Chapter 978 Two Extremes
When the congressmen heard Carter's words, their eyes lit up.
Yes, although Rose City was established relatively early, it also has an important flaw, which is that it is too remote.
It takes more than ten hours for them to drive there, not to mention people from states farther away.
If they could provide those people who bought the goods for free with a place to sell the stolen goods nearby, wouldn't those people be willing to come?
With people, consumption will come, so why worry about not making money?
In the past, some companies paid a lot of taxes, but that was the state legislature's money. Even if they wanted to embezzle the money, they had to find a reason to cover up their tracks.
Even so, they are still worried about the truth being exposed and resigning collectively.
Now, the problem is simple. They are doing business with those free people, and the money they earn is reasonable and legal. You can't say anything.
What? You said the goods are overpriced?
Don’t ask, the answer is: it’s the result of free market regulation.
Freedom is the most expensive commodity. The air of freedom is so sweet. It’s not excessive if the electricity bill of freedom increases tenfold, right?
Moreover, the biggest advantage of doing business with those free people is that there is no legal supervision there.
The entire city is autonomous, so naturally there are no laws, and neither federal law nor state law has jurisdiction.
So the question is, who is subject to legal supervision?
Some people may think that the law regulates ordinary people, because those who are rich and powerful will always find various means to circumvent the law.
Ordinary people can only accept the constraints of the law.
However , when they reach a truly lawless place, they will discover that what the law actually regulates are rights.
As long as the law is in place, these powerful and wealthy people will at least find loopholes to circumvent the law. If the cost is too high, they will be more restrained and not be so greedy.
For ordinary people, life may be a little harder at best, but there are still basic guarantees.
However, if there is really a loss of legal supervision, then those who are rich and powerful will be able to act with impunity, and ordinary people will be the ones who suffer.
The citizens of Yanshui City have the deepest understanding of this.
They saw the "advanced deeds" of the Rose City on the Internet.
Attracted by this benchmark, they immediately sent representatives to learn advanced experience.
Then, the representatives were overwhelmed by the heavy red envelopes, and were then led to meet Zhang Tuohai, and then returned to Yanshui City with a large amount of weapons aid.
The representatives said nothing and directly released the carefully edited video.
In the video, the entire Rose City is prosperous and wealthy, and the residents are happy and free. They don't have to work or punch in every day, and they are not constrained by bosses. They have endless beer, fried chicken , cigarettes and free housing every day.
The Rose City in the video is simply a paradise on earth, making everyone fascinated.
The citizens of Saltwater City were moved. They armed themselves with the aided weapons, overthrew the corrupt and incompetent city council on that unified Friday night, killed all the unscrupulous businessmen in the wealthy area, hanged their bosses who had been deducting money from them, and then announced the establishment of a free city, demanding that the Yoda State Parliament agree to their conditions.
The Yoda State Congress readily agreed to their conditions, and also considerately helped them move, shut down, and blow up a series of factories that exploited them, including factories, power plants, fried chicken factories, cola canning factories, etc.
At first, these citizens were very happy and grateful that they had finally gained their freedom.
There wasn't even any bloodshed, and the city didn't turn into ruins. I am much luckier than the Rose City.
After returning home, they found that they had thought too simply.
I wanted to drink water, but there was no water in the tap.
I want to cook, but there is no gas in the gas pipe.
I want to go online to complain, but there is no internet.
I want to charge, but there is no power in the power bank.
I called for takeout, but all the pizza places were closed because the trucks transporting flour and vegetables had stopped.
I wanted to buy fried chicken, but all the stores were closed because the fried chicken factory had moved away.
If you want to drink Coke to feel happy, the result is the same. The few remaining Cokes have become popular luxury goods.
Now, a bottle of Coke can be exchanged for an AR15 or 300 rounds of bullets.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you also have an AR15 in your hand.
Otherwise, it is a question whether the other party will pay the bill .
Everything they took for granted in their lives was gone.
It would be fine if it was just life that remained unchanged, but public security has also been seriously challenged.
After discovering that the police and guards had withdrawn, the gangs began to run rampant.
Originally, they would have taken the police officers and guards into consideration and would not have made too much of a fuss. At most, they would have launched a pistol-level shooting.
Now, the last group of people responsible for maintaining law and order are gone, and there is nothing to restrain them anymore.
These people began to act recklessly in the streets.
Even if they shoot someone, they don't have to hide because there is no one to restrain them.
Not to mention killing people, even if mortars were used to blow up buildings at random, no one would care.
The carnival era for these people has arrived.
The sounds of racing, shouting, and gunfights filled the night sky.
Three days later, the congressmen returned here, bringing with them electricity, water, food and mercenaries responsible for maintaining law and order, but all of this cost money.
As for the price, it is naturally ten times higher than before.
It's easy to not be able to pay. You will be taken away, thrown into prison, and worked as free labor until you die, just like those mixed-race immigrants who cross the border illegally.
No one cared about them because they were free people and had no status, just like no one cared about slaves.
The rest of the people can only work hard to make money and repay their debts through various means.
They are being exploited more than before.
Saltwater City and Rose City are both free cities, but they have gone to two extremes.
One is extremely wealthy, like a paradise on earth, and the other is being exploited even more harshly than before.
The two diametrically opposed contrasts have discouraged some people who want to launch free actions. Some cities that have already launched free actions have even begun negotiations with the state legislature, hoping to restore the original appearance of the city and bring back the city councilors.
All these reports were handed over to Zhang Tuohai without exception.
"How could this happen? They have clearly gained freedom, so why are they still living such a miserable life?"
Miranda looked at the report in great confusion.
"This is a mob." Zhang Tuohai said, throwing the report. "Without a unified command, without a goal, without a program, they just want to become free people. After independence, they have no plan, and ultimately they can only end up like this. Is this different from a country like Hell's Gate? In fact, there is no difference. Without a strong leader, this mob will eventually be defeated by the capitalists, even Rose City."
"Then what should we do?" Miranda asked anxiously.
"Since they want to play, I'll play a big one with them." Zhang Tuohai said with a sneer.
