Chapter 988: Heir
"I don't understand what you mean. Is there any difference between these two ways of ruling the country?" Daenerys subconsciously frowned.
Because she has spent her life in constant displacement since she was a child, she has not received even a little elite education from the royal family, and because of the limitation of her vision, she is completely unable to understand the huge difference between the feudal system and centralized power, let alone how huge and amazing potential can burst out when power is highly centralized.
"How so?"
Zhang Cheng touched his chin and organized his language a little, followed by a casual explanation: "Allowing the rights of the great nobles in their own territory to be unrestricted means that they are actually independent kingdoms one after another, and the relationship between them and the royal family is not so much that of a monarch and a minister, but of a collaborator, sharing rights together and ruling the entire country. As the Queen, your rights are actually restricted, and you can't really meddle in the affairs of the major territories. Although on the face of it may seem like this would greatly reduce the cost and difficulty of rule, it led to an increase in the risk of rebellion. Remember how your father lost his throne? Robert Baratheon took the lead in a war for personal reasons!
"So you think I should weaken the rights of the traditional nobles like Martell and Arryn, so that they can't build up their strong prestige and power in their realms as before?" Daenerys was obviously not stupid, and immediately realized the crux of the matter.
Zhang Cheng nodded lightly: "That's right! Although so far, from a political point of view, you can't take back all the rights, but it's okay to make some trouble for them." Especially since the entire Seven Kingdoms have just experienced a war, and famous families like Stark, Tyrrell, Lannister, and Tully have all been severely damaged, or have died outright, it is a good opportunity to redistribute the benefits. It's entirely possible to promote new nobles from among the commoners against the old nobles, and act as arbiters to ensure a weak balance between the two sides. Over time, they will slowly develop a fear of royal power, and there is no way to casually raise an army to launch a rebellion as before. ”
"I see! That's why you've purged two of the oldest and most influential nobles in the Riverbend region, and you've promoted your mercenary leaders to become the new nobles. Daenerys suddenly had a look of realization on her face.
After so many days of study, she has gradually begun to deeply understand the nature of politics and royal power, and also understands how many interests are hidden behind many phenomena that she could not understand before.
"Yes, it's effective, isn't it? Look at the current Riverlands, there is no strong family that can really dominate the entire region, and everyone must obey me, or they will perish. Zhang Cheng smiled and said his true intention of massacring the traditional nobles of the Hewan region in the past.
Don't let your subordinates grow bigger, and then get out of control and have undeserved ambitions, that's the essence of domination and power games.
Unfortunately, the natives of Westeros apparently didn't understand such a simple and easy truth, including Aegon the Conqueror.
Again and again, they divided the nobility into vassals, entrusting all the dominion over a vast territory to a family lineage, believing that by virtue of oaths and good personal relationships, loyalty would last forever.
As a result, it is not surprising that the civil strife has not stopped from beginning to end, whether it is the battle for the succession to the throne or the counterattack launched by the subordinates after the decline of the royal family, it shows how ridiculous this child's play politics is.
Daenerys sat on the Iron Throne with a solemn face and pondered for more than ten minutes before raising her head and saying, "Cutting the seven kingdoms that were previously divided into smaller lands, and then dividing them into more nobles, no longer giving any family the right to manage the region, and letting them swear allegiance directly to King's Landing, that's what you want to express, right?"
"Exactly! I admit that this would greatly increase the pressure on management, so I would also suggest that you open an academy, like a ruined academy, to train the corresponding management talents for the royal family, and give them the corresponding rights, but not give them the title of nobility, making it a new political force that can compete with the aristocratic group. In this way, the royal power, the old and new aristocracy, and the bureaucracy will form a stable and competing system of power, and you will never have to worry about the power in your hands slipping until this system is out of balance. Zhang Cheng said as he picked up his glass and took a sip of slightly sour wine.
There is no doubt that it is a very interesting thing to train a young and beautiful queen from scratch, and it even makes him feel like he is playing a development game.
"I see, Mason, you're a genius who can build a whole new structure of governance from nothing. Now, though, there is a more serious problem between us that needs to be resolved. ”
With that, Daenerys stood up, approached with graceful steps, and whispered in Zhang Cheng's ear, "My dear, I think you should fulfill your duties as a husband immediately. As a queen, I need a healthy heir, otherwise all of this is just a beautiful bubble. ”
"Of course, Your Majesty, it's my pleasure......" Zhang Cheng curled the corners of his mouth slightly, put down his wine glass, and began to untie the other party's belt.
After a while, a seductive voice rang out in the closed conference room.
The maids of the Imperial Guards guarding the door exchanged glances with each other, and soon pretended not to hear anything, and continued to do their duty.
However, no one knew that Zhang Cheng had actually lost the ability to give birth to offspring, even if it was a cloned body.
Fortunately!
For a Titan who is well-versed in magical powers, creating life is not a difficult task.
While Daenerys was immersed in primitive instincts and desires, he quietly injected the seeds of life into the other party's body, which quickly condensed into a healthy embryo.
It won't be long before this embryo will slowly grow into a healthy fetus, becoming the rightful heir of the Iron Net, and the only hero who can fight against the undead army of the Far North in the future.
In the script that has been written, Zhang Cheng has arranged roles for everyone, just waiting for Warrent to make up his mind to stay in this world......