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Learn from Me: Chapter 187 Chapter 170 A Weird Calm

Contrary to the expectations of the man in robes, Claude actually passed the winter in peace and stability, and all his outings were traceable, without any doubts.

Ms. Painter can only put down her doubts temporarily, because soon her intelligence network will need to be used on more important matters.

The Budding Moon of the Year of the Hyacinth and the Snow Bunting has come, and the new semester of the Imperial Military University has begun.

"Your Highness, shouldn't you be attending the opening ceremony right now?"

Claude looked at Christina helplessly.

"It's enough to experience that kind of thing once. It's the same every year anyway. When I entered school last year, I was tortured by my grandfather's voice for a whole day. I don't want to experience it again this year."

Christina stuck out her tongue playfully, then hugged Letitia who was sitting beside her.

"Laetitia also wants to follow you to continue learning the knight course, but she has been complaining to me why you didn't live in our manor this winter, you just gave a knight training schedule."

Isn't that because of you...

Claude wanted to touch his forehead, but he could only show an apologetic smile to Leticia.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, because the procedures and assessments required for early graduation are more complicated, and I have to stay in the imperial capital to deal with it, so it is difficult to have time to visit the manor."

The girl shook her head vigorously: "No, Claude should do his own thing first. My father told me that now is your critical moment. Let me not be too willful."

The teenager smiled.

"Sometimes there's nothing wrong with being willful, Your Highness." Claude blinked at Letitia, "Sometimes, being able to fulfill some of Her Highness's wishes will make Mr. Knight feel a little more fulfilled. "

The girl's face turned red, and she shrank shyly into Christina's arms.

Claude calmly pretended not to see Christina's eyes.

[Why do I feel that you don't seem to care about the mood of the future queen? 】

'Because I have already considered this issue-the best way to get rid of these things quickly is to deal with them coldly. '

Claude cast his eyes out of the window, but he didn't communicate with Christina.

"Lina's own demons are hard to break now, and I will try my best to promote their return to Wallachia on Gorman's side; Miss Dania's love for me is more of a belief than liking me; so in the end it is troublesome Christina was alone in the place—but soon she ran out of time to focus on me. '

The system thought for a while.

【You mean, Her Royal Highness will be very busy next time?What's going to happen next... oh, she's going to be systematically educated to be the next Crown Prince? 】

'Yes, the mine I buried in Gutenberg is obviously likely to explode at any time. If something happens, His Royal Highness Augustus will be doomed—considering Joachim's early exit, it is obvious that Ludwig's position is already It is a certainty.So under the premise that Letitia is going to be a bargaining chip to win me over, Christina has no choice. '

The boy felt that his foot had been stepped on, and he sighed in his heart. He turned his head to look at Christina, who had brows bristling, and could only smile apologetically while Leticia was still burying her head in her arms.

[Tsk, what tauren behavior. 】

'...At least I wasn't in person. '

Claude argued feebly that he was too embarrassed to say that he was a pure God of War--in short, he hoped that Gutenberg would get things done sooner, he would rather go to fight with the Theocracy than get involved in it anymore emaciated.

'In short, this matter has been dragged on for a little longer. If the other party recalls it, or exposes my existence to Leicht, this matter may cause another disturbance. '

[Another disturbance? 】

'Yes, after all, I don't know what the old emperor's attitude towards Augustus is now - judging from the other party's previous layout, it is obvious that he has a preference for his eldest son, and in the final analysis, with Augustus Business alliance business can be big or small. '

The boy's eyes darkened.

'The inaction of the Intelligence Bureau was explained to Gutenberg by me as the emperor had abandoned Augustus.But in the same way, this matter can also be understood as—the old emperor didn't want to bring this matter to the surface, and was waiting for Augustus to make these big things into small things. '

[Shouldn't it?With the temperament of the old emperor, did he allow the existence of rubbing sand in his eyes? 】

'He's had these stones in his eyes for decades. '

Claude pointed out.

【…】

'After all, the communication time between me and the old emperor was too short, and there was no way to speculate on the other party's psychology. Claude had a worried face, "I thought that Gutenberg went to see Leicht, and this matter would explode immediately, but nothing happened. Two months passed smoothly, until It still maintains an eerie calm. '

'It stands to reason that even if Leicht was unwilling to bury Augustus's political career with his own hands, Augustus himself would inevitably be panicked by Gutenberg's behavior and directly kill him, and this matter is not It should be able to be pressed...'

[So could it be Leichter's side, which is a little different from what you think? 】

'If Leichter is a guy like me...that's a little bit of a mess.After all, my methods and speaking skills highlight a strong|bao logical thinking. Once you calm down and think carefully and review the game, a smart person is still a smart person after all,'

Claude looked a little tangled up at the roadside that was becoming full of life.

'This is the reason why I didn't dare to take any action this winter - I have to wait until the seeds I planted bear fruit before I can make the next move, whether to win Gustav or continue Add insult to injury. '

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"Mr. Leichter."

Gutenberg bowed slightly.

"I said, you don't need to be polite."

The old man waved his hand.

"I asked you to come this time because things are almost ready. You are going to meet His Highness Augustus with me."

"Yes."

Gutenberg nodded, not showing any application of shock or fear.

"Aren't you surprised?"

"There is nothing to be surprised about. After all, you have been His Highness's teacher and aide for decades. His Highness is willing to listen to your words. Otherwise, I would not be able to stay here safely for two months."

Gutenberg looked composed.

"As for my own fate, in fact, I have already figured it out. You are willing to show mercy to me, which is beyond my expectation—since my life has been extended by two years because of you." months, so it shouldn’t be a surprise when it’s taken away.”

The old man looked at each other and sighed softly.

"It's a pity, Gutenberg, if you have not been coerced into this matter, with your temperament and ability, you will have great potential in government affairs in the future."

The man fell silent, there was no point in saying anything now.

"But don't worry, I said I would save your life, and I will. Tomorrow, I will talk about everything in front of His Highness."

The old man's expression was a little bleak.

Hearing this, Gutenberg lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something, and then looked at Leicht again.

"Your Excellency, there is one thing I want to ask, is that okay?"

"Just ask."

Leichter motioned for the other party to sit across from him.

The man sat down and met the old man's eyes.

"This matter, there could have been a less influential way-that is, to throw all the problems on my head, as long as I declare to the public that I alone planned the collusion with the business alliance, then Augustus His Highness doesn't say that he can get out of this incident, at least it won't cause trouble to the present."

Gutenberg confessed his doubts.

After all, I was only blinded by the words of the "intelligence bureau person" and the guilt and fear of doing this.As a young wise man, with little to do in the past two months, he had carefully reviewed the whole thing.

Colluding with a business alliance is indeed an unforgivable crime, but it is for me, and if I really want to completely bring down the great prince Augustus, this crime is not enough, after all, it is really just a simple exchange of benefits .Even Gutenberg, the person in charge who was in charge and still secretly collecting evidence, under careful observation, Augustus did not do anything else.

From this point of view, the motivation of the intelligence officer who came to find him seemed a little strange.

The other party was talking alarmistly about the whole matter, inside and outside the words. At that time, I had a ghost in my heart, so I was led by the nose everywhere, but now I think about it carefully, and I always feel that the other party's behavior reveals a strange .

But he wasn't going to tell Leicht about this, after all, the other party did know a lot of secrets, obviously a high-level person.And I have already broken the jar, and completely torn face with His Royal Highness Augustus. If I offend a senior intelligence officer who I know nothing about because of my suspicions, I will really die from the empire.

However, it is still possible to get a little verification by tapping around,

"Why do you want to protect me so resolutely... even risk your own political future, just to protect my life?"

The man looked at Leichter, quietly waiting for the other party's reply.

"Because I know what is right and what is wrong, what is meant by a strong man breaking his wrist, and what is meant by despicable and shameless."

The old man answered softly.

"When he faced a difficult situation and chose to collude with foreign forces instead of discussing with internal forces, Augustus' future is over. Simple Imperials."

"You may be a little puzzled, why I was able to come up with an effective plan in just two months, despite the sudden news you brought about the layout of the great nobles—this is because, this This plan was on my desk long ago, long before I formally pledged my allegiance to Her Majesty Augustus."

Leicht pointed to the document and motioned Gustav to open it.

"Your Majesty has always hated these great nobles who sealed the country. No, it should be said that the previous emperors did not like these guys, but for various reasons, they are willing to pinch their noses and let each other participate in the politics of the empire. Marriage, appeasement, suppression, and support, these small means are very good for the nobles to enter an illusory dream-that is, the empire cannot do without them, and the emperor cannot do without them."

"But in fact, their proportion in the empire's politics and economy is declining. The imperial merchants are like hounds biting the nobles' caravans, but they can be pulled by the emperor just right. Many commercial areas The emperor has never intervened, and this is regarded as a subtle rule of the game by the nobles—but as long as you distinguish carefully, you can know that for the empire, even if all of these commercial areas are suspended, or even stopped for a long time, there is no one It can cause serious harm to it, and it is even less likely to harm the normal operation of the empire."

Gutenberg was slightly suffocated. He is naturally second to none in terms of business. After a little calculation, he was surprised to find that some areas of cooperation with the big nobles were exactly as Leicht said, and perhaps seemed to have a high share. , The number is huge, and it seems to hold the economic lifeline of the empire, but there are none of the social necessities related to the stability of people's livelihood.

He already understood why he didn't realize this - as Augustus's white glove, he was of course also an "imperial businessman", so he was only involved in those fields.This is also the reason why I can "seize business opportunities" many times. It's not that other people don't want to grab them, but that they don't have the ability at all!And those who have this ability will naturally sell Augustus a face. As a latecomer, they just surround themselves with a piece of the pie.

"It turns out...that's it."

The man was a little bit disappointed, he thought he was taking the lead everywhere, but in the end he was just playing around in the rules of the game that had been planned.

"Don't underestimate yourself, Gutenberg, your vision and business ability are considered to be top-notch in the empire, but there is also a gap between geniuses and geniuses - Your Majesty's imperial merchants are all in charge of the Minister Albert."

Gutenberg nodded. Of course he knew that the famous Finance Minister, if he lost to the other party, he would be convinced.

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I'm sorry, I asked for leave when the plot was about to have a violent conflict, and I used a joke-like excuse.

The real reason is that my grandfather passed away.

After hearing the news, I knew that I would not be able to write for a while, because my mind was blank.

The same is true for the next few days. When I open Word every day, I am just in a daze.

Those characters and dialogues seemed to be far away from me, and reality was right in front of me.

The same is true for the previous chapter, because I agreed to help very early, so I barely forced out a chapter. You can also see from the number of words that I really couldn't support [-] words at that time.

For personal reasons, I don't like to let the pain I'm going through be a talking point in other people's mouths, and I never share my emotions with anyone.Because I don't need other people's comfort, and I don't want to set up a miserable lover, I just need a little time without noise and interruption.

So I didn't tell you the truth at the beginning, but until now, I have adjusted myself and can write the book again, so I can write these words calmly.

On April 29th, the last ceremony is over, and after that, I will officially return.

Normal updates resume in May, above.

Learn from Me: Chapter 188 Chapter 170 [-] So, what is the price?

"Thus, these nobles are gradually becoming useless to the empire. Even if they are wiped out, it will not affect the political and economic operations of the empire—that is to say, both you and your majesty have been preparing to take over the empire. All these nobles are wiped out?"

Gutenberg asked the question hesitantly.

"It is impossible for nobles to be wiped out."

Leicht smiled.

"The empire builds the country with military force, and meritorious service is awarded to the nobles. For the citizens at the bottom, this is the education they have received since childhood. If the concept of nobility is directly eliminated, it will be difficult for the empire to give the citizens of the empire a good explanation. .Nowadays when people's wisdom has been developed, once they start to get confused, it is easy to leave some opportunities for religion to take advantage of loopholes."

Gutenberg nodded. The Empire and Theocracy have been biting each other for so long, obviously they have long been prepared for their respective methods.

"What Your Majesty wants is to completely separate [Fiefdom] from [Nobility]."

"Separation of fief taxation and administrative power?"

The man reacted quickly.

"Yes, there will still be nobles after this, and there will still be fiefs, but at most they will only have one manor as their private property, while the land is still controlled by the state, and they can get part of their taxes as their annuity, but Can’t have executive power there.”

Leichter affirmed.

"All the land of the empire will be allocated by the empire from now on, the conflicts between local officials and nobles will no longer exist, and the problems of land annexation and encroachment will also be resolved - because only the more self-cultivating farmers, the higher the regional taxation, The more annuities the nobles can receive, they will become supporters of the empire's stable agrarian policy, rather than secret opponents."

Gutenberg nodded with a sudden realization. The emperor wanted to get rid of the privileges of the nobles, but he didn't want the nobles to fall into the dust. This is a pretty perfect method—citizens will still be eager to serve the country, and the military nobles will obviously be satisfied. The method of taking money directly regardless of the matter is more preferred.

The empire has streamlined its own administrative means, and the emperor's state affairs of stabilizing farming can be implemented more effectively. Political affairs and joining the army are still a step to the sky in the eyes of the citizens of the empire. Local officials no longer have to worry about trivial interests and being held back by the nobles , the soldiers continue to take money while fighting, and everyone has a bright future.

Great noble?What noble?

"sharp."