The day after the dinner, Todd, after dealing with the government affairs at hand, came to the venue of the political debate according to the time and place provided by Emerson.

　　 The so-called debate in West Side is a bit similar to the TV talks during the US presidential campaign in the previous life.

　　 It's just that the venue is set in the Muxi Grand Theater, and the audience also sat directly in front of the candidates from the TV.

　　 When Todd walked into the venue, the entire theater was instantly overwhelmed by calls and praises. The king, who had not appeared for a long time, finally returned to the kingdom. This is a great thing for the people.

　　 But for some people, it may be a great shock.

　　 When the campaign team of the Commercial League saw the King’s return, everyone’s faces appeared unanimously nervous and uneasy.

　　 Todd sat on the viewing platform on the second floor, waved to the audience first, and then cast his gaze to the stage below.

　　 Emerson took a few assistants and sat on the left side of the stage. A young man in his twenties with sharp eyes and bright clothes sat opposite him, seemingly not at all concerned about the next debate.

　　 A person looking like a consultant, from the seat of the business alliance, ran out in a panic, walked to the young man's side, and quietly gestured to him to look at the second floor stand.

　　 The young man shook his head impatiently, and drank the man back.

　　 Todd stared at this powerful and confident young man, and wondered in secret, could this be the Rutledge Dalson mentioned by Emerson, the current head of the Dalson family?

Rutledge glanced at the audience, threw the speech prepared by his subordinates on the ground, got up from the chair, and said to the audience: "Today, what I want to say to you here is not the experience. The revised and whitewashed manuscript! It is a fact, a complete and indisputable fact!"

Listening to a group of college students chanting Rutledge's name there, Todd smiled and said to Huggins: "This young man is really the head of the Dalson family? Although his words and deeds are full of passion , But I don’t know how to be restrained."

Huggins bent down and said in a low voice, "Rutledge has two sisters and one younger sister, who is the only son of the former Dalson Patriarch. He was placed in high hopes by the family and inherited the position of Patriarch from his father last year. Your Majesty. , Don’t underestimate this young man, he is very good in terms of eloquence, speculation or action."

　　 Todd suddenly became interested, he leaned forward, wanting to see what the outcome of this debate would be.

　　 The host of the debate, a prestigious university professor, signaled the audience to be quieter, and then announced the official start of the political debate.

　　The first issue that comes up is the issue that the Knight Council is most concerned about-taxation.

　　 Rutledge first attacked: "Prime Minister, I read last year’s fiscal announcement. Last year’s tax revenue clearly increased by 52% compared to the year before, but the kingdom’s year-end accounts showed a deficit. How should this be explained?"

　　 Emerson wore his reading glasses, picked up a manuscript, and said calmly: "Because of the substantial increase in government expenditure."

　　 Rutledge followed and asked, "Can you tell me what are the main expenses?"

　　 "Urban infrastructure, port expansion, salaries of government officials, social welfare..."

　　 "Wait a minute!" Rutledge suddenly interrupted Emerson's words: "You mentioned social welfare, can I ask about the expenditure last year?"

　　 Emerson took a breath and said slowly: "37321 Jin Xu..."

　　 Ratleigh nodded: "So what about the year before last?"

　　 "If I remember correctly, it would be around 7,200 Jin Xu."

　　 Rutledge stared at Emerson and asked: "My math is not particularly good, but I can also calculate that the social welfare expenditure last year was five times that of the previous year. Isn't it weird?"

The latter shook his head: "It is not surprising at all. Last year, a large number of farmers in Muxi City, because of some ulterior motives of businessmen, caused a large backlog of their agricultural products, and they had to sell their land at a low price. The cabinet had to help these farmers. Relocate and start a new round of farming."

Hearing Emerson’s emphasis on the word "with ulterior motives", Rutledge smiled and shrugged: "Prime Minister, I don’t know if you are in business, but you should still understand the basic market behavior. Trading has always been. They are all free. As long as they are willing, there has never been a saying that there is a backlog of products. The fundamental reason lies in the greed of these farmers."

"You might as well take a look at what was the price of a kilogram of wheat in Xicheng five years ago, and what is the price of wheat now? Farmers arbitrarily raised the price of agricultural products, causing the price of food in Xicheng to soar. As long as you are not blind, you can see. Given this fact, you actually think these farmers are innocent."

　　 Hearing this, Todd, who was sitting on the second floor, smiled.

　　 This hand-swap concept is really beautiful.

　　 The biggest reason for the price increase of agricultural products is inflation, but Rutledge defines this phenomenon as the greed of farmers.

“Originally, as long as you lower the price a little bit and earn two less coppers, you can sell all the products. These greedy farmers are biting on the profit and will not let go, preferring to watch the grain in the warehouse become moldy and rotting. , And refused to reduce the price to a reasonable position." Rutledge sneered, and said to Emerson: "For this group of people, I can only give them a word-take the blame."

　　 Listening to the applause and echoing in the venue, Todd smiled helplessly.

The pricing of agricultural products involves a series of costs such as land, fertilizer, labor, animal power, etc., and when the pricing is expressed in currency, it is necessary to calculate the interest rate difference between general equivalents in the free market and overseas bulk trade. The exchange rate fluctuations in China cannot be explained arbitrarily with the sentence "Trading is always free".

　　 This Rutledge took advantage of the blind obedience of the public and transferred the main contradiction to the peasants. It not only excused the responsibility, but also hit the political opponents. It is really a rare telegrapher.

Seeing that Emerson wanted to refute, Rutledge rushed to say at this moment: "The price of agricultural products is temporarily ignored. What I want to question most is, why should the taxpayers' hard-paid taxes be given to the group in vain? Greedy farmers."

Emerson, who was born in aristocracy, no matter how good his temper was, he had a three-point anger at this time. He only heard him say in a deep voice: "Those farmers are citizens of West Side! They are brothers and sisters of you! In times of difficulty, they offered the only food in the cellar to be used as army rations, and tore off the only cloth from the curtains to make bandages to tie up their wounds. Now they are begging on the street and are hungry when they see it. If you die there, shouldn’t you lend a helping hand?!"

Rutledge stood up ~lightnovelpub.net~ patted the table in front of him heavily, pointed his finger to the audience, and said loudly: "Prime Minister, please open your eyes and see! Which of these people here is not for The kingdom is giving in obscurity?! If you don’t have money to buy food, you can make money! If you don’t have a job to feed your family, you can find a job!"

　　 "Those guys who live by sucking the blood of taxpayers, I absolutely don't admit that they are my brothers and sisters! I also absolutely disagree, the cabinet will spend taxes on them!"

　　 Rutledge's impassioned speech was like a spark igniting a pile of dry wood, and the atmosphere of the entire venue was instantly exploded.

　　 Numerous audience members stood up, applauded spontaneously, and shouted various slogans.

　　 "Make money if you don't have money! Find a job if you don't have a job!"

　　 "Our taxes are not used to feed these vampires!"

　　 "We have no such brothers and sisters!"

　　 In the stands on the second floor, Huggins looked at Todd's frown, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you want me to find someone to maintain order?"

　　 Todd waved his hand: "No need, keep watching."

　　 At this moment, seeing the venue gradually losing control, the host of the political debate hurriedly shouted: "Next, the second topic of debate-religious war!"

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