Chapter 1180: Time Doesn't Wait, Seize the Day (III.)
"Mr. Yodle, I thought you didn't have a deep understanding of the land reform policy, but it turns out that you have a deeper understanding of the essence of the policy than I do." Roland said with deep feeling.
Yodel smiled movingly, "With your words, Your Highness, even if no one else can understand what I do, I don't care." He glanced at his pocket watch and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I've delayed you too much, I've said everything I want to say, go and meet Your Majesty." ”
Roland nodded and said to Yodel: "I have something to say hello to you in advance, I will visit the headquarters of the 'Harvest Ring' in a while, you know, Ms. Valentina is my political partner, and the Green Druids are a key part of our agricultural reform, without their full support, we can't do anything in the countryside, if you can draw your background, accompany me on a trip then." ”
"No problem, I'm here for you!" Yodel replied briskly.
"Okay, I'll go first, and we'll talk later." Roland patted him on the shoulder, turned and boarded the carriage that had been waiting on the side of the road for a long time.
Jodel Stolypin's unexpected visit delayed Roland for some time, and when he arrived in the royal study of the palace, His Majesty Rudolph was loading the fourth pipe of smoke this afternoon, and the room was filled with a choking smell, and His Majesty's brow was twisted into a deep "Chuan" character.
"You'd better smoke less, this stuff doesn't do any good for your body." Roland knew that it was futile, but he also tried to persuade his father to control his addiction to tobacco, covered his nose through the fog of the room, and opened the window to let in the cold wind to blow away the smoke.
Rudolph coughed for a while, put down the pipe in his hand, pointed to the chair in front of him, motioned for his son to sit down, and looked at the young man's handsome face.
"Stinky boy, did you have a nice vacation?"
"It's okay, although the treasure hunt didn't yield anything, but fortunately, I rescued a group of talented children, all of whom I sent to the silver sky to be taught by Ms. Eltaran, and in the future, I plan to establish a spiritual academy in the silver sky, which is generally worth the trip." Roland smiled and offered tea to his father.
"I heard Mirana talk about Akron, although I know very well that what I said is in vain, but I still have to tell you, don't travel to this kind of unpeaceful place in the future, your current identity is different from the past, your safety is not your personal matter, but the country's business, you have no right to put yourself in danger, which not only damages the interests of the country, but also disappoints the people's expectations of you!" Rudolph reprimanded his son harshly.
"You are right in your criticism, in the future, I have to hold a referendum before I plan to go on vacation, and it is best to send some advertisements in the newspaper to canvass for votes, I believe I can get the public's understanding." Roland joked with a smile.
His Majesty glared angrily: "Bastard, you give me a little serious!" ”
"Alas, the princes of other countries are very beautiful, why is it my turn that even basic freedom is gone?"
"It seems that all the truths I just said were in vain."
"I understand the reason, but I'm still very depressed, pity me a good young man, originally as free as air, but now he has become a donkey tied to the reins, dragging a heavy millstone, bowing his head and turning around under the public gaze, if you are not even allowed to occasionally remove the millstone to relax for a while, this day is too boring."
Rudolph listened to his son's complaints, sympathetic and helpless: "This is also a matter of no choice, public figures always have to sacrifice some personal space, and the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility - didn't you say this to me?" How can it be used on oneself is not like that? After taking a sip of tea, Rudolph's tone softened, "Besides, I'm not against you going on vacation, but I just suggest that you don't go to unsafe places under the guise of treasure hunting or adventure, so as not to have an accident." ”
Roland smiled and nodded: "You're right, I will try to avoid getting involved in dangerous places in the future." Of course he understands the truth that "the son of a daughter can't sit down", but sometimes he can't control his curiosity.
Rudolph had been young, too, and of course understood that locking an energetic, wild lad in an office all year round was torture, and that his son was good enough to satisfy him in everything but the little adventurous one.
"I can't blame you for not fulfilling my father's responsibilities, especially when I was a child, and if your mother was still here, your character would not be as wild as it is now......" Rudolph sighed, his eyes full of self-reproach.
Roland patted his father's hand and said softly: "Don't think about the past, there is one thing I almost forgot to mention, I named the unit of the new coinage issued in the Far East as 'Teller', which is a small commemoration of my mother." ”
Rudolph took his son's hand tightly and spoke after a long time: "I understand your mind...... Franceska's spirit in heaven will be proud of you, too. ”
As if he didn't want his son to see the weak side of his heart, Rudolph straightened up and put on a serious expression: "Don't talk about this, let's talk about business, the atmosphere of this morning's cabinet meeting is very tense, have you heard?" ”
Roland nodded, "Mira told me that when I came here just now, I met Yodel halfway, and I also learned some information from him, the prospect of implementing land reform...... It doesn't seem optimistic. ”
"Yodel's proposal is based on the core idea of 'rural, agricultural and peasant issues' that you put forward in the 'Five-Year Plan', I personally think his idea is very good, I believe he also communicated with you when writing this proposal, the problem is that this seemingly good plan is difficult to implement, and there are many doubts at the cabinet level, you can imagine how big the resistance is." Rudolph's face was solemn.
Roland smiled and replied indifferently: "Why would those people object?" In the final analysis, it is not about their own interests or those of their relatives and friends, and many of the bureaucrats of the local governments in the Far East are from large landlord families, and our cabinet ministers, such as Prime Minister Lloyd, Minister of Industry Zinovi, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Zahar, are themselves large landowners with thousands of acres of fertile land. ”
Defending the interests of the class is a common feature of human beings, and of course there are people who betray the interests of the class, such as yodel, but that is only a rare exception, so it is particularly valuable.
"I expected all of this resistance, but Lloyd asked a question at a cabinet meeting that made it difficult for me to answer." Rudolph spoke in a low tone and his face was grim.