The knight king of the otherworldly moon

Don't expect too much from my magic, Wang.

When it comes to magic, shouldn't you ask your own teacher.

Or, you can't say it, Master!"

Having said that, Semirami handed Lucifer the document in his hand.

There was a lot of sarcasm in her tone.

This is also the communication party when they discuss things in private.

Laughing at each other has become a habit.

Facing the teasing of the Prime Minister in front of him, Lucifer felt a little overwhelmed.

It seems really embarrassing to say this name from someone else's mouth.

"Ahem! Recent changes in France"

He symbolically took the initiative to put the topic on the file.

But the more I looked at it, the more I felt something was wrong.

"Because of the impact of the previous defeat and the war reparations you proposed, France's internal instability has been in the last two years.

The tax in France was already high enough, and now the tax increase has caused several rebellions, Pepin the short came up with this method in order to quickly pacify the country."

Semiramis spoke quietly about the internal problems of France.

The previous defeat made France pay a huge war money, and the country naturally had to recover this money from somewhere else.

Of course, there are many ways to take it back, such as raiding the homes of some nobles who have committed crimes, which Pepin has already done.

Unfortunately, the effect was not ideal, and most of the money went into the pockets of the royal family rather than the treasury.

In order to make up for this part of the deficit, he chose the most simple and clear way.

Raise taxes! This is the best way to... see results in a short period of time, but the effects may not be eliminated in a few years.

After all, for a country with an aristocratic system, raising taxes may be... a word from the king, but reducing taxes is to face the entire aristocratic system.

Naturally, Pepin the Short's actions aroused dissatisfaction among the lower classes, and many who could not survive directly chose to rebel.

No accident, these people must have been suppressed in the end, but this has also shaken the already shaken domestic situation even more.

In order to calm the current turmoil, Pepin the short came up with another trick.

That is... "Well, what kind of genius operation is this to separate some territories and set up a religious domain, and also announce that the Church of the Holy Church is the state religion of France, Pepin, the dwarf, are you not worried that the theocracy will take precedence over the king's power in the future?"

Lucifer let go of the... file, feeling that the guy on the other side's brain was broken.

For .. a country, there is only so much power.

Once the nobles have gained more power, the king will reduce his own power.

Likewise, once the church is given some power, it means that some power elsewhere will be diminished.

From now on, Pepin's actions will undoubtedly weaken his kingship.

It may not be visible in a short period of time, but it will definitely fade away in a long time.

This is exactly what makes Lucifer strange.

His current practice in Britain is to centralize power, but the other party is decentralizing power. What the hell? Could he even solve this domestic problem, so that he has not heard that he is a devout believer before turning to the church for help?

Or is it that he was fooled and lame by those... church people in his previous life, as someone who has listened to the world chronicle, Lucifer can naturally predict the consequences of the unity of the state and religion, and at the same time he understands In this day and age, what is the most likely way to make Britain stronger.

So when he saw this, he subconsciously thought that Pepin's brain was broken.

But think about it carefully, maybe it's just because the other party is constrained by the times, or because he believes in himself too much.

"Maybe he wants to follow the same path as Ramses II, the sun king of [Esia], and the unity of church and state.

Put kingship and divine right in your hands.

Even if you are as wise as you, you cannot deny that the combination of royal power and divine power will give birth to extraordinary power.

Especially now, when the internal turmoil in France, the more desperate people are, the more people yearn for a miracle or belief to appear.

Not only that, Pepin's actions undoubtedly brought the Church to his side.

It can be said that it is three birds with one stone.”

Semiramis continued to analyze Pepin's actions.

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The introduction of the Holy Church can not only absorb the power of the church for the use of France, but also use the power of religion to corrupt people's minds, making them comfortable with suffering, thinking of ruin, and regard it as a doctrine, completely losing the ability to resist from the heart .

In this way, not only can the domestic situation be stabilized, but also the power of the church can be harvested, and even the kingship can be stabilized in a religious and righteous way in the future.

On the surface, there is simply no better way to do it.

But..."Funny."

Lucifer's evaluation of this has only these two words.

"what"

Semiramis was a little confused.

"Isn't it funny to pray to God in a world without God?"

"..."

"The combination of theocracy and kingship can indeed produce strong chemical changes, but it may not be too big.

Kingship is man, and religious power is god, man cannot become god, and god will not be degraded to man, so theocracy will eventually become an obstacle that restricts kingship.

Especially the churches secularized by those so-called priests, they themselves do not believe in the God in their hearts, do you still expect them to dedicate to God?"

Lucifer leaned back, leaned on the chair, and looked at the ceiling with his eyes.

At this moment, Lucifer couldn't help but think of the previous world.

The representative of spreading fire, the representative of extinguishing fire, the representative of capturing fire, and a bunch of messed up churches. On the surface, those guys came up with many beautiful scriptures, but in fact they were all greedy and eager for the power of the initial fire.

In contrast, for the continuation of the times, the great king Gwen, who took the lead in burning himself, was more like a believer.

Although he was only for the country he created, his actions were indeed martyrdom.

"Indeed, Ramses II, as king, was also the supreme leader of religion, but France now has a king, but also a pope.

If things go on like this, there may really be problems, but it's an exaggeration to say that the divine authority is above the king's authority."

"Perhaps Pepin the Short knew what he was, but if he died, whether his son knew what he was doing, it's hard to say.

Since he wants to play, let's go and help him."

With a good idea in mind, Lucifer sat back.

There was a happy smile on the corner of his mouth.

"how do you want to do it"

"so......"

After a while, Semiramis could not help but begin to sympathize with France's situation after listening to Lucifer's words.

His words can be summed up very simply, that is... to use the deviation of theocracy and kingship to divide the whole of France.

"You have so many bad ideas.

I'll send someone to do it.

However, Wang.

Maybe you don't think it's necessary, but you should almost have your own dark agency, otherwise, wouldn't it be too strange to put the intelligence agency in my hands under the system of the king?"

"In fact, I'm already forming.

It's just that I can't find a co-worker yet.

Until then, I can only rely on you a lot, I am beautiful and reliable"

"Don't think I'm a little girl in your harem, and I'll be obediently at your mercy if I get a few compliments."

"Then...the beautiful, generous, understanding, and talented Prime Minister, let's just say three words."

Having said that, Lucifer also made fun of his previous smile.

"...haha, okay! okay! It's not easy being your prime minister."

"I'm sorry, but you are the only one who can joke with such a relaxed tone in business, beautiful and reliable Prime Minister."

Yes, the only person who can joke like this in business affairs is Semiramis.

No matter whether they are active or passive, they will maintain a kind of respect for Lucifer during business hours, that is, look up.

It is basically unrealistic to expect them to make such little jokes.

However, it is very interesting that because of the way Lucifer and Semiramis get along, there was a time when it was rumored that Lucifer was actually a puppet king, and the one who really held power was the Prime Minister.

Their biggest proof is... Semiramis has a lot of black hands in the meeting.

Lucifer just smiled slightly at this obviously provocative remarks.

He even made this joke openly with Semiramis at the Imperial Council.

After that, they basically did nothing, and the rumors disappeared automatically.

"Wang is too modest, and now I admire Wang's farsightedness very much.

Your move to take the French sisters as concubines is undoubtedly a very wise move for Britain to conquer France in the future."

Having said that, Semiramis changed the subject.

She spoke of Joan of Arc and the others.

At this time, Lucifer also thought of something along with her words.

"Wise...you mean, I marry Joan and they will make ordinary Britons start to accept the French."

Thinking about it carefully, what I do is.... in a sense unintentional.

"Not only that, but when this news reaches France, ordinary French people will feel that Britain can accept France.

In the future, once a large-scale attack on France, the resistance of the French occupied areas can be reduced to a minimum, and it may even make them feel that the King of Britain actually likes the French.

As long as they have this, they will not resist.

However, you will ask this question, haven't you thought about this issue before?"

Semiramis quietly talked about political considerations, and then looked at Lucifer with some surprise.

"have not thought."

Lucifer responded frankly.

"..."

"At the time, I just wanted to bring them back, and with the dragon thing, I didn't have time to think about it that much.

You should know me, I'm not the kind of person who likes to eat fat in one bite.

Until the national strength of Britain is fully formed, and the diplomatic problems between Rus and Rome are not resolved, I will not consider a complete war with France for the time being."

This arrangement is not unexpected for Lucifer, but he doesn't think about it that long now.

The situation between countries has changed a lot.

He will only come up with a general strategy, such as conquering the hearts of the people after defeating France.

But he won't think about the details of how to win the hearts of the people...for the time being.

After all, Britain's national strength has not fully recovered.

In the five years that I finally got, I will focus on solving domestic problems first.

"Really surprising."

"Hey! Don't think of me as an omnipotent man, my Prime Minister.

Not so long ago, the true omnipotent was complaining to me not to think of her as omnipotent.

The same is true for me, although I will not make mistakes in the general direction, but I am really not as thoughtful as you in the details.