Chapter 565 416 Contemporary Outstanding Elf Model (Transition Chapter)

Chapter 565 416. Contemporary Outstanding Elf Model (Transition Chapter)

Darkus, who was heading towards Ebersreik, fell into a strange state. He started a new round of self-examination.

Darkus felt that he had a bit of Su Cho's flavor. Of course, it was not the official theory and Su Cho's law. That was all nonsense, fabricated by later generations to use the past to satirize the present. After the Northern Wei Dynasty split into the Eastern and Western Wei, the Western Wei Dynasty was far inferior to the Eastern Wei Dynasty because of its weak country and poor people. Therefore, Yuwen Heita at that time appointed Su Cho to carry out a series of reforms.

The reason for the reform was that in the ninth year of Datong in the Western Wei Dynasty, Yuwen Heita and He Liuhun went hunting in Mangshan, and the Western Wei Dynasty was defeated.

The early army of the Western Wei Dynasty was mainly composed of Xianbei soldiers, and there were also other Hu soldiers. There were very few Han people, and even if there were, they were Huized Han people. Guanzhong was originally the territory of the Han people. If they relied on the Hu people to fight, the number of soldiers would naturally decrease. There were not enough Hu soldiers at all. This forced Yuwen Heita to cooperate more deeply with the local tyrants in Guanzhong than when he was the governor of Xiazhou, in order to consolidate his ruling position in Guanzhong.

After the defeat in Mangshan, the Xianbei troops of Wuchuan nobles suffered heavy losses, and they no longer had the capital to challenge Yuwen Heita, who had the support of the Han people in Guanlong and had cultivated many confidants. Under normal circumstances, in order to balance the internal forces, he would not vigorously support the local tyrants in Guanlong. On the contrary, he needed to support the Wuchuan nobles. This was because the local tyrants in Guanlong had a strong economic foundation as local tyrants, while the Wuchuan nobles, as foreign forces, could only accumulate their economic foundation through military rewards or war plunder, so they were relatively poor. However, after the defeat in Mangshan, the Wuchuan generals faced a situation where there were no soldiers available. If he did not do something, his base would be completely gone, so the reform began...

In other words, the reason why the Western Wei Dynasty reformed was because it had to reform. At that time, the Western Wei Dynasty had reached a stage where it was almost finished.

Who is Su Chao? Unlike the Wuchuan nobles around Yuwen Heita, he is a genuine Han Chinese and a descendant of a prominent family. At first, he was just a doctor, not a doctor who treated patients, but an official position. He showed outstanding talents in this position, and handled all kinds of official business in an orderly manner, even his superior Zhou Huida was close to him.

You should know that Zhou Huida was a figure comparable to Xiao He in the Western Wei Dynasty. Every time Yuwen Heita went on an expedition, he was responsible for guarding the rear. Later, he introduced Su Chuo to Yuwen Heita as an intermediary, and praised Su Chuo for his "talent of assisting the king", and Yuwen Heita replied "I have heard of it for a long time".

From then on, Su Chuo became Yuwen Heita's staff. No matter big or small, Yuwen Heita would ask a question, and he could answer fluently every time. Finally, Yuwen Heita often talked with Su Chuo at night, and Su Chuo explained to him the way and skills of the emperor. Yuwen Heita was so fascinated by what he heard that he would unconsciously lean forward and kneel down in front of the mat. He would not feel bored or tired even if they talked until dawn.

Daquus felt like he had taken Su Cho's script, of course, with a bit of Wang Meng's flavor. Nagaros was not fundamentally different from the Western Wei at that time. Nagaros was currently facing a state of no soldiers, no people, and no money. In addition to these three fatal states, there were also the debuffs of the Cain Cult and Morathi. Therefore, Duruqi's reform must be carried out. Nagaros has reached a state where it has to reform, and now is the best time to reform. It can be said that a small ship is easy to turn around.

Of course, some things must not be copied mechanically. The famous Su Cho's six articles, first governing the heart, cultivating education, making full use of the land, promoting the virtuous, caring for the prison and litigation, and equalizing taxes and labor, are not suitable for Nagaros.

To cure the heart first is to rectify the heart first. This rectification of the heart does not refer to a correct attitude, but to say that as a leader, one must first realize the importance of justice and conscience in one's mind, and use the moral norms established by ancient sages to demand oneself and practice them.

How difficult this is, this has raised the tone all of a sudden. What was the situation in the Western Wei Dynasty at that time? The north had been in chaos for hundreds of years, and heroes emerged one after another, and benevolence, righteousness and morality had been abandoned like a worn-out shoe. Only a few people like Fu Jian could truly rectify their hearts, and Fu Jian ended up with his death and the extinction of his clan, and he was also praised and criticized in history books.

In this environment, Su Chuo asked Yuwen Heita to cure his heart first, which was so against the will of heaven, but this was also the most important link in the ring, just like passing the first level. Only by curing the heart first and promoting benevolence and righteousness at the highest level can we find people with the same values ​​and build the entire administrative system together, and then we can start everything that comes next.

The question is... Dacus asked Malekis to cure his heart? Isn't this even more against the will of heaven? It is indeed a bit difficult for the old man.

Darkius has been thinking about this matter. He thinks he can do it. He can let Malekith cure his heart first. He has the ability to do it. He has the qualifications and influence.

Now Malekith has a little shadow of curing his heart first, but this does not solve the fundamental problem. People's personalities are very changeable. Even if they are changed, it takes time. It is not refreshed in the next second. What's more, he is an elf, and he has lived for more than 6,000 years.

The ancient sages have no benchmark reference. To some extent, Malekith can be said to be the living history of the elves. The only ancient sage who can be benchmarked is his father Aenaril. The problem is that Aenaril's talent is more like military, and Aenaril's personality is cold. Although he did not inherit his father's throne of the Phoenix King, he inherited Aenaril's personality.

Perhaps, a hundred years later, under the gradual influence of Daquus, Malekith will complete his transformation and achieve the goal of healing his heart first, despite the negative buffs of Midnight Armor, the burning of the Holy Fire of Asuryan, and the inner torment. The problem is that he doesn't have so much time to wait for Malekith to heal his heart first, and he doesn't need to let Malekith become that way. Malekith in that way lacks soul and charm. The slightly normal Malekith now is good enough in his opinion.

Malekith is quite like Wei Bo. With a knife in his hand, he will never be coy and just go up and cut it.

More importantly, Malekith also realized this, and as a result, he played a hand of immortal guidance, and asked you to be the one. Now, the one who needs to heal his heart first is Daquus, the chief governor of Duruchi. He and Dacus played the good cop and the bad cop respectively, and he was asked to do all the killings. Dacus was even known as generous and kind in the Duruch society, which showed that Dacus followed routines in doing things, unlike him, who would just go up and kill with a knife. It was no wonder that the Duruch believed the rumor. Who wouldn't believe it?

It doesn't matter if there are no ancient sages. As Dacus who first treats his heart, he needs to set an example for the Duruch of Nagarus to let them know what is an outstanding contemporary model. And he has always done so. He has no weapons and will kill on his own.

In all aspects, including life, marriage, and behavior, Dacus restrains himself. He has no lover, let alone illegitimate children. He keeps in harmony with his family, is friendly and respectful to his brothers, cares for his subordinates, takes the lead in every battle, and is principled, reasonable, and fair in his dealings. If this is not an outstanding example of the contemporary world, then what is it? He is an independent scorpion in Naggaroth and even in the entire elven society. Moreover, he is immersed in it and is happy to do so, which is consistent with his personality and the characteristics of the new-age Duruchi.

Daxus also reaped the corresponding fruits of doing this. At least the Duruchis who came from the old era and followed him are not as outrageous as before. He has been influencing the Duruchis around him.

However, this does not solve any problems. To put it bluntly, the strength is not enough.

Therefore, when Daxus was in Asherel, he developed a trick, no... it was an unsolvable conspiracy. He made a plan to attract the dignitaries of Naggaroth to invest in Asherel. The question is, does Asherel really need investment? No... What Lustria lacks the least is gold and gems that only have decorative effects on lizardmen. His relationship with the lizardmen is there, and he is not short of money at all.

The reason why Dacus did this was to suck out the cash flow from the hands of the Duruchi dignitaries, and at the same time to make guarantees and promises to the dignitaries, which was the first step of reform. Those Duruchi need to express their loyalty whether facing investment returns or the pressure from the Witch King. If they don't pay, how can they be loyal? As an outstanding contemporary role model, he must do what he says, and he must not break his promises and speak like a fart. The return on income will definitely be given, but not now, not immediately.

After returning to Naggaroth, Dacus will inevitably carry out various reforms. Even if the boat is small and easy to turn around, it will hinder the interests of the dignitaries of Naggaroth. Not to mention social reforms, the appearance of the General Staff in military reforms will kill those military leaders. The military leaders will definitely react, such as connecting, rebelling, and attacking him and Malekith, thinking that he and Malekith betrayed Naggaroth and Duruchi.

So, things turned back again. According to the nature of the current Duruchi army, Sovereign will definitely be needed to move. Then the question is, where is the money? The money of those powerful people is in the hands of Dacus. In the absence of cash flow, they can only move real estate. Then the question arises again. When everyone has no money, who will buy the real estate? Even if someone buys it, can it be sold at a high price? Maybe by that time, the person who can buy it is Dacus... Of course, there may be people who will buy it, but the problem is that if they don't care about their lives, they are not afraid of being liquidated after the matter is over.

The military leaders are not a monolithic group. Dacus himself comes from the Hell Disaster Family and from Krakalond. He is confident that he can convince the members of the family to make the right choice. At that time, the military leaders will face the situation that the Second Military Group of Naggaroth stands on the side of him and Malekith.

The economic foundation determines everything. If you don't have money, it's useless to say anything. Just pull the plug and let the poor Duruchi soldiers go to conquer the notorious Witch King? Go to conquer the hand of the Witch King with the title of kindness and generosity? Go to conquer the army composed of the First Military Group and the Second Military Group of Naggaroth? This is not drunkenness, this is drugging. Before the army arrived at Nagarond, those soldiers had already run away or mutinied.

Moreover, Dacus also responded to this problem. At that time, he released the news of recruiting members of the Order of Edreze, the Black Knights of the Imperial Order, and the Guards. Let those Duruchi soldiers from the civilian class know that a promising path has appeared before them.

As long as the Duruchi soldiers are not sick in their heads, they will not play with those powerful people. Not to mention the soldiers from the civilian class, even those reliable family guards will become unreliable after knowing this news. It doesn't matter who you serve as a dog, and it doesn't matter who you stand guard for. If there is a better choice, why do you still want to hang out with the original master? Loyalty? Loyalty is a precious quality in Naggaroth, unless those powerful people suppress and bribe them.

The problem is that suppression does not solve the fundamental problem and can only last for a while. Bribery? What about money? Moreover, family guards are not the main body of the military leader's army. Unlike the family servants in the late Ming Dynasty, they are just the elite in the army.

There is no money, no soldiers, what can I use to rebel, enthusiasm and faith?

After this farce is completely over, when the army of Nagaros is captured by the General Staff, the first wave of returns from Asherel's investment will come. The problem is that the money is useless. The army is gone. What's the point of money? Continue to recruit soldiers? It doesn't exist. Dacus's social reform and military reform will be carried out at the same time. Why should Duruchi, a civilian class, follow the powerful and the rich? Isn't it better to follow the hand of the witch king?

There is a reason why Dacus put Nagaros into the Western Wei Dynasty. Although Nagaros does not have the distinction between Han and Hu, there is a class distinction between the powerful and the common people, which is essentially common. What the integration of Hu and Han is politically correct and the only correct way has nothing to do with him. In his view, the integration of Hu and Han is a more effective way to integrate resources.

As a powerful noble, Dacus naturally has to sit on the side of the powerful, but he still has to integrate resources. When his own political, military and cultural strengths are not as good as those of Ulthuan, he needs to make ideological efforts to unite the hearts of the people of Nagaros in order to survive and even develop further.

In the future, he will carry out reforms such as promoting education, making full use of the land, promoting virtuous people, caring for prison lawsuits, and equalizing taxes and labor service, so that the civilians of Duruchi can have the opportunity to cross classes and make the civilians of Duruchi willing to have children. This will not only solve the problem of insufficient military strength of Duruchi, but also expand the ruling foundation, complete military centralization, and let the strength of Duruchi reach a new level.

However, Dacus is not going to engage in government soldiers. Duruchi has no talent for farming, and except for a few places in Nagaros, most of the soil is frozen and cannot be planted. Besides, the labor dispatch system that Duruchi is proud of is there, so why plant a ball. Of course, he was not going to set up any Guanlong Group. Since he had already turned around and had a better choice, he didn't need to make trouble for himself. He was going to skip this stage and let Duruchi step into the modern era.

After completing military and social reforms, Nagaros no longer had the soil for military leaders to survive. There were only military families like Dezi and new interest groups. In this regard, Daquus still had to sit on the side of the powerful. In the future, there will be not only economic investment from Asheril, but also economic investment from Nagaros and Ulthuan. He wanted to let those loyal, trustworthy, and powerful people who moved from the old era to the new era maintain their dignity and occupy a higher position in the social system, so as to achieve the effect of high salary and integrity. After all, this is the basic base.

In the selection of the Lord of Fear and even the Si Zhan, let the General Staff appropriately tilt towards the powerful, so that the ratio of the powerful to the civilians among the senior officers can reach 8:2 or 7:3, which can not only guarantee the interests of the powerful officers, but also let the civilian officers see the hope of promotion.

At the same time, the three paths of the Order of Edreze, the Black Knights of the Imperial Order, and the Guards were placed in front of the civilians, so that the civilians had other paths to choose from. There was no need to squeeze into the path of the Lord of Dread and the Warlord. Soldiers who did not want to be generals were not good soldiers.

Humans are humans, elves are elves, and their lifespans are there. Elves can study one thing in depth. Baine has already come up with a 20-level Kredan promotion mechanism. How terrifying it is. If you really reach the 20th level, the medals will not be enough to hang from the top of your head to the soles of your feet. However, this mechanism was sent back by Daxus for a rework. The 20th level is too high and can be appropriately streamlined.

As Daxus got a deeper understanding of this world, he thought that the nobles in Ulthuan were more like the Guanlong Group, and those who opened the sea were more like the Hebei Group. As for the Nagareths... they were more like the Liangzhou Group that came to Chang'an to beg for food from other places. He didn't think these groups were good. Ulthuan had become dull and lifeless, which was partly related to these groups, and of course it was also related to Duruchi...

Darkius, riding on the big guy's back, no longer looked at the vast hills of Wobergland, but turned his head to look at the endless gray mountains.

There is no doubt that after the king came to Ulthuan, he must unify the country. Otherwise, why go to Ulthuan? Play political games with these groups? Wouldn't that blood be shed in vain? The question is what role will the fire dragons of Ulthuan, the red dragons of the old world, and the barbarian dragons that have not yet appeared play? Just like the fire dragons, stay still? Let the Kingdom of Caledor continue to monopolize the dragon song?

After communicating with Scarandil, a question always bothered Darkius. He didn't think he was attractive to the options offered by the red dragons. If he were a red dragon, he would not care. Maybe he would attend this meeting, and then there would be no more. Each red dragon is a unique individual with a distinct personality, his own thinking, and his own choices.

Dacus didn't think it was a bit ridiculous that all the red dragons would respond to his call and follow him to Naggaroth. He didn't think he was a cuckold. Perhaps only a few red dragons would choose to follow him to Naggaroth for their own reasons. He always believed that elves and dragons were equal, and both sides should stick together to keep warm and take what they need. Maybe... they should change their routine?

"Dragon Transformation Technique?"

Darkius was a little confused. He didn't know whether he should open this hole, because once this hole was opened, it couldn't be closed. It was not allowed to change, right? After the establishment of the Elf Empire, monsters were prohibited from becoming spirits.

There is something that Darkus can't even imagine and can't figure out. The red dragon transforms into an elf or a human and is active in elf society? Like Cathay on the other side of the planet? So what role do red dragons play in elven society? Give red dragons political rights and let them live a normal life like elves? Play a role-playing-like game? When you get tired of playing, go back to your lair and take a decades-long nap, then get up and continue playing.

"This is too hard to think about." Darkus grinned and closed his eyes.

Darkos couldn't imagine a red dragon that had turned into an elf studying recipes, figuring out how to make delicious food, or being an official who needed to keep visiting and taking notes? A soldier? Fear Lord? You are so anxious that you turn into a dragon and go up to do it, right? Entering a high-level position and becoming a political officer, currently in command of the top ten, a stinky out-of-towner comes to Ulthuan to beg for food, right?

Although the red dragon cannot be the Phoenix King, the current top ten may actually be able to do it. Darkus believes that some red dragons are capable of doing it. What are the characteristics of the red dragon?

However, another question arises, that is, will the Red Dragon take control of the power, rule the elves, and become a dragon empire through a backdoor listing. As long as the elves' army is there, the probability of this happening is very small. After all, no matter how powerful the red dragon is, it can still be killed. It is a deterrent if it can only be killed, but it is afraid of some boiling frog routines that can last hundreds of years. Plan for the year, and then lead the lizardman army into Ulthuan?

Darkus felt that his mind was a little messed up. This new round of self-examination didn't even bother him. Maybe... according to the elves' routine, the elves are not afraid of the red dragon causing trouble at all? The characteristics of the red dragon are there, but the characteristics of the elves are also there. Set all the rules and go play. Are the two equally matched? Are you having a great time fighting? If that doesn't work, when the time comes, Ulthuan's fire dragons and the wild dragons that haven't appeared yet will all be transformed, and they will divide within the dragon.

"We're not leaving, let's set up camp." After a moment, Darkus stretched out his hand and said, and then he looked at the carefully wrapped mirror in his luggage.

After setting off from Gotholm, the team skirted Ubric and crossed the Tefel River. If we don’t stop, we will reach Vyborg in the middle of the night. But Darkus was not ready to leave. He had some confusions that needed to be resolved, and he wanted to talk to Malekith about some things.