"Meet Your Majesty the King!"
With the etiquette officer Blanche Orlando leading the ceremony, all the officials knelt down together, forming a low human wall on both sides of the palace.
"Meet Your Majesty the King!"
Next came the attendants and servants in the wall courtyard, who were responsible for the daily care and trivial matters in the palace. Wherever Roland's eyes went, everyone bowed their heads, and their expressions were full of respect and fear.
"Meet Your Majesty the King!"
Finally, the First Army followed behind, its shouts were particularly loud, like the waves of the sea.
He thought he had seen a lot of crowds, and had seen a grand military parade. He had a certain immunity to such occasions, but only after experiencing it for a moment did he know that the feeling of being looked up by everyone no matter how many times made the blood speed up. .
In the midst of all the shouts, Roland stepped up the steps step by step and entered the Twin Towers Temple, the core area of the old capital.
After he was seated on the throne, the officials entered the hall one after another and stood in three rows in front of the throne. Seeing these nearly 100 people, Roland couldn't help feeling a little emotional. Dawn City was worthy of being the center of the Greycastle Kingdom in the past. In just one year, so many clerks with basic reading and writing skills had been recruited, and it was commendable that many of them were very large. Some are from civilians. This level of education should be considered one of the best in this era, except for Neverwinter.
"Your Majesty, this is your scepter." Blanche handed over a golden cane, not only engraved with exquisite patterns, but also embedded with a moment-clear sapphire at the end, "It was made by a specialized goldsmith. Every king holds something different."
Roland is not interested in this kind of naked symbol of power, because it is too straightforward and rude, making people feel like a nouveau riche. However, he soon discovered that this object is not entirely a decoration. After all, in such an empty hall, it is really not an easy task to get everyone's attention.
And the scepter can do this very well.
He raised his stick and tapped the floor, and the crowd soon quieted down.
"You all know who I am, so the opening remarks are unnecessary." Roland glanced at the entire hall and said slowly, "The purpose of my trip is very simple, one is to eliminate threats, and the other is to rectify the order. The former does not only mean Anyone who stands in the way of the new policy by force is included in this list, no matter if he was a nobleman, a merchant, a freeman or a rat, as long as he damages the new policy, he will end up just like a rebel."
"The latter is to formalize the order, that is, to establish an administrative system similar to that of Neverwinter City. You should have already heard that once you become a city hall official, you can enjoy good remuneration and treatment, and you can be promoted. Road has nothing to do with blood or family background. In other words, as long as the ability is sufficient, even a commoner has the opportunity to get a position like a minister of a department or a former prime minister!"
There was a burst of chatter in the crowd, not to mention the commoners, even the small nobles never dared to think about it before. As a disciple of the Minister of Finance, Barov has now become a popular figure in His Majesty's presence. This is no longer a secret in the old king's capital. When he thinks of the opportunity to become a minister of the royal family, people's eyes are a lot hotter.
"But not everyone can enter the city hall. You need to pass the assessment." Roland said calmly.
The discussion grew louder.
"Your Majesty... May I ask what the assessment is about?" a bold person asked.
"The reliability question and answer, this is also the content that Neverwinter City Council must review," he explained with a smile, "Not all correct answers are considered a pass, but at least the minimum requirements must be met. As for the specific content, it will only be informed before the assessment. ."
In fact, this set of questions and answers is a change from the ten questions of loyalty written in the book, and at the same time, some questions about attitudes and expectations about work are added, which are mainly used to ensure the purity of the team. The reason why it's not called a loyalty quiz is because I'm worried about scaring away those who think too much. In this day and age, disloyalty is definitely a big sin, and it can be big or small. Does it count as insulting the royal family in your heart? Is it right or wrong to arrange the king when drinking nonsense? But who hasn't complained in private? Not to mention nobles. According to the law, these are acts of infidelity. If you hear that you want to investigate this, I am afraid that most people will avoid it.
Of course, as the business gets bigger in the future, Nightingale will not be able to make sure that everyone can check it out, but at least in the early days, Roland still hopes to ensure the reliability of the government as much as possible. After all, as long as these people can adapt to the new administrative system, they will become The backbone of the future.
"In addition, if you choose to join the city hall, you must give up the original property," he continued. "In short, city hall officials are not allowed to have any interests with any businessman, otherwise they will be punished with a felony. I hope this Everyone can think carefully.”
These words were like a basin of cold water, and the hall was suddenly quiet for a while.
Unlike Border Town, which was a half-way monk, almost everyone in the old capital had their own livelihood, and it was no doubt a dilemma if they wanted to throw away everything they had accumulated in the past and devote themselves to a new job.
However, if you want to implement the concept of "professionalization", this is an inevitable step. Even if some people will hand over the property to distant relatives or hire others to take care of it, they must maintain this on the surface. Roland knew in his heart that there were no "officials" in the real sense of the four kingdoms. The so-called ministers were all held by nobles trusted by the king. It was an honor rather than a duty to take care of His Majesty's affairs. , their first consideration is still their own interests.
Professionalization, on the other hand, is to bind people and positions together, which means that some people are in the tower. There is no way back, which can be regarded as the unity of interests. Only when the kingdom is prosperous, they will get more benefits.
Another point is that the separation of business and government can to a certain extent avoid the embarrassing situation of being both a player and a referee.
"Finally, regardless of the position, the name of any official city hall official will be recorded in my case." Seeing the low atmosphere, he threw out the sweet dates that had been prepared, "Your treatment and position will not only be Effective in a city, as long as it is a territory under my rule, it will recognize the power you have."
This is the trump card of the professional bureaucracy.
The significance of being in the system is self-evident, it is not only a recognition, but also the most stable guarantee. The people in the main hall may not realize its benefits right away, but over time, they will understand the wonderful taste of eating a national meal.
Since the old capital has been screened several times, the noble class has almost disappeared, and it is much easier to rectify than the previous cities. Although many people were still skeptical, no one jumped out to openly oppose it. With the attitude of giving it a try, when the plenary session was over, a long queue quickly formed at the registration office.
Roland returned to the study and was about to call Thassa, Yorko and other old friends over to chat alone when a guard hurried in.
"Your Majesty, the guards stationed in the north have a messenger to report that they found the figure of the Dawn Army in the west of Hermes."
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