Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 435: Not Asking for the Yellow Robe
Bart and Caroline might have different ideas, but most people in the conference room would probably follow Rorschach's lead, including the unlucky Valan.

Rorschach was just asking a question, and there was no bias in the question. If he had said "the royal family that has given us great support and help", most people would have chosen Byrne; if Rorschach used "great" to describe the empire, they would have been loyal subjects of the empire; if he had mentioned "progressive Valois", they would have preferred Valois. I would advise Mr. Rorschach to be cautious, but it is not unacceptable.

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

Is Luo Xia going to establish himself as king? Should I persuade the adults to go a step further?
Hasse would do some economic calculations. Judging from the statistical data, 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 or plunder. Integrating the Glass Guild and the Metallurgical Association was just the beginning. Even if other guilds were not "killed", their production capacity and ability to mobilize material power had been far behind the new form of enterprises. It was Rorschach who made the pie bigger, making the original pie seem extremely small and becoming an insignificant part.

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

It is not impossible for a "business king" to emerge from a situation where he controls almost all of the country's steel production capacity, intervenes in half of the country's food production, directly or indirectly manages one-third of the population in the form of an autonomous committee, and the part that has the highest proportion of workers and will be the most educated in the future.

And he is still young and a powerful spellcaster.
Thinking of this, Mr. Hasse's breathing became rapid. He began to imagine that if he could sit at the table today, what position would he get tomorrow? What kind of minister could he be qualified to be? Or should he follow the trend from Valois and be called Commissioner X?
This is the wrong idea of ​​the businessman. Rorschach is not the kind of person who waits for his subordinates to present him with a yellow robe, puts it on and then shouts with a smile, "You have ruined me." He wants to talk openly and honestly about the future direction at this meeting, so that everyone knows what to do next.

The reason I raise the question is to first see what people think and how they think.

Rorschach told them the news of the Prime Minister's "Small District Reform" before they could express their opinions. When they heard the Prime Minister's promise to divide a separate district around Kempson-Lansted, the others became eager. This was understandable. After all, the "Special District" was a temporary existence, and there was a risk that the king could change his mind at any time.

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

"The Prime Minister promised me that our Southwestern constituency could be recognized as a free state by the Empire. But he seems to have made a mistake. I have no intention of running for election. What's the point of telling me? So today, I am responsible for conveying the Prime Minister's words to this meeting 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 if they are willing to represent us and occasionally go to the Imperial Capital to hold meetings."

It turned out that the Empire was chosen. Mr. Hasse was disappointed and happy. Now he thinks the Free State plan is very good. Well, very good.
Varan remained calm, he just confirmed his previous guess - the Bavarian royal family was in trouble!
Is becoming a free state something that can be determined by the prime minister's words? To achieve this, we must remove obstacles, and the biggest obstacle in the kingdom is of course the royal family!

There were others who also realized that the royal family was an obstacle. They secretly glanced at the "famous prince consort of the kingdom", but Bart was smiling foolishly.

That's okay. Even the Prince Consort has no objection. Why should we worry about the Ludwig family?
The conference room was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere again.

"But will the royal family agree?" someone asked. This way, most people came to a consensus.

"Valan, come and give a report to everyone." Rorschach invited Mr. Unlucky to show up. The Valan socialite (stamen) did have good looks, and her pale face gave her a morbid "aristocratic style". Her image caught the attention of the female director of the glass factory.

Valan's report was heavy, and the cheerful crowd stopped smiling:
".The Empire took advantage of this war to actually deepen its control over the southern states. Most members of the Duma River Alliance turned to the Empire and were levied war taxes. The trade environment in the Kingdom of Bain continued to deteriorate. "According to incomplete statistics, cloth exports fell by 41%, glass exports stopped, wine exports stopped, and iron ore imports fell by 12%
“Besides our associated iron and steel, processed foods, and primary alchemicals, the only things that have increased are wool and cotton.

"But the export of wool increased, while the export of finished products such as yarn and blankets decreased, indicating that the processing and manufacturing links are migrating to other parts of the empire. According to the popular orders of Bardolomé, the raw material customers are mostly northern factories. Cotton is a re-export trade between southern Valois, Bavaria and the Empire."

In other words, Byrne's influence on the southern states was greatly reduced, and the empire integrated the southern market and abolished the unreasonable transaction taxes and tolls imposed by other southern states on the northern regions. Byrne's manufacturing industry, other than Rorschach-related industries, lost its previous abnormal advantages.

This means that areas dominated by traditional handicrafts may not have an easy year.

Unfortunately, spring plowing and conscription caused a shortage of labor supply, which led to a run on the two sides. Workshops in Munich and Nuremberg experienced 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 built on the basis of 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 they can live a prosperous life.

"As one thing grows, another thing declines. The people who are attached 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 gain public support. Our neighbor, the Kingdom of Valois... now it's a republic, is an example.

"So, don't just focus on the seats of those councillors. Do your job well and make the SAR develop better, so that you can have the confidence to promote it as the 'land of kings'. That's all I have to say."

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

So Bart and Rorschach were alone at 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 Byrne.

"It's okay, I don't care." Bart really didn't care, his eyes sparkled: "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 very strange. That's right, Rorschach can only...

"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 win the favor of the royal supporters."

Rorschach hesitated and said, "You are right, but there is a premise. If both the king and the prince..." No country in this world would give the other half of the population the right to vote, but there is a queen. The princess would become the last wish of the royalists, provided that only the princess is left in the royal family.
"I know, Amelia and I are the same kind. I'm willing to do anything for Amelia, even if she doesn't know." Bart said firmly.

You guys want to be a "mad dog" too? Rorschach thought he was a little too crazy.

(End of this chapter)