Chapter 702: Explosive Liver
Demon King’s Calendar, mid-June of 649.
Morning, 7 o'clock.
After morning prayers, Viola started busy in the office.
"Your Majesty, your hand has stopped."
"My dear Prime Minister, your hand has also stopped."
"..."
Viola and Wendy looked at each other and sighed.
When will this kind of life-breaking days end?
The lords who contributed to the restoration of the country have returned to their respective territories at this time. After all, the lord has been staying in the capital for a long time and is somewhat interested in replacing him. The lords do not dare to risk the world's disapproval and ascend the throne. Soon after the ceremony, they all said their goodbyes and went back.
And because of the purge of a large number of capitulation nobles who had been in the capital, the result was a serious shortage of officials.
It's okay to say that the lower-level officials are mainly those who stand in the court. That kind of bureaucrat is really not enough.
Although some officials who escaped when the Silver City was breached have returned one after another, this number is far from enough to support the operation of the country. Viola has a headache every day. If she hadn't called Aldai to help, she would have done it. It was such a mess that he had already dragged her over.
In Viola's expectation, the best situation is that she is only responsible for general issues, and the specific details are handled by her subordinates. It would be great if a cabinet can be formed.
But no matter how much planning there is, it is just a plan at present, something that is empty and non-existent.
It is very troublesome to supplement officials.
To give the simplest example, as an official, you must at least be literate, right?
China’s compulsory education is a miracle. It can eliminate illiteracy on its own. Even the so-called developed countries that accumulate original capital by plundering others cannot do this.
In the realm of demons, which is no better than the Middle Ages, this is naturally a big problem.
It is said that the literacy rate is less than 10%, and this includes people who can only write their own names.
There are many adventurers like Nemea who cannot read a single word, and among the common people there are even those who cannot come into contact with anything related to writing in their entire lives.
In this case, how do you think of supplementing officials?
So after thinking hard, Viola decided to learn from the advanced experience of the God Realm.
For example, create an imperial examination system.
——The imperial examination is indeed advanced for them.
At present, in Avarus and all the demon kingdoms, the method of selecting talents is still the recommendation system. This makes the power of the aristocratic power group actually very large, and nepotism abounds.
After all, people who have the ability to learn culture are either rich or noble, and the aristocratic power will grow bigger and bigger like a snowball.
So, if we implement the imperial examination system in a place where the common people are basically illiterate, wouldn't it be possible that only the aristocratic children will succeed in the end?
In fact, it is not.
Don't forget, as I said just now, those who can learn writing are either rich or noble.
In addition to the nobles, there are also wealthy businessmen.
Businessmen do not have any political rights. Once the channel to obtain political rights is opened, a large number of businessmen's children will flock to it.
Moreover, the children of businessmen serving as officials are essentially different from the hereditary nobles. The two will form different circles in the court.
This is partisanship. As long as Viola has a balanced strategy, the situation where the aristocratic group is dominated by one family will no longer exist, nor will there be a situation where the leader cannot be shaken off.
When businessmen entered the market, this trend spread to the people, and of course some people among the people would be tempted to become officials through the imperial examination.
At this time, Viola established an academy in the name of the country and recruited students with low or no tuition fees. Finally, these students entered the court and became officials.
Then three forces will be formed.
As we all know, triangles are the most stable, regardless of whether there is a small circle among them. In this general direction, Viola will not make mistakes if she maintains a good balance.
When the country can operate normally, we can form a cabinet and improve the laws. Even if a mediocre devil appears in the future, the country will not be in chaos and will operate on its own while restraining each other.
Obviously, this measure will attract opposition from a large number of nobles. Viola is just getting some air now, and a large number of nobles are queuing up every day to meet with Viola for a detailed discussion.
Of course, the nobles did not want their rights to be diluted by a group of merchants' sons or even civilians. It was normal to have such a reaction.
Viola must withstand the pressure, because if she doesn't do it, the other demon kings behind will be even less likely to have this opportunity.
A typical example is India.
Even in the 21st century, there is still a landlord class in India. As long as they exist, it is impossible to carry out industrial reforms in the country. After all, you will never be able to get up.
India will retain the landlord class, but it did not clean up them at the beginning of the founding of the country, and this cleanup can only be eliminated by physical means at the beginning, when the limelight is only temporary.
Viola is in a similar situation now. She is the soul of the restoration of Avarus, and her prestige is so great that even if she wants to reduce the vassal, the lords everywhere have to think about whether it is feasible to raise a rebellion.
Only at this time can Viola carry out drastic reforms. The next demon king will definitely not have such courage and prestige.
Of course, Viola also hoped that Li Chengqi could do a favor, such as a miracle when announcing the reform, to show that the Demon King approved the reform.
Now the power of the Demon King's Cult is spreading rapidly throughout Avarus like a virus. Although it has not reached the point where everyone wears the Holy Emblem, no noble wants to eat the Demon King's God just to oppose a policy. Divine punishment.
Having said that, taking drastic measures is one thing, but the implementation of specific policies cannot be careless. Every detail must be considered as much as possible. A small-scale trial run should be carried out first, and only if there are no problems can it be gradually promoted to the whole country.
This is a slow process and cannot be rushed.
So there was no way to suddenly summon a bunch of people to help Viola handle these documents that were enough to bury her.
However, the person who processed the documents did not come, but the person who knocked on the door came.
"Come in."
After receiving permission, the guard knight guarding the door opened the door, and two men, one tall and one short, wearing brown cloaks entered Viola's office.
It looked like the head was hidden, but when he noticed the pair of pointed ears, the other party had already pulled off the hood.
"Zoya? Why are you here?"
"Your Highness... No, Your Majesty, I heard that you successfully restored the country, so Lindi sent us."
The tree elf Zoya and her sister Leah in Spring Grove have not been seen for a long time. To be precise, they have not been seen since Viola raised an army and left Leon's territory.
Tree elves will not help outsiders fight, and they will not even take up arms unless the forest where they live is threatened.
The druids of Spring Grove have been working as agricultural technicians in Leon's territory. They won't help with the war, so they haven't seen each other for a long time.
(End of chapter)