Emperor Iken died, and the entire imperial capital and Yongchen Palace hung the banner of the Black Rose. The forbidden troops stationed on the outskirts of the empire all declared their allegiance to Her Royal Highness the First Princess of the World. In this way, everyone knows that the civil war in Auckland, which lasted for a year, is over. If there is no god to unfold, the Holy Springs Dynasty in Auckland is about to enter the era of an empress again.

By the time Karin's main army arrived at the imperial capital, it was already in early April 1226 of the Glorious Era. At this time, even the mountain lilies that can be found everywhere in the Seridil area are past their flowering season. However, there is no way to do this, and it always takes time for an army of this size to move. What's more, Her Royal Highness the World's First Princess originally seemed to show the young guards of her lineage to the citizens and nobles of the imperial capital with the most perfect spiritual outlook, so she also ordered them to deliberately slow down the speed of the march, and even stationed on the outskirts of the imperial capital to rest for a few days. And every soldier was given a new uniform and ceremonial armor.

This is a kind of military parade that costs people and money, and it has no military practical significance at all in the strict sense, in order to deter those princes and nobles with ulterior motives. Almost all the conquerors in history have done the same thing, and it sounds rather uncreative. But we must know that the reason why there is no creativity is because this one-size-fits-all trick is so easy to use.

Compared to the forbidden troops near the imperial capital, the spirit of the Young Guards is not necessarily stronger than them. However, during the time of the Sun King, he always felt that the duty of the forbidden army he created was to protect the citizens. It is not to intimidate the public. Although this elite army of nearly 200,000 people has been stationed on the outskirts of the imperial capital, it has ended the life of Gaius the Great. But from such a deterrent march posture to enter the imperial capital. As a result, most of the people in the imperial capital saw the army. The city guards and garrisons are all road specimens, as well as the palace guards with even more road specimens, plus the roadside books in the road specimens, "day guards" and "night guards" - a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years for the princes of Auckland, with the sons of the famous princes of each family, each leading dozens to hundreds of elite retainers and knights, guarding the gates of the palace and the imperial capital day and night. Although this tradition is very high, to put it bluntly, it is just a disguised means used by the center to restrain the local lords.

It has completed the reform of the modern army, and has been invincible in the civil war. After enough experience points and heads, there is already something called "military spirit". Its spirit and spirit are comparable to the road specimens of the imperial capital, as well as the soldiers and ruffians and cockfighters under the command of the princes.

"Such an army was brought by Her Highness Caterina to protect us!" Many citizens who saw such a military appearance for the first time were shocked by such an army full of fierce spirit. The citizens of the Imperial Capital, who had been particularly insecure by the rumors of the civil war, the millions of refugees outside the city, and the fighting that had just broken out in the city, once again felt the sense of stability and fulfillment of the Sun King era that they had not felt for a long time (in fact, it was only more than a year). And such a sense of stability. As the grain piled up in Herlinburg arrived in the imperial capital along the Grona River, it gradually evolved into all kinds of crazy "Long live Her Majesty!" Cheers.

However, this is not enough.

In fact, before the descendants of Her Royal Highness the World's First Princess, such as the Young Guard, arrived in the imperial capital. She has already begun to serve as the Grand Duchess of Calgary (crowned by the Sun King), the First Ombudsman of the Forbidden Army (crowned by the Sun King), and the Privy Council Chief (self-proclaimed). The Governor of the Province of Seredith (self-proclaimed) and the Crown Prince (still self-proclaimed) began a series of orders.

All the princes who sent their troops to join the Iken faction. All of them were dealt with by the reduction of fiefdoms, and many of them were "particularly bad" in nature. He even encountered the severe punishment of being deposed from his family's name. These princes had already broken their backbones in battle, and now naturally they didn't even have the slightest chance to resist. What's more, with the victory of Her Royal Highness the world's first princess in the civil war, many followers who have made military achievements are also waiting for the meat to be rewarded. Naturally, Karin, who is centralized, will not cut off any more land in the direct collar of the royal family, so naturally she can only cut off the old princes who are standing in the wrong line.

Since ancient times, there has been such an unspoken rule between the central royal family and the local lords, and everyone understands it.

Of course, after the work that has lasted for more than two years has been completed. Others have found that there is inexplicably more land under the direct control of the central government, which is another matter of opinion.

In addition, some people who were originally just orphans, adventurers, and mercenaries now suddenly have all kinds of sword-wielding nobles, and they can enter and leave the court in a grand manner, even if it is just an honorary title that cannot be hereditary, which still makes many old nobles with family roots feel extremely unhappy.

However, this kind of thing has happened many times in the time of the Sun King. And the traditional aristocrats who have been trained for half a century, no matter how unhappy they are, can only reluctantly accept this setting at this time.

But in addition, several ordinary citizens who were very prominent in the just-concluded night of the imperial capital war also received the honorary knighthood of the highest rank, which made it difficult for many people to accept. The Auckland nobles who have established the country with military merits, no matter how fat they are now, can hardly tolerate some small city citizens who have obviously just saved fires, helped the victims, and spontaneously organized to kill some rebellious soldiers, and they can actually be ranked with the glorious Auckland knights.

However, Her Royal Highness, the world's No. 1 Princess, who had just won the civil war and had no prestige to attach, insisted on carrying out this edict arbitrarily.

Of course, this is actually Lu Xi's bad idea. Here's how he explained it to Karin: "Militarism was the only way to keep a country alive and fighting at a certain time, whether it was Han or Rome...... Well, I mean, that's what my hometown is like. But Karin, you have to understand that times are changing. In the future, in a truly civilized country, military meritocracy and martial spirit can only be used as an auxiliary. It must not be the foundation of the nation. Therefore, in the future, the concept that non-military merits cannot be knighted should also be changed. You can find a way not to add fiefdom nobles anymore. But this kind of honorary title, which can only be hereditary for one generation, can be sealed as much as you want. And it has to involve all walks of life and all walks of life. ”

"Ugh. If it's too indiscriminate, won't it soon become worthless? "She really deserves to be the world's No. 1 princess, and she realized the hidden dangers in it as soon as she thought about it.

"Who told you to abuse the seal? You can develop it into a systematic merit recognition system, what kind of person, what kind of merit, respectively, get different levels of knighthood and medals. Such people can gain the respect of the state and society, and even the nobles cannot bully them. But in fact, the tax should be taxed. It should serve and serve, and you should be used as cannon fodder for you. But even so, you have to make the whole society feel that this kind of honorary knighthood and medal is not so easy to obtain. Doesn't that sound a bit retreating? But you have to know that people are actually here to survive, to reproduce, and to have a sense of social identity. Since this recognition system can meet everyone's third need, it is only natural that the beneficiaries, and those who think they will benefit in the future, will also enthusiastically support you. Of course. In this regard, the federal medal system is ahead of you, and you can learn from it, but you can't copy it. The medal system of the Federation has long since become a game for the Arcans and the wealthy merchant officers of the Arcans and the Alphabets. The gold content is so low that it makes people cry. Except for the highest-grade Azure Sky Medal and the Platinum Ruby Hexagram Medal, which are a little more reliable, the rest are useless! ”

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Xi felt particularly sad. own old subordinates. For example, Lieutenant Colonel Grimmar finally received a Silver Meteor Medal after the Battle of Black Man. However, this is because they are mid-level officers. Like many ordinary soldiers and sergeant majors, no matter how brilliant their exploits were in the Great War. Still regarded as invisible by the federal commendation department. And the few young officers who survived the Battle of Farahals, obviously they did nothing, and even from a military point of view, they were clearly ineffective, but just because they were magicians or the children of wealthy families, they could hang a higher Golden Cross Medal to deceive.

I can't even play this kind of retreat face project, and I will break the country and eat jujube pills!

"If you want to do it, you have to be as fair as possible so that every Aucklander can enjoy this benefit! Of course, none of us were that naïve. Of course, you understand that no system can be absolutely fair, but as long as the majority of people believe that they are being treated fairly, this system can be one of the most powerful weapons you can use to unite the people of Auckland! ”

Karin looked at Lu Xi in a daze, and then brought her cherry-red lips forward again and gave a sweet benefit. Of course, sometimes Lu Xizhen doesn't think it's a benefit, it's more like Her Royal Highness the world's No. 1 princess is sexually disturbing herself.

"This should be more than just the impact, right?" Karin asked with a smile: "I always feel that if it was Xiao Lu Xi's opinion, it would never be so simple. ”

“…… Can you stop calling me like a super-bellied conspirator? People have a positive outlook! To be able to put forward these opinions, it depends on IQ, vision, pattern, knowledge, these fields that you can't break through at all...... Well, in fact, the subsequent impact is also very simple. If you want to continue to implement centralized political reforms, you will not only offend the traditional gate lords and aristocrats, but even many of your current followers will not be able to accept it. As a result, you need more and more bureaucrats from the so-called bottom of society – of course, this is all cliché. The bottom of society is the object of oppression in any era, and the premise is only whether you use brutal force or unscrupulous political deception and economic games. To put it bluntly, the objects you need to gather the hearts and minds of the people are not only the emerging military aristocracy, but also the industrial class that is about to emerge...... To put it bluntly, it's the merchant class. These people have money and resources, but they have no status, and they are congenitally unable to hold their heads up in front of the military aristocracy. And your honorary title system, the biggest beneficiary in the future is actually them! ”

“…… Businessman? Hey......" Karin thought for a moment, then showed a look that was exactly what happened.

Sure enough, Karin, who has a big chaebol in her hand, is certainly not comparable to these traditional military aristocrats with rigid brains. She knew exactly how much energy the merchants had.

However, the ultimate body of businessmen, the resource-based monopoly capitalists, and the financial capitalists, have great power. She shouldn't have been so clear. However, according to the urine sex of this world. No matter how fast it is, it will take hundreds of years of development to have this kind of monster, and at that time. Karin and Lu Xi have already grown grass on their graves. The so-called "I don't care if I die", in fact, this is the truth.

"However, this time, the few people Lu Xi asked me to seal are all ordinary city civilians. I've seen the list, a contract foreman, a boatswain on a river cargo ship, an elementary school teacher, the manager of a small restaurant...... Hey? Mark Donaldson? Where do you seem to have heard this name? ”

"Hmm. Where have I heard that? Whew, where the hell is that? ”

"In short, these people are veterans, and they are ordinary citizens, no matter where they are. There's no merchant class as you said. ”

"It's typical, it's done for everybody. They put out fires, they saved people, they blocked the rebels, and they were the heroes who made the emperor suffer huge losses. More importantly, it is precisely because they are ordinary citizens that support is of typical value! Because everyone is wondering if they will be next. What's more. Everyone will see that as long as you have made contributions to the country and Her Majesty the Empress. can break the upside of the aristocracy's monopoly. As long as the class is not completely solidified, the vitality of the state. And the enthusiasm and popular will of ordinary people can be guaranteed! The so-called dream of a lighthouse country, to put it bluntly, is what it is! The people are very stupid when they are a group. And being very smart as an individual is where you, the rotten feudal ruling class, have to learn to take advantage of it. Lu Xi smiled: "As for the smart merchants...... It has to be the second batch. Didn't they use a lot of cargo ships to help you get grain from Herring? Choose some more famous and prestigious ones, and then award them knights. However, the rank and honor have to be lowered a little bit compared to the first batch. Don't worry, I said it, businessmen are smart people, and they will understand! If you don't have this tacit understanding with the ruling class, you won't be a successful businessman! ”

“…… Hey, little Luxi, you're really bad! ”

"Yes! I'm really bad! If I use the dragon slaying technique that Taizu taught me to fool the people, I will definitely be pulled out by the people and whipped the corpse one day in the future, right? However, if you don't even have the consciousness to do such a bad thing, how can you be a capitalist? Lu Xi shrugged his shoulders, he felt that he was hopeless, and he was not ready to take medicine.

"Then, when should your "Tui En Decree", that is, our "Decree of Her Majesty the First Empress of the World on the Rain and Dew of the Nobles Super Kind and Generous Rain and Dew", be published?"

“…… Wait a little longer, preferably until you have full control of the Central Forbidden Army. Class decay does not mean individual decay, and there is no shortage of smart people among the gate valve aristocracy. You have to be mentally prepared to fight back, and of course, you have to be prepared for all kinds of palace intrigue. Rats who are forced to be anxious will also bite cats, and if they can't beat you, they may play yin......"

"Yes, the palace guards and the servants and maids must also be completely replaced. Now, I'm not alone. Karin subconsciously touched her lower abdomen.

"Huh? Don't care, don't care...... So, after that, Xiao Luxi will go to Neosfia, right? ”

"This can be regarded as a major life event, men who don't have a career are said to be small men. Karin wants to change Auckland, and I'm going to change the world with all my might. Lu Xi comforted: "Back then, there was the Seven Yao Aurora, whether it was from Neosfia or from the Federation, it would be very convenient for me to come and visit you." ”

“…… Come and see me next year. At that time, Xiao Luxi would definitely be very pleasantly surprised. ”

Lu Xi wanted to ask what it was, and Karin's weird smile made it difficult for him to be sure whether it was a surprise or a thriller, but before he could ask, the other party directly diverted the topic: "Besides, that kid, I'll trouble you." ”

"Don't worry, I like that kid a lot, he deserves a better fate!"

As a result, the edict to knight several small citizens of the city was passed at the strong request of Her Royal Highness the First Princess of the World. The nobles couldn't survive her, and many people simply thought that this might be a certain willfulness of the supreme, after all, no matter how perfect a person is, there are times when their brains are pumped, even those saints who have left various virtuous ones in history are no exception. When she comes to her senses, Her Majesty will definitely find that it is still our noble and glorious nobles, brave and warlike knights, who are the most reliable! It must be so, yes!

However, at least when this unprecedented order reached the people, the citizens of the imperial capital and Sereditil began to realize that a new era was about to begin.

May 3, 1226 Glorious Age, Archduchess of Calgary, Caterina ? Xia Noxi? Sanskrit? Di Mahia, officially crowned at the Cathedral of Santa Elena. Unlike her Uncle Iken's shabby ritual, the Great Templar sent a total of seven cardinals to congratulate her, and the High Priest of the Radiant Goddess, Anthony? Saint? Cardinal Draver personally presided over the coronation.

In the imperial capital, the citizens of the city are sincere, plus the nobles have different intentions, "Long live Empress Caterina!" Amid the cheers, Cardinal Draver slowly placed the crown of "Radiance of the Holy Spring" on Karin's head.

At that time, Lu Xi and his friends had already taken the Qiyao Aurora and officially flew to Neosfia, the capital of the Seven Seas.

Of course, there is one more person among the friends, and that's a later story. (To be continued.) )