involved in resource extraction, they don’t care about Nagaryll society’s acceptance—for example, Mr. Patric.
Their goal is reckless, unregulated exploitation of Nagaryll’s underground resources, turning those into money for themselves.
The natives’ attitude toward them doesn’t affect their profits. Some even advocate harsh repression of the natives, capturing slaves to work in mines to generate wealth.
To them, natives are disposable. It doesn’t matter if they obey—if not, just kill them. Bullets are cheap when bought in bulk.
Discard disobedient
consumables
and replace them with compliant ones, achieving more with less cost.
In the Federation, a mining accident can bankrupt a resource company through compensation and fines, making them wish they were dead.
Here, no one cares how many natives die.
Attitudes toward natives have split into two camps, and the latter is eager to provoke conflict. Once conflict erupts, they can swiftly suppress disobedient natives and
punish
them into slavery.
Some privately suggest giving natives no face, forcing them to break ties first.
If unchecked, this resolution could easily pass at the board meeting in the first quarter of the new year.
That’s why Lynch needs someone to speak up for him. Even if they can’t openly support him, at least remain neutral and stall.
When the time is right for labor export and profits become visible, people will realize native lives are worth more than those of Federation citizens.
Hiring a Federation worker might lose money, but hiring a Nagaryll native won’t. No insurance, no unions, no labor laws—cheap Nagaryll labor is the real money-maker.
Lynch is deeply concerned about keeping the corporation’s stance stable. If the Nagaryll people knew, they might award him a medal for all he’s done for them.
Mr. Wadrick thought for a moment, convinced by Lynch. For him and his backers, as long as it’s profitable, anything is acceptable.
So why not pursue the more profitable option Lynch suggested—selling labor at a good price, cultivating markets, and draining people’s savings? The old board members would love it.
“I’ll try to support you on this. But your time is limited. If you don’t deliver impressive results within a year, your idea is flawed.”
Wadrick made what he saw as the best decision: if Lynch fails in a year, the board won’t let others profit while they get nothing.
“A year is enough!” Lynch thought, although six months would suffice, he didn’t say so—he needed more buffer.
With that major hurdle cleared, Wadrick’s curiosity grew. “If you can export Nagaryll labor as you say, how do you plan to do it?”
Labor export depends on workers’ willingness and obedience. They must submit to Lynch’s company, be docile, and accept oppression and exploitation—no easy feat.
If the exported labor resists or flees abroad, Lynch faces huge trouble—managing or recapturing them wastes time, money, energy, and connections.
The host government won’t want a rogue, undocumented, dangerous population roaming freely either.
They must be tamed first, then exported.
Lynch decided to share his profit method with Wadrick, who had already helped him significantly—some transparency was necessary.
“The Gephra will pay for them.”
Wadrick paused, then asked, “You plan to send them to the Amellia region?”
Wadrick knew of Lynch’s earlier support for resistance groups in Amellia. He later backed two groups himself. Such dealings were easier than expected and came without moral qualms.
Everyone believed that if the Federation faced similar issues, the Gephra would support plenty of rebel groups against federal control. So no one felt guilt.
Wadrick also knew Lynch aimed to ease tensions with Gephra and wrest some orders from Gephra merchants.
What he didn’t expect was Lynch’s plan to export Nagaryll natives to work for the Gephra in Amellia.
It was a brilliant idea.
Proud Gephra wouldn’t tolerate indulgence toward Nagaryll natives. External pressure would help control them. The Emperor of Gephra urgently wanted stability in Amellia, and a large influx of docile, manageable Nagaryll natives would strengthen Gephra control.
In a region with ten Gephra and a hundred Amellians, Amellians are the majority—most of whom resist Gephra rule. Rebellion is the norm.
But if hundreds or thousands of Nagaryll arrive, with only fifty rebels, rebellion ceases to be dominant. Stability becomes the norm.
Without doubt, the Gephra will approve Lynch’s plan and pay generous commissions. This kid is a damn genius!
Wadrick’s eyes lit up. The old board members would love such a safe yet profitable venture. Power would concentrate further in his hands, making his proposals unstoppable in meetings.
After ending this topic, they naturally turned to recent state elections and the upcoming presidential election.
These couldn’t be avoided—everyone in the Federation discussed them. State elections, once just a warm-up for the presidential race, had become a clear indicator.
This year’s state elections, except in core conservative states, showed strong progressive wins.
This trend was obvious in the election spending—both parties previously burned huge sums, even breaking some campaign laws to gain influence. Federal law limits content, scope, duration, and methods of campaigning, with fines for violations.
But no one cared about fines; they were flush with cash.
Financial tycoons urgently needed political patrons to enter high society. Funding governor races was an effective path. Winning governors gave them status and connections.
For example,
successful state election backers
gained wide access, so both sides spent heavily—highlighting this year’s economic downturn.
If not for concerns about depressing voters, conservatives might not have bothered running, certain of defeat.
“Our current president is likely to win decisively!” Wadrick said with satisfaction.
For the financial conglomerates, conservatives or progressives made little difference, but the current president was more aggressive, aligning with their overseas expansion goals.With naval protection, they could try to grow as aggressively as the Gephra merchants—this was a great opportunity.
Lynch nodded in agreement, painting a glowing picture of the president’s victory, while deliberately hiding his true thoughts from Mr. Wadrick.
Ten years was a long term. Even if the president did nothing, his power would peak in his final term.
The next president might follow the same path, seeking longer terms, even waging war to achieve it.
Of course, this didn’t matter to Lynch or Wadrick—no matter what, they would be the ones to benefit.