Chapter 537 Unstoppable
Along with the medical airships came a large number of transport airships, which brought large amounts of cheap food.
In the suburbs of Monterrey, at the entrance of the temporary supermarket of Casa de Plenty, many Monterrey residents have lined up in long queues, waiting to make purchases.
Next to the temporary supermarket is the temporary branch of the American Resources Bank, where there are also a large number of civilians waiting in line.
As for the managers of the city of Monterrey, they dared not come out at all and allowed the Sapiens Company to open a subsidiary here.
After all, the escort airships flying back and forth in the sky have their death ray cannons aimed at the ground. If there is any disturbance, they will face a thundering blow.
I would like to ask, who dares to move at this time?
What's more, the Smart People Company has previously launched a special plan that allows it to directly recruit employees from various places. As long as the proportion of employees to local residents meets the requirements, it will be a natural thing to establish a fully authorized branch in the local area.
A salesperson from the American Resources Bank took 10 local residents who came to apply for loans to the container house in the back.
Entering the room, Andres and several of his friends were a little nervous.
The salesperson turned on the holographic projection device and pulled out a loan cooperation agreement: "I have read it all. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
The core content of the loan cooperation agreement is very simple. The borrower borrows 12,000 yuan from the American Resources Bank with an annual interest rate of 5%. The loan term is 10 years. The monthly repayment is 100 yuan in principal plus the interest for that month.
Andres swallowed and felt his throat dry.
12,000 gold yuan is a huge sum of money for everyone present. Many people may not be able to earn 12,000 gold yuan in their entire lives.
However, they had no other choice. When they thought about the hungry children, wives and elderly people at home, they would not even have money to buy food if they did not take out a loan.
The Sapiens Company did not accept the pesos and US dollars they previously held.
The explosion of genetically modified corn this time has instantly aroused the resistance of people in the entire Central American region to genetically modified foods.
Even many genetically modified foods that are not problematic have been affected.
In Central America, where genetically modified crops are already grown in large quantities, the prices of natural agricultural products have soared dozens of times due to residents' reluctance to eat genetically modified foods.
Now that they don't lend money to Sapiens and buy its cheap food, they can only eat the genetically modified food produced by America.
Because Sapiens has frequently carried out negative propaganda against America in Central America in recent years, and because Central America already has a tradition of anti-Americanism, America is now notorious in the local area.
Andres discussed quietly with a few friends for a while, then he raised his hand and asked: "Excuse me, what will happen if we don't have the money to repay the loan?"
The salesperson smiled and magnified a few very small words: "These are the relevant terms for inability to repay the loan."
Everyone looked carefully.
If one is unable to repay the loan, the only option is to transfer the land and citizenship rights under his name to the Sapiens company, which will then arrange a compulsory job for the borrower.
"What kind of work is mandatory work?" Andres asked uneasily.
"It means being a farm worker, construction worker, waiter or other low value-added job, and having to work six hours a day. Can you accept that?"
“……”Andres and the locals looked at each other.
"I can only rest two days a week, and I only get three times my salary on holidays. I only have one month of paid vacation a year. The base salary is 500 gold yuan per month, plus an allowance of 150 gold yuan. Although the work is a bit intense, the salary is not high... "
"Stop talking! I'll sign!" A local man in his forties stood up immediately.
“I’ll sign too…”
"I guess I can't pay the money back, please arrange a mandatory job for me!"
"Let me take on this difficult task!"
These guys don't care at all about the citizens' use rights being taken away by the Homo Sapiens Company. What they really care about is the basic salary of 500 gold yuan and the allowance of 150 gold yuan per month.
They can hardly earn 500 dollars a month locally, let alone 500 gold dollars.
As for selling flour, that is not a job that ordinary people can do. The black ships are the boss.
Now there is a job offering 500 gold yuan a month in front of you. Anyone with a little bit of common sense would choose to sign a contract to sell themselves.
Others who want to sign a contract to sell themselves don’t have a chance.
In less than three days, 37,000 young and middle-aged people in the area signed indentures and received 12,000 gold yuan in payment.
Of course, this money is not paid directly, but is paid to a designated mobile phone account on a monthly basis. It is also specifically locked to be spent only in supermarkets and shopping websites affiliated with the Zhiren Company.
This is to prevent people from engaging in speculation and also to prevent people from using the money for gambling or cheating.
As for whether you can just run away after getting the money, that is basically impossible.
First of all, this is a locked special loan, which can only be used in subsidiaries of Zhiren Company. The money is also stored in the mobile phone account, not cash.
Secondly, during the signing process, bank staff will enter all the borrower's information. If you want to default on the debt, there is only one way, and that is to defeat the Sapiens company.
Even if he escapes into the deep mountains and forests, if the Homo Sapiens Company is serious, they can still find him out.
What's more, many people don't think there is anything wrong with working for Homo sapiens companies. They even wish that Homo sapiens companies would enslave them forever.
Many people who received the money went to the supermarket to buy things immediately.
Andres was pushing a shopping cart in the makeshift supermarket. Looking at the dazzling array of goods on the shelves, he felt a little dazzled.
In the staple food area, he saw corn flakes in a 10-kilogram bag, the price was 0.53 gold yuan per bag.
But Andres skipped the corn products, as did everyone else, apparently still wary of corn.
He picked up two 10-kilogram bags of high-gluten flour and took a look at the price. It was 0.72 gold yuan per bag, not 0.72 gold yuan per kilogram.
This kind of bagged food usually has the price directly marked per bag.
Then he went to the meat section and picked up 2 kilograms of chicken breast and 2 kilograms of fillet steak, and finally the vegetables and fruits.
After the whole trip, he bought a lot of food and some daily necessities, spending a total of 21.7 gold yuan.
The purchasing power of gold and yuan is indeed very strong.
If he is officially employed, with some discounts and end-of-life promotions, the price can be 30-40% cheaper.
The reason why the Zhiren Company launched this loan with a limit of 100 gold yuan per month is based on the purchasing power of 100 gold yuan. With careful budgeting, it can barely maintain the basic living needs of a family of five.
As for wanting a higher quality of life, then work hard!
Taking advantage of an allergy incident, the Homo Sapiens company opened subsidiaries and branches throughout Central America, and dumped large quantities of cheap goods into these places.
The already fragile local industry and agriculture were instantly crushed by the Homo sapiens companies, leaving only the service industry still struggling to survive.
However, what is even more terrifying is that the Sapiens company is frantically absorbing young and middle-aged labor in the local area. The young and middle-aged people in many places have been siphoned away by the Sapiens company without a drop left.
In this case, it would be no difficulty or hassle for the Sapiens Company to establish a fully-authorized branch in the local area.
As for those who have something to hide or those who yearn for freedom, they have already run away to the free world.
