Members of the two houses are roughly divided into two major factions. The ruling Conservative Party, led by the current leader, the Duke of Battleford, is concentrated on the right side of the hall. The opposition party, led by Lord Ode, is concentrated on the left.

Let me see, even though Mr. Duke of Battleford is nearly seventy this year, he has much better energy than the last few rows of MPs. He is listening to the Prime Minister's words with concentration, and he is surrounded by a circle of core members of the political party.

On the opposition side, everyone is preparing paper and pen, as if they are preparing to make things difficult for Mr. Benjamin. Only the representatives of the military and the church don't care much about these details. They sit together in the middle, as if to make their position clear, neither left nor right.

right.

"Huh, huh." The source of the slight snoring was the old man wearing a white navy uniform sitting in the first row in the middle. He was leaning on the sofa, his head tilted to one side.

"Who is the general with the braided beard and the afro?" Elizabeth asked in a low voice. She seemed to often see her father meeting with this senior naval admiral.

"Your Highness, are you talking about the admiral in the first row in the middle? He is the current First Sea Lord, Marshal Jackie Fisher."

"Sea Lord? Not a member of the cabinet?"

"Your Highness is the Lord of the Admiralty. The Sea Lord is actually in charge of the navy and is appointed by current military personnel. The Lord of the Admiralty is more like a person recommended by the navy to ask the cabinet for a budget."

What kind of weird system? Elizabeth realized something was wrong. The army was no longer a semi-independent kingdom, of course she wouldn't say so directly. The army seemed to be a semi-independent organization, and the lieutenant colonel next to her was also an active soldier.

"This ends my speech. What follows is a summary of the summer work of various government departments."

"Wow." There was applause in the stadium, and the sound obviously became lower and lower from right to left.

It turns out that there are so many ministers in the cabinet, and Elizabeth only knows about finance, internal affairs, diplomacy, army and navy. Only today on the throne can she clearly see the ministers below.

The Lord Chancellor and the Privy Council were still expected. When Elizabeth heard the last minister claiming that he didn't care about ministers, she almost couldn't stop laughing.

"There really is a minister who wants to have a hand in everything. The most ironic thing about him is that he doesn't care."

Elizabeth became unhappy soon after she finished complaining, because she heard that the Prime Minister was going to have question time for each member of Parliament.

"Ahem, I am a councilor from the sheltered islands. I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the princess what she thinks of the current situation of discrimination against women and ethnic minorities in the kingdom." This is a brown-skinned councilor who looks like a mixed race.

If you look at the seat to the left and towards the back, your status and political preference can be seen at a glance.

I think about what Mr. Detective taught me: one is correct nonsense, the other is blame. If so, just answer like this.

Elizabeth stood up on the throne and gently raised her skirt to say hello to the collective members.

"Good afternoon, dear gentlemen, first of all, I believe that the rights of women and ethnic minorities in our country continue to need to be discussed. Both women and ethnic minorities are legal citizens of our country, and they should obtain relative rights and interests as long as they meet certain conditions.

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Elizabeth took a deep breath and observed the reactions at the scene. Most of them were okay. Only the congressmen on the far right and far left showed dissatisfaction.

"Secondly, the protection of the rights of women and ethnic minorities is also very complex. I alone cannot fully understand so much. More people need to work together. I suggest that an unofficial committee be established in Congress to be interested in effectively working on these issues.

Working MPs can discuss it together. That’s my answer. Sir, are you satisfied?”

"I am very satisfied, Your Highness, your wisdom is as broad as the waters of the Stormy Ocean." After finishing speaking, the mixed-race congressman sat down.

"Pah, pah, pah." The applause was louder than the Prime Minister's speech.

Prime Minister Benjamin glanced back at Elizabeth on the throne behind her. This princess had more political talent than the eldest prince and had a more positive attitude toward politics than the second prince. The only pity was that she was a woman.

The following meeting did not lead to such disturbances, and what remained was an endless war of words between the ruling party and the opposition party. Elizabeth understood why Admiral Fisher of the Navy slept so soundly.

"Jacob, have you counted the donations in the money box?" In Martin's room in Les, a small town in Dunland, a young man with a grimace was looking through the money box and taking out the copper coins one by one.

came out.

"After counting Mr. Martin, I see that most of them are a few pfennigs. How about giving them a casual estimate? How about twenty marks." Jacob reported a large number, believing that it would only be about ten marks at most.

"No, we have to keep our word. Of course, if you are willing to give out twenty marks in exchange for this cash box, that's not impossible." Martin saw through this little guy's idea of ​​being lazy at a glance.

"Forget it, it's not easy for me to make some money, and I have to send it home. Although my father is not a human being, I can't study." Jacob continued to hold up the coins bitterly.

In the Ocean of Storms, Drake commanded the Thor to be renovated. The hole in the bow of the ship had been repaired, and it was now moving at full speed toward the northeast.

"Have you been obsessed with it recently? It's okay to take down our flag. Why do you want us to cover the hull with iron sheets?" A sailor held the iron sheet and riveted it to the cabin.

"Perhaps it was because I was stimulated last time. Anyway, let's get to work. This is heading back to the Western Continent. Will you give us a long vacation?" Another man dressed as a chef helped him press the iron plate and answered.

road.

"Josefa, have you remembered all your missions?" Drake deliberately changed out of his cotton and linen lantern shirt and long leather vest into a normal short-sleeved shirt with a stand-up collar and a cloth mantle. If it weren't for the skulls on both arms,

The tattoo is quite eye-catching, and I can pass myself off as an authentic gentleman from the Kingdom of Bruguet.

"Remember Captain, where do you know such a person? Is it reliable? Don't be fished, otherwise one of the most valuable members of the Thor will be hanged."

Josefa was still dressed elegantly today, looking at the old man holding a cane. If you didn't know his profession, Josefa looked like a banker in the West District of the kingdom's capital.

"Don't worry, the other party is just a middleman, and he seems to be a policeman. There is a policeman who takes the initiative to reveal that he has an underground network."

"That's fine, you have to take care of me. In fact, if my identity is exposed, I will be arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment at most. If the captain can't pay my salary next year, just exchange me for a bounty." Josefa half-joked.

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Chapter completed!