Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 223 The establishment of a federation (end of this volume)

After taking the Nilfgaardian palace, Torres did not immediately declare himself emperor.

He established a state of emergency military council, effectively establishing a rule with the military as its core, and declared himself the regent of Nilfgaard.

The army whose interests were guaranteed and maintained was very satisfied with this, and Torres was able to successfully take over the Nilfgaard garrison in the core circle, giving himself a powerful force.

At present, all the forces that are completely subordinate to the military have expressed their submission to Torres's rule, and the seniors in the military also expressed their high opinion of this young man.

Of course, for Torres, the care given by these military bosses is quite ironic.

I think back then, these people were still standing at attention in front of him, but now they are seniors.

Torres did not immediately announce his identity because it would have been too easy to cause unnecessary impact.

A dead man rose up from the ground again. When the news spread, it was too easy to shock people.

It also creates a lot of avoidable prying eyes and turns some would-be friends into enemies.

As long as his core supporters know what's going on, such as the vampire family, the group of demon hunters, and some of the Lord M's cronies.

In the City of Golden Towers, Torres dealt with some of the Empire's internal problems, such as the arrest of Vatir Lidorik, and then the blame was placed on the head of the secret agent.

Everyone was very happy about this. How could everyone like the spy leader?

The Cinderella Owl took over Vatier's place, and the treason charges against the Imperial Coroner were annulled.

Torres then appeased the civil government of the Golden Tower City, especially the middle-class officials in the government, and he released a lot of goodwill towards this group of people.

This group of people are also very good at reciprocating favors. Since they and the army want to gain more in the current empire's system, cooperation is naturally the best.

With their help, the Golden Tower City and the entire empire's core circle were stabilized.

After the emergency military committee was established and the situation in the capital was stabilized, the next development was just as Torres expected.

Completely caught off guard by the military's actions, many members of the merchant association and ancient families fled the Golden Tower City overnight and traveled to various provinces.

Then, the opposition to the committee became louder, and most provinces expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with the change of power in the City of Golden Towers.

Torres is very clear about the subtext behind these doubts and dissatisfaction, that is, the merchant association and the ancient family are dissatisfied that Qiu Ba controls the capital, so they are seeking more benefits.

It was impossible for Torres to cooperate with these people, so after stabilizing the military power in his hands, Torres scolded them directly.

He didn't save any face for them, and almost bluntly said that these people were imperial insects.

Naturally, the Imperial Civil War broke out next.

The opposition embraced the commander of the Alba Division, Prince Morvan Voris, as emperor, and a large number of forces were immediately gathered under the emperor to oppose the Council government of the Golden Tower City.

And between the two, there are many grass-headed kings who support their troops and respect themselves.

This is a legacy of the Third Northern War. Originally, they sat on the fence and watched to see which side had the advantage. However, as Morvran relied on the ancient family's network and the funds of the merchant association, these grass-headed kings became Morvran's army.

The situation of the committee government was once very desperate, and even in the inner circle, a large number of opposition troops emerged.

After all, there are a large number of industries and manors belonging to ancient families in the core circle. When the manpower in these assets is mobilized, it is also a very powerful force.

Now, the committee government has been reduced to the level of the mayor of the city of golden towers.

Torres had a large amount of military power in his hands, so the regent attacked decisively and defeated the opposition troops outside the city one by one before the opponents gathered.

He even forced Morvan to withdraw from the core area and go to the province to gather strength.

At the same time as the large-scale military operation, Torres carried out an operation that shocked the entire Nilfgaard Empire, which was the large-scale emancipation of slaves.

For the slaves in the opponents' estates and assets, Torres gave them free status and allocated the means of production that once belonged to the ancient family to make a living for them.

In this way, the regent received firm support from these slaves.

In the City of Golden Towers, Torres announced that the Nilfgaardians who had become slaves due to debt were exempted from their slave status, and he also canceled the debts of those who were in debt to ancient families and merchant associations.

He then seized clear opposition properties within the City of Gold, obtained large sums of money, and forcibly took control of the Reichsbank.

There were also slave gladiators in the arena who were relieved of their status as slaves, and then they were incorporated into the army.

Torres wanted to drastically change the empire's system of slow death no matter how it went, but even he didn't dare to do it forcefully.

Therefore, he could only grind it out bit by bit and test it out.

After all, slavery was the cornerstone of the empire.

Torres still underestimated the impact of his actions, and the ancient families and merchant associations reacted fiercely.

Even with the various activities of vampires and demon hunters, this hostility cannot be eliminated at all.

Therefore, Morvan's support surged almost instantly, and even among the troops controlled by Torres, there were several small-scale riots.

This was unexpected by Torres, but he did not regret it. Declaring war on slavery had long been a basic national policy.

Of course, it is impossible to overthrow slavery at once.

If we do that, the empire's economy will be destroyed immediately, and Torres will become everyone's enemy.

Anyway, the current conservative reforms are enough to send out a signal without causing large-scale rebellion among the soldiers under his command. This is enough.

Therefore, the Nilfgaardian Civil War has entered a new stage, and it is obvious to the naked eye that this civil war will become protracted.

In the north, a white-haired demon hunter, after learning what happened in Nilfgaard, was grateful in his heart that he did not send his adopted daughter to Nilfgaard.

Then, he gave his adopted daughter a sword, a witcher's sword, as a gift for her to embark on the path of becoming a witcher.

It was also from here that the adopted daughter completely said goodbye to her identity as the princess of Cintra and the heir to the empire.

From then on, only the female witcher Ciri existed in this world.

As for Geralt, he planned to take the female witcher for a while first, make sure she can take a break on her own, then spend some time with Yennefer, and then think about work.

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While the southern empire was undergoing drastic changes, the northern realm was also undergoing drastic changes.

That was the establishment of the northern federal system.

A powerful regime that integrated the entire north was born.

There is so much that needs to be done for this regime.

The distribution of officials from the former countries, the clarification of the power of the nobility, the administrative division of the new land... one after another seems to be endless.

It is also in the midst of these seemingly endless things that human society is undergoing major changes that have never been seen since the Exiled Landing.

In the process, Petakt's bureaucracy inflated like a balloon.

Yes, Petekt was now the center of the north, and Herme and his government had officially moved to the new city.

After obtaining a huge amount of wealth from Kevir, the Protector did not hesitate. On the one hand, he announced a tax exemption for the entire north, and on the other hand, he put the wealth into market flow.

In order to implement the tax-free policy, the Protector even dispatched a large number of Cossacks to inspect various places to ensure the implementation of the policy.

Therefore, the north was not ruined after the war. After surviving the most difficult first winter after the war, the north showed a different kind of prosperity.

Commodity transactions are becoming more frequent, people are more willing to move, and more activity is evident everywhere.

However, there are also help from Opel people.

The large number of exotic goods brought by the Ofeier people absorbed a lot of wealth that is superfluous to today's northern society, preventing excessive accumulation of wealth and causing inflation.

As the new capital of the north, Potekt naturally received an exaggerated amount of resources. Coupled with the need for work-for-relief, the progress of projects that had been stopped due to the war has been greatly accelerated.

At the same time, elites and people from all over the north who saw new developments in the future began to migrate to the city.After all, everyone wants to be a citizen of the capital, and being under the emperor's feet is different from other places.

However, these people are not too many. After all, there are still few people who dare to be the first to eat crabs. However, their arrival still effectively promotes the further development of the city.

Next, Herme's government moved into the rising city, which led to a large number of immigrants to Petekt in Aedirn.

As an area that has been ruled by the Lord Protector for so long, this place is completely loyal to the Lord Protector and is very happy to follow the Lord Protector's footsteps.

In today's Aedirn, the interest groups originally loyal to the royal family have been assimilated by the interest groups loyal to the Lord Protector.

No one can shake this country's loyalty to the Protector.

And then, with Aedirn's actions, other northern countries also started to move.

They more or less sent immigrants to show their attitude to the Protector.

The weaker the country, the more eager it is. After all, the Lord Protector can have an impact on the survival of their kingdom with just one order.

Then, the Protector issued an even more important order.

He was going to hold an unprecedented grand gathering in Petakt, announcing the victory of the North and the establishment of the Northern Confederacy.

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As the Protector's order was issued, a huge number of people immediately poured into Petekt.

Some of these people are here to attend the meeting, some are here for trade, and some are here just to watch the fun...

In short, this constant influx of people has packed hotels throughout the city.

Even because there were too many people, many people could only be placed outside the city wall, so a sea of ​​tents appeared outside the city wall like a wave.

As a grand gathering held by the northern ruler Heme, the flow of people from all over the north was extremely exaggerated.
After all, this is the biggest event since the unification of the north.

And these people who came from all over were also amazed by Potekt.

Those who had seen the former floating port of Potekte were even more surprised. It was hard to imagine that the dilapidated port had turned into what it is now.

As the future city in the north planned by Hemei, the design used by Petekt is the best in the entire north, and the materials used are also the best in the entire north.

Unlike those cities that were built either on elven or dwarven ruins, Pertekt absorbed human, elven, and dwarven building techniques.

And although Potekte is still under construction, the streets are also very clean, and you can't see the slums and dirty alleys that are ubiquitous in northern cities.

This is the most comfortable aspect of a newly built city. The sense of newness that hits your face is so comfortable.

Because of this, the northerners gathered in Potekt were able to experience the so-called "new atmosphere of the new dynasty".

In this city, the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the federal government building complex in the center of the city. The majesty of this building complex surpasses all the royal palaces in the north.

After all, this will be the political center of the entire north, so of course it must be big enough and majestic enough.

The most majestic building among them is called the Northern Palace. This building has an extremely tall dome, which is as majestic as the Golden Tower of Nilfgaard.

Being able to complete this building before the ceremony started was thanks to the work of the warlocks.

With the end of the war, more and more warlocks came to Petekt to ashes. The increase in the number of these people, coupled with Herme's intention to use them intensively, naturally caused the construction of some key buildings to continue to accelerate.

Warlocks are now being beaten by almost everyone in the north. Although the federal government has not persecuted warlocks, the incident at the assembly hall still has a very bad impact on the warlocks.

Even if the warlock regains power in the future, these things will not be eliminated within a hundred years. After all, the history book can only be written after the persons involved and their children and grandchildren are dead.

In front of the Northern Palace, there is the largest square in the entire north.

The purpose of this square is to hold various grand political ceremonies and celebrations.

This is also to create an impact on every visitor, an impact called the power of the northern ruler.

As for normal times, this square is mainly used for people to communicate.

Now, in this square, the Protector held a grand ceremony.

On the day of the ceremony, the square was filled with people who came to attend the event.

As for the dignitaries of various countries, they would stand with the Lord Protector, and the rulers of various countries could stand beside the Lord Protector and watch the grand scene in front of them from the observation deck.

The elite troops from the northern countries lined up neatly in front of Herme, accepting the review of the northern rulers, while the people followed the army and looked at the big shots on the observation deck.

And Hemei looked at the grand scene in front of her, filled with emotions.

From his humble beginnings as a propertied knight, he became the true ruler of the North.

The scenes along the way made the Protector feel an extremely strong emotion in his heart, which was unprecedentedly powerful.

The North is now in his hands...

The Protector looked at the rulers of various countries around him. They had different expressions, but they all hid their emotions under their faces.

At the same time, no matter what his thoughts are, he is trying his best to show goodwill to the Lord Protector.

Looking at their expressions, the Protector felt a feeling that everything was under control.

The existences that he needed to look up to in the past are now in his hands.

Aedirn, Temeria, Redania, these kingdoms that he once needed to look up to, now he controls them.

Thinking of this, the corners of the Protector's mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Lord Hermey, it's time for you to give your speech. The warlocks have prepared their amplification magic."

Herme's squire, Viator, whispered to the Lord Protector, who glanced at him.

"Yes, it's time. The Nilfgaardians told the northerners what we are not. Now, it is time to tell the northerners what we are."

Northern democracy is an extremely sharp sword, and Hemei intends to further promote the construction of democracy, take the final step for this construction, and let the sword complete the final tempering.

That is to tell the northerners who they are.

Herme is very clear about the problems in the Northern Federation today.

Although he plans to follow the route of Germany II to build the Northern Federation, the problem is that Germany II has industry and capitalists as the core and foundation to support and connect the empire.

The Northern Federation does not have this. The core of support is Aden.

To be honest, the current federation is nothing more than a feudal United Kingdom, which is maintained to a large extent only by his personal prestige.

Therefore, Hemei wants to find a core for the federation. In reality, there is no strong group, so he will look for it from the perspective of ideology.

And what Hemei chose was democracy.

It just so happened that the men in black in the south were perfect targets. After all, the men in black had done too many evil things in the north.

Nothing is more difficult to educate people than the butchering knives and plunder of men in black.

And this target can be used for a long, long time.

Relying on nationalism and the threat of men in black, Hermey can establish the absolute correctness of the Northern Federation, and then he will create a strong central government and an ideal government in his own imagination.

Then, it was a long tug-of-war with elites from all over the country.

In this regard, the Protector is very patient, and he has plenty of patience now.

Under the gaze of everyone in the square, Hemei stood on the podium, enjoying everything that belonged to her.

Looking at people's eyes, Hemei took a deep breath and began the speech he had prepared for a long time.

(End of this chapter)