To rebuild a country, huge amounts of money will be needed.
However, given the small size of the Kingdom of Stormwind, if assistance is provided at the national level and shared among several countries, the pressure will not be great even if it takes several years.
But if the nobles of a country spend money to rebuild their own country, it is really like "the dust of the times, falling on an individual is like a mountain." Don't worry about whether this nonsense is really reasonable, at least the nobles must
I would think so.
When Terenas proposed to rebuild the Kingdom of Stormwind, he deliberately ignored the nobles. In the final analysis, he was the king of the nobles. The history of the true rise of the human race was very short, and the combined population of the seven countries was not more than three million.
The nobles who rule these three million people are essentially a group of people. It is very normal for nobles from various countries on the continent to intermarry with each other, so it often happens that nobles with the same surname live in several countries.
Therefore, showing favor to the nobles of the Kingdom of Stormwind means showing favor to the nobles of Lordaeron, which means showing favor to the nobles of Stromgarde, and also showing favor to the nobles of Gilneas.
Since the Second War, as Lothar's prestige reached its peak, Terenas also received some rumors. The Stormwind nobles seemed to want to depose Varian and elect Lothar as king.
Terenas has not yet seen Lothar's attitude on this matter, so he still expresses his support for Varian in public.
One thing that happened recently, according to Terenas, was that the little prince Varian felt a crisis, and that was the canonization of Li De as a grand duke.
A little prince who has not yet succeeded to the throne hurriedly conferred the title of grand duke on a newly rising battlefield hero. This seems to be wooing the new aristocrats to suppress the old aristocrats.
At this time in the meeting, Li De's speech confirmed Terenas's thoughts.
But what makes Terenas still have some doubts is that Lothar seems to be indifferent to both Varian's informal canonization of Reed and Reed's speech at this moment. Could it be that Lothar has never been tempted by the throne?
Pass?
To be honest, Li De is actually not interested in the power struggle among the nobles at all, because in his eyes, the old nobles lying on the ground sucking blood are no different from dead people. It is nothing more than a matter of dying early and dying late. Can you compete with corpses?
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The production relations of this world must change. At the very least, we cannot let such a group of rotten guys control the land. It is not like Li De has never seen the human race's manor owner. In the Alliance Army, almost all generals from other countries are manor owners.
But these manor owners who have the courage to join the army and defend the country with both hands are at least manor owners who can be united and have the possibility of reforming them. Guys like these in the Kingdom of Stormwind are really insects with no value in reforming them.
"The Kingdom of Stormwind has suffered a lot of damage in the war. I'm afraid it will be difficult to rebuild the Kingdom of Stormwind alone with its own strength."
Terenas spoke carefully while observing Lothar's reaction.
The result was beyond Terenas's expectation, Lothar said suddenly.
"The Kingdom of Stormwind needs to learn to be self-reliant. Of course, I respect Varian's opinion on this matter."
Support or opposition, either attitude is fine. But Lothar's ambiguous statement made Terenas unsure again.
So Terenas did some small tricks. Not only did he invite Varian, he also invited several big nobles from the Kingdom of Stormwind.
When everyone with interests appears, Lothar, a key figure, will inevitably reveal his true thoughts. Terenas urgently needs Lothar's truth to make a judgment.
After Varian was invited in front of everyone and informed of the current situation, the young man who was growing vigorously hesitated.
Standing opposite Varian were several dukes temporarily living in Lordaeron:
Grayson Shadombrek, Boris Wischak and Greg Leskwa.
Among these three great nobles, Grayson is the one who believes in the Holy Light and is relatively upright, but he has always been very opinionated.
Bores was the richest noble. In addition to a large amount of land, he also had wineries in Lordaeron, Gilneas and other places. Therefore, the orc invasion did not cause much damage to his property.
This Duke, even though he is living in Lordaeron, can still live a life of indulgence and enjoyment every day.
The third one is Duke Greg. He is the oldest of the three dukes. Although he is not as rich as Bores, he still cannot be underestimated. More importantly, he has the support of many marquis and earls.
Moreover, compared to the other two, he has the deepest knowledge and always looks scheming.
Behind the three dukes are dozens of small and medium-sized nobles. The combined property of these people accounts for almost two-thirds of the wealth of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Looking at these people with different expressions, Varian couldn't help but think of the night when Lothar and the others triumphed.
That night, both he and Lothar were in tears.
Archbishop Fao pointed out the sinister intentions of some nobles and asked Lothar in an elegant tone what his plans were.
To the Archbishop's relief, Lothar gave a clear answer.
He was someone who had dared to die for the Kingdom of Stormwind, and had expressed his true thoughts in front of Li De, so he did not hesitate to say it again in front of the archbishop whom he respected and trusted.
Recalling those words at this time, Varian looked at the nobles with a trace of anger in his eyes.
This kind of anger belongs to a young man who has never experienced the world, and is the simplest anger.
He may not understand the deeper logic, but he knows that these people did not contribute any efforts to retake the country; when he was in the palace of Lordaeron, incompetently and furiously practicing his sword over and over again, they only cared about their own luxurious life, and they also wanted to do something to them.
Take action yourself!
"Prince Varian, gentlemen, we are discussing how to rebuild the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Although I believe in the strength of the people of Stormwind, I will not be stingy when you need help."
Now you need to make a decision on how to rebuild the Kingdom of Stormwind.
As soon as Terenas finished speaking, Bores said with some dissatisfaction.
“It was King Ryan’s death in the assassination that led to the complete rout.
As the leader of the country, the Wrynn family should shoulder its responsibilities instead of blackmailing his people like a coward."
Bores shamelessly equated "nobles" with "people". To put it bluntly, he believed that the Wrynn family should pay for the reconstruction of the Kingdom of Stormwind, rather than blackmail the nobility.
So what if Varian can't get the money? Of course, you have to use the dignity of the royal family to ask and borrow. What does it have to do with him?
Bores's mindless speech immediately made Greg frown.
He is an old fox among the nobles, and he is the most opposed to the king suppressing the nobles in his heart, but he will never show disrespect to the king in a big way.
Now he was wondering how to call the other party an idiot. He felt that he needed to teach this idiot:
A truly elegant noble must know how to push the ball into the opponent's hands using smooth tactics.
Only in this way can we silently express our opposition without hurting our friendship.
"I agree that Prince Varian will become a wise monarch, but for now, our Highness is still too young.
He's just a kid, isn't he?
His Highness Varian may not be ready for such a major event as rebuilding the Kingdom of Stormwind, and perhaps he needs your majesty's help."
Grayson originally felt disgusted because of Bores's words. He respected King Lane very much, and Bores' talk about Lane's death made him very angry.
But after Greg finished speaking, he felt that it made sense.
As a great aristocrat, although he may have good personal ethics, he cannot look at problems apart from his own class.
The education he received was that the king could not use his power to forcibly infringe on the interests of the nobles, even if it was based on emotional respect.
The problem was pushed to Varian again. This young man was not used to expressing himself in public, but at this moment he saw Li De.
In the days after the heroes' triumphant return, apart from Lothar, it was Li De who was probably the one Varian actively talked to the most.
Boys who think they are beginning to mature are most eager to gain recognition from real adults. In contrast, they are less eager to communicate with middle-aged and elderly people.
Varian became even more curious when he learned that not only the officer who saved him, but also the special troll army was under his command.
Varian even listened to Li De's establishment of the Protectorate of the Vast Sea as a legend.
But what impressed Varian the most was Li De’s words:
"Recognizing one's own weakness requires tremendous moral pressure.
But recognizing weakness does not mean giving up the will to fight.
Since you are weak, you must learn to hide your truest thoughts.
At the same time, we must also know how to use our own weaknesses to gain sympathy and help from others.”
These words seemed to be still echoing in his ears at this time. Varian took a deep breath and bowed solemnly to everyone, even Bores, who made the rude remarks.
"I want to tell you a story. The protagonist of this story is Grand Duke Li De who is here..."
Most nobles frowned when they heard this name.
If Li De had not been granted the title of an overseas Grand Duke with no real power, and had not been affected by his reputation as a hero, he would have long been resisted by the nobles.
But even so, hearing Varianti mention him made many people uncomfortable.
"There are only 1,000 people, but they can build a new home in the most barren desert. They can also come back here and take back our country with their own hands.
From the Grand Duke and those 1,000 people, I saw the strength of the people of Stormwind.
Now that the war is over, can the difficulties before us still be as difficult as those faced by the Grand Duke and those 1,000 people at that time?
A destroyed home, no matter how dilapidated it is, is much better than a restricted area of life.
All countries helped us defeat the orcs. Do we still need other countries to help us build our homeland now?
Do we want people from all over the world to think that the Kingdom of Stormwind is a group of people who cannot endure hardship and can only enjoy themselves?
I am indeed just a child, and I have never done any civilian work for a day.
But the living examples are there. Those of us who can still return home can't do it?
I want to return to my homeland. If everyone really loses hope in the Wrynn family, I will lead everyone and rebuild their homeland with my own hands.
I will live in tents with everyone until everyone has their own house."
Varian's true feelings are more touching than his performance.
His words expressed a child's yearning for rebuilding his homeland, his determination to be independent and self-reliant, and his cry for his own weakness.
He did not persecute anyone, but the upright people bowed their heads because of it.
"People of the Kingdom of Stormwind, aren't you ashamed to let a child say such things?"
Lothar finally stood up and spoke Varian's first words after his arrival.
"We defeated the enemy with our hands, but we can't rebuild our home with our hands?
Did our ancestors build the majestic Stormwind City in one day?
If you have a tent, live in a tent. If you have a thatched hut, live in a thatched hut. Show your backbone!
If I cannot contribute your strength, I, Anduin Lothar, will use my bloodline and honor to spurn you!"
Lothar's words were decisive, and suddenly one of the three Dukes walked out, it was Grayson who had always had no opinion.
"Your Highness Varian, I understand. We should let everyone understand how strong the Kingdom of Stormwind is.
Running away in a hurry and abandoning the country has already brought shame to us.
Defeating the enemy may seem like we have regained our honor. But that is not enough. Only by rebuilding our homeland can we truly regain our honor!"
No matter how shocked others looked at him, Grayson seemed to have some understanding at this moment:
He has always believed in the Holy Light, but the Holy Light has never favored him. Perhaps it is because he lacks a firm Sacred Heart.