"Their target is the Zoyle Family?" At this moment, the three of them had changed the location of their conversation to what appeared to be a civilian house beside the alley. There was no one inside and it seemed to be the organization's temporary stronghold. Hilda was explaining the situation to Li Huailin. When he heard that their target was the Zoyle Family, Li Huailin was slightly taken aback.
"Yes, the Zoyle Family." For some reason, when Hilda mentioned the Zoyle Family, Li Huailin felt that there was more than just hatred in her tone. There were also many other emotions, unlike Dominian and Doriva, who only had anger in their eyes. Li Huailin did not know why.
"Why the Zoyle Family? Just because they control all the important positions in the government? "Li Huailin asked.
"As a matter of fact, the current King Gander is considered a relatively good Royal Highness. If it were any other country, such a king would be considered very good and there wouldn't be opponents like us. However, what we are opposing is not King Gander, but the policies," Hilda said.
"I don't know if Your Royal Highness Duke of Aquitaine is aware that this country was founded by the Zoyle Family. Of course, we know this, and we are also very grateful to the great Saint Dekalan Zoyle who founded this country. After all, he gave us such a place to live and grow. But … "Although Hilda praised the king and the founding emperor at the beginning, Li Huailin knew that what came after was the main point.
"But … the great Saint Dekalan Zoyle didn't consider things that far ahead. When the country was founded, the Zoyle Family didn't have many members, so in order to protect his descendants, King Dekalan formulated many policies that were favorable to his family. These policies included exemptions from most taxes, most crimes, and so on. These policies didn't encounter any problems in the beginning. After all, the Zoyle Family was a royal family and everyone was grateful to King Dekalan. Moreover, there weren't many members of the Zoyle Family, so the problem wasn't very obvious. However, it has been almost 200 years since the founding of the country, and the situation now is completely different from back then. "
Hilda took a deep breath and continued, "Now, the Zoyle Family is a huge family. Not only is it divided into the main royal family, but there are also many branches. The total population of the Zoyle Family is more than a quarter of our country's population. Whether it's the royal family or the branches, as long as they have the surname Zoyle, they can still enjoy the policies set by King Dekalan.
"The members of the Zoyle Family don't have to work and live a luxurious life. The members of the Zoyle Family don't have to pay any taxes for farming and doing business. The members of the Zoyle Family aren't even severely punished if they break the law." "Because a quarter of the people in the country don't pay taxes, and the country needs money, the other three quarters have become oppressed. They live like third-class citizens, working hard every day just to feed the Zoyle family who don't do anything. It's so strange. The people can't stand it anymore. It's the limit." Hilda was a little agitated. "That's right," she said. "That's right.
"Although King Gander is a good king, he is also a member of the Zoyle Family. He can't abolish the policies set by his ancestors, and all the nobles in the country won't agree. This country needs a new life. Only by abolishing these policies can this country continue to move forward. That is why we are gathered here, "Hilda said.
"I see." Li Huailin nodded.
"Your Highness, you are indeed not from our country. You don't know the pain of our people." Seeing that Li Huailin had little reaction, Hilda sighed. She didn't expect Li Huailin to understand.
"Although it sounds dignified …" Li Huailin smiled. "In fact, there are some limitations."
"Limitations?" Hilda asked curiously.
"You are Hilda, right? Let me ask you. Look at all the countries on the continent. Which one of them isn't like yours?" Li Huailin said. "The commoners work hard all their lives just to feed the nobles. There is no difference at all. It's just that the ratio of nobles and commoners in your country is a little out of balance. That's why the problem is so obvious."
Hilda's entire body trembled. After a while, she nodded, "You are right, Your Highness Duke of Aquitaine."
"Although your idea is very advanced, I don't think it's possible to abolish the nobility system in your country." Li Huailin said. "Even if your uprising succeeds, the commoners under you won't be able to handle the affairs of the country. The country will be in a mess. Moreover, it's such a small country. The commoners holding power will definitely arouse the resentment of the surrounding noble countries. As long as one member of the Zoyle Family escapes to another country, the other countries will send troops in the name of helping the Zoyle Family revive. Then, they will openly suppress the rebels. You … have no chance of winning."
"Commander! Is what he said true? " Dominian and Doriva were not politicians after all. They couldn't see the situation. They knew that what Li Huailin said made sense, but they didn't know whether they should believe it or not.
Hilda gritted her teeth and didn't answer. She nodded silently.
"How could it be … Doesn't that mean we have no hope at all?" Dominian and Doriva lost their target at the same time. They sat on the ground with lifeless eyes.
"Do you want to hear my opinion?" Li Huailin suddenly said.
"Duke Aquitaine, do you have a plan?" Hilda immediately grabbed Li Huailin's hand and said as if she had found a life-saving straw.
"Calm down. I don't think you'll be able to do anything with your mediocre character. Since you're the highest commander, you have to act steadily," Li Huailin said.
"Uh … I'm sorry, Your Highness." Hilda also realized that she had lost her composure. She put down Li Huailin's hand and bowed apologetically. "Duke, if you have any ideas, please let me know."
"So you've misunderstood your goal from the beginning. What preferential policies are you aiming for? You're too kind. In our empire, the ratio of nobles to commoners is about 1: 99. Here, the ratio is 1: 3. What's important isn't the policy, but the number of nobles and their composition, "Li Huailin said.
"I know about the number, but what's with the composition?" Hilda asked.
"It's not a problem for the royal family to be held by the Zoyle family, but the ministers will be held by the branch families of the Zoyle family. This is the most serious part of your system." Li Huailin said, "What you need to do is to make all the Zoyle family members only be members of the royal family, and the ministers will be held by people from other families."
"I understand …" Hilda suddenly said. "It's about the balance between the king and the ministers."
"Do you understand? Right now, the king and ministers of your country are all part of the same interest group. In other words, they can almost be seen as having the same identity, which is the ruler, and the commoners are the class under the rule. However, there's a very important link missing in the middle, which is the link. Generally speaking, in other countries, this link is held by the ministers who represent the various forces, but not here … "Li Huailin said.
"Because they're all from the Zoyle family …" Hilda said.
"I understand," Li Huailin said.
"But what should we do?" Hilda asked.
"I said before, let the Zoyle family be the royal family, and let the other families be the ministers. That's it," Li Huailin said.
"But … but that's impossible. The Zoyle family has already controlled the entire government, and they will never listen to us," Hilda said.
"Alright, I'll give you a hint." Li Huailin said, "How can the Zoyle family be the king and the ministers at the same time?"
"What do you rely on?" Hilda asked curiously.
"The system. The royal family members are the king, and the branch families are the ministers. This is like a distribution system, and that's the weakness." Li Huailin said, "We're all from the Zoyle family, but why can you be the king, and I can only be a minister? In the hearts of all the branch families, there's a hidden desire that they don't dare to speak out. "
"But …"
"But that's the system. There's nothing we can do about it. Am I right?" Li Huailin said with a smile, "But if one of the Zoyle branch families suddenly becomes the king, what do you think will happen?"
"This …" Hilda suddenly understood. "They'll think, since the branch families can also be the king, why should we be the ministers …"
"Understood?" Li Huailin asked.
"Understood. As long as we remove the boundary between the main family and the branch family, we can have all the members of the Zoyle family become emperors. It's their own business who becomes emperor, but the position of minister will be taken over by someone else." Hilda said, but then she frowned slightly. "But even though we understand, what should we do?"
"First, we need a representative of the Zoyle branch family. He must be obedient and willing to cooperate with us …" Li Huailin said with a smile. "I heard that there are many people in the Zoyle family. We should be able to find a few."
"There's no need to look," Hilda suddenly said. "I'm … from the Zoyle family."
"Huh?" This time, it was Li Huailin's turn to be stunned.
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