Chapter 152: The End of the General Election and Preparations for War
The so-called ** system was very chaotic when it was first established, and even if it was a complete system, as long as you were careful to study it, you could find loopholes and carry out a series of dark box indulgences, so the federal system proposed by Mo Yan was destined to change at the beginning.
The general election of the new Elamite Federation, which is now underway, is arguably the most watched event in the whole of Elam, and all the Salts are staring at the results of the election. Whoever is elected as a result of this election will be given a five-year term in power. Although this term was even two years shorter than the term of office of the city lord, he would be the commander of all armies and the ruler of the Federation.
There are a total of five candidates for the general election, and in addition to the three councillors elected by the people of the city, they are Sulla, the lord of Cabinda, and the minotaur of Thunder Bluff. In the run-up to the election, everyone except Sulla did their best to propagate themselves, swearing in speeches that they would do whatever they would do when they came to power, but most of them were unrealistic.
Although the Minotaur of Thunder Cliff also advertised, the methods used were different. He listed all his exploits in establishing Thunder Cliff and printed them in pamphlets and distributed them around. The establishment of high-quality factories, the introduction of a social welfare system, and the invention and production of all kinds of novelty objects are all things that can be seen and touched, and they are much stronger than the empty words of those parliamentarians.
However, Mo Yan's propaganda was just for show, because he was planning to cheat at the beginning, and the propaganda was just to make his victory look real. Although the supervisors of the votes in each city were mobilized from other cities, all of these people were mixed with Mo Yan's people without exception, and they would manipulate the statistics at the end of the vote, so that the final results were biased in favor of Mo Yan.
Today's New Elam Federation can be said to be very small, consisting of only four small cities and three villages, and the only truly prosperous thing is Thunder Bluff. So the population is not very large, and soon the results of the referendum came out, and the Minotaurs of Thunder Cliff won by an absolute majority.
Although most people are surprised by this result, they also think it is reasonable when they think about it carefully, after all, the merits made by the minotaurs are there. Even if he didn't vote for him because he was a monster, maybe other people didn't think so.
This is the reason why the best way, technology has not reached a certain level, and the less people participate, the better. Everyone thought that someone else had voted, but in fact the result of the vote was controlled, as long as the reputation of the elected person is not too stinky, then no one will stand up and question it.
Soon in the newly built council chamber of Thunder Bluff, the Minotaur, who had been sworn in as interim president only half a year earlier, was sworn in as official president in the notes of all federal councillors. Most of the MPs were not surprised by this result, as most of them knew how many of them had been bought by the Minotaurs.
And Sula, who obviously didn't publicize it, but took the second place in the vote, said to the minotaur alone when he left Thunder Cliff: "I expected you to be elected in this way, but I won't say it." Because judging by how you've been doing, I know you're going to bring the Federation to prosperity.
You have more knowledge and power than I can't match, and the model of the Federation you've come up with is really good, if possible...... Please make this system a reality when you are about to die, and don't let it be just a painted flower. ”
Mo Yan thought that he had done it very carefully, but he didn't expect to let Sula show it. However, Mo Yan also agreed with Sula's idea at that time, the reason why he built the city in the first place was to make his life better, and he didn't have any special rights**.
Before he knew that he was going to fight against the gods, he established the New Elam Federation only because of the incoordination of various cities, which led to the poor circulation of various materials in Thunder Bluff. And it can be said that if it weren't for the need to fight against the whole world, Mo Yan didn't actually have much opinion on who would be the president.
After all, Thunder Cliff is equivalent to saying that it is his private property, and all the money-making industries are also in his hands, as long as he wants to, he can affect the entire federation at any time, and those who have no money to promote but want to continue to be elected to the parliament need to look at his face and act, and it doesn't really make much difference whether he needs the reputation of the president or not.
After the presidency is settled, the next step is how to go to war against Marlo. The New Elamite Commonwealth is located closest to Carthage and Maro. Now that Carthage is constantly losing ground, the trade between Thunder Bluff and it can be said to be more and more imposing.
Maro is slowly cutting off the connection between Carthage and Elam, and now there is only one trade route that maintains the trade between the two sides, and he is constantly worried about the attacks of the Maro scouts. Although Thunder Cliff also has trade with Marlo, it is all carried out by some private people, and the official does not have any verbal agreement with Marlo. And even if there was no matter of the last Shadow Invasion of Area 51, Mo Yan didn't have a good impression of this powerful Maro.
The rebellion in Parliament City was caused by them, and their goal was clearly directed at Thunder Cliff, if it weren't for the Salts' unusual dislike of the Imperial System, maybe Thunder Cliff would have fought against Parliament City unilaterally, and it could only be a passive defense and could not take the initiative to attack, otherwise the entire Elam would join the battle.
Now the regent princess of Carthage has spent money to invite the New Elamite Federation to fight, which can be said to be the best thing, after all, even if the princess does not propose such a thing, Mo Yan has to think about how to maintain trade with Carthage, and the liquor and other products produced by Thunder Cliff are selling very well in Carthage.
After signing a contract with Pasha, who represented the regent princess of Carthage, which required strict secrecy, Mo Yan began to prepare for the expedition. Because the monsters can't fight, this time they can only use the legions composed of Salts and gray dwarves. Because at the very beginning the New Elamite Confederation was adopted, on the question of compulsory military service for the Sarts.
And gathered nearly a thousand warriors, the commander of this army was led by Mo Yan from among the people selected from several cities, and he was barely able to lead it. This middle-aged man named Lukasi is a well-known warrior of Lobito, who went to Arica's academy to study conducting for a while when he was young, and has a good relationship with Aruba.
The Salt army of the New Elamite Federation, unlike all the Salt warriors in the other cities of Elam, was more of a rabble than a military man. Even the most elite troops in Parliament City were only unified in armor, and when Lobito fought against the monster legions of Thunder Bluff, the array of warriors looked loose.
This thousand-strong force has already looked a little better after months of training according to Mo Yan's requirements, whether it is the observance of orders or some specific military terms. The uniform armor and dress made them look very spiritual and mighty, and the already tall Salts were arranged in a neat array, and a momentum was formed in silence.
Of course, it is impossible for this army of 1,000 people to be pulled out, and even if Mo Yan has such an idea, other people will not agree. Mo Yan will draw five hundred people from these people to form a joint legion with the other four hundred gray dwarves of Thunder Cliff, and they will be the first people to participate in the war since the establishment of the New Elam Federation.
With only nine hundred men and four hundred short gray dwarves among them, the Pasha looked extremely disappointed. In her opinion, these nine hundred people were of little use, and even if the Salts were strong, their numbers were too small.
Princess Regent Artoria had the idea of being a monster in Thunder Cliff, and in her opinion, if two or three thousand well-armed monsters in Thunder Cliff could attack Marlo's rear, it would bring them a lot of damage. But if there were only nine hundred warriors, of whom only five hundred were Salts, it would be of little use.
A city with a shield was enough to block their path, and the Salts of Elamite didn't have the skills or skills to make runestone. Strange weapons that use black powder will do little to protect the City Magic Shield. But as for Pasha's request for the monster army to fight, Mo Yan only told her that these nine hundred people were enough.
Mo Yan would never fight a battle that he was not sure of, and since he had decided to start a war with the Maro people, he would be in the best shape. The nine hundred were few in number, but they were the most well-equipped, most of them were armed with high-quality steel weapons and armor, and there were also a hundred warriors who wielded enchanted weapons.
For this operation, Zeppelin I, which was produced as a platform for the Human-Faced Bird, will provide stable supplies and personnel replenishment for this legion in this battle. In addition to the two marksmen armed with flintlock pistols, the four hundred gray dwarves have 20 breech-loading guns to provide huge firepower output, and these nine hundred can be said to be the most powerful weapons in Thunder Bluff.
Mo Yan can say unceremoniously that as long as these 900 people are properly tactical, the commander has not made too many mistakes. There is no pressure at all to defeat an army of 10,000 or 20,000 Maro, and the shield for the city ...... Hey...... There are still a lot of black technologies in Thunder Cliff......
(To be continued)