The whole family of Gustavus I, along with a hundred soldiers and their families, were quickly sent away by a ship sent by Wang Ji.
Their target was Nanyinzhou, to be precise, it was from the southern region of Brazil to Argentina. These were unclaimed lands. Portugal's colonial scope at this time was limited to the central and northern coast of Brazil, with several openings on the seaside.
Just a lumberyard.
The three Nordic countries, including Finland, are now all surrendered to Wang Ji.
Wang Ji's current titles include King of Denmark, King of Norway, King of Sweden, Grand Duke of Finland, Grand Duke of Schleswig...etc., etc., and he also holds the title of a bunch of marquises and counts (mostly Swedish titles).
This is nothing. King Charles V of Spain has dozens of titles, including one emperor title, ten king titles, eleven duke titles, and dozens of other titles, which are as densely packed as stacking buffs.
Wang Ji returned to Copenhagen and immediately reorganized the armies of the three countries.
Of the thousands of Swedish soldiers, 5,000 were selected by Wang Ji, and the remaining sick, old and weak were discharged and returned home. These soldiers have rich combat experience and strong discipline. They will be the main force in the future, and all of them must be equipped with rifled muskets.
The Norwegian Volunteer Corps and the original Danish troops selected 1,500 people each, for a total of 3,000 people, and the rest all went back to farm. These are close combat infantry, and most of them hold axes. Wang Ji plans to convert them into spearmen.
The cavalry of the Three Kingdoms were centralized and reorganized, with a total of more than 280 cavalry, organized into the King's Guard Cavalry.
Wang Ji's personal armed forces, the private soldiers of the pirates, selected 1,000 people as the king's personal infantry, and the rest were all incorporated into the navy.
As for the warships and musketeers borrowed from India, they are mercenaries.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Ji promulgated a series of decrees, which were nothing more than centralization of power.
Domestic nobles are prohibited from having private soldiers, and the administrative, taxing and judicial powers of local nobles are cancelled. Parliamentary institutions are retained, but the appointment and dismissal of members requires the consent of the king, who has the right to dissolve parliament.
Religion remains the status quo, that is, Lutheranism is the state religion, but the church is not allowed to own land, military, or privately tax believers.
Under the policy of commercial freedom, any businessman or group can do business as long as they abide by the law. Commercial monopoly is not allowed. Once violated, the king will severely crack down.
Serfdom was abolished and serfs were not allowed to be bought or sold. Once discovered, their titles would be deprived and their property would be confiscated.
Civilian education policy, everyone, of any origin, of any age, of any gender, has the right to education.
The civil service system was promulgated, and civil servants across the country must take examinations for appointment. This summer, a national examination will be held. Anyone who is literate, regardless of nationality, can come to Copenhagen to take the examination to become an official.
Determine Chinese, German, and Danish as the official languages, and determine Chinese characters and Latin as the official scripts.
These policy contents were not only announced in Northern Europe, but also sent people to France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Spain, and Italy to spread them... It is nothing more than attracting more foreign talents to come to Northern Europe to take exams and become officials. The education level here is really too low.
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As expected, as soon as the centralization decree was announced, it was immediately opposed by the local nobles.
Jutland was the most serious, with two-thirds of the lords declaring independence. These guys were closer to Germany from a geographical and cultural perspective, and even the common people spoke High German.
The Hanseatic League also protested, supported the independence of the Jutland nobles, and even announced that it would send troops to help fight the war.
Wang Ji was too lazy to pay attention and sent troops to suppress the rebellious nobles in Norway. He first cleared away the small fish in the rear.
It took about two months to clear out all the rebellions in Scandinavia, leaving only the lords of Jutland still causing trouble.
"Do you want to avenge your father?" Wang Ji asked.
Li Cuiwei replied: "I don't know."
Wang Ji sighed and said, "I don't want to kill him."
Li Cui nodded slightly: "I know."
The two of them were silent.
Li Cuiwei was quite pretty and could only be said to be attractive. Wang Ji had no feelings for her at first.
Wang Ji was surrounded by pirates and was forcibly invited to land. Li Shun also forced him to marry his daughter. Gradually, they fell in love with each other, especially after they had children, but family affection was far greater than love.
After a while of silence, Wang Ji said, "I'll spend the night in your room tonight."
Li Cui slightly lowered his head and said, "Okay."
Not to mention that Li Cuiwei will not take revenge, even her two brothers can only accept this situation. If they take revenge, even if they kill Wang Ji, what should they do next? Swim back to Australia and eat kangaroos?
In the blink of an eye, July came, and some scholars arrived in Copenhagen one after another, and Wang Ji also began to gather people to write test questions.
"Your Majesty, the deputy commander of the Guards Cavalry Regiment would like to see you."
"Bring him in."
The leader of the King's Guards Cavalry is Princess Margaret's guardian knight Christine.
As for the deputy leader, his name is Jürgen Brahe, who comes from Skåne across the Copenhagen Strait. That place later belonged to Sweden, but in the 16th century it was Danish territory, and it was closely connected with the Danish royal family.
The Brahe family is the most influential aristocratic force in Denmark besides the Jutland aristocracy.
The King of Denmark summoned an army to deal with Wang Ji, but the lords from all over the country were unwilling to come. Only the Brahe family on the other side of the strait brought 20 cavalry and hundreds of peasants, and then they all chose to submit to Wang Ji.
Jürgen Brahe, the second eldest son of the family, now unable to return home, was left as deputy commander of the King's Guards.
Wang Ji asked: "What's the matter?"
Jürgen said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you want to select officials through examinations?"
Wang Ji smiled and said: "To be precise, we want to select civil servants. I plan to change Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Schleswig into one country, and change the jurisdiction of the original five countries into provinces. Then in the provinces
Under the Constitution, counties and cities were established. These chief executives at all levels need to be appointed through examinations, and nobles and military attachés cannot obstruct them."
Jürgen asked: "So, can I take the civil service exam?"
"Do you want to be a civil servant?" Wang Ji was a little surprised that his deputy commander of the cavalry actually wanted to take the exam to become a civil servant.
Jürgen said: "Yes, I studied theology at the University of Copenhagen and law at the University of Leipzig. I am proficient in Latin, Danish and German, and also know some mathematics. Maybe I am more suitable to be a civil servant."
Wang Ji nodded and said: "If you are admitted to the civil service, you will have to resign from the military. Have you already considered it?"
Jürgen said without hesitation: "I've already thought about it."
"Okay, then you can take the exam." Wang Ji said with a smile.
Jürgen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Historically, the astronomer Tycho Brahe was the adopted son (nephew) of Jürgen. Tycho also had a collaborator named Kepler who was both a disciple and a friend.
Today, Tycho is still nursing and has not been adopted by his uncle Jorgen.
Jürgen added: "Your Majesty, if you want to recruit civilian officials, you can actually send people to Skona. There will definitely be the talents you need there."
European nobles do not always live in their own territories. They often go to more prosperous, fashionable and livable places. Some nobles even stay away from their territories for their entire lives and only use the income from their territories to maintain their lives in big cities.
This is especially true in Northern Europe. The further north you go, the colder it gets.
As a result, northern nobles moved south one after another, and even Swedish nobles came to Denmark. They did not live in Copenhagen, but in Skona across the strait, where the climate was pleasant and prices were relatively cheap. Many nobles even built buildings in Skona.
The castle has been unwilling to return to its own territory for generations.
These nobles did not know how to fight, but they were definitely literate and obsessed with literature and art.
However, as Gustavus I "cut down the vassalage" in Sweden, Wang Ji is now also "cutting down the vassalage". The Nordic nobles gathered in Skona have lost their stable income, and their lives are gradually becoming difficult.
Being a civil servant is another way out for them.
Wouldn’t this solve the problem of insufficient civil servants?