No matter how difficult life is, life still needs to go on.

The little girl Xiang from Yujun met Zheng Li along the way. She was already lucky. As a local resident of the Tieren Autonomous Region and a native resident, she has experienced too much.

If she had not met Zheng Li, even if she was lucky enough to survive, she would probably die in some bad brothel or a gray gang now.

This is not an exaggeration, nor does it mean that there is something wrong with her character or conduct, but in the overall environment of the Ironman Zone in the past, this is probably the only fate for adult women without a backstage.

This is determined by the general environment. People have to live. There is no employment environment and no educational opportunities. There are only a few paths that can be chosen. Don’t go wrong? Survive first before you can choose a path.

"You see, things have changed a lot here over the years. There are no gangs anymore, and most of the mutual aid associations have been cancelled. Now there are only labor unions. Although everyone calls them scabs in private, it is much better than it was back then."

Walking on the spacious streets, local resident Yu Junxiang introduced Zheng Li to the surrounding environment, including the factories and companies that had sprung up one after another, as well as the busy crowds.

"This was the original territory of the Anaconda Gang. Now, in the factory area of ​​the Wright Seamless Steel Pipe Factory, most of the gang members have become workers, and a small number of those who don't want to work have gone to jail."

Zheng Li didn't even know how to evaluate Yu Junxiang's words.

Social transformation never has only beneficiaries and no victims. Some people take advantage and others are unlucky.

The original Iron Man Autonomous Region only had gangs and the slightly whiter gray gangs. Survival resources were extremely limited in the cruel social environment. If you want to survive, your personal strength is definitely not enough. You must find an organization. Since it is an organization, there are

There are those who suck blood and those who are sucked by blood.

In the past, under the extremely poor living conditions in the Ironman District, a very small number of people on the pyramid lived a life that the people below could not even imagine. When the order was reorganized, the pyramid was turned upside down, and the richest one in the past was

Due to past blood debts, many were naturally liquidated. Some were executed on the spot, while others were thrown into cells to rot.

When they continue to be at the top? Are they left to wait for them to organize new gangs to oppose the local order? Gangs are the result of social vacancies when local order is lacking. It is the result of lawless people getting a better social environment. They only commit crimes.

, are also used to making quick money in various ways, and are they left to create continued social instability?

After moving to the city and reinvesting in the governance of this area, those former "big guys", "Bo SS", and "MR. Force" were arrested one by one very quickly. After all, in this era, if you really have the strength,

If so, I wouldn't go to the slums to grab the leftovers.

Under the crushing force of the official violent organs, most organizations were directly disbanded. When most of the members entered the scene, they had to perform a name-calling performance of the Iron Man and the local rulers.

"I really didn't expect you to reach this point. It obviously has nothing to do with you.

Hearing this, the female district chief who had been accompanying him laughed.

"This is your hometown, naturally it is my second hometown, and the harvest here is also a harvest, and it will help the family to some extent. Okay, I know you don't believe it, then you owe us a favor, etc.

When your efforts are needed, work harder."

Looking at "Athena" Zheng Hongqi in front of him, Zheng Li could only nod silently, acknowledging this great favor.

Compared with the past, "Red Flag" has not changed much. Six years has been a complete qualitative change for a sister-in-law like Yu Junxiang. For the centuries-old Shinhwa, it has passed by in a blink of an eye.

Now, she wears epaulettes and a cape, and is still the top leader in the local area.

The Iron Man District is the three poles of Shiqian City, and it is also its own "inner fief". Its quality is directly related to Zheng Li's political status in the city.

Before, Zheng Li didn't even have time to understand his changes. It wasn't that he didn't value this "fiefdom", but that he didn't have enough resources and energy to pay attention to things other than his "external fiefdom".

In his opinion, the Monsoon Land is his foundation, his resource acquisition and territory, and his own private land in the city. He has no ability to manage it, and even taking the initiative to touch it may not be a good thing.

After all, the resources of a city are limited. If you take one bite, I will lose one. It is not cost-effective to offend the other big guys in Shiqian City in this regard. Even if you work hard for development, you will most likely not be able to compete. In the end,

It still has to be smashed.

"Then, I might as well take the route of the local feudal sect. After developing my own territory, I will then consider the more distant local Ironman areas. I'll just treat it as if it doesn't exist for the time being."

The manpower and resources in Zheng Li's hands were limited, and the long distance made dual-head development unrealistic, so he simply gave up on development here.

"Actually, Shiqian City officials and I are just the environment for development. The real driving force is the returning iron men."

Zheng Hongqi did not take the initiative to take credit. In a few words, he explained the changes that have taken place in these places over the years.

Over the years, Zheng Hongqi has also conscientiously performed her duties as the acting district chief. But it stands to reason that without connections and backing, it is actually quite difficult for her to develop.

If you want to stir up a stagnant water, you need enough motivation to put it bluntly, you need money, a lot of money.

Only when you have money can you run a business to provide jobs, and only when you have money can you pay mercenaries to make this area safe. Everyone knows that once the renovation and development here is successful, it will become a new stable source of finance and taxation, a prosperous market, and a human resources base, but

The initial astronomical amount of funds for infrastructure, demolition, resettlement, training, and suppression were not even available to the Shiqian City officials. Wouldn't it be nice to produce more weapons for the front line and open up more resource worlds?

Therefore, in the early days of the war, even with the support of Shiqian City's official policy, even with the special teams and personnel assigned to the "reform", and even with Zheng Hongqi's peak combat power to suppress it, progress was still quite slow.

"The returning Ironmen collectively invested in a special development company that was responsible for opening up land and building infrastructure. It was called the 'Ironmen Autonomous Region Economic Development Co., Ltd.'"

Listening, listening, Zheng Li's feeling became more and more subtle.

He is really familiar with this thing. Isn't this the development zone development model of a large Eastern country in "ancient times"?

It is inconvenient for the government to directly carry out local demolition and infrastructure projects, and it has no money to do so, so it sets up a "private company" specifically to do this, borrows funds from banks and private parties to carry out the project, and once it is completed, it will spend the next ten or decades on it.

income to repay investors.

"No reward? Isn't this a blank slate? What are those returning iron men willing to do?"

"Of course they are willing. Not only are they willing to pay for nothing, they are even willing to help clean up the 'garbage'. If it were not to avoid causing a new round of 'racial conflicts,' we can also save some money on hiring mercenaries."

Different from conventional land acquisition and development, the Iron Man Autonomous Region is not an ownerless wasteland. The cleanup of old forces is similar to the anti-pornography and anti-crime campaign of a big country. However, local official combat power also costs money. It is easier and more convenient to hire mercenaries.

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At this moment, Zheng Li nodded, understanding the subtext of Zheng Hongqi's words.

"The return to Ironman is Kaizi, a Kaizi who is very rich and willing to spend money."

In this war, the most embarrassing position is the Iron Man. Their fellow villagers on the Atel side are relatively easy to stand on, but those who have relations with humans or even live here for a long time must think carefully about themselves.

's future.

Loyalty is not absolute, but it is absolutely disloyal. The all-out war between Atel and humans has completely eliminated Iron Man's original role as a lubricant and indirect bridge.

In the past, if you stayed on the sidelines, you could take advantage of both sides. Now that the two sides are in full-scale war, continuing to stay on the sidelines is almost equal to death.

At this time, quite a few powerful and wealthy individuals among them will consider themselves and their own ethnic groups. Moving to a safe zone "stipulated by law" is obviously the worst result of the excellent option, and it can also be compared with other people.

Tribesmen with similar positions join together to stay warm.

And under such a delicate environment, they are naturally willing to spend money to transform their future living environment. This war has allowed the "bug" of no Iron Man in the Iron Man Autonomous Region to be corrected by the times.

At the same time, if there is an opportunity for the local government to pay them, they would like to take the initiative to cover it all, and would like to dedicate half of their wealth to express their loyalty.

At first, most of the iron men here were war refugees who were implicated. But now, most of them have become successful people in a certain city and place with all their wealth.

Zheng Li couldn't help but laugh. A group of big guys who were not short of money came out of nowhere and took the initiative to give money. Is this the dividend of the times?

And these iron men can do business and live in the human world, so they naturally have a certain social status, often run certain companies, and have some unique technologies.

As capitalists and mature operators, although many of them do not work all their lives and do not have to worry about food and clothing, they feel that they will lose money and resources when they are left at home, so they naturally want to use them to add value.

Setting up factories and enterprises, especially the military industry that is most needed now in the development of Qianqian City, using the rare technology of the Atel people for military industry, not only has unlimited economic prospects, but it is also an extremely good investment politically.

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Pigs standing at the forefront of the storm can fly, not to mention that Zheng Hongqi is not a pig, but a mythical boss who can bring victory. In the past six years, the economic growth of the Iron Man Autonomous Region has doubled.

The birth of the military industry also gave it a more important position in politics.

The Iron Man Autonomous Region has taken over most of the Iron Man's assets and technology in the entire Shiqian City area, and has countless professional production sites of military technology that can only be found here. What was a casual move back then has now become an important one that can change the balance.

chips.

Now, this subtle "third pole" shows a delicate balance between the central faction and the local faction. Zheng Hongqi is destined to be just a passer-by. In the eyes of other senior officials, the real decision-maker and owner is always Zheng Li.

Managers do not need to take sides, but owners must determine their own positions. At this time, Zheng Li finally understood what those vague words from the central government meant.

"Um, so I'm having a lot of fun? My position can directly determine the direction of Shiqian City in the future."

"Yes, and there is one thing you must participate in, and it is also related to you. Due to the war six years ago, the speaker who has been injured and sick is about to step down. The election of a new speaker is coming soon, and you must make a decision. Do we support it in the end?
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