It was dusk, and Cass Eli, who had finished today's meeting, was sitting in the courtyard sulking. And because her people are depressed and entangled, they can't even eat a bite of food.

Can you not be depressed and entangled? Less than ten of the two hundred ships had returned, and that alone had already made Cass Eli mad. You must know that the total number of naval warships in Anxi's current battle is less than 300, and Kalihet was lost two-thirds by Hassan in the battle of Khalihein, which is not a devastating blow to the Anxi's navy, but it is enough to greatly damage the vitality of Anxi's navy.

The losses can be significant. Not to mention rest, if Lu Ren encounters such a thing, Lu Ren's strength will also be a broken result, and he will basically not be able to recover in three or five years. Even in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries of the European Age of Discovery, those maritime powers had to immediately withdraw from the ranks of the great powers if they lost so many ships at one time, after all, the navy was not an ordinary murderer.

Although the productive forces of Anxi have developed well in recent years, it is unlikely that the overall overall strength will be compared with that of European countries more than a thousand years later, and it is obvious that it has not been able to keep up with some related industrial chains.

It may be possible to say nonsense here that the current rest is actually equipped with weapons and equipment beyond its own level, but don't think that this is a good thing. If in some games, the character is equipped with weapons and equipment beyond his own level, it may be able to help the game character to fight monsters beyond the level, but it can't be understood like this here, but it should be seen as a child fighting with an adult's weapons and equipment. Perhaps thanks to the benefits of weapons and equipment, this child can take advantage of some advantages, but then it will be that this child will be over-consumed because he can't bear the weight of adults' weapons and equipment.

Rest is actually such a situation now. Wan'er's arrival did allow Rest to get some things that should have appeared thousands of years later, but correspondingly, Rest had too many things to develop in order to keep up with its related needs. At present, under the premise that the relevant level cannot be reached, the only way to achieve it is to increase cost input. For example, if a small part is under the premise of corresponding assembly line industrial production, its cost may only be a few dollars, but if it is not equipped with such production conditions, the cost will be dozens or even hundreds of yuan.

Therefore, the cost of the navy is very large. Lu Ren actually has this kind of problem, but Lu Ren has been aware of this problem for a long time, and he has been developing as much as possible, so Lu Ren's foundation in this area is much stronger than rest, but he hasn't realized it much yet! People like Cass Eli only know that the navy spends money like water, if one is not Wan'er's repeated requests, and the other is because the navy has indeed brought back huge benefits to Anxi, maybe Cass Eli would have to take it a long time ago. Now that the Rest Navy had suddenly received such a huge blow, Cass Eli was in great pain.

And that's just a matter of national circumstances. And Hassanke's negligence also gave Cass Eli a terrible headache. Yes, Hassankein's fiasco did make Kassanki's anger, but Hassan Ine's confidant and favorite general, even if it was a big defeat, Kassanki's only wanted to do something to Hassankeyein, but she didn't want to get rid of Hassankeyin.

She has also been in the political arena for so many years, where is it not clear what kind of calculations those people in the court who are clamoring for Hassan Keyin to do are actually in their hearts? And where is she willing to let those guys get their hands on?

In terms of ability, it is difficult to find a replacement for Hassan Keyin at the moment; In terms of intimacy, Hassan Ke is Kassili's cousin and is very loyal to Kassili. Although Hassan Keyin is also greedy for profit, at least he is in the same interest group as Kass Eli, and Kass Eli is safe to use. And once the position of commander of the Navy falls into the hands of some people, can Kass Eli be at ease?

But there was no way, Hassan Quein's problem for Kasan Eli this time was too big, so big that Kasan Eli didn't know how to protect Hassankein. And in the face of the voices of those people in the court, Kass Yili didn't know how to suppress them. So at this time, Kass Eli could only hide in the garden and sulk, while scolding Hassan in her heart for not being angry.

In the midst of her frustration, a hand suddenly pressed on her shoulder. Cass Eli was worried about what she was. That's why I almost jumped up at the time. After all, her reaction was fast enough, and no one would have such courage to think of her, and there were only two people who could do such a move to her, one was her younger brother, and the other was the "divine messenger" Wan'er.

And at this moment, Kasi Yili also smelled a faint fragrance handed over from her shoulder, which made her sure that the person who came could only be Wan'er, so she quickly adjusted her state, stood up and saluted Wan'er: "Lord God's envoy, why are you here?" ”

Wan'er glanced at Cass Eli and said in a flat tone, "Hassan Ke has such a big thing, do you think I won't even be able to receive any news?" ”

Cass Ellie frowned. But this kind of thing is just like Wan'er said, where can you hide it? And at this time, Cass Eli was also very careful, very careful to peek at Wan'er...... If you're not careful, you can't do it, because Wan'er's personality has split since that incident, and most of the time it has been dominated by the personality of the false memory. And Wan'er in this personality state is always a little cold when dealing with people, and she is not so easy to get along with. It's just that the current Wan'er has the identity of a "divine envoy" in Kasy Yili's heart, and she also thinks that it is normal to be so cold as a messenger of the gods.

Now that this peek at her, Kass Eli is also a little guilty. Although Wan'er's tone of voice just now was flat, Kass Eli could feel a thick frost mist between Wan'er's eyebrows. Come to think of it, the Rest Navy has always been built by Wan'er at the request of Cass Eli, and now that it was crippled in the first war, it is strange that Wan'er is not angry here.

"God, God's envoy, this time ......"

The frost flashed in Wan'er's eyes, but it slowed down immediately, and then she waved her hand to Kasy Yili and said, "Don't say it, things have come to this point, and there is no point in blaming anyone anymore." I'm coming to you right now to ask you what you're going to do next. ”

Hearing Wan'er say this, Kasi Yili secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said bitterly: "What else can I do? I'm also having a headache right now. The ministers are now arguing and asking me to deal with Hassanki's ......"

Wan'er waved her hand again: "That's not what I asked." I'm asking you what you're going to do next. ”

Cass Eli said, "Of course, it must be reorganized as soon as possible. But Lord God, the formation of the navy needs someone to lead it, and now those people are grasping this matter to take Hassan Keyin's position, if I can't solve this problem, then the reconstitution of the navy is a joke. ”

Wan'er couldn't help frowning again at this time. Wan'er is not Lu Ren, Lu Ren is really a product that has been crawled out in that circle, and after twenty or thirty years, he has already become a scheming and cunning guy. Facing too powerful opponents may not be able to play, but to say that they are only facing some ordinary goods, Lu Ren can also play them to death without repeating them.

But what about Wan'er? Don't talk about the original Wan'er, she is kind-hearted and simple-hearted, and she has no scheming at all; Even Wan'er under another personality, after all, was only hurriedly stuffed into her brain by "him", and her own ability was actually quite limited. The reason why she can help Kass Yili succeed is that many times she relies on the "golden finger", so Wan'er has to deal with those messy battles for power, and Wan'er has nothing to do.

It's just that Wan'er has a cold side under the false personality, so after thinking about it for a while, Wan'er came up with a few words like this: "Cass Yili, if it's at other times, I don't bother to pay attention to what kind of quarrels you will have with those ministers." But now, I think I have to remind you that the main fleet of Anxi was annihilated by Lu Ren, and it won't be long before Lu Ren's army will be pressed to Anxi by sea, so now you don't have time to think about how to fight with your ministers. And what you have to do now is to work out some things as soon as possible to deal with the army that Lu Ren will come in the near future. ”

Kasy Yili was stunned, and said with a little hesitation: "This, I also understand this......

Wan'er said coldly: "Now that you understand, what time are you still wasting here?" You are the Queen Regent who rests in peace, and you have your authority in your hands, so who can be tough when it is time to be tough? Do you need to talk to them about verbosity and nonsense? ”

"This ......"

Cass Ellie hesitated. Some things are said to be so, but Kasi Yili can't help but slander in her heart at the moment, Wan'er, your words are too light. Yes, Cass Eli is the regent and has her own authority, but that doesn't mean that Kasly can do whatever she wants.

In fact, the Anxixian Empire never achieved the same centralization of power as the Central Plains of China, and compared with the earlier Achaemenid dynasties, the government of the Anxixian Empire, or the Parthian Empire, was known for its decentralization of power.

Historical sources point out that the form of the Sabbatical government was similar to that of the Seleucid Empire, both of which imposed a threefold division of regional officials, with the Parthian Empire dividing them into Mazban, Satrapi, and Dizpat, which were equivalent to governors and county units in the Seleucid Empire.

In Chapter 6 of the Natural History, Pliny the Elder records that the Parthian Empire had 18 vassal kingdoms, of which 11 were Highland and 7 were Lowland. It contains several sub-autonomous kingdoms, including the Caucasus Kingdom of Iberia, Armenia, the Kingdom of Atropatni, Corduene, Adityabona, Ezesa, Hatra, the Kingdom of Zaraceni, the Kingdom of Elimis, and the Kingdom of Posis.

The kings of these regions each administered their territory, and the coins they minted were different from those minted by the royal family. According to Brosius, the Parthian city-states were similar to those of the Achaemenid dynasty, with remote governors enjoying autonomous status, but they recognized the sovereignty of the Rest Emperor and paid tribute and military assistance to the central government.

However, the governors of the Parthian Empire ruled a smaller number of regions and were less prestigious and influential than the Achaemenid governors, and it was common for semi-autonomous regions or dynasties to rebel against the central government during the Seleucid Empire, as was also the case in the late Parthian Empire.

The Parthian Empire was led by the King of Kings (King of Rest), who maintained polygamy, with the eldest son usually becoming the heir. The kings of the Parthian Empire would marry their nieces, even half-sisters or half-sisters, similar to the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, with the exception of Empress Musa marrying her own son.

Brosius excerpts a letter written in Greece by Artaban II in 21 C.E., addressed to the governor of Susa, which mentions specific official positions such as guards and treasurers, and proves that "the king may intervene in the adjudication of the region and the appointment of high officials in his own name, and may examine individual cases." If he thinks it is appropriate, he may change the decision made locally".

Even later in the Sassanid Empire, the hereditary titles of nobility adopted by its first king, Ardashir I, largely reflect those adopted during the Parthian Empire.

The Aristocrats of Rest were divided into three classes, and the highest nobles were the kings of various places, and their status was second only to the King of Rest. The second-class nobles were the in-laws of the king of kings, while the lowest-class nobles were the heads of the regional tribes.

By the first century C.E., the Sabbatical nobles, some of whom served as advisors and priests to the king, had greater power and influence over matters of succession and dethronement. Of the various tribes of the Sabbath nobility in the early Sassanid period, only two families are explicitly recorded in the Sabbath texts: the Suron and the Karen. Historian Plutarch states that whenever a new king is crowned, members of the Suren family are given the privilege of coroning the new king.

The above history is not much to talk about, and after Wan'er is involved, there are a series of political reform ideas substituted into Cass Eli, the most important of which is to advocate that Cass Eli should achieve the centralization of power in the royal family. Because this kind of thinking is in line with Kasili's ideas and ambitions, and to be honest, it is also in line with the development trend of West Asia and Persia at that time, such as the Sassanid Empire, which later reached a high degree of centralization, so Kasili has been working hard for this.

So far, of course, there have been some results, but to be honest, the time is still too short. This kind of great change, without a corresponding time accumulation period, is simply impossible to achieve the desired results. For example, the Western Han Dynasty here in China, it was achieved through the efforts of several generations of kings, how much effort did the three generations of Wen, Jing and Wu do? How many battles did you fight? But it has only been a few years since Wan'er appeared in peace......