Chapter 1501 - 1499: Times Have Changed

Chapter 1501: Chapter 1499: Times Have Changed

On the TV screen, the reporter is interviewing ordinary workers who have already obtained new jobs.

From the faces of these workers, anyone can feel that they are very tired.

That deep fatigue that comes from the body!

But their spirits are good; although they are tired, there is light in their eyes!

This year may be the most bizarre year the Lemar people have ever encountered. The previous Grand President inexplicably had some friction with the Federation, and then the domestic situation suddenly became very bad.

Those capitalists, as if afraid that their investments in Lemar would also offend the Federation people, hurriedly withdrew their investments and left a mess behind!

Then their perhaps impulsive, not very rational Grand President was soon assassinated.

Just as many people were feeling desperate about the future, the Autonomy Party’s chairman successfully ran for office and repaired diplomatic relations with the Federation.

Following this, a large number of orders poured in, along with various types of aid.

In fact, for the Lemar people, they have feelings for the Federation and the Federation’s people!

Because during the last World War, everyone was a small partner in the neutral camp, maintaining certain connections.

The Federation’s rapidly developing society also brought many orders to Lemar. It is said that more than half of the fish ingredients in the Federation’s high-end restaurants come from Lemar!

So even if there were some unpleasant incidents, after repairing bilateral relations, the Lemar people did not have any psychological burden or aversion to standing with the Federation, as fundamentally there is still some emotional foundation between the two sides.

However... at this moment, the chairman of the Citizens’ Aid Party watched those people reveal smiles on camera in front of the TV, and his face was filled with disgust.

Because all of this was achieved at the cost of the previous Grand President and the Citizens’ Aid Party!

Yes, everything involves sacrifice.

Some people were sacrificed, a group of people were sacrificed, these forced thieves!

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman clenched his fist, a sound from outside the door awakened him, he turned off the TV, went to the door, and opened it.

Some gentlemen were already standing outside; he invited them in.

This was some of the current core members of the Citizens’ Aid Party, most of whom were mayors.

In Lemar, because transportation between islands is not very convenient, the social ecology here is quite isolated.

The connections between the islands are not very frequent, which greatly strengthens the power of the local governors.

Previously, the Citizens’ Aid Party held a large number of orders, so their support was high, and seizing this opportunity, they placed their people wherever they could fit them, forming the maximum control over the Lemar Islands.

Now the Citizens’ Aid Party is facing a challenge. After the Grand President was assassinated, the new Grand President has leaned towards the Federation, and that Autonomy Party’s chairman is as disgusting as a dog!

Frenziedly wagging its tail around the Federation people’s feet, begging as if it were a beggar fetching some things!

All of this needs to change!

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman knew very clearly that if this situation continued unattended, the advantageous position they currently held would be gradually eroded.

They must find a way to stabilize everything that is currently theirs.

After everyone sat down, he immediately began discussing the recent situation.

"The old dog from the Autonomy Party, relying on his master’s power, has already posed a threat to us."

"However, I have to admit that this matter is quite troubling, and I don’t have any good method to deal with him."

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman sighed; the Federation’s power was terrifyingly massive, they wanted to resist, but there wasn’t a good opportunity.

Calming down a bit, the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman adjusted his mindset, "On the surface, we don’t need to oppose them, but we also need to prevent their infiltration into our region..."

At that moment, a mayor coughed, interrupting the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman.

"Mr. Chairman, I apologize for interrupting your speech again, you said we should guard against or refuse, so what should we do, what are the specific methods?"

He stared at the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman’s eyes, motionless, and despite using courteous language, his stance showed not the slightest bit of respect.

A sense of compulsion was conveyed through the gaze!

"I cannot refuse the orders they give me, and my people cannot refuse to work for them; as long as we work for them and take their money, we cannot refuse these things!"

"People need to eat and live, Mr. Chairman, if we oppose these, the people will oppose us!"

He spoke very bluntly, which in fact was a kind of "resistance" or even "challenge" to the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman, with some people in the room nodding, while others cast affirmative glances.

Just like this mayor said, if you don’t give people hope for life, they will oppose you!

If everyone were in hell, maybe they could be tolerant, but this is no longer hell!

The materials and orders from the Federation are everywhere; everyone is busy realizing their value, and who can stop this rush?

The Citizens’ Aid Party?

No, no one can stop it!

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman’s expression was somewhat grave; he tightly closed his lips until they were turning white.

In fact, the reason why the Citizens’ Aid Party was able to maintain its ruling power in Lemar, where warlordism prevails, was also because of trade orders!

They relied on the orders in their hands to make people vote for them and then used the power to distribute these orders to divide and control many of the cities.

Now, a bigger "battleship" than them has crashed in, and they have no ability to resist and have been smashed to pieces.

This also made them feel the things they had done to others before.

The feeling of helplessness, knowing that what they were doing was wrong, but yet having to do it.

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman was silent for a while before changing his posture, "I still have some orders in my hands..."

With the relationship between Lemar and the Federation easing, leading Lemar to join the World Development Committee, some customers have begun sending orders over.

These orders have always been managed by the Citizens’ Aid Party, which is also the party’s weapon of mass destruction.

Those who do not obey get no orders; perhaps now the number of orders in his hands is not very large, but he believes that stabilizing his basic position should be no problem.

"If there are orders, we can ensure that we are not affected by the President’s Government as much as possible, but the orders must not stop."

"Once they run out of work, we will finally have to take orders from the other side, and they might propose a small, not very pressing requirement each time."

"But over time, these requests will eventually lead us off course."

Others also nodded, showing approval of this statement.

You have orders, and everyone is still good friends, good colleagues, with the same goals and direction of effort.

If you have no orders, don’t blame us for slowly siding with the Grand President.

The Citizens’ Aid Party chairman’s heart was angry and helpless.

In the past, these mayors would never dare to speak to him like this; now, times are different, and their boldness is growing.

He does not know if the previous party chairmen and leaders felt the same as he does now, with an inner flame of anger like a volcano that, once erupted, could destroy the world, but unable to erupt.

Because erupting would first destroy oneself!

After acknowledging this viewpoint, the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman brought up another matter, "Do you have any thoughts about forming a bank over there?"

Previously, a batch of local private banks went bankrupt due to a run, and they are still in the process of liquidation.

The National Bank was rescued by the Federation, and now the only one operating normally within the Lemar Islands is the Lemar National Bank.

The control of the banks rests in the hands of the Federation, which makes the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman somewhat uneasy, thinking it is dangerous.

If the Federation people can figure out the financial status of everyone, they might convert these things into political advantages.

Knowing how much your political rival has, how much money is in the bank; it’s already against the rules!

Lemar is not a wealthy place, and politicians’ salaries are not very high. If someone reveals that a politician has a lot of deposits, it will definitely cause great discontent among the people.

Corruption, graft, in this small country, are things that everyone detests.

But if those private banks existed, it would not be a big deal. They conduct public accounts with the National Bank, so even if a large amount of money flows in and out of personal accounts, it would not be known by the people.

Everyone shook their heads; once a bank goes bankrupt, rebuilding it is extremely difficult, it would be easier to set up a new bank.

Besides, the Federation is also watching these things, making rebuilding very difficult!

In a long conversation, the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman did not obtain any result he wanted, whether it was for recognizing and affirming his power, the security of covert wealth, or political support.

He gained nothing, which made him even less optimistic about the future of the Citizens’ Aid Party.

The Autonomy Party and the Federation have not even specifically targeted them, and internal splits within the Citizens’ Aid Party have already begun to appear, which is really bad!

After everyone left, the Citizens’ Aid Party chairman began to contemplate whether to leave this place!

Leave this city, leave Lemar.

In fact, over the years, he had made quite a lot of money through controlling orders and imports and exports.

Surprisingly, this money was actually deposited in a Federation bank, because he felt that the Federation banks were safer than Lemar’s banks.

At least they have a population of 40 million (in the past), vast lands, and strong technological and military strength.