Chapter 298
Feng Willow's plan is actually very simple. He wants to slowly turn these nobles into businessmen. This does not mean overthrowing the aristocracy. It is about carrying out a survival of the fittest among the nobles, eliminating the nobles with insufficient strength and turning them into businessmen.
The National Sequencer Plan is to cultivate a group of talented Sequencers who are promoted quickly, and the final powerful ones will become the new nobles.
Only by removing the carrion and growing new meat can the country be rejuvenated and its national strength become strong again. At that time, Feng Willow will also be able to absorb more national fortunes to improve his strength and refine high-level magic weapons.
It can be said that this is a win-win situation, but those nobles who are eliminated will definitely resist and obstruct. This is also a war.
"Your Majesty, other things can be done later, but the land matter cannot be delayed any longer. No matter what, we must first find a way to feed the people. My suggestion is to convene the meeting soon. The ministers discuss the matter of land reform.
This matter must be done now. Start reclaiming wasteland and construct water conservancy projects now. The newly reclaimed land can be rented to the people. Our country will not have enough cultivated area until spring plowing begins. There will be enough food during the autumn harvest. Only by letting the people have enough to eat can the subsequent series of plans be implemented.
Food is the basis of everything. "Fon Willow suggested to the emperor.
"You are right. No matter what, we must first let the people have enough to eat. But it won't happen immediately. I need to discuss such a big matter with several ministers first. Don't worry, the nobles are not all People who ignore the country for the sake of family interests.
Especially several big nobles, they also know that only when the empire becomes stronger can their families live better. Although the matter of land reform is a little more sensitive, there are not many interests involved, and a few big nobles are still able to squeeze this little money out of the farmers.
Now that I have the data on land reform in your three border counties, they should agree after seeing the results. If they really don't agree, then even if we directly summon the ministers, this reform proposal will not be implemented.
Grand Duke Willow, you should also know that although this country is said to belong to the emperor, in fact everyone knows that the country belongs to the nobles, and the emperor is just the largest noble among them. "Ken Lohag said with emotion.
Feng Willow nodded with understanding. The emperors of this world were indeed incomparable with those emperors in his previous life who always spoke for themselves.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." Feng Willow said.
The noble council is still discussing how to deal with von Willow's matter.
"The Duke of Willow has arrived in the royal capital and is now meeting with His Majesty. Everyone, what should we do now? We must come up with a charter, right?" said the Speaker of the Noble Council.
No one in the dozens of members of the entire noble council said a word. When Feng Willow did not come, they all became angry and shouted that Feng Willow should pay the price. The majesty of the noble council cannot be underestimated.
As a result, now that Feng Willow has really arrived in the royal capital, all these nobles have become silent. The dignity of the Noble Council is indeed important, but for the sake of the dignity of the Noble Council, you cannot allow yourself to offend others privately!
If he said something at this time, he might be stabbed to Feng Willow after the meeting. It's hard to say what will happen to the noble council at that time, but if their family offends Feng Willow, there will be no good consequences.
"Since you don't say anything, you are tacitly not punishing Grand Duke Willow. Are you going to let him pass this matter? In the future, no one will take the noble council seriously. The powerful nobles can do whatever they want. Bullying the weak nobles.
This is not a good thing for all nobles. Although you are all great nobles, there are also nobles who are more powerful than you. Once the rules are broken. Then life would be difficult for everyone. "The old speaker said calmly.
But let everyone know that the rules were broken, which was not a good thing for all of them.
"Everyone, everyone, I think now is not the time for us to discuss how to punish Grand Duke von Willow. Anyway, he has already arrived in the royal capital. Why don't we invite him over first and let him talk about what to do about this matter? Let him come Give us an explanation.
No matter how powerful he is, would he still choose to be an enemy of our entire noble council? "Duke Winston suggested. Duke Winston is also a royal member of the Viking Empire.
As soon as Feng Willow left the palace, he was invited to the noble council.
Feng Willow naturally knew about the noble council, but he had always been too lazy to deal with these nobles, just thinking it was a waste of time. But now that he wanted to reform, he needed the support of these nobles, or in other words, he needed to win over some people and suppress others.
If he wants to make this country stronger, he needs to integrate into the nobility. Faced with the invitation from the Noble Council, he did not refuse.
"Dear members of the noble parliament, this is Grand Duke Feng Willow." The nobleman who led Feng Willow introduced to everyone.
"Grand Duke Willow, this is Duke Borrag, the Speaker of the Noble Council."
"Hello, Duke Willow, you are really young and promising." Duke Borrag said enthusiastically.
"You must know the reason why I invited you here this time. The nobles of the Viking Empire always have some conflicts, big or small, and the Noble Council is the place to judge the right and wrong of the nobles.
You can also understand the Noble Council as the court of the nobles. It is a place to maintain the dignity of the laws and regulations of our Viking Empire. If everyone does not follow the rules, then our Viking Empire will be in chaos. After all, no matter how bad the rules are, they are better than no rules, don't you think?" Duke Bolag said kindly.
Feng Willow naturally understood why these people invited him here. He nodded and said, "Everyone, there was indeed a reason for declaring war on Marquis Enleister before. The reason why I didn't have time to wait for the judgment of the Noble Council was because I didn't have time to wait.
Everyone knows that the food consumed by hundreds of thousands of refugees every day is not a small amount, especially the food needs to be transported from my territory thousands of miles away, and this loss is not a small amount.
If I delay any longer, I can't afford the loss of food. After all, this matter involves the life and death of hundreds of thousands of refugees. So I had to declare war on Marquis Enleister.
So I came here this time to explain to the Noble Council. I believe everyone can understand the principle of taking emergency measures."
Duke Bolag smiled and nodded. He understood that Feng Willow had given the Noble Council a step down. If they refused to give in and turned against each other, it would not be good for everyone. After all, Feng Willow's strength was there.
The fact is that even if all the nobles of the Noble Council united, they would not be able to do anything to Feng Willow.
"Do you have any questions about the explanation given by Grand Duke Willow? If not, let's discuss how to deal with it." Duke Bolag said.
"This is about the life and death of hundreds of thousands of refugees. It really cannot be delayed. I think Grand Duke Willow did nothing wrong. Marquis Enlester tried to make money from the national disaster. Although the means he used were legal, what he did was unreasonable. He was too greedy, but Duke von Willow has already received the compensation he wanted.
My idea is that both sides have done something wrong. They should be reprimanded and guaranteed not to commit the same mistake again." Duke Winston proposed.
This is a typical case of both sides being punished, but all the nobles present knew that although Marquis Enlester wanted to take advantage of the situation, it was legal. This matter involves the legislative power of the nobles in their own territories.
This right must be maintained by all nobles.
As for reprimands, von Willow didn't care at all. He just gave the noble parliament a face. Anyway, it didn't hurt, and no one would really come to reprimand him. It was just that they had to say this when issuing the announcement, and he could understand it in order to maintain the face of the Noble Council.
The reason why Feng Weiluo came to the Noble Council was to meet with these great nobles in advance, and by the way, to see who was suitable to be won over and who needed to be suppressed for the reform.
Feng Weiluo could see that among these great nobles, the younger ones were stronger, and the strength of those old nobles was mostly not very good.
In the past, it was because of the lack of extraordinary resources that the overall strength of the whole world was not strong. After the magic tide rose again, the resources were indeed much richer, but the old nobles no longer had the courage to make progress.
However, among these nobles who controlled most of the power of the empire, the strongest was only Sequence 6. A few were Sequence 7, and most were Sequence 8 and Sequence 9.
These great nobles held most of the extraordinary resources in their hands, but their strength was not high. Extraordinary resources are indeed helpful to improve strength, but they are not decisive.
In the case of no shortage of resources, the strength is still so poor, which can only mean that these nobles are either weak or not working hard enough. Regardless of the reasons, in Feng Willow's mind, these people are all nobles who should be eliminated.
However, it depends on whether these people are smart enough. If they are weak, but smart enough and willing to stand on the side of the reform, it is not impossible to let them stay, Feng Willow thought in his mind.
Kenlohag's actions are not slow. Since he has decided to reform, he did not drag his feet. Three days later, Feng Willow received the news of the convening of a noble meeting.
Obviously, Kenlohag convened a meeting, which means that he should have received the support of several great nobles. At least there should be no problem with land reform.
Sure enough, the meeting went very smoothly. Although many small and medium nobles disagreed, their opinions were not important. With the support of several great nobles, Feng Willow's proposal for land reform was successfully passed.
Feng Willow successfully gained the hatred of a group of nobles. He didn't care, but he had secretly remembered these people who hated him in his heart. When the nobles were cleansed in the future, they would definitely have a share.
It was passed, but the next step is to promote the reform to the whole country, and there will definitely be many twists and turns. These are not what Feng Willow can worry about. All he can do is wait until some people go too far and come out to clean them up.
Although the proposal was passed, Feng Willow found that the national fortune did not increase. Perhaps only by ensuring that the people are well fed can the national fortune be improved.
However, Feng Willow cannot go back now. He also needs to ensure that the reform can be effectively implemented. This requires Sai Ya, the wise wife, to deal with the nobles.
Having gotten used to the ten-fold cultivation speed of the national destiny, Feng Willow was very uncomfortable with not having to cultivate with the national destiny now. He simply stopped cultivating and instead studied the two sequence inheritances mastered by the Viking Empire.
In preparation for the promotion of comprehensive sequencers in the future, he also began to collect and reserve some low-level extraordinary resources from now on.
The two sequence inheritances mastered by the Viking Empire are the Barbarian and the Battle Mage. The Barbarian is a melee sequencer, while the Battle Mage is an all-around sequencer that can fight in close combat and attack from a distance. However, being all-around also means not being proficient. Being good at everything, being good at nothing.
In terms of combat power, the Barbarian has an advantage at a low sequence, but as the sequence increases, the combat power of the Battle Mage will slowly catch up, but it is only a catch-up, and it does not have any advantage.
The difference in the resources consumed is not big, but to become a Barbarian sequencer, the resources needed are some magic plants that strengthen the body, while to become a Battle Mage sequencer, magic crystals and some parts from low-level monsters are needed.
The value is about the same, but Feng Willow thinks that as long as the right place is found, magic plants can be cultivated on a large scale and are renewable resources. Although magic crystals are not scarce now, the daily output of a gem mine is only a dozen rare pieces.
Although with the resurgence of the magic tide, the number of various magic mines has continued to increase, and this kind of magic crystal mine is also very common in the spirit world. Therefore, the price is not high, but the value is not high because the current output is greater than the consumption.
Once the Viking Empire launches the National Sequencer Plan, the demand for magic crystals will reach an astronomical figure, and the price will inevitably rise.
At that time, I am afraid that all the magic crystals in the entire Viking Empire will be used to cultivate civilian sequencers, and it will not be enough to consume. So he decided to cultivate the Viking Empire's barbarian sequencers on a large scale.
Before that, he still needs to find a place suitable for cultivating magic plants to cultivate several types of magic plants needed by barbarian sequencers on a large scale. (End of this chapter)