in the name of the queen.

Chapter 47 The Minister’s Decision

"What are White Rose doing these days?"

A low voice came slowly from a corner where the sun didn't shine.

The mist rising from the tea made the owner of the voice seem to disappear in the shadows.

"On the surface she is at the palace every day, but in fact she is playing outside as the Earl of Tyrone."

"Oh? What is she playing?" The voice in the shadow raised slightly, seeming to be aroused.

The reporter continued to report respectfully.

"She hangs out with Roland, the essay champion, every day, and she even plans to make him the leader of the Royal Knights."

The man in the shadow slowly sat up and asked in a deep voice: "What happens next?"

"Then they went to the Knights Royal House and spent the afternoon telling stories to the children."

The person in the shadow was stunned.

What is this operation?
  After continuing to learn other information, he waved the reporter to step back and came to the window alone, looking at Fort Sheffield not far away and lost in thought.

He couldn't understand Queen Sylph's operations.

Sometimes her magical operations surprise him as a political veteran, but more often than not, she always carries a clear and transparent stupidity about her.

This doesn't mean Queen Sylph is a fool, but she certainly doesn't understand politics.

As Chief Minister of the Imperial Cabinet, Mr. William has a heavy burden on him.

Not only must he serve the emperor, but he must also manage the entire country, and he must also scheming with other members of the cabinet.

He is very tired.

The old emperor Edward was ambitious but not talented. He always wanted to take back all power from the cabinet, but he did not have the political quality to match the power.

He is a qualified emperor, but he wants to obtain the honorific title of emperor. This is the source of his tragedy.

Where is Sylph?

William originally had no hope for Sylph, but she awarded the essay championship to Roland to let him see her courage.

Later, she solved the case of Lori's death through Albon, which impressed him.

However, later she did not follow the routine and politely refused Alban's self-destruction and surrender, which made William completely incomprehensible.

He originally thought that the Queen would arrange a title for his young lover Roland, and was even prepared to teach the young Queen a lesson here. However, she directly bypassed the House of Representatives and appointed him as the head of the Royal Knights.

This series of operations made Mr. William, a seasoned politician, dodge several times.

After a long silence, William came to the final conclusion.

Sylph may not be a fatuous emperor, but she is definitely an emperor who can make the Prime Minister die of myocardial infarction.

No one can control her escape.

In this case, it is better to keep the imperial power in the palace.

The crown is yours, the glory is yours, no power beyond your abilities is necessary.

This is responsible for the empire and Her Majesty the Queen.

She only needs to be responsible for the quietness of the years. The burden of nearly 100 million people in the thirty-four provinces of the empire must be shouldered by me, William.

The chief minister took a long breath, and there was no confusion in his eyes, but determination instead.

It's time to make a decision!

The atmosphere in the cabinet during this period is very bad. There are people who are wavering, choosing sides, and forming cliques, but few people are focusing on their work.

As First Minister, he must step up and put an end to this.

An incomprehensible queen is much scarier than a fatuous and incompetent queen.

William thought silently.

Beautiful white roses should be carefully tended in the garden, not set out to prick people with their thorns.

Just when the chief minister of the empire made a decision, Roland also made a decision.

He must establish the power in his own hands.

Not only for him, but also for his good friend Sif.

Sif was unaware of her dangerous situation.

She is the shadow of the Queen. What if one day the Queen no longer needs a shadow?
  After meeting the Queen, he made a decision.

The Queen is indeed beautiful. She looks so similar to Sif, how can she not be beautiful?
  But she looked lifeless and thoughtless.

I hope he doesn't look like a human being. This is Roland's objective evaluation of the Queen.

Mr. Kong Ming and Marshal Pengju both have masters that they cannot take with them, not to mention that he is an ordinary time traveler.

Sif is different.

She is smart and growing.

Seeing the tragic current situation of the Knights, she could think of selling jewelry and antiques to raise money, but Her Majesty would never think of it.

No more hesitation!

He must rebuild the Knights and make them the sharpest swords in his and Sif's hands.

Once the matter is done, he will hand over the choice to Sif.

If Sif is kind-hearted and can't bear to kill each other, then she can leave the Queen alone and let her make the vase with peace of mind. Sif is the chief minister, and he is the general and controls the power.

If Sif is strong-willed enough, take her place.

She and the Queen look alike, who can tell the difference?

After thinking about it, Roland took out new paper, wrote quickly, and began to build a framework for the reconstruction of the Knights.

Sif, who was sitting opposite him, held her chin and watched him write with a smile.

Everyone is very busy these days.

Cabinet ministers are busy vying for power.

Teacher Walder was busy consolidating the power of the royalists.

Miss Lisa is busy learning the etiquette of court ladies.

Roland was even busier. Not only did he have to contribute articles to the Sun, write tutorials for the Queen, but he also had to formulate a plan to rebuild the Knights.

She would accompany Roland every day and rush for manuscripts on the spot.

She wasn't idle either.

Based on the principle of pragmatism, Roland mixed many military works on the two planes, added some of his own insights, and compiled a real suture monster.

He wasn't sure what the monster he had created was, but he believed the new knights were capable of fighting.

Sif couldn't wait to take over the first draft written by Roland, and was stunned after just one glance.

Is this still the Knights?
  "Roland, are you sure you want to rebuild the Knights this way?"

"of course."

Sif was silent for a long time and said slowly: "A true knight will definitely not be able to accept this."

"My father was a knight, a true knight."

Roland said slowly: "He followed the code of knights, stood behind his comrades on the battlefield, and charged towards the enemy like a true knight."

After a moment of pause, he said calmly:
  "He was greeted by hundreds of twelve-pound cannonballs. He will remain in the spring of Buteus forever. Even his body cannot be put together, and he is still missing to this day."

"No need to say sorry, he died like a knight, a real knight. He was a hero in the eyes of his comrades, but his family would rather have him come back alive, sitting there smelling of alcohol and bragging about his great achievements on the battlefield."

Roland concluded, "It is not easy to train knights. A knight who dies easily is not a good knight."

Xif was silent for a moment, put down the draft in her hand, sighed leisurely, and said nothing.

Sometimes silence represents acquiescence, although this is completely different from the knight she knows.

Roland's army-building theory is simple.

Since infantry and artillery are on the road to do whatever it takes to achieve victory, cavalry/knights must go further than them.

Cavalry/knights are not useless.

They are loyal, brave, obedient, and dare to sacrifice.

They dare to take bullets in the face, so why don't they dare to make changes?
  Musketeers use firearms, as do cavalry, and they must be equipped with new firearms that are more powerful and have a longer range.

Infantry use alchemy bombs, as do cavalry, and they must master the skill of dropping bombs while advancing at high speed.

Artillery uses artillery, cavalry.
  The cavalry can fully cooperate with the artillery, tearing the front immediately after the artillery blasts the gap, and continuously bleeding the enemy.

In Roland's vision, cavalry should be hexagonal warriors with superior mobility, capable of coordinating artillery, using firearms, and invincible in hand-to-hand combat.

You don't need too many such all-around warriors, they can just tear apart the defense line at critical moments and act as the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Stuffing and mincing meat? Just leave it to the army without royal titles.

(End of this chapter)