"I have heard about your deeds, great lord, and I also know that although Kislev is poor, at this stage, it is a fairer and more just place than the empire. A bitter and cold place with some hope. Under your leadership
, Oerengrad is prosperous, officials are relatively clean, and people’s lives are not too miserable.”
"So, I am willing to follow you, Great Lord. The premise is that you give me certain authority and allow me to prove myself."
Brandiotto's eyes were firm. For a moment, Rhodes felt as if he had met a confidant and a similar person. But the wariness in his heart made him still dare not completely believe this stranger. After all, there is no one in the empire, but liars...
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"What do you mean, you want to come back to Kislev with me, as long as I can give you a place to display your ambitions?"
Rhodes asked clearly.
"Well, that's what it means. I don't need money or wealth. I just need an opportunity, an opportunity that can prove the value of my existence."
Brandiotto replied sincerely.
"Your reasons are not good enough."
Rhodes asked reluctantly.
"What other reasons are needed? You have already seen the current situation of the empire. It is decayed, dirty, and defeated. The common people at the bottom live a life worse than pigs and dogs. Even a noble like me cannot be promoted based on talent, let alone other people. This is
reason."
"Do you want to build an ideal country? A country full of fairness and justice?"
Rhodes asked rhetorically.
Brandi Otto nodded seriously.
"You alone? You can't do it."
Rhodes struck deliberately.
"Of course I can't do it alone. However, I will establish a whole system to allow you, the great lord, to attract more talents."
Brandiotto stared at Rhodes and continued -
"As far as I know, the great lord values talents. As long as he has talent, he will entrust him with important tasks. Instead of building relationships and colluding with interests. The mayor of Elengrad is a dwarf, isn't he?"
Looking at the imperial noble in front of him, Rhodes couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seemed that this person had made a lot of preparations to take this path. He also did a lot of preliminary investigation work.
Indeed, he left all the affairs of Elengrad to Alves.
"This is just the beginning. Time will corrupt everything. The empire was so perfect when it was first established. Under the rule of Human Emperor Sigmar, wasn't the empire at that time also so perfect?"
Rhodes asked rhetorically.
"But the system will slow down the speed of corruption. The order will eventually be overthrown and rebuilt, but before it is rebuilt, we can save at least a generation."
Brandiotto returned with a sincere expression. Rhodes could see the sincerity in his eyes. Although he didn't understand deeply yet, Rhodes had already roughly guessed Brandiotto's mentality and what he had experienced. Dirty and corrupt.
The empire cannot tolerate the survival of "alien" like him.
In Brandiotto's eyes, he is very talented. However, if you want to do something in the empire, you need money and power to get through everywhere. Without money, you will be unable to move forward. Even if you are a genius, in this dim world
Under the circumstances, he could only be buried. In the end, his spirit was worn away by reality. What Brandi Otto wanted was to get rid of this dark place and develop in other places outside the empire.
"Tell me what you will do? If you arrive in Kislev, I will give you certain permissions."
Rhodes' eyes were fixed on this majestic imperial noble.
"Great Lord, I know that the current situation in Kislev can be roughly divided into two factions, the north and the south. With all due respect, even after several years of civil war, the situation in which the north and the south of Kislev are independent has not been broken. This is
The problems left over from history cannot be broken in a short period of time. And this kind of separatism is actually not necessarily a bad thing."
Rhodes acted like he was all ears. This was the first time he heard that local separatism was not a bad thing. What exactly was in the head of this alien from the empire made Rhodes curious.
"As the central government, it can take advantage of these two discordant forces. Instead of trying its best to appease them, it is better to let them continue to fight like this. Queen Denis can just benefit from it."
"Denise is just the queen."
Rhodes emphasized.
"She is a queen, but she is better than a queen. Great lord, anyone with a discerning eye knows that your daughter is by no means an ordinary queen. With such an ace backing like you, it will be difficult for her to be an ordinary queen."
Rhodes stopped arguing. This imperial noble seemed to have understood it clearly. In fact, it was not difficult at all. People who could handle affairs with ease in the empire, but when they arrived in Kislev, they couldn't just pick up what they wanted to know...
"The south of Kislev is the economic center, but their army's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the north. My suggestion is to take advantage of the aftermath of the Vampire Queen's defeat to suppress the military power of the southern nobles and lords. Both the Tsar and the Queen have reasons for this.
In the civil war, the southern noble lords all sided with Catalina, and most people will accept it now that their military power is reduced as punishment."
"Go on."
Rhodes nodded slightly.
"To weaken the military power, it is necessary to provide some additional compensation to the southern nobles. They can be allowed to participate in politics and business. In order to stimulate the economy, the southern nobles can be given certain economic policy preferences. As long as the nobles receive benefits, most of them will not have many complaints. And here we are.
In the north, part of the land gained in the war can be rewarded to them. Since the royal family is unable to cultivate and manage the large excess land, it is better to reward the northern noble lords directly as spoils of war."
"This will expand the power of local lords..."
"I haven't finished speaking yet, Lord."
Brandio swallowed his saliva and continued -
"As far as I know, the northern lords of Kislev can't even manage their own territories well. Do you think they can manage the extra land if they are given to them?"
After saying that, Brandio showed a ghostly smile on his face.
"Not every northern lord is like you, great lord. To them, the vast wasteland is like a wild boar, full of meat, but without a knife and not knowing how to do it. At this time, the central government, the royal family and the queen can
Make a fuss about this and make suggestions to the northern lords. The central government will help them manage and operate the excess land. The harvest and income will be divided equally according to a certain proportion. If the northern lords and nobles agree, they must pay a part of the funds as management fees."
“The idea is great, but it may not be easy to execute.”
Rhodes added with a smile.
"It can be done step by step. Internal affairs adjustment is a long process. As long as there is a direction..."
"direction……"
"Yes, the direction is to strengthen centralization. With all due respect, great lord, Kislev is extremely poor and weak. If you want to improve the living conditions of the poor, you cannot expect the nobles and rich to be kind. You can only rely on the power to enforce it.
.I have seen the Queen working hard on this, but it is not enough. I will help her to continue on this path. Only when the central government is strong enough can it balance the forces of all parties and ultimately allocate resources reasonably."
"As mentioned earlier, the royal family's weakening of the military power of the southern noble lords can be used to make a fuss and tell the northern lords that the royal family's weakening of the southern lords' military power has aroused their fierce dissatisfaction. At the request of the southern nobles, the central government must
It also incorporated part of the northern army to quell the anger of the southerners. During the civil war, many northerners died under the swords of the southern army. Their hatred for the southern lords has never been eliminated. The royal family can just stand in the middle and reconcile the two sides.
Both sides want to suppress each other, so they must win over the central government. Through this conflict, the two sides of the central government can 'reconcile'. Both sides can be good people and serve the purpose of balancing the two parties. And profit from it. You have to decide when the conflict intensifies.
, just reconcile it. When the contradiction becomes too shallow and too calm, it will stir up some waves and stabilize the central government's control over both sides."
Brandio kept talking, but he didn't know that the great lord of the Northern Territory of Kislev in front of him had already made a plan in his mind. Yes, Rhodes had already made up his mind to get this person. The empire trip was originally to remind this huge
The empire must be alert to the coming danger. However, despite the original intention, it unexpectedly got something better...