Proof of the Sun King

In the next three days, with the support of Knight King Ryan, the acting mayor of Erlengrad, Vladimir, did not meet any opponent who could fight in the referendum at all, and he won an advantage of 87% of the votes. Victory, and then successfully inaugurated as the Archduke of Erlengrad and the mayor of Erlengrad.

Pressing the Code of Kislev, Vladimir took the oath on the stage to be the Grand Duke of Erlengrad. He said to everyone: "Give me twenty years, and give you a miracle Kislev."

This is basically equivalent to a lifetime consul.

Three fires when the new officer took office. The first thing Vladimir did after taking office was to rebuild the bureaucracy with the help of Ryan. All the old Duma members and the bureaucrats who survived Erlengrad, Vladimir Mill didn't recognize a single one. He announced that he would reorganize the entire bureaucratic system. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a large number of low-level technocrats, junior officers, and citizens who had been unhappy and had no chance to show themselves were promoted and selected to form a new organization. The Duma Council, the originally bloated and slow court has become clean and efficient again, with fewer people, but increased efficiency, and the old bureaucrats Vladimir did not embarrass them. Among them, qualified and competent ones have been inspected After that, the officials were reinstated, and the other part was retiring.

The second thing is to reorganize the Shilavik Group, announce the national policy of staking, and at the same time crack down on the "mountainism" in the army. Fighting hard, officers and Boyer, who showed loyalty and bravery in the Battle of Erlengrad and Operation Bagration, were promoted to important positions, and the incompetent went on.

Boyers danced the "Ksa dance" excitedly, good times, come force!

The third thing is to formally sign a loan agreement and a free trade agreement with the Kingdom of Knights and Noor, and sign the contract in the presence of the three gods in the name of the bear **** Eson, the goddess of justice, and the fairy of the lake.

After such rectification, the whole city suddenly felt a new atmosphere.

At the same time, the cleaning of the chaotic remnants of the Groward Forest is also continuing. Originally fighting in the forest, the Imperial General of Noor and General Marshal Erstein arranged a very detailed artillery support plan for this purpose. In order to prepare to deal with the powerful enemy, the Old Guards and the Nuer Ironclad Army also made preparations for battle.

However, the cleaning activities went very smoothly, and the human coalition basically did not encounter any decent resistance. As the Chaos forces were gradually removed from the vicinity of Erlengrad, the weather finally showed signs of warming, and Ryan began to prepare for the withdrawal of the army. .

That day, in the afternoon in Errengrad, Ryan and Talleyrand were hanging out together.

The King of Knights complained casually, "I'm always tired of dealing with bureaucrats, and even more so after the war, but I know that wars are often not simple, and often the most important thing is the arrangements after the war."

Ryan is very clear in his heart that war is a continuation of politics. Let's take a look at the comparison between Caesar and the emperor.

In terms of military command and tactical campaign ability, Caesar is definitely inferior to Napoleon. He made a lot of mistakes in the Gallic War and the Roman Civil War that followed, but Emperor Napoleon never had any major problems in tactics and command on the battlefield. , however, the outcomes of the two were not the same.

Because Caesar made a lot of money in wealth, diplomacy or politics through every war he won for Rome. Relying on political means and very powerful diplomatic means, he eventually ruled the whole of Rome, and the emperor kept winning and winning. However, under the circumstance of expanding personal ambition and insufficient diplomatic level, his friends are getting fewer and fewer, but his enemies are getting more and more. His French First Empire has gradually become a common enemy of the European Continent, and one country has to fight against another continent.

"Hehe~" Talleyrand leaned on crutches, Erlengrad was a little warmer in April, but the ground was still very hard, and the lame walked slowly, he knew that Ryan had slowed down because of him: " Your Majesty, the bureaucracy is indeed very annoying, but this is the best way to govern after thousands of years of groping for an orderly society. What else should we do? I really have to say that, the rule of the undead is the falling roar, all dead people, all tools, no exploitation, no oppression, democracy and freedom in the true sense.”

"Hahahaha!" Ryan was amused directly by Talleyrand. The King of Knights thought about it carefully. Nagash, the necromancer, is simply a beacon of freedom and democracy! Because he controls all the undead alone, and one person is democratic.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I want to say, you are really a capable person." Talleyrand took the opportunity to say, the lame man leaning on crutches: "You are very good at controlling your desires, you know where the limits of your kingdom are, you are very Know how to deal with the bureaucracy, you have the power to smash it and rebuild it, you are like the sun, and I, Talleyrand, are your faithful servant, you are responsible for warming the earth, and I am responsible for praising the sun!"

After speaking, Talleyrand put down the crutches and made a "Y" movement, which not only did not have any sense of sacredness, but looked rather comical.

"Hahaha." Talleyrand's flattery made Ryan couldn't help laughing. After a series of military victories and political and economic gains, the King of Knights couldn't help but swell a bit. He was already thinking about how to go back and hold the celebration. After listening to Talleyrand's rainbow fart, Ryan couldn't help laughing: "Talleyrand, you should tell Finnuba these words, or talk to Tyrion in your mouth. said the lord."

"Your Majesty, your advice is too harsh for me." Talleyrand smiled helplessly: "I was able to make a difference in the old world because I had the opportunity and luck, but in Ulthuan, I was just a Little man, Lord Tyrion has never been short of people who can talk, but what he wants is a warrior who can fight and rush. Do you think I look like a warrior? As for His Majesty Finnuba, it's really not like staying by his side Good idea, there are some things that I don’t like to say. You know, Your Majesty, except that I was born in a humble background, and it is destined to be difficult to get opportunities, I also don’t like that kind of environment. I don’t like it very much. It has been rigid and rotten for thousands of years. ."

"Why?" Ryan became interested, and the King of Knights motioned to Talleyrand to say something: "Speaking of which, I don't know anything about how Finnuba operates his court."

"Um……"

Talleyrand tapped a few times with his cane on the frozen ground: "I'll tell you two jokes, Your Majesty, a classic joke in the court of Assur."

"The first joke, as we all know, Phoenix King Fenuba likes Brittany's dessert, marzipan, he likes it very much, so when the trade with the old world is re-established, when the foreign activity area begins to have When the Bretons appeared, Finnuba ordered his courtiers to say that he wanted to eat this dessert and arrange it."

"The person in charge of this matter is my distant relative, Minister Ciel. As soon as he heard about this matter, he attached great importance to it. After a few days of investigation, Minister Ciel reported three whole volumes of twelve feet long. Parchment "Draft for Comments on the Management Measures for the Introduction of New Desserts in the Palace of the Phoenix King"."

"His Majesty Finnuba attaches great importance to it. He looked at the parchment paper. The specific content is simply that since the macaroons are to be eaten, the court must import raw materials, hire a chef, and build a special set of cooking utensils. At the same time, special To set up a brand new kitchen, at the end of the calculation, you need to increase the cost of 900 azurkin sofflins a year (the current exchange rate is about 6,000 Brittanian gold kroner), and then 150 gold sofflins are required for maintenance every year. Fee, ask His Majesty the Phoenix King to approve the funding.”

"His Majesty Finnuba is reluctant to pay so much money. He said that the marzipan on the market can be bought for three pieces for one silver coin. Why is the price at least two hundred times more expensive?"

"Our witty Phoenix King immediately said that I know that the Brittany dessert shop in the foreign activity area sells it. One silver coin can buy three or four dollars. You can just go there to order."

"Minister Charles didn't dare to neglect, and immediately went to the dessert shop. The next day, Charles replied to the Phoenix King, saying that the Brittany dessert shop no longer makes this kind of dessert, and this matter will be left behind. "

Ryan sneered a few times, the King of Knights was about to speak, but Talleyrand stretched out his hand to signal to Ryan to listen to him finish his words: "Second joke, one day, Lord Tigris came back from the old world, and he brought some imperial lords with him. Waiting for the Thuringian honey charcoal-grilled sausages to be presented to Finnuba to taste, but this move was blocked by the courtiers in every possible way. The reason of the courtiers is very simple. Who knows if there is such a special food? Question, what if the Witch King and the Witch Queen were poisoned inside? Even if they were not poisoned, what would happen if Finnuba ate it and broke his stomach?"

"Even if I didn't eat a bad stomach, if His Majesty the Phoenix King likes it very much, and suddenly said that he wants to eat it one day, where would the palace go to find this kind of sausage temporarily? At that time, won't we end up with a charge of bad service?"

"Everyone is trying to stir up this matter, but Lord Tyrion finally decided to offer this Thuringian sausage. Sure enough, Finnuba likes to eat it, and the court ministers can't take the Tai brothers with a grudge. How about it, I can only tell Finnuba that this Thuringian sausage is worth 1 gold saffron. If His Majesty likes them, they can buy some and prepare it. Finnuba heard that it was so expensive. never eaten."

After Talleyrand finished speaking, he looked at Ryan with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

"I understand." Ryan laughed: "Safety is the most important thing, I think most people's reaction after hearing this is probably to criticize the corruption of the Phoenix King's court, but that's not the case, Finnuba. Having traveled the old world, doesn't he know the prices of the old world? But he can't help it, because he wants to be safe, the court ministers and courtiers must be safe, and the high elves of Ulthuan also need the Phoenix King's 'safety'."

After speaking, the King of Knights took two steps forward, his smile gradually disappeared, and his face became colder: "So, a 'system' must be added to ensure safety, ensure that the pot is divided, and from the preparation of ingredients to the final serving, there can be no any Wrong, I think, the court of Finnuba wished that the Phoenix King would eat the exact same thing every day of the year, every meal?"

"Stability is everything, Your Majesty." Talleyrand nodded with satisfaction, and the lame man said slowly: "The more important things are, the more they must be 'systematized' and 'institutionalized' to ensure safety and not be responsible for any problems."

"In this way, we can explain the dessert incident, because the Phoenix King's court simply doesn't want Finnuba to eat our Brittanian desserts, but this kind of thing can't be said clearly, so we just came for a 'high-priced dessert', Let Finnuba retreat in spite of the difficulties. Sure enough, the Phoenix King retreated, but what if Finnuba really wants to bite the bullet? It doesn't matter, 900 gold sofflin, 150 gold sorvelin per year, this is a large sum of money The money is enough to allow the top and bottom of the court to share enough sweetness, then it is worthwhile for everyone to take a little risk, even if someone goes to investigate, it is a piece of iron, and there is no problem to find out." Talleyrand nodded, his A truly sincere smile appeared on his face: "I like to communicate with Your Majesty very much, because it is very easy, and very few people will take risks to do things that lose their own interests. This is the nature of mortals, although it may be good for the country."

"In the same way, we can also explain why the dessert shop doesn't make that kind of dessert anymore." Ryan touched his chin: "The price of desserts sold outside is very low, but the risk is high, and ready-made desserts bought in pieces are easily sold by dark elves. Not to mention poisoning, even if it is done, there is no benefit or credit at all. This is a typical thing with huge risks and extremely low returns, so these court attendants and ministers would rather solve the problem directly from the source, say hello to let this Don't do it in one store, it's all over."

"If you understand all this, you will understand why His Majesty Finnuba knows everything, but can only accept all this, because His Majesty Finnuba understands one truth, whether he wants 'safe' or 'loyalty' His Majesty the Phoenix King does not have enough confidence in his own abilities, and it is even more impossible for him to replace all his palaces. As for why, you know, he also wants his own 'safety'."

"I understand, so, Talleyrand, what are you telling me about all this?" Ryan nodded slowly, and he couldn't help recalling the sluggish expression and empty eyes of Tadah Duck on the throne.

Miserable, Finnuba, miserable.

As a result, the existence of the Tai brothers has become Finnuba's foreign aid, giving him a bit of power and space to breathe the fresh air outside? !

"What I'm trying to say is, Your Majesty, bureaucracy is a strange thing, it's slow to respond, but it has terrible mobilization and great execution, you kicked its **** today, it might take a year or two Saying 'Wow, it hurts', it will take another year or two to start trying to counterattack 'Try this', but you can't ignore it, because once it counterattacks, it must be extremely fierce and violent! Not completely" Talleyrand was silent. After a while, he said: "It's like we all know that Her Majesty Katarin's diplomatic skills are good, but her internal affairs and military skills are a mess, but no one has ever thought about why she is like this? Huh? Idiot? She is a sanctuary. Strong."

"The answer is that the root cause lies in her father, Red Tsar Boris. The Red Tsar's powerful reforms and centralization have moved too many people's 'sweet', including local Boyers, including the Ice Witch Sisterhood, and Including the court ministers and the Dumas."

"Everyone knows that the Red Tsar Boris is very powerful. He cannot be deceived, but they can deceive Katarin together. The Red Tsar leads troops abroad all year round and neglects the education of Katarin. Growing up surrounded by this group of people, she has no idea what the root of the problem is."

"Everyone also knows that Boris's military legacy is very rich, and the powerful army he left to his daughter is hard to beat, but they can make the new tsar justifiably exile and arrest them."

"Hey!" Ryan sighed, he completely understood.

"Katarin will surely go north! And she and her army~www.wuxiaspot.com~ are doomed!"

…………I am the dividing line of desserts…………

And just when Ryan completely understood the problem under Talleyrand's explanation, Bekafen, the temporary palace of Kislev, and Catalin's private bedroom.

Holding the parchment brought by the tsar's envoy, Katarin's face was ashen as she smashed the parchment on the table.

The demands put forward by Errengrad's group were very harsh. The Errengrad Silavik group headed by Vladimir made very excessive demands. Katarin glanced at it and understood, if she agreed to these condition, then she can only be a puppet in Erlengrad.

But if she does not agree to these conditions, then Erlengrad will be equivalent to factual independence!

Catalin tore the parchment to shreds in a fit of rage!

"Come on!"

"In!" A Romanov guard came in from outside.

"Call all the Dumas and generals and Boyers for a meeting now!"

"Yes!"

The Tsar took a deep breath and tried to calm herself, because before that, there was one more thing to settle.

The 3,000 gold ducats and 5,000 silver ducats shared by the Imperial Oster were added to her hands. Catalin felt the pain of the White Guards' battle, and immediately allocated 800 gold ducats to the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Germany. Milov, ask for better food for the White Army.

However, just today, she received a small note sent in by a White Army logistics quartermaster who worked so hard to entrust the guards.

When the quartermaster got the goods, the consolation meals given to the White Guards were only half a bottle of Imperial beer, a bowl of minced meat buckwheat porridge and a barley bread, and the total value was less than 120 gold ducats!

Where did all the money go? ! Catalin was furious, she suddenly realized that perhaps for a long time, she had been fooled!