Chapter 448 Then I took advantage of the situation and robbed it
After Anna came to Weissenburg, she did not live in Weissenburg City, but stayed in the castle of the former Count Ansbach in Rechat City, dozens of kilometers away.
She is here for an official visit, not a tourist like the emperor's friend, and the pomp is not small.
Rechat City and Weissenburg City are connected by railway, and there is a special train on standby at the train station, which will arrive soon.
Anna had a hobby of climbing high and looking far, so she arranged the top of the tallest tower of the castle as a lounge. When Frederick came here, he could only shake his head, and it was difficult for her men to move the furniture up.
The castle is located on a hill. The weather is good today. With a telescope, you can see the castle of Weissenburg and the spire of Germaine Cathedral.
Anna looked at the farmers and tractors working in the farmland in the distance, took a sip of wine, sighed slightly, and said: "I used to work hard for the throne, but now I know how difficult it is after experiencing it myself."
“The empire seems powerful, but it has become corrupt. The years of struggle for the throne have brought great trauma to the country.”
“The local nobles and the royal family have become estranged. They are also obeying my orders and disobeying them."
"The empire's bureaucracy has become an independent force. It is closed and corrupt. Official positions are clearly priced, and some local tax collectors even levy taxes until ten years later. ”
"The royal army has become a place for dandies to gild and make money. It collapsed on the battlefield, and the battle reports were overwhelming."
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Frederick sat on the sofa with a wine glass in his hand. , listening quietly, thinking that Anna has national thieves inside, powerful enemies outside, and an awesome old man like herself in the distance, a perfect starting template for a time traveler.
After Anna finished speaking, she sat next to Frederick, rested her head on Frederick's shoulder, closed her eyes and whispered: "Let me lean against you for a while."
Frederick He changed the wine glass to another hand and reached out to gently caress the Queen's back.
He knew very well that Anna didn't like him, but she was worried when she competed for the throne. She was still worried after sitting on the throne, and her tense spirit needed an outlet.
I am just right. My character, appearance, life experience, and abilities are all perfect. I will not threaten the throne or get involved in political struggles.
After a while Anna fell asleep, resting on Frederick's lap, breathing slowly.
When she woke up, her overall mental state was much better. Lunch had been delivered by then, which was a light meal of two slices of bread and an omelette.
It’s just that Anna didn’t get up, she still lay on the sofa with her head on Frederick’s thigh, letting Frederick feed her.
After Anna had eaten, she asked: "Is there any way you can teach me?"
Frederick said calmly: "You might as well just rebel."
"Since the old one can no longer To save it, smash it and build a new one."
Anna sighed and said: "I haven't thought about it, but first of all, it requires money, and secondly, a strong army and reliability. I don’t have any of these things in the civil service system.”
“This is what I envy you most. You have money, loyal ministers and a strong army, and you have civil servants who can be trusted.”
"If you hadn't been engaged a long time ago, when my father was still alive, he would have desperately asked me or Theresia to marry you and merge your territory into the empire."
"As long as the heir to the throne does not have the same bloodline, It's not impossible to let you be the regent."
Frederick smiled and shook his head and said: "Forget it, with all due respect, your empire is already a bottomless swamp, even if it is a fire dragon. I have to be trapped and unable to move, and eventually I will be sucked to death by the little bug."
"If I really want to merge with you, I will accomplish nothing in the end." It's hard for those teammates to help you achieve results, but they can do a lot of tricks to hold you back.
"Yes." Anna nodded slightly, "If my father Yu Wei was not still here to build the railway this time and reached a land exchange agreement with the landowners along the way, the land acquisition alone would not have been completed in ten years."
< br>Private ownership of land can be said to be the cornerstone of feudal society. Even the emperor cannot easily deprive landlords of their territory, which will shake the foundation of rule.
Not to mention that the small landowner is not happy if the vassal of the vassal is not his vassal, and the big landowner who is one level behind him really has nothing to do with him.
Nowadays, the Osmaga Empire is suffering from a serious illness that cannot be cured. The only way to break the situation is to inject positive energy from outside.
Now that Frederick had this positive energy, Anna longed for this positive energy, and they hit it off.
Frederick sat on the sofa and looked at the blue sky and thought for a long time, considering the consequences of the policy from a political, economic, and military perspective.
Anna sat up and waited quietly for the results.
Before she took the throne, she knew that the country was riddled with all kinds of diseases, but it was only when she became emperor that she realized how serious the problem was.
There are more and more vassals who are in arrears with feudal money, and taxes are getting less and less, but the types of taxes are still increasing, and no one knows where the taxes go.
The final straw for Anna was an incredible thing.
According to official documents, several small towns in Bohemia are still under the control of the empire and belong to outposts, and supplies and food are allocated on time. However, they were actually occupied by the Piast Kingdom many years ago. In practice, this matter Among the nobles are her half-brother. Anna found that she didn't know who to trust at home, so she could only follow the advice in the letter left by her father and come to Frederick for help.
At least Frederick put a clear price on what he did, and he would do it if he was given the money. The recovery of Constantinople is an example.
“There is a way.”
As the sunset gradually rose, Frederick finally spoke.
Anna did not rush to ask what the solution was, but asked: "What's the price?"
"I'm afraid my situation is worse than you imagined. The treasury has a serious deficit and can only barely survive. "
She looked down at her body, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "If you help me just because you get my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it for a lot of money, and neither will you. A person who would do anything for the sake of lust.”
The two of them had some negative contact, but it was just a moment of passion. As a ruler, even blood relatives can be killed if necessary, let alone such a casual relationship.
Frederick ignored her next words, looked into her eyes, and said word by word: "Wealth will inevitably attract greedy claws. Do you have the confidence to protect it with blood and fire. ”
Anna answered firmly: "I have no way out."
"I'm afraid you don't know yet, but the Principality of Satsuma in the northeastern part of the empire has become essentially independent with the secret support of the Piast Kingdom. Satsuma Although the principality is not rich, it is larger than the Principality of Wesson."
"I suspect that the eldest brother is behind this and is dissatisfied with me becoming the emperor."
"The empire. There was nothing that could be done about it, because it was not announced on the surface, and Mary had no choice."
"This is the first tree to light up in the forest, and it will definitely not be the last."
"When the whole forest turns into a sea of fire, I hope you can take me in."
Frederick said: "Then I will take advantage of the fire."
Anna nodded. The example of the restoration of the Lan Empire was before, so it wouldn't be too bad to cooperate with him.
The Osmaga Empire was a behemoth, which meant it was a huge market for Frederick.
It’s just that the purchasing power of this market is limited. 95% of the people are poor agricultural people and cannot buy too many goods. If you want to expand trade, you need to increase the income of local people.
The biggest problem facing the Principality of Wesson now is that the food self-sufficiency rate is too low. The large number of foreign people and the growing demand for meat make the food like a bottomless pit that cannot be filled.
Now the food problem has become the biggest security risk in the Principality of Wesson.
If nothing else, as long as Anna blocks the Danube River, food from the south will not be able to pass through, and the dining standard of the Principality of Wesson will immediately change to fried tofu and potatoes as the national dish.
So Frederick planned to transfer a number of labor-intensive industries to the territory of his allies, and seize the production of high value-added industries and high-end products in the upper reaches of the industrial chain.
Frederick was determined to climb higher, which required making many friends. Friends who make money together are good friends.
Anna was not in a hurry to let Frederick tell her what she could do. Soon the servant would come up and ask them to go down for dinner.
She went up to hug Frederick and whispered: "The servants around me will leak the news and make them think that we have not talked about business all afternoon."
Frederick clicked He nodded, his reputation was already like that anyway.
The next thing he has to do is to try to cultivate the bourgeoisie abroad and overthrow the landlord class there. If the secret is leaked, it will be difficult.
The servant came up on time, and Frederick noticed that she eavesdropped behind the door for a moment, and only opened the door after letting Anna notice something.
The servant seemed to be prepared for this to happen. He just lowered his head slightly and reported that dinner was ready.
When Frederick saw that the person was an acquaintance in the city of Wien, the daughter of an earl, he smiled and asked: "Do you want to come together?"
Anna punched her head angrily He slapped him, but Frederick ignored him. When he saw that the servant still took two steps forward even though his head was lowered, he went over to pick him up and put him on the sofa.
While the battle was in full swing, Frederick suddenly whispered into the servant's ear and asked: "Who do you serve?"
The servant said a name in a daze and sat aside. Ana's expression suddenly changed while she was resting.
Anna mouthed to Frederick: "Help me."
Frederick nodded.
Anna suddenly smiled evilly and asked with her mouth: "Is it okay for men?"
(End of this chapter)