Chapter 647 Empire

When entering the study, which is covered with dark blue velvet carpet, Victoria has a sense of being in a trance.

The first time she walked here, she was with her father. Under the leadership of the former Duke of the North, she met Francis II who was still in his prime here, and also saw the Welsh Moen when he was a teenager. At that time, she was still a naive girl, and the country was running smoothly and dull as it had been for hundreds of years, as if it would never change.

The last time she came here was on the eve of leaving for the giant wood crossing. Sitting behind the desk was Wales, who had returned to Silver Castle. The kingdom was splitting, and a terrible crisis that no one could have imagined was brewing in the Holy Spirit Plain. .

Now, she has gone through a crisis of nine deaths and is facing a turning point in the fate of this country. The master here has become the Duke who has returned from the dead. She has a faint feeling that history is gradually focusing on this room, and I'm... experiencing it myself.

"Sit down, feel free," Gawain said in an easy-going tone, standing by the desk, watching the two Duke Protectors enter the room and the attendants closing the door and leaving, "We want to talk about the future of this country. question."

"Yes... duke," Bodwin nodded and took a seat by himself. He still called Gawain "duke" because Gawain has neither been crowned nor finalized and announced the country's future framework. , for the time being he can only continue to use the duke to call each other.

"Wait a minute, there's another participant," Gawain pressed his right hand, and asked the two guardian dukes to wait, his eyes fell on the magic net terminal just placed on the desk, "She is establishing a connection. ... The magic net here is not very stable and is being debugged."

The two guardian dukes turned their eyes to the shimmering magic machine with a triangular metal base and a crystal core. It was not the first time Victoria had seen the magic web terminal, but the Duke of Baldwin had never seen it before. I have seen its real object, but I have only seen its description from some reports and hand-painted manuscripts. The Duke of the Westland kept his eyes fixed and did not hide his curiosity: "Is this the magic device that can cheapen communication?"

Gawain nodded: "You can think so, but in fact it is much more useful than the communication technique - although it relies on a complex infrastructure to operate, its size limit and unit cost are far from the communication technique. comparable."

"I once imagined how to expand the scope of the communication technique and reduce its casting requirements. This is of great benefit to the economy and the military, but there has been little progress in research," Baldwin couldn't help but approach the device, as if thinking To understand its principle carefully, "...It's a completely different route..."

"Buzz-"

talking room,

The magic net terminal suddenly made a buzzing sound, and then the projection crystal as the core brightened in an instant. Duke Baldwin took a half step back in surprise, and saw a holographic projection above the crystal. A beautiful lady in an elegant dress with a calm and elegant temperament.

"Ancestor, good afternoon," Hetty greeted Gawain first, then turned his eyes to the two dukes, "Grand Duke Franklin, Grand Duchess Wilder, good afternoon."

She has never met Duke Baldwin, but she has read almost all the materials of the high-level nobles in the kingdom. Many basic knowledge about the Ansu Kingdom is even the content of the textbooks in the Cecil Academy. They are no strangers.

"Good afternoon," Baldwin greeted in return, and after hesitating for a while, he matched the intelligence in his mind with the other party, "Ms. Hetty? Cecil, you are as beautiful as the rumors say."

"Thank you for the compliment."

"We have already entered Silver Castle," Gawain said beside him, "You should have already received the detailed information."

"Yes, there is good communication between the Government Affairs Office and the front line," Hetty nodded, with an undisguised relaxed smile on his face, "I'm glad to know that your battle is going well - the extra supplies and civilian personnel sent to the north have been boarded from Pompeii. Set off with a fast mechanical ship."

Gawain let out a slight sigh: Having a reliable and capable n-tier great-granddaughter like Hetty is a relief. He basically doesn't have to worry about logistics and local order, except for not being able to marry, casting spells, and painting Apart from the black eye and sick leave, Heidi has no faults with him...

He sat down behind the desk, and the two guardian dukes sat on the two high-back chairs next to him. Coupled with Hetty's holographic projection, a remote meeting that was very uncommon in this era began.

"The history of Ansu has ended. Regarding the evaluation of this kingdom, about the merits and demerits of the kings, and about its end, these historians will discuss it. Now we have to consider how to ensure the stability of social order and ensure The survival of the people after this disaster, and to end the disorder in this country as soon as possible,” Gawain looked at Baldwin and Franklin, “Although the system of enfeoffing lords is backward, it at least reflects one benefit at this time—the enfeoffment of territories Each operates, to a certain extent, like countless small self-sufficient and self-sustaining kingdoms, the end of Anzu's crown will not immediately lead to the collapse of order in these territories, and we will have some time to operate."

"Yes, I discussed this with Victoria," Bodwin nodded, "We still have some influence in the aristocracy of the old country, and we will do our best to cooperate with you in this process and minimize the Bouncing back everywhere to ensure the stability of the country's restructuring process."

Hetty also nodded: "The southern border is ready. The working group and the security force composed of the consuls and officials at all levels of the government affairs office have been on standby at the rock fortress, and can go to the north to rebuild order at any time."

"The rebuilding of the northern order requires the cooperation of local forces to a certain extent. The Military Intelligence Agency has rich experience in this regard, and I will let Amber assist," Gawain said, "The other two guardian dukes will also assist in this process. "

After a pause, he added: "At present, the manpower in the southern border is limited, and the digestion and control power of the government affairs system is also limited. It is impossible to eat the entire Ansu in one go—prioritize the reorganization and reconstruction of the Holy Spirit Plain, and first restore the production function in the hinterland of the country. , the western border and the northern border... hand it over to Baldwin and Victoria, and I will send government officials to assist you, no problem?"

The two guardian dukes responded after a brief thought: "No problem."

"During this process, all the old nobles must sign and obey the new law, including the two of you. At the same time, the military power of the two borders will be reverted to the Military Department of the Supreme Government Affairs Office. The garrison of the Government Affairs Office," Gawain said one by one, "the economy, military, politics...all must be unified, the enfeoffment system will be terminated, and Cecil's law and order will be replaced. Obstacles will inevitably arise, There will even be regional and staged repetitions, but I hope everyone can at least make one thing clear: a new era has come, and its advancement is inevitable, and obstacles can arise, but they must eventually be eliminated.”

His eyes swept across Victoria and Baldwin, but one of the two guardian dukes maintained an indifferent expression, while the other had a free and easy expression.

"The era of the Moen royal family has come to an end, and the aristocratic system of the Holy Spirit Plain has disintegrated. If there is any factor in this country that is qualified to act as a hindrance, it is the two of us," Baldwin said with a smile, "We choose to support you, then The remaining nobles are not qualified to act as obstacles - in this regard, I am still somewhat confident."

"The mountain corps is seriously injured, but the Wilder family's deterrent to the mountains in the north is still there." Victoria also said briefly.

"Very good. After that, I will use the system of the Principality of Cecil as the basic template, adapt it to the whole country, and then expand it to the whole country. I plan to divide Ansu into several provinces with the highest government office in the capital as the center. , the provinces set up the provincial governors, and then down to the big cities as the center set up the city government affairs department, set up the city governors...

"I am the supreme ruler of the country, but I myself will obey the law. At the same time, my rule over the country will be carried out through the system of the government affairs office. Under me, the chief consul will be appointed as the head of the supreme government affairs office. There is only one consul, Hetty, but I plan to add two more and two guardian dukes... After that, the combination of three grand consuls will be the norm, until the system is out of date, or there is a situation that has to be changed. ...

"The chief consul executes my will and carries out the specific management work of the Supreme Council, but he should also make timely suggestions to me according to his own judgment...

"The specific implementation method, the Supreme Government Office of the Principality of Cecil has accumulated a lot of experience, and can discuss with the officials in the southern border after reference..."

Gawain talked about his ideas one by one, while Hetty continued to make additions. Gradually, Baldwin and Victoria also adapted to the rhythm, from unilateral listening to fruitful exchanges. In the study of Francis II, who belonged to Welsh?? Moen, they discussed how to restore order in the country, how to rebuild the production activities damaged in the disaster, and how to establish a new national framework...

During the discussion, Gawain’s ideas were also being perfected little by little—many of the ideas he proposed were actually just a general framework, or even an over-idealized framework with many flaws and errors. But the greatest significance of his ideas is their inspiring focus. Under his inspiration, Baldwin and Victoria put forward a series of valuable reference opinions, which gradually filled the framework made by Gawain.

Even so, the discussions they are having today are still destined to be pre- and framework-based. There are definitely still many parts that need to be improved and need to be changed according to the actual situation. And even if the framework is done well, it will be necessary for later implementation. A lot of trial and error, running-in, adjustment, and facing a lot of repetitions and setbacks... The last king of Anzu did his best to remove the obstacles to change, but the obstacles will never completely disappear. After all, it takes time, manpower, The three major costs of material resources should be solved slowly.

Gawain knew this very well and was mentally prepared for it.

Their discussion went on for a long time, so long that everyone seemed to forget the passage of time, and it was not until the sun set outside the window and the lights in the castle district came to an end that the discussion came to an end, and the Duke of Baldwin Franklin felt a long time. With a breath, he asked: "Then, we should name this kingdom that is about to be born."

"The era of kings and lords is over, it's not a kingdom," Gawain said slowly, "it's an empire."

After a pause of two or three seconds, he said word by word, "Cecil Empire."

He chose to name the new empire after his current surname, to make a complete distinction from the former "Ansu Kingdom".

He will bury the former Anzu, the ancient and once glorious kingdom will become history, and its name will become history, both in the symbolic and practical sense, the new empire must be with "Ansu" This word makes a separation, which is also one of the measures to reduce the influence of the old forces.

He will also reflect his authority in the name of the new empire, and ensure the centralization and efficient operation of power from the side - in order to face the next challenges, in the face of those crises that are about to break out, he must choose a way to concentrate power. Improve the operating efficiency of society to prepare for a crisis as soon as possible.

The study was shrouded in solemnity for a while, and after a long time, Victoria said softly, "From now on, you must resist regardless of merit or demerit."

"When I chose to lead the army north, I was ready."

"Then," Baldwin stood up from his chair, "Salute to the Cecil Empire."

Next up was Victoria: "Homage to Cecil's Empire."

"Salute to the Cecil Empire." Hetty said the same.

Gawain glanced at the three of them and exhaled softly.

"It will be worthy of your tribute."