Chapter 8 Abandoning the Homeland
In a solemn and luxurious building in Langton City, the two returning people were reporting the results of their visit to Perficott to a majestic old man.
"Is this Miss Brandless's reply? It seems that she was angry about what happened last time!" The old man was not angry because of Purficott's refusal of the invitation, but instead there was a trace of anger on his face. There was a look of regret and remorse: "If I had known about this matter earlier, I would have had a detailed discussion with Miss Brandless! The matter would not have reached this situation, and the empire would not have to waste a few months. It takes time to prove what she has already concluded."
The old man in front of her sighed, then looked at the young man and asked him: "James, what do you mean to Brandlis? What do you think of what the lady said? "
"Your Majesty, I don't think Miss Brandlis is as angry as she appears." Although she still looks a bit decadent. But in front of the Duke, the young man named James showed a bit of seriousness and seriousness, making him look less frivolous.
James's answer made the Duke, who had been worried about preparing the crisis response committee, couldn't help but shine. He said to the young man he had always been very optimistic about: "Really? Tell me what you think."
Major William on the side also showed a curious look. On the way back just now, James told him that Perfectcott's words had a deeper meaning, but he didn't understand what was going on, so now he also behaves like this Very curious.
"Miss Brandless's words, I think she conveyed two messages to us." James explained his views to the Duke of Gloucester and expressed his analysis: "First of all , the meaning of Miss Brandlis's words was very clear. She did not accept the invitation because the unfair treatment she had suffered before made her lose patience and trust in the imperial nobles.
She did not want it. When responding to the crisis and saving the world, there are still people who involve her energy due to political interests, gender discrimination and other issues.
She warned us that this crisis is not a disaster that the empire can handle calmly. , it requires our all-out unity to survive this disaster
Therefore, anything that wastes time or has nothing to do with responding to crises and saving the world should be effectively controlled and prohibited. She does not want to, and we should not waste energy and time on these things.
Only if this is achieved will Miss Brandless agree to the invitation of the Crisis Response Committee. "
Listening to James' analysis, the Duke of Gloucester couldn't help but nodded slightly and agreed with his analysis.
"That's true! The empire is about to face an unprecedented crisis. If there are still people who are dragging their feet, wasting time, and wasting the empire's precious resources and energy on boring noble tricks, then they are not worthy of continuing to exist as nobles of the Victoria Empire. "The Duke of Gloucester, who was sitting on the sofa, leaned back on the back of the sofa. He seemed to be relaxed, but he showed a strong momentum.
Although he was just because his surname was the right one. Rost only inherited the title of Duke, because it was the Duke of Gloucester who could serve as the Speaker of the Imperial Noble Council, but this does not mean that the Duke of Gloucester is just an incompetent person relying on the legacy of his ancestors
He was able to sit on the position of Speaker of the Noble Parliament because of his duke title and the influence of his family. However, he was able to secure this position and break the sixty-year tradition of the three major ducal families in the empire taking turns to serve as Speaker. He was trusted by the Queen for seven consecutive terms. The speaker of the new term relies on his own strength.
In the view of the Duke of Gloucester, compared with Perfectcott, who was able to draw the conclusion that a disaster was about to happen through statistics and analysis and calculations, those who only rely on family connections to sit on the council The seats of nobles are really insignificant.
For the Victoria Empire, which was founded four hundred years ago, other things may be in short supply, but the nobility...
Although with the expansion of the empire to the New World and other colonies, and the development of steam engines With the popularity of the empire, the national power of the empire rose to an unimaginable level, and the number of nobles was still too many, so much so that the Queen considered reducing the number of nobles in the empire several times after she succeeded to the throne. Therefore, it is not difficult for the Duke of Gloucester to decide how to choose.
Of course, the Duke of Gloucester still wanted to hear James's judgment before making a choice.
So he adjusted his sitting position and asked James: "You just said that Miss Brandless wanted to convey two messages, what is the other one?"
"Yes. A way to deal with this terrible disaster!" James opened his mouth with a piece of bombshell news, which attracted the attention of the Duke of Gloucester and Major William. In their eager eyes, James explained: "Miss Brandless. Finally, saying that she wants to hunt brown bears in the New World is actually telling us that to deal with disasters, we need to abandon our homeland and go to the New World to build a sanctuary in the New World."
"Why the New World?" The Duke of Gloucester frowned. It seemed to him that the cost of abandoning the empire's homeland was too high.
The Victoya Empire was a powerful sea power country. Although the mainland was small, as the empire's fleet conquered and opened up colonies one after another, resources and wealth from all over the world gathered here. It is the most essential core of the empire.
There are the best universities in the world and the most advanced factories in the world. Countless talents gather in the core territory of the empire, where they contribute to the strength and prosperity of the empire.
It can be said that the Victoria Empire was able to establish colonies all over the world, allowing the empire's flag to fly under the sun forever, and the empire's native land made at least 90% of the contribution.
Abandoning the homeland would be tantamount to abandoning the empire’s hundreds of years of accumulation since its founding.
Obviously, it is impossible for the Duke of Gloucester to make such a decision.
But James...or Purficott didn't think so. He explained to the Duke of Gloucester: "Miss Brandless has made it very clear in her words that the New World is far away from human habitation.
As the weather gets colder and colder, the empire cannot completely conceal the fact that the world is about to be destroyed. No matter what decisions you or Her Majesty the Queen make, the resources of the entire empire will inevitably be mobilized to deal with this disaster.
And this will undoubtedly allow people to discover the empire's actions and deduce the fact that this disaster has struck.
When the time comes, you can imagine what terrible riots those ordinary people who feel they have no hope of living will set off.
Under this situation, only the uninhabited New World can complete the construction of the shelter without being disturbed by riots and other factors. ”
(End of this chapter)