146. White gets tens of billions of resources a year!
Although he didn't understand what the old man's relationship was with the Si family and why he wanted to help him so much, Fang Ze was certainly happy to have an understanding person to answer his questions in this situation.
So he quickly said respectfully, "Okay, Your Excellency."
The old man had the highest status among the people present. As soon as he opened his mouth, the people below him immediately started cleaning up the room where the two of them were chatting.
A minute later, Fang Ze and the old man arrived at a reception room.
Helping the old man to sit on the sofa, the old man nodded, and then asked slowly, "Are you Jiayou's child or Harvest's child?"
Fang Ze, who had gotten to know the Si family to a certain extent during this period, knew that these two people were the third generation heads of the Si family. However, Fang Ze didn't know whose child Miaomiao was, so he could only remain silent.
Seeing Fang Ze's appearance, the old man obviously had a misunderstanding. He said a little annoyed, "Look at me, I'm such a loser. I actually asked you about your sadness."
Having said this, he sighed slightly, patted Fang Ze's shoulder gently, and said, "No matter whose child you are, you are the only one left in the Si family now. You are the future of the Si family.
The burden on your shoulders will be very heavy."
After speaking, he stretched his hand forward, and several pieces of information suddenly appeared in his hand. Then, he handed the information to Fang Ze and said, "Take a look. This is what we are fighting for you."
Fang Ze responded, then took the information and read it carefully.
The content is similar to what the Secret Service Department said.
First of all, Fang Ze, on behalf of the Si family, has the right to choose a high-end city in Xida State with an economic ranking outside the top 20 as his family's tributary city, and to choose a low-level city among the low-level cities under the jurisdiction of the high-level city.
As the family's base, it can have a private army of no more than 1,000 awakened people.
Secondly, as a noble recognized by the federation, the Si family has an annual federal financial reimbursement quota of 1 billion lini, which can be used for the daily needs of everyone in the family. This includes meals, travel, shopping, tourism, etc.
Finally, and most importantly, it is the Si family's power in the state assembly and the jurisdiction of the regional assembly seats.
Indeed, as the people from the Secret Service said, the Si family has one seat as a member of the House of Representatives in the district and one seat as an executive member in Cedar State. However, these two seats are not achieved overnight.
Because the members of the state assembly change every two years, there are still 4 months until the next change. Therefore, the position granted to Fang Ze by the federal government is currently only "Alternate Member of West Dakota State", which can only observe meetings and supervise various departments.
Affairs, etc. have limited rights.
And it will not be until January next year, when the members change, that Fang Ze will be officially promoted to [Member].
After becoming a [Member], in mid-June of the same year, there will be a change of executive members. At that time, Fang Ze can get the official position of [Executive Member] of West Texas State and be promoted to the core level of West Texas State.
As for the number of legislators in a large district, it is similar to that in a state.
Although the jurisdictional area and Cedar State have a superior-subordinate relationship, in peacetime, the jurisdictional area cannot directly manage state affairs. The two are more like a parallel relationship. Therefore, there is no conflict in the number of members.
When Fang Ze was serving as an alternate member of the West Coast State Council, he also received a quota as an alternate member of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region. He also had the right to "point fingers" in various departments in the jurisdiction of the region.
It's just because the Eastern Jurisdiction Region's parliament is elected every four years, and there is still more than a year before the next election. Therefore, it will take January of the following year for Fang Ze to be promoted to a formal member of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region.
Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but count the days. It's the end of August now, and it will be September soon. His current temporary position is as an alternate member of the West Coast State and an alternate member of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region.
Three months later, he will officially become a member of the Cedar State Assembly. Nine months later, he will become an executive member of the Cedar State. Fifteen months later, he will become a formal member of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region's Assembly, officially stepping into the Eastern Jurisdiction Region.
The core layer of rights in the district.
Although the time span is a bit long, this is actually in line with Fang Ze's understanding: After all, the Federation is a superpower that rules billions of people. If such high-level officials can be appointed casually, it would be too hasty.
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In addition to the above three benefits, there is also a series of related benefits at the back of the document, including travel specifications, etiquette, servants, clothing, etc., written in detail.
When he first traveled to this world and was trapped in the Extermination Team, Fang Ze knew that there were nobles in this world, and that the nobles also had various privileges and real power.
But he didn't know much at the time, but now that he takes a closer look, he understands how terrifying the privileges of the nobility in this world are...
After Fang Ze lowered his head to read the information, the old man also kept looking at Fang Ze silently.
After Fang Ze finished reading, he slowly said, "I heard that you can have a photographic memory. So I won't talk about the things on paper. Next, I will tell you about what is not written in the information.
of."
After hearing the old man's words, Fang Ze quickly sat upright and said seriously, "Okay, Your Excellency."
After hearing Fang Ze's words, the old man nodded kindly, then pointed to the first item in the information [Fiefdom, Private Army], and then said, "Do you know why this is written first in the treatment of nobles?
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Fang Ze thought for a moment and then said, "Because this is the foundation of a family."
The old man nodded slowly, "Yes. The world is real and bloody. Only those with big fists have the right to speak. Just like the reason why we nobles can get so many preferential treatment, it is not due to the pity of the federation or merit.
, but rely on strength!”
"Only the strength attributed to itself is the foundation that the Federation must pay attention to."
"The demigod strength of our ancestors and fathers, as well as our potential to grow into demigods, are the cornerstone of all strength. The financial power of the family and the army are the foundation for us to develop and grow without fear of any force."
"If a high-end city is poorly developed, it will have a fiscal revenue of more than 10 billion lini a year. If it is well developed, it may even have a fiscal revenue of 50-100 billion lini a year."
"Although a large part of the funds is needed to maintain the city's operation, development and social welfare, no matter how small it is, at least 10%-30% of the income can be extracted for each of our families to withdraw. In special circumstances, direct violence
It is not impossible to withdraw more than 50%.”
"In addition to supplementing the family's daily consumption, this money is mainly used to cultivate the family's power."
"1,000 Awakened Ones does not mean that the strength can only be Awakened Ones. If the family is strong enough, it is not impossible to raise 1,000 fusion-level people, or even 1,000 spiritual-level ones."
"So, in this tax city, you must choose carefully and develop it well. You must also choose carefully the candidates for these private armies. This is the cornerstone of the noble family and the true heritage of each family."
"Most of the aristocratic factions within the federation that are not of aristocratic blood are talents cultivated by various families since childhood."
After listening to the old man's words, Fang Ze nodded silently.
Seeing that Fang Ze had listened, the old man pointed to the third item and said, "Now that I've talked about the most important thing, let me talk about the second most important thing: the power and status of our nobles in the Federation."
When it came to this, he did not explain directly, but asked first, "Do you know how the state parliament works, and what are the differences between alternate members, regular members and executive members?"
The old man's question really touched on Fang Ze's knowledge blind spot. He quickly shook his head, indicating that he was unclear.
The old man is not surprised. After all, these things are too far away from ordinary people. Fang Ze has lived among the people since he was a child. Even if he becomes the director of the Security Bureau, he is still a little far away from the parliament. It is normal to not understand them.
So he slowly explained, "There are 57 states in the federation. Each state has a different system. Some are monarchies, some are presidential systems, some are communists... and the most common ones are parliamentary systems."
"However, even if they are all parliamentary systems, each state has subtle differences. For example, some state parliaments are divided into multiple factions, and some state parliaments are divided into upper and lower chambers, not to mention the number of state legislators and the source of candidates.
They are all different.”
"Among them, Cedar State's parliamentary system is relatively simple. The entire parliament has a total of 72 members. Among the 72 members, there is a speaker, two deputy speakers, nine executive members and 60 ordinary members."
"The Congress has the core financial power, personnel power, supervision power and a series of powers in the entire state."
“The annual budget, division of responsibilities, and personnel appointments and removals of various departments, such as the Security Bureau, Investigation Bureau, and Supervision Department, are all in the state assembly.”
"If any department does not do well enough, the state assembly can directly remove them all from top to bottom."
Speaking of this, the old man added calmly, "Of course... In the past fifty years, this kind of thing has almost never happened."
Fang Ze nodded silently, and then asked, "There must be a reason for this, right?"
Seeing that Fang Ze had listened, the old man smiled, then nodded and said, "Yes. Because the composition of the parliament itself includes the heads of various departments."
Speaking of this, he pointed at Fang Ze and said, "For example, your Security Bureau has six members."
Fang Ze turned his head slightly, "Our director and five deputy directors?"
The old man nodded with satisfaction, "Yes.
Having said this, he paused and added, "In fact, normally speaking, given the importance of the Security Bureau in Cedar State, your director can compete for executive members."
"The previous directors of the Security Bureau were all executive members of Cedar State."
"However, the entire Cedar State knows that the Security Bureau is the basis of the Bai family. Your director listens to Mr. Bai. So when the Bai family has a deputy speaker and an executive member, other families collectively use their efforts to
Let your director not become an executive member."
Fang Ze listened silently, nodded, and then asked, "What about the other congressmen? What are their identities?"
The old man said, "The head of a large Awakened family, the first committee member of the top 20 high-end cities in the state, the chief of the federal garrison, the representative of the federation, the jurisdiction of the region stationed in Cedar State, and some other dispensable things.
Representatives of classes, etc.”
Hearing the old man's words, Fang Ze nodded silently: Sure enough, the rules of this world are so bloody, without any cover-up.
The old man continued, "Generally speaking, the executive members are representatives of the three nobles and civilian factions, plus the Secret Service Department, the Federal Guards, the Security Bureau, the Investigation Agency, and several top Awakened family heads.
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"And the operation of Parliament is very simple."
"A regular meeting is held every quarter. Before the meeting, each member will submit a proposal in advance, which will be reviewed by the executive members and speakers. The proposals include but are not limited to amending laws, restricting departmental rights, removing department heads, etc."
"After the executive members + speakers review and approve the proposal, the proposal will be discussed in the parliament and voted on by a show of hands."
"If more than half of the ordinary proposals are passed, and more than two-thirds of the proposals involving laws are received, and at least one of the three speakers raises his hand, the proposal will be passed and implemented."
"When there is no regular meeting, affairs are generally handled by nine executive members, who have great authority. In addition to the personnel of several important departments and major affairs in the state, the executive members can handle almost all matters.
Affairs. Of course, the results of these matters will all be sent to the Speaker for review before being sent out."
"The speaker has the right to veto the relevant results."
"So generally speaking, if the speaker has about half of the votes of executive members, then the entire state is almost equal to his voice."
Speaking of this, the old man took a deep look at Fang Ze and said, "How to behave..."
Fang Ze:...
In the past, Fang Ze only heard that He Weidao was the native emperor of Xida Prefecture, but he had no idea about "how native" he was.
Now after listening to the old man's story, Fang Ze finally has a certain understanding of what the power of Tao is.
And then I think about my current status: noble + descendant of the Si family. No matter which one, for He Weidao, he is a perfect hatred absorber!
Fang Ze feels that his future life as a parliamentarian may be very difficult...
While Fang Ze was thinking this, the old man told Fang Ze one by one all the content that was not on the paper.
In short, the privileges of nobles are much more than what is written on paper, but the hostility and competition they face are also far beyond imagination.
The simplest one is: although the nobles have private armies and receive various benefits, they are also responsible for the federal external defense work.
On the mountain of the spiritual world, each noble family has an area to assist in defense. In the spiritual world of the real world, nobles also have fixed areas that need to be cleared of disaster creatures on a regular basis.
Considering that the Si family had been severely damaged and had not yet recovered, the federation did not ask Fang Ze to take over the relevant responsibilities immediately. However, it also set two deadlines: one year and three years.
Within one year, the Si family must have the strength to cleanse the spiritual world of disaster creatures again.
Within three years, the Si family must have the ability to assist in defense in Lingjie Mountain.
When Fang Ze heard this request, he almost turned around and left!
He said! There is no such thing as a pie in the sky! Sure enough, there is a trap!
Can he clean up the disaster creatures in the spiritual world in one year, and help defend the spiritual world mountain in three years? Then it is better to let him become a demigod in three years and go out to do it! Isn’t this embarrassing! If the flower god is not around
, Fang Ze couldn’t wait to let the Flower God scold him!
Seeing that Fang Ze was so angry, the old man seemed to have expected it. He smiled and patted Fang Ze on the shoulder, and then said, "Don't be too anxious."
"Since the Federation has set this condition for you, it is certainly not impossible to complete."
Hearing the old man's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but look at him, curiously waiting for the old man to come up with an idea.
The old man smiled slightly, and then said gently, "Back then...Although the Si family was hit hard, many people from the peripheral forces also escaped. In recent years, these people have quietly traveled to various states in the eastern jurisdiction.
It develops silently, and comes out to retaliate against the Federation from time to time."
"Maybe because of hatred, their strength is developing very quickly."
"If you rebuild the Si family now, you can definitely recruit them back. By then, won't everything be settled?"
Hearing the old man's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but wake up: he suddenly understood why the Federation rehabilitated the Si family so happily, and the treatment was not compromised at all. It turned out that the idea was to kill three birds with one stone!
It not only wins over the hearts of the aristocratic faction, but also cleans up the "bandit troubles" in the eastern region. It can also turn these "bandit troubles" into regular troops for the use of the federation! It is simply a huge profit!
The problem is that there is some support for their idea: there were five Huayang-level guards around Fang Ze. Although this matter was covered up by the Jiang family in the end, the district in charge must be well aware of it.
. Now that Fang Ze's identity was "exposed", they immediately guessed the true identities of those Huayang Orders. That's why they felt that the plan was feasible!
'Damn. A bunch of old foxes...' He secretly cursed the federation's decision-makers in his mind, and Fang Ze felt that his premonition was gradually coming true.
He felt that not only the Federation, but also the aristocrats, including the old man in front of him, probably didn't know that they were plotting something against him or the Si family. It was just that it hadn't been exposed yet...
How can there be so much affection? This world will always be such a bloody reality, and all we can see is profit...
But maybe just thinking of this, Fang Ze felt a lot more relaxed. He felt that it was good to just look at the benefits. At least there was no need to consider feelings. Everything just looked at whether the price was suitable. Everything would be much simpler this way!
After talking to the old man, the rest was very simple.
Because the affairs of the Si family back then were the secrets of the Federation, the investiture ceremony this time was not large. Only representatives of the Federation and the jurisdiction of the region, representatives of several nobles from several nearby states, and representatives of the noble courts attended.
After taking the oath of the federal code, wearing the medal personally awarded by the federal government, and receiving the relevant documents, the entire ceremony was completed.
And because his identity was officially recognized, the custody of the Special Service Department was also lifted. Fang Ze regained his freedom again, which completely resolved the recent crisis.
And because the alternate member was just a title, not a specific position, Fang Ze's work in the Security Bureau was not relieved. So after the ceremony was over and the big shots were sent away, Fang Ze directly sat on the seat that the Federation had already prepared.
Accompanying the motorcade, preparing to head to the Security Bureau.
Jin Yi never travels at night. Fang Ze was arrested by the Special Service Department before, but it still caused panic in the entire bureau. Now that he is fine, he must give his subordinates some peace of mind.
In addition...it's really time to repay Little Bailing's money.