With the official announcement of the empire, some things have reversed, the most noteworthy is the issue of those slaves.
The cabinet listened to the suggestions submitted by Otto and finally decided to adopt Dulin's shameless approach to reverse the empire's disadvantage in international public opinion. Although some big shots felt that it was a bit shameful to do so, with the full push of Maggs and the Foreign Minister, the whole cabinet approved this method of confusing right and wrong. Soon a large number of reporters poured into the west, where they saw clean and tidy camps.
Not all refugees are willing to continue digging in the damn mines. After receiving subsidies from mine owners, more refugees temporarily obey the arrangements of the state government and camp on the outskirts of some cities to wait for more specific resettlement. For those refugees who are willing to cooperate, they are arranged around capitals like Van Lier. Their mental outlook is better and their clothes are very clean. The most important thing is that they can speak beautiful words, which are suitable for exposing some Issues that need to be exposed.
These people have jumped from slaves to refugees and directly evolved into the noble profession of actors. In the face of many reporters and the flashing spotlights, they tearfully complained to the entire society about their original country.
"Someone asked me if I wanted to return to my motherland when I suffered some persecution. My answer is no. I would rather die on this land than return to my country, because in I can die anytime and anywhere, and on the contrary, I can fill my stomach here. I don't need to think about how I can get a bite of food to sustain my life like in the past, and I don't need to crawl down in a low voice. Begging for a morsel of food at the feet of those tyrants.”
"In the Shining Star Empire, even if they treat me in the most cruel way that people say, I still feel happier here than in my motherland."
"Today, I have regained my freedom. I am grateful to the cabinet of the Yaoxing Empire, thank you to Mr. Dulin, thank you to Mr. Amon, and thank you friendly reporters. If someone asks me if I want to go back now, I will tell him, Even if you beat me to death, I won't go. Living in such a happy country, you may not be able to imagine the cruelty of the tyrant. Maybe just because the color of your clothes makes the tyrant feel that it does not match the surrounding environment, he will order his soldiers. Shoot to kill you."
"It's also possible that you spoke too loudly and made him feel that you didn't respect him, so he would have your tongue cut out."
"In my country, people face a lot of dangers every day, because you don't know when the tyrant will let you return to the kingdom of heaven for whatever reason. But here, in this rich and civilized country , I finally felt the humanistic care and warmth that a human being should feel when integrating into society. Look, this is our current food. In addition to a piece of beef, there are some plant leaves and meal bags. This kind of food is in my bag. Only the big shots in the country can afford it..."
Not far from this guy who lived under a tyrant's rule so miserable that he felt that being a slave of the empire was much happier than being a civilian under a tyrant's rule, another refugee was also approaching Journalists talk about their impressions.
"I've never seen such a peaceful country. I'm not being sarcastic about what I've been through. I'm telling the truth. I've never seen such a peaceful country. In my hometown, Many people may only have sixteen years in their lifetime. Every boy, as long as he reaches the age of sixteen, will be taken away from the village and sent to the battlefield to fight in an honorable war. Until now, we don't know why. War, why the war never ends, we don’t even know who we are fighting and who is fighting us!”
"Sometimes there are some problems in the war on the front line, such as the loss of defense lines. At this time, fourteen-year-old and fifteen-year-old children have to go to the battlefield and fight with a group of children of their own age until one side Retreat. In such an environment, only three or five men out of a hundred can survive to adulthood, and most of these men are children of noble families."
"Here, I would like to thank those smuggling organizations that buy and sell people. They have saved me from the sea of misery. I am already twenty-two years old, and they have allowed me to live for six more years. No matter what happened to me in these six years, whether I don’t mind if my life is good enough, because I have a grateful heart. At least I am still alive and can tell you some things you don’t know.”
"What... abuse? No, no, no, that's not abuse to me. A kind-hearted mine owner paid to take me in and gave me a job that allowed me to have a full meal. Although it was very hard, I Very happy. Mining makes me happy, and living makes me happy. I don't hate anyone, but I am grateful to them." As he spoke, the young man took off his shirt to reveal his strong body, and he patted himself. Arm, "For those of you who have not experienced endless war, it will be difficult for you to feel how satisfied I am with life now!"
Reporters from the empire and reporters from all over the world looked at these refugees with their mouths open like fools, who might have only been out of the mine for a week, and who had once been called slaves. The purpose of these reporters appearing here is to break a big news. By interviewing these slaves who have been abused and unfairly treated, they can declare to the whole world the cruelty of the Yaoxing Empire and tell everyone that this is a country with moral decay and broken human relations. nation.
But... why is it different from what I imagined
The reporters who belong to the empire here are very indifferent. They are all political tasks anyway. In this continuous report, each newspaper agency knows how to position itself. This is not a good time to sensationalize and gain attention. Anyone who disrupts the current inexplicable situation will most likely end up with a tragic end. Not only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is saying this, but also the cabinet is saying it. Even some gang members are telling newspaper operators to take good care of reporters' pens and take care of their daily reports, otherwise they will die just like the staff list for a few pieces of paper.
"Mr. Duhring is here..."
Someone shouted in the distance, and more and more people followed, including reporters and refugees, and they all began to walk in the direction of Du Lin. With the cabinet agreeing to pilot the General Resettlement Act in the west, Dulin became the one-man showman. He personally called Maggs and talked for almost twenty minutes before he took the matter into his own hands. For Mags, there is someone who is willing to contribute money and effort to help the cabinet solve this matter as quickly as possible. Even if something goes wrong, the official does not need to bear any responsibility, and can earn great reputation from it, so why not let Dulin give it a try? try
For Dulin, these people will become important chess pieces for him to firmly control the Western Conference. Even if there is some effort, it will be worth it. What's more important is that he must show his usefulness to the empire and the cabinet, so that Mags and those in the cabinet will not come to trouble him.
Dulin was wearing a clean formal suit and walked under the protection of several guards. He kept waving, nodding and saying hello to the people around him. Regardless of whether these refugees really wanted to say those scripted lines, at least they were Dulin's recognition and gratitude are sincere. If it hadn't been for Du Lin's operation, they might still be mining desperately in the mine.
Reporters swarmed over, shouting questions they wanted to ask, trying to find some unique news points from Dulin. Dulin ignored these people. Now there were not only reporters from the empire, but also reporters from other international countries. Any words that might have a positional nature might hurt the fragile dignity of some countries, so he did not publish Any advice.
After the crowd was noisy for a while, it calmed down a little. Dulin walked to a stage. Facing so many refugees and so many reporters, he said loudly: "This morning, the cabinet decided to appoint three states It is my honor and a test for me to ask the state government and myself to handle everyone’s resettlement issues.” Dulin smiled and sighed, “If you have good ideas or need my cooperation. Please tell me about the place.”
"Because of the need to respect your different religious beliefs, different lifestyles and other factors, we will temporarily build three towns in the west to accommodate the more than 537,000 people currently registered. At the same time, the state governments of the three states will provide necessary infrastructure to ensure everyone’s basic living conditions. There will be a series of preferential treatment for consortiums, enterprises and individuals who are willing to invest in infrastructure in the three new towns. policy."
"In addition, according to the ideas and suggestions put forward by the Cabinet, in accordance with the provisions of the General Resettlement Act, starting from today, all refugees will obtain temporary Imperial citizenship and enjoy the same rights and obligations as Imperial citizens. Temporary Empire Citizenship will automatically be converted into formal and permanent empire citizenship after three cycles. Here I need to remind everyone that we calculate it on a yearly basis. In any cycle, if any of you leave the empire and leave. If the time exceeds sixty days, the citizen rights of the empire will be lost forever.”
"Similarly, within three cycles, if someone violates the laws of the place where they live, and you are found guilty after a court trial, you will not only lose your imperial citizenship forever, but you will also be expelled from the empire."
"When you obtain formal permanent imperial citizenship, you will no longer be affected by the above two restrictions..."
Finally, someone is speaking out. This is the same emotion shared by all reporters at this time.
(End of chapter)