Chapter 80: Where the People's Hearts Are
It turned out that while Yuna and Kemparella were verbally on the line, people came to the top of the tower one after another.
Elphine and Elyse, both of whose older brothers are struggling on top, are a little relieved.
However, they didn't have no brains to run up directly with two people, their combat power was at most the level of Tolz's students, and their combat experience was not enough, so they would only lag behind.
So they called all the rest of the second branch, that is, all the students of the tactical class of class VIII and the main accounting department of class IX. Their mission is to protect VIPs and clear the Orchid Tower of puppet weapons, and with experience in Sassalant, they are more than capable of doing it.
Now that the VIPs are in need, and the students are also worried about the situation at the top of the tower, the two sides hit it off, and they just came up with the crowd.
Of course, there must be something inconsiderate in this approach, and neither Makbang nor Shenji are opponents that can be solved by relying on a large number of people. But firstly, the students did not know this, and secondly, now was not the time to teach, so they could only signal them not to get too close with their eyes, and at the same time, the instructor team except Lane stood in front of the students and protected them as much as possible.
Kempareira is a "performer" who likes to join in the fun, and with so many listeners, he is even more energetic as a "clown" who amuses people.
"The Secret Service Section's approval rating is almost equal to Crossbell's rejection of the Empire.
A few days after the Independence Event, the Empire sent troops to Crossbell, and then went to war with the Republic. The successive dangers made Crossbell's populace fearful, and it would be strange if they still had a good opinion of the Empire at this time.
Instead of submitting to the Empire, the Support Section chose to resist covertly and its ability to resolve major incidents again and again gave people hope.
With them, Crossbell hasn't completely fallen, and with them, maybe there's a chance to return to the autonomous region - that's right. ”
"Yes, that's it." Yuna crossed her hands on her hips with pride.
Kempareira asked, "And what about now, after a year and five months?" Do you know what the popular reaction to the empire has become? ”
"What can change?" Yuna disagreed.
"You're wrong, there is, and it's obvious." Kempareira raised his hands and compared the two numbers, "The opposition and support rate of the empire is about six to four now, and it is still a month's survey data, and it should be improved in the near future - the eight metropolises, the idea of a unified tax rate is not only a blow to the aristocracy, but also a clever move to win the hearts of the people of the state,"
"How is this possible?" Yuna was stunned, and the others were not a few, basically all teenagers and girls.
"Don't you understand? That's because you're still students, you haven't had formal contact with society, and you don't know what people really value. Girl, your name is Yuna, right, you don't look like you're from a famous family. ”
The straightforward words only aroused Yuna's arrogance.
"That's right, my family is an ordinary family, so what. I don't think there's anything wrong with my family, I'm living happily and I'm grateful to my parents. ”
"I didn't say how, but it was a good sample for questioning. What do you think is most important to your parents? Will Crossbell be able to return to the autonomous region? Or is the whole family safe and sound, and life is stable? ”
"Well...... Yuna scratched her cheek, "I want to answer that it's an autonomous prefecture, but the answer is mostly the latter one, I went to Tolz to study, and my parents were against it at first." ”
"Very good, very honest answer, I like honest children, and I believe His Excellency the Governor is the same."
"Because Instructor Lane's students are all cute." Lufas smiled.
"Who wants you to like it!!"
Yuna, who went back to the hard top, didn't know that the important thing was not to like it, but not to hate it.
Many of her practices are actually very dangerous when she is young and ignorant.
Whether you want to admit it or not, Crossbell has become part of the empire, and Lufas is the supreme governor here.
As long as he gives the order, Yuna can be arrested at any time on charges of spreading reactionary rhetoric and undermining social stability - just look at Vivi and Reynds, who were previously controlled, and you can see that the empire is very close to this.
Even if there is Lane, Claire and others to protect them, they can leave the jurisdiction of Lufas smoothly, Yuna's family is also here, and any hint can make the Crawford family live a miserable life.
Fortunately, although Lufas is ruthless in his business and has good means, he is usually generous enough to be a minor student.
If he hadn't known this, Rien would have come down from Valima long ago to stop Yuna from making such remarks that were not suitable for public speech.
Kempareira continues:
"You worship the support department so much, your parents are like this, but what about the others? Let me put it bluntly, the life of ordinary people is like this, and they pay more attention to their own lives than the major events such as the independence of the autonomous region.
What's for dinner tonight? Has the price of meat increased? Has the price of vegetables increased? When can I earn a little more? How can I make my family's life better?
Therefore, the flat tax rate will be a good move, the tax rate is low, the income will naturally be high, and it can be pulled to five or five in a month at most. The 'Iron Prime Minister', Gillias Osborne, was an enemy, but he was indeed a great statesman. ”
"Then, the future of Cross Bell, the protection of our hometown, don't you care?" Yuna asked.
"How? What are they able to do? If they are caught, who will feed the whole family and who will take care of the children? They won't stand up unless they're really forced to live.
The opposition was at its highest because of the shadow of war between the empire and the republic and the economic depression caused by the antagonism.
Now that the Empire is able to hold on to Crossbell, the economy is thriving more than ever thanks to the Empire's full support. With the hard-won stability of life, who would want to return to turmoil?
How do you think the empire merged into the city of Julai? Now if you ask the people of Julai, how many are willing to leave the empire?
Only big people who are in high positions and don't have to worry about mundane things for a long time, as well as those of you who have never lived independently, will be obsessed with these. ”
Kempareira looked at the students condescendingly, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his smile.
"But big people tend to be strategic, know how to compromise and make concessions, and don't just know how to punch and rush like you. Once the populace became accustomed to the prosperity and stability that the empire brings, Crossbell would naturally become a part of the empire. ”
PS: Kempareira's character definitely has the shadow of DC's ugly man.