Chapter 563 Punishment 2
Paul's words caused a stir in the hearts of everyone present. If all the lord's policies are implemented and effective, those squire and landowners who have controlled the villages for generations will almost become They became a group of ordinary people with a little money, and from then on they were on the same level as those mud-legged people they never looked down upon.
Hansel Abbott, director of the Ministry of Agriculture, suddenly felt a lot of pressure, because the impact of Paul's measures on the countryside was almost subversive, and it was likely to have a huge impact on the agricultural production he was responsible for. However, Hansel is not sure whether it will have a beneficial or harmful impact - ordinary farmers are happy and may work harder when farming, but the landowners who own a large number of fields must be very unhappy. What if they secretly cause harm?
Yes, Paul’s description is very beautiful, but there are many things in history that have a good starting point but end in tragedy. After all, no matter how bad the previous order was, it was still order, Graiman If the count throws such a bomb, the old order will undoubtedly be destroyed, but whether the next step will be the formation of a new order or continuous chaos is too mysterious.
"Lord Grayman." Hansel raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.
"Do you have anything to add?" Obviously Count Grayman didn't want to hear any objections.
Hansel carefully put forward his suggestion: "With such a powerful reform, should one or two villages be selected for testing first? Just in case...I mean just in case, the reform If it has any impact on agricultural production, it may affect people's livelihood."
"Oh, no!"
Paul waved his hand without hesitation.
“Although the intensity is a bit strong, it is all related to laws and debts, and does not involve changes to the production structure. I can’t imagine that if everyone abides by the law, it will cause harm to production. What negative impact? If there is any, someone must be doing it secretly.”
Paul's brows furrowed, his expression became serious, and he scanned everyone present with a scrutinizing gaze.
Finally, he stared at Hansel and said: "If I follow what you said, first select one or two places for pilot testing. Hum, isn't this giving our potential enemies time to respond? ? I can already imagine that they will do whatever they can to destroy the places used to experiment with reforms, and then trumpet the lord's reforms as nothing more than nonsense."
The lord's words. There was an unquestionable tone in it.
"So, we must use a storm-like surprise attack to fool them, and we must not leave them any buffer time to think and respond."
"Sir Grayman said it right. That's right!" Cecil expressed his support for Paul.
"Think on the bright side. Those landowners who are as hard-working as iron roosters. Although they have a lot of wealth, they are very few in terms of number. No matter how extravagant these guys are, they can consume many manufacturing products. The luxury goods they spend a lot of money to buy will not stimulate the manufacturing industry very much. But if you follow Lord Graiman's idea, let the majority of farmers - the majority of our current population - get their hands on it. With money, if they can enter the market for consumption, the stimulus to the manufacturing industry will be huge, such as salt, cloth, clothing, socks, shoes and hats, and various metal products, which are definitely used by ordinary families. It’s not that the previous farmers didn’t want to buy things, they were just short of money.”
Paul nodded: “As I said at the beginning, if everything goes well, then our tax revenue from industry and commerce should increase. It can make up for the initial administrative investment.”
The lord’s determination was made, and no one raised any objection.
"Lord Graiman, we have formulated a basic strategy for dealing with those who participated in the rebellion."
Chief Judge Thomas tried to bring the content of the meeting back to the original point. Start the desired topic.
He took out a folded piece of paper and handed it to Paul.
After taking it, Paul unfolded the paper and glanced quickly. Under the gaze of everyone, the changes in the expression on Paul's face were a little confusing.
The lord was still very aggressive just now, and he was gnashing his teeth when he spoke. It gave the impression that he wanted to cut the landlords into slices one by one, dip them in soy sauce and eat them raw. However, after reading the paper handed to him by the chief judge, the lord's face suddenly became calm.
It seemed like he was thinking for a second or two, and then the count spoke.
"It is naturally necessary to deal with those who rebelled, and what you suggested... is also reasonable. But I think the top priority is to interrogate them, pry open the mouths of those bastards who are still alive, and try to kill them before cutting off their heads. It is necessary to find out more information, such as whether there are any accomplices who are lurking and have not been exposed, whether they are still connected to some external forces, etc. In addition, we must also identify who are the masterminds and who are the accomplices. And is there anyone who knew about this conspiracy but concealed it?”
After hearing the lord’s words, everyone felt relieved and their frowns relaxed. Why should we be worried? Because considering the lord's normal personality, everyone is afraid that he will blurt out after reading the content on the paper, "Huh? This is too cruel." But now it seems that the earl does not object to it. content.
At least now I don’t object.
"You are right, Lord Graiman." said Russ Hayden, Director of the Department of Public Safety. "As for the contents of this piece of paper, we just want to ask you to set a date for the final trial. The basic tone."
Paul asked him: "How long do you think it will take to understand all aspects of this rebellion, such as what I just said?"
Russ replied: "This rebellion involves a lot of people, and the identities of the people are also very complicated. Internally we have the army, militia, police, and possibly personnel from the telegraph signal station, and externally there are Ephesians." According to Cecil and I, the interrogation of the local powerful families led by Gus and Valen, as well as their servants and the villagers they had coerced, could take one and a half to two years."
" It takes so long!" Paul scratched his chin.
Finally, he said, "Well, if you encounter any difficulties, just tell me."
"Yes, Lord Grayman. In addition..."
" What?”
Director Ford said: "Until everything settles, Babor Village and several other villages around it will suspend the acceptance of new recruits there and prohibit people there from participating in the registration for the Affairs Officer Examination of the Government Affairs Council."
“This is a sound thing to do.”
Paul fully agreed with this advice.
(End of this chapter)