Chapter 129: A Wall

Inside the palace, Norton I is discussing with his ministers about the murder he discovered this morning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

William thought about how a group of nobles and ministers would react to this incident, and once joked that these people might consider building a high wall, but he was just joking, and he never imagined that a group of people would actually talk about this response at this time.

Perhaps this was because William could not think of the fear of these princes and nobles about this.

Before that, the aristocracy and the poor lived in two worlds, and the poor, dirty ghetto was just a symbol for the nobles, and the poor began to commit crimes in desperation, often against people of the same class, and had nothing to do with the nobles.

But now, Andrei, who is a viscount and is known as the "strongest warrior in the kingdom", has been beheaded, and they think that when the people in the slums are cornered, these damned untouchables will not obediently hide at home and starve to death, or commit suicide, because they have no education and honor, and are more likely to commit crimes, or even commit crimes!

At that time, these people did not care about how long the nobles had a long inheritance and how noble their status was, and when they were on the verge of crime, the order and law that maintained the status and security of the nobility had been left behind them.

In the beginning, those criminals were confined to the vicinity of the slums, but now it seems that with the gradual deterioration of law and order and living conditions, the crime has a tendency to spread to the common and even aristocratic areas.

"The old minister has heard of the reputation of the kingdom of Goa," said the pot-bellied, gray-haired Minister of the Interior, "the royal city of the kingdom of Goa, in a way of separation, banishes the lazy and greedy maggots outside the high walls of the city, and in the company, where the nobles and the royal family live, there is also a wall to protect the safety of the nobles and the royal family, and at the same time to maintain the dignity of the nobles and the royal family, and to distinguish us from the lowly commoners. ”

"At the walls of the entire royal city of the Kingdom of Goya, there is only one entrance to enter and exit the places where the poor live, and the interior of the city is orderly, and the places where the nobles and royal families live are spotless, and are regarded as a model of segregated society!"

There was a lot of discussion among the ministers, who were all nobles and concerned about their own safety, and they seemed to agree with the proposal of the Minister of the Interior.

As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alcatio sighed and stepped forward to ask only one sentence:

"Where's the money?"

The Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities included law and order and crime issues, not finances, and had no precise knowledge of the country's finances, but Arcatio knew that it seemed convenient to follow the example of the Kingdom of Goa in social distancing, and he thought it was a good policy, but the Kingdom of Chanavia, which built the wall, could not afford it today.

"We can raise taxes on civilians!" the Home Secretary suggested.

But then, without waiting for Alcatio to respond, one of the ministers asked, "Do you still want to expand the ghetto?"

"Is the safety of the royal family and the nobility less important than a crowd of commoners?" the Home Secretary glared back at the opponents.

"The expansion of the slums will only further deteriorate the law and order conditions, and our safety will be even more problematic!" the opponent said, citing his reasons, "Moreover, Andrei's death has not yet been clarified, whether it was committed by a crime in the slums, and it is not certain that this case is a strange case and must be thoroughly investigated." ”

The Minister of the Interior said sharply: "Whether there is something strange about this case, whether there is a hidden situation behind it is not an imminent issue, the existence of the slums has threatened the safety of our royal family and nobles, this is the most important thing now!"

"You're right," Alcatio nodded yes, but his tone changed suddenly, "But even if the walls are built, they won't be built overnight, and it won't be a good thing for us to have further deterioration of law and order before that." ”

Seeing that several people were arguing to no avail, Norton I, who had been silent, suddenly proposed: "In that case, how about raising taxes on the nobles?"

There was a sudden silence in the hall, followed by a storm of opposition.

"Your Majesty, the nobility and the royal family are the cornerstone of the ruling country, and it is the face of the country," said one of the ministers, "if the nobles are unable to maintain their own dignity, how will others think of the country, and how weak and poor will the country be?"

Norton I frowned, "In that case, what exactly is your opinion?"

Seeing that Norton I was a little impatient, and even proposed a tax increase for the nobles, this made a group of ministers who were themselves nobles tremble.

Alcatio could no longer oppose the Home Secretary's proposal, and his mind was racing, and he immediately had an idea: "Your Majesty, the two proposals of building a city wall and raising taxes on the common people are actually feasible, but before the city wall is built, there is a key problem that needs to be solved, and that is to prevent further deterioration of law and order, which threatens the safety of the royal family and nobles. ”

"Do you have any good ideas?" asked Norton I.

"Stolt and his militia troops," Arkatio said slowly, as he gathered his thoughts, "and their duty was to help maintain law and order, but now the plan is to get them to their posts as soon as possible, to put law and order in order, and especially to catch lawless criminals in the slums! ”

"Can they?" said Norton I, worried.

You must know that it is no one else who is dying now, but the captain of his escort, known as "the strongest warrior in the kingdom", and now the criminals in the slums are even more dangerous than Jerma 66 in the impression of Norton I, at least the latter is still far away, and the problem of the slums is already close at hand.

"Stolt is a man of great prowess, and even André is no match for him, not to mention that he himself is jealous and hateful, and he will definitely be able to do this job well. ”

……

"I can't do this job. William said to Alcatio in embarrassment.

As soon as the meeting in the palace was over, Arcatio returned to his home and summoned William to tell him the contents of the palace meeting.

Alcatio thought that with William's usual performance, he would gladly agree to the suggestions he mentioned in the meeting and implement them honestly, but he did not expect William to refuse without hesitation.

"What can't you do?" asked Arcatio in a cold tone.

"I only have more than 300 people under my banner, and they are all pirates, and going ashore to maintain law and order is not what they are good at, not to mention such a small number of people, how can they manage the entire slum area and protect the safety of the residents of the noble district at the same time?" William spread his hands.