Chapter 382 We also hold a science meeting
After this year’s Golden Durian Award Ceremony, many people had new thoughts in their minds.
In the car pulled by six flaming unicorns, Fatih leaned on his chair with his eyes closed and thought, and suddenly asked Hakan sitting opposite: "Do you think you can stand on the podium?" "
The fact that Hakan can enter the top group of human beings with extraordinary power shows that he is extremely skilled in the field of magic, unlike Frederick who defeated him and could only rely on the welfare of time travellers. When he won the mathematics prize, Psyche pinched his nose and accepted it for the sake of his reenactment of "The God of Light Jumps Over the Wall".
“Yes!” Hakan was a little excited, “The core doctrine passed down from our school is enough to win the prize.”
He recently studied the awards from previous years and found that the Magic Award is not yet the most cutting-edge field, and the latest achievements are hidden in the hands of some people.
For example, Frederick's weird magical elements were not leaked at all.
Fatih nodded slightly, opened his eyes and looked directly at Hakan, and said seriously: "If you declare, I will fully support you."
Nowadays, the inheritance of magicians pays attention to the genealogy of the master. , and also pay attention to keeping it secret. The core doctrine of the Hakan sect is kept secret like other factions. If you don't want to declare it, even the emperor can't force it.
Hakan also understood this, but this time Fatih’s self-proclaimed “I” showed that he was supported by national power. After thinking about it, he said: “There is a branch of our doctrine that is ahead of others, but research We have reached a dead end, maybe we can break through with the help of outsiders.”
The most important thing is the attitude when doing things for the leader. Failure to do so is a matter of ability. Pushing back and forth is a matter of attitude. Now Hakan's biggest task is to cling to the emperor's lap and rebuild his power that collapsed due to his defeat to Frederick. Since the leader has this intention, then Go ahead and do it.
Fatih was very satisfied with his attitude and said: "After you win the prize, I will order my team to establish the Imperial Science Society modeled on the Wesson Science Society."
Hakan's face was filled with excitement. flushed.
Managing such an association may seem to have little political power and economic benefits, but the water under the water is very deep. If nothing else, as long as there is an award imitating the Golden Durian Award, as long as there is royal endorsement, those people can compete for it. With a broken head, the referee can become the uncrowned king.
Fatih closed his eyes again.
The academic lords and warlords in the country are deeply tied, and some can be said to be two sides of the same coin. Finding something to do for those old academics so that they can devote their energy to politics and fight with their colleagues will be conducive to the long-term stability of the country.
Now Hakan can only hug his thigh tightly, so he lifts his hand and changes his agent when he becomes stronger.
At the same time, little Louis was also thinking about the same problem.
"It's not easy to handle." He sighed, "Tonight I saw many people sending their proud disciples to represent themselves."
In the same carriage with him It was his secretary Armand who came up. Armand whispered: "Your Highness, please believe in your loyalty."
The Kingdom of Gaul, like other countries, has a powerful group of magicians who also occupy a place in the country's political system and become the backbone of violent institutions. At the same time, they also have strong energy in the administrative system through teacher-student relationships and marriages.
Tonight there are indeed many magic masters from the Kingdom of Gaul sending their proud disciples to attend the ceremony. If little Louis doubts their loyalty, it will be tantamount to shaking the foundation of the country.
Little Louis replied: "I have never doubted their loyalty, I mean that their wisdom is serving Duke Wesson."
"There is something in Duke Wesson's speech today. One thing I care about is that he mentioned several times about transforming knowledge on paper into reality. I think this is the reason why there are so many factories in Wesson."
"We are here to learn. You should pay attention to this matter, collect more information, and sort it out for me when you go back." Armand said he would do it tomorrow.
“One more thing.” Little Louis said, “I heard that Duke Wesson is recruiting the second sons and daughters of noble families in the Rhine League who have no right to inherit the title to serve in the palace and the army. This information is also We need to focus on collecting.”
As the prince’s staff, Armand had to grasp the leader’s intentions to avoid making mistakes, so he confirmed with him: “Does your highness want to study or do you have other arrangements?”
There can be many interpretations of Frederick's recruitment of noble children. It can be to solve the livelihood problems of these people, or it can be to secretly contact nobles from various places to prepare for rebellion. If it is the latter, there will be more places to operate.
“Study.” Little Louis nodded, “Don’t you think this is a good method. It can strengthen the relationship between the royal family and local nobles and expand the army. It is best to bring all the nobles together. Capturing the royal capital from the territory will help the royal family centralize power.”
The struggle for power between the royal family and the vassals has lasted for countless years. Not long ago, the militia organization and strong mobilization power of Wesson shocked little Louis and strengthened his belief in centralizing power.
But the local nobles will not hand over their power for no reason. The exchange of interests cannot bring about centralization. Only after mastering an overwhelmingly powerful army can they invite everyone to come and sit down. Talk slowly, focusing on a person who convinces people with virtue.
To build a stronger army, the first step is to get money. Without money, you can't even recruit farmers with pitchforks.
The most terrifying thing about Weissen State in the eyes of outsiders is its ability to make money. Some people once speculated that Weissen State’s annual military expenditure reaches 200,000 florins, and the salary of administrative system employees exceeds 100,000 florins. In addition, Investments in education and infrastructure require an annual income of at least 600,000 florins.
Little Louis had a stomachache when he first heard about this data. This was four times the annual income of the royal family of the Kingdom of Gaul.
It is generally believed that Wesson's annual income of 600,000 florins is outrageous and is intended to build momentum for the sale of bonds. Some people privately say that their uncle works in a place called the "Strategic Intimidation Bureau" and his task is to fabricate exaggerated data. .
In any case, the actual income of Wesson State must be hundreds of thousands of florins a year, which is equivalent to the Gallic royal family, otherwise it would not be able to support an army capable of fighting.
Little Louis was interested in learning how to make money by setting up factories in Wessen, and began to plan: "To build a factory, we must first build a smelting plant. We have iron ore and can import coal from England."
"Then comes the textile factory. We have flax and wool and can weave our own cloth."
"But we have no money." Armand poured a basin of cold water on His Royal Highness.
Little Louis sighed helplessly. If things were going well before, the tulip collapse not long ago caused everyone to lose a lot of money, and the landlord's family had no food left.
As the assistant to His Royal Highness the Prince, Armand has the responsibility of checking for leaks and filling vacancies for the leader, and then there is a basin of ice-water mixture: "The public debt of the lowlands."
Little Louis is about to cry. Well, the nobles of the Kingdom of Gaul and local officials who managed the lowlands behind the scenes colluded with each other to use public funds to invest in tulips. They made a lot of money in the past few years, so they pretended not to know, but this year they were ruined, which is equivalent to more than 100,000 florins. The hole cannot be filled.
The Kingdom of Gaul adopted a blood-sucking policy towards the lowland areas, and there was no reason for blood transfusions.
If this year’s debt is not repaid, no one will buy the new public debt without credit, and the most prosperous city of Amstel was burned down again, so don’t expect to borrow new debt to repay it. Old debt.
"It's difficult!" Little Louis sighed helplessly, "Now that the country is about to move south, it's too late and I'm afraid the Kingdom of Sardinia will discover our plan. Is there any way you can get such a large amount of funds in a short time? ?”
(End of this chapter)