"What? Are you going to the Imperial Capital?"
Liu Yifeng looked at Lord Angel with some surprise, and then understood.
Yes, it seems that what I saw is indeed correct. Lord Angel obviously cannot find an opponent, and the only apparent opponent, apart from the emperor of the empire, is obviously no one who can match him.
Even the combined efforts of the two city lords, Gray Mist and Tieshi, couldn't do anything to Lord Angel. Instead, he killed him one against two.
This strength is unique in the entire southern region.
Such a strong man was the only one from the imperial capital who had the strength to fight with him.
Thinking of this, Liu Yifeng immediately understood Lord Angel's inner thoughts.
And he has also become Lord Angel's most loyal believer (player). Whoever could help you rise to a large level in such a short period of time would be willing to become his believer, right?
Mainly, it’s too chewy!
Therefore, Liu Yifeng told the truth according to what he knew.
"Actually, since the split, well, that is, after the cracks appeared, the empire continent has been divided into five parts, four major regions: southeast, southeast, northwest, and the imperial capital area located in the southeast."
"Wait a moment."
At this point, Li Yi interrupted Liu Yifeng's narration.
"The imperial capital is not in the center?"
Liu Yifeng shook his head in denial.
"Of course not, sir. The location of the imperial capital can be said to be the most unique on the continent of the empire, but it is not at the most central location. You must know that when the capital was originally established, the ancestor of the empire considered all aspects. , finally selected the location of the current imperial capital. Judging from the current situation, this imperial ancestor is indeed very far-sighted, whether it is from the geographical environment, the degree of convenient transportation, and the strength of control over the imperial continent. The location of the imperial capital is the most ideal location."
"In other words, no matter which direction you go to the Imperial Capital, the distance is the same?"
Liu Yifeng nodded.
"Yes, it is indeed the case. It should be said that the routes from the imperial capital to the four major regions take almost the same time. This also ensures that the empire has absolute control over the four major regions for a long time in the past. , even though the governors in various places were selected and recommended by local people, the imperial capital was finally finalized."
"Governor?"
Li Yi heard another new term.
Isn’t it just the city lord’s?
Why did another governor appear? And judging by his tone, it seemed that this governor was above all the city lords?
Seemingly understanding Li Yi's eyes and understanding that Lord Angel really didn't know much about the distribution of power in the Empire Continent, Liu Yifeng simply explained it from beginning to end, allowing Li Yi to understand the distribution of power in each district on the Empire Continent. Have a certain level of understanding.
It turns out that as Liu Yifeng said, before the continent was divided, the imperial continent was divided into five regions.
There are five major regions: East, South, West, North, and the Imperial Capital. Among these five major regions, except for the Imperial Capital which is directly controlled by the emperor and the imperial army under his command, the other four major regions are all controlled by the local wealthy families. After selecting the recommended person as governor, he will actually manage it.
Although the wealthy families in the four major regions have the power to recommend and select, the person who makes the decision still has to issue the will of the imperial capital.
This is equivalent to local self-government. You can recommend candidates for self-government, but it is up to me to decide whether to use them or not.
Of course, this is just a way of ruling. In most cases, the imperial capital will not veto the recommendations of local wealthy families, and almost all of them will be approved.
After all, no matter how thoughtful the ancestors of the empire were at that time, by locating the imperial capital so that the four major regions could be reached at the same time from any direction, there would still be some inconvenience and being out of reach.
The Empire Continent is really too big!
In terms of size, any one of the four major regions or the imperial capital is more than twice the size of the entire land area of the earth where Li Yi was originally located.
It can be seen from this that the total area of this imperial continent has reached such a terrifying figure.
Moreover, the productivity development level of the Empire Continent is not to mention the technological level of Earth, which already has a space elevator. Even Blue Star is much higher than the technological level here.
The normal way of traveling for ordinary people is still in the horse-drawn carriage stage.
It is because of the existence of genetic warriors that such a large area will not be an obstacle.
But even so, most people, especially genetic warriors, do not spend too much effort on the road, but choose to stay locally.
On the contrary, no matter whether it is the four major regions or the imperial capital, their development levels are almost the same.
Except for the imperial capital's powerful imperial army, the four major regions are not allowed to form their own armies. This is to prevent local areas from becoming too strong and threatening the imperial capital's dominance.
Of course, if you think that the local wealthy families in the four major districts will give in so easily, then you really underestimate them.
If nothing else, take the Southern District where Li Yi is located as an example. Even a city guard captain in Liu Yifeng District knew that not only the Southern Governor, but also the local wealthy families in the Southern District had secretly formed no less than three branches. Private armies above.
Of course, on the surface, these armies are just the guardians of wealthy families.
However, have you ever seen that family's nursing homes numbering in the tens of thousands?
Obviously, this is just a pretense.
When talking about this, Li Yi also saw Liu Yifeng's disdain for these private armies.
But strangely, he also saw a hint of fear in the other party's eyes.
"You seem to have some ideas about the private armies of these wealthy families?"
Now that he saw it, as an angel among believers, Li Yi naturally couldn't pretend not to see it, so he asked.
Liu Yifeng smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
"We are talking about the guardians and private armies of wealthy families, but no one dares to really treat them as private armed forces. Let's take the Southern District as an example. Don't look at the domineering appearance of us city guards under the city lord. After all, He is the confidant of the city lord, but when it comes to these wealthy private armies, he really has no status at all, and the other party doesn't take 'regular armies' like us at all!"
"Why is this? Doesn't it mean that apart from the governor, the city lord has the highest status? These wealthy families don't seem to have any official positions, right?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yifeng quickly raised his head to glance at Lord Angel, then lowered his head.
"You don't know that the reason why the governor with the most power in the region can become the talkative person in the region is actually inseparable from the support of the local wealthy families. You must know that these local wealthy families account for about 80% or even 90% of the total. With the above wealth and resources, how could someone elected by such a huge force not share their anger?"
Li Yi was stunned when he heard this.
The so-called governor actually represents the power of the local wealthy families. In other words, although on the surface the local wealthy families do not have any official status, in fact, the governor with the most local power acts in accordance with their interests and will.
Because only in this way will they support the governor.
Only in this way will the private armies of the wealthy families in these places be more assertive than the city guards, and they will not even take the power of the city lords seriously.
That can be regarded as the governor, or the army of the people behind the governor, which is the leading force in the local area.
Such a private army can no longer be regarded as a private army.
It would be more appropriate to say they were the Governor's personal guards.
Hearing this, Li Yi waved his hand.
"Okay, that's all for the local wealthy families. Now I want to know even more, after the split, is there any way to go to the imperial capital?"
Liu Yifeng: "Actually, there are still ways. Although it is much more difficult than before, it shouldn't be difficult for you."
Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"Why don't you tell me what the split of the imperial continent is all about? I once heard someone introduce it to me, but what he said was not entirely true. I couldn't quite understand it. You know, I am not from your world, so..."
"I know, you are an angel."
"Actually, many people believe that the split of the Empire Continent was caused by rifts."
Liu Yifeng interrupted Li Yi. He was so straightforward that he didn't realize what it was about. Fortunately, Li Yi didn't care and listened to his introduction quietly.
