I am Da Song

Chapter 529 Recruiting Talent
The Holy Roman Empire is divided into three, and the Kingdom of Germany, the Kingdom of Austria, and the Kingdom of Bohemia will be established separately.

Frederick went from being a great emperor to only inheriting the German kingdom.

He only thought for a moment before choosing to agree.Because their Swabian family is originally a duke in Germany, and they can become kings of Germany only by election.

The gap between the duke and the king is still quite large.For him, changing from the son of a duke to the king of Germany is a very big leap in itself.

But this is only one of the reasons why he chose to agree. The more important and bigger reason is that the area he can rule has actually expanded.

Holy Roman Emperor This is a real false name.

Assuming that Frederick did not accept Da Song's proposal and went back to successfully succeed the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, how much territory could he control?
What they directly grasped were the dozen or so counties under the Duke of Swabia.There are 1 people directly under the army.

The vast territory of the empire, a large number of kingdoms, duchies, earls, and even baronies have nothing to do with Frederick.

That is the private property of other nobles, and it is not something that he, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, can directly intervene in the management of.

Specifically, even if an earl turned tens of thousands of people in his territory into slaves and drove them into factories to be squeezed, he, the emperor, would not be able to say a word.

A duke wants to expand his army in his territory, prepares his troops, prepares his horses, and waits for the battle. The emperor cannot ask him to disband the army. The only thing he can do is to gather his own Swabian army to prevent the other party from stealing his territory.

As the king of Germany, even other German dukes could not fully grasp him.If he relies on military strength and royal power to forcibly deprive a nobleman of his territory, if he does not have strong prestige, he may even cause a large number of noble alliances to resist, forcing him, the emperor, to sign a treaty and armistice.What's more, if the family army was defeated too badly, or could not pay the ransom, the emperor might be hanged on the gallows by the nobles.

However, under the escort of the king of the Song Dynasty, if he returns to the country, he will unify the German kingdom, cancel all other dukes, and establish a unified provincial nation-state.

What is that concept?
The territory that Frederick can control has increased nearly ten times. In the past, he needed to unite nobles to mobilize [-] troops. Now he can easily pull up [-] troops.

The order of the German king can be issued to any city or village in the kingdom.

The country has a unified and complete taxation system, legal system, education system, and civilization system.

The actual income is far more than the name of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

After all, this name doesn't matter at all. Frederick had made up his mind a long time ago. Once he ascended the throne, he would lose his title of emperor, join the tribute system of the Song Dynasty, and become a fence of the Song Dynasty.

Frederick resolutely assured Zhao Huan: "The minister will carry out the will of the officials, integrate the German kingdom, promote kingship, eliminate ignorance, replace Christianity with poetry and etiquette, and replace aristocratic rule with legal civilization. Make Germany The kingdom inherits the kingship of the Central Plains, and it has been the barrier of the holy dynasty from generation to generation."

Zhao Huan smiled lightly and said, "Good, very good! You are so loyal, I gave you a Chinese name, Zhao Huaizhong."

As he spoke, the smile on Zhao Huan's face became even brighter. It is the tradition of the Song Dynasty to give Han names to the kings of the feudal states.

But I thought that the famous Frederick the Great in the West had a well-known Chinese name, Zhao Huaizhong.Zhao Huan couldn't help laughing.

This name is really quite rustic, full of imprints of the times.

Just like those Aijun, Jianguo, and Aihua in later generations, they are all simple names full of imprints of the times.

But Frederick didn't think much about it. After all, the name was still very prominent in the Song Dynasty, especially because it was the gift of the country.

This is completely comparable to the fact that Li Wenzhong, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, was given the surname Zhu by Zhu Yuanzhang. No courtier would not consider it an honor.

It's just that whether this Zhao Huaizhong can have Zhu Wenzhong's talent and become one of the top ten famous generals of the dynasty depends on his ability.

Frederick immediately said respectfully: "I would like to thank the official for the name. I will leave as soon as possible to go to the Persian Protectorate to receive the soldiers of the Crusaders."

"It's just that you have to pass through Constantinople to go to Germany. How should the minister and the king get there?"

When it came to military affairs, Zhao Huan closed his smile, looked at the map, and said seriously: "You don't need to rush, I called you here to let you prepare early. You can recruit a group of available talents in Tokyo to help you Follow the example of the Central Plains and quickly establish a unified administrative system in the kingdom."

"After the king's division defeats the Frankish Crusaders, you can also take the prisoners back to the country."

The empire is full of talented people, and the talented people in Tokyo who can benefit the country and the people are like crucian carp crossing the river.These people just lack a stage to play.

So Zhao Huan didn't mind that Frederick recruited some talents, such as his two good classmates.

In the vast and majestic civilization system of the Central Plains, it is probably difficult to guess how much talent these two people can exert and how much historical influence they can have.It is even very possible that everyone will be lost in the huge system.

It is true that there are too many talents in the Central Plains. A super literary giant like Xin Qiji who is capable of writing and martial arts, a peerless general who is unique through the ages, is still learning literature and martial arts, waiting to serve the country.

Famous ministers like Yu Yunwen who are not born in the world are still in the prime of life, ambitious and waiting to take charge of the country.

Frederick's two little brothers had to compete on the same stage with these countless outstanding people, and they might not be able to take charge of an important temple eunuch until they died.

But if they follow Frederick back to Germany, they will immediately become Frederick's right-hand men, helping him establish an administrative system, train the army, build schools, sort out taxes, train talents, implement customs, set up festivals, and implement the calendar.

You can quickly become a prime minister, general, or principal who affects the direction of the entire country of Germany.

Let Germany quickly complete the integration, promote the culture of the Central Plains, and become the barrier of the Song Dynasty.

Frederick's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of these aspects. If he could recruit hundreds of scholars, craftsmen, businessmen and talents in Tokyo, he would have thousands of prisoners of the Frankish Crusaders.

Then he returned to the country with hundreds of talents, a lot of wealth, nearly [-] troops and [-] royal teachers.

This is not the return of the fallen prince, it is simply the return of the king.

All Germany will kneel to welcome their King back to his hallowed Frankfurt palace.

Even if there are a few opponents, they will be easily crushed in front of a powerful army.

Now, the only remaining question is how to bring such a huge army across the Byzantine Empire and return to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire?
After all, he is no longer an ally with Byzantium.

(End of this chapter)