Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 670 - 627: Special Train

"Prime minister candidacy, huh? Her Majesty the Empress really enjoys posing challenges to others!" Perfikot leaned back lazily against the sofa on the express train returning to Chernobyl.

After another half month of heated debates, the meeting before the throne finally finalized all the drafts, officially announcing the reorganization of the Noble Council and the elected parliament into the National Assembly.

The entire National Assembly consists of one hundred parliamentary seats, with elections held once every four years. Re-election or repeat candidacy is not permitted.

These hundred seats will also be reserved for workers, farmers, merchants, and engineers, among other relevant groups, according to various social class factors, ensuring that the voices of the lower-tier populace and different sectors are conveyed to the National Assembly.

Of course, these improvements had Perfikot's contribution, as she couldn't stand the insatiable appetite of nobles and capitalists. Unable to tolerate their attitudes, she proposed these suggestions as measures to limit and divide the speech rights of nobles and capitalists in the assembly.

In a sense, this tactic was learned by Perfikot from the world's greatest source of chaos in another world—cutting vertically through a group to divide it internally into different factions, thus eroding its cohesion and influence.

For instance, the nobility was split into military nobles, old feudal nobles, emerging nobles, and other different factions. Although not stated explicitly, it is certain that the allocation of the noble seats in the assembly will be based on the different factions.

Just like the Brandlis Clan, which has both military and feudal noble attributes, and Perfikot herself, who counts as an emerging noble. Clearly, she cannot occupy three seats alone but must choose one as her label.

Once labeled, individuals are inevitably influenced by various actions under the drive of interests or group pressure.

Perfikot can certainly remain unaffected, but others might not. After all, once labeled as part of a group and enjoying its benefits, one must serve the group's interests.

Unless one becomes powerful enough to have the group rely on them, instead of relying on the group's advantages.

And when internal divisions occur, the pursuit of interests by each subgroup naturally affects the collective interests of the larger group.

Perhaps they might still maintain the larger group's interests, but the inevitable interest conflicts between the subgroups will undoubtedly undermine its cohesion.

A hundred parliamentary seats, some people will likely fight tooth and nail for them.

This method was devised by Perfikot because she recognized she probably couldn't control the majority of seats in the assembly.

After all, the impact of one faction holding thirty seats is vastly different from three factions each holding ten seats.

Once settled, various interest groups have already begun their internal parliamentary elections, intending to select their own representatives.

For Perfikot, this matter no longer merits much attention—the Northern Territory's own factions and interest groups will naturally secure enough parliamentary seats, with no need for her worry.

Moreover, compared to the assembly elections, the prime ministerial election is what Perfikot considers paramount.

Under the persuasion of the Empress, Perfikot was indeed considering participating in the prime ministerial election, but she was still hesitating and hadn't made up her mind.

To become prime minister would certainly offer Perfikot numerous benefits, the most crucial being her ability to reshape the country according to her own ideas.

Unlike the current situation, where her initiatives require leveraging the Lord of the North's influence to sway the Imperial Center.

Not only is there an intermediary layer, but the Imperial Center is not entirely a puppet under her control, often exhibiting significant policy deviations from her expectations.

Yet simultaneously, Perfikot doubts her administrative abilities.

She is confident she can propose the most suitable governing plans for the country, but the reality from another world teaches her that there often exists a vast gap between ideals and reality.

Many times one hopes for a certain outcome, but during execution, compromises with reality lead the matter astray from the initial plan. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Just like a famous art school dropout—who can deny that when he came to power, he hoped to pull his country out of the mire, bringing it back to prosperity?

However, things developed beyond his control, and that country, like a tank racing ahead at high speed, lost control, resulting in a disaster impacting the entire world.

Hence, Perfikot hesitates; she acknowledges being an idealist, often willing to compromise with reality, but more often, she beats reality into her desired shape.

This mindset may not be conducive for a ruler, as it could eventually evolve into dictatorship and tyranny.

"Running a nation, huh! Too bad I'm not one of those ambitious types; otherwise, an entire nation awaits for me to spread my ideals and implement my ideas—who could resist such a temptation!" Perfikot shook her head, finally deciding not to dwell on the matter. She stood up from the sofa, removed her clothes, and walked towards the bathroom in the train carriage, ready for a relaxing soak.

This express train was specially crafted for her—a luxurious train equipped not only with opulent bedrooms and suites but also specific bathing facilities—all for her exclusive use. This carriage serves as her private suite, so taking a bath is naturally no problem.

Beifa followed Perfikot, picking up the clothes scattered on the ground and preparing bathwater and fresh attire for her, then began attending to Perfikot's bathing.

As she soaked in the bathtub, while relaxing her body and mind, Perfikot's thoughts began to drift erratically.

"I wonder how Aunt Annie's operation to suppress the colonies is going—whether those colonies have behaved properly. Hopefully, they haven't resisted. Otherwise, the power of the Divine Grace Knights is quite extraordinary," Perfikot mused, and images of Eldest Princess Annie flexing her muscles in various colonies flashed through her mind.

She's been away for a while now, and although Perfikot knows she won't return soon, Perfikot can't help but wonder how Annie would perceive this situation if she were here.

Knowing Eldest Princess Annie well, Perfikot believes she would definitely support the reform of the National Assembly, considering it represents the popular voice finally resonating at the Empire's highest decision-making body.

However, concerning the cabinet and prime minister, Perfikot suspects Eldest Princess Annie might not support this system, as it involves partitioning royal power.