“...... Establish a unified regime?"

Caesar XIII's words made everyone present stunned for a moment.

After a moment of silence, the nobles looked at each other, all that was left of eye contact and a slight rapidity of breathing.

Caesar XIII crossed his fingers, looked at the expressions of these people, and impatiently tapped the back of his left hand with his right index finger, adding: "There is no one else here, all voices cannot be separated from this room, you can speak freely." ”

"Is it good for us to have a unified regime?"

As soon as the emperor's words fell, a big nobleman opened his mouth to ask.

It is obvious that they have been prepared for a long time, and they are not going to talk about that nonsense without nutrition, they are just waiting for an opportunity.

Caesar XIII glanced at him, then asked rhetorically to everyone, "Do you know the Duchy of the Howling Winds?" ”

"That principality ......"

The Principality of Sorrow is famous, because the rulers of that country have done many things that they see as 'deviant', how can they not understand.

Of all the things, the most rebellious thing the woman did was to put a group of mud-legged people in the position of ruler, and she did it well, and under the rule of a group of mud-legged people, the duchy struggled to rise, and in just a few years it had surpassed most countries in terms of 'financial resources'.

Although it was a combination of many factors that made such a prosperous and powerful country in a short period of time, it was not unrelated to the political system that the woman brought to it.

It would be a lie to say that they were not interested in the way that country made money, and they were not yet proud of their nobility to such an extent.

On the contrary, it was precisely because they were envious of the Principality of the Howling Wind that they would make a decision to accept new things and open their own factories, so they got a lot of benefits.

However, the rise of the Principality of Sorrow is not only due to industrialization, but also due to many factors, and in it, the current system of that country has brought a lot of convenience to its own rise and prosperity.

Now they are not fools who can sit here, only the inheritance of small nobles will appear good and bad, most of the big families are not the primogeniture inheritance system, the capable, the mediocre, and the mediocre are the reasons why the big family can inherit in an orderly manner.

This tradition has been similar even to the royal family since ancient times, so no matter how rotten the lower aristocracy has become, the royal family and the great aristocracy can still stand.

Almost everyone was kept in the dark by them, continuing the stupid primogeniture, not knowing how far they had been left behind after so many years.

When Caesar XIII mentioned the Duchy of the Howling Winds, they immediately thought of the current system of that principality, of the 'mud legs', and of the 'new aristocracy' of the Empire.

They weren't stupid enough to think that Caesar XIII would really put Clay Legs on the throne, or he wouldn't have created a nondescript 'new aristocracy'.

In a way, the great nobility and royalty were both allies and enemies.

But it's for this reason that they are able to understand each other and understand what is going on in each other's heads.

The emperor only mentioned it slightly, and the great nobles immediately reacted, and in an instant, their thoughts swirled in their brains, and they thought of a lot of things.

“...... Why do you suddenly want to do this?"

Duke Ken's eyes narrowed, and an imperceptible vigilant gaze swept across the faces of the others, "Your Majesty, can you give us a reason?"

"In order to recover the loss. Caesar XIII said lightly.

Hearing this, the smiles on everyone's faces faded.

The emancipation movement brought them many benefits, but also some disadvantages, such as social instability, some slaves were freed and then left behind, and after their plunder, even the food produced was reduced.

After seeing the power of industry, the great nobles realized that these freed slaves should have been able to create more value, but the reality was the opposite.

Caesar XIII is a light thing to say, but if he had to do it, it would have been the death of many nobles who had objected, or even 'strongly opposed'.

In the midst of this silence, Caesar XIII asked in a cold voice: "Don't you think it's foolish that we can only exercise power in our own domains and those of our vassals?"

"Let's put it this way—"

Seeing the thoughtful expressions of the great nobles, the corners of Caesar XIII's lips curled slightly, "I know that you want to have more power, and I also think that if you establish a unified government, it will not hurt either you or me." Because it will divide the power, there will be resistance, and at that time, send them to the gallows, and give those 'surplus' lands to slaves who have nothing to do, after all, our territory is already large enough, and in the future it will be the age of industry, and we will not be able to digest so much land. What are your intentions?"

Hearing this, the great nobles fell silent and began to make eye contact again.

From the situation in the Duchy of Sorrow, it can be seen that the efficiency of the unified regime is far from being comparable to that of the current empire, but for them, the most important thing is the 'power amplification'.

The power that could only be exercised within their own territory can be amplified to the entire empire through the unity of power, and they have power in every corner of the empire.

If, in the face of a decentralized empire, maybe they would not be so excited, but now that all the great nobles are gathered in this room, as long as they are willing to nod, then after that, they will be able to have more power.

Although this is a kind of decentralization for them, they don't care about this level of decentralization.

The unification of political power will do more harm than good!

"You can think about it!"

Duke Anbar, clasping his hands, nodded, breaking the peace.

Then, he grinned again and turned a mocking gaze at the others, "Okay, you're all about to write 'want' on your faces, it's just a gesture, is it really that hard?"

Duke Ken glanced at Duke Anbar, then lowered his eyes and smiled: "Today's empire really needs a unified regime, and I agree." ”

After someone took the lead, the great nobles who had scruples did not hesitate to praise it, and the matter of 'unifying the power' was determined in the laughter and righteousness of the people.

The great nobles and the royal family can be regarded as enemies to a certain extent, but when faced with interests, they will also stand on the side of the royal family as soon as possible and become allies of the royal family.

It's like the emancipation of slaves before and the current Unified Regime......

"Since this matter is so finalized, then ......" Caesar XIII's eyes wandered on the faces of many great nobles, and he said with a playful smile: "Next, it's time to determine the 'position', right? ”

"Can we call it another way, for example, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Secretary of State for Defence or something?"

"Also, if we want to establish a unified government, grassroots personnel are indispensable, and when we have more positions, we can put our relatives in a certain position, and correspondingly, we need to promote some civilians, and only if we give them hope, they will work harder and seriously for us. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, what are your intentions?" asked Caesar XIII with a smile.

This proposal is indeed good, and the reasons given by the emperor are also very reasonable.

The Emperor and the nobles smiled at each other, as if they were not very averse to the 'new nobles', and they would not object to Caesar XIII's proposal.

The reason why other nobles are disgusted with the 'new aristocracy' is because the new aristocracy may threaten their existence, but the new aristocracy cannot be the level of the great aristocracy in any way.

Just as Duke Ken was not angry even when he learned that his second daughter had "chosen" to side with the new nobles, after all, Alyssa had 'always' been his daughter.

"Seconded!"