The fourth minister in his fifties sitting on Mags' right nodded. He was the Minister of Social Affairs. The newly established Information Office was originally not within his scope of functions. Later Mags felt that citizen information was a matter of It should belong to the Ministry of Social Affairs, so we merged this department from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Social Affairs. This department has done almost nothing for more than a year. The three employees in the department live a leisurely life all day long. They don't even have specific jobs.
Only the director of the Information Department has been making trouble. It is said that she is very close to people from the Ministry of Justice and keeps submitting reports. The last time she submitted a "Report on the Legal and Equal Rights of Immigrants", this case Magus heard about the incident, but did not read the report. At present, the largest number of non-citizens in the empire are from the Federation. Legislating specifically for the Federation people makes Magus, including all Ogdin people, have an inexplicable opposition.
But looking at it now, this may also be an opportunity. A strong country can never be separated from outstanding talents. This can be seen from the group of bastards next door. When the Federation was still called the Merchant Alliance, it began to attract talented people from all over the world. Magus still remembered that when he was young, he once mocked them as treacherous businessmen with no culture because of a policy of the Merchant Alliance.
The Business Alliance released a new policy to the world more than fifty years ago. As long as someone can prove that he is smarter than all the people in the Business Alliance in his own field, or has abilities that the Business Alliance does not have, and has more advanced In short, as long as they are better than the people in the merchant alliance in terms of knowledge and technology, they can get 5,000 to 100,000 silver coins and be given a high social status and power. The Business Alliance is also willing to create an environment suitable for them to continue their research and provide all materials for free.
Many people at the time felt that the Merchant Alliance's actions were "naive", because outstanding talents may not necessarily leave the country and environment where they live because of money. In the eyes of many big shots, noble patriotic sentiments are also part of the moral code. Not all capable people have patriotic sentiments, but most people do.
But it was such a seemingly stupid policy that quickly turned the Merchant Alliance into a federation, and then thirty years later, while the empire was still sleeping on its past medals of glory, it slapped the empire. He was blinded and almost beaten to death.
From the war twenty years ago to today, Magus has increasingly felt the importance of talents. Talents are needed in all walks of life to continuously improve the empire's technology and make the country stronger. What the Federals did in the past is now too late to use.
Frankly speaking, Maggs is politically intelligent and has a long-term vision, but his time is limited. His God gave him wisdom beyond ordinary people, but did not give him more time every day. Others have twenty-four hours in a day, and he also has twenty-four hours in a day. There can be no thirty-six hours, let alone seventy-two hours. He doesn't have the time or energy to deal with everything, so he can only choose the most important things to solve.
If it hadn't been for the slave massacre, he might not have thought about immigration in three to five years, and it would have been even less likely that he would have extended another consideration - to improve the welfare benefits of the empire's scientific researchers, thereby attracting more Talents came to the empire and contributed their strength to the empire's strength.
His sudden silence didn't seem to notice that the Minister of Social Affairs had answered his question. His fingers were tapping on the table, and the duo's voice was ringing rhythmically. Everyone knew that Prime Minister Magers was now trapped in In deep thinking.
After about ten minutes, he raised his head and looked at the Minister of Social Affairs, "Ask the lady from the Information Office to come to my office after 5:30 this afternoon. I need her to explain to me personally about immigration. Things." He took a deep breath to puff up his chest and pointed behind him with one hand. "What Mr. Dulin said is very intuitive. Your office will give me a valid charter when I go to work tomorrow. I want to see it before nine o'clock."
"Now, let's skip this item and discuss how to resolve the requests for these diplomatic notes in my hand..."
Soon an investigation team from the cabinet moved into the West. One of their first questions was where the four executive members of the West Mining Association were.
These four people are very important. They have participated in almost all criminal activities in the West. Catching them is tantamount to capturing the main factor in the turmoil in the West. But the problem is that they are missing. This brought a sigh of relief to many people, from some farms running small businesses to the governor sitting in the governor's office. They are even praying, hoping that these four people will never appear in people's sight, and it is best... that they all return to the embrace of God.
Hope is always beautiful, but reality is always cruel. On the second day after the investigation team settled in the west, a lawyer surrendered.
"What crime did you commit and you want to surrender? Don't you know we are very busy?" The regional police station has been so busy recently that the Security Committee and the Western Military Region have handed over some investigation work to the local police station. Especially the Vanlier Local Police Department. The people in the Security Committee believed that it was impossible for the four executive members to have left the west. They might be hiding in Van Lier and they could not escape until the situation eased a little.
This is mainly because the traffic in the west is very simple. Before the press conference between Federer and Amon ended, people from the Security Committee and the Western Military Region blocked all external channels in Vanlier City and dispatched The patrol cars were strictly guarding some places where they could leave the city, and no trace of the executive committee members was found at all. Therefore, both parties believe that these four people must be hiding somewhere because of their interests in operating locally for a long time.
The Security Committee was not familiar with the west, and the people in the military region were not familiar with Van Lier. In the end, these matters fell on the local police station and investigation bureau. They had already arranged manpower to conduct a city-wide investigation. Although they had already A week has passed, but no useful information has been obtained at all. While this made some people angry, it also made some people feel relieved.
Those who were temporarily relieved would definitely not do anything, but those who were angry took their anger out on others, such as the regional police station or the local investigation bureau. Therefore, there were less than ten policemen on duty in the entire police station, and the others were urged by the chief to search for traces of the executive committee members.
There was a fire in everyone's heart. At this time, a man who looked like a dog and was carrying a briefcase turned himself in. It would definitely make people think that this guy was here to cause trouble, and the tone of the reception staff would definitely not be good.
The lawyer smiled and took off his hat, glasses, and gloves, and put them on the counter together with his briefcase. He didn't look nervous at all, "I know where the executive committee member is..."
Soon, people from the Security Committee and the Military Region, including the Chief of Police and the Director of the Investigation Bureau, all appeared in the interrogation room of the Vanlier Regional Police Station. This made the interrogation room a little crowded. The various uniforms and casual clothes made this group People looked like a hodgepodge, but opposite them, there was only one person.
"You said you know where the Executive Committee is?" The people from the Security Committee were the first to ask. In fact, their work was almost over. They had found the person who caused the attack - Roel, and their superiors handed it over to them. The task has been completed. However, in order to compete for more credit, they did not leave. The reason was to cooperate with other departments and agencies to investigate and arrest. At this time, it is definitely better to have one more person taking the blame than one less person to take the blame, although there will be more people when the credit is distributed.
The lawyer nodded, "Before I tell you, I have a request."
"Say!", the new leader of the investigation team spoke directly, shutting up Colonel Mann who was about to speak.
The lawyer smiled and took out two documents from his briefcase and placed them on the table. One was in front of him, and the other was pushed to the other side of the table. He took the documents and explained, "I want to turn into a tainted witness, because I want to surrender and report that I am suspected of certain crimes... Don't get excited. , I didn’t kill anyone, I just helped some people make some phone calls and convey some words. I need you to give me a special pardon, and at the same time, you must ensure that my life is not threatened.”
"If you agree, then I will tell you everything you want to know. If you don't agree, here is a mental diagnosis conclusion that I suffer from severe delusion, and a report on the hospitalization and treatment of three psychiatric hospitals in the imperial capital...", the lawyer smiled. He leaned back on the chair and said, "Gentlemen, it's time to choose!"
Colonel Mann waited for a moment and saw that no one spoke. He immediately walked to the other side of the table, slapped the table hard, and raised his eyebrows. "As a citizen of the empire, you must cooperate with our investigation. There are no conditions." Talk, if you are unwilling to speak out when you know the specific situation, you may regret it soon!"
The lawyer raised his head and rolled his eyes at Colonel Mann. He asked slowly, "Oh? How will I regret it?"
His attitude, his tone, the annoying smile on his face, and the inexplicable frustration Colonel Mann suffered during this period were all constantly irritating Colonel Mann's nerves. He immediately pulled out the pistol in his holster and put it against the lawyer's head. His expression became ferocious, "What do you think?"
The lawyer still acted unhurriedly. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Come on, beat me to death. Beat me to death in front of these gentlemen. Hurry, I can't wait any longer!" As he said, he also licked me. Click your lips.
(End of chapter)