I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

However, Wei Yanwu's muttering was heard by Chen Huijie who was standing nearby. Originally, these young people were still discussing that Shuangxing from Chen Qi's team would also play a role, and they also said that the role played by Shuangxing seemed to be quite powerful.

Obviously, the words of Shuang Xing's character were indeed very confusing after being disguised. At least that was the case before her true nature was exposed. And Wei Yanwu smiled and shook his head in response to his niece's questioning:

"You are only superficial, Xiao Chen. This woman is not the kind of good official who is dedicated to serving the people."

"If she is wholeheartedly serving the people and sympathizes with the infected, she should propose relevant policies and build welfare homes. However, the area she manages not only has the worst public security, but she also attempts to make a large number of infected people become law enforcers. Do you think this is really a good thing?"

"You know, these infected people are the real bottom of society. Even if there are some good people among them, most of them are people who have been oppressed and suppressed for a long time. If these people have the power to enforce the law, will they abuse their power for personal gain against those who are not infected? Will they take the opportunity to retaliate?"

"This..." Chen Huijie subconsciously thought of this when she heard it. Of course, Chen did not expect this, mainly because most of the infected people she came into contact with were good people, such as Chen Qi's art troupe and those in Rhodes Island.

But now Chen Huijie turned his head and thought... Even if it was just the infected people in the Longmen slums, most of them were actually quite dangerous. If they suddenly gained control of the law enforcement power, what would they do?

Suddenly, Chen Huijie realized how naive her previous thoughts were. Seeing this, Wei Yanwu continued:

"This woman is not as simple as she appears. She may seem radical, but in fact her radical tactics are designed to gain more supporters, because there are many people who are as radical as she is. This is why she, as the district committee chairperson, can remain as stable as a rock despite ranking last in the country in terms of security."

"However, if such a person is really promoted, will she continue to stick to her radical methods when facing other officials? Will she really bring benefits to the poor people she cares about now?"

"Not necessarily? I'm afraid that she speaks differently to different people. In essence, everything she does is just to gain more supporters for her own promotion. In the future, she will only speak for those who will support her."

However, even though Wei Yanwu said so much, an old politician like him could see through the positioning of the character of Frost Star because he was experienced and talented, and he could instinctively smell that something was wrong with a person.

Of course, the most important thing is Chen Qi’s "Yes, Prime Minister", which is a comedy, and the definition of the characters is somewhat exaggerated.

What's even more frightening is that even after exaggeration, many civilians and audiences will still be deceived by the one-sided words of the character played by Shuangxing. In reality, no one sees things from a third-person perspective, which will only make the authorities more confused.

And those officials who really intend to do so will only hide deeper and become more difficult to identify.

That is why it is said that universal education is very important. The purpose of education is to make people become more and more open-minded, less ignorant, and more able to look at a person or a thing dialectically, rather than always being led by the nose in a hot-headed manner.

Back to the drama, when Lord Blood Demon saw Frost Star moving out the poor, as a cabinet secretary, he was very confident about this because he thought he understood the thoughts of those so-called "poor people".

"Agnes, I know them. I have read all the published reports, all the statistics, all the official debriefings, and believe me, my dear lady, I know them."

"Okay." Frost Star smiled playfully upon hearing this, and asked her first question to the confident Blood Demon Lord:

"How much is half a pound of butter?"

"...?"

However, when the Blood Demon Lord received this question, he was almost subconsciously stunned. However, judging from his immediately panicked expression, he obviously did not know the answer to this question.

What Shuang Xing didn't know was that her question not only stumped the Blood Demon Lord in the play, but also stumped a large number of high-level officials from various countries who were watching at the moment. Even the women from Longmen, such as Chen Huijie, Xing Xiong, Shi Huaiya, and Lin Yuxia, were a little confused.

Wei Yanwu was also a little dazed, and subconsciously asked Wen Yue beside him:

"Wenyue, how much does a pound of butter cost in Longmen?"

Wen Yue: "...I'll ask Lao Li. He should know."

However, the embarrassing plot for the top leaders of various countries is still going on. The Blood Demon Lord doesn't know how to answer this question, but he has to make up a story even if he loses the battle. He said nervously:

"Well, how should I know? Twenty (Victoria) coppers?"

"20 copper coins?!" Froststar's reaction clearly showed that this answer was incorrect. Blood Demon Lord was desperate and quickly changed his answer: "2 (copper coins), I don't know!"

"—— Exactly, how do you know?" Shuang Xing was also clearly aware that people like the Blood Demon Lord who had been in high positions for a long time had long been out of touch with the people, and then raised a few more questions:

“What time does the Social Security Bureau open?”

"How many meters can a Originium heater with 0.5 copper coins jump?"

"I don't quite understand what you are talking about!" The Blood Demon Lord, who had no answer to these questions, immediately stopped the topic that was not in his favor from continuing. However, Frost Star was not willing to give in and continued to speak aggressively:

“Of course you don’t know, if you knew you wouldn’t be using the government to prop up the system.”

"I understand and I sympathize. Helping people out of poverty is a great virtue." After a brief panic, the Blood Demon Lord tried to regain his rhythm and said quickly:

“But we don’t really have the resources to make it happen.”

"Who doesn't have it?" Frost Star asked suddenly, and the Blood Demon Lord replied as a matter of course: "The country."

"really?"

At this moment, Shuang Xing showed an expression of interest. She looked around and pointed at the items in the office casually, and said:

"Is this table the state's? This porcelain? Are these paintings the state's? Or are they yours alone?"

"These are government properties." The Blood Demon Lord replied seriously, and Frost Star said directly:

"These can probably be sold for... 80,000 gold coins, right? Enough for 20 single-parent families to live on for a year. And what about your salary?"

"This has nothing to do with this!" As soon as his vested interests were mentioned, the Blood Demon Lord immediately became anxious and angry, but Frost Star didn't buy it at all and immediately expressed his own ideas:

"Very good, come with me. I'll give you 100 gold coins a week, and save 70,000 gold coins a year for those in need."

However, Frost Star's plans on TV became more and more radical. This time, not only old hands like Wei Yanwu, but even young people like Chen Huijie who were in senior positions began to feel that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.

Because from a theoretical point of view, Frost Star's proposal can indeed be said to be of great merit, and it can indeed help the poor...but why does it feel so wrong to use their money to help the poor?

Of course, this is not to say that they are unwilling to share. Chen Huijie, Xing Xiong, Shi Huaiya and almost everyone else has paid out of their own pockets to help infected people in the slums. But paying out of your own pocket and being forced to do so by others using moral coercion are indeed two completely different feelings.

Especially since their salaries were not as high as Humphrey's in the play, which was an astonishing 81,000 Victoria gold coins per year. Their salaries were just enough to get by at their pace of life.

But you just can't tell what's wrong with Frost Star's theory...but you just vaguely feel that something is wrong.

In the play, Lord Blood Demon slowly began to lose the upper hand in the contest with Frost Star. While pouring tea, Lord Blood Demon changed the subject again and asked:

"Tell me, Agnes, you have a policy that only eggs laid by free-range feathered animals can be sold in your jurisdiction. Does this improve poverty?"

"——Animals have rights, too, understand?" Froststar's answer was unexpected, and she said firmly: "A life of captive feathered animals is worse than death. Would you like to spend your life crammed together with six hundred noisy, smelly creatures? Unable to breathe fresh air, unable to move, unable to stretch, unable to think?"

"Of course not, that's why I never run for parliament."

The Blood Demon Lord knew that he could no longer convince the other party, so he just complained lightly that the House of Commons was like a zoo, and once again successfully made a large number of audiences laugh.

However, up to now, Frost Star's remarks are still supported by many civilian audiences, because Frost Star's remarks now do seem to be fighting for their welfare.

Even young people like Chen Huijie and Amiya, although they felt that something was wrong, still believed that Shuangxing's original intention was good, but the method was a little radical.

While they were thinking this, the Blood Demon Lord in the play began to talk to Frost Star about the topic of the police, and this part of the plot finally made them realize that something was wrong.

"But don't you understand that maintaining sufficient police force is good for all of us?" The Blood Demon Lord really began to reason, explaining earnestly:

"It will especially take care of those poor civilians living in high-crime areas."

The Blood Demon Lord's words also made several members of the Longmen Guard Bureau nod their heads frequently. After all, they were such people. Every time there was a riot in the slums, it was them and the members of the Guard Bureau who stopped and suppressed it. They did protect the civilians.

Even Amiya from Rhodes Island nodded. Although she had not lived in a moving city for much of her life, she knew that the police were there to protect civilians and were an indispensable force in governing a moving city.

However, the next moment, Shuang Xing shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disagree."

At this moment, the Blood Demon Lord also changed his expression and immediately said, "Do you want them to be in danger of being robbed, violated, or killed by earth-made Originium bombs?"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

However, Shuang Xing's light words stunned all those who had supported her idea. Chen Huijie even stood up and shouted subconsciously:

"There's nothing we can do about it?! Does that mean that because crime cannot be prevented, we don't need the police?! Ridiculous!"

"So I said, Xiao Chen, you have to judge people carefully. This kind of woman is very dangerous, especially in the officialdom." Wei Yanwu was not surprised by this result. Rather, he was glad that this drama was a comedy, so the other party's true nature was revealed so quickly.

In the play, Froststar doesn't care about destroying the parliament, the court, and even the monarchy. The Blood Demon Lord is really anxious this time, saying:

"If you're in a good mood, you'd also like to burn down my office?!"

"No, of course not." When Shuang Xing heard this, his eyes lit up slightly. This man who seemed to be seeking welfare for the civilians before, and wanted to engage in anarchism the next moment, just said lightly:

"—maybe I can use it."

At this moment, the character played by Shuang Xing is completely clear. She is an ambitious person who uses extreme means to get to the top, and she is not working for the welfare of the common people at all. She is just speaking for her own benefit to win more people to support her.

A very scary local government official, and her image made the top leaders of various countries seem to see a miniature of local government officials...

Chapter 145: Can you even learn about national policy by watching TV dramas?

"I didn't expect...she would be this kind of person..."

As for Rhodes Island, Amiya, who finally saw through the character played by Froststar, couldn't help but mutter to herself with lingering fear, but what followed was a feeling of shame and anger that she had been deceived, or even cheated, by the other party.

Amiya is very kind to everyone, and rarely gets angry even at her enemies, because a "shelter open to the infected" like Rhodes Island is indeed rare in this land, and most of the infected are extremely sensitive and vigilant, and it is difficult for them to trust others.

Amiya and the people of Rhodes Island had done this before. In order to persuade some infected people who were already terminally ill to trust Rhodes Island, they chased them for a long distance to persuade them, but they were avoided or even attacked by those infected people.

But even if she was misunderstood or distrusted, Amiya would not be angry. But this time her kindness was taken advantage of, and Amiya was rarely annoyed with the character played by Shuangxing.

"It's okay, Amiya. At least seeing this kind of person on TV is better than actually meeting him in real life and getting hurt."

Kal'tsit was not at all surprised that "Amiya" was deceived this time. Rather, if she had not lived longer and met all kinds of people, she might have been deceived by the first impression of the character played by Froststar.

After all, this land is not short of ambitious people and conspirators who feed on the flesh and blood of others, but there are also idealists who continue to fight.

Kal'tsit had expected Amiya to be deceived. After all, Amiya grew up in a place like Rhodes Island where idealists gathered. In most places on this earth, there was neither the harmonious atmosphere of Rhodes Island nor the simple interpersonal relationships like here.

As for Yan Nation, the Emperor of Yan Nation was not in the same good mood as Kal'tsit at the moment. He frowned slightly, echoing the role played by Frost Star before, and said coldly:

"How can such a greedy person be qualified to be a local official? Isn't he a scourge who feeds on the people?"

"Grandmaster, draft an edict. Have the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel work together to include moral character in the assessment of officials and in the subsequent imperial examinations."

"We in Great Yan govern the country with 'virtue, loyalty, and filial piety'. These three pillars are indispensable. Anyone who does not meet these three criteria will not be allowed to serve as an official. We in Great Yan do not lack capable people, but only those with virtue can be entrusted with important tasks."

"Yes." The Grand Tutor immediately accepted the order, and Zhongyue on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.

When Zhongyue saw that this episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" was satirizing local governments, he almost had a heart attack, because this time it could be said that all the countries on the Terra continent could be hurt. Which country doesn't have local governments? It is impossible for a central government to directly govern the entire country. If that happens, either the emperor will be exhausted or all the officials will be exhausted.

Chong Yue was still worried that Chen Qi's sarcasm this time was too strong and would have the effect of "pointing at someone's nose and scolding him"... But now it seems that His Majesty is not only not angry, but has even used this as a mirror to promulgate many new policies.

Zhongyue still doesn't know whether these policies are really beneficial to the people, but at least it seems to be... Then this is naturally a good deed, which can increase his chances of convincing the Emperor of Yan.

Back in the show, Huck, played by Tracy, returns home and talks about local government and Humphrey with his wife, who was transformed by a shapeshifter cluster.

When it comes to the conversation between Lord Blood Demon and Frost Star, Tracys was in a rare good mood, and said with a somewhat cheerful tone: "He said the conversation went well, but he didn't want to say more. He just drank four large glasses of whiskey in ten minutes."

However, in addition to teasing the Blood Demon Lord, Tracys still invited "Dorothy" played by Tallulah to come and help him come up with ideas to solve the problems of the local government.

When it comes to local governments, Tallulah obviously knows everything about them, and she said as a matter of course:

"This is a situation where it's either us or the enemy. We should be the local rulers."

"Does 'we' refer to the people or the central government?" Tracy asked directly, and Tallulah's answer was:

"In a democracy, it should be the same."

"We all know that's not the case..." Tracy muttered secretly with a self-deprecating smile. Obviously, the so-called "democracy" could not deceive politicians of his level.

"Well, I mean us the people. Local government is supposed to be there for us, to be part of us, but they are not."

“They only do things for themselves — for their power, convenience and profit.”

Tallulah used the simplest and most understandable method to expose the current relationship between local governments and the people. However, such a straightforward exposure obviously made many senior officials of many countries feel quite uncomfortable, but they wanted to refute it, but they didn't know how to refute it for a while.

And now, in Shangshu of Yan State, Liang Xun, the prefect of Shangshu, rarely skipped his official duties and came in front of the TV. Now, "Yes, Prime Minister" is a household name even in Yan State, and as the prefect of Shangshu, Liang Xun naturally learned about this wonderful drama with great reference value from the people of Shangshu.

His old friend "Lao Li" from Tuolongmen got the videotape of the first season and became a loyal viewer of "Yes, Prime Minister".

This time, facing the "Yes, Prime Minister" that was publicly broadcasted throughout Terra, Liang Xun, who intended to use this drama as a bronze mirror to examine himself, naturally did not miss it. Regarding the plot that was being broadcasted now, Liang Xun could not help but close his eyes and muttered to himself:

"It's really sharp, every word hits the heart."

"Mr. Liang, as far as I know, you are not the kind of official described in this TV series."

Next to Liang Xun, a Yan country woman from the Elafia (Deer) tribe also smiled and said, "Who in Shangshu doesn't know that Lord Liang is honest and incorruptible, loves the people like his own children, and has governed Shangshu for many years, and the people live and work in peace and contentment?"

"...Miss Ning, you are too kind. I am just doing my job. How dare you say I have done anything?"

Liang Xun was slightly relieved by what Miss Ning said, but he still frowned and said, "But I am also worried. After many years in the officialdom, I have already smoothed my mind... Now I still think I can keep my original intention."

"But in the next ten or twenty years, will Liang become the kind of person he once hated the most? Whenever I think about this, I can't help but lose some confidence..."

This time, Miss Ning did not answer Liang Xun's words, but wasn't she thinking the same thing?

Most officials of Yan State would think so because Yan State is now in a period of prosperity. Although it cannot be said that there are no corrupt officials, most officials still fulfill their responsibilities.

This time, "Yes, Prime Minister" criticized the corruption of local governments and the conflicts between local governments and the central government, which also made the officials of Yan State reflect on themselves and whether they had made the same mistakes?

And at this moment, on TV, Tallulah finally proposed her solution, which is called "Turning Them into Us."

To this end, Tallulah also gave an example: if Tracy wanted to stop a large government project, what should he do?

"Ask the civil servants to cooperate." As the Prime Minister, Tracy answered immediately. And after a moment of silence, Tallulah couldn't help but laugh:

"No, I mean if you were a normal person."

"I don't even remember what it feels like to be a commoner..." Tracy couldn't help but sigh. Having wasted half his life in officialdom, he was obviously no longer close enough to the people.