"Damn, the price of oil has risen again, it has risen three times this month, and if it goes on like this, Lao Tzu's factory will close sooner or later!

I would have known that I would have bought the shares of oil companies, and the price of oil has risen so fiercely recently, and the stock price will definitely soar! A middle-aged man with a beard complained

"Mr. Lille, I've heard you complain three times today, can't you change the subject?" The person at the table said helplessly

"Alright Vic, let's change the subject, let's talk about the weather in London, for example?" Lille said after a moment's thought

"It's such a sad topic, the weather in London is our eternal sorrow!" Vic said with a heartbroken look

"Enough, Vic! Put away your bitter gourd face, I'm sad enough, please drink coffee, not for you to stimulate me! Lille said with a frown

"Well, Lille! I don't think you have any sense of humor, and the weather in London is like this, aren't you sad at all? Vic asked, confused

"I want to be sad too, but I really can't be sad, you know that my factory is one of the sources of pollution that has been criticized by the media, and I am synonymous with unscrupulous profiteers!

To clean up the smog in London, I'm going to close the factories. This is also a small problem, anyway, my small factory can't make a lot of money, and if it closes, it will be closed, the key is what to do with those hundreds of workers?

Tell me, are these media stupid, saying that by closing down factories, they can control the smog?

God, don't they know that with the closure of the factory, at least a quarter of London will lose their jobs?

Without factories, what do they eat? If the government can't solve this problem, everything I want to do is in vain! Lille said with a frown

"Terrible, they didn't say anything wrong, right? Your factory has always been smoky, and it is indeed one of the sources of pollution.

Besides, now that wages in London are so high, how much money do you make investing in industry?

You are fortunate to have worked hard for a year, and you have not made as much as you have in a month on the stock market, so why worry?

If the government wants to control smog, it has to give you an explanation, right? Everyone is operating legally, so there is no reason to ban it casually, right? Vic reassured

"However, the stock market does not go up all the time, and once something happens, it will be lost!

Although the profit of my paper mill is not huge, it is better than stability? One-fifth of the toilet paper in London is produced by me, so what do you use if it stops? Lille said with a heartfelt voice

"I think you don't have to worry about these problems, it's a big deal to transport them back from other places.

The most popular thing now is to move factories to Italy or Germany, where workers' wages are less than half of London's, and there are not so many messy taxes.

Have you heard that some MPs are proposing a pollution tax that is aimed at you specifically to control London's smog? Vic said mysteriously

"Hell, which bastard suggested it, do you want anyone to live? If the government dared to levy a pollution tax, Lao Tzu would immediately shut down the factories and let the workers go to them for wages! Lille growled

"Well, you didn't come to me today just to talk to me about this, did you?" Vic asked

"Of course not, I heard that the government intends to set up a smog control fund to reward entrepreneurs who take the initiative to move factories out of London, I want to inquire about this?" Lille said solemnly

"You're interested in moving the factory out?" Vic asked, surprised

"This depends on the reward given by the government, as long as the price is right, everything is negotiable!" Lille said calmly

"You didn't want to move out in the first place and deliberately cheated the reward fund, right?" Vic asked, lowering his voice

"Don't say it so ugly, how can this be considered a lie? I'm a law-abiding citizen!

Don't worry, I don't have a big appetite, as long as the government can give me money, I can buy my factory, and that's it! Lille said without changing his face

"Don't think about it, there are so many businesses in London, and the government can't come up with so much money!

If you don't pay for it, will you be able to agree? Vic said with a frown

"Vic, we're old friends, the government can't pay for all the factories to move out, but there is still money to move out of a few factories!

Now that the problem of smog is so hot, why should the government make a show? Who is this money for? Don't worry, your share is indispensable! Lille said nonchalantly

"Lille, let me tell you the truth, the government does intend to set up this fund to control smog, but the biggest problem now is that there is no money!

The government's budget has already been allocated, where is such a sum of money coming from now?

The prime minister intends to borrow money from the consortium, but unfortunately the parliamentary elders do not agree, and many local legislators oppose the use of a large amount of government financial resources on the problem of smog control.

This question is thrown to the City of London, what can the City of London do? With our fiscal revenues, it is impossible to support such a large governance plan!

There are radicals who advocate learning from the Sofia city government and passing a law to force heavily polluting factories to move out of London! Vic said earnestly

"Hell, it's impossible, we wouldn't have been able to move out without subsidies, who will bear these relocation costs, and who will be responsible for our losses?" Lille said angrily

"Don't be angry, such a law simply can't be passed. But you also have to pay attention to the fact that there are more and more people demonstrating now, and if these demonstrators come to your factory to wreak havoc, it will be a big problem!

Okay, that's all for today, I still have something to do, so I'll go first! Vic said in a lower voice

Collusion between officials and businessmen exists in any country, and the British Empire is no exception.

Some people want to tackle smog and solve the bad weather in London; There are also people who want to take advantage of this opportunity and make a fortune from it.

In this age of money, as long as you have money, everything is easy to do. If the British government is willing to pay for it, it will not be difficult to deal with London's smog problem at all.

The capitalists are very talkative, as long as the pound is sufficient.

If there were no pounds, it would be bad, even if it was for nothing.

If laws are forced to deal with London's smog, it will cost lives.

People are dead, and it is estimated that it is not known which one did it, and there are too many suspects. After all, it is really not difficult to assassinate a person in this era!

"Haven't the demonstrators left yet?" Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin said with a frown

Maybe God doesn't want him to be re-elected, the smog has lasted for almost a century, and it doesn't break out sooner or later, but it erupts at this time.

Now they are being exploited by the opposition parties, constantly putting pressure on them to solve the problem of smog.

Settle? How to solve this problem?

The capitalists are not easy to mess with, and the government does not have so much money now, and cannot afford to pay relocation compensation, so it is simply a fool's dream to let them move the factories themselves.

Besides, we also have to consider the employment of workers, and if we move all the factories out at once, what will happen to these unemployed workers?

Britain has completed urbanization, and if you want them to go back to the countryside, it is impossible, they have long had no land to cultivate.

Not people in every country have the habit of saving money, and once they lose their jobs, they will immediately become refugees, and they have no ability to resist risks at all.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, no! A person suddenly died in the crowd of demonstrators, and now the angry crowd is demanding an explanation! London City Police Chief Thomas hurriedly ran over and said

"How to die? Didn't I tell you to calm down? Stanley Baldwin questioned

"It seems to be smog poisoning!" Thomas said with a frown

Stanley Baldwin breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't a profiteering suppression, it didn't matter if the smog poisoning was poisoned, how many didn't die that day in London?

"Explain to the citizens that we are talking to the experts about the governance plan and ask them to give us a little time.

Tell them that the weather in London is not suitable for outdoor activities right now, and that it is easier to be poisoned outdoors, and let them hurry home.

Send someone to send the deceased home, and the government will pay them a pension to shut up the families! Stanley Baldwin ordered decisively

"Yes, Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" Thomas replied

"Everyone, at this time, the problem of smog is urgent, and we must find a way to calm the people's hearts first.

Winter is coming to an end, and as long as we get through this winter, the haze will end, and we will have more time to think about it.

Of course, if we are still in this position next year, otherwise it has nothing to do with us! Stanley Baldwin said tiredly

Ferdinand just lit a fire, and the Englishmen played with themselves.

The timing of this election is a good time, and the election year is undoubtedly a good time, and now that the smog problem has outlawed the war in Southeast Asia, it has become the most powerful evidence that the opposition parties have criticized them for inaction.

There is no human desire to solve this problem, but no one can solve it.

Is it enough to close the factories in London?

Obviously, this is not possible, and now London has a population of nearly 10 million, and coal is used for heating, fire and cooking, which is also a source of pollution.

Even car exhaust is a major source of pollution.

It's just that the media decisively ignored the problem and put all the blame on the factory, which caused public outrage.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, why don't we procure a batch of masks and distribute them to the citizens of London, so as to calm their emotions first." Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain proposed

"Well, that's a good idea, let the city government do it right away, and do it with great fanfare, so that the people can see our actions!" Stanley Baldwin thought for a moment and said

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can also draw up a three-year plan to control smog, which will be carried out in batches and phases, and at the same time publish all these plans in the newspapers!" Secretary of State Yavier proposed

"Three-year plan? I'm afraid that the people don't have that patience, they want to solve the smog problem immediately, they will think that we are stalling for time! Stanley Baldwin said with a frown

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can use the employment problem as an excuse that if the factories are closed immediately, more than 2.8 million people in London will lose their jobs.

The government put forward the three-year plan out of comprehensive considerations, after all, it takes time to solve so many jobs! Javier explained

"What a brilliant idea, Mr. Javier!

We are a responsible government, and we must consider the problem holistically, and no one can ignore the employment of so many people.

I think they and their families can already represent four-fifths of the public opinion in London, and we have basically passed this crisis! Stanley Baldwin said happily

This is a great plan, and unless they win this year's election, then this three-year plan is their future governing platform.

If the election fails, that's a headache for the next government.

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