The Senate meeting ended with Archbishop Henry and the aristocrats each taking a step back.
The conversations, proposals and even what happened at the conference were all recorded by O'Harr. As soon as the meeting ended, he took the train back to Mosk overnight.
Fortunately, the railways leading to major cities were the primary target for repair after the war. In order to transport the treasure, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Windsor did not destroy it thoroughly enough. Therefore, it took only two months for the main railways on the western plains to be destroyed by the Romanov Kingdom. Completely restored.
Katerina got the minutes of the meeting and rushed to the St. Basil's Cathedral next door to tell Mavey about the incident.
The moment he saw Archbishop Henry proposing the "Freedmen's Act", Mavey was somewhat nervous, until he discovered that Archbishop Henry actually agreed to the "reasonable" request of the aristocracy, and his laughter almost broke the roof of the church.
A lot of monks gathered outside the door of the living room. Even the people who came here were attracted by Ma Wei's laughter. They looked at Ma Wei laughing heartily on the sofa and looked at each other with confused expressions. .
"Haha...Sorry, I lost my temper..."
Ma Wei stopped laughing and said to Katerina, who had a strange look in her eyes: "I really can't hold it back, I'm sorry."
"Is there anything funny about this meeting record?" Katerina was very puzzled. She felt that this was a very threatening content report. Once the Wisdom God Cult succeeded, the situation would be different. Wonderful!
"It's funny throughout. It's the funniest joke I've ever seen."
Ma Wei threw the meeting minutes on the table, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. His tense body quickly relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face: "Your Highness, you know, I finally understood something just now? "
Katerina shook her head.
"That is, only those who really think about you and do in-depth research can understand your real demands."
The smile disappeared, and Ma Wei's expression became serious. He glanced at the monk standing outside the door and said in a deep voice: "If we don't sincerely consider the people, we won't be able to find out what they actually need. For example, Archbishop Henry proposed "The Freedmen's Act, at first I thought he really understood our doctrine, but later I found out that he only scratched the surface."
"Furri?" Katerina picked up the meeting minutes on the table, re-examined the relevant contents of the "Freedmen's Act" above, and asked doubtfully: "Abolition of serfdom, and giving serfs the status of free persons and general citizenship rights are just superficial? "
"Your Highness, for the large number of serfs living in dire straits in the Romanov Kingdom, what they urgently and fundamentally need is not the status of free people... Of course, the status of free people and general citizenship are important, but that It's just the second need." Ma Wei Youyou said: "Their first need is fertile land that can be cultivated, a baking oven that can be used without rent, and enough food to fill their stomachs..."
“When people have their stomachs full and don’t have to worry about their lives, people will pay attention to other things, such as general citizenship rights and voting rights.”
"Giving them the status of free citizens and general citizenship rights when they have no food to fill is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. It is like giving a piece of dry bread to a thirsty and hungry traveler in the desert. What he wants to drink most is water. , without water, dry bread will only make him die faster."
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Hearing this metaphor, Katerina and the monks outside the door all looked astonished. Ma Wei had already explained it thoroughly and went straight to the core of the problem.
"But Father, isn't the bill you asked me to propose at the conference also the abolition of serfdom? If Archbishop Henry treats the symptoms but not the root cause... then you..."
Ma Wei nodded: "Yes, abolition of serfdom is the first step, because serfs will be exploited and squeezed by landowners, and my real purpose is to implement the Land Reform Law later."
Seeing that Katerina couldn't quite understand the core content of the "Land Reform Law" she was talking about, Mawei stood up and left. After a while, he came back with a handwritten paper document.
"This is the first draft of the law I drafted. The main contents have been listed. Your Highness, please take a look."
Katerina took the paper document, and the first line on it shocked her:
[The Church of Truth will make every effort to promote and implement public ownership of land by all people]
"Public ownership? Father, you want to nationalize all private land and implement wealth redistribution?!"
Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "This is the only way to save the Romanov Kingdom. Overthrow the existing aristocratic system and build a basic framework that is conducive to the development of people's livelihood. Things that are closely related to people's livelihood, such as cultivated land and housing, must Nationalize it and implement public ownership by all people in the form of state ownership so that farmers have land to farm and workers have houses to live in.”
At this moment, Katerina finally understood where Mavie was based in establishing the Church of Truth.
A small church dares to accept her invitation. Faced with such a difficult and difficult situation in the Romanov Kingdom, what it can offer must be shocking to the world.
Leaving aside the rest, the first article of the law proposed by Ma Wei is enough to gain countless supporters of serfs. If it is just this, there is nothing to be afraid of. After all, there are many kings who directly send money to the people to gain support. The end result is economic collapse.
The really scary thing about Mavi is...
He did not propose the Land Reform Act on a whim, but after careful consideration.
Compared with the "Freedmen's Act" proposed by Archbishop Henry, Mavey's draft "Agrarian Reform Act" was obviously more attractive to the people, many times more attractive.
at the same time....
Katerina also expected that once this law was proposed, it would definitely cause an uproar.
No wonder Ma Wei said before that the aristocracy would not allow his law to pass...
This is equivalent to taking over the house of the noble faction, right?
"Father, your law... I'm afraid it won't be supported by O'Hare and the others."
Katerina pondered for a long time and suddenly sighed: "There are too many interests involved. You are simply making enemies of all the rich and nobles in the Romanov Kingdom!"
"I know." Ma Wei nodded: "So I need your support, Your Highness. Only if you agree can the nobles who support you accept this law."
"I'm afraid my prestige is not enough for them to support this Land Reform Law." Katerina said frankly: "They follow me to gain greater interests, and this law just allows them to Father, is it too hasty to go straight to land reform? I think we should use the method of boiling the frog in warm water and take it step by step."
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"His Majesty Peter is also pursuing the reform method of boiling frogs in warm water. What is the result?" Ma Wei looked serious and said in a very serious tone: "Your Highness, we are not orthodox at the moment, and the Romanov Kingdom is not suitable for slow reform. You want to get It’s the support of the people, not the aristocracy.”
"Of course, Your Highness, your worries are not unreasonable. If all of our people are gone, wouldn't we become mere commanders?"
"As long as you, Your Highness, can retain generals like Onufri, Ravel, and Makarov who are loyal to you, we don't have to care what the noble faction thinks."
Katerina was deep in thought. Of course she knew the benefits brought by the "Land Reform Act". For the Romanov Kingdom, when power is completely concentrated and an ambitious king is added, then the rise of the kingdom is only a matter of time. , the light shining on Romanov is no longer an empty talk.
How many nobles will continue to support them after the Land Reform Act is proposed?
Katerina was not sure, and she had no idea.
This is simply testing the loyalty of generals and nobles!
"Father, what are your chances of winning?" Katerina raised her head and looked directly at Mavey.
"If it was before Archbishop Henry agreed to the noble faction's request, I was only 50% sure, but he damnably agreed. Thanks to him, I think we are 90% sure."
The window shook slightly, Ma Wei turned his head, stared at the dim night sky, and whispered: "Your Highness, the wind is picking up."
"Is it our wind?"
Ma Wei smiled: "Of course, this is the wind of change."
Archbishop Henry has revealed a flaw, which in Mavey's eyes will be fatal.
"Presumably, in order to suppress the Church of Truth, Archbishop Henry will quickly pass the "Freedmen's Act" and also include the demands of the aristocracy... The opportunity has come."
Ma Wei stood up and said: "Your Highness, I will draft the law as quickly as possible and entrust O'Harr to propose it at the next meeting. Please be sure to stabilize your generals. They are the only variable, but I think there is no problem. .”
Katerina smiled bitterly and said: "Father, you seem to be more confident than me."
"Of course, we have Edward, who... can control humans." Mavey said: "In order to prevent someone from trying to murder His Highness, all chefs, servants, and doctors in the Kremlin must undergo strict scrutiny, and food, drinking water, and medicines must also be strictly scrutinized. We need to carry out unified purchasing and strengthen prevention."
"At the same time, I will let Edward continue to protect you, Your Highness. At such a critical moment, Your Highness's safety must be guaranteed."
"It's enough for Edward to help me." Katerina nodded and said, "As for the issue of chefs and servants, don't worry. I have already arranged for Bodlinov to investigate. What have they done and who have they been in contact with recently? Who are the people, where is their home, how many people are there in the family, where are the ancestors buried and who do they associate with... Everything can be found out clearly."
Ma Wei was not surprised at all and said with a smile: "It seems that you have taken precautions, Your Highness."
"I won't let what happened to my father happen to me again."
Cooperating with smart people means peace of mind...
With emotion in his heart, Ma Wei turned to look at Dino in the crowd at the door: "Dino, the time has come. Distribute the newspapers we print to various cities and towns, and hand them over to the local monks in charge. Wait for Archbishop Henry's "Freedmen" Once the Act is officially promulgated, distribution will begin immediately.”
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"clear."
