"I will preside over this week's regular meeting. First of all, I would like to thank you for your support for the work of the parliament. The success of this city is inseparable from everyone's efforts. However, before the meeting begins, I would like to remind you again, please exercise your rights with caution, because every vote you cast will affect or even determine the fate of the city." Viscount Hutton paused, "Now, I announce that the 26th regular meeting of the City Council of this year has officially begun." Then he took the statistics handed over by the staff. Although he had worked very hard, the expressions of the two digital faces on his face were still very wonderful. He paused for a moment before continuing, "That... The number of people should have been in this meeting was 123, and in fact, 124. Attorney General, please confirm it finally."

The Attorney General nodded and signed his name on the piece of paper.

"Then, let's move to the proposal voting stage. The first proposal of this regular meeting came from Councillor Shali, which was about the kidnapped Archbishop Motelis. Councillor Shali regrets the progress made by the police station so far and believed that the relevant person in charge may have malfeasance of varying degrees. Therefore, Councillor Shali suggested personnel adjustments and suspend the main responsible persons for investigation. So for this proposal, first, both parties are asked to make statements, and the time is limited to half a magic time."

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The meeting was going on in an orderly manner. Viscount Hutton was very worried at first. After all, someone came to the city council in an abnormal manner today, as if it was a time bomb. Viscount Hutton, as the host, was afraid that he would suddenly make trouble, but in fact, the whole whole Wudada Lyon was very calm.

He sat in that corner, yawning while flipping through the book in his hand, as if he was not interested in what was happening in front of him, but it was not until the fourth proposal was voted to pass Viscount Hutton that he finally breathed a sigh of relief and his heart fell back to his stomach.

At least from the moment, the other party was not for him today. The proposal that Viscount Hutton was most concerned about came from Councillor Juan. The content of the proposal was to request the city council to allocate funds to renovate a Civic Square west of the city.

People who work in the House know that Juan and Hutton have always been very unconfrontational, and the two often have conflicts, but in fact this is just a gesture they deliberately made. They already knew each other before entering the House, and they were friends with good relationships, but in order to cooperate more effectively, they created the illusion of a political opponent.

For example, the real beneficiary behind this square renovation is actually Viscount Hutton, because the real estate near the square is basically under his name. Once the proposal is passed, the city council must compensate him for a large loss of business closure during the renovation process. After the renovation is completed, the flow of people in this area is expected to increase, so that the real estate under his name will also appreciate. After this proposal is passed, it is conservatively estimated that his personal assets can double.

If this proposal was proposed by him, it would probably be rejected by the parliament, and it would be possible that his enemies would be caught by him. However, now, with his "opponent" Juan as the initiator of the proposal, no one would suspect that he was coming, and Juan himself had no interest in this proposal, and it would naturally be easier to pass in the parliament.

According to Viscount Hutton, it is not only their pair of friends in the City Council, which is similar to the opponents and friends in the field. After all, this is just a type of countless strategies. In addition, in order to promote the passage of a bill, there are various other techniques. The City Council is not a battlefield, but it has a complex environment no less than the battlefield.

No, it should be said that the current situation is still complicated. Viscount Hutton himself was a knight and had a period of military career. Therefore, sometimes he couldn't help but feel that the military life was simpler. If there were any conflicts, everyone could solve it. At night, they would still drink together by the bonfire.

On the contrary, the members of the meeting were not a good-looking person, and they could not fully trust each other even friends. Allies and betrayals were performed here every day, and everyone was trying their best to maximize their profits for themselves or the forces behind them, so that they could easily betray those former allies.

Tobias University scholars once said that so-called politicians are like sharks. They will be attracted by the smell of blood and can devour the same kind without hesitation when necessary.

Viscount Hutton is no longer surprised by this. When he first entered the parliament, he had some old friends from his father to take care of him. Even so, he suffered several great losses. Until now, he has become one of these sharks, and it is still a very strong one.

However, he is almost tired of this intrigue life. In the past two years, he has made a lot of money by using his hands. With the money he made this time, he can already start thinking about his life after retirement. His eldest son is also twenty-seven years old this year, and he can replace him in the city council in two years.

Viscount Hutton was a little tragic because the work flow of the City Council is like this. Generally speaking, the more important the proposals are, the higher the proposals are. Unless the seven-member group of the round table has contradictory opinions on a certain proposal, the proposal will be put on hold for a while, and the new round of discussion will continue until the other proposals are over in the afternoon. Today is relatively smooth. At noon, the important proposals have basically reached a consensus. Everyone has actually been mentally prepared, but then Dada Lyon did not make trouble. After this abstention, everyone began to doubt whether they had misunderstood this guy. Maybe he just wanted to come to the City Council to read the notebook? In this way, the work in the afternoon is easier, and Viscount Hutton can also relax his nerves a little.

"Then...the last proposal today, from Councillor Stewart, the Married Ferdinand Ferdinand family, will arrive in Goodris in a month and a half, requesting approval to enter the port."

The marriage between the Ferdinand family and the Breton family has been rumored to be very popular, and everyone here naturally has heard of it. It is said that the head of the Breton family, Hatfiria, is now studying in Guderice, and the things the boy named Moglani is doing is undoubtedly extremely romantic now, and he travels across the ocean with an engagement or something. Such a pomp is rare among nobles, just like a girl's novel.

So now a group of people are waiting for subsequent development as if they are chasing serials. The scenes of lovers getting married are always endless. So at this time, everyone in the City Council will not disappoint everyone's fun. In fact, the Ferdinand family's fleet wrote to the University Town to request docking was more due to etiquette. The fleet itself does not carry any dangerous goods. Except for the two frigates, the other ships only have transportation functions. The reason why the former is equipped with weapons is only to deal with the harassment of pirates. This level of armed forces will not threaten the safety of Goodris.

But after all, both sides belong to different forces. The Ferdinand family did not want anyone to find fault this time, so the process they should go was not missed. But in fact, both sides knew that this kind of thing was just a form, Moglani thought so, Viscount Hutton thought so, Speaker Wood thought so, and the rest of the meeting room thought so.
Chapter completed!