book of old days

Chapter 256 "The Truth"

But Sean wasn't completely sure, he pondered for a moment, and decided that he still needed to be sure.

"It doesn't matter if you don't say it, Lord Duke. I can probably guess it. Let me think about it. It is impossible to solve the problem with an overpopulation, but if it is just to produce people who solve the problem, it will be much simpler, Sword Castle With an army strong enough to clear out any excess population, the only question is for what reason.

After all, Brighton is a civilized society, and massacring innocent civilians is not a glorious thing.

So let me guess, Ulysses' plan is to create trouble first, to draw out the rioters, and then the army will intervene to clear the place - am I right, my lord duke? "

The Duke of Lancet was a little surprised, "It seems that there is no reason for Professor Sean to obtain the professorship at such a young age." He did not answer directly. For such a big man, he would always try to avoid it. Let the truth lie.

But his reaction undoubtedly proved Sean's guess.

Sure enough.Xiao En sighed in his heart, it seemed that his plan this time could not be realized.

Ulysses was really cunning and cunning, and even used a three-tiered plan.

The first level is to gather crowds to make trouble, making people think that he is staging a coup.

The second layer clearly told those in power that he was clearing out the restless elements for them.

However, the third layer is the real plan, using the Alaye worm to create large groups of this group consciousness.

Eric listened to the conversation between the two, but showed a shocked expression, "Father, what you said can't be true, can you really, really want to—" He opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say that sentence After finishing speaking, he seemed to be frightened by the cruel truth.

The Duke gave Eric a complicated look, changed his expression, and finally showed a kind expression.

"You have to understand Eric, my son, ruling is a matter that requires superb skills, eliminating hidden dangers, taking precautions before they happen, these are things that a ruler must do all the time. You are my only son , will inherit the title of Duke of Lancaster in the future, you must recognize your position, this is very important."

Eric listened to his father's instruction, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond, he looked at Sean as if asking for help.

Sean said indifferently, "In fact, this is an inevitable result. Sooner or later, people will always die in various ways. The only difference is how many times they die at a time, that's all.

Do they die slowly one by one, or a large number of people die at once. "

Eric showed a look of disbelief, "Professor, how can you say that?"

Sean sighed, "Do you know how strong the reproductive ability of human beings is? If a couple has four children and all survive, and reproduce one generation every 20 years, how much population can be developed in 1000 years? The answer is ——1000 trillion, and this is only the offspring produced by a couple.

The Kingdom of Brighton had a population of several million people 1000 years ago, but now it only has a population of more than 1000 million. So where did those people go?
Dead, that's all, dead in various ways, plague, war, riot, famine, or just dead.

This world is cruel, Eric, I think you should be aware of this, even for the current human beings, there is no difference, do you think all this can be changed with factories and trains?Do you think that human society has really become different, has become a so-called 'civilized society'?No, nothing has changed.

On the contrary, the development of science and technology allows us to slaughter the same kind more efficiently, so you are likely to witness scenes more terrifying than the tragic wars and massacres in ancient times in your lifetime, and what will happen in Sword Castle is just the beginning.

You have to learn to live with all this ugliness, or you will be miserable, which is not what I should be talking about, but in view of the delicate situation at present, I have to give you an extra lesson. "

Sean's words made Eric fall silent.

The Duke of Lancet raised his glass to Sean with some admiration, "Well said, Professor Sean, I have to say that I have always had some prejudices against you before. I thought you were just a writer, a book writer, a A scholar who lives in a study, but it seems that your knowledge of this world is much more thorough than most people."

Sean also raised his glass, and the originally tense and indifferent atmosphere became harmonious at this moment.

"But I still have some details that I don't quite understand, my lord. If there are too many people to be cleaned up, what should I do if there are not enough workers in the factory?"

The Duke of Lancet waved his hand casually, "That's just a necessary victim of the changing times. Workers have to pay their wages. Those guys are always greedy, want more, and always complain. They work fourteen hours a day. I feel tired after an hour, I really don't know what to do.

But now we have a more perfect alternative. "

He lowered his voice and smiled mysteriously.

"This matter has not been spread yet, but many people already know that in the northern province of Nord, the locals discovered a demi-human creature, which is very tame and obedient. Local businessmen will use this demi-human to dig Mining and logging hardly require any payment, as long as food is provided. And they work hard and don't complain.

I have sent people to investigate, and the feedback I got is very satisfactory. If there are no accidents, I will introduce a batch of workers to the factory to replace those missing workers.

A new industrial revolution has arrived, and like my grandfather, I will be the leader of this era.

Asian?Damn, is it a dwarf goblin?
Sean was a little speechless, not knowing whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

"There is another question. Isn't the Duke afraid that this matter will get out of control? Those rioters have been gathered and organized. What if they really do something?"

The Duke of Lancet didn't care: "Those loose civilians are as harmless as sheep without a leader, and their leader is now my man, hehe."

"But I heard that Ulysses used some 'special means' when instigating those rioters, a magical item that can instantly cure diseases, strengthen the body, and energize people."

The Duke of Lancet burst out laughing immediately, "Haha, you won't even believe me, do you? Well, it seems that Ulysses' plan really succeeded, but it's all fake, it's a deception, just like Like magic, Ulysses showed us his tricks. In fact, those who took the magic medicine are all actors. They are healthy people, but they just made a disguise. So it looked like a miracle.

Rationality is above all, there is no "miracle medicine" in this world. "

(End of this chapter)