Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"Rome can raise more than a dozen giant-level capital monsters, but there are none in the middle of winter. It even rejects these capital groups."

"Nobles naturally look down on merchants."

"In other words, in the middle of winter, the nobles themselves occupy the position of group capital... so they are afraid of the huge capital groups and do not allow them to enter the middle of winter."

"Although Victoria was a great queen, she was just the king of the royal family and was introduced as a political symbol."

"What actually controls the country is the aristocratic group, the aristocratic parliament... The king needs to select a prime minister from the aristocrats to govern the country on his behalf."

"Although there have been some powerful princes in history who were able to hold the position of prime minister, they are still in the minority. Most of the time, it is impossible for the royal family to suppress the aristocratic faction."

When Lyudmila said this, Bai Yu raised her hand and asked: "Isn't there a citizens' assembly in the middle of winter?"

"No, it's too small in the middle of winter. The population is only 20 million. How can there be room for the citizen class?"

"What about the civilians?"

"Commoners?" Lyudmila was puzzled: "Commoners are not qualified to participate in governing the country. This is true in Rome and in the middle of winter. Is it different in Daxia? Elites in various countries tend to monopolize power, right?"

"The development of Daxia is very fast... Rome also has a global network. At any rate, development can solve people's livelihood problems and allow people to share the cake. But what is there in the middle of winter?" Bai Yu asked. He had personally stayed in Fusang, so he knew the inside of Fusang very well. It's internal friction, everyone eats each other, the big fish eats the small fish.

This kind of internal strife has given rise to a first-class harsh social environment in Fuso. Rogues dare to kill people on the street, and grassroots security relies on gangsters.

The situation in the middle of winter doesn't sound good either.

Lyudmila said lightly: "The first is the fairy world; the second is the trade wealth of the ghost fleet... However, these two have long been overwhelmingly occupied by nobles, so the third one is the most important - that is, chivalry."

"Chivalry?"

"Well, I am also a knight myself, so I have beautified it a little bit." The ice-white Valkyrie sneered and became even colder: "Actually, it is just a complete domestication plan. The knights in the middle of winter are all brave and good at fighting, but they are also unable to Exceptionally, they were instilled with the idea of ​​loyalty.”

Bai Yu then realized that he had asked a stupid question.

From the perspective of people on earth, feudal rule will come to an end sooner or later. Because of uneven distribution of wealth, land annexation and other reasons, there will definitely be uprisings.

But here, on the contrary, it will be a fairly stable system.

Because of the extraordinary system, its inheritance has a natural monopoly.

Without the corresponding resources and knowledge, it is difficult for a person to become a transcendent, let alone a knight.

Bai Yu had fought to the death several times in order to reach the first level of Transcendence.

At that time, his talent was still very average, but later on, it improved so quickly, as if he had reached the third level in one step.

All beginnings are hard.

For children from ordinary families, it will only be more difficult.

At this time, it was Melusina's turn to start talking about her knowledge and insights.

"Midwinter has a strict knight screening system. In every household, as long as the boy is twelve years old, he must take the qualification test. Before the age of fifteen, he can take three assessments. If he passes, he can become a knight apprentice."

"There will also be a complete set of knight training tutorials in the future. The goal is to select the top knight seeds."

"And these knights will either be absorbed by Midwinter officials, nobles, or become mercenaries. No matter what, they will not return to the countryside to become farmers, let alone become a force that subverts Midwinter's existing system."

The female CEO had a serious expression, but she secretly held Bai Yu's finger and fiddled with it subconsciously, as if unconsciously.

"Most of the knights are in the hands of the aristocracy... They eat the king's salary and die for the king."

"Everyone has been tamed by this selection system. Every Midwinter thinks it is fair. If there is a problem, it is a problem of his own lack of qualifications; and every Midwinter knight maintains a high degree of confidence in his knighthood. Honor and pride are spiritually tamed by chivalry.”

Bai Yu was thoughtful, and he held Shirley's restless little hand.

In his impression, there was indeed a European country in the history of the earth that was highly similar to the midwinter at this time.

That was Prussia in the era of Frederick the Great... The two emperors before Frederick spent two generations transforming the entire country into a military base. Eighty percent of the national tax revenue was military expenditures. All promotion rules for nobles are related to military merit.

The Junker nobility also entered the historical stage during this period.

Bai Yu asked: "But the knights are not engaged in production. So many knights are supported by the nobles, and Midwinter is too young to participate in the war. Can they afford to support so many knights?"

"Or is it that Midwinter already has a target for swinging his sword? He has been sharpening his sword for so many years just to kill it?"

Historically, Prussia took action during the generation of Frederick the Great. After his godfather, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, had just died, he launched a war to seize Silesia and started a war with his childhood sweetheart, Maria Theresa. The script of lifelong enemies.

The final result was that Prussia obtained the province of Silesia, the textile center of Central Europe, expanding its territory by one-third and doubling its population. Until the German period, this place was an important industrial center... It can be said that it became fat in one bite and laid the foundation for The foundation of national strength for hundreds of years.

That's why Bai Yu asked who he wanted to kill after spending so many years sharpening his sword in the middle of winter.

Are you going to kill Rome?

I'm afraid I won't be able to do this in the middle of winter.

This question received an approving look from Lyudmila.

"This is an excellent question..."

She did not answer in a hurry, but said to herself: "From the age of thirty to fifty, I did not deliberately practice Buddhism. Instead, I traveled all over Europe. The most common occupation I had was that of being the heir of nobles and wealthy businessmen. personal trainer."

"I have seen too many nobles and businessmen. They often inherited the wealth and status of their ancestors, but they did not have the vision and prejudice to match their status."

"The Bai Potian I saw when I was twenty, when I was thirty, forty, fifty...including the Bai Potian I saw three years ago, he gave me the same feeling as ever."

"Bai Potian is a pure businessman. He is too shrewd and lacks political acumen. He does not know how to assess the situation, so he cannot gain a foothold in Daxia."

"And it is inevitable that you can reach a higher position than him at a young age. This is because you are born with high political talent."

"There are very few people who are less than twenty years old and can see the essence to this point."

After complimenting her, she continued.

"The current depth of winter is like a gleaming sword that will pierce out sooner or later."

"The knights' desire to make achievements cannot be satisfied by just staying where they are and eating offerings."

"If this sword can't cut out, it will stab itself."

"And it's an island country in the middle of winter, so there is a lack of suitable targets around it."

"A few centuries ago, there were Viking pirates who came to harass the coast, but now the Vikings and even the Danes in Northern Europe have become history, buried under the ice, snow and frozen soil."

"Just think, who else is suitable to be its enemy?"

Lyudmila asked and answered herself.

"the answer is……"

"The Kingdom of Shadows."

She said, her eyes lowered to the gem.

"The entire shadow world of Europa is almost concentrated in midwinter."

"If there are two intersections in the shadow world of this world, then..."

"One is the Taiyin Demon Realm in the east."

"The other is the Kingdom of Shadows in the middle of winter."

"They are like two eyes, staring at the earth and staring at the stars."

Chapter 774: Giving birth to a hundred children

The conversation with Lyudmila lasted about more than an hour.

During this period, most of the topics people talked about were serious.

But at the end of the story, Lyudmila never mentioned why she came to Midwinter.

Bai Yu intuitively felt that her purpose in coming here was not pure, not just to protect Cordelia's safety.

There must be other missions.

The church does not have the ability to send saints to take action. What can make saints take action is probably their own sense of responsibility and mission.

……

When it was time to disembark, the two parties had to say goodbye temporarily.

Cordelia held Bai Yu's arms and was reluctant to let go, but could not disobey Lyudmila's order and left with three steps.

Her place of residence was the church in the middle of winter.

Midwinter is also a country that combines politics and religion.

As a neighboring country separated by a strip of water, there are also a large number of believers of the Holy Church in the middle of winter, but it is impossible for the Roman Church to reach out to its territory in the middle of winter.

Therefore, the method adopted by the royal family is relatively simple, which is to open up faith and allow any faith to take root, even if it is some partial sect or gods that have been proven dead in history.

The sect that the royal family believes in is called Protestantism... The number of overall belief sects is so large that it can be said that a hundred schools of thought are contending.

The Holy Church also exists here, but because of Protestantism, its influence is not great.

The biggest difference between Protestantism and the Holy Church lies in the different subjects of belief and the different holders of religious authority.

The former was the Winter Queen, while the latter was the Roman Emperor.

As a saint, Cordelia naturally cannot run around at will and must stay inside the church of the Holy Church.

This is not a dispute of faith, but it is obvious that Midwinter is also very careful about these outsiders.

On the other hand, Baiyu is much more relaxed. At least you can go sightseeing at will, and you don't have to worry about the high pressure in the capital in the middle of winter as in Pyongyang.

Donghuang Group has been cultivating for several years in the middle of winter.

Bai Potian shifted his focus to the market here two years ago, and he did not hesitate to set foot in Midwinter himself to open up the market here. In his opinion, Midwinter is a piece of cake, and whoever has the ability to open the market can do it. Taking my first bite of crab.

It's just that the market in mid-winter is not a market dominated by free economy at all. In all walks of life, the cake has been divided up by the nobles. Rushing into this market will inevitably cause dissatisfaction and turmoil in many aspects.

The nobles were dissatisfied with Bai Potian's canonization, but they did not dare to attack him, for fear of being defeated by the ten evil men of the East. However, force alone was not enough for market behavior. The nobles controlled the industry. For the upper, middle and lower reaches of the chain, the business strategy to block Bai Potian is very simple.

Therefore, to defeat the nobility, we must start from within the nobility.

So Melusina's next words came naturally.

Bai Yu asked, 'Where to go next'.

Melusina smiled and replied: "Your fiancée's house."

Bai Yu: "?"

"Grandpa appointed it."

"Designate?" Bai Yu frowned: "You don't even ask for my opinion?"

"Grandpa may be confident that if you see that girl, you will most likely like her."

"Thinking too much."

Bai Yu shook his head. He didn't really go to the extent of falling in love with someone he met.

Dormitory 303 cannot be regarded as a normal situation. If he had not personally gone there five hundred years ago, experienced life and death hardships together, and had a emotional foundation, how could he have taken action against Jeanne, and how could he have abducted an entire dormitory? return.

Melusina smiled lightly and said: "I know you are dissatisfied with arranged marriages, but you still have to go. You can't embarrass the Laurent family, right?"

……

Later, during Melusina's introduction, Bai Yu learned about the situation of the 'Loranging Family'.

As for the grandson-in-law that the old man had been thinking about for a long time, he actually already had a satisfactory candidate in mind.

When Bai Potian came here to expand the market, he also needed connections.

If he wants to develop industry along the aristocratic route, he must support a noble family. This method is the simplest.

After careful selection, the most important thing is the current Laurent family.

Laurentine is a family that migrated from Rome. It is considered a semi-fugitive. It has been more than four hundred years since it took root in the middle of winter.

It's just that the Laurentian family lacked enough help and support. After receiving Bai Potian's support, it developed rapidly in just a few years.

Bai Potian sent various wealth, resources, etc. in the name of betrothal gifts... On the surface, he was seeking to marry Laurentine's daughter Ilsa Laurentine for his grandson...

But in fact, this marriage is more like an exchange of interests, a marriage based on interests.

It doesn't matter whether Bai Yu likes Ilsa or not. As long as she occupies the position of fiancée, then Donghuang has reason to continue blood transfusions.

Even if Bai Yu eventually marries another woman, it does not mean that the engagement between the two parties is abandoned.

After all, Midwinter and Rome did not share the same marriage laws.

After figuring out the logic in this regard, Bai Yu felt complicated.

"The old man is really a fox."