novelraw #251 - Section 251
#251 - Section 251
Under the guidance of the empire, the nationalized production that will accommodate the entire Eternal Night world will always require countries and races to undertake basic production work, rather than everyone being on the upstream of the production line, right?
Roger and the Eternal Night Empress once discussed when automated magic crystal machinery would completely replace soldiers.
Roger's answer to her was not a technical problem, but a cost problem.
When creating an automated magic crystal machine is cheaper than training an excellent soldier, excellent soldiers will be eliminated.
But if we can create such puppets, but the price is high, costing more than raising an adult and giving him corresponding education and training, then such mechanical puppets are meaningless.
This is a very cruel answer, that human life has become a calculable resource.
But in the face of a war for the survival of the world, this cruelty is necessary and inevitable.
When necessary, even Roger and Her Majesty the Empress are pawns to be quantified and thrown into the battlefield.
Therefore, the empire is so cruel to its own people, so where is there time in another dimension to provide psychological counseling to people enjoying a happy life in the Elysian Realm?
All classes unite, and this unity also requires a corresponding educational foundation and ideological awareness. Engaging in labor movements in a slave society is just a waste of time and energy that leads to self-destruction.
The great unification thought and national character inherited by the Rabbit Clan for thousands of years also took several generations and nearly a hundred years to be awakened little by little by humiliation and bloodshed, rather than overnight.
Most races in this world, the upper class is unenterprising, and the lower class lies flat. When talking about ideals, the future, and the pursuit of life, they only respond with indifference and numbness.
So, on the contrary, only by stipulating production positions, so that they have specialized occupations, with the overall productivity increase, the corresponding living standards and treatment will always improve.
When the quality of labor required by the entire world improves, even the knowledge and education levels received by the lower class people will improve accordingly, they will think, and they will have more energy to desire better things.
When this accumulation reaches a critical point, it is possible for them to also embark on the changes that the empire and Terra have undergone.
Roger told Windsor the empire's true attitude, and also made her understand the current limitations of the Elven Empire.
It is the ordinary people who are engaged in labor who are changing the world. The nobles may point the way, but they are not the fundamental driving force.
"So, to share profits with the upper class and give opportunities to the lower class, so they see hope and strive spontaneously, then those most lower class elves will truly be devoted to the country…"
Windsor heard such thoughts for the first time, looked at Roger with sparkling eyes, and sighed , "So, the reason why adults established the Night Watch and bloodbath the imperial nobles is not the root of chaos, but the key step in forging the empire's current strength."
"This trick, you can't learn."
"After all, I'm just a small princess, and I don't have the strength of the Eternal Night Empress. Even if the Elven Empire is already declining, it's impossible to fight against the entire noble class on my own."
"But you can reduce the rent-seekers and make the day of hope come sooner."
Roger made a gesture in front of his chest, the standard etiquette for believers of the God of Nature.
Windsor was extremely smart and immediately reacted: "You want me to expel the divine right? That's impossible, my mother is the most pious believer…"
The other side of this sentence is that Windsor is not a true believer of the God of Nature.
Because that is what her mother likes, and being a believer is also one of the perfect images that needs to be played from childhood, which makes her hate that set of things.
However, what Roger said is indeed a feasible method. There are many elf who are pious, and supporting the church every year is a huge expense. Now, because of the power of faith, useless wars can be provoked.
The differences between secular regime and theocracy are getting bigger and bigger, but because the Elf Empress is a pious believer, at least before Windsor succeeds to the throne, the power of the Elven Empire's theocracy cannot be changed.
Roger laughed and said playfully: "Your Highness, do you think in your mother's heart, you and the gods, which is more important?"
Windsor was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to say that her mother never cared about her thoughts, and the gods must be important.
But the next second, she remembered many details from childhood to adulthood, and realized that although her mother was strong, her love for her was never less.
The Elf Empress loves her daughter very much, but also because she loves her too much, so she interferes too much in her life, gives her all-round protection, pours countless efforts into her, and subconsciously regards her as the most perfect work to sculpt…
This is the source of the contradiction between mother and daughter, but even if Windsor is rebellious, she cannot deny her mother's love for her.
Roger handed her a handwritten file: "Using this love, you can control the Elven Empire earlier and do some things that are beneficial to the people."
Windsor took a step back, did not take it, and looked at Roger like a frightened little rabbit, with a face full of disbelief.
She is just a rebellious girl, because the usual educational pressure is too great, she ran away from home to breathe some fresh air.
But Roger told her, come, overthrow your mother and become the empress yourself!
This is so bold that it completely exceeded Windsor's expectations. Even if she had imagined countless times how she would be without her mother's restraint, she would not be so bold as to directly overthrow the rule of the current empress…
Her mother's political skills are quite perfect, and it is impossible to give her this opportunity!
Roger was not surprised by her reaction, and looked provocatively at Windsor's beautiful eyes: "Of course, if you don't dare, the empire can always protect you until you die of old age, enjoying the freedom from your mother's control."
"Who do you look down on… Humph, devil!"
Windsor was provoked and her pretty face flushed, snatched the file from Roger's hand, and gritted her teeth, "Do you do this kind of thing to stir up other people's family relationships every day, wouldn't you feel guilty and have nightmares?"
"I'm really sorry, thinking that because of my hard work, the people of the empire are living happier and happier, I eat well and sleep well, and my weight is rising completely uncontrollably, so sad!"
Windsor rolled her eyes and suddenly felt that this legendary imperial killer, iron-blooded and ruthless special agent leader…
It's so cheap that I want to hit him!
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The next evening.
Windsor, who had dragged Roger to many places again, finally returned to the Leaf of Yggdrasil.
Roger did not go with her, because Windsor said no need, she could handle everything herself.
The Elf Empress knew her daughter's whereabouts immediately, and without hesitation directly found her, and then dismissed all her subordinates, leaving only the mother and daughter in the room.
The Elf Empress's eyes were icy cold, but she couldn't hide the worry behind them:
"What did you do with that imperial person?"
"Mother, that's my private life, and I don't need to report to you."
The always well-behaved Windsor mustered up her courage and violated her mother's order.
"What did you say?"
The Elf Empress suddenly condensed her eyes and stared at Windsor with ice-cold eyes.
Windsor's courage, which she had finally mustered up, almost ran away, and she began to regret not letting Roger accompany her to finish the show he had planned.
But now, she can't retreat in the face of battle, and answers as calmly as possible: "I'm just doing what a grown-up elf should do, after all, I should have my own life."
The Elf Empress almost vomited blood. From the time she heard that Windsor had lost to Roger last night, she had been urgently conducting public relations to save her perfect princess's reputation, and then cover up the news of her unexplained disappearance.
Finally, everything was handled perfectly, but when her daughter came back, she showed an extremely rebellious side.
If she couldn't beat him, she really wanted to blast Roger's dog head now!
Did this guy cast some kind of mental control spell on my daughter to turn her into this?
But thinking that Windsor finally returned to the Leaf of Yggdrasil, and did not run directly to the Ivy Empire, she felt that it was better not to stimulate her at this time.
"Forget it, don't mention this matter again. At the next dance, you have to perform well to clarify that you didn't disappear, but went to investigate an accident in the south…"
"Sorry, mother, we don't have time to attend that dance."
Princess Windsor said lightly, "I have summoned the meeting of the consuls, we are in a hurry."
Elf Empress: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
Chapter 227 The Elven Empire Changes
The Elf Empress's mood, which she had just barely controlled, runaway again.
"Summoned the meeting of the consuls? Why did you convene the meeting over I, used by emperor?"
"This is the power that every consul has, mother."
In one sentence, the Elf Empress's emotions, which had just calmed down, came to the brink of beat up again.
Her daughter is back, but she seems to have become an imperial spy, carrying out Roger's orders, and repeatedly violating her orders!
As the Elf Empress's emotions were high and she was about to return to the state when the mother and daughter used to get along, and began to preach and instill to Windsor, the timidity and hesitation in Windsor's eyes gradually turned into excitement.
She didn't feel so nervous about doing this kind of thing to contradict her mother, and she also found that this feeling of rejecting whatever you say was so cool!
"Mother, the meeting is about to begin, I'm going to change my clothes, you are welcome."
Windsor had made up her mind, so no matter what the Elf Empress said, it was like a breeze blowing past her ears, and she didn't feel anything at all, replied lightly and then returned to her palace.
The Elf Empress's lungs almost exploded, pointing at Windsor's back and saying: "You're rebellious, you're rebellious, do you still think of me as your mother?!"
Unfortunately, Windsor did not give her any response.
The Elf Empress glanced at the updated schedule, and indeed the meeting was about to begin, and she didn't want to go at that moment!
This daughter is really too annoying, and her mentality is exploding!
But then she thought again, she can't not go. At the meeting of the consuls, she, the empress, is just a consul and only has one vote.
Most proposals only need to be passed by more than half of the votes to be implemented, and major matters only need two-thirds to succeed.
As the Elf Empress, what she has is the power of veto, but there are many restrictions on each use, which were set by the Elf ancestors to prevent a unfilial descendant from doing whatever they want.
It's just that what they didn't expect is that the elves like art and poetry, and they are too lazy to engage in power struggles, which leads to a peaceful and complacent atmosphere, and the frequency of convening the meeting of the consuls is decreasing.
At each meeting, not everyone is present, and the Elf Empress often arranges for Windsor to represent her will, and other consuls will also sell the empress's face and support Princess Windsor's proposals…
But this time, Windsor launched a sudden attack, and the empress didn't even know the content of the meeting of the consuls. If the proposal would make her oppose it, or be detrimental to her, because she was not present, it was passed…
Perhaps this is the calculation of that little girl?
"Change clothes, prepare to attend the meeting of the consuls."
The Elf Empress snorted and arranged for the maid to prepare.
After governing for hundreds of years, can she be as she wants by a rebellious little girl?
She decided to attend the meeting of the consuls and veto all of Windsor's proposals, so that she would know who is the master of the Elven Empire.
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Meeting of the consuls.
The elaborately dressed Elf Empress's aura fully opened, and the last one entered the arena on time, announcing the official start of this round of temporary meeting.
However, Gladys looked at her daughter, wanting to capture the expression of disappointment and accident from her face, but she was disappointed.
Princess Windsor and other consuls bowed to the Elf Empress very politely, with an almost perfect smile, and the emotions were hidden even more perfectly than the Elf Empress.
After all, this is just a meeting, but the Elf Empress took out the momentum to go to the battlefield. In the eyes of many people, this picture is quite strange.
The real war crisis is over, and the Elven Empire will definitely be stable for a while, to make up for the national strength caused by the previous riots. It is definitely impossible to fight.
"Continue today's agenda."
The Elf Empress coughed and realized that her performance just now was a bit awkward.
In front of the ministers, she definitely did not want to expose her " family scandal", take care of her daughter's face, and her future image, and it was impossible to argue publicly.
She just wanted to prove to Windsor who is the mother, not to destroy her own biological daughter, just to control the situation of this meeting.
Princess Windsor did not talk nonsense and directly opened the scene: "In the past four years, the Elven Empire has had dozens of battles, large and small, and the population has died and injured more than ten million. Our originally small population is under great pressure, and it has also led to the crisis we face in the Terra Kingdom, and there is a shortage of basic source of soldiers conscription, and the battle has not really started against the mere orcs."
"Your Highness, what is your opinion?" A consul close to the royal family asked, with a somewhat unnatural expression.
Everyone felt the same depressed about the previous encounters of the Elven Empire, but if the reason is attributed to the frequent occurrence of previous battles, then quite a few of the consuls present have promoted it. Does Windsor want to settle accounts with everyone?
Windsor continued: "I think that an important reason for the Elven Empire's results today is the increasingly greedy demand for faith from the Church of Nature. They use various means to launch wars in order to harvest the power of faith. This is some of the evidence I have collected."
The information she took out was evidence that the Church of Nature forcibly created bloody battlefields to exchange the power of faith with the population, and colluded with enemy generals, just to fight for killing people.
Even for big figures at the level of consuls, not everyone knows these things, or they have only vaguely heard similar rumors.
But now, seeing the information Windsor presented, the shocking facts were laid bare before them. The huge loss of population yielded no other benefits, only to meet the Church of Nature's faith power quotas. Many people showed expressions of anger.
These are our family's韭菜 (leeks, metaphor for resources), but your church cut them off at the root. Who can tolerate this?
The Elf Queen frowned. She knew some of the evidence Windsor provided, knowing that the church had done some outrageous things for the sake of faith power, but she had not expected them to go so far.
"The church's power has indeed risen too high and should be restrained to some extent," she nodded.
Although she came to lecture her daughter, she was still the Empress of the Elven Empire. Such a major event concerning the future of the elves, if Windsor had just investigated these matters, it would indeed warrant a temporary executive council meeting to make decisions as soon as possible.
So, she took the first step to support the evidence Windsor presented, also to create an enlightened and wise image of the Queen.
The other executives naturally understood the Queen's intention and followed this line of thought, boasting about her decisions and breadth of mind. The atmosphere at the meeting was quite cheerful for a time.
Windsor smiled as she listened to everyone praising her mother, then turned her gaze to her, waiting for her to make a proposal.
Although the general direction had already been determined, the process still had to be followed. Princess Windsor needed to make a proposal as the initiator, and then everyone would vote to follow up.