Chapter 180 Discussion·Part 1
“After the Assassin Brotherhood fell into silence, your father did not give up his revolutionary ideals. He turned to alchemy, hoping to use the power of alchemy to change everything. "The hooded man told Purficott, and at the same time he raised his head for the first time, allowing Purficott to see his eyes: "Your father is a very respectable person, he is in the empire. After the internal revolutionary cause was suppressed, he believed that the Assassin Brotherhood should seek a new direction outside.
So he asked us to break up into pieces and go to various colonies to fight for the people of the colonies by helping them resist the rule of the empire. Independence and freedom, to unite more people, and at the same time, to find a new direction for the empire to change by helping the people of the colonies."
At this point, the hooded man's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but sigh. Said: "It's a pity that I came back too late, so that he has been gone for four years."
Listening to the words of the hooded man, Purficott did not care about his memory for his father. With respect, he just shook his head and commented: "Thank you for telling me this. I didn't expect that my father was an idealist. It's just a pity that in my opinion he is working in the wrong direction."
"The direction is wrong? Why did you say that?" The hooded man heard that Purficott did not agree with his father. He was not angry, nor did he mean to look down on Purficott at all, nor did he think she was an idiot. The little girl didn't understand anything, but she asked her seriously, wanting to hear her opinion.
Before coming to Brandless Manor, the hooded man had already learned that Perficott was the northern lord of the empire and one of the most powerful nobles in the empire. She was also able to Participated in the imperial meeting.
For the current political situation of the Victoria Empire, Perficott obviously has more say than he who has been away from the empire for five years.
So he wanted to know what this new important minister of the empire, the powerful northern lord, thought of things like revolution.
Faced with the hooded man's inquiry, Purficott thought for a moment and then said: "It is right and great to give the people freedom and free them from oppression. But I am very Curious, what does freedom mean to you?
Is it that there are no taboos, I can do whatever I want, without government or legal management and restrictions?
Or is there a relatively equal law as a basis to limit people's freedom within the scope permitted by law?
If it is the former, then I can only say that you are too naive and unrealistic.
And if it is the latter, how different is this from the current situation in the empire? It's just that your laws are more lenient, while the empire's laws are stricter. "
Perficott's words made the hooded man suddenly think. He did not immediately refute Purficott's words, but organized his words before saying: "Your The statement is not appropriate. Perhaps there is no formal difference between the laws of democracy and freedom and the laws of feudal autocracy, but the essence and purpose of the two are different.
The laws of democracy and freedom are to protect the people and enable them to live a happy life, while the laws of feudal autocracy are to oppress and exploit. They are only to squeeze the people and let the rulers live a luxurious life.
So there is a difference between the two! But I also agree with what you said, freedom without constraints is unrealistic. ”
For the hooded man, many years of revolutionary experience and experience have made him fully realize the nature of the world. Absolute freedom will only bring disaster and chaos. If he wants to maintain a peaceful world, For most people to live in a happy order, there must be certain restrictions and restrictions.
While answering Perficott, the hooded man also looked at Perficott curiously. Asked her: "Your views are indeed very different from your father's. I wonder what you think of the revolution and the current situation of the Victoria Empire? ”
In any case, Purficott is Mr. Brandless’s daughter. The hooded man couldn’t help but think about what Mr. Brandless would do if he knew what his daughter was thinking. Expression. “What do you think? This is a good question. Purficott leaned on his desk, holding the Midas Touch in one hand and supporting the table with the other: "There is nothing wrong with the current power structure of the empire. National leaders, government agencies and parliaments, this The structure is reasonable. ”
Perfect said, and did not continue to maintain the petrification technique. Instead, he used the golden rod to draw a triangular pattern in front of him and explained his views to the hooded man in front of him: "Three Separation of powers is the correct way to maintain the stability of national power, and the three powers of the Victoria Empire are the royal family, the aristocratic parliament, and the military. This has some problems.
First of all, this method of imperial rule is really inappropriate. , because everything depends on whether the monarch is wise, and everyone will be happy when a wise monarch governs the country, but if a faint monarch succeeds, it will be a disaster for the entire country.
Therefore, the bloodline inheritance system must be broken, and the leader of the country must be talented. "
"So you also support democratic elections?" the hooded man asked Purficott, but he did not show any enthusiasm or excitement about meeting like-minded people. Just asking plainly.
Purficott just shook his head and then said: "No, I don't support democratic elections, because the most influential, not the most capable, are elected in this way. I think you should understand me." "
"Because it is democratically elected, it needs to have a lot of influence among the people, and these influential people may not be good at governing the country." The hooded man nodded. Already seen it.
Victoria is now trying to conduct a certain degree of democratic elections. The democratically elected parliament outside the aristocratic parliament is such an existence.
It’s just that their greatest right is to reflect the opinions of the people and society to the Parliament of Nobles, and at the same time discuss the rationality of the new laws promulgated by the empire, and propose modifications in this regard.
Generally speaking, this is a department that does not have much significance, but it can play a certain role. The members of the department do not have much power, they just enjoy the power of discussion.
But even so, there are many people who are willing to join the democratically elected parliament, and there are even nobles who want to enter the political arena in this way.
The Assassin Brotherhood has also made some observations on this, and concluded that most of these people obtained their parliamentary status through bribery of money, so most of them are big capitalists, factory owners, or the emerging bourgeoisie. representative.
What they do most by joining the democratically elected parliament is to fight for their own interests, rather than for the interests of the voters who elected them.
So just like he said to Purficott, the people elected may not be good at governing the country.
(End of this chapter)