It is clear that the creation of the Ministry of Finance and the War Department was to bring the financial and military power of the local governors into the hands of the central government, to set up a cabinet and allow them to recommend their own people to deal with other matters in exchange, and to make the judiciary independent in order to reassure the local governors, after all, they have been arrogant for a long time.

This strategy is really clever, not only grasp the key, but also to avoid the backlash of the place to the greatest extent, who came up with it, I heard that it was the old fox Tate Jin dedicated to the king, it seems that it should not be bad, such a poisonous strategy can also be thought of by this old fox.

There were three waves of forces participating in this imperial council, the first wave was the Grand Prince's Party, and they supported this decision, after all, this could put the two most important powers of financial power and military power in the hands of the royal family, and it could also deprive the Vienna Governor Boll of military power, which would deal a certain blow to the Second Prince's Party. And the eldest prince already knew that the old king Frederick VII supported him to inherit the throne, and by doing so, he was paving the way for him, and he was very happy.

The second wave was the Second Prince's Party, who were opposed to the decision because they knew that it was clearly in favor of the Grand Prince's Party.

The third wave was the idea of the governors represented by Bol, although the governors did not come, but they were all represented in the capital, and Bol was the head of the major governors, and his opinion actually represented the opinion of the majority of the governors.

These people are old fritters who have been in officialdom for a long time, and it is okay to let them take advantage, but if you want them to suffer, it is even more difficult than cutting their flesh, they see that the king wants to use the position of the cabinet in exchange for the military power and financial power in their hands, and secretly admire the cleverness of this strategy, but their wishful thinking in their hearts is that they not only get the position of the cabinet, but also limit the monarch's power through judicial independence, but do not hand over the monarchy and financial power.

These two points are the root of their words in the local area, if they hand them over, who will listen to them? And Pol has another plan, that is, to serve as the head of the newly established War Department, and then control the military power of the whole country, so that he can strengthen himself, stand up, bow down, and say: "Dear Your Majesty, this matter is too big, we need to think about it, but I don't know who will be in charge of the War Department in the future?" This person must have a certain prestige in the army in order to be able to control the army. ”

The old king Frederick VII smiled slightly, and secretly scolded the eighteenth generation of Boer's ancestors in his heart, and said: "Of course I have already chosen this candidate, it is Gates who has made outstanding achievements, he helps you train the new army, he has worked hard, and he has great prestige in the army, I think this position is too suitable for him to do." ”

As soon as this remark came out, Pol couldn't help but be disappointed, this was obviously for Gates to contain him, and in the future, when Gates became the secretary of the War Department, he could find various reasons to gradually deprive himself of his military power, which would put him in a very disadvantageous position.

Not only Pol, but the second prince was also very dissatisfied when he heard this, Gates is the retainer of the eldest prince, if such an important position falls into his hands, then the answer to who the king is is is very clear, the wall is pushed by thousands of people, and those wall grasses see that he has lost favor, and they have to leave him one after another? stood up and objected: "Father, I don't think it's appropriate for Gates to hold this position, he has always been a deputy, and he has no experience as a leader, so such an important position is naturally handed over to someone with experience." ”

The implication is to recommend Pol.

The old king Frederick VII was very disgusted with his approach, he thought that his son was simply carried away by the throne, and he didn't even care what kind of person Pol was, judging from his previous performances, Pol was a careerist and conspirator, if he didn't restrict it now, he wouldn't be able to control it in the future, which was one of the reasons why he decided to pass on the throne to the eldest prince, because the eldest prince had been committed to curbing Bol's power, and the second prince was supporting him, pulling down his face and reprimanding: "There is no experience to cultivate slowly, This position is the key point of the kingdom, and it should naturally be entrusted to a loyal and brave person, don't you see Gates's loyalty to the royal family? Of course, Bol was also loyal, but how could he be easily transferred as the governor of Vienna? ”

Hearing this, Pol knew in his heart that he was out of play, it was impossible for the king to let him concurrently serve as the minister of the War Department, this position must be Gates's undoubtedly, but he was not a person who admits defeat so easily, he refused to hand over the seven knight legions in his hand, sat down at the table, and said lightly: "Respected His Majesty, I respect your decision, but Vienna is the royal capital, and the defense force must be strong, I only have seven knight legions now, in addition to fighting the scattered rebels, I also have to deter domestic careerists, It feels a little stretched. ”

This means that he didn't want to hand over the military power, so the old king Frederick VII gave him a blank look, did not answer his topic, and said lightly: "If everyone has no opinions, this decision will be passed." The next thing to do is to discuss how to organize the cabinet and the parliament. I don't think this problem can be solved in a day or two, so let's go back and discuss it. Great Prince, Gates, you two stay. ”

After saluting the king, the crowd gradually retreated, leaving only the eldest prince and Gates in the conference room.

The old king Frederick VII glanced at Gates eagerly and said kindly: "Gates, for so many years, I have been asking you to be Pol's deputy, do you know my intentions?" ”

Gates is a very loyal person, after hearing the king's words, he was extremely excited, knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, and said: "Of course Gates knows, respected king, over the years, I have taken advantage of my position to develop a lot of cronies in the army, please believe me, with me, Pol will not dare to make any big waves." ”

Although Gates said so impassionedly in order to get the post of Secretary of War Department, he was not entirely bragging.

Over the years, Gates has been using the position of deputy military training minister and chancellor of the exchequer to confront Pol, and has attracted many officers in the army, plus Gates is also very talented in military affairs, and he is also very prestigious in the army.

Pol was naturally quite dissatisfied with this, and regarded Gates as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, but he was helpless against him, because he knew that the old king was standing behind Gates, and even if Gates made a big mistake, the old king would help him suppress it.