Of course, this does not mean that the empire is a white lotus. As an authoritarian country, privileges are a symbol.

However, this privilege only belongs to the nobility of the emperor's line.

As far as Helios of Charian is concerned, constitutionally speaking, the entire principality belongs to the Helios family.

Including land and people, corruption within the principality means corruption of the private property of the Helios family.

This is a very simple logic. Of course, we care more about our own things than others, so the anti-corruption efforts within the principality have always been strong.

Of course, all this is just for the Helios family to better enjoy their privileges.

However, in fact, according to the productivity of this era.

After Xia Lian took over, even if he had a sudden idea to build a super-large Afang Palace on Helios that covered the entire planet, it would not even have a splash on the internal economic system of the principality.

The reason why ordinary people hate the rich and the upper class is simply because of the uneven distribution of resources.

The upper class and the rich occupy the vast majority of resources, while ordinary people need to pay unmatched efforts and happiness for the resources they disdain to occupy. They work hard all their lives but have nothing.

But in the interstellar era, resources are extremely huge, and even if only 10% of the resources can be distributed to ordinary people, it is still an astronomical figure.

When houses become cheap, medical care is free, old age is worry-free, children are taken care of, no debt is required, and work is equal, you can enjoy everything you want as long as you work less than five hours a day.

When you can travel several times a year and even have spare money to buy some luxury goods or electronic products to satisfy your spiritual world.

People actually don’t care about what kind of system the country they live in has or who uses the taxes they pay to enjoy themselves.

This is still the situation after losing artificial intelligence. If artificial intelligence is still there, many jobs can be done by artificial intelligence, and people's working hours will only be shorter.

In this context, 400 billion people are naturally more than enough to support a family of less than 100 people at most.

Of course, this does not mean that this is correct, but that the current system can maintain a certain degree of stability, that's all.

The most unforgettable thing for Xia Lian about the New Federation was when he and his father visited the Gamma Sector of the New Federation four years ago. Out of fun, he accidentally saw the slums there.

At that time, because of their visit, these slum dwellers were driven to the edge of the city.

The slums of the interstellar era, what an incredible thing.

To put it a little more bluntly, the fundamental purpose of making people rich is to collect more taxes.

But for the officials of the new federation, the taxes collected by the state have nothing to do with them; only the taxes that actually come into their hands are theirs.

Compared with the principality's 400 billion people supporting a family of less than 100 people, the new federation needs 6 trillion people to support millions, even tens of millions, or hundreds of millions of "grand dukes."

They are more arrogant than gods and more absurd than demons.

Xia Lian raised his chin slightly, his eyes looking slightly condescending.

"Why should I listen to you?"

Jackman was stunned by this disdainful look and tone. The pride brought to him by being the son of a regional governor made him quickly feel humiliated.

He gripped the iron railing tightly and stared at Xia Lian, "My father cooperates with your father."

"Then what?" Xia Lian said disdainfully, "That was also your father, not you. Who do you think you are?

I am the son of the Grand Duke, and I may succeed to the throne in the future. What about you, can you become the Governor?

A commoner.

Who allowed you to order me in this tone?"

Jackman was stunned. He had always used his identity to humiliate others, and no one had ever used his identity to humiliate him. The pulse on his neck was beating, and his face turned red quickly.

"My father is the Governor of the Sector! Even though he may step down in the future, he is still the Governor! The same level as your father!"

"Shut your stupid mouth!" Xia Lian said sternly.

After a pause, he sarcastically said, "How dare a district governor who has only lasted eight years at most dare to be compared to a country's grand duke!?"

Jackman was stunned for a moment, and then he gritted his teeth and said.

"Can you say that again!?"

"Oh, common people are common people." Xia Lian looked at Jackman who was gradually filled with anger and said with disdain, "Even if he wears clothes that look like a dog, he still can't change his lowly appearance."

At this time, Jackman finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He grabbed the fence and roared at Xia Lian.

"Hain Bahram! Your Bahram Principality will definitely pay the price for humiliating the Thangka family!"

"I can make you pay now!"

Saying that, Xia Lian looked at Wang Zhen.

"Open the cell!"

Wang Zhen nodded and silently unlocked the cell.

Xia Lian opened the door and walked in. He walked up to Jackman and slapped him on the face.

The sound was so clear that everyone present did not react, including Jackman who was beaten.

He covered his face which was red from being slapped and looked at Xia Lian in disbelief.

"You...you dare to hit me!!?"

"You're the one I'm beating!"

"You...you!" Jackman's eyes turned red instantly, "I'll kill you!!!"

As he said that, he directly punched Xia Lian. Xia Lian easily dodged the fist and stretched out his foot to knock him to the ground.

Then, Xia Lian grabbed his long hair and humiliated him.

"Come on, kill me! If you have the guts, destroy the Principality of Bahram. Do you dare!?"

Jackman was about to bite his teeth to pieces. He looked at Xia Lian with the most disgusting eyes in his life.

Someone on one side seemed to be unable to stand it and interrupted.

"Your Highness Haine, even if Mr. Jackman did something wrong before, you have gone too far."

Xia Lian turned around, and the person who spoke out was a young man with short hair who was also well-dressed. His eyes were sunken and the dark circles were slightly thick.

"and who are you?"

The man straightened his tie and wrinkled suit, and said with a smile, "I am the son of Sankoh, member of the New Federal General Assembly, Burke. My father is a good friend of your brother."

"roll."

Xia Lian's simple and rude words made Burke stunned. He thought Xia Lian didn't hear clearly, so he reminded him again.

"Father..."

"I don't care who you are! If you keep talking nonsense here, I'll beat you too!"

Burke reacted, his expression changed, but soon he sorted out his emotions and said with a smile.

"Sorry, I was abrupt, I apologize to you.

However, His Highness Haien, after all, he is the son of the Governor of Thangka. Humiliating him also means humiliating the Governor of Thangka and the new federation.

Our New Federation and your country are friendly neighbors and have always had good cooperation. I believe that Your Highness does not want to cause a gap between the two countries.

We are all a country ruled by humans, so there is no need to make things so ugly.

How about we each take a step back and I apologize to you on his behalf. You see, you were also beaten. How about we just let this matter go?"

Xia Lian turned his head and looked at the young man again. Compared to Jackman, who couldn't control his emotions, this man was a little more sophisticated.

After being refuted by himself, he could still apologize immediately without changing his face, and then present the facts and reason with reason. When he saw that the relationship could not be broken, he began to put pressure on the country, but not too much.

Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. This kind smile also makes people feel like punching cotton.

Being the first to step forward to rescue Jackman at this time is more likely to have a political purpose. By saving Jackman, he has also joined the line of the Thangka family.

Ambitious, capable, and tolerant, there is almost no doubt that the person in front of you will have great achievements in the future.

Xia Lian grabbed Jackman's hair and commented to Burke.

"You are very tolerant."

Burke smiled and nodded, but just thought he had successfully resolved this conflict.

The next moment, he felt as if his abdomen had been hit by a train.

His whole body was directly hit by the impact on the wall of the cargo hold. There was a burning pain in his abdomen and back, and his internal organs seemed to be displaced. He hugged his stomach in pain and sobbed on the ground.

Xia Lian retracted his foot.

"But I hate being able to bear it, it's too hypocritical.

I've warned you before, but you're still talking nonsense, and there's nothing I can do about it."

A person next to Burke immediately checked on Burke's situation, and then roared at Xia Lian.

"Hain, do you want to offend the entire New Federation?"

"Offend the New Federation?"

Xia Lian couldn't help laughing, "Do you really think of yourself as the native emperor of the New Federation?

Who do you think you are? A group of common people who don’t even have official positions. They keep talking about the New Federation. Have you ever asked the people of the New Federation?”
To be continued...