The enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor really excited the people for a long time.
But Sibia is an empire that has been ravaged by war after all, and every copper in the treasury must be used to restore national strength. Therefore, except for the Holy Capital, other provinces did not hold large-scale celebrations.
The provincial capital held a celebratory parade or something.
Compared with other countries where everyone celebrates even the smallest things, this kind of celebration seems shabby and stingy, but ordinary citizens are very satisfied. Because a series of new laws promulgated by the country have begun to be implemented throughout the empire, almost
Most of the ten laws reduce miscellaneous taxes, which means that from now on, everyone's burden will be reduced a lot.
Under such circumstances, some other laws and regulations that have nothing to do with you temporarily become less important, and for ordinary people, national affairs are far away from them, and they are not necessarily as proud as the empire -
—The private life of His Majesty the Emperor is more attractive.
During these days of carnival, His Majesty the Emperor's happy life was once the number one hot topic, and the hottest topic was the various messages from the four imperial concubines, because all internal affairs orders had six signatures.
They are the emperor, the prime minister, and the four internal affairs supervisors.
Not only signatures, but many laws closely related to national life were proposed and implemented by the Internal Affairs Supervisors. In comparison, His Majesty the Emperor only proposed laws related to military affairs... These things surprised everyone to find that the royal family is not only the emperor and the country.
The two of them are supporting the scene, and there are other outstanding members of this family.
Of course, the emperor and the prime minister have been familiar to everyone for a long time, but the citizens are not very familiar with the four internal affairs supervisors. Most of them still stay in the classical understanding of "they are the emperor's concubines". Until
Now, they know that these four imperial concubines hold great power, and they are not as simple as vases. Through these decrees that are beneficial to people's livelihood, the prestige of the imperial concubines has soared rapidly, and each has a large number of admirers.
In an empire, it is true that there are idols to worship, but the behavior of the citizens of Sibia seems to be closer to their emperor... According to tradition, every official institution will hang portraits of members of the royal family, and the portraits of these four imperial concubines
, whether it is the whole body, half body or front and side, all will be lost after hanging it for less than three days.
In the end, there was really no choice but to allocate money to batch-print small portraits of royal family members for distribution. Although not everyone could get one, it also somewhat curbed the trend of stealing paintings.
The topic of idols is endless, and the excited people began to bet with each other. Some said that the first emperor fell in love with the first imperial concubine Feline Rona because she had the greatest power; some said that the emperor's favorite was the first imperial concubine.
The third imperial concubine is Wen Silly, because this imperial concubine is the most gentle and approachable; some also say that His Majesty the Emperor will hold a beauty pageant soon to enrich the harem...
But no matter what, these things can also reflect some information from the side, showing that everyone is optimistic about the future development of the empire.
At the same time, an extremely large number of alien races appeared in the city that had only been inhabited by humans before. Among them were officials, soldiers, craftsmen and businessmen. They brought their families and came all the way from their original gathering place.
In some cities, they took over housing from the rebel side, and in other cities, they built their own housing to form neighborhoods.
It is not easy for human residents to immediately accept these new neighbors. The habits accumulated over thousands of years cannot be easily changed. Although the younger generation, especially the soldiers, are not disgusted with foreign races, the Sibia Empire is not
Only young people. What’s more, for some members of the human race, despising, ignoring, and even despising foreign races is a necessary means for them to express their sense of self-superiority...
For elegant races like elves, it's okay to say that most human eyes stay on their appearance, but for races like half-orcs or sand people, you can imagine the treatment they receive.
But now, foreign races appear with a big sign like "Friends of the Emperor" on their heads. If you want to bully them, you have to weigh your own weight first. But in the same area, you can't always look up and see each other when you look down.
Should we look at each other with cold eyes? How to get along with them has become a big problem facing all citizens.
The behavior of citizens can be restricted by laws, but ideology cannot be controlled by laws. If it were in the past, most citizens would go to the temple to seek guidance, but at this time, the priests of the temple did not dare to control the domestic affairs of Sbia.
Comment on anything.
So at this time, the proposal jointly issued by the four imperial concubines reached every corner of the country. There were no righteous empty words in the proposal. The imperial concubines only used gentle words and asked every citizen of the household to get to know someone.
We have a new neighbor, have a meal together, and say hello when we meet...
Under the joint call of the imperial concubines, most of the citizens began to experiment with communicating with foreign races. Although disputes of one kind or another occurred, from an overall perspective, regardless of human race or foreign race, everyone deepened in this cautious exchange.
Got some understanding.
In the absence of instigation by certain forces, and with proper official guidance, the Sibia Empire naturally formed an environment conducive to integration. As long as there were no prejudices, humans could easily discover the commonalities between each other and themselves. In fact,
Humans and aliens have a lot in common.
Gradually, the Sibia Empire showed its magnanimity and broad-mindedness. The aliens who followed His Majesty Cohen were generally welcomed. The human residents held gifts in their hands and knocked on the doors of the alien neighbors who had just moved in.
, using his sincere smile and fire-like enthusiasm to interpret friendship and goodwill to his foreign neighbors.
However, other countries on the continent are concerned about another thing that happened in the Sibia Empire - the construction of the army. Sibia has begun to recruit soldiers, and the scope and quantity of this recruitment are very rare in recent years.
Three hundred thousand young people between the ages of 20 and 25 were drafted into the army and entered training grounds in various provinces one after another to begin their military careers.
Of course, for an empire that is close to the dividing line between gods and demons, having half a million troops is not too much. However, everyone is a little afraid of Korn Keda's army, so naturally they pay more attention to it.
In fact, there is no need to worry too much, because in the current Sibia Empire, most of the people standing guard on the border are farmers - citizens who serve during the off-season. They wear commoners and walk on the border with tattered weapons, allowing them to
The worries of other empires have eased a lot.
Apart from these circumstances, there seemed to be no changes in the empire, and His Majesty the Emperor did not carry out large-scale rectification of all aspects of the empire as soon as he ascended the throne, as most people had suspected.
The original governor of the province has not been changed, and few nobles have lost their titles. His Majesty the Emperor seems to not want to do anything... But in the palace of the Holy Capital, His Majesty the Emperor is very busy... How busy is he? Anyway, he is busy.
His subordinates could not find his people.
"Where is His Majesty the Emperor?" At this moment, the sweaty Chief Justice was jumping up and down in the palace, asking everyone he caught: "Where is His Majesty the Emperor? Have you seen His Majesty the Emperor?"
It was a pity that no one could answer him correctly. Finally, under the guidance of a certain imperial concubine, the chief justice finally found His Majesty the Emperor in a corner of the imperial garden of the harem.
What made him dumbfounded was that the laid-back His Majesty Cohen was shaking the barbecue rack in his hand, happily grilling pieces of meat. Princess Qinlun, who was nestling next to him, was holding a pile of spice jars, waiting happily... Look
They look like an emperor and a princess. They are clearly brothers and sisters selling barbecue!
Bai Ying and Crow stood opposite His Majesty the Emperor, one on the left and the other on the right. They were both a little silly, and it was obvious at a glance that they had just been taught a lesson.
"Ah! Jack is here? Come and sit down!" His Majesty Cohen greeted the justice enthusiastically: "As the saying goes! It's better to come early than to come by chance. The barbecue will be ready soon. This is really God's will...
"
"Is this enough to eat?" Jack walked forward with a smile, picked a place to sit down, and said meaningfully: "Sir, your barbecue skills have improved over the past few days!"
"Barbecuing is just for life. It's probably impossible to eat all you want." Cohen chuckled and took off the grill, using a knife to divide the meat: "As for this skill, when will I be able to do it better than you, boss?"
What about the countertop?"
"If that's the case, I have something to say. Thank you Princess Qinlun." The chief judge took the plate sent by Qinlun and said: "My Emperor, if you read the official document yesterday, you should remember to meet some people today.
Who is it?"
"Who are you meeting?" His Majesty the Emperor was stuffing barbecue slices into Crow's helmet. After hearing this, he turned around and said, "You came all the way to see me...don't you just want to eat barbecue?"
"Of course it's not for barbecue. My Majesty, you have to first meet with the chief judge of the eighteen provinces who is about to take office today, and then meet with the patrol judges of the eighteen provinces." Jack knew that the emperor was pretending to be stupid, so he kindly reminded him: "
These are no small things!”
"Didn't we meet in the academy earlier? At the ceremony for them to complete their further training." Cohen put down the plate casually with a lazy expression: "If we meet again, wouldn't it make it easy for me, the emperor, to meet? You know
I don’t know, the most important thing about being an emperor is to maintain a sense of mystery. Without the sense of mystery, I’d be a fool—he’s gone!”
"Then they are all waiting in the front palace! What should I tell them?" Jack made a pitiful look: "I am a cunning justice, not a justice who makes big claims."
"You're right, you are already a cunning chief judge of the empire, so you don't need me to tell you how to treat your subordinates, right?" Cohen looked at the sky: "If it doesn't work, just tell them that His Majesty the Emperor is talking to the General Staff Officer
Discuss military and state affairs."
"Boss, this excuse has been used before, more than once..."
"You can use it again! You have to know that there are many so-called military affairs..."
When the monarch and his ministers were passing the blame, the general staff officer appeared on the trail.
"Hello, His Majesty the Emperor." A sincere smile appeared on the General Staff Officer's face: "I am looking for you on some important military and state affairs. It turns out that you also want to talk to me about something!"
"Did you guys negotiate this?" Cohen hummed, "It's not easy for me to have some free time."
"Your Majesty the Emperor, you have been free for a long time, and the things that need to be dealt with by you have been piling up." The General Staff Officer stood closer: "When I came here just now, the internal affairs supervisors asked me to tell Your Majesty,
Say they and the Prime Minister are waiting for you in the Royal Conference Hall."
"Are you all waiting for me?" The emperor put away his joking expression and picked up a handkerchief to wipe his mouth: "Then let's go!"
The Royal Conference Hall is a newly built two-story building in the harem. It is surrounded by green trees. There are no other buildings around it. The defense is very tight - in the true sense. His Majesty the Emperor once let crows do experiments.
The crow can't force its way in without getting hurt.
Speaking of which, during this period of time, apart from following the emperor with Princess Qinlun in his arms, Crow's most important thing was to test the palace's defense. He had to break into every important defensive position. Although it was just a test
, but there were many places that he passed easily. With Crow's advice, the level of guarding of the palace was improved by more than one level.
The group passed through the gate, walked through the corridor, and entered the circular conference hall amidst the announcements from the guards.
There were less than ten people waiting for the emperor in the conference hall, but they were the core figures of the empire, Prince Visu Kedar, the four imperial concubines, General Martin Luther, Lieutenant General Moya, and Lieutenant General Helter.
"No need to salute." After entering the building, Cohen seemed to be a different person. Even the steps he took were filled with the majesty of an emperor. He nodded to everyone and walked straight to his seat: "Everyone, please
sit down."
"Report to the commander." Shi Yan stood at attention at the door: "The magic barrier has been completed and the surrounding security has been arranged."
"I understand, please step aside." Cohen waved his hand and looked around the people at the round conference table: "Please start the briefing."
"Then let me do it first!" Princess Feilin, who is the first internal affairs supervisor, tugged her hair beside her ears: "In terms of internal affairs, we have promulgated all the previously agreed provisions, including supervision and liaison mechanisms for each province.
It has been established, and all the subordinate officials are in place. The agricultural talents assigned to various places have set off, the survey of roads and rivers throughout the empire has been completed, and the total population and racial distribution of the country are being counted."
"Got it, next one."
"Another batch of freshmen from the Royal Academy has graduated, and there will be a second batch in half a year. They are basically the children of the Dark Province. According to previous assumptions, they will go to various parts of the empire to build schools, and the establishment will follow the model of the Dark Province."
Princess Wensley always had a smile on her face: "These schools are in urgent need of funding."
"The accompanying decree has also been promulgated, right?"
"Yes. Ordinary people are very grateful when they hear that their children have the opportunity to receive education, and that if they succeed in their studies, they can enter politics, and if they perform well in politics, they can be promoted to nobility."
"It's good to know." Cohen nodded: "After the meeting is over, we will sign the order to allocate funds, next."
"Business is fully recovering, and the flow of goods at the empire's borders has returned to normal." Princess Dill talked about the affairs she managed in a clear and logical manner, without looking at the documents at all: "Basically, the current business profits will be exchanged for scarce supplies on the spot.
Transporting it back, especially the reopening of our trading channel with the Demon Alliance, will provide us with a lot of profits and supplies."
"If this is not enough, we will inform Amaterasu and ask him to try his best to disrupt the transactions between other empires and the Demon Alliance. Then the things we transport will be more popular." It seems that Cohen is not satisfied with the status quo: "What about the military?"
"Then let me tell you about the situation of the army. Two of the three theaters have been completed, and Prince Lek and Prince Shifta have arrived." The general staff officer cleared his throat: "All the legions assigned to each province set out, with eighteen
The communication system with three provinces as the backbone has been completed, and the logistics system will be completed within a month. In terms of recruitment of soldiers, more than 20,000 of the 300,000 recruits have passed the screening and entered various military academies, and other recruits have entered various military academies.
Training Course."
"Okay." Cohen nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work during this period. Your progress has exceeded my expectations and saved a lot of time."
"Of course, the sooner the preliminary preparations are completed, the better." The Prime Minister replied softly: "My generals, regarding other work results of the internal affairs system, there are records in the documents in front of you. Take a look! Also, let me say by the way.
In a word, these documents are top secrets. Among all the officials in the empire, the only people who have access to these documents are in this room except the two princes. No content of the documents can be taken out of this room."
"Yes, Prime Minister." Several generals nodded and opened the documents to read.
"What is recorded here is all the current strength of our empire, various resources and everything it can provide." The Prime Minister explained: "According to the plan, detailed data for each time period in the next two years are listed."
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I would like to ask you something." Lieutenant General Helter raised his hand and said, "Why are there still so many civilians here? Look here! After this year's autumn harvest, the food reserves can guarantee the expedition of 200,000 troops to any place in the surrounding area.
The country, or guaranteeing the daily consumption of 900,000 people for a year... Why is this?"
"This is to tell you that the food we have after this year's autumn harvest can be used for these things." The Prime Minister smiled lightly: "The emperor will decide what to do after this year's autumn harvest based on these figures. He can send 200,000 troops to fight, or he can use nine
One hundred thousand civilians to do something."
"Then the number of these civilians and these road construction plans are also provided to His Majesty the Emperor for his choice?"
"Yes, this is why we convened this supreme meeting."
"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has signed agreements with various countries. A batch of supplies will be arriving soon, right?" General Martin Luther looked at the documents in his hand carefully: "I didn't see it."
"That batch of supplies is on the way. Nothing will be written on it unless it is actually obtained." Cohen explained: "And I am not going to use that batch of supplies directly for military use. After careful inspection, all of them will be used for military purposes."
On the construction of people’s livelihood.”
"Why should it be used for people's livelihood?" Haiert said: "Isn't military construction the most important thing?"
"Without the support of national power, no matter how powerful the army is, it can't do anything." Cohen shook his head and said: "The losses caused to the people during the rebellion war were too great, and the national power is urgently needed to be restored. I plan to make these iron ore into agricultural tools and distribute them for free.
, the same goes for other supplies.”
"There are still 200,000 slaves?" Martin Luther asked again: "The use of slaves is inconsistent with Sbia's tradition."
"I discussed this with my father. As soon as they arrived, they canceled their status as slaves and restricted them by military establishment. Half of them built the road from the Holy Capital to the dividing line between gods and demons, and the other half dug canals in the same direction. Detailed drawings
It has been completed and is under review." Cohen said: "Another point is that there must be spies among these people, so we are not going to let them go back after they are done. It is better to do some maintenance on the facilities."
"That means there will be no war in the next one or two years, right?" the general staff officer said: "In that case, the newly recruited soldiers will have a long time to train."
Cohen chuckled.
"Stop dreaming. Not only is there a war, but this goal is not small. My request is to capture the Demon Alliance's Camp Empire and Wells Empire within two years without delaying the construction of national strength."
"Take it?" The general staff officer was stunned on the spot: "What does your majesty mean by taking it?"
"It's very simple. My takeover means swallowing up these two empires in one go." Cohen said with a smile: "It's not as simple as defeating them. It's about occupying them all and making them our own. There will be no negotiations, no compromises, and no
May be returned."
"How is this possible? There is no such precedent! Any war will stop when it reaches a certain level." The general staff officer shook the document in his hand: "Even if we do what His Majesty wants, we can't do it with just such a small amount of supplies."
It is possible to do it. To fight across the dividing line between gods and demons, the logistics are very tight. And we want to invade two countries, so we can imagine the resistance we will encounter. This kind of war is unlikely to go smoothly. As time goes by,
Where will we get the food to continue harvesting?"
"There is only so much food, and I have made my request. As the general staff officer, you just need to come up with a plan." His Majesty the Emperor was indifferent to his objection: "Give me the battle plan in three days - don't do it again.
To refute, I have thought about it over and over again, and I will definitely be able to do it.”
"Then please ask His Majesty the Emperor to announce your plan!" Carlos spread his hands: "At least give us an idea."
"I've done everything, why do I need you?" Cohen shook his head and said, "Go tell your staff officers to be more courageous and take a longer view. Don't always think about frontal combat and do that kind of thing."
There is no benefit in doing stupid things. Remember, if you can't come up with a plan in three days, you will have to look good." (To be continued)