Chapter 129 A wall

In the palace, Norton I was discussing the murder case discovered this morning with his ministers.

William thought of how a group of nobles and ministers would respond to this incident. He once said in a joke that these people might consider building a high wall. He was just joking at that time, and he absolutely never expected that the group of people would actually talk about this response at this time.

Perhaps this is because William could not have imagined the fear of these princes and nobles about this matter.

Before this, the nobles and the poor were still living in two worlds, poor and messy slums were just a symbol for the nobles. The poor started to commit crimes when they were desperate, and the targets were often people of the same class and had nothing to do with the nobles.

But now, Andre, as a viscount and known as the "strongest warrior in the kingdom", was beheaded. They realized that when people in the slums were desperate, these damn untreated and honored people would not obediently hide at home and starve to death or commit suicide, or commit suicide, and they were more likely to commit crimes or even commit crimes!

At that time, these people would not take into account how long the nobles had inherited and how noble their status was. When they were on the verge of crime and maintaining the order of the nobles' status and security, the law had been left behind by them.

At the beginning, those criminals were limited to the vicinity of slums, but now it seems that as the public security and living conditions gradually deteriorate, crimes tend to spread to civilian areas and even aristocratic areas.

"The old minister has heard of the reputation of the Kingdom of Goya," said the interior minister loudly, with a large belly and gray hair. "The royal city of Goya takes a layer by layer to drive away lazy and greedy maggots out of the city's tall walls, and joins the garbage. Inside, where the nobles and royals live, there is also a wall to protect the safety of the nobles and royals, and at the same time maintain the dignity of the nobles and royals, and distinguish us from the civilians with low status."

"There is only one entrance to the walls of the entire royal city of the Goya Kingdom where the poor live. The city is in an orderly manner, and the places where the nobles and royals live are spotless and regarded as a model of a segregated society!" The Interior Minister gradually increased his voice, "Your Majesty, this excellent system is worth learning from in our country!"

The ministers were talking about it. These people were all nobles and involved their own safety. They seemed to agree with the proposal of the Interior Minister.

As the Minister of Finance, Arcadio sighed and stepped forward and asked only one question:

"Where is the money?"

The scope of responsibilities of the Interior Minister includes public security and crime issues, not financial work, and has no clear understanding of the national finances. However, Alcatio knew that it seemed convenient to follow the example of the Kingdom of Goa to social isolation. He also thought that this policy was good, but the Kingdom of Chanavia, which built the city wall, could not afford it now.

"We can increase taxes on civilians!" the Home Secretary suggested.

But then without waiting for Arcadio to respond, a minister asked back: "Do you still want to expand the slums?"

"Is the safety of the royal family and the nobles not as important as a group of civilians?" The Interior Minister turned around and glared at his opponents.

"Expanding the slums will only further deteriorate the public security conditions, and our safety will become even more problematic!" Opponents expressed their reasons, "Andre's death has not been found out yet. Whether it was a crime in the slums is still unsure. This case is a bit strange and must be thoroughly investigated."

The Interior Minister said sternly: "Whether there is something strange about this case and whether there is any hidden behind it is not an imminent question. The existence of the slums has threatened the safety of our royal family and nobles. This is the most important thing now!"

"You're right," Arcadio nodded, but suddenly changed his voice: "But even if the city wall is determined to be built, it will not be built overnight. Before this, the further deterioration of public security will not be a good thing for us."

Seeing that the arguments of several people had no result, Norton I, who had been silent, suddenly suggested: "Since that's the case, how about raising taxes on the nobles?"

The hall suddenly became quiet, followed by a storm-like opposition.

"Your Majesty! The nobles and royal families are the cornerstones of the rule of the country, and the face of the country," said a minister heartbrokenly. "If no nobles cannot maintain their own dignity, how will others view this country? How will they think that this country is weak and poor?"

Norton I frowned: "In that case, what exactly are your opinions?"

Seeing that Norton I seemed a little impatient and actually proposed to increase taxes on the nobles, this made the gang of ministers who were nobles frightened.

Alcatel also did not care about opposing the proposal of the Home Secretary. He immediately made an idea: "Your Majesty, the two proposals to build the city wall and increase taxes on civilians are actually feasible, but before the city wall is built, a key problem needs to be solved, that is, to prevent further deterioration of public security and threaten the safety of royal and nobles."

"Do you have any good solutions?" asked Norton I.

"Storte and his militia," Alcateio said slowly while sorting out his thoughts, "Their original duty was to assist in maintaining public order. For the sake of this, it is to get them to work as soon as possible to sort out public orders, especially to arrest lawless criminals in the slums! We will ensure our personal safety before the city wall is built."

"Can they do it?" Norton I was full of worry.

You should know that the person who died now is not someone else, but his escort captain, known as the "strongest warrior of the kingdom". In the impression of Norton I, criminals in the slums are even more dangerous than Germa 66. At least the latter is still far away, and the problem of the slums is close to you.

"Stort is extremely brave, and even Andre is not his opponent, let alone he is jealous of evil, so he will definitely do this job well."

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"I can't do this job." William said to Alcatel in a dilemma.

As soon as the meeting in the palace was over, Arcadio returned home and summoned William to tell him the content of the meeting in the palace, which was a speech in advance.

Arcati Auburn believed that with William's usual performance, he would readily agree to the suggestions he mentioned in the meeting and honestly implement them. Unexpectedly, William would refuse without hesitation.

"Why can't you do it?" Alcateo asked in a cold tone.

"I only have more than 300 people under my office, and they are all pirates. It is not their good at going ashore to maintain public order. Besides, how can such a small number of people manage the entire slum area while protecting the safety of residents in the noble area?" William spread his hands.
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