Chapter 944: The Councillors’ Countermeasures
When the Agricultural Association was established in Old Tom's house, the congressmen of Strawtown suddenly found that they had lost control of Strawtown.
Before, they controlled Straw City, apart from some public affairs, by relying on water, money and various violent institutions.
Now that the dam has been blown up, the water source has become free and anyone can use it.
With water, we have everything. Most of the places here are farms, so it is not realistic to control them through food.
As for money, because of the loss of control over the water source, Coca-Cola's sales plummeted and tax revenue dropped drastically. Coca-Cola also issued an ultimatum that if they could not control the situation, all support for them would be completely cut off.
In other words, if they can't restore the environment to a situation that is favorable to Coca-Cola, they may be replaced.
In desperation, they wanted to use violent organizations such as the military, police, and gangs to solve the problem. However, they were shocked to find that the military, police, and gangs in Straw City had been cleared out. Cassandra, who they had placed high hopes on, fled to the Lighthouse Country overnight with their last armed forces. It was said that they found a human snakehead to enter the Lighthouse Country through a tunnel and had already taken root in the slums of a border city.
"What should we do? Everyone, think of a solution. If we continue like this, we will be finished. Without tax revenue, let alone Coca-Cola, the president alone can replace us."
one councillor asked.
" What else can we do? Money can't solve the problem anymore, and our armed forces have been wiped out. What else can we do? The only way now is to reduce the losses, sell our company, get a last-minute profit, and then go to the Lighthouse Country to live as a private resident."
Another MP said.
"Hey, Mr. Yugong?" Another congressman sneered, holding a thick cigar in his mouth. "Do you know how many people in the Lighthouse Country are bankrupt now? Every day, a large number of middle-class people go bankrupt and become homeless, relying on relief to survive. Now there are a lot of properties that are vacant. Do you think the houses can be rented out now? How long will it take to get a return on investment if they are rented out? 30 years, or 40 years?"
"Besides, do you think we will have a good ending if we go to the lighthouse? When we get there , I'm afraid that what will greet us is not free air and a good life, but dump trucks and frozen accounts, and then everything we stole with great effort will become someone else's wealth."
"So what do you say we should do?"
The congressman asked unhappily.
"We can only have the best life here, so Straw City must not be lost. We must not only stay here, but also stay here firmly. Only by showing our value can we avoid being abandoned."
said the congressman, smoking a cigar.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Malthus. We all know that you have the most ideas. Tell us quickly."
Speaker Lavrov said.
"My meaning is very simple. We must not leave Straw City. Only if we stay here, those above us will give us money and power. If we lose Straw City, then everything will be gone from us."
Malthus took a puff of his cigar and said lightly.
"Then how are we supposed to stay here without money and guns?" asked Speaker Lavrov .
"Who said we have no money?"
Malthus sneered and asked, "During the past ten years in Straw City, everyone has put a lot of money into their pockets, right? Matthew, I remember that your brother-in-law runs a construction company. In recent years, they have undertaken dozens of municipal projects, almost none of which have been completed, but the budget has been directly overspent by 300%. Where did the extra money go?"
"Sarris, your wife and family are all middle-level managers at Coca-Cola. They have nothing to do every day but receive high salaries and bonuses that are not in line with their status. Do you need an explanation?"
“Carl, can you explain what’s going on with the huge shortfall in the straw bank?”
"Melinda, as far as I can remember, your casino has never paid a penny in taxes, and it doesn't even have a license."
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The congressmen whose names were called all looked unhappy.
"Well, Malthus, I asked you to come here not to be a prosecutor to examine everyone, but to give advice. If we all go bankrupt, your smuggling route will also be lost, and everyone will die."
Speaker Lavrov said coldly.
"Dear Mr. Speaker, I have no other intentions. I am just explaining your financial situation," Malthus said quietly while smoking a cigar. "In the past ten years in Straw City, you have all accumulated a fortune of seven or eight figures. Now that Straw City has encountered problems, it is time for us to work together. So, I hope that everyone will take out some money. This is also an investment for our beautiful tomorrow, isn't it?"
Lavrov turned his head and glanced at the congressmen around him, then nodded and said, "I can convince them to take out the money, but you need to tell us the plan and let us judge whether it is feasible. Of course, we will also send people to supervise the use of the money and ensure the safety of our property."
"Of course," Malthus nodded. "You know I'm in the smuggling business, so I'm familiar with the underground forces on the border and in the south. Not long ago, I established a relationship with the Green Banner in the south."
"Green battle flag?"
Hearing Malthus' words, the congressmen around him couldn't help but gasp.
In the Chicken Roll Country, no one is unaware of the name of the green battle flag.
This is a powerful black organization that made its fortune by reselling various hallucinogens to the Lighthouse Country in its early years, and even developed a method of transporting hallucinogens using gliders and submarines.
After accumulating a huge fortune, the Green Flag extended its tentacles into various black areas. They committed almost all the crimes that could be found in the criminal law, including human trafficking, organ trafficking, smuggling, extortion, casinos, and usury.
The previous President of the Chicken Roll Country saw that the Green Banner was wealthy and wanted to take advantage of it, so he directly mobilized the army, wanting to slaughter a fat pig for the New Year. However, he did not expect that the Green Banner had infiltrated almost one-third of the army, one-quarter of the air force, two-thirds of the border defense, one-quarter of the police stations and almost all of the special forces.
Coupled with the countless desperate criminals who were recruited and the advanced weapons and equipment smuggled in from the Lighthouse Country, half of the suppression forces rebelled as soon as the battle started.
If the Lighthouse Country did not need a peaceful Chicken Roll Country to suck its blood, the Green Battle Flag might have directly unified the Chicken Roll Country.
Even so, the incumbent president stepped down in disgrace and was shot to death at home.
The green battle flag actually controls the territory in the southern part of the Chicken Roll Country and is a local emperor.
If we can bring in the green flag, it doesn't seem to be difficult to regain control of the straw market.
Thinking of this, the eyes of many congressmen lit up.
