Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 419 Untitled Chapter

There is no doubt that Perfect will not only not support the workers' movement led by Karen, but on the contrary, she will severely suppress it and become Karen's biggest enemy.

It's not that Perfect is unkind, or that she's targeting Kallen on purpose, but she has to do this.

After all, she was the lord of the north and the earl of the empire. She could express sympathy for the tragic plight of the working class, but she would never openly express support for the workers' movement.

Because this not only goes against her position as an imperial noble, but also goes against the principles she upholds.

Perfect is in charge of the empire's most critical doomsday response plan, which aims to keep more people alive when the doomsday winter comes. In order to achieve this goal, she needs a highly stable society and also needs to cruelly exploit the workers.

In fact, it is not just the workers who are exploited by her, but also the capitalists, factory owners and bankers.

In order to build shelters and energy towers, Perfecto exploited the factory owners to the extreme. She did not allow any cutting of corners, nor any excuses or procrastination. For those capitalists, this was like asking for their lives.

Although the Northern Lord's Mansion did pay, generally speaking, Perfecto adhered to the fine tradition of the original world government of being difficult to collect project funds, and only paid these capitalists a deposit and an advance payment. Some of them did not even receive an advance payment, let alone the final payment.

And because of her special status, even if she really didn't spend a penny, those capitalists and factory owners dared not go against her wishes and stop producing those things.

Perfect would not indulge them. She would rather pour out the milk than sell it at a lower price. She would not allow such a thing.

Anyone who dares to do this will have to test whether the Steam Knights of the North can kill people.

As for the results, I can only say that everyone who has used it says it's good, and there aren't any bad reviews.

Perfect treats capitalists in the same way, so she naturally treats workers equally. She may give workers better treatment, but the prerequisite is that the workers must work hard and complete all construction tasks in quality and quantity, rather than launching a workers' movement, challenging the order she maintains, and declaring war on her.

"So, if we want to lead a successful workers' movement, we must defeat you and your army?" Karen felt an indescribable black humor.

She led people to fight against the Steam Knights in the North? Is this true?
"Yes, you must win the struggle against the Steam Knights I sent out, otherwise I will suppress all unrest." Perfectcot said this very seriously, without any intention of joking.

If a large-scale workers' movement really broke out in the New World colonies, Perfecto, as the lord of the North, would certainly send troops to help suppress it, even if the colonial governor did not ask her for help.

Hearing Perfecto speak so confidently, Karen's expression stiffened a little. She asked cautiously, "How many Steam Knights will you send out?" Although the Steam Knights were indeed terribly powerful, Karen felt that if they could get the cannons out of the Pignesburg Arsenal, one or two Steam Knights could still be defeated.

"As of now, the White Bear Knights will be dispatched in full force, with a total strength of about four flag teams, or 50 Steam Knights." Perfect said a number that was enough to make people despair. Not only that, she also added: "In addition to the White Bear Knights, the Iron Fire Knights will also be dispatched. Their equipment is not as advanced, but they can dispatch more people, that is, about 80 Steam Knights."

"A total of one hundred and thirty Steam Knights? Is this really necessary? A force of this size can crush a few small countries, right? You're going to use it to suppress the workers' movement? Am I such a villain?" Karen suddenly wasn't so worried anymore, and actually turned around to complain about Perfect.

After all, if there were a dozen Steam Knights, she would have to rack her brains to figure out how to defeat them and how to preserve the hard-earned revolutionary spark, but one hundred and thirty?

This number was enough to crush all resistance and any unauthorized gatherings and organizations throughout the New World colonies.

Even if Karin were to use all the tricks now, arm all the workers of the Workers' Union, and even train them to the level of the Old Guards, and equip them with enough cannons, they would still be smashed to pieces like a walnut with a hammer when facing one hundred and thirty Steam Knights.

Just kidding. It's like you led a peasant uprising in the feudal era, and defeated the lord's army with great momentum and as if with divine help, liberating large tracts of land. But when you reached the gate of the lord's castle and thought the situation was settled, the lord suddenly drove a Gundam and kicked the castle gate apart and rushed out. The style of the scene instantly jumped from history to science fiction. There was no way you could win.

As for the Steam Knights, although they cannot be considered science fiction for this world, their strength is indeed completely different from that of ordinary armies.

"If we fight head-on, no one in this world can stop my Knights, not even the powerful nations of the Old World." Perfect was very confident, and even joked, "Use airships to send steam knights to the battlefield, and drop thermobaric bombs on fortresses that cannot be conquered. I don't think anything can stop me from moving forward."

When Kallen heard Perfect mention the thermobaric bomb, she remembered that this man was a terrifying existence who had suppressed three major powers by himself and ended a war involving many countries within seventeen days.

This made Kallen unable to help but ask Perfitek: "If you use thermobaric bombs, how can I win?"

"I can't win, but I won't drop thermobaric bombs on the cities of the Empire. Her Majesty the Queen won't agree, so this is an opportunity you can seize. Don't openly raise the banner of betrayal of the country. You can publicize your ideas and overthrow the capitalists, but don't oppose the Queen. At least in this way I can use the name of justice to not use thermobaric bombs." Perfect was very serious about this matter, because if someone really wanted to split the country at this time, she would really drop thermobaric bombs.

“But even if you don’t throw thermobaric bombs, just 130 Steam Knights are enough to suppress all resistance.” Kallen shook her head, thinking that she was crazy to consider how to win in such a situation. She didn’t see any chance of winning at all.

However, Perfect just smiled and said, "Who said we can't win? As long as you can cut off the Steam Knights' logistics supply, they will soon be unable to move."

(End of this chapter)