Chapter 43 Stability and Stability
More than 400 years after the founding of the empire, there was a rebel Salvador, and the heraldic office was born after the rebel Salvador was killed by His Majesty Justinian. After the Heraldic Management Office officially became the Empire's internal anti-espionage and anti-rebellion organization, several high-ranking nobles were executed for attempting rebellion.
The so-called good fighters have no great merit, and under the supervision of the heraldic management office, no rebellion has been "successfully launched". The nobles who were planning a rebellion and were already preparing for it ended up with a gallows or a guillotine. With its efficiency and professionalism, the Heraldic Administration pinned the word "rebel" to El Salvador's head.
With such an efficient professional body, there is theoretically no possibility of the successful rebellion of Newsar. Even the Duke who was guillotined by Dussand, his rebellion only progressed to the stage of "buying three large cruisers from the Alliance".
Truth be told, even without Dussand, without the intervention of the Newsal Heraldic Administration...... Even if the battleships ordered by the Duke of Saar did reach Newsal, it would not be possible to beat the Newsar garrison navy, which had two capital ships, four battlecruisers, six large cruisers, and twenty-seven destroyers and frigates.
The most powerful family in the whole of Newsar, and probably the richest duke, rebelled on a scale no more. And he was eventually sent to the capital city of Orin to be beheaded for public display.
The Second Grand Nobleman had just died in Orin's orbit and exploded into fireworks along with the command of the Imperial Navy's Royal Guards Second Fleet.
None of the remaining twenty or so counts had their own "ideals". They invariably chose to make themselves and their descendants "safe waste" for the salons and balls.
Among Newsal's viscounts, there is only Byrne who has some weight in the entire Newsal political system. And he died on Orin.
So...... Who else can raise the banner of this rebellion? Dussander looked at the sky speechlessly, as if it seemed that only his parents could do something.
It's no wonder that the Star Sea Federation would try to catch up with itself.
However, the Star Sea Federation couldn't figure out that this was understandable, how could the empire misjudge in such a matter? It is absolutely impossible for them to do this for themselves, Androni and Duchamp.
Dussaint drove the car back to the "war room" of the Newsar Heraldic Management Office in the shortest possible time. It has become a hub for the entire legislative and executive system of Newsal. Since the Marquis already holds more than two-thirds of the seats in the House of Commons, any bill proposed by Androni could theoretically be passed directly in the House of Commons.
In the Governor's absence, the entire Colonial Office would be subject directly to the various committees of the House of Commons. For the first time in the 179 years since its founding, Newsal has had a very efficient administrative system.
The red-clothed postmen in various cities directly assumed the responsibility of some of the grass-roots civil servants, and as long as there was any "hesitation" or "resistance" of an individual, enterprise, association or organization to Albin's order, the red-clothed postman would unceremoniously take people away.
The "controls" were in full swing, and all the factories and grain merchants throughout Newsal received orders from the Upper Albin that all goods should be sealed in situ, and that all goods, except for the stock sold daily, should be counted and approved by the red-coated postmen and the administration.
The controls are currently only aimed at sellers, and the impact should not be too great for families who can only work every day and then buy rations on a daily wage. However, according to the reports of the heraldic management and punishment offices in various places, there has been a wave of unemployment in various cities.
In just one day, more than 400,000 people lost their jobs in the twenty-four major cities of Newsar. They may have been working in the factory just a few minutes ago, hoping to use that day's earnings to bring back two loaves of bread for their families. As a result, after the red-clad postmen arrived at the scene to announce the "control", the employers directly announced the "dismissal" decision to them.
The workers, who had been working for hours, were kicked out of the factory. Not a penny of wages were paid, and they were told that "if the factory reopens, it will start recruiting again, and you can sign up".
And they don't get a penny of wages.
Such an unreasonable disposition of course caused dissatisfaction and even anger among a large number of workers. But the factory owners reluctantly said, "This is all the request of the red-clothed postmen." Factories are shut down, and workers are naturally unemployed.
The factory owners behaved very innocently, and under their "guidance", the unemployed workers naturally blamed the red-clad postmen for the reasons for their loss of jobs.
The Lemuel Steelworks, the largest steel plant in Newsal, laid off six thousand workers in one fell swoop. The steelworkers, in turn, directly launched a riot against Lemere's heraldic administration and administration. The crowd poured straight into the streets, smashed a dozen steam wagons, and set fire to the Lemire post office.
Fortunately, the red-clad postmen reacted in time, and they had already realized that something was wrong when the angry workers rushed out of the steel plant, and they evacuated the post office ahead of schedule.
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Had it not been for their early evacuation, the red-clad postmen, armed with a steam knight and a large number of small arms, would have caused a large number of casualties in this riot in which the unemployed workers vented their anger.
When he heard the news, Dussand's whole body was almost numb. He really didn't expect that these factory owners would be able to do things to such a point in order to reduce their "losses". Especially steelworks...... Those steelmaking furnaces are not equipment that can be stopped at will, and once the heating stops, the slag and molten steel in the furnace will solidify directly. As a result, the entire furnace needs to be scrapped and replaced.
How dare they just dismiss all the workers?
Fortunately, the news was first delivered to Androni, and she reacted quickly.
"Arrest the manager, chairman of the board of directors and all other managers who agreed to the stoppage and dismissal of the workers." In this case, Androni is no longer a politician of "moderation" and "compromise". She didn't hesitate to use an iron fist, "Throw them all in Upper Albin Prison and let the court hear them right away - I don't care if you sue them for tax evasion, excreting waste without permission or violating traffic laws, I only have two demands." ”
Androni's eyebrows were raised, and she ordered with murderous intent, "First, I want each of them to bear a charge of 'sabotaging control and instigating riots'. Second, all their property will be confiscated! ”
By the time Dussander returned, Androni had already issued the order to the local heraldic offices through the postal system in the name of the House of Commons of Newsar. And Dussand, after seeing this order, held back for a long time before he could hold back a sentence.
"My mother has the ability to stabilize the country."
If Dusand were to do it, he would probably go even further than Androni. If he does not hang a string of capitalists who take the opportunity to disturb society from the street lamp, Dussander himself will never give up.
But after calming down and thinking about it, Dussaint has to admit that the means of his mother, who has the ability to stabilize the country, are actually more deterrent than Dusson's "physical elimination".
She didn't physically wipe out the flesh of these bastard capitalists, but Andronie directly used administrative and judicial resources to dig up the roots of what these capitalists were most proud of or drove them to disrupt society.
What are the capitalists most afraid of? Of course, I am afraid that my capital will be lost. Confiscating all their assets is worse than killing them.
More importantly, this operation can greatly deter other capitalists who are still in the wait-and-see stage and have not rushed to make a move. Androni vividly revealed a consequence to these capitalists who owned factories and employed a large number of workers.
Factories that shut down or maintain minimal production can be a bit of a pain in their hands.
But if you dare to dismiss all the workers, and incite them to make trouble, then Madam Speaker will be able to confiscate the last penny of your house, and make you a pauper like the workers.
"You're doing this well." Dussaint expressed his approval and praise to Androni without concealment, "This can completely deter those factory owners, and it can indeed maintain social stability." ”
"I think you're going to have to say a 'but' next." Androni put down the dipping pen in her hand and said a little tiredly, "I am leaving the Interior Committee to discuss ways to appease the workers...... Can that Escobar be released first? Without such a person, there are indeed some problems with the implementation of the orders of the Interior Committee. ”
Director Escobar is still in her cell in the heraldic office. According to the previous investigation by the Heraldic Authority, this Mr. Director does have a lot of problems.
But none of them are "serious" problems. Contrary to Dussand's expectations, this seemingly greedy director of the Home Affairs Bureau did not have much bad deeds - there must be sporadic corruption, but it seems that because the internal affairs bureau has been poor for too long, he has embezzled a total of 472 gold pounds in his tenure, an average of a little more than 30 gold pounds a Chinese New Year's Eve.
It's not that petty corruption isn't a crime, it's just that compared to other embezzlers who have been caught, Escobar's corruption is like a child's play.
Even if he embezzled education funds to build a bronze statue, he did not deduct any benefits for himself - the director even put more than 200 gold pounds in it.
Dussaint thought for a moment, then nodded, "Escobar's situation is almost investigated, there are minor problems, but there are no particularly serious problems. Now that the situation is special, it's good to get him back to his place and continue working. ”
After a few more small talks with Androni, Dussander turned around and walked towards the prison. Escobar was ordered to be captured, so he should be released now.