"But!" Duchamp raised his voice.

"Sure enough, but." The other three people in the room thought.

"However, death is a different kind of rebirth, and if the aristocracy can seize the opportunity to realize its own transformation, it may also become a new type of aristocracy."

"Oh, what's a new type of aristocracy?" When Dietrie heard this, his spirits perked up, and he continued to ask questions humbly.

"Give up the so-called lordship privileges and look for new opportunities for development."

"This can't be, if you give up the privileges of the lord, what is left of the Kane family." Dietrie said worriedly.

Duchamp said contemptuously: "Then at least part of it should be abandoned, for example, the lord's agricultural tax on the lord's people, it should be abandoned." ”

"How is this possible, agricultural taxes are the main source of economic resources for governing the territory." Dietrie said in surprise.

"Why are you so desperate, how did the nobles die, that is, they died on agricultural taxes!" Duchamp was about to roar.

"Your lords will say that their income has been exploited by their lords, and that they have nothing to do with your life or death. In this era, industry and commerce should be an important source of tax revenue, and it is because of the agricultural tax that all the noble lords have stagnated, and they have been vainly trying to maintain a decent life by exploiting the peasants' meagre income. ”

"Then according to your meaning, let us give up the agricultural tax and concentrate on the development of industry and commerce in the territory? But on the Haidu side, after all, there is no foundation for industry and commerce. Dietrie seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually tactfully asking for help.

"On the Haicheng side, it is true that agriculture is the advantage, there is no mine, and the industrial advantage is not obvious, but there are still advantages in the textile industry, food processing and other light industries. What's more, the projects that can be invested in are not limited to these. ”

Dietrie's eyes lit up.

"For example?"

"Except for heavy industry, which is not dominant, anything can be developed, fishery, light industry, shipping, tourism, deep processing of agricultural and sideline products, and aviation industry. At present, the prime minister has a monopoly on the domestic railways, and even a large number of loans from international banks and the issuance of 30-year bonds are to be built, which is considered by the people to be the prime minister's courage and modernization ambition. If the aristocracy can change the image of decadence and conservative and intervene in the more advanced airship industry, wouldn't it be able to reverse the image in the hearts of the people, and it will be profitable, and it is a new development direction of guiding technology. ”

Dietrie's eyes rolled, "Wonderful, that's a great idea." He suddenly jumped up, ran to Duchamp, grabbed Duchamp and said, "How about I hire you as an economic adviser to the Duke's Palace, specializing in the economic development of the Marel region?" ”

Duchamp's chin was raised even higher.

"I remember that you are just a small character in Haidu, Haidu has the surname Kane like you, there are not a thousand, but also eight hundred, how can you decide such a major event."

Dietrie blushed and said, "I'm also a descendant of the Kane family, although this title is useless, and the title belongs to the eldest brother, but I can also do some things." ”

Duchamp dragged out his voice and said: "It turns out that your status is so noble, and your family is willing to send you to study this sore major, which can be regarded as a bit of vision." ”

Dietrie shook his head and explained in a low voice, "It was my own idea to come here to study, and I didn't know why I wanted to study at the beginning, but now I understand it." ”

Duchamp was immediately a little impressed by Dietrie, he looked at Dietrie seriously, and suddenly found that this little young master still had a bit of brilliance.

He saw that the three people in the dormitory were staring at him seriously, poured himself a glass of water, eased the atmosphere, thought for a while, and said: "Since you are modest and studious, then I have three strategies, upper, middle and lower, and give them to you, see which one you think is easy to implement, and implement which." ”

Dietrie hurriedly sat up, indicating that he was listening attentively.

In this situation, it would be perfect if there was a fan to shake.

He coughed and said, "This is the best policy." ”

Dietrie sniffled, "That sounds weird." ”

"The nobles are vassals of the emperor, of course, they must befriend the emperor, look at the four famous families and the nobles of all over the country, how much do they worship the royal family in a year? No wonder the emperor was unhappy and wanted to support a cool official to come out. ”

Dietrie blushed, but he knew deep down that his eldest brother was slacking off on the royal family.

"That's right, it's just that I was slack in the past, how much do you think should be offered?"

"How much is the agricultural tax in the duke?"

"The Duke's own land harvests 40% of the year's harvest, and the peasants' own land harvests 20%." After Dietrie finished speaking, seeing Duchamp's surprised expression, he hurriedly added, "This is a national practice, not only in our family. ”

Duchamp exclaimed: "Forty percent, the farmer is busy all year round, giving all the grain to the lord, what else do he have." I heard that the Prime Minister is in Julai, and the agricultural tax has been reduced to 30/10%. If you want to win the hearts and minds of the people, it will be lower than this, and I suggest that the tax rent on your own land be reduced to 20%, and then 10% will be given to the royal family, so that I believe the emperor will also be satisfied. ”

Ditri hesitated and said, "With so much drop at once, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain the finances of the territory." ”

"I'll only give you ideas, it's up to you whether you listen or not. It is imminent to lose sincerity to the royal family, which of the four famous families will be the first to make a move, and which one will have the advantage, I suggest that you can start with those families who have served the emperor for generations. Duchamp said, looking at Lemmur with his eyes.

Learmor didn't expect anything else to do with him, and stammered: "This, my family's status is low, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on a heavy responsibility." ”

Duchamp changed his friendly smile and patted Learmey on the shoulder: "This kind of thing is no more suitable than someone of your family's status." The nobles wanted to give gifts to the royal family, how could the emperor refuse. Remember, this gift can only be given to the emperor, and never to the prime minister, it is an enemy. ”

Ditri nodded approvingly, and asked, "What about the middle strategy?" ”

"The middle strategy is to change the image of the nobility itself, give up some privileges that should not continue to be occupied, as well as those conservative and ridiculous ideas, adapt and promote the guiding revolution as quickly as possible, and make every effort to promote the prosperity of the territory. I'm afraid this one is even more difficult than the previous one. ”

Dietrie thought about it and felt that there was no obstacle to this article, and if it was successfully promoted, it would actually be more beneficial to his own family.

"If you really make up your mind, it's not that hard."

"This strategy is to change the attitude of commoners and small nobles towards famous families. Reducing agricultural taxes is the quickest way to achieve results, but it also includes universal education in the territory, economic development, and legal reform, which will bring real benefits to the people. For the nobles outside the territory, it is necessary to find a way to make friends on an equal footing through various means to form a real community of interests. In this way, the aristocracy changed from the old school to the real reformers, and let the people see that the traditional aristocracy is where the real strength of the country lies. In this way, the aristocracy can compete with the prime minister and grasp the hearts of the people. ”

Seeing Dietrie's disapproval of the next policy, Duchamp knew that this was a common problem of the great nobles, and said softly: "The people's heart is water, and all nobles and imperial power are boats floating on the water, and the water usually supports the boat, but if the water is angry, no matter how big the boat is, it will capsize." So, this third one is the most important. ”

Looking at Dietri's thoughtful expression, Duchamp thought with a headache: "If you want the nobles of the empire to accept these three strategies, it is really a stone blossoming." ”

Dietrie was pondering, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Duchamp's chin raised high, knowing that his hesitation had made Duchamp dissatisfied. He was well aware of the arrogance of this fellow student who despised everything, and since he entered the 305 dormitory, the power of the Kane family had never had even the slightest influence on this Northland barbarian, which made Dietrie occasionally dissatisfied, but more secretly rejoicing.

Dietrie came to his senses from his contemplation and explained dryly, "I don't have a problem with your proposal, in fact I agree with it in my heart, but I don't know how much the rest of the family will accept." ”

Duchamp shrugged his shoulders, showed that he understood, picked up the apple again, washed it, and gnawed it again, talking was very hurtful to energy, just at this moment, he already felt dizzy, and he had to replenish his energy in time.

Dietrie suddenly thought of a question, leaned over, and asked in a low voice, "Stellory, many people from low backgrounds appreciate the prime minister. Well, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with your origins, I'm just curious why you don't like Osborne at all and seem to have a firm judgment about him? You know, sometimes, even me, I can't help but have some respect for him. ”

This is a question that the other people in the dormitory have long wanted to ask, and they raised their eyes together and looked at Duchamp.

Duchamp was stunned for a moment, and he absentmindedly chewed the apple pieces, recalling the life of the prime minister.

Kyrias Osborne, the prime minister of the empire, only 46 years old this year, born in the military, has an amazing will and determination, after the Hundred Days War, began to serve as the prime minister of the empire in 1193, from the beginning of his tenure, he fully promoted the construction of the empire's railway network, is a big man who despises the worldly elite. He was born as a commoner, and after becoming prime minister, the emperor immediately gave him the title of "Iron Count", but it is said that he never cared about that empty title, and his status among the commoners was exalted, and he was hailed as the leader of the empire towards reform and modernization.

Looking at this resume alone, this should be a person whom Duchamp admires, but for some reason, Duchamp only has a soulful dislike for him.

A hard-line reformer, and at the same time an aggressive young leader known for his iron will, for the vast majority of the country's citizens, they all cheered for having such an ideal leader, and only the unfortunate people in the dormitory who had been touched by the vested interests of the reforms.

However, this is only the opinion of the people of the Erebonian Empire. For the surrounding small countries, this iron-blooded prime minister, who often threatens neighboring countries with the powerful national defense forces of the empire as a way to resolve disputes, is completely a disaster.

Although Duchamp holds the identity of the Erebonian Empire, he has a different soul, in this continent, he is out of the way, relatively speaking, he prefers peace, and it is inevitable that there is some prejudice against this prime minister.

Not only that, but when he was in college, although he studied engineering, he also read many famous political science classics, among which a German named Max said: "Suppose that public power reflects private power under certain conditions, or to a greater extent, then public power itself can be carried out by the will of an individual or part of the group as a coercive force, and at the same time, the implementation of such behavior or consciousness itself is needed by the public, then this falls into a dangerous zone where no force can control the running of public power." ’

In Duchamp's view, the prime minister is leading the empire, constantly slipping towards this danger zone. Even if that uncle is wise and tough enough to pull the handbrake of this torrent of steel, the best result is only to create a large number of state monopolies and the birth of a new privileged class of civilians, and to produce a group of behemoths like the two barrels of oil in the Celestial Empire, which is harmful to the healthy development of the country's economy.

However, these words are so annoying to say that to explain this, it is necessary to mention the sociology of domination and macroeconomics.

Duchamp, who fell into the memory of the oil price of the Celestial Empire and could not let go, was cheap, and the mouth cannon flew out:

"What I am disgusted with is not him, but the state monopoly he represents, whether it is a monopoly of industrial raw materials or a monopoly of railways, which on the surface seems to allow the state to concentrate a lot of resources to quickly promote reforms, but in fact it will become a hothouse of ** and centralization, thus stifling the development of a free economy. I'm really, really, enough! ”

He looked at Dietrie with a smile on his face, and shouted arrogantly: "Don't be happy yet, in my eyes, the Kane family is also like this, but your family has a monopoly on a state, and he actually monopolizes a country!" As he spoke, he raised his middle finger high up.

Dietrie's smile froze in embarrassment.