Although he already had some initial ideas in his mind, Fei didn't start immediately to make drastic changes to the current power structure and military system in Chambord City. He had only been in this world for three days, and there were too many things he didn't understand. If you blindly seek speed, it will be wasteful.
Fei is going to take a good look at the current situation of the kingdom in the next few days.
The meeting continues.
This scene is not like the majestic and dreary scene of the emperor going to court as in many ancient dynasty TV dramas in the previous life. On the contrary, the atmosphere in the meeting hall is very active. There are even beautiful fish swimming back and forth in the narrow stone ditch in Qingshui. On both sides are neat stone chairs covered with soft animal skins. People attending the meeting can sit comfortably on the stone chairs. Everyone has the opportunity and right to express their views freely, and they can stand up and express their views directly without the consent of the kingdom, and even quarrels may arise at any time because of opposing views.
A very subtle atmosphere of democracy or freedom in the budding state spread silently throughout the hall.
Since today is the first time that Alexander formally convened a post-war meeting as a king after he regained his normal intelligence, many people with a little status in Chambord City got the opportunity to attend the meeting. In addition to Brook, Pierce, Drogba, Ballack and other twenty-two warriors also got official seats. These "leaders" of all sizes in Chambord City spoke freely, but they really put forward a lot of very pertinent suggestions. Some guys who had prepared for a long time even wrote down on white silk cloth and animal skin made of tanned paper. A large piece of text was presented, especially the five or six white-bearded grandfathers who were recognized as highly respected in Chambord City took out a large pile of silk cloth full of words like a magic trick, and all of them were for Fei Fei. The suggestion that came out gave Fei a headache.
A lot of suggestions, plus due to the previous herald Bazel's chaos and Alexander's mental retardation, Chambord City has accumulated countless cumbersome affairs that need to be dealt with by the king. Seeing the hill-like documents in front of him and the big proposals recorded by the clerk beside him, Fei felt that his head was starting to hurt. He rubbed his temples and shook his head in pain.
Seeing Fei like this, the white-haired hunk Pierce and a few reckless men immediately grinned gloatingly.
The old handsome Best also showed a meaningful smile on his face.
Fei was annoyed, but suddenly his heart moved, he made up his mind, and said to his future father-in-law confidently: "Uncle Best, I am not yet an adult, and I have no experience at all. As an elder, you have to help me!" Hey, why don't you help me organize and classify these manuscripts and files first, and then put forward your opinions on how to deal with them, and I'll make a decision later, do you like it?"
Hearing Fei's words, Best was stunned.
Maybe Fei himself didn't realize that the work he just mentioned was actually handled by the careerist herald Bazel before. This order is tantamount to completely entrusting the administrative power of the kingdom to Bess Special... In other words, from today onwards, Best became the new herald of Chambord City. Such a sudden and important appointment made the old fox Best a little at a loss.
Best didn't react, nor did anyone else in the hall expect this to happen.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall became a little weird.
After three or four seconds of silence—"Your Majesty, I object!"
Someone finally stood up.
"Your Majesty Alexander, I also object to..."
Someone immediately agreed.
"That's right... Your Majesty Alexander, Best is a despicable and shameless traitor and villain. Half a month ago, he took away the royal property. Even if it was because of Angela, we will not hold him accountable this time." , is already considered a great forgiveness, how can such an evil person with no morals and no honor be allowed to hold such an important position as the herald of the kingdom?"
"That's right, young His Majesty Alexander, you can't be crony!"
“against against against against…”
All of a sudden there were voices of opposition one after another, and the entire meeting hall became a mess. Fei did not expect such a situation to happen. He glanced around calmly, and was surprised to find that Brook and Pierce and the others didn't say anything when they arrived. Instead, it was the dozen or so strange faces sitting in the east of the conference hall that made the most noise. It was the first time for these dozens of people to appear in front of Fei. Most of them were dressed in Gorgeous, with a silver crown inlaid with gemstones on his head, full of energy, shiny face, impassioned when speaking, patting his chest, with a self-righteous and righteous look.
"Who are they?"
Fei turned his head and asked in a low voice the personal guard Torres standing behind him.
Hearing this, the blond young man quickly poked his head over and replied in a low voice: "King, the six people standing in front wearing silver crowns are all nobles with status in the city, while the five gorgeously dressed people behind them are He is the richest businessman in the kingdom. Prior to this, according to the tradition of the kingdom, these people have always played a very important role in the king's meeting, and can even influence the king's decision."
I see.
Fei nodded, somewhat understanding.
No matter in the previous life or in another world, no country and every place will have such high-spirited politicians. They occupy a large amount of social wealth, enjoy privileges far higher than ordinary people, and take the credit and glory of the army without shame. Playing with power, playing with conspiracy, castrating public opinion, and advocating justice and glory are all in pursuit of their own selfish desires.
But at this moment, the faces of these so-called nobles and big businessmen in the meeting hall are nothing more than this.
Such a discovery made Fei sigh once again. It turned out that what he, the king, had done in the past was really aggrieved. Even these fat, stupid, profit-seeking businessmen could appear in the king's meeting hall. It's as noisy as a vegetable market... It seems that the so-called king and kingdom in Chambord City are essentially no different from the King of the Mountain. It is the same as I guessed before, and it is even worse than a village in a remote mountain village in the northwest of my previous life. Long... Fei found that it was a long way to go to build an ideal country in his mind.
"Quiet, don't make any noise, you, report your name first, Mr. Noble."
Fei waved his hand, loudly interrupted the swarm of quarrels like flies, pointed to the silver-crowned middle-aged man who stood at the front and quarreled the most and asked.
"Louis, Your Majesty, I am Viscount Louis."
The silver-crowned middle-aged man took a step forward, bowed slightly, performed a standard aristocratic salute, and then replied proudly.
"Oh, Louis... Viscount?"
Fei felt a bit convoluted. To be honest, he was completely confused about the Western-style division of titles, but this did not prevent him from asking: "Mr. Viscount, if Uncle Best is not suitable, what do you think?" Who do you think would be better suited for the job?"
"Your Majesty Alexander, first of all, it's not that I don't know how to be humble, but I firmly believe that I am the most suitable candidate..."
Viscount Louis patted his chest and said proudly: "I am the purest nobleman in Chambord. My father was even summoned by the emperor of the Zenit Empire. My family has a glorious history and glorious glory here. , My... Therefore, it is definitely the most suitable candidate for me to be the new herald."
Before he finished speaking, several nobles and big businessmen behind him stood up one after another, echoing loudly, expressing their approval.
On the contrary, Brooke, Pierce and others showed disdainful expressions on their faces.
Fei couldn't help but shake his head, he didn't understand that this was actually a court struggle for power and profit, but because the few unqualified politicians in front of him were too stupid, that's why this ridiculous scene appeared, and he watched in disgust Viscount Louis, who was proudly talking about his noble glory, Fei suddenly said: "Okay, son Louis... uh, Your Excellency Viscount, I only ask one question, if your answer satisfies me, then you will be the king of the kingdom." The new herald!"
Louis was overjoyed, and he replied confidently: "Your Majesty, please feel free to ask. I bet that no one is more suitable than me in handling political affairs."
"Well, let me ask you, when all the soldiers and civilians are bleeding and fighting to defend Chambord, where are you-where?"
Fei sat high on the throne, sneered, and asked word by word without hiding his sarcasm.
"I… "
Viscount Louis was stunned.
"Hahaha... When we fought bloody battles with His Majesty Alexander, Lord Viscount must have been trembling and howling in the crotch of a woman, haha..."
Drogba, a strong black-haired man with a straightforward personality, finally couldn't help standing up and sarcastically speaking. Suddenly, Brooke and the Hercules who were sitting in the west of the hall burst into laughter.
"You...you dirty soldiers...what qualifications do you have to appear in the King's Hall?"
Viscount Louis blushed all of a sudden, and said in a thick-faced angrily, "nobles have the right to be exempted from combat conscripts... As the purest nobleman in Chambord, I certainly can't be like you lowly farmers. , to do those boring things of fighting and killing."
"The boring thing of fighting and killing?"
When Fei heard this, his face suddenly turned cold, and he said angrily: "Okay, this matter is over, Viscount Louis, I am very, very dissatisfied with your answer, so I'm sorry, you can't get the position of herald... Yes, Your Excellency the Viscount, be careful who you humiliate. The soldiers you speak of are the heroes who defended the entire king. If I hear you insulting the heroes of Chambord like this next time, you will be honored to be the first to be humiliated by me. A hapless bastard stripped of his title of nobility."
Speaking of this, Fei's eyes were already full of murderous intent that couldn't be concealed.
Louis froze for a moment, and finally dared not say anything more.
Only then did Fei turn to his father-in-law and continued: "Uncle Best, I'll trouble you to sort out these documents, hehe, Viscount Louis reminded me just now, I now officially announce that starting today, You are the new herald of the Kingdom of Chambord."
At this time, Best had completely calmed down from the initial shock. Hearing such a formal appointment, the old handsome guy did not refuse at all, and bowed gracefully to express his acceptance.
"Hmph, Your Majesty, I object. You can't do this. This is nepotism... Appointing a villain to be the herald, you will destroy the city of Chambord."
Among the fat businessmen in the east, there was a guy with a beard and long beard who looked like a fat pig. Seeing the wink from Viscount Louis, he mustered up his courage to stand up and retorted loudly with an expression of disbelief.
Fei was immediately annoyed.
During the bloody battle, one by one shrank their heads into their crotches, but they couldn't wait to stand up and grab the cake when they were celebrating after the war. You are a coward, so you can just hide your balls and pretend to be dead, but you don't know whether you are dead or alive , and all of them seem plausible. What Fei hates the most is this kind of politician who pretends to be a saint. Some bad memories from his previous life flooded his heart instantly. 'Ceng' stood up from the throne all of a sudden, pointed at 'Fat Pig''s nose and scolded without a king's demeanor: "Fuck you, I'm a nepotism, what kind of thing are you? Can you control it? In the future, my palace Among them, such unsightly and stupid things are not allowed... Where are the guards? Throw me out of these stupid pigs who are not qualified to stand here!"
As soon as Sun Fei finished speaking, more than a dozen soldiers in leather armor rushed in and threw these potbellied businessmen out like wolves. Amidst the gasping and unbelievable gazes, the remaining six nobles looked at each other pale, stood there with embarrassment, and finally returned to their stone chairs quietly and sat down quietly.
Fei Fei sat high on the throne.
His gaze swept across, and no nobleman dared to meet his gaze.
Feeling the fall of royal power and the messy status of the entire kingdom's power system, Fei once again strengthened his determination to rectify the kingdom's administrative system and military system. Now that these people are connected together, Fei will have to work hard to change the status quo and defend and protect everything he cherishes.
Thinking of this, Fei knew that a serious illness still needs strong medicine, it seems that heavy medicine must be prescribed as soon as possible.
With a thought, he switched to the [Paladin Mode], and an upright, noble and righteous aura emanated from him. Standing in front of the high throne with a firm expression, he said unquestionably: "With the King of Chambord City In name, I declare that ten days later, I will carry out a complete change in the rights of the royal family, the administrative system of the city of Chambord, and the establishment of the army. Entering a ten-day period of post-war adjustment, during which the new Herald Uncle Best is in charge of domestic administration and Gordon-Brooke is in charge of military affairs, if any of you have any good suggestions for change Or ideas, you can report back to Best and Brook, and they will pass it on to me."
The awe-inspiring majesty of the king and the noble demeanor of the paladin, the two high-ranking temperaments merged into one at this moment, Fei's voice echoed throughout the hall, no one dared to refute, everyone bowed their heads and surrendered, the unwilling nobleman They were drenched in cold sweat and did not dare to make a sound. In such an atmosphere, they even had an illusion—a vague feeling that everything was as it should be.
This is the benefit of [Paladin Mode], which can unknowingly enhance your persuasiveness, appeal, and majesty, and make your opponent surrender to you unknowingly—this is also the new cheating method that Fei has recently figured out.
After passing this resolution, the rest of the meeting went smoothly.
At the end of the day, Brooke, who had been promoted to one of the 'two giants' in the military and political affairs, suddenly stood up and mentioned another matter: "My king, there is one very important thing that I must remind you. There is still half a year left. The three-yearly martial arts battle between the various vassal states under the Zenit Empire is about to begin, and if we want to achieve good results in the competition, we must start preparing now."
As soon as Brook said this, everyone in the hall claimed yes one by one, and the atmosphere became heated again. Drogba stood up and beat his chest and shouted loudly: "This time, we must challenge our old opponent Black Rock City and advance to the next stage." Fifth-class dependent country."
Fei was amazed, and asked: "The subordinate country performs martial arts? Uh, what is that for?"
Everyone is no longer surprised that His Majesty Alexander always forgets many common-sense things in the past after returning to normal. Brooke patiently explained: "Your Majesty, the martial arts battle is a national power measurement competition held by the Zenit Empire of the Monarchy. All vassal states under the Zenit Empire must participate, and if they perform well in combat, they will have the opportunity to improve the status of Chambord City and advance to the fifth-class vassal state, which is a very good opportunity for us."
"Promoting to the fifth-class dependent country? Is there any benefit?"
"Of course, Your Majesty, Chambord City is now a sixth-class vassal state of the Zenit Empire. It ranks at the bottom of all vassal states, and the support from the Zenit Empire is also very limited. If we seize this opportunity to advance to the fifth-class vassal state The country, not only can get material and financial support from the empire with better conditions, but also can be allowed to expand the number of residents and troops in the city, get more land, and even get rewards from the cheats of star fighting spirit. With these, Chambord City Your strength can be greatly enhanced!"
It was the first time Fei heard about such a thing, and he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that there are restrictions on the population and the number of troops of Xiangbochen now? Also, what's going on when you mentioned land and battle qi cheats just now. "
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Zenit Empire, the sixth-class dependent countries can only have a maximum of 10,000 residents, the number of troops cannot exceed 500, the king cannot own more than one castle, and the land cannot exceed 500 hectares. Forcibly deprived by the empire, it will violate the laws of the empire and be severely sanctioned by the monarchy. Moreover, the sixth-class dependent countries can only have two-star fighting qi cheats and fighting qi skills cheats, and the circulation of cheats above two stars is strictly prohibited. The consequences of violating this article will be severe. more serious."
Brook patiently explained: "Once you are promoted to the fifth-class dependent country, the conditions will be doubled, and the strength of Chambord City will increase by leaps and bounds... Correspondingly, if you can advance to the fourth-class, third-class, second-class and first-class Dependent countries, the conditions will be further relaxed."
"What kind of bullshit rule is this? Doesn't the Zenit Empire want its dependent countries to be strong?"
Fei couldn't understand for a while.
"There is an old proverb circulating in the continent of Azeroth—a hound that is too vicious may bite off its owner's throat. For monarchies, they must ensure that their dominance will not be threatened by their own people, so in the future On the basis of weakening the overall strength, the strength of each dependent country must be strictly limited."