Chapter 258: The Appearance of the Tyrant (Part II)
March 2085.
1 After the end of the month-long campaign, Robin led the army back to the imperial capital from the extragalactic galaxy for a temporary reorganization.
In just one month, more than 30 nobles, including the Marquis of Bōton, the Earl of Styric, and the Marquis of Christophe, were executed, thousands of noble relatives were exiled to the galaxy beyond the river, and as many as 100 lower-ranking nobles were sentenced to 20 years in prison.
There is no doubt that this was a purge of the aristocratic forces, and that the royal family had set foot in the Outer River system in the name of the Imperial State, directly threatening the nobles who had left their main forces in the Outer River system. And Robin's choice to end the conquest and return to the imperial capital during this period is to give the nobles who are still hesitant a chance, and use this buffer period to disintegrate the knightly nobles who are currently twisted into a single group from within.
At the same time, the deployment of the new policy in addition to the military aspect is also in full swing.
After confiscating and confiscating a large amount of sī property and territory of the rebellious nobles, the area where the royal family could forcibly implement the new policy was no longer limited to the Imperial Capital Star Domain, but included the entire Orion Spiral Arm. With the artificial intelligence "Zeus", the tentacles of themselves continue to expand, and the royal family has begun to concentrate more and more resources in the name of the state, which has allowed the military industry, which is directly controlled by the royal family, to expand rapidly. The military stockpile, which included warships, warplanes, missiles, railguns, and all kinds of light and heavy weapons, grew at an incredible rate, and was distributed to the new army at the fastest possible rate under the rational arrangement of "Zeus", further strengthening the military to control the place.
Moreover, a new electronic money regime has begun to be implemented. After collecting all the private currencies in the area under its jurisdiction, the empire issued citizen cards with electronic money transaction functions on a large scale, and directly linked salaries and military merit awards to electronic money. The Empire, which had been excluded from the Empire, suddenly changed its policy and recruited all of them as temporary citizens, and under the leadership of economic experts Martina Byron, a private economic system similar to the capital market was built to accommodate these civilians who were not accepted by the mainstream society of the Empire.
It was only after this series of policy reforms began to be implemented in earnest that people began to understand what Robin's vast and complex social system really looked like.
Under this social system, the emperor and the aristocracy guided the artificial intelligence "Zeus", which acted as the executive body, together formed a new political subject. Within this political entity, the emperor represents the empire, while the artificial intelligence "Zeus" is the head of administration, and the nobility has the right to discuss politics.
In this system, there is only the emperor and no royal family, which means that Robin treats the royal family as an aristocracy without discrimination. However, in order to highlight the special xìng of the royal bloodline, the members of the royal family also have an additional right to have the new monarch to be elected.
This right to be elected means that if Robin dies after succeeding to the throne, the new emperor will only be elected among the royal family. This process was not a popular election, but rather an exclusive artificial intelligence for the emperor, "Gaia," and "Zeus," who were selected based on merit after evaluating the individual abilities of all members of the royal family. In addition, the scope of the royal family has been further expanded and is no longer limited to the existing Hoffmann family. Any lineal, collateral or even blood relatives or distant relatives with foreign surnames who have a blood relationship with the royal family within three generations have the right to be elected.
As soon as this Elective Clause was issued, it immediately caused an uproar among the nobility. In the eyes of the aristocracy, this has become the biggest loophole for the royal family to control the power, after all, it is difficult to guarantee such a thing as blood. As time goes by, more and more members of the royal family will inevitably increase, and in the process, more and more people will be related to the royal family, as long as it is long enough, even a commoner may have a part of the royal blood three generations ago. In the old days, the growing royal population and the increasing economic expenditure of the royal family were the ultimate cause of the demise of an empire or a constitutional monarchy. Now, in this clause, Robin and Hoffmann the Great have separated the emperor from the imperial family, and the state does not need to be directly responsible for the imperial family, and the members of the royal family must be self-reliant in order to survive in the country, just like the nobles and commoners. Granting blood relatives and distant relatives the right to be elected was akin to handing over the throne, which was simply unthinkable in the eyes of the nobles, who could not believe that Hoffmann the Great would carry out such a stupid policy and watch the throne no longer belong to his descendants and be left to others.
The self-esteem and greed for power made it impossible for the nobles to see the vastness of Hoffmann the Great and the great ambition to look at all mankind. As Robin asks when he chooses to accept the throne, which Hoffmann the Great thinks is more important between family power and the future of humanity.
Of these two options, I believe that the vast majority of people will choose the former. In this self-sī tendency, no one cares about outsiders who have nothing to do with themselves. But Hoffmann the Great is different, as a biologist, Hoffmann the Great has a long-term and broader vision. Let the human species go to the peak of the universe, this is his ultimate ideal. So in his eyes, it was foolish to make the throne a subordination of the Hoffmann family and try to force the bloodline to remain pure. He believes that only the addition of fresh blood will promote the birth of more and better talents in the royal family, and only the best people are qualified to ascend to the throne. As for what his surname was and who his father was, Hoffmann the Great did not care.
From the standpoint of the state and mankind, Hoffmann the Great and Robin joined forces to create a precedent that has never been seen before in human history. And this also made some nobles who were resentful of being seized of power begin to waver, and when they realized that as long as they married to members of the royal family, their descendants could also sit on the throne. As a result, some divisions arose within the nobility, and as Robin had hoped, the nobility in the empire was no longer united.
In addition to the implementation of these political reforms, a series of follow-up measures have been gradually launched in terms of people's livelihood and industry.
After seizing the sī property and territory of the defeated nobles, Zeus classified all the national lifeblood industries such as military industry, heavy industry, mining, and energy in the territory into state-owned industries, and supported these state-owned industries with scholars and replicant mechanics specializing in technology. The light industry of some civilian products was opened to the people, and under Martina's management a system of market competition similar to that of the Federation was introduced, and this economic sector was opened up so that mortals who lacked talent could survive in their own way in the empire, a country full of geniuses, and in this respect, satisfy the endless hopes of mankind.
Emperors, nobles, replicants, citizens, commoners, these five classes and their spheres are clearly demarcated in the New Deal. Compared with the original pure dictatorial monarchy and aristocratic feudal system, after the implementation of the new policy, the country's resources were concentrated to the greatest extent, and the emperor, nobles, and replicants were also defined as the main body of the state, becoming the backbone of the empire's continued growth. Citizens with certain talents and specialties have become a transitional class between the main body of the state and the side branches. As for the commoners, Robin still continued Hoffmann the Great's original concept of herding, giving them a certain space to live, but recording the possibility of relying on economic strength to obtain rights, so that these talented people can rely on the empire to survive well, and use the difference in social status and national resources to help them grow, and give birth to talents that can be used by the empire in the future.
Now, after the New Deal was gradually implemented and implemented, all the people of the empire suddenly felt that the empire had become extremely unfamiliar.
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