The Sun King's Evidence

For the two major human kingdoms in the old world, the Empire and Britannia have always been the focus of comparison.

The history of mankind has been advancing on a tortuous and spiral trajectory. Both sides have had their advantages and disadvantages, but it must be admitted that most of the time, the empire has been in the upper hand. This must be admitted. Ryan has always believed that Karl -Emperor Franz is the hero. Except for his weak one-on-one ability, he is blameless.

The time when Britannia was able to take advantage of national power and political structure was only two to three hundred years during the incident where the third knight king, Guillaume the White Death, arrived at the Tower of Dole. After that, with the Great Holy War and the Ludwig's reform, the empire's bureaucratic reforms and the military aristocracy in parallel have crushed Britannia's ever-lasting feudal system of knights and aristocrats.

This is not something that Ryan can catch up with after being in power for more than ten years. To put it simply, the Kingdom of Knights has the advantage of top-level sacred value over the empire. This advantage is reflected in the National Church of the Fairy in the Lake, the Eight Virtues of Knights, and the Holy Grail system. While they were quarreling over Charlemagne or Ulric, and while the empire was still debating that barbarism was strength and civilization was superiority, Britannia had already unified on sacred values.

And the top-level sacred value has gone a step further under the leadership of Ryan, that is, Ryan himself has controlled the sacred value by controlling the goddess and the Lake God Witch through martial arts and some special methods, and he himself has become the sacred value itself, which is why Karl -Franz often complained about why Ryan had such authority and why there were so many Chaos believers and vampires lurking in the upper echelons of the empire.

In fact, grassroots governance is the same. The empire's village yeomanry or village elders are self-governing, and Britannia is also the same.

However, in terms of middle-level organizations, that is, in terms of civil and military talents and development motivation, Britannia has extremely fatal flaws compared to the empire. This has been discussed many times before, so I will not repeat it here. What I emphasize is that no matter how annoying the bureaucracy is, it is the best system that humans have concluded after thousands or even tens of thousands of years of exploration.

In Malcador's memory, humans tried to replace the bureaucracy with artificial AI and Iron Man omnic technology in the Golden Age. The result was also very straightforward - Chaos could corrupt the source code of Artificial Intelligence and Iron Man (Tzeentch announced this Responsible for) causing the near-annihilation of mankind.

What are the consequences of a lack of middle organization?

The two major uprisings of the Celestial Dynasty in Lane's previous life, the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Taiping Rebellion, had major structural flaws. Needless to say, the outcome was due to the serious lack of middle-level organizations. No matter how brave these people were, the outcome was already doomed.

In the early stages of the two uprisings, the main members of the bureaucracy and the landowners and scholar-bureaucrats were actually watching the show (a few of them even secretly helped). Many of them were actually deeply concerned about the decline and corruption of the dynasty in its later years. I feel that typical down-and-out talents like Zuo Zongtang have come into contact with the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom.

However, the fatal flaw of this contact was exposed. These intellectuals and officials immediately discovered that they could not handle this system that mixed religion and politics. There was no room for them to survive. Moreover, the internal corruption of its leadership was not only Not bad at all, but also determined to destroy the Kongbai foreign religion (Taipingdao). Only then did the landlords and literati make up their minds to work together to put out this uprising.

This group of talents included all the elites of the entire society at that time (the most wealthy, powerful, capable, and popular) and were the key to success.

In contrast, Zhu Yuanzhang, Huang Taiji, Dorgon, and a person who cannot be named are in similar situations. They are the masters of the United Front. A typical example is that Zhu Yuanzhang immediately opened a subject to recruit scholars and courtesy corporals (at least in the early stage), and the Qing army entered the pass. Later, when Li Zicheng was still looking for those available people among the landlords and scholar-officials bit by bit, Dorgon directly ordered "all the officials who surrendered will be granted a title, and all the former Ming officials will be reinstated", which directly caused the collapse of Dashun.

Unite first and deal with these people? Arrange everything later.

Without going too far, what Ryan wants to say is that as an emperor, the absorption and appeasement of the elite is an essential part. This is also the route of Malcador and the emperor to unify Terra. Ryan also does the same with the knights and nobles. to combat the corrupt and backward, absorb and promote the outstanding, and appease the relatively mediocre.

However, there are also problems with allowing elites to monopolize middle-level organizations, so Lane has a second trick: "transfer from the military to the cadre."

This move is naturally Guilliman's policy. A very important piece of the puzzle in the future blueprint of the Imperial Regent and the Thirteenth Prince is that the Ultramarines under his command will become local bureaucrats and enter the civil service system after the war is over or they retire. .

Of course, in addition to Guilliman, a large number of dynasties in Lion's previous life also did this. Typical examples include Qin, Tang, Ming and the founding of this dynasty. They all used this method to immediately export a large number of giants through large-scale military transfers. A large number of bureaucrats quickly took control of the place.

Of course, the military transfer has its own problems. First of all, this move can only occur once every few decades. Furthermore, the military system is different from the bureaucratic system. The military naturally has the habit of "the father dies and the son succeeds" and "the elder brother succeeds the younger brother." , as well as the natural problem of clinging to the hills. The army will definitely have hills. This is a natural decision. If the military system becomes feudal and warlord-like over time, it will become clan-like in the bureaucracy.

The former is related to several major vassals and the Anshi Rebellion, and the latter? One heart will.

After such a long paragraph, most of us can understand why Malcador and the Emperor disagreed and even rejected Guilliman's idea of ​​Space Marines retiring from the army and joining the army, right?

guess?

But Ryan has no such worries. What time is it now? There are waves of veterans going underground. The level of militia organizations and military training in various places has immediately improved. Intermediate officers have retired from the army and entered the palace. Naturally, they have formed a team with strong execution ability. A strong bureaucracy, and their loyalty to Lane is unquestionable.

"Everything is preparing for the upcoming national martial law and war cabinet." Ryan said seriously.

"Wartime...cabinet?"

…………I am Guilliman Longevity, the dividing line between the Emperor’s health…………

Ryan and Sulia entered the Fontainebleau Palace for seclusion. The news spread throughout the kingdom, and then gradually spread to the old world.

The major forces in the old world had different reactions to it, so I won't go into detail here.

And in the Demon Rat Abandoned City, a great meeting is opening.

That was the meeting of the Skaven.

The Council of Thirteen People of the Horned Rat is meeting. This legendary chamber and the greatest building of the Skaven once welcomed the advent of the Horned Rat. It is also the only one where all the Skaven Prophets, Skaven Warlords and Skaven Chiefs Don't dare to make mistakes.

The Big Horned Rat asks us to unite, yes~yes! At least inside this room, we'll be united... on the surface.

The room was very dark, very dark. Only the flames of entropy spewing out everywhere and the green light brought by the dimension stone enveloped all the rats. The rats were either scratching their heads, pretending to be deep, or ready to move, but everyone was Waiting, waiting for the Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik, who symbolizes the will of the Horned Rat, to speak, sitting on the first seat.

There are thirteen seats at the venue. Except for the thirteenth seat, which is specially reserved for the horned rat, the rest are occupied by rats.

The tenth one belongs to the Pestilen clan, that is, the leader of the Plague clan, Negrich, is sitting on it, spitting out poisonous gas.

Pascrit, the general marshal of the Demon Rat Army in the fourth seat, is very excited. He is waiting for the Great Horned Rat to give an order and the Skaven Great Crusade will begin.

The sixth one belongs to Genodore, the patriarch of the Moss clan. This patriarch is still heartbroken over the death of the headhunter Kuik at the foot of the Eight Peaks Mountain, and vowed to avenge Kuik.

Snick, the leader of the Essien clan in the third seat, is extremely quiet. This Night King will never refuse any commission, as long as the dimension stone is enough.

The warlord Wesker of the Seventh Seat, which has the lowest status in the Council of Thirteen, remained silent.

The rats remained silent, waiting for the High Priest of Greypaw, Kritslik, to speak, which represented the will of the Horned Rat.

I don’t know how much time passed, but Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik finally spoke. He slapped the table hard with his thin body, and raised the rat staff, the artifact that symbolized the identity of the Great Horned Rat: "This rat I’m very angry and the consequences will be serious!”

"I have repeatedly ordered you not to sell weapons to clans that do not respect me. The Skuri family, Mosquita, I need an explanation!" Klitslik said sharply, its high-pitched voice was The rotation of equipment and the smell of plague dispersed a lot in the room.

Gnodo was a little uneasy at the moment, but Mosquita said confidently: "Yes~yes, Your Majesty the High Priest, you did, indeed said that, but, but the price that the Moss clan and the Moss clan are willing to give, It’s very, very satisfying. What’s going on between you and Moss and Moss has nothing to do with me?”

"Yes~yes!" Wo Menjin, the leader of the Morde clan, nodded in agreement. Its whole body was covered with traces of various bizarre transformations. The rats wondered whether it was more of a rat or an ogre.

"Yes, yes, the price is the most important thing." Negrich, the leader of the Plague Clan, nodded quickly. It couldn't help but feel ecstatic. How could the bottom defeat the top? Yes, that’s right, the four major families have been preparing for this for a long time!

"No rat, no rat will refuse." Esin nodded at night.

Krachi-Destruction Claw of the grinning clan slapped the table directly: "His Majesty, the High Priest!"

"You, these damn rats, actually dare to rebel against the will of the Horned Rat!" An incredible light flashed in the eyes of Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik, he raised his staff and screamed : "In the name of the big horned beast, I declare that you all, all want it, diedie!"

After saying that, Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik immediately planned to cast a spell, and all the thirteen members of the Council present were also prepared, and began to plan how to distribute more food and resources if they won. and power.

However, just after the Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik was about to call the Horned Rat God, it was suddenly enveloped in a ball of pure green light. What came out of its open mouth was not a spell, but a painful scream. Its body expanded like a balloon and was continuously drawn out. Thick black mist was sprayed out from its seven orifices and many places. Lightning and flames enveloped the Gray Claw High Priest Kritslik, and then the Gray Claw High Priest The rats exploded in surprise, and minced meat and black blood sprayed all over everyone present.

The heads of the four major families who had originally planned to defeat their superiors were all stunned.

Isn't this part of the script included? !

crackle~

A bolt of green lightning exploded out of the black mist, followed by five consecutive whips. All the members of the council present were careless. They had no time to dodge and were all knocked over on the spot. Then in the black mist, a supreme The existence's eyes like a beacon looked directly at his blood descendants from the void.

The Horned Rat is coming!

The remaining eleven council members all knelt down and listened to the Rat God's instructions.

The white skull face, eight giant horns and green eyes of the Great Horned Rat were looming in the black mist. He let out a roar, like the sound of victory when millions of rats engulfed the world, and like the sound of the entire world. As if the world was struggling with the painful sound of the plague, the Great Horned Rat stretched out its sharp claws engraved with the Skaven language and gently pressed it on the table.

"Trash, you don't need to live." The rat god's voice was like the sound of nature, and all the MPs present immediately "squeaked" in ecstasy. The rat god obviously had no intention of holding them accountable, and soon a new gray prophet would be killed. Choose and become the new High Priest of Gray Claw!

"The time has come, my children!" the Horned Rat's divine prophecy made the rats ecstatic.

"Let Skaven inherit the whole world!"

"yesyes!!!"*11

On this day, the entire Skaven City, the bells roared, and the giant bell rang thirteen times. The sound was so loud that even Tobalo and Miragliano near the Blight Swamp could clearly hear it.

The Southern Kingdom remained content with the status quo, and no one knew what was happening.

But the road to the surface has been opened, and hundreds of thousands of Skaven armies are dispatched from the Rat City.

These two armies, one led by Marshal Pascrit of the Skaven Army, attacked the Tilea capital, Miragliano.

The other branch was led by Ict-Claw, the chief war engineer of the Skry family and the right paw of Mosquita, to attack Estalia!

Thirteen bells ring!

The holy war of Skaven begins!

What is the fate of the southern kingdoms? Everyone is welcome to leave a message here to discuss! I will consider and select the best suggestions to write into the text!