The current Principality of Donglan is no longer the poor and weak northern country it used to be. The new ethnic group, the new army, and the new religion have undergone too many changes, and the country has undergone radical changes in its fundamental structure.
The main body of the nation is composed of northern human species and gray blood elves. There is no specific statistics on the ratio between the two, but even if the number of people is quite different, the gap in comprehensive strength should not be too large. The strongest country is far more powerful than Donglan, the weakest country. The individual strength of elves is also far beyond that of humans, and the high-level combat power and background are incomparable.
In order to avoid the accumulation of contradictions caused by the long-term relationship between the two sides, I rejected all advice on routines and conventions, and forced the mixed living model of the same place.
Maybe this will lead to friction and trouble at first, but it is far better than each one. As misunderstandings and differences continue to accumulate contradictions, and then under the guidance of ambitious people and ambitious people, it is better to accumulate contradictions into one outbreak.
The Lan people are the product of a multi-ethnic composition. They are a culturally formed national concept. Perhaps, as long as they are handled properly, they can achieve cultural identity and condense into one voice in the future.
The national composition is probably the only multi-ethnic country in the north, but what is more special is the unique superstructure of the national system and the principality.
The original Duchy of Donglan was a duchy rather than a kingdom, because when he was established, he did draw on the power of some superpowers. genus.
To create a new territory for a big country as a pioneering knight, to obtain financial and power support, to become the lord of one party and then to become a minister to the monarchy, this is a common development trajectory for those emerging countries.
But Xia Er had one more process. After Dong Lan really succeeded in establishing the country, he tore up the dozen or so vassal covenants. Yes, that girl was lying from beginning to end. He actually told more than a dozen countries at the same time. Ask for help and vassal.
Of course, it was only later that he found out that all the big countries had been tricked by him, but the result of Xia Er stepping on more than a dozen boats was that under mutual checks and balances, no one benefited, and the Principality of Donglan became independent. In fact, this The process is extremely complex and arduous, and geographical advantages (enough remoteness, poor oil and water fishing) also play a huge role.
But the side effect is probably that his own reputation is rotten, and even the Principality of Donglan has not had a good reputation since the founding of the country. He was regarded as a barbarian by the countries in the Central Plains, and his reputation fell to the bottom.
This is also the historical root of the fact that the rulers of all dynasties are kings rather than grand dukes. Even in the Principality of Donglan, there are still two dukes, but the aristocratic system of Donglan has basically nothing to do with the Central Plains, and is regarded as a "barbarian" The "playing house game" is not once or twice.
But in the age of knights in the feudal system of feudal feudal feudalism, these noble lords with heavy armies shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting their subjects and territories, and they were indeed the backbone of this country, but now, for me, in a sense, is a hindrance.
At least my decree has been blocked not once or twice. I know that these guys are very difficult to deal with. There are a lot of reasons and excuses. The contradiction between the central and local governments will never stop, especially when I am consciously carrying out the reform of centralization. , and was even used as a target to be besieged by the group. Every month, I received several letters of indictment from the local lords to Renee, accusing the traitor (me) of deceiving the emperor and making the people miserable.
And this time, I arranged the elves in the new city under construction, the territory directly under the royal family, and the territory of the nobles of the royal family, which made many nobles have complaints. After all, everyone knows that compared to their works of art and magic products, elves are more expensive. It's a fortune in itself.
This is also the reason why I don't dare to completely disperse the elves. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the lord is the sky on his own land. I can't expect every noble lord to have a high moral bottom line and cause a few more vicious incidents. , so that the elf, who is a frightened bird, is threatened again, and my long-term goals will be in vain.
But this kind of situation where the lord is the biggest can never be delayed forever, perhaps because I was used to centralization in the eternal night and the underground world, and I was very dissatisfied with this system of feudalism from the beginning.
At that time, just opening up the free circulation of territorial people caused huge backlash and resistance, but instead made me make up my mind to carry out reforms.
But I also know that forcible change has touched the interests of all noble lords, and it is no different from causing a civil war. Therefore, in this regard, we can only cook frogs with warm fire and kill people with slow knives, step by step.
The newly-born Principality of Donglan is a country that integrates politics and religion. The state religion is the God of Law, the Sleepless One. There are two nominal supreme leaders, His Royal Highness Renee, who holds secular power, and the other, who is naturally the highest who holds divine power. Bishop Snowhoof... Thinking that one of the top leaders of this country is a rude boy, and the other is a bastard who is often chased and blocked by the urban management, I have the urge to have a heart attack.
Well, when it comes to this, someone has probably guessed how I plan to take back the rights of the local nobles. The struggle between theocratic and secular powers is endless, and the irresistible sword of theocratic power can also make the local lords useless. Words can be said.
Since the Church of the Sleepless is the state religion, wouldn't it be too much to build a cathedral and branch in each territory
Now that the doctrine of the God of Law has been recognized by the people, it is not too much to have judges, justice knights, and conjurers patrolling and preaching in the entire Donglan area
Since the clergy of the Church of the God of the Law are humble and good at fighting, they are welcomed and praised by all walks of life, so consider the long term. Expanding the scale is inevitable, is it not excessive to earn income on your territory
now that…
Under a series of "sinces", when the influence of the Law Church in the local area continues to increase, it will eventually lead to a result.
"Since the doctrine of the God of Law stipulates that all people are equal under the law, then your nobleman has committed a serious crime, and it is not too much to chop off your head!"
At that time, I, who hold the divine power, will naturally take back most of the secular power and complete the centralization.
In my plan, if the Lan Alliance is a huge giant, then Dong Lan must be the giant's vital heart and beating fist. As the first country to recognize the God of Law as the state religion, as the God of Law The headquarters of the church is located, and every change he makes will be borrowed and imitated by other parts. It is absolutely impossible not to make it the best template in my mind.
"With the development of new technologies, civil airships and engineering vehicles back and forth between cities will become a reality sooner or later. When traffic and transportation are convenient, then the mobilization of troops is convenient, and the lord has no obligation to protect the territorial people on his own. Now, there is no need for the system of one territory and one country to exist.”
Of course, the day is far from being fully realized, but at least there is hope, isn't it
All I have to do is sow the seeds and wait patiently for the harvest.
"Well, it's definitely not that I want to be lazy."
But in a sense, my identity is very embarrassing.
I am the nominal ancestor of Donglan, so my status should be above the contemporary king. Of course, this does not include real power. After all, the emperors in history have not done anything. If you abdicate and want to do something big, then The country is also not far from unrest.
So, in terms of secular kingship, I am in a very difficult position, in a sense, any vassal who owes allegiance to me is a betrayal of the current kingship owner, but fortunately Renee gave me complete trust and returned He gave me the status of a "Queen's Mentor", and gave me support in all aspects, so that I would not be too embarrassed in the court sequence.
But there is still a problem with this. After all, people’s hearts will change. Even if Renee keeps her trust in me, the people below will have their own ideas and interests, and Renee will also get married and have children (you think too much ), there is also a day of abdication, considering the attitude of the future king to me, I still have to make plans early.
At least, I have no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of the palace at all, and I have also expressed my position that I do not intend to be involved in this matter.
In terms of theocracy, my position is as embarrassing as ever.
I have the identity of an angel of the sleepless, which is equivalent to the representative of the will of the sleepless, but I did not return to the kingdom of God like other gods, but stayed on the ground. This is what happened with the supreme bishop of the church. His responsibilities overlap, he is the supreme leader of the church, the agent of the true God on earth, and I am also the agent of the will of the true God, the words of the two agents... Well, why am I always in such an embarrassing situation.
But since Snowhoof was brought out by me, and all the current executives of the Law Church are my people, at least in the short term, there will be no problem. As for when the Law Church has a high-level replacement... Because of the sleepless and my relationship, there will be no problem.
The Sleepless was always at the heart of my plan, how could there be any problem with him.
As for military power, my identity is even more embarrassing.
With the establishment of countless new legions, the original system of the Royal Knights and the City Defense Army was obviously not suitable. Donglan newly formed a military department to coordinate the military affairs of the whole country.
Yes, the whole country, including the various local lords...
Don't start these conspiracies that are destined to cause struggle. Even in the current military, my identity is embarrassing.
In this era, there is no separation of military and government. The supreme leader of the national army is definitely the owner of the royal power. Renee is the king, and the military department is also an institution serving her. As the nominal supreme leader of the military department, I am also the representative of the royal power.
Well, I also know that it is very troublesome to represent the past, but people in this era like to talk about this. It does not conform to its legal principles and the unspoken rules among nobles. If you play disobedience, you won't be able to do anything.
"That's why I hate these primitive elm heads, what a hassle."
Ahem, back to the topic.
The situation of the military is also the same as that of the regime. Renee is the nominal ruler, but since the newly formed legions are all in the hands of my knights, I am her agent, and all the generals obey me. Assignment, the military is equivalent to falling into my hands.
This is obviously abnormal, but what is even more abnormal is that everyone takes it for granted.
The final conclusion is that although my identity is embarrassing, in a sense, I am the number one person in Donglan, which is somewhat similar to the Brimstone Mountain City that year. Adam and Xiaohong don’t care, Margo Rita was terrible at managing daily government affairs, but the real person in charge became a prisoner of mine.
However, such a system is obviously not what I expected. I have a lot of things to do myself, and I will not go out less in the future. It is very possible to be absent for a long time. If they really develop some kind of dependence, there will be more in the future. trouble.
So, I want to take the initiative to disappear, to cultivate their initiative and sense of responsibility, so that I am the same.
"After all this, is it still to find a reason for yourself to be lazy? Since you know that you may be very busy in the future, can't you be diligent first? Your office has been crowded with documents, living room and kitchen It's all full. Where's your sense of responsibility and initiative?"
Because of the magic pet contract that the two hearts are connected to, even if I run away, I have to take this dead cat with me, which is probably the source of my unhappiness.
Cough, don't listen to Herois' nonsense, I'm not trying to be lazy, I... I'm here to exercise the abilities of my subordinates, so that they can be on their own as soon as possible!
"Do you exercise your subordinates' ability to hide and hide?"
"Have you not found His Royal Highness Roland yet?"
"The city management team had a report just now, but it's gone now. Damn it, His Highness actually hid there."
Now another team of knights has passed by. Hmph, the royal knights are actually used to carry out personal search tasks. This is public power and private use. This is too outrageous. I must talk about them when I go back.
"You still have the face to talk about others. How much administrative costs can you save by staying in the office obediently?"
"Dead cat, shut up! Or I'll turn your three meals into dog biscuits."
"... Believe it or not, I'll find a chance to be like you, first shout 'I'm Roland', and then sing the little apple while dancing the square? Or the old Yangko version."
Immediately thinking of that terrifying scene, I shuddered immediately.
"I surrender, please don't."
Considering that Heloise is definitely not worse than me in terms of faceless and skinless, the result of fighting for the lower limit is definitely a lose-lose, and I immediately gave in.
"Hmph, it's not too bad, by the way, there seems to be a market in the south of the city and a caravan from the Kingdom of Aris, their pickled cabbage candies are very famous, why don't you try it. By the way, there is another one at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Ciro Opera's opera, their ace singers and backbone dancers are all elves."
Well, the meaning is already obvious, this is almost a direct bribe...
"Come on, let's book tickets now!"
Where to go to be lazy... Wherever you go on vacation is not a vacation, since it's all the same, let's follow her.