Realm of Power

In a high-end restaurant in the Rusty area, a fat man with a simple and honest expression was looking boredly at the sparkling water of a long and winding river in the distance. Opposite him, an old man with a skinny figure put the food on the plate with a cherished look on his face. The last crumb of bread goes into your mouth with your fork,

Except for the two of them, there was no one else on the entire third floor. Instead of being too spacious, the huge hall seemed a bit narrow.

The fat man glanced at Duozhi, who was looking more and more like a miser, took out a document from under his butt, and put it on the table. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "This is impossible. The empire lost more than ten million in the Southwest District. Now, Where is the money to build another university in the Rusty area? Moreover, the war here is about to begin. Although there has been some recovery, it will only be next spring at the latest. Didn’t you propose to repair the entire Rusty water network in the winter? Why did you suddenly think of building a university again?”

Duo Ze hesitated for a moment, with a rare sarcastic smile on his face, and said, "This is a request from Palaven College. His Majesty spent a lot of money to build a university in the southwest district. Isn't it because of those old academics from Palavon?" Too noble, I always think that something like a university can only appear in a place with such rich heritage as Palaven, the thousand-year-old imperial capital. Well, now, with your majesty’s huge sum of money, Oparo scholars are coming in droves. Those guys think that the empire is trying to shift the cultural center to Oparo, so they came to me this time! I still have the title of Honorary Lecturer of Palawan College hanging on my head, so I can’t pretend to see nothing like the others.”

"But I really have no money this year!"

The fat man spread his hands with a depressed look on his face. He said that he is now a typical example of poverty. In September, the last month of the third fiscal quarter, the new taxes have not been collected yet, but a lot of money has been spent. Although he has scraped more than 50 million from Dongting people, , but that was only in name. The real money was in the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs. The more than 10 million spent on building Southwest University was the fat man's own private money. My flesh is still hurting now. The fat man said shamelessly that pretending to be wealthy means that it looks glamorous on the outside but is full of blood and tears on the inside.

Duo Ze nodded unexpectedly. Back in Aaron, he was such a miserable character like a little daughter-in-law. Faced with Dorok, an old ship riddled with holes, he blocked the left and right. On the surface, it looked very beautiful. It was hailed as Dorok's greatest leader for hundreds of years, but what really brought Dorok... What is it? Hunger, famine. Large-scale corruption and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Dorok people. For a period of time, Duozhe had believed in his heart that he was the culprit of these disasters in Dorok.

How capable you are of accomplishing great things is the restraint that a true leader should have. In the past, in Dorok, Duoze always believed that war should be supported by war, so much so that he would wipe out Ruildian, the strongest country in the mainland, like a whale. The wikia falcon. He must be a brutal military supremacist. All the country's power is used for military affairs, and the civilians are miserable. But the fact is exactly the opposite. After falling into the arms of the Vecia Falcon, he saw that the financial context of the entire empire is not as good as his own. As imagined,

Less than one-half is actually used for military purposes, and more wealth is invested in regional infrastructure without hesitation. From the very beginning, the Falcon Dynasty followed a deviant path, deviating from the aristocratic foundation that lasted for thousands of years. Instead, it replaced aristocratic civilization with commercial civilization. The most prosperous areas must belong to the Falcon Dynasty. Only the Falcon Dynasty has roads across the country that can run four horses and carriages in parallel at the same time, and a dense water network system that brings good harvests. The most developed route center that can drive the country's wealth and trade is still the Falcon Dynasty. Here, merchants and common people are the main body of the country, and the nobles have no privileges. Even the title doesn't mean much. In order to continue the family, a large number of nobles with glorious family backgrounds went to sea to do business. Here, you can't see the rigid lifelessness of other countries, and you can't see the drunken life and death of the nobles, but the streets are full of them. Pedestrians exuded the light of hope,

This emerging country has swept across the Ikadiva continent in a few years. It is not just the military, but also the economic foundation that has long thrown other countries out of the way. The person who forged all this is the young man in front of him. , the 26-year-old emperor of the empire, a guy who stands like a god of war on the battlefield and in economic development. This is a legend that no one can surpass, so while Duo Ze expressed his agreement that the fat man has no money, he also expressed his feelings for the dead fat man. Calling you poor is also scornful

"If Your Majesty is really in trouble, my subordinates have a way! The empire can fill up the empire with schools without spending a penny!" Duo Zai tilted his head with a smile on his face, and his gray hair made him look... Like an old fox who sees a fat hen

"Oh, tell me," Fatty's eyes gleamed when he heard that he could get it without spending money. Who said that education costs less? It really doesn't hurt to stand up and talk. The money spent on a university can build ten empires. Dragon-class battleship, that is the total amount of funds the Imperial Navy only has in one year.

"There are now thousands of wealthy merchant families in the empire, all of which are emerging wealthy families with assets of more than one million yuan. Your Majesty's adoption of the mayor system can be said to have captured the psychology of these guys. They all want to jump on the table. Your Majesty It is also possible to decentralize the power of college construction to the city!”

"Is it appropriate to let businessmen study in the academy?" The fat man blinked hesitantly.

"It's appropriate, and it's very appropriate!" Duo Ze curled his lips. He was from a true noble family and had a deep understanding of many wealthy businessmen who were born from noble families. Those wealthy families whose glory is no longer there are dreaming of recovering. The glory of the family, and those families that were previously small and became wealthy are also thinking about the opportunity to make their families proud for a hundred years.

Therefore, we will never refuse to build a college, which will be a boastful thing for a hundred years. Moreover, as an attractive new city, a city with a school is undoubtedly the most attractive to the population. Look at the thousand-year-old imperial capital of Pagoda. Raven knew that the entire continent agreed that Palaven, which had fallen apart a thousand years ago, was the millennium orthodoxy. Isn't it because the Palaven Academy was still standing after hundreds of years?

Although the cost is huge, if wealthy businessmen in a city unite, it is not a problem to build one or two small colleges. In some big cities, it is also possible to build universities. In this way, the empire's problems in education at the bottom and middle levels will be solved. "Dozhe said in a slow tone.

"You mean to allow private education?" The fat man shivered when he heard it, and looked at Duo Zai, who was frothing at the mouth. As expected, he is the Speaker with a background in demagoguery. He is more thorough than himself in mobilizing civil forces.

"That's pretty much what it means. I've wanted to do this before in Dorok, but it didn't work. Even though I'm the chief speaker, I still have the embarrassment of being rejected by the parliament! Let those guys who want to get everything take out the money. But something is more difficult than climbing to the sky." Duozei shook his head with a hush, saying that if His Majesty has any hesitation, his subordinate Rusty can be used as the first pilot. If something goes wrong, he will This is an area that has just been pacified. Even if you push them all down again, you don't need to use much force.

"Okay, let's start this winter! I'll give you this power, but the ugly words are ahead. Then there will really be trouble. When the army enters the city and it's time to kill, it's useless for you to stop it!" The fat man took a deep breath! One breath. The education foundation of the empire is too weak. I can spend a lot of money to build a university, but I can't build a college in hundreds of cities in the empire, let alone build primary schools in countless small towns. The educational theology developed by the temple system is too strong. As time goes by, another collision between royal power and divine power is inevitable.

Giving education to the private sector would save the empire a lot of money. However, the natural pursuit of profits by businessmen makes Fatty very uneasy, but it is worth trying. At least it can guide the direction of private funds and form a trend of running schools for all. It is better than these guys who have more money and no place to spend and gradually develop a society of comparison and luxury. If the atmosphere is better, once such a system is established, the empire will then find ways to manage it at a macro level.

"No need to stop it. As long as His Majesty agrees!"

Duo Ze raised his head with a strange tone and stacked the shiny plates that were barely filled with food. He was not like this before, even though he had suffered from hunger in his youth. But he was not so depressed that he licked his plate. But this time, the old man who was supervising the water network connecting the river had hurriedly nibbled a piece of bread at noon yesterday and had not eaten anything until he saw the fat man. The construction of the water network has made some achievements. The problem is that the heavy rains that hit the Daniel area some time ago also did not spare the Rusty area of ​​​​Docho. Floods occurred in many places.

Half of the water network that had been built for a whole quarter was washed away. Duozhi ran back and forth between many places and fell ill during the inspection. The fat man hurriedly came from the southwest district to visit. When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he got this guy again. When he ran to inspect the area where the water network was most severely damaged, he was so angry that his horse didn't even get off and rushed directly towards this place. The fat man wanted to persuade this old man who was already over sixty years old and always lamented that he didn't have much time. Despite your age, you still treat yourself like a young man! Don’t make yourself miserable when the time comes!

"Since Your Majesty is here, let's take a look at the problem of the water network! To be honest, the flood this time was too weird, far beyond my expectation. I wanted to find someone to help, but I found that I didn't know who to call. Your Majesty happens to be the founder of the water network system. Instead of asking others, it is better to ask Your Majesty directly." Duo Ze rolled up the cuffs of his clothes and stood up from the seat opposite. His clothes were extremely ordinary, and the fat man's clothes were also gorgeous. Not going anywhere, a simple casual clothes,

"Actually, I don't understand the water network either! But maybe it's possible for a blind cat to encounter a dead mouse." The fat man smiled naively and told the truth. He was only a theoretical creator, and the actual work was left to the people below. . It was Lidakus who built the water network at the beginning. The logistics guy was always able to implement the above intentions perfectly. He just drew a rough sketch, and the guy built the water network based on the sketch. Although it was very complicated, It is simple and has many shortcomings. Water outages and flooding often occur, but at least it provides the foundation of the empire's water network technology. With continuous improvement in the future, the empire's current water network technology is now quite standard.

The two people came down from the floor, followed closely by the twenty guards who stayed outside, and then ten guards from the Governor's Mansion outside. There were more than thirty people at once. The mighty team attracted a lot of attention on the street. , for the old man who had been patrolling the dam for more than half a day, the locals I just thought that they were investigators sent by the Governor's Palace. They were mostly easy-going and approachable. They were running around with a few guards who completely concealed their identities. They only asked about the situation when the flood broke out. It was really difficult to communicate with Tangtang Xie. Contact the most powerful governor of the Eagle Empire,

"You all go back first! I'll go for a walk with Governor Duoze." The fat man waved his hands in displeasure with a look of displeasure on his face.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed. Your Majesty's safety is closely related to the safety of the empire..." The guard captain in charge of security looked ugly.

"Don't worry, without you guys following, who would go crazy and cause trouble for these two humble people! It's only with you that we are in trouble!" The corner of the fat man's lips curled up. In fact, he had his own plan, but there were some things that he couldn't say in front of too many people, otherwise it would become a joke. The guards could only stop and follow him a hundred meters away.

"It's strange to say that floods never broke out here before! At least they didn't reach that scale! Due to the lack of sufficient preparation, the water network here was almost completely destroyed." Duo Ze walked on the muddy road with a sad look on his face. On the embankment. Seeing my hard work turned into piles of pebbles and soil washed away by the water, my face was full of bitterness, which showed that the flood was quite strange. All the water network channels behind the dam were washed away, and more than a month of hard work was in vain. , there is no problem with the structure of the water network. The dam is also very strong. If the problem is not found, the water network here will be completely paralyzed." Duo Ze stopped and looked at the fat man with a hopeful look on his face. He had already stopped evacuating. If the water network here cannot be repaired, It will affect one-third of the Rusty area.

Under the eyes of multiple choices containing hope. The fat man raised his eyebrows, squatted down, and pretended to look around, "If I'm not mistaken, it's a problem with the river. For example, somewhere in the upper reaches of the river was once blocked. Although it has been dredged, it has been silted up. Lots of sludge. So much so that the bottom of the river channel is raised, and usually nothing can be seen. If the river encounters a flood of a certain scale, the flood will sweep the silt down unceremoniously and destroy the water network behind the dam along the raised river channel. Therefore, only the silt needs to be removed. Just drop it”

“The river channel was raised by silt?”

Duo Ze was stunned when he heard that he could raise the silt of a river. How much does that require! But since it was His Majesty Falcon who said it, Duozei immediately sent people to check upstream. Sure enough, thirty miles upstream, they found many piles of mud in the middle line of the river. There used to be a barrage here! The man who was sent came from the military, and after a rough look, he made such a judgment and reply. Duozhe was very shocked when he heard it. Could it be that the Falcon who had just left Wikiia was not only the God of War, but now he also works part-time as a magic stick?

Anyway, it's easier to deal with it if you know where the problem is.

Duozhi immediately organized people to clean up the mud upstream, while Fatty had just entered a villa in the Rusty area. This was purchased by Ansa during the war. The environment is good, and you can enjoy the view of the opposite side through the window in the autumn. The maple trees on the hills are as gorgeous as red clouds,

Handing the cloak to Konoe, the fat man walked into a clean office humming a tune, uncorked a bottle of wine that cost a thousand gold coins outside, poured a glass into a clear and bright crystal cup, and gently After taking a sip, Fatty felt very happy. Duo Zai must be very surprised now!

He, a half-assed expert, was really looking for a dead rat. After receiving the report of a problem with the water network, Fatty knew exactly where the problem was. shaped inland river section, fat The emperor deliberately ordered people to block the river in some areas to raise the water level to allow warships to pass. After the war, the dams that raised the water level were cleared, but there was no time to control the silt accumulated in the intercepted areas. Such an environment would not be subject to floods and overflows. That’s what’s called a weird thing,

If there hadn't been a problem with Duoze's water network, no one would have mentioned it.

It is very dangerous to intercept the river dam during the flood period, and the time requirement is short, and it is a strict order from His Majesty the Falcon, so the Second Army of the South, which was ordered at that time, directly mobilized 17,000 Gaul prisoners in hand, and finally Less than five thousand people survived, and the whole river was filled with souls who died unjustly roaring! If all these resentments are not cleared away, will the DuoZe water network be successful?

"Your Majesty, a letter from Kyoto in Gaul was forwarded from the Southwest Intelligence Department!" The fat man squinted his eyes, and the delicious wine swirled around the back of his tongue. The sweet and sour grape flavor was strong and strong, like a serving of a guard. The letter came in and said hesitantly,

"Letter from Kyoto in Gaul?" The fat man unexpectedly took the letter. It turned out to be just a very ordinary letter. It was not a secret letter from the imperial army, nor was it a report from that guy. However, since the Southwest Intelligence Department did not tear it up on the spot, Say that this letter has value,

Opening the letter curiously, the fat man's eyes immediately narrowed into a thin line. It turned out to be a letter from his so-called "mistress". No wonder.

This woman cannot go through the channels of the military and can only go through the route of the Ministry of Intelligence. However, this woman carrying her own tiger flag is said to be quite prosperous in Kyoto, Gaul. The obscure mistress of the Falcon of Wikiia His identity has allowed him to perform amazingly in Gaul Kyoto again and again. He is rarely regarded as a channel for communication with the high-level officials of the Falcon Empire.

At this point, even the fat man could only smile bitterly. If he had known that the name of his mistress was so valuable, he should have got a thousand or two thousand mistresses and stuffed them in the capital of Gaul. It is estimated that the Gauls can't even sleep. It's a pity that he is only afraid of his wife. They are so jealous that they can't sleep well!