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Chapter 296: Female Friends(1/2)

London is destined to be sleepless tonight.

At midnight, many houses are still brightly lit, and babies are crying and couples are quarreling. The culprit of all this is the latest issue of The Times.

The newspaper published the entire content of Mavey's speech in Archbishop Park. When they saw Mavey's remarks about supporting women's rights, many men laughed disdainfully and made sarcastic remarks, but soon...

They saw their wife's indifferent gaze.

Putting aside the issue of giving women more jobs, let’s just talk about the voting rights and property inheritance rights that Ma Wei focused on. These are closely related to life. The vast majority of people don’t care whether their wives have voting rights, but property

Inheritance is indeed important.

The lifestyle of a family of three is very common. The couple conceives a child together. If it is a girl, the wife and daughter have no inheritance rights. Once something happens to a man, the property will be inherited by the man's brother, father, or male relatives.

At that time, a man's wife and daughter could only become each other's vassals and depend on others.

How good a life can they live?

When it comes to the issue of property, many men take a serious attitude. As husbands, they prefer to inherit property to their biological children instead of brothers. Who would want their wives and children to live a happy life after their death?

What about wink life?

But if you agree with Ma Wei's remarks about improving women's rights, you must agree to provide more jobs for women, which makes many men unwilling.

Based on the actual situation of the Kingdom of Windsor, the economy is indeed growing rapidly, and the jobs are far from being saturated. It would not be harmful to allocate some to women, but some people are unwilling to set this precedent.

"Nicholas must be stopped!"

In Clarence House, the eldest prince slammed the newspaper on the table and said angrily: "We must not let him succeed! If women get the right to vote, his approval rating will instantly surpass Donnell!"

Who came up with the idea of ​​improving women’s rights?

Nicholas von Manstein!

After women gain the right to vote, who will they vote for?

This seems to go without saying.

Even the eldest prince had to admit that Ma Wei had come up with a plan to pull out all the stops and caught him off guard!

"Your Highness, with all due respect, Nicholas's move is too cruel. He instigated the antagonism between men and women. Who doesn't have women in his family? Who doesn't have a mother or a wife?" Butler Nicks said with a solemn expression: "It's like the abolition of slavery.

Just like the proposal, when the times develop to a certain extent, it will naturally lead to many incredible situations."

"Do you agree with Nicholas's idea?" The eldest prince asked in surprise: "Do you think he is right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I think what Mr. Nicholas said is absolutely right. If you put aside your personal grudges and think from the perspective of a bystander, you will find that it is only a matter of time to improve women's rights."

The eldest prince was silent. He was indeed not calm. His mood swings were too serious when it came to the general election.

think carefully...

What Knicks said is right, and what Nicholas said is right.

Once this layer of window paper is pierced, it cannot be replaced again and must be faced head on.

It was obviously unwise to go against Nicholas at this time.

"But if we agree with Nicholas's remarks and really improve women's rights, the ultimate beneficiary will be Nicholas, which will be extremely detrimental to the election." The eldest prince pondered.

"Your Highness, we can also quote the remarks made by Mr. Nicholas today. They are not his alone, he was just the first to raise them." Nix said: "We can definitely get Congressman Donnell to strongly support it."

Improve women's rights and strive to promote legislation, so that the votes will be dispersed and not all go to Mr. Nicholas."

"What you said is very good." The eldest prince nodded slowly: "Notify Donal and ask him to hurry up and prepare the proposal and submit it to Congress before Nicholas."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Also, send someone to ask Mr. Butler why he hasn't taken action after so many days have passed. As long as Nicholas is dead, no one can threaten us!"

"clear..."

............................

"interesting..."

In the Chevalier family villa, the candlelight flickered in the lampshade. Under the dim light, Freya looked at the newspaper report about the content of Mavey's speech, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

As the leader of a political party, she certainly knows what kind of storm this report will cause. This is a major event that can subvert the situation in London!

Perhaps from now on, women can enjoy the same rights as men...

"I'm afraid there is no better opportunity than this..."

With a roll of her eyes, Freya picked up the bell on the corner of the table and rang it.

Jingle Bell...

Click.

The door opened, and a butler wearing white gloves walked in and said in a respectful tone: "Madam, what are your orders?"

"Inform Roselet, Pique, Heimano and others and ask them to come here immediately. I have something important to do."

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment: "Madam, it's so late. Please summon the leaders of the political parties to meet..."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Freya said with a smile: "Once women obtain the same political status as men, it proves that they have value. In order to obtain rights and interests, there will be outstanding people who will stand up and urge legislation, and I want to

What we do is to gather the best of these women to form a women’s union and seize the opportunity!”

"I understand, I'll do it now."

The next day.

Several proposals were sent to Congress early in the morning. The contents are basically the same. They are all about bills to improve women's rights. The people who sent these proposals had the figure of the eldest prince or the second prince behind them.

In less than a day, the issue of improving women's rights caused an uproar in London. Many people were unwilling to work. Many women gathered together to talk about their dissatisfaction with their husbands. It seemed to have turned into a crusade against the past dissatisfaction.

It was all vented at this moment.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In the afternoon, the "Evening Times" once again published Mavey's new remarks - about whether women should receive the same education as men.

This report once again intensified the conflict, but this time, Ma Wei’s target was not ordinary civilians, but the nobles who were watching from the sidelines!

Women who are qualified to go to school are all the lucky ones from well-off families. They have had food and drink since they were born, and only children are regarded as the apple of their eyes. However, no matter how hard they try, they cannot get the same opportunity to go to school as men. They can only rely on

Enter the school as an 'auditor', or go to a so-called 'boarding school'.

This is an unfair system, but no one dares to mention it. Now that Ma Wei has raised it in public, he is undoubtedly challenging the ancient rules of the Kingdom of Windsor. According to common sense, pioneers like Ma Wei should be burned alive, but this time

...

There were many supportive voices behind him.

Several female students organized a club and launched a march on campus. This brave move aroused the response of other public schools. In just a few days, a wave of feminist movements began with great vigor. On the streets of London, there were indifferent people.

Female students marching with signs after their father blocked them...

Parades are not allowed. According to the laws of the kingdom, large gatherings must be reported in advance. In order to maintain public order, the government sent Scotland Yard police. However, when the police arrived at the scene, they discovered that most of the people participating in the parade were daughters of noble families, and only

Only those who have received elite education have the courage to challenge the 'rules'.

Just when the police were hesitating whether to arrest or not...

Freya appears.

She rode in an expensive carriage and joined the parade as a duke. The female students were excited and rushed to the palace and Congress as if they had a backbone. Seeing this scene, Rhodes IV and Rhodes sitting in the palace

Prime Minister Winston and others were silent.

"Your Majesty, I seem to have seen Duke Freya..." Prime Minister Winston took a deep breath on his cigar: "What should we do? Should we arrest her?"

"What did she get involved with!" Rhodes IV coughed angrily. It was his order to dispatch the police, but he didn't want to see Freya arrested.

Even if you don't care about affection, you still have to look at the title of Duke Freya. The Duke is already the highest-ranking noble in the Kingdom of Windsor besides the prince. His influence is very important. He represents the interests of the established nobles. If today the king ignores the title of noble and orders

Arresting a Duke...

What would the other nobles think?

Have their titles become decorations?

After experiencing the Glorious Revolution, the power of the king of the Kingdom of Windsor is no longer what it used to be. It still has appeal and influence, all relying on the support of these nobles. If the nobles unite to oppose, he, the king, will be sidelined.

Even Prime Minister Winston Churchill sitting next to him came from an ancient aristocratic family!

Unable to catch him and unable to drive him away, Rhodes IV felt extremely headache and hurriedly convened the cabinet for discussion.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince and the second prince have both sent proposals to improve women's rights. Congress has accepted them..." Prime Minister Winston puffed on a cigar and said depressedly: "In this matter, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party actually

They are surprisingly unanimous. Even Duke Freya is the leader of a political party. The three of them join forces... I am afraid that this proposal will be forcibly passed."

What is before us is reality.

The Conservative Party and the Liberal Party have captured more than half of the seats in the House of Commons. On issues related to improving women's rights, even though many nobles insist on abiding by the ancient 'rules', they cannot withstand the joint pressure of the eldest prince and the second prince. In addition,

The growing number of demonstrations...

More and more members agree with the proposal. It is only a matter of time before the House of Commons passes it. As for the House of Lords... The female students parading outside are all daughters of noble families, many of whom are members of the House of Lords. What can they do?

Is it possible to sever the relationship between father and daughter?

The upper and lower houses compromise and pass the proposal, leaving only the last hurdle.

As long as the cabinet and the king sign the document, the proposal will be officially adopted.
To be continued...
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