My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 33: War is coming?
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An hour later, a total of forty-one members of the Bate City-State gathered in the square in front of the stone castle at the city lord's official residence.
Four white flag members, 13 yellow flag members, and 24 blue flag members.
City Lord Chongquan Luo and Jifeng Councilor Lu Ming were sitting behind a stone table next to the fountain, while the Three Banners Councilors were sitting on dozens of densely packed stone piers in the square.
To be honest, the real talkers in the Bate City-State are the city lord and the four white flag families.
The power ratio between the thirteen Yellow Flag members and the White Flag family has completely declined. The Yellow Flag member, the largest member of the family, only has a few thousand acres of land and three to four hundred serfs. The Blue Flag members and even some disciples It has its own name, but it is just a prestigious position passed down from ancestors. There are two blue flag members. The land and serfs of the previous generation were sold out. Now, they can only enter the parliament square because of the shadow of their ancestors.
Zhongquan Luo awarded Lu Ming and the title of Monsoon Councilor with an average status as city lord. No one raised any objections and they all accepted it calmly.
Moreover, most of them were excited. After all, judging from the case hearing the day before yesterday, Mayor Lu must have a powerful background even in the Eastern world.
For such a person to become one of the talkers in this city-state, it will naturally be of great benefit to the city-state. Maybe he and others can also benefit from it.
Zhongquan Luo also praised Lu Ming very much.
Next, he sighed and talked about the message from his uncle from Nicolo City. The Alliance Council was very likely to expel his city-state from his seat. He also talked about the public opinion in the imperial capital and the current verbal and written criticism of this city-state. .
The three-flag congressmen were dumbfounded when they heard this, and sighs could be heard from time to time. Some blue-flag congressmen were already wondering whether they should abandon their homes and careers and escape to other places before the border was sealed.
Dajun Luo's cold voice suddenly sounded: "Then let's fight. Gather all the people in the country. Even if we die cleanly, whoever wants to eat our flesh will have their teeth broken!"
No one answered his words, and the situation was a bit awkward.
Lu Ming was also slightly startled. This old man was over sixty years old. Although he had a strong physique and a loud voice, he was still the same as a young man, with a simple mind and well-developed limbs. No wonder even the family's military equipment has been neglected by the Eagle over the years. Yan Luo was left behind.
Economic Luo looked at Lu Ming and sighed: "Congressman Monsoon, what should we do?"
He also had a sad face. He lost the lawsuit. He was not a human being inside and out. After all, Liu Laocai was detained by Dongcheng Guards.
Luo Yi was translating for Lu Ming, but for the sake of harmony today, she wore a traditional gauze.
Popolo and Eagle Eye Luo sat together and became close allies. At this time, they both looked at Lu Ming. They were not too panicked. At worst, they would take the people and run away with Mayor Lu, saying Maybe, if I go to the east, the family will have a new situation.
Other congressmen, after listening to the economic questions, also looked at the "unique Monsoon congressman" freshly minted in this state.
Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Lu Ming sighed deeply, "For today's plan, we can only seek innovation and change. Regarding the bad habits that the outside world thinks are bad habits, although they are spoken by sages, the world is different. Sage Bobbitt once said There are also prophecies about the great changes that have not happened in thousands of years, and the east wind is advancing from the west. We should endure it, change, and wait for my messenger to come again to spread the gospel."
All the chieftains nodded one after another. Although some people had doubts in their hearts, why have I never heard of this hadith?
But this Monsoon MP seems to be very familiar with hadith, and he has seen it in court.
I really don’t have the confidence to argue with him. If he finds out the source of the hadith, I will be guilty of a serious crime.
A few more chieftains agreed, but their minds were clear.
Jiang Luo seemed to be one of them. The old man blinked his little eyes and had a faint wry smile.
Lu Ming took out a thick stack of letters and handed them to Zhongquan Luo first, "Lord City Lord, this is the strategy for change I have conceived. Please read it first."
Lu Ming dictated it, and Luo Yi and Luo Er wrote it in the local dialect.
Chongquan Luo was shocked when he picked it up and flipped through it. After reading it, he was already filled with fear.
He thought for a while and asked someone to pass the letter on.
Lu Ming had already stood up, "I caught a cold last night and have a headache. I'll go back and rest first."
I didn’t want to hear their noise, and I knew that as soon as I left, they would soon become noisy.
As expected, before anyone left the city lord's official residence, there was already chaos and noise in the square.
The so-called change strategy is to ask Bate City to give up the supremacy of the Bobbit Code and modify the Bobbit Code into a statutory law suitable for modern society.
I also made some general changes. In fact, I have been busy for several nights. I knew this day would come from the moment I decided on the strategy of exonerating Liu Laocai by annihilating the custom of getting married.
The public opinion offensive launched by Richard's legal team and Fila Petroleum in the Imperial Capital is actually doing himself a favor and becoming his own weapon, forcing changes here.
I just didn’t expect that the city-state alliance responded so quickly this time, and instead of fighting, it took out the big stick of expelling Bate City from the alliance. There must be some changes that are unknown to them, but In any case, this made it possible for him to force Bate City to change the status quo. Otherwise, he would have to go back and forth for who knows how many rounds.
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Back in Wolongbao, Lu Ming went upstairs with a smile when he saw the reporter accompanying the economic and trade delegation conducting an exclusive interview with Ha Shan.
The content of this interview is about a Tu woman who was treated as a slave and subjected to domestic violence every day. A rich man from the east fell in love with her simplicity and fell in love with her secretly. However, the slave owner was offended, so the rich man from the east was falsely accused. He was annihilated by force and dismissed the lawsuit himself.
Hashan's photo will also be published in the newspaper.
Under the influence of public opinion in the so-called civilized world, outsiders must have imagined stories of annihilating beautiful girls from the Tu ethnic group, even pomelo girls, and forcing them to get married, so they were so filled with righteous indignation.
We must rely on newspapers rooted in the East China Sea to give them the truth.
The newspaper industry in Donghai and the newspaper industry in the Imperial Capital are inherently at odds.
Upstairs, Lu Ming had several long phone calls with the outside world.
In the evening, Chongquan Luo and the four White Flag members came to Wolong Fort.
"Are you done arguing?" Lu Ming smiled slightly when he saw the five of them in the reception room.
Zhongquan Luo's face was a little pale, "My uncle called again. Tomorrow they will vote on the proposal to expel the seat of the Bate city-state."
Economy Luo and Dajun Luo both looked worried.
Yingyan Luo and Bobo Luo also sighed. Although they felt that Mayor Lu would not ignore them, if they really left home and business and left here, they would be a little confused about the future.
Lu Ming nodded, "There are just the six of us..." He paused for a moment. In fact, Luo Yi was there, but he actually used it as a backdrop, "And I, the affairs officer, I am completely It’s trustworthy, so let’s speak from the bottom of our hearts.”
"Actually, the five of you can decide all affairs of the Bate City-State, including the abolition of the Bobbitt Code and the implementation of the new Code. Those who are dissatisfied with this can leave. You have only seen what will happen to you after the implementation of the New Code. There will be some damage, but in fact, the new code will inevitably attract a large number of serfs from other city-states to flee here. In addition, the development of this area and the progress of infrastructure brought about by the Tianhai oil field mining, what does the petty profit in front of you count? ”
In the new code, Lu Ming only eliminated many bad habits, but other changes were not major. After all, if the steps were too big, not to mention the nobles, even the serfs here would not be able to accept it. Many affairs must have their own consistent changes.
To develop by leaps and bounds, fierce conflict will inevitably break out, usually a revolution.
However, despite this, there is another article. The new code states that everyone is born free, giving all serfs the status of free farmers.
In terms of marriage, a man and a woman are united into a family, not a property registration. However, monogamy and three wives are still considered legal.
Lu Ming looked at a few people and said: "Free farmers also have to work on your land, just like before. Moreover, this new law will also attract a lot of labor. Please pay attention." Think about it, is this the truth? ”
Zhongquan Luo smiled bitterly: "Mayor Lu, we can accept the new code, but after the new law is implemented, won't the alliance expel us from our seats? I heard from my uncle that it seems that the alliance parliament is very weak this time. Seriously."
Lu Ming said: "Take your time, don't rush. In this way, you can apply for an inspection team from the alliance and let them evaluate whether our new laws and new city-state system can stay in the alliance. As for our new code , which is closer to the laws of the so-called civilized world in the East than two-thirds of the city-states!"
After thinking about it, Lu Ming added: "Also, if Bailu City provokes during this period, that's just right. I just want to break up with them and declare that my oil field is theirs and that I have contact with Fila Petroleum. , what does it mean? ”
Chongquan Luo's eyes lit up and he nodded silently.
A few people chatted, and late at night, Zhongquan and Luo left.
……
Lu Ming felt that shortly after he lay down and fell asleep, there was a quick knock on the door.
Lu Ming sat up, and Luo Yi had already opened the door and ran in with a phone in hand, "Master, it's a major military matter, I, I..."
Lu Ming nodded and took the microphone from Luo Yi's hand.
It was Old Catfish's voice, "Lord, there is something strange happening in Bailu City, and he is going from house to house to summon young people."
Lu Ming nodded. Bailu City was considered the largest city-state in the region. After coming here, the United Matrix intelligence team also selected a target and bribed a small businessman in the city to act as an informant.
It seems that after the news that the Alliance Council wanted to expel the Bate City-State reached Bailu City, the Lord of Bailu City had made up his mind after some thought. As long as the Alliance Council’s proposal tomorrow is passed, he will declare war on the Bate City-State. Or, go to war without declaring it.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming said into the microphone: "Get ready."
Although Bailu City State only has a population of hundreds of thousands, if it really mobilizes all the people and attacks Bate City with all its strength, it is no problem to mobilize more than 10,000 serfs to participate in the war. After all, it is still the recruitment method of a slave society.
However, for today's eastern military technology, it is just a ragtag group, most of which are cold weapons. Counting the equipment such as muskets, it is good to have thousands of musketeers.