What troubled Wufeng was not military problems, but the governance and management of the two urban republics of Moro and Eastern Samoa. Wu Feng, who has seen some urban republics along the Baltic Sea in the Western Continent, is no stranger to this political model in which urban industrial and commercial forces are the ruling class. In Wu Feng’s view, the two republics of Moro and Eastern Samoa were also founded on industry and commerce. The so-called democratic republic based on prosperity is very similar to those urban republics with developed industry and commerce in the Western Continent, except that landowners still occupy a large proportion of seats in the parliaments of Moro and Eastern Samoa urban republics, although they cannot influence the cities. Parliament, but it should not be underestimated, because these two urban republics still have a considerable area of territory outside the urban areas that belongs to agricultural areas.
Due to the prosperity of industry and commerce, most of the members who control the power of the city council come from the industrial and commercial class, especially some large industrial and commercial families, which play a decisive role in the council. They either send family members to serve as officials, or send interest spokesmen to run for members. Or because interests are combined into groups to influence parliamentary policies, the power of the urban republic is actually in the hands of a few large families that control the city's economic lifeline.
Taking Eastern Samoa as an example, the control of urban power is basically tripartite, almost controlled by three families and their allies. As long as two of the three families can reach an agreement, it can basically be passed by the parliament.
The Medici family, which controls about 40% of the entire city's shipping industry, not only has its own private wharf, but also owns more than 80 large and small ships. The transportation network covers three continents. It also has a strong economic foundation in the Tanghe Empire. Quanzhou Both the Medici family and Isaka Port in Wadi are important trading strongholds for the Medici family. However, his important ally, the Giggs family, is mainly in the shipbuilding and repair industry. The Giggs family alone controls the three major shipyards in Eastern Samoa. One company, and the other is jointly controlled by the Giggs family and the Medici family. The shipbuilding and transportation industry headed by the Medici family is the strongest and has the greatest influence in the city council.
Another family that can be compared with the Medici family alliance is the Modai family, which mainly engages in pearl fishing and fishing. The Modai family controls half of the entire fishing industry in East Samoa, and 60% of the pearl fishing industry is well-deserved. The various sea pearls produced by the Yuzhu family not only occupy an important position in the Eastern Continent, but are also exported to the Central and Western Continent. The Serli family, in-laws of the Modai family, control the largest shipyard among the three major shipyards in Eastern Samoa, and are still in Eastern Samoa has a large amount of forested mountains and is also a large landowner and timber exporter in Eastern Samoa. The two families came together due to their in-law relationship and were enough to compete with the Medici family alliance.
Another family is the Gray family. This family was originally a large plantation owner in Eastern Samoa, owning a large number of coffee and sugar cane plantations. However, it has always been a weak group politically and has only been able to sit at the bottom of the city council for a long time. Later, the Gray family took advantage of the fact that the salt production industry in the Eastern Samoa City Republic suffered tsunami losses and was on the verge of bankruptcy. They spent money to acquire a large number of salt farms and became the salt production giant of the Eastern Samoa City Republic in one fell swoop. This also affected the entire salt production industry and The salt sales industry thus emerged in the city councils as the other pole of the triumvirate.
The three major families, their alliances, and some forces affiliated with them control more than 70% of the entire city council, while the remaining 30% are composed of representatives of small businessmen, craftsmen, freelancers, citizens, fishermen, and farmers. According to the city's laws, the executive government directly exercises the administrative power of the city republic. The executive government has seven officials, namely the chief executive, assistant to the chief executive, finance minister, interior minister, and commerce minister. The last four are all subordinate to the chief executive. The Consul Moderate, as well as the Chancellor of the Republic and the Marshal of the Republic, are not subject to the jurisdiction and constraints of the Chief Consul and are directly elected by the Parliament. The appointment and dismissal power of the above seven officials belongs to the City Republic Assembly.
General affairs are handled by the ruling government, while major affairs and the introduction of revisions to legal policies require the approval of the city council. Particularly major affairs require the approval of more than two-thirds of the city council members before they can be passed. The city council has a total of One hundred, which means that particularly important matters require the consent of more than 67 members before they can be passed.
The situation in Moro and Eastern Samoa is similar, except that Moro has always been the financial center in the eastern part of the Peninsula Alliance, where the financial aristocrats are more powerful, and their ties with the Nanyang Alliance are closer. The countries of the Nanyang Alliance Many business aristocrats in the city-state are inextricably linked to Moro's financial aristocracy.
To be honest, Wu Feng quite appreciates the political model of the two urban republics of Moro and Eastern Samoa. No matter how many shortcomings there are, at least one thing is certain. This system is definitely better than The Council that he has gradually implemented in the territory is quite advanced. Although this model is not suitable for the mainland of the empire due to regional differences, Wu Feng believes that as time goes by, this model will gradually show its potential. On the one hand, it can reflect public opinion more clearly and truly, and those who try to use official privileges to seek benefits for everyone and infringe on the interests of the public will also be greatly restrained.
However, there are still many problems with this model. For example, due to the different economic levels of the people and the uneven quality of the population, the election of members is easily manipulated. In particular, those with financial strength are more able to use various means to achieve their goals. Purpose. And this model is not suitable for the current chaotic situation. In this era, the so-called democracy can easily delay major events due to low efficiency. Therefore, although Wu Feng himself appreciates it, he does not think that this is the time to implement it. This system, especially in the interior of the empire, requires a gradual change in the people's thinking mode before they can gradually adapt and accept it.
But now that they are in their own hands, where should these two cities go? This gives Wu Feng a headache. It should be said that from the current point of view, the political operation model of the two urban republics of Eastern Samoa and Moro is still quite smooth, although the actual power of the two urban republics is in the hands of a few families. , but on the surface, they have at least achieved their power control through a relatively covert method, and now that their own rule has completely overturned their inherent political model, and the balanced and separatist formation of the various forces has been immediately broken, perhaps They had never thought about how the Tanghe people, who were thousands of miles away from each other, suddenly came to the city and suddenly became their masters. They were probably at a loss at this time, not knowing what their future would be like. They didn't know that they were also at a loss. Thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
My purpose is very simple, that is, to occupy a stable outlet in the Southern Ocean, so that products from Western Xinjiang can have a convenient passage to the sea, and also to allow my navy to grow as quickly as possible, and this requires a suitable The stage where they grew up. At the same time, he must also have the ability to control the southern passage. With this ability, he can not only form a pincer attack on the enemies (Maqi Khans) and potential enemies (Nanyang Alliance) from land, but also can cut off their land routes at any time. As for the transportation channel, once the naval power reaches a level that can blockade the Southern Ocean, the entire Eastern Continent will become a chessboard that can be laid out at will.
At present, this strategic intention has been basically achieved, but Wu Feng does not want to base the realization of this strategic intention on the chaos and decline of the two urban republics of Eastern Samoa and Moro. He hopes to find a suitable balance point. This requires innovation in the political model and compromise between all parties.
Hearing a faint sound of footsteps behind him, Wu Feng knew that it was Su Qin who had arrived. Su Qin had just transferred from Situ Biao to Milan, boarded the ship from Milan and sailed directly to Eastern Samoa. When he was in Milan, the cities of Eastern Samoa and Moro had not yet fallen, and he did not pass through until he reached the territory of the Nanyang Alliance on the way. When the locals heard the news, they took a boat straight to Eastern Samoa to land.
"Su Qin is here?" Without looking back, Wu Feng's gaze still fell on the junction of the sea and the sky in the distance, where the light blue and gray gradually merged into one color, and the sea breeze blowing against his face brought with it a faint sea smell. Only people in the depths of the continent are so sensitive to this smell, and people who have lived here for a long time have long lost their sense of smell to this faint smell. Maybe they think this sea smell exists everywhere in the world.
"Yes, Your Highness." This was not Su Qin's first time sailing out to sea, but sailing thousands of miles in one breath like this still made him feel a little tired. Although he had rested for two days, the feeling of discomfort was still not over. disappear. However, the complicated affairs in front of him prevented him from having more rest time. He had to shoulder the important responsibility of communicating and coordinating with the industrial and commercial forces in the two cities of Eastern Samoa and Moro, while Wang Liao took on the responsibility of communicating with Nanyang. The alliance comes to make the bargaining task.
"So, these guys aren't easy to deal with, are they?" Wu Feng was still looking forward, with his hands behind his back, and the gentle breeze was coming, raising his clothes. The sea breeze from the Southern Ocean was so warm and humid. It was already December, and it was early morning in the north. It's already a bit cold, but here, it's like a gentle lover's hands gently caressing your cheek, warm and tingling. This feeling is like Wu Feng who has not experienced the smell of the ocean for many years.