old dream

Chapter 92 Inference
For Ricardo, even though he encountered the wizard tonight, what shocked him the most was what Colin said to him.

In fact, he did not find direct evidence that Colin was involved in bootlegging, nor did he know what Colin did in the wine store.But Colin seemed to have no intention of hiding it from the very beginning.He confessed his thoughts and plans directly to him.

He said there may be no more five hands in the future, and this wave is sure to make some people extremely rich.

He said it was all because of his uncle Craigie's illness and the need for money.

The implication is that he wants to help him hide from Luka.He wanted to say that instead of being a betrayal for Luka, it might even be a help.When everyone comes back to their senses, maybe Luca will thank them.

But all of this requires a premise.

"Why do you think Prohibition must fail?"

If it must fail, why should the Alliance pursue it?
What if it was you who guessed wrong?
The crisp sound of horses' hooves kept coming from outside the carriage. Ricardo asked in a trance while preparing the dominant gun that Luca gave him:
"Don't you think that the five hands and all the big figures at the top of the alliance are not as smart as you, and you are not as smart as you?"

Colin wanted to answer him, yes, that's right.They are far less clear than I can see.

But this is not because I am smarter than them, because no matter how smart people are, they will be limited by their own times.

But I am a traveler from another world...

Although it has been realized that the historical trajectories that have appeared in previous lives cannot simply be applied to this life, because they are two completely different worlds in the final analysis.The existence of transcendence in this world means that many social laws have changed.

Today, Colin still knows very little about the social ecology among the superhumans, after all, everything related to them is hidden layer by layer.

Although I don't know the motive and reason for doing this, everything exposed to ordinary people seems to be just a disguised appearance.Alchemy products are interpreted as technological breakthroughs, and there has never even been an extraordinary person in the history known to ordinary people, which means that even most of the history is just the result of tampering.

But through these appearances, a lot of information can still be inferred.For example, there must be some kind of collaboration between the authorities and some supernatural beings, similar to the relationship between the Five Hands and the lampkeeper.Even further, the authorities themselves may have been established by transcendents.But no matter what the reason is, the strongest group of supernatural beings in the world today must tend to maintain the current order, and most of the supernatural beings should have been integrated under a certain system.

Otherwise, it will be impossible to realize the status quo that all transcendents are hidden.

Because it is too easy to make a profit through the extraordinary.

On the other hand, the authorities can quickly defeat the army of the "uncivilized country" on the frontal battlefield, but they are always dragged into the mire in the security war and have to invest a large number of troops.Even in certain areas of one's own homeland, it is often necessary to reach a compromise with groups such as the Five Hands - this is by no means impossible to destroy under armed confrontation, but needs to be relied on to help rule certain groups of people.

This means that even with the participation of extraordinary people, the authority's control over the entire society has not been substantially improved, and it still remains at a level close to that of a purely secular regime.Spiritual interference spells do exist, but I am afraid that they cannot be applied on a large scale at all, otherwise the entire social structure will never be as close to the demon-free past earth as he currently sees.

Based on the above facts, it can be speculated that some laws of the past life society will still apply.Because the authorities have limited control over the society as a whole, a few people may be able to rule the majority with power, but if they forcibly obstruct the wishes and needs of the majority with their own moral standards, even if they can achieve temporary results, they will eventually only be effective. There will be more crime and corruption.

Therefore, even through the wiretapping of the seminary, it was learned that the real purpose of the Alliance's prohibition on alcohol was to solve the problem of parasitic spirit proliferation and etheric field pollution, but Colin's expectations for the development of this decree remained unchanged, and even more affirmed. It will fail.

Because this matter is related to transcendence, it may make the top leaders of the alliance feel more nervous and force them to take more extreme measures.But precisely because it is related to transcendence, it means that it cannot really be understood and accepted by the general public, so it is also possible that it will face far more resistance than the resistance encountered by a country in the previous life when it implemented the prohibition of alcohol.

The Alliance defeated the westward-moving Greys, and then conquered the end of the world for hundreds of years, leaving behind countless heroic deeds.It is undoubtedly the greatest power in the world, but this power cannot defeat a small amount of alcohol.

"Riccardo." Colin didn't know how to convey these thoughts to him. He gestured twice but couldn't find a suitable example for a while.

"Try to think about it, a simple arithmetic problem." After hesitating for a while, Colin said slowly:
"Stade has a population of 55." He said: "If the League will call in the Prohibition Commissioner. Then even if each Prohibition Commissioner can keep an eye on fifty people 24 hours a day and keep them from drinking secretly, note that these fifty people are scattered in their own homes. The daily itinerary is still uncertain, so how many people are needed to control the city?"

One to fifty, this is a fairly conservative ratio. Judging from the progress of previous lives, New York, with a population of 350 million at the time, was considered to need at least 25 Prohibition Commissioners to eliminate alcohol.

"1000 people. Then they need [-] administrative staff." Colin calculated and said:
"Finally, we'll add another [-] disciplined officers to make sure they won't be bought off by bootleggers."

In fact, three thousand discipline officers is far from enough.

"5000 people. And this is only the need of a city in Stade, how much does the whole territory of the alliance need? Where did these people come from out of thin air? Where can their salary come from?"

I heard that the Prohibition Bureau got a budget that seems exaggerated, but I'm afraid it's still a drop in the bucket.Colin showed a sneer:
"Homeless, street gangsters. After less than two months of training, he became a Prohibition Commissioner. Salary is not guaranteed... What do you think they will do?"

"Or look at the current court in Stade, they are now dealing with more than 1000 cases related to alcohol prohibition a day, and they are almost in a semi-paralyzed state. What will happen when the Prohibition Commissioner is in place? There are no judges, and they are arresting people at the same time." , let people go?"

Any law is ultimately enforced by people.Without the cooperation of the majority, the coercive force can actually do very little.

"What's more..." Colin looked out of the carriage window. It was nearly ten o'clock at this time, but in an industrial area not far away, the workers had just finished get off work.

"Look at those people, they used to get paid and went to the pub, but do you think it's just a vice?" Colin couldn't help asking:
"Working thirteen hours a day, being drunk is a brief moment of relief. The only hope they can get through hard times."

"Don't let them go to the pub, where else can they go?"

(End of this chapter)