Since the thirty-seventh constitutional calendar, the Federation has carried out many reforms in its political structure. Although there has not been much change in essence, there will always be a distinction between the old and the new. The last major reform of the federation occurred more than 600 years ago, and people are accustomed to calling the most recent federation the new federation. But whether it is in the history textbooks of the old and new federal schools, the history of human civilization before the beginning of the constitutional calendar is always described rather vaguely. Let the citizens bathed in the glory of democracy and freedom look more towards a better future, rather than the aesthetic illusion caused by the difference of time, to recall that monarchy era, which was actually not beautiful.
It is for this reason that apart from those specialized historians, not many federal citizens are still concerned about the imperial society tens of thousands of years ago. Although history textbooks have taught these things, not many people can remember them. The last royal family name was Tai.
Therefore, when Xu Le blurted out the origin of the Tai family, Tai Zhiyuan couldn't help being a little surprised, and praised his historical knowledge with a smile. Xu Le was immersed in shock. He didn't hear the other person's praise. He just subconsciously recalled those years in Donglin Region, those days when Uncle Feng Yu let himself read books in the library every day.
The history of the dynasty is too long, but the seven great families of the federation are deeply etched in the minds of all federation citizens. Even if Xu Le was far away in the remote Donglin Region, he knew that the Federation had seven extremely influential families. The industries of these families were distributed in all aspects of the Federation, and secretly affected the energy development, finance, welfare, etc. of the entire Federation. Employment…
No matter how the federal president changes, or how the election of the members of parliament is turbulent, it will not affect the status of these seven big families in the federation, as a saying goes: the federation is the seven big families.
This sentence may be exaggerated, but no one can ignore the shadows of these seven families in the history of federal civilization. The most terrifying thing is that no one knows how large the shadows of these seven families are.
In the early years of the constitutional calendar, every once in a while, the federal government may have a president or a powerful management committee group that is deeply trusted and supported by the people. The operation of the Federation is completely out of the influence of these seven families. However, no matter what laws and presidential orders passed by successful presidents and powerful management committees, it is still impossible to find out the true strength of these seven families.
The Citizen Property Declaration Law, the Corporate Property Transparency Regulations, the Anti-Monopoly Law, the Anti-Monopoly Law's First Amendment Proposal... Countless laws and regulations, in the face of the silence of these families, did not fully play their role in the end.
In the federation of those eras, if the government and the seven families were fighting desperately, three presidents were assassinated, and so far the truth has not been found out, and the seven families are also under the strict control of the government, and have lost great interests. , It is said that a family almost interrupted the inheritance, and it was destroyed...
However, apart from those bloody storms, in the eyes of historians, the desperate struggles of those years are not necessarily beneficial at all. The federal government's control of the seven major families has largely improved the federal legal framework, while the seven major families The family's countermeasures against the federal government also avoided the emergence of an overly powerful government.
Times are developing, and the seven major families themselves are part of the federation, and it is impossible to fight like this forever. The huge industries hidden in the society by the seven major families can only develop sustainably in a relatively long-term and stable social structure, and they cannot blatantly choose to stand on the opposite side of the government and the people.
And those politicians who need votes have also begun to find that if he can get the support of these seven people, then he will be able to go very smoothly in the future political road.
Both sides have needs, so under the subtle guidance of interests, the Federation began to develop in another direction. Politicians began to secretly seek the help of the Seven Great Families, and the Seven Great Families also began to select their political partners and use the powerful families of their own. strength to help these partners get the votes of the vast majority of federal citizens...
They can only be partners, and it is impossible for politicians to become the spokespersons of the Seven Great Families. Because of the loss of the politicians necessary for independent existence, they will inevitably succumb to the pressure of the Seven Families, and the natural desire for appreciation of the huge wealth of the Seven Families will turn these politicians into tools for their profit, and will inevitably be in the Violating the rights and interests of most ordinary citizens in a short period of time... The ensuing social unrest is a terrifying consequence that any visionary within the Federation, or even the Seven Households themselves, does not want to see.
This is an instinctive choice to coexist, but forcibly suppress these collusions within the limits of what federal citizens can bear. And because of the tacit understanding between the federal government and the Seven Great Families that has never been seen on paper, the Seven Great Families have always maintained a somewhat mysterious and lofty image in the hearts of federal citizens.
- There has always been a natural desire for the strong in the human heart. The existence of the Seven Great Families just meets this psychological need of the federal citizens, and just offsets the citizens' dissatisfaction with some unfairness in the society.
I have to say that the media has played a very important role in the process. No one knows whether the mysterious and lofty Seven Masters have done anything that specifically harms ordinary citizens, right
All this did not change until the appearance of the scholar George Carlin. The anti-government troops who were struggling in the S2 mountain area suddenly found a political program that was more in line with the needs of federal citizens. Directed the fight against the relationship between the federal government and the Seven Great Families. From George Carlin's theory, he put forward the part he needed most, and asked the federal politicians and the seven who never appeared in front of the federal citizens. The huge family, returning the wealth that has been exploited by ordinary citizens for countless years, demands that these seven families must pay the real price for their historical damage to the democratic freedom of the Federation...
The anti-government army gradually gave up the armed struggle. The moderates headed by the Medellin Congressman, holding the banner of George Carlin, successfully influenced the four states around the mountains in the S2 region, and set off a wave in the hearts of young people in the Federation. An uproar.
But... this still cannot threaten the status of the Seven Families in the Federation. These seven families are even very happy to see the existence of the Medellin Congressman, because as long as any struggle enters the track of the election, it is a kind of control. Can influence, or at least negotiate, the process. As for the trend of thought that prevails among the young people, it is not feared by these seven great masters. Young people are always enthusiastic. When they leave the campus, enter the society, and enter those various companies or government departments, they will naturally understand that it is a thankless and boring thing to delusionally fight against the historical tradition of the Federation. matter.
The Seven Great Families exist indifferently and tyrannically every day after the birth of the Federation, and become stronger day by day. If someone said that they had controlled most of the lifeblood of the Federation, it would not be alarmist. And they seem to be here to stay until the end of the federation. This fact has to be shocking.
The reason why the Seven Families are mysterious and lofty is that the lives of those really big people have never appeared in any news documentaries, they only exist in imagination and federal TV channels, and only exist on the film footage of Evergreen City. No scholar or government agency can really investigate which company controls which part of the federal industry.
There is only one special case, that is the Xilin Zhong family. Because the fourth military region where the Zhong family is located is stationed at the edge of the universe instead of the Federation, it has long been revealed to the public because of an accident in the early days of the first calendar, and cannot be hidden. his huge figure.
On the contrary, the names of these seven families are no secret, and even Xu Le can easily name the inherited surnames of six of them.
Among the seven great families, there is only one family that is absolutely low-key and mysterious, and that is the Tai family. Not many people know that this Tai family is actually the descendant of the royal family who ruled the entire human society a long time ago!
When Xu Le heard that Tai Zhiyuan inherited... He was the heir to the Tai family in the Seven Great Families, he was stunned for a while, and was speechless for a long time. This identity is not the son of a rich family, the son of a politician, but represents a kind of history, a ubiquitous influence! The successor of the Seven Great Families, in ancient times, should at least be considered a king...
After being in shock for too long, Xu Le slowly came to his senses. He immediately thought of a question. He stared blankly at the pale boy on the sofa, and murmured, "Why tell me?"
Why did Tai Zhiyuan tell himself his true identity? This was Xu Le's first question after shaking off the shock. If you say that the other party is the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, and you are at most an inconspicuous osmanthus tree by the Rose River, the two parties are not people from the same world, even if they got along like ordinary friends a few days ago, but once the other party's The appearance of identity is like a gap between the two, and no matter what, it can't be filled back into the soil.
"You are a very good friend."
Tai Zhiyuan has been observing Xu Le's expression calmly and attentively since the moment he revealed his identity. He was very satisfied that he did not see any reaction that he did not like in Xu Le's eyes, and he appreciated it even more. Yu this friend was able to get out of the shock so quickly, and was able to talk to himself like a normal person.
"I had friends before, but after they knew who I was, they didn't have the courage to get along with me like a friend, either quietly left, or turned into someone like Yuko... I think if we want to Continue to be friends, and one day, you will also face this multiple-choice question." Tai Zhiyuan smiled gently: "In that case, I might as well say it in advance."
The reason why Xu Le returned to calm so quickly was because of his years of experience.
A fugitive who owns the only disguised chip in the Federation. He even took a bath for Xiao Xigua, the heir of the Zhong family, for several days on the ancient bell. This time, he suddenly found out that the guy who went to prostitute with him was actually a big man of the Seven Great Families. This kind of surprise is even a little numb, but I feel that my experience is really too bizarre.