Chapter 297 Reform and Strengthening

Kenlohag nodded. He certainly didn't want to offend Feng Willow, but the face of the empire was also important. If a noble could wantonly destroy the rules of the empire because of his strength, where would the dignity of the empire be?

What if powerful nobles followed suit in the future? Especially now that the empire is really weak, Kenlohag knows that the weaker the empire is, the more it needs to be strong to suppress the many ambitious people. Otherwise, it will be a situation where everyone pushes down the wall.

He just hopes to have a good talk with Feng Willow and put the difficulties the empire is facing now. I hope that Grand Duke Feng Willow can understand him and give him, the emperor of the empire, a face.

The empire is not strong enough, and he is also frustrated as the emperor.

"Okay, send a message to Grand Duke Feng Willow and ask him to come to the capital to explain to the empire about declaring war without permission." Kenlohag said majestically. But how guilty he is in his heart, only he knows.

"Your Majesty, I just sent a message to Grand Duke Von Willow. They said he has already set out and should arrive in the capital tonight or tomorrow." A waiter reported to the emperor.

"It seems that Grand Duke Von Willow still has the Empire in his heart! As long as there is a decent explanation for this matter, it will be fine." Kenlohag breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news.

He just received news that there are 3,000 more powerful fire crow monsters under Von Willow's command. The specific strength is unclear, but it is definitely not a low-sequence monster, at least a mid-sequence monster.

Not to mention Von Willow's own strength and the power of the dragons and hydras around him, these 3,000 fire crow monsters alone are not much worse than the most powerful army of the empire.

Once a real fight breaks out, the current Viking Empire may not be able to beat Von Willow, which is really embarrassing.

Moril's speed is very fast, much faster than the officials expected, and he has arrived in the capital in the afternoon. Feng Willow took Saiyan to the palace to meet Kenlohag.

"Your Majesty." Feng Willow took the lead to salute the emperor Kenlohag. Feng Willow did not think of breaking up with the emperor. It would not be good for him, and the proper etiquette should be followed.

If Kenlohag can cooperate with him to reform and strengthen the Viking Empire, that would be the best result. From this point of view, the interests and ideals of Feng Willow and Kenlohag at this stage are consistent, and they both want to make the Viking Empire great again.

"Grand Duke Willow, there is no need to be polite. Without your help, I would not be able to sit on the throne of the emperor. We have been on the battlefield together before, and we have the closest comrades-in-arms relationship.

I hope that in the future, we can fight side by side and make the Viking Empire strong again." Kenlohag said sincerely, no matter what he thought in his heart, but at least he still showed a look of loyalty and righteousness.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I think in my heart. I also hope that the Viking Empire can become great again. But you can see the current situation. The continuous natural and man-made disasters have made our national strength worse and worse.

And at this time, the nobles still have their own ulterior motives. Instead of thinking about unity, they pull each other's legs and want to tear a piece of meat from their companions to eat. In such an environment, how can our Viking Empire become strong?" Feng Willow said with a sincere face.

What he said was not a lie. He really wanted to make the Viking Empire strong. Only when the empire became strong could he steal more national fortune to practice quickly.

If there is no national fortune to help him break through to Sequence 2, it will take too long. He can't wait. Maybe the gods will revive at any time. This is like a sharp sword hanging over Feng Willow's head.

"Okay, let us work together to make our empire great again." Kenlohag was very excited.

"Then I wonder, Your Majesty, what policies or methods have you prepared to make the empire great again?" Feng Willow asked with concern.

This question stunned Kenlohag. He really didn't have any good ideas. Although Kenlohag was a genius in military affairs, it was his first time to be an emperor. And he had not received any education as an emperor.

"Your Majesty, if the current national policy remains unchanged, our country will only become weaker and weaker. In the past, we used the current policy, but we were destroyed by a cult.

Now all countries are reforming and strengthening. They have more or less made some policy changes to adapt to this era, so that the empire can become stronger and stronger.

But our Viking Empire is still unchanged, and the result is that it is getting weaker and weaker. But the weaker it is now, the less you dare to reform. In the end, there is only one way waiting for us, destruction." Feng Willow persuaded in the same excited tone.

Kenlohag was somewhat moved by what Feng Willow said. He also knew that the current empire was indeed sick, and if it remained unchanged, it would be like relying on the body to resist. If it could survive, it would recover, and if it couldn't survive, it would die.

But even if it survived, it would still be far inferior to the other three empires. Their Viking Empire was still at the bottom. As a young and capable emperor, Kenlohag naturally wanted to make a difference.

At this time, he also remembered von Willow's previous proposal, land reform, nationalizing the land and then renting it to farmers for cultivation. But can this method really strengthen the country? He expressed doubts. After all, it touched the interests of all the nobles.

"Grand Duke Willow, are the reforms you mentioned really useful? I am not afraid of offending the nobles, but I am afraid that after we offend all the nobles, we still haven't seen any results. That would be fatal to the current Viking Empire. I can't take this risk." Kenlohag said sincerely.

"Your Majesty, I understand what you said, but I think Your Majesty can take a look at my territory first. For more than a year, I have been implementing this policy in my territory.

To be honest, I didn't make much money, but I harvested a lot of food. The first step is to feed the people under my command.

With this food, I can use it to support education. I have achieved universal education, and everyone is literate. Next, I will develop industry and commerce to make money. When I have enough money, I plan to train civilian sequencers on a large scale.

The number of nobles is too small, which undoubtedly greatly limits our sequencer army. At the same time This also limits the strength of our empire.

With the resurgence of the magic tide, there are more and more low-level resources, and the price is getting lower and lower. If we only cultivate some sequence nines, I think we can still cultivate a large number of them.

At that time, we will select excellent sequencers from them for cultivation. Although the resources consumed will be very large, it is worth it. As long as our empire has a strong sequencer army, our Viking Empire will eventually become the most powerful among the four empires again.

Only in this way can we not fall behind in the next great struggle and become stronger and stronger. "Feng Willow said passionately.

The scene described by Feng Willow made Kenlohag's heart move. As an emperor, he certainly wanted as many sequencers as possible in his country.

It's just that a land reform will cause dissatisfaction among all the nobles. Then they want to cultivate civilian sequencers on a large scale, which is digging the roots of the nobles.

Why are the nobles nobles? Isn't it because they have extraordinary power? Once ordinary people become sequencers and have extraordinary power, how can they work for the nobles with peace of mind and support their luxurious life?

For hundreds and thousands of years, the knowledge of sequencers has always been monopolized by the nobles. Even when extraordinary resources were the most scarce, the nobles only passed on the sequence to the eldest son who would inherit the title, and the second son and daughter would not be taught the sequence.

Now that the magic tide has risen again and the extraordinary resources are increasing, the number of sequencers has increased. But except for a few lucky ones, the vast majority of sequencers are still composed of nobles. And becoming a sequencer can become a noble, which is a consensus of everyone.

"Grand Duke Willow, the world you described is very exciting to me, but as the emperor of the empire, I cannot take risks with the empire. Do you understand?" Kenlohag said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I understand very well, and I can understand your concerns, so I am willing to implement these policies in my three border counties first.

If it succeeds, Your Majesty, you can promote it to the whole country, and I will fully support you. At that time, all opponents will face the wrath of the dragon.

If my policy does not work, there will be a big mess in our territory. Even if the experiment fails, we will think of other ways to strengthen the country together! What do you think?" Feng Willow said temptingly.

"Okay, let's work together for the prosperity of the Viking Empire." Kenlohag said firmly.

"Your Majesty, in this case, let's start with land reform. Saiya, show your majesty the harvest of our territory last year." Feng Willow said preparedly.

Before coming, Saiya had already made a report on the various achievements in the territory, how much grain production there was originally, and how much grain production there is now after the reform. How much territory income there was originally, and how much territory income there is now. Through the report, there is a clear comparison, which is clear at a glance.

Although Feng Willow is not a professional accountant and does not understand financial statements, it is still very simple to make a simple comparison chart.

Kenlohag took the report from Saiya and saw that the grain harvest was twice as much as before, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Grand Duke Willow, is it possible that the grain harvest can be so much more if the land is transferred from the hands of the lord to the hands of the farmers? Does this mean that the farmers are usually lazy?" Kenlohag asked in disbelief.

"Your Majesty, it's not. In fact, we organized farmers to open up wasteland and build water conservancy projects. Through water conservancy projects, those low-yield fields have become high-quality or medium-quality fields.

Through the reclamation of wasteland, the fields in the territory have been expanded by more than double. This can more than double the grain output of the territory." Feng Willow told the truth.

"Can't the lords open up wasteland and build water conservancy?" Kenlohag asked puzzledly. He really couldn't figure out why there was such a big difference.

"Your Majesty, in fact, it is not possible. If it is not their own, the farmers will have no enthusiasm to work. It is normal for the work efficiency to be three or five times lower. Only when the harvest is their own can the farmers take the initiative to work actively. To improve work efficiency and increase grain production." Feng Willow explained.

After listening to Feng Willow's explanation, Kenlohag made up his mind. The Viking Empire has now reached the point where it has to change. If it continues like this, the country will soon be destroyed.

"Okay, then we, the monarch and the ministers, will promote the reform together, starting with land reform." Kenlohag said firmly.

"If the money earned from the land is less, the nobles can open factories and make back the less money earned from the land through business. In fact, the land doesn't make much money. Even if they squeeze the peasants, they can't make more gold coins. As long as your majesty discusses it with them...

I am using powerful force to threaten. I believe they are all smart people and will understand your majesty and my painstaking efforts. After all, we are also trying to make this country stronger." Feng Willow said with a smile.

Feng Willow doesn't care about being a bad guy and letting His Majesty be a good guy. For things like reform, he is prepared to cut meat with a blunt knife and boil frogs in warm water. He will reform little by little until the end, and then he will come up with the plan of the National Sequencer.

No one is a fool. Whether it is Kenlohag, who plays the red face, or Feng Willow, who plays the white face, at that time, they will become enemies of all nobles.

Maybe Kenlohag, who has always pretended to be a good person, will be hated even more. Between traitors and external enemies, people often hate traitors more. Kenlohag, who has always played the good guy, will definitely be regarded as a traitor by the nobles in the end.

So the one who plays the good guy, unites the nobles, and persuades the nobles to take a step back must be His Majesty the Emperor. Feng Willow can't do such a thing.

Kenlohag didn't see that far. He only saw Feng Willow taking the initiative to be the villain and let him play the good guy. At this moment, he only felt that Feng Willow really disregarded his personal gains and losses for the prosperity of the empire.

And he played the good guy, stood with the nobles, and didn't offend the nobles, which was also what he wanted in his heart. If Feng Willow competed with him for this position, he would be anxious! (End of this chapter)