After saying this, Fang Zheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"I gave them a choice, and when they made a choice, they had to bear the consequences."

"I understand, thank you Mr. Fangzheng for your answer."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Miaojie also smiled slightly, then bowed respectfully and stood aside. It was only then that Alfin came over.

"So, Alfin, what do you think?"

Looking at the princess in front of him, Fang Zheng asked with interest. The latter hesitated for a while, and then spoke with some uneasiness.

"With all due respect, Mr. Fang Zheng, I think the reason for this protest is probably because... they are afraid."

"oh?"

Hearing Princess Elfin's answer, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Keep talking."

"Yes."

Alfin nodded and took a deep breath again.

"I think... they are simply afraid and afraid of being replaced. After all, they have been miners for generations, and some people have even worked in the mines for three generations. They once thought that the world would be the same as they knew it.

Nothing remains the same. Miners will always be miners. They can mine ore through the knowledge they inherit and the tools in their hands, but...suddenly, everything changes."

Speaking of this, Alfin clenched his hands.

"I don't know what to say...it's like...they're not the only option anymore..."

"You're right."

Fang Zheng snapped his fingers. It should be said that she was indeed the princess of the empire. She was in a different position and looked at things from a different angle.

"This is the essence of this protest. Although what you two said is one of the reasons, Alfin captured the essence."

"is that so?"

"this……………"

Hearing this, Ailein and Miaojie also frowned and started thinking.

"Their biggest uneasiness and fear is here. In the past, they did not need to worry about this problem at all, because digging underground was the responsibility of miners, and it was something that only miners could do. Indeed, the work of miners is very dangerous.

The income is not huge, but this is 'a job only they can do' - it is this sense of pride that sustains them from generation to generation."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng picked up the tea cup.

"However, as I told you before, productivity will develop. When a new production relationship replaces the old production relationship, within a certain period of time, because it meets the development requirements of productivity, it will have an impact on the development of productivity.

The promotion function can liberate the productive forces bound by the old production relations. However, with the further development of the productive forces, the original suitable production relations will become unsuitable, and even gradually become a shackles to the development of the productive forces. At this time, the contradictions will intensify,

Ultimately leading to revolution.”

Having said this, Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and continued.

"This is the same as the empire... Alfin, if you are the owner of that mine, when you find out that other mines have begun to use it, they can operate around the clock, without having to prepare food or worry about casualties.

, machines that can mine large quantities, but you still use three shifts of manual digging, do you think your ore will be competitive in the market?"

"……………………"

Alfin shook his head silently.

"That's right, so in order to catch up, you have to upgrade your mine and use brand new machines. But... this doesn't matter to the miners. They don't care about the mine's long-term profits and market competition. They only care about the mine's long-term profits and market competition.

Knowing that because of a machine, they have lost their jobs and will never be able to return to the life they were familiar with before, they can be replaced - just like the nobles."

"Is...is it really necessary to do this? Is there no other way?"

"This is the contradiction between the economic base and the superstructure."

Facing Alfin's question, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"The superstructure is built to adapt to a certain economic base and serves the economic base, just like the aristocracy is also based on the control and manipulation of the lower class people. However, when the lower class people gradually gain power and knowledge

, with the development of productive forces, the economic foundation will begin to change. And the relations of production, that is, the relationship between classes, can no longer adapt to the development of productive forces. In this way, the relationship between the superstructure and the development and changes of productive forces requires changes in the economic base.

A sharp confrontation will form, and ultimately the original superstructure will be fundamentally transformed through social revolution. Then a new superstructure will be re-established on a new basis."

After saying this, Fang Zheng spread his hands.
Chapter completed!