honor me as god

Chapter 877 Queen's New Deal
(Three in one big chapter, updated together in three days today and tomorrow)

The battle between the two kings, the old king ended, and the new king was crowned. The ignorant and innocent little girl finally grew up and entered the stage of history in the true sense of the name "Laurel Queen", pushing the Kingdom of Dogoland to the next chapter. .

Solandelle is now the legitimate monarch of the kingdom. Whether it is the legitimacy of the heir status or the result of the war, this status is unshakable.

However, unlike the new atmosphere after the coronation of successive kings, and even compared with the beginning of his father's ascension, the situation facing Solandelle is even worse.

When Perseus was crowned, the situation was turbulent, but he defeated all competitors with his own strength, and took all his loyal subordinates to seize the throne step by step.

Solandelle was different. She had never participated in court affairs before, did not accumulate political resources, and the few supporters were all killed by Andre.

On the battlefield, she didn't defeat Andre head-on with her own ability, but relied on Kino's beheading action to complete her counterattack.

It is true that there is nothing wrong with winning and losing, but taking the throne in this way also makes Solandelle face a very serious problem—she has no confidants inside or outside the court.

The ministers currently serving in the court are all partisans left by Andre. Due to the result of the war, they apparently recognized Solandelle's legal status, but in fact they were on the opposite side of her regardless of their political views or positions.

The governing program that Solandelle expects can be said to be an unprecedented change. How effective is it?I don't know because I haven't practiced it yet.

But one thing is for sure, people in high positions are absolutely unwilling to accept this kind of change. When Perseus saw her political views, he almost died on the spot. It is conceivable how these ministers will treat her now.

Solandelle is aloof and seems to be on the throne, but in fact she is isolated and suspended, completely in a state of overhead.

It's not like she hasn't thought about exchanging blood for the court ministers, but the problem is that no one is available.

Who will replace those ministers?
Her supporters were hunted down and killed when Andrei usurped the throne.

The rebel soldiers who fought side by side also almost died in the war. Although some soldiers survived the Battle of Sad Wind City, can those people be used?

They were deceived, abandoned, and left there to sacrifice as abandoned sons. They were squandered with enthusiasm, and now the only thing left in their hearts is hatred.

Kino even planned to deal with those survivors secretly, cutting grass and roots to prevent future troubles, but Solandelle came forward to protect her. She really didn't want to see those soldiers bleed first, then cry, and finally die in this way .

Even so, the concession made by Chino also required people to be monitored 24 hours a day, so how could it be possible to reuse them with such turmoil.

It is also impossible to promote new people from middle-level officials. Under the current currency system, the class channels have long been blocked, and the common people cannot earn money and cannot read books.

And those intellectuals who can study and enter politics have nepotism with current officials at the family level.

A group of ministers were removed, and the replacements were nothing more than the same type of people.

Today, the tyrant Andre has withdrawn from the stage of history, but the ruling group represented by the aristocratic class still stands in front of Solandelle like an insurmountable mountain, suffocating her.

The war is won, but nothing... seems to have changed.

In the highest conference hall of the royal palace, the first heavyweight meeting after the Queen's coronation, the 57th Kingdom Plenary Meeting, is being held at this time.

The members of the plenary meeting include powerful figures in various fields of the kingdom, ranging from court ministers to provincial dignitaries. The results of the meeting will often affect the future trend of Dogolande.

However, for such an important meeting, as the "Regent" who is in charge of military and political affairs, Chino was not present, and he did not know where he went.

Solandelle sat alone on the stage with no one to accompany her. Compared with the posture of the former king Perseus surrounded by ministers, it was extremely bleak.

Members of the various parties sat in the audience and looked at Solandelle from a distance. The royal family members were in front, and the rest were behind.

In the battle of the two kings, except for the Dagon family, all the leaders of the previous generation of kings have fallen, and the current successors are all new faces.

The leaders of the new generation of kings were all looking at Solandelle with lukewarm eyes, and the sense of estrangement made the air a lot more dignified.

The plenary meeting has been going on for a while, Solandelle picked up the proposal she drafted in front of her, and said silently: "Do you have any objections to the things you just said? If not, please go back and implement them according to the assignment." .”

"Of course." Soon, someone said.

The man sitting at the head of the Troy family stood up. This was the eldest son of the former leader Edward, and he was also the heir of the family after his death, named "Adam".

Adam looked at Solandelle without emotion, and his tone was full of business: "Your Majesty, for such a big change, shouldn't it be better to wait for a while?"

Solandelle: "The time node I gave in the proposal is enough. If you feel that there is some rush, you can bring it up. We will discuss and change it."

Adam narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes became deeper: "According to His Majesty, this proposal has entered the implementation stage?"

"If I remember correctly, before any proposal becomes effective, it should be voted on by members of the parliament. Proposals that have not been voted on have no legal effect."

Solandelle said calmly: "The results are all the same. For proposals that have not been approved by the general vote, I can initiate a leapfrog review and declare them effective. This is my right as the Queen."

Adam's voice became cold: "Your Majesty, we can understand that you wanted to do something when you first took office, but with all due respect, this proposal is very unreasonable."

"First of all, you want to unify the monthly currency regulations and cancel the purchase range of goods restricted by the golden moon, silver moon, copper moon, and iron moon. Have you ever thought about how much impact this will have on the kingdom's market?"

"If all types of monthly coins are unified and there is no scope limit, the existence of high-end commodities such as jewelry, land, precious metals, etc. will be severely devalued, and the impact may be unbearable."

"Who can't bear it? Thousands of people?" Solandelle's face was expressionless, and the nobles in the audience were reflected in her pupils, "Or you?"

The ministers were silent and just looked at Solandelle coldly.

Solandelle ignored this gaze, and changed the topic: "Perhaps you all think that after the promulgation of the new currency system, your interests will be damaged, but it is not the case."

"Under the current currency system, many people have accumulated a lot of wealth through business, trade, etc., but because they have low-level currencies in their hands, the scope of purchases is limited, and high-end commodities cannot be bought, which leads to the serious consumption desire. suppress."

"Consumption is suppressed, production will lag behind, and the final result can only be stagnation in various industries."

"If you can unify the monthly currency regulations and open up the scope of purchases, your assets may depreciate in the short term due to market shocks, but why don't you take a long-term view?"

"Promote production through consumption and circulation, and seek development in all fields. The cake will only get bigger and bigger. Not only will the people become rich, but you will also get more benefits, right?"

All the ministers did not speak, and their eyes became more and more depressed.

First of all, what Solandelle said is correct. Consumption stimulates demand and promotes the expansion of production. This is a very simple economic principle. Everyone here understands it and knows that doing so can increase overall wealth.

But what Solandelle didn't say was that in this process, the absolute status of the nobility was weakened.

The reason why nobles are nobles is because they monopolize the resources of the upper class, and there is an insurmountable gap between them and ordinary people. This gap ensures their dominance and superiority, and can be passed down from generation to generation.

If every household becomes rich and can enjoy upper-class resources, and people who are lower than you today can climb your head tomorrow with hard work, then what is the meaning of the existence of the nobility?
The nobles in this situation are not nobles, but at most "ordinary people who are richer than ordinary people".

There are a total of 10 servings of cake, and you take 9 servings.

There are a total of 100 servings of cake, and you take 20 servings.

These are two completely different concepts.

The monthly currency classification system is a barrier, which ensures that the nobles are above the capital of the bottom. Once this barrier is broken, there is no point in making the cake bigger.

Even if more benefits are distributed, the total proportion will be completely diluted, the absolute advantage will no longer exist, and the status of the nobles will plummet.

Adam's face was gloomy at this time, and he didn't know if he was irritated by Solandelle, so he directly pierced the window paper between the king and his ministers: "I ask Her Majesty the Queen to say clearly, is your new policy aimed at eliminating the nobles?"

As soon as these words came out, Solandelle was pushed into an awkward position.

Some things, even if everyone knows it well, as long as they don't talk about it, there is still room for it. Once it is put on the table and completely punctured, it will be difficult to end.

If Solandelle revealed today that she wanted to eliminate the nobles, she would be completely on the opposite side of the noble group, without any room for mediation, and all the nobles would regard her as a deadly enemy.

Solandelle was not stupid either, knowing that such words could not be taken for granted, she replied tactfully: "I did not intend to eliminate the nobles, everyone present here including me are all nobles, you and my royal servants are allies on the same front, why bother to say this Kind of words?"

Adam grabbed the copy of the proposal on the table, and his voice suddenly became high-pitched: "Then please explain directly, Your Majesty, the second module in the proposal-repurchase fiefdom-what is this for?!"

Solandelle's New Deal proposal has two drastic modules, one is the reform of the monetary policy mentioned earlier, and the other is the repurchase of noble fiefdoms.

As we all know, land rewards are the special privilege of the Dogrand nobles. They enjoy certain procedures of autonomy and absolute production rights in their fiefdoms.

The repurchase of fiefdoms means that the royal family will come forward to buy back those fiefdoms at the current public price and take them into public ownership.

Nobles would gain enormous wealth in the process, but lose title to their fiefs.

Why did Solandelle enact such an unprecedented New Deal?This begins with a reference to a decree she previously issued.

As the "26th King of Doggrand", compared with the previous 25 kings, Solandelle is the most special one. She is the first queen and the first king who relied on slave uprisings to rise to power.

Ever since the "leader of the gods" the Sun King laid down the iron law, slaves were born to be animals and had no status at all. Now, the appearance of Solandelle has shaken this situation that has lasted for thousands of years.

On the first day of entering the court, the first decree issued by Solandelle was to abolish slavery throughout the country, granting the status of citizens to slaves at the legal level, and freeing them from their humble status.

Cutting off the shackles and granting equal rights should have been an extremely passionate matter, but the result of this decree was unexpected by Solandelle.

Yes, slavery was abolished in Dogrand, and there will be no slave class in the future.

and then?
Did the abolition of political identity really lead to the rise of slavery?

These slaves used to be as humble as animals, with no connections, no status, no property, no power, and nothing.

What about the abolition of slavery?I still can't afford food, I still don't have a house to live in, and I don't even have a piece of warm clothes.

The abolition of the system not only failed to bring freedom to the slaves, but even had the opposite effect.

Many aristocratic families used the New Deal as an excuse to expel their slaves and drive them to the streets to eat and sleep.

These slaves could still live like cattle mouths, but now they are expelled from the house, and they can't even be cattle mouths. Survival is a problem.

In order to survive, they had to beg for mercy from the nobles again, hoping that the lords could give them a way out.

And what was thrown to them was a piece of work agreement - there is no way, the Queen wants to abolish slavery, so there can be no contract of sale, you are not here to be slaves, but to "work".

As a large number of slaves were demobilized and the cheap labor market was seriously saturated, the slaves would not hesitate to lower their own little value in order to fight for jobs, which resulted in the conditions of the work agreement being even harsher than the original contract of prostitution.

In this way, the slaves went around and said that they became legal citizens, but in fact their lives were worse than before. They were not slaves but more like slaves, and even squeezed the competitive space of civilians.

The people at the bottom are now full of complaints, and they are extremely disgusted with the Queen's abolition of slavery.

The reason for this absurd phenomenon lies in the soil.

Land, as the most basic means of production, can be said to be the lifeblood of the economy.

Why can the nobles occupy an absolute position and be difficult to shake?It is because they have a lot of land.

This field is mine, and whatever it produces, the harvest is mine.

If you want to have enough food, you can only work for me, and the results of your work will all belong to me. The meager salary is a gift for you.

What?Are you not convinced?Then get out, if you don’t do it, some people will do it.

The successive kings of Doguland have a tradition of feuding land and discussing meritorious deeds. Today, the nobles in the kingdom own more than half of the land. On the one hand, these people get something for nothing and enjoy the hard work of others. On the other hand, they monopolize resources and block the channels for social advancement. .

This long-standing disadvantage makes it difficult to redistribute benefits from the source, and no matter how good the policy is, it will not be effective.

If the land issue is not resolved, the abolition of slavery and the New Deal are all empty talk.

In this regard, Solandelle's solution is to "repurchase the fief".

Money, I will pay you in full.

Tiantu, sell it back to me.

In Solandelle's plan, she will spend several years or more than ten years to gradually reclaim the private fiefdom, turn it into the kingdom's public property, and then allocate it to the laborers uniformly by the royal family.

Not to mention the goals that are too far away, at least let those sweating people no longer need to rely on other people's charity to live, but can live with dignity.

Solandelle met those eyes with hidden hostility, and said to Adam: "You ask me to explain it directly, I don't know what it means?"

"The planning goals, time points, and specific measures of each stage have been written in the proposal, which is clear. If there is still something you don't understand, you can raise it, and I will be happy to answer it."

With a cold face, Adam said emphatically, "Your Majesty, don't pretend to be confused, you know what I'm talking about. Since the founding of the "Ancient King", the kings of all dynasties have a tradition of granting fiefdoms to the heroes of all parties. "

"These fields that our family currently owns were bought by generations of ancestors who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives for the ancestors, carrying indelible feats and honors."

"Her Majesty the Queen is going to take away our fief now, is it because you don't care about the royal courtiers at all?!"

Solandelle avoided his sharp edge, and replied tactfully again: "No one wants to take away your fiefdom. I have already said that this is a repurchase, and the monthly currency will be paid in full."

"Today's land price has increased many times compared to when your family got the fiefdom. You will not lose money when you sell it back, but you will make a lot of money. If you are really dissatisfied with the current public price, we can discuss it again. Raise the repurchase price."

The muscles on Adam's face twitched. I really don't know if it's because the immature queen's brain is not fully developed, or because she thinks all the nobles here are mentally retarded.

Exchange real land for dry money?
From "the owner of everything" to "the ordinary man with money"?
It's like cutting your meat to make soup, and after cooking, I will give you a bowl and say, "Look, how kind I am to you, I gave you such a big bowl, and others can't drink so much." Oh~”

Adam adjusted his breathing rhythm, thoughts surged in his heart, and his tone became gloomy: "Your Majesty, can you answer me a question - what do you mean by repurchasing land, are you grabbing it or buying it?"

This is an extremely insidious language trap.

First of all, it must not be "grabbing".

Looking at the 25 generations of kings in front of us, even the most evil tyrants did not say that they wanted to grab the fiefdoms of the nobles.

But if it is a purchase, it is a commercial transaction, which means
Seeing that Solandelle remained silent, Adam's eyes showed success, and his tone became more melodious: "Your Majesty is a talented person, and she must not be the kind of thug who disregards the law and will not steal."

"Since it's a purchase, commercial transactions are based on the principle of what you want and what you want. If the buyer agrees to buy, the seller must also agree to sell. In this case——" Adam raised his chin and answered straightforwardly, "We don't sell."

Adam's blow really hit Solandelle's weakness.

As the new king, Solandelle must obey the law and maintain the dignity of the code if she wants to govern the kingdom well and set an example.

So here comes the problem, the business principle is equal in buying and selling, even if you are a queen, you don’t have the power to forcefully buy fiefdoms from the legal code level, if people don’t sell them, there is nothing you can do about it.

If the nobles are forced to sell their land now, it will be the Queen herself leading people to break the law, and the code of law will become a joke. Don't even think about governing the country well in the future.

Adam used Solandelle's identity to cleverly equate the New Deal with business, making it difficult to implement it.

Solandelle was hit to the point of pain, unable to deal with it for a while, she was obviously out of control, and her emotions were a little out of control: "I really don't understand, why are you unwilling to make even a little concession for the overall development of the kingdom?! "

"Without those fiefdoms, you still have a lot of money. Even if you don't work all your life, you can still live in a mansion that ordinary people can't imagine, drink the best wine, wear the warmest clothes, eat a bowl of ten bowls for a meal, live I will never go hungry."

"Have you ever thought about how many hungry and cold people are still waiting to die in the Kingdom when you are rich and well-fed?! There are many people who toiled on the noble fields until they died, but they didn't feel full. Don't you have any compassion?!"

It has to be said that even though Solandelle was smart since she was a child, her political methods are still extremely naive.

The new king is crowned, but he has no foundation but does not win allies first, and makes enemies everywhere.

Wanting to implement a new policy, making earth-shattering changes, but unwilling to go beyond the rules of the code, and tie their hands and feet.

There is also the confrontation with Adam. When others openly talk about your interests, you can't answer and break the defense in place, clamoring for justice with others.

The ministers looked calm on the surface in this panic and bewilderment, but they had already laughed out loud in their hearts, looking at Solandelle as if they were looking at an impotent and furious monkey wearing an empty crown.

Solandelle's gaffe gave Adam a chance to win. He put down the proposal in his hand and gave her the final blow firmly: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, if your New Deal is so messy, we can't do it."

Solandel's face turned livid immediately, and he stood up abruptly: "Do you want to rebel?!"

This impulsive statement fell into the trap of the old foxes again.

The new head of the Hetch family, Jashan, stood up, his voice was steady and gentle, but there was a hint of criticism hidden: "Your Majesty, our business is business, please don't accuse people for no reason."

"When the former king was still alive, there were often incidents where the king and his ministers disagreed with each other in politics, and it was never heard that disagreeing with the king's proposal was called treason."

"If you speak out your true thoughts, you will be punished. It will only cause everyone to remain silent. This will be destructive to government affairs. So, please be careful when you say something like just now."

Solandelle realized that she had lost her composure, so she lowered her eyes and remained silent.

At this time, Adam secretly exchanged glances with the other leaders of the kings, and suddenly took out a document from his arms, and presented it forward with one hand.

"Your Majesty, I believe that I am not capable enough to take on the heavy responsibility of implementing the New Deal. I hereby submit a letter of resignation, voluntarily resigning from all positions, and give way to those who are capable."

Before Solandelle could react, Jashan, the new leaders of the Dagon and Eric families took out the same letter of resignation from their arms, and said in unison: "We will voluntarily resign from all positions and give way to those who can."

More and more people got up, and the ministers followed the leader of the king, took out their resignation letters one after another, and their voices became one.

"We voluntarily resign from all positions and make way for those who can."

"We voluntarily resign from all positions and make way for those who can."

"."

There was a huge crowd of people who got up in the auditorium, and as far as the eye could see, there were as many as [-]% of them, and all of them were asking for resignation!
All of a sudden, Solandelle felt a chill run down her spine, and her blood seemed to be frozen.

They obviously want to.
Forcing the palace!

(End of this chapter)