Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 620 National Assembly
"Can I think you're kidding me, Mr. Ezio?" Perfect looked at the Assassin mentor standing in front of him, with a look of laughter on his face. "Are you saying that someone is trying to petition me to reorganize the two-parliament system through the re-election of the elected parliament, to establish a real so-called National Assembly, and to abolish the original aristocratic parliament and the elected parliament?"

"Yes, Miss Brandelis." Ezio gave Perfecto an affirmative answer and explained, "According to the information obtained by the Brotherhood, someone has secretly connected with representatives of most industry unions, some powerful merchants and factory owners, and major bankers in the New World, trying to put pressure on you and promote the process of reorganizing the Noble Parliament and the Elected Parliament into the National Assembly.

And as far as we know, a part of the lower-middle class aristocracy and the emerging bourgeoisie have also joined this camp, and in a sense they are coming in full force.”

Perfect believed what Ezio said, but he did not take it seriously or care about it.

She just smiled casually and said, "They may have forgotten why I am called the Bloody Earl. Perhaps I should remind people that the reason why the Earl of the North was able to rule this land was not because of any political games."

It was obvious that Perfect didn't like being threatened.

And if she wanted, she could become the only dictator in the world.

Whether it is the Self-Discipline Knight or the Divine Grace Knight, or the third-generation God-killing Armor whose third unit has now begun construction, they can ensure that Perfectoct still has enough confidence to maintain his rule even when facing gods.

As for the mere coercion of public opinion? If she is willing to listen, then this can be considered an effective method.

But if Perfect doesn't want to listen? Sorry, this is meaningless except giving her a kill list.

However, Ezio didn't think so. He tried to persuade Perfecto: "No one would doubt the power of the Earl of the North, but I think you might consider not using such cruel means.

After all, it's progress, isn't it? From feudal rule to parliamentary elections. If your father were still alive, he would be happy about it."

For Perfecto, saying nothing else would influence her, and Ezio could only try to convince her with her parents.

"Yes, if my father were still alive, he might be happy about this matter and actively promote it." Perfect nodded affirmatively, but quickly said in a sarcastic tone: "But I am not my father. He has his ideals, and I have mine. Reorganizing the National Assembly? Sure, but it is not up to them to decide!

It is one thing for me to take the initiative to promote and initiate reforms, but it is another thing for them to use public opinion to coerce me to do something in order to achieve their goals and gain benefits for themselves!"

When Ezio heard what Perfecto said, his face suddenly changed, and a worried expression appeared on his face.

Obviously, he knew clearly what kind of power this seemingly weak girl in front of him had and what she could do.

If she really objects, then no one in Victoria today can get anything done without her.

This is the confidence and strength of the Earl of the North, and this strength comes not only from the military force that Perfectcott possesses, but also from the support of the people of the entire North and even the entire Victoria Empire.

In a sense, this is actually counterintuitive. After all, Perfecto's reputation can be seen as built on blood and corpses.

But Perfect never killed innocent people indiscriminately, and she was actually very kind to the lower classes. Usually those she slaughtered were people who exploited and oppressed the lower classes, such as nobles, big businessmen, and big factory owners.

This means that even though Perfecto has a terrifying title like the Bloody Count, the grassroots people still have a high level of support for her, and even some rumors about her will be spontaneously rejected and denied by the people.

So for Ezio, he could actually understand why Perfecto had such high public support.

He could even judge that if Perfect really suppressed this "petition" violently, the grassroots people would not have any objection to it.

After all, most of those who were able to participate in this petition and were connected still belonged to the so-called "ruling class", not the real majority of the grassroots people.

It is also because of this that Ezio can understand why Perfecto hates the so-called National Assembly and the parliamentary system.

Although the so-called parliament is under the banner of "popular election", in reality the real grassroots people have never had the power to truly express their opinions, let alone elect a representative who can truly represent them to enter parliament.

The parliamentary electoral system itself is a scam because from the very beginning it eliminates the possibility for ordinary people to participate in elections.

The parliamentary election system of the Victoria Empire does not mention the aristocratic parliament. If you are not a noble, you are not even qualified to run for election. Naturally, it has nothing to do with ordinary people.

As for the so-called democratically elected parliament, a basic requirement for becoming a member is to be a wealthy person, that is, one's property must reach or exceed a certain size.

This "certain scale" is undoubtedly an amount that ordinary people cannot achieve even if they work hard for one, two, or even ten lifetimes.

To put it bluntly, even some small businessmen and factory owners cannot meet the standard of "certain scale".

This excluded the lower classes from the election from the outset and turned it into a game for the rich.

In fact, even if ordinary people are eligible to run for election, they will not be able to get elected.

Because campaigns require canvassing for votes, candidates need to give speeches and organize various activities to increase their popularity.

And the larger the scale of the speech or event, the more it costs!
To give the simplest example, the city square of Chernobyl is a very suitable place for speeches. If you just stand there and speak, it naturally doesn't cost any money.

It's just that with this kind of speech, unless you're the kind of orator who can get a whole country following you with your words alone, it's hard for people to remember your name or what opinions you expressed.

So generally speaking, people who want to achieve a certain effect through speeches will spend money to build a stage, put up a banner with their name or political ideas, and print some pamphlets to distribute to people who come to listen to the speech in order to make a deeper impression on them.

In order to avoid a dull atmosphere, it is even necessary to spend money to hire some professional listeners, commonly known as "shills".

Only when all these are complete can a speech have a decent effect and let the audience know your name and what you want to do.

However, this set of expenses would cost hundreds or even thousands of pounds. And this is just a speech!
Therefore, the so-called parliamentary elections have always been a game for the rich and have nothing to do with ordinary people who really need to have a voice.

They may promise some benefits during the campaign, but that's just something they promise to give you, not what you really need.

The people cannot gain any real benefits from supporting those so-called legislators and representatives. All they get are just some flashy things given by the other side in order to win votes.

For Perfect, she had experienced too many such boring political games in her previous life. Whether it was the election of the president of the United States or the election of senior officials on the neighboring island, it was a disgusting mess.

The so-called people have the right to vote and be elected, but they can choose to vote for a bad, festering bastard or another bad, less disgusting bastard.

It is precisely because of this that she hates those who want to truly establish a parliamentary system!

But in Ezio's view, although the parliamentary system is not perfect, it is at least an improvement compared to feudal rule.

So he tried to persuade Perfecto: "Although the parliamentary system has various flaws, if possible, I still hope that you can support the reorganization of the National Assembly. After all, this will weaken the power of the aristocratic parliament and give more power to the people."

Ezio doesn't think that he can become rich in one bite. Things have to be done step by step. He thinks it is impossible to achieve success all at once.

However, Perfecto had a completely different opinion from him.

"Mr. Ezio, you don't need to persuade me to change my mind. It's fine if I didn't know about this. Now that I know about it, I will definitely not be threatened." Perfect said resolutely, but at the same time she also made a certain compromise: "Instead of persuading me to change my mind here, why don't you try to control this petition, plant a few of your own people in it, and then elect members who can truly represent the interests of the people in the next parliamentary election.

I can promise you that as long as you can really nominate such a member of parliament who can truly represent the interests of the grassroots people, then I will agree not to suppress this petition and promote the reorganization of the National Assembly. "

It wasn't that Perfectcot wanted to suppress the petition; she was just unhappy that someone was trying to manipulate public opinion to coerce her.

If Ezio could take this opportunity to elect a senator who could represent the people, Perfecto wouldn't mind helping a little in this matter.

She has not forgotten the help the Assassin Brotherhood has provided her along the way, and that her parents were once mentors of the Assassin Brotherhood, and the purpose of their existence was also to promote change.

"So, it's a deal?" Ezio looked at Perfecto with an expression of pleasant surprise.

Perfect nodded slightly, not joking at all.

Seeing this, Ezio didn't say anything more and turned around and left Perfecto's office.

All he wanted now was to quickly call together other mentors of the Assassin Brotherhood to discuss how to deal with this matter and how to select members of parliament who could truly represent the people.

This was a first for the Assassin Brotherhood. The last time they did this, they were not yet called the Assassin Brotherhood, and Perfectoct's parents were still alive at that time.

However, the long-cherished wish has the opportunity to be realized. This is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Assassin Brotherhood, and they will not give up this precious opportunity.

But before that, Ezio also understood that he had to find a way to interfere with this petition to prevent someone from angering Perfecto without knowing the seriousness of the matter.

If she gets too angry and changes her mind to suppress the petition, no one can stop her.

As he watched Ezio leave, Perfecto had an amusement on his face.

For her, this petition did make her unhappy, but to say it was suppressed, it was not really that serious.

Even if she really wanted to do it, it would probably be just to kill a chicken to scare the monkey, to prevent some people from becoming too rampant and thinking that they can really be above her, or to use the so-called "public opinion" to coerce her.

What Perfect needed to express was his attitude of not being intimidated, not actually wanting to kill people.

But besides this, Perfectot also felt that he might be able to get a foothold in the parliament. After all, isn't this so-called democratically elected parliament a place where representatives of various interests argue with each other?
Give them a place to quarrel, and save her from having people bothering her all the time.

But when Perfect was thinking about who he should nominate to be the member of parliament to represent his interests, he suddenly remembered Kallen, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time.

Kallen is now the leader of the New World Dominion. She is busy with various affairs of the Dominion every day and has not contacted Perfect for a long time.

Although the two parties have always maintained correspondence, in order to avoid unnecessary information leakage and to avoid people seeing that they have a good relationship, the frequency of letters is very low and the content is mostly empty, just some ordinary clichés.

Thinking of this, Perfectoct thought that maybe he could push Karen up to see if she could have an impressive performance in the parliament.

After all, Karen represents the working class, so she is definitely more suitable to be a member of parliament than those factory owners and businessmen.

As for whether she can be elected? Not to mention that Kallen has the support of the Workers' Union, Perfect can also stand up for her in this matter and make her the representative of its own interests.

With Perfect's help, other forces will certainly recognize that she must have a seat in Parliament, and the support of the Workers' Union will also bring Karen a solid vote bank.

With these two things, even if Perfectoct wanted to push a pig up, others would accept it and admit that pigs also have the right to vote.

Thinking of this, Perfect said to Befa beside him: "Befa, go to the autonomous region in person and help me pass on a message..."

(End of this chapter)