And not just for royals to live in?

Charlotte's heart jumped.

Following Louis V's gaze, she looked at the map of the kingdom division on the wall.

Glancing over the coats of arms of the noble families on the map, Charlotte had a strange thought in her mind.

"Your Majesty, listening to what you mean, are you planning to invite the nobles of the kingdom to live as well?"

She asked quietly.

Louis V smiled faintly and said with appreciation:

"Castel is right, to build this palace, I really plan to invite the nobles to stay."

With that, Louis V stood up, looked out the window at the Place Royal, and sighed:

"In recent years, the kingdom has grown rapidly, and the population of Lutasia has also multiplied in recent decades, and the land and houses in the city are quite tight, and many poor people are even homeless, so they can only set up simple tents around the city walls......"

"The aristocracy faced similar problems, especially when the central meeting was held, and it was even more difficult to find a house in the inner city, I think...... Castel should feel the same way. ”

"Not only that, every time the central meeting is held, the influx of a large number of nobles will bring great pressure to law and order, and the competition of nobles to buy mansions in the city has further raised the price of real estate in Lutesia, and now it has reached a level that is difficult for an ordinary person to look up to in his life."

"Under the high price, forced buying and selling can be seen everywhere, and there are more and more bankrupt citizens, but there are more and more aristocrats and gentlemen."

"Although the royal capital is prosperous, under the prosperity, there are more and more acute social contradictions......"

As he spoke, Louis V turned around, paused slightly, and said calmly:

"So, I built this Crescent Moon Palace......"

"The Crescent Palace is the largest palace in the history of Miria, and the main palace alone can accommodate at least 8,000 people in their daily lives, and if you add the surrounding buildings, it is more than enough to accommodate 12,000 people."

"Not only that, the Crescent Moon Palace has the most luxurious and comfortable environment in the entire kingdom, and is equipped with extraordinary facilities far beyond the countries of Yonet, which can fully meet the daily needs of the nobles."

"In addition, the Crescent Moon Palace also has the most advanced magical inscriptions in the entire Siyunette, and its activated magic array can even isolate the detection of legends, which can ensure the privacy of its occupants to the greatest extent......"

"Therefore, I plan to gradually ban the mansions of the nobles in the royal capital one by one, and all the nobles in Lutesia will move into the Crescent Palace in the future."

"This Crescent Palace is not only the royal palace, but also the residence of the nobles in the royal capital."

Listening to Louis V's words, Charlotte felt a stronger sense of déjà vu.

Looking at the most powerful king in the history of the New Moon, she continued to speak quietly:

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the ban on mansions also includes vassals in various places?"

Louis V smiled indifferently:

"Of course."

"The mansions of the vassals in the royal capital occupy more than two-thirds of the area of the entire inner city of Lutesia, and more than half of these two-thirds of the area is empty on weekdays."

"It's a huge waste, and this situation has to be improved."

"After this central meeting, I will issue a royal decree that the real estate of nobles in Lutesia shall not exceed two hundred square meters, and each family shall hold at most one or three properties according to the rank of the lord."

"All properties that exceed the specifications must be banned, and I will exchange the residence status of the Crescent Palace with the mansions of the nobles."

Charlotte: ......

She felt a growing sense of déjà vu.

"Your Majesty, is this a deal you intend to make with the nobles?"

She asked.

Louis V glanced at her and said lightly:

"No, it will be the king's order."

Charlotte felt as if she wasn't surprised by this answer.

She knew what Louis V meant, and it was a plan to make the Crescent Palace a residence for the nobles in the royal capital.

The nobles lived in luxury, and the area of only 200 square meters probably could not even accommodate the servants of the big nobles.

If Louis V had imposed this policy, there would have been a good chance that the nobles would have moved into the Palace of the Crescent when the Central Council was convening......

"What about the day-to-day maintenance of the palace? The daily expenses of running such a large and luxurious palace will also be a huge amount of money, does Your Majesty intend to let the nobles pay for it themselves? ”

Charlotte asked.

Louis V smiled slightly:

"Of course, I am only responsible for providing accommodation, and as for the daily expenses, the nobles themselves are naturally responsible."

"However, compared to living in their own mansions, the cost of living in the Crescent Moon Palace for the nobles is less, after all, there is no need to maintain such a large manor."

Not necessarily.

Most of the aristocrats are extravagant and have a good face, and their favorite thing is comparison.

When they didn't live together, they were better than that, and if they did, Charlotte could imagine what would happen on her toes.

Nothing else, just an analogy.

If Louis V had set a different standard of supply and set a rather outrageous price for the most upscale, even in order to maintain decency, it is estimated that many nobles would have to slap their faces and become fat.

It's the same as playing a video game.

When you are standalone, everyone plays their own games, but if you can go online, then it is estimated that you will start to compare.

In the garbage mobile game of the previous life, in order to compete for the first place, the local tyrants would choose to spend a lot of money, not to mention the Miria nobles.

None of that's the most important thing, though.

The most important thing is how long Louis V intended the nobles to stay in the Palais de Crescent.

"Your Majesty, but what about outside the Central Council, after the Central Council, the nobles will return to their fiefdoms, how can the Crescent Moon Palace be maintained at that time? How should the servants in the palace be arranged? ”

Charlotte asked tentatively.

Louis V glanced at her and said as a matter of course:

"Outside of the central meeting, the Crescent Palace is still operating normally, and the nobles will naturally still have to pay for the daily maintenance of the palace, and it will be deducted from the contract taxes of the nobles."

"As for the servants...... In addition to the necessary personal servants who can be brought into the palace by themselves, other rough servants are naturally provided by the royal family. ”

Charlotte's heart moved:

"You mean, in the future, the Crescent Moon Palace will always maintain an ample supply of minions? Even outside the Central Committee? ”

Louis V bowed slightly:

"This is natural, outside of the Central Council, the nobles can still stay in the Crescent Palace at any time."

Listening to the words of Louis V, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

She had already heard Louis V's thoughts.

This is not just to give the nobles a unified foothold in Lutesia during the central council, but to let the nobles live in the Crescent Palace for a long time.

If Louis V really intended to let the nobles live only during the central council, then I am afraid that it would only be provided with the residence of the nobles, and it would not make the palace function normally outside of the central council, or at least reduce the cost of operation.

But Louis V's intention was to keep the Crescent Palace in operation, regardless of whether the nobles lived in it or not.

Louis V was an ambitious king, but also a strong and visionary monarch.

The construction of such a huge palace at great expense was not just to provide a temporary place for the nobles to stay, nor could it be just to relieve the housing pressure in Lutesia.

Well, the answer is obvious.

This is still going towards centralization.

It is clear that Louis V was on a quest to bring all the lords of the kingdom to the crescent in the future.

Maybe now, it's just that the nobles stay in the Crescent Palace during the Central Council, but once the nobles move in collectively during the meeting, in a sense, it will be a start.

It's hard to get started.

And once you start it, it will be much easier to boil the frog in warm water later.

Maybe it's a tough hand, maybe it's coercion and temptation, or maybe it's something else, in short...... It became a possibility for the nobles to live in the Crescent Palace for a long time.

Charlotte believed that as long as the nobles could live in the crescent palace, even if only once, Louis V would always have a way to go further.

Perhaps at first the nobles will resist fiercely, but as the royal family grows stronger, this resistance will only get weaker and weaker.

And once the nobles adapt to the life of the Crescent Palace, they will gradually cut off from their own territory, and may even stop going to the territory for a long time, staging another version of Joy and Happiness, and being "captive" in the Crescent Palace.

This is highly likely.

After all, not all aristocratic territories were as rich as Castel, and the palaces built by Louis V were indeed luxurious.

Once Louis V kept the nobility away from their domains and local centers of influence for a long time, the relationship between the nobility and the fiefdom gradually weakened, and the royal family could better control and influence the activities of the nobility, and even manage and supervise the nobility through the crescent palace.

In this way, the influence of the nobility will continue to wane, and the authority and control of the king will be further strengthened.

When all the nobles of the entire Crescent Kingdom are concentrated in the Crescent Palace, quantitative changes will even cause further qualitative changes.

At that time, the Crescent Palace will become a social and cultural center that the aristocracy will strive for.

At that time, it would have been easier for Louis V to strengthen the centralization.

For example, a series of strict court etiquette and regulations were formulated, requiring the nobles to abide by his orders and regulations in the court, so as to strengthen their authority and limit the freedom of the nobles; Another example is the holding of political meetings and meetings in the Crescent Moon Palace to control and supervise the political activities of the nobility......

This change can even become a two-way street.

The Crescent Palace would also become a platform for the nobles to communicate with each other, compare themselves, show their wealth and status, and express their opinions and requests directly to the king, and even the central council of the nobles would be greatly weakened.

Even those nobles who were unwilling to live in the Crescent Palace for long periods of time would have to travel frequently between their realm and the Crescent Palace, weakening their influence in the local area.

Over time, the connection between the nobility and the fiefdom became weaker and weaker.

At the same time, the royal family will have the opportunity to meddle in local affairs, and even go further, gradually complete the penetration and control of the local area, and even control the local finances through the transfer of indentured taxes.

Eventually, the nobility will even evolve into empty shelves with an empty territorial title, but in fact no control over the territory.

This is highly likely, and Charlotte is almost certain that this is Louis V's plan for the future!

Otherwise, why would the other party spend a huge amount of money to build such a "wonder" as the Crescent Moon Palace?

As for why Charlotte thinks so much, it can only be said that there is nothing new under the sun, and in the history of previous lives, there was also a similar monarch who did similar things.

Moreover, the name is the same as that of the Crescent King.

That is Louis XIV, the "Sun King" who built the Palace of Versailles in French history.

As for the difference between the two sides, it is probably that the French feudal aristocracy at the time of Louis XIV had begun to decline, but in the Crescent Kingdom, the local feudal power was still strong.

But Louis V also had his own advantages.

That is, this world is an extraordinary world, and the Crescent Moon Royal Family is the most powerful transcendent force in the Crescent Moon Kingdom, and he himself is also the most powerful transcendent in the secular realm of the Crescent Moon Kingdom.

The authority and prestige he had amassed through wars and national salvation were far from being matched by Louis XIV.

Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but look at the king who was called the "Great One" by the world.

The king summoned her, and it was impossible for him to just talk to her.

Charlotte has memories of her past life, and she can think of so many at once.

But in fact, even without the memory of her past life, she could detect Louis V's unclear thoughts by relying on the political sense she had cultivated over the past two years.

With such a detailed introduction to the Crescent Moon Palace, and so much more explained, the implication is already obvious......

"Your Majesty, you ...... You probably don't just want to talk to me about the future of the Crescent Moon Palace, right? ”

Charlotte looked up at Louis V's deep dark eyes and asked calmly.

Louis V looked at her with appreciation:

"Castel Qing, I know your deeds in the Northland, in my opinion, although you are very young, you have far more vision and skill than other nobles."

"You, like your parents, are very good nobles, and if your father were still alive, I'm afraid I would have granted him a higher title and made him a direct vassal of the kingdom and joined my cabinet......

"You are the same, I see many advantages in you, I appreciate the various policies you have implemented in the Northland, especially the suppression of uneasy elements, completing the control of the territory in just half a year, and being able to defeat the coalition of the two principalities, which is really excellent."

"I'm sorry about Philip, this matter is not over, I will give you some compensation, as the royal family's apology to the Castel family......"

Listening to Louis V's words, Charlotte was quite surprised.

She didn't expect the other party to have such a high evaluation of her and such a sincere attitude.

She smiled slightly, and asked without humility or arrogance:

"Your Majesty, allow me to take the liberty of asking, are you courting me?"

Louis V glanced at her:

"You can think so."

"Of course, I'm also expressing the attitude of the royal family, and ...... I'm sure you've heard what I mean. ”

As he spoke, Louis V looked directly into Charlotte's eyes, and the momentum of the whole person became majestic in an instant:

"Castel Qing, no one can change my will to strengthen the center, the nobility can't, the church...... No, it doesn't. ”

"From the end of the Star-Moon War, the kingdom's real dukes and theocracy can only be reduced, not increased."