"The prince of the Yuan Kingdom has returned to the country?" Boyan said as if he was talking to himself.

"Yes. Your Majesty. The Ministry of Rites replied to the Emperor of the Western Roman Empire in front of him, and after speaking, he asked, "Do you want to give a gift to the Lord of the Yuan Kingdom?" ”

Boyan didn't answer immediately. Boyan's daughter and Hao Ren's youngest son set up a baby kiss, and the eldest son of his own family returned to China, and it was not unusual to give a gift. Boyan was able to sit in his current position, and Hao Ren sent a large number of troops, which can be regarded as fulfilling the interests of his in-laws. After thinking about it, Boyan replied: "When Hao Ren officially tells us about this, we will send a congratulatory gift." ”

The Western Roman Empire's Ministry of Rites Shangshu was very puzzled by Emperor Boyan's decision, but he didn't ask much. His Majesty Boyan has never been a talker, and since he has such an order, he must obey it. After the re-establishment of the Western Roman Empire, diplomatic documents were sent to the countries of Europa, demanding recognition from them. Until now, only the emir state of Granada, a true theological state in southern Spain, recognized the establishment of the Western Roman Empire and hoped to establish good relations with it.

Boyan remained silent and did not make any comments on this. As a reader who is familiar with the history of Europa, Boyan only feels a little funny in his heart. The Western Roman Empire of Boyan declared that it was not 'building' but 'rebuilding'. According to the so-called legal system, the current Western Roman Empire could claim ownership of all the territories of the former Western Roman Empire. The countries of Europa, especially the former Roman provinces, such as France in the former Gaul, and England, which owned the southern territory of Hadrian's Wall in the former Roman Empire on the British Isles. These regions were wary of the rebuilt Western Roman Empire.

Historically, all of Spain was a Spanish province of Rome. The emir state of Granada celebrated the re-establishment of the Western Roman Empire, not knowing whether it was due to a lack of historical knowledge or to a rush of medical treatment under the strong pressure of the Crusades of the North.

The Western Roman Empire's Ministry of Rites recounted the latest situation, "According to the latest news, the Holy Roman Empire will soon decide whether to attack us or the Yuan Kingdom. The Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire expressed to us the desire to marry the princess of the Eastern Roman Empire to His Majesty's prince. ”

"Hmm." Boyan answered. Worried that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had not figured it out, Boyan added: "Tell the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire that I agree to marry. ”

After the Ministry of Rites retired, His Majesty Boyan asked the President of the Roman Imperial Assembly and the Household Department Scholar to summon in. Looking at the back of the attendant, His Majesty Boyan was thinking about the recent external situation. Originally, Boyan was worried that he and Hao Ren would be surrounded and suppressed by Europa countries. It turned out to be better than he had imagined at the time. Facing the Yuan Kingdom in the north and the Western Roman Empire in the south, it seems that the countries of Europa cannot decide the order for the time being. If the countries of Europa attack in both the north and south directions at the same time, their forces will be greatly dispersed, and there will be no way to pose a threat to Boyan. External problems have not erupted for the time being, and the top priority is internal problems.

Soon, the President of the Imperial Assembly, who was an Italian, and the Imperial Household Shoshu, who was a musician, entered the palace together. After saluting His Majesty Boyan, the two sat on either side.

"Have you finished reading the reforms of the Gracchus brothers in the history of Rome, and the "Social Contract" of the Song Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, I've finished reading it."

"Has the Imperial Council agreed to a new parliamentary plan?" Boyan asked indifferently.

The Speaker of the Parliament, who is an Italian, has his own opinions, and he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, that is the work of the Song people. Is Your Majesty going to establish the Roman system according to the description there? ”

Boyan was very dissatisfied with the Speaker's reaction. The Social Contract is a work by the Great Song Emperor Zhao Jiaren, and was recommended to Boyan by Hao Ren, the ruler of the Yuan Kingdom. Although these two men were Song and Mongol, the Italian in front of them was not from the Roman Empire. In the whole of the Italian peninsula, the only thing that was institutionally more like the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire was the Republic of Venice, which was wiped out for a few days.

However, Boyan's expression was not rich since he was young, and his calm expression as if it was a mask did not let the speaker see that His Majesty the Emperor was not happy at this time. The Speaker continued: "Your Majesty, the members of the Senate should be elected from among the present Italian nobility. This is the ...... of the Senate that is honorable."

Boyan turned his head and gestured to the waiter. The boy immediately went and brought him lemonade. Boyan made another gesture, and the boy placed a glass in front of the two ministers, poured them lemonade first, and then poured lemonade with the aroma of honey and lemon into the glass in front of His Majesty Boyan.

The Speaker quickly stopped his speech and thanked the Latin word for 'Honorable First Citizen'. Boyan didn't say anything, just picked up the lemonade and took a sip. His heart was full of ridicule at this time, whether it was the emperor of the Song State or the lord of the Yuan State, they were all more noble than the speaker in front of him. But both of them share the same view and want to stand with the laborers.

Now the speaker of the parliament saw that the "Theory of the State Contract" was translated, and the set of seven booklets in Boyan's hand was given to Boyan by Hao Ren, the first two are books, and the last five are all booklets, and the dense writing inside is full of Chinese characters. When I asked what was going on, could it be that this book was actually written by Hao Ren. Hao Ren said solemnly: "If only I wrote this book." This is written by Zhao Jiaren, and what I am talking about is the classification of civilizations described in the book. As a Mongolian, I only understood what Mongolia was after reading it. With the wisdom of the handsome, and my little commentary, I will definitely be able to read this book. ”

It is inexplicable that a blonde Italian barbarian should oppose the system that the black-haired nobles agree with.

After everyone moistened their throats with honey lemonade and the atmosphere seemed harmonious, Boyan said, "Just follow the previous Roman system." Councillors were elected according to the population of citizens of the Roman Empire, with the local council elected by one person out of a hundred local citizens, and the imperial council elected by one person out of 10,000 citizens. The Imperial Senate must be selected from among the officials, and the number of senators is 102, and if the number is the same, the vote of the speaker shall be the decisive vote. The core of the Western Roman Empire consisted of six Shangshu and Emperors selected from a pool of 102 senators. ”

When Tobe Shangshu heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile. Looking at the speaker's deflated expression, Tobe Shangshu despised this power-hungry guy very much in his heart. He only hoped that the speaker would quickly give in and get out, and then one of the six core elders, Hubu Shangshu and His Majesty the Emperor would hurry up to talk about this year's spring ploughing. Regardless of whether the Western Roman Empire had such a speaker or not, all people had to rely on the crops that grew in the fields to fill their stomachs.

The Speaker was not satisfied with this ancient plan, and his uncle was a member of parliament of the former Republic of Venice, who was only elected from among the 600 noble families of Venice when the Republic of Venice kneeled before the Mongol army of the Western Roman Empire. However, His Majesty Boyan, the first citizen of the Western Roman Empire, wanted to push the system of the Roman Empire back to the era of the Roman Republic more than a thousand years ago, which made him very disappointed.

But the first citizens of Rome naturally possessed enormous power, to which the speaker had to obey. After sitting for a while, seeing that His Majesty Boyan had not changed his mind, the speaker could only leave in a huff.

After the speaker left, Hubu Shangshu immediately said: "Your Majesty, this spring ploughing needs a lot of livestock, and our war horses are not suitable for pulling plows. ”

"Let's just do that. I will contact the Yuan Kingdom and get a batch of iron farming tools on credit from them. ”

Hube Shangshu's eyes lit up, and after a while, he asked uneasily: "It's naturally good to have iron farming tools, but how can we pay it back?" ”

"Mongolian horses are not very good at pulling plows, but they can still carry something. Grain is grown in the plains, and olives are grown in the mountains. Sell the olives to the Song Kingdom for money. The Mongols are good at raising cattle and horses, oxen pull plows, and horses are engaged in transportation. Although there is no way to pay it off immediately, it can always give them a miss. ”

After hearing this, Tobe Shangshu wanted to put forward some opinions, but in the end he did not oppose Boyan's plan. Just as he was about to obey the order, he heard Boyan say: "In addition, opening a sulfur mine is also a way to make money." Our Roman population is very large, I will ask the Song State to transfer the method of producing saltpeter, some people say that the water of Constantinople raises people, and everything that comes out can be several times more saltpeter, so I don't believe this nonsense. ”

The envoy was sent by the Shoshu of the Ministry of Rites, and after the talks between His Majesty Boyan and the Shoshu of the Ministry of Households, he summoned the Shoshu of the Ministry of Industry to discuss the trade in sulphur and saltpeter, and at the same time inquired about the level of retention of the metalworking industry in the subjugated Venetian region. The Ministry of Industry almost patted his chest and assured that the Mongol army had only purged the upper echelons of Venice, and that the metalworking industry, which had provided the Crusaders with a large amount of weapons and equipment, was still operating normally.

After arranging the spring ploughing, His Majesty Boyan returned to the dormitory. It was such a discussion that already made Boyan feel tired. He is almost 60 years old, and his energy and physical strength are far inferior to those of his youth. Governing national politics does not need to go into battle to fight, but a lot of thinking also makes Boyan feel tired. Even more tired than fighting.

Lying on the bed, Boyan couldn't sleep. This made Bo Yan's heart even more uneasy, in the past, no matter where he went, as long as he had time, he could fall asleep. As I get older, fatigue comes quickly, but I can't fall asleep quickly. This made Boyan even more tired. Then Queen Mary walked in, took off her coat, and leaned against Boyan. The queen is also about to be sixty years old, and she has given birth to several children a few years ago, and her figure is not as attractive as when she was young. But when the queen put Boyan's head on her lap and felt the warmth of the queen's body, Boyan felt a sense of peace in her heart. It didn't take long for him to fall asleep in such warmth.