Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Because they already have a lot, and they still crave for more, but they are reluctant to share even a little bit with the common people of the empire - even though those things were originally taken from the common people by trickery and robbery."

Both of them spoke in low voices, their uneasiness coming from their discomfort with the environment; both of them could be said to be in the enemy camp now.

A new sound of footsteps attracted their attention, and a new guest arrived.

"Damn it, I'm already getting a headache."

"me too."

The two men stared gloomily at the newcomer - the Imperial Police Chief, Major General Valery Gordev, and watched him blend in with the nobles like a duck in water.

When Qiao Yelan walked into the restaurant, what he saw was such a strange scene. Two men in suits stood on one side with gloomy faces, while the others were talking loudly and laughing constantly.

But when they saw Qiao Yelan, everyone was stunned, not only because he was pushed in by a servant, but also because it was a face that didn't fit in with them.

"Please allow me to introduce myself - Qiao Yelan, Chief Administrative Officer of the Siberian Vice-Kingdom."

Kosice's people?

A few of them looked at each other and greeted Qiao Yelan politely, but that was all they said.

Only one person came up.

"Hello, Mr. Qiao Yelan, I am the Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Labor, Yegor Terekin."

He stretched out his hand with a smile on his face and shook hands with Qiao Yelan.

"Hello, Mr. Minister."

"Hello, Mr. Qiao Yelan, the territory of Grand Duke Koschei is the largest in Ursus, and many citizens of the empire live on this vast land. Do you mind contacting the Ministry of Labor to a certain extent? In other words, is Grand Duke Koschei willing to let the Ministry of Labor recruit people from you, or ask us to help with some construction?"

Qiao Yelan showed an expression of great interest, had a brief exchange with the other party, and finally made a promise to submit an application to Grand Duke Kosice.

"This guy is interesting."

[Just a foreman - I'm wondering, how do you know so much about my territory? ]

Kosice was full of doubts. Even she couldn't answer some of Yegor's questions, but Qiao Yelan answered them very smoothly.

"You have given me this title, so I have to pretend to be more authentic. As for why I know the situation of your territory - have you forgotten that half of the minerals under your name are mined and transported by Babel Tower?"

Kosice was silent, for she had really forgotten all about it.

Qiao Yelan continued to focus his attention on the two people aside, Secretary General Alexander and Judge Oleg. One of them was a royalist, and the other came from a family of judges who were at odds with the local nobles. No wonder they couldn't get along with others.

Not long after, Yefim followed a blond middle-aged man in. The man had a friendly smile on his face, which made people feel good at first sight. The lieutenant general badge on his shoulder indicated his identity.

"Welcome to my private villa. I hope you have enjoyed your stay here because we are about to get down to business - perhaps the delicious snacks can be enjoyed later."

"The kitchen has prepared a sumptuous lunch."

Yefim said without losing any time.

"very good."

Anatoly took the lead and walked towards the conference room.

The Secretary General took two quick steps and caught up with Anatoly.

"Your Excellency, regarding this meeting——"

"Alexander, your arrival is crucial. How is His Majesty the Emperor feeling?"

"Your Majesty is in a good mood. I would like to ask you, this meeting involves so many departments and officials that it should have been reported to the Parliament and Your Majesty, and the Secretariat should have conducted--"

"Wait a moment, wait a moment, I will tell you the reason, now please take a seat."

Anatoly obviously didn't intend to reveal anything in advance.

Alexander fell silent, looking at the other person's smile without saying a word.

"Gentlemen, your seats have been arranged. Please take your seats. I think if we can hurry up, maybe everyone can go back to rest after lunch. In this kind of weather, it will be a good thing for all of us."

Yefim pushed Qiao Yelan to his seat and found that the table seemed a little higher.

"Excuse me, I'll get you a pad."

"No need."

Qiao Yelan gently turned the knob, and the wheelchair slowly rose to a height that he felt comfortable with. He turned his head and saw Yefim with a look of surprise on his face.

"What's the matter, Colonel?"

"Nothing much, let me know if you need anything else."

"Thank you."

Soon Yefim returned to Anatoly's side, glanced at the clerk next to him, and when he saw the clerk nodded, he sat down on Anatoly's right.

Qiao Yelan looked around and found that the other party's position was obviously arranged cleverly.

"I think everyone should have gotten to know each other, but a formal self-introduction should help to bring everyone closer together - how about starting with General Valery?"

Anatoly patted Valery's shoulder affectionately.

"Major General Valery Gordev, Chief of the Imperial Police."

"Igor Ulrich, the Imperial Chancellor of Finance."

"I am Alexander Ivanov, the secretary general of Speaker Witte. Thank you for summoning me - but I want to know what exactly this meeting is about?"

"You'll know soon enough, just be patient and the problem will be solved."

Anatoly still maintained that friendly smile and cast his gaze towards Qiao Yelan on his right.

"Qiao Yelan, Chief Administrative Officer of the Siberian Vice-Kingdom."

"Oleg Smirnov, Chief Judge of the Imperial Ministry of Justice."

"I know almost everyone—Yegor Telekin, Minister of Labor of the Empire."

"Valentin Viktorov, Minister of State in the East Casimir Governorate."

"Also from the East Casimir Governorate, Lieutenant General Andrei Petrov, Minister of War."

"Colonel Yefim Belikov, General Anatoly's secretary."

Soon the topic came full circle and returned to Anatoly.

"I am Anatoly Romanov, Imperial Lieutenant General, Director of the Imperial Military Security Bureau."

As he spoke, he opened the file in his hand.

"You all have a document in front of you. Only you can read it. You are not allowed to make any written records. You are also not allowed to discuss this matter with any subordinates. All related reports can only be reported to your superiors, and all contacts related to this matter can only be made with Colonel Yefim. Any violators will be investigated by my Security Bureau - I guess no one will like it."

Most people had expressions of uneasiness, caution and seriousness on their faces, and it was obvious that this meeting was not a simple one.

Some people's faces turned ugly.

Can only communicate with superiors - this sentence means that the superiors already know the situation but just haven't told you.

"Let's get straight to the point. The empire is facing serious economic problems right now, especially since it just experienced a major rebellion and is surrounded by enemy countries. Everything must be prioritized to supply military needs. We need to optimize our current domestic policies."

"Therefore, considering the actual situation, some of the laws and policies that were too weak in the past have reached the point where they have to be changed."

Oleg's expression became even gloomier. He knew that his premonition was correct. These guys called him here just to attack the imperial law.

"The Empire has the largest territory in this land, and a population second only to that of Great Yan. Therefore, we believe that it is necessary to take some exemplary actions to guide the choices of the Terran countries. For example, in terms of attitude towards the infected."

Qiao Yelan narrowed his eyes. He had just flipped through a few pages of his document, but Anatoly's words gave him a bad association.

"The population of the empire is made up of multiple races, and no racial laws have been established. Discrimination between races is strictly prohibited. This is the attitude that a unified country should have - but the infected should not be treated the same as healthy citizens."

Anatoly still had a warm smile on his face, but the words that came out of his mouth were gradually becoming chilling.

"Therefore, when the empire is facing difficulties, I think it is time to take away the excess mercy from these scum and use it in places that are more beneficial to the empire."

Chapter 37 Ursus is smart

"According to the imperial procedure, the issue you mentioned should be submitted to the Imperial Parliament, which is where I work, for review. It can only be voted on in the parliament after being read by His Majesty, rather than privately discussing it with a group of people—"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Secretary General, I haven't finished my speech yet."

Anatoly interrupted Alexander and ignored his question, continuing on his own.

Anger showed on Alexander's face. Just as he was about to explode, Qiao Yelan beside him grabbed his arm.

He looked at Qiao Yelan in confusion, only to find that the other party was shaking the documents in his hand.

"Page 4."

Alexander lowered his head and turned directly to page 4 without listening to Anatoly describing how the existence of the infected was a burden to the empire.

Then the color suddenly drained from his face.

[The infected have become a serious problem. The Empire must take relevant military action immediately, so as not to delay too long and cause the situation to become irreversible.]

[Therefore, I authorize Lieutenant General Anatoly Romanov to handle this matter with full authority through a military order. All government agencies and garrisons at all levels must fully cooperate, and I allow Lieutenant General Romanov to form a special operations team of no more than 12,000 people.]

The signature was Nikolai Romanov.

Anatoly's father.

Alexander looked up and found Anatoly looking at him. When he saw that he didn't ask any questions, he gestured for everyone to open the files.

"Please turn to page 4. There is a handwritten verbal order there. Should that explain your problem, Mr. Secretary?"

The man remained silent and continued to read the documents with his head down.

"Thank you."

He lowered his voice and said to Qiao Yelan.

There was no doubt that Anatoly was probably waiting for him to ask, and then severely suppress his momentum and establish his authority.

Alexander was no longer angry, and began to listen attentively to Anatoly's speech.

He wanted to hear what kind of plan the other party could come up with to deal with the problem of infected people.

"——We must expel the infected from existing cities and towns, at least to prevent them from affecting the lives of normal citizens. In other words, we must prevent the Originium disease from spreading through the infected."

"Then I want to ask, after they are expelled, how will you ensure that they have a new suitable living environment and sufficient supplies for survival?"

Qiao Yelan grabbed Alexander, but couldn't hold Oleg.

The judge questioned Anatoly with great anger.

"The Empire will guarantee the life and survival rights of every citizen. Even for serfs, there is the Serf Amendment Law to ensure this - that is a law I wrote myself! They are also the valuable assets of the Empire. Every citizen is a contributor to the Empire, and we should not let them fend for themselves with just a word of expulsion!"

Anatoly looked at the angry Oleg without losing the smile on his face.

"Then we can just add an 'Infected Persons Amendment Law' to make the social rights of these infected people lower than those of serfs."

There was silence.

Qiao Yelan closed the document and threw it on the table.

BYD made me laugh.

There was no need to read any more. Anatoly only said two sentences, and through these two sentences, he had already figured out the other party's true intentions.

Who the hell came up with the caste system?

Imperial nobility - Imperial army - free people - serfs, this was originally a regular social system in the shape of a pyramid, and it has always been the state of the Ursus Empire.

This structure did not see the first sign of change until it came to Vladimir, because he had been making every effort to transform serfs into free people, and even planned to start a war of annihilation to transform all serfs into free people, thus eliminating slavery in Ursus.

Of course, the beautiful dream that followed was abruptly cut short by Qiao Yelan, but there was no doubt that the pyramid structure had begun to shake, because the number of serfs at the bottom of the class had been cut to a level lower than the number of free people.

In fact, Vladimir was successful because he opened up the upward path for slaves, letting the serfs know the possibility of turning over a new leaf, and they would work harder to do so. The increase in the number of free people allowed the emerging bourgeois aristocrats cultivated by Qiao Yelan to taste the sweetness, so they were also vigorously promoting this matter.

Therefore, as long as the emperors who follow insist that serfs can be transformed into free citizens, the huge positive feedback will cause the entire serf class to automatically transform. Inertia alone will be able to crush all the nobles who still oppose this. Although it will take a long time, Vladimir's dream will eventually come true.

This is also the basis for Qiao Yelan's visit to the little emperor this time - he intends to give the little emperor a Longzhong Plan, asking him to continue to promote de-slavery, and in the capacity of the Tower of Babel Chamber of Commerce, he will take advantage of the great trade route to win over the emerging nobles to help the little emperor and confront the traditional nobles head-on.

As a result, the old guys now cut off the source of the problem, and Qiao Yelan was almost so angry that he jumped out of his wheelchair and punched the opponent twice.

Because the worst thing is that whether it is the old guys’ plan or Qiao Yelan’s plan, they can solve the current problems of Ursus.

Because the vast majority of the infected people who were demoted to lower classes by this plan were free people.

The reason is very simple - infected serfs are still serfs, and the nobles will not give up your labor force just because you are infected.

These infected people are spread across all walks of life, and as free people, they certainly have wealth and means of production that are at least enough for them to live on.

If we knock this group of people down now, the wealth we can extract from them may not be enough to transform Ursus, but at least it will help them get through this period of transition.