Arcane Lord

"Instead of waiting until the Seven Towers expand to the point that no one can bear it, it is better to take the initiative to change it when it can be changed! This may avoid unnecessary wars in the future."

Although according to the provisions of the Sevington Covenant, local lords have extremely high autonomy, but as Shado said, the Sevington Covenant lags behind development, and there is too much that can be exploited.

Take the simplest example - business tax.

In the past, Netheril's business was not very developed. At least from the perspective of Sha Duo, who came from modern society, the business atmosphere in Netheril was simply terrible.

Therefore, things like commercial tax are actually negotiated between the chamber of commerce or merchants and the territories involved in the transaction. For example, Savile Territory will charge a fixed amount and then reassess it at regular intervals.

In addition to running the territorial chamber of commerce, the most important task of the commercial director of Savile Territory is to evaluate the operating conditions of other chambers of commerce as a reference for tax collection.

but--

Here comes the problem. When commerce is underdeveloped, it may be okay for each locality to handle it on its own. But as the times develop and when commerce prospers, it becomes very troublesome for each locality to impose taxes on its own, and it seriously hinders the development of commerce itself.

The essence of business development is the flow of resources. It establishes a market and greatly improves the production efficiency of various places. For example, if a certain place lacks a certain resource, through commercial activities, the automatic flow of resources can be guided.

The larger the market, the easier it is to transfer resources.

Therefore, it is somewhat outdated for each locality to formulate its own rules. A more general rule is needed on a larger scale. In this case, the formulation of the rules will be greatly influenced and even controlled by the Seven Towers.

In this case, as long as the rules are even slightly biased towards the Seven Towers, a huge siphon effect will be formed in the long term, making the Seven Towers stronger and other places weaker.

It is said that the economic base determines the superstructure. It is unknown how the Seven Towers and the Seventon Council will arrange for Chateau at that time, but even in the magical world, the amount of resources at hand determines a force's war potential to a large extent.

The most extreme example is that one side can only fight with the human flesh of mages, while the other side is covered with artifacts. The strength of the two sides is not on the same level at all.

The above are only analyzed from the perspective of commercial development, and there are also military aspects. In the past, the Severington Covenant did not stipulate such a thing as a standing army.

If you want to fight externally, you can only have a temporary convocation of the Severnton Council, and the lords from all over the country will respond temporarily. For example, during the Drow War a few years ago, Netheril launched a domestic convocation to support Danzo in fighting the Drow invasion.

But at that time, the summons was more of inducement and intimidation. In layman's terms, it meant giving more money and threatening to use drow to break out of the surface.

Generally speaking, such a mobilization mechanism is sufficient in the current era.

However, the development and changes of the times are very fast. Nowadays, the countries in the Northern Alliance have begun centralized reforms, but Netheril still maintains the feudal state in various places.

It may not be obvious now, but in a few years, the war mobilization capabilities of both sides will not be at the same level at all.

And the Nese people are not fools, especially those in power. They will definitely find ways to follow up. It is very likely that they will form and maintain a standing army that can be used at any time, and improve the mobilization mechanism.

It is conceivable that if the ruling power continues to be controlled by the Seven Towers, there is a high probability that this standing army will be controlled by the Seven Towers. If there are changes within Netheril, who knows whether this standing army will turn its blade inward?

Except for commerce and military affairs, there were areas in all other aspects that the past Severnton Covenant could not take care of. When it came to turning public affairs into private means, although Chateau had not practiced much in practice, he had a lot of knowledge.

In the final analysis, the current feudal system is too backward and it is difficult to keep up with the development of the times.

Of course, in the current magical world, it also has a certain meaning.

…

Shado and Yin Orem discussed for a long time. The main analysis was how the controllers of power used the lag of the Seventon Covenant to benefit themselves and turn public affairs into private interests. They finally came to the conclusion——

Only if those who hold power are not monopolized by specific groups of people can it be possible to transform these turbulent futures.

In other words, the ruling status of the Seven Towers may be reasonable in terms of its historical origins, but for the long-term development of Netheril, they should give it up!

"And now is the best opportunity to rebuild the Sevington Covenant. The descendants of the pioneers of the alien plane will return. This is a great cause; the lords and great arcane masters from all over the world want to gain a higher voice. This is the human heart; the Seven Towers have not yet Forming a de facto absolute monopoly, others still have the opportunity to resist, this is power!”

After Xia Duo finished speaking, Yin Orem couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he still asked cautiously: "What if the Seven Towers insist on not agreeing? Is a civil war going to start?"

"There won't be a war. The worst has not yet come. Although the Seven Towers have gained a lot of benefits through the ruling status stipulated in the covenant, they are not so much that it is difficult to give up.

"Even to a certain extent, controlling Netheril has delayed their own development speed. It can be said that now is the best opportunity to rebuild the Sevington Covenant. If you miss it now, it will be difficult to have such an opportunity again."

What Shado was actually saying was that the development of the Great Xia Territory would soon have a huge impact on the overall development of Netheril, and by then the Seven Towers would realize the importance of their special status.

Power is sticky, especially when it can bring practical benefits. The longer they go on, the more resistant they will be to handing it over.

But at the moment, with righteousness, popular support, and the actual available power, even if the Seven Towers oppose it, it will be useless. The result of the civil war may be that they will lose before it even starts. The Seven Towers will not be so stupid.

And the most important thing is that once the civil war breaks out, regardless of the final victory or defeat of the Seven Towers, it will have a great impact on the Nese order based on the Seventon Covenant.

The foundation of Netheril belongs not only to Shado, but also to every other Nether lord and Nether mage. Whenever possible, they will be more inclined to maintain rather than destroy.

The only chance for the Seven Towers is to break the rules and threaten others to give in. However, the Seven Towers are not an individual that can completely decide themselves. A few lone men who want to kidnap everyone are destined to be impossible to succeed.

This is also where Xia Duo's confidence lies in this incident. The general trend is overwhelming, and those who follow it will prosper and those who go against it will perish.

If you miss this time, you will probably never have such an opportunity in the future, unless the Great Xia leader is strong enough to conquer everything, but conquering is not what Xia Duo wants. He hopes to use more positive and progressive ideas to influence others.

As long as most people agree, even if there are a few single men, it is just ringworm and scabies and can be easily eliminated.