Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 180 Discussion·Part

"After the Assassin Brotherhood fell into silence, your father did not give up his revolutionary ideals. He turned to alchemy, hoping to use the power of alchemy to change everything." The hooded man told Purficott. , and at the same time raised his head for the first time, allowing Perficott to see his eyes: "Your father is a very respectable man. After the revolutionary cause within the empire was suppressed, he believed that the Assassin Brotherhood New directions should be sought outside.

So he asked us to break up into pieces and go to various colonies to unite more people by helping the people in the colonies resist the rule of the empire and fight for independence and freedom. At the same time, he also helped the people in the colonies to find new directions for the transformation of the empire. . "

At this point, the hooded man's eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Unfortunately, I came back too late, so that he has been gone for four years."

Listening to the hooded man's words, Purficott didn't care about his memory and respect for his father. He just shook his head and commented: "Thank you for telling me this. I didn't expect that my father was an idealist. It's just that Unfortunately, it seems to me that he is working in the wrong direction.”

"The direction is wrong? Why did you say that?" The hooded man heard that Purficott did not agree with his father. He was not angry, nor did he mean to look down on Purficott at all, nor did he think she was an idiot. The little girl didn't understand anything, but she asked her seriously, wanting to hear her opinion.

Before coming to Brandless Manor, the hooded man had already learned that Perficott was the northern lord of the empire and one of the most powerful nobles in the empire. She was also able to participate in the Imperial Council.

Regarding the current political situation of the Victoria Empire, Purficott obviously has more say than he who has been away from the empire for five years.

So he wanted to know what this new important minister of the empire, the powerful northern lord, thought about things like revolution.

Faced with the hooded man's inquiry, Purficott thought for a moment and then said: "It is right and great to give the people freedom and free them from oppression. But I am curious. In your opinion, What is freedom?

So there is a difference between the two! But I also agree with what you said, freedom without constraints is unrealistic. "

Is it that there are no taboos, I can do whatever I want, without government or legal management and restrictions?

Or is there a relatively equal law as a basis to limit people's freedom within the scope permitted by law?

If it's the former, then I can only say that you are too naive and unrealistic.

Purficott's words made the hooded man suddenly think. He did not immediately refute Purficott's words, but organized his words before saying: "Your statement is not appropriate. Maybe democracy There is no formal difference between liberal law and feudal autocratic law, but the essence and purpose of the two are different.

The laws of democracy and freedom are to protect the people and enable them to live a happy life, while the laws of feudal autocracy are to oppress and exploit. They are only to squeeze the people and let the rulers live a luxurious life.

And if it's the latter, how different is this from the current situation in the empire? It's just that your laws are more lenient, while the empire's laws are stricter. "

For the hooded man, many years of revolutionary experience and experience have made him fully realize the nature of the world. Absolute freedom can only bring disaster and chaos. He wants to maintain a happy life that allows most people to live. order, there must be certain constraints and restrictions.

While answering Purficott, the hooded man also looked at Purficott curiously and asked her: "Your views are indeed very different from your father's. I don't know what your views on revolution and What do you think of the current situation in the Victoria Empire?”

No matter what, Purficott is Mr. Brandless's daughter, and the hooded man couldn't help but think about what kind of expression Mr. Brandless would show if he could know his daughter's thoughts. "What do you think? This is a good question." Purficott leaned on his desk, holding the Midas Touch in one hand and supporting the table with the other: "There is nothing wrong with the current power structure of the empire. National leaders, government agencies and parliament, the structure is sound.”

Purficott said, and did not continue to maintain the petrification technique. Instead, he used the golden rod to draw a triangular pattern in front of him and explained his views to the hooded man in front of him: "The separation of powers is to maintain national power. The right way to stabilize, and the three powers of the Victoria Empire are the royal family, the noble council and the military, which has some problems.

First of all, this method of imperial rule is really inappropriate, because everything depends on whether the monarch is wise. Naturally, everyone is happy when a wise monarch governs the country, but if a faint monarch succeeds, it will be a disaster for the entire country.

Therefore, the bloodline inheritance system must be broken, and the leader of the country must be a ruler with talent and ability. "

"So do you also support democratic elections?" the hooded man asked Purficott, but he did not show the enthusiasm or excitement of meeting like-minded people, as if he was just asking a plain question.

Purficott just shook his head and then said: "No, I don't support democratic elections, because the most influential, not the most capable, are elected in this way. I think you should understand me." the meaning of."

"Because it is elected by the people, it needs to have a lot of influence among the people, and these influential people may not be good at governing the country." The hooded man nodded, he had already seen this.

Victoya is now trying to conduct a certain degree of democratic elections. The democratically elected parliament outside the aristocratic parliament is such an existence.

It's just that their greatest right is to reflect the opinions of the people and society to the noble assembly, and at the same time discuss the rationality of the new laws promulgated by the empire, and propose modifications in this regard.

Generally speaking, this is a department that does not have much significance, but it can play a certain role. The members of the department do not have much power, they just enjoy the power of deliberation.

But even so, there are many people who are willing to join the democratically elected parliament, and there are even nobles who want to enter the political arena in this way.

The Assassin Brotherhood has also made some observations on this, and concluded that most of these people obtained their parliamentary status through bribery of money, so most of them are big capitalists, factory owners, or representatives of the emerging bourgeoisie.

The most they can do by joining the democratically elected parliament is to fight for their own interests, rather than for the interests of the voters who elected them.

So as he said to Purficott, the people elected may not be good at running the country.

(End of this chapter)