In the Name of the Queen

Only by standing on the upper deck of the Endeavour and watching the billowing black smoke coming out of the huge chimney can you truly feel the beauty of industry.

Big, black and thick?

Strong and powerful!

The slightly pungent smell of coal smoke spreads in the air, which is a charming industrial atmosphere.

Roland opened his arms and embraced the blazing new era.

As the governor of Northern Rodinia, he now has a new mission to accompany the new queen back to the imperial capital to take over the power of the country.

Just three months ago, he and the new queen Sylph went to the underwater city of Petit, attended the wedding of the old emperor, negotiated the intention of cooperation with the sea witch, and brought back countless books from the library.

Some time ago, he was very proud, not only solving the legitimacy of Sylph's power, but also bringing back the survivors of the Fourth Fleet.

The grand occasion when the survivors returned to the port is still unforgettable.

With the 21st salute, the sailors who had been stranded for nearly two years stepped on the territory of the empire and danced with excitement.

They hugged their comrades who came to greet them and cried bitterly.

Even the usually steady General Bridges was in tears.

Of the more than 30,000 sailors who accompanied the old emperor to sea, only one-tenth returned.

Such heavy losses are extremely rare even in the history of the Imperial Navy.

After returning to the port, Roland began to translate useful books non-stop and present them in a way that humans are more accustomed to.

His super memory made him a human printing press, constantly reprinting.

Of course, human energy is limited. He really didn't have time to translate books like the love story of the Sea King and the Goddess.

After the translation work was completed, he returned to the university and shared his underwater experiences with every student.

Amid the students' calls of "Principal", he was very proud and won many inheritance medals again.

After the 36th inheritance medal was obtained, the quantitative change finally accumulated to qualitative change.

The bottom of Roland's soul card changed from color to white.

Surprised, then relieved.

This white is not that white.

The bottom of the lowest level is pale and weak white, and the highest level formed by the fusion of colored light is also white, but it is as dazzling as the sun.

The bottom of the soul card has gone through green, blue, purple, gold and color, and finally turned back to the original white. Roland opened his eyes with a smile on his lips.

Seeing a mountain is a mountain, seeing a mountain is not a mountain, and seeing a mountain is still a mountain.

The mountain is still the same mountain, but the person is different.

He walked the path of a knowledgeable person that countless people have walked, but he is different from them.

While the predecessors continued to pursue the breadth and depth of knowledge, he returned to the starting point.

The end of knowledge is not only diligent exploration, but also careful thinking.

The knowledge from the two worlds, the extensive knowledge from the elves and the sea people, plus the thinking and summary that humans are best at, the starting point of the long steps to the gods emerged in his mind.

He is still weak, but he will eventually step on the other side.

When Roland raised the scepter again, his movements were calm and gentle, without a trace of fireworks, just like a teacher raising a pointer in class.

But when the scepter falls, his enemies will tremble.

It's time to return to the imperial capital.

Roland's scepter points to the direction of the imperial capital.

Unlike the confusion when he left, he is no longer confused when he returns.

The fourth fleet, set off!

Standing on the top deck and looking at the blue sea, Sylph also gained a lot.

Ben's father who died in the shipwreck is still alive, and she finally found her relatives.

Not only that, her father also took the initiative to give up the throne and preserve the father-daughter relationship, which moved her to tears.

She did not disturb her father and Adina's married life and left quietly.

Although there was a little episode at the wedding, the assassin had been caught. Adina had her own ideas on how to deal with it later, and she was too lazy to ask.

No group can be united like an iron plate.

The interests of all people added together must exceed the output limit of the team.

Satisfaction never comes out of thin air, but is transferred from one person to another.

She is happy, but some people can't be happy.

For example, the cabinet members who are still resisting in the imperial capital.

Under the influence of Alben, they are linked together, creating public opinion, and colluding with their followers in an attempt to prevent her from regaining all power.

This is rebellion.

Some people must pay the price of blood, some people's political life is about to end, and some people have no big mistakes and can be forgiven.

Sif has a list in her hand.

The first two in red font are Finance Minister Smith and Navy Minister Winston.

The first two in gold font are William and Alben.

The black font is headed by teacher Walder.

Under the royal power, blood flows like a river.

Since so many people in the cabinet oppose her ascension to the throne, naturally someone has to pay the price.

Red is the death list.

These cabinet ministers are all extremely angry, and everyone will applaud if they are killed.

Gold is the promotion list.

Needless to say, Alben's acting skills have reached perfection. He hides in the cabinet camp and induces the rebels to jump out on their own initiative.

Although he is a bit cruel in making money, his flaws do not outweigh his merits. Compared with his professional level and political literacy, they are all minor problems.

Regardless of ability or merit, they must be reused.

Although Prime Minister William often goes against Sif, Sif knows that he is doing it for the national interest.

Of course, it is also for her own interests.

She fully understands this. Personal interests and national interests are not in conflict most of the time. If there is a conflict, it means that there is something wrong with the person.

Sif is a little embarrassed because there is only one prime minister, but there are two suitable candidates.

Continuing to use William will stabilize the political situation, but the promise to Alben cannot be fully fulfilled.

If Alben is reused, William will have to step down. It is easy to make progress but difficult to regress. Can he accept it?

The black list is a list of retirees.

If Wald was 20 or 10 years younger, Sif would have made him prime minister without hesitation, but unfortunately he is already in his 70s and his energy is far less than before.

The teacher's ability and loyalty are beyond doubt, but he should go home and enjoy his old age.

There is another advantage of letting Wald retire, it is easier to order others to retire.

The imperial teacher can retire, why do you stay?

There are only so many positions in the cabinet. Except for a few people in the previous cabinet, others are not qualified in Sif's eyes.

The loyal ministers who follow her in the four overseas provinces must be properly arranged, at least a few should be arranged in the cabinet.

Tony, Athos and others are outstanding in ability and impeccable in loyalty. They are her team.

Just as Sif was thinking absentmindedly, Roland appeared in front of her.

"What are you thinking about? Are you a little nervous about going home?"

"That's not the case. I feel at ease with you here."

Sif smiled at Roland. Seeing his concerned eyes, her heart warmed slightly. She sighed with some distress: "If you are willing to be the prime minister, I can safely hand over the power to you."

"No, I'm too young and it's hard to convince the public." Roland refused seriously.

What a joke, the prime minister of the world's first empire is not easy at all.

Balancing the interests of various factions is enough to make people bald.

He doesn't want to be old at a young age.

Roland's excuse is very beautiful, but Sif knows him too well and knows that he is lazy.

She couldn't help but act like a spoiled child, "But I really need you."

"So I am still the leader of the White Rose Knights and your loyal guardian." Roland's reasons are always impeccable.

Sif bit her lip and gave up helplessly.

Roland was right. The importance of the White Rose Knights is no less than that of the prime minister.

If the Prime Minister makes a wrong choice, there is still a chance to make amends. If there is a problem with the leader of the Royal Knights, it will really cost lives.

The Prime Minister is an external official, and the leader of the Knights is an internal official, closer to her. Roland is indeed more suitable to be the leader of the Knights.

Anyway, they are both treated as high-ranking officials, so Roland will not be wronged.

Although she can understand why Roland does not want to be the Prime Minister, Sif will never let him go easily.

"Besides being the Prime Minister, you will not refuse other things, right?"

"At your service, my lady!" Roland responded with the most standard knight's etiquette.

Sif looked at him with a smile and threw away the most troublesome problem.

"Roland, take a look at this list."

Roland took the list and knew the fate of these people without explanation. He was a little confused. He also participated in the discussion of this list. Is there any problem?

"There is no problem with this list."

"Everything else is easy to say, only William and Alban, they are both excellent candidates for Prime Minister, no matter who is wronged, it is not appropriate."

Sif pointed to the two golden names with her slender hands and sighed again.

"Who do you prefer?"

In Roland's opinion, both of them are suitable, but neither is completely suitable. Using William is for stability, and using Alben is to show the demeanor of the new emperor. Both are high-scoring options.

As long as Wald is not exhausted to death at his post at an old age, it's fine.

No matter whose name Sif mentions, he can make up a reasonable reason.

However, Sif always brings surprises. She said with some distress: "I think both of them are fine. What if I want to use both?"

Roland was silent for a few seconds, clapped his hands, and said with a smile:

"It's simple, just set up left and right prime ministers, divide the prime minister's power into two, and let them take charge of their respective areas of expertise."

Chess also has two prime ministers, so there is nothing wrong with setting up left and right prime ministers.

Roland's suggestion made Sif's brain crash, and she couldn't react for a long time.

After all, the major countries in Rodinia didn't do this.

Either the emperor controls the power, or the president/prime minister controls the government, emphasizing centralization.

Setting up left and right prime ministers will inevitably hinder each other. Is it really suitable?

When Sif raised the question, Roland smiled and explained: "Of course it is appropriate. The real power must be in your hands, and the left and right ministers are just your assistants."

"As a monarch, you have to worry about the ministers not being united enough, and you have to worry about them being too united. It is a good thing for the left and right ministers to share power."

Although it is a new system that she has never heard of, since Roland proposed it, she certainly will not object.

Thinking of more than a dozen cabinet members who jointly opposed her ascension to the throne overseas a few months ago, Sif knew that Roland was right.

Sif's brain turned quickly, and she had begun to think about how to distribute the authority of the left and right ministers so that they would not affect their work while checking and balancing.

Looking at her thinking seriously, Roland's smile deepened.

Cabinet masters far away in the imperial capital, your impression of Sif has disappeared.

I hope you are ready for surprises.