Baron Frederick stepped up to the podium, took out the speech prepared in advance, and said in a loud voice: "Nowadays, the situation in the world is changing every day, the Witch God Cult has summoned Saladin, the Fertility God Cult has summoned Caesar, not to mention the Corsican demon. ”

"These once powerful monarchs, after their return, have launched a series of measures to strengthen the country, I think, the Kingdom of Windsor must not sit still, no progress is equivalent to regression, we want to maintain our leading position, we must make a more decisive challenge!"

The crowd nodded slightly, feeling a little at what Baron Frederick called the 'crisis'.

Speaking of Caesar and Saladin, two characters from hundreds of years ago, people may not have a real sense of it, but they can mention the demons of Corsica

All of a sudden, I was reminded of the unbearable past.

Thinking back then, they underestimated Napoleon and gave Napoleon the opportunity to develop, if it was not for the timely formation of the Allies and the ambush on Napoleon's way home, the victory or defeat would not be certain.

Ordinary people can not have a sense of crisis, but the parliament, the king, the cabinet, must take into account the possible upheaval.

"Here, I formally introduce the Education Reform Bill to Parliament."

Baron Frederick said: "The first clause in the bill is to clean up the chaotic public school environment today, and the government has paid for it, but it has not reaped the rewards it deserves, which is undeserved. ”

"How many people are in their pockets? How many people suck the blood of the kingdom like leeches? They must be found! Punish! ”

The echo from the audience was a little louder, and the eldest prince was still frowning, not understanding what Baron Frederick was doing.

Others may be deceived by Baron Frederick's righteous rhetoric, but he will not.

The eldest prince knew in his heart that Baron Frederick was by no means a nobleman who suddenly had a good heart.

"Article 2 of the bill is that more public schools should be established according to the situation to ensure that the vast majority of children can go to school."

"Thirdly, girls should have the same rights as boys to attend school."

As soon as the third item of the bill was spoken, the echo in the chamber suddenly decreased a lot, and no one from the ruling party spoke, and only the opposition party sat down to express its support.

Everyone knows that the Educators' Association has just rejected Freya's request to establish a girls' school, and who is behind this.

Although it is not very clear, there are only a few suspects.

Seeing the mixed reactions from the audience, Baron Frederick, who had long been mentally prepared, used Ma Wei's words: "Education is the foundation of a country, and if a country does not attach importance to education, it is difficult for talents to appear, and the Kingdom of Windsor is an island country, and the reason why it can become a premier empire is because we are not stingy in imparting knowledge and have an adventurous spirit, and now our status has been challenged, but we must abandon the ideas that have made us where we are today?" ”

The second prince took the lead in speaking, he raised his handkerchief, and the Liberal MPs immediately burst out in shocking approval, Freya looked at Baron Frederick's back, squinted at the old god who was unmoved, and finally raised the handkerchief.

The Democratic legislators also joined the ranks, but unfortunately, the ruling party's seats were very quiet, and everyone was watching the reaction of the Grand Prince and the Earl of Austin, whose faces were calm and did not mean to raise their handkerchiefs in the slightest.

The eldest prince did not say that Arthur and Gawain would certainly not openly support the Liberal Party, and the same is true of the parliamentarians behind them.

The speaker counted the number of supporters, raised a small hammer and knocked on the abutment, and said loudly: "If the supporters are not more than half, the proposal will not be passed!" ”

Not to pass is a possibility that Ma Wei and others thought of before they came.

The reason is very simple, even if it is supported by the Democratic Party, the Liberal Party will not have more than half of the votes in its hands, and the ruling party will not be able to support it until they find out their way.

The only destabilizing factor is the northern legislators, who have dozens of votes in their hands, and if they can get their support, the proposal can be forced through and enter the upper house resolution stage.

The situation in the Upper House was similar to that of the House of Commons, as long as it had the support of the northern nobility, the proposal could be passed, so that the bill could be implemented with the signature of the king and the cabinet.

Easier said than done, today is the first time the Education Reform Bill has been proposed, why should Northern legislators support them? What's in it for them?

No indication is as it should be.

Back at Kensington Palace, the second prince said: "Once the proposal is rejected, if you want to submit it again, you will have to wait until a month later, it doesn't matter, we can use this time to win over the northern councilors, and it is already very good to get Freya's support today." ”

Ma Wei didn't say anything, he knew the current situation, in the eyes of the second prince, Gawain's northern councilor had nothing to do with the dispute in the royal capital, but in fact, Russell Benjamin had already entered the camp of the eldest prince and became the eldest prince's help.

As long as the eldest prince does not let go, it is impossible for the bill to pass.

"Your Highness, we might as well communicate with the eldest prince and see if we can get their support."

"Support?" The second prince raised his eyebrows: "Nicholas, why do you say that?" Charles is an obstacle for us, how can he support us? Besides, with his support, we must make concessions and share the cake with the Conservatives! ”

"In your eyes, is it more important to make money, or is it more important to have the support of the people?"

"Of course it's money"

The voice stopped abruptly, and the second prince thought about it carefully, and suddenly understood what Ma Wei meant.

Money, you can make money at any time, miss the limelight of real estate, and other things to make money.

But there is only one throne.

Besides, if he became a king, what would he need so much money for?

Just like the original Archbishop of Ubri, before he became the pope, his mind was full of power struggles, and being elected as the pope was like a changed person, thinking about the interests of the church all day long.

Not in his position, not in his position.

Depending on where you stand, you have a different way of thinking about problems.

Money is a tool used by the second prince to gain the support of Liberal MPs, not his ultimate goal.

Obviously, the second prince was blinded by money, and made making money a top priority, and even reversed the priorities and got the point wrong.

Under Ma Wei's reminder, the second prince reacted and began to seriously consider Ma Wei's proposal.

When it comes to real estate, working with the Grand Prince is nothing, the key is who came up with this bill.

"You're right."

After thinking about it for a long time, the second prince finally overcame his thirst for money, and said in a deep voice: "I almost went astray, Nicholas, thank you. ”

"Your Highness, it's good that you can understand."

"Baron Frederick, I have decided to negotiate with Charles."

"Well, Your Highness, if you think so, I have no opinion."

The wife of the second prince is the daughter of Baron Frederick, Elizabeth.

The second prince became the king, and his daughter was the queen.

From the heart, Baron Frederick wanted to see the second prince work hard.

In contrast, making money is not as important as power.

As long as the second prince becomes the king, how much money can't he make?

After deciding to negotiate with Charles, the second prince immediately set off, called Marvey and Baron Frederick to rush to Clarence Palace, and when he heard his brother arrive, the eldest prince, who was discussing countermeasures with Earl Austin, Arthur and Russell Benjamin, showed an extremely stunned expression.

What is the relationship between himself and the second prince, the eldest prince knows best.

Although the two have not reached the point of not getting along with each other, they will definitely not visit like this.

Now suddenly comes,

It's definitely not a good one!

"Your Highness, you don't need to see them." The Earl of Austin said, "This is your private domain, and even the king can't break in, so it's better to say it's not there." ”

"No, Shukri is coming, most likely for the bill introduced in the parliament, I haven't figured out what he wants to do, and now that he is sent to the door, I have to inquire carefully."

After a moment's thought, the eldest prince said to the maid, "Take them to the living room." ”

"Yes."

"Earl Austin, Arthur and Benjamin, you can go to the side room and eavesdrop, or you can stay here, whatever you want."

Arthur and Gawain looked at each other and said, "I'm also curious about what Shukri is going to say." ”

"Then let the maid take you there, and I'll entertain them first."

After tidying up his clothes, Arthur came to the living room on the first floor, and when the maid led Ma Wei and a few people in, he squeezed out a fake smile and greeted him warmly:

"Shukri! Nicholas! And Baron Frederick. Welcome! ”

The brothers cordially performed the kissing salute, and they were a little embarrassed by each other, but they still had a smile on their faces, a fake smile of hello, hello, hello, everyone, and there was no tension at all.

After taking a seat, the maid brought hot tea, and the eldest prince took a sip of tea and asked, "Shukri, you suddenly came here today for the sake of the Education Reform Act." ”

"Charles, you're as smart as ever." Shukri smiled: "I am in front of you, I have not been able to hide secrets since I was a child, yes, you are right, I am here for the Education Reform Act." ”

"Ugh."

The eldest prince sighed, put down the teacup and said, "In the council, I would love to support Baron Frederick, I would like to support you, really, but there is something unspeakable"

"What's so hard to say?"

"Personally, I really want to support you, but some people don't want to, as for who it is, I think Shukry you should know it in your heart."

"I understand."

"If only you understood."

The eldest prince nodded with satisfaction: "I guess, the Education Reform Act should be Nicholas's idea, right?" He has a lot of ideas. ”

"Not Nicholas, really." The second prince smiled: "This "Education Reform Act" has nothing to do with Nicholas, I want to put it forward." ”

"You?"

The eldest prince showed a surprised expression: "Why are you proposing a bill?" ”

"Hmm"

The second prince lowered his head in embarrassment and did not answer the eldest prince's question.

The eldest prince who understood immediately said: "For the sake of the Kingdom of Windsor, for the sake of Shukri, as long as the reason is right, I am willing to risk being reprimanded to support you!" ”

"Really?!" The second prince raised his head, his eyes full of surprise.

"Of course it's true, you're my own brother, whatever you want to do, I will support it, even if it costs my life."

"Charles"

The second prince couldn't help but be moved, as if he was moved by the eldest prince's words, and said: "The Education Reform Act is just a cover, to be precise, it is an introduction. ”

"Well, you go on."

"Charles, what do you think will happen if we improve the current educational environment in the Kingdom of Windsor?"

The eldest prince thought for a while and said: "Of course, education reform is a good thing, the current public school is indeed a miasma, Arthur has mentioned this matter to me more than once, but the benefit is of course to find more talents and enhance the scientific research strength of the Windsor Kingdom." ”

"These are all superficial phenomena, and the real benefits are not here."

Smiling slightly, the second prince said slowly: "Once education is reformed, will more children go to school?" Can children who go to school learn more useful knowledge? Will they go to college and become pillars of the kingdom in the future? ”

"Absolutely." The eldest prince said.

"What you think, others can also think, there are two kinds of business in the world, one is production, the other is plunder, production and invention are very difficult, if you want to make money, more than 90% of business means are plundering, and plundering is to take advantage of poor information."

The second prince said: "When your ideas are consistent with others, the opportunity to make money has long slipped away, and there is no shortage of hard-working people in the world, and you can't make any benefits by competing with them." ”

"The most profitable business is like a treasure, which is out of reach of ordinary people, and when they do, the cake will already be divided."

"Only by taking advantage of the information gap can we make a lot of money and maintain our status as an upper class."

Hearing this, even Charles, who was not used to seeing Shukry on weekdays, couldn't help but nod his head, and agreed with his brother's statement.

Between producers and predators, the latter must be the most profitable.

Production needs logic, plunder does not.

The key is what means you use to plunder.

"A qualified businessman will take the initiative to create an information gap when there is no information gap, such as the Education Reform Act."

The second prince spoke faster and faster: "Once the "Education Reform Act" is passed, the pattern of the education industry will also change drastically, and for children from low-income families, learning is the easiest channel for them to progress. ”

"Charles you think about this, and others naturally think about it, so how do we use this to make money?"

His eyes narrowed, and the second prince stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head.

The eldest prince glanced at the ceiling, and the remaining doubts on his face gradually turned into surprise: "The public school is a nearby admission system, a house. Do you want to use the house to make money? ”

"You've finally figured it out."

The second prince smiled and said: "Charles, no one doesn't need a house, this is absolute hard currency, as long as we cooperate with the bank, we can plunder a huge amount of wealth!" ”

"Are you willing to support me now?"