Chapter X: Reform

Duke and Vlavich walked down the back garden path, wondering how to talk about their plans.

From what he remembers, Duke knew that Vlavich had previously been a member of the Imperial Capital's cabinet and a strong contender for the Empire's Chief Minister.

But he was a radical reformer, advocating the abolition of serfdom, the conversion of the once untouchables into freemen, and the distribution of land as a way to increase the country's output and taxes.

As a result, he touched the interests of almost all the nobles, suffered from the exclusion of officialdom, and coupled with the failure of his reform experiment in his own territory, he left the imperial capital in discouragement, and was finally rescued by the then Duke of the North in an accident, and finally remained under the Duke of the North as Minister of the Interior.

In short, this is a talent, and he has ideas that cross the ages, and he is a potential supporter of Duke's desire to carry out reforms.

"Lord, is there anything I need to arrange?" Vlavich broke the silence and began to ask about Duke's plans.

"Actually, I suddenly became very curious about the laws and measures you implemented in the imperial capital back then. Duke smiled, "I think this method can greatly stimulate the vitality of the territory and help us grow quickly." ”

Vlavich stopped when he heard Duke's words and looked at him with some surprise.

"You know, it turns out what an outrageous mistake I did back then, and there are still jokes about Vlavic's change of law in the imperial capital. He paused, and then persuaded: "I know that the northern fortress is a little difficult at the moment, but this is only temporary, as long as Joseph sells this batch of crystal nuclei, we will get a lot of development resources." ”

"But this is not a long-term solution, and the territory needs to be sustained and viable. Serfs and untouchables were kept on their land by large landowners, cultivating a pitiful amount of land of no value. Duke retorted, "And the rule that serfs and untouchables are not allowed to join the army makes it difficult for us to find sufficient troops. ”

"Lord, I have seen many young people, and they have the same idea, and I was the same back then. Vlavich sighed, "But the most important question is not whether we can abolish the system, but whether the liberated people can know the meaning of doing so, otherwise it will be in vain." ”

"If you rush to reform, you will not get the support of the king and all the nobles in the upper classes, because it is tantamount to plundering property directly from them. In the middle stratum there is also no support from all the freedmen, because the emancipated population divides their land. Vlavich paused, then continued, somewhat painfully, "The most important thing is that you don't have the support of the liberated people, who simply don't understand what this means to them." ”

"This is the only thing I have gained in the thirty years since I left the imperial capital. Vlavic added, looking at Duke earnestly.

"So do you think they still essentially see this as a gift from their lords rather than their own possessions?" Duke asked.

"Yes, their level of education and vision dictate that they simply cannot understand these meanings. Vlavic nodded in affirmation.

"What if I give them some literacy and vision?" Duke looked at Vlavic with interest.

But Vlavich apparently didn't take Duke's words to heart, because in his mind, no one in this world could quickly grasp the knowledge of these untouchables, and use their poor brains to think about self-awakening, even gods could basically do it.

So he began to get a little impatient, and his tone became a little stiff.

"That must have been a miracle, and I don't think we need to continue the conversation anymore, forgive me for being rude. Vlavich bowed to Duke and left the back garden alone.

Miracles?

Duke watched Vlavic go away, and was not angry at Vlavic's rudeness, because what he said was indeed a bit fanciful.

In everyone's mind, it is difficult to do this with conventional methods, or it takes a very long time to complete.

However, that doesn't mean the system can't do this.

A white light flashed in Duke's hand, and a spherical object appeared that seemed to be composed of countless entangled streams of light, which seemed to contain countless knowledge, making people feel dizzy at a glance.

This is exactly what the previous quest rewarded: Psychic Wind.

[Wind of Wisdom.]

Purpose: A magical item composed of countless knowledge, capable of enlightening the intelligence of all things, its area of influence varies according to the user's ability, and can grant or enhance the intelligence of living beings within the range of energy tolerance. Users can also store their own knowledge and reuse it]

Its message flashed through Duke's mind again, and the effect was indeed a miracle in some ways.

And this is what Duke and Vlavich call the greatest reliance of the reform, through which he was able to give the people a certain amount of wisdom and spread some ideas to them, so as to achieve liberation from the inside out.

In this way, the problem of the serfs and untouchables at the bottom who have been emphasizing that they cannot understand the meaning of the decrees and reforms can be greatly alleviated, and their ignorance will not lead to the death of the people.

And with this group of open-minded lords, coupled with the knowledge of the traversers he has mastered, and the powerful system assistance, Duke has every reason to believe that he can become the first-class lord in the construction of this other world.

When the time comes, it won't be a matter of minutes to restore the glory of the Duke of the North!

But if the Dukes of the Northern Realm had known, they would have lifted the coffin and pressed themselves to the ground instead of thanking themselves.

Because the largest and only landowner in the Dukedom of the North is the Duke of the North himself, all the serfs and untouchables in the duke are in fact the private property of the Duke of the North.

Duke found it very interesting to do so, and it was quite strange for him to feel that this kind of reform had been changed to himself.

Moreover, such a reform will inevitably touch the interests of the original aristocratic system, and will inevitably lead to the opposition of the old and new concepts or even the addition of swords.

It's a little exciting to think about it this way.

In the end, Duke chuckled, and did not feel pity and fear, how can a feudal landlord in a small place have the strength to be a big lord who dominates another world, and he finally came here to have a big game.

More than that, he now wanted to see what his Starter Pack was like, and how he was going to report to the Emperor and the Church about the cause of the Beast Tide.

Thinking of this, he walked towards his room.