Time passes slowly, especially for the busy Locke.

Although he handed over to the ministers the people who helped him formulate the departmental policies as the people who built the skeleton of each department, except for the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, and Quent's Ministry of Justice, all other departments needed Locke's guidance from time to time. If the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defense still retain the military style, it would be easy to talk about internal reforms, but to Locke's surprise, Viscount Quaet also thoroughly ate some of the rules of the Ministry of Justice and built a judicial system.

Although with the help of the aristocracy, some areas were not perfect, and some laws paid too much attention to the rights and interests of the nobility, but on the whole it was quite good.

This made Locke finally face up to the aristocracy.

To this end, he decided to convene the first meeting of the House of Lords as soon as possible to unify the minds of the nobility, so that they could integrate into the new positive and negative, and accelerate the reform of Lordaeron.

But for the aristocracy, this reform that Locke set off in Lordaeron first caused a huge shock in Ivar.

It was a mixed blessing for the aristocracy. Happily, Locke made it clear that they would restore their former territory and give them plenty of jobs in the new plus-minus organization. Locke affirmed that the nobles enjoyed some of the treatment that far exceeded that of the commoners, and made it clear that the magistrates were for them. This has somewhat smoothed out the resentment that they were previously unable to enter the Locke system. Moreover, the existence of the House of Lords also satisfies the vanity of the nobles to a certain extent.

But what worries the nobles is that the territories are said to have been replaced, mostly in deserted areas. They are also not allowed to have their own private armies, and they are only allowed to hire retired soldiers from the army as bodyguards, and there is a limit to the number of them. The nobles knew that His Majesty had made them pioneers, but they had no other way. After the nobles did not have a private army, they were only left with the nobility of their status, and the rest could only be like this. In this regard, they can also understand that not every nobleman raises a large number of soldiers. Lead soldiers into battle and kill the enemy with the undead scourge? They don't dare, those who dare to go up would have died a long time ago when the natural disaster broke out!

Of course, this is not the main thing. They found that His Majesty, the greatest representative of their aristocracy, had the potential to lean policies towards improving the lives of the untouchables.

This is really incomprehensible to them.

Two-legged beasts are hard to find, but are there still few two-legged people? In the past and in the future, untouchables will always reproduce like piglets. If the status of commoners is pulled up, then where is the decency of the nobility? In the long run, won't the aristocracy become the same as the commoners?

When the news spread that the first meeting of the House of Lords was about to be held, all the nobles who were stranded in Iva attended, and even the nobles in remote areas arrived in Iva a few days in advance. Just to find out what the king really thinks, whether he really wants to veto the aristocracy....

When the first meeting of the House of Lords was held, the members of the barons and nobles poured into the new council hall... The new council has more members than the previous council, but as a status symbol, the new nobles are very excited. But to the dismay of the old parliamentarians, the power has been drastically reduced...

As members of the Parliament, each nobleman was aware of his or her duties, and they had the right to examine draft laws in each department, to advise and urge other departments to draft new laws, and to have a reputation as the supreme judicial body. Of course, the House of Lords is the new institution of the kingdom, which also allows them to receive a modest royal salary... This in the eyes of the aristocracy... Not bad...

At least the kings didn't make them obliged...

After the councillors had almost arrived, King Locke and the nobles entered through the side door of the council hall and sat down on the high platform representing power, looking down on them below.

After Mormont, as Speaker, made an opening remarks and once again reaffirmed the responsibilities of the House of Lords, the House of Representatives officially entered operation.

First, a unanimous vote passed Lordaeron's new constitution, followed by a vote on the draft laws drafted by several Royal Council Ministries. In the eyes of the old aristocracy, these passed legal provisions were a shackle that bound everyone, including the nobility. But unfortunately, most of the members of the newly formed House of Representatives were promoted by the king, and this huge force could easily crush their voices and make their opposition sound silent.

But then came the crucial part of the meeting! Part of the answer to the parliamentarians' incomprehension of the Kingdom's policies. It can be answered by the ministers of the various departments, or by the Prime Minister, or by His Majesty the King.

But contrary to what Locke thought, in the free answer session, many nobles asked Speaker Mormont one after another, asking many questions, but only on the issue of improving the treatment of commoners, the nobles asked the most.

Locke, as the honorary speaker, as the king, as the maker of these decisions, the nobles did not dare to ask Locke, and they did not dare to ask other ministers with real power, so they could only vent their anger on the chief minister who seemed to have no real power, Mormont. But as Locke's mouthpiece, Mormont naturally understood Locke's thoughts, and he could talk eloquently about any interrogation of him, leaving the nobles speechless, and having to accept the laws and some rules and regulations that improved the treatment of commoners.

"Ladies and gentlemen, times are different. The old days of tying servants to the fields and serving us are over. It turns out that this kind of labor is not very efficient, not as efficient as the gnolls druids, or even as efficient as the harvesting robots made by goblins. It is at this time that His Majesty the King needs to reform the old system that is not adapted to our new era. ”

"You say that the new policy of our kingdom used to take care of the common people? What policies were there to bring us closer between the nobility and the commoners? If any of you really think so, I think you must have not carefully read all the policy documents issued by His Majesty's reform, and I recommend that you have time to let your advisers explain to you. ”

"I can tell you very responsibly! Your Majesty's reform is a great opportunity for all of you! ”

"Then, let's talk about why we need to improve the living environment and quality of ordinary people? Or even to provide them with a basic education? Some of you already know who we have relied on for our financial revenue in the years since Eva was founded? Of course, some people don't know it yet," Mormont, standing on the podium in the House of Lords, directly opposite Locke, commanded a few times, and groups of guards held sketches of parchment scrolls and handed them out to the hundreds of nobles present.

"This is Eva's financial income in recent years,"

The sound of gasping air in the crowd continued! The nobles only knew that His Majesty the King had money in his hands, but they didn't expect it to be so much!

No wonder Your Majesty can raise so many off-duty troops!!

"Excluding some other taxes, almost 90 percent of them come from business taxes!! Do you know what that means? ”

Locke, with the crown, sat bored in the middle of the rostrum of the great nobles composed of ministers. If it weren't for the sake of establishing authority in parliament and supporting Mormont, he wouldn't have come. Mormont said these things that he had communicated with himself in advance. Although Locke didn't care what these nobles did without an army, he didn't want them to pull their own back in their own reforms. But then again, in this era, the aristocracy has knowledge in their hands, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are talented. Without their support, if they were to take up positions in all the departments under their command, the reforms would have been successful, but they would undoubtedly have been much slower.

"It also gives us new ideas... The desire of ordinary people to consume is far beyond our imagination! Eva's taxes are the embodiment of this. And if we are a little nicer to the civilians, will they be more grateful to us? More respect for the adults? Of course, violence will make them respect us, but this can be a hidden danger, and I personally don't respect it. Mormont frothed at the position directly opposite Locke with his back to Locke, and explained to the other nobles sitting in the fan area in front of him, "Then the adults continue to think along the lines I just thought, if the population of the commoners were to be doubled as much as they are now, would Eva's finances be at least doubled?" And if the population is twice as large? What about triple? What about our taxes? ”

Locke nodded, Mormont's train of thought was indeed very clear, ring after ring, unconsciously letting others follow his train of thought.

"I don't mean to induce members to think like this, because the facts will emerge in front of them one by one in the future, and you will definitely see them in your lifetime."

"Then on the basis of population increase, various opportunities will gradually pay to the surface." Mormont picked up a piece of parchment from the table and read it aloud, "I did a survey, and today Iva consumes 100,000 turkeys a day, drinks 50,000 barrels of various alcoholic beverages a day, and sells more than 300,000 breads of various varieties every day. ..... every day"

The nobles were a little surprised, they still learned such information for the first time, it turned out that in this prosperous city, the consumption of things is so huge.

"Your Excellency is a wise man, and you should know what I mean when I say this. If you still focus on the income from the fiefdoms at this time, it can be seen that in the future you will be left far behind by the far-sighted civilian merchants. ”

"Commoners live closer to the city, and many common merchants have discovered that ordinary food is no longer the key to the circulation of wealth, and that more money can no longer be obtained by simply trading food. Under the backdrop of the huge population of Eva in the future, people's production and living expenses have gradually become a source of money. Many civilian businessmen have set their sights on this, and have had quite a few successes. ”

"Your Majesty is doing this because you don't want you to fix your wealth on the land because of your old-fashioned thinking. In the future, when the businessmen seize the opportunity, you can only watch them monopolize the opportunity to make money in various fields. Maybe even because of a temporary lack of money, sell your fiefdom! It's not impossible! The merchants, on the other hand, became the new nobles of the kingdom through money. If this is the case, it will undoubtedly be a stain to your adults. ”

"That's why Your Majesty reminded you..."