If he didn't know that the list of political views and legislative work came from Androni, Dussander would probably think that the "candidate may have something wrong with his brain."

This is not to say that Dussart has any opinion on the content of these legislations, in fact, each of them has very significant practical significance and positive progressive impact. But even with Dussand's shallow political knowledge, it is not difficult to see that the formulation of these policies is one thing, and the implementation of these policies is probably quite different.

The social situation of the empire, at least in the Newsar region, had little soil for such a decree to be implemented.

The disparity between rich and poor in the empire is so great that it cannot even be distinguished by "class" alone. In Dussand's view, the difference between the poor, the freed, and the aristocracy was even as great as "race".

The poor people living in the empire did not have any livelihood security, and the biggest difference between them and slaves was that the slaves at least had a daily job, and a "master" who provided them with some food to protect their personal assets.

Some of the poor who were born and registered in charity hospitals have the right to vote, and there is no other stable social security system. Even the police don't care about the abuses they encounter – why should they care about these homeless people who don't even have a place to live?

There are only three times when society as a whole remembers these poor people. When they were born in a charity hospital, they were occasionally hired to do hard and tiring work...... And when they died on the streets, taken away by the municipal government.

Now, some of them have become voters with the right to vote.

The situation of the freedmen was much better, at least they had their own place to live and a "life" to speak of. Most of them, like Rosen, inherited their father's business.

Through the tireless efforts and frugality of generations, and through continuous investment in their children, the freedmen made the class transition from "pauper" to "freedman". And the better part of it can be like Harold, buying himself the status of "noble".

Dussart knew a lot of "freemen". Lorraine is a freedman, and her parents are the best of the freedmen - they are agents who can control most of the price of the Newsal energy market.

And the nobles...... They are candidates for parliament and are not on the table.

In other words, the House of Commons election is a small group of poor people and almost all free people choosing for themselves the spokesmen of the nobility. That's all.

All the poor and the vast majority of the freedmen are inherently incapable of objectively judging whether a policy is good or bad. And those who are able to discern do not share their interests with the larger majority of the population.

And Androni's policies are beneficial to the vast majority of the poor and freed. For the whole of Newsar and even the empire, it can be called "immeasurable merit". Protecting the environment allows empires that lack new colonies to make use of their current colonies for a longer period of time; Improving the skills and knowledge of the workforce through literacy education to create wealth more effectively; Using regulations to control energy prices can ensure that ordinary people do not have to endure the cold winter, while also promoting the discovery and use of new fuels; Improving the working environment in general can reduce the medical burden on people by preventing occupational diseases, and at the same time enable educated workers to have longer careers and create more wealth for society.

As a traverser, Dussander certainly knows that these policies are good policies, and they are very worthy of promotion and good things that will benefit the present and future generations.

But the Upper Albins did not know.

Those who urgently need to improve their personal qualities through education, those who do the dirtiest and most tiring work in the most difficult environment...... Either they don't have the right to vote, or they simply feel that such a bill is meaningless.

It's better to elect the congressman who promised to pay every day.

And those who can understand the importance of Andronie's proposal are unlikely to support her and her bill.

The freedmen would not support it, and it took them several generations to gradually develop some savings and property of their own. Let those poor people suddenly stand on the same class as themselves, let them be literate and count, let them get rid of the lowest social status of society, and become the same people as themselves.

There's no way they can agree, it's so unfair.

It was also impossible for the nobles to support Andronie, and the reason was simpler.

Because she is a woman.

From every discussion in the newspapers, Dussander could see a very clear signal - the whole society regarded this election of the House of Commons as a special policy carried out by His Majesty the Emperor in order to listen to the advice of noble gentlemen. In other words, the seats in the House of Commons are designed to house unemployed gentlemen.

This is a social consensus.

And Androni is not a nobleman herself, and after she obtained the title of Baroness through marriage, she even delusionally wants to go further to fight for a seat in the House of Commons.

It's shameless!

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"I really admire you." Dussand, after roughly figuring out the current situation, sighed at his teacher. He looked at Morse and asked, "In this situation, you can still laugh?" ”

Morse smiled and put down his teacup and asked rhetorically at his students, "Why can't I laugh?" ”

"You're my mother's chief private secretary, and you've arranged to take up your post in the House of Commons." Dussander exclaimed, "The election is coming up in less than two months, and you don't know how bad the situation is now, teacher?" Mother has no voter support, no one understands the policies, and even invites the hostility of almost all of her competitors. How do you choose? ”

Morse tilted his head and asked, "Why do you care about this?" ”

"If you don't have a vote, what can you do as a councilor?" Dussander was stunned by the question, and he said angrily, "There are only two months left, and we have to find a way to change the election strategy quickly." If this election campaign continues like this, it will be lost! ”

Morse suddenly began to deliberately play dumb, he smiled and looked at his students, and said, "If you were in control, you would do this?" ”

"Two directions, to win support and reduce competition." Dussander laid out the strategy he had been pondering all night, and he thought twice that it should be the most effective at the moment.

"The core issue of the current policy is not big, but we need to enlist more support. Not only from the electorate, but also from the higher-ups. "Mother's policies can make a huge difference to the whole of Newsal, and almost all ordinary people can benefit from it. Voters are too narrow-minded, and they need more explanations to understand. And the higher levels of government and bureaucracy, as well as the big business owners...... They are able to benefit from it. We should enlist their support. ”

"Your mother's package also includes bills to improve working conditions and control coal prices." Morse cautioned that "a large chunk of bureaucrats' wages comes from local fuel surcharges. And the big business owners...... It is unlikely that they will support a further increase in labor spending. ”

Dussander rolled his eyes, "Teacher, you know too?" Mother's candidacy and proposed policies moved the aristocracy, bureaucrats, big business owners, and freemen in one go. How do you choose? When she first proposed the policy, why didn't you persuade her? At least we should hide the improvement of the working environment and the coal price bill! ”

"The reason why the bill is being released now is for the smooth legislative work in the future." Morse stopped Dussand from continuing to ask the question of "how can he legislate if he wasn't elected?" and motioned for Dusson to continue with his plan.

“…… The second direction is to reduce competition. Dussander rolled his eyes in anger, he really couldn't understand why his mother and Morse were so smart that they could play a good hand like this. He sighed and continued, "On the one hand, we're going to have to win over some allies. On the other hand, we have to get rid of some of the loudest and most outrageous adversaries. ”

"To win over the alliance, the first thing to win over is, of course, only candidates from other constituencies. There can only be one member of the House of Commons in a constituency, and all candidates in that constituency are opponents. "We can join forces with nearby councillors to introduce a building bill. It doesn't matter what it is, whether it's renovating and repairing roads, or building bridges, the focus is on strengthening communication and connections between joint constituencies. ”

"And as a means of attracting ordinary people, we can demand that construction must give priority to hiring local residents as construction workers." Dussander frowned and added, "And to attract other business owners or aristocrats...... We could consider making the results of this project completely free of charge – no toll booths or toll gates, and anyone can use it for free. ”

In Newsal, building roads and bridges is a lucrative business. According to the statute of the Privy Council, any respectable gentleman who financed the construction of roads and bridges could legally set up a toll booth and collect a fee from those who used the roads and bridges for the next ten years.

Free bridges and roads are not absent, but they are often poorly maintained and of poor quality.

"It's still a strategy to win support, but you're a good one." Morris looked delighted—he and Androni hadn't thought of it before. Dussand's proposal is a very good one, and if implemented, it will even guarantee a huge advantage for his own candidates in the entire Upper Albyn and other constituencies.

"Specific solutions to reduce competitors...... There's only one I can think of right now. "Mother's seven opponents are all nobles, and the highest title is no more than a lord. If I really can't pick two out and kill them, I want to see if the rest of the people still have the courage to continue to run at the risk of losing their lives. ”

Dussander looked at Morse and hesitated for a moment before he said, "When I first went to register with the Heraldic Administration, Director Byrne invited me to work in the Heraldic Administration in the future, and I agreed. ”

Morris nodded, indicating that he had known about this for a long time, "It is precisely because of this that we cannot directly use violent means to force people back - the heraldic management office interferes in the election of the House of Commons, which will provoke public anger." ”

"We have other options." Morris was very pleased with his student's performance, and in order to put the little guy who is only ten years old at the age of ten at ease, he probably revealed the follow-up "arrangement".

"Over the next ten days, these 'venerable gentlemen' will find that the entire administration of Upper Albin will begin to become very ...... Troublesome. Morris smiled a little sinisterly, "Such a trouble is reasonable, and they will not be able to handle it at all." Revenue and customs check over and over all their bills for the past two decades. The fines accumulated over the past 20 years would have bankrupted them. ”

"If they don't just declare bankruptcy like that......" Morris's voice had a cold, bitter smell of ruthlessness, "I think the agents of the League will be very surprised to find that the League actually has seven 'colleagues' in the Upper Albin area, and they are all quite good. ”