Chapter 821: Wake Up
“...... Ha, what a secret that won't be spread to the outside world!"
Caesar XIII threw the book from the Duchy of Sorrow onto the letter that had been sent with him, and his face was full of rage.
"There are only individuals who have betrayed the class, and there is no class that has betrayed the class—this sentence is really true!" he gritted his teeth and laughed angrily.
The Emperor's eyes were fixed on the ordinary-packaged book on the table, even though he knew from the beginning that those great nobles would not sincerely help him, but he did not imagine that things would develop to this extent!
Unrest and turmoil were fermenting, and a large number of unemployed people poured into society, which did not have a huge impact on the existing system, but on the daily life of ordinary people, and implicitly strengthened the position of aristocrats and merchants.
This was not what Caesar XIII wanted to see, but no one could have predicted that things would come to this point.
A wise man can apply the knowledge from the book to practical application, and Caesar XIII was undoubtedly a wise man who was able to apply the corresponding knowledge from the book to what is happening today, and understand what caused what is happening today......
The end result is that all the fault comes from him!
He did not overthrow the 'landlord class', the aristocracy and the wealthy merchants remained noble, the means of production were in their hands, eighty-two percent of the wealth of society was concentrated in their hands, and the remaining eighteen percent were scattered among the common people.
There are only individuals who betray the class, there is no class that betrays the class, and he never thought of betraying the aristocratic class from the beginning!
He wanted to make the empire more vibrant, and he didn't want to completely eliminate the 'nobility' group, which is why all of this is happening now.
"I see, I see, I ...... so"
Caesar XIII laughed as if he were suffering from hysteria.
He could see that even though the head maid was perfectly connected in the book, he could still see the signs of a patchwork—the book itself was 'patchwork'.
At first, he was still a little puzzled as to why the head maid chose to do this, but after reading the whole book, he finally understood!
What he's doing now is a joke, even he himself is a joke, a big joke, a joke that makes everyone laugh!
What he did was of no use to the decaying empire now, and he thought that he would save the empire, but in fact it was just that his ideas were too shallow and naïve......
He didn't understand the suffering of the people, he didn't put himself in the shoes of today's commoners, and he sat alone in the Eternal Day Palace, becoming an arbitrary and arbitrary 'fool'!
His arrogance was completely misplaced, clearly demented and self-proclaimed cleverness, which made many people laugh at it in this month.
Obviously for the sake of this empire and for the well-being of the people, but he only saw those nobles and wealthy merchants in his eyes, and the people he really wanted to see were not taken into his eyes...... In this way, what is the difference between him and the arrogant aristocrats whom he despises?
The book in front of him is a mockery of his short-sightedness, lack of determination, and the fact that the goals and plans set from the beginning are completely wrong.
He also deliberately went to the execution ground, watched those scenes of the past, and thought that he had strengthened his determination to make himself ruthless to promote this movement, but in the end, he still did nothing!
He is really different from his ancestors, his ancestors are thousands of times better than him, and what he is doing now is almost like a childish game of 'playing house'.
Without thinking about the course of history, without considering the result, he made up his mind to do it in a hurry - if this is not recklessness, then what is?
He had done something wrong, and he was so wrong that there was no room for repentance, and only by changing his original mind and continuing on his current course could he ensure that the plan went smoothly.
In other words, he will focus on dealing with the old nobles next!
If those nobles had not died and their property had not been dispossessed, then those emancipated slaves would never have had access to the means of production again.
Only to become another form of slave oppressed by the aristocracy, and to survive like that!
But this would be the exact opposite of Caesar XIII's original intentions, and he would never have consented to such a thing.
So, he is going to be an individual who 'betrays the class'.
If Eli tempted him, the nobles would continue to help him, but they would never find out that what they had to do next was to bury themselves step by step.
If the aristocracy continues, then class solidification is inevitable, so the aristocracy must disappear - at least not to give them real power!
The only thing that could make Caesar XIII fortunate was that the railway network not only included a quarter of the empire, but it was constantly being built.
Because of the huge workload, many emancipated slaves were able to get a bite to eat, but now the number of overseers is not enough, if there are enough people in the manufacturing department and R&D department, then at the shortest in the next year, the railway network will be able to radiate the entire empire.
With the development of transportation, his orders were able to be conveyed to every part of the empire.
At such times, the plan to unite the great nobles and establish a unified regime should be able to make them happy......
First by stripping some of the property in the hands of the minor aristocracy, solving the urgent need to emancipate the slaves, and then gradually using power to corrupt the aristocracy, the bureaucracy mentioned in the book should make the big nobles feel excited.
The emergence of the bureaucracy will magnify the power in their hands, first use this to remove the influence of the aristocracy that has been ingrained in the empire, and when the unified power is established, it can be proposed to open the upward channel, because once the government is established, in order to be able to control the territory of other nobles, it is necessary to install grassroots personnel in their territory, and use the actual control power to slowly weaken the control of the nobles who still bear the name of the lord in their own territory.
The nobles would not be able to refuse such an offer, because they were just as short-sighted as they were at the beginning!
Caesar XIII was sure that no one knew the aristocracy better than he did, because he was the representative of the aristocracy.
His purpose was not to strengthen the imperial power, but to make the empire more vibrant, which is why he was 'different'.
After discarding those childish ideas of one step at a time, he decided to keep his feet on the ground and take it one step at a time.
It is necessary to consider both the historical process and the needs of the people, and as long as the people can trust him, then he will be able to carry these things through to the end.
Until now, those aristocrats who were as arrogant as he once did probably not realize that the 'commoners' were actually a powerful force!
They had extraordinary power in their hands, so they had no need to fear powerless commoners, and no matter how angry they were, they couldn't make any waves—this was the common opinion of the aristocracy, even Caesar XIII once thought so!
"I want them to understand why I'm doing this and what they're going to get if I do it...... That's actually the most important thing!"
Today, Caesar XIII finally understood the importance of basic education.
Without education, the freed slaves would not have understood that he was working for their welfare, but would have believed rumors of unknown origin.
For the nobility, the ignorance of the people is the best, but for him, the emperor who wants to revitalize the Gordon Empire, this is the worst of all!
In that case, let's make education compulsory!
If he needs money, the royal family still has a lot of them, and in this kind of thing, the major churches will also choose to help him-
Unite all the forces that can be united, this is the right path!