"Why are you proposing a land tax? Aren't you embarrassed and exploiting those refugees?"

Looking at Princess Eve's angry face, Lance was also very bitter in his heart, and said with an aggrieved face: "Your Royal Highness Princess Eve, where are you singing? Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Why do you speak for refugees?"

Eve said righteously, "That's right, you're overtaxing us. But even if taxes are collected, there must be a limit. What is the difference between you and expropriation? We, as aristocrats, must strictly abide by the spirit of chivalry and the law. We want to protect the territory and the people, not poison the people!"

Lance looked at Veronica and wanted to ask for her help to appease Her Royal Highness, the princess, who was selfless and strictly observant of chivalry.

But Veronica also said with a hint of anger: "Lance, although I believe that you are doing this for a reason. But I really don't understand the meaning of your gesture. I also think you're going a little too far this time. Obviously, you just got to the second point. Why do you want to add a third point, proposing to charge an extra tenth of the tax?"

"That's right!" said Eve, grabbing Lance by the collar so hard that Lance was a little out of breath.

"I ...... It's really ......" Lance really can't say it now: "Two eldest ladies who believe in the gods of justice and goodness, can you listen to me finish speaking?"

"Okay!" said Eve, untracing Lance's collar, "I'd like to see what you can say." ”

Lance sighed and said, "Winnie, the third point is not a snake to add, but the key. ”

"The key?" Veronica wondered if she hadn't thought of anything, "What do you mean?"

Lance laughed and said, "Do you think I don't want to get enough justice for the refugees? That's politics. Politics is the search for a neutral solution in constant compromise. Blindly pursuing morality will only lead you into the trap of your opponents and put your country in danger. You must know that there is no right or wrong in politics, only what is not appropriate. There is no perfect policy or outcome in the world that satisfies everyone. There is only one policy that both sides can live up to. ”

Eve said unconvinced: "You seem to know a lot." You haven't been an official, how do you know?"

Lance smiled helplessly, he wiped his mouth, regained his morale and said, "Okay, I'll explain." Suppose I had raised the second point at that time and not the third point. How many people in the room do you think will agree with my proposal?"

Veronica said cautiously, "I think it's a good idea, everyone should agree to it." ”

Eve looked at Lance disdainfully and said, "Ditto!"

"This only shows that you two are really kind and selfless, and you really think about the refugees. But, I tell you, no one here will agree with you except the two of you. Even the Duke of Aceh. ”

"Why?" the two girls asked in unison.

Lance explained: "Because I noticed a message before. Morgan said that Idiris's jobs were oversaturated, and so was housing. If I don't add a third, the manager Morgan, who is already jealous and hateful, will contradict me. And the reason is: why don't you let the unemployed civilians of your own country go to Menice, but let these foreigners go? If you ask this, how can you let me refute it? Refute it with morality and chivalry? It's a little unlikely. ”

At this point, Veronica and Eve fell silent.

"Not to mention whether Morgan will deliberately embarrass me. Let's just say if I don't add a third clause, let these refugees pay 10% more tax. Do you think that refugees, as foreigners or illegal immigrants, have a chance to compete with the Idiris? So the third one, which seems to be exploitative, is precisely the most indispensable one. We're not telling fairy tales to kids. Reality is never a fairy tale. ”

"I see. Veronica said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Lance, I shouldn't have doubted you." It's me who is wrong. ”

Lance grabbed Veronica's hand and comforted her, "Doubting me means that you really care about me." I'm not omnipotent, there will always be times when I make mistakes, and at this time, your doubts are the only way to prevent me from making mistakes. So it doesn't matter in the future, if you have any doubts, just raise them. I'm sure with Winnie's cleverness, we'll all find a common solution. ”

When Veronica heard Lance's words, she also turned over her hand excitedly, grabbed Lance's hand tightly, and nodded happily, "Hmm!"

Soon, however, Veronica realized that she seemed to be a little too proactive. Quickly let go of Lance's hand, lowered his head shyly, and the two shy blushes on his face made Lance feel that Veronica was unusually cute.

But Eve, who was on the side, remained silent. Her face was tangled, and she didn't seem to be able to figure out something.

Lance can see that Eve is now in a moral tangle zone. I'm afraid that after listening to Lance's explanation, Eve's heart, on the one hand, is sympathetic to the refugees, and on the other hand, she cares about her own Idiris's unemployed civilians.

"Are you struggling with the fact that you helped the refugees, did you steal the jobs of your own people?"

Eve looked at Lance in surprise and asked, "How do you know?"

"How did I not know?" said Lance, looking at Eve, in a serious tone.

"Eve, I want to say that you are the princess of a country. And I can see that your father is also very dependent and trusts you. You can't be like us, just obey the goodness and justice of your heart. You have to think more than we do. Of course, we also need to know how to make decisions better than we do. You just have to think about which policy is good for the future of Idris, and that's it. ”

Eve asked, puzzled, "What do you mean, Lance? I don't quite understand. ”

"Take today's events, for example. The borders of Idris have been harassed by demons all year round, and there is a lack of soldiers and manpower. And people who are used to living in the city are certainly not willing to go to a border town like Ménice, where life is difficult. So refugees, these people who have the lowest requirements for life and who desperately want to be settled, are the best people to develop the border. If you can give carbon in the snow, I am sure they will also give their loyalty to you. So I'd suggest you take a trip to the Sewer Slum with Ed to take the opportunity to build your image among the refugees. I believe that this will also be beneficial in reducing ******** in the future. ”

Lance dragged his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "As for the unemployment of the natives, I think you should also consider the matter of encouraging the frontier settlement." After all, there are too many wastelands in Idiris. You can negotiate a policy of mandatory reclamation after how long the land has been left unplaced. The reclaimed land is then distributed to people who need work. There should be some relief. I don't know much about Idris, and that's all I can say. ”

Eve was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled with relief: "Lance, thank you, I understand. I'm really happy to have met you through Winnie. I was impulsive before. I apologize to you. It seems that I will learn more about statecraft like you in the future. If you could come and help me and be my staff or staff officer, I would be very happy. ”

Lance was also very happy in his heart. Because he found that Princess Eve did not have the princess temper that he imagined at all. On the contrary, he is very straightforward and honest, maybe it is the relationship between the training of the knights. Naturally, there is less selfishness and arrogance, and more chivalry and modesty. Lance is really like making friends with someone like Eve.

And Lance was thinking that it would be a good choice to be able to assist a female king like Eve, who strictly abides by chivalry, to rule a country.

"Eve, don't say that. We learn from each other. Okay, you're going to take me to the Knight of the Stars? I'm waiting for you to teach me swordsmanship. ”

Eve also laughed happily, and then suddenly pretended to be serious and said, "Oh, in fact, I just said it casually." Do you want to learn swordsmanship with me? ”

"What are you talking about, so happy?" the Duke of Aceh returned, and behind the Duke of Aceh brought a man with him.