Chapter 11
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Chapter 11: Wild Revelry
This world is chaotic, but the life of the prince regent is exceptionally harmonious and beautiful.
He had nothing to do with any wars or hardships. Leader One lived in Redel-Catherine Palace, enjoying a luxurious life every day with dozens of servants.
Well…even so, his lifestyle is very modest among the nobility circle. Compared to the previous Kings of Prussia, he is the most thrifty. After all, Leader One only spends seventy thousand pounds a year on himself. Since he took the throne, he has only built a new royal garden and rewarded his top ministers.
That’s it. There are still media outlets blackening the prince regent, claiming that Leader One is oblivious to the suffering of the common people and how difficult life is for them. Spending seventy thousand pounds a year on himself, the wasteful King of Prussia has unclear relationships with dozens of women.
These corrupt media outlets are just spreading lies, nonsense.
The extravagant Regent King Redel built a palace.
The thrifty Frederick the Great built more than seventy palaces.
Oblivious to the suffering of the people? When Leader One was not yet the prince regent, he traveled everywhere, often mingling with the lower-class people’s lives. He understands very well; there is no one who understands the people’s suffering better than him.
The yearly living expenses are £70,000. Is £70,000 a lot in a year? Do you want prince regent to live like a beggar every day? Do you want prince regent to live a life like a worker or farmer? No way! Prince regent enjoys a life of luxury. Your jealousy is related to this. When you also become successful and start enjoying a life of luxury, happiness will also be related to it.
Also, the gossip media says prince regent has dozens of girlfriends. Where are they? Leader One really wants to catch those gossip media people and make them hand over their dozens of girlfriends.
Normally, Leader One only interacts with a few women – Anna and Catherine, occasionally sees Princess Elizabeth, and then the palace maids.
But the maids in Redel-Catherine Palace are not like those in manga. Catherine hires a group of middle-aged Polish women, who are strong and agile like soldiers, tough and robust servant women.
In this kind of environment, how could he possibly find dozens of girlfriends?
Currently, several domestic media outlets that are smearing prince regent are controlled by the Great Germany Alliance Party.
The Great German Party is an opposition party with no seats in parliament, only a few positions in city councils in some places. However, they are somewhat popular with the public and advocate for peaceful unification and the Great Germany plan. The Gestapo investigated these people and found that they are all spies, taking money from Austria.
They have no real power or money, behaving like nuisances, trying to disgust prince regent within certain limits.
Leader One called the Cabinet Secretary and the Secretary of the Department of Publicity to ask if there was a way to handle the situation.
Baron Schultz said, "Freedom of the press and news is what you promised to the people during the revolution. We can’t control their newspapers too much, and it’s best not to revoke their publishing rights. Of course, this is just my small suggestion. Maybe the prince regent has a better idea."
The PR Secretary said, "To maintain your image as the beloved father of the nation, Regent King of the People, you might consider reducing some expenses and giving speeches that show sympathy for the people. This can enhance your reputation."
The prince regent stroked his chin, feeling disgusted. Leader One allowed opposition but not fake news or malicious attacks. Constructive and objective criticism was fine, but the media from that group of elites deliberately disgust him, which is annoying.
Freeman raised his hand, "Perhaps the Minister of Foreign Affairs has a solution?"
"Well, both of you go back to your work, Freeman, go and fetch the Minister of Foreign Affairs."
At two o’clock in the afternoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna came to the prince regent’s office with a guarded look on her face.
Why was she so guarded?
Because today was her ovulation day, and Leader One always bullied her at this time each month, appearing especially excited. Anna had no intention of having children yet and didn’t want pregnancy to interfere with her work.
The prince regent said, "My Minister of Foreign Affairs, I would like to discuss official matters with you."
Anna felt a bit relieved, but still sat at the far end of the sofa in the office.
It’s not that Leader One didn’t want to have fun in the office, but he couldn’t because a group of secretaries and clerks were working there, and the walls were not soundproof.
There is also Freeman, the nuclear light bulb. He is responsible for recording everything the prince regent says and does on political matters. He listens in when Leader One summons his ministers.
"The Big Germany Party likes to spread fake news, which upsets me. Do you have any ideas?" Leader One asked.
Freeman wanted to provide some additional information, but Anna raised her hand to stop him from speaking. Anna knows this opposition party very well. They are a group of cunning individuals who rely on fabricating news to gain attention, like jumping clowns.
Anna proposed two solutions to the prince regent.
"First, go to war with Austria to unify Germany by force, fundamentally rejecting the Big Germany Party’s peace unification plan. This will make them lose public attention, and their newspapers won’t be spouting nonsense anymore."
"Second, I will go and smash their newspaper offices, then confiscate their publishing licenses, publicly stating that it’s because I personally find them annoying, especially since those newspapers often smear me."
Leader One thought about it. The second plan would make Anna the villain. Although it could distance the prince regent from the issue and solve the problem, Anna’s reputation would suffer a lot.
Anna looked indifferent, "In last week’s street survey, 49% of people in Prussia believe that I really eat children. What do you think of my reputation?"
Freeman said, "The remaining 51% of respondents chose not to comment. To not comment is to remain neutral, and to remain neutral means…"
Anna turned her head and stared with a look of death.
[Image description: A warning sign]
"Oh.. I’m sorry." Freeman immediately covered his mouth.
Hmmm… Anyway, Anna’s reputation in the public is already very bad. She was wicked when she was young, offended all the parliament members after entering politics, and the media of various factions tried to defame her in various ways. Besides, Anna often played the role of a villain and enjoyed doing so.
Then let’s play the role of a villain again.
"Anna, give the whole activity to the Great Germany Party and let them understand what it means to be the black hand." Leader One smiled.
That evening, after the Cabinet Office closed for the day, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Anna von Bismarck, called a group of servants and started smashing the newspapers controlled by the Great Germany Party in the city of Berlin.
During this time, they didn’t face any real resistance. Those people would only curse a few times and then cowardly hide far away. Occasionally, someone would try to resist, but they would quickly be overpowered and beaten by Anna’s servants.
The people in Anna’s household were all children of wealthy landowners, lacking skills in fighting but excelling at bullying others.
Feeling refreshed and pleased, Anna confidently led her servants to ransack five newspaper offices. As they made their way back to the Prime Minister Palace, Anna walked with a proud swagger, almost dancing with an arrogant and unfamiliar stride.
Leading the way, Anna was followed by a group of servants carrying heavy iron sticks, behaving in a menacing and thuggish manner. The scent of lawlessness was strong. Most people mistook them for members of a powerful gang rather than the Minister of Foreign Affairs and her household staff.
"Hey!" Anna suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Coincidentally, as her gaze wandered, she spotted a new newspaper office under construction in the distance, the Berlin branch of the Rheinische Post.
How did a newspaper from the Rhine region end up opening a branch in Berlin? This is like handing Anna the perfect opportunity.
Mrs. Bismarck despised the Rheinische Post newspaper, especially its editor-in-chief. So, upon discovering a branch of the Rheinische Post in Berlin, Anna couldn’t let it go without destruction.
"Smash it!" Anna commanded, waving her hands, as her servants charged towards the newspaper office.
But this time he had a tough situation. Chief Editor Karl from Rheinische Post came to supervise the renovation of the Berlin branch personally, and he was currently at the newspaper office.
A group of servants who had just rushed in quickly ran out in a mess, covered in ink and wood chips. Chief Editor Karl was waving a very long wooden stake as he chased them onto the street.
"Who dares to smash my newspaper office! I will fight anyone!" Karl’s fierce appearance was quite intimidating.
Anna sneered, and without any courtesy to her old classmate, she said, "Your poor newspaper office, I will destroy it today."
Karl stood firm, resting the wooden stake on the ground first. He saw Anna frown at first, then become extremely angry.
"Why do you think you can smash my newspaper office?"
"Just because you’ve been badmouthing me every day, what’s wrong with me smashing your newspaper office? I find you annoying."
"How have I been badmouthing you?"
"You have been talking about everything I have done."
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment, as if time had frozen.
Anna rolled up her sleeves, ready to march over and give Karl a beating. She hesitated when she saw Karl put down the big wooden stakes and pick up two bottles of ink.
In her younger days at sixteen or seventeen, Anna wouldn’t have minded being splattered with ink. She used to be a real troublemaker, not afraid of getting messy in a fight. She was the kind of person who even felt victorious when fighting with dogs.
But now, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Prussia, she needed to keep up appearances. There were many onlookers on the street, and being splattered with ink by Karl in front of so many people would be a bit…
Karl took advantage of this, knowing that Anna cared about her reputation as a high-ranking official. If they continued to fight, who would lose face?
Despite the strong resistance from the chief editor Karl, the Berlin branch of Rheinische Post was saved. Anna confronted Karl with a group of servants for a while, exchanged a few harsh words, and then left in a huff.
The Regent, Your Highness, was unaware of what had happened in the evening. He thought that Anna had a great time after work and must be in a good mood.
Plus, these days are special, hehehe. Leader One quietly went to the Prime Minister Palace at night, but Anna was angry with Karl and kicked Leader One out with a grumpy face.
The Regent saw that Anna was upset, he didn’t insist, and walked out of the living room dejectedly to see Anna’s two little maids.
Wow, this little girl looks really nice.
Sophia is from a rich family in Mainz. She is serious and young-looking, but also has a noble air about her.
