Star Sea Lord

The original intention of the establishment of the lord system was a major decision made by the top management of the Chinese Empire in order to maximize the use of private funds and power to open up foreign starry sky and obtain various development resources.

Thousands of years ago, human civilization had just won the third spiral arm of the Milky Way, and barely gained a foothold in the star sea world. Can survive and reproduce unharmed!A group of top wise men at that time, entrusted by the Grand Consul Council, began to conduct deduction and analysis on this topic concerning the future of the destiny of the race!

In the end, after many arguments, the lordship system stood out among many alternatives, and won the unanimous approval and support of the high-level empire at that time, and thus was vigorously promoted!

The subsequent historical development has successfully proved the rationality of the lord system. Human civilization can survive smoothly and develop and grow until it becomes one of the overlords of the Star Sea today. This system is absolutely indispensable!

It's just that now, as the empire's national power is getting stronger and stronger, it is basically rare to meet opponents in the known star sea world, so some voices that have been suppressed in the past have gradually become louder.

Some social critics believe that although this system has made a contribution to the empire that cannot be ignored, its negative impact will become greater and greater as time goes by!

Just like now, according to the latest statistics years ago, the total area of ​​all the overseas autonomous territories of the empire has exceeded the empire's mainland by nearly ten times!This is not counting those star fields that have not been included in the statistics!

Such a vast territory, with unimaginably huge resources and wealth, are all in the hands of thousands of lords, big and small!For the stability and security of the imperial regime.Is it good or bad?

The influence of the lords on the high-level power of the empire is beyond doubt!Even in the localities, in Congress, and even in the highest ruling council.There are voices representing the lords.This is also the most unbearable place for some big shots!

They worry that one day, those big lords will unite and use their power and resources to bargain with the central government of the empire to seek more illegal benefits!Even fighting for independence!

So now, it is necessary to amend the imperial constitution. The lord system should not be allowed to continue to exist, at least it should be severely restricted and most of the rights in the hands of the lords should be taken back!This is what is in the long-term interests of the empire!

After all.These people's minds are still filled with the antique thought of "the whole world is the land of the king; the shore of the land is the subject of the king". They think that since they are citizens of the empire, all the property in their hands belongs to the state as a matter of course. Including the territory in their hands!

Even if these benefits were earned by the lords who escaped death and paid an unimaginable price!It should also be handed over to the state!Only in this way can we really make a contribution to the country!

Of course, no matter how powerful these people are, they dare not openly challenge all the lords of the empire, so they can only slowly accumulate strength, operate step by step, and expand their influence!

It's just those high-sounding reasons.You can't fool a caring person!The real reason is that those people feel that the lords have squeezed out their own influence and power space.Moreover, the imperial government has to spend a lot of money to expropriate those autonomous territories, and the economic gains outweigh the losses, which has caused a heavy burden on the imperial finances!

They dare not claim to deprive the lords of their legal property, but feel that these people should have enough ideological awareness to donate these territories to the country!

This kind of view is obviously not accepted by the majority of lords, so some big figures made a decision that is unbelievable to the outside world: use the hands of foreign civilizations to suppress the power of overseas lords and take back those who belonged to the imperial government. Territorial property!

It was against this background that the tragedy in the Northwest Territory took place. Many large and small lords and their families were killed, and large areas of the Star Field Territory became ownerless, and thus were nationalized by the imperial government in a reasonable manner!

And this is only the first step. According to the vision of Li Zhongyin and others, most of the overseas territories of the empire should be "legally" taken over by the central government in this way, which is the most ideal choice!

It's just that the impact of such behavior is too bad, so it also attracted the opposition of many big figures. When the war was launched against the Grossyavi Empire, the accompanying "sacrifice" plan was held at the plenary meeting of the Supreme Ruling Council. Qin Qiyuan rejected it!

And after that, the plan was shelved indefinitely!

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. After the incident in the Northwest Territory, some news gradually began to spread outside. The cold-blooded actions of some big figures in the upper echelon of the empire made many big lords angry. The culprit is brought to justice!

It was for this reason that Shi Zhonglong from the Lords Association came to the imperial capital from his own territory to investigate this matter and made great progress!This caused some big shots to panic, so they brazenly killed him in the imperial capital!

After Xiao Junling learned the inside story of the matter, because her own strength was not enough, she could only endure it temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

Up to now, he has managed a powerful force, and he has enough confidence to have a showdown with Li Zhongyin!

"...Young man," the Patriarch of the Li family stared at him coldly:

"I admit that you are very powerful, and if you don't die halfway in the future, you can definitely step onto the pinnacle of imperial power! But now you are not qualified to challenge us at all!"

"Whether the proposal is reasonable or not, it is a decision passed at the Grand Consul's meeting! No matter how powerful you are, can you fight against the Grand Consul's meeting?"

Xiao Junling said calmly: "It is indeed impossible for me to confront the highest power center of the empire! But for the instigator of the tragedy, I can still make him pay the price he deserves!"

"Even if I can't do anything to you, at least it shouldn't be difficult for the Li family's overseas territories to change their owners!"

Li Zhongyin said with a sneer: "Don't think that your fleets are really powerful and can fight against all wealthy families! If you don't follow the rules and act recklessly, you will become enemies with the entire upper social circle of the imperial capital!"

"Then I want to see, when my fleet appears on your territory, what kind of big shots will come to help you out!" Xiao Junling said indifferently.

Li Zhongyin stared at him sullenly for a long time before slowly saying: "His Excellency Xiao Junling! I specially invited you to come here for a talk this time, and I came here with the sincerity to solve the problem!"

"Based on your current achievements and strength, you are indeed qualified to be a member of this circle and ask for equal treatment! So I can express my sincere apologies for the suffering and injustice you have suffered and the death of your family. And give corresponding benefit compensation!"

"As for the life and death of those bastards in the Northwest Territory, what does it have to do with you? I heard that you have set up a huge fund for those orphans. Then I will invest a certain amount of money on behalf of the family, and this matter will be over! "

"Since you are bound to be the pinnacle of the empire's power pyramid in the future, you should understand that nothing is indispensable except yourself! All people or interests can be sacrificed and traded! As long as the price is right! "

Xiao Junling said mockingly: "That's right! Your Excellency the former Grand Consul, anything can be traded! This is the basic common sense of a superior!"

"Unfortunately, I still can't adapt to this kind of cold-blooded and ruthless rules! At least not now! So, I still plan to do what I should do! No matter how you look at it, this is my choice!"

Li Zhongyin was silent for a while, and said: "Your Excellency Xiao Junling, you must understand that I am willing to reconcile now, not because of those resources! Now that things have happened, the bargaining chips in your hands are not as heavy as you imagined!"

Xiao Junling said indifferently: "I understand that the first batch of cheap alternative raw materials has been produced in the Li family's laboratory, so you still have hope to get back the battleship market share!"

"But you will soon find out that there will be more and better resources from the Biluo galaxy appearing in the Chinese market! And the future research and development plans for new warships and various main battle equipment, I don't know if you still have a chance to fight for it! "

Rao is Li Zhong's hidden city, and he couldn't help but twitched when he heard this. In fact, he was most worried about this problem!

The research and development of new materials has already consumed a lot of resources of the Li family. Although it is expected to recover part of the cost in the future, compared with the other companies, it has suffered a lot after all!

The Xuanyuan family and the Qin family have obtained incomparably rich benefits, and can already invest more resources in the research and development of new main battle equipment!This gap will only get bigger and bigger as time goes by, if the Li family doesn't find another way to break the situation!

No matter whether he thinks Xiao Junling is pleasing to the eye or not, this is a problem that cannot be avoided at all!For the future of the family, he can only bow his head to this young great lord!

"If you are willing to forget about that! Then the Li family will become your most steadfast ally!" Li Zhongyin said in a deep voice:

"I, or we, will use all the family's network resources to help you enter the ranks of the Grand Consul in a few years, and even get the position of Qin Qiyuan Dao! How? This is the greatest sincerity we can show!"

Xiao Junling was slightly taken aback, and said, "You guys? You mean that you also represent those big shots this time?"

"Of course, isn't your goal just to get rid of us together?" Li Zhongyin stared at him and said:

"But you have to understand, after all, we were once the pinnacle of the empire's power, and our rich network resources are far beyond your imagination. If you want to uproot us, even Qin Qiyuan doesn't have the ability, let alone you?"

"The essence of politics is the exchange of interests! Instead of fighting to the death and letting others gain benefits for nothing, it is better for us to unite! Jointly control the future of the empire. Isn't such a win-win choice more beneficial to you?" (To be continued. .)