Chapter 285 202. Select the City Affiliated to the Si Clan!
The executive member's responsibility is to handle various state affairs on his behalf when the parliament is not in session, so after bringing Fang Ze to his office, the executive member motioned Fang Ze to sit down in a familiar manner, and then took out his
The map of Xidazhou was given to Fang Ze for his choice.
Fang Ze took the map of Xida Prefecture, glanced at it, and then recalled the information about Xida Prefecture. Xida Prefecture is located in the southwest of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region and borders three states, namely Yunlan Prefecture, Tuoye Prefecture and
Falling Star State.
The three states are forming a corner, enclosing Xida State, Luxing State is at the top, Yunlan State and Tuoye State are at the bottom, and they border each other.
Therefore, Fang Ze's eyes moved downwards and soon landed on the target he had set before: the high-end city close to Yunlan Prefecture and Putuo Prefecture: Congyun City.
After taking a closer look to confirm that he had read it correctly, Fang Ze pointed at the executive councilor from Yuncheng and said, "Sir, I want to choose this city."
When Fang Ze lowered his gaze just now, the executive member roughly guessed what Fang Ze was thinking. But now that he saw that Fang Ze had indeed chosen Tianyun City, he couldn't help but nodded slightly and commented, "Cong Yun
The city is indeed a good choice.”
"Because it is close to Tuoye Prefecture and Yunlan Prefecture, Congyun City has a certain scale of border trade, so its economy ranks 15th in the entire Xida Prefecture, and its annual fiscal revenue can reach more than 16 billion lini."
"Although there are a lot of financial expenses, the remaining income is enough to support the rapid development of your family."
"Moreover, because it is close to the border, a large number of awakened people from the three states gather here, and the people's customs are strong, so it is very suitable for selecting and cultivating private armies."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Fang Ze again and said with emotion, "You are really a big bargain."
Hearing what the executive member said, Fang Ze smiled and understood what he meant: the fiefdoms of the other 101 noble families in the Federation were all chosen when the Federation was first established.
At that time, there was a lot of waste waiting to be done, the state structure was not stable, and the future development and positioning of each city was not determined, so the cities chosen by most nobles were very average.
In addition, after the city belongs to them, the federal government no longer funds and governs it. Therefore, in the past fifty years, the development of the cities affiliated to various noble families has become even worse. Most of them are ranked at the bottom of the state where they are located.
A net income of more than one billion is considered good, but some are even worse. Not only can they not make any money, but they have to invest money in urban construction. It is really extremely miserable.
But Fang Ze is different from them. Xida Prefecture has developed for fifty years and has reached its peak period, and the development and potential of each city has almost been fixed. Fang Ze is completely equivalent to an open-book exam: not only does it save time for development
and investment, and you can directly choose a city with high taxes. That's why the executive councilor expressed his emotion.
However, after finishing his emotion, the executive member also said, "I will record it for you now, but whether you can choose this city requires the consent of the state parliament and the federal government."
"This situation is too special after all. There may be some additional conditions."
Fang Ze had already guessed this possibility, so he nodded without much surprise.
Immediately afterwards, the executive member began to search for relevant documents and information. The disadvantage was that the relevant procedures for the noble territories had been decades ago, so it took him a very long time to find all the basic documents.
After being presented to Fang Ze for inspection and signature, this high-end city has temporarily become a candidate for being affiliated with the Si family.
Whether it can succeed or not depends on the opinions of the subsequent parliament and the federation.
And even if it passes, it doesn't mean that Fang Ze can get the city immediately. The federation will have to make corresponding arrangements for the city at that time.
High-end cities are better, the changes are not big, but the tax collection object has changed from the federal government to the Si family, so there may not be many residents who need to be resettled.
But it's hard to say about the lower-level cities under its jurisdiction, especially the city that Fang Ze selected as his residence. Once selected by a noble as a residence, that city already belongs to the private property of the nobles, and the power of life and death of the residents in it is completely controlled by them.
It is in the hands of the nobles, so many residents will choose to leave early. At this time, the alliance needs to make corresponding resettlement.
In fact, even after the final resettlement was completed, Fang Ze did not feel that he would be able to rest easy, just like the federation had used to weaken various families in the past few decades. Even if the high-end city Fang Ze chose had good financial income, it was still the federal government.
The results of management and support.
Now that it is in Fang Ze's hands, the federation will definitely withdraw all kinds of support and preferential policies. By then, the city's development may not be what it will be like.
However, Fang Ze chose this city not just for its tax revenue and business potential. Fang Ze actually chose this city because of its geographical location.
From Yuncheng to Yunlan Prefecture, it will be very convenient for Fang Ze to penetrate into Yunlan Prefecture and borrow Sima Liu's power in the next step.
Moreover, since Yuncheng is located at the junction of three states, it is also convenient for Fangze to hide his forces: if Xida Prefecture is encircling and suppressing the Devil's Cult, he will go to Yunlan Prefecture, and if Yunlan Prefecture is encircling and suppressing it, he will go to Tuoye Prefecture.
The process of interstate movement is not that easy to pass, so the security of the Devil's Cult can be greatly enhanced.
All these reasons added together were the reasons why Fang Ze finally settled on this city.
While thinking this, Fang Ze also signed all the documents and procedures. After handing the documents to the executive member, he politely said goodbye and left the office.
After Fang Ze left, the executive member looked down at the map and pondered for a while. Then he took out a map of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region from the cabinet again, and found the high-end city Congyun City on the map, and
Fang Ze chose a resident city called Sanzhou City and drew a circle.
After drawing the circle, the executive member looked at the map carefully. When he found no problems, he picked up the phone on the table and called his assistant.
After the assistant came to the office, the executive member rolled up the map and handed it to him, and then ordered, "Send this to the Speaker."
The assistant took the map respectfully and said, "Yes, sir."
Ten minutes later, on the outskirts of the state capital, there was a small farmyard.
He Weidao handed the map to Jingtai, and then said, "Let's take a look. These are the affiliated cities and resident cities chosen by Fang Ze."
Jingtai took the map, looked at it carefully, then recalled the information about Congyun City, and then slowly said, "Congyun City is indeed a very good choice. Fang Ze is very discerning."
He Weidao nodded, and then he clasped his hands behind his back and commented, "It is indeed very visionary. Although Yuncheng can develop from the state's policy support, it also relies on its unique geographical location."
“So even if the state’s support is withdrawn and the support is given to a neighboring city, it won’t completely reduce the city’s potential.”
"However, it is not without its drawbacks."
"First of all, because Congyun City is close to the three states, there are also fugitives and desperadoes from the three states. Those desperadoes don't care what your identity is, as long as you piss them off, they dare to kill people and escape."
"And because of the difficulty of moving across state lines, once they escape, it is often difficult to pursue them."
"Secondly, because there are too many desperadoes, the folk customs in Congyun City are relatively tough, and martial arts practices are prevalent. This results in a higher ratio of martial arts schools and awakened people in Congyun City's jurisdiction, making it very difficult to manage.
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"Finally, there is a secret realm of laws there."
"Moreover, that secret realm of laws is not as peaceful as the secret realm of Hua Chaojie."
After hearing He Weidao's evaluation, Jingtai quickly gave him a rainbow fart, "The teacher really cares about the people's livelihood of the entire West Coast state, and he knows every city so well. It puts the students to shame."
After praising He Dao, he asked again, "Does the teacher mean to agree to Fang Ze's application?"
He Weidao glanced at him lightly, and then asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Jingtai pondered for a moment, and then said, "I think it's okay to agree, but the taxes from Congyun City are too high. Can we put some additional conditions on Fang Ze?"
"For example, it is required that of the 16 billion fiscal revenue, no less than 10 billion should be used for urban construction."
"Or require that the fiscal revenue he spends on urban construction and people's livelihood should not be lower than the average of cities in West Texas."
"Alternatively, we may require him to hand over 50%, 30%, and 10% of his fiscal revenue in the first five years, which can be regarded as fiscal balancing."
Hearing Jingtai's words, He Weidao laughed "haha" twice, then waved his hands and said, "Forget it. The city has been given to him, so there is no need to do these little tricks."
"That's his city. If he dares to drain the city's finances and make the city's development worse and worse, then he will be the one who suffers in the future."
"And if he wants to make the city develop better and better or maintain its current scale, he must spend money."
"This is a matter where it is impossible to have both. It just depends on how to choose, so there is no need to set so many terms."
"Since he wants it, then give it to him generously. It's just a high-end city. I can still afford it."
"What's more, after several tests on him during this period, no evidence was found that he had colluded with outside demigods. Although there are still many doubts about him, and he is indeed of the same gender as the missing heir of the Si family. But
There is no doubt that he is guilty, and since there is no evidence that he betrayed the alliance or colluded with foreign demigods, he can be trusted for the time being, and there is no need to hold him back."
Hearing what He Weidao said, Jingtai quickly bowed and said, "Yes, the student understands. Thank you teacher for your teaching."
He Weidao said "hmm" and then said, "In addition, you can also put your mind back a little. The top priority now is to deal with the matter of Daheijialuo."
"Fang Ze has sent his subordinate with special abilities to the Secret Service Department to help. There should be some progress in the case tonight."
After hearing what He Weidao said, Jingtai couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, do you really believe that the special ability that can bypass the protection of demigods belongs to that shadow warrior?"
He Weidao said lightly, "Yes or no, won't we know tonight?"
Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something, and was silent for a moment, and then said, "Besides, you have never been in contact with that person from the Si family, so you don't know that he was one of the many geniuses back then."
"Create extraordinary species. This is a field that only gods can touch. But he did it."
"So, it is understandable that the extraordinary creatures he cultivated have some special abilities."
Speaking of this, He Weidao sighed slightly, "Hey, it's just a pity that he..."
Seeing He Weidao's mood rising, Jingtai quickly comforted him, "Teacher, don't feel sorry for me. No matter how talented the Si family member is, he is not of the same mind as the human race after all."
"I don't know what happened back then, but I have paid attention to the surviving vassals of the Si family. There are so many nobles, and some of them are like the Si family. Their vassals and private armies are all foreigners. This obviously has two intentions."
"So, you have also eliminated a serious problem for the Federation."
Hearing Jingtai's words, He Weidao didn't speak for a long time. He looked up at the sky, looking deeply into the dark night, and said softly, "Actually, things back then were not as simple as the legends say."
"More than ten years ago, it was really a great meeting. All forces inside and outside the region gathered and competed with each other. There were too many people and the shadow of God in that incident."
"The Plantagenet incident was just the final flashpoint of that incident."
At the same time, He Weidao and Jingtai were chatting about the affiliated city chosen by Fang Ze and the past events more than ten years ago.
From the outskirts of Yuncheng, a group of uninvited guests also arrived.
It was a team of three to four hundred people, all wearing black robes and black masks. They were obviously members of the Devil's Cult.
Arriving at the outskirts of Congyun City, the leader Zhixi looked up at the city that was bigger than the Emerald City, and asked Sima Liu who was invisible in the air, "Master Apostle, how long does it take for us to reach our destination?"
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Hearing Zhixi's words, Sima Liu looked at Congyun City, and then slowly said, "You should still have two days. But my mission is completed."
As he was talking, a monk wearing cassocks and holding rosary beads appeared not far away.
Seeing the group of people, the monk smiled slightly, then took a step forward and immediately crossed a distance of dozens of meters and came to the crowd.
Seeing this scene, the followers of the Devil's Cult hurriedly stood still and looked at him warily. Zhixi also raised his hand slightly and looked at the monk in a gesture of raising his hands.
But the monk bowed slightly and recited the Buddha's name, "Amitabha. The poor monk's name is Fanta. He obeyed the order of the messenger and came here to greet all my colleagues. Don't be nervous."
Hearing the monk's words, Zhixi glanced at him in surprise and immediately recognized the other person's identity. He was a well-known psychic in several nearby states: Master Fanta!
It is rumored that Master Fanta possesses a variety of psychic abilities and has repeatedly solved major cases in various states. He is a guest of the official departments of each state. Moreover, once, the federal garrison in Cedar State specially invited him to come to the Emerald City to interrogate Fang Ze.
Thinking of this, Zhixi was suddenly stunned at first, and then shocked!
Master Fanda interrogates Master Fang Ze?
Isn’t it true that one’s own people judge one’s own people?
Thinking of this, Zhixi suddenly understood why Fang Ze had nothing wrong!
For a time, Zhixi's penetration into the organization once again refreshed his understanding.
At this time, seeing Master Fanda reveal his identity, Sima Liu, who had been invisible in the air, also appeared.
He slightly arched his hand towards Master Fanda, then handed over an envelope and said, "Master, this is a letter written by me myself."
"When you arrive in Yunlan Prefecture, just follow the plan."
Master Fanda took the envelope respectfully and recited the Buddha's name again, "Amitabha. It's all at your discretion."
After saying that, he put away the envelope and said to Zhixi, "Then, please change your clothes and follow me to the lower-level city: Sanzhou City. That is the closest city in Xida Prefecture to Yunlan Prefecture."
"Once there, I will take you to Yunlan Prefecture."
Zhixi cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Seeing that the handover was over and Sima Liu had completed his task, he nodded to everyone and then disappeared.
After leaving Zhixi and his party, Sima Liu slowly stopped after running for several kilometers in the spirit world.
He touched the box he carried with him on his chest. That box contained the gift he was going to give to the Lord: the bandaged woman who was captured alive by him.
Then he called out [Devil's Exchange], glanced at it, and clicked on the item [Quick Return to City] with a price of 9999 contribution points.
After clicking on the purchase, he disappeared again and waited patiently.
At the same time, the state capital.
After Fang Ze decided on the affiliated city, he also drove back to the manor where he lived.
Back at the manor, before he could take a rest, Heiyu came to report the situation to Fang Ze, saying that the person she asked to bring had been brought back to the manor and properly placed. Then she asked Fang Ze if he wanted to see the person he brought back.
people.
Because Miaomiao had already changed her appearance in the last late-night investigation room, Heiyu, Heiniu and the others did not recognize Miaomiao. And given Fang Ze's apparent identity, he should not have known her after the transformation.
So Fang Ze rejected Hei Yu's proposal, shook his head, and said he had other plans for her.
After receiving Fang Ze's order, Heiyu no longer disturbed Fang Ze, but bowed and left.
And just as Black Feather walked away with his front foot, a "ding dong" sound sounded in Fang Ze's ear, just like a text message ringtone.
Hearing that prompt, Fang Ze was stunned for a moment, and then quickly opened his [Devil's Exchange] panel. Sure enough, the [Quick Return to City] business he had hooked up had been photographed.
This is a secret code formulated by Fang Ze and Sima Liu.
"It seems that Sima Liu has got it done."
Thinking of this, Fang Ze no longer hesitated, he closed his eyes, called out the [Demigod Prison], and then used the detention ability of [Demigod Prison] + [Personal Deprivation] to remotely detain Sima Liu back to the semi-department prison.
God's prison.
Seeing Sima Liu reappearing in the [Demigod Prison], Fang Ze didn't waste any more time. He washed up, then quickly went to bed, preparing to go to the late-night investigation room to inquire about Sima Liu's progress and progress during this period.