After staying in Augsburg for a while, Ladislaus came to inspect the Württemberg region, the western territory of the Austrian Grand Duchy. There is no doubt that this is the most depressed part of all Ladislaus' territories.

Although there is no effective bureaucracy to count the rural population, the severity of the situation can be understood simply from the fact that there are only a few thousand residents left in Stuttgart.

This good place to produce Mercedes-Benz cars in Li Di's era can't even build horse-drawn carriages at present, and it is completely unable to supply even a few hundred garrison troops. Therefore, the two thousand troops in Sazastan cannot be gathered together at all, but must be dispersed.

You have to go to the countryside to get supplies.

Ladislaus couldn't even bring his three thousand men. He could only bring a small number of cavalry to protect him. Fortunately, this depressed area could not tolerate any large groups of enemies. The large group of remnants of the defeated army

At present, they are all fleeing towards the weaker princes' territories. A hundred cavalry and a few spellcasters are enough to protect themselves.

However, there were indeed some small groups of enemies who were dizzy from hunger and dared to attack this powerful and well-equipped enemy. Their pitchforks and wooden sticks were of course useless to Kessell Vitin's half-sword.

After a brief inspection in Stuttgart, Ladislaus found that the problem of demarcating military garrison areas that he was originally worried about was not troublesome at all. Even the interior of Stuttgart Castle can now set aside a piece of land for farming, directly in Fuzhou.

It is enough to establish a military garrison in the capital of the Tenberg region. There are too many lands that have lost their owners.

Either they were killed by the rebels, or they secretly communicated with the rebels and were killed by Sazastan.

The remaining landowners also had no patrons in the superstructure. It would be nice to be able to retain the land, but they were unable to resist the Austrian government's demand for exchange.

So Ladislaus could just race around outside the dilapidated castle.

"This is great. Your Highness, the people who escaped from the tyranny of Saxony are the most loyal to you and your family. You have arranged such a good way out for them this time."

, they will be forever grateful to you." Odd Kessler is confident that he will build the homeland of these soldiers into a pure Barbarossa faith community, and he is getting closer and closer to the position of the Pope of His Majesty the Knight of Vision.

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"These soldiers can effectively strengthen Austria's military strength, and the cost will be very small." This is the natural view of Frundsberg, an army fan.

"Genius, you are really a genius, Your Excellency the Archbishop. This kind of doctrine that benefits both the army and the people is really amazing. Why didn't the veteran think of it?" It seemed that the Hohenzollern Commander seemed to be sincerely convinced. Ladislaus looked at him.

This flattery technique was not completely resisted successfully.

Ladislaus has been surrounded by such praise for several days. Wei Wu's wisdom is indeed worthy of such praise, although Ladislaus's current territory is only about the same size as Cao Cao after defeating Lu Bu.

Far inferior to the whip-wielding Wei Wu in his heyday.

Of course, Ladislaus soon understood that ideas are easy but things are difficult to accomplish. Emperor Wei Wu's ability to turn 300,000 refugees into his own power required not only ideas, but also overcoming countless difficulties in actual operations.

Although Sazastan also said a lot of compliments, he was not just flattering, but pointed out the difficulties of this plan: "At present, the bureaucracy in the Württemberg region no longer exists. According to your order, for absconding

All civil servants were deprived of their official positions and their property was confiscated. The provincial governor died in the battle when the city was breached.

The city defense officer is an agent of the former Duke of Württemberg and has fled to Switzerland with the Duke. Although there are some local nobles who are firmly loyal to us, according to your request to serve in a different place, I can only send them to Vienna for training first, so for now

I am waiting for Machiavelli to send new bureaucrats from Vienna."

As early as the time of the old emperor Maximilian, the Habsburg family realized that even low-level civil servants should be sent from Vienna and did not allow private appointments by local officials. After Ladislaus came to power, he introduced an off-site appointment system.

This is the valuable experience of countless monarchs who have struggled with the bureaucracy for thousands of years. It is very effective in controlling bureaucracy.

Of course, when the bureaucracy is completely destroyed, as it is now, this will prolong the chaos for a while.

But this is not a big problem. Anyway, Württemberg Province is currently under military control.

Machiavelli reacted quickly. As early as when he learned that Stuttgart had been breached, he had organized a group of reserve civil servants who wanted to eat from the public sector, and they should arrive soon.

This group of civil servants are all the lowest nobles or barely literate citizens. No one with any background will voluntarily come to this dangerous area to hold public office.

This group of civil servants arrived a few days later, and Sherlock and the people from the Bureau of Secrecy protected them as they performed their duties.

The secret members of the Templars also brought Ladislaus a letter from Machiavelli, in which Machiavelli told Ladislaus that his treasury only had the little money left to repay the interest, although

It is not enough to issue wages and military pay, but in order to maintain the minimum progress of the construction of Vienna Neustadt, no additional funds can be allocated. In other words, the military camp that Ladislaus wants to establish will have no seeds, no agricultural tools, and no farming.

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Obviously, without those things, there would be no military settlements.

"Your Excellency Machiavelli told me that the settlement expenses for this group of bureaucrats are already the working capital dug up after thoroughly cleaning up the books. Next, you will either temporarily suspend the construction of Vienna Neustadt, or you will personally authorize him to use your private treasury to maintain it."

The operation of the country." People who manage money can't just talk nice words, they must consider the difficulties in actual operation.

"How much money do I have in my private coffers?" Ladislaus knew a rough figure, but he still wanted to know the clear situation.

"It is estimated that there should be about 200,000 to 220,000 thalers." Ladislaus was slightly surprised by Shylock's statement. The numbers were quite different, but Shylock and Machiavelli were both concerned when it came to money.

He is a very precise person.

"I don't know the specific number. Your Highness, Princess Katherina has guarded your private treasury and is checking the accounts these days." Sherlock explained helplessly.

Although the princess was severely beaten by the voters at the beginning of the palace fight and was at a disadvantage, she was the Spanish princess after all, and Ladislaus could not but give her the treatment of his mistress.

Hearing this, Ladislaus was quite annoyed, but Sherlock's next words made him understand that Her Highness the Princess was not crazy, and she was justified.

"After Mrs. Doria took charge of the winery, the production of natural beauty series wines has increased. In addition to satisfying the original channels, there is still a certain excess. Mrs. Doria has not thought of ways to open up new foreign channels. Recently, she was in Wiener Neustadt

We have enclosed a piece of land, cut off the distributors, and sell the natural beauty series of fine wines directly in the city. They say that this can shorten the logistics distance and improve efficiency." Sherlock glanced at Ladislaus's face and realized that he

The Lord's anger began to calm down.

"It's true. She mentioned it to me before I left. I promised to give her a piece of land. I also told Katherina about it." Mrs. Doria thinks that export business to foreign countries is okay.

Bringing gold and silver to strengthen Austria's national power, but it cannot ignore the internal market. In addition to the nobility, other classes also need the supply of luxury goods.

Ladislaus certainly did not object to this proposal, as he could impose a heavy tax on the liquor trade.

The rivalry between the women troubled Ladislaus, but it could not be worse than burning down the palace. Anna was lobbying the Augsburg Parliament to give her a piece of land to build Cassus Church.

"Later, the business of the direct sales store was good. Most of the natural beauty series wines were supplied to various nobles. In the past, even the wealthy businessmen and citizens of Vienna could not buy this kind of wine. Now, although the supply of this boutique is small,

It's a lot, but the unit price is high, so I made a lot of money." Shylock became nervous again. He was unwilling to participate in the battles in his master's harem. But sometimes the messenger who brought bad news...

I can't get rid of my job. "But then Princess Katharina went to check Madam Doria's account and said that the income from this store should also be included in your private treasury. Every year, she would be given an additional 500 talers.

Her salary is about the same. Mrs. Doria claims that she paid for the opening of the store personally, and every bottle of wine sold is purchased from the brewery at the ex-factory price, which is of course her property."

The two women were fighting over a gray area and had not crossed the line. How did it happen that Katharina turned against her later?

Shylock's next explanation explained the subsequent development of the matter: "Both parties requested His Excellency Machiavelli to arbitrate. Of course, His Excellency Machiavelli wanted to mediate the conflict between the two distinguished ladies. He also designated a piece of land for His Royal Highness Princess Catharina.

, and asked Mrs. Harna to supply the two stores equally at the same price."

Machiavelli's mediation plan is very reasonable. It not only gives Catharina certain benefits but also prevents Harna from taking advantage of the opportunity to monopolize the market. The Spanish princess's backstage can ensure that even if Harna's cousin manages the winery, she will still get a share.

The benefits come out, and with a reasonable layout, it is entirely possible to gain profits while prospering the Vienna market. This is considered a very good proposal.

Although the Spanish Princess is a far more powerful title than the Ligurian Consul, Harna's actions are conducive to increasing taxes and helping Machiavelli perform his duties, so he basically dealt with it impartially.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess does not agree to this condition?" Since things developed like that, it is obvious that Princess Katharina did not accept this proposal.

"It cannot be said that Her Royal Highness the Princess accepted this condition at first, but just two weeks later the two ladies clashed again. The store that Her Royal Highness quickly built on the other side of the city was always short of supply. Princess Katharina claimed that Hal

Lady Anna deliberately withheld her supply. Lady Doria insisted that the output had indeed reached its limit. There were several conflicts between the employees of both sides, and neither Machiavelli nor the Mayor could mediate. Then Her Royal Highness sealed your private treasury and demanded

Examine Mrs. Doria's accounts since she took over the brewery."

This time, Ladislaus really had a headache. It was difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Although the princess's performance was not very reliable last time, this time she was still reasonable and showed that she could negotiate at first.

Although she immediately escalated the situation without hesitation when she suffered a little damage, she is a Spanish princess after all. Such behavior is just overbearing, but it is not over the line. I just don’t know if Harna’s cousin’s accounts can stand up to it.

Start checking.

The distribution of interests is already a difficult problem, and with the addition of two women who are hostile to each other, things have reached this point.

"Let these field soldiers renovate the fortress in Stuttgart first, and then start preparing the composting land. I will get the money when I return to Vienna." The rebel army in Ladislaus's territory has been basically wiped out, and it is time to return to Vienna.
Chapter completed!