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Chapter 484 Mini City Hall

The rubber forest in the distance is lush and lush, but the nearby residential towns are very lively.

The settlement is composed of traditional Mitai high-stilted wooden houses. The Mitai people are used to barefoot, climbing trees and diving, which seems to be an innate skill. Regardless of whether they are male or female, most of them wear linen shirts and shorts, and the color is gray. A few holes and the like didn't hinder anything on this hot island, and the clothes didn't look tattered.However, the Mitai people basically have beautiful colored silk clothes in every household, mostly produced by Fehrman's Zhongzhou People's Textile Factory. The family heirlooms are generally passed down from generation to generation, and they will only be worn on grand festivals.

In the only tavern in the settlement, Lu Ming sits cross-legged with a big horse and a golden knife. On the table, there are barbecues, fried fish, etc., with a lot of spices, which are also the characteristics of Mitai people's diet. There are also fishermen on the island who make a living by fishing. But since the establishment of the rubber plantation, the fish caught by the fishermen have been sold. In the past, they just ate them, because when it comes to selling fish, the most indispensable thing in most parts of Antigua is all kinds of fish, which can only be sold in On the peninsula, the fishermen of this island are often bullied by the fishermen of Sunye Island. After all, the distance is only tens of kilometers, and this is also one of the traditional fishing places for fishermen of Sunye Island.

Across the table, there were a few Mitai men half squatting and half sitting, and at the other tables, there were also thirty or forty Mitai men sitting around. They were all small foremen of the rubber plantation, responsible for calling the workers to work, and the remuneration was also passed through them. send it on.

Both Gao Youchang and the management staff of Zhongzhou do not like to deal with too many Mitai people, and they manage all Mitai workers through these more than 40 foremen.

The entire rubber plantation is also divided into more than 40 areas, about 40 mu are divided into a division, which is in charge of a foreman and the workers he recruits. The annual output and the maintenance of rubber trees, these more than [-] areas also compete with each other, and there are corresponding Incentive mechanisms.

In front of Lu Ming, the new owner of the rubber plantation, these Mitai guys are very cautious. Of course, some of them have small eyes that turn around, and they are not kind at first glance, at least, the kind with a lot of ghosts.

Almost no Zhongzhou people come to the tavern here, and the Mitai people call it the "manager's building" on the other side of the apartment building, and the Zhongzhou people have their own canteen.

It is also true that there are many kinds of spices in Mitai delicacies, which are not suitable for the appetites of Central Continent people. Of course, Mitai people can't eat all kinds of delicacies with enough spices on weekdays.

It is similar to the islands where those tribes live. On those islands, the big family controls everything, or a big family, or the elders of several big families jointly discuss matters.

In fact, as long as you are willing to spend money in Antigua, you can do things very efficiently.

Lu Ming smiled again and said: "In addition, I am going to apply to the state assembly. We have nearly [-] residents in Biyun Island, which is enough to be a new administrative region. I will apply to build a city on Biyun Island. Of course, the court, I pay for the expenses of the sheriff, the city councilor, etc., out of my own pocket, and it will not increase the extra burden on the residents of our island."

"You five production teams are the best. What's the trick?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.

The intermediary only contacted these five congressmen, and sent a total of 5 yuan.

Immediately, those small foremen were relieved, some whispered to each other, and some thanked the boss loudly.

And for Lu Ming, it can be said that spending a small amount of money to achieve a big event.

What Lu Ming said stunned Gao Taihe next to him, and after a while, he translated it.

The foremen looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't speak.

The five Mitai men sitting opposite Lu Ming are the foremen of the five rubber plantation areas with the best comprehensive evaluation results last year.

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The situation is more complicated on those large islands with a population of more than one million. There may be so-called democratically elected governments, but they are often in a mess due to tribal conflicts under their rule. Some are seriously corrupt, and assassinations and other incidents occur from time to time.

In this way, an extremely small and miniature city government was born.

The rest of the small foremen are only envious now. When they looked over, their eyes were full of envy, jealousy and so on.

It is also because this matter is not illegal in the first place, Biyun Island's application is reasonable according to the state's laws and the island's self-government tradition.

The political form of the self-governing island in Antigua is actually so deformed.

In the election or something, if you dare not vote for the "island owner", you may lose your job.

In fact, the Auditor appointed Mrs. Britney.

On the other hand, the five small foremen opposite Lu Ming, because they sat at the table with the new boss, did not dare to speak, but they all had happy expressions on their faces.

However, in the past, Gao Youchang certainly would not have thought about this, let alone engage in such things. People in Central Asia in Antigua have always stayed away from politics, and they would feel that it was very dangerous.

The security officer is the captain of the security team of the rubber plantation, named Liu Dachui.

In this model, if there is no big surprise, the administrative organization of the entire island is determined by the "island owner" Lu Ming who owns the entire island land and actually controls the entire island's economic life.

The day after Lu Ming returned to Antigua, Biyun Island held its first general election, and Zhang Aming was elected as the sole municipal councilor of Greenfuna City, also known as Biyun City.

Gao Taihe was on the side to translate. Some of these Mitai foremen could understand Zhongzhou dialect, but most of them couldn't understand it and needed an interpreter.

Now Lu Ming and Britney and Gao Taihe, who are sitting next to each other, are all covered with brand-new cushions, and they greeted each other before coming, and the floor has already passed by countless times.

Gao Taihe slightly raised his voice, not only speaking to the five foremen, but also looking around the audience, telling all the foremen the good news.

For a week, Lu Ming stayed in Montenegro and East China Sea for half a week each. When he returned to Antigua, the proposal to establish a city on Biyun Island had already been approved by the Antigua La State Assembly.

Five congressmen were bribed to make a joint proposal. As for whether it was passed or not, it was up to them to operate it.

Lu Ming smiled, "Okay, let me tell you what you are most concerned about. I know that you have been worrying about paying taxes to Sandy Island recently. Don't worry about this matter. I will solve it and it won't affect you. life."

Including Mayor Zhang, there are a total of five city officials and staff.

A small island of 3 people can be regarded as a tribal settlement in itself. According to the local laws of Antigua, it is completely possible to establish an autonomous town.

Subsequently, Mayor Zhang appointed the city's auditor and sheriff.

Moreover, the Mitai people in this tavern are all walking around barefoot, and the floor where they want to sit has been stepped on by countless dirty soles of the Mitai people. From the tradition of the Central Continent people, even thinking about this kind of food, they can't eat it.

These Mitai foremen didn't react at all, they just listened humbly. What the new boss said was far away from their lives. No matter what the new boss wanted to do, they didn't have the right to express their opinions. it is good.

In the past, there were crimes like rape in the town, and they were all caught and sent to the security team, but now there is only an official statement.

Mayor Zhang has multiple powers including council, judge, and tax officer.

In fact, in the past, island owner Gao Youchang was responsible for dealing with disputes and illegal activities on the island, and he pushed them to the Mitai people to solve by themselves according to traditional customs, such as stealing, throwing stones at hands, and so on.

The laws of this city that Lu Ming then promulgated included punishments, and some customs of the Mitai people, such as whipping, were retained.

(End of this chapter)