She Is Not a Witch

Time flies, and it has been nearly five years since Lorraine Hill came to the empire.

"Excuse me, is Master Jialan here?"

In the quiet room, there was a knock on the looking hardwood door, and a voice of inquiry came.

"Please come in." There was a brisk answer in the room.

"Thanks."

The afternoon sun is still a bit fierce, and the world outside the window is extraordinarily dazzling, but the office room here is much cooler and quieter.

Lorraine Hill sat on the seat wearing a comfortable white dress, her light blue hair fell on the back and front of her body, reflecting each other with her fair neck.

Now that the organization of 'Fairywood' is relatively complete, she doesn't have many things to deal with, so she might be a little curious about who came to find her.

"Master Jialan, hello, I'm Socifa from Cuiyi Province." The man was wearing a smart white shirt on his upper body and military trousers on his lower body.

"Your Excellency may not know me, because I am not a member of 'Dryer Wood'."

"However, I have cooperated with the organization very early and provided urgently needed supplies in many ways before, so I was trusted."

"Then why are you here today?" Lorraine Hill gently supported his head with one hand, and his white and delicate wrists were exposed from the cuffs.

She is mainly responsible for education, legal construction, publicity and guidance in the 'Drysmaids'. Regarding business and taxation, Lu Bin and others are in charge, so I am a little unfamiliar with this person.

"Actually, I have some questions I want to ask my lord."

He bowed first and then spoke.

"Many changes have taken place within the empire, especially since the new emperor began to follow the example of reforms in the southern border, and this trend has gradually spread to the border of the empire."

"I can say that those who benefited more during the growth and expansion of the organization now have a lot of industries in the local area."

He began to introduce his industry in detail. He has built a large steelmaking plant locally and has the mining rights of several mines.

"It can be said that I do have more influence than ordinary people, but I also want to ask you a question, that is, can I get more protection?" He looked at the appearance of this man and himself. The girl who resembled her daughter asked sincerely.

In fact, Socifer's visit today is not only his own thoughts, but also many similar owners of the big chamber of commerce. The factory owner wants to use this to explore the arrangement of the "Dryerwood" organization for them.

Later, they found this Socifer who was closely related to the organization but did not belong to the 'Dryer Wood' organization.

"Is that so?"

Lorraine Hill was thoughtful, and she rang the bell lightly to let Iyena, who was resting next door, come over and set up a chair for Mr. Socifer.

Not long after, the maid sent someone to bring a wooden chair and refill tea.

"What protection do you want?"

Lorraine Hill watched the man continue to ask. She estimated that this man must have heard what happened in the Imperial Council recently, so he asked this question.

"Uh... How can I describe this? I'm not eager to gain superhuman power. I know this is not recognized by the organization."

"However, I also hope that I will not be framed or manipulated so easily."

"My lord, you also know that when a person has a huge amount of wealth, it is inevitable that some people will be jealous, so they will use some unconventional means. For example, framing, or false accusations."

"For them, this is not a big cost, and as long as it succeeds, they can get huge benefits, so some people will stand up and take risks."

"Specifically?"

"For example, let's put it this way, in the laws stipulated by the organization, factories are not allowed to abuse employees, or hide potential safety hazards."

"I did follow the above requirements, but if someone intentionally forged or pretended to be a worker to enter my factory and falsely accuse me of doing bad things, how should I deal with it?"

"Things like this are often difficult to tell. If they come often, I may be arrested by the legal corrections team."

"This is the first point. They can use a small price to test and profit from me."

"The second point is, how should some small officials use their power to blackmail me?"

"Most of the people in the organization are good people. I am convinced of this, but occasionally there will be one or two people with bad conduct. They may not have a high monthly income, so they use their positions to deliberately block me and make things difficult for me. I How to deal with it."

"If I oppose them, does it mean that I oppose the organization? If they imprison me on the grounds of law enforcement, what should I do?"

"You may say that you can appeal through the law, but when I was imprisoned, I lost my freedom and safety. That is a very scary thing."

Although his expression was somewhat cryptic, Lorraine Hill vaguely guessed his real intention, that is, he hoped to obtain a certain amount of power protection.

It's not that this person is bad or anything, he just hopes that his wealth can be kept safe and long-term.

In fact, these problems have occurred in previous lives, and the methods adopted by different countries are also different. Some people use agents to isolate them layer by layer to protect themselves well and stay away from paths that may threaten them. Some people will directly gain certain power and enter the upper class of society.

"I probably understand what you mean." The girl looked at the man and nodded, but she didn't want to answer directly.

"We will establish relevant laws in the future to punish those who make false accusations, and we will also review internal personnel and continue to correct mistakes."

After finishing speaking, Lorraine Hill drank tea slowly until the man couldn't sit still.

"Then, do you have any other, uh, more different measures?"

"Sorry, no. The belief of our organization is that everyone is equal. Wealth can give you more opportunities to choose, but it doesn't mean you can be superior to others."

"But, but if someone is jealous and wants to rob me of my wealth with just a small matter, what should I do?" His words finally became a little unstable.

"If it is a legal judgment, such behavior will be cross-reviewed by the top of the organization. After all, you own a lot of property, so you should be more cautious."

"If it's not a legal judgment, but there are bad people bullying you, then you can report to the organization, and we will investigate accordingly."

"But...but..." He hesitated for a long time, and finally held back the topic, then slowly shut up, and had to get up and leave.

However, what if those personnel are no longer fair, the girl said that for him in her heart.

Regarding this issue, some countries in the past have stated from the beginning that the upper echelons cannot be trusted, so they need to have guns, juries, so-called evidence, etc., in order to achieve a balance.

But, how can the common people fight against the rich, it's just a complicated fig leaf.

In fact, this is also a difficult problem in modern society. When a person has huge wealth, a company, and many people working for him, it is difficult to regard him as the same as ordinary people.

No matter how much the laws and systems are adjusted, they can gradually erode or bypass them through various means, and these people will use these powers that they have obtained explicitly or secretly to gradually devour fairness, and finally make the country or the world unbalanced, become a mess.

Before that day, human beings have to hold their noses and fight against this disease. If you take advantage of the loopholes, then I will fill the loopholes. If you corrupt the country and make a mess, then there will be a country healthier than you that will surpass you and overtake you. replace.

Although it cannot be eliminated, it can be iterated slowly so that it will not completely deteriorate.

What changes the world has always been a comprehensive innovation in technology.

Because of the railway, the country's resources are connected, and all large-scale production and the construction of industrial chains are gradually formed.

Because of the radio and the Internet, the thoughts of all citizens have begun to converge, with unified thoughts, unified voices, unified sense of identity and collective memory.

Because of cameras and QR codes, the tracking and trajectories of various people can be clearly estimated, and many crimes have also begun to decline.

As technology becomes richer and richer, there will be fewer and fewer dark corners, and finally tend to be bright and fair.

In the twilight era, the humans of the "Original Heart" faction discussed the end of system construction and the ultimate solution to the problem, which was also the origin of the later "Throne of God" project.

It's a pity that they fell halfway, and then the "Mechanical Council" picked it up and continued walking, but the way of walking seemed to be different from the "Original Heart".

Based on the idea that everything is a tool to me, the "Mechanical Council" maximized the tool attributes of the "Throne of Gods", which also made the ancients stronger for a short time, but it is a pity that this also led to the convergence of all human beings. It also makes the risk resistance ability in disasters extremely low.

The tide of the sea of ​​Ajaka submerged everything, and the remaining human beings formed the "Sun of God's Wings", and found out the ideas of the "Tree of Life Sect", started again, and then continued on.

Although it is a new world today, what happened in the past will be encountered again by the current civilization.

Lorraine Hill couldn't explain to this man at this time, the world would change soon, and what he said would no longer be a problem in the future.

But for now, let's be patient.

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In the middle of the empire, the chambers of commerce and tycoons who became rich due to emerging industries began to chase power. They clearly understood that there was no power in the empire, and that wealth was just a fat sheep to be slaughtered. to seize.

Without a sense of security, these people's thirst for power is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Although the emperor has opened up the status of members of the local imperial council, allowing these people to participate in politics and gain part of the right to speak, but under the inertia of the imperial tradition, the nobles still have great detachment.

If a nobleman fights a wealthy businessman in the street and kills him, it won't be a big deal, and the noble court will also favor the nobleman. Similarly, if a wealthy businessman uses conspiracy to kill a nobleman, he will be destroyed and all his property will be confiscated.

It is also because of this that although the emperor has opened up some of his powers, many chambers of commerce have gradually formed their own protection forces under the urging of a lack of security after gaining huge wealth.

Such armed behavior gradually touched the sensitive nerves of the fief nobles.

You are doing business on my territory, and you still maintain such a large armed force, so who is in charge here?

In the empire, the conflict between nobles and wealthy merchants gradually became fierce.

However, unlike the drastic changes in the central region, the southern region is thriving.

First of all, there are no aristocrats in the southern border now. It was cleaned up in the early days of the imperial civil war, and then the non-stop uprisings and rebellions consumed a lot. Finally, the unification of the "Drywood" wiped out the only remaining minor aristocrats, and ruled in name Or, the descendants of the Red Dragon Duke openly stated that they would give up their noble status and all their privileges, so that other minor nobles dared not say anything.

Can you still be more honorable and noble than the Baskar family? Obviously not, so under the circumstances, you can only accept it, and finally become the same as ordinary people, and accept the distribution and division of the local land by the 'Dryswood' organization .

But now the "Dryer Wood" organization is in its new stage, and the first batch of people who created it are still there. It is the period when its beliefs are at its peak and rising, and naturally there are no various diseases of the old organization. Although some people may be influenced by the central part of the empire and have some small thoughts, but it is still not a climate, and there is not much soil.

However, the situation in other parts of the empire is not so clear.

Most of the eastern plains have a suitable climate, and they are mainly planting, trade, and animal husbandry. Although there are many handicrafts and new-style workshops, most of them were developed by the original local nobles themselves. They were noble industries from the beginning. , so it didn't cause much problem.

Thanks to the influence of elf bloodlines, the nobles in the Eastern Realm tend to have a long-term view. They will live longer, so they also value sustainable development. Therefore, the treatment of workers is acceptable, and because of this, conflicts are more Small.

The northern border is currently limited by the cold and it is difficult to develop the economy. However, the gradually established workshops in various borders require a large amount of raw materials and minerals. The surviving residents here have begun to rely on the mining of mines to survive.

Compared with the cold outside, the underground or the mines in the mountains seem to be much warmer, and because of this, many people's lifestyles have begun to change.

The western region is mainly covered with forests and hills, with fewer plains, relying on the Blue Stream River passing through the Mountains of Sighs, and the border defense of the southern region of the empire. The Griffin Duke Salius family controls the main road leading to Clancia.

The east and west sides of the mainland meet and trade with each other, and most of the profits generated flow into the hands of the western feudal nobles, who also scoff at the empire's new policies.

Rich businessman? They are just sheep passing by on their own territory, and they shear their sheep every year.

How can sheep ride on people's heads~www.readwn.com~ and give them power, don't even think about it. And for the rule of the new emperor Elio, these western nobles gradually became dissatisfied.

the end of the year. The aristocrats in the central provinces began to embezzle the industry of the chamber of commerce because of their jealous interests, which led to conflicts one after another. Some workshops were shut down, and a large number of unemployed and landless workers began to live on the streets.

Broken Mars begins to sprout.

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PS:

For things like politics, you can’t say no, otherwise many plots cannot be explained, the world becomes unreal, and the audience will not understand.

But this is sometimes a bit boring, so I will try to minimize the appearance of these contents in the future, unless it is unavoidable.

I don’t want to write troublesome and mind-consuming politics, I just want to write about Lorraine’s warm daily life, but...why did I get to this point? Is this the price of writing epics_(:з」∠)_