Chapter 657: Change
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The main contradiction in the Samba country comes from the aristocratic class and the commoner class.
And the aristocracy is a powerful force, so strong that neither Zhao Chunliang nor Isabella can twist their will at will.
As early as when Zhao Chunliang left the capital of Samba Country, Zhao Chunliang had a long talk with Isabella.
The thing to talk about is very simple, now the contradiction between the aristocracy and the commoner class has become more and more obvious, and in order not to let the contradiction intensify, there is only reform.
The so-called reform, in fact, is very simple, that is, to sacrifice some interests of the aristocratic class and let the common class get greater benefits.
It's easy to say, but it's harder said than done.
Who would really be willing to sacrifice their own interests?
Isabella spent half a day in the palace discussing with the nobles, and every proposal that required sacrificing the interests of the nobles would be vetoed.
It is simply impossible for these nobles to make them give up the gold in their hands when they are not really being pointed at their heads.
So Zhao Chunliang left the Samba Palace, because in his opinion, it was useless to talk about it in the palace, and when the aristocracy was reluctant to give up their interests, any decree was meaningless.
So Zhao Chunliang came to his domain, and he needed to find a way to make the aristocracy have to let go of the gold in their hands.
This method appeared in Zhao Chunliang's mind that night when Zhao Chunliang saw the young man who stole his paintings.
Zhao Chunliang instigated Count Sandro to promote free medical treatment, and with a precedent like Sandro, it is logical for Zhao Chunliang to implement free medical care in his own territory.
These two things were voluntary by Zhao Chunliang and Sandro, and no nobleman was qualified to make irresponsible remarks.
If you are not willing to give up your own interests, and others are willing to do it, then you can't scold others, right?
Even if you want to scold, who is the person, who is the king, except for Her Majesty the Queen, who dares to scold him?
As a result, Zhao Chunliang's decree was successfully implemented and proved to be sustainable.
And so the comparison arises.
All this was planned by Zhao Chunliang, he just wanted the people to compare, he just wanted to intensify the contradictions between the people and the aristocracy, only in this way could those noble lords see the power of the people.
This plan is actually walking a tightrope, because if it is not good, it is easy to completely intensify the contradiction between the people and the aristocracy, and when the spark ignites, the entire Samba country will fall into various revolutions, so Zhao Chunliang implemented free medical care before intensifying the contradictions, and pacified the people in his own territory, so that even if the people in other aristocratic territories are completely intensified, it will only be a small number of people, and there will be no danger of sparks.
Still, the risks of this plan are significant.
Samba country, royal palace.
A large group of nobles knelt in front of Queen Isabella.
"Your Majesty, if the Lord does not retract his decree, then the people in our territory will really rebel!!" A very old earl said with tears in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please let Lord Wang take back his decree, Lord Wang has money, but we don't have money!!" A fat, pig-like aristocrat shouted.
"Your Majesty, please ask the Lord to retract his decree!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"I remember that the ancestors once said that the nobles have a great deal of autonomy in their territories, and as long as what he does does not violate morality or the law, then what he does will be protected, and what the prince does is also for the benefit of the people, gentlemen and nobles, you are not willing to give up your interests, then, no one will persecute you, as the ancestors said, but you have no right to interfere with the decree of a prince who is willing to sacrifice his interests for the benefit of the people, and the prince of Bauhinia has sold its eight palaces, And he has repeatedly compressed the cost of his palace, why did he do this? It's not to be able to resolve the contradiction between the people and the aristocracy, but on the other hand, you are indeed not as rich as Lord Wangjue, but because of this, you should learn more like Lord Wangjue, Lord Wang Jue is not distressed to throw out so much money, let you throw some money out, why don't you want to? What Lord Wang has done is actually what I have been thinking about, so you should think about it, where does your wealth come from? Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat, this is a proverb in China, and I hope you can understand it well. With that, Isabella got up and walked away with the scepter.
All the nobles looked at each other.
The parade continues.
The people hoped to receive the same benefits as in Zhao Chunliang's domain, but many nobles were unwilling to sacrifice their interests, so the conflict was intensified.
The angry crowd attacked the palace of many nobles, and if it weren't for the fact that the National Guard had already been prepared, I am afraid that there would have been an unknown number of nobles who would have been speculated at this time.
The Samba government declared a state of emergency in most parts of the country, and most towns imposed curfews at night to prohibit people from marching in the streets, which temporarily suppressed the wave of demonstrations.
After such a troublesome situation among the people, many nobles realized the problem, and many nobles had the idea of following Zhao Chunliang's practice and making medical care free, but at this moment, Zhao Chunliang found them and stopped them.
"Why don't you let us do that, Lord Lord?" A nobleman asked, confused.
"You can't do this." Zhao Chunliang said, "If you make changes after the people's march, then it proves that the march is effective, so that in the future, the people will march for you if they have any needs, can you stand it?" So we have to make the people understand that it's useless for them to march, of course, you have to make a change, but you don't have to take the initiative to do this change, it's up to me to persuade you to do it, do you know what I mean? ”
"Got it!"
A few days later, Zhao Chunliang arrived in the capital and gave his first national speech in the studio of the capital's national television.
In his speech, Zhao Chunliang tearfully expressed his respect for the working people and his love for the ordinary people, and then Zhao Chunliang began to persuade the nobles of the country to implement free medical care in his speech.
It is said that more than 100 million people watched this speech in front of the TV, and Zhao Chunliang's words have penetrated into the hearts of the people, and they feel that Zhao Chunliang is a living Bodhisattva, he clearly knows the needs of the people, and can understand the suffering of the people.
Just after Zhao Chunliang's speech ended, more than a hundred nobles said that they felt deeply guilty after listening to Zhao Chunliang's speech, so they were willing to implement free medical care in their territory like Zhao Chunliang.
At this time, Isabella finally issued a decree that all public hospitals in Samba will be open to the public for free, and at the same time, Samba will also change the nine-year compulsory education system to a twelve-year compulsory education system, so that more children in Samba can receive more education.
This is not the end, in the next few days, Isabella successively issued some decrees, many public facilities that originally belonged to the nobility, such as aristocratic roads, aristocratic parks, aristocratic playgrounds, etc., are all open to the general public, all nobles must carry out community service once a week, and the rule that noble relatives are not required to serve in the military is abolished.
The whole country of Samba is changing in a very fast and healthy way.
Of course, the cost of such a change is enormous.
The total assets of the aristocracy of the entire Samba country have shrunk by at least more than half, of which the assets of the royal family and Zhao Chunliang have shrunk the most, and Zhao Chunliang's assets have shrunk by 60 percent.
Zhao Chunliang's actions made countless people in Samba country worship him as a savior and benefactor, and at this moment, the story of a young man named Silva was broadcast on TV.
The mother of this young man named Silva had cancer, and his father left them and ran away, and the huge medical expenses made this Silva desperate and ran to the royal palace to steal, but was caught by the prince.
But the Lord did not embarrass the young man, and after listening to Silva's explanation, he felt that the people of the country needed more benefits, so he let Silva go, and then began to promote free medical care with Count Sandro.
At this time, people understood why Zhao Chunliang and Sandro suddenly implemented free medical care, it turned out that it was because of such a child.
"Lord Wang Jue is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, he can be so magnanimous in the face of a thief, and he has also implemented a decree for this thief to benefit the whole country, Lord Wang Jue is really a good person!"
"Lord Wang Jue is the saint of my Samba country!!"
The people's love for Zhao Chunliang has reached its peak.
"Liang'er, you have become a saint." Nangong Fengluan lay in Zhao Chunliang's arms, and said with emotion, "Today I went out to buy things, and you can see your portrait everywhere, many people make your avatar into a pendant and hang it around your neck, and some people give you incense!" ”
"Isn't that good?" Zhao Chunliang said with a smile, "The people love me and support me, then if I want to do something, it will be much simpler." ”
"Liang'er, you said that if you move these things you did here to China, will it work? There are also many people in China who look down on medical treatment. Nangong Fengluan said.
"It won't work." Zhao Chunliang shook his head.
"Why?"
"There can't be saints in the country, and there are too many people in Shenzhou, there are only a few people in the whole Samba country, more than one billion in Shenzhou, seven or eight times that of Samba country, if some places have free medical care, and other places make trouble, then it will not be like this here, I don't know how many people will be killed or injured at that time, and in Samba country, my words are powerful, and the people believe in me and support me, but in Shenzhou, what I say is like a fart, I also want to make Shenzhou better, but this can't be done overnight, take your time, it will always get better."
"I hope so."