Ark's Journey to the Demon God

Why did Chinese dynasties have to centralize power in every dynasty? Why did the emperors always try to weaken the power of aristocratic families as much as possible?

Because only when power is centralized can the country be intact and the country not fall into separatism. This is a long-term consideration and starts from the people.

considerations.

Now Letania is facing such a problem.

Feuerbach, Vishelheim, Utica, Graufeld, Wollemde…

These were areas controlled by the nobles of the past, and the electors brought them together and called them Leitania.

However, in essence, these areas are still divided into vassal towns. On the surface, they are dominated by monarchs, but in fact they are local autonomous.

This is provoking Shen Muke's fragile nerves.

Letania, how old are you in total?

Its land area is only half of Victoria, only a quarter of Great Yan, and only one-tenth of Ursus!

It's such a big place, but it still needs to be divided?Will it split into several groups?

No wonder it’s weak!No wonder everyone wants to bully someone!Damn it if it can be powerful!

Shen Muke's theory has factual basis.

Such as Gaul.

Gaul is the most suitable example of power due to concentration of authority.

In the past, Gaul had everything in the hands of Corsica I. The empire followed the emperor's orders to the letter, that's why it was so powerful!

However, it is a pity that, just like an epiphyllum, Gaul perished, the country was dispersed, and the continent of Terra became that divided state again.

Taking Gaul as an example, Shen Muke made his goals clear:

The Leitania he wants to achieve is a centralized Leitania, a national and collective Leitania!

Shen Muke hopes that in the near future, when people on this land introduce themselves, they will not be people from Viseheim, not people from Utica, but people from Letania!

We are Leitanians.

What an honor!How valuable!How inspiring!

This is Shen Muke's consideration. He hopes that through the efforts of two generations, he hopes to gradually transform Letania from monarchy to democratic centralization, appointing monarchs from the top to elected representatives at the bottom, skipping the process of free development of the government. , centralized control of the zb, treating it as a hound, driving it forward!

Looking at the black keys and chalk in front of him, Shen Muke nodded slightly.

If their transformation is ideal enough, Black Key and Chalk will be the last generation of "monarchs" in this country. After them, Leitania will no longer have the titles of nobility and monarch.Instead, representatives chosen by the people guide Letania.

Elected representatives gather together to form committees at all levels. The highest committee oversees everything, coordinates everything, mobilizes everything, and achieves unified thinking and unified development.

Black Key and Chalk, they will be an extension of their own will. Different from the brainwashing and indoctrination of Black Snake, I will tell them with facts and truth, where is the future of Letania!

"By the way, boys, I still don't know your names?" Shen Muke asked with a smile even though their identities were clear.

"My name is Bai Ke! Sir." Bai Ke took the lead.

Black Key hesitated to speak, and then he caught a glimpse of the piano in the corner——

"I...my name is Black Keys."

Chapter 43 Seek common ground while reserving differences and unite people’s hearts

If a country wants to be strong, it needs cohesion and concentration. Only by gathering all the limited strengths of all parties can it achieve development and avoid being bullied.

For Letania, this country, which has been divided and balanced by the elected emperors for many years, is the most suitable time to unite.

Speaking of this, Shen Muke couldn't help but recall an old friend.

Witch King.

I have to say that although the Witch King did not do very well during his reign, there is one achievement that cannot be ignored.

That is, he successfully stood on the opposite side of everyone in Leitania and brought all Leitania to a unified front.

The so-called "making everyone like me" is difficult, and "making everyone hate me" is even harder!

But the Witch King did it. His decrees frightened the people, and his power frightened the nobles. He finally broke away from the control of the electors, which also made him completely break with Leitania.

Throughout the decades of the Witch King's life, his only achievement was to turn Letania into a smelly and hard stone, and completely achieve independence from the world, whether it was Victoria, Ursus, or Syracuse It has never been invaded in ancient times.

After all, who wants to mess with a madman?

However, from Shen Muke's perspective, he must make good use of this Witch King's [legacy].

If you want to unite the whole of Leitania, you must first talk about a common topic——

National identity.

It is necessary to correct the thinking of Leitanians and let them break away from their original urban identity and then evolve into a national identity.

As for race, there is no need to worry about this, because there are only a few races in Letania, Caprini, Elafia, and Pepper.

As for the method of uniting the entire country, Shen Muke finally decided to use some softer methods.

Run schools and engage in exchanges.

There used to be many universities in Letania, such as William University and the Schumann Conservatory of Music.

But it’s not enough, and the tuition fees of these universities are relatively high. They say they are open to everyone, but in fact only a handful of people can afford them.

This will not work!

Under Shen Muke's instruction, the twin queens allocated a special fund to build many new universities across Leitania and hired many new teachers. Finally, these schools were established.

And these

The school has a very distinctive feature——

The tuition is very low, room and board are free, and basically anyone from Leitania can afford it.

But there is one condition, that is, students who go to school here must participate in the voluntary labor that the school regularly carries out, and the location of the labor...

Of course it’s another school in another city!

These students will be sent to volunteer at another school. They can be teaching assistants, tutors, or even teachers!

Shen Muke uses this method to make young people in various cities flow, so that they can communicate, integrate, and resonate!

"Ah, it turns out that the young friends in Wallemde are just like us in Viseheim. Everyone likes music!"

"It turns out that Feuerbach's classmates also like to drink beer, which is the same as us Utica people!"

Identity starts from scratch. When young people find that everyone is similar, they will come together and become friends, brothers, sisters, and even comrades!

Another advantage of this strategy is that it raises the lower limit of people's quality by a lot!

When people's quality improves, there are many things that Shen Muke doesn't need to consider, and everyone will move in the right direction on their own.

Moreover, it is not only education, but other industries can also communicate like this!

Shen Muke believes that with this exchange, everyone will discover the benefits of gathering!

The quality of the musical instruments produced in Weschelheim is better than that of the local workshops in Volomde, and half of the people in Leitania will choose to go to Volomde for vacation during the holidays!The source stone mine produced in Feuerbach can supply the entire Leitania, and the annual trade volume between Graufenfeld and Casimir can account for [-]% of Leitania's total fiscal revenue!

This is the united Leitania, this is the Leitania with only one voice!

Only concentration, cohesion, exchange of needs, and exchange and integration can we have a path to development!

The people of Leitania discovered that their Leitania did not expand externally, but the space became very vast.

They do not need to make reservations and pay taxes when going to other cities as in the past, but only need to go through the simplest registration to enter the city.

Business becomes easier, communication becomes smoother, and life becomes richer!

Letania, after decades of hellish darkness, finally sees the light!

……

In the hall, Shen Muke sat in front of the window and looked out.

The weather today is good, it is a sunny day, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers in the air.

"gentlemen!"

The door opened, and Black Keys and White Chalk burst in.

"Don't be anxious, tell me slowly if you have anything to do." Shen Muke pointed out.

The two took a breath and said, "Sir, the music festival is about to begin!"

music Festival?

Shen Muke blinked, and he also saw the musical instruments carried by Black Key and Bai Luo.

It is worth mentioning that, as the descendants of the Witch King, Black Key and Bai Chuo have very good talents.

Within a few months, Shen Muke taught them how to integrate music with Originium skills, and improved their respective performance levels a lot.

Black Key's talent lies in flute and conducting, while Bai Chao's talent lies in cello.

Seeing the excitement of the two children, Shen Muke nodded and said slowly: "Is this day coming again? Time flies so fast."

The so-called music festival, the full name is called Freedom Music Festival.

This is a day worth remembering, because on this day last year, the Witch King's scepter was thrown to the ground, and Letania was reborn!

Therefore, Shen Muke complied with public opinion and designated this day as a holiday, and stipulated that special departments such as hospitals and the military would have a seven-day holiday nationwide.

For Leitanians, these seven days are of course a good time to hold a music festival!

During this time, people will take to the streets with musical instruments and sing the praises of the beauty of Letania with the freest and most cheerful tunes!

Shen Muke looked in the mirror, changed his face again and again, and finally chose a face that looked the simplest and most mediocre. Then he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's go."

Shen Muke's move was really helpless, because on the day he killed the Witch King, he revealed his true face in front of the people of Leitania. Newspapers with his photo printed on them were delivered to all parts of Leitania. Almost all Leitania knew that Al What does Garito look like!

In this way, Shen Muke had to change his appearance frequently so as not to be recognized.

Hiding one's identity does not mean that it is shameful. The main reason is that as soon as one is recognized, everyone swarms over the person, which is not very friendly to traffic and order.

It's not easy for the military police to maintain law and order, so don't increase the workload for him...

Walking under the clear sky, Shen Muke wandered among the cheerful crowd. He had never been so relaxed for a long, long time.

Putting the violin on his shoulder, Shen Muke's bow moved gently. After a long time, he wanted to play a cheerful tune——

"Castle in the Sky"

Chapter 44 Great Yan’s Invitation

Terra is in great flames, and the Celestial Empire is ascending.

Under the magnificent ceremony and music, the emperor began to go to court.

Through Mianqi, the emperor looked at the ministers in front of him.

On both sides of the court, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered here, including the Six Ministries, Dali Temple, Yushitai, Suzhengyuan, Qintianjian...

"The spirits of all the ministers' families are quite good." The emperor said with a smile.

All the officials returned their greetings: "Long blessings to my emperor!"

Nodding, the emperor looked at

The eunuch next to him understood and raised his voice:

"The emperor has a decree, and the ministers will report it if they have something to do. If there is nothing to do, they will withdraw from the court~"

Today is a nice day. The emperor originally made an appointment with his beloved concubine to go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers. But now he feels itchy and wants to leave the court as soon as possible.

As the supreme emperor, it is obviously normal to have the idea of ​​​​fishing, and the officials are not surprised.

However, today, the emperor's plan finally failed.

Perhaps they had made an appointment in advance, and the officials submitted letters to the emperor one by one. The first one was the Suzhengyuan.

Suzhengyuan in Dayan has similar functions to Yushitai. The difference is that Yushitai is responsible for supervising all civil and military officials in the world, while Suzhengyuan is responsible for supervising Dauchi.

In other words... monitoring the emperor.

As the saying goes, if a state has powerful ministers, the country will not be destroyed. The Suzhengyuan is composed of a group of admonishers.

As we all know, admonishers are the least popular among emperors.

Don’t I just want to fish?Do you deserve to write a memorial to ridicule me? !

Look what's written here?