Father Mavie

The second prince adopted Mawei's plan and announced the end of the pilot as quickly as possible, and put the policy on trial in cities and towns throughout the southern part of the kingdom.

This is an extremely bold move. In the past, the Education Reform Act was limited to London, and the public school teachers and principals dismissed by Arthur's decree were only nobles in London. Now it has expanded its scope and suddenly caused a stir in the southern part of the kingdom. There was an uproar.

This behavior also angered many non-London nobles.

Within a week, overwhelming denunciations poured into London. Countless people wrote to the king, asking to stop Arthur's decree. The mailbox at the Prime Minister's residence at No. 9 Downing Street was also full.

Even the church received anonymous letters reporting on Arthur.

It seemed that the malice of the whole world was concentrated on Arthur, and a public opinion storm was gathering. But unexpectedly, the king and the cabinet did not take any action. They were unmoved by the report letter and pretended to be dead.

Seeing that many people were criticizing Arthur, the second prince became energetic. He invited Baron Frederick, Marvey and others to Kensington Palace early in the morning and asked if they wanted to add insult to injury and beat Arthur up. Reservoir Dogs'.

Baron Frederick hesitated and could not give a definite answer, but Ma Wei spoke:

"Your Highness, I think this is not a good time to take action against the Fourth Prince."

"Is there any better time than this? Arthur is being besieged by out-of-town nobles!"

"Most of the nobles who besieged him were involved with the Conservative Party."

Ma Wei said: "Those people are all those who support the eldest prince. The decree implemented by the fourth prince caused them to lose their original lofty status, so they attacked the fourth prince in anger."

"That's the problem!" the second prince said quickly: "If we add fuel to the fire at this moment, wouldn't we be able to give Arthur a head-on blow?"

"Theoretically it is indeed possible, but Your Highness, have you ever thought about it. So far, neither the king, the cabinet nor the church has expressed any opinions about the fourth prince. They have remained silent. Isn't this acquiescing to the fourth prince's behavior? ?”

Reaching out to take the cigar from Baron Frederick, Mavey continued: "What's more important is that the eldest prince has not made any move! If your highness were the first to jump out, wouldn't you have done him a favor? The prince doesn’t have to do anything, just watch you and the fourth prince bite!”

"In the end, the one who benefits the most is the eldest prince, not you, Your Highness!"

After hearing this, even if the second prince was unhappy with Arthur, he regained some sense.

Yes
As the biggest beneficiary, Charles didn't say a word and pretended to be dead with the king and cabinet. Why should he jump out like a clown?
Isn’t this just being a gunman for others?

"Your Highness, I think Nicholas is right." Baron Frederick said solemnly: "Although the fourth prince is being besieged by public opinion at the moment, he is only being attacked based on the decree implemented by the Education Reform Act. In short , without the Education Reform Bill, there would be no new decree, and the Education Reform Bill was passed by everyone together, and the king also signed it, and it received the support of many people."

"It was the Liberal Party who proposed the Education Reform Act. If we add insult to injury right now and use this to attack the Fourth Prince, wouldn't it be equivalent to a slap in the face? The image you have finally established in the hearts of the people with the help of the Education Reform Act has suddenly It’s shattered!”

"Further."

After a pause, Baron Frederick added: "Even if the Fourth Prince retracts the decree, this matter will only affect his status as president. He is now not only the president of the Educators Association, but also the leader of the Labor Party! In comparison, As the leader of the Labor Party, what does a small president mean? Since the relationship between the fourth prince and the eldest prince is so tense, we should seize the opportunity instead of pushing the fourth prince back to the eldest prince!"

The second prince nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "This public dispute was instigated by the Conservative Party. We should take the opportunity to continue to divide the relationship between Arthur and Charles. If we add insult to injury, it will become the glue that will allow Arthur to return to Charles again." In my arms, right?"

"Yes Your Highness, this is politics."

"Then what should we do now?"

"Do nothing." Ma Wei said, "Wait for others to make the first move. In short, we cannot be the first to take the lead."

"If this continues, won't it make Arthur's power stronger?"

"Even if the power of the fourth prince expands more than ten times, it cannot be compared with the eldest prince. On the contrary, why do you regard the fourth prince as your number one enemy? Our greatest enemy should be the eldest prince!"

His body shook, and the second prince suddenly woke up.

I don't know since when, the battle between him and Arthur has entered a white-hot stage, not the white-hot stage that he alone thought.

In fact, he does not need to confront Arthur at all. What Arthur is currently doing is harming the interests of the Conservative Party. If it is urgent, it should be the Conservative Party that is anxious. Why is he, a Liberal Party, anxious?
Baron Frederic is right, this is a political game.

The second prince touched the cold sweat on his forehead and felt frightened: "I almost fell into Charles' trap, but fortunately you warned me."

Ma Wei smiled: "This is what we should do, Your Highness."

On the other side, Clarence House.

"Your Highness, are we going to stop them?" Earl Austin asked.

The eldest prince standing in front of the window took a sip of red wine: "Stop it? Why stop it?"

"Didn't you reach an agreement with the Fourth Prince and agree to help him solve the impact of the Education Reform Act on the conservative faction?"

"Earl Austin, Arthur is a very ambitious man. When I looked into his eyes, I found a pair of eyes that would never give in. His independence was beyond my expectation."

The eldest prince said faintly: "Whether we help him or not, he will not turn to Shukri. Besides, we can take this opportunity to force Shukri to take action. Shukri has a very impatient temper. As long as he can't hold it back. Now is our chance to turn around."

"The second prince has many powerful people around him, so I'm afraid he won't be easily fooled."

"Yes, real masters compete in hard power, because each other rarely makes mistakes, and once they make a mistake, it is fatal."

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm just waiting for Shukri and the others to make a mistake."

The public opinion storm failed to suppress Arthur's momentum. He had already made up his mind to take this opportunity to completely reform the corrupt education system of the Kingdom of Windsor.

Facing the pressure of public opinion, Arthur continued to implement the new decree, expelled the old school, and launched the assessment of new teachers. Except for some small towns where it was difficult to implement, larger cities all went smoothly.

Arthur did not rush to eliminate the small towns that were very resistant. Instead, he quickly implemented the school district housing system and implemented the same rights for renting and selling. As long as he controlled the vast majority of areas, the small towns would compromise sooner or later. It was only a matter of time.

In the office, Arthur read the newspaper uneasily. Since the implementation of the Education Reform Bill, he has been paying attention to the housing prices and rents in London and surrounding areas. Surprisingly, since the bill was fully implemented, London's The rate of increase in house prices has slowed down significantly and has remained at the same level for several consecutive days, with very subtle fluctuations.

This is good news, absolutely good news. It means that the capital flowing into London has reduced a lot and the situation has become stable.
Arthur breathed a sigh of relief after receiving positive feedback. As long as capital no longer flows into London, it will be much easier to solve the enrollment problem.In the afternoon of that day, Arthur took Sean Rickman and other Labor MPs to visit the Newham district. Their sudden arrival surprised the owner of the house. When he learned that Arthur and others came to visit for the purpose of enrolling his children, The homeowner also gave a candid reply:

"It's not that we don't want our children to go to school. If conditions permit, who doesn't want their children to be literate? It's just that the family is really in trouble. Although the rent has been stabilized, we still have to spend a lot of money every week. If we want to fill our stomachs, we can only let Children go out to work”

"Won't the company provide you with food and accommodation?" Sean Rickman asked.

“Board and board.”

The owner smiled bitterly and said: "The so-called working meal actually requires us to spend money to buy it. Although it is cheaper than outside, the daily expenses have not changed. At most, the food is better. As for accommodation, I work in a steel factory and want to If you want to live in a free dormitory, you have to move to the suburbs, and you can only live in an eight-person room with other workers. If you want to bring your wife and children there, you have to pay 8 shillings a week in rent."

"The rent is indeed cheaper than in the city, and the daily expenses of moving to the suburbs are also less. I have thought about it, and when the house is built, I will move there with my family."

Arthur frowned when he heard this. The owner of the house explained clearly that the free room and board promised by the bosses and capital was just a cover. They were actually making money from the workers' pockets in disguise. Originally, the money earned by the workers had to go through the landlord and the capital. Small traders flow into the market. If they move to the suburbs, money will flow into the pockets of capital.

The money earned by workers is ultimately used to pay for rent and food. Houses and food are originally provided by capital, and in the end.
Workers have nothing left but their efforts and survival.

Isn't this exploitation?

It is simply about eating people to the point where no dregs are left!

Arthur's face was tense and he rubbed his fingers gently. Sean Rickman next to him saw this scene and immediately understood that Arthur was angry.

“If wages continue to be raised, will you send your children to school?”

"Will!"

After receiving a positive answer, Arthur left with Sean Rickman and others. After an afternoon of visits, they got similar answers.

In the final analysis, it is still because of lack of money.

With money, who doesn’t want their children to receive an education?

Who doesn’t want to live the life of a rich person?
But Arthur was very angry. He didn't understand why people would be so greedy that they would exploit others as slaves to satisfy their own horrific appetites.

But their stomachs are bottomless pits that can never be filled.

Although he was angry, Arthur did not take rash action. He knew who his enemy was and how powerful it was.

In essence, he does not hate the rich. Wherever there is civilization, there will be gaps. It is difficult to achieve great harmony and a completely equal society, at least not now.

As long as there is a gap, there will be poor people. A society cannot be full of rich people. If everyone has money, then the concept of 'rich' will not exist. Only when there is comparison, there will be gaps.

The existence of rich people is certain. They are a group. After killing one wave, there will be another wave, and they will never become extinct.

What really makes Arthur angry is that rich people use capital to create classes and block the way for poor people to become rich!

People who get rich first, in order to stabilize their status, will try every means to set the threshold and make themselves rich forever. This process is unscrupulous.

As long as there is class mobility, the society will be healthy. As long as the poor can become rich, it means there is hope for change. What is terrible is that the channels for advancement are blocked and opportunities are monopolized.

When there are enough rich people, and when there are enough rich people who want to stabilize their status, social resources will be seriously skewed, and the gap between rich and poor will become too large, resulting in the extreme phenomenon of people freezing to death on the streets of rich families. .

Once this phenomenon occurs, it often means that classes are solidified and resource allocation reaches its limit.
The order will collapse, like dominoes, creating a chain reaction that will shuffle everything and even redistribute resources.

Isn’t every dynasty change a redistribution of resources?
Having power and having no power are two extremes. When a person has power and wealth at his fingertips, can he suppress his inner greed and stick to his heart?
On the carriage, Arthur glanced vaguely at Sean Rickman and others, and already had the answer in his heart.

The Knights of the Round Table he formed were originally united because of interests. The Knights of the Round Table were loyal to him because they all had common ideals and concepts. If one day the ideals conflict.
Loyalty will also be tested.

In order to eliminate risks, eliminating threats seems to be the best way to achieve success, but Arthur doesn't think so.

He believed that the Knights of the Round Table, just as chivalry flaunts, are always hot and always pious.

Only then can we sail through the clouds and mist to reach the distant Avalon.

"A true king will be considerate of his people," Arthur murmured.

"Your Highness, what did you say?" Sean Rickman didn't hear clearly.

"fine."

Arthur raised his head and said expressionlessly: "I understand a friend more and more."

Sean Rickman heard the deep meaning of the words and asked insinuatingly: "Is it him?"

"Ah."

"If it's him."

Sean Rickman took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile: "He has always been a far-sighted person with good vision. He chose you, Your Highness."

"We should also respond to his expectations." Arthur said: "Notify other MPs to prepare for a second strike."

"the second time?"

Sean Rickman was surprised: "Is the strike going to continue so soon? What is it for this time?"

"This time is different from last time. This time, we need to take planned and targeted actions."

Arthur said slowly: "The time has come to start a war with Shukri."