Douluo, beat the Silver Dragon King at the beginning

Chapter 216 Are disaster victims still citizens?

Not only that, even if the nobles turn over their share to the country and the royal family, it will be calculated based on the [-]% interest stipulated in the bill.

It is true that Xue Qinghe set the law for benefiting the people, but it is the nobles, big and small, who can implement it.

These nobles knew very well that as long as the higher the interest rate on their territory, the greater the wealth they could retain.With such huge and legitimate interests, no one would give up this piece of cake easily, and they would maintain a tacit understanding and support each other.

Douluo is a world with extraordinary power, but it is also a feudal society.

The nobles in this world almost control the force, power, wealth and culture. They are the civil and military officials of a country.More importantly, the nobles are hereditary. They have managed their own fiefdoms for generations, and all of them are genuine local emperors.

The huge class differences make the relationship between people very different. Nobles and commoners are like two species.

As a result, the nobles treat the common people like leeks. As long as they don't die, they can harvest one crop after another.

Xue Qinghe knew nothing about the outside world, because at most he could only see the emperor's feet singing and dancing.

As for why the empire's power was used for disaster relief, it was because Xue Qinghe was thinking from the perspective of a king.

The nobles opposed Xue Qinghe because they stood on the side of their own interests.

One side wants to become a qualified king, and the other side has its own little calculation.The two sides were unable to reach an agreement for a while, and the disaster relief matter was delayed again and again.

The Tiandou Empire did not go to court. They decided on state affairs based on a parliamentary system, and the nobles were almost equivalent to parliamentarians.

On this day, Xue Qinghe once again discussed with the nobles, hoping that everyone would take a step back.

What Xue Qinghe thinks is that the Civil Aid Law can be used for disaster relief, but the interest must be minimized and the repayment period must be appropriately extended.

The nobles are not happy. Xue Qinghe's idea is to reduce the [-]% interest rate again. If deferred repayment is added, they will not be able to eat this cake for at least two or three years.

Seeing that the nobles still refused to agree, Xue Qinghe was also a little angry and strongly stated that if they did not accept it, then the treasury and the royal family would continue to provide disaster relief, leaving them unable to even drink soup.

The nobles were very united, and several powerful ones united to express that Xue Qinghe was not Xue Ye, he was just acting on behalf of the emperor, not a real emperor, and had no right to arbitrarily rule.

Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, a loud voice sounded.

"Brother Emperor, I also think that the Civil Aid Law is the most suitable for disaster relief. After all, its original intention is to help civilians tide over difficulties."

The voice sounded familiar to Xue Qinghe, and he immediately looked away without bothering to argue with the nobles.

"Fourth brother, why do you think so? Do you also think I did something wrong?"

Seeing clearly that it was Xue Beng who was speaking, Xue Qinghe didn't care why he was here, because he was even more angry now.

Xuexing was just watching the fun and not helping himself.Now even his own brother is opposed to his decision, and no one can accept it.

When the nobles saw the disagreements within the royal family, they also quieted down to eat. They felt that there was a lot of fun today.

Xuexing also saw the avalanche and was suddenly stunned.When would a playboy like him worry about state affairs? Is he here today just to demolish Xue Qinghe?Don't you know it's dangerous?

Fang Yuan, oh no, when he does bad things, he should be called an avalanche.

Xue Beng ignored the various looks from everyone, strode towards Xue Qinghe, looked at him seriously, and then said:

"Brother Imperial, you actually did nothing wrong, but the consequences harmed the interests of the entire empire."

Upon hearing that Xue Beng dared to teach him a lesson, Xue Qinghe was furious. The fourth brother simply didn't understand the way of governing the country at all.

"Nonsense, fourth brother, do you know that a king should be benevolent?"

"Brother, please be patient. Although I don't know how to be a king, I know what it means to distinguish right from wrong!"

"You know nothing! Apart from idleness all day long, what else would you do?"

"Brother, please don't be angry. I have some ideas. How about you listen to them first?"

Seeing that Xue Beng seemed to have something, Xue Qinghe temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart and prepared to listen to what he would say.

"Say!"

Knowing that Xue Qinghe was very dissatisfied with what he did today, Xue Beng didn't care, because what happened later would make him even more angry.

"Brother Imperial, I can understand your concern for the people, but there are some things that you must not be benevolent about! I don't object to you wanting the national treasury to lend money for disaster relief, and I agree to letting your family pay for it. But the supplies for disaster relief, I think something needs to change, otherwise it will easily turn disaster victims into unruly people.”

Xue Qinghe, who had never heard of such nonsense, didn't know whether to be angry or laugh at this moment.

"How do you say this? Please explain it clearly to me!"

Xue Beng did not reply, but sat next to Xue Xing. He was afraid that Xue Qinghe would not be able to help but beat him later.

"Brother Emperor, do you know what is the meaning of rice enmity and rice enmity?"

"Of course I know."

"It's good that the emperor knows. But what the emperor doesn't know is that we don't know when the drought will be over. If the victims have to rely on the empire for relief in the future, then the empire's finances may not be able to bear it in three to five years!"

At that time, if they are accustomed to a life of easy reach, and the empire is suddenly unable to provide disaster relief, then these victims will probably feel resentful and hate the empire.By doing this, the imperial brother shot himself in the foot.

Therefore, I think that even if we rely on the empire for disaster relief, we cannot simply distribute food. We should uniformly replace it with bran to ensure that the victims do not starve to death. "

After hearing Xue Beng's words, Xue Qinghe was silent for a while, and then suddenly burst out.

"Asshole! Do you know what bran is? It's for feeding livestock, how can it be eaten by people? Get out of here, get out of here, this is not the place where a playboy like you should come."

Xue Beng quickly shrank behind Xue Xing, and then got into a fight with Xue Qinghe.

"What's wrong with the bran? One pound of grain can be exchanged for five pounds of bran! Anyway, as long as people can't starve to death, they can eat whatever they want? This method of mine can minimize the financial pressure on the empire. If the emperor doesn't agree, Then the only way is to raise money for the people, doesn’t it still run counter to your decision?”

Xue Qinghe was extremely angry and couldn't bear it anymore. He pointed at Xue Beng and cursed.

"Nie Zhan, are you still not the prince of the empire? Those victims are all subjects of the empire? Are you worthy of them by doing this?"

Even in the face of the furious Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng remained stubborn.

"Subjects of the empire? What a joke! Are the victims still citizens? Brother Emperor, let me ask you, the victims have lost all their production capacity and are unable to provide what the empire needs. What kind of people are they? They are just a bunch of burdens!

Besides, only when there is a country, there is a home.Without our Tiandou Empire, they might not be able to survive until now.The empire is willing to give them a bite of food, but it doesn't allow them to be picky. If it can guarantee their survival, that is the greatest mercy bestowed by the empire! "

(End of this chapter)