Chapter 442 Riot·Six
"Your Excellency objects, I wonder why?" Purfict's strange-colored eyes stared at the noble who raised objections, the expression on his face was as calm as water, and there was no hint of happiness. Angry, his tone was flat as if he was talking about today's weather.
But no one really dares to believe that Perfectcott is really neither sad nor happy at this moment. You must know that right now when they are meeting, the Imperial Intelligence Department, the Military Intelligence Department, and the Knights of Princess Anne , the church's tribunal and many other departments are conducting joint law enforcement to conduct a large-scale investigation into the corruption situation at the relief center in Langton City.
This kind of investigation is not as troublesome as arresting, sentencing, and jailing. Instead, once someone is found to have committed corruption or other illegal activities, he will be executed directly on the spot.
This large-scale purge operation started yesterday, killing people all night long, and now the entire city of Langton is filled with the smell of blood.
For Purficott, she certainly knew that this was of little practical significance, and killing people would not solve the problem.
People are always greedy. If you kill a group of corrupt officials, the replacements may not be corrupt at first, but over time they will gradually become corrupt and start being corrupt again.
This kind of thing has always been inexhaustible and cannot be cured, no matter what era it is.
But from another perspective, killing a group of corrupt officials can always suppress them for a while. After all, people are afraid. The heads of the previous batch of officials who were killed are still hanging there. , the latter batch will always converge a little.
Perficott would not mind using harsher methods for those who are really bold and dare to commit crimes against the wind at such a time.
Although she is always calm and rational now that she is wearing the tiara, this does not affect the methods she uses, but she will think more rationally about which methods can be used to maximize the effect.
Although the mass killing at the moment makes people panic, it may not be a way to stabilize the situation.
As long as it can be stabilized for a while, Purficott can launch a new construction plan and change the entire situation in the direction she wants.
After all, what she wants is only temporary stability, not long-term peace and stability.
It was just that some people opposed her construction plan, which made Purficott feel a little unhappy.
Although she knew that there would definitely be opposition to something like this that involved the interests of the majority of people, she did not want anyone to oppose it in a clear-cut manner from the beginning.
"Your Majesty, Earl, since the empire has the resources to carry out large-scale construction, why not invest these resources in the northern border? By carrying out further construction in the northern border, wouldn't it be possible to shelter more people?" Objection The reporter did not answer Purficott's question, but asked her back.
Hearing the other party's rhetorical question, Purficott felt nauseated for no reason, and then asked him: "Do you think the people in the empire are not human beings?"
" No, that's not what I meant!" The opponent quickly denied that he couldn't take the blame. If he admitted it, it would not be a matter of position, but a political issue.
Perfict looked at the other party deeply. She was too lazy to say anything more. She just stared at the other party and asked: "Then what do you mean? No matter in the north or in the mainland of the empire, the people of the empire All are equal and treated equally
Although the empire's previous plan was to abandon the mainland, this abandonment only focused on the northern border to deal with the apocalyptic disaster. It does not mean that we have to abandon the local people as well! "
"But Lord Earl, if the resources used for local construction are invested in the north, wouldn't this be able to protect more imperial elites? You should understand that for this empire, only the nobility and business class are the foundation of the empire! "The opponents shouted loudly, with a righteous look, which made many people present show their support.
Perfect did not comment on this, but just looked at the faces of these people and felt that the original world of France During the Revolution, the guillotine was really an efficient cleaning method.
But she just thought about it. No matter when she was emotionally affected before, or in her current rational state, she was not suitable for massacre of opposition.
And Purficott can also see that the person who spoke out is just a representative who was pushed out, and he has the support of a relevant interest group, and the interests and political positions involved. Not simple.
To some extent, this related interest group can even be regarded as Perficott's former supporters.
Because their purpose is to prevent their own interests from being damaged, and when the end is coming, supporting the North is the best choice.
So before, it was a matter of course that these people supported Purficott.
Even now, they still support the northern border plan, and can be regarded as a faction on the side of Perfectcott.
But they are on Purfict's side only out of interest, not as her die-hard fans.
Once Purficott conflicts with their interests, the relationship between the two will immediately become conflicting parties.
The opponent in front of me is largely a test thrown by the other party. After all, before this meeting was held, what Perfectcott wanted to do had already been discussed with the relevant departments. It’s no surprise that the news is available.
So is this a test? The idea crossed Purficott's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
Maybe this opponent was a test thrown by the other party, but what he said was not. It was probably a statement by the other party to express his attitude, and at the same time, it was also a way to judge whether Perficott was in agreement with them. A kind of expression of "like-minded people".
Thinking of this, Purfict changed his tone and said: "Nobility and elites are the foundation of the empire. Although this is true, it is also biased."
As soon as Purficott's words came out, she was keenly aware of the flashes of dissatisfaction and disappointment on some people's faces, as if they felt that she was not from the same group as them.
However, this reaction was already expected by Purficott. She just changed the topic and asked: "But can you answer my question, will the nobles and elites of the empire farm? "
"Your Majesty, farming is done by lower-class peasants. How can the nobles and elites of the empire do such a lowly job?" A representative of the bourgeoisie spoke in a matter-of-fact tone. Answered Purficott.
Although his words were a little excessive, it was obvious that quite a few people agreed with this statement. At most, they just felt that the wording was somewhat inappropriate.
Perfect nodded to this answer and did not care about the other party's words. After all, in this era, people are divided into high and low. If Perficott now said that everyone is equal, she would immediately become the target of public criticism.
So Purficott did not explicitly propose that everyone is equal. She just calmly asked again: "The nobles and elites don't know how to farm, so what about building houses and weaving? Do you run related industries? Will you do it yourself? "
"What do you want to say, Lord Count?" At this time, a noble said, clarifying the topic: "You said it. It is true that these nobles and imperial elites will not do it themselves. This also requires a large number of ordinary people to engage in relevant basic work. We can understand this, but what does this have to do with the topic we are discussing?
< br>If you feel that ordinary people are needed, we can move more people to the north, as long as there is an appropriate ratio between them and the nobles, right? ”
In the view of this noble? Come on, what Purficott wants to express is that ordinary people are the foundation of the empire. They are engaged in things that a large number of nobles and elites will not do, but these things are closely related to everyone in the empire.
So he offered to give in in his words, trying to reach a consensus with Purficott.
"Having said that, have you considered how much impact it would have on the empire if a large-scale riot broke out in the empire's mainland now?" Purficott did not refute the other party, but just motioned for the other party to change his perspective. think.
Hearing Purficott’s words, everyone’s expressions suddenly became serious.
A large-scale riot occurred in the empire, which was indeed a matter of huge impact.
Although it is said that the mainland of the empire will be abandoned, it will not be abandoned immediately. You must know that the empire is announcing the end of the world, and there are still a large number of nobles and elites in the empire who have not been able to get the news in time. , or go to the North before the news of the doomsday is announced. They still need time to deal with their various industries before they can go to the North.
These people are still living in the empire. For them, a stable environment in the empire is very necessary.
So they quickly understood what Purficott meant, so someone changed their stance and said: "The Earl is right. What we need now is stability. If all resources are concentrated on The northern border and the mainland of the empire will inevitably be unstable. This is not what we want to see."
This statement was recognized and agreed by most people. After all, they are still in the mainland of the empire. If it happens. It would be terrible if they started making trouble and threatened themselves.
Although they don't really agree with Purficott's plan, at least on the surface they no longer oppose it.
Seeing that everyone no longer objected, Purficott nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this case, then the previous plan will be changed. The plan to transform the church into a sanctuary remains unchanged, but the scale will be expanded. , I will be responsible for solving the related resource investment
As for personnel recruitment, material transportation, organization and coordination and other related work, we still need to rely on you. Please do your job seriously. The empire needs everyone to fulfill their duties. ”
“Please rest assured that this is our obligation. "A representative of the nobles saluted Perficott.
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In Windsor Castle, Perficott Ficott was reviewing the documents that seemed to last forever in the office, and the expression on her face could not hide her fatigue.
Although as an alchemist, she could use various potions to make up for her physical fatigue. Even mental consumption can be replenished, but psychological fatigue and exhaustion cannot be eliminated.
At this time, she was relying on her strength to support her. Without this support, she might have given up and found a comfortable place to soak in a hot spring.
Although there are not many hot springs in the empire, with her current status, it is still very simple to find a place to soak in a hot spring.
However, someone still has to do things. Now that Purficott can't find anyone to replace her, she can only shoulder everything by herself.
The burdens of the empire’s homeland and overseas colonies are all borne on her shoulders!
Perfect actually wanted to blame her, but the person she could blame was still blaming her.
"Little Purficott, please help me with this matter! It's impossible to watch those poor people starve to death!" Princess Anne was pleading to Purficott at this time, quite like a stalker. persistence.
Faced with Princess Anne's plea, Purficott sighed helplessly: "Auntie Anne, you should know that we don't have much food on hand! The empire's overseas trade has been seriously affected. , the overseas colonies themselves have reduced their food production, and the food imported into the empire is seriously insufficient. I have no surplus food to help more poor people.
If they don't work, they won't be able to eat. There's nothing wrong with that. Discuss.
And you know what my plan is. If it weren’t for stabilizing the environment in the empire, these people would be abandoned.”
Perficott actually has a way to help. Those victims, but she couldn't open this mouth.
Now she is promoting the local construction plan, allowing the people at the bottom to work in exchange for food rations. If someone can obtain food without working at this time, then the situation that has finally stabilized will become turbulent again.
Therefore, even if she sympathized with the poor people who Princess Anne said were about to starve to death, she could not show any wavering about it.
"Don't you even have something to do? Little Perfectcott!" Princess Anne obviously didn't believe what Perfectcourt said. She asked directly: "I know you must have something. If you can, please help me! No matter what conditions you have, I will promise you!”
Obviously, Princess Anne was sick and sought medical treatment in a hurry.
It’s not like she hasn’t tried to help the poor herself or help them through other means.
However, although she is the eldest princess of the empire, because all the affairs of the empire are now in the hands of Purficott. In addition to her, there are also the queen herself and the Duke of Gloucester. Princess Anne can mobilize within her authority. Her resources are really limited, and there is very little she can do.
In particular, Princess Anne was not willing to bully others, or use her status and power to forcibly transfer certain resources that had their own uses. This further aggravated her embarrassment, so that she could only come to ask for help. Feiket.
Faced with Princess Anne’s plea, Purficott thought for a moment and then tapped the pile of documents on the table that almost covered her whole body with the pen in her hand and said: “If Aunt Anne If you can help me review these documents, I will consider helping you.”
(End of this chapter)