Chapter 845: This is Politics
Chapter 828 This is Politics
Dragging his tired body back home, Ledus breathed a sigh of relief. It was easy to fool people, but it wasn’t so simple to fool a bunch of old farts.
If he had a choice, Ledus would never take this tricky job, even if he could reach out to a wider network of people.
The more he understood, the more Ledus realized the cruelty of this circle. Nobles also need to compete, without power, wealth, and fiefdoms, the empty head of the nobility, in fact, is just that.
Of course, even if they were empty-headed nobles, as long as they put up a fight, they would still be better off than ninety-nine percent of ordinary people.
Generally speaking as long as you give up the bottom line, getting rich is simple. For example: running off to marry a thug.
As long as there is a hereditary title that is recognized by mainstream society, the thugs of the Americas are rushing in, giving away houses, cars, and tickets, it’s just not too comfortable.
As a matter of fact, Ledus is also a member of the down-and-out aristocracy, or he wouldn’t have acted as a link in the power-money deal.
However, any nobleman with a bit of family money would not do this kind of dirty work. It seemed to be very profitable and could gain a lot of connections, but in reality, it also insulated them from the high society.
On the surface of the relationship is no longer good, but the identity of the “white glove” positioning, has decided that everyone is a different world.
In the event of a change, encountered danger, Ledus such existence, at any time may fall into the abandoned.
Compared to the gang of bigwigs hidden behind the curtain, Ledus was the most nervous. Once the arrested Jewish capitalist opened his mouth, it was unknown if anything happened to the bigwigs in the back, but Ledus definitely couldn’t escape.
The butler reminded, “Baron, someone sent over a secret letter this afternoon, repeatedly instructing that it must be handed over to you, and it is rumored that the content inside is very important.”
Casually receiving the secret letter, he inspected it to make sure there were no traces of it being unsealed before Ledus opened it.
After a long time of work, Ledus cautiously asked, “Come on man, does it say anything else?”
The butler shook his head, “No. The visitor seemed to be very nervous, and after putting down the letter and explaining a few times, he immediately left.
By the way, when he left, he was riding in a small gray car, his wealth should be not expensive.”
These days there aren’t that many famous brands, the clothing industry is still popular for customization, without in-depth research, it’s hard to identify them at a glance.
The best way to judge a person’s financial situation is still to see the way of traveling. To be able to afford to drive a few thousand, or even tens of thousands of Shendian’s cars, that was definitely not an ordinary person.
Ledus nodded, a few more wrinkles on his forehead. After hesitating for a few moments of effort, he slowly said, “Prepare the car, I’m going out.”
There was no way around it, the content of the letter was too shocking. Even though it didn’t directly threaten, the meaning of “I’m finished and I’m dragging you down” was still revealed.
Although the Jewish capitalists are in prison, the backhandedness of these people left outside has not all been cut off.
Who does not know, these back hands have their “power and money transactions” handle, in case there are these things, was stabbed out Ledus will be dead.
Since the big men behind the scenes, can be on the prison capitalists to silence, the same can also kill him as a middleman.
As a matter of fact, Ledus is able to survive until now, the ancestral title of nobility is also a great credit.
After all, killing him would attract the attention of the Austrian government and at the same time violate the rules of the game of the aristocratic circle. Otherwise Ledus would have been silenced long ago.
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Vienna Palace, the undercurrents that took place in the country were not hidden from Franz’s ears.
Perhaps three or five corrupt officials could not attract the attention of the intelligence services, but how could there not be a few spies in a group as large as the Jewish people?
The fact that it was possible to wipe out the outlawed Jewish capitalist groups this time is the best proof of this. Including the splitting of Jewish groups within Austria, the intelligence services can’t be blamed for this.
Looking at the intelligence in his hands, Franz’s face was horribly gloomy. If the evidence wasn’t in front of him, he really couldn’t believe that Jewish capital was able to reach out to the top levels of the government.
Franz, who was originally prepared to be lenient, now also changed his attention. For the long term stability of the empire, it is better to solve the problem once and for all.
“Don’t know if you don’t investigate, once you investigate you realize that there are actually so many assholes in the empire, in view of the current special situation, I decided to form a special task force.
With the Undersecretary of Finance, Count Vitus, as the head of the group, and the Director of Internal Affairs of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Paul Bodis, and the Undersecretary of Police, Alberti, as the deputy heads, a thorough investigation will be conducted into this group of lawless capitalists, as well as these protective umbrellas behind them!”
The formation of the task force was not surprising, but this personnel appointment puzzled the crowd, with Finance Minister Marc Leo von Joseph objecting, “Your Majesty, investigating a case requires professionals.
It’s enough to be handled by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Police Department, the Undersecretary of the Treasury, Count Vitus, has no experience in this area, and I’m afraid to let him preside over the work. ……”
Professional work is done by professionals, this is the consistent rule of governance of the Vienna government, and this kind of cross-border behavior rarely happens.
If it was any other job, even if it could stick with the Ministry of Finance, Mark would be happy to fight for the opportunity for his subordinates, anyway, it could expand the Ministry of Finance’s discourse.
But not this time, the Ministry of Finance reached out to the judicial system, and it was scary to think about. As a political veteran, Mark didn’t think this was the Emperor’s true will.
Franz smiled slightly and handed over the information in his hand, “Take a look at this information, and you know why I made this appointment.”
After a moment’s effort, Mark’s face instantly grimaced. The people involved in the case above, spread across all major departments in Austria, and also hold a lot of power, is simply a “small cabinet”.
It can be said that this is Austria in the last thirty years, involving the largest amount of money, involving the highest level of personnel, the consequences of the most serious case of power and money transactions.
If this information can be confirmed, the Vienna government will have to face a political reshuffle.
Regrettably this power and money transactions, these guys did not personally down, the surface simply can not find their collusion with the capitalists illegal profit evidence.
Determine their existence of power and money transactions, that is because these guys have repeatedly used their powers to provide convenience to these capitalists, including artificial suppression of many cases involving them.
These behaviors have essentially acted as umbrellas for the dark forces.
Knowing that, Austria is a country of law, in the absence of conclusive evidence, even Franz could not take down all these officials for questioning.
Of course, can’t ask for the crime does not mean that there is no way to dispose of, happened such a big thing, “dereliction of duty” hat can still be deducted down.
But this does not make any sense, dereliction of duty does not cause serious consequences, at most let these guys go home with grandchildren, but also does not constitute a crime.
Now Franz let these guys to be responsible for investigating the case, in fact, is also to fight fire with fire.
Anyway, the existing charges are enough for those capitalists to eat jail. Outside so many pairs of eyes are watching, how much more water, it is impossible to let these people go.
Prison these days is not good squatting, even if you escape the death penalty, a banishment order, the same can make these pampered guys can not live.
For example: exile to the icy Alaska to dig gold mines; or exile to the desert to plant trees; or exile to the colonies to build railroads.
According to incomplete statistics, the average life expectancy of criminals exiled to Alaska to dig gold mines is only 2.7 years, of which the average life expectancy in gold mines with extreme climatic conditions may be less than three months;
Those in charge of going to the desert to do greening have an average life expectancy of only 2.6 years, and in some areas the average life expectancy is only six months;
Comparatively speaking, the criminals who build railroads have the longest life expectancy, and that is not more than five years, and generally speaking, after two or three years, people will be useless.
In addition to the poor natural conditions that led to all these disasters, more officials blindly pursuing political achievements, wanting to leave these hellish places quickly, ignoring the personal safety of the criminals.
They have to go to these ghost places to die, push them to the ghost gate or the past days together to make money guys, any who heart will also be unbalanced.
In the face of life and death, whether to betray these traitors, to get themselves a chance to reduce their sentence, I guess normal people know how to choose.
Franz hands do not have these bureaucrats criminal evidence, does not mean that these capitalists in the hands of no evidence, if this group of bureaucrats do not want their own bad luck, it can only be the first to get these capitalists killed to silence.
Specifically how to complete the extermination, whether or not it can be successful, all of these and Franz have nothing to do.
As long as the two groups of people fought, no matter who wins or loses, some of the problems hidden in the dark, will gradually pay the surface, then in accordance with the Austrian law disposal on the line.
(End of chapter)