Chapter 1529 Returning to the Master's Gate
The advantage of the enfeoffment system is that you only collect taxes, and how to govern the local area is the matter of the local lords. The central government will not interfere, as long as they do not rebel.
But the disadvantage is that the local autonomy is too great, and it is almost like a local emperor.
What if the place becomes stronger and people are not willing to be local emperors but directly want to be emperors?
——Emperor Zhou must fully agree with this...
There are only two ways to solve this problem.
Either directly cut down the vassal and change the feudal state to centralized power, just like what the Lakshuriya Demon Kingdom did, and there is no feudal nobles at all.
But of course doing this will cause a huge backlash. When Lakshurya did this, the country almost collapsed.
What’s more, Viola’s reputation is really bad for doing this.
In the critical moment of Avarus, it was the feudal nobles who sent troops to help Viola recover from the crisis of annihilation. Now you are taking the trouble to kill the donkey.
From a long-term perspective, it's true, but in this case, who would dare to work for you?
Another way is to find a balance.
The reason why Viola is worried that the place is too strong is because many civil servants and nobles were lost during the war to destroy the country. The local feudal nobles lost their restraints and it was easy for one family to dominate.
So if Viola wants to achieve balance, she must cultivate a group of new nobles.
So, is there any more legitimate reason than gaining military honors in war?
The local nobles were actually not stupid, they were just a bit earthy, but they all could see that Viola's attack on the Tandelon Demon Kingdom was a strategy of killing two birds with one stone. There were actually a large number of noble nephews in the army.
Many of them are the second sons in the family, who have no hope of inheriting the title and can only fend for themselves when they grow up.
These people join the army just to have a better future.
In this case, Viola will give them a future.
So far, Viola has conferred more than twenty new knights. These people will become managers of the occupied areas and new local nobles after the war.
Although the power is weak, it can attract the attention of the old nobles.
Next, Viola began to really plan to take drastic measures, such as establishing an imperial examination system.
Ah, yes, the imperial examination system is indeed very advanced for them.
At present, the selection of officials is basically based on a recommendation system. Those who can be recommended can do it without being related by relatives. Do you think it is possible?
This will also make the forces in power in the country become more and more solidified, making it easy to go back to the old ways.
The imperial examination, on the other hand, seeks as many talents as possible regardless of family background. These people will serve as palace officials or even expatriate officials in the future to check the power of the nobility.
Of course, it is not easy to achieve this. First, you must have a certain educational foundation.
It is outrageous to say that the literacy rate of the people here in Viola is less than 10%, and this includes people who can only write their own names. There are even people among the nobles who are not literate at all. Still proud of it.
If Viola wants to select talents, she must popularize education.
But if I directly say that I want to open a school, this will definitely be opposed by the local nobles. The common people are already literate and have knowledge, which will be very detrimental to their rule.
As for this problem, Viola plans to solve it in a curved way to save the country.
For example, what we run is not an ordinary school, but a seminary.
What, you don’t allow the common people to worship the king?
Do you want to die?
This will silence the local nobles, and no one will dare to openly confront an eternal tyrant. But it also has flaws, such as making the church too powerful.
Viola originally wanted to unify politics and religion, but was strongly opposed by Li Chengqi before giving up. Therefore, this required changes to the law, such as the church not being allowed to interfere in politics, etc.
There are many details that need to be discussed, but the general direction has definitely been set.
Viola has determined the development direction for the next ten, twenty or even thirty years, of course, provided that this battle is over.
Of course Li Chengqi didn’t know how far Viola had thought, but Viola was the most worry-free for Li Chengqi. She was almost in a completely idle state, just watching the believers praying and asking questions every day. I asked Viola and Aldee if there was any trouble that I needed to take action, and other times I just watched.
So, what makes Li Chengqi worry the most is Viola, and who makes him worry the least?
Of course it is Yang Yiyi...
At this time, turning the screen, you can see that Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi have just got off the boat. They inquired about the city for a while and found a carriage to get on.
Three months passed, and Yang Yiyi finally couldn't hold it any longer.
This girl is not someone who stays in one place peacefully, especially after going out for a wild run, she wants to go out and do heroic things every day.
However, Yang Yiyi has met the conditions Li Chengqi said. You have to practice your kung fu well before proceeding.
I have become proficient in using Dengyunbu and Guicheyin, and I have successfully learned even the most difficult earth-shaking skills.
In terms of internal strength, it may have something to do with the two-page general outline left by Lin Tianci. The rejuvenation method has made rapid progress. Although Yang Yiyi's mana bar has not improved much, the mana recovery speed is obviously much faster. This should be one of the wonderful uses of the rejuvenation method.
When she had almost finished practicing the Rejuvenation Heart Technique, Li Chengqi was wondering whether he should let Yang Yiyi practice the Three Talents Sutra that he snatched from the Tianlang Sect. That thing was not a popular product. After all, it came from Jiang Fengyue's Hand is also a first-rate magical skill.
Because the kung fu has reached the standard mentioned by Li Chengqi, Yang Yiyi has been scratching her head all day since she learned the shocking kung fu. With Li Chengqi's permission, she immediately bid farewell to Wujiazhuang, got on the boat and ran away.
As for Wu Shaoyi...
Like Yang Yiyi, she is used to running outside and doesn't really want to stay at home.
——The old father burst into tears.
In fact, this is also beneficial. During the time when Wu Shaoyi traveled with Yang Yiyi, Wujiazhuang had already made Wujiazhuang famous. In the past, no one even knew about Wujiazhuang in Nanshan City.
When we talk about it now, everyone will think of Wu Shaoyi who calmly played the piano amidst the chaos.
Moreover, Wu Shaoyi's legs have also undergone significant improvement recently.
Long-term acupuncture, coupled with the prescriptions prescribed by Taohuawu doctors, and taking the Tongmai Dan given by Li Chengqi, Wu Shaoyi can not only feel a little sense now, but she can actually get out of the wheelchair if she holds on to the wall. stand up.
Simply a medical miracle.
This strengthened Wu Shaoyi's confidence to go out. Maybe she will really be able to get rid of the wheelchair in a while.
Anyway, the two of them got on the boat and headed north. The first stop they wanted to go was Qingshan Gate.
To be honest, Li Chengqi is not very willing to let Yang Yiyi go back. He feels that the Qingshan Sect just wants to take advantage of Yang Yiyi's current fame and gain popularity.
But Yang Yiyi misses her old feelings, and Li Chengqi doesn't feel comfortable saying anything. Thinking about it carefully, Wu Shaoyi is with her anyway, and Yang Yiyi lacks foresight, but Wu Shaoyi does.
If something happened when Li Chengqi wasn't paying attention, with Wu Shaoyi by his side, at least he wouldn't have to worry about Yang Yiyi being used as a weapon.
After all, this girl’s brain is really not reassuring...
(End of this chapter)