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Chapter 109 Showdown
Chapter 109 Showdown
The Black Pearl then set sail from the New World.
Compared with when they came, the number of people on board more than doubled.
Fortunately, the cabin is big enough and there is still plenty of space.
The bottom-level boatmen of the Sharktooth Pirates that were captured on their ship before they came to Cape Moon have now been thrown in the New World, and some of them who have not changed their ways have been decisively disposed of now, freeing up a lot of space on the ship.
The return voyage did not have many twists and turns at first.
Winter Milia has never been the kind of high-ranking person who likes to give orders and pursue ostentation, so her boarding the ship hardly brought much change to the life of the sailors on board.
During the first few days of sailing, Wintermelia's favorite thing to do was to come to the deck when the weather was good, squat down quietly by herself, and watch the trumpet buds hold up the leaves to praise the sun.
Like Mu, she is obviously the kind of person who has never seen elves farming...
That night, Mu came to the cabin where Dong Milia lived.
Outside the cabin, a maid stopped him, and he went into the room to announce.
Not long after, the maid came out and informed him, "Sir Mu, you can go in now."
Mu's identity has been made public. After many people on the ship know that he is a nobleman, without knowing his specific title, it is always correct for the maid to call him Sir.
Mu nodded, then opened the door and entered the house.
The cabin where Dong Milia lived was not large, nor was it luxuriously furnished. Apart from a bed, there were only a few cabinets, a set of tables and chairs, a bookshelf, and a freezer.
Of course, the freezer here is not the kind of household appliances that use Freon to cool before Mu Chuan, but a wooden tank filled with water, in which are soaking a few miniature ice from the New World—an ice-type elf that looks like a cylinder of ice cream.
The freezing air naturally emitted by the mini ice can chill the water in the sink, which is always stocked with some refreshing drinks.
This elf version of the freezer is the only luxury in this room, except that Dong Milia didn't stuff too many luxury decorations in the cabin to show her status.
When Mu came in, she was sitting at the table, with a personal maid standing beside her, and there was a half-read hardcover book on the table.
"I didn't expect Mu to come to me. What do you want to talk to me about? By the way, I've always wanted to hear about your adventures at sea. Have you been to many places since you left your family? That must be very interesting."
What Mu asked the maid to report earlier was that he wanted to talk to Dong Milia.
Perhaps it was because leaving the New World allowed Dongmilia to temporarily let go of the burden of being a saint of the church. During this period of time, she was very lively at sea, and she was also very happy to see Mu Jinjin at this moment.
It has been a long time since there have been young people of equal status around her who can talk to her.
But this time Mu might disappoint her.
"I'm sorry, sister, I'll tell you the story of the adventure later. I came here this time mainly to ask His Highness, what do you think of noble families?"
The change of address in one sentence is enough to show Mu's attitude - calling her sister first is a commonplace, and changing her name to His Highness later means that she wants to talk about business.
Dong Milia immediately understood what Mu meant, and the smile on her face gradually calmed down.
Then she gestured for the maid to leave first.
Topics involving nobles are not suitable for too many people to hear.
"I didn't expect you to come over and talk to me about this." Dong Milia stretched out her hand to signal Mu to sit down, and sighed with emotion with a smile.
Mu immediately opened the seat and sat down.
This is his hard-won opportunity.
He actually wanted to say some things a long time ago, but it's a pity that others might not listen to what he said earlier.
His status seems noble - the son of the earl, the empress of a wealthy family, but in the current camp, this status is actually a bit embarrassing, because the Eliac family is not mainly betting on Wintermilia.
In addition, the body he seized was still too young, and some rebellious words came out of his mouth, which made people feel that the credibility was not good enough.
Fortunately, all this has been greatly improved now.
Everything stems from the style of the gun in front of Enuit Harbor!
Since the electromagnetic cannon shined in that battle and ended Geng Gui's invincible myth, Mu's status in the church camp has improved rapidly, and now his knowledge has received unprecedented respect, which finally made him unable to hold back the throbbing in his heart. That's why he took the initiative to find Dong Milia tonight.
Regarding his question, Dongmelia pondered for a moment, and replied: "The nobles are the guardians of the kingdom. They guard the territory and manage the people for the royal family, but they... Sometimes they are too greedy for unlimited power."
Dong Milia said hesitantly, but also a little tactfully.
She is not stupid, she understands the conflict between the navy and the seventh prince very clearly, the conflict is essentially caused by the different attitudes of the two sides towards the old nobles.
But she didn't say more at once, either.
She is willing to confide some teenage confusion with her younger brother Mu, but this does not mean that she will mindlessly tell the descendants of the Eliak family about her political views.
But this time, no matter whether she still has reservations or not, Mu has already decided to show her cards this time!
"Your Highness, and sister, you may be surprised by what I say next, but I hope you can listen to me first.
In my opinion, in today's era, the nobles are already a bunch of useless moths.
The nobles are essentially a group of courtiers who guard the territory for the royal family. They existed because in a long time ago, limited by the slow flow of information and the lack of carrying capacity, the royal family was unable to manage a huge country by itself.
The wealth produced by the land that cannot be effectively ruled will not flow into its own hands in the end.
In this case, the royal family was forced to make a compromise, entrusting the land to the nobles and granting them the power to manage it in exchange for a nominal oath of allegiance.
In other words, enfeoffment was only the result of a temporary compromise.
So if one day, when the kingdom has the ability to effectively rule the entire territory, why does it need to borrow the hands of the nobles? "
Under the background of the current era, Mu's words are undoubtedly treasonous, so he needs to gain a certain status, a certain prestige, and only speak when he has the confidence to say these words and will not be thrown out the door on the spot as a lunatic!
It can be said that his showdown shocked Wintermelia as soon as it came up.
This is not finished.
What Mu wants is not only to deny the necessity of nobles.
What he wants is to completely sweep the old aristocracy into the dustbin of history.
"Nobles are no longer necessary to the kingdom today, on the contrary, they are still a bunch of poisonous moths!
I believe that Your Highness, you have been able to feel in the past few years in the New World that the main production method of wealth has changed from traditional farming and animal husbandry to factories and commerce.
In the future, these two items are destined to become the pillars that the kingdom will rely on.
So, answer me, my lord, do you think the existence of the old aristocracy has done anything to help the development of industry and commerce? "
Facing Mu's sharp question like a sword, Dong Milia was completely stunned.
An originally peaceful and ordinary night seemed to suddenly become turbulent because of Mu Pingtan's words!
(End of this chapter)