I am also of Flemish descent. The reason French is being used is because it is the command language used by the military by law. If you do not like it, I suggest you work to repeal the law. The reason because the military academy is to be established in Wallonia is because we did not want to put it in Brussels as we wanted to spread out the military institutions. The next building we create of a similar purpose I will push to be built in Flanders. Does that address some of you concerns?
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My company has also invested a fair amount into our railroads, although I have something I would like to note. Railroads have spread across our country, but one thing that has been neglected are our mighty rivers. Railroads are very useful, however they are often limited by terrain and the need to build rivers. I believe that canals can be integrated into our national transportation network to boost our industrial efficiency even more, albeit under private auspices of course. We must not forget that we are a country of land and river, and even sea to an extent.
I also do not agree with such low funding for our administration, which collects the taxes in the first place. As Minister of Justice, I would like to recommend the liberalization of the press as one measure, but another measure would be to have government-approved unions. While the vast majority of our workers are happy working under their managers and bosses, with wages that are adequate, there are some who feel they are not being properly represented and rile up their fellow workers. In addition, some, although very few, bosses do not pay their workers an adequate wage. I repeat, I am not approving of a full-blown unionization of industry, this would cause our industries to fail and our nation to be riven with class warfare. However, a release valve would help to appease the people and deal with some legitimate problems.
As a fellow German, I do not feel that the small German population of this nation merits a separate party, and I assure you that I have never felt discriminated against by this current Government.François Verxanellmes Decided that the liberal corruption in politics is too great to remain. He retires to make Belgian ales.
- New Character -
Name: Rudolph von Zitterwald
Date of Birth: 21 May, 1799
Location: Büllingen, Liège
Nationality: North German
Position: Deputy for Liège
Bio: Rudolph grew up in Büllingen, a quiet town far away from all of the fighting and warfare of the early 19th Century. Rudolph is a romanticist-radical, much in the vain of the famous English poets of the era, however Rudolph deigns to remain outside of the usual political mayhem of Belgian politics. Rudolph's Main Concern is with the second-class citizen status of Germans in Belgium. Rudolph is a well known advocate for such actions and runs many media outlets ((which I guess means newspapers)) throughout Belgium.
((I would say they are exactly the same, only his is a German nationalist party, and considering we don't have the German-speaking parts of Belgium yet for the most part, it does seem a little out of place))
