"Industry in the Kingdom of Lithuania is the main pillar of the economy, because of environmental problems, agriculture in Lithuania is underdeveloped, and only 2.3 million hectares of arable land can be provided. In addition, 45 per cent of the country's citizens live in rural areas, and more than 30 per cent of the total employed population is in agriculture. ”

What is the concept of 30%, which means that one-third of the people in the entire Kingdom of Lithuania are peasants, except for the nobles, soldiers, and policemen, only a small part of the people who are actually engaged in industry. This was actually not a bad thing in Ernst's eyes, as it symbolized that the Kingdom of Lithuania still had a lot of room for economic improvement.

"Three things, the first thing is to promote the urbanization process in Lithuania as soon as possible, the second is the construction of railways and roads, and the third is agricultural reform. The Czech Principality will come up with a support plan as soon as possible on these matters, and you will need to consult with Massena in this regard. ”

"Agrarian reform?"

There is nothing wrong with the rest, when it comes to agricultural reform, Arturas can't help but hesitate, in fact, it's not just agricultural reform, and now when he hears the word reform, Arturas is a little afraid. The unknown is always scary, after all, you don't know if it's going to be good or bad.

"Yes, but not only the agrarian reform, but also the military. The army of the Kingdom of Lithuania is doing poorly, and I hope they will be able to use it quickly, and I believe you should have no objection to this? ”

Although it is an inquiry, who dares to say no at this time? With the support of the Czech principality, the Kingdom of Lithuania is the Kingdom of Lithuania, and without the support of the Czech Principality, then the Kingdom of Lithuania is expected to soon become a member of the Soviet Union. To be honest, the cabinet officials of the Kingdom of Lithuania are very strange, could it be that the Czech principality sat back and watched the Soviet Union become strong?

If they really asked and Ernst was willing to answer, then Ernst would tell them that he was waiting for the Soviet Union to become strong, because only in this way could Britain and France value the Czech principality, and the Czech principality would be able to develop itself with confidence. After all, Britain and France needed to rely on the Czech principality to contain the Soviet Union, just like the rise of Germany in history.

After some brief briefings on the situation in the Kingdom of Lithuania, Ernst left, and Prime Minister Arturas arrived at the door of the Cabinet office. It's an attitude that satisfies Ernst, but he knows exactly what they're thinking.

The Lithuanian cabinet should not be expected to be genuinely loyal to Ernst, they only wanted to use Ernst to secure their position. Once Ernst had the intention of doing something to them, then they could betray Ernst in an instant, which was a matter of course.

They did not propose a military reform to Ernst because Ernst also needed to address the interests of the military, and by the time those settlements had been retrained into the new army, they had already left the political center. If they are more obedient, they may be able to reap some benefits after leaving the regime, and this is their initial idea.

Of course, there was also a forced helplessness in this, after all, they did not get much benefit from the Soviet Union, and now it seems that the only solution is to turn to Ernst. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't be willing to be vassals, for Ernst wasn't a benevolent man.

In Vilnius Palace, after a detailed inspection by a large number of members of the Czech Royal Guard and Intelligence Service, Ernst sat in a small conference room with a few members of the imperial family and several members of the Czech cabinet.

"Mr. Arturas......"

"A cunning old fox!"

This was Ernst's assessment of Prime Minister Arturas, and the Czech cabinet members who had wanted to talk about the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Lithuania laughed when they heard this, but no longer insisted on speaking, but waited for Ernst to make a decision on the current situation, and then they revised and discussed it according to this decision.

Ernst was not prepared to speak, and once again left the initiative to the professionals: "Tell me about it!" Your views and suggestions on Lithuania. ”

"The citizens of Lithuania are very enthusiastic about Your Majesty, and they want Your Majesty to be the master here, which is a good thing for us, at least the next agricultural reform and some political moves will go well."

"No, I don't think the Lithuanian cabinet is so kind, and when His Majesty talks about agricultural reform today, the Prime Minister obviously means something different, but he was not easy to talk about at the time."

"A coward, if you don't make a change, then the Kingdom of Lithuania will always be what it is now, maybe even worse, now is a good time to boost the economy, is he going to miss this opportunity?"

"Maybe he thinks it's a risky thing that will affect his position and ......"

Before the cabinet members could finish their words, they were interrupted by Ernst, who waved his hand and said, "It's not interesting to say that old fox now, I believe that he will support our reform plan, at least not stand up to stop it." When will the Pope of the Vatican arrive, I would like to have a clear time. ”

"Twelve more days, Your Majesty!"

This time it was no longer a cabinet member who spoke, but Ernst's personal staff, who was mainly responsible for something similar. This is also something that the personal valet needs to be responsible for, but it is not suitable for the valet to appear here at this time, so this staff member opened his mouth to remind him.

"Twelve days, I need to have a general understanding of the Kingdom of Lithuania during these twelve days, especially if there is anyone who does not want to see me inherit the throne. I don't want anyone to come out and refuse my orders after becoming king of Lithuania, the intelligence service is in charge of this. ”

It would have been a big joke if someone had come out in protest on the day of the coronation, because Ernst had to prepare in advance, and even did so to cause some killings.

"A cunning little fox!"

After Ernst and his entourage left, Prime Minister Arturas and several Lithuanian cabinet members also talked about the reform, and when it came to Ernst, Prime Minister Arturas's evaluation was not much different from Ernst's evaluation of him, but he was just a little older and one old.

"What they say about military reform ......"

Prime Minister Arturas smiled coldly and replied nonchalantly: "Are they willing to make trouble, will we still stop them?" Now that they have more trouble, they value us a point, as long as the Soviet side has no effect, what can we do if we accompany them to play more? ”

Although the other cabinet members are still a little worried, what can they say if Prime Minister Arturas is like this? I can only put aside my inner worries for the time being. But then they remembered three things that Ernst had mentioned, all of which contained huge profits.

Working together for a long time, Prime Minister Arturas is very clear about the character of his cabinet members, and he can understand at a glance what their ideas are.

"I'll warn you only once, the money in the Czech Principality is not so easy to get, but I've heard that the punishment of misbehaving officials in the Czech Principality is quite severe."

Some cabinet members may not care about Prime Minister Arturas's words, but on the surface they still need to resign to it, after all, they need Prime Minister Arturas to cover for them for a long time.

Speaking of the Lithuanian cabinet, perhaps only the prime minister Arturas and two or three cabinet members were really capable, and most of the rest were independent wealthy businessmen and local nobles at that time. They exchanged their courage for their current status, and such cabinet members will naturally have unclean hands and feet. They don't have any country or long-term in their eyes, and all they can see is their immediate interests and their own status.

The promotion of urbanization and the construction of railway roads mean millions of pounds of projects, too much to say, but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of pounds in your own pocket should not be risky! This is the thinking of most cabinet members, and once Ernst arrives, the cabinet will inevitably be purged, and it is not certain that Arturas will be able to guarantee his position as prime minister.

"The agrarian reform thing, the towns can accommodate these people? Job Problem ......"

A capable cabinet member was very worried about his worries, and Prime Minister Arturas shook his head helplessly and said comfortingly: "Since he opened his mouth, there must be a solution, Ernst is not an ordinary king, whether it is Moravia or the Czech principality!" These are testaments to His abilities, and we should trust Him. ”

What if you fail? At that time, it is not that Ernst himself is embarrassed, this has nothing to do with them, maybe at that time Ernst still needs to beg himself to help carry some black pots, and that is the time to put forward his own conditions. Thinking about this secretly, Prime Minister Arturas couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.