Chapter 620 National Assembly
"Can I think you are joking with me? Mr. Ezio." Purficott looked at the assassin mentor standing in front of him, with an expression on his face that made him laugh and cry: " Are you saying that someone is trying to petition me to pass this re-election of the democratically elected parliament? Reorganize the two-parliamentary system and establish a real so-called National Assembly, abolishing the original aristocratic assembly and the democratically elected assembly?"
"Yes, Miss Brandlis" Ezio asked Perfico. Te gave an affirmative answer and explained: “According to the information obtained by the Brotherhood According to the news, someone has secretly contacted representatives of most industry federations, some powerful businessmen and factory owners, and major bankers in the New World, trying to put pressure on you to promote the reorganization of the aristocratic parliament and the democratically elected parliament into a national Parliamentary Process
While. And as far as we know, some middle- and lower-class nobles and the emerging bourgeoisie have also joined this camp. In a sense, they are coming aggressively."
Perficott said regarding the news Ezio said. He believed it, but he didn't show much importance or care.
She just smiled casually and said: "I'm afraid they have forgotten why I was called the Bloody Earl. Maybe I should remind people that the reason why the Earl of the North was able to rule this land was never What a political game.”
Obviously, Purficott doesn’t like people threatening him.
And if she wants, she can become the only dictator in this world.
Whether it is a self-disciplined knight, a divine grace knight, or the third-generation god-killing armor that has now begun to build the third unit, it can be ensured that Perficott still has enough power even when facing the gods. Be confident to maintain your rule.
As for the mere coercion of public opinion? If she is willing to listen, then this can be considered an effective method.
But what if Purficott doesn't want to listen? Sorry, that means nothing except giving her a kill list.
However, Ezio in front of him did not think so. He tried to persuade Perficott: "No one will doubt the power of the Earl of the North, but I think you might consider it. Not so cruel.
After all, this is progress anyway, isn't it? From the transition from feudal rule to parliamentary elections, if your father was still alive, he would be happy about it. "
For Purficott, there is no way to influence her by saying other words, and Ezio can only try to use her parents to persuade her.
"Yes, if my father is still alive, he may indeed be happy about this matter and actively promote it." Purficott nodded affirmatively, but quickly He said with a sarcastic tone: "But I am not my father. He has his ideals and I have mine. Reorganizing the National Assembly? Yes, but it is not up to them!
It's one thing for me to take the initiative to promote and initiate reforms. It's another thing for them to use public opinion to coerce me into doing something to achieve their goals and gain benefits for them! "
Hearing what Perficott said, Ezio's expression suddenly changed, with a worried expression on his face.
Obviously he knew clearly that the weak-looking man in front of him What kind of power does the girl have, and what kind of things can she do?
If she really objects, then no one in Victoria can accomplish something without her.
This is the confidence and strength of the Earl of the North, and this strength comes not only from the force possessed by Purficott, but also from the support of the people of the entire North and even the entire Victoria Empire.
In a sense, this is actually counter-intuitive. After all, Purficott's reputation can be regarded as being built up with blood and corpses.
But Purficott never kills innocent people indiscriminately, and she is actually very kind to the people at the bottom. Usually those she kills are those who exploit and oppress the bottom, such as nobles, big businessmen, and big factory owners. the existence of the people.
This means that even though Purficott has a terrifying name like the Bloody Earl, the people at the bottom still have a high degree of support for her, and even some rumors about her will be spontaneously rejected and rejected by the people. reject.
So for Ezio, he can actually understand why Perficott has such high public support.
He could even determine that if Purficott really violently suppressed this 'petition', the people at the bottom would not have any objections to it.
After all, most of those who can participate in this petition and are connected in series still belong to the so-called 'ruling class' and are not the real broad masses of the people at the bottom.
It is precisely because of this that Ezio can still understand why Perficott hates the so-called National Assembly and the parliamentary system.
Although the so-called parliament is called "elected by the people", in fact, the real people at the bottom have never really had the right to express their opinions, let alone elect a representative to the parliament who can truly represent them.
The parliamentary electoral system itself is a scam, because from the beginning it eliminates the possibility of ordinary people participating in elections.
The parliamentary election system of the Victoria Empire, not to mention the noble council, you are not a noble and you are not even qualified to stand for election. Naturally, this has nothing to do with ordinary people.
As for the so-called democratically elected parliament, one of the basic conditions for becoming a member is to be a property owner, that is, the family property reaches or exceeds a certain size.
This "certain scale" is undoubtedly an amount that ordinary people cannot achieve in a lifetime, two lifetimes, or even ten lifetimes of hard work.
To put it bluntly, even some small businessmen and small factory owners cannot meet this "certain scale" standard.
This excludes the lower class people from the scope of elections from the beginning, turning it into a game for the rich.
In fact, even if ordinary people are allowed to be eligible to stand for election, it is impossible for them to be elected.
Because campaigning requires canvassing votes, candidates need to give speeches and engage in various activities to increase their popularity.
The larger the scale of speeches and activities, the more money they cost!
To give the simplest example, the city square in Chernobog is a very suitable place for speeches. If you just stand there and speak, you naturally don’t need to spend any money.
Just this kind of speech, unless you are the kind of speaker who can make a country follow you with words alone, it will be difficult for people to remember your name or what point you made.
So generally speaking, people who want to achieve a certain effect through speeches will spend money to set up a stage, pull up a banner for themselves and write their names or political opinions, and also print some pamphlets. Distributed to people who came to listen to the speech to deepen their impression.
In order not to be left in the dark, it is necessary to spend money to hire some professional listeners, also known as "trustees".
Only when these are all in place, a speech can have a decent effect, letting the people who come to listen know your name and what you want to do.
However, no matter how many hundred or even thousands of gold pounds it is, it will not be able to bear the expense. And this is just a speech!
So the so-called parliamentary elections have always been just a game for the rich and have nothing to do with the ordinary people who really need to speak out.
They may promise some benefits during the campaign, but these are just things the other party promised you, not what you really need.
The public does not get real benefits from supporting those so-called congressmen and representatives. What they get are just some flashy things given by the other party in order to win votes.
For Purficott, she has experienced too many boring political games in her previous life. Whether it is the election of the leader of the beautiful country or the election of high-ranking officials on the island next door, they are all the same. Ground chicken feathers are disgusting.
The so-called people have the right to vote and be elected, but they can choose to vote for a bad pus-oozing bastard or vote for another bad bastard who is less disgusting.
Because of this, she hates those who want to truly establish a parliamentary system!
But in Ezio's view, although the parliamentary system is not so perfect, at least it can be regarded as an improvement compared to feudal rule.
So he tried to persuade Purficott: "Although the parliamentary system has such flaws, if possible, I still hope that you can support the reorganization of the National Assembly. After all, this will change the status of the aristocratic assembly. Power will be weakened, and more power will flow into the hands of the people."
Ezio does not think that one bite can make a fat man. Things must be done step by step. It is up to him to achieve it overnight. It seems that this is not possible.
However, Purficott and his opinions were completely different.
"Mr. Ezio, you don't need to persuade me to change my mind. It's fine that I don't know about this matter. Now that I know it, I will definitely not be threatened." Purficott said She was determined, but at the same time she also offered a certain compromise: "Instead of trying to persuade me to change my mind here, why not try to control this petition and put a few of your own people in it, so that in the next Elect members of parliament who can truly represent the interests of the people in parliamentary elections
I can promise you that as long as you can really elect such a congressman who can effectively represent the interests of the people at the bottom, then I agree not to suppress this petition and promote the reorganization of the National Assembly. ”
Perficott does not insist on suppressing this petition, she is just unhappy that someone is trying to coerce public opinion and coerce her.
If Ezio can take this opportunity to elect a person who can As a member of Parliament representing the people, Purficott did not mind helping a little in this matter.
She has not forgotten the help the Assassin Brotherhood has provided her along the way, and that her parents have also done the same. The mentors of the Assassin Brotherhood, the meaning of their existence is also to promote change.
"So, it's a deal? "Ezio looked at Perficott, showing an expression of unexpected joy.
Purficott nodded slightly, not joking.
Seeing this, Ezio said nothing more, turned around and left Purficott's office.
Now he just wants to quickly summon other mentors of the Assassin Brotherhood to discuss how to deal with this matter and how to introduce parliamentarians who can truly represent the people.
This is also an unprecedented first time for the Assassin Brotherhood. The last time they did something like this, they were not called the Assassin Brotherhood, and at that time, Perficott's parents were still alive. .
However, the long-cherished wish of many years can be realized. This is also a golden opportunity for the Assassin Brotherhood, and they will not give up this precious opportunity.
But before that, Ezio also understood that he had to find a way to interfere with this petition to prevent some people from irritating Purficott without knowing the importance.
If she gets angry and changes her mind to suppress the petition, no one can stop her.
Watching Ezio leave, Purficott had a playful expression on his face.
For her, this petition did make her unhappy, but when it came to the suppression, it was not really that serious.
Even if she really wants to do it, it is probably just to scare the monkeys, to prevent some people from being too rampant and thinking that they can really override her, or to use the so-called "public opinion" to intimidate her.
What Purficott needs to express is his attitude of not being coerced, rather than actually going on a killing spree.
But at the same time, Purficott also felt that he might be able to get a foothold in the parliament. After all, isn't this so-called democratically elected parliament a place where interest representatives from all parties quarrel with each other?
Give them a place to quarrel, and save someone from annoying her all the time.
Just when Purficott was thinking about who he should recommend as the member of parliament who represents his own interests, he suddenly remembered Karen, whom he had not contacted for a long time.
Karen is now the leader of the New World Dominion. She is busy with various affairs of the Dominion every day. She has not contacted Purficott for a long time.
Although the two parties have been exchanging letters, in order to avoid unnecessary leaks of information and to avoid being seen as having a good relationship between them, the frequency of the letters is very low, and the contents are mostly empty. Some commonplace phrases.
Thinking of this, Purficott thought that maybe he could push Karen up to see if she had an eye-catching performance in the parliament.
After all, Karen represents the worker group, and she is definitely more suitable to be a member of parliament than those factory owners and businessmen.
As for whether she can choose or not? Not to mention that Karen herself has the support of the Workers' Federation, Purficott can also stand for her on this matter and let her become the representative of her own interests.
If Purficott helps to stand up, other forces will inevitably admit that she has a place in the parliament, and the support of the Workers' Federation will also bring an iron vote bank to Karen.
With these two things, even if Purficott wants to push a pig, others will hold their noses and admit that pigs also have the right to be elected.
Thinking of this, Purficott said to Befa who was standing aside: "Befa, go to the Dominion in person and deliver a message for me..."
(End of this chapter)