The king's public announcement of the abolition of the Forbidden Magic Code was beyond everyone's expectations, including Li Lin's.
According to his idea, Jarvan III should at least proceed step by step, first let Barrett reorganize the Demon Hunter Society, and then suspend the search for mages in the country to give the people some time to recover psychologically.
At the aristocratic level, he had to constantly tell them the benefits of abolishing the Forbidden Magic Code, so that the upper-class aristocratic rulers would gradually accept it.
In essence, this reform initiated by the king can be regarded as a top-down reform, which will not only affect the interests of conservatives, but also create and distribute new interest "cakes".
However, the conservatives today have disappeared with the purge of the heroic capital and the replacement of senior management. Most of the remaining people are wavering neutrals. As long as Jarvan III can win them over a little, they will easily support the reforms.
After all, Demacia is a feudal country after all. The king has the final say and is the highest authority. Even the Shield Council obeys the king's orders and can be convened or dissolved at will.
Jarvan III's order is the weather vane of Demacia's future political direction. Especially after witnessing his political iron fist again, other families naturally dare not say anything.
However, facts have proved that what Li Lin can think of, the head of state who has been king for more than 20 years can also think of.
After announcing the abolition of the Forbidden Codex, before the noble representatives could discuss or raise any objections, Jarvan III threw out a series of subsequent legal supplementary clauses.
Including but not limited to pardoning innocent wizards and giving them state compensation, rewarding the first batch of wizards who voluntarily registered, arranging unified training for citizens with magical talents, and granting official titles and honors to those who made contributions to the country.
Of course, all of this happened step by step, and it was impossible for citizens who could use magic to trust the country all at once and break away from the traditional thinking of banning magic.
What Jarvan III wanted was to use the nobles to build momentum, let them take the lead in vigorously promoting the idea that the unrest was caused by Noxus, and to shift the focus of Demacia's conflicts to the conspiracy of the mages, and try to divert domestic conflicts first.
After that, the king gave many speeches, telling the people that Demacia had abolished the ban on magic. He mainly used the Ionians' harmonious coexistence with magic as a reference and propaganda object, and encouraged citizens to take the initiative to ascend the throne and register as mages until the people could live in harmony with the mages.
However, the road to reforming ancestral laws is difficult, especially for Demacia, which highly values its own traditional heritage.
In the next few years or even more than ten years, the social unrest brought about by the reform of Demacia's traditional laws will definitely not be small. It all depends on how King Jarvan III and Crown Prince Jarvan IV deal with the negative impact of the abolition of the Forbidden Codex.
Most likely, Jarvan IV will choose to marry Shyvana, allowing the royal family to inherit the bloodline of the elemental dragons and take the lead. Only then will the new legislation be able to proceed smoothly.
But first, Shyvana must at least gain the trust of the military and civilians in the town of Edessa, which is a big challenge for her.
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After a busy day, Li Lin was invited by the king to attend a private dinner in the evening.
There were not many outsiders participating, only the members of the Shield Council attending today.
In addition to the meal, the most important thing the king invited them to was about the future development of Demacia.
The Forbidden Magic Code was abolished, and the draft of the new law was basically finalized, but this could only be considered a preliminary verbal confirmation. Subsequently, the parliamentarians responsible for various major power areas would need to work together to thoroughly improve the law.
Soon, Jarvan III will prepare to issue an edict to announce to the people of Xiongdu and the whole country, just like the "Trifarix Proclamation" issued by Swain, the new commander-in-chief of Noxus, last year when he came to power to carry out aristocratic reforms.
After having a good meal and a good drink, the king discussed the matter of the wizard with several ministers.
Tiana and Pete's attitude was not firm, they just said they would obey all arrangements made by Jarvan III.
After all, Laxana, the daughter of the Mianwei family, is a gifted wizard, and the reform of the Forbidden Magic Code will also benefit them.
Fiona had been appreciated by King Jarvan III for her view of the mage issue from a different perspective, and was temporarily appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Naturally, she supported the reform.
The new Minister of Land Management, Nick Jeffery, is a radical reformer and a fanatical follower of the Light Shield royal family, supporting the king on all political affairs.
Not to mention Barrett, Sona is also a mage, he definitely wants to create a better living environment for his daughter instead of hiding things from her every day.
Yin Shabel is absolutely neutral and hardly participates in any political affairs. Her attendance at the Shield Council is just a nominal one.
As for Wallis and Borg, they were neutral and swing voters. After many of their questions were answered, they reluctantly agreed to the reform, but the bill drafted by the king and Pitt still had to be improved.
King Jarvan III also asked Li Lin about his opinion on the draft of the new law. Unfortunately, he was not well versed in the law and could only answer based on his understanding of people's livelihood and the people's priority.
In addition, the interpretation obtained through calculations by the intelligent computer is quite constructive for the new stage of reforms in Demacia.
The banquet was coming to an end, and everyone announced the end of the dinner with a final clink of glasses.
This will mark the end of this tense period and the beginning of a new busy one.
Jarvan III intended to complete this reform during his term of office and not leave this trouble to his son.
So starting from tomorrow, they will have to speed up the reform-related matters.
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