What went wrong so that the high-level decrees could not be implemented and implemented completely
In fact, even if Maggs didn’t mention this, all the politicians present were very clear about it – interests.
The transfer of interests caused some artificial obstacles in the process of implementing government orders from the top down. When Maggs demanded the full implementation of alcohol prohibition, the owner of a certain unlicensed brewery spent a little money to find him. his relatives. For the sake of money, his relatives found a local official in charge of this aspect for him. Under the double "coercion" of favors and interests, this official had to give the green light to the brewery.
Granting a green light requires costs, including regulatory fees and labor costs. This cost will definitely not be paid by the coerced official, so he will introduce this person to the upper-level figures. For the upper-class people, whether they intervene or not intervene in a big thing that is unlikely to affect them will not have any negative effects, but intervention will bring considerable benefits. After weighing the balance, they will Putting the money in his pocket, he opened an umbrella to shield the ants under his feet from the holy light that could burn the paramecium.
Two situations will occur at this time. In the first situation, the paramecia are afraid that one day this umbrella may not be able to block the holy light and allow them to become nourishment for the earth, so they encourage the upper-level people to change to a larger umbrella. For this reason, they are willing to provide more benefits, and even take the initiative to clear the way for this upper-level figure in exchange for their own protection. So this high-ranking figure changed to a bigger umbrella. Under the umbrella were not only the mad dogs at his feet who had been given space to grow and evolve, but also other people.
In the second case, faced with the increase in the number of these interest conveyors and more interests, the ambitions of the upper-level figures began to expand, and they were no longer satisfied with holding the umbrella by themselves, so they began to actively contact more people to hold the umbrella together, and Form a network, a complete benefit delivery network, in exchange for your greatest value.
No matter what the situation is, in the end, due to interests, the decree cannot be implemented at the grassroots level. Not to mention distant places, in the Imperial Capital alone there are more than 30 bars without liquor licenses selling spirits openly. Even for those bars that have obtained liquor licenses, it is very likely that the liquor licenses in their hands were not obtained before the first Prohibition was issued, but were obtained illegally through various methods.
Who caused this situation
There is no doubt that it is the city hall of the imperial capital and the management of the city. Maybe their original idea was not to get more money in this way, maybe they just wanted to make their political career look a little better, and they wanted to have a few more decent sets of clothes for their wives so that their wives could buy one more pair. Necklace allows children to have more toys.
It is not easy to be a politician. The daily interpersonal relationships will dwarf their salary. That meager salary cannot support the daily expenses of a politician working in the imperial capital. Maggs knows it, Powers knows it, all politicians know it. Therefore, Maggs did not point out this point. Under the crazy plunder of the old party without any shame, accepting a little political donation from others is not a big deal.
A series of protective umbrellas, a network of relationships, and finally a huge network was built to prevent high-level decrees from being implemented. So this topic is back to the original point. What is the problem
After Mags raised this question, no one answered it, not because it couldn't be answered, but because it couldn't be answered.
In one sentence he captured the weaknesses of these people because they were different.
The difference is that politicians with noble and business backgrounds do not need to consider the issues of "bribery" and "bribery-taking" at all. For example, Magus himself is from a noble family. Before forming a new party and usurping power, he owned hundreds of thousands of acres of land, with more than 200,000 people living in his territory. His property was enough to form a huge business group. Even if you give him one million, in his opinion, it may be the normal family expenditure in the past three to five months, and there is no way he will be tempted.
On the contrary, it is these civilian-born politicians who are the ones who need to be bribed, and they are also the first group of people that the capitalists wave their money to attack - they are short of money.
"Back to our topic, the killings we saw are of positive significance to us and this society. At least we know that in these half a month, a large number of criminals returned to hell instead of continuing To poison this empire and our people should be a good thing, not a bad thing. Also, I want to ask you, did anyone call the police on this? Did anyone march on it?"
He smiled and shook his head, "Not really!"
"Gentlemen, this is a very special period, a process that is undergoing transformation and has not yet found an exit. We reserve the right to prosecute their actions, but we will stand aside and calmly watch what they do.", Magus began to guide these people and instill his own philosophy, "They are knives that help us eliminate some evils that we are temporarily powerless to do. When they lose control and evolve into evil, it will be our turn to eliminate them."
"As for Mr. Dulin's actions, I only represent my personal opinion, which is positive. Moreover, he did not instruct anyone to do anything. Everything was a spontaneous act under the temptation of capital interests."
"In addition, Mr. Dulin told me something two days ago, about how to prove that an imperial citizen is an imperial citizen. Through our chat and discussion, I realized that there are some things in our country that we had not thought of. , there is no place to see. Mr. Dulin asked me a question, how to prove that an imperial citizen is a real imperial citizen. I admit that I am trapped in a cycle that I cannot get out of. "
"I told him that we only need to provide proof from the citizen's relatives and friends to prove that this Imperial citizen is an Imperial citizen. But then I realized another problem, how to prove that his relatives and friends are also Imperial citizens. If According to my thoughts, this question may never be answered, because the answer is too shocking. Then Mr. Dulin told me his idea, which is to issue a document that can prove their identity to the citizens of the empire. "
After he finished speaking, he closed his mouth and picked up a cup of tea. The news required everyone to accept it. Magus, like many nobles, kept a lot of slaves in the past. These slaves don't need to pay them any wages. As long as they are kept hungry, they will keep working and working until they can't work anymore. He would tie each slave to a chain with a small metal card indicating the name and owner of the slave, as well as the number registered with the Slave General Administration.
If identity certificates are issued to citizens of the empire now, will it arouse some people's resentment and cause a tsunami of public opinion
He himself has no idea. After all, this kind of thing is indeed a bit difficult, but there are still many benefits if it is done well. The foundation of a country is its citizens. Statistics and registration will be very convenient in the management of these citizens. Especially Dulin's proposal to establish a complete archive, Magers felt it was very necessary.
A person's life trajectory will be reflected in a document from the time he is born. It is clear at a glance what good things he has done and what bad things he has done. When one day he has a certain value to this society, people will be able to interpret from that file whether his current social value is real or illusory. At the same time, this can also act as a deterrent to potential criminals.
When they plan to commit a crime, they should know that if they are arrested for a crime, the stain will be with them for the rest of their lives. It will be difficult for them to find high-paying jobs, and their daughters from decent families will not be willing to associate with them. They will no longer even have the rights enjoyed by some citizens. The increase in the cost of crime is one of the best ways to reduce crime. He and Dulin have talked a lot, so he will throw out this idea at today's meeting.
Soon the conference hall fell into heated discussions. I am afraid that in the future, apart from voting, this will be the next main task.
Dulin didn't know that some people wanted to confront him in a way that he couldn't think of, and he didn't expect that Mags was more active than him in promoting this matter. In the whole matter, he just did some simple work, and then added I just stated my vision for the future of these jobs.
Magers told him that Odis City can establish an identity system first, and if no big problems are found, it will find a way to promote it to society.
What may have been a hindrance in the eyes of Dulin and Magers did not manifest much in the city of Otis. The labor certificate is a good way for everyone to accept new things. Even some non-workers want to join the workers' union and obtain a labor certificate. After all, with this thing, they can earn an extra dollar every month.
For those businessmen and capitalists, they may not be willing to bend down to pick up one dollar, but for ordinary working-class people, this is three or even four days of food expenses. And I heard that the workers' union has formulated a "service seniority" system. The working class with more than two years of service will gain one additional year of service every year. At the same time, they can also get additional subsidies from the workers' union based on their seniority. It is said that once There is a six-point subsidy for seniority, and ten years is sixty points!
If I work for twenty or thirty years, wouldn’t I be able to earn one or two yuan more a month
As for when it can be implemented... it may take some time.
A few years, or a dozen years.
But it’s definitely a good idea to register early!
(End of chapter)