Chapter 591 Clarifying the Scope of Power
Frederick left the city of Milan and visited the Principality of Dulin, the Principality of Liguria, Florence and the Golden City. In late August, he arrived at the Kingdom of Sardinia. The royal capital is Baili City.
This road was called the "Golden Coin Spring Road" by later generations. The Principality of Dulin gained the vehicle industry, the Principality of Liguria will build an ironworks on the seaside, and Feilengcui is preparing to build a paper mill and printing factory. , Golden City, the original location of the national treasury, will become a hardware city.
Before leaving the Golden City, Frederick called Aleppe to ask: "Do the Venetians have any contact with garlic?"
Aleppe said depressedly: "No. ”
They thought that the Venetians would not ignore this spy and would definitely use her.
As a result, there was no action from the Venetian side along the way, and they did not even take the initiative to contact Frederick.
Frederick said: "Then send her away."
He speculated that the Venetians should have judged that both sides had the bargaining chips that the other side needed, so they were not in a hurry.
After Garlic was sent away, she thought that Frederick had sent her to Weissenburg, and she thought that she was favored, and she felt happy.
When she returned to the Kingdom of Sardinia, she was already an old man. The diary she wrote in the north was compiled into the "Diary of the Grouse Forest" by later generations. Important historical materials of revolutionary history.
After arriving at the city of Dibelli, Frederick stayed in a palace outside the city.
Di Baili City is adjacent to the Holy City, the headquarters of the Church of Light. The king himself, the Duke of Milan and others would fast and bathe in this palace to show their piety every time before going to the Holy City.
That's what he said, but when Frederick saw the luxurious bath, he knew that the people here knew how to play.
He rested in the palace for two days, and then went to the city of Dibai to meet with King Francisco.
This was not the first time that the two met. Two years ago, when the Franconian Principality was causing trouble, Frederick was in a hurry to rush back and came to Dibili City to borrow a griffon.
Time was tight that time and there was no chance for an in-depth discussion.
After the two exchanged pleasantries in the living room, Francisco got to the point: "I have a question, and I would like to ask you to clarify it."
Frederick replied: "Excuse me, Your Majesty. "
He thought it was about the railway, but Francisco asked: "What do you think about power?"
"I have studied you with many staff, and I feel...please allow me to describe it as weird."
"The political power of the Principality of Wesson is concentrated upwards in your hands and extends downwards to the countryside. Others do not A little bit of intervention.”
“I can be sure that a government like yours that reaches every corner is coveted by all kings in the world.”
Frederick nodded. In the current political system, political orders only go to vassals, and the vassals of vassals are not their own vassals.
Francisco's decree can be given to the Archduke of Milan, but he can be spared the stone.
There are some nobles in the Duke of Wesson now, but they are just paintings on white paper. The fiefdoms are scattered and scattered. The largest one is only two connected villages, which is not a climate at all.
So the kings of other countries can only be envious, unless the country is reshuffled with blood.
Francisco continued: "However, you personally do not seem to be addicted to power. Each department in the government has a high degree of autonomy and power."
"You could still use your age before. Small explanation, can't explain this now"
"It seems to me that this is very dangerous, you are likely to be ignored by the Supreme Council of Ministers"
Frederick was silent for a moment. This question was raised privately.
After organizing his language, he said: "The Supreme Council of Ministers' role in escaping the Grand Duke is one of the functions of my design of this government structure."
Francisco's eyes suddenly became sharp. No ruler puts shackles on himself.
If the person who said this was not Frederick, he would think that this person was being persecuted.
Frederick further explained: "The government operates according to the will of the ruler, but I cannot ensure that I am always right, let alone that my descendants are as smart as me."
"Of course, I am not insinuating His Majesty Rudolf and His Majesty the late King William. Please do not over-interpret it."
Francisco nodded thoughtfully. This is indeed the truth.
There are too many cases in history. A wise king will make the country strong, and a weak king will make the country weak. A weak king can also make the country strong if he has capable ministers to assist him. However, there are too few examples of complete trust between the king and his ministers. There are many examples. It often ends in tragedy for one of the parties.
If nothing else, regarding the current Rhine League, Frederick was also one of the ministers left to Rudolf by the late king. Before having any thoughts on the Rhine League, one must consider what Archduke Wesson thought.
This is the case with the "North Sea War" currently taking place in the north. As soon as the Wesson Duke's army arrived in Hanma City, the Sverrier Kingdom immediately announced that it was only targeting the Danma Kingdom and had no intention of getting involved in the Rhine Alliance. Francisco did not think that Frederick and Rudolf could live in peace, and there would inevitably be an exit in the future.
Frederick continued: "The biggest feature of the government structure I designed is that the boundaries of power between the Grand Duke and various departments are clearly defined in the form of law."
"Power is A piece of cake is so big. Instead of fighting over it, it is better to divide the cake clearly."
"I will completely divide the administration, law and military into three parts, which are independent of each other and restrict each other."
“The administrative departments are in charge of one branch and not subordinate to the other. The command power, personnel power and logistics in the military are separated. The courts and procuratorates in the legal system are separated. The legislative power will be divested at the appropriate time.”
"The departments are like loose cables, twisted into one in my hand."
Francisco's body shook, as if a new door had opened.
The battle between the royal power and local power in the country has come and gone throughout history.
Many people use the method of dividing power, but the boundaries of power are very blurred, and it is common for orders to be changed day by day. There are many conflicts that are out of control due to overlapping powers.
If state power is clearly divided in a legal form, it should be possible to reach an agreement with local nobles and exchange benefits with clearly marked prices.
The Kingdom of Sardinia has a tradition of local councils sharing power, and the political forces in the wealthy northern regions of the country are highly independent. That's why Francisco thought so. Kings of other countries would just shake their heads.
Allowing local nobles to settle in the center of national power may seem to dilute the royal power, but through the exchange of interests, the royal power can also be reduced.
The pros and cons are difficult to weigh at once and require in-depth thinking and countless arguments.
Francisco asked carefully about the division of powers among the various departments of the Wesson Principality government, and Frederick gave a more detailed answer.
These are not secrets. Every year during the civil service examination, a brief introduction to government departments is published so that candidates can register with a purpose.
This thing is not cheap to sell, but it is something that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.
After thinking for a while, Francisco proposed that the prince go to the Duchy of Wesson to investigate, and Frederick agreed.
The political situation of the Kingdom of Sardinia is very different from that of the Principality of Wesson. Naturally, it is impossible to copy them. The main reason is to refer to their ideas.
Next is the shipyard issue.
The Principality of Liguria wanted to ask Frederick to build a shipyard there, but Frederick declined and only agreed to build an iron smelting plant that relied on local and southern shipping of iron ore.
The impact of the shipyard was too great, and it was still built on royal territory.
The place has also been selected. Just over 20 kilometers southwest of Di Baili City, there is a piece of land about 4 kilometers long from east to west and about 3 kilometers wide from north to south. The west of this land is the sea. It is surrounded by rivers on three sides.
From an economic point of view, this place is indeed not as good as the Principality of Liguria, which is close to the timber production area, but from a political perspective, it is better to be closer to the king.
Francisco agreed and granted the land to Frederick.
It’s just that the place is easy to irrigate, and it is full of red eggplants, so it is called “Red Eggplant Island”.
According to tradition, Frederick should be called Baron Saldin in the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Frederick didn’t want to say anything anymore, just feel free to do it. Now some people have said that his red-and-yellow double-headed eagle coat of arms is the color of red eggplant, pumpkin and Elizabethan potato.
The canonization ceremony was held very grandly, with all the plenipotentiary envoys from the Principality of Milan, Dulin, Liguria, Florence, Golden City, Venice City and Citrus Island attending.
After the ceremony, a "Memorandum of Understanding on the Construction of the Weissenburg-Dibery City Railway" was signed. The pie that Frederick painted was based on the opening of this railway. All parties involved Willing to buy bonds used to build railroads.
At this time, the plenipotentiary of Venice could not sit still, but after Frederick returned to the palace, he immediately fasted and bathed with the help of the nuns sent from the Holy City, and arrived on Sunday, August 30th. The Holy City participated in a ceremony presided over by Pope Valentine himself and prayed for five days in the Cathedral of Light.
These days, Frederick was feeling a little sore from signing the contract to sell the special bonds.
He knew that these fat sheep in divine robes were rich, but he did not expect to be so rich. They sold a total of nearly four million Orei gold coins in bonds.
At this point, the railway funds are intact, a large sum of money has been extracted from the priest, and the affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Church of Light are finally settled.
The next thing to do is to take a look at the United Fruit Company.
Frederick sent a telegram to the United Fruit Company before setting off from Weissenburg, and did not hide his whereabouts along the way. I believe they already knew it.
(End of this chapter)