The second prince is by no means a self-righteous person, he has always advocated collective wisdom and efforts, and the main thing is to listen to persuasion.

No matter what your identity is, as long as what you say makes sense, the second prince is willing to adopt it.

On the question of the workers' union, the second prince admitted in his heart that he had never encountered anything like this before, and he did not know what to do for a while.

First the Labour Party, then the Labour Council, and then the Workers' Union

Arthur always comes up with something new!

It's dazzling and overwhelming.

In order to deal with Arthur, the second prince gathered his own professional team.

The huge living room was filled with smoke, and Baron Frederick, Councillor Girard, Smith and others were holding cigars or cigarettes, their expressions solemn, and their brows were full of unresolvable sorrow.

Ma Wei sat on the left hand side of the second prince, silently pushed open the window behind him, and asked Yunia to follow the maid to the kitchen to find snacks to eat, while she stayed to give advice.

The atmosphere in the living room was heavy, and after a long time, the second prince coughed and said hoarsely: "Do you have an idea?" ”

"Your Highness, the people we sent out to inquire about the information have not yet returned, and we do not know what the situation of the Workers' Union is, so it is difficult to find any good solution," said Councillor Girard.

At all times, intelligence is crucial, and without intelligence it is equivalent to losing the eyes to perceive the outside world, and the judgment made may not be in line with the actual situation, which is very dangerous.

Both Councillor Girard and Baron Frederick advocated knowing the situation before finding a solution.

But the second prince couldn't wait.

"If you just wait and do nothing, won't Arthur's prestige get higher and higher?"

The second prince suppressed his dissatisfaction and tried his best to make his voice sound calmer: "The current situation is not good for us!" Arthur can't be allowed to be arrogant anymore! ”

"Your Highness, I think the way you told Gennard is good."

Smith suddenly interjected: "The hearts of the people are unpredictable, no matter how united the workers are, there will always be some moths, as long as there are moths, we can deal a major blow to the determination of the workers to strike!" ”

"You mean hiring low-level workers who want to make money?" The second prince sighed: "This plan has failed. ”

"Why?"

"Not to mention that there are people staring at these workers who are willing to work for us, just digging coal is not an unskilled job, it is skilled, and if a worker who has not dug coal enters the mine, it is likely that all kinds of emergencies will occur."

The second prince said: "Arthur is very clever, he has chosen a technically difficult trade, and if those newly recruited workers have problems in the mines, they will be in great trouble. ”

Public opinion warfare is what the second prince and others are good at, and because of this, they will also be wary of public opinion warfare launched by their opponents.

It is normal for accidents in the mine to have deaths and injuries, and if it is in normal times, you can seal things up by losing some money, but now is a special period.

Once a person dies, the Labor Party can forcibly intervene and attack the coal mines, and in the end, I am afraid that those workers who are willing to work for them will run out, after all, no one wants to have their lives to make money and not to spend their lives.

"We can ask the church to come forward." Smith said: "As long as a few resident priests are invited to open the realm of eternal life for a long time, won't the security problem be solved?" ”

Baron Frederick said: "The priest who can use the realm of immortality believes in Wild, the goddess of health, and the archbishop of the Wilder faction of the goddess of health is Cumberley, and the relationship with Archbishop Brandon is opposite, will he send someone to help us?" ”

"What if you hire someone from outside? As long as you give a lot of money, there will always be some people who don't want to die! ”

"You mean cities and towns outside London?" The second prince shook his head slowly: "This is exactly my headache, the workers' alliance established by Arthur is aimed at this plan, if it is really like what he said, the cities and towns in the south of the kingdom have united and formed a workers' union, the situation will be troublesome."

Smith shut up, he didn't say anything about the laborers in the north of the kingdom and the west island, the reason is very simple, the north and south of the kingdom do not deal with each other, not to mention each other, the councillors there are still being co-opted by the eldest prince, and they want them to help, it is better to ask the Archbishop of Canbury to come.

As for the West Island

Isn't that Arthur's base camp?

How can anyone run to the enemy's base camp to recruit troops!

In a trance, Smith suddenly missed slavery, and if slavery had not been abolished, they could have bought a few boatloads of black slaves from distant lands and let them work in the mines without having to pay them

Although the strong black slave was very expensive, costing a few gold pounds, it was a one-time transaction, and it was still cost-effective on the whole.

bought big black slaves and let them give birth to small black slaves, for generations, endlessly.

Thinking of this, Smith looked at the second prince: "Your Highness, slavery."

"Impossible."

The second prince said categorically: "The abolition of slavery is a decision made by all people, and this policy cannot be shaken, and it is impossible for the kingdom to restore slavery." ”

The Kingdom of Windsor officially abolished slavery thirty years ago, when the second prince was just born, and Smith and others were also children, so they didn't know much about the situation at that time.

Baron Frederick, as an 'old man' who lived through that period, naturally knew the root cause of the abolition of slavery in the Kingdom of Windsor:

"The Kingdom of Windsor has been engaged in the slave trade for two hundred years, to say the least, and the sudden abolition of slavery is not because of the discovery of conscience, but under the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the Kingdom of Windsor does not need slaves."

Baron Frederick said: "The key to industry is innovation and productivity, where does the slave get the motivation to innovate and produce?" They can farm, but they are not suitable to be workers. ”

"Secondly, industry needs labor, and many new industries have emerged, such as shipbuilding, steam engines, canning and other factories, and the direction of development has changed from mercantilism to free trade, attracting a large number of peasants to enter the cities and become low-level laborers."

"On this basis, the growing productive forces have exceeded the level of national consumption, commodities need to be sold, and slavery, which has a large plantation monopoly economy, is an obstacle and must be abolished."

Smith was surprised: "I see! The Kingdom of Windsor abolished slavery not only to improve its own industrialization process, but also to limit the development of other countries! ”

"Looks like you do get it." Baron Frederick said with a smile: "Free trade is actually a disaster for industrialized and backward countries, because the goods exported by the Kingdom of Windsor are of high quality and low price, which greatly curbs the industrial development process of other countries, and in the long run, the Kingdom of Windsor will monopolize world trade and become a terrifying gold-absorbing machine!" ”

"The abolitionist war that broke out in the United States of Citi"

"Who knows?"

Baron Frederick took a puff of his cigarette: "Maybe there is a shadow of the Kingdom of Windsor behind it, maybe not." ”

"Up to now, the industry that has brought benefits to the Kingdom of Windsor is not coal mines, but industrial products." The second prince said at this time: "The resumption of slavery may solve the trouble of coal mines, but it will also have an impact on industry. ”

The Kingdom of Windsor is just a small island country, and it is definitely exceptional to become the top country in the world at present.

Playing to their strengths and avoiding weaknesses is a trick they make good of.

It is inevitable that countries that have lagged behind in the process of industrialization will abandon the plantation economy on which they rely for their survival and compete on the same track as the Kingdom of Windsor, a country that has completed industrialization first.

It was this trade surplus that the Kingdom of Windsor had used to combine with nearly two or three hundred years of plundering to create its current powerful situation.

In the same way, the threats that arise in the East and the West must also be addressed.

Thus there were two wars between the Romanov Kingdom and the United States of Citi.

"If slavery cannot be activated"

Smith couldn't help it, and the workers' coalition founded by Arthur simply dashed their last hope!

The southern part of the kingdom is the economic center, with a large number of industrial areas that require countless workers, and if they are all united, even a few workers and thieves will not be able to shake the big picture!

If you don't do it, some people do it?

Then don't do it!

"Your Highness."

Ma Wei's voice attracted the second prince's idea: "Nicholas, you have a way?" ”

"Nope."

Ma Wei said slowly: "This is not a dilemma that can be solved by a solution at all. Your Highness, have you ever thought that the fourth prince has gathered more than 100,000 workers, and if it is not handled well, it will cause a riot. ”

"They dare!" The second prince's eyes widened: "If they dare to riot, the kingdom will dare to send troops to suppress it!" ”

"If the anger of the people is provoked, and everyone is united, how can the army be an adversary?" Ma Wei sighed: "Even the logistics of making bullets are workers. There have been many violent suppression of riots in history, but which one was not the people? ”

The second prince was silent.

Ma Wei's next words also gave him a slap in the face: "More importantly, will the church sit idly by?" It is no exaggeration to say that the idea of the believers is the will of the gods, and the gods who rebel against the believers will eventually be abandoned by the believers. ”

The Adam's apple squirmed up and down, and the second prince smoked more fiercely.

"Don't look at the church's indifference right now, if things really get to that point. Your Highness, it must be us, not the people, who will be abandoned. ”

"Did you just throw in the towel?!"

Slapping the table, the second prince said angrily: "Just because of the establishment of a labor party, Arthur can turn over overnight and ride on our heads to show off his might?!" After so many years of hard work, why can't the Liberal Party compare to his rise in one day?! ”

"The Liberal Party has been able to get to where it is today because of trade, and one of the sides of trade is the people, and it is the people who generate value." Ma Wei said lightly: "Looking at its essence, the people are the most important, and it is precisely because of this that the Labour Party has created the current situation." ”

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, this sentence has been talked about for a long time, but it couldn't be more true.

Especially in the world with extraordinary power, the ancient gods are waiting for an opportunity, and human beings can only continue civilization by uniting, and at this moment, whoever affects unity will be overthrown!

The second prince seemed to think of something, his face turned pale for a moment, and he trembled and said, "If you continue like this, won't Arthur be the best candidate for the next king?" The people supported him, and the church supported him. He is the king! ”

Baron Frederick and the others looked at each other, and the silence was deafening.

"Nope! No! ”

The second prince staggered to his feet: "It can't be like this!" He must be stopped. Who can. Charles! That's right! Charles! I'm going to find Charles! ”

Seeing the second prince in a trance, Baron Frederick and the others were a little worried, and hurriedly helped him, but the second prince shook off their support and turned his head to look at Ma Wei: "Nicholas, you follow me to find Charles!" Right now! ”

The second prince understands that the current Arthur has grown into a giant beast, relying on the strength of the Labor Party, which overwhelms him, and the situation seems to have reversed overnight, the second prince can't accept it, he wants to ally with Charles and fight against Arthur!

If you want Charles's help, of course, you have to pay some price, which is the reason to bring Mavi.

High noon, Clarence Palace.

"Shukri, you're here."

In the restaurant, the eldest prince prepared a sumptuous lunch, and looked at the second prince with a gloomy face with a smile: "These days, I have been thinking about when you will come, and you prepare a sumptuous meal every day, you finally did not disappoint me, you have a view of the overall situation." ”

"Charles"

"Sit down, sit next to me." The eldest prince pointed to the chair on his right, "You like to eat 2-month-old tender lamb chops, don't you?" I'm all set, and it's going to be a satisfying lunch. ”

Unlike the last time they met, the eldest prince's smile was more genuine, and the former enemies seemed to be united under a common threat.

"And Nicholas, everyone is an old friend, don't be so restrained, this is an ordinary family dinner, except for the three of us. Oh, and Emma, there will be no outsiders to disturb her. The eldest prince pointed to the left-hand side, smiling sincerely.

Once seated, the maids served their meal, the appetizer and the main course together, and then the eldest prince waved his hand and dispersed all the servants.

Soon, there were only four of them left in the room.

Picking up the wine bottle, the eldest prince poured wine for the second prince and Ma Wei with his own hands, and when it was full, he asked, "I have heard about Arthur." ”

The knife and fork that the second prince had just picked up was put down: "So what do you think?" ”

"Let's eat first." The eldest prince cut a piece of lamb chop into his mouth, chewed it twice, and suddenly said: "Arthur betrayed me, from my own subjective will, he is my brother, I don't want to do anything to him, but if I don't punish him, how can I convince the public?" ”

When it came to business, the second prince gave up the half-cut lamb chops: "I think the same way, the current Arthur is out of control, if you don't deal with it as soon as possible"

The eldest prince forked a piece of lamb chops into the second prince's plate, and said in a deep voice: "I already have a way." ”

The lamb chops that were about to enter their mouths fell back on the plate, and the second prince was pleasantly surprised: "What way?" ”

"Don't worry, there's one more guest, I'll be there later."