An hour later, a total of forty-one members of the Bate City-State gathered in the square in front of the stone castle of the city lord's official residence.
There are four white flag members, 13 yellow flag members, and 24 blue flag members.
City lord Zhongquan Luo and Jifeng councilor Lu Ming were sitting behind a stone table by the fountain, while the three-banner councilors were sitting on dozens of densely packed stone piers in the square.
To be honest, the real people in 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. Some of the Blue Flag members even have names in name only.
, it’s just that there are two Blue Flag members who have the honorary status passed down from their ancestors. The land and serfs of the previous generation were sold out. Now, they can only enter the Parliament Square with the help of the ancestors’ shadow.
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, and maybe he and others will be able to 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 that 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 that was currently criticizing this city-state.
The three-flag deputies were dumbfounded when they heard this, and sighs could be heard from time to time. Some blue-flag deputies 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 sons of 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 body 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 had been left behind by Hawkeye Luo in these years.
In the back.
Economic Luo then looked at Lu Ming and sighed: "Congressman Monsoon, what should we do?"
He also had a sad look on his face. He lost the lawsuit. He was not a human being inside and out. After all, it was Liu Laocai who was detained by Dongcheng Guards.
Luo Yi was on hand to translate 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 their men and run away with Mayor Lu. Maybe they would go
After moving to the east, the family has 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 the current plan, we can only seek innovation and change. Regarding the bad habits that the outside world considers, although they were spoken by sages, the world is different. The sage Bobbitt also predicted that,
The situation is undergoing great changes that have not been seen in thousands of years. The east wind is blowing in the west. We should endure it and 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 the Hadith, and he saw 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 followed suit, but they felt like they had a mirror in their hearts.
Economic Luo seemed to be one of them. The old man blinked his little eyes and smiled faintly.
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 that I have conceived. Please read it first."
Lu Ming dictated it, and Luo Yi and Luo Er wrote it in the local dialect.
When Zhong Quanluo picked it up and flipped through it, he was startled. When he finished reading it, he was 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 need to 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.
Sure enough, 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 give up the supremacy of the Bobbit Code in Bate City and revise the Bobbit Code into a statutory law suitable for modern society.
I also made some general changes myself. In fact, I have been busy for several nights. I knew this day would come from the time I decided on the strategy of using the custom of annihilating forced marriages to exonerate Liu Laocai.
The public opinion offensive launched by Richard's legal team and Fila Petroleum in the imperial capital is actually doing itself a favor and becoming its own weapon, forcing changes here.
I just didn't expect that the city-state alliance reacted so quickly this time, and instead of making peace, they took out such a big stick as expelling Bate City from the alliance. There must be some changes that they are not aware of, but no matter what,
, which made it possible for me to force Bate City to change the status quo. Otherwise, I would have to go back and forth for who knows how many rounds.
…
Returning to Wolongbao, he saw the reporter accompanying the economic and trade delegation conducting an exclusive interview with Ha Shan. Lu Ming smiled and went upstairs.
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 had a secret love with her. However, she angered the slave owner, so the rich man from the east was falsely accused and raped.
And he dropped the lawsuit himself.
Ha Shan's photo was also published in the newspaper.
Under the influence of public opinion in the so-called civilized world, outsiders must have imagined stories of annihilating beautiful Tu girls, even pomelo girls, and forcing them to get married, so they were so filled with righteous indignation.
We need to 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.
When they got upstairs, Lu Ming had several long phone calls with outsiders.
In the evening, Chongquan Luo and four white flag councilors 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 Bate city-state seat."
Both the economic officers and the army officers looked worried.
Eagle Eye Luo and Popolo 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, "There is also me, the affairs officer, who I can completely trust, so
, let’s just say what we say 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 some damage to you after the implementation of the new code.
, 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 and infrastructure construction of this area brought about by the mining of Tianhai oil field, 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 needed to be changed in a consistent manner.
If there is a direct leap forward in development, fierce conflict will inevitably break out, usually a revolution.
However, despite this, there is another article in the new code, the article that everyone is born free, giving all serfs the status of free peasants.
In terms of marriage, a man and a woman are united as 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. If you think about it carefully,
Isn’t 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 our seats? I heard from my uncle that it seems that the Alliance Council is very serious this time.
"
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 within the alliance. As for our new code, it is close to the East."
The level of law in the so-called civilized world exceeds two-thirds of city-states!"
After thinking about it, Lu Ming then said: "Also, if Bailu City provokes during this period, that's just right. I just want to explain it to them. They declare that my oil field belongs to them everywhere, and they are also in contact with Fila Oil. What on earth?
mean?"
Zhong Quanluo's eyes lit up and he nodded silently.
A few people chatted until late at night before 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 the 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 going on in Bailu City, and he is going from house to house to summon young people."
Lu Ming nodded. Bailu City is 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 was passed, he would declare war on the Bate City-State, or not.
Declare war.
After 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 would be good to have thousands of musketeers.
