Chapter 16 The Prince Returns (4)
"The prince of Yuan Dynasty returned to his country?" Boyan said as if he was naturally talking to himself.
"Yes. Your Majesty." The Minister of Rites responded to the Emperor of the Western Roman Empire in front of him. After saying that, he asked again: "Do you want to give a gift to the Lord of the Yuan Kingdom?"
Boyan did not answer immediately. Boyan's daughter and Hao Ren's youngest son made a baby marriage. The eldest son of his in-laws returned to his country and gave him a gift. Boyan was able to sit in his current position, and Hao Ren sent a large number of troops to fulfill his interests as a in-laws. After thinking about it, Boyan replied: "When Hao Ren officially tells us about this, we will send a gift."
The Minister of Rites of the Western Roman Empire was very puzzled by the decision of Emperor Boyan, but he did not ask too much. His Majesty Boyan was never a person who likes to speak. Since he had ordered this, he had to obey. Later, the Minister of Rites reported on another situation. After the reconstruction of the Western Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire issued diplomatic documents to the countries of Europe, demanding recognition from all countries. So far, only the True God Cult of Granada, the Emir of the Southern Spain, recognized the establishment of the Western Roman Empire and hoped to establish good relations with the Western Roman Empire.
Boyan was still silent and did not make any comments on this. As a scholar who was familiar with the history of Europa, Boyan felt a little funny. Boyan's Western Roman Empire announced that it was not "establishment" but "reconstruction". According to the so-called legal system, the current Western Roman Empire can claim ownership of all the territories of the former Western Roman Empire. The countries of Europa, especially the former Roman provinces, such as France in the former Gaul area, and England, which owned the southern territory of the former Roman Empire Hadrian's Wall on the British Islands. These areas were full of wariness for the reconstructed Western Roman Empire.
Historically, the entire Spain was a Spanish province in Rome. The true god's emir country of Granada celebrated the reconstruction of the Western Roman Empire because of the lack of historical knowledge or the inability to seek medical treatment under the strong pressure of the Northern Cross Church.
The Minister of Rites of the Western Roman Empire talked about the latest situation, "According to the latest news, the Holy Roman Empire will soon decide whether to attack us or attack Yuan. The emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire expressed to us that he hoped to marry the princess of the Eastern Roman Empire to His Majesty's prince."
"Yeah." Boyan responded. Worried that the Minister of Rites did not figure it out, Boyan added: "Tell the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire that I agree to marry."
After the Minister of Rites retired, His Majesty Boyan asked the Speaker of the Roman Empire Parliament and the Minister of Revenue who were waiting to meet. Looking at the back of the attendant, His Majesty Boyan was planning the recent external situation. Originally, Boyan was worried that he and Hao Ren would be surrounded by various countries of Europa. As a result, things were better than his best idea at the time. Facing the Yuan Kingdom in the north and the Western Roman Empire in the south, the European countries seemed to be unable to decide the order for the time being. If the European countries attacked the north and the south at the same time, their strength would be greatly dispersed and they could not pose a threat to Boyan. External problems did not erupt for the time being, and the most urgent task was internal problems.
Soon, the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament, an Italian, and the Imperial Ministry of Revenue, who was a man of Leye, joined hands to enter the palace. After saluting His Majesty Boyan, the two sat on both sides.
"Have you finished reading the reform of the Gragu brothers in Roman history, and do you have the "Social Contract" of Song State?"
"Your Majesty, you have finished reading."
"So has the Imperial Parliament agreed to the new parliamentary plan?" Boyan asked indifferently.
As the Italian Speaker, he had his own opinion, and he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, that is the work of the Song people. Will Your Majesty establish the Roman system according to the description in it?"
Boyan was very dissatisfied with the speaker's reaction. "Theory of Social Contract" is a work by Emperor Zhao Jiaren of the Song Dynasty, and was recommended to Boyan by the king of the Yuan Dynasty Hao Ren. Although these two people were Song people and Mongols, the Italian in front of him was not from the Roman Empire. On the entire Italian Peninsula, the only one who was more institutionally like the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire was the Republic of Venice, which was destroyed for a few days.
But Boyan's expression was not rich since he was young, and his calm expression as if he was a mask did not make the Speaker see that His Majesty the Emperor was not happy at this time. The Speaker continued: "Your Majesty, the members of the Senate should be selected from the current Italian nobles. This can demonstrate the honor of the Senate..."
Boyan turned his head and made a gesture to the attendant. The attendant immediately brought lemonade to Boyan. Boyan made another gesture. The attendant put a glass in front of the two ministers, poured them lemonade first, and then poured the glass in front of His Holiness lemonade with honey and lemon aroma into the glass in front of His Holiness.
The Speaker quickly stopped and expressed his gratitude to the "Dignified First Citizen" in Latin. Boyan didn't say anything, but just picked up the lemonade and sipped it. At this time, his heart was full of mockery. Whether it was the Emperor of Song or the Lord of Yuan, they were much more noble than the Speaker in front of him. But both of them had a common view and wanted to stand with the workers.
The "National Contract" that the speaker has seen is translated. The set of seven books in Boyan was given to Boyan by Hao Ren. The first two books are books, and the last five books are booklets, which are densely written in Chinese characters. When Boyan asked what happened, was it actually written by Hao Ren. Hao Ren said solemnly: "It would be great if I wrote this book. This was written by Zhao Jiaren, and what I just talked about is the classification of civilizations described in the book. As a Mongolian, I understood what Mongolia was after reading it. With the wisdom of the Grand Marshal and my comments, I will definitely be able to understand this book."
It is ridiculous that a blonde Italian barbarian actually opposes the system of black-haired noble people.
After everyone moistened their throats with honey lemon water, the atmosphere seemed harmonious, Boyan said, "Let's follow the previous Roman system. The parliamentary members were selected according to the population of the Roman Empire. The local council was selected by the proportion of one hundred local citizens, and the imperial council was selected by the proportion of one ten thousand people. The imperial council was selected by the senate from officials, with 102 senate people. If the number was the same during the voting, the speaker's vote was the decisive vote. The core of the Western Roman Empire was composed of the six ministers and emperors selected from the 102 senate people."
After hearing this, the Minister of Revenue couldn't help but smile. Looking at the speaker's cripple expression, the Minister of Revenue despised this guy who longed for power. He only hoped that the speaker would surrender quickly and get out. Next, the Minister of Revenue, one of the six core veterans, and His Majesty the Emperor, quickly discussed the issue of spring plowing this year. Regardless of whether there was this speaker in the Western Roman Empire, everyone had to rely on the crops grown in the fields to fill their stomachs.
The Speaker was very dissatisfied with this ancient plan. His uncle was a former member of the Republic of Venice. When the Republic of Venice knelt down and surrendered to the Mongolian army of the Western Roman Empire, they were discussing new reforms within them. The members could only be elected from the 600 noble families in Venice. However, His Majesty Boyan, the first citizen of the Western Roman Empire, wanted to push the system of the Roman Empire back to the Roman Republic era more than a thousand years ago, which made him very disappointed.
But the first citizen of Rome naturally had huge power, and the Speaker had to obey this power. After sitting for a while, seeing that His Majesty Boyan did not change his mind, the Speaker could only leave in disappointment.
After the Speaker left, the Minister of Revenue immediately said: "Your Majesty, this spring plowing requires a lot of livestock, and our war horses are not suitable for pulling plows."
"I'll just do it first. I'll contact Yuan Guo and get a batch of iron farm tools from them."
The Minister of Revenue's eyes lit up, and after a moment, he asked uneasily: "It is naturally good to have iron farm tools, but why do we still do it?"
"Mongolian horses are not suitable for pulling plows, but they can still transport some things. Growing grain on the plains, and there are many kinds of olives in the mountainous areas. Selling olives to Song State for money. Mongolians are good at raising cattle and horses, pulling plows, and transporting horses. Although they can't pay it back immediately, they can always give them a miss."
After hearing this, the Minister of Revenue wanted to make some comments, but in the end he did not object to Boyan's plan. Just when he was about to obey the order, he heard Boyan say: "In addition, opening a sulfur mine is also a way of wealth. Our Rome has a large population, so I will ask the Song State to transfer the method of producing saltpeter. Some people say that the water in Constantinople feeds people, and the things that come out can produce several times the saltpeter. I don't believe this nonsense."
The messenger was sent by the Minister of Rites. After His Majesty Boyan and the Minister of Revenue, he called the Minister of Works to discuss the transactions of sulfur and saltpeter, and at the same time asked about the retention level of the metal processing industry in the Venice area where he surrendered. The Minister of Works almost patted his chest to ensure that the Mongolian army had only cleaned the upper class of Venice, and the metal processing industry that once provided a large amount of weapons and equipment for the Crusaders could still operate normally.
After arranging the spring plowing, His Majesty Boyan returned to the bedroom. After such a discussion, Boyan felt exhausted. He was almost 60 years old, and his energy and physical strength were far inferior to those of his youth. There was no need to fight to govern the national government, but a lot of thinking also made General Boyan feel exhausted. He was even more tired than fighting.
Chapter completed!