Darkstone Code-Chapter 775 - 0773 Create Focus to Earn Conscience Money [13/15]

Chapter 775: 0773 Create Focus to Earn Conscience Money [13/15]

The idea of relocating the city center wasn’t invented by Lynch, although for this world, it is still a fresh concept.

After Lynch discussed this theory, this idea, the nobles in the room seemed to have lost their ability to think.

If you can’t buy land in the city center, why not move the city center next to the land you can buy?

This... is it possible?

If it were possible, wouldn’t Gafura have been in chaos long ago?

If the city center could be moved to the outskirts, many people’s wealth would suddenly multiply several times over!

But why hasn’t anyone done this yet, or no city has acted this way? Is it because they don’t know, or is it something that simply can’t be done?

The thoughtful gazes of the people carried some confusion, some curiosity, some shock as they continued to look at Lynch, just like students watching a teacher easily solve an impossible math problem, shocked by the teacher’s problem-solving approach.

Lynch didn’t leave them hanging; these "preschool-level" "children" were not enough to give him any sense of pleasure through suspense.

He swirled the goblet in his hand, and the young Count immediately came over with champagne.

This gathering was to celebrate the victory of earning money, and champagne was the most appropriate drink.

Lynch took a small sip to moisten his throat and began to discuss his plan to relocate the city center.

He first organized his thoughts, combining some intuitive phenomena of this world, so that people could understand more directly.

After about one or two minutes, he began to state the idea, "In the Federation, city centers change with the shifts in commercial centers."

"Wherever there is a developed commercial district and a rich flow of people, that place is naturally a city center. The term city center can apply to multiple locations within each city in the Federation; sometimes there are three or five, sometimes each district has two or three."

"This is because in the Federation, we implement a policy where capital comes first, everything is esteemed through wealth, and people follow the shifts in commercial districts, essentially a process of pursuing wealth."

"Gafura is different. In Gafura, politics comes first, and everything in society serves power, serves politics. Thus, in Gafura, we can see an interesting phenomenon..."

He paused slightly, giving the people in the room a moment to think, before smiling and saying, "...every city’s center has only one, and it’s always centered around the political center."

"Like here, the Imperial Capital, the most bustling area, where do people say the city center is?", Lynch finished, looking directly at the young Count.

The young Count almost instinctively answered, "Empire Avenue!"

"Exactly!", Lynch pointed at him, "Empire Avenue, why is it Empire Avenue?"

This question didn’t require others to answer, he answered himself, "Because the Imperial Palace, the Prime Minister’s office, and the Ministers’ offices are all located on Empire Avenue, so all that is most prosperous must revolve around Empire Avenue."

Outside of the Imperial Palace are the offices of various government institutions, Empire Avenue is also the most prosperous area of the Gafura Imperial Capital.

The first half is filled with all sorts of luxury stores, and it is a must-visit area for tourists. Without visiting here, one cannot experience the traditional flavor and essence of Gafura.

The latter half of Empire Avenue hosts various solemn, somewhat shabby government institutions.

In this place where politics and power are held in the highest esteem, everything revolves around politics and power; this is the fundamental difference between Gafura and the Federation.

In the Federation, the area around the President’s Mansion is as quiet as a graveyard, no one in their right mind would open any shop around the President’s Mansion.

Those places are dangerous — there’s always a chance of encountering protests and demonstrations; if you’re not careful, it can get smashed, so why bother?

Moreover, the active people in those areas are all politicians, and politicians, in order to maintain their image, wouldn’t go shopping in luxury stores under everyone’s watch, which prevents a commercial atmosphere from forming around the President’s Mansion, so the heart of the city isn’t there.

When Lynch reached this point, some people vaguely sensed what Lynch wanted to say, but hadn’t fully figured it out, they watched Lynch with some anticipation.

Lynch continued sharing his ideas, "The methods I’m talking about are actually very simple, if we cannot purchase large areas of land in the centers of every city in the Amelie Province, then we purchase land a bit further out."

"Why am I urging you to invest now?", he looked at the young Count, who was bewildered, and others were pretty much the same.

He raised his voice a bit, "That’s because the entire region is undergoing reconstruction, and we can request the local City Hall to relocate the City Hall and relevant government departments around our properties."

"Once power concentrates near our properties, the prices of those lands will quickly rise, then we turn around and purchase the land in the original city center where the City Hall and various agencies have moved from."

"The Empire Special Zone is a special place. On one hand, it maintains the attribute of power being supreme, while capital and commerce will gradually become more developed and important, inevitably forming a ’dual core’ development trend in the future."

"We buy at the lowest point and watch it rise to a high point!"

The dual core of a city, with multiple driving forces, can accommodate the special nature of the Empire Special Zone. A not-so-wild growth of capital provides a new vitality to the city, while power is still able to harness capital, prompting the establishment of two cores to avoid possible clashes between the two sides.

A developed area with power as the core, and a developed area with commerce as the core.

Lynch’s detailed explanation made everyone feel like they had experienced a baptism, as if they had opened their eyes underwater and, through the hazy clear water, unexpectedly saw the essence of this world.

Their hearts were filled with shock!

"Mr. Lynch...", the young Count admired Lynch more and more, feeling that nothing in this world could be difficult for Lynch.

The feeling of "the idol is awesome, so am I" made his hands tremble slightly; Lynch’s wisdom left him unable to organize his words.

If he could refine his words, adjust his emotions, and give up some noble restraint, cursing a few words at this moment would be most fitting.

Lynch wore a reserved smile, nodded slightly, acknowledging the young Count’s excitement, and soon looked at the others, "Any questions?"

Questions?

No possible questions, any issue is not an issue in the terrifyingly dreadful mind, as deep as the sea, of Mr. Lynch.

After confirming what everyone should do next and nobody opposing, Lynch had his ticket to the position, development of the Amelia Region being what the Emperor most urgently wanted to see.

He didn’t want to set an opposite precedent; the best option was to agree to Lynch’s request.

Meanwhile, as new rounds of negotiations between the Federation and Gafura began, society began to stabilize even more.

Even the printing of additional currency had undergone a simple discussion in the Ruler’s Hall, and while it wasn’t determined how much or how to print, at least everyone agreed that it would be necessary.

As for why the topic wasn’t further discussed, it was because, after the departure of the Minister of Finance, the position of the Minister of Finance was still vacant.

Currently, positions in the finance department were temporarily held by deputies, and many officials closely related to the Minister of Finance were found to have committed various misconducts in office.

The Prime Minister handled this matter personally, eliminating any possibility of anyone glossing over it, nearly all those who held power were swept out.

Doing this was not only to use some people’s crimes to appease the angry populace but also to prepare for future power transitions.

"Your Majesty, the investigation of the Yuanrong case is about to conclude. In the course of the investigation, it was found that all shareholders of Yuanrong Capital were implicated in the fraud case, and we have currently recovered over sixty percent of the funds, with over thirty percent unable to be recovered."

The Emperor, sitting on the throne, always furrowed his brow, glancing at the Prime Minister, "Is Lynch involved in this matter?"

The Prime Minister shook his head, "He hasn’t directly benefited from it in any form, those people from the Federation said it was all the idea of that deceased president Richard."

"I heard that Richard knew Lynch?", the Emperor didn’t believe that Lynch had nothing to do with it.

Though reason told him there might be no connection, he just couldn’t believe it, so he needed to ask more.

The Prime Minister shook his head; he thought the Emperor was getting a bit obsessed. Lynch was indeed somewhat annoying, but a country’s Emperor should not focus on such trivial matters.

"Your Majesty, they were former partners, later they stole money from Lynch and ended their partnership with Lynch..."

The Emperor sighed, it was a pity not to drag Lynch into it, "Then what about the remaining funds, why haven’t they been recovered, I remember no one escaped abroad?"

The Prime Minister nodded, "That’s the case, but these funds have mostly left the country through various means, into some international accounts, and we’re unable to trace them anymore."

"Find an opportunity to clear out these people, the Empire hasn’t let them down, yet they harm the Empire for their gain."

The Prime Minister didn’t specify who those people were, but the Emperor of the Empire knew somewhat, for example, certain underground banks, some international money laundering organizations, they have ways to smuggle money out.

The questions were all asked, the answers given, and they fell into a brief silence.

No one spoke, it seemed as if they were all waiting for something.

After about two or three minutes, the Minister of Defense suddenly stood up, "Your Majesty, the Minister of Finance has resigned due to accountability, this position is very important to us and to the Empire, we must make staffing arrangements as soon as possible, or it may affect our development."