1novels Chapter 111 Three Points of View
Chapter 111 Three Points of View
The Earl of Arundel and Admiral Cromwell returned with an indemnity contract of [-] million pounds.
It is said that the Earl of Arundel was the one who contributed most to this huge sum.He relied on his negotiating skills to make the enemy country make concessions again and again, and finally signed such a clause: an indemnity of [-] million, which will be paid off within five years, and he agreed to garrison troops in its territory, and the cost of the garrison will also be borne by the enemy country.
The Earl of Arundel returned with honor, which seemed to Grace a huge injustice, and people seemed to have forgotten who won the battle first.
However, Alan Stone himself didn't seem to care much about this. He followed Admiral Cromwell cautiously, and only spoke humbly when the admiral needed it.
Much of the discussion today revolves around a "National Conference" initiated by the High Court.
There should be a meeting, it was the consensus of all of them.Since the understanding of "democracy" by the church and those conservative nobles is so ridiculous, of course they have to take advantage of this opportunity.
However, they again disagreed about the format of the meeting.
The Earl of Arundel advocated that they should select representatives from each district to form a conference of all classes.His status has been improved, and his authority has also increased significantly, but William immediately expressed his disapproval, saying that this is a "false democracy" and that such a meeting format does not make any sense.
"I would like to hear from the colonel."
"I think it's time to stick with the old tradition," William said.
The Earl of Arundel let out a "ha", "I'm so surprised, I thought you were a revolutionary, but I didn't expect you to go back to the old way."
"The old way is not necessarily the wrong way. The facts may surprise you, but I happened to compare the old feudal laws and our country's current administrative mechanism. I got a surprising conclusion: all the loose The chaos and chaos all stem from disrespect for old traditions! If our lords can fulfill their responsibilities and obligations to the people on their own land as Germany still maintains, instead of always thinking about enjoying themselves in the court, everyone The region can be restored to its former order."
"And the traditional national conference happens to be a good part of the old tradition, a part that we accidentally and should not abandon. Now if we want the country to progress, we must first pick up these good things that were accidentally thrown away. "
"You should be a scholar," said the count kindly, "and not a soldier."
"The Earl probably forgot how many victories Colonel Ston has won in the past two years," Grace said suddenly, "If the Colonel and General Verrick hadn't guarded the border, I'm afraid you signed the indemnity treaty a few days ago. When the time comes, you have to change places with the other party.”
Earl Arundel didn't look at Grace indifferently or even smiled as usual, his expression was very serious: "You don't need to remind me, Miss Nakoren, victory belongs to soldiers, but also to politicians. National conventions are not games—"
"Politics or political power?" Alan Stone abruptly crossed Admiral Cromwell and interrupted him forcefully, "You should understand that we want to hold a national conference because we want support from outside the palace. If you always want to rely on You will never gain the trust of the people!"
The Earl of Arundel faced William, Grace and Allen.
He seemed surprised and embarrassed, staring at the table and lost in thought.No one in the room spoke.
After a while, the Earl of Arundel raised his gaze.He chose Alan Ston and said to him: "Captain, you have been to the Southern Province more than once. Why is it always the Southern Province? Why is the province with the most free farmers the most unhealthy, and the Eastern Province with the most serfs?" Peaceful as always?"
"What do you want to express? Is it the danger of equal freedom?" Alan Stone confronted it.
"Yes, these two words, 'equality' and 'liberty', are the plague. Rousseau used these two words to bring his country into his mad delusion, and France has proved by its disaster That was wrong, and are we going to repeat the same mistakes?"
"That's not the mistake of 'Equal Liberty', it's the mistake of France." It was William who spoke.
"It's the same for all countries, because the people are like this, greedy by nature, if you give him a little power, he will be like a fly that smells fish, and he must get into that piece of fat. The best way is not to Let him smell fishy, let him be a hard-working blind fly, which is good for the country-Voltaire also has this view, 'Society does not need farmers to become rich, but needs such a A man with nothing in him but a pair of hands and a good heart.' Did that come from Voltaire, Colonel Stone?"
He succeeded in provoking William.William didn't speak immediately to prevent himself from making inappropriate remarks in anger.
At this moment, a fourth person finally spoke. It was a nobleman who asked William defensively: "Colonel, I must ask you carefully, do you admire that thug Rousseau?"
Grace saw Alan's lips move slightly.
"No, I don't admire Rousseau, but I respect his courage to innovate." William replied.
Another noble officer opened his mouth, with a fussy tone: "You actually speak for that tyrannical and shameless hypocrite!"
Grace felt that Allen was going to be irritated by them too.
The Earl of Arundel laughed, "Yes, hypocrite, I almost forgot that. Rousseau bragged about parental education, but he abandoned five children and threw them into an orphanage with harsh conditions so that he could live without bondage." This is the so-called "liberal theory" of the enlightened sages, gentlemen, abandoning one's own children, this is freedom, what a ridiculous word."
"Colonel Ston, you respect innovation, but you want to follow the old way, you are really contradictory as always; Captain Ston, are you supporting your brother, wanting to restore the old virtues, or want to practice Rousseau's ideas, to subvert everything What about it? Also, you reject power, but can you deny it, did you not use power when you were on the battlefield?"
Grace didn't know why the Earl of Arundel was so strong in this matter, but he had to stop him immediately.
He simply stood up, "My lord, you are going too far, we are talking about the National Conference—"
At this moment, the door of the conference room was opened from the outside, and the personal guard beside His Majesty reported that His Majesty had come to find Miss Nakoren.
Taking advantage of His Majesty's prestige, Grace decisively announced the end of the meeting, and then walked out quickly with her skirt in hand.
He didn't want His Majesty to come into this meeting room, at least not now.
If His Majesty showed up now, he would be asked for his opinion, and His Majesty is still ignorant of these matters.
Of course, he also hopes that His Majesty can agree to hold a national meeting, but it can't be like the scene when Allen came to the Summer Palace on the first day.
He hoped Chris would.