"Are you really going to do this?"
Looking at the plan in his hand, the Grand Council's hands trembled. His eyes were full of fear as he looked at the red ponytail.
"Of course, but this is only the final goal. I didn't say I'd get it done immediately, but this is the final goal."
"But …"
Hearing the red ponytail's answer, the Grand Council's voice became more and more bitter.
"Abolish the nobles …"
"What?"
Hearing this, Angelietta and Louise were taken aback and looked at Red Ponytail in surprise.
"Why are you doing this? SABER？！”
"Because to make this country prosperous, abolishing the nobles is essential."
The red ponytail shrugged.
"But the nobles protect the territory and the people!"
"That's their responsibility and obligation. Oh, by the way, speaking of that … we need to get rid of that too. I've written about it later."
Having said that, Red Ponytail lifted her chin, and the Grand Council flipped another page. Then …
"Abolish the feudal system!?"
At this point, the Grand Council's eyes widened in shock.
"Yes, abolish the feudal system and strengthen the centralization of power. Improve the central organization, weaken the power of the local lords, determine the central leadership of the army, and have the highest ruling body appoint and dismiss officials. The feudal system has no future. If we don't get rid of it now, the country will be done for. "
The red ponytail did not intend to do things like democracy and centralization in one go. She was not Wang Mang. The nature of society was determined by productivity and production relations. With the current level of production and development in this middle world, what she wanted to do was just a castle in the air.
In the eyes of the red ponytail, if this world was placed in China, it would be the Western Zhou Dynasty. She would first create the Great Qin Dynasty, abolish the feudal system, and establish a county system. The rest could be discussed later.
After all, Rome was not built in a day.
"This … this …"
Hearing this, Angelietta and Louise were also stunned.
"But, but if we don't rely on the nobles, how can we protect this country?"
"Of course we rely on the commoners. What's the use of the nobles? Do you have so many nobles on your side?"
The red ponytail folded her arms and narrowed her eyes at Angelietta.
"Let's not talk about the past. Just look at the attack of those idiots in Albion two days ago. Apart from the royal guards in the center, which lord came to protect the king?"
"This …"
Hearing Red Ponytail's question, Angelietta was speechless for a while.
"After all, it happened so suddenly …"
"Hehe."
"But Lord Oracle, commoners.... I admit that your words are reasonable, but to be honest, commoners really can't take on the responsibilities of nobles."
"Nonsense, the educational capital of both sides is different, how can it be the same? I'm not an idiot, how could I not have thought of that? "
Red Ponytail rolled her eyes at the Grand Council's words. Of course, she understood what the Grand Council meant. Most of the civilians in this world were illiterate, and those who could read and calculate were considered to be of the upper middle class. The commoners at the bottom were basically all illiterate, and the red ponytail was no fool. If this group of commoners, who could not even read a word, were to manage the country, it would definitely be a mess.
"It's written at the back too."
"It's written at the back … Let me see …"
The Grand Council took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He turned the page again, and then …
"Build a school?"
"That's right. Build a school and force all school-age children to go to school. At the very least, let them learn the simplest calculations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Conduct a unified examination, and those with excellent results can be promoted to positions. "
"That's true, but there aren't that many vacancies …."
"Our war with Albion is just around the corner. Won't there be vacancies if we take this opportunity to get rid of those people who are just waiting to die?"
"But in terms of funds …."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the money. You just need to be in charge of land and personnel recruitment."
Although there was no CIA or FBI in this world, didn't Albion go to war with Torristine? There were so many nobles in Albion that they could just casually pluck some wool.
What was there to be afraid of with this little bit of money?
"Of course, that's not the point. These things all take time. I don't expect the order to be given today to be carried out tomorrow."
"So, what else do you have to say?"
The Grand Council was now completely convinced by the red ponytail. As an important minister of the country, he certainly hoped that the country would become better and stronger. To be honest, every proposal put forward by the red ponytail was very bold. At first glance, it was simply appalling and incomprehensible. But when he thought about it carefully, he found that these proposals could indeed give the country a new strength.
More importantly, this Oracle was not overly ambitious. Instead, he had a very clear understanding of when and what to implement. Anlietta was a good princess, but she often did not know what was important and what was not. This was why the Grand Council was in charge of the government affairs.
If Anlietta was in charge, Torristine would not have lasted until today.
"The most important thing at present is to control the army. As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun. An emperor without an army is just a puppet. Not to mention, Torristine's fleet suffered a devastating blow …. "
"That's right …."
The Grand Council nodded in agreement. He understood what the red ponytail meant. The aerial fleet was the royal family's only weapon, but it was completely annihilated by Albion. In fact, as soon as he heard the news, he immediately began to worry about how the royal family would lead the various lords in the future.
At that time, Anlietta was still mourning for the soldiers who died in the battle …. In fact, even now, she had not considered this problem.
But the Grand Council knew very well that if this problem was not solved, even if Albion was defeated in the end, the Torristine royal family would still split apart.
A wolf king without its fangs was nothing but prey in the eyes of the pack of wolves.
"Now, I have something for you …."
As she spoke, the red ponytail giggled and waved at the Grand Council. The Grand Council hurriedly came to the red ponytail's side and bent down. The red ponytail whispered a few words in his ear. The Grand Council nodded, then frowned.
"But we don't have that many now …."
"Don't worry about that. Leave it to me."
"Then I'll listen to your arrangements."
Seeing the two whispering to each other, Anlietta and Louise looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what they were up to.
Soon, a day passed.
With the temporary end of the war, a grand parade and celebration ceremony was held in King's City.
But for the soldiers, it had nothing to do with them at all.
"This is the last piece!"
A soldier put the charred metal plate in his hand heavily on the ground. He stood up and massaged his waist, then sighed helplessly.
"Really, what are the higher-ups thinking? What's the point of asking us to look for the wreckage of those warships all over the grassland?"
"Who knows? It's an order from the higher-ups. We just have to follow it. In any case, we've won a great victory this time. "
Another soldier kicked the armour plate with the Albion flag next to him and spat on it.
"The bastards of Albion didn't expect us to be blessed by the Dragon God, did they?!"
"Hahahahaha!!"
The soldiers around him laughed loudly. They had all participated in the previous defense of King's City, so they naturally knew what happened at that time.
"I still remember the expressions of those Albion bastards. One of the nobles was so scared that he couldn't get off his horse. I dragged him off the horse, but he didn't react at all. I had to slap him a few times to wake him up a little!"
"That's not bad. My side is the funny one. Those Albion soldiers came up and hugged my leg as if I could save their lives …."
"Serves them right! It's too late for those idiots to know how powerful we are now! "
"That's right!"
"But that Dragon God is really powerful. To be honest, I haven't slept much these days. Every time I close my eyes, I'll think of that dragon …."
"Yeah, I really don't know where it came from. We've never heard of such an existence before."
"I heard that it was summoned by Her Royal Highness. Is it a divine emissary from another world?"
"Really?"
"That's what everyone says. Who knows …. But I saw it with my own eyes. Such a huge dragon actually turned into a little girl!"
"Yeah, I saw it too …."
* Beep, beep, beep! *
Just as everyone was chatting, the assembly whistle suddenly sounded. Hearing the whistle, the soldiers immediately moved and neatly arranged themselves in formation. After a few moments, they witnessed a scarlet steel eagle descending from the sky.
"It's the Oracle's vehicle."
Several soldiers whispered to each other. Most of them had learned about the incident with the red ponytail in the past few days, even though there were many truths and falsehoods. However, it was rumored that this Lord Oracle had a flying Steel Eagle that could turn into a puppet, and everyone knew about it.
Soon, the cockpit opened. The red ponytail was the first to jump out, followed by the Grand Council's Minister of Military Affairs. He tumbled out and fell to the ground.
"How do you feel? Sir? "
"I … I'll take a carriage in the future, Oracle …."
It was only because of his good cultivation and self-control that the Grand Council didn't vomit. He only dared to speak after he got off the plane, but the moment he spoke, he immediately broke his self-control and vomited with a "Wah!".
"Sigh … It's not good to be stimulated at an old age."
Looking at the Minister of Military Affairs lying on the ground, the red ponytail shook her head and cast a Holy Light spell on him.
"Thank, thank you, Oracle. It's just a small matter. I don't need to trouble you …."
"It's fine."
The red ponytail waved her hand, then turned her head to look at the soldiers lined up in the distance.
"That's them?"
"Yes, according to your requirements and instructions, they are all people loyal to the royal family. Most of them are low-ranking officers. Their loyalty is unquestionable."
"That's good."
Red Ponytail nodded, walked up to the soldiers, and waved her hand.
"Hello, comrades!"
"…."
Hearing what Red Ponytail said, the Torristine soldiers stared at each other, not knowing what to say.
Is she talking to us? How should we answer her?
"You've worked hard, comrades!"
"…."
"Ahem, Oracle, what are you doing?"
Looking at the awkward scene in front of him, the Minister of Military Affairs, who had caught his breath, hurried over and pulled the red ponytail back.
"It's nothing. I just feel that the ideological construction of the army can't be relaxed …."
"Huh?"
"Forget it. We'll talk about it when the time comes. Let's get down to business first."
Having said that, Red Ponytail turned around and winked at the Grand Council. The Minister of Military Affairs took a deep breath and looked at the soldiers in front of him.
"You should all know that just a few days ago, Albion tore up the treaty and launched an attack on Torristine!"
The Minister of Military Affairs' voice was very serious, full of anger and seriousness. The soldiers could not help but stand up straight when they heard him.
"They invaded our country, killed our people, and waged war against us! Can we tolerate all of this? No! We will not tolerate all of this! We will make Albion pay the price. We will let them know the anger of the Torristines! We will let them taste the bitter wine they brewed themselves! "
At this point, the Minister of Military Affairs took a deep breath and his voice became calm.
"And I have appointed all of you as the vanguard. From today onwards, you are members of the Royal Fleet!"
"— — — —!!"
Hearing the Minister of Military Affairs' words, the soldiers suddenly showed excited expressions. But at that moment, a squad leader in front of them raised his hand hesitantly.
"Sir, but I heard that our fleet has been completely destroyed?"
"Yes, that is indeed the case."
The Minister of Military Affairs nodded. When they heard this, there was an uproar among the crowd.
Why would they join the Royal Fleet without warships?
"But this is not a problem, because Sir Oracle is here to help us solve this problem."
The Minister of Military Affairs took a step back and let the red ponytail step forward.
"I'm counting on you, Sir Oracle."
"Well, that's simple."
Hearing the Grand Council's words, the red ponytail nodded, then she looked at the wreckage of the battleships not far away and snapped her fingers.
Then, a scene that no one could have imagined happened.
The wreckage that had crashed on the ground began to float rapidly and reassemble itself as if rewinding. Soon, the originally scattered warships were reassembled in full view of the crowd. It didn't take long for them to look brand new!
"This, this is …!"
Everyone was stunned to see the brand new Flying Warships in front of them.
Was this even possible?
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