The Guest: Book 3

by Yufeng Zhuang

Chapter 3

  The seven big families

  For thirty seven Constitution Calendars, the federation has already had many times reforms of the political structure, although the essence doesn’t have too many changes, but it still has the difference of new and old. The last big reform in the federation, occurred in more than six hundred years ago, people also get used to call the recent federation the new federation.

  But whether in the old or the new history textbook of the federal schools, the human civilization about before the beginning of the Constitution Calendar, is always described quite vague. Perhaps it was too long ago, then don’t have the full and accurate historical information. Or perhaps because the educators of the federation thought, should let the bathed in the light of the democracy and freedom citizens, look at the better future more, but not because of the aesthetic illusion which was caused by the time difference, to recall that actually not that good monarchy era.

  Just because these reasons, besides those special historical scholars, not many federal citizens still concern about that existed in tens of thousand years ago imperial power society. Although the schools still teach these things in the history textbook, but not many people could remember it, the name of that last reign imperial family is Tai.

  So when Sheilor blurted out the origin of the Tai family, Charlie Tai also couldn’t help to be somewhat surprised, he praised his history knowledge with a smile. Sheilor immersed in the shock, didn’t hear the praise of the other party, just subconsciously recalled those years in the East Forest Region, those days uncle Fengyu let him stay in the library to read the books every single day.

  The history of the dynasty was too long ago, but the seven big families of the federation, have been engraved in the minds of all the federal citizens. Even Sheilor was in the far remote East Forest Region in those years, he also know that there are seven extremely huge influence families in the federation. The industries of these families spread in many aspects in the federation, in the dark affect the whole federation in the energy development, the finance, the welfare, the employment…

  No matter how the federal President changed, or how the senator election occur repeatedly, all will not affect the position of these seven big families in the federation. Just like what a old saying says: the federation is the seven big families.

  This sentence might be a bit exaggerated, but nobody could ignore the shadow which these seven big families exist in the federal history of civilization. The most horrific thing is, nobody knows how big the shadow of these seven big families.

  In the early time of the Constitution Calendar, every once in a while, the federal government might appeared a President deeply gained the esteem support of the public, or a strong Management Committee collectivity, these politicians always tried in the support of the public and the media, let the operation of the federation completely break away from the influence of the seven big families.

  But not matter how those successful Presidents, or the strong Management Committees passed any kind of laws or executive orders, they still couldn’t find out the real actual strength of these seven big families.

  The citizen property claims act, the cooperation property clear regulation, the antitrust law, the first repair bill of the antitrust law… countless laws and regulations, in front of the silence of these families, didn’t fully have their should have effects in the end.

  The federation in those times, as if the battlefield which the government and the seven big families fight desperately. There were three Presidents assassinated, until now still have not found out the truth. And the seven big families also in the strict control of the government, suffered the great interest loss, rumored that one of the families nearly break off the inheritance, was almost destructed at that point…

  But besides those reign of terrors, in the eyes of the historians, the deadly struggles in those years, also couldn’t be said that there is nothing good-- the control the federal government had to the seven big families, to a great extent, improved the federal framework of the legal system, and the countermeasure the seven big families had to the federal government, also avoid the appearance of a too strong government.

  The times is in development, the seven big families themselves are the part of the federation, they couldn’t fight on like this forever. The enormous industries which the seven big families hide in the society, must in a relatively long and steady social framework, could have the sustainable development. They couldn’t brazenly choose to stand on the opposite side of the government and the masses of the people.

  And those who need the votes politicians, also began to find out, if they could have the support of the seven big families, then in the future political road they could go more smoothly.

  Both sides all have their own needs, so in the unconsciously influenced guidance of the benefit, the federation began to develop to another direction, the politicians began to seek for the help of the seven big families. And the seven also began to choose their partners in the political circles, with their families’ own powerful strength, help these cooperative partner gain the vote of the vast federal citizens…

  Only could become the cooperative partners, the politicians couldn’t totally become the spokesperson for the seven big families. Because the lost necessarily independent existence politician, would fully succumb to the pressure of the seven big families inevitably.

  And the huge wealth of the seven big families has the appreciation desire naturally, that would let these politicians become their profit tools, that would inevitably infringe upon the rights of the most ordinary citizens in the short term… the followed social instability, is the horror consequence which any far-sighted people inside the federation, even the seven big families themselves, don’t want to see.

  This is a kind of contemporaneous coexistence, but it’s also a kind of instinct choice, which could put these collaborations forcibly repress under the bottom line, which the federal citizens could endure. And because of those never been put down on the paper tacit agreement between the federal government and the seven big families, the seven big families always have kept some mysterious and lofty image in the mind of the federal citizens.

  In the heart of human being, always have a kind of natural craving for the strong, the existence of the seven big families, just could meet the federal citizens this kind of psychological need, just could fulfill the citizens the dissatisfaction to some unfairness of the society.

  Have to say, the media had played a very important role in the mean time, the mysterious and lofty seven big families, whether they did some specific things to harm the ordinary citizens, nobody knows, doesn’t it?

  Until the emergence of George Collin this scholar, then all of these had a little bit change.

  The originally kept fighting strenuously in the mountains anti-government army, suddenly found a political program which is more accord with needs of the federal citizens. They spearheaded their attack directly at the relation between the federal government and the seven big families, from the George Collin doctrine, put forward that part which they needed the most, requested the federal politicians, and those seven never willing show up in front of the federal citizens huge families, to give back in the countless years, the wealth exploited from the ordinary citizens; requested these seven big families must pay the real price, for they had the damage to the democracy and freedom of the federation in the history…

  The anti-government army gave up the armed struggle gradually, the moderates led by the senator Medellin, raised up the George Collin banner, influenced the four states surrounding the mountains in the S2 Region, and caused a great disturbance in the heart of the federal young men.

  But… this actually still couldn’t threaten the position of the seven big families had in the federation, these seven big families were even very glad to see the existence of the senator Medellin. Because any kind of struggle, as long as it entered the track of the election, that would be a kind of could be controlled
, could be influenced, or even could be negotiated process.

  As for the thought prevailing in those young people, also not be afraid by these seven big families, the young people are always warm-blooded. after they leave the campus, enter into the society, enter into those all kinds of companies or the government departments, of course they would understand, had the delusion to fight against the federal historical tradition, that would be what a thankless task and boring thing.

  The seven big families coldly and toughly exist every day after the federation was born, and get stronger day after day. If someone says that they have already controlled most of the lifeblood of the federation, it’s afraid that it’s not the alarmism.

  And they seem to will exist forever, until that day the federation come to the end, this fact couldn’t let people not to feel shocked.

  The reason why the seven big families were mysterious and lofty, that is because the life of those real big shots never appeared in any news or the documentary, only existed in the imagination and the federal TV channels, only existed on the filmstrips of the Evergreen town.

  Also no which scholar or the government agency could really investigate clearly, which family actually control which part of the industry of the federation.

  There is only one special case, that is the Chung family of the West Forest. Because the Fourth Military Region which the Chung family location is, generations station on the edge of the universe for the federation, already because a certain incident in the early days of the first Constitution Calendar, exposed in front of the eyes of the public, couldn’t conceal its huge figure any more.

  On the contrary, the names of these seven big families were not what secret, even Sheilor could easily tell six inheritance surnames of the families.

  In the seven big families, the really absolute low-key and mysterious, there is only one family, that is the Tai family. Not many people know, this Tai family incredibly would be The descendants of the imperial family, which ruled the whole human society long time ago!

  When Sheilor heard Charlie Tai told that… he is the successor of the Tai family which is one of the seven big families, he was in a daze for a moment, was speechless for a long time.

  This identity is not what a childe of the rich family or a politician, but represents a kind of history, a kink of ubiquitous influence! The successor of the seven big families, if it were in the ancient times, at least it should be a king…

  After was in shock for a long time, Sheilor then came back to himself slowly. At the first time he thought of one problem, gazed at the pale face youngster who was in the sofa, he asked in mumbling, “why do you want to tell me?”

  Why did Charlie Tai want to tell him his real identity? This is the first question Sheilor had after he cast off the shock. If the other party is the hanging high in the night sky moon, then at most he is just a not-eye-catching greening by the Rose river, they shouldn’t be the people in the same world.

  Even if they have been getting along with each other like the ordinary friends in other days, but once the identity of the other party showed up, it would be like a chasm lying across between two of them, then there is no way to fill it up again.

  “You are a very good friend.”

  Since the moment he mentioned his name, Charlie Tai has been observing the expression of Sheilor calmly and attentively. He was very glad that he didn’t find any reaction he doesn’t like in Sheilor’s eyes, he quite appreciates his this friend more, he could incredibly come back to himself this quickly from the shock, could talk to him like a normal person.

  “I used to have some friends, but after they knew my identity, all of them don’t have the courage to get along with me like a friend, or they left quietly, or they became the people like Youzhi that kind of people… I think, if we want to continue to be friends, one day, you will also face this multiple choice.” Charlie Tai said gently with a smile, “since it is so, I should say it out in advance as well.”

  The reason why Sheilor could come back to himself this quickly, if all because the experiences he had in these years.

  A fugitive with the only piece of the disguise chip in the whole federation, in the Antique Bell he even bathed for the heir of the Chung family Little Watermelon for several days, this time he suddenly found out the guy who went whoring with him together, would incredibly be the big shot of the seven big families as well-- he even was somewhat numb to this kind of shock, just felt that his encounters were really too bizarre a bit.