Eagle Byzantium

As the order of the entire imperial capital was once again in chaos, the letter requesting Gawain to "enter the city as soon as possible, calm the situation, and Anna to take charge of the imperial power and continue the operation of the empire" was also sent to the Gallipoli Palace.

The little sunfish accompanying the palace unsealed it and sent it to Gawain, who had just returned from patrolling the camp.

Soon, Desiderius, the former bishop of Gallipoli, was summoned to Gawain. This man was originally the bishop of Nicaea. He later came here because of the fall of the city, and he was an old friend with Gawain.

"It's up to you to crown me." Gao Wen said astonishingly.

Desiderius was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and the back of his fat and short neck was covered with sweat.

But Gawain had no intention of backing down, "I hate greedy people who take advantage of certain rigid conventions to take advantage of opportunities, so I don't go to the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom or see the statue of Emperor Justinian, but to King Justinian." Coronation in the Forum of Constantine (the seat of the Senate).”

Then he made a wish to Desiderius, "If you put a crown on me, my wealth and glory will be yours in the future."

This was not something Desiderius could refuse - as soon as Gawain finished speaking, the little sunfish held a box covered with exquisite silk and placed it in front of him. When he opened it, he saw that it was shining brightly and his eyes were narrowed. Desiderius saw that inside was a pair of exquisite crowns, large and small, which were made by the Royal Jewelers Guild and then sent out by the Queen Mother in the city and handed over to Gawain.

"Keep your hands steady when the time comes. My wife and I need your blessing, old friend." Gawain laughed, pointed to his head, and then pointed to the crown in the box.

The Bishop of Gallipoli continued to discuss with Gawain in the other hall, and the bed in the center of the palace bedroom formed a small closed space after the curtains were dropped. The gray-haired Agnes knelt on the soft bed. on silk mat Holding the candlelight, she systematically checked the keys and the wax seals on the seals in front of the desk with drawers. When she saw that they were all safe and untouched, Agnes felt that she had completed her duties. The responsibilities of the Mo official.

Then she began to place a pile of documents on the other side of the desk. This was an additional private task assigned to her by her grandfather. Because Maglendius was very familiar with the history of the empire, Gawain had previously entrusted this mentor to draft the document. As for the official title system of the new dynasty, Little Sunfish’s grandfather was low on energy, so he could only ask her for help, “Remember, granddaughter, this is the foundation for our Purani family to settle down. Not only must we be proficient in In mechanics, you must also be familiar with the official laws and regulations. In the future, my great-grandson Turianus can use this knowledge to become a veritable hero." Grandpa's face was very serious at that time, as if he was explaining his funeral. Then he went to the hot spring palace in Hierapolis to recuperate. Out of respect for his mentor, Gawain gave him the key to the palace without thinking, "You can go there anytime."

Under the firelight, Agnes frowned, holding up a pen and looking at the densely packed text and pastel paintings on the beautifully bound pages. The long names of official positions, titles and constant changes in the ancient dynasties really gave her a headache. , this kind of work is logically most suitable for Anna to do, but for Fang is currently raising her child in the city of Prusa, and is preparing to cross the sea by boat immediately to attend the enthronement ceremony with Helena and Christophe (Caleadios and Turianus were excluded due to their origins) Externally, this also seems to represent Gawain's clear attitude towards his successor).

As for Hertomia and Wen Ruomingna, come on, they are just the daughters of local nobles. Although they are well educated and polite, how can she know this kind of official knowledge involving the state system? Not to mention the latter, he can only act as a sleeping officer in charge of the general affairs - so you can still rely on me for all this, Agnes Plani!

As she was busy, Agnes felt more and more sleepy, her eyelids were heavy and astringent, so she arranged her pen, ink and papers, then lay down on the couch and fell asleep.

She didn't know how long it took, but she felt a warmth in her chest. She opened her eyes in surprise and saw Gawain sitting beside the couch, covering her chest with fabric. He paused when he saw her wake up. , and then said to her gently: "The winter in the Strait is very cold. Even if there are curtains around the bed to protect from the wind, it is still not enough."

Agnes was in a daze, and she was a little grateful for Gawain's thoughtfulness at first.

But suddenly she felt that something was wrong with her body and things. She raised the back of her neck slightly and looked forward, and she almost died of anger - the fabric covering her chest was clearly her own skirt. Gawain shamelessly He lifted it up, and after seeing her wake up, he explained that it was done to keep her warm from the cold. Now the other person's hand is still squeezing her pink knees!

"You...are really worried about me catching the cold!" Agnes was extremely embarrassed.

But what can be done? She has already given birth to Turrianus for this shameless man. This child is also the "successor of Plani" that her grandfather has been nagging about all day. Now the old guy has gone to Hierapolis Hot Springs to live happily. She was still being cared for in the court of Tarsus, but she still had to be Gawain's secretary during the day and sleep with him from time to time at night.

Yes, "from time to time", because Gawain takes her "speciality" into consideration, and his demands on the couch are not that strong, probably because he is afraid of her resistance and dissatisfaction.

But every time, the time is so...just like a bear greedy for honey...

After a long time, the naked Agnes, sheltered between blankets and cushions, lay on the couch, exhausted, with her eyes half-closed, looking at the flickering candlelight beside the couch, Gawain beside her. Beside her, big hands were rubbing her smooth back and gray braids, and she was still asking, "What is your official system based on?"

"The \u003cOfficial Picture\u003e from the previous dynasty."

"I've seen that one, it's very good. But remember, the future territory will be divided into three parallel administrative regions that do not belong to each other."

"Ah... I'm so annoyed." Agnes said coquettishly impatiently.

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But Gawain ignored her protests and elaborated, "That is, special jurisdictions, counties and autonomous regions."

It turned out that according to Gawain's plan, he wanted to abolish the traditional military district system, because now he had a complete field defense military team in his hands, and there was no need to hand over military, political and judicial power to the traditional generals. But according to the different characteristics of the entire territory, it is divided into three types.

The special jurisdiction is the area directly under his and Anna's jurisdiction. The current trial is the Samost jurisdiction. In the future, he plans to establish four new special jurisdictions of Tarsus, Seleucia, Prusa and Trabizon. Tripoli, Tbilisi-Alan are still considering Among them, the taxes generated here, whether from people, agricultural land, commerce, mining or workshops, will be directly attributed to him and Anna's "internal treasury", and the mainstream economic model will be large-scale sacred farms. , sacred stipend workshop and direct port.

Of course, Constantinople will also be a standard special jurisdiction in the future. In addition, Gawain also has a breakthrough idea - that is, to redeem a considerable part of the industries that were originally monopolized by the royal family to his bureaucrats at a certain price. A new power group composed of priests and soldiers.