Ma Wei stood up with a glass of wine. He didn't drink, but he wouldn't act special in front of so many people and make himself look like an alternative.
"What you want is nothing more than a guarantee." The chair moved back a little, Ma Wei left his seat, holding a wine glass, and walked around the dark restaurant,
"This idea is actually correct, but have you ever thought that security is something you need to fight for yourself?"
"What we want to build is a country that is completely different from the past. This is the so-called policy reform. It will give the Romanov Kingdom a new look from top to bottom and get rid of its fatigue."
"But then again, how can a kingdom or a country not have a manager? This is also what you want, a position, a crucial position!" He spoke slowly and clearly, and who Everyone heard Ma Wei's voice clearly, and while he was speaking, Ma Wei had already walked around to the other side of the dining table and came to the back of Earl Rulus' eldest son.
A thick and powerful hand pressed the shoulder of Count Ruorus's eldest son and patted it twice. Ma Wei continued: "Her Royal Highness Katerina alone cannot govern the country. We need officials, and you want to be officials. ....”
"It really hit it off." The eldest son of Count Ruorus nodded and said, "Isn't it?"
"But we don't need corpses to feed themselves," Ma Wei said with a smile: "This is an unquestionable prerequisite." The young people from the noble families looked solemn, and no one spoke, but the atmosphere in the restaurant, He became nervous instantly.
"But..." Ma Wei's next sentence relaxed the tense atmosphere a little: "If the remuneration is within a reasonable range, there will be no problem."
"What is remuneration within a reasonable range?" Captain Shevtsov's eldest son asked: "We need a clear definition."
"Remuneration within a reasonable range refers to legal profits obtained through labor, production and other methods within the provisions of the law. It is not a means of obtaining profits through exploitation and oppression as it is now." Ma Wei said: "We want to abolish serfdom. .”
"What?!" There was an uproar in the restaurant. These young people from aristocratic families couldn't sit still. Compared with abolition of aristocracy, serfdom was the fundamental source of their profits, because in the policy of the Romanov Kingdom, aristocrats The territory used belonged to the king in name. The nobles only had the right to use the territory and had no right to sell or lease it. The king could take back the territory at any time. Only serfs were the 'private property' of the nobles.
Abolition of serfdom... is tantamount to destroying the cakes of all nobles!
"Don't get excited, I haven't finished speaking yet." Ma Wei glanced at Katerina and added: "Do you think that without the serfs, your own interests will be greatly reduced?"
"This idea is not only wrong, it is completely wrong!"
"Simply relying on raw resources, such as minerals, coal, and crops, without paying serfs can indeed bring huge profits, but don't forget that after Her Highness Katerina's reforms, the Romanov Kingdom will embark on the path of industrialization. The roads can no longer be what they used to be.”
"So what benefits can industrialization bring us?" someone asked. Mawei clapped his hands, the restaurant door opened, and Dino walked in, distributing the information prepared in advance to the young people's hands one by one.
"Let's take a look. We compiled this information based on the financial revenue of the Kingdom of Windsor." Mawei winked at Dino and signaled him to leave the restaurant before raising his voice: "Many years ago, the Kingdom of Windsor and the Romanovs Like the Kingdom, they also rely on the aristocratic territorial system, but since they fully industrialized, wealth has fallen like a downpour. Why? Can their mineral and coal resources be compared with the Romanov Kingdom?" Looking at the financial information on the data The young people were extremely shocked by the skyrocketing income curve every year. They knew that the Kingdom of Windsor was rich, but they did not expect that the other party was so rich. Last year's fiscal revenue alone reached a terrifying one billion pounds.
Ten times the size of the Romanov Kingdom! Below the curve chart, Dino also thoughtfully marked the source of income, 70% of which comes from industrial products.
It would be impossible for anyone else to know the financial revenue of the Kingdom of Windsor so well. However, Mavey once served in the Royal Navy and knew many nobles, such as the Crawley family. Some of them worked in the Ministry of Finance. In addition, ...Dino is also related to the royal capital, and has met many important people in the upper class. It is not a problem to ask a few insidious questions.
They know how rich the Kingdom of Windsor really is.
"Now you should understand how much benefit industrialization can bring, right?" Ma Wei said nonchalantly: "The cost of a warship used by the Royal Navy is hundreds of thousands of gold pounds. If you just stand still, you won't be able to When they wanted to make progress, they had already made a lot of money." Someone swallowed and said with a trembling voice: "The resources of the Romanov Kingdom are far richer than them. If we start industrialization, will it? Can you make more?"
"Unfortunately, no."
"Why?"
"Because they have the most advanced technology, but the Romanov Kingdom does not." Ma Wei sneered: "Whether it is schools, scientific research technology, or top scientists, they are just a few steps ahead of the Romanov Kingdom. You are blocking knowledge. , when people are greedy for enjoyment, they have already made systematic plans for the future. How can a person who lives in the present deserve to have a future?" Ma Wei's words were like a basin of cold water, which instantly chilled their hearts.
They are indeed envious of the Kingdom of Windsor's increasing financial revenue year by year, but there is some money that others can make but they cannot.
When the reality was faced, they finally realized what it means to have people outside the world and heaven outside the world. Looking at the upward curve on the data sheet, it was really more uncomfortable than killing them.
"So what we have to do is to enrich the country and strengthen the army. It is precisely after seeing this that Her Royal Highness Katerina wants to abolish aristocracy and serfdom, so that the Romanov Kingdom can catch up with the last train of the industrial revolution. In this way, there are also Hope of a comeback." Ma Wei returned to his seat, looked at the young people who were bowing their heads in thought and said: "The profits they make from leaking through their teeth are more than what you make through exploitation. I really don't understand why you are so entangled. Serfs who don’t make much profit.”
"I support Her Royal Highness Katerina!" Goffman stood up and said loudly: "We military nobles have climbed up step by step from the bottom. Now we have climbed to the ceiling, and it is difficult to be promoted. We have no hope. Only by supporting Her Royal Highness Katerina can we reach a higher level!" The young people's expressions were uncertain, and they were thinking quickly about the gains and losses. The decision they had to make would definitely change the future destiny of the family. Only Only by standing in line can we survive.
"What if..." The eldest son of Earl Rurus raised his head, looked at Mavey, and asked in a solemn tone: "What will happen if we don't support Her Highness Katerina?"
"Oh..." Ma Wei said with a smile: "Then I suggest you arrange a cemetery for yourself in advance, or choose the street lamp of your choice. Out of humanitarianism, we will respect your last wish."
"Is this a threat?"
"This is the fate of your wrong choices. Do you think your enemies are the Church of Truth and Her Royal Highness Katerina?" Ma Wei sneered: "In fact, your real enemies are the millions of civilians in the Romanov Kingdom. , whoever dares to prevent the liberation of the serfs is the serfs’ biggest enemy!”
"We have an army! We have guns and artillery!"
"The army is also composed of serfs and civilians. Mr. Ruos, the people's will is the general trend, and you... have no choice."
