The Rise of the European Emperor

The founding monarch of any dynasty is basically very capable, and he can hold it under any circumstances. Moreover, in general, the previous generations of monarchs in each dynasty can maintain their abilities even if they degenerate. However, after a few generations, that is out of control.

For example, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to compete with the emperor at once. Even in the Chenghua period, there was still a saying that "the three pavilions were made of paper", indicating that the authority at that time could not compete with the imperial power. The Ming Dynasty was in the period of the 11th emperor Jiajing. Starting from Yan Song, the cabinet had the lofty status of suppressing the six ministries and could compete with the emperor. Of course, Yan Song was cunning and did not dare to challenge Jiajing, and his successor Xu Jie was also a slicker. However, in the Longqing period, both Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who succeeded him later, became the undisputed figure of the Ming Dynasty because of the elevated status of the cabinet, and his authority was no less than that of the former prime minister.

In the same way, Marin has now created a mature general staff system for future generations, but future generations may not understand the mystery, and they may change it blindly. One generation or two generations may not see changes, but after a long time, the general staff system that was originally excellent in the 21st century may be changed into four dislikes by unworthy descendants.

Thinking of this, Marin was really helpless and powerless. That's why he made strict regulations on the general staff system - the monarch can't change it randomly, or he will be deposed... Although it's a bit ruthless, but if it's not so ruthless, it will definitely be tampered with. Not possible, but definitely...

That's the bad thing about hereditary system, because you can't be sure that your descendants have the ability. For example, in the military household system of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Tzu was as strong as an ox, brave and good at fighting, but having a son was not necessarily the case. Maybe, it's a sick child. Such successors go to join the army... No wonder the Ming Dynasty army was weak as scum... The most pitiful thing is that the positions of officers are also hereditary! Encountering a second-generation officer with a straw bag may bury the names of tens of thousands of soldiers...

Only like the imperial examination system, let everyone compete together, pick one out of ten thousand, and eliminate the incompetent, in order to ensure that the final winners are the elites.

For example, in later generations, China, why can it rise for decades? Because the college entrance examination has resumed!

This kind of cruel elimination mechanism of thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge, although the selected ones may not be the real talents. However, this at least eliminated all those who lacked the ability. There may be injustices, but it's generally good. At least, nothing is fairer than this model.

Maybe some people will say that some scumbags will get along much better than the tyrants later. However, everyone has overlooked a question - does the college entrance examination really serve individuals? No, it's picking talent for the country! Especially the scientists and engineers most needed by the country, it is most straightforward to use the college entrance examination model to select them.

Maybe the income of these humble scientific research and engineering personnel is not as good as those of the scumbag bosses, but the world runs like those bosses, and without those scientific research and engineering talents, it will collapse immediately. If not collapse, the technological level of society will regress to the level of Africans.

This is the real mystery of compulsory education and the college entrance examination - he cultivates scientific research and engineering talents as the cornerstone for the entire country,

Not teaching people to get rich...

In other words, the national education system cultivates role-oriented talents who can contribute to the construction of the country. This inconspicuous role-type talent looks inconspicuous, but it can support the rise and take-off of a big country. And those businessmen, although part of society, are not the cornerstones.

For example, if the country is a building, then the scientists and engineers are the masonry and reinforced concrete in it. And those businessmen, including celebrities and so on, are the beautiful tiles pasted on the exterior of the building. They are more polished than the talents who are the cornerstones, but without the theme of the cornerstones, they have no room to live. Without high enough productivity, merchants have nothing to sell. And if ordinary people don't have spare money, celebrities will be too poor to eat, or have low incomes, just like decades ago. In the same way, if the readers have no money in their hands, the coolies of the codewords will starve to death - the landlords have no surplus food, can they manage you?

So, although the role workers who are the most numerous in society are inconspicuous, they are the cornerstone of the entire world. Ordinary workers are bricks and tiles, and those scientific research and engineering talents are those steel beams that can support the construction of skyscrapers... They are all extremely important, and they can't be without anyone!

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As a traveler, with hundreds of years of advanced knowledge, Marin is confident that he can make the right choice. Even if you can't become the best monarch, you can at least be qualified.

However, his descendants are not easy to say. After all, their descendants are not traversers, just ordinary natives of this time and space. It's okay for the child of Caesar to have his own eyes, but he can't control the descendants of Caesar. Because, at that time, he may have hung up.

Therefore, Marin felt that if it was really not possible, it would be better to implement the system of virtual monarchs. At least, it can also ensure that the descendants will not be overthrown or beheaded.

For example, the monarchs of later generations in Europe, only the countries that implement the virtual monarch system, the royal family has been preserved. The French Kingdom, the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Tsarist Russia with powerful monarchy...their monarchs were all overthrown without exception. Even the whole family was killed...

Thinking of this, Marin felt a little depressed...

He no longer expects his descendants to maintain his rule, just don't be slaughtered...

Of course, if you can have more children and more grandchildren, the risk will be greatly reduced. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, he gave birth to more than 20 sons. When the Ming Dynasty fell, there were 100,000 clans. Although many people were killed by the Manchus, many people survived. There are even descendants who have become prime ministers!

So, when sleeping at night, Marin hugged Angela and said emotionally:

"My dear, when William is weaned, let's have more sons! I always feel that two sons are not enough!"

Angela's head is full of black lines - can I give birth when an old lady is like a Taihu pig...

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Angela's face was not good-looking, and Marin also saw it. However, he was also helpless. Europe only allows monogamy. Even if a woman can have another child, how many children can she have? Some women simply cannot give birth. And some women can give birth, but when they give birth to a certain baby, they hurt their body and cannot regenerate... Then, this is a pit...

What if you have a huge empire? If you can't give birth to an heir, you have to give the huge inheritance to others...

Therefore, in European history, there were many aristocrats who died out. As long as you marry a wife carelessly, you will be cut off from offspring...

Marin suddenly envied Paraguay, the only Christian country in the world that could marry four wives. In such a country, the possibility of extinction was too small. After all, it is impossible to be so lucky that 4 wives are not pregnant...

But that can only be thought about, because Marin's father-in-law is the Pope. As long as he dares to have this thought, he will be punished properly...

Moreover, how powerful is Catholicism now, how can they do this? When Paraguay did this, it was already the second half of the 19th century. At that time, the Holy See had little prestige, and it could not control Paraguay in the New World.

However, Ma Yun, who wants to be the governor of Dongfan Island, does not have this taboo. If he goes to Daming, he will have no problem marrying ten or eight concubines...

However, this guy is not a child born in wedlock. No matter how many births there are, there is no right to inherit the throne of Beihai.

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Early the next morning, while Marin was having breakfast, Felice, who was her sister-in-law and lover, ran over and said shyly:

"Brother-in-law, I'm pregnant again!"

"Pfft—" The soy milk in Marin's mouth spurted out...