Yes, Madam Prime Minister

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When Ronan ejaculated into her cervix, she was already in a state of mouth-opening, tongue-out, eyes rolled back, and body as limp as a puddle of mud.

After shooting, Ronan took a half step back and simultaneously pulled out his massive member.

Falek, a lump of flesh, slid down the wall. The moment his feet touched the ground, he fell backward onto the floor, his hands gripping the wall. Immediately afterward, thick, white fluid gushed from the muddy flesh between the tears in his black pantyhose.

Seeing this scene, Ronan's enormous member twitched twice, and a few drops of semen sprayed out, landing on Falek's long, wavy black hair.

After a long while, Falek finally came to his senses, let out a long breath, turned around and leaned against the wall, his legs trembling as he looked at Ronan, panting, "I feel all the fatigue gone, and I feel alive again. It's at times like this that I feel even more that choosing to leave and go with you was absolutely the right thing to do."

Falek then sighed, "Unfortunately, I can only occupy a very small portion. I also want to eat my fill like those two."

Ronan smiled. "You never get tired of delicious food that doesn't fill you up, right?"

Chapter 966 Black Stockings Again; Regarding Ideology, Seris had already embraced capitalism thousands of years ago.

Ronan was ultimately a gentle man in this respect; after showering together, he fucked Falek again.

This time, Falek changed into white stockings, which accentuated her already voluptuous figure even more.

The next day, Ronan found Faith.

Faith, who was also on temporary leave, chose to go fishing in the sea not far from the ocean.

In an era when transportation and preservation capabilities were extremely limited, large-scale fishing was not possible, and the fish in the coastal waters of Seres were abundant.

Faith, who hails from the island nation of Wiland, is the best fisherman among Ronan's group. Next is Lu Jianling, who was born in a fishing village in Jiaodong. The fish she brought to the small shop for processing during their first encounter was one she caught herself. Ronan and Dinia, on the other hand, are both seasoned fishermen who are bad at fishing but have a strong passion for it.

On the small boat, Faith wore a fisherman's hat, a canvas fisherman's coat, tapered trousers, and ankle boots.

Inside the boots were semi-transparent black pantyhose, and on her feet were a pair of thin black knitted cotton socks.

There were small fish in a small box next to him, worms in a jar as bait, and a bucket for the big fish he caught.

As she anchored her fishing rod on the surface of the sea, Faith cast her line and asked, "Have you ever thought about doing some ideological work?"

“There’s no need,” Ronan replied. “Doing this from the top down is too easy to cause conflict. We’ve changed the economic model now, and while new laws are being introduced, new ideas will also emerge. We can then support them.”

“However, the committee still needs a guiding ideology.” Ronan then changed the subject, “We don’t expect them to have any real faith; it’s just a nominal means of distinguishing friend from foe.”

"What kind of thoughts?" Faith asked curiously.

Ronan cast his fishing rod, a mysterious smile flashing across his face. "Of course, it's about opposing the imperial court, Jiangnan, and the Northwest, while also making them feel that we're on the same side as them."

Faith, whose expression rarely changes significantly in daily life, showed a look of surprise.

How can we oppose all forces while simultaneously making them feel that we are allies?

“Before we talk about ideas, perhaps we should talk about the source of ideas, which is wealth,” Ronan said. In his view, the most sublime ideas are born from the humblest wealth. “When we talk about wealth, we have to start with land, which is actually the fundamental and only wealth. Everything else is just a collection of common human concepts.”

Faith listened quietly. As someone who had once aspired to be a bishop, she was the most accomplished in philosophy and sociology among Ronan's group of women, and therefore one of the few who could understand his rambling.

The Seres might have thought that Western monks were shamans, since local religious figures were only allowed to provide such services. However, in reality, many of the Western priests were knowledgeable and progressive individuals.

“I once heard a rabid argument…” Ronan began his story with this sentence.

Seres began capitalism under private ownership a thousand years ago, while the West only started capitalism recently.

In the West, after the collapse of the old empires, the northern barbarians, due to their backward social structure and unwillingness to fully accept the advanced culture of the empires, had no choice but to use their original military system to build their state system, thus turning their military leaders into feudal lords and forming a Western-style feudalism.

However, in reality, the land was not privately owned; it was state-owned, or more accurately, "owned by the legion." To understand this, one can examine the original meanings of Western titles such as duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron; almost all of them were "military titles" rather than "royal titles."

Feudal lords could not arbitrarily transfer or sell land, nor could they arbitrarily expand their territory.

The same thing happened after the collapse of Rome in Ronan's original timeline. Marx, whose works are most familiar to the Chinese people but almost never read, discussed land transfer in his *Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right*, thus stating that ancient Europe was a highly feudal society. Incidentally, Marx never said that China and other Eastern countries were feudal societies; this was a label imposed by a group of politically-minded historians.

This is another joke about Britain, which only recognized private land ownership in the 17th century.

In China, private land ownership was recognized and buying and selling was permitted as early as the Qin Dynasty, putting China ahead of Western countries by over a thousand years.

This brings up a term that almost every Chinese person uses: land annexation.

What is being annexed? Land. What is land? It's the means of production. So, what does annexing the means of production sound like? The answer is capitalism.

Of course, land transactions also exist in the West, including large-scale land transactions.

But the land in the West was a little different, because it was "military land." When you bought land, you couldn't renounce the military obligations attached to the land.

These things are similar in this world, except that the founder of the French Golden Eagle Dynasty in this world, Ambrina's ancestor, forcefully weakened the military attributes of the nobility and began to appoint civil officials to manage local affairs. As a result, the military obligations attached to land were stripped away, which became the basis for Ronan's reforms three hundred years later.

"Getting back to the topic, in the current Seris, apart from our three major powers, their ideology also revolves around three different ideas about land ownership."

Ronan continued his story.

"What Jiangnan wants is complete privatization, to facilitate their exploitation, and then to move further in the direction of capitalism."

"The imperial court is actually quite conservative. Several core grain-producing areas in the Central Plains are village communities. However, these villages do not have lords, but they include military obligations, security obligations, and even economic obligations. These multiple obligations also constitute their upward mobility channels."

"As for the Northwest Army, they want to be more retro, and want to restore the Jiedushi system of the previous dynasty, where generals and ministers were appointed, and develop manor economy in remote areas."

"The ideas they each put forward are stepping stones and stepping stones for their respective economic systems."

In just a few words, Ronan had clearly explained the essential needs of the three major powers.

“Very good.” Faith said, pulling up the fishing rod that had been swaying for a long time. The exhausted fish was now on the spot. She casually took the fish off the hook and tossed it into the bucket. Faith then said, “But it seems they are irreconcilable enemies. What kind of message should we present to make them all think we are not enemies?”

Ronan looked at his still fishing rod with some dissatisfaction and replied, "Of course, it's stitched up."

In the short time it took to answer, Faith had already baited the hook with new bait and cast the line. "Sew what?"

“Sew together communitarianism and republicanism,” Ronan replied.

Faith's expression froze. She was quite familiar with communitarianism because, although Dinia was the author, Ronan had actually discussed it in several of his books.

But what is republicanism? Ronan seems to have a lot of ideologies on his mind.

Of course, Ronan is a man who has a lot of ideas and ideologies.

"So this is a republic? Oh my god, finally the fish are here."

Chapter 967 Communitarianism, Republicanism, Stockings Not Torn

Communitarianism arose in Ronan's time and place after a group of Western scholars reflected on liberalism.

First and foremost, we emphasize that the community takes precedence over the individual.

The government also needs to be a proactive and large government, not a small government.

However, communitarianism does not disregard the individual; it simply means that an individual's rights are inseparable from the community in which they belong.

To put it another way, individual interests should be advocated through the community, relying on the group to confront and cooperate with the big government.

In short, communitarianism opposes the self-centered, egocentric approach of liberalism, where everyone is seen as an egoist.

To some extent, communitarianism and the Confucianism promoted by the imperial court coincide.

However, the communities on the imperial side consisted of local clans, societies, and village communities—a series of entities all governed by the same ideology and controlled through the imperial examination system.

Ronan, on the other hand, wanted to dismantle clans and abolish private schools. The communities he envisioned were mainly farmers' associations and trade unions, a union of free people.

There is freedom in communitarianism, and with freedom, one can find common ground with the Jiangnan region, which was criticized by the imperial court for its rampant evils and corrupt atmosphere.

In the Jiangnan region of the Kingdom of David, the atmosphere of evil and wickedness was far more intense than in the late Ming Dynasty of another timeline. Saying that one should not have an emperor was not even considered outrageous in Jiangnan. Even if one talked about promoting an electoral system, one would not attract many listeners. At least one would have to shout "To hell with clans" to attract a group of people to argue with you.

Because nobody wants an emperor, they want elections, but when it comes to the clan, some people want one and some don't.

Jiangnan is a contradictory place. It has many aristocratic families, but because of its good economy, strong academic atmosphere, and rapid social progress over the past century, it has produced a considerable number of commoner elites. And below these commoner elites, there are countless high-class servants from the urban class supporting them.

In Western terms, there's a lot of old money in Jiangnan, and a ton of new money too, but they've come together because they all oppose the imperial court.

But republicanism is something else entirely.

Republicanism is not about establishing a republic, but rather about emphasizing the concept of public power at the level of republicanism and limiting the interference of public power in the lives of individuals or groups through the rule of law.

To put it simply, in a society where republicanism is fully implemented, even individuals can use the law to fight against public power.

Ronan's assessment was that it was too idealistic, unrealistic, ridiculous, and mostly terrible.

If implemented crudely, it would directly slip into liberalism, leading to a situation where the strong prey on the weak.

Whether it's right or wrong is another matter, but Ronan doesn't like it.

But without a doubt, this is something that people in Jiangnan desperately want. Whether it's the so-called aristocratic families or the commoner elites, they all want this. Because when individuals are free enough but don't unite, they can only be represented, and those who represent them are the elites.

However, republicanism is not entirely without its merits.

At the very least, he emphasized the rule of law.

Ronan's idea of ​​creating a Frankenstein's monster is to place people in a community to form a collective, and for this collective to engage in a struggle with the public power held by the government on the platform of law.

We cannot allow grassroots rebellions to be justified, nor can we allow the government to represent everything.

This desire for both things will resonate with the Northwest Army, whose members share a similar conflicted mindset.

The Northwest Legion didn't actually intend to seize power, nor did they want to see Seris suffer too much destruction. They didn't even consider secession; what they wanted was permission to establish an absolute monopoly in certain industries within a region.

The aristocratic-style state-owned enterprises that Ronan was involved in in France were exactly what they wanted.

"...That's about it." Ronan finished explaining the basics.

Before he finished speaking, his second fish had already been brought up.

Meanwhile, on Faith's side, there are already five.

“But anyone with a discerning eye can see that you’re actually in conflict with every single one of them,” Faith said, but then added, “However, those who can see through it won’t expose it. After all, the smart ones know what’s important and understand that having an ally who seems to share common goals is crucial in this battle.”

"Unfortunately, if they were any smarter, they should have known to concentrate their efforts and unite to deal with us first."

Faith couldn't help but sigh.

“Even if one of them wanted to deal with us first, they couldn’t. Would two adult tigers team up to eat wolf cubs? It’s not that we don’t understand the dangers of two tigers fighting, but who can guarantee that the other won’t take the opportunity to stab us in the back? So, remote places have their advantages too. You don’t have to worry about being betrayed, just like you in Wieland, where you can act as troublemakers without restraint.” Ronan said, taking a jab at Faith’s homeland.

After that, the two stopped fishing. They had caught seven fish in total, all of which were quite large, and that was enough for them to eat.

Faith set up the stove, placed a large casserole dish on it, heated it slightly, poured in peanut oil, and added onions, garlic, and ginger to sauté until fragrant. Then Ronan added the prepared fish pieces, followed by Faith adding some oyster sauce and a generous amount of Puning bean paste.

When it's almost done, add rice wine and sprinkle with a little pepper.

The slightly sweet and spicy flavors of onions, ginger, and garlic, combined with the savory and salty taste of fermented bean paste and oyster sauce, along with a hint of wine aroma, make seafood cooked in a clay pot taste quite delicious.

Some of the rice wine was used for cooking, and the rest was drunk by the two of them.

After a simple lunch consisting of nothing but fish, the two sat together at the bow of the boat, resting quietly.

The weather wasn't sunny, but the vast sea made one reluctant to speak.

After a long silence, Faith spoke up, "Shouldn't we do something?"

Due to her unique physiological structure and the habits she developed from years of nunhood, Faith didn't usually have any sexual thoughts, even though she was quite sensitive at that time.

She used the word "should" because she felt that in this situation, with the two of them alone, a normal woman should have desire.

“Of course,” Ronan said with a smile, pulling Faith into his arms and kissing her profusely before asking, “Do you feel anything when you kiss me?”

“There’s something a little off about it,” Faith replied, her hand reaching toward Ronan’s crotch. “Aside from our bodies, do I seem rather uninteresting to you?”

“No, not at all. On the contrary, your dullness has a special charm.” Ronan pulled open Faith’s coat, went inside, and began to rub her breasts.

“I’m starting to feel it,” Faith said.

“Perhaps we should just get started.” With that, Ronan began to take off his clothes.

Faith also took off her coat, shirt, boots, and pants.

Her black stockings were a simple, slightly sheer, matte black, and she wore black knitted cotton socks. Her bra was completely covered, so that her cleavage was not visible. Her white bra was plain and without any patterns or decorations, and her panties were also white. She had a unique, pure charm that tempted people to destroy her and break taboos.

Ronan didn't tear the pantyhose; instead, he pulled them down to his thighs.

Chapter 968 Born that way, missionary in style, the manifesto should be easy for everyone to understand

The bra and knitted cotton socks on her feet had been taken off and placed aside.

Faith lay on her back with her legs naturally spread apart, but due to the restraint of her black pantyhose, she couldn't spread her legs too wide. One of her legs was draped over Ronan's shoulder, while the other leg was held upright in the air by Ronan's right hand.

Ronan, while thrusting in and out, used his left hand to tease Faith's clitoris, giving her more stimulation.

Every now and then, Ronan would turn his head to gently kiss and lick the black-stockinged feet that were draped over his shoulder.

The structure inside the Faith is extremely unique, with tightly interlocking rings of folds that provide a wonderfully enveloping and stimulating sensation. It even causes waves of stimulation to ripple within her body after a certain level of stimulation. Anyone who isn't a seasoned veteran like Ronan would shudder before even starting.

When having sex with her, Ronan either had to go all out without restraint when he was venting, or he had to concentrate and be careful to control himself to avoid ejaculating too quickly.

Similarly, the inner self of Faith also made her very sensitive.

"Faith, I've always been curious, did you modify it yourself?" Ronan asked the question he had been wanting to ask. It was a somewhat awkward question, and it was only after they had known each other for so long that Ronan finally asked it.

After a comfortable nasal sound, Faith shook her head slightly. "No, it's innate. Puppetization is based on the human body. The internal organs and skin in the upper torso will change automatically, but some organs won't. The only organ I've artificially modified is this face. Back then, I murmured that I should serve God with a more beautiful face, but it was just a vulgar desire to become more beautiful."

She originally had a face that could only be considered the beauty of a small town, but after becoming a puppet, her facial features underwent some minor adjustments and her skin was changed, which gave her the beautiful and delicate face she has now.