Chapter 64: The Movement of Time (Part II)
“...... Now, Mr. Minister of Agriculture, do you agree with the reform?"
Outside the crowded parliament hall, I don't know when two high platforms were erected, a gallows, ropes fluttering in the wind, and a large sluice knife, three meters wide and six meters high, was flashing with cold light!
The Minister of Agriculture, who was named by name, instantly broke out in a cold sweat, trembling and walked up to the fork of the high platform, and there were boos from the audience, and there were constant scoldings.
"Hurry up and agree to reforms, you damn vampires!"
"If you don't agree, die!"
"Hurry up and step down, the remnants who hinder social progress!"
"Hang this useless Minister of Agriculture, his existence is a waste of food!"
"Cut in half, cut in half, cut in half!"
The people were indignant and raised their weapons to demonstrate, stones, stinky shoes and eggshells flew in one after another, and the Minister of Agriculture hurriedly covered his head with his arm, swallowed his saliva desperately, and turned his head to the gathering place of noble parliamentarians for help.
Unfortunately, it had been divided into two waves, and in the face of the great threat of death, the succumbed nobles collapsed to the ground, frightened to tears, and incontinent.
The parliamentarians, who had not yet stood on the high platform to face a choice, all bowed their heads, did not dare to make eye contact with others, for fear of being seen that they were not determined, and their faces were terrified.
They were scared.
Is it to die and defend the ruling position of the aristocracy together, or to follow the trend and expose the ugliness of the aristocracy in public, which is the most reluctant to show in front of the world, and also to live?
Almost all aristocratic parliamentarians gave the same answer.
The Minister of Agriculture was already covered in cold sweat, his face was red, and he was shaking.
There was a strong wind passing by, squinting his eyes and looking down, the feeling of dizziness came instantly, he couldn't see the faces of the people clearly, he could only hear one sentence, if he didn't agree to the reform, he would die!
"Mr. Minister of Agriculture, please hurry up and make your choice, everyone is waiting. ”
The host, who was about fifty years old, yawned and reminded the Minister of Agriculture to pay attention to the time, without the slightest respect in his tone, and even massaged his temples in public.
He was not a young man of twenty, he could not withstand the tossing and turning of sleepless nights, and he was already exhausted.
Fortunately, everything is going well, as long as he continues to preside over the process and ignore everything, he can get a lot of commissions.
The Minister of Agriculture opened his mouth and found himself so nervous that he could barely speak, and he did not agree with the reform, and he tried to speak up several times, but he could not say it.
In the end, he complied with the true fear in his heart.
“......”
"I ......"
"I agree with the reform ......"
In the face of the pressure of death, the minister was no longer the high-spirited aristocratic lord, his hands were weakly drooping, the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles, and he was ten years old in an instant.
When he was disgraced and finally got away from the threat of hanging and beheading, he was completely incapacitated and was carried off the platform by two soldiers.
"Reform! Reform! Reform!"
The crowd erupted in shouts and cheers again, and everyone was infected by this strong emotion, and the malicious expression of the high-ranking person was the best way for them to prove their ability!
One aristocrat after another completely collapsed, and they knew that the revolution was a complete victory when the nobles lost their will!
......
The muddy police car was quietly parked in an alley, and Sha Wei looked coldly at the farce in front of him, knowing that everything was a foregone conclusion, and no one could change it.
"There's nothing worth seeing, let's go, send Mr. Cliff home. ”
"Yes, Sheriff Shavoy. ”
The populace was still excitedly immersed in the great victory, admiring the ugliness of the aristocracy, and the steam cars slowly withdrew from the alleys, silently and unnoticed by anyone.
It was only at the moment when the steam car turned that all the noise came to an abrupt halt, and Bill saw that the high platform with only one of the two options was empty, and the square that was crowded with citizens gave way to an open space.
“......”
"Stop! Stop!"
Shawei quickly kicked the car door, climbed into the police car and looked into the crowd.
Gaze quickly through the crowd.
He saw Prime Minister Hadro lying on a hard greystone pavement with twisted limbs, blood splattered on the citizens around him, unrecognizable, without closing his eyes......
This is the head of the Norman aristocracy, the last dignity.
In full view, Prime Minister Hadro confirmed the death.
The steam wagon slowly drove away from the turning point of Norman history and sped through the empty streets.
Sha Wei received a small packet of low-quality tobacco leaves from the accompanying policeman, rolled it into yellow paper and lit it, and smoked deeply.
The smell of inferior tobacco leaves was choking, and even an old smoker like Shawei coughed violently, leaned sideways against the seat, slowly rolled up the window, and looked out of the window in a daze.
Wisps of smoke drifted out of the cracks in the car windows, and buildings were left behind by police cars, warm and cold in the sun.
And he, he can't do anything.
Shawe clearly knew that it was the Stafford family who abandoned the nobles who were standing on the stage trembling, so that everything happened so easily and ended hastily!
And this revolution, which I don't know whether it should be called a great revolution, ended with the death of the prime minister.
The remaining nobles all compromised, relinquished their positions, restructured the parliament, and the new bill was revised by the bourgeoisie, the middle class, and some of the new aristocracy.
The right to grant knighthood was still in the hands of the king, but from now on the nobility was only a status symbol, and there were no special treatments, and the king regained the respect of the people.
In order to ensure the security of the Norman homeland against its increasingly powerful neighbors, there were no major changes in the military front, but the new government established many military ranks and supervised guards to avoid a monopoly and gradually disperse military power.
The emergence of the Holy See as a mediator in this revolution led to the alliance of the remaining aristocracy with the bourgeoisie, to obtain the status of overseer of the Norman regime, to gain judicial power, and to participate in the functions of supervision and justice.
The selection of government officials is no longer determined by a single force, and they must pass rigorous assessment and ability appraisal before they can climb up from the bottom step by step and participate in state management.
The Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences, which was quietly conducting scientific work, declared its neutrality, and its spokesman said that it would resolutely not participate in any revolutionary struggle.
Because most of the funding of the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences comes from consortiums, and government funds can only be used for a small number of boring and low-end projects, they choose to protect themselves and watch the rebuilding of the government to get more financial support.
The new government also conformed to social development, fully put the steam engine into production, opened the right to sell and use steam machinery, including steam locomotives, and opened up those steam machinery that could have been put into production for a long time.
Even the officially built military railways were opened and put into civilian use.
The big conglomerates that financed the revolution all made a lot of money, received huge profits, and the middle class gained more respect and gradually became the mainstay of society.
The smell of ink fills the corners of the campus, and a new chapter appears in the history books.
This vivid example of the disappearance of the nobles and the unjustified removal of innocent citizens by the tyrannical police, which triggered the rebellion of all the citizens against the feudal forces, was printed on brown paper.
And at the beginning of all this, Viscount Goode disappeared without a trace like a sacrifice to the times, and even the name Williams Cliff has long been forgotten by those in power and disappeared in the torrent of history.
Only power remains in the hands of a few, and that has never changed.
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