When she walked into the study, which was covered with a dark blue velvet carpet, Victoria had a feeling that she was in a trance.

The first time she walked in here was with her father, and under the leadership of the former Duke of the North, she met Francis II in the prime of life, and also met Wales as a teenager. Moen, who was still a naïve girl, was running as smoothly and drearily as it had been for hundreds of years, as if nothing would ever change.

The last time she was here was on the eve of her departure for the Giant Wood Crossing, and she sat behind her desk as she returned to Silver Castle. Morn, the kingdom is dividing, and a terrible crisis that no one expected is brewing in the plains of the Holy Spirit.

Now, she has gone through the crisis of nine deaths, and is facing a turning point in the fate of this country, where the owner has become the duke who has risen from the dead, and she has a faint feeling as if history is gradually focusing on this room, and she ...... It's all going through it firsthand.

"Sit down, feel free," Gawain said in a casual tone as he stood at his desk, watching the two Protectors walk into the room and watch the attendants close the door and leave, "We're going to talk about the future of this country." ”

"Yes...... Duke," Bai Dewen nodded, and found a seat for himself, he still called Gawain "Duke", because Gawain has neither been crowned nor finalized and announced the framework for the future of the country, for the time being, he can only continue to call each other Duke.

"Wait a minute, there's one more attendee," Gawain pressed his right hand to make the two guardian dukes wait, and his eyes fell on the terminal of the magic net that had just been placed on the desk, "She's setting up a connection...... The magic net here is not running very stable and is being debugged. ”

The two guardian dukes turned their eyes to the magic machine with a triangular metal base and a crystal core that was shimmering at the same time, it was not the first time Victoria had seen the magic web terminal, but Duke Bardwin had not seen it in kind before, but had only seen a description of it from some reports and manuscripts, the Duke of the West couldn't take his eyes off it, and did not hide his curiosity at all: "This is the magic device that can cheapen the teleportation technique?" ”

Gawain nodded: "You can think so, but it's actually much better than teleportation - although it relies on a complex infrastructure to operate, its size ceiling and unit cost are far from comparable to teleportation." ”

"I used to think about how to expand the scope of teleportation and reduce its casting requirements, which would be of great economic and military benefit, but there has been little progress in research," Bai Dewen couldn't help but lean closer to the device, as if trying to figure out how it works, "...... It's a completely different route......"

"Buzz—"

As he spoke, there was a sudden buzzing sound from the terminal of the magic net, and then the projection crystal as the core brightened up for a moment, and Duke Bodwin took a half step back in surprise, and saw a beautiful lady wearing an elegant dress and a quiet and elegant temperament appeared in the holographic projection above the crystal.

"Good afternoon, Ancestor," Hetty greeted Gawain first, then turned his gaze to the two dukes, "Archduke Franklin, Archduchess Wild, good afternoon." ”

She hadn't met Duke Bodwen, but she had read almost all the high-ranking nobles in the kingdom, and a lot of basic knowledge about the Ansu Kingdom was the content of the textbooks in Cecil Academy, and the people of the South were no strangers to the top nobles of this country.

"Good afternoon," Bodwin replied, and after a moment's hesitation, matched the other party with the information in his mind, "Hety??" You are as beautiful as the rumors, Ms. Cecil. ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

"We've entered Silver Castle," Gawain said, "and you should have received the details. ”

"Yes, the communication between the government hall and the front line is unobstructed," Hetty nodded, with an undisguised relaxed smile on his face, "It's good to know that your war is going well—the extra supplies and civilians sent to the north have already boarded and set off from Pompeii, using fast mechanical ships. ”

Gawain exhaled slightly: It is really worrying to have a reliable and capable nth layer great-granddaughter like Hetty, he basically does not have to worry about logistics and local order, basically except for not being able to marry, casting spell strokes and drawing dark circles to cheat on sick leave, Hetty has no shortcomings here......

He sat down behind his desk, while the two dukes sat in two high-backed chairs next to him, and with Hetty's holographic projection, a remote meeting was set off that was not common in this era.

"The history of Ansu has come to an end, and the evaluation of this kingdom, the merits and demerits of the kings, and the end of it have been discussed by these historians, and now we have to consider how to ensure the stability of social order, ensure the survival of the people after this disaster, and end the disorder of this country as soon as possible," Gawain looked at Bodwin and Franklin, "Although the feudal lord system is backward, at this time it at least reflects one advantage - the feudal domains operate independently, and to some extent, it seems to be countless self-sufficient, self-sustaining small kingdoms, the end of the Ansu royal power will not immediately lead to the collapse of order in these territories, and we will have some time to operate. ”

"Yes, I discussed this with Victoria," Bai Dewen nodded, "The two of us still have influence among the nobility of the old country, and we will do our best to cooperate with you in this process, to minimize the backlash from all over the place, and to ensure the stability of the process of national reorganization." ”

Hetty also nodded: "The southern side is ready, and the working group and security forces composed of the consuls and officials at all levels of the government department are already on standby in the rock fortress, ready to go to the north to re-establish order." ”

"Re-establishing order in the north requires the cooperation of local forces to some extent, and the Military Intelligence Agency has a lot of experience in this area, and I will let Amber assist in this process," Gawain said, "and the other two guardian dukes will also assist in this process." ”

After a pause, he added: "At present, the southern border has limited manpower, and the digestion and control of the government affairs system are also limited, so it is impossible to eat the entire Ansu in one go - give priority to the reorganization and reconstruction of the Holy Spirit Plains region, and first restore the production functions of the hinterland of the country, the western and northern borders...... Leave it to Bodwin and Victoria, and I'll send a political officer to assist you, no problem, right? ”

The two guardian dukes thought for a moment and then responded, "No problem. ”

"In this process, all the old nobles must sign and obey the new law, including the two of you, and at the same time, the military power of the two realms will be transferred to the military department of the Supreme Government Office, the original mountain army and the western army will need to be reorganized, and the two borders will also need to accept the garrison of the high government office," Gawain said one by one, "economic, military, political...... All must be united, and the system of feudalism will be ended, replaced by the law and order of Cecil. Obstacles are inevitable, and there will even be regional and phased repetitions, but I want everyone to be clear at least one thing: a new era has arrived, and its advancement is an inevitability, and there can be obstacles, but obstacles must eventually be removed. ”

His gaze swept over Victoria and Birdwin, but one of the two guardian dukes maintained a nonchalant expression, and the other had a relaxed face.

"The era of the Moen royal family is over, the aristocracy of the Plains of the Holy Spirit has collapsed, and if there is anything in this country that qualifies as an obstacle, it is the two of us," said Patrick with a smile, "We choose to support you, then the remaining nobles are not qualified to be obstacles—in this regard, I am still somewhat confident." ”

"The mountain legions are badly damaged, but the Wilde family's intimidation of the mountains of the north is still there." Victoria also said briefly.

"Good. After that, I will use the system of the Principality of Cecil as a model, adapt and improve it, and then spread it to the whole country. I plan to divide Ansu into a number of provinces with the highest government office in the capital as the center, and the provinces will have provincial consuls, and then the city government offices and city consuls in the center of the big cities......

"I myself am the supreme ruler of the country, but I myself will be subject to the law, and my rule over the country will be carried out through the system of government departments. Under me, the archon was appointed as the head of the supreme government office. The current archon is Hety, but I intend to add two more to be the two guardian dukes...... After that, the combination of the three archons will be the norm until the system becomes anachronistic, or a situation arises where changes have to be made......

"The archon shall carry out my will and carry out the specific management of the Supreme Government Office, but he shall also make timely recommendations to me according to his own judgment......

"The Supreme Government of the Principality of Cecil has accumulated considerable experience in the implementation of the specific measures, and can discuss them with the officials of the southern border for reference......"

Gawain spoke of his ideas one by one, and Hetty added to them, and gradually, Bodwin and Victoria adapted to the rhythm, from one-sided listening to fruitful communication, in a room that once belonged to Francis II and belonged to Wales. In Moen's study, they discuss how to restore order to the country, how to rebuild the production activities damaged by the disaster, and how to establish a new national framework......

In the course of the discussion, Gawain's ideas were also refined little by little - many of the ideas he put forward were actually just a general framework in many cases, or even overly idealistic frameworks with many gaps and mistakes, but the greatest significance of his ideas was his enlightening focus, and under his inspiration, Darwin and Victoria put forward a series of valuable references, which gradually filled in the framework made by Gawain.

Even so, the discussion they have today is still destined to be pre-stage and framework-based, and there must still be many parts that need to be improved and changed in line with reality, and even if the framework is done well, it will take a lot of trial and error, running-in, and adjustment when implementing it in the later stage, and it will also face a lot of repetition and setbacks...... The last king of Ansu did his best to remove the obstacles to change, but the obstacles will never disappear completely, and it will take time, manpower, and material resources to slowly solve.

Gawain is well aware of this and is mentally prepared for this.

Their discussion went on for so long that everyone seemed to forget the passage of time, until the sun set outside the window and the castle district was lit up. The Duke of Franklin let out a long sigh of relief and asked, "Then we should give a name to this kingdom that is about to be born." ”

"The age of kings and lords is over, it's not a kingdom," Gawain said slowly, "it's an empire. ”

After a pause of two or three seconds, he said word by word: "Cecil Empire." ”

He chose to name his nascent empire after his current surname, completely distinguishing it from the former "Ansu Kingdom".

He will bury the former Ansu, the ancient and once glorious kingdom will become history, and its name will become history, both symbolically and practically, and the new empire must be separated from the word "Ansu", which is also one of the measures to weaken the influence of the old forces.

He will also reflect his authority in the name of the new empire, and ensure the concentration and efficient operation of power from the side - in order to face the next challenges and those crises that are about to erupt, he must choose to use the method of power concentration to improve the efficiency of the operation of society, so as to be ready to deal with the crisis as soon as possible.

The study was shrouded in solemnity for a while, and after a long time, Victoria said softly: "From now on, no matter whether you have merit or demerit, you will have to resist." ”

"When I chose to lead my army north, I was ready."

"So," Badwin rose from his chair, "salute the Cecil Empire." ”

Next to stand up was Victoria: "Hats off to the Cecil Empire." ”

"Hats off to the Cecil Empire." Herty said the same.

Gawain glanced at the three of them and exhaled softly.

"It will be worthy of your tribute."