Blackstone Code

In the federation, what kind of people can influence government decisions?

Ordinary federal citizens?

A relatively well-known activist who is passionate about hot social issues?

Scholars and experts in some professional fields?

No, none of them. The only people who can really influence government decisions are capitalists, and they are big capitalists.

Lynch's words made people think a lot. In addition, he still lives in the governor's house. This is no longer a simple friendship as "friends"!

Just when people expected Lynch to say a few more words, a door in the conference room opened, and people spontaneously closed their mouths and returned to their seats.

The mayor stood inside the door. He was a little nervous. Not long ago, he was the police chief, and now he became the mayor. This change in status made him a little confused, but more nervous.

He didn't know if he could satisfy the people above him. Lynch, Drago, and mayor were not a job he was familiar with. He couldn't beat people with a baton to get them to do exactly what he wanted. He didn't even No baton!

Before entering the conference room, he pulled the hem of his clothes with both hands and struggled hard. This would make his clothes look neat and wrinkle-free. Unfortunately, he could not wear the armed belt now, and his hands felt empty. When I put it on my waist, I felt a little uncomfortable.

Looking at the dense crowd outside, he took a deep breath and stepped into the conference room. This would be the first test he faced after becoming mayor.

The first time he entered the conference room, he saw Lynch. He seemed to want to say hello for a moment, but what Lynch said to him before had an effect - "I will also be there that day, you have to pretend You didn’t see my appearance, and then you just follow the script I gave you, do you understand?”

Of course, of course he remembered. He quickly turned his eyes away from Lynch and walked to the host table on the steps of the conference room. He used to watch the mayor standing here from below, but today he stood here by himself. , this is a very special feeling.

The crowd that made him feel a little pressured just now became less oppressive after he climbed the steps. It was strange.

"Good morning to all international friends from all over the world who are committed to helping Nagaril get rid of poverty and develop its economic and industrial base..."

"I am very happy to meet you here. This is also the first time I have met you since I became mayor."

"Some friends, we have met before, and some friends may be a little strange to me. First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is 'Afleang'. You can call me by my full name, or you can call me Fleur." .”

Only recently did Lin Qi figure out that the "A" in the names of Asir and Avreang was not actually a real name. It was a modal particle, which also reflected their class. feature.

Only ordinary civilians and people from untouchable backgrounds would add "ah", a meaningless modal particle, to their names. Although the current mayor and the former police chief come from a small clan, he is an inconspicuous person in this clan. , an insignificant member of the branch, can no longer be said to be part of the ruling class, which is why he was thrown into such a useless position as the police chief.

He can only be regarded as a person with a slight background, an existence between ordinary people and the privileged class, so his name has a modal particle like "ah", which probably means something like "that person".

Throughout the culture of the Nagaril people, class has always been an unavoidable gap. They have even integrated class into people's lives and into people's names.

Ordinary people and untouchables are a group of people who are discriminated against from birth, because their names make them inferior.

On the contrary, it is those nobles, those rulers, those big clans.

They do nothing, even if they don't wear clothes, don't show their aristocratic characteristics, as long as they say their names, people will remain in awe of them.

This is a twisted country, but they don’t seem to think so.

What he said next was very familiar to Lynch even if he didn't read the manuscript. He had unparalleled ability to write out manuscripts, and he was also very familiar with the things he wrote.

An old man who specializes in writing work once told him that the so-called writing workers are those who organize some fixed words together in different but regular orders according to different environmental factors. This is what writing workers do. Work.

It sounds simple, but it is actually very difficult. It is so difficult that sometimes one word in a document requires repeated study for a long time. This also gave Lynch a deeper understanding of writing work.

The content of the whole manuscript is probably that the mayor is very sorry for the turmoil that happened not long ago, and he is very sorry for the victims and related families. These are very high-sounding words. The new mayor handled it well. Adapted to this new job.

It can be felt that his emotions are easing and he has become more natural, which is a good performance.

After uttering some worthless words, he started talking about concrete measures.

"...First, we consider that you have come to Nagalil from all over the world to help us develop. Our government should give you some encouragement and rewards. We plan to lower the business tax rate to 17%!"

The first preferential policy instantly ignited the passion of people in the conference room. Originally, Nagaril's commercial tax was as high as 45%, and there were many additional taxes, but the ruling class was not among them.

The ruling class will be exempted from taxes for various reasons, and foreigners' businesses are "unprofitable." The real business tax is aimed at those businessmen groups who have risen from the common class and are on their way to success.

With so much food in one pot, rulers and third rulers will try their best to protect their rights and interests, and taxation becomes their most powerful weapon.

For many businessmen from the private sector, the potential budding capital market has been sunk by heavy taxes.

Now the commercial tax has dropped to 17%, which is about 10% lower than the federal floating tax of about 30%. This is already very surprising.

Looking at the expressions on people's faces, Alefang suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't describe. The foreign gentlemen in this room seemed to be nothing special. Just because of his words, these people would be happy. Of course, there were also Possibly sad.

They are not as scary as people think, but are weak and will change their emotions according to his attitude.

But when his eyes touched Lin Qi, the not-so-good mood that was born in that moment immediately disappeared, and he showed a humble expression, just like the barking hound he had raised when he returned home. flattering gaze.

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"Gentlemen, please be quiet. In addition, investment in infrastructure and production within my jurisdiction will be fully tax-free!"

“This is also a reward for all of you who have traveled thousands of miles (taking huge unknown risks and traveled countless distances) to come here and help us realize our beautiful vision of getting rich.”

Lynch nodded slightly and took the lead in applauding. People also applauded enthusiastically along with Lynch's applause.

Infrastructure companies are completely exempt from tax, and federal businessmen have 10,000 ways to prove that what they are producing is for infrastructure.

Even if they can't do that, they can set up an infrastructure company to "buy" their own products cheaply, resell them at normal market prices, and they have the means to do so anyway.

The history of the development of the federal economy is actually a struggle between labor and capital, a struggle between capital and the government, and a struggle between money and taxes!

Tragic and funny.

The new mayor waited until people were a little less excited, then coughed a little, and continued to read out some of "his" policies, "Second, we will establish a 'Government Office for Foreign Investment and Joint Ventures (including but not limited to)' to help Foreign-funded enterprises can settle locally more quickly, obtain various documents, and invest in production."

"In this process, as long as companies meet the standards we have set, they will be able to obtain some of our conveniences and even subsidies."

The new mayor had a smile on his face, "Although it's not much, this is also our gratitude and some thoughts to everyone for helping us!"

People applauded spontaneously again, briefly but enthusiastically.

"Third, in view of the negative impact this chaos has had on society, especially on foreign investors, Mengwu Province will implement a comprehensive ban on guns, and equip places where everyone invests locally with specialized police, as well as qualified personnel. Selectively issue gun licenses to some security companies to strengthen the protection of investors’ personal and property safety!”

"Please believe that we have always regarded you as our best partners and even our family members. There is no hatred between us. I hope more than anyone else that you can invest here and make money here. At the same time, I also To come up with a word, win-win!”

Win-win, this is the core content formulated by Lynch for this symposium. It cannot be said that it completely provides convenience for investors and allows the mayor to completely sell out Nagalier's interests. This is actually more inconsistent with Lynch's ideas. idea.

Win-win is a good word. Investors want to make money and Nagaril wants to develop. The more money investors make, it also means that Nagaril’s economic development and industrialization process will be faster, and people will You can clearly feel the daily development of Nagaril.

When their lives get better quickly, they will be confused. What they receive is different from what they think, and they will seek verification and finally see the truth.

In order to allow them to see the truth of this world quickly, a little artificial acceleration is not too much, right?