Chapter 2345 The Child Stained with Ash
Hearing Soshiyang’s question, the leader was startled for a moment, then swallowed his throat and did not dare to make eye contact with Soshiyang. He lowered his head slightly and held his hands tightly. Holding the rose rosary, he whispered as if chanting a sutra:
"Of course, every subject of the God-Emperor loves the empire unconditionally, and loyalty to the throne is the strongest armor."
“Everyone?”
“Most of them, there are always some.”
"Is it really the majority?"
Soshiyang's rhetorical questions made the dean sweat like rain, but he didn't dare to refute, but he couldn't answer. He could only stand there with his head bowed. , letting sweat drip onto the expensive carpet.
Then he waved his hand.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not asking for blame, I'm just chatting casually."
As he said that, he turned to look at the waiter not far away.
"Give the dean a warm towel."
The waiter immediately brought a white towel that exuded heat. The dean quickly thanked him and then wiped his face and forehead with the towel. The tense nerves were finally relieved. Some, and then said:
"The lives of the people in the lower nest are as busy and disorderly as ants, but they still respect the throne."
"Then do they know what the empire is?"< br>
“I’m afraid I don’t know.”
"Do they know what is beyond the starry sky?"
". Even if they are afraid, they don't know."
"Do they know what they are doing for all they do?"
< br>After a moment of silence, the dean said carefully.
"Ignorance is the best shield for the weak."
"Yes, I don't deny this statement, but do you also admit, Master, that the disorder in the Bottom Nest and the Lower Nest is not only a social level, but also a spiritual level? Most people don't even understand what an empire is. ”
The dean was speechless.
“So, I hope to solve the problem fundamentally. Imagine if all, I say all, children of school age receive education, and they are instilled with the glory and greatness of the human empire from an early age. If they accept an organized and disciplined life, will they be different from their parents who were trapped in ignorance when they grow up? Will they know more clearly what they will fight for? ”
At this time, the old man wearing a black academic robe suddenly spoke. He was a representative randomly selected from the aristocratic academy.
“Great Chapter Master, do you want to establish a militarized education system similar to that of the Imperial Fortress World?”
Soshyan nodded with a smile and shook his head.
“Partly, I did not intend to build a fortress world, but as the leader of the Astartes Chapter, military functions must be given priority, so what I want to build is a semi-military system. The national education system basically covers every child of school age.”
The old scholar nodded slightly.
“This is a good thing, but it is very difficult to implement it in Xia nest and bottom nest where public security and management are extremely poor.”
“And the cost will be very high.” Internal Affairs One of the teachers hired by the ministry also spoke up, it was the man among them.
“Your Majesty the Chief Consul, this not only requires an astronomical number of teachers, but also requires the construction of a large number of schools and the purchase of a large amount of equipment, which incurs huge costs.”
Said, The teacher shook his head.
“And with all due respect, Chapter Leader.”
The capable professional female teacher pushed up her glasses and also began to speak. She is the Naisen No. 5 United Mining Company. A female teacher in the college affiliated to the association.
"Those ignorant civilians will not be grateful to you for this. The company has dealt with them too many times and knows the character of these people very well. When they get a little, they will expect more, and they always complain about everything around them. , even if you give them knowledge, they will resent their own environment even more. The more you give them, the more resentment they will have. This is not worth it. Your kindness should be reserved for those who have more assets and better character. Children from clean families will be your best soldiers, and you don’t need so many literate people in the factory, they just need to know how to twist a wrench and a screwdriver.”
She said this. , and with the consent of the people around him, Soshyan said nothing, and just looked at the silent lady.
What her name is, Soshiyang doesn’t know. She was randomly invited by the war group’s servants from the lower nest. Now she is just sitting quietly on the edge of the chair, putting her hands on her knees together, tightly Clutching her skirt.
Soshiyang was waiting for her to speak, but the other party never spoke.
Just when he felt a little regretful and was about to end this unsuccessful meeting, the other party suddenly stood up, turned around and walked towards Soshyan.
In an instant, all the Terminators raised their weapons, which frightened the other five people to freeze on the spot, dumbfounded. The professional female teacher was so shocked that she turned pale and covered her mouth, otherwise she might have screamed. .
Also at the first moment, Soshyan raised his right arm, signaling the guards to put away their weapons, return to their original positions, and watched the lady arrive at the foot of the steps in front of the throne.
Stopping, the unknown lady suddenly turned her hands behind her back and was tremblingly doing something with her braided hair. The dean thought she was going to use some weapon and immediately turned towards her. shouted at the entrance.
"Guards! Guards! There are assassins!"
This caused the Terminator at the door to come in, but after seeing Soshyan waving, he immediately retreated.
Perhaps she was too nervous, but after tinkering for half a minute, the lady seemed to get it right. As her hair fell down, there was a roll of something in her hand.
When she raised it above her head and unfolded it with both hands, Soshyan's face suddenly froze, and she slowly stood up——
That was a photo, Because the photo was rolled up and wrinkled, the photo was gray and almost colorless, but it was more dazzling than the blood.
In the photo is a group of children, generally only seven or eight years old, both boys and girls, all thin and short, standing under a mottled wall, wearing unfitting tattered work clothes and aprons, some of them naked The feet, some were wearing rag shoes, and their heads were covered with scarves or hats. Their hands were black, covered with scars and calluses, some of which were even swollen and ulcerated. The same was true for the feet of the children without shoes. It must be that the childish face was covered with dust and oil stains, and the only thing that was bright were the eyes. Maybe it was the first time to take pictures, and they all showed childlike and shy expressions and smiles, but the most shocking thing was not this , but many of these children have either an empty sleeve, a wooden stick on one leg, or half of their faces have been corroded.
"Consul. Chief"
The woman holding the photo with trembling hands had two lines of hot tears streaming down her face, and she choked out words that made Soshyan feel as if a bomb had hit her heart.
".Save the child"
Soshiyang took a deep breath, stepped forward, and walked down the steps step by step.
When he came to the lady, he stretched out his hand and picked up the small photo. He had already guessed the identities of these children-
Child laborers.
(End of this chapter)