The orc tribe is a big market, and the nine empires all have their own agents, but no one will disdain that there are too many businessmen. This is why the second generation looked up to Downton again. No one dislikes those who have the ability to make money for themselves.
Get lots of money as allies!
Abagon was worried that Barak's tail would be too big, so he left Downton alone and did it on his own. After all, with the current strength of the tauren, he was already qualified to choose a partner.
"Your worries are too unnecessary. Not to mention our geographical location in Frankfurt, we are destined to get a share of the pie. Even if Ballack really wants to get rid of me, he has to consider the price of opening up other trade routes.
"
Downton is still very confident in his judgment of people. Although Barak is cunning, he is definitely not an ungrateful person.
There are seven countries adjacent to the Sunset Prairie, but they are not all decided by Downton like Frankfurt. Their domestic relationships are intricately intertwined, and representatives of various forces are competing for interests.
Feudal lords could not only decide on taxes at will but also collect taxes in their own territories. A business road must pass through many territories, which meant that merchants had to pay a lot of tolls.
As time goes by, smugglers from other countries also begin to choose to go through Drankfurt. There is no other way. Nationwide, only Downton has the right to collect taxes. After entering, they only need to pay a tax.
Although the amount is large, when combined with the miscellaneous items from other countries, it seems to be a very good deal, and Downton also provides military protection. Unlike other countries, the caravan may just pay the money and leave, and the lords will be behind.
He turned into a robber and went to rob them.
After all, as long as nothing happens in their own territory, even if the caravan has great grievances, they will not be able to spread it on those lords.
Due to Downton's unification of Frankfurt, almost all the established powerful people were killed. The rest were just hanging on and did not dare to talk nonsense, so he nationalized a large amount of land.
The new nobles thought they could get enfeoffments, but in the end they were only promoted and given noble titles. As for the territory, they didn't even have to think about it.
Not only that. Downton also issued a decree prohibiting nobles from annexing land. If found, the whole family would be beheaded and the property would be confiscated.
The strict laws made the new nobles feel unhappy, especially after Downton greatly restricted the rights of the lords, this kind of complaints and anger began to accumulate.
The right of first night was abolished, except for slaves. Nobles were no longer allowed to deprive free people of their lives at will. In the past, nobles could kill free people and pay compensation. But now, although they do not have to pay for their lives, they have to pay a lot of money and have to be whipped in public.
Among them, the abolition of the right of first night has made young men and women across the country be grateful to Downton. No man can bear to send his wife to a noble house to spend the night on the wedding night and let those disgusting old men ruin her.
The nobles didn't care, since they had money, they didn't have to worry about finding women, but the subsequent tax restriction decree issued by Downton simply killed them.
Lords are not allowed to increase taxes privately, nor are they allowed to collect taxes privately. The state will uniformly send tax officers to collect taxes and then hand them over to the lords.
In a word, the rights of the lords have been greatly weakened. In the past, the lords could do whatever they wanted in their respective territories. They were the supreme kings, but now, they are just managers.
No one was willing to accept the change, so the conspiracy began.
"We help Downton to become a new rich, not to let him squeeze us!"
Some new aristocrats felt that they had been burned down, so they conspired to join forces and prepare to fight against Downton. After all, without them, all aspects of Drankfurt would be in turmoil. But before they could take action, Beyoncé stood in front of them.
These drow elves from the underground world have a natural insight into conspiracies, and their noses are even more sensitive than dogs. So the Eye of Odin composed of them showed its sharp claws and wiped out all the people in one fell swoop.
Because it was his first offender, Downton listened to Homer's advice and ordered them all to be hanged for the sake of all those with evil intentions. Their families were made slaves, and they were issued with dagger mines and no pardon for life.
This cruel sentence made the new nobles who had not participated in the forced marriage secretly feel lucky, and began to put away their claws and secretly lick their wounds.
It was only now that the new nobles figured out that Downton did not need to compromise with the powerful class like the old kings in the past. He came to power by relying on military merit. He had several powerful regiments under his command, which were enough to suppress all rebellions.
The most important thing is that several of his reforms are completely beneficial to the country and the people. As the lives of the common people are improving, they will naturally not follow the nobles in rebellion.
A few months later, the new nobles belatedly discovered that Downton had used his outstanding political achievements to make the common people think that they were in the same camp as him and became hostile to these nobles.
It only took Downton three years to go from being a commoner to becoming the king's hand, no, rather the king. This experience is simply too legendary, so Frankfurt has naturally attracted the attention of many surrounding countries.
Scrutinize him, wait for him to make a mistake, and then swarm in and dismember the country.
Downton's many decrees were promulgated, and as the news of the secret agents spread back to the country, the nobles began to cheer and jump. This guy is going to be finished. The powerful people will never agree. Look, a turmoil is about to spread again.
But they were sharpening their knives, and what they were waiting for was the news that Downton had suppressed the new rich.
At this point, looking at the prosperous Delankfurt, even the stupidest nobles knew that this country was beginning to prosper and would become a powerful country.
"I saw the rise of an empire!"
I don’t know when this sentence began to spread in various countries, because this is what the King of St. Jutland and the King of Lombardy said about Downton. For two imperial monarchs to say this kind of evaluation, it shows how talented Downton is.
, so he began to enter more people’s horizons.
Kings from all over the world are extremely envious of Downton's political, economic, and military reforms. No one in this world is a fool. How could they not see the benefits of strengthening centralized power? They want to do it, but those powers
The power of the class is so deep-rooted that it is impossible to shake them without a major upheaval.
The surrounding countries began to panic. No country wanted their neighboring countries to prosper, because in the end, the only way to develop was at the end of the war. They wanted to deal with Downton, but they had the backing of Lombardy to stop them.
Other empires would not allow this kind of thing to happen, but now they have no time to care about a third-rate country, but Saint Jutland has begun to support some allies and cause some trouble for Delankfurt.
The situation in the north has gradually become full of gunpowder due to the strong rise of Downton.
"I'm sure that within three years, as long as the lives of the civilians get better, Downton will start to reduce the territory and control the number of private soldiers owned by the lord."
In the study, the second generation held a stack of reports and read them with gusto. Now, reading the news about Downton sent by secret agents every day has become a pastime for him.
"How's it going? I've told you that Downton is great!"
Sissi was massaging II's shoulders. When she heard this, she snorted proudly.
"You are not his wife yet, so why are you speaking for him like this?"
The second generation teased.
"I am recommending talents to you!" Sissi sighed, "It's a pity that he is not from Lombardy!"
In the eyes of the princess, a third-rate country is too small to be judged at all. If Downton were a colleague, he would be able to work in the palace.
"It doesn't matter!" II put down the report, "But he has a lot of troubles. If an empire wants to rise, it needs to go through many wars. The Lion Empire recently planned to use force against him."
"Ah? Then hurry up and send troops to help him?"
Sissi shook her father's shoulders vigorously. In her opinion, no matter how powerful Downton was, he could not beat the leader of a second-rate country. There was no way, it was determined by the overall national strength.
"Wait a minute, I want to see what else he can do that will surprise me!" II smiled and refused, "He has done so many things so soon after taking office, this guy must be a workaholic!"
Downton is not a workaholic, and he is almost pushed to his limit.
Snapped!
Downton broke the pen and threw it to the ground. Then he pushed hard with both hands, and all the documents piled high on the desk flew out, spreading like snowflakes all over the room.
"Ah! Ah! I'm going crazy. When will this miserable life end?"
I couldn't blame Downton for losing his temper. Even though he had the body of a fire god, the busy life during these days had made him lose weight and left deep dark circles under his eyes.
Compared with meditation and practice, dealing with numerous official duties is more tiring. You must know that these are all related to people's livelihood. If something goes wrong, it may affect the lives of many people, so he gave it a high score of 120,000 points.
Deal with it mentally.
"Wait until you get down from the position of Hand of the King!" Homer teased, "Actually, you still have too little experience. Once you have done it more, you will know that you can skip those things."
Downton curled his lips.
"Master, take a sip of tea to refresh yourself!"
Most of the goblins were as quiet as ice, but there were always bold ones who put a cup of black tea on the desk.
Downton smelled the aroma of black tea, took a sip, and spat it out, "It's so hot!"
"Master, have mercy!"
The goblin was frightened and quickly knelt on the ground, trembling.
"Forget it, go out and let me be quiet!"
Downton waved his hand, not bothering to punish them. Juliet had done this job in the past, and the temperature of the coffee or black tea was just right, so he had already developed a habit, but Juliet's
Her talent was so outstanding that, in Uncle Tanan's words, it would be a waste of resources to let her work as a maid, so she was dragged to hone her martial arts skills.
"Other superiors are surrounded by dozens of maids, why do I have to use a group of green goblins?" Downton banged his hands on the table and lost his temper, "I want beautiful and capable maids, go and give them
I'll look for it, or I'll go on strike!"
Be a secretary when you have something to do, and be a secretary when you have nothing to do. Isn't this the life of a superior? How come you are so miserable here? (To be continued...)