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An important knowledge Ryan learned from Machado is that for a big country (the emphasis here is that it is large enough), no policy is so-called "completely reasonable", "completely healthy" and "long-term stability".
For a big country, a policy can only consider short-term pros and cons and long-term pros and cons. Macado’s knowledge tells Ryan that after considering the immediate interests, long-term interests, and the urgent problems that need to be solved, as long as the pros and cons are
Any policy that does more harm than good can be tried.
It doesn't matter how much the lower levels of the bureaucracy or civilians live or die, or how much sacrifice the civilians need to make, as long as it is considered beneficial to the country as a whole, it can be implemented.
This is Malcador thinking.
To a certain extent, Malcador is worthy of being the culmination of the human empire’s bureaucracy over the past tens of thousands of years. In the eyes of this imperial prime minister, the founder of the human empire system and the emperor’s most loyal servant, maintaining the political situation
The purpose of the existence of the human empire is the stable operation of the bureaucracy, controlling everything, mastering everything, using systems and personnel arrangements to maintain balance, and allowing everyone to ultimately surrender their loyalty to the supreme emperor.
“If the system and the founder of the system exist at the same time, then people who are ready to rebel will try to resist the founder and destroy the system. But if the founder is no longer there or is unknown, people will be happy to obey, use, and rely on the system to interact with each other.
Fight and become a supporter and enforcer of the system."
"This is the system. At first you resist it, you curse it, you hate it. Slowly, you get used to it and rely on it. In the end, you find that you can no longer leave it."
——Prime Minister of the Human Empire, Grand Lord of the Council of Supreme Lords of Terra, Hero of the Emperor's Personal Judgment, the most loyal servant, friend and confidant of the Lord of Mankind, and Mark Bearer - Malcador.
This is why the Primarchs and the Prime Minister are destined to be on opposite sides, just like the enfeoffment system, the mandate system and the centralized system are destined to be in opposition. This is an irreconcilable contradiction. No matter who the Primarchs are, they are destined not to be, nor to be.
Willing to be a cog or bearing in the bureaucracy, and in Malcador's view, the Primarchs failed to learn
Will obey, and the Prime Minister even uses a large number of spies and psychic detection to spy on the inner thoughts and secrets of the Primarchs. At the same time, he is constantly involved in the "emotional exchanges" between the Primarchs and the Emperor. Most of them
The Primarchs hated the Palmists with all their heart, and the few who had better tempers, such as Guilliman or Vulkan, felt they were lacking.
But the facts ultimately proved whose method was more effective. 10,000 years after the Emperor entered the Golden Throne, two crucial legacies left by Malcador were still in play, including the Inquisition, including the Gray Knights and its original body, Lion.
-Makado.
The power of the Seal Bearer echoed in Ryan's mind, and the original Gray Knight was thinking about how to deal with this matter.
In the short term, the disadvantages of receiving this Kislev army outweigh the benefits, including but not limited to diplomatic troubles, the supply of military materials and station arrangements, differences in beliefs, and whether this group of Kislev ladies are willing
Questions of allegiance.
But in the long run, there is no need to say what the benefits are. Everyone knows that they are countless industrial talents and the last and most effective army of this ice and snow kingdom!
"The Czarina, does she still have the nerve? If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be here now!" Morgiana took the envelope and read it again, her good mood disappeared instantly, and she screamed: "In order to save Erenglaa
We lost more than 3,000 people to Germany's army, and Kalad was also seriously injured. We paid for all the military expenses ourselves, so she has the nerve to ask us for help now?"
"Haha." Ryan smiled and said nothing. He stretched out his hand and stroked the golden eyebrows of the Lake God Witch, and just looked at her like this.
The originally twisted eyebrows gradually calmed down. Morgiana felt a little embarrassed by Ryan's gaze, and even felt that her body began to become strange. The Lake God Witch looked forward to it and was unhappy at the same time, and said sourly: "
What? Do you still think Katalin’s request is reasonable?”
"The reason is unreasonable." In the hall, Ryan and Morgiana were not too close. The Knight King quickly retracted his hand. He just sighed: "But she has legal principles. This
It is really not easy to handle this matter. If it is not handled well, it will easily cause disputes and affect our image of Britannia in the old world."
Morgiana nodded. This is true. No matter what, Katalin still retains her identity as the Czarina, and this identity is also recognized by Britannia. The Erenglad Shilavik Group declared independence.
It was an expression of autonomy and self-action, but it did not publicly declare its separation from Kislev, and conditions did not allow it at the time.
"So I feel disgusting, very disgusting. Our Majesty Katalin obviously doesn't want to lose face." Ryan held this letter that was both a request and a question. The face of the King of Knights was filled with disgust.
Expression: "This is in line with her situation. She has no ability to change the status quo and can only rely on external forces."
"Then what should we do? Don't know? Or refuse?" Morgiana simply pulled Ryan out of the banquet hall. The sound of the Lake God Witch's high heels and the sound of Ryan's boots resounded on the floor of the less luxurious Earl's castle. She
After thinking about it for a while, I painfully rejected these two methods: "
It's definitely not possible to say we don't know. The old world already knows that we are lying if we say we don't know. It's not good to refuse. Now the empire and the Brittanians are fighting Chaos with all their strength. Refusing is both disregarding the overall situation and ridiculous. We
Why should Mrs. Keesler be prevented from going back to save their country?"
"Hahahahahaha! Yes, that's true." Ryan laughed loudly. The King of Knights picked up the letter and said in a cold tone: "So it's really disgusting. This is a conspiracy. Indeed, I don't even have a face.
, this matter has really become difficult.”
"Then what should we do now?" Morgiana was worried, and the Lake God Witch was a little worried about this.
Ryan couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Morgiana, as a strong man in the sanctuary who has received hundreds of years of inheritance from the Witch of the Lake God, has countless experiences to learn from in dealing with politics, court and various religious affairs. She would not have
Such worries, however, once something related to Ryan, Morgiana could not remain calm. She could only say that a woman in love would become blind, and Talleyrand saw through this and caught him.
Compliments, and successfully left a good impression on Morgiana.
"What should I do? Write back and tell Katalin that she has contacted the wrong person about this matter. I am currently busy fighting Chaos. I have no time and no responsibility for the withdrawal of Kislev's army to Britannia.
Let her go to Sulia." Ryan smiled: "As for Sulia, there is Olika, she is the best at this, and there is Beria who understands Kislev's situation."
"That dark elf is really good at this." Morgiana seemed to have remembered something. She looked around and said, "Well, it's getting late. How about we go back to the room first?"
"Go back to the room? Go back to the room so early?" Ryan's face changed slightly, and the King of Knights quickly changed the subject: "It's too early, Morgiana, let's go shopping around?"
"Walking around, there are people everywhere. You can't find a deserted place in the whole town." Morgiana looked unhappy. She thought about it and said shyly in Ryan's ear: "After thinking about it, I don't think so.
It's the quietest when you go back to your room. Ryan, what kind of skirt and stockings do you like? I'll show you what kind of skirt and stockings you like, okay?"
By then, the room will be full of your uvula, where will it be quiet? Ryan thought, the King of Knights shook his head and said it was too early. Morgiana was a little dissatisfied when she saw this, so she had to follow Ryan back to the banquet hall.
"My dear, where have you been?" Veronica walked over with a wine glass, followed by a group of gaily dressed witches of Gloria: "I've been looking for you everywhere."
"What do you want from me, dear?" Ryan picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Veronica.
"I'm looking for you... to go back to the room!" Veronica said with malicious intent on her sweet face: "You have won such a big victory, do you want to show something? Let's go back to the room, my dear.
Yes, I can’t wait.”
Ryan: "…………"
"Ryan, you are here." At this moment, Teresa also came. When the sorceress saw that Veronica and Morgiana were both there, she immediately came over. She tied her waist-deep black hair
Tucked up high, the black full-frame butterfly pattern glasses exuded the brilliance of magic: "It's too noisy here. I'm a little annoyed. Why don't we find a quiet place to play cards or do something else together?"
Ryan: "???"
The King of Knights realized that the situation was not good and immediately planned to run away, but Morgiana had already reached out and grabbed his sleeve: "I'm glad we have reached an agreement. Now it's time to take action."
The Witch of the Lake God, the Chancellor of Gloria, and the Sorceress completed synchronization in an instant!
Lure the piggy in first and then kill it!
Just like that, the King of Knights was half pushed and half pulled away from the banquet.
Everyone at the banquet basically noticed the departure of Ryan and Morgiana, but most people attributed it to the letter the king received. There must be something to deal with, so they didn't pay too much attention.
The regent of the kingdom, Raun, arrived a little late. He had something to eat and drank a few glasses of wine to celebrate together.
"Sir Baldwin?" The regent of the kingdom felt the glory of the battle of the three kings. He regretted that he did not stay on the frontal battlefield where such a large number of annihilations were killed. He saw a knight of the kingdom surrounded by a large group of knights errant, eating and drinking together, and took the initiative
Walked over: "Why is it you again?"
"Your Highness Raun!" All the knights saluted, and Baldwin from Le-Angoulan hurriedly greeted Raun: "Madam, it's great to see you back without incident!"
"My lady, Baldwin, what are your results in this battle?" The regent of the kingdom laughed heartily. He and Baldwin had a drink. When they saw two people wanting to talk, everyone dispersed in awe.
"There is no result, I didn't even kill a single goblin." Baldwin is a legendary kingdom knight with a rather weak appearance and some traditional aristocratic aura, but his face is obviously weathered, which makes him
His temperament is different. Just looking at his temperament, he is no different from many young nobles who eat, drink and have fun all day long. But judging from the wrinkles and scars on his face, everyone knows that he is a battlefield veteran.
Lawn knew that Baldwin was born in the Principality of Le Angoulant and was a child of the Count Clement family. Previously, the Knight King Ryan announced that there would be no knights for the kingdom within four generations. The title was in crisis! So Baldwin enlisted as a knight to go to Ala.
Than the expedition. Many people thought that a dandy like Baldwin would not survive more than three months in Arabi.
In fact, it is true that most of the knights errant who went to the Arabi expedition did not survive more than three months, but Sir Baldwin was an exception. No matter how much he usually ate, drank and had fun, his martial arts and riding skills did not fall behind.
Got it
After the Arabi Desert, Baldwin participated in the Battle of Mongissar and the Battle of Spring Valley. He won a great victory in the battle, made military exploits and miraculously survived. In the end, he received an "excellent" evaluation in the comprehensive examination. He returned home smoothly and was awarded the title of Knight of the Kingdom by Lawn.
.
Raun roughly knew something about Baldwin, and the regent of the kingdom became interested: "Then why do they admire you so much? You are not a flag captain or a general."
"Ha." Baldwin smiled helplessly and pointed at the young knights errant: "I just have a lot of battlefield knowledge and life-saving knowledge to teach these people. Although they have received many professional military skills, they have never been on the battlefield.
Rookies on the battlefield."
"Rookie? Well, it's very vivid. No matter who you are, you start as a rookie, and I am no exception." Lawn laughed.
"Yes, for rookies, it's not about how many enemies you have to kill at the beginning, but how to ensure that you survive. It's not about losing your life right away. For example, if I guide them, when the Goblin Bow Guy shoots arrows at you,
, charging forward is not reckless, contacting the enemy formation as quickly as possible is the safest." Baldwin also sneered: "This is not bravery, this is wisdom, we are not those Ugor people, the knights just have to charge.
, but safer.”
"Oh? I never thought that Fearless Charge could be explained in this way. Who taught you?" Lawn picked up a juicy steak with a fork, and the Kingdom Regent asked with great interest.
"It was taught by the knight instructor in the Orig Knights." Baldwin chewed a big cucumber: "Fighting in the Arabi Desert, we have many enemies, undead, greenskins, Skaven, pirates
, We have very few friends, only the Imperials and a small dwarf exploration team. The rest are only sand and camels. Survival is more important than killing more enemies. The leader said, the most important thing is to experience and feel first.
, survive.”
"Your boss is really a talent." Lao En thought for a moment and said slowly: "Where is he now?"
"Still in Arabi."
"Still in Arabi? How long has he been serving?"
"It's been a long time. He just doesn't want to go home. It's boring. I was homesick and crazy and didn't understand it at all. It wasn't until I came home that I looked at my father who was immersed in the glorious past of the family and didn't want to wake up.
A few brothers and mothers who have nothing to do all day are boring, really boring." Baldwin said helplessly: "As a lady's glorious knight, your life should not be wasted like that."
"So you're here again this time?" Lawn was amused.
"Yes, I'm here again." Baldwin smiled and said: "In the Great Expedition of the Knights, we won until we were weak. Under the leadership of His Majesty Ryan, we kept winning and felt happy. It was not much more interesting than at home. Wealth, glory, and even
It’s the Holy Grail, I’m ready.”
"Come on, Baldwin, you will win the glory that belongs to you." Lawn shook hands with Baldwin, said hello and walked away: "The back wave of the kingdom!"
The regent of the kingdom was filled with emotions, and he felt that the King of Knights was even more incomprehensible.
Lawn knew very well that knight nobles like Baldwin were typical old nobles and territorial nobles. Logically speaking, they should be the most disgusted with Knight King Lane's style and counter-reform. These people hated Lane's "incompetence is
The policies of "if you can't provide knights, confiscate the title and fiefdom" and "if the nobles can't do it, I'll let the mud-legged people take over" have made him an enemy of Ryan more than once.
Why can't my family's hundreds of years of accumulation be compared to the ten years of bloody struggle of the Mud Legs?
Whether it is Lawn or Berhemond, they are typical representatives of the old aristocrats. But what disappoints most of the old nobles is that whether it is Lawn, Hagen, and Berhemond, they are all Knights of the Holy Grail.
, for the Holy Grail Knights, the above three items are not true for them, and will not harm them.
Their interests, on the contrary, followed Ryan. They had tasted enough sweetness and reaped enough benefits, and for many reforms that harmed their interests, they could also get rewards in the long run and elsewhere. Naturally, it was difficult for them to make up their minds to resist. In the end, they
After Francois's ideological work, he completely fell to Ryan's side.
Therefore, these middle-level old nobles are suffering in their hearts. They can't reach the sky or the earth, and they were tortured half to death by Ryan.
However, the appearance of people like Baldwin made Lawn realize that even the old aristocrats have begun to undergo huge changes. New blood among the old aristocrats is rising rapidly, and they have become Lane's supporters, because many
The knowledgeable people among the old aristocrats also realized that if they did not change, they would be eliminated with the tide of the times, and as long as they followed Ryan, they would also have the opportunity to gain countless wealth and glory.
What about the new nobles? Lawn turned his attention to another group of people.
That was the King's Old Guard. Coach Bertrand was drinking and eating meat with Davout, Raymond, and Raymond's brother, the engineer Thomas. They were the new aristocracy, representatives of the Mudlegs. Now
Each one of them has great military exploits and honors, and the common people respect the Old Guard even more than the ordinary knights.
This is identity. Compared to the knight master, the serfs certainly regard the old guard as one of their own.
Of course, the old nobles hate the Old Guards, because in their view, these Old Guards are a new group that comes to seize their interests, and they are the knife in Ryan's hand.
But from another perspective, the Old Guards are all native Brittanians. At the national level and the national level, the Old Guards and the old nobles are on the same side. They are brothers and sisters.
Compatriots are allies, so it is impossible for the old nobles to completely break hostility with this new group of nobles, not to mention that the Fairy of the Lake has already recognized the status of the old guards second only to the Knights of the Holy Grail.
Is this His Majesty's power? No one can completely oppose him? Unknowingly, he has completely controlled the entire kingdom?
After thinking for a long time, Lawn took a step forward for the first time and took the initiative to say hello to Bertrand and others.
"Congratulations, Baron Nottingham, our Lord Bertrand!"
The representatives of the old aristocracy and the new aristocracy had their first equal conversation at the banquet after the Battle of the Three Kings.