Urban Sims

Chapter 408 Special System
"I am back……"

Gao Xiuzhen stood up, and replied in a cat-like voice, for some reason, the anger in his chest disappeared instantly after seeing this man.

"What's the matter, Xiuzhen? Did something happen outside? Are there any difficulties? Tell me, I can help you."

Seeing that she was unhappy, she seemed to have something on her mind, and she was not as cheerful as before. Zhou Ming thought she had encountered something outside, so he asked with concern.

"No... no."

The woman shook her head, she didn't know how to speak the words that she wanted to say in her heart.

Seeing the man smiling and extremely happy, Gao Xiuzhen didn't even have any reason to be angry. The man in front of him regarded her as a good friend, but she had always been one-sided lovesickness, which was self-indulgent.

In front of him, what could she be angry with, to the point of wanting to kill him?
It's just ridiculous.

For a moment, Gao Xiuzhen, who had calmed down, felt hopeless and sad.

"No matter what happens, just come back and stay here for a while, Xiuzhen, I have a lot of questions I want to ask you."

The warm words in the ear, like a burst of spring rain, watered the woman's heart. Gao Xiuzhen felt the beauty of life again, and at the same time, she smiled wryly in her heart:
Zhang Shanhe, why are you always so nice?
……

After a few days.

The two had a rare time alone for a long time.

Discussed all day long, about the issue of practice.

In the secluded place outside the city to exchange experiences, or make some sword gestures, there are often some ideological collisions, and both sides have gained a lot.

Grow together and improve together.

This kind of day almost made Gao Xiuzhen forget all her troubles.

After adjusting her mentality, Gao Xiuzhen found that this kind of life is actually quite good.

It's just that every time she sees the scene of Zhang Shanhe and his wife loving each other, she suddenly feels very bad, and needs to spend two to three days to adjust her mentality.

According to the popular saying, that is spreading dog food.

With Gao Xiuzhen's character, this is undoubtedly very painful.

So after living in the city capital for four or five days, she moved out and moved back to the villa in the Huxiang Academy, out of sight and out of sight.

But one day when discussing the question, Gao Xiuzhen still couldn't help asking, the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

"Shanhe, recently the trade in Zhenlin City has obviously declined a lot. I heard that you rejected Jinyan City's marriage request, and Jinyan City became furious and stepped up boycotts and blockades..."

Gao Xiuzhen asked politely: "Shanhe, marriages between families and between cities are very common and can bring many benefits. Why did you refuse?"

Could it be that, as it is said in Zhenlin City: the relationship between Zhang Shanhe and his wife is so deep that "I would rather have a village girl in the mountains than thousands of phoenixes in the golden city"?

If this is the case, Gao Xiuzhen, who came from a big family, finds it a bit difficult to understand, because it is obviously not in the interest of Zhenlin City.

The relationship between Zhang Shanhe and his wife is worthy of praise and affirmation, but it is not necessary to abandon huge interests in order to stick to one end, right?
You don't need to divorce your wife, it's okay to symbolically marry two equal wives, right?
He completely blocked the way.

Hearing the woman's question, Zhou Ming smiled slightly, glanced at her and said, "You are not the first person to ask me this question, and you may be ranked after one hundred."

"When people ask me why, I will explain one or two points to them. There are too many people who ask me later, so I don't bother to explain."

"But since you asked, Xiuzhen, I will explain to you in detail why I refused the marriage."

Gao Xiuzhen nodded repeatedly, cheered up, pricked up her ears, and wanted to hear what the man had to say.

The man said:

"I have done a lot of research on the form of marriage, and found that this kind of bond connected by marriage and blood can indeed bring a lot of benefits."

"Many families that are obviously not very strong, but can stand for thousands or thousands of years, have survived because the marriage has added a layer of security to them. Even if the two families are in the same situation, considering the marriage, generally They will not kill them all; when there is a crisis, they will help each other to overcome some difficulties."

"But that's all there is to it."

"Marriage is not absolutely reliable. The starting point of all family marriages is never for the benefit of other families, but for the benefit of the family. If it cannot bring benefits to the family, or has no value of use, the marriage bond will be severed immediately, and the marriage will be regretted." Remarriage is very common, and in case of a catastrophe, it also happens that instead of helping people, they do things that add insult to injury.”

"How about all families, on the premise that they only consider the interests of their own family, consider marriage according to the power of other families, and even want to obtain benefits from the marriage partner, and may not help you in times of crisis. How much is the real value of the marriage left when it may be worse than others?"

"I personally think that instead of marrying with other families, it is better to attract some outstanding young people to join your own family, not to mention marrying one less daughter, and more help."

"This is a profitable business!"

Zhou Ming made a joke.

Gao Xiuzhen nodded and felt that what she said made sense.

But she still disagreed: "Aren't you offending all the families who want to marry you by doing this? What's the benefit?
Zhou Ming nodded slightly, and did not deny it: "Indeed, refusing to marry will indeed offend many families."

"but……"

He changed his tone again: "For the town of Lincheng in the future, the disadvantages of marriage will be far greater than the benefits. If possible, I would rather offend all the big families that are not in the town of Lincheng than I don't want those families outside to infiltrate into Zhenlin City by means of marriage."

Why do you want to do this?
Because the high-level system of Zhenlin City is completely different from other cities outside.

Zhenlin City implements the "City Chief Election System". Elections are held every five years, and they can be re-elected for at most two terms. If they do not do well and complain, they may be vetoed by the "Presbyterian Council" to step down.

In general, what Zhou Ming implements in Zhenlin City is a special management system based on democracy, with mutual checks and balances of power, no absolute ruling class, and a set of excellent leader training mechanisms.

And Zhou Ming, who was elected as the first city chief with a high number of votes and was successfully re-elected, has less than four years left in his term. After these four years are over, he will take off his burden and do something he likes to do.

Gao Xiuzhen was dumbfounded, and asked in shock: "You mean, in four years, you don't want this city anymore, give it to others for nothing, and give up all the benefits?"

She looked at Zhou Ming like a fool, and pointed to his head: "Are you sure there is no problem here?"

"What do you mean by giving it to others for free? It belongs to my interests, and I don't lose a cent. After entering the Presbyterian Council, I still have the right to discuss politics and vote..."

Zhou Ming gave her a blank look, and then spent a lot of time explaining to her clearly, what does the so-called democratic centralization system look like?Compared with the "family hereditary system" of other cities, what is the difference, what are the advantages, which one has more vitality... etc., etc., I taught her for half a day.

"So that's how it is..."

Gao Xiuzhen, who finally figured it out, suddenly realized, his eyes were full of admiration: "I never thought that a city or even a country can be governed like this?"

Genius, no, genius!
But she was still puzzled, Zhang Shanhe could be the one and only city lord of Zhenlin City without any dispute, but he chose to be a city leader who would be subject to many obstacles; Land and assets are converted into shares, and they only occupy a small part.

There are many things that could have belonged to him completely, why did he divide a large part?
She found it very difficult to understand. If she didn't have a good understanding of Zhang Shanhe, she might suspect that he was out of his mind, just like those people outside.

"So if this person's realm is not at the same level, it will be difficult to communicate in many aspects."

Zhou Ming rolled his eyes, shook his head vigorously, and explained three reasons to the woman:

"One, the more things you have, the heavier the pressure you bear. I can't take care of a city with a population of 50 by myself. Thousands of various workshops, millions of acres of farmland, ten I can't handle it either."

"Two, I need to unite the people around me, and I hope everyone can contribute to this city; I must take part of the benefits, reward those who have made great achievements, and encourage them to continue their efforts! One person cannot conquer the whole world, and talents Surround me with the elite and let them contribute their talents to the city so I can relax and have time to do what I want to do."

"What do you want to do?" Gao Xiuzhen asked.

"This is the third reason. I plan to get rid of the interference of ordinary affairs before the age of 40, concentrate on being the principal of the students in the Huxiang Academy, and concentrate on studying cultivation... In this world, the strong are respected after all. I want to see if I have the possibility to become a strong man."

Hearing this, Gao Xiuzhen suddenly opened her eyes wide, staring at the man in a daze, feeling that her brain had been cleaned by a broom, and everything suddenly became clear.

Everything is crystal clear.

It turns out that this man has planned everything and knows what he should do at any time.

Those who don't understand him, criticize him, and question him think Zhang Shanhe is stupid, but in fact they are self-righteous laymen and fools!The gap between the two in terms of ideological realm is like heaven and earth.

It was only now that Gao Xiuzhen fully understood what kind of person he was.

She felt deeply ashamed, and when she learned of his true ambition, she blurted out with enthusiasm: "Shanhe, I will become stronger with you!"

After speaking, he felt something was wrong, lowered his head, and his face turned into a red cloth.

Zhou Ming was very pleasantly surprised. What does Xiuzhen mean, is she planning to stay?
Immediately clapped his hands and said: "That's great! With you here, my cultivation speed will definitely be much faster!"

……

Zhou Ming's explanation completely convinced Gao Xiuzhen, made her thoughts clear, and her gloom was swept away.

However, she still took a leave of absence and left for a while. She didn't know where she went, and returned to Zhenlin City two days later.

On the third day, Jinyan City sent an envoy to take the initiative to let go, agreeing to the cooperation plan of the two cities, canceling the marriage requirements, no longer blocking each other, and restarting normal cooperation.

Zhou Ming agreed to cooperate. After several ups and downs, the relationship between the two cities finally embarked on a new development path. Since then, the two cities have become increasingly connected and gradually formed a community of interests.

And a powerful new country will also start from this small "Twin Cities Alliance", continue to expand, grow stronger, and eventually be unstoppable...

(End of this chapter)