National Juggernaut

Chapter 571 Choice
Speaker "Martha," or Martha, has an unknown real name, unknown age, and even unknown past.

Short, with a cloak covering the whole body, and a gray veil that can't see the face clearly, except for the skinny arms that are occasionally taken out, no skin can be seen clearly.

She looks like an old lady who has reached the limit of her life. In fact, she has served as a "bipolar" for a hundred years and survived two mayors. Mayor Li even laughed at himself that he might be the third.

Unlike Mayor Li, who is "young" and full of energy and always wants to do something, she is quite low-key, peaceful and even negative.

Although nominally the "both poles" have control over the Twelve Departments, she actually seldom interferes with the other party's work. On the contrary, Mayor Li basically has to contact the Twelve Departments every day to assign his own tasks.

Although the Citizens Assembly she is in charge of has many members, its authority is not high. It is more about "discussing" and "passing the name". .

"Salary thief"?Once, she just laughed at herself like this. Of course, no one dared to answer.

But no one will really despise her. Every time Shi Qiancheng encounters a major crisis or a major decision, her words carry more weight than anyone else.

And the most important thing is that Shi Qiancheng recognized the strongest combat power, the "Four Kings" guarded by Sifang, at least two of them only listened to her deployment.

How did Zheng Li know?Said by the orangutan.

"Who is stronger between the four kings of the central government and the 24 guards in the outer districts? Tsk, you laymen like to compare and compare. The positions are all filled by people, and individuals are different, so we can't generalize. But it can be roughly regarded as equal overall combat power, It's the way to balance."

This is not a secret. The four kings of the Central Committee are the "immovable guards" sent by the central government, and the 24th ring guards are also "fixed guards" sent by the local government. There was no victory or defeat in the civil war back then, and the balance of top combat power between the two sides is normal. .

At that time, Zheng Li didn’t understand the gap between the top myths. He wondered why four people could compare with a collection of 24 people. He lamented that quasi-myths are weak. Others’ true myths are at least 1 to 6. Looking back now, the female orangutan back then could Hit six myths casually.

"'Dong' has just changed people, and I don't know which side she is leaning towards. 'West' and 'South' followed the speaker in the last era, and basically only listened to her. North is the strongest in time, bar none, So there are no factions."

Back then, the female orangutan was also free, as long as Zheng Li dared to ask this kind of "strange talk", she would dare to say it.

And Mayor Li, who does not have the support of the Four Kings, will naturally devote more attention to the Twelve Departments. The local faction actually has similar institutions and organizations, but they are scattered and lack organizational power. above the central faction.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Even the relatively young Shiqian City (only over 400 years old), the interior is quite delicate.

Fortunately, Zheng Li has not yet reached the time to choose. He is not qualified to make a choice, so he can only passively accept the "good intentions" of the bosses.

It's just that he couldn't bear this kindness, but he couldn't refuse it at all.
"You can try, but I'm afraid I will lose the ability to predict for a certain period of time."

"As long as I can do it, you can mention it."

Zheng Li had a bitter face, a little helpless and uneasy.

It is still a very heavy price to make a "two poles" use their abilities at a huge price, and even make the city's "eyes" blind at this critical moment, even if it is only for a few days.

remuneration?money?resource?I am afraid that the other party will not be short of them. Zheng Li is worried that what the other party wants is to stand in political line.

"Hehe, don't be sour, you guessed wrong."

The old speaker laughed, the dim eyes behind the veil seemed to see through everything.

"Well, I haven't said it yet, you know what I'm guessing."

"Isn't it just the nonsense of the central faction and the local faction? Don't worry, it's not a heartfelt approval, and it doesn't make sense. What's more, what I expect you to do is not to choose one of the two."

"Martha" looked at him silently, her dim eyes seemed to be far away.

The person in front of him probably didn't realize his specialness and importance.

Do you really think that Li Zhenjun and I have put so much effort into training you to let you choose sides and stand on the side of our central faction?Are we still missing a top hitter?
"Remember your hesitation today and keep it going. That's what I expect from you. Go back. If there is information, I will send someone over."

Zheng Li was sent off with a dazed look on his face. It would probably take him a long time to understand what the speaker meant for him to "not be elected".

There are factions where there are people competing for interests. In order to get more for oneself, others will naturally let others have less. Not long after the birth of Shiqian City, the differences and disputes between the local faction and the central faction have accompanied the growth of the entire city. In the final analysis, Sihuan's living conditions were different, which created all of this.

I have a bad life, so naturally I have to find a reason. The master of the inner circle/the troublemaker of the outer circle must be a very suitable "enemy".

In fact, for quite a long time, the internal conflicts that did not rise to the level of war played a positive role. It made the inner ring "unite" in the hands of the twelve departments and the two poles, and let the power of the outer ring be held in the hands of the 24 guards. .

When the pressure of survival is not great, this kind of "pressure" has indeed promoted the internal unity and progress of the two major forces. Everyone knows that in this cruel world, both parties cannot do without each other.

The central faction has technology and living space, while the local faction has population and natural resources, and the existence of "more than 40 guardians" makes it impossible for both sides to really eliminate each other.

Come to a big unification and centralization?Uh, the painful lessons of the civil war have become black history that neither side wants to mention.

But with the advent of the new era, with the establishment of the revival alliance, as the "competition for the survival of a city" shifts to "the competition for the living space of the entire region", "the level of national and even racial revival", this kind of internal division is clear. The behavior of the two factions is obviously a headache.

Perhaps to put it another way, it used to be that people fought at home, but now everyone goes out and fights with others. If the relationship is not enough to fight internally first, it means holding each other back.

Just considering the issue of the staffing of the battle groups sent out, considering the balance between each other, and even the different specifications of weapons, equipment and supplies between the battle groups directly under the central department and the local battle groups, it is a huge internal friction.

And if official public facilities are used, such as the super trains of the Ministry of Communications, for ultra-long-distance freight transport and transfers across cities, the "central" priority policy has always been a big problem. Local war groups, civil war groups It will be very uncomfortable, and it will continue to accumulate troubles, and these contradictions could have been avoided.

Similar things include intelligence support from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, diplomatic contacts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and post stations directly under the military. These things will play a huge role in the future. If it is treated equally?Well, many people with vested interests will also have opinions (why can't our soldiers give priority?).

The same thing happened in the traditional sphere of influence of the local faction. Regardless of the fact that the local faction seems to have no functionality, the huge wild areas on the fifth and sixth ring roads belong to them. Industrial towns, fortress cities, and outposts in different worlds, It is also an indispensable strategic resource.

There is no such thing as a high-ranking person who can live to this day. Under the theme of the era of terrible external survival pressure, the oriental ethnic group still tends to put the interests of the group above the individual. A few decades ago, the local faction and the central Pi began to reconcile.

But reconciliation itself is meaningful because of cracks.

Behind the constant "seeking reconciliation" and "seeking communication" is the reality that there are too many "cracks". Even the existence of the guardian level has reached a consensus and cooperates in all aspects, but some things really cannot be accomplished overnight. of.

It is said that in some remote areas and distant foreign outposts, the "lord" there is still an old concept, and is still living in the civil war of "the damn central faction must die" and "the war is not over yet, we will counterattack" era.

The high-level leaders of both sides hope to be more united. Coping with the tide of the new era requires the power of the whole city, but it is impossible for them to disband their current power and reorganize it.

This is not just a matter of personal will. The honor group that has been around for decades or hundreds of years has heard that its boss is going to disband itself and regroup with "the pigs from the damned place/dogs from the central government". The time is not to rebel, but to see if his boss has been brainwashed.

Even if it is really reorganized, maybe it will be weakened due to the confusion of tradition, technology, and organization, not to mention the possibility of a second civil war.

This is not impossible. Although the official media has not reported it, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the military have put out at least three or four "rebellions in towns outside the Sixth Ring Road" every year. Brothers of the Civil War avenged".

Everyone knows that this is nonsense, and the civil war happened many years ago, but sometimes, this is a very useful reason and excuse, and this in itself can resonate with some outside towns.

These things had little to do with Zheng Li. He was afraid of such messy things, and he was afraid that if he got involved, he would accidentally die.

He didn't expect that his too special identity would be favored by many people instead.

"Heh, do you really think we need a super thug?"

Zheng Li is still too young or at his level to provide a bird's-eye view of the whole situation.

He is special, very special, so special that both the local faction and the central faction regard him as the negation of their own as long as he does not die.

Not to mention the central faction, the relationship between the twelve ministries and commissions and him is too subtle, and even if his "third pole" status is not recognized, many people have a natural sense of identity with him after his meritorious deeds Good impression. People who know his true identity cannot deny that he has the orthodoxy that the centralists value most.

In front of him, the high-level cadres of the Twelfth Department, even the ministers and deputy ministers, are inexplicably a generation shorter. This kind of relationship makes him sure to be recognized by the Twelfth Department as long as he is not too much. With the support of the second department, everything will be very convenient.

The imprint and self-recognition of other local factions are even more obvious.

The direct subordinates of the female orangutan are not the most important point. The most important thing is that he has actually lived in the fourth ring, and has never tried to live in the inner ring. You are right, this is more real than anything else. In the eyes of many guards, this guy is quite trustworthy.

Both the local faction and the central faction, there are not many such people, but there are still some, but Zheng Li is undoubtedly the most special one among them. As long as he does not die, he will definitely grow into a top combat force!
Mayor Li and the speaker have long known that he considers himself a local faction, but they are still willing to train him because they are optimistic about his future.

It doesn't matter who he is now. In this era, force is still important. If you don't have enough strength to speak, you have no strength. But if nothing happens to Zheng Li, he will definitely become a top combat force, even if he can't become the so-called "third pole". , 24 or [-] town guards can have him a position.

And this is not the expectation of some people. If you choose either side, you will lose the other side. So there is a reason why the emergence of the "autonomous region" was approved so quickly.

A new area, an independent new area outside the inherent sphere of influence of the local faction and the central faction, is simply a gift from heaven to Shi Qiancheng. The appointment of the temporary guard Zheng Li was finalized in half a day. Letting him serve is more like a statement.

"The position of guardian of the new district is handed over to the Zheng family."

If all goes well, he will become a banner 50 or [-] years later, a banner that unites centralists and localists, and those important chess pieces of the new era may unite around him.

There are quite a few such flags (chess pieces), but Zheng Li is undoubtedly the best one, and the one with the highest limit.

That's why the speaker and the mayor were so anxious when they saw that he was "not progressing" for a long time, and even the female orangutan guarding Sihuan personally interfered.

What they desire is not only an extraordinary combat power, but more importantly, a "glue", a future "leading brother", a future "guardian" or even "three poles". The two poles are in the center, which is itself lost. The "fairness" recognized by the local faction, if the third pole is more inclined to the local faction, it is actually a good thing for both parties.

Can Zheng Li figure it out?Actually, that doesn't matter, the key is to grow stronger as soon as possible, from a seed to a "flag" that works.

When one is strong enough to become a character, one will naturally have a position of one's own choice. Before that, the key is not to express one's position.

The speaker felt that he had made it clear enough that even if he didn't understand it for a while, he would definitely think it through later.

He doesn't choose, can't choose, and shouldn't choose. He has always been a marginal person and a fool, but it is the most valuable choice for the city.

The speaker didn't speak out, he should understand these things by himself.

At this moment, she had just used her ability to find out the optimal cause and effect from the infinite possibilities.

"...I actually found it. It seems that this favor has been fulfilled."

(End of this chapter)