Chapter 10: The Flower of Hope
"The press agency represents the will of the Reynas government, and the people in the civilian area of Reynas distrust the most precisely the current Reynas government!"
Victor used this sentence as the beginning of his response plan, and Donald couldn't help but look at him with a little more appreciation.
Clearly, Victor had the key to solving the problem.
The strength of the Lane Empire does not mean that the authority of the government will be blindly obeyed by the people of the major regions, due to a policy of the Lane Empire regarding the top nobility.
Specifically, aside from the dirt in the shadows, in terms of the laws and regulations of the empire, nearly eighty percent of the land of the Lane Empire is controlled by the imperial government, and religious forces can only influence the beliefs of the people, and they have no right to participate in or interfere with the local government's economic and political decisions, at most they can make some suggestions on culture.
Of course, this is only the superficial situation, for example, the city of Rapagard, as the core city of the Righteous Sect itself, the mayor is a devout righteous believer...... The rest must not be said.
What about the remaining 20% of the land?
It was a private domain given to the nobles by the government of the Lane Empire.
The so-called private fiefdom here is the fiefdom that the aristocracy has full control, including politics, economy, culture, etc.....
There are not many such places, and they are generally small, mostly small cities or even villages with a population of less than 2,000 people, and this type of territory is often referred to by some upper-class people as "money bags", "courtyards" or "farms".
At this point, one might ask, why did Renas become the private domain of Sewit Taros, a medium-sized city?
The answer to this question was also obtained by Donald from the materials collected by Victor.
Strictly speaking, Renas does not belong to the Taros family, and as for why Selvette Talos was able to control this place, it is actually largely a loophole in the law.
And the process in between may seem complicated, but it's actually very simple.
The Lane Empire has a very deep tradition of local self-government, the entire empire is divided into 32 counties, the population of a county is about 2 million to 5 million, each county generally has 5 to 10 cities, the imperial government will set up a county governor for each county, and the county governor is basically a local nobleman, the county governor does not have the power to decide the development of the county city, but has the power to nominate the mayor of his county to the imperial government.
In general, some of them are like the imperial government's local supervision families, such as the county governor of East Germany, who is the patriarch of the Aberdeen family.
As a duke-level family, the Talos family naturally has much power in the imperial government, and the appointment and dismissal of officials in many local cities is just a matter of their words, not to mention a city like Rainas, if you want to replace the mayor here with your own people, you only need to choose a few people from some of the people cultivated by the Taros family, plus the name of Sewit Taros to send it to the county magistrate of East Germany, where Rainas City is located, to make a choice.
The Aberdeen family, as a marquis-level family, itself has some attachment to the Talos family, so naturally they will not refute the face of the Talos family in this kind of matter, and when they see the person with the word Talos in the name suffix, they elected him to be the mayor of Renas City without saying a word.
The Imperial Government, on its part, was undoubtedly greeted by the Taros family for a long time.
Selvette Talos is an outstanding, well-rounded person in the materials they have taken, such a person, and one of the heirs of a dukely family, is there a problem being the mayor of a medium-sized city?
Who would dare to say that there is a problem?
The next thing is much simpler, Sevet Talos becomes the mayor of the city of Renas, what he wants to do, who dares to stop the local aristocracy and capitalists?
What's more, what Sewit Talos did was in their eyes a good thing in itself, and not only did they not stop it, but they were very happy to come up and help.
Then again, because the nobility has considerable power in their own territory, so a good lord often determines the lives of the people under his rule, and a series of "riot operations" by Sevet Talos have completely turned Renas, who was not bad, into an out-and-out negative type.
As a result, a large number of people have been dissatisfied with the government for a long time, and even in the eyes of a considerable number of civilians, there have been extreme emotions, what the government supports, that is what they oppose, what the government opposes, that is what they support!
And this is the point of public opinion counterattack that both Victor and Donald thought of.
"Very good, your method is very good, so how about leaving this aspect to you?"
Donald didn't say that he had come up with the same coping method as him, but took the initiative to praise Victor and said that he would take care of it.
Sometimes there is no need to be eager to show your cleverness, because if a person is too smart, it is easy to make people in the same camp feel uneasy, worried that they will lose their role one day and be ruthlessly abandoned, and then take some irrational actions.
Donald didn't want to see that, he really needed a "land snake" to help him with some things right now, and Victor was a very good candidate in his mind.
Not only because he has an intertwined network of connections in the civilian or ghetto of Renus, but also because he has a handle in his hands, and it is also a deadly handle.
Donald if he wants him dead...... Anytime!
"No problem, I'll do it. ”
Victor didn't show any excitement about Donald's trust, he knew that this was his bargaining chip with the other party, he was putting himself in the right position, and although the two sides were in a cooperative relationship, from the time he accepted the box of jewelry, there was actually a real relationship between them.
It's just that there are some things that Victor can't help but want to ask clearly, especially after seeing Stephanie, who has completely changed her appearance, only her body is still the same.
Victor didn't recognize who this woman was at first, and always thought she was Donald's other henchman, but when she subconsciously helped Donald sort out the coat on his lap, Victor realized that this woman was Stephanie!
This sudden change made Victor have a lot of associations for a while.
So he chose to have a secret conversation with Donald, with no one around, and a secret conversation with a soundproof barrier.
"Your Excellency, I want to know your plan of action, I know it's a secret, but as your ally, before I can launch all my forces, I must make sure that your plan will not make Renus worse in the future than it is now!"
With his experiments unsustainable, Victor has devoted himself to saving Renas.
Because of this, Victor is extremely worried that all his efforts will one day become a tool in the hands of others to kill others, just like his own corpse technology.
Victor is not afraid of death, he is afraid of becoming an accomplice of the other party.
He saw Donald's strength in his eyes, and in just half a month, he killed seven families in Renas City in a row!
These people are nothing in the eyes of Donald, but in the eyes of Victor and his students, they are the real cancer of Renas!
Such a man is in control of Renas, what if he wants to become a bigger cancer.
Keep trying to find a way to kill Donald Grant?
An existence that stepped on everyone's upper position, not to mention that he also had a group of powerful assistants, Victor couldn't think of a way to restrain them.
"What was your original plan?"
Donald didn't rush to say his plan, but asked rhetorically.
"Assassinating Sewvet Talos, it's best if you can control him with the help of corpse technology, if not, his death will also change Renus to a new person in power...... Now Renas is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and in my opinion, any attempt is necessary, because if there is no change, the city is finished!"
Victor clasped his fingers together with his fingers crossed, and continued with a bitter smile on his face,
"Those rich people, aristocrats, they can go at any time, go to a big city, and still live comfortably, and those commoners, once Renas is destroyed, they will be ruined with them!"
"Mr. Victor, as you said, the only way to save Renas is to find a new person in power, who must pay attention to the people's livelihood, fight the current plutocrats, and change a considerable part of the government's decrees..... Honestly, who do you think can do it?"
Donald's words made Victor hang his head involuntarily, and he put all his hopes on the replacement mayor of Renas, which was a gamble in itself.
If the bet is lost, Renas is still the same, and nothing will change.
In the final analysis, if you want to save Renas, it is useless to rely on the people alone, you must rely on a more rejuvenated city government!
The problem is that the current intertwined chain of interests between the inherent classes has turned Renus into a quagmire, and most people will probably be polluted in a short time as long as they step into it, let alone the aristocratic conduct of this era......
Do good people have them?
Yes!
But it may be a bit difficult to find a few people who specialize in serving civilians.
"I don't want to deal with those dirty and dirty things, so I have to deal with those big tumors in the simplest and rude way as a black-robed sage first, and then, just like you think, I want to control Renus, whoever stands in my way, I will get rid of whom, and when I dispose of those guys one by one, what do you think I will do to become the same existence as those people? No, if my goal is just to be them, why should I come here to suffer this crime, just find a city, I can live ten times better than them, a hundred times!"
Looking at Victor's annoyed appearance, Donald said and reached out, curled his fingers and tapped on the wooden table in front of him, and continued,
"There is no doubt that Renas needs a wise and strong ruler...... What do you think of me?"
"As you said, with your ability, you can easily obtain an extremely privileged living environment, so why cling to Renus?"
This is what makes Victor really anxious, he doesn't believe that there are people in this world who ask for their own trouble, and Donald's dedication to Renus makes him extremely uneasy.
Donald smiled, he was not prepared to hide his plans from Victor, so he said calmly:
"Because only suffering can make heroes!"
"The flower of hope that blooms from the deepest despair will be remembered!"
"Victor Kentstein, I want to be the hope of Renas, I want to be remembered forever by the people in this city!"
"Me!"
"Be your God!"
......
Years later, Victor still can't forget what happened in a loft in Reynas.
There is no impassioned tone, no large body movements, and no promises of benefits.
But in the midst of the man's bland narration, Victor suddenly saw him raise his hand and clench his fist.
That moment.
Victor seemed to see that he had grasped the hope of Renas!