Chapter 428: Corruption Issue
Royal Family, if you are not from the Victoria Empire, or even a Victoria person who knows the inside story, you may not know what it specifically refers to.
Most people may equate it with the royal family, thinking that this should mean the emperor's relatives or family.
Although the theoretical difference is not much different, there are still obvious differences.
To put it simply, the relatives of the emperor of the Victoria Empire are divided into two parts: the royal family and the royal family. The royal family refers to the relatives of the emperor in the traditional sense. Generally speaking, as long as they are directly related by blood within three generations, they can Count as royalty.
To give a simple example, take Purficott as an example. If her grandfather has a blood relationship with the royal family or her grandmother has a direct blood relationship with the royal family within three generations, then she and her parents can be considered a royal family.
But in the next generation of Purficott, if she herself does not marry a member of the royal family within three generations, her descendants will not be considered a royal family.
The royal family are people who can trace their bloodline with the royal family outside the scope of the royal family. Most of them no longer even have noble titles, but if they trace their bloodline, they can still be traced back to the royal family, so in order to connect them with the royal family. They are distinguished from ordinary people of the empire, and this group of people is called the royal family.
Generally speaking, the empire does not give any special preferential treatment to the royal family. At most, when members of the royal family are really unable to survive, they can apply for a subsidy or arrange a job at the imperial civil affairs department.
But the premise is that the royal identity must be well-documented, and the bloodline traceability must be clear and clear. It is best to have a complete family tree, so that you can apply.
Otherwise, if someone comes and says that he is a member of the royal family, then the empire will not have so much energy to screen and arrange them one by one.
It is precisely because anyone who has blood relations with the royal family can be counted as a royal family, so the royal family is a large group. In the past, most of them were placed in some properties of the royal family. They cannot be said to be rich and powerful, but At least you can have a stable job and a good income, which is better than the average person.
However, even so, it is difficult to hide the fact that they are a special group.
For example, now, the Queen personally asks Perficott how she wants to arrange the royal family.
Faced with the Queen's inquiry, Purficott hesitated and then said: "Your Majesty, I have not given special preferential treatment to the royal family, but if you give the order, I can prepare for them in the north. Three Shelters ”
"That's enough." The Queen nodded with great satisfaction after hearing Purficott's answer.
For the Queen, she needs to consider the royal family's affairs, but she only needs to consider them.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. All resources are currently very precious, and we really can't squeeze out any more balance." Perficott explained, and at the same time looked at the others, and again Asked: "Do you have any questions? If not, please start your work in accordance with the issued documents and requirements! At this time of crisis, the empire needs everyone to fulfill their duties."
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Perfect didn’t know whether officials and nobles fulfilled their duties, and she was not in the mood to investigate these details. However, in order to ensure that all plans went smoothly and that no unexpected problems would arise, Purficott organized a supervision team and gave it to Princess Anne to lead, to inspect various situations within the empire and prevent them. Things like corruption and dereliction of duty happen.
After all, Purficott knew very well what kind of virtue the nobles and bureaucrats of the empire were.
To say that they are incapable is to underestimate them, but to say that they are anthropomorphic is to overestimate them.
The nobles of the empire generally have a feeling of "I have abilities, but all my abilities are used on how not to be a human being".
Perfect was too lazy to deal with the herd of cattle and horses, so he handed over this troublesome matter to Princess Anne.
For the current situation, it is appropriate for Princess Anne to be responsible for these things. After all, as far as the current situation is concerned, only the authority of the royal family and the sword of the Knights can stop those idiots who think that the end is coming and everything will be lost. Let's restrain ourselves.
Yes, Purficott doesn’t even expect them to really fulfill their duties. He just hopes that these idiots can have some brains and know what time it is.
If they really have a brain, they will understand that as long as they cooperate with the empire's policies and do their job well, they will have a chance to survive.
But if they mess up or mess up, what awaits them will be the swords of the supervisory knights.
In troubled times, heavy rules should be used. At this time, even Princess Anne has lost her former kindness. When dealing with those officials who are corrupt and derelict in their duties, she will kill every one she catches, even during the trial process. All are omitted. As long as the evidence of guilt is conclusive, he will be executed directly without any room for negotiation.
"I didn't quite understand why you killed so many people in the past, but now I finally understand..." In Purficott's office, Princess Anne took off her armor and weapons with a tired look on her face and threw them on the floor. On the table, she herself lamented to Purficott: "Some people really have no right to live! I simply can't imagine that at this moment, there are still people in the empire who dare to corrupt, or who are so unscrupulous in their corruption." Key materials used to build shelters!
And how dare they? Even if they embezzle the money allocated by the royal family to comfort the poor, why do they embezzle the food? So don’t you want ordinary people to survive?”
In response, Purficott just continued to review the documents with an indifferent expression, and responded in a calm tone: “Then you still don’t see much of Aunt Anne, if you If you are like me, you will understand that the nobles and officials of the empire are really not good people most of the time."
"But they even embezzle the food provided to the poor. What's the meaning?" Princess Anne still didn't understand.
“The empire’s grain for disaster relief is embezzled, and then sold at a high price. They can make huge profits every time they enter and exit.” This kind of corruption is really unacceptable in Purficott’s eyes. It’s nothing. The history of the original world has already proved that the more catastrophic the disaster, the more people want to profit from it: “Those who are a little more conscientious, or those who still need to deal with inspections by superior officials, will use the money gained from corruption to Buying low-quality food and passing it off as good quality is just a show, so that at least the people at the bottom can have something to fill their stomachs
If you don't even do this superficial thing, I can only say that the officials of the empire can always play some new tricks on you in terms of not being a good person. "
"Is there no way to stop this? "Princess Anne looked at Purficott, hoping that this genius in her opinion, the smartest genius in the empire, could come up with a solution.
(End of this chapter)
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