Chapter 1357: Forward Attack and Conspiracy

Thinking about the recent bank promotion activities and seeing all the obstructive behavior of the nobles, one shudders.

He didn't know that he had done something with him and directly interrupted the progress of the matter; he just used disgusting methods to disgust people. To say that you can get twice the result with half the effort is to underestimate the abilities of these people.

To be honest, if someone encountered this kind of situation in private, he would definitely turn around and leave. Who cares about these uncles? Now, for the sake of the great cause of the Gold Goddess, it is impossible to break up directly.

"Looking for a strong collaborator?" Alegria asked trying to come up with an idea.

"Oh, that's a good idea. But how can we protect the benefits we deserve from our partners, and even take the lead? And we are not here to make money, but we hope that by developing the industry, you can regain the power. . So this can’t be achieved by just one or two profitable businesses. You have to set up a big enough situation and win over enough people to achieve your Majesty’s purpose. - "

Someone suddenly spread his hands and continued speaking helplessly,

"——The most important point is, think about your current situation. If you were to put it in automobiles or any other industry or business, what else would you accomplish? We can be said to be guarded and surrounded by the entire empire. Congested. Talent, raw materials, markets, under the foreseeable economic blockade, we have no advantage in any of them."

Channel is king, no matter how good the technology is, it only works for people. Although this truth was not stated clearly, the empress did not understand it, so she was also distressed.

Someone continued to talk about the helpless reality. "I have to say that the chips in His Majesty's hands are really too few. And there is no way this strategy will be effective in the short term."

"But it may not be fruitful in the long run, right." Alegria continued.

"Yes, it may not be possible in the long run. In other words, although this is a sound idea, it is actually the most tiring and easiest to get lost."

"Lost?" The empress tilted her head and asked doubtfully, "Can you tell me why it's easy to get lost? I don't understand."

After sorting out his thoughts, Lin said: "In this plan, we hope to bring benefits through advanced technological advantages, and then rely on this benefit to win over people, right?"

"Yes."

"And based on our current situation, it is impossible to implement this matter from too high a height. That is to say, assign the work to the appropriate collaborators, and then wait for them to donate their loyalty and money. If your Majesty, you can make the decision As a ruler with a large number of troops, there is no need to worry about whether the collaborators below are up to no good.

"But we are not, so we can only hold these industries firmly in our hands, use this to strengthen ourselves, and at the same time share part of the profits with our allies, and rely on this method to win over people. The main player in this This time, Your Majesty should be able to understand."

"Yes." Alegria agreed with his voice and nodded vigorously.

"But rulers are different from businessmen. Businessmen are very cautious, and everything they do is to maximize their own interests. However, a qualified ruler cannot do this. He must consider the most vulnerable groups. people, so that they can also enjoy their blessings.

"Perhaps these two types of people have some things in common, but the fundamental differences will make them behave differently in their behavior. The other way around is also true, that is, the difference in behavior will bring different results. "

"Indeed. So?" the empress asked.

"So we want to stand in the perspective of a ruler, but act as a businessman. The difficulty of propriety and control is no less difficult than fighting against the nobles who are eyeing them. If someone is not careful and forgets the nature of a ruler, he will just If you are a businessman, people who have common interests with you may love you, but those who lose their interests because of you will definitely hate you. This is what I call lost."

What Lin did not say was that in the history of his hometown, there were indeed several businessmen who rose to power and became members of the ruling class. But those are exceptions, not the norm. The reason why it is a special case is not only that this kind of thing is difficult, but also very rare.

Think about the modern examples of people on earth who claim, ‘I can manage a company well, so I can also run a country well’, but end up messing things up. Many people in this world are too lazy to count them. It's okay for businessmen to harm the country, but let's talk about governing the country.

Empress Alegria is not an ivory tower person who just wants to eat meat. Her dual identity as a noble and an adventurer ensures that her experience and knowledge exceed that of most people in the Lost Lands. Therefore, she could understand the situation and difficulties mentioned by the magician in front of her.

However, the empress is not in a hurry to refute the magician's argument. After all, this is just one of many plans, and there are other plans that she doesn't even know about yet. After all the plans are announced, I want to have an in-depth discussion on the details and feasibility, and there will be plenty of time afterwards.

So she said: "I roughly understand this. So what is your other strategy? What kind of regulations is it?"

This time Lin's attitude was a little hesitant. It's not that I don't have an idea in my mind. I came up with five strategies casually before. It’s just that some of what I’m going to talk about next does not conform to my own three views. But he spoke anyway.

"Second strategy. As we mentioned before, Your Majesty, the reason why you don't have a chance is because the empire's situation is relatively stable. To put it simply, everyone is working hard to make money and look for opportunities to get ahead. Who cares whether an emperor is powerful or not?" It doesn’t matter whether the nobles have overstepped their bounds. So what we have to do is to break the status quo.”

Alegria's eyebrows twitched and he asked nervously: "What do you mean by breaking the status quo?"

"It can be any form of turmoil, war, natural disaster, famine, demon invasion, rebellion launched by civilians against nobles. Once the situation becomes chaotic, the title of emperor will be your greatest advantage, and other things will not matter. Because in Legally, you are the supreme ruler of the empire, and all decrees must come from your mouth.

"On a practical level, once a large-scale turmoil occurs, the nobles themselves cannot achieve horizontal coordination. Because everyone is on the same level, or at least has people on the same level as themselves. So who should be saved first? Anyone will be criticized as unfair by others. At this time, only the emperor is the best coordinator and arbiter.

"And the best thing is that because you are not very powerful, even if unrest occurs in your own territory, the harm to you will not be as great as that of other great nobles. Then we can Take advantage of this opportunity to gather power and people’s hearts.”

The empress was neither surprised nor surprised by such an answer. The crescent-shaped thin eyebrows were now tangled together, and a Sichuan-shaped line squeezed out between the eyebrows, and there was uneasiness in his eyes. She asked: "Is there any way you can control the scale of the unrest?"

"There is no way. We cannot leak any information that the turmoil is caused by us, because this will bring the contradiction to ourselves and backfire on ourselves. Since what we want to do is to keep it secret and not known to outsiders, then controlling the scale and so on It is unlikely that we can do it. We can only say that we will try our best, but it is not optimistic."

The empress asked again: "Is it really possible to do such a thing easily? Let the situation become chaotic."

"In the land of this era, any kind of turmoil I mentioned is very easy to happen. We only need to relax a little bit of vigilance, and a big incident may break out. There is no need for us to concoct it ourselves, and it will be in vain to let others know In your hands. For example, Dragon Island, such as the Oz Plains bordering the Haider Empire, what happens in these places, will it be surprising?"

The empress asked again: "What should I do if I lose control?"

"If the situation is too bad, just throw the problem directly to the local lords. They refused to cooperate with the emperor's instructions, so they brought intense suffering to the people below. Your Majesty, your situation and your subjects are not in vain. As we know, this kind of blame-shifting will be accepted. If necessary, assassinating some thorns is not an unacceptable option."

"Have you ever thought about how many people will die if you do this?" Alegria asked with unabated worry.

Lin Yi sighed and said: "There are countless of them. But Your Majesty, what you are going to do is a major event that will change for another day. You don't expect to call all the nobles and treat them to a banquet. By the way, say : You should hand over the power. They will hand over the power willingly and let you truly be an emperor."

After thinking deeply and struggling for a long time, Alegria exhaled a long breath as if he was letting out the depression in his chest.

She said: "So of the two strategies you proposed, one is to act in an upright manner, but the results will take a long time and the effect is uncertain. Even in my lifetime, I don't know whether I can see the results I want. The other is to act in an upright manner. Conspiracies and intrigues have destabilized the empire, and I will clean up the mess as a hero. The price is the loss of countless subjects."

Lin interjected: "But doing this is still different from the massacre. On the surface, you are on the same side as the people of the empire, not on the opposite side. They will support you with admiration; not on the opposite side." Massacre will only bring fear."

The empress said sarcastically: "Yes, it's not a confrontation. The result is not to gain an empire with no one else except me, but to gain a shabby empire. No, at that time, I probably won't be qualified." Let’s continue calling it an empire.”

"Everything has a price."

"Yes, everything has a price. And it's not just that, right?" Alegria said with a hint of doubt in his voice.

Lin nodded and said, "That's true. Both strategies have one thing in common, that is, they are not easy to accomplish. Moreover, they take a very long time and cannot be completed in just a few years. And in During the process, it can be said that there is no moment of peace of mind. Because if you are lazy for a moment, the situation may get out of control and develop in a direction you don't want to see. The best example of hard work, I think about it now, just say it I regret it myself.”

"So, this is just the middle strategy." Alegria sighed helplessly. "The worst strategy is quick to achieve results, but it is all extreme. The middle strategy may not be so extreme, but whether it is a conspiracy or an upright act, the consequences are not guaranteed, and it is more likely to take a lifetime to do."

Thinking of this, the empress's eyes suddenly shone and she said, "Then what is the best strategy that you would like to recommend the most? The outcome won't be that extreme, and it won't take so much time."