Tomorrow's Ark is too real

Chapter 1129
Zhou Liang named the five governors in one breath, which sounded like a lot of mess.

But for Xia Feng, it is not complicated.

First exclude himself, then exclude Lin Hong who looked down on him, and finally exclude Longmen's old Wei, then there are only two "new characters" left.

They are the Governor of Southwest China, Kun Tulier, and the Governor of Yanchuan, Zhou Qing.

Yan Kingdom has a vast land, and the majority of races are dragons, but other races also exist.

The governor of the Southwest governs the Southwest Plateau region. From the map, it belongs to a harsh and relatively barren bitter cold area.

And the name Kuntulier doesn't sound like a traditional name of the Yan Kingdom.

Xia Feng couldn't even tell whether this person's surname was Kun, or Kuntu, or Kuntulier, or whether the four characters of Kuntulier were originally the same surname.

If his conjecture is correct, the southwest region should be a special ethnic minority living area similar to "ethnic minorities".

Although it is integrated with the interior of Yan State, but in terms of remoteness, it may not be inferior to Yan Dong.

Another "new character" Zhou Qing, the governor of Yanchuan, may be the most important among the several governors in the interior of Yan.

Because Yanchuan refers to the central part of Yan Kingdom, which is also the most economically developed area.

From this point of view, the person who is second only to Zhou Qing in terms of status may be Lin Hong who is in charge of North China.

As for the old Wei of Longmen, he can only belong to a special existence.

After listening to these governors, Xia Feng raised his teacup and asked half-jokingly.

"Old Zhou, you said that Governor Yanchuan is also surnamed Zhou, so he must be your relative."

The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener meant it. What surprised Xia Feng was that what he had randomly associated seemed to be right.

Zhou Liangteng suddenly stood up from his seat and replied incoherently.

"My lord, I don't dare to hide it. In fact, I do have a relationship with Governor Zhou who is in charge of the Yanchuan area."

Hearing this answer, Xia Feng almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Damn? They are really relatives, old Zhou, don't tell me that Zhou Qing is your elder brother."

Zhou Liang quickly shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, my lord, listen to my explanation, it's actually like this."

According to Zhou Liang's explanation, Xia Feng probably understood the relationship between the two.

Zhou Liang and Zhou Qing did have relatives, but this relative was far away. According to Zhou Liang himself, his grandfather's grandfather and Zhou Qing's grandfather's grandfather were cousins.

Hundreds of years have passed, until their generation, although they both have the surname Zhou, they are no longer a family according to the tradition of Yan Kingdom.

As if afraid that Xia Feng might misunderstand something, Zhou Liang continued to explain while sweating profusely.

"My lord, please don't doubt the loyalty of this official. I don't have any personal relationship with Governor Zhou. To be able to sit in my current position is due to my own hard work for many years. Cough, of course, I have also gone a lot. However, in order to avoid suspicion, I have never asked Governor Zhou for help, please rest assured about this, I am really not a spy sent by Governor Zhou!"

Seeing the big beads of sweat on Zhou Liang's forehead, Xia Feng didn't dwell on this matter too much.

"All right, all right, I didn't say you were a spy, please sit down."

"grown ups."

"Listen to me, sit down and drink tea."

"Oh."

There is no doubt about employing people, but there is no need for doubting people. Although he has reason to doubt Zhou Liang, in comparison, he is more willing to trust his intuition.

And taking a step back, if Zhou Liang is really the eyeliner that Governor Zhou placed beside him, then there is no need for Zhou Liang to admit their relationship.

Thinking about the conspiracy theory, if Zhou Liang really predicted his prediction and came up with a wave of counter-logic, then even if he was cheated in the end, he would have no regrets.

It can only be said that Zhou Liang's acting skills exploded, and he was convinced by the trick.

But for now, he has absolute trust in Lao Zhou, and besides, he doesn't have any fatal secrets in Yandong to worry about being exposed.

Because his real core is not here for the time being, but on the south coast under the jurisdiction of Victoria.

After refilling Zhou Liang's tea in person, Xia Feng continued to ask in a chatty tone.

"Old Zhou, you should have seen all these governors. Based on your feeling, what kind of people are they?"

Faced with this somewhat detailed question, Zhou Liang showed difficulty.

"It's not good to be an official. The governors usually perform their own duties and stay in their own areas. Unless there is an emergency, they will only meet in Fengyang City every year at the Congress. The status of an official is fundamental. You can’t even talk, let alone speculate on the tempers of the governors.”

Xia Feng definitely agrees with this point.

Zhou Liang is very cautious, and he will never talk nonsense about things he is not sure of, otherwise, it may cause decision-making misleading to the listener.

This is the end of the governor's topic for the time being, but apart from the official affairs, Xia Feng is also very interested in what Zhou Liang just mentioned.

"Old Zhou, you seemed to be talking about the big families that control the economy just now? That's what you said."

The topic left the officialdom, Zhou Liang obviously relaxed a lot.

"Yes, yes, this is no secret to the interior of Yan's country. Over the past few years, several major families in the interior of Yan's country have fought against each other in separate divisions, fighting openly and secretly, and now their respective fields are gradually stabilizing."

"kindness"

Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully.

What Zhou Liang said is correct, this is indeed not a secret, but the national system that will inevitably arise under the monarchy.

To put it simply, if one person has the final say in a country, then the decentralized power must also be kept in the hands of a few people.

In addition to administrative power, it also includes civil power. This "minority" is the "nobility" in the conventional sense.

This is very similar to Victoria before the dark ages.

At that time, several first-level nobles in northern Victoria, such as the Capet family, the Mullen family, the Leif family, etc., were all big nobles who controlled the country's huge economy.

Even the Liye family, the second-level nobles in Harpi City, are the local emperors of their own city.

The reason why these aristocrats can gain such great civil power is because they will strongly support the rule of the royal family, and use the method of oppressing ordinary citizens and infected people to stabilize the majesty of the imperial power.

In Xia Feng's view, this is a sick social constitution, and it is also a manifestation of the ruler's lack of self-confidence.

Where there is oppression, there is bound to be resistance, so the stale Victoria was overthrown.

Wei Na abolished the aristocracy and the Yuan Council, and constructed the National Council.

Of course, the situation in Yanland and Victoria may be slightly different.

Because the "nobles" of Yan Kingdom are not in the open, but in the dark, just like Zhou Liang mentioned at this time, several big families.

For Xia Feng, he obviously prefers the secret fight among the people based on his own ability, rather than the open fight in the officialdom that abides by the rules, because this is his old profession of gangster background.

This slightly dark topic of several major families fully aroused his interest.

Although he had no grievances or enmities with him, and Zhou Liang hadn't even heard of it before he said it, but he just had the urge to roll up his sleeves and compete.

"Old Zhou, which big families are here and how awesome they are, please tell us quickly."

(End of this chapter)