Chapter 435: Not Asking for the Yellow Robe

Bart and Caroline may have different ideas, but most people in the conference room may follow Rorschach, including the unlucky Valan.

However, Rorschach only asked questions, and there was no tendency in the "question stem". If he said "the royal family that has given us a lot of support and help", then most people would choose Byrne; if Rorschach used "great" to describe the empire, then they are loyal subjects of the empire; if he mentioned "the progressive Watts" "Loire", then I turned to Valois. I first advised Mr. Rorschach to be cautious, but it was not unacceptable.

Hasse was the first to taste the taste, and the correct answer was the last option!

Is Rorschach going to declare himself king? Do you want to persuade the adults to go further?

Hasse can calculate an economic account. Judging from the statistics, the amount of population and material affected by their group has reached an extreme level, which is more terrifying than the industry guilds in the past.

It’s not that Rorschach used any trickery. Integrating the Glass Guild and the Metallurgical Association is just the beginning. Even if other guilds have not been “killed”, their production capacity and ability to mobilize material power have been far away from the new form of enterprises. Far behind, it was Rorschach who made the plate bigger, making the original plate look extremely small and become an insignificant part.

This situation was unexpected by the princes and kings at that time, and now they are unwilling to face up to the power of "material" and are proud of their bloodline and legal system.

It controls almost the country's steel production capacity, is involved in half of the country's food production, directly or indirectly manages one-third of the population in the form of autonomous committees, and is the group with the highest proportion of workers and the highest level of education in the future. The birth of a "business prince" is not impossible.

And he's still young and a powerful spellcaster.

Thinking of this, Mr. Hasse's breathing became rapid, and he began to think about it. If he can serve on the table today, what position can he get tomorrow? What kind of minister can I be qualified for? Or follow the trend from Valois and call Commissioner XX

This was a mistake on the part of the businessman. Luo Xia was not the kind of person who would wait for his subordinates to present him with yellow robes, then put them on and shout with a smile, "You have made me miserable." He wanted to talk openly and openly at this meeting about the future direction, so that everyone would know what to do next.

When I raise a question, I want to see everyone’s thoughts and attitudes first.

Luo Xia told them the news about the prime minister's "small constituency reform" without waiting for everyone to express their stance. When they heard the Prime Minister's promise that a separate constituency would be divided with Kempson-Langster as the core, other people's eyes became eager. This is also easy to understand. After all, the "special zone" is a temporary existence, and there is a risk that the king will change his mind at any time.

If the "special zone" becomes a constituency, the situation will be completely different. It will be recognized by the empire and legally fixed.

"The Prime Minister promised me that the southwest constituency where we are located can be recognized as a free state by the empire. But he seems to have made a mistake. I have no idea of ​​running for the election. What's the use of telling me? So we are holding this meeting today. I will be responsible for conveying the Prime Minister's words and asking you what you think.

"Some of you here are already members of the Autonomous Committee, and some will definitely be elected in the future, so I would like to ask everyone what they think and whether you are willing to represent us and go to the imperial capital for meetings occasionally."

It turned out that he chose the Empire. Mr. Hasse was disappointed and happy, but now he thinks the Free State plan is very good, well, very good

Valan was still unfazed. He just confirmed his previous suspicion - the Byrne royal family was going to be in trouble!

Is becoming a free state something that can be determined by just a word from the prime minister? To achieve this, resistance must be eliminated, and of course the biggest resistance in the kingdom is the royal family!

There were others who also realized that the royal family was an obstacle. They glanced at the "famous prince-in-law of the kingdom" quietly, but Bart was having a good time.

That's okay, the Prince Consort doesn't have any objections, why should we worry about the Ludwig family?

The conference room was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"But will the royal family agree?" someone asked. In this way, the attitude of most people will be unified.

"Valuan, come and report to everyone." Rorschach invited Mr. Unlucky to appear. The Valuana courtesan (Stamen) does have a good appearance, and her pale face also gives a hint of morbid "aristocratic style". Her image makes her The female director of the glass factory’s eyes lit up.

Valan's report was serious, and everyone who was originally cheerful stopped smiling:

"With the help of this war, the empire actually deepened its control over the southern states. Most of the members of the Duma River Alliance defected to the empire. At the same time, war taxes were imposed. The trade environment of the Byrne Kingdom continued to deteriorate.

“According to incomplete statistics, cloth exports dropped by 41%, glass exports stopped, wine exports stopped, and iron ore imports dropped by 12%.

“Besides our related steel, processed foods and primary alchemy, the only growth is in wool and cotton.

"However, the export of wool has increased, while the export of woolen yarns, blankets and other finished products has declined, indicating that the processing and manufacturing links are migrating to other regions of the empire. According to the orders from Baldorum Fashion, most of the raw material customers are northern factories. And cotton is Valois The entrepot trade of the Southern-Bain-Imperial.”

In other words, Byrne's influence on the southern states was greatly reduced, and the empire integrated the southern market and banned the unreasonable transaction tax and toll tax imposed by other southern states on the northern regions. Byrne's influence outside of Rorschach-related industries The manufacturing industry has lost its former abnormal advantages.

This means that areas dominated by traditional handicraft industries may not have an easy time this year.

It just so happened that the spring plowing and conscription caused a shortage of labor supply. The two squeezed each other, and the workshops in Munich and Nurem were experiencing a wave of defaults and bankruptcies, which even caused headaches for the Tower of Mysticism behind the Banking Association.

"First of all, we must have a sense of crisis. The current prosperity is based on war. The proportion of transactions from the imperial army is increasing. This is not a good thing." Rorschach glanced at Caroline and continued:

"After all, what our workers produce should be enjoyed by them first, so that their own people can live a prosperous life.

"As one goes up, the other goes down. The people who are loyal to the royal family and the past system will change their minds. Everyone yearns for a better life. To win them over, we have to do better and get the support of the people. Our neighbor, the Kingdom of Valois. Oh, it's now a republic, and it is an example.

"Therefore, don't just look at the seats of those few members. Do your job well and make the special zone develop better, so that you can have the confidence to promote it to the 'land of kingship'. That's all I have to say."

After the meeting, two voices rang out: "Rorschach, can we talk alone?" It was Caroline and Bart. Caroline immediately said, "Then you guys chat first, Rorschach, I'll wait for you in the Mage Tower."

So Bart and Rorschach were alone first. Rorschach spoke first: "Sorry Bart, I used Valois as an example at the meeting, not to send all of Ludwig to the guillotine." The guillotine has not yet been introduced to Bayern.

"It's okay, I don't care." Bart really didn't care, his eyes lit up: "In fact, the chancellor and I talked about it a long time ago, and then I was thinking, you see, in the northern constituency of Würzburg, Amelia and I have a good reputation, right?"

Is there anyone who brags like you? It feels strange. That's right, Rorschach can only say yes, yes, yes.

"If a princess whose wedding was witnessed and blessed by the whole city runs for election, will she be very popular in Würzburg? If the royal family really falls, her identity can still be favored by the royal supporters."

Rorschach hesitated and said, "You're right, but there is a premise that if the king and the prince are..." No country in the world would give the other half of the population the right to vote, but there is a queen. The princess will become the last wish of the royalists, provided that there is only the princess left in the royal family.

"I know, Amelia and I are the same kind. For Amelia, I am willing to do anything, even if she doesn't know." Bart said firmly.

You kid also want to be a "mad dog"? Rorschach felt that he was a little bit crazy.