Chapter 319 How to Rule
In the cultural circle of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the New Year is not lively, the market is very calm, and all warmth is at home.
Those who were working hard outside all returned home. At home, my father prepared some chats and my mother prepared a table of good meals. The troubles of life and work matters are all expressed with warmth.
In the living room, Frederick sometimes beat his back and sometimes rubbed his shoulders for Mafia, surrounded by old men and old ladies whose faces were full of envy.
These old people were all servants or subordinates of Mafia's family. They were implicated to some extent when the family collapsed, and they returned to him without hesitation when they came back. The juniors like Frederick have to call them grandparents. .
Mafia would invite them here every New Year to chat and chat.
This year is a little different. Everyone is gathered around a charcoal stove. There is a layer of wire mesh on the stove. There is a teapot on the mesh to heat tea. There are also some fruits, snacks and meat grilled around it.
According to today's medical theory, elderly people cannot eat cold food, as it will easily upset their stomachs, and diarrhea can kill them more than catching a cold.
Now, everyone, young and old, can gather together and eat hot food without worrying about a bad stomach.
Mafiya saw off the old people after lunch, put on a fiery red fox fur shawl, and took Frederick for a walk on the beach.
"The royal family agreed that I would become a court noble, and gave me the title of Earl of Westridge, with full authority to manage this citrus island."
Mafia suddenly dropped this news, which surprised Frederick.
Frederick has recently gained some understanding of the political model here. From now on, except for land ownership, this island will still belong to the royal family, and everything else will belong to the master's wife.
He thought for a moment and then asked: "What's the price?"
Mafiya replied: "The tax is a tax package system, which is ten times the average tax in the past five years."
"Set up a mercenary army of one thousand men to send to the royal family, and I will pay all the expenses."
"Robert will marry a princess of the royal family in the future. It has been decided that she will be the youngest daughter of Princess Lola. , three years old this year.”
“Monica will marry the youngest grandson of the prince in the future, and the throne will not be his turn.”
Frederick nodded. Conditions are average.
For the royal family, the only meaning of this island is to make money. If someone can provide more money, a noble title without territory is not out of the question.
Mafia looked at the sea, sighed deeply, and said: "I used to think that I could govern this island, but when I really started to rule, I found that it is different from ruling a family."
< br>Frederick nodded.
In his last life, he saw someone on the Internet saying that there was no difference between the gangs and the country when they became big. He understood it after he became the ruler. I am afraid that the person who said this was not even the leader of the homework collection team in school. Pass.
High-pressure rule maintained by force seems effective, but the cost of rule is extremely high.
Don’t expect anything good from the grassroots personnel under this political model. The faces in the territory will be red every minute, and riots will break out at any time.
When the force as the foundation weakens slightly, it will become the first domino to fall. Not only the internal foundation is damaged, but the external enemies are already waiting to raise the butcher knife to the fattened pigs, and they are very likely to appear as the savior. .
Maybe, Mafiya will become the "Devil King", and a lot of "braves" will appear in the village. God knows what those guys with the protagonist's script will do.
Frederick couldn't help but think that the royal family might have dared to do this because they thought that gangsters like Mafiya would not be able to rule the territory.
In the future, when Mafiya makes the people of Citrus Island boil with resentment and the royal family comes back with descendants of Robert or Monica as mascots, the people will be grateful to the royal family. Mafiya turned to Frederick and said: "I heard that you have a school for government officials, and I want to send some people there to study."
Frederick couldn't help but frowned after hearing this. The teacher's wife was talking about the Wesson Technical College for Civil Servants, and he was the principal.
This college has been open less than three years. Every year, those who pass the civil service entrance examination will come here to study for three to six months, and promoted staff and officials will come here to study for one month. Those who are employed will have three five-day study periods each year.
The problem is that the teaching model and content of this college are in line with the Wesson state government. For example, we recite Duke Wesson's quotations before meals every day. Can the people trained here adapt to the conditions of Citrus Island? Make a question mark several kilometers wide.
Frederick scratched his head and said: "Citrus grown here is very sweet, but even mice won't eat it in Wesson. I'm worried that the situation in the two places is different and there will be big problems."
“Let’s do this, I’ll ask the college to send people over to build a college here that suits the local customs and you will manage it yourself.”
"I suggest the same goes for the military academy."
After hearing this, Mafiya thought seriously for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.
There is a deep concept of master and apprentice as father and son here. If the officials and officers on the island are their own children, it will be greatly conducive to strengthening the rule.
Frederick continued: "The so-called politics is just to make more friends and fewer enemies. It is easier to do things when you have more friends."
Mafiya nodded. , they physically defeated the enemy a lot.
Frederick continued: "Your foundation is not stable, and you need to win over the largest number of people on the island, such as farmers, sailors, and workers."
"The Black Claw Gang has a huge advantage in this regard. It can be transformed into an organization similar to a guild."
"The function of this organization is not only to carry out violent activities, but more importantly, to provide appropriate help to those vulnerable groups."
"For example. When a worker's family fails to receive wages, the Black Claw gang comes forward to help him file a lawsuit and help him recover his due share."
"If a businessman's family encounters an unexpected incident, it will be difficult for him to do so. Then, the Black Claw Gang can lend a helping hand appropriately.”
Mafia stood like a stone statue on the beach until the sun gradually sank into the sea, and then she fully digested and understood what Frederick said.
When the time comes, I will hold the officials with my left hand and the people with my right hand. The entire territory will be harder than Richard Nall. Who dares to challenge me?
"Thank you." Mafia raised her hand and touched Frederick's head, with a kind smile on her face, "I thought you would teach me how to make money, but I didn't expect you taught me so much. There is no place to learn the secret recipe.”
Frederick laughed. These days, there is a practice where the master keeps a key “secret recipe” when teaching his disciples, but Richard Nall gave the secret recipe to Frederick and Ta. Erhof, but he wrote them into poems and asked these two guys to understand them, but neither of them understood them.
In Psyche’s words, Frederick suffered the disadvantage of being too well-educated, and Talhofer suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated. They had to be on the same cultural level as Richard Naer to understand them. What do those things mean?
"Making money is easy." Frederick smiled and continued concentrating, "As long as a tolerant, fair and just stage is set up, businessmen will come to the stage and dance on their own."
"I I think the geographical environment and tradition here are good, and it is surrounded by areas with developed textile industries, so the garment industry can be developed.”
“I invented a fan that does not require magic when I was in the Kingdom of Kush, but now I can’t. I know how well my home is being optimized. If it’s done well, I plan to build an assembly factory here.”
According to his idea, there is great potential for the development of light industry here.
(End of this chapter)