Chapter 674: Everyone is right, at least from their point of view, as long as they are not objective, no one is wrong
"Kobola ......", Wren sat on a throne that had been slightly modified and more rounded and lacking in edges and corners, and was finally able to sit comfortably. He looked down at the entire hall, and he was in a particularly good mood. The scenery you see is different from the angle you see, and when you look up at this position when you stand below, you feel completely different from the people who are now sitting in this position and looking down at the group of nobles who hold almost the vast majority of the power in the entire empire below!
The designer of this palace is also very powerful, Wren does not need to increase his voice, and many nobles under the steps can hear his voice and listen very carefully. Perhaps this has something to do with the design of the walls and columns in this hall. He didn't understand it very well, and he didn't want to understand it, he only knew that he was the emperor of this empire now.
As soon as he ascended the throne, he changed the name of the empire, and it was selfish and incorrect that a country should not be named after a certain person or family. At his insistence and strong push, the Arkania Empire's proposal was ultimately rejected. Some of the guys who thought of using this method to slap their horses were somewhat disappointed.
The meaning of naming an empire after a family name is not as simple as changing the name of an empire, no matter how far the empire can go in the future, whether Rennes and the descendants of the Alcanian family have a wise emperor or a mediocre emperor, they will inevitably leave a brilliant chapter belonging to the Alcanian family in the long river of history.
But Wren vetoed, he rejected such an temptation and named the empire after Desi. While the nobles continued to hold their opinions, all the ordinary people of Desi were boiling, and they felt something that had never appeared before, something that had taken root, sprouted, and thrived in their chests, and there was something inexplicable that was quietly awakening.
The nobles sensed a hint of danger and were slowly approaching them, and this hint of danger came from the strangeness of Wren, and they couldn't guess that the emperor's thoughts were extremely dangerous for the nobles and officials.
Because you never know how to choose every time you come across a multiple-choice question. In front of an emperor, especially in front of a tough emperor like Wren, it is definitely not a good thing to be with the mud, but the wrong choice is also not a good thing. Not being able to guess what he thinks means facing more danger, and chances are you're guessing exactly the opposite of what Wren needs.
At the same time, this incident also made many nobles understand one thing, that is, they cannot continue the style of the Orlando family ruling period to the current emperor.
Kobola, the former head of the Reich's General Administration of Taxation, was a white man at this time. When he sent the resignation form to Vito, he didn't have the slightest nostalgia, and just patted his ass and left. In fact, he also knows very well that compared to his authority, connections, status and strength, he has no way to compete with the Capofield family, and it is better to leave in style than to be humiliated by the Cabofield family and have to get out of the General Administration of Taxation.
He also believed that an emperor who had just ascended the throne and was taken away by other golden nobles as the most important department of the empire would definitely not be generous enough to forget it, so he believed that he still had a chance.
At this time, Wren's words made Kobola excited. He looked very handy, dressed in a dark, tight-fitting gown, and stood up, bowed to Wren on the steps, and called His Majesty.
At Yesterday's Congressional Day, Wren made a clear proposal to establish a new body called the "Discipline and Safeguards Committee", which was passed by almost no one to oppose it. Whether it was Vito or the other golden nobles, they did not say a word on this matter and remained silent the whole time. This inevitably leads to the question of whether there is some dirty political deal in this issue. Soon the truth was revealed, and then Vito's list was also accepted on Wren's side, which made some people who are particularly sensitive to politics instead breed a sense of absurdity.
Is Wren a failed political investment in exchange for the creation of a new department in exchange for some very important positions?
Vito didn't know what others thought, but he definitely regretted it, although he hadn't found out what he was going to regret until now, he just regretted it, and he agreed too quickly.
The most important thing is that he did not see the grand occasion of "golden aristocrats ruling the world together", but let a more independent and domineering emperor come to power, and he didn't need to use his brain to think about it in the future, he knew that it would definitely not be easy.
He made the mistake of jumping from easy mode to hard mode.
"As of today, I am appointing you as the first Chairman of the 'Discipline and Safeguards Committee', and then I will hand over to you the terms of reference and functions of this department in writing, and I am afraid that you will be busy for some time to come. He paused as he spoke, groping for the ring on his index finger, which had only two runes lit up, but now three runes had lit up. As the blood in Pars' heart soaked his ring, he possessed more powers and more plasticity. "Do you have any questions?"
Kobola bent down, even though he had known that this would happen, but the moment Wren announced it, he was still excited.
"Your Majesty, I will not fail your trust, and I will carry out your will. ”
Wren bowed slightly, and then continued: "In addition, from today onwards, I will take the post of Generalissimo of the Empire, and in five days, I will go to the Western Front. During my absence from the Imperial Capital, all government affairs will be decided by a vote of my clerk, steward, seven representatives from the Imperial Diet, and the Prime Minister. If the vote is tied, I will make the final decision. ”
"In addition to this, there are two other major events to announce today, and from now on, the empire will have a new ministry, the Ministry of Education. The responsibility of the Ministry of Education is to make education as popular and universal as possible, so that more people can receive education. He said and glanced at Vito, who was sitting at the bottom of the steps, "I know that some of you are a little disapproving, and even some of you may still think that I am nosy, but I must take care of education, myself." ”
"Monopolizing education did not make the aristocracy more prominent, but rather the more likely to be useful to the empire in the larger citizen class. The more people are educated, the stronger the empire becomes. The stronger the empire, the more secure our heads and butts will be. ”
"The first Minister of Education will be led by Randolph, this is a decision, not an inquiry. ”
Another surprise attack!
Vito gritted his teeth at this time, if it wasn't for the fact that falling out with Wren now wouldn't be beneficial to him and his allies, he probably couldn't help but stand up against Wren's decree. You must know that education has been monopolized in the hands of the aristocracy for thousands of years, and the common people have no access to much knowledge. Yes, in recent years, the education system has gradually loosened restrictions on civilians, and there are already many academies in the empire where civilians can also have the opportunity to rise.
But universal education and a limited opening of the door to the elite of the commoners is quite different, knowing that the nobility of various places can now have enough authority in their territories because their people are stupid enough. Stupidity is not stupidity, stupidity is more of a symbol of lack of culture and knowledge. It is precisely because these people are uneducated and ignorant of the law that they can easily rule the lords.
If one day the people living in the territory arm themselves with knowledge and culture, and raise objections and doubts to the ruler, how can they solve it? In the past, all the aristocracy preferred a larger territory, more land, but as long as education is widespread, the larger the territory, the more problems there will be, and the higher the danger.
Only the ignorant commoners are the lambs that can be best managed.
When the lambs have knowledge, they are a pack of wolves!
At this time, he knew that he would not be able to stand up. If Wren is allowed to be so arbitrary, and no one stands up against him, I am afraid that he will become more and more "presumptuous". When a person tastes that he can act recklessly, you want to restrain him, and there is no other way but to fight. So Vito had to stand up, and whatever was the most successful or not, he had to oppose it, oppose it for the sake of opposing it.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter can be suspended. Standing up, Vito attracted everyone's attention, he looked up at Wren tepidly, "Your idea is good, universal education can indeed improve the quality of Desi people in an all-round way, but have you ever thought about it, if all cities start to implement this policy, how to solve the financial pressure? How to solve the teacher resources?", his words are loud and reasonable, the first difficulty faced by universal education in the entire empire is the problem of funding, and the second is the problem of educational resources.
Education is a very expensive public undertaking, and the payback cycle is very long, and it will take at least a few years or even a decade to see results.
Wren looked at Vito, and as Vito continued to adduce evidence, he also nodded in agreement. When Vito felt that he had finished what he had to say, Wren looked at it with a smile, "You are very right, and it makes a lot of sense......", this sentence seems to be no problem, but as the first decision made by Wren after he came to power, there is no negligence allowed.
Whoever opposes him, he will make it ugly!.