The Königsallee is the core and most ingenious choice of the parade route.
On the one hand, it runs directly into Queens, is spacious enough, and passes through some important enough locations, such as the Kingdom Museum, the National Gallery, the Prime Minister's Office, etc.;
This can provide enough deterrence.
On the other hand, the area it passes through is also a relatively small part of the city, far away from the sight of most citizens, and will not cause major chaos.
This can show restraint.
Of course, the premise is that the marching crowd must be under control and not take the opportunity to cause trouble and engage in vandalism and looting.
This is certainly manageable when setting off from the dock area;
But when the crowd entered the east area, the number increased tenfold. Varina and the core group tried their best to control it, but they could only keep the front section of the team under control;
Next, it was not until they stepped onto the King's Road that the team returned to a controlled state.
In other words, wherever they walked during this procession, they brought chaos wherever they went.
The situation in the Eastern District is particularly serious.
Varina has nothing to do in this regard. He can only try his best to ensure that after entering the Western District, the team will no longer cause chaos and avoid hostility from the top to the greatest extent.
…
After passing the first blockade, the crowd marched along the King's Avenue towards the West End.
Although this blockade failed to play a practical role, it played a huge role in a symbolic sense.
It showed the official attitude and stopped quite a few people from a psychological level.
When the crowd was about to cross the Tasok River again and truly enter the West District, there were only eight thousand people left.
The blockade in name only, with less than a hundred people, actually blocked more than ten thousand people!
This is a bad thing and a good thing.
The bad thing is that as the number of people decreases, the deterrence effect also decreases, and the possibility of the demonstration’s demands being taken seriously decreases;
The good thing is that as the number of people decreases, the organizational strength also increases, and the possibility of them attracting hostility from the upper management is reduced.
Eight thousand people encountered the second wave of blockade when they actually entered the West District.
This time, the number of people participating in the blockade reached 400, including not only the police, but also some guards transferred from important institutions.
The team slowed down as it approached a simple makeshift roadblock made of carriages, tables, chairs and other items.
Varina, together with a few people in the inner circle around him, shouted loudly:
"What are we?"
Eight thousand people responded together, making a deafening sound.
"We are workers!"
"It is the producer of goods, the provider of the kingdom, and the cornerstone of society!"
Then he asked, “What do the workers want?”
“Workers need to survive!”
"We need reasonable wages, we need the rights we deserve, and we need to live with dignity!"
Ask again: “What are our demands?”
"Abolish the Corn Laws!"
Shouting neat slogans, the front row of the team approached the roadblock.
Tables, chairs and other small sundries were quickly moved to the back of the team; then, several parked carriages were pushed to both sides of the road.
The team pushed forward against the blocking crowd, and it didn't take long to break through the second blockade.
Most of the people who came to stop them were scattered and retreated to both sides of the road. A small number of people were carried by the team and had to move forward with the team.
They were frightened at first, but after walking for a while, they noticed that apart from being overly excited, the marchers did nothing too extraordinary.
Just follow the road and shout slogans.
This makes them feel a lot more at ease.
More than an hour later, the team arrived at West Vilas Street and met the third blockade.
This time, there were professional roadblocks on the road, and the people responsible for blocking the people were upgraded from police to fully armed troops transferred from outside the city.
But this time, Varina didn't want to let the parade break through the blockade.
The few policemen and guards who were being carried came in handy at this time.
Varina handed them a thick petition and asked them to communicate with the army; as for the workers on the march, they had been walking for a day and they should be allowed to sit down and have a good rest.
At this time there were still five thousand people.
Among them, most of the more than two thousand people who gathered at the dock area were there, and they all brought dry food and water. The other half who joined halfway were basically empty-handed.
Varina and several other core members spread out to coordinate resources and ensure everyone's basic needs.
…
Ten o'clock at night.
Someone among the soldiers blocking the road shouted that a petition had been sent to Thordrak Palace and to the Royal Eucalyptus, demanding that the parade be disbanded in batches.
This was exactly what Varina wanted to hear.
In fact, even without this news, he would have disbanded the team in the middle of the night.
His purpose has been achieved.
Even if the petition was not sent to the palace, Varina did not believe that George III did not see the opportunity to use the topic for such a loud and vigorous demonstration.
On the other hand, the chaos caused during the parade also gave him a lot of performance feedback.
He estimated that the digestion progress of his "Instigator" potion was at least halfway through.
Once the decree to repeal the Corn Laws is issued, he should be able to receive a greater wave of performance feedback.
In this case, even if it cannot be fully digested, there is probably only one key "playing code" missing.
Moreover, during this period of time, he has been engaging in instigating behavior and has a deeper understanding of instigation.
In his view, the so-called "instigator" is someone who misleads and induces through various means - mainly language - to gain the trust of others and allow others to cause disasters without knowing it.
Varina thinks he played the role well.
Of course, the specific effect depends on the final feedback results.
Taking advantage of the request from the opposite army, Varina actively fought for it and bargained with the officer who was shouting.
However, he got unexpected good treatment in just a few words——
Three additional steam subway trains were temporarily opened to transport all workers to the subway station on White Rum Street in the Bridge District.
It seems that the upper management actually planned to quickly disperse the parade...
He was a little worried that a leader like him would be detained for investigation.
Now it seems that this group of people may not be qualified to attract enough attention from the superiors...
Thinking about it, there are quite a few demigods in the Loen royal family. If a "Law Mage" is dispatched at random, they can completely solve their problems with just two words: "Quiet, sit down."
…
Half past eleven at night.
Three steam subway trains arrived at the White Rum Street subway station one after another. The workers got off and dispersed.
Only a small number of people who are good at thinking and do not have enough trust in Varina have some doubts——
Is it too easy to disband, and are such marches really effective?
Members of the Workers' Union Party felt quite differently.
They regarded this action as another victory.
The most enthusiastic group of more than 200 people, surrounded by Varina and several other core figures, walked all the way to the Workers' Union Tavern and refused to leave.
They don’t know that if it weren’t for the many pairs of eyes staring at them, the one who wants to break up and run away the most right now——
It is the spiritual leader who surrounds them.
