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Chapter 690 Give a chance
The scholars of "Wessonology" felt as if they had woken up in the wrong posture and heard some shocking news.

The members of the court are nobles. The higher the title, the higher the position. It is natural for them to control the court in one hand and the territory in the other.

However, Grand Duke Wessen changed the rules of the game. To enter the court of the Duchy of Wessen, one must give up the political power in the territory.

It would not be a big deal if nobles gave up their territory's political power but still served in the local government.

The problem is that the Principality of Wessen has a rule that officials can serve in different places, so wouldn’t that make them like rootless duckweed?
Now even Frederick's political allies were undecided.

"Gu~ Stop it, okay~"

Belle Burke came to the manor house to question Frederick, but was caught by Frederick and took away a set of Unicom, Mobile and Telecom.

When she came to her senses, she bit Frederick hard.

"Grandpa asked me to ask you, what exactly are you planning?"

Earl Shakespeare is in charge of the College of Arms and has the power to supervise the internal affairs of the noble territories, but the great nobles ignore it.

Now that Frederick has made such a big fuss, it is impossible for the College of Heraldry not to express its position, so Earl Shakespeare asked his granddaughter to come and find out Frederick's true intentions to avoid any misunderstandings.

Frederick gently rubbed Belle Burke's rough palm and said softly, "In terms of beauty, figure, and status, you are only excellent, not the best. What do you think you rely on to stay by my side?"

Belle Burke knew some things from what Frederick had said, but her identity was special, so confirming it once again had a different meaning, which made her feel completely at ease.

Frederick had slept with many women, and those who were able to stand by his side in the end all relied on their own abilities to get to this point.

Frederick continued, "I do this to break the cage of the title and give everyone a stage to compete with each other."

"Just like on the battlefield, military merit is achieved through one's own ability, not by rank."

Belle Burke asked, "Do the nobles of the Forest Ocean region agree?"

Frederick said slowly, "Thirty percent of the people agreed immediately. Some of them have family members who serve as civil servants or military officers in the principality, and some have been preparing for the civil service exam."

"Half of them are considering it, or planning to bargain with me."

"They are the lords of a city and want to take the opportunity to come to the Principality of Wessen to become a mayor or mayor."

"Another 20% of people choose the old tradition."

"The biggest problem now is what to do with their vassals."

"Some people feel that they can show their talents in the political and military systems of the principality, but the lord chose the old tradition."

"Some people want to live a stable life, but the lord wants to exchange power."

"Some lords intend to exchange power and form alliances with their vassals."

"Everyone has their own ideas. It's a mess."

After he finished speaking, he sighed slightly. He had not considered many issues carefully at the beginning and now he was overwhelmed.

"Tell your grandfather all this," Frederick continued. "I think His Majesty Rudolf asked him to ask for help."

Politics is a process of constant compromise and ultimate balance.

In this game, Frederick, the forest and maritime nobles and the old men of the Duchy of Wessen were all vying for the power pie.

"That's good," Frederick said at last. "Let's have some arguments and come up with a model. Then it will be easier to do the work in the future."

"Well, you can't tell your grandfather about this." He has ambitions, although he has not expressed them openly. But others are not fools. It is impossible for a regime not to expand when it becomes powerful enough.

Some people will resist, while others will join if they can’t beat them.

If this is handled well, it will set a good example for those who join when they can't beat them, and it will be much easier to expand in the future.

However, they are currently only small nobles. If they want to recruit large nobles like the Duchy of Mainz and the Duchy of Bavaria, it will require more complicated negotiations.

So those who were worried that Frederick would catch a cold and were preparing to sew a purple robe were also watching, weighing their own pros and cons, and then making a choice.

At this time, Frederick felt how difficult it was to be a political creature, and his head ached from time to time.

Bellberk sensed a weariness in Frederick's heart that he had never seen before.

"Why don't you take a rest?" she said, "and let the people below do the work."

"Well... I can go play with you."

Frederick had travelled long distances with everyone else except her.

Frederick smiled bitterly and suddenly realized that he still lacked someone who could help him manage the overall work.

In theory, this is the job of Frick, the Minister of Administration and First Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ministers, but he is old, good at maintaining the status quo but not at making progress, and he does not have enough energy.

As Frick's successor, Omet has enough ambition and energy, but he lacks experience in intrigue with political creatures.

The lack of talent in the Principality of Wessen was exposed at this moment.

Frederick told Bellberk about the difficulties he was facing.

Bell Burke said, "Then let's form an advisory group. Many nobles have such a team, and our company also has one, but you are too smart and no one has thought of it."

"Many towns in the Principality also have advisory groups, which mainly provide legal services. When we sign a contract, we will ask the legal advisors on both sides to analyze the terms first."

"It's just because you don't have an advisory group that no one is open about it."

Frederick thought about it carefully and found it made sense. Consultants, military advisors, and strategists are indispensable helpers to decision makers. He mainly consulted Psyche when he was in doubt, so he did not have a similar team.

In addition to analyzing the intrigues among the nobles, the advisory team can also provide advice on law, industry and agriculture, commerce, water conservancy and other aspects.

"That's a good suggestion." Frederick nodded, "I'll think about it carefully."

He decided in his mind to let All Might be in charge of the negotiations and to establish an advisory committee to assist.

Bell Burke said, "I have a suitable candidate for advisory on noble affairs, but I don't know if you are willing to use him."

Frederick thought she was going to recommend a relative of hers who was trustworthy, so he said, "Why not let the person you recommend take charge of the advisory board?"

Bell Burke said, "That man is now called Penteco. He serialized a palace novel in the newspaper a while ago. It was well written and realistic, and it analyzed the grievances and entanglements among the nobles very thoroughly. Grandpa said that he must be from an ancient big family, and asked me to help contact him."

Frederick frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know his true identity?"

Belle Burke nodded. With her status and position, it was not difficult for her to find out the whereabouts of Grand Duke Regens' eldest son.

Frederick thought that now the father and son changed their names, one worked as a food magazine editor and ate and drank everywhere, and the other worked as a train driver and ate all over the railway line, and then applied for a transfer of routes, and neither of them tried to cause trouble.

As I said just now, the Principality of Wessen is a place where anyone with the ability can climb up, so if that's the case, why not give it a chance?

(End of this chapter)