Please abide by the Basic Law

Chapter 180

"What is a national business group?" At the leadership meeting, Russell keenly grasped the word after hearing Cecil's expression, "Is it a state-owned enterprise?"

"It's really subtle that the word state-owned enterprise comes from you." Cecil couldn't help sighing, although he knew that the state-owned enterprise that Russell said was just a literal translation, "That's not what it means, but is there a state-owned enterprise in Luoxie?"

"If you mean the king's private property, there must be some. Even the king of a country needs the support of wealth." Langdon said, "Unless the king is a particularly powerful mage, then he doesn't need to do business to grow big." Earn a lot of money, and there are many privileges."

"Is there any king who is a particularly powerful mage right now?" Cecil asked curiously.

"No." Oakes laughed, "There is a king who can't use magic at all, and it's unique, there is only one!"

Cecil said angrily, "Shut up!"

Oakes smiled indifferently, and cast a small smug look at Russell, and the couple exchanged loving glances, killing a lot of dogs.

Cecil made a disgusted expression, looked at Langdon and said, "The state-owned enterprise I'm talking about doesn't refer to the king's property, but refers to a business company controlled by the state."

Langdon seemed a little confused and said: "What's the difference between this and the king's control? The whole country belongs to the king, so isn't everything in this country the king's?"

"Uh..." Cecil choked, but he quickly found a counterattack point, "The people can carry a boat, or they can overturn it. The relationship between the king and the people is not the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, but the relationship between the ruler and the people." A delicate usage relationship."

This time is good, the king riders all showed a confused look.

"People and boats?" Oakes asked first, "What people carry boats? Don't people sit on boats?"

Fuck, the translation magic is not updated on the [-]th, and the clustering is lost, and the translation can no longer be honest and elegant. Words with unique culture like this become "machine translation", without any cultural background at all. Can't understand.

Cecil was blinded for a while, and then said in another way: "The king can't treat the people as 'things'. The people are people and have their own ideas. He must take into account the people's ideas. If everyone hates He, he, the king, will not sit for long, so sometimes the king must choose the former between the interests of the country and his own interests. State-owned enterprises are similar to this concept. control and management."

With Cecil's explanation, the royal knights probably understood it, but it was impossible to understand.

Russell quickly grasped the important point: "However, the king's right to control is on his side. Even if the state-owned enterprise is profitable, he can say that it is not profitable. Who can control him?"

"Hmm..." Cecil could only "hehe", "So, this is the problem of the feudal monarchy. As time goes by, the royal family's appetite will become bigger and bigger, and the people at the bottom will be squeezed more and more. Without the development of science and technology, no matter how many people are added, they will not be able to produce more results, and the existing resources will be divided, so the people have to rely on plundering each other to survive. Once natural and man-made disasters occur, such as severe drought, Floods or plagues, if the people can’t survive, they are likely to rise up, such as Ebo.”

The royal knights are no strangers to this set of theories, and they are also very interested in Cecil's idea of ​​weakening the emperor's power. However, this is the "basic skill" of the "Knights of Gays". After some discussion, they agreed It is considered difficult to implement this approach in the modern world.

"In the final analysis, everyone wants to be a king, and people really need a leader." Langdon said, "The so-called state-owned enterprises you said will eventually become the private property of the king or nobles, which is meaningless."

"Even if it's not the real world..." Cecil swallowed his words after thinking for a while, after all, it's meaningless to talk about "family affairs" here, it's just a complaint, "that is to say, there is no state-owned enterprise in Luoxie Yes? What would the merchants think if the king said to the merchants that I’m going to another country for a while, would you like to come and see them together? Together, we can negotiate large orders, lower prices, and unify transportation. No matter what the product is, buying in bulk is always cheaper than buying in small quantities, right?"

Russell nodded: "This works."

Langdon said as if thinking of something: "I don't think it might be feasible, not because of businessmen, but because King Losher is not interested in business. Losher is a civilization with a very strict hierarchy. Although business is not the cheapest industry, Not very noble, last time when the Magic Carriage Company was fighting with us, they asked Alexander for help. They complained that 'they sold the four-wheeled carriage for the price of metal coins'. As a result, Alexander replied, 'Then you also sell metal coins. That's the price', and the popularity of suing at that time was very high."

Cecil almost spit out the milk tea from his mouth.

This Alexander is too sloppy, the businessman's profits will drop and taxation will also drop, and the sharp drop in government revenue is not a good thing.

"The income of the Magic Carriage Company has decreased a lot, right?" Cecil asked a little strangely, "Hasn't this Alexander noticed that the tax has been reduced?"

"No, Rochester's tax rate is fixed," Langdon said.

Cecil was shocked: "Fixed? What if the business loses money?"

Even a heavily taxed country like Ebo has variable taxation, but it is not easy to achieve in actual implementation. On the one hand, there is not enough information collection system, and tax officials do not know the profit of businessmen. They can only rely on experience. On the other hand, grassroots Corruption, which is a problem in any system, is not just a problem for Ebo.

"If the tax is not paid, the business will be confiscated. The store, products, and even employees will be confiscated. The person in charge will not have any trouble." The information brought by Langdon opened Cecil's "eyes". , then you have to pay a customs fee to the state, and this fee is also fixed, and all these rules will be reported to the person in charge when you register, Luoxie will not force the businessman to do anything, this is also recognized by everyone."

"I agree with you, what kind of rules are these? If you lose money in business, you have to lose money to the country. How can there be such a reason?" Cecil couldn't help complaining, but after calming down, he felt wrong, "Luoxie will give you money." Business people bring some benefits, right?"

"Of course." Langdon said with an expression of "good boy is really smart", "Losher will dispatch the 'Golden Taxation Officer' to clear the way for the development of merchants. The so-called 'Golden Taxation Officer' is Loser's army. The struggle among merchants started a war, so it got such a nickname. If you are a businessman who is just starting out, then Luoxie will not be a good choice for you. If you have developed a certain scale and want to dominate the three continents in the east, west and south On the other hand, Luoxie is a good place."

"Damn it!" Cecil scolded, "This is my trick, why would Luoxie grab it!"

The king riders showed strange eyes at the same time.

"Are you still planning to fight?" Oakes was the first to speak.

"I don't think you can fight... Speaking of which, who can you fight?" Russell followed closely, "Can ordinary human women fight?"

"My dear, promise me not to use a knife or a gun, okay?" Langdon said with a gentle face.

Cecil: "..."

What on earth do you take me for?

All along, Cecil has been adhering to the code of conduct that people will not offend me, and I will not offend others. However, with the development of the Middle Kingdom and the sale of products to all over the world, it will inevitably violate more profits of the magic industry, Mai Beigu A large number of orders for new products were received at the magic expo, and the news did not spread out so quickly before the delivery time, and the plague interrupted the pace of life of ordinary people and blocked the spread of news and goods. It has caused an uproar in the related magic industry. He believes that industries such as textiles, clothing, make-up, wine and porcelain will react and take action soon.

The era when swords open the way for silk is coming.

"Leaving aside your misunderstanding of me, do we have an army?" Cecil asked suspiciously.

"Yes, the police in the city can be counted." Russell said, "However, O'Casey is in charge of it, and there is also the Banquet Etiquette Company. You need to find someone to take care of it."

As soon as Cecil is mentioned as a managerial talent, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

The police can't be counted as an army either. The biggest duty of this group of police is to maintain law and order and take care of shit. Cecil has been in danger several times and when he needs to fight, he either dispatches the God of Civilization or the Tuhai people. There is no organized combat force at all.

The most fundamental reason is that money is needed to build a full-time army, and he has no money.

no money...

no money...

no money...

Russell's voice echoed in Cecil's mind, and he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Why don't you send invitations to all the eight magical countries in the west, and ask them to bring businessmen to Moon City."

"Huh?" Russell said with a surprised face, "Your name, you shouldn't use too good materials for the formal note!"

Cecil said angrily: "This is your first reaction!"

"Oh..." Russell restrained his emotions and asked, "What reason are you going to invite?"

"What kind of festival do you want, for example, um, to celebrate the end of the plague?" Cecil said.

"It's not over yet!" Russell reminded.

"When they come, it will be almost autumn, and it should be over." Cecil said, "It's just a name like Healing Festival.""

"By the way, there is also the matter of the plague. Isn't it inappropriate to let a stranger come at this time?" Oakes said.

"It doesn't matter. I'm inviting the king to bring big businessmen, not a magic fair. There are at most a dozen people in a country, and what are mages afraid of?" The more Cecil thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. Agreed, "If it doesn't work, let them quietly tell them about Luoxie's conquest plan."

"Aren't you afraid that Rochester will hate the Middle Kingdom?" Langdon asked.

"Even if I don't do anything, I doubt that Alexander, who has a bad brain, will do something." Cecil thought of the dwarves with lingering fears, it was a big cauldron flying from the sky, "And, I wish everyone knew about the Middle Kingdom. Don't deal with Luoxie, so that I won't be troubled by him doing some terrible death in the future, or if he really wants to hit me and block the tunnel, he has the ability to fly over!" He hesitated for a while, and asked, "I can't fly over Bar?"

"I can't fly." Langdon laughed. "It's rare that you have considered things comprehensively, but you seem to be very sure that Alexander can't succeed?"

When I mentioned this Cecil, I couldn't help but "hehe": "I can only say that even if it is tens of thousands of light years away, people are people, and dogs can't change... Uh, in short, there is nothing new under the sun, people do it." It's pretty much the same."

The meeting finally decided to invite the eight magical kingdoms in the west, and named it the "World Health Conference". Russell saw that it was irreversible, and kept nagging that he must use cheap materials to make invitations, because Cecil's name too long.

You guys are just glad I don't really want to be king, shit!

Cecil returned home with such a mood. The "Imperial Palace" should be a combination of office and residence, but everyone knows that the central king's work and residence are separated, and a small western-style building is enough.After the care of Guangshu, Guangwen and Guangzhi, this small building is now fully in line with the conditions of a garden house. The small garden at the entrance exudes vitality in midsummer, and the roses sent by Gaoting shone like crystals in the sun. This is a magical variety specially bred by Gaoting, named Crystal Rose, which is very expensive, and even he has to admit that this thing is really beautiful.

In midsummer, when it got dark late, Cecil stopped in front of the crystal rose in the High Court and admired it for a while. The fragrance of the crystal rose was light but not diffuse, and it smelled the same no matter it was ten meters away or at a close distance. It was very peculiar.He likes to stand in front of the rose for a while, to sort out his thoughts, which has almost become a daily routine. Today, there are some unusual changes.

The soil under the Crystal Rose swelled up slightly. Cecil thought he was too dazed, but after staring at it for a while, he found that the ground was indeed rising!

Fuck, what the hell!

Cecil took a step back involuntarily, and it was this step that saved his clothes, and the next second, the soil exploded with a bang, and a bearded man came out and shouted: "Catch it without a fight, Central King! "

A human and a dwarf half buried in the soil just looked at each other for a few seconds at a distance of one meter.

"Rim?" Cecil asked.

"It's me, the avenger whose heart is burning!" Steel Ring replied in a low voice, "Today, I will definitely recover the humiliation I suffered! Capture it with nothing, King Central, you can't escape!"

Cecil: "..."

After a few seconds of staring at each other.

Cecil asked carefully: "Are you stuck?"

"Wait a minute!" After finishing speaking, the steel ring began to twist left and right to get out of the ground, but he didn't know what was wrong. After working hard for a long time, he only squeezed his chest out, and his lower body was still firmly buried in the soil .

There was an awkward silence.

"I'll let you go today." Steel Ring returned to his gloomy expression, "One day, I will get back my glory and reputation, wash away my shame, and become a hero of the dwarves!" After finishing speaking, he sank and disappeared, only Leaving a big hole in the dirt and a mess of crystal roses lying around.

Cecil walked to the hole with a distorted expression, and muttered to himself, "My rose..."

Of course, the steel ring is the "big gift" of the flame goblins. The steel ring was in a weak state at the time, and Cecil had no choice but to take him back to Moon City. At that time, the fence of the prison car was removed, but The steel ring couldn't move, so I went to Yuecheng on a two-wheeled vehicle.

The rims were pretty safe along the way, but they glanced at everyone with cold eyes from time to time, entered the isolation camp, healed the injuries caused by the tornado, and after making sure that they were not sick, Cecil didn't know what to do with him done.

The ideal state is of course to lead the steel ring to the research center, arouse his interest and keep the man. However, this is "ideal". Water and fire don't mix together, so there's no need to force them to stay.

Unexpectedly, the rims disappeared before Cecil gave the order to drive away, and no one knew how he got away. After all, the dwarves were quite conspicuous in Moon City.

Now, Cecil finally knew how this guy got away.

After Langdon came back, he looked at the hole of the crystal rose and laughed for a long time. After casting a spell, the crystal rose grew back into the soil, but it was in a bit of a state.

"Won't that steel ring come back in the future?" Cecil said helplessly, "It's like this every day?"

"I guess he wants to lock you up." Langdon restrained his smile, "However, he can't be allowed to do that recently, I'll send you a bodyguard, it won't be good if he comes out to make trouble when other kings are visiting. "

"It's obviously not my fault!" Of course, Cecil repeatedly explained that he didn't order the flame goblin to catch people, but the steel ring didn't listen at all, "When is he going to do this!"

Langdon couldn't help but want to laugh again: "I can't help it. I warned you before that the flame goblins are troublesome."

"How did I know it would be so troublesome!" Cecil yelled and rushed into the house, pulling his hair, "I'm going to make those flame goblins work overtime until they die!"

Physical fatigue is easy to deal with, but Cecil feels that he has already been carrying a heavier and heavier "burden" mentally, especially after "sneak attacking" a few times after the steel ring. It's annoying to watch out for a beard growing out of your feet.

"How did he do it?" Cecil was puzzled at the meeting, "How did he know where I was?"

"The underground race has its own way of life." Oakes said with an unstoppable smile, "Maybe he has some way to position you?"

"And I don't think he has any tools all over his body. How can he dig so fast?" Cecil suddenly thought of something, "Damn it, he won't dig through the groundwater layer, right?"

The king riders looked at each other in blank dismay.

"No, the underground race is very experienced in this area." Oakes said firmly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Pibali and Keke.'

Piper is an underground ermine, and Keke is a crypt spider. Both "persons" are partners in Ox's Adventures. It is a story that can be written as an adventure novel. Indissoluble bond.

Cecil remembered all of a sudden, asked, and found that these two were still in Moon City, but they were not in the city, but dug a burrow outside the city to live.

"What are they doing?" Cecil asked.

"Pipali is learning how to make silk and dye it, and she said she wants to go back to her hometown to open a fake fur shop." Oakes, who is familiar with these two, replied, "Keke is still waiting for Master Owen's hair transplant surgery. "

At the mention of this, Cecil felt a little embarrassed. First, he found a "sterilization" job for Master Owen, then a hair transplant operation, and recently he took a heart repair job, and used "mass advertising" in the middle After harassing him for a while, he really felt a little sorry for this master healer... Well, then I also passed on advanced technology!

After comforting himself so shamelessly, Cecil once again rejoiced for the casual bet he made at the beginning.

Of course, it is impossible for Master Owen to complete so many tasks by himself. He now has a huge team. Some of them are experienced and skilled and belong to Yuecheng Hospital. , There are almost 1000 people in total, which is already a fairly large organization for the local people. Even so, it still cannot meet the medical needs of the residents of the Middle Kingdom.

The residents of the Middle Kingdom are used to seeing a doctor when they are sick, including Ebo, Tongcheng and even some Serling and Toto people. It is cheap, fast and accurate. For ordinary people, there is nothing better than this , the only downside is the queue for the dead. Recently, there have been cases like "the cold is gone when it's my turn". Cecil thinks it's time to expand the medical team——

This involves another key issue: no money.

While Cecil was struggling on how to make money faster and better, he asked Oakes to help, and asked Peppery and Keke to warn the steel rings not to damage the groundwater layer. Soon, the answer came back.

"He said that you need to teach me? Whether you live underground or I live underground, the shame of being underestimated will be repaid a hundred times." Oakes said in the tone of a dwarf.

Cecil: "..."

It's endless!

"You should feel honored. The dwarves will always choose a person with the highest status as the target of revenge." Oakes said with a smile, "At least you defeated the flame goblin."

Cecil covered his face and took a deep breath, and decided to go to the research institute today to insult the flame goblins who couldn't build a steam engine. One night of bonfire carnival, a huge, two-story-high firewood fire was lit, and the fire could be seen throughout the city, attracting many off-duty people to play together, and the small square was in a mess.

Afterwards, Cecil punished the flame goblins without hesitation to pay a large sum of money to the Moon City Grand Theater, and scolded everyone. At the same time, he immediately asked the police to add clauses, no longer allowing casual bonfires in the city .

Just kidding, in a place like this that lacks water, a fire can burn most of the city, not to mention that Moon City doesn't have a fire protection system!

why?

Because there is no money!

Cecil ushered in the reply from the eight magic kingdoms in the west amid such entanglements.

Langdon smiled and said: "Every king has agreed, so get ready to welcome the eight kings and their royal cavalry."

Cecil:? ? ?

Is the effect too good?

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It's early today!