I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

In addition to the unfamiliarity with the local climate, what made them most uncomfortable was that the experiences and experiences in the Tsarist Empire were a completely different world from the habits and values ​​they had developed living in the alliance.

The Tsarist Empire still maintains serfdom to this day. Most of the people working in the fields are elderly, weak, women and children, and there are few young and middle-aged people.

Cassius and others even found it difficult to understand why a few skinny old men could pull the plows pulled by tractors or all-terrain vehicles in the alliance.

Doesn’t the Tsarist Empire have cattle? This is the question they ask most during this period.

Natalie always answered with a smile, "Yes," but she selectively swallowed the following sentence, "Cows are more valuable than serfs."

The convoy even encountered a group of Tsarist manor owners who were buying serfs and driving them home.

A large number of women and young men, whose ragged clothes could barely conceal their nakedness, were traveling in groups of five, carrying two long wooden sticks on their shoulders, with one arm tied under each stick.

From time to time, someone would fall because of the soft mud, and the whole group would fall into the mud. Then they would be whipped madly by the supervisor, and the cries for help would be deafening.

Although the team did not collide with their route, the convoy stopped by the roadside and waited for the team to pass by, looking at the feces, urine and blood left by the slave team not far away.

Veronica's eyes flashed with pity, and she couldn't help but ask Princess Natalie next to her: "If the kingdom is invaded, will they take up arms to protect those who have beaten them?"

Natalie's smile froze. She had never thought about this question before, and she just replied: "Our country has brave warriors and powerful weapons."

Veronica nodded noncommittally: "Maybe."

She didn't know how strong the military power of the Tsarist Empire was, but in the books they studied, it was a very typical weak country.

A group of university exchange students, led by Cassius and Veronica, will be sent out by Medea in order to allow them to observe the advantages and disadvantages of operating methods in different countries.

The alliance lacks everything now, and what it lacks most is a new generation of ruling team. It can be said that students trained in cutting-edge universities have certain advantages in politics.

But she has to grasp one point, that is, the thinking of this group of people needs to be more open-minded, and this is the purpose of sending them out. They need a more broadened horizon.

Why would a kingdom's laws be set in this way? What benefits would such a set rule bring? Who would benefit from it? What groups would benefit from it and what groups would be the beneficiaries and the exploited?

She is not afraid that young people know too much, she is only afraid that they don’t know enough. The poorer the source of information, the more absolute their cognition will be, and the easier it will be to be extreme.

Moreover, the definition of happiness or not, good or bad is very vague, and most of the time it depends on comparison. What Medea is least afraid of now is being compared with other kingdoms.

In the textbooks published by Media, all unfair treatment is a kind of scissors-gap distribution of economic deprivation.

The cake is only so big. If we cannot expand externally to make it bigger, we can only cannibalize the weak internally.

Therefore, as long as the political system is in an upward stage and has room for expansion, or has the ability to break through and absorb resources, such contradictions can be continuously reduced.

Therefore, almost all emperors of every dynasty in the past had the dream of external expansion, and the more successful the country, the more open and magnanimous the people became.

Only when it fails or in very special circumstances will it collapse inward and plunder itself.

Discrimination or bullying that unfairly treats a group is itself an external manifestation of a weak country inflicting violence on the weaker ones within it. Men, women, young and old can all be victims.

She doesn't need bureaucrats, she needs elites.

The kind of elites who have been to the grassroots, have an international perspective, understand the cruelty of international resource allocation, and what allocation means to a country.

Venting military force abroad and plundering and exploiting resources to supply oneself are always the only way to relieve pressure on a country. This is not a shameful or despicable behavior.

If the resources of the planet are limited, then society will be cruel like this, because the fixed cake will not grow, so we can only squeeze the amount obtained by others, by any means necessary.

This may be despicable to people in other countries, but to people in his own country he is a hero.

A person who is starving to death will not care where the life-saving meal came from. If he really minds, please don't tell him. There always needs to be someone to bear the blame from people who eat too much.

The Seris Alliance may not be able to gain much advantage over the main continent in terms of military power at present.

But apart from this aspect, it can be said without exaggeration that China is far ahead in terms of economic system, laws, people's livelihood and even consciousness.

But the internal operating mechanism is still a ruthless and cruel one, which involves trade exploitation and economic exploitation of other countries, and the scissors gap of selling high and buying low runs through the alliance.

Earn huge profits from other countries to build infrastructure in your own country, lower prices, and develop more advanced machinery and equipment.

Investing money in large-scale infrastructure projects is like a whale falling, which brings all things to life.

Led by infrastructure projects, hundreds of supporting related industries are waiting to be developed by interested parties, and behind the massive number of jobs are countless families.

A significant increase in family income will stimulate consumption desire, drive the rapid development of the city, and allow more people's livelihood industries to flourish.

Everything has a price. If there is not enough income and we choose to print money recklessly, the price will be slowly repaid by the next or next two generations of the beneficiaries.

If the investment is initiated through profits earned from outside like the Seris Alliance, the side effects will be minimized.

The price still has to be paid, but the next generation does not have to pay it. Foreign friends paid the bill for his parents thirty years ago. This is damage transfer hedging.

She provided them with good educational resources so that they could understand the pressure of a competitive society.

When they feel curious, fearful, or disgusted about something, they have the opportunity to understand the essence of the problem and thus have the possibility of solving it.

Chapter 183 Overseas Garrison

Natalie closed the car window out of boredom and turned to look at Veronica who was reading quietly inside, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

She fell in love with the girl who came from Seris at first sight, so she invited her to ride in the same carriage with her.

During the journey, in addition to communicating with her, Veronica spent most of the time reading books. She was not just pretending to read but really read deeply. From time to time, she would choose a passage to discuss with her, wanting to hear different interpretations.

Natalie admitted that she absolutely could not have such self-control. She couldn't even watch it for an hour, let alone for several days in a row.

However, this does not prevent her from liking outstanding girls. Through them, Natalie seems to be able to see what she might be like if she had another choice.

Natalie held her chin with both hands and stared at the other's snow-white fox ears that trembled from time to time: "Veronica, I actually have a question that I want to ask you to answer..."

"Ok?"

Veronica raised her head and looked at her in confusion: "What?"

"Hmm... Why is your alliance so obsessed with those traitors? I feel like it's not worth it for such a scandal to be known to all the Seven Kingdoms?"

She was also very curious about the Alliance. In addition to those strange machines that could be seen at a glance as coming from the Alliance, all kinds of gossip could also arouse her interest.

As a sworn enemy of the Demeter Church, both the civilian and aristocratic groups were pleased with anything that displeased the Church.

In recent years, what has made the Holy See most unhappy is undoubtedly the rapidly rising Seris Alliance. The all-round expulsion from land to sea, from physical to spiritual, each of these is what the Tsarist Empire wanted to do but could not do.

However, the latest big news is the corruption case within the alliance that has spread to the entire territory.

There are many former alliance politicians who have fled to the seven countries, and the official level of the alliance has repeatedly issued warnings, ultimatums and extraditions, which really allows those who are more informed to have a good time.

But if you put yourself in Natalie's shoes, you will find that she does not agree with the alliance's approach. Scandals should be kept secret as much as possible to prevent people with ulterior motives from deliberately instigating and disrupting the situation.

The most important issue is always to maintain national stability. It is not unacceptable to suffer some small losses. At worst, we can slowly settle the accounts later.

Now that she had finally met the locals, Natalie naturally wanted to hear what the citizens themselves thought.

Veronica closed the book and replied, "Because that's what we wanted."

'ah? ’

"This is what we, the citizens of the alliance, want. Even if we have to pay a price for it, even if the other party has taken 70,000 yuan and it costs 3 million to arrest him, we are willing to pay this price. We workers and farmers will donate it ourselves! Two yuan per person is enough to buy the lives of his entire family. This deal is very cost-effective."

"It may not be worth the loss, and we also need to tell them that citizens' money is not so easy to be greedy. The government is just representing the citizens and expressing our demands."

"International scandal? Why is this a scandal? Why should the victims pay the price for the mistakes made by the bad guys? They should be nailed to the pillar of shame forever!"

Natalie was even more confused: "But doesn't this mean that your way of governing is prone to producing such officials?"

"If you make a mistake, correct it. If there is a loophole, fix it and amend the bill under supervision. Besides, what's the point of that kind of false reputation you mentioned? Is it to deceive others and yourself?"

"Look, isn't it much better now? We have established our reputation of not caring about these reputations and not counting the cost of arrests. These bad guys will not have any escape routes. They must think clearly about the consequences before they reach out."

Veronica smiled with curved eyebrows: "As long as he dares to do it, the alliance will definitely hunt him down to the ends of the earth. He won't have a foothold at all. This deterrent is more effective than any rules."

According to the extradition treaties signed by Isiris with other countries, as long as all the blood relatives of the other party in its territory can be returned to the alliance, half of the stolen money can be divided. This alone can completely block the escape routes of 90% of them.

They themselves may not be willing to offer such conditions. If they want the country that is sheltering him to withstand the pressure of the alliance, then handing over half of it is definitely not enough to impress them. At least 7% is required for them to protect him to the death.

So he risked the extermination of his entire clan and fought with all his wits and courage just for such a small amount of money?

The Iseris Alliance publicly posted portraits to estimate the stolen money. Bounty hunters, mercenaries, and even neighbors all knew that they were a mobile money bag without a backer. It was estimated that 30% of them would not be able to keep it in the end, and would end up being eaten up by others.

As for the so-called bad international influence, have you ever heard the saying, "Habits become second nature?" People may be surprised the first or second time, but after a few times, they will find that it is just the same.

It also indirectly proves that the alliance dares to act and stand at attention when criticized.

Moreover, Princess Natalie did not notice that the Seris Alliance actually mixed a lot of private opinions in its diplomatic rhetoric and propaganda documents.

The source of most of the bad guys' stolen money is related to the alliance's free tickets. The country pays vulnerable groups to buy necessities for free, and even after malicious extra charges, they are still very cheap.

The prices of goods in the alliance are still cheaper than what you bought after malicious extra charges have been added. Why are you grinning with joy?

At first glance, this seems like a bad thing, but in fact, it can be considered a large-scale soft advertisement for the alliance.

Natalie couldn't help scratching her head. She understood what was going on, but she felt that the Alliance citizens' actions were a bit outrageous. They raised money to ask the Alliance officials to buy the other party's life. This operation was weird no matter how you looked at it...

In this environment, her usual habit of taking good things for free would probably be completely changed. It would be too terrifying to live in fear every day.

Natalie could not have imagined that the officials of Seris were actually even more ruthless than the citizens. As the largest oil buyer behind the Kingdom of Surya, Seris had a strong influence on Surya.

Led by Queen Medea and Crown Prince Bratt, who was quietly beginning to take over domestic affairs, the Alliance and the Kingdom had begun negotiations on stationing troops on Oryesk Island, and the progress was rapid.

Once the garrison is approved, the Seris Alliance will build a large first-class military airport on Oryesk Island.

In the future, after the successful development of long-range bombers, Medea would not mind using this unsinkable aircraft carrier as a springboard to bring justice to these traitors under the guidance of agents.

As for the problem of bombing accuracy, the Seris Alliance currently has mature radar models installed on warships, and terrain scanning radars suitable for aircraft bombing are naturally also on the research and development agenda.

Before it appeared, the main force of the Alliance bombers still used dive bombing to ensure the accuracy of bombing, and the accuracy of high-altitude horizontal bombing was negligible.

Chapter 184 Lucky Yadov

Veronica answered all of Natalie's curious questions, but whenever faced with her questions, Natalie would just smile awkwardly and answer vaguely.

It’s not that Natalie doesn’t want to say it, but the questions Veronica asks are always very tricky.

For example, why the Ministry of Railways in the Seris Union had signed a contract with them a long time ago for a transportation track running through the interior of the Tsarist Empire, but it has not been officially started until now?

According to Veronica's rough calculation, it was several years ago that she saw the news of this cooperation.

But how could Natalie explain it? Would she tell Veronica that the building couldn’t be built because of the opposition of the nobles?

She felt a headache when she thought about this, and finally she explained to Veronica the current situation they were facing in a sarcastic tone.

In theory, the construction of railways can speed up the circulation of materials in the region and reduce transportation costs, which will naturally lead to a certain drop in prices, which will be of great benefit to both the country and the people.

However, no matter how favorable the conditions and rewards offered by the kingdom were when it came to land acquisition, this group of nobles were determined not to agree.

The hot-tempered Tsar was furious, but he had no better solution.