Chapter 520: You’re not playing me, are you?
When Yang Yiyi dealt with the water element, at the same time, Viola seemed much more relaxed.
By taking over the Silver City, Viola essentially had the conditions to restore her country, but she neither sent troops to chase the defeated Enwei Demon Kingdom army, nor wiped out the remaining forces of the Four Nations Allied Forces in her own country, nor was she in a hurry. Be king.
During this period, Viola had been doing administrative work, and was so busy that several of her quills broke.
After the war, the aftermath needs to be dealt with, rewards should be given based on merit, the nobles who have surrendered in the city must be paid attention to, and a way must be found to get the government that has killed too many officials back into operation.
The administrative work alone is too busy, and there are other things that give Viola an even bigger headache.
The Demon Kingdom of Avarus is a feudal country. Except for the Demon King's direct jurisdiction and a few cities directly managed by the royal palace, most of the territory is assigned to noble lords.
Compared with centralizing power, this approach is indeed easier to calm people's hearts. Moreover, the Demon Kingdom of Avarus has been conquered for so long and has never surrendered. This is also inseparable from the tenacious resistance of these lords.
But the problem is that everyone among the lords wants to eat and occupy more, and the intensity of the party struggle is not much better than that of the Ming Dynasty.
Because of their support, these nobles who followed Viola into the Silver City began to be dishonest, trying to expand their power at a time when everything was in ruins.
During this period, Viola had to find time to talk to the nobles, understand their demands, and balance the relationship between them. To be honest, this was much more tiring than administrative work.
Viola was born in the palace. Even if she doesn't want to know, she should understand all these things under the influence of her ears and eyes, but knowing it doesn't mean she is willing to do it.
She formed the Knights of the Guard in order not to get involved in political exchanges and to prevent the nobles in the country from getting their ideas on her head.
——Of course, also in order not to wear high heels at the dance.
But at that time, she was a princess, with her father and brother around, so it didn't matter if she was freer. The situation was different now, she was the only direct bloodline of Avarus.
Theoretically speaking, Aldai also has the right to inherit. If she is reliable, it is not impossible for Viola to push Aldai to become the devil.
But look, is Aldai reliable?
If she becomes the Demon King, I am afraid she will not think of handling government affairs for more than ten years. The few times she meets with ministers, she will definitely ask the treasury for money to meet her research funds...
There is no other way, so Viola can only bear everything.
Although troublesome, there is still some good news.
Li Chengqi has been paying more attention to Yang Yiyi recently. He didn't notice that since Viola entered the Silver City, the number of gold coins in the column has been increasing rapidly.
Moreover, Viola plans to send troops after dealing with domestic problems. Not only to fight all the four countries that once invaded Avarus, but also to make them cough up a large amount of war compensation.
After all, Avarus is now severely weakened. If it doesn't take advantage of the current situation where the four countries are unable to take action, it will ask for money to rebuild, and there will be no chance in the future.
Gold coins will no longer be a big problem, and because the Silver City was once breached, some people ran away, some were killed, and some surrendered nobles are now sealed by Viola.
After a few days of inventory, Viola managed to find a large piece of land at her disposal in the center of the capital, where land was at a premium.
As for what to do with this piece of land...
Viola signed at the bottom of a document, stamped it, and handed the document to Zola who was waiting next to her:
"Send it to Open City and ask the architects working there to design a plan for the great temple according to the size of the land. There is no upper limit on the budget. You can use it as you like. I only want the best."
Several months have passed, and less than one-tenth of the temples in Open City have been built. The country has just met the conditions for restoration, and Viola will soon build a bigger one.
If there was a cabinet now to assist Viola in managing the country, someone would definitely say, "The wonders are ruining the country, Your Majesty."
But Zola is also a believer with full piety, and after receiving the document ordered by Viola, she planned to execute it without saying a word.
The Log Wind Temple in the Leon Territory is not planned to be rebuilt. It represents the starting point and has a very important symbolic meaning, so it is enough to maintain the status quo.
But the temple in the capital must be big, it must be magnificent, it must be the kind that you can tell at a glance that it is a wonder of the world. Construction funds? Don't tell me about the cost, that's not important. Viola believes that the belief in the Demon King God will surely spread, and she will build the great temple in the capital into the largest and best temple in the entire plane, so that believers from the entire plane can come here for pilgrimage.
Although it is a bit irrational, it is not completely unreasonable.
The most important affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs...
Regardless of how long it will take to repair this great temple, as long as Avarus exists, it will continue to be repaired until it is satisfied.
Before that, Viola had first requisitioned some idle scattered shops or the mansions of surrendering nobles to use as temples for priests to preach. In just a few days, more than a dozen statues of gods had been erected. The civilians in the city were first shocked by a wave of demon kings and gods.
Zola hurriedly left the office with the documents, just in time to cross paths with Aldai who came in.
"Viola, I want..."
"No, you don't."
Viola didn't even raise her head, and she knew what she was planning to do as soon as she heard Aldai's voice.
"If you are free, please help me deal with those nobles. I am almost too busy to have time to eat, but you are just hanging around all day."
"But the Demon King's Ring is very important to your Majesty."
"Of course I know the importance, but do you have accurate information? Your Majesty specifically asked me not to look for the Demon King's Ring rashly."
"I have great confidence..."
"But not for sure."
"Well, not sure."
There is very little information from the mythical age left to the present, and it is extremely difficult to confirm the location of the Demon King's Ring. Aldai has been looking for it by referring to ancient documents, but it is always just a guess without any accurate information.
The last time she took it upon herself to go to the Tandelon Demon Kingdom to find the Demon King's Ring was just a coincidence, and she happened to bump into it, but it was impossible to have such good luck every time.
Now the Four Kingdoms are in chaos, and the two suspected Demon King's Rings are both within the Four Kingdoms.
It's okay to run away in peacetime, but now, if there is a slight mistake, Aldai will become a hostage threatening Viola.
Viola raised her head slightly from the document, glanced at Aldai's face with almost no expression, and couldn't help but sigh.
After all, she knew her cousin’s character very well, and Viola was reluctant to speak too harshly, so she decided to compromise:
"What's the name of that information dealer..."
"Teresa?"
"Yes, haven't you entrusted her with the investigation? If she has accurate information, I will support you in selecting someone to get the Demon King's Ring."
"I knew you would say that. By coincidence, Teresa is outside."
"..."
Wasn't she playing me just now?
Viola, very doubtful.
(End of chapter)