Chapter 17: Conversation
The so-called councillors are actually councillors, who are essentially local representatives, similar to the characters of the village elders, but compared with the village elders, the power of the councillors is one step further, and they can fight for the interests of their constituencies when the parliament is convened. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The power structure of Jianghai City is very peculiar, the nominal supreme ruling body is the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, Jianghai City has nine chambers of commerce, and the meeting of these nine chambers of commerce constitutes a meeting of nine people, which is the highest decision-making body of Jianghai City, and among these nine people, one of them is the city lord, and it is rotated every five years, how to rotate?
Election!
Of course, not everyone is qualified to be elected, Jianghai City divides the entire city into forty districts, the first district has a quota of three councillors, that is to say, there are one hundred and twenty councillors, plus nine presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, it is one hundred and twenty-nine seats, the city lord is selected by the one hundred and twenty-nine councillors and the president, this power alone has made the status of the councillor transcendent, and in addition, the councillor also has the power to propose and reject proposals, all of which makes Wang Tong feel a sense of plausibility。
Of course, this is only the power of administration and justice, in addition to the power of administration and justice, there is also military power, military power is only in the hands of one person, the great master Wan Tiancheng, but Wan Tiancheng's status is extremely detached, has always been obsessed with martial arts, for power is not too much, as long as it does not touch his interests, he will not make a move, and all along, Jianghai City's Chamber of Commerce Alliance has been extremely respectful of him on the surface, not only has not encroached on his interests, but also given him great benefits, but intentionally or unintentionally dilute the presence of the martial artists under him, of course, Wan Tiancheng is the existence that they cannot dilute no matter what, This great grandmaster is now more than one hundred and thirty years old, far older than them, before they were born, they were already in Jianghai, and now, it is a legend of Jianghai City, a totem-like figure, for this great grandmaster, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance is the opposite, he is getting higher and higher, becoming extremely transcendent, and in the end, he used the reputation of this great grandmaster to suppress the reputation of other martial artists, although there are many masters in Jianghai City, but they are overshadowed by the brilliance of this great grandmaster.
It is precisely because the Chamber of Commerce Alliance holds huge administrative and judicial power that Wang Tong wants Huo Zhengliang to seek a position as a councilor, he knows too well that in today's world, the best way to expand power is the collusion between officials and businessmen, and only if there is enough identity in the official face can he have the opportunity to have enough power in private, otherwise, everything is a tree without roots, water without a source, and it will not last long.
"Do you want the old man to seek a position as a councilor, is it for the old man, or is it for you?!"
Early the next morning, in the garden of Huo's mansion, Huo Zhengliang called Wang Tong over, retreated left and right, and asked Wang Tong.
A few days ago, the news that the Baolong clan made a move to Huo Xiaoli and was all damaged under Wang Tong's hands, he already knew, in addition to the anger of the previous dynasty in his heart, he also had a lot of vigilance against Wang Tong, after all, the strength of this young man has exceeded his imagination, and it is not something he can control at all, leaving such a person by his side, if he is involved in any trouble, it will be absolutely unfavorable for the Huo family, and now he heard that Wang Tong wants him to compete for the position of a councilor, he can't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, when do I Huo Zhengliang's matter need you A little young martial artist to talk nonsense, my business, where is your turn to arrange, but in any case, Wang Tong has saved the lives of their father and daughter after all, and he has saved his daughter twice, this bit of face still has to be given, but he called Wang Tong over, mainly to ask him not to fight the Huo family's idea again, so as not to get deeper and deeper.
"For me, for the Huo family, mainly for the Huo family!" Wang Tong looked up and smiled, Mr. Huo, I know that you don't want to see me now, but there is no way to see me, because now only I can help you get rid of your troubles, but my strength alone is still not enough, if you can't become a councilor, without the help of the power of Jiang Haicheng, you can't stop the Baolong clan, even if you can stop the Baolong clan, you can't stop the remnants of the other previous dynasties, you also know the kind of dog temper of the royal family of the previous dynasty, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die, do you really want to marry Xiao Li to that little emperor, oh, by the way, it should be called a puppet emperor now!”
"Xiao Li is my daughter, who she marries is up to me!" Huo Zhengliang said in a bad tone.
"But you won't marry her to a guy like the little emperor, right?!" Wang Tong shook his head and smiled, "Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things, besides, even if you are willing to marry Xiao Li to the little emperor, I'm afraid it won't work now, the three masters of the Baolong clan all died in Jianghai City, why did they die, it was for Xiao Li to die, you also know the relationship between the Baolong clan and the royal family of the previous dynasty, even if they accepted Xiao Li for temporary interests, you also promised to marry Xiao Li to the pseudo-royal family, will she live well there?" You're her father, and you're ......."
"That's enough!" the old man became more and more angry the more he listened, and he shouted angrily, interrupting Wang Tong's words, "Is this what you want to tell me, is this your purpose in killing the three masters of the Baolong clan? Let the Baolong clan make a feud with my Huo family and cut off my back road." ”
"This is not your back road, this is a dead end!" Master Huo, you are not a hairy young man, this temper should also be put away, although I am young, but I am not an easy person to fool, Xiao Li said, you return to your hometown not only to return to the countryside, but also want to continue the Huo family's family business, but Xiao Li is a woman, although she has a good master, but it is very difficult to expect her to continue the Huo family's family business, at least in the early stage, you have to help her lay a good foundation, so that there is hope, if you want to lay a good foundation, no status is not good, now the previous dynasty has just died, your reputation is still there, but the reputation of this thing, is the most illusory, worthless, now warlords are fighting, heroes are out, your reputation, I'm afraid it won't be long before someone covers it, and then it will be no different from ordinary civilians, what will you do to continue the Huo family's family business?!"
"Is it okay to be a councilor?!"
"Of course, when you become a councilor, you will integrate into the system of Jianghai City, and you will be a member of Jianghai City, at least on the ground of Jianghai City, you will not be oppressed, plus my strength, it is easy to continue your Huo family's guys, of course, there is a prerequisite to do this. ”
"What premise?"
"Marry Xiao Li to me!" (To be continued.) )