Chapter 181: The Beginning of the Reform
The efficiency of the Floating City is not ordinarily high, and after the order was issued, all the directors, councillors, and secretaries of the decision-making council were present.
"You are all the backbone members who have followed me all the way, from my tenure in the Sun Temple, to the development of the Floating City, and several assaults on the trolls, all of them have contributed to the Floating City." Before Patrick could finish his opening remarks, an elf was eager to show his loyalty: "Don't be in a hurry to say that I have a new decree and want to hear your opinions." ”
All the core members picked up the bill prepared in advance, carefully read the back, and looked at each other, not knowing what their sovereign meant.
"Lord Patrick, isn't it too unreasonable for this land property right and other powers to be forbidden to sell to the outside world, and all of them are owned by the council, and after the property rights expire, what should those elven civilians do?"
Some councillors have already discovered that after the property rights are set, all the land will no longer be privatized, and if the property rights have expired, the decision-making council will take back the land, then how can the residents living on the land be appeased, which is not only not conducive to development, but may also lead to the loss of residents in the new city of sunlight, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Patrick didn't answer this question directly, but instead talked about the issue of urban construction: "Ladies and gentlemen, after all these years of construction, the outer walls of the City of Sunshine have been built, and each section of the wall has a mage tower towering, and the architectural design of the mage tower is all placed in the city, not around the mage tower like the stars and moons. ”
Quirlintis took over: "Your Excellency's suggestion is indeed good, after the city is built, the mage tower and the city wall will surround the inner city, so that the city is defensive on all sides, and the mage tower surrounding the floating city can also detect the work of the defense system that envelops the whole city. ”
"The mage who enters the tower can naturally use this mage tower and its supporting buildings at will, but what I want is to take back the property rights of the land of this mage tower, not the building, the ownership of the building is permanent, and the property rights of the land are controlled by the council."
Many elves seem to understand the different concepts between "land use rights" and "building property rights", Patrick only briefly talked about the concept of land ownership, but in the concern of their own interests, many elves still asked: "If our land use rights have expired, then the mage tower and the house will also be taken back by the council?" ”
"No, the ownership of the building is perpetual, there is no time limit, as long as the building is not completely destroyed and disappeared, it can always be enjoyed, and the building title certificate we issue will not have a time limit; However, land use rights have a time limit, and we need to determine the specific term after investigation and deliberation. ”
"As for what happens when the land use right expires, we can carry out renewal business to ensure that the interests of residents living here are not affected."
Another elf had a question: "Lord Patrick, this entire Sun Temple area is your fiefdom, and it can be regarded as your private property, so it is not appropriate for you to let us manage your private property." ”
Patrick: "You're right, this floating city is indeed my private property, but do you think the Cabolon family alone can manage it?" We are a floating city here, not a castle, not a mage tower, and even if it is the royal family of the Sunseeker, according to the current law, the entire Quel'Salas belongs to the royal family, but the rulers of this land are still the big families such as the Sunwing, Morrowind, and the Dawnstar? And why do you think the Floating City is growing so rapidly, even those humans are not as good as our new city. ”
Many elves began to talk to each other, the development speed of the city of sunlight is absolutely unique in the kingdom of the high elves, ordinary elven cities from the beginning of the city, to a large number of residents to settle, and then to the city to a certain scale can never be completed in a few hundred years, and this emerging city of sunlight only needs a few decades to complete, this feat can be called a new record for the construction of the city of Quel'Thalas.
"Maybe the floating city is safer, right?"
"It is also possible that the development of the city will have a new group of nobles long ago."
"Is it possible that there are more opportunities in the new city than in the old city?"
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The high-level officials expressed their conjectures, but none of them were complete.
"What do you think the common people are after?" Hearing what the parliamentarians said, Patrick did not agree, but only asked another question, but without waiting for the other elves to answer, he continued: "Ordinary people always seek these things: living environment, sanitary conditions, educational conditions, public facilities, development opportunities...... These are the things that ordinary people are forever looking for. ”
"The establishment of the City of Sunshine just gave them these needs. Moreover, in the City of Daylight, since every official is required to report on his work regularly, and the crime of malfeasance and acceptance of contributions is stipulated, the efficiency and fairness of the new administrators have been greatly improved, and with the addition of my accountability system, every elf does not dare to joke with his own future. ”
The surrounding elves were all silent after hearing it, the development of the City of Sunshine is indeed good, but there are too many rules and regulations newly formulated by their big lord, compared to Silver Moon City, being able to sit in a high position means that they are in power and do whatever they want, and the donations given by other families and merchants every year are not a small amount, but in the City of Daylight, the donations are actually illegal, they will be dismissed, and they may have to be judged if they affect the development of the Floating City, which makes it a little difficult for those elves who joined the Floating City halfway to accept.
After all, in the eyes of these people, taking bribes and receiving political donations is a reasonable and legal income, and Patrick will never change this. Because it would be a joke to legitimize bribery and to label those who give bribes as generous donors of political donations, and then to say that our officials are the most honest people.
How can "throwing peaches" not "repay Li"? The essence of political donations is a transaction between power and money, as long as there is an exchange of interests, it is impossible to completely eradicate the use of power for personal gain, power and money transactions, which is one of the purposes of Patrick's must prohibit political donations, if this gray area is not regulated, after a long time, the top management of the City of Sunshine will become the same as the Silver Moon Council, and it is even more difficult to talk about the later development, because the monopoly organizations will only care about their own development, as for the development of society, it is a by-product of their own development.
But in the same way, because inaction is also a fault, forcing those officials to move forward and strive to develop and build this new city, this method can in a sense target and suppress those who neglect their duties and do not seek merit but no fault.