Mage? Spell Engineer!

"To sum up, the nobles spare no effort to protect all their special interests, and the church basically has the same attitude. The only ones willing to cooperate with Minister Necker's proposal are us mages."

Ironically, on the eve of the meeting of dignitaries, the inside story of the mining company leaked from the Magic Guild caused the failure of Necker's plot; but at the meeting of dignitaries, only the stars voted for him from beginning to end. The Archmage of the Tower and Thunderstorm Tower.

Du Plessis used his influence among the nobility and the Church of Order to make them promise to continue to spit out some to extend the life of the kingdom's authorities. He was not opposed to reform, but his demands for more transaction taxes and stamp duties conflicted with the robe-wearing nobles, so he could only win over the sword-bearing nobles and the church, make compromises and sacrifice Necker.

With the Finance Minister's "radical" plan at the forefront, his proposal is more "amiable".

Paulina was a little puzzled: "Looking at the minutes of the meeting, I think Mr. Necker's plan is very good. He neither blindly favors the king nor completely eliminates the interests of the nobility, but also leaves more room for commercial development and common people." Space.

"If it can be implemented, it will not only improve the kingdom's poor finances, but also make the kingdom's management more efficient."

"Because the nobles and archbishops are all bastards!" Pascal first came up with the conclusion he heard from the club: "These people just make less money and complain about losses, and eat less and claim to starve to death, completely regardless of how many people are really can’t afford bread!”

Rorschach shook his head: "But I think many nobles now really think that they will starve to death if they eat less. His Majesty the King himself is in a tight financial situation, and other nobles are not much better."

The extravagant trend in the kingdom has become more and more intense since Charles XIV. This trend is not only a burden for the Holy Kingdom, but also a burden for many nobles. They want to maintain a luxurious style, and their expenses are getting bigger and bigger. Many traditional land aristocrats are out of balance and have to borrow usury from merchants.

"Mr. Pierre told me that many small and medium-sized nobles and even counts are on the verge of bankruptcy. Once their income from forest land and serfs is reduced, it will have a great impact. Special interests must be firmly maintained, and even the countryside must be continuously invaded. The nobles could maintain their expensive clothing, food, housing, transportation and social interactions by collecting public land and asking for money from trading companies.”

Luxury and financial crisis are both the general climate of the kingdom and the microclimate of the landed aristocrats, running through all levels of the kingdom.

"Judging from the composition of the participants, the church should be divided into two parts. One part is the bishops and other high-level church officials. They have the same interests as the nobility and are in the same boat. The clergy representatives are more inclined to the poor people and are willing to give up the interests of the church. , but I dare not have any other voice with the bishops, and we need Du Plessis to stand up and support each other."

This can be seen from the speeches of the clergy representatives.

After finishing organizing, typing and proofreading, Rorschach also browsed the entire meeting. He concluded: "Whether it was the Prime Minister's compromise plan or the issuance of new coins, the 'crisis' bomb was not really dismantled. It was just a Just connect a longer lead.”

The next day, in a mansion, there was the "Friends of Fraternity and Equality" club.

"(Same as above, omitted). It's just a longer lead." Pascal brought first-hand information about the meeting of dignitaries, as well as "his own" wonderful comments.

The club burst into loud applause, and even Maxim put down his oranges to listen carefully to Pascal's report and applaud him.

"The inside story that Thor brought to us is very important, and his analysis of the various factions participating in the meeting is very thorough." The two "very"s of the club president are a high degree of affirmation of Thor's members, making others like to doze off. The guy looked the other way.

"Why didn't you analyze the position of the mage representative? I think the proposal from the chief of the Tower of Stars is quite interesting." Floran was still satisfied after hearing this and asked if he could do more.

Uh, Rorschach didn’t say that! Pascal regretted why he didn't communicate more with his junior brother. Maybe he would be the protagonist in today's club.

"I have an opinion." The person who answered was Carral, a lawyer who was living in embarrassment, even though he had passed the qualification to defend the Supreme Court.

The reason for this is because he has the most undesirable flaw in this profession - stuttering! This man often goes to clubs with his fierce-looking friends, and it is rare to speak today:

"The magic guild is not only composed of spellcasters, but also a large number of companies that create wealth for spellcasters. Although they have preferential tax rates in the kingdom, the landed aristocracy and the church have hindered their development, and there is an urgent need for more justice. The authorities are confident that they can defeat other market and political opponents in a fairer environment."

"You mean that the two archmages attending the meeting are not only representatives of mages, but also representatives of businessmen?"

Floran shook his head: "I think it's just part of the deal. The magic guild has always provided shelter to those related trading companies."

Although Kalal was not articulate enough, his thinking was still clear. He had an insight into Kano's attitude and stance, and his analysis coincided with the Archmage's speech at the Magic Guild.

The workshop owners and other businessmen in the club are more concerned about another thing: "Thor, can you tell me what the regulations are for the issuing organization of new products."

But before Pascal could recall his junior brother's comments, an intruder interrupted his thinking.

The young man who broke in held up a pamphlet. It was very new and the ink was still wet: "Sorry, I'm late. Have you read it?"

"What are you looking at?" Maxim took the new printed matter brought by the latecomer. It was not from any activist, but from the resigned former Finance Minister Necker.

"'Financial Report to the King'? Why does it appear in your hand?" This kind of secret of the kingdom is still a bit hot to hold.

"No, you misunderstood. Necker commissioned the publishing house to publish it in large quantities. Now you can even jump into the Seine River and see someone reading it!"

This is of course an exaggeration, but it is true that as soon as this book was released, it spread explosively throughout the royal capital.

At the meeting of dignitaries, the carnivores who attended the meeting asked Necker to disclose the kingdom's finances to them. Necker did half the job: he did disclose everything, but to all the people!

Although the name was "To the King", Necker took it upon himself to issue it to the whole kingdom.

"I hope to wake up all the people of the kingdom and please realize the disasters facing the kingdom and the small efforts I have made. I am willing to make all the details public to show your Majesty and the kingdom my actions and my philosophy. "

Maxim calmly finished reading the "last words" on the title page, quickly scanned the catalog, turned to the items "Royal Expenses" and "Noble Annuity", and read aloud to all members:

"The royal family spent 20,200,000 gold francs, and the bounties and annuities for the nobles were 10,600,000. The interest that needs to be repaid is 41,000,000, while the expected tax revenue this year is only about 10,000,000 to meet public affairs. To cover expenses, we need to raise new debt of at least 20 million lang!”

Maxim's face turned pale with anger: "The cultivators had a good harvest but could not feed themselves, and the laborers were sick and could not be cured. They contributed all of themselves to Valois, but more than half of their money was used for the enjoyment of those who got something for nothing!

"Everyone, anyone with conscience and intelligence can tell who is the worm in the kingdom by looking at the numbers above. The ironclad proof is in my hands!"