Chapter 246: Kingsman (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote) 5500 Words Combined Chapter

November 1, 1918, London.

London at this time of year is not a good place for tourism and leisure. London in winter is damp, cold, and smog and fog are rampant. Especially in this era, Londoners still rely on coal for heating, so London is like being in a "fairyland" in winter, with clouds and fog, and visibility is less than 30 meters. In London's winter, respiratory diseases have become a common disease. So basically, the rich people in London will go to the countryside to spend the winter at this time.

But this winter is different. Many rich people gave up the fresh air in the countryside and flocked to this smoggy city.

There is no way. The war is coming to an end, and the division of interests after the war has touched the nerves of countless people. Especially those big capitalists, they paid a lot to support the government during the war, so they must get something in return, right?

Of course, there are more people because of national debt.

Although Britain has not gone bankrupt until now, it is almost the same. Especially among the people. How can the war touch the property of big capitalists? Don't even think about it. During the war, Britain's gold reserves all flowed to the United States. Do ordinary people have the ability to transfer their assets to the United States? Yes, but there is a prerequisite first, that is, they must have assets. Britain was very rich during this period, but if the British were very rich, it would be a bit conscienceless.

The gap between the rich and the poor was particularly obvious in Britain during this period. So during the war, the most serious losses were suffered by ordinary people. They bought the most national debts, and their families were so poor that they could not afford to eat. If they did not exchange national debts, they would not be able to bear it! The war was won, and the national debt would appreciate no matter what.

During this period, major capitalists had already heard the news and were fed up with national debts.

The rest of the people were there to make trouble, or to seek justice.

During the war, in order to cope with the increasing military expenses, the British government set its sights on land. The British government set high land taxes and inheritance taxes. Many British officers who fought on the front line found that their homes were gone when they returned home! Their ancestral land was auctioned by the government, and they owed the British government a sum of money. My family was also displaced and nowhere to be found.

Now many soldiers and officers have gathered in London, asking the government to give an explanation.

Don't think that any country in this era is really good. These countries are one by one, and each one is more black-hearted than the other. Does the British government really lack that little money? Of course not. It's just that the nature of the government forces them to do so.

The cabinet during the war was a coalition of the Labour Party and the Liberal Party. Although the name of the Labour Party seems to represent workers and working people, they are actually controlled by capitalists and are typical capitalist parties. So after they came to power, they immediately started the so-called "reformed capitalism" reform. To put it bluntly, it is to fight for the interests of big capitalists.

And who is the biggest enemy of the capitalists in the society at that time, or who is the main competitor?

The answer may surprise many people, it is the aristocracy!

That's right, many people think that Britain has been a democratic country for a long time. Do the aristocrats still have such strong power?

It's wrong to think so. If you look at British history, you will find a problem. Britain has never experienced any bloody revolution. Their reforms were peaceful. The advantage of doing so is that the country has a smooth transition. But the disadvantage is that the social structure has not changed fundamentally.

This makes the British aristocracy very powerful. Is it true that the Labour Party set up such a pitfall law to exploit those hard-earned money? Of course there are considerations in this regard, after all, exploitation is the innate skill of all capitalist countries. But the real target is the aristocracy.

Which class is the largest landlord in the UK?

The answer is the aristocracy!

All the aristocrats own large tracts of land. How did the "sheep eating people" in the UK happen back then? It was because the aristocrats thought that wool was more profitable, so they took the land to raise sheep. As a result, countless farmers lost their land and became unemployed.

Now, with the high land tax and inheritance tax, countless aristocratic families have gone bankrupt. Without the economic foundation, how can the aristocrats suppress those capitalists?

Unfortunately, such a policy has made countless bleeding soldiers shed tears after bleeding.

So although the war was won, the situation in London was not good. Countless landless nobles gathered in London, and they must get justice.

"Your Highness... We have been betrayed!" Lao Fu looked at the crowd gathered outside the window, frustrated and angry and said to his master. Old Fu is a member of the nobility. Although he is just a butler, he is indeed a noble, and a famous family with a long history.

Kai took the black tea brought by Catherine, took a sip gently, and then said helplessly: "Alfred... This is Britain's internal affairs, I can't comment on it."

The British nobility is indeed a bit miserable. They lost their lives and property, and even lost their original social status. The collective self-confidence of the British nobility suffered a great blow in this war. Their sacrifices and contributions did not allow them to restore their declining status in Britain. On the contrary, because of the newly promulgated "Parliament Act", the House of Lords, which was supposed to represent the aristocratic political power, became a decoration.

"But... this is unfair!!!" Alfred's family property was fine. He was Kai's man. Even if those high-ranking officials were brave enough, they would not dare to do anything to him. Even his land tax was paid by someone. Not only that, after returning to London, several capitalists found him and hoped that he could invest in some large companies.

Old Fu didn't know that things would turn out like this, so he happily invested. At that time, stocks were all cabbage prices, and Old Fu thought that this was managing the master's finances. But as things fermented, he finally understood that these people were using money to shut him up!

These capitalists even hoped to influence Kai through him, hoping that Kai could stand up for them and grab more power.

Of course, these tricks of theirs would naturally not succeed. After Kai came back, he directly asked Catherine and the Holy Church to deal with these things. Soon, the ownership of the companies that Old Fu invested in was directly changed, and all became Kai's industries, or rather, Old Fu's industries. Kai had no relationship with these industries on the surface.

This is also Kai's attitude to the outside world. You can do whatever you want, but don't bother me!

Everyone was relieved by Kai's detached attitude. They were really afraid that Kai would get involved in the political game, which would undoubtedly be a disaster for them.

So in order to stabilize Kai, a lot of benefits began to flow to Kai automatically. He did nothing and became the actual owner of thirteen companies.

Facing Lao Fu's unwillingness, Kai really couldn't intervene. Was he going to interfere in the internal affairs of the British? Kai is not a politician, and he doesn't know anything about the so-called politics. If he really wants to make the decision, he will only suppress all disobedience with a quick knife, but in that case, what kind of person will he become? A dictator?

Kai doesn't have that idea.

Besides, this is a historical necessity. Even if Kai intervenes, the status of the nobles will not be preserved. After this war, more than two hundred nobles in Britain have died out! The next generation has been broken, and you still want to guarantee your status? Don't be funny.

So, Kai is really powerless. If he intervenes by force, it will only cause unrest in Britain. Even if the nobles are satisfied, the unlucky ones will be the common people.

Kai is not a supporter of the nobles. It is impossible for him to let more people fall into unrest for the benefit of a small group of people. The nobles are miserable, but compared with the common people, they are still living well overall.

"Old Fu, this is Britain's internal affairs. I can't intervene. You also understand what the consequences will be if I really intervene."

Seeing Kai's attitude, Old Fu also knew that his group's ideas had failed. He didn't blame Kai. In fact, as a member of the nobles, Ah Fu also knew very well that if Kai followed their advice and stood up, it would definitely do more harm than good to Britain.

"Yes... Duke, I'll go down first." Although he was unwilling, since Kai had made up his mind, Old Fu, as a butler, never thought of ordering his master. He could only go back and tell his partners the result.

"Go... Go." Kai knew that Old Fu had been doing something with a group of nobles recently, but Kai didn't care. As long as it was not harmful to the world, why did he care so much. If there is really trouble, I believe no one dares to trouble Lao Fu. This is the only thing Kai can do for this old man. It is also worthy of his service during this period.

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On the first floor of St. James's Palace, Ah Fu was waiting there. He was also dissatisfied with the policies of the British government. He hoped that his grandfather could bring some good news.

Seeing Lao Fu, Ah Fu immediately stood up and walked to Lao Fu's side.

But before he could speak, Lao Fu shook his head: "Let's go, the Duke does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of the United Kingdom."

After listening, Ah Fu just nodded silently. He had actually guessed Kai's answer a long time ago. The Duke's style of doing things has always been like that. He is not willing to get involved in some messy things, especially for this kind of power struggle, which he doesn't like very much.

"Then we...we."

"Let's go, these things still need to be discussed with them."

…

"My Lord Duke, they have left." Catherine said softly.

"Well." Kai was reading a book at this time.

"Are you really not going to take care of it?" Catherine asked tentatively.

Kai paused, then put down the book. He raised his head and said to Catherine, "Isn't that what you want to ask?"

Catherine was a little embarrassed. This was what the Holy Church wanted to ask. Kai's existence is indeed an anomaly for Britain. They want to use him and guard against him.

In fact, many people have been looking for ways to control Kai. No matter what means, as long as there is a possibility, they want to try.

Some people even took out opium. But the result was that the idiot who wanted to secretly control Kai with opium died at home the next day. There was no trace. The examination showed that he died of myocardial infarction. This is a bit nonsense. This person had a full body examination two days ago and was as strong as a bull.

Others such as witchcraft, curses, etc., all the ways they thought of were tried.

Unfortunately, Kai is still fine.

Without control methods, their defense against Kai has been upgraded to an extremely exaggerated level. I was afraid that this ancient hero would overthrow the government and rebuild the country if he got upset.

"Tell them I'm not interested in those things. Don't bother me."

Kai was fed up with these people's temptations and ill intentions. He originally thought that if he killed a few excessive guys, they would calm down a little, but it didn't work. These people were like suffering from paranoia all day, and they were tempting in various ways.

Catherine was embarrassed. She didn't want to, but the higher-ups kept asking her, what could she do? Kai could jump out of the three realms and not be in the five elements, but she couldn't.

"Master, it's lunch time. Do you want to eat here or go to the restaurant?" Fortunately, Raven came in at this time.

The arrival of Mystique (the code name given to her by the Templar Church) saved Catherine from embarrassment.

...

After leaving St. James's Palace, Alfred and Old Fu came to a high-end tailor shop called Kingsman on Savile Row in Mayfair, London. Savile Row is not an unknown little street in London. On the contrary, since 1846, it has been the most famous tailor street in London, among which traditional men's custom clothing is the most famous. The word "customization" originated from Savile Row, which means tailoring for individual customers. This short street is known as the "golden location for tailoring".

Savile Row runs parallel to Regent Street, starting from Kendie Street in the south and ending at Vigoury Street in the north, connecting Burlington Square, Burlington Clifford Street and the Garden. The land here is very valuable, and those who can open a tailor shop here have, in a sense, deviated from the definition of the profession of tailor in the general impression.

Kingsman Tailor Shop is the best among them. Although this tailor shop is not famous in London today, in fact, customizing a suit here is also a symbol of status in the upper class, because all the shareholders of this tailor shop are real nobles. These include the Duke of Oxford, the Marquis of Bristol, the Duke of Eisen, the Earl of Canterbury, the Marquis of Woodbridge, etc.

The tailor shop is more like a membership system, and only special groups of people are qualified to customize suits here. So from the outside, this tailor shop seems a bit sparsely populated, but those who really know it know how awesome this tailor shop is.

After entering the small store, Ah Fu and Lao Fu were led to the second floor of the tailor shop, where there was a place similar to a bar, and there were already several gentlemen in suits waiting there. They were either sitting or standing, but most of them had sadness and anger on their faces.

Seeing the arrival of the two, all the gentlemen stood up. They were also eagerly waiting for Lao Fu's reply.

Lao Fu didn't say much, just shook his head.

Several gentlemen sat down dejectedly.

"Our country... our honor, was destroyed by a group of politicians like this?"

A gentleman threw the pipe in his hand fiercely. As a gentleman, he shouldn't have been so out of control. But in this situation, he really couldn't help it. The era of the nobility will fall in their hands... They can no longer face those comrades. They lost everything for the country, but now they can't even get justice for them.

An old gentleman put down his pipe with a sad face and picked up the wine glass.

"Those politicians... betrayed us. Now even..." He just wanted to complain that even Kai didn't care about them.

"Shut up!!!" Lao Fu suddenly shouted: "The Duke has no obligation to help us! We can't comment on him casually!"

In fact, the person who complained knew it? He was just... disappointed.

The man also knew that his complaints were unreasonable. To be honest, Kai didn't know who they were. What's more, Kai was not originally a member of the aristocratic interest group. Strictly speaking, Kai was not in any group. Others were too detached, so detached that they had no obligations to anyone.

"What does the king say? Our contract with the royal family is still there, and George V must speak for us!"

"King... George V is just a waste. He doesn't have the great talent and strategy of His Majesty Edward VII and Her Majesty Queen Victoria. He has long lost his majesty as a king, and he is worthless!"

The Victorian era is known as the last era of British monarchy. Although Queen Victoria rarely interfered in government affairs, her reign was the most stable era of monarchy. During Queen Victoria's reign, Britain's economy grew rapidly and continued to prosper and become stronger. In the Victorian era, although Britain was a constitutional monarchy, Queen Victoria still had a great influence on ministers. Her son, Edward VII, was different. During his reign, he vigorously restored the glory of the British monarchy, which had become dim due to the queen's long-term widowhood.

He was very active in participating in political affairs and was very politically skilled. Even those political veterans could not hide from him.

But George V lacked the corresponding political means.

The king and the nobles complement each other. Without the support of the king, the interests of the nobles will not be guaranteed. Without the support of the nobles, the king's crown will also be dim. George V should have supported the nobles.

Unfortunately, he believed those politicians and handed over the king's power. Now he can only watch the support of the royal power being completely cut off. From then on, the royal power in Britain can only decline.

"What should we do then?"

Everyone asked themselves, what should they do instead.

"Everyone! We must not fall into depravity! We have our responsibilities! Responsibilities to the British Empire! Don't forget, we are the cornerstone of the British Empire!"

Lao Fu is a patriot, and he is also a firm believer in aristocratic supremacy. He insisted that Britain could not do without the support of the aristocracy.

"But what else can we do? The country has abandoned us! It has betrayed us!" a noble roared in self-defeat.

"No! It's the politicians who have abandoned us! The country has not!" Lao Fu disagreed with the argument of self-destruction. "We must maintain the dignity of the nobility and the greatness of the British Empire in our own way!"

"What are we going to do? We don't even have an heir anymore!"

"Is the spirit of the nobility inherited through blood? No! No! Our spirit will be immortal! As long as we can continue to pass it on! The spirit cannot be destroyed!"

An aristocratic gentleman who lost his heir raised his head and looked at Old Fu and said, "Alfred, what on earth do you want to do?"

Alfred Sr. didn't say much and threw out a plan.

‘The King’s Man’

"This is my plan, a secret service organization that is completely independent of the government and aims to protect the world! We don't need to ignore those disgusting politicians. We can't let a war like World War I that endangers the world happen again! For us The sacrifice of the family is for the British Empire! The empire and the nobility can no longer stand another war!"

The others picked up the plan and looked at each other. Aren't they here to discuss the future of the nobles? How did you transfer to the secret service organization? However, most people are still quite interested in this plan. In this plan, they saw the rise of the nobility.

After a while of silent reading.

"Your plan is a good one, Lord Alfred. But there is an important problem. How are we going to train the agents? The agents in your plan are not many in number, but they have more responsibilities than MI. This is completely beyond the scope of ordinary people, and it is simply impossible!”

"No! It's possible! As long as the Duke can give us the Holy Grail, we will definitely succeed!"