Bribery

Overall, Professor Boblon's speech was very successful. Of course, if Joseph had reviewed his speech first, he might have added something like, "I never intend to step back through this door today."

After this memorial service, the relationship between the North and the South became increasingly antagonistic. In the past, criticism of the so-called "inherent evils of pirate culture" was not actually the mainstream view in Northern newspapers. On the contrary, there were quite a few media outlets that opposed this view. In fact, the true mainstream public opinion in the North regarded this view as nonsense, and those who put forward such views, such as Fafnir Gred, were regarded as clowns who sought to attract attention.

However, after this series of events, the clown who was originally just trying to attract attention became a fighter and a martyr, and the theory that was originally considered nonsense became a serious, profound, and worthwhile theory to study and even learn.

However, academia, especially the social sciences, differs greatly from the natural sciences. One major difference is that experiments in the social sciences are far more costly and difficult.

Generally speaking, what do you do when there's a debate in the natural sciences? It's simple: everyone designs one or more experiments, verifies them, and then it becomes clear who's right and who's wrong. No matter how eloquent you are, how high your status is, or even if you have the title of Grand Archmage, one experiment can still blow your mind away.

However, the social sciences lack such conditions. Different social propositions are difficult to verify through experiments. This is partly because the cost is too high. For example, if you come up with a proposition that democracy is better than monarchy, to experiment with it, a revolution would be necessary, which is far more costly than making a crack in a piece of paper. If the experiment fails, the price to pay is often staggering.

Of course, if a single experiment could completely resolve the debate and determine the winner, just like in the natural sciences, then even a higher cost wouldn't be entirely unacceptable. However, the problem is that social science experiments often struggle to eliminate interference from other factors. Therefore, even if an experiment yields a result supporting a hypothesis, opponents of that hypothesis may still argue that the results don't prove their claims wrong because of the numerous interfering factors and uncontrollable variables present in the experiment.

The course of history has, to some extent, proven this point. For example, in the original history, the France Revolution ultimately failed, Bourbon Dynasty, under the protection of the bayonets of various Europe monarchies, completed its restoration. At that time, it seemed that the experiment of republicanism had been proven wrong, and monarchy was the choice that conformed to social science. From then until World War I, the most powerful countries in the world were still monarchies. Even after World War I, when Germany collapsed and the United States' status rose significantly, the mainstream view was still that monarchy was the best because of the existence of Britain, although constitutional monarchy was still superior to absolute monarchy.

Similarly, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many people felt that communism had completely failed, and even believed that history had ended. However, not long after, they discovered that the COVID-19 pandemic had broken out of the Shangluo Mountains, and war United States raging everywhere. Meanwhile, the Jianzhou Jurchens were rapidly rising... Suddenly, the world was once again facing a "major change unseen in a century".

Therefore, social sciences can hardly obtain a reliable and irrefutable result from a straightforward experiment. This also means that most of the time, debates in social theory are actually about interests, or to put it more bluntly, about where one's interests lie.

Many scholars, especially sociologists, after carefully studying the statements of Professors Fafnir and Gred, found that their theories were exactly what they wanted.

First, according to this theory, the United States people are deeply affected by "England pirate culture" and need spiritual healing by being influenced by the excellent culture of the Europe continent in order to get rid of this "venomous snake that entangles their souls".

But who can shoulder the heavy responsibility of being a nation's spiritual healer? Without a doubt, only they—the so-called "intellectual class." If this theory is widely accepted by the entire United States people, then they will become the spiritual mentors of the entire United States. And... the interests involved are obvious to anyone with a brain.

Fundamentally, it is shared interests, and only shared interests, that can unite a large group of people. Thus, the professors of philosophy, literature, and art in these North America universities quickly rallied under the banner of "eliminating the cultural poison of England pirate gangs," with only one department being an exception: law. The reason is simple: a significant poison in the "elimination of the cultural poison of England pirate gangs" is the common law system.

To abolish the common law system and replace it with the civil law system would be tantamount to destroying the livelihoods of law students in every United States university. Therefore, law students united and engaged in a war of words with those who studied philosophy and literature. This was a true clash of equals, a meeting of minds. Law students are generally eloquent and persuasive, able to make even the most illogical arguments sound plausible. When it comes to debate, whether appealing to logic or emotion, their skills are quite impressive.

However, one thing that really pains those in the legal profession is the current disadvantage of common law countries compared to France.

Even if you go to the highest heavens, it won't compare to a simple statement. "Look at France, it's developed so well because it practices civil law."

A nation that is strong economically and militarily is bound to be strong culturally as well. The aura of economic and military strength makes its culture shine even brighter. Even the ancient Red Hare Kingdom was once dazzled by the light of the beacon.

Therefore, in this confrontation, the United States legal community is naturally at a disadvantage. Moreover, their enemies are not just those who study philosophy and literature. The France, of course, will not let such an opportunity pass them by.

After discovering that he had orchestrated the whole thing, and although it was very effective, the Ministry of Ministry of Police ultimately took advantage of the situation, a rather frustrated Lucien was further ridiculed by his second brother. In an attempt to salvage the situation, at Pauline's suggestion, Lucien swallowed his pride and sought advice from his eldest brother Joseph.

"Fool, Lucien! You're so stupid!" Pauline said. "Why didn't you consult Joseph about these kinds of conspiracies? Why did you go to Napoleon? Napoleon would definitely take the opportunity to mock you when he sees you making a fool of yourself!"

"But if we go to Joseph, won't he be sarcastic?" Lucien said with a bitter face.

"So you're an idiot!" Pauline said. "Why don't you find someone, bribe them, and have them help you win Joseph's favor?"

"Her? Hmm, Pauline, Joseph has always been good to you. Hmm, what bribe do you need to help me? Just say it!" Lucien struck a pose as if I were already lying on the chopping block.

"Idiot! You're such an idiot!" Pauline said. "Well, it's nice that you have a villa in Al."

"It's yours now," Lucien said.

"Also, I think Lilith is very cute," Pauline added.

"Well..." Lucien hesitated for a moment, "That depends on your skills."

"Alright." Pauline stuck out her tongue and licked her lips. "I'll teach you how to do it. Hmm, do you know what Alice likes best?"

"Ah," Lucien suddenly understood, "Pauline, the 'she' you're referring to, is it Alice?"

"Nonsense! Right now, who else besides Joseph has the best chance of making Alice submit?" Pauline said. "So, of course, we need to find a way to bribe Alice!"

At this point, he glanced at Lucien again and keenly noticed the look of regret on his face, so he quickly added, "I'm warning you, you can't go back on your promises to me, or else you can try... hehe..."

"A real man doesn't go back on his word," Lucien said. "These conditions are nothing. Besides, although Joseph ... Alice still likes you very much, so I have to be careful you don't gossip about her. Hmm, by the way, how did you bribe Alice?"

"I secretly brought her all sorts of delicious candies and ice cream."

"Is that so? But... is this alright? Joseph would be furious if he knew."

"If you don't tell, Alice doesn't tell, how will Joseph know?"

Lucien, beaming with pride, summoned several of his capable subordinates.

"We want to put our people in the United States legal profession!" Lucien said bluntly.

"The United States legal community is now quite opposed to us," one subordinate said.

"Of course I know that," Lucien said. "But that doesn't mean we can't win them over. They're at a disadvantage in the United States right now. I don't believe that no one would be willing to surrender first under these circumstances. After all, surrendering first always brings many benefits. And their foreign trade is mainly with countries that practice civil law. So they themselves need talent in the civil law field. So if a school or some people start studying our legal system, they won't worry about not having a job. Our influence in France universities far exceeds that of the Ministry of Police. We can encourage and help some United States schools establish high-level civil law programs through friendly university and department partnerships. Then... what will the Ministry of Ministry of Police have to compete with us?"