In order to facilitate management, the Rhine Kingdom divided these sixteen counties into seven parts, which were handed over to the seven governors to manage, generally one governor manages two counties, but the county of Vienna is the capital and has a more important status, so the governor of Vienna is only in charge of one county in Vienna.

The three remaining counties without a governor are the three counties of the north, which are located on the northern peninsula in the north of the Rhine Kingdom, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and have a relatively low degree of development, and have only begun to prosper in recent decades.

Originally, the king had strong control over the governors everywhere, and although the king stipulated that the governors could command the army in wartime, the senior and middle-ranking officers of the army were appointed by the king, and they would not follow the governors to do things that were contrary to the king's interests. Moreover, since the founding of the Rhine Kingdom, it has been implementing a military reimbursement system, although the following governors have great power, but there is no financial autonomy, and the required military salaries, grain and grass must be reimbursed by the Minister of Finance, with these two points, the king can firmly control the governor.

However, all this was changed by a nationwide uprising that had been weakened and defeated by the long-standing Central Army, and King Frederick VII ordered that the governors should be allowed to raise their own money and recruit troops in order to retain the throne.

In this way, the army recruited by the governors, from officers to soldiers, was their own cronies, no longer obeyed the king's orders, and with financial autonomy, they could feed the army themselves, and gradually became larger, and began to engage in a series of confrontations with the central government.

It was only because Frederick's family, which had been kings for generations, had a reputation in the country, and Frederick VII was still a wise monarch, so he seized the time to organize a new army and re-formed a lineage loyal to the royal family, which controlled the situation and prevented a major division in the Rhine Kingdom.

However, it has become an indisputable fact that the local governors not only resisted the policy of the central government, but also stood by while the central government struggled with foreign enemies, which greatly weakened the power of the Rhine kingdom and became a major concern for King Frederick VII.

Frederick VII tried several times to weaken local powers, such as reinstating the military reimbursement system, but failed due to resistance from local powers.

The old fox knew very well about the situation that Cliffford talked about, he just didn't know why Clifford would link his future with the current situation, curiosity prevailed, and he didn't care about finding out where he got the news from, his eyes stared at Clifford, and said, "Go on." ”

Seeing that the old fox had been hooked, Collifo felt more confident in his heart, and said: "Actually, it is not impossible for the king to take back the power of the place, as long as he knows how to exchange." ”

"Swap?" The old fox Taylor's eyes couldn't help but light up, politics and governance are an exchange in a sense, but the key is what to exchange with them? Each of those governors is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they will never accept it unless the king pays a greater price, and the king's side is definitely not willing to suffer, so isn't this frozen? He sighed and said, "What you said is light, the key is what to exchange?" Do you think power trading is so easy to complete? If this thing is not done well, there will be a big mess. ”

A smile appeared on his face, and he said with an unfathomable look: "If there is a tall wall in front of us, we can choose to go around it in addition to climbing over it." ”

This is obviously going around in circles, arousing people's appetite, and the old fox Taylor has long been accustomed to this kind of conversation technique, and he is also a person who likes to master the rhythm of conversation, so he closes his mouth, half-squints, and does not talk again, waiting for Clifford himself to say what is going on, so as not to lose his identity.

Because he knows that Clifford will not be kind enough to plan for himself, he must want to exchange benefits through this, and he is the capital side who is high and powerful, and he is the capital side, and the Clifford who has a clever plan is only the technical side, and the facts tell us that no matter when, the capital side is strong.

Sure enough, when Clifford saw that the old fox Taylor didn't take the bait, he could only smile, find himself under the steps, and said, "Teacher, please think about it carefully, does the centralization of foreigners concentrate all the rights in the hands of the monarch?" ”

Taylor was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought about this problem, what he thought of as centralization of power was to concentrate power in the hands of the monarch, this power was a general power, he really didn't refine it, he had studied what kind of power the monarch should have, he was interested for a while, his half-squinted eyes opened suddenly, and he said with a little eagerness: "Go on!" ”

"In fact, I think that the monarch only needs to control the military power and financial power in his own hands, and the rest is not important, and can be entrusted to others to do it on his behalf." Clifford leaned his head towards Taylor and said lightly.

A word to wake up the dreamer. Taylor's eyes lit up suddenly, not only nodded slightly, but looked at Cliffor's eyes, showing an approving look, and said with a smile: "You mean, let the king use other powers to exchange military and financial power with the governor?" But it doesn't seem easy. Those bastards are like misers who hold on to this bit of power in their hands. ”

"Not just with the governors, but with the people of the whole country." Collie Fu smiled slightly, at this moment he felt that he was Zhuge Liang.

"All right, dear Clifford. You don't have to sell it to me, I want to hear your specific plan, it's not enough to have an idea. The old fox Taylor had now decided that his student was genuine, and out of the old fox's nature, he decided to win over Clifford, so his tone became affectionate.

It seemed that the plan was going well, and the corners of Clifford's mouth hung a faint arc, and he said with a smile: "I suggest that the king set up a special Ministry of War and a Ministry of Finance under the direct jurisdiction of the king, and the rest of the departments can form a cabinet, which is in charge of the prime minister." Transferred prominent local governors to the cabinet as cabinet ministers, and deprived them of control over the region. ”

"Will they say yes?" Before Clifford could speak, the old fox Taylor saw the trick at a glance, and the exit interrupted.

"I think so." Clifford said confidently: "As the student just said, this exchange of power is not only with the governors, but also with the people of the whole country. A country's national strength is the soldiers, horses, money, and food, and if the finance is sufficient and the military resources are sufficient, the strength will be strong, otherwise the strength will be weak, and this is a truth that has not been easy for all ages. And the financial and military resources are hidden in the people, and it is necessary to stimulate the enthusiasm of the people to pay taxes and serve in the military, so that the country will be strong, and even small foreigners will not dare to bully, let alone a big country like our Rhine Kingdom. ”