Chapter 74 Reform of the Provincial System
"Your Majesty." The right phase's expression showed some unnaturalness, and he knew very well that the next words were definitely not what the king in front of him wanted to hear. But he had tried to persuade him many times, but those few nobles who were older than the history of the kingdom made it clear that they did not want to participate in this turmoil.
"Your Majesty, apart from that one, only Grand Duke Sinde is willing to stand on the same side as the royal family."
Dick III's eyes flashed and he nodded slightly, but this result did not surprise him.
The seven top noble families in the kingdom, excluding the royal family, have a long heritage and have their own roots, and they will not participate in it at all at other times unless fundamental interests are involved.
In their eyes, the dispute between the royal family and the Grand Duke of the West, just like the ambition of the Grand Duke of the East, belongs to the power struggle between the royal family and the great nobles. It stands to reason that in this case, the dukes will work together to rebel against the royal family, but because of various complex entanglements of interests, everyone is almost neutral.
Countless experiences in history have proven that many times they will only be on the side of the victors, as long as they do not affect them.
After all, in the core territories of several dukes' families, only the duke is already known but the king is not known. If it weren't for the royal family's righteousness, and the fact that several dukes didn't dare to forget the rules set by their ancestors, there would not be much difference between the Kingdom of Divine Grace and the Tut Federation.
Dick III wanted to change this for a long time.
"Huh." Dick III snorted coldly, with a hint of mockery in his voice. "After so many years, these big families are still the same as before, nothing has changed."
The right minister breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he was afraid that Dick III would blame him for not working hard. After all, it is indeed a shame that Dick III has not been able to convince any of the ducal families to support the royal family despite his extremely generous promises.
"Your Majesty is wise." The right minister hurriedly slapped a sycophant. "In fact, not to mention Your Majesty, the other nobles of the kingdom can also guess the way they behave, and they have been guarding that little bit all day long, and now they have long been corrupted and degenerate."
Dick III glanced at the right side lightly, and his deep eyes saw through the other party's careful thoughts, but he didn't break it, and continued.
"Whether they support it or not, my decision cannot be changed in any way, and the provincial system must be carried out!"
The right minister was shocked, and originally thought that without the support of several major dukes' families, Dick III might change his radical reform ideas and suppress the western grand dukes. But Dick III was determined to push forward the most radical reforms, which was almost the enemy of the vast majority of the nobility.
Even with the current prestige of Dick III, the opposition will not be small. You know, this involves the most fundamental interest of the aristocracy - the autonomy of the territory.
"Your Majesty, will you... Tooβ" The right minister deliberated his words, trying to persuade him, but was interrupted by a wave of his hand from Dick III.
"Needless to say, this matter is only good for the kingdom and not bad, since it has been prepared before, then let's implement it. Those families, since they chose not to stand in line, they did not dare to jump out against it.
As long as they don't take the lead in opposing it, what is the use of the remaining nobles opposing it, it's a big deal, why not hold another meeting of the nobles! β
Hearing the noble conference, the right minister's heart couldn't help but tremble, the kingdom has been established for so many years, except for the early days, the number of times the noble conference has been really held is only a handful, and every time it is a major event. For example, to determine a long-term war with the orcs, such as a certain family's delusional desire to replace the royal family, and to agree to the independence of the Tut Federation, etc.
After all, the number of meetings of the nobles of the kingdom will not exceed ten times, and the fact that Dick III did not hesitate to convene them in order to carry out reforms is enough to prove his determination.
It's just that if it really comes to the level of the noble assembly, is Dick III really sure that he can suppress all the nobles, if one of them is not done, the decades of business will be ruined.
But since Dick III said so, the right minister could only agree to come down and start arranging according to the previous plan.
For a time, the royal capital was turbulent.
In a certain duke's mansion in the royal capital, an old figure looked in the direction of the palace, sighed and said softly.
"Why be so persistent, the empire of the Eastern Continent is not so easy to imitate. Since you don't live long, why bother, isn't it better to keep the throne? β
Behind him, the voice of a young man came.
"Father, do we need to do something?"
"We don't have to do anything, just keep an eye on the side of the Grand Duke of the West, we don't want to be a royal family, but we don't want to break the contract to change to a royal family, a weak royal family, which is in our interests."
"Yes!"
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"This rune, my God, can it still be like this?" Ma Long looked at the rune pattern drawn by Bella on the paper with an incredulous expression, and couldn't help but deduce the calculation in his heart. "It's incredible how a little change can increase the efficiency several times."
Claire on the other side is much better than Ma Long, she has never seen any winds and waves in her previous life, and Bella's small rune changes have not even reached the level of one-tenth of Claire's previous life.
However, Claire saw some of Bella's thoughts and ideas from it, and she appreciated Bella even more.
This is a rare talent, and it must not be buried under Norman's hands, and with Bella's talent, the future has a bright future under Claire.
Thinking of this, Claire also complimented.
Bella smiled and shook her head slightly.
"Okay, you two don't boast anymore, since you've already seen it, let's try to portray it.
I'll do the core part, Marlon will take care of the middle part, and as for the Baron, it's good that you're in charge of the outermost part. β
Malone came back to his senses and nodded, the look of shock on his face had not completely faded.
"No problem, I have a feeling that if the calculation is correct, the final magic gathering effect of this magic tower will not be worse than that of a high-level magic tower.
It's really incredible, the mid-level magic circle runes can be compared to the high-level after improvement, how the hell did it. β
"I'm fine." Claire also replied with a smile, looking very proud of Marlon's shock. Anyway, this is also the theory and knowledge of the empire in the previous life, if there is no obvious progress and improvement, it would be strange.
"How to do it, Bella will answer it for you when the time comes, and after the book I sent you arrives, if you can study it thoroughly, then you will naturally find the answer."
After hearing this, Ma Long's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to read the book immediately, but he didn't forget the work in front of him, nodded at Claire and Bella, and signaled that he was fine.
Bella's arrangement was quite reasonable, with the magic level of the three people and the familiarity of the runes, although Claire's real level was enough to depict the core runes, he didn't want to show it at this time.
This is just a magic tower, and when the magic fortress is in the future, it will be the time for him to make a move.
The three of them each took the corresponding magic materials and stood in the right position.
Bella nodded and said softly.
"Let's get started."