Chapter 431 A harmonious meeting
Chapter 431 A harmonious meeting (Part )
The most important moment has arrived!
It wasn't just the Finance Minister and Joshua who were on edge. When they heard Lyon mention the "personnel adjustment proposal sent by the military," everyone in the huge main hall, who knew that three days ago, the princess had been blocked by a large number of non-commissioned officers in the Prime Minister's residence, held their breath.
Although Princess Veronica's reforms in recent years have caused the old nobles to suffer a lot, most of them can only be regarded as "indirect attacks" and "minor fights" and do not hurt the fundamentals.
But this time the order to replace non-commissioned officers is different. Although this proposal does not directly deny the legitimacy of the aristocratic status, if it is passed, it will be like a kick in the legs of a group of old aristocrats. They can only walk on one leg in the future and lose most of their say in front of the royal family.
According to the procedures of the two houses of the Kingdom's parliament, the House of Lords has a very high weight in "legislation". Once the proposal is passed by the House of Lords, the House of Commons can only revise the details. No matter how it is delayed, it will be implemented bit by bit, and there will be no room for maneuver.
Therefore, what the Deputy Speaker is going to say next will almost determine the future of the old aristocracy and even the entire kingdom. It is the most important proposal in the kingdom in nearly a hundred years, and it may even be the only one!
"Haha, it seems like everyone knows what I'm going to say next."
Under the gazes of nearly a thousand pairs of eyes that were either nervous, expectant, worried, or excited, Leon first raised his head and looked around the main hall, then slightly raised the corners of his mouth and suddenly raised his voice!
"Today, the first proposal that the members of parliament need to vote on is the military's order to abolish the doormen! Those who oppose it may speak now!"
"I object!"
When Leon was halfway through his words, the middle-aged man who had just stood up and accused the princess's reform of being a betrayal of the kingdom's code suddenly stood up and roared with a red face:
"This is absolutely a reckless order! The military's doorman must not... a doorman?"
"Yes, guard."
Leon on the main stage nodded and replied with a smile:
“The first motion that the members will vote on is the proposal to abolish the military department’s health department.
The Minister of Defense believes that the military has enough non-commissioned officers and patrol guards, and there is no need to set up a separate guard office. He wants to abolish it to save expenses... Is there anyone who, like Mr. Morley, opposes the military abolishing the guards? "
"..."
Huh? The issue to be voted on is not the replacement order for non-commissioned officers?
After hearing what the Acting Speaker said, the members in the main hall were all stunned, and then they quickly began to look through the proposal lists on their desks.
Sure enough, in the thick stack of proposals marked with the military's mark, there was indeed one... one-sixth of the paper that mentioned the order to lay off the security guards.
It’s just that the matter was so trivial, so small that it didn’t even deserve a separate piece of paper, and it was just mixed with two lines of “other miscellaneous items”, so no one even had any impression of it.
But if you think about it carefully, this trivial order to lay off security guards was indeed submitted by the military, and the Acting Speaker was not lying about the proposal on personnel adjustments.
only……
……
"puff……"
Looking at Marquis Morley, who stood up from his seat in indignation and was about to take the lead in resisting the non-commissioned officer replacement order, but ended up lighting a mosquito coil with his anger, a low muffled laugh could be heard from the seats on both sides of the main podium.
And those enemies who had a grudge against the Marquis of Morley, as well as the bystanders who were not formally present but only had the qualification to listen, laughed out loud. For a moment, the whole main hall was filled with a happy atmosphere.
"No one else has expressed their opinion? It seems that the only person who thinks that military guards are very important and must not be laid off is Lord Morley."
After all the congressmen had laughed enough, Leon on the main stage picked up the small silver hammer, struck the small golden bell with a clang, and said with a smile:
"One hundred and sixty-seven to one, the proposal to abolish the Military Gatekeepers' Office has been passed. This proposal will be sent to the House of Commons later, and the House of Commons will add details and implement it... Mr. Morley, please take a seat."
"..."
been played!
Amid the laughter of people around him, some trying hard to hide their color, some laughing unbridled, the middle-aged congressman's face, which was already flushed red from nervousness, immediately turned two shades darker and looked a little purple.
When Marquis Morley, whose face had turned the color of liver, sat down, Leon nodded to him, and then, under the murderous gaze of the other party, he smiled and said:
"Sorry, I just made a little joke with you. Now it's time to get down to business." When he said this, Leon's expression became slightly serious, and then he picked up the hammer and knocked on the small golden bell, and said earnestly:
"Next, everyone needs to vote on the most important proposal submitted by the military this time.
Whether this replacement can be carried out will determine the future of the military and even the entire kingdom, and whether many non-commissioned officers can still wear their original uniforms."
It seems that this is really an order to replace non-commissioned officers.
Seeing Leon's extremely serious expression, the expressions of all the congressmen also became serious, and they sat upright waiting to participate in the vote.
"I declare."
After jokingly glancing at Marquis Moli, who was sitting on his right and looked like he might jump up at any moment, Lyon said loudly under the gaze of countless parliamentarians:
"The second proposal to be reviewed today is the order to replace the uniforms of military non-commissioned officers! Please vote!"
After hearing the three key words "military", "non-commissioned officer", and "replacement order", Marquis Morley, who had just led the charge and failed and rushed into the ditch, stood up again, and then...
He sat back down with a thud.
"Pfft"
"a ha ha ha!"
Although the Marquis's reaction was much faster than last time, he sat back down without even opening his mouth, but although he didn't say anything, it seemed as if he had said everything.
Faced with the Marquis of Morley falling for the same trick twice and jumping up on his chair like a spring, even those who were in the same camp with him couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Your Excellency, Acting Speaker!"
After biting his cheek hard and using the pain to hold back the smile on his face, the Finance Minister who was sitting at the side of the main stage stood up and asked in a serious tone:
"It's enough to just joke once. Today's agenda is very tight. Please put these unimportant issues aside and deal with the more critical proposals first!"
"Uh-huh."
Leon responded perfunctorily, then picked up the hammer and knocked on the small bell, smiling and said to the congressmen in the audience:
"Then we will proceed to the third vote. This time we will also vote on the proposal submitted by the military.
This proposal still concerns many non-commissioned officers and determines whether they can still have their original jobs. And like the previous two proposals, it will have a far-reaching impact on the future of the kingdom..."
I see. You are playing tricks on us again.
After hearing this very familiar and vague description, the congressmen in the audience would certainly not be fooled for the third time and they started flipping through the documents at hand.
Sure enough, three lines below the "proposal to lay off security guards" is the "proposal to expand the food budget," and the description of the impact is completely consistent with the proposal, which is 100% nonsense.
As the saying goes, it can happen once or twice, but not three or four times.
Faced with the answer that was right in front of his face, even the most impatient Marquis Morley stopped tensing up. Instead, he leaned back on his chair with his arms folded across his chest, looking at Leon on the stage with a gloomy face, ready to wait for him to continue his nonsense. However...
"Please vote on the replacement order for non-commissioned officers... 87654321."
It took only 0.35 seconds to finish the countdown. Amid the bewildered looks of the congressmen, Lyon swung his small silver hammer and smashed down the small golden bell beside him, drowning out all the words that wanted to stop him in the sound of the bell.
"No one objects. The order to replace non-commissioned officers is passed."
(End of this chapter)