Chapter Twenty-Seven: Centralized Monarchy Is a High-Risk Profession
The staggered five days left Christina and her target, King Henry, in the dark of each other. Standing on the roof of the city hall and looking at the bustling commercial town, she suddenly felt a little confused.
Why is it that in this era, the royal family can always be loved by the people, but in the era when she grew up, the royal family will always become the target of the whole country? King Capet in that era was obviously much more powerful than now! There will be no bullying by foreign enemies, and there will be no rebellion by feudal nobles, and all the ills that belong to this era are gone. But people are still not satisfied.
"No one can save that dynasty, not even a saint...... So, I have to destroy it before it's born, I can't let that tragedy happen, I can't ......," Christina muttered, slipping out of the town hall, "I have to let it break...... Let the king go, maybe I should try to change my mind. β
At the same time, Sinampei was squatting by the river, carefully testing the performance of the wooden water press.
"It's really annoying, it's too far from the poor performance compared to the iron machine, and it doesn't meet the requirements at all. Sinan Pei muttered, "The service life is not up to the requirements." β
The red-haired Tang Wens followed him as his assistant and student: "Mr. Si, maybe we can try to wrap this machine in iron sheets, just like those warships." β
"Ironsheet...... You can give it a try, but you can't expect too much. Si Nanpei was a little helpless, "The strength of ordinary iron sheets is also like that, and the iron sheets with high strength can only be made after our blast furnace is built, so at that time, we should consider directly getting on the iron machine." β
Still a little worried, Tang Wens shook his head: "I still can't believe that we could have such a high steel production to supply our factories at that time." The armor itself requires a lot of steel, and it also needs to be used for cast cannons, and it is also necessary to use muskets, and now, even the machine qì has to be used, I'm afraid it will be ......."
"Rest assured, as long as the blast furnace is built, then our steel production will not be a problem, the problem is the intensity of mining. Sinampe pondered, "In addition to being so refugee, I think we also need to recruit some farmers during the slack season." β
"I always feel that if you do something like Mr. Si, this country will suddenly end up at some point. Tomvins joked with a smile, "It's completely different from the Ogie tradition." β
Sinampei shook his head: "Look, such a little change scares you like this, if one day people climb on the moon in the future, your jaw will not fall to the ground?"
"I just feel that so many people who have left the shackles of the land can't be managed. "Didn't Eugenia always rely on the nobles who lived in the countryside to rule the peasants? And if people from the countryside move further to the cities, then the political structure of Eugenia will collapse completely. The nobility will lose all their authority. β
"I remember that your family doesn't run a cloth hat business, why did you suddenly want to help the nobles speak?" Si Nanpei was very surprised.
"Because after all, this country is supported by nobles, and if there are no nobles to serve in the military, who will ensure our safety. Tomins smiled a little awkwardly, "Although...... I don't like paying taxes to them. β
"You know, Townsinsi, I've never liked this model of Eugenia, it's completely deformed. In my opinion, a country should have a strong central government and an excellent leadership team that can effectively grasp all aspects of the country and be able to clearly smooth out the development of the country. Locality, must be subordinated to the central, whether urban or rural. Cities are to have autonomy, yes, but they must provide a corresponding duty to the king's center, and not try to evade their responsibilities - including you, Tomvins, since there are people who go out to work to secure your net worth, it is only right for you to pay a little money. Everyone, while enjoying their rights, should naturally fulfill their corresponding obligations. Sinampei said casually, "The current Capet doesn't even look like a country in the real sense. In my opinion, the governors of the regions should be abolished from hereditary status and become professional bureaucrats appointed by the king for a term of office. Townsence, why don't you speak?"
As he spoke, Sinampei suddenly noticed that his surroundings had become silent. He turned his head to look at Thowens, only to find that Tomvins was pointing behind him.
At some point, Hug appeared here, along with her sister.
Yu Ge smiled and applauded: "It's been a long time since I've heard Mr. Si say such an unexpected political statement. It's a joy to hear it today. β
Si Nanpei looked around, and after finding that there were no outsiders, he also laughed and let go of the burden in his heart: "Your Highness has won the award, I just stood on the shoulders of giants." He thought he could see clearly that the crown prince was much easier to get along with than his shrewd father.
"On the shoulders of giants?" Hugg smiled, "that's a very interesting remark. β
"There's nothing strange about it. Theresa despised her brother, "Si's hometown has long been like this." β
"That's fascinating. Yu Ge touched his chin and thought, "But according to you, what obligations should a king have after enjoying almost unlimited power?"
"The King's Duty...... In addition to the clichΓ© of ensuring the prosperity of the country, I can only say, 'We must always bear the danger of death and annihilation.'" Sinampei shrugged his shoulders, in front of Yu Ge, who was also a young man, he didn't have so many scruples about talking, "To be honest, the king is a high-risk profession. β
"Really?" Huge shook his head, "Tell me?"
"In my homeland, a dynasty that can have a country for three hundred years at most will fall. No matter how great a family is, it can't avoid this fate, and whenever it loses power, the tragedy it encounters is often unbearable. Sinan Pei sighed, "This qiΔ is all for the supreme power. Perhaps because the power of kings is stronger, the struggle for power in my homeland is even more fierce than in Eugenia, not only with usurpers, with traitors, but also with my own family members, and even with my brothers and sisters. Even...... The same is true for their own people. β
"This is what those who have power have to face, perhaps, it can also be called the backlash of power?"
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