I can see emperor stats-Chapter 9
What the prince needs now
What would it take for an emperor to confidently spread his convictions in the empire?
The first is a powerful military force to support the imperial authority. It required overwhelming force to press down the privates of local aristocrats.
That is why the knights existed. The power of the Central Knights, including more than 200 elite knights and more than 3 superhumans, is invincible!
No matter how vast the territory was, no matter how great the nobles were, they could not overcome the power of the Knights, who only moved directly under the Emperor.
The second was the political forces that would support the emperor's policies. In order to keep the aristocrats in check, generations of emperors have established academies and nurtured talented people. So the force that was raised was the Imperial Administration Agency.
After graduating from the academy, he made a contribution to support the newly growing aristocrats to check the forces of the existing vested interests. Mareus and other close associates of the current emperor who occupied important positions in the administrative office were thus formed.
And finally, the third... … .
“Is it money?”
“Funds are coming! And where did you learn those vulgar hand gestures?”
Mareus' nagging sounds came to Julius, who curled up his fingers in a circle.
“Oh, sorry. I've seen knights use it occasionally at the gymnasium, but it seems I copied it without even realizing it.”
Unknowingly, Julius, who had a bad habit of rolling around in the field in his previous life, tried to scratch his head, but quickly stopped it as well.
'Well, to be honest, it's not without reason that I disrespected you in my previous life. There's nagging at every move, really.'
Mareus, who had no way of knowing what he was muttering inwardly, spoke up again.
“I never thought Marquis Wallace was such a person. If he really is a member of the Daegong faction, Lu Xun is at fault.”
In fact, Mareus' face was still dubious.
That's why Marquis Wallace's behavior was flawless, and even right after he betrayed Julius himself, he couldn't believe that he was a member of the Grand Duke's faction.
The most problematic of all was that he was the person who was actually in charge of the royal family's financial line.
[Ryan top]
It is the richest and most famous guild in the empire and is actually owned by the Marquis of Wallace.
Some of the aristocrats were big enough to invest a large amount of money, so of course, all transfers and transactions of the imperial faction were done through the Ryan Merchant.
“However, the question is how to reduce the dependence of the Ryan Company. Since there is no physical evidence, it is unclear whether they will listen to me.”
"hmm… … .”
There was no way that Julius would come up with a sharp countermeasure right away. Wouldn't there be some conclusive evidence to prove that Wallace was the anti-communist?
No, to put it bluntly, there is. But it was not yet time.
As he pondered so much, a thought suddenly passed through his mind.
“If you can’t reduce your dependence, how about investing elsewhere?”
“How about investing?”
“Let's do the same as Wallace is tricking us.”
Mareus is no fool.
Even if you just hear the words, you get the word as if you noticed it right away.
"So you're trying to secretly open a new business partner here?"
"yes. It's almost impossible to cut the deal anyway, so you can just move the important deals slowly and switch them off by the time Wallace notices.”
“That would be the realistic way to minimize the damage.”
Mareus also nodded.
Anyway, as long as Wallace is recognized as the leader of the imperial faction, it is impossible to bring him down suddenly.
If so, it is more reasonable to choose a way to reduce the damage when you cut off the relationship with him at all rather than immediately.
"Then I'll try to find a company to replace Ryan's company."
"Ah, that's what you mean."
Julius cuts off his words and expresses his opinion.
“I heard at a glance the other day that I went to practice at the administrative office. Recently, I heard that famous merchants from the 'Hwan' empire in the East are moving to enter their home country, is it true?”
"Come to think of it, I think I've been reported to you once."
“Then wouldn’t it be better to look for a suitable guild over there? There is less risk of being stepped on overseas than domestically, and if it is in the east, it will be more difficult to put pressure on it domestically.”
“Your Highness' insight is amazing. I was just thinking the same thing. however… … .”
Mareus raises the corners of his eyes slightly as if in doubt.
“It seems that there are quite a few of our bureaucrats who are very quiet. The same goes for the problem related to the flood of the Goethe River from before, and to the extent that Your Highness, who is visiting for education, can obtain such information, I must give him a thorough mental education.”
Julius laughed inwardly.
'Once the intention was successful.'
In fact, the information was not obtained from the administrative office, but was merely a combination of the knowledge he knew in advance from his previous life.
'At this time, there is definitely only one eastern corps advancing into the empire.'
Julius intended to use the top to gnaw away the old fox Wallace's power base.
If he was the owner of the guild he knew, even a little support from himself would be able to inflict enough damage on Wallace that his blood pressure would rise.
Of course, thanks to his lies, it was good to see Mareus stir-frying only the bureaucrats of the administrative office, but it was inevitable.
In the Daejeon meeting that day, Archduke Wilhelm was present, which was rare.
The agenda is the development of the northern part of the Empire.
The empire was a vast country bordered by snow-capped mountains to the north and a kingdom of hot deserts to the south.
However, unlike the central and southern regions developed through trade, the northern part of the empire is mostly a desolate and undeveloped remote area.
In addition, there were countless countries of minority peoples who made a living from plundering in the north. Because of this, despite the abundance of fertile farmland and natural resources, it was experiencing difficulties in development.
“We need to promote the development of the north even by mobilizing the Central Knights and a large amount of military force.”
“The Empire already has enough territories. Why do you want to conquer the land of barbarians while shedding useless blood?”
Of course, those who insisted on the development were mainly the nobles of the imperial faction.
Most of the nobles belonging to the grand ducal faction did not need to be greedy for the territory as there were already many wealthy nobles who had fertile lands in the central and southern regions.
As the conquest of the north requires a huge amount of money, it is obvious that the emperor will tax them to raise an army.
Of course, the aristocrats of the Grand Duke protested with foam at the mouth.
'Tsk tsk, anyway, snobs who are only busy preparing their own rice bowls.'
The emperor clicked his tongue and watched the two factions fight happily today.
Of course, from the emperor's point of view, the development of the north was an absolute priority.
If he conquered the north and bestowed territories with stable incomes on the meritorious bureaucrats, it would be possible to give strength to the emerging nobles of the imperial faction, who were behind in terms of money and military power compared to the grand dukes.
"your majesty! May I comment on the northern development?”
But suddenly, after a long time attending the Daejeon meeting, isn't the grand duke, who had been watching the fight, raise his hand?
The emperor was puzzled, but allowed the grand duke to speak.
“The Grand Duke? Let me know what you think.”
“First of all, I am totally in favor of northern development.”
“!?”
Most nobles, including the emperor, wondered what the grand duke had eaten wrong. I look at him with a puzzled expression.
Either that or not, the Grand Duke begins to rant.
“What do you need most to conquer the North? It is a well-maintained road for transporting troops and supplies!”
On the side of the emperor, Mareus hastily raises his hand.
“However, it takes a huge amount of manpower and money to build that road. Do you have a way to solve it?”
The Archduke looked at Mareus once, then smiled.
“Of course, the project requires a lot of money. The funds will be borne by the nobles of the south, including myself.”
This time, all the nobility of the anti-communist faction fainted.
Even if you reduce the construction cost, they will pay it all on the plate? What kind of lightning bolt is this?
The Grand Duke instantly glanced at the nobles of the Grand Duke with a terrifying look.
“Hey.”
The aristocrats, who seemed to be arguing about something, couldn't help but stomp their feet at the grand duke's cool eyes.
The Grand Duke, who put the nobles to sleep with just his eyes, continued to speak.
“But there is more to building roads than money.”
“What is that?”
This time, the emperor asked a question first, as if he was curious about why he suddenly did this.
“It is the general manager and staff of the construction!”
Yes! The vast road connecting the central and northern parts of the empire had no choice but to be a grand construction beyond imagination just by looking at the distance. There is no way that such a large-scale national project will work with a clumsy plan.
“Therefore, I recommend Lord Mareus, the best administrator in the empire, as the general manager of this project!”
This time, the emperor's aristocrats had no choice but to become dumb who ate honey. Because the Grand Duke's words fit so perfectly.
Large-scale road construction unprecedented in the Empire!
Of course, excellent talents selected by the emperor himself had to be put into such a field. No matter how you look at it, Mareus was the right person, so the emperor had to scratch his head.
“It is true that Mareus is capable, but he is too old. In addition, he is currently in charge of educating the first prince, so should he be chosen?”
The Archduke spoke even more forcefully.
"your majesty! This construction is also carried out by our aristocrats by gathering their strength. If we are not entrusted with trustworthy talent, how can we safely invest in the future of our empire?”
It was tantamount to threatening to stop raising funds unless Mareus was handed over.
"Then let's make a decision at the next match meeting."
The meeting of the day ended with the grand duke's shocking remark.
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