7. Noose
The final part of the ceremony was the signing of his name on a deed, and the most striking signature of the deed was Varian. Obviously, this contract has a special meaning.
It represents the founding of the "Lion Warband", which was founded by Varian. A special organization headed by Ureon was not a military organization, but a group with strong political connotations that the king used for the upcoming reforms. Under the leadership of King Wrynn, overthrow the nobility that has become a malignant disease and establish a new kingdom of Stormwind.
The 330 soldiers from the Seventh Legion signed the contract, which meant that they would become the "Pioneer Knights" under the direct administration of the King, and the first King's secret order they received was to go to the Flash Plains, Tanaris and the borders of Silisus to establish 15 large settlements belonging to the Stormwind Kingdom.
Of course, the establishment of settlements is not simply pioneering, the meaning of Varian's move is to make these worthy talents familiar with the day-to-day management and control system of settlements as quickly as possible, and the day when these pioneer knights become qualified administrators is the day when the king raises the butcher's knife against the stubborn aristocracy.
Varian is no longer the young man he used to be, and after enough insight and experience, his heart is firm enough and cold enough.
In exchange for the blood of nearly 10,000 people for a new country ... Varian thinks it's worth it.
He's been completely disillusioned with the current state of affairs in the Stormwind Kingdom, and in his opinion, it is easier to smash all this decay and rebuild the kingdom than to tinker with it, and in a way, Varian is becoming more and more like his enemy... Tyrion. Dawnblade, for a while, Tyrion thought the same thing, and did so.
In other words, Varian is also starting to learn from the "best practices".
Of course, it is impossible to reform a country with only 330 people, and Marshal Wendsol, who has not appeared recently, is busy with this matter, he has recruited thousands of non-commissioned officers and soldiers who are willing to follow the king in the current kingdom's army, and Archbishop Chaldea is on the king's side, which means that thousands of priests and a large number of believers in the entire country will also passively stand on the king's side.
To be honest, if it weren't for Varian's desire to cause too much chaos, with the power in his hands now, it would be enough to eradicate those nobles in one fell swoop, but the revolutionary action is easy, and it is very difficult to receive a mess, Varian not only has to think about how to fight, but also what will happen after the fight, which is also the reason why he formed the pioneer knights, he needs a lot of administrative and managerial personnel, and this matter is urgent.
After the ceremony, the busy Varian did not have time to rest, and in the room on the other side of the palace, he received several merchants from afar, and these maritime merchants of the South Sea brought him something important and he desperately needed.
"It took a great deal of effort for Speaker Gore to gather all these things, and he told us to give them to you in their entirety."
A gray-haired captain placed a wooden chest in front of Varian, who said to Varian:
"The Federation of Veterans of the Federation is very willing to help the Kingdom do these things, but Speaker Gore hopes that His Majesty will not make the same reckless move as the last Empire, the Federation is currently separating power from the Dark Blade, at this critical moment, it is best not to anger the Dark Blade and the Federation, and there are many members of the Supreme Council who are very dissatisfied with the last behavior of the Empire."
The old captain glanced at Varian, and he whispered:
"That's not what a normal, mature force should do."
"I know."
Varian nodded to the old captain, who was a merchant under the Stormwind Port Authority, a former major in the Stormwind Kingdom fleet, and although he was in the Federation, he also had some feelings for his former homeland, and he was also a member of the Veterans Federation, so he was sent on this secret mission.
Like him, many of the veterans' federation are willing to help their former homeland as much as they can, but they also have a satisfying new life in the federation civilization, so these people are willing to help Varian, but they don't want to get involved in the conflict between the empire and the federation.
"Please tell Councillor Gore for me, the whole kingdom is grateful for their help, rest assured, captain, I will not be so reckless, and I will not make it difficult for you."
"Well, I'm relieved."
The old captain breathed a sigh of relief, he was actually very worried that Varian was also like those young, ignorant kings, and he was going to fight the Dark Blade in one breath, those of them living in the Federation were very aware of the difference between the two forces, not to mention the Dark Blade, with the current military level of the Empire, I am afraid that even the newly formed legions of the Federation could not defeat it.
Forcibly smashing to the death can only give away people's heads for nothing, once the undead are angered, the Endless Sea will not protect the empire.
The old captain turned sideways and let go of several people behind him, young and middle-aged, all wearing black uniforms, and on the uniforms all had the emblem belonging to the Darkblade Consortium, and the old captain introduced to Varian:
"These are people who have studied federal law or served as federal district judges, and they are currently officers of the legal department of the Dark Blade Foundation, and they are willing to accept the invitation of the kingdom to come and revise the law for the kingdom, but the contract is only 1 year to fulfill."
Varian shook hands with the "legal experts" one by one, and he jokingly asked in a low voice:
"You are from the Federation, and you have come to help the Empire revise the laws, won't you violate the laws of the Federation?"
The only young lady in a floral dress and gold-rimmed glasses smiled, looked at Varian, and replied:
"Your Majesty, we are just employed by the Darkblade Consortium, this is an expatriate operation, everything is in accordance with the commercial laws of the Federation, besides, the Federation does not stipulate that we cannot serve the Empire, we are all making money, whose money is different, and, Your Majesty, don't you really know me?"
This rhetorical question made Varian pause, and he looked at the charming lady in front of him, she looked like she was 27 or 8 years old, and the contours of her cheeks were indeed somewhat familiar, but Varian couldn't remember who she was for a moment.
Probably seeing the king's embarrassment, the lady pushed her glasses and said generously:
"When you were a child, you used to come to North County, where there was a vineyard, and every time you came, there was a girl who would take you everywhere to pick those ripe grapes..."
"Yikes! I remember! ”
Varian patted his forehead and said to the lady:
"Miss Millie, you're one of my childhood best friends, I thought..."
Varian's words didn't come out, but Miss Millie knew what Varian was trying to say, and she waved her hand:
"It's all gone, we've all survived, is there anything luckier than this in this damn age? And speaking of which, I didn't actually come here just for the expatriate job this time..."
A chill flashed in Miss Millie's pretty eyes, and she whispered:
"I'm looking for another person... A negative man who has been chaotic and has given up! I heard that he was right next to you..."
As she spoke, Miss Millie laughed again, she waved her hand, and several of the legal department officials behind her began to get busy, this lady seemed to be the leader of this legal team, she smiled at Varian, and said:
"Now, let us get to work, Your Majesty, please be seated, and then please elaborate on the framework of the law you want to make, with all due respect, the laws of the Federation are still very incomplete, and the conditions of the two countries are different, and these provisions can only be used as a reference."
Miss Millie, a legal expert who works for the legal department of the Darkblade Foundation, deserves the "article" because of the contents of the wooden box that the old captain sent to New Stormwind City.
It was a rubbings of all the laws that had been promulgated from scratch by the Supreme Council of Civilizations of the Federation.
After all, it has been almost 10 years since the establishment of the Federation, and their legal process is slowly improving, and the current book of laws is a new edition after being updated 5 times.
Although the Stormwind Kingdom originally had its own laws, the outdated gadgets followed the ancient laws formulated during the Alaso Empire more than 2,000 years ago, and most of them were aristocratic codes similar to the royal power law and the inheritance law, many of which were no longer applicable to this era, and the rulers of the past were somewhat indifferent to this aspect.
Varian, on the other hand, knew that a few years earlier, his adoptive father, Lothar, had also wanted to make a new set of laws for the empire, but the ensuing war had dashed his adoptive father's ideas, and Lothar had told Varian more than once that the bigger the country, the less likely it was for the king to control the whole situation, and that it was better to believe in a good set of laws than in the character of the bureaucrats.
Moreover, the law, if it can be truly enforced, is very helpful for the wisdom of the people, which can be seen from the development trajectory of the federal civilization... When Varian traveled around the Federation, he knew that until now, after 10 years of development, the overall literacy rate of the Federation was less than 50%, but the development of the Federation's civilization, even in remote villages, seemed to be in order, and this was the magical effect of the law.
You don't even need a smart person to be an official, even a mediocre bureaucrat, as long as you do things according to the law, there will not be much mistake, and once the people adapt to these rules and regulations, they can naturally become beneficial to the country, even if they can't help the country become strong, but just abiding by the law can make the country's order improve rapidly, and the ruler can focus more on more important things.
At this time, facing Miss Millie, who had picked up the pen and paper, and looking into her searching eyes, Varian hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment, and then spoke:
"All I need is a noose!"
"Huh?"
Miss Millie paused for a moment, and then heard the king speak:
"A noose used to liquidate the aristocratic class without harming the interests of the common people, and most importantly, this set of laws should be simple enough to at least let the people understand its meaning, and intuitively feel the positive impact that the implementation of this set of laws will have on their lives, and make them realize how hateful the nobles who have oppressed them are!"
Varian breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly:
"I'll just say it bluntly, Miss Millie, in my future vision, the aristocratic class does not exist, but I haven't thought of what should be used as a reward for meritorious people in the future ruling system of the Stormwind Kingdom after the nobility class vacancy... Without a title, without privileges, how can I attract the people to follow me and build a new nation with me? ”
"Well, Your Majesty, I have to say..."
Miss Millie put down her pen, she looked at Varian appreciatively, and she whispered:
"Your mind will make you occupy an extremely honorable position in the federal polity, your knowledge of the law is probably the most profound among the imperial nobles, and your application of the law is even more eye-opening."
"As for your concerns... It's not a problem at all, title, status, privileges, all put together in one word... Power! Giving the meritorious the power to participate in the kingdom government is much better than a mere title and status, and in fact, the federal government works like this, if you are not busy, let me explain it to you. ”
Varian waved his hand:
"Of course, I'd love to listen."
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Laws are not developed overnight, and even with a federal code as a reference, it can be a lengthy process.
However, Varian did not intend to do it overnight, all he needed was a simple code for liquidating the nobles, at most to lay the foundation for the palace to make its own laws in the future, for this reason, he selected more than 20 well-educated non-commissioned officers from the lion warband to study with this legal team, and by the way, serve as their escort.
Of course, then again, even if Varian really wants to compile a set of ** canons, it will definitely not work to rely on such a few people, the degree of completeness of the law is a reflection of the level of civilization progress, and the current human kingdom does not have such ability.
But the king's affairs are busy after all, especially when the nobles are watching from the sidelines, and Varian has almost no end of things to deal with.
Night slowly fell in the court of New Stormwind City, Miss Millie, who had been busy all day, stretched her slender waist, she held her eyes, held her teacup, and prepared to rest in the garden outside, and as soon as she walked out of the room, she saw the familiar figure walking towards her.
"Bang"
The holy canon in the hand of the Chaldean Archbishop fell to the ground at this moment, and he stared blankly at the figure in front of him that could never be erased from his memory, while Miss Millie looked at him with a cold gaze.
"Millie... You... How did you show up in..."
"Chaldeans!"
Miss Millie reached out and took off her glasses, and she said in a calm tone:
"Your child was born, just 6 months after you left us and disappeared, I love that child, but it's a pity... The Light did not bless him. ”
"You... What did you say? ”