C2305 Source of objections

"Benefits, in the end, are all conflicts of interest. How could those high and mighty Bankers, the big business leaders, and the nobles pay them back to the lowly commoners?"

"Compulsory education is a bottomless pit. Once it is fixed by law, the annual financial allocations will only increase but not decrease …"

"Who would be willing to shoulder this burden? "Hehe, I can understand it just by thinking about it. If the navy says 10 million pounds for the additional 3 battleships, then it would be pretty much the same. Although there will be a huge conflict behind the scenes, but for this kind of investment, the business community will be able to recognize it!"

"This kind of long-term and permanent investment is completely unbearable for merchants. Wouldn't this be a permanent tax increase? "Furthermore, the beneficiaries are the children of the dirty thieves and beggars in the slums. This makes those high and mighty even more unwilling …"

"Don't be angry, please let me continue. Although my words are ear-piercing, you should understand that this is all true!"

Xiao Letian said painfully, "It's hard to reconcile the conflicts between classes. Because it's a private matter of humanity, which merchant would be willing to pay taxes? "After all, if there were no legal sanctions, they would never have gone out and taken out an extra penny. They could have stolen it or escaped it, couldn't they?" "" "" "" No, no.

"But Britain is a country with rules. No one is above the law, so even if they don't want to, they still have to pay taxes!"

"The governments of all the countries in the world are unable to create wealth by themselves. Every year, the revenue would come entirely from the national tax revenue, since that tax revenue would come from the people … "Or from the business world, so when the government spends this money, it's bound to be restricted by the business world …"

"Because no one wants their taxes to be used in the wrong places, and even more so, they don't want to increase their taxes!"

"Well, here's the problem. Where would the elites of these empires spend their taxes? "Of course it's to his advantage. For example, the navy and army are increasing their military expenditure. This is to ensure the safety of the sea and the colonies. This money should be spent!"

"If we don't rely on the army to suppress those aboriginals in the colony and those bandits in the sea, wouldn't we be robbing their goods from the merchant ships? With regards to their own interests, of course they would support these financial allocations! "

"The expansion of railways, highways, waterways, and piers. This money could easily be passed through the Congress because these are the lifeblood of business. Businessmen can indirectly profit from these construction projects …"

"There are also investments in public works, such as the expansion of sewage, gas lamps, sculptures, hospitals, and so on. These investments can directly improve the lives of the people, and there won't be many obstacles in the Congress …"

"Don't forget, most of these members of the Congress are at the top. They have a lot of influence. This kind of public funding will first be used in the Rich District, right?"

Xiao Letian smiled sinisterly at Gladstone. These ear-piercing words made the political veteran blush a little: "Enough, it's not as bad as you say …"

"Alright!" "There are no outsiders here, so it doesn't matter if you speak the truth. Behind politics is always the game of money and benefits. You and I are both familiar with this path, aren't you?"

Xiao Letian poured a cup of wine for himself and sipped a bit of it "Interests! Humans were like this. The money they spent had to be able to create some obvious and hidden benefits for themselves. Otherwise, no one would treat it as a waste of money! And the compulsory education that you have always advocated, in the eyes of these people, is probably just a fool spending money for nothing! "

"Aristocrats and capitalists never worry about education. They have countless resources, and they can teach their descendants the best. This way, their families will have the advantage of wisdom for generations to come …"

"The British Empire has developed to today, and they also have a large middle class. These people live a very rich life, and their children can also go to school to get an education, only the people at the bottom can get the most miserable. These civilians and poor citizens with the lowest incomes only have enough to live and eat, it's already good enough for them to feed their children!"

"I've had porridge farming in many slums in London. I've seen the hardships of life in the lower classes. Many kids started being a newsboy, cleaning their boots, working as a child at the age of six or seven... even to become a thief! "

"They are the people who need compulsory education the most. In the end, the compulsory education that you are pursuing is to use the money of the rich to repair the holes of the poor. Who would be willing to ask those rich and aloof people?"

"All the resistance comes from this! I know, and you know it yourself! "

The harsh words tore open the little secrets that everyone in British politics knew, and the representatives of business and finance among the eavesdropper turned red, their eyes blazing with anger.

If not for the presence of Prince Edward, these people would have gotten into a ruckus on the spot. They would have been pointed at their noses and ridiculed by a Chinese, and their dark thoughts would have been exposed.

Gladstone was also speechless. He took a sip of his wine and sighed, "Since you've made it so clear, what else can I say? It might not be a good thing for you to see through your problem! The resistance that I have encountered is not something that you can imagine! "

Xiao Letian nodded his head, "Yes, the crux of the problem lies here. Everyone knows that compulsory education is beneficial for a nation, but because this kind of input and output period is really too long, and because it is difficult for the investment to return to them, under the condition of personal gain, it is understandable for them to object!"

"Think about it, if you start comprehensive compulsory education in the UK from now on, when will you see any effect? "My most optimistic analysis would require twenty years, but six years of compulsory education would not be enough to create a scientist. After that, those children would need at least more than ten years of further study before they could touch the gems on the crown of science!"

"But! And twenty years later? "Every year, generations of children will enter the school and there will be endless supply of basic talents for higher education. At that time, there will be an endless supply of talents in the UK!"

"However, it is precisely because of this that those high and mighty are worried, because a large number of poor children have changed their lives through education. That is also why they have changed the hierarchy of their families!"

"How could these new elites not compete with these veteran talents? Especially the middle class, they will be directly attacked! "

"Hehe, there are so many resources in society, the good places are so poor. If a poor person's child rushed up to steal one, then there would be one less. It's like the old Chinese saying, a carrot is a pit, a good pit is hard to find!"