Chapter 307: Being Smart
The next day.
The parliament was held as scheduled.
Ethan went to pick up Sophia early, and then went to the parliament building together.
I thought he was early enough, but when he arrived at the parliament building, he found that others were earlier than him.
Because it was not time for the meeting yet, everyone sat in the reception room and chatted.
Ethan took a general look at the expressions of the crowd, and most of them seemed relatively stable.
Especially the Duke of Lyon, who always had a faint smile on his lips, and seemed more relaxed.
Seeing this, Ethan felt somewhat relieved, after all, he didn't want to lead a group of wavering people.
However, he found that the number of people seemed to be a little more.
According to the statement received yesterday, there should be only 17 families left, but it seems that there are more than 17 families on the scene.
So he sat on the chair, took out a notebook, and began to count.
It turned out that the Swarovski family and the Brown family were added.
These two families were the basic members when the parliament was first established. However, this time they did not make a statement, but still appeared in the parliament building.
Ethan was a little confused and tried hard to recall the information of the two families.
The Swarovski family runs the jewelry industry. Whether it is general jewelry or magic stones, they are in an absolute leading position. The target of their business is generally the aristocracy.
The Brown family runs the road transportation industry, with a large number of transport fleets and warehouses.
Both families are extremely dependent on the existence of the aristocratic forces in Maro City. Why didn't they issue a statement?
Could it be that they didn't receive their letters?
Impossible!
Catherine told herself very clearly that everyone had received the letter.
It can't be that these two families want to get away with it!
Are they really that stupid?
Faced with such a situation of right and wrong, they actually want to get away with it?
Don't they understand what it means to fool everyone?
If they can get away with it, why do other families still issue statements of support or withdrawal?
Could it be that they think others are fools?
Ethan couldn't believe that there were such idiots in the world. He was worried that Catherine didn't do things well, so he could only have a good chat with the two families first.
However, since the patriarchs of the two families did not come, they could only call their representatives.
The representative of the Swarovski family was named Pittman, a middle-aged man who was neatly dressed and looked quite mature and stable.
The representative of the Brown family was named David, who looked old and frail, and was still wearing the robe of their family's financial officer.
Ethan did not ask whether their family had received the letter, but sat quietly in a chair, staring at the eyes of the two without saying a word.
As a result, both of them looked at Ethan expressionlessly.
This made Ethan unable to figure out the two people's thoughts for a while, and finally had to say: "Did you two receive the letter I sent yesterday about the content of today's parliament?"
When the two heard this, their faces finally showed a trace of panic.
However, it was all fleeting.
Pittman replied: "Sir Ethan, you don't like to communicate beforehand, why do you suddenly change your style?"
"Yes!" David echoed: "The patriarch just went out, so I don't know much."
"It's the same with our family, we don't know much."
"Oh!" Ethan nodded after hearing this, responded casually, and stopped talking.
At this time, the time for the parliament was just up.
Ethan slowly stood up, smiled at the two of them, and led the way to the parliament hall.
Others naturally followed into the parliament hall.
The representatives of the two families walked in at the end. They saw that everyone else had gone in and Ethan had no intention of asking for accountability, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Isn't this young man too arrogant? Why does he make decisions for other families? If you don't follow him, you will have to withdraw from the parliament. Who does he think he is?" Pittman complained indignantly.
The older David did not echo, and walked forward with a wry smile.
When he was about to enter the door of the parliament, he hesitated, stood in front of the door motionless, and just didn't take the last step.
Because of Ethan's performance just now, he sensed a hint of crisis.
In fact, he had felt it before, but he still held a glimmer of luck, but now when he really stepped into the parliament hall, that glimmer of luck suddenly shattered.
Seeing this, Pittman frowned: "What's wrong with you? Are you scared?"
David woke up and smiled at Pittman: "I won't go! I advise you not to go in either."
Pittman saw David retreating at the last minute and snorted coldly: "Waste!"
Then he waved his hand and walked into the parliament hall openly, and the door of the hall slowly closed after he entered.
David looked at the closed door, and his eyes gradually turned red.
"I hope my judgment is correct!"
"That's all I can do for the family."
After muttering to himself, David ran back the way he came, because he still had to persuade the patriarch to issue a statement to withdraw from the parliament.
Today's parliament went smoothly and ended in less than two hours.
The meeting passed a very important bill, the first law enforcement power.
The content of this bill stipulates that all penalties for illegal acts must be handled by the courts under the parliament.
Other individuals and organizations have no right to conduct private trials.
As soon as the bill was passed, Sofia arranged for law enforcement officers to begin investigating the Tegru family's defamation of the Holy Light Church.
At the same time, the candidate for the head of the city management committee was also finalized in today's parliamentary discussion.
A senior financial officer from the Stein family, named Ibramovich, stood out among the candidates.
The reason for choosing him was that among the candidates, only he had been involved in the sanitation renovation project of the imperial capital.
His father had personally participated in the project and taught him by example, so he had some understanding.
As for whether it was true, no one knew, at least that was what Ethan explained to everyone.
After the meeting, everyone left one after another.
Pittman, the representative of the Shihualuo family, was the last to enter and the last to leave.
When he left, he seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were dull, and he staggered out of the hall, no longer arrogant before entering the door.
Thinking of what happened in the parliament, Pittman couldn't stop shaking all over.
He couldn't believe that there were such bullies in the world.
The jewelry industry was taxed at 1000%, and magic consumables such as magic stones were capped at a price that was not allowed to exceed 50 gold.
This is a tax bill that the parliament has just passed.
50 gold, a magic stone is sold for 50 gold!
The cost of any magic stone is more than this price, is there anyone who bullies like this?
Why do they set a price cap on other people's items?
Why?
And if I guess correctly, my family cannot exceed 50 gold, and it will definitely be investigated if it exceeds.
But other families will sell at normal prices, and there will be no problem.
Judging from the properties of hard currency such as magic stone, it will take less than two days for a bunch of competitors to join this industry.
The family's monopoly position will be gone in an instant.
This is equivalent to the family's business that has been operated for hundreds of years, just giving it away.
The family may face economic difficulties because of this.
Why do they bully people like this?
At this moment, Pearman wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry.
He regretted it.
His greed for a while aroused public anger, and now all the nobles in Maro City are waiting to share his family.
It's over!
This must be told to the patriarch immediately.
Thinking of this, Pittman ignored his anger and hurried to the territory...
