Chapter two hundred and ninety-two, the relationship between the nobles and the court
Chapter 292, The relationship between the nobles and the court
Suppressing his irritability, he transported the prepared mastermind satellite back to the cargo ship, and then began to wait for the arrival of the Andres caravan.
Lin Dongyun, who was bored, naturally started wandering around the Huangzhuan 32 transfer station.
Looking at it, I was really disappointed.
The place is very big, not much different from the military satellite in the imperial capital.
But there are few people and most of them are closed storefronts.
The ones that are open are all left alone by a robot clerk, and the products sold are raw materials from various planets or all kinds of weird medicinal materials with unknown uses.
Judging from the degree of corrosion on the robot, it seems that it has not been taken care of for a long time.
Taking a look at these products, which either only had images or were already hairy in person, Lin Dongyun rubbed his teeth and thanked them without any desire to buy them.
After walking around, I chatted with the person in charge of this transit star.
The person in charge looked very old, and it was only through chatting that I found out that he was still an extraordinary fourth-level baron, and he also owned a territory in a star system.
But judging from his aura, this extraordinary fourth level might only be able to exert the strength of the extraordinary first level.
Moreover, this nobleman simply left his territory to fend for itself, staying here to be the person in charge and receive a salary.
"Hey, young man, seeing you so energetic reminds me of my youth. But it's a pity that the court is more on guard against us nobles than on attracting them. These vast and wandering thousands of desolate star fields are just the prison of us nobles.
." The person in charge said with emotion.
"Old senior, what do you say about this? I think the imperial court values us very much and allows us to have a private planet and private armed forces. It doesn't care about us in normal times. It only needs our help during national wars." Lin Dongyun asked puzzledly.
"Hahaha, I had the same idea as you when I was young. After all, no matter how you look at it, the imperial court is extremely generous. The lowest nobles like you will directly give a planet as a fief, and let you develop without any restrictions.
, all we ask is to send troops to participate in the war."
Lin Dongyun nodded, indeed, how could nobles from other countries get such good treatment?
"But, this kind of behavior is the most malicious. These territories that can be canonized all have indigenous people. To the indigenous people, we are invaders. Although we can kill them all, the court does not allow us to immigrate. So,
What kind of territory is it if it doesn’t have people?”
"And if you want to manage those indigenous people and make them become your own people and work for you. I won't tell you, but you should also know how much energy and money it takes."
Lin Dongyun nodded silently, thinking about it all.
But he still doesn't think the court has any bad intentions. From ancient times to the present, every feudal noble has developed on his own, right?
Could it be that the higher-ups helped you conquer it and managed it well for you, and then gave the territory to you to enjoy? That doesn’t make sense.
"Chichi, you are still young. In fact, the nobility and the court are not one and the same. It should be said that they are not one and the same as the court controlled by the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats have the interests of the bureaucrats, and the nobility has the interests of the nobility.
"When the nobles gain the upper hand in the court, the country will become an exciting empire, an empire full of ambitions, because they have to compete for the interests of the nobles."
"But when the bureaucracy has the upper hand, it goes without saying that it is a country of bureaucracy. The country will become more conservative and stable than anything else, because this can satisfy their drunken dreams, corruption, and plundering internal resources to enrich themselves!"
Lin Dongyun was stunned. Is this old man too extreme? Is the imperial court like this? But it is true that officials are greedy from top to bottom.
"After the bureaucrats take control of the country, they will severely suppress the nobles! Don't believe it, let me give you an example, it's me."
"My territory was inherited from my father's generation. It was a developed territory in the entire star system. At that time, my family was one of the best among the aristocracy." The old man said, giving a thumbs up and looking proud.
A proud look.
But soon the emotion disappeared and replaced with a numb expression: "As a result, after receiving the order, I participated in the national war without hesitation. I continued to fight outside, and all the warships were burned. I borrowed money to buy warships, and the army was gone. From the territory,
Pull it out."
"It's impossible not to do this, because the imperial court continuously issues call-up orders for national wars. Every time my warships and troops are finished, they issue call-up orders, forcing me to take loans to build an army. If I disobey the call-up orders, my territory will be confiscated. My
The territory is a modern territory built by my grandfather for three generations! How can it be confiscated? So it’s like drinking poison to quench thirst.”
"In the end, the war was finally won. I also owed a huge loan, and an indigenous riot broke out in my territory, and everything was gone overnight." The old man said quietly.
"Huh? Didn't you win the aboriginal uprising? You could have brought troops back to suppress it?" Lin Dongyun asked curiously.
"It was suppressed, but all the facilities were destroyed, and the entire well-developed star system returned to the primitive era overnight. I don't know how much money and time it will cost to rebuild."
"But I borrowed a lot of money for the National War! Those bureaucrats didn't care that I owed so much money because I served the country! As a result, in addition to a few documents exempting me from being drafted for the next National War, I also had a huge debt.
I came to this transit station to work part-time with nothing." The old man laughed at himself.
Lin Dongyun tilted his head: "How could it be destroyed all at once? Your family didn't leave any manpower in the territory?"
"Chichi, the continuous fighting has long exhausted the manpower, and the newly promoted people are all young natives. And the most important thing is that there are rumors circulating among the natives that they can become an empire as long as they break away from their status as nobles.
New executive star.
Hey, he destroyed a good modern planet and turned it back into a primitive planet, but he still wants to become an administrative star. I don’t know why these natives are so stupid!" the old man said with emotion.
Lin Dongyun was stunned, wasn't he? The imperial court was up to something? Is this interesting? The power of the imperial nobles is not the same as the power of the empire?
And there was another question. Lin Dongyun hurriedly asked: "Old senior, didn't you say that the National War was won? Isn't there a share of the spoils?"
"Chichi, what country do you think is fighting to defend against the invasion of the Mingsha Empire? There is a trophy of woolen yarn. The court did not subsidize it at all, but instead sucked the blood of the nobles desperately. After that time, I don't know how many nobles went bankrupt.
I don’t know how many nobles no longer want to have fiefdoms. The cohesion of the empire began to loosen after that." The old man said with emotion.
Seeing Lin Dongyun's serious expression, the old man smiled again and said: "But it's okay. As long as you are not short of money and are not afraid of the court transferring you to consume your strength, you will still be worthy of being a noble."
