"I have heard of your deeds, my lord, and I know that Kislev, though poor, is a fairer and more just place than the Empire at this stage. A bitter cold place with a bit of hope. Under your rule, Erengrad is thriving, officials are relatively clean, and the lives of the people are not too miserable. ”

"So, I'm willing to follow you, High Lord. The premise is that I am given a certain amount of authority to be able to prove myself. ”

Brandioto's eyes were determined. For a moment, Rhodes felt as if he had met a confidant, someone of his kind. But the vigilance in his heart made him still dare not fully believe this stranger. After all, there are no one in the empire, and there are the most liars......

"What do you mean, you want to come back to Kislev with me, as long as it gives you a place to show your ambitions?"

Rod asked clearly.

"Well, that's what it means. I don't need money, wealth. As long as there is an opportunity, an opportunity to prove the value of my existence. ”

Brandiotto replied earnestly. TV debut

"Your reasons are not sufficient. ”

Rod asked nonchalantly.

"What other reason is needed? You have seen the current situation of the empire, rotten, dirty, and defeated, the low-level commoners live a life that is inferior to pigs and dogs, and even a noble background like me cannot be promoted by relying on talents, let alone others, this is the reason [address.cc]. ”

"Do you want to build an ideal country, a country full of fairness and justice?"

Rhodes asked rhetorically.

Brandioto nodded earnestly.

"You can't do it alone. ”

Rod deliberately hit.

"Of course I can't do it alone. However, I will establish a whole system so that you can attract more talents, High Lord. ”

Brandiotto stared at Rhodes and continued—

"As far as I know, the Great Lord values talents, and as long as they have talent, they will entrust them with important tasks. Instead of climbing relationships, collusion of interests. The mayor of Erengrad is a dwarf, isn't he?"

Looking at the imperial nobleman in front of him, Rhodes couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seems that this person has prepared a lot in order to take this path. A lot of preliminary investigation work has also been done.

Indeed, he entrusted Erengrad to Alves, both large and small.

"This is just the beginning. Time will decay everything. The same was true when the empire was first founded. Under the rule of the Human Emperor Sigma, wasn't the empire so perfect at that time?"

Rhodes asked rhetorically.

"But the system slows down the rate of corruption. Order will eventually be overthrown and rebuilt, but we can save at least a generation before it is rebuilt. ”

Brandiotto replied earnestly. Rhodes could see the earnestness in his eyes. Although he didn't know much about it, Rhodes already had a rough guess about Brandioto's mindset and what he was going through. Fǔ Bài's empire does not allow for the survival of an "alien" like him.

In Brandialott's eyes, he is very talented. However, if you want to do something in the Empire, you need money and power everywhere to get through, and without money, you will not be able to move an inch. Even if you are a genius, in this dim environment, you can only be buried. In the end, he was worn out by reality. What Brandiotto wanted was to get out of this dark place and go somewhere outside the empire.

"Tell me what you'd do? If you get to Kislev. I'll give you some permissions. ”

Rhodes' eyes were fixed on the imposing imperial nobleman.

"Great Lord, I know that Kislev's current situation can be roughly divided into two factions, North and South. IMHO, even after several years of civil war, the separation of the North and the South of Kislev has not been broken. This is a problem left over from history, and it cannot be broken in a short time. And this kind of separation, in fact, is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

Rod made a deaf look. This is the first time I have heard that local secession is not a bad thing. What exactly is in the head of this imperial anomaly, this is what makes Rhodes curious.

"As a central power, it can take advantage of these two discordant forces. It is better to do his best to appease them, than to let them continue to fight like this. Queen Dennis just got to profit from it. ”

"Dennis is just a queen. ”

Rod emphasized.

"It's the queen, but it's better than the queen, great lord, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that your daughter is not as simple as an ordinary queen. With an ace like you, it is difficult for her to be an ordinary queen. ”

Rhodes no longer argued, the imperial aristocrat seemed to have understood it well. In fact, it is not difficult, people who can handle affairs with ease in the empire, when they arrive in Kislev, they want to know something, and they are not just handy......

"Kislev is an economic center in the south, but their army is not as effective as in the north. My suggestion is to take advantage of the endgame after the defeat of the Vampire Queen to suppress the military power of the southern nobles and lords. Both the Tsar and the Queen had a reason for this, and in the civil war, the southern noble lords were on the side of Caterina, and now they were being weakened as punishment, and most people would accept it. ”

"Go on. ”

Rod nodded slightly.

"The weakening of military power necessitates some other compensation for the southern aristocracy. They can be allowed to participate in politics and business, and in order to stimulate the economy, the southern aristocracy can be given a certain economic policy inclination. As long as the nobles get benefits, most of them don't have many complaints. And on the northern side, you can give them a part of the land obtained in the war, anyway, the royal family is unable to cultivate and manage the surplus large land, so it is better to directly reward the northern nobles and lords as war spoils. ”

"This will expand the power of the local lords......"

"I'm not done yet, Grand Lord. ”

Brandio swallowed and continued—

"As far as I know, the northern lords of Kislev can't even manage their own territory well, do you think they can manage it well by handing over the excess land to them?"

With that, a ghostly smile appeared on Brandio's face.

"Not every Northern Lord is like you, Grand Lord. To them, the vast wasteland was like a wild boar, full of meat, but without a knife, and did not know how to do it. At this time, the central government, the royal family and the queen can make a fuss about this, and make a proposal to the northern lords, and the central government will help them manage and operate the excess land, and the harvest and income will be divided equally in a certain proportion, and if the northern lords and nobles agree, they must pay a part of the funds as management fees. ”

"It's a good idea, but it's not always easy to execute. ”

Rod added with a smile.

"You can take it one step at a time. Internal adjustment is a long process. As long as there is a direction......"

Direction ......

"Yes, the direction is to strengthen centralization. IMHO, Great Lord, Kislev is extremely poor and weak, and if you want to improve the living conditions of the poor, you can't expect the nobles and the rich to be kind, only by the power to enforce it. I have seen the queen working on this, but it is not enough. I will help her to keep this path going. Only when the central government is strong enough can it balance the forces of all parties and ultimately allocate resources rationally. ”

As mentioned earlier, the royal family weakened the military power of the southern noble lords, which could be used to make a fuss and tell the northern lords that the royal family weakened the military power of the southern lords, causing them to be fiercely dissatisfied, and at the request of the southern nobles, the central government must also incorporate a part of the northern army to appease the anger of the southern yakees. In the civil war, many northerners died under the sword of the southern army, and their hatred of the southern lord cannot be eliminated to this day, and the royal family can just stand in the middle, and the two sides can be reconciled. If both sides want to suppress the other, they must win over the central government, and through this contradiction, the two sides of the central power will be 'reconciled'. Be good people on both sides, and play a role in balancing the two sides. And profit from it. When the contradiction intensifies, it will be reconciled, and when the contradiction is shallow and too calm, it will set off some waves and stabilize the central government's control over both sides. ”

Brandio gushed endlessly, but he didn't know that the Great Lord of the Northern Realm of Kislev in front of him had already made a calculation in his heart, yes, Rhodes was already going to condemn this person. The Empire Walk was originally intended to serve as a reminder to this vast empire to be wary of the dangers that were coming. However, the original intention was not good, but he unexpectedly got something better......