The villain queen is eavesdropping on my inner thoughts and she won't let me lie down?

Duke Nankanidun was in a bad mood after entering the desert.

He was poor and used to the humid climate in the south. He felt uncomfortable in the dry wind in the desert and even had a nosebleed.

He had lived a life of luxury and had to support a large family. His daily expenses were like running water.

Although the territory was not small and the income was not small, he could not meet the family's rising expenses even after squeezing the untouchables again and again...

With such pressure and his own greed, Duke Nankanidun would bet everything and hope to make a fortune by hoarding food.

As a result, because of the sudden appearance of Mo Kela, the price of grain in the empire plummeted after rising, and his hope of getting rich was slim.

By helping the Tianming Army pass the mission, Duke Nankanidun got a sum of foreign money, which could continue to maintain and increase the warehouse at the bottom of the valley, and then unite the nobles to put pressure on the Queen of Eternal Night to ban Mo Kela, a harmful thing.

Unfortunately, the nobles' alliance failed, and they were suppressed by the Queen of Eternal Night, with a Dark Night Guard on their heads.

Faced with such a tough Queen of Eternal Night, the nobles began to show their magical powers in various ways, such as fleeing, independence, surrendering, and watching...

The only thing they could not unite to confront the Queen.

The collective request at the triumphal celebration was their most glorious moment, and they thought that the law could not punish the masses and they made a swan song...

Then they really died.

Duke Nankaniton escaped in time, and everything went smoothly in the early stage until he encountered bandits. The wealth accumulated for a hundred years was completely emptied, and now there are only carts of food left in his hands...

The good news is that you won't starve to death, and the bad news is that you just won't starve to death...

However, food is also a hard currency in this era, and there is no problem that the imperials eat the same rice, but the orcs don't eat it.

After successfully leaving the country and arriving in a beautiful country without Mo Kela, Duke Nankaniton believes that he still has a chance to turn things around by selling food.

If the Duke of Nancanton's social circle was still there, and he talked to other nobles who fled, he might find that they were not the only ones who encountered bandits.

If they could realize this, they would know that there was definitely something wrong with the professionals who helped them arrange the route.

Someone was eating up their last value bit by bit in batches, and they would never let them leave comfortably.

Unfortunately, when the disaster came, the nobles had already flown away, and there was no time to communicate with each other. They could only pray for the best and attribute the experience at the border to "bad luck".

In the future, they will be scattered all over the world, and they probably won't have the opportunity to hold a dance party to reminisce about the past, and then they will be surprised to find that this is actually a farewell ceremony prepared by Margaret for them...

From a certain perspective, I am afraid that they will definitely not be able to take revenge on Margaret in their lifetime. Not knowing why they were robbed will help the nobles maintain a stable mentality.

There is gain in loss, although everyone does not need this kind of "gain".

As the Duke of Nancanton moved all the way to the depths of the desert, he found that after the defeat, the orcs were indeed short of food and clothing.

The grain that cannot be sold at a high price in the Empire still has countless opportunities to be sold on the Orcs side.

Duke Nancanton looked at the rising grain prices, and his heart was in turmoil. He inevitably began to be reluctant to sell again.

He wanted to sell slowly, wait for the price to rise, and strive to make enough money, and then take his family to the Elf Empire to retire, and taste the taste of elf girls by the way.

Just as life was getting better day by day, Duke Nancanton heard that Grand Duke Fergus had established the Free Principality Alliance.

Then the news that it was swept out by the Dark Night Guards only two hours after its establishment was announced.

"This stupid old pervert, do you really think you can beat the Queen?"

Duke Nancanton laughed sarcastically, and was glad that he ran fast.

Although it was bragging that he had saved the life of the Queen of Eternal Night, he did fight with the Queen of Eternal Night and knew the fighting power of that woman very well.

The gap in strength between the two sides was by no means something that these nobles in the country could resist by banding together for warmth.

So he chose to escape secretly, which was really wise and lucky.

Although the environment was a bit difficult, at least he was able to save the lives of his family and make a fortune!

As the saying goes, he found joy in adversity. He had a miserable life recently, but knowing that there were people who were even worse off than him gave him considerable psychological comfort.

Not long after the news of the defeat of the southern nobles came, Duke Nancanton heard good news from the orcs:

A new orc king's tent was rising.

The powerful new king was preparing to unite more orc tribes to establish an orc country that opposed the tyranny of Qingteng.

The orc king called on the orcs who were constantly fighting to put aside their blood feuds, unite, and bring precious freedom and strength to the orcs under the protection of the goddess of war.

From these reactions, it is obvious that the orcs will make a big move.

Duke Nancanton's mind suddenly became active.

The big move these days is war, and if you want to fight, you need food and grass.

Now the orc tribe is extremely poor. The orc king has enough ambition and is likely to pay a premium to buy the food and grass in his hands as a trump card to command those poor tribes.

At the same time, if the orc king needs it, Duke Nankanedun does not mind using some intelligence from the empire to exchange for more wealth.

For a businessman like him, war means opportunity. As long as the other party can afford the price, there is nothing that cannot be sold.

After asking the orcs who knew the news about the location of the new orc king's tent, Duke Nankanedun ordered the convoy to turn around and chase the new orc king.

He was quite proud at the moment, feeling that his ability to manage the territory might be average, but his level of business, speculation, and grasping opportunities was definitely first-class in the world.

No, it was super first-class♪(^∇^*)

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Fergus Castle.

Roger sat in the luxuriously decorated meeting room of Grand Duke Fergus, his body nestled in the comfortable leather sofa, and was meeting several distinguished guests:

The Queen of Eternal Night and her two prime ministers.

The core members of the Free Principality Alliance were arrested at the speed of light, and the other nobles were either arrested or fled, and the Empire won a great victory.

However, without the noble lords, a large area of ​​land in the south of the Empire fell into a short power vacuum.

Roger controlled the Dark Night Guard temporarily in the form of a military government, directly governed the noble territory, arrested the remaining nobles, and restored the production order, but this was not a long-term solution.

Because how to govern the territories vacated by the absence of a large number of nobles is an important matter that the Queen of Eternal Night must make a decision as soon as possible.

The tradition in the past, of course, was to enfeoff new nobles to manage these lands.

But the queen used a series of means to make the nobles recognize the reality and establish the credibility of the imperial power, not for respecting tradition.

A new change is imperative. The Qingteng Empire has reached the eve of change. In the future, it will move towards a new stage to completely complete the process of magic industrialization.

The industrial revolution is also a revolution, not as smooth as technological progress and the establishment of factories.

This kind of earth-shaking event is not triggered naturally when the technology is sufficient, otherwise the developed production and business environment in the south of Da Meng may be able to extend its life.

The emergence of industry requires a suitable system, a suitable social atmosphere, sufficient wealth accumulation and a bit of luck to complete the transformation from an agricultural country to an industrial country.

And the process is not beautiful and romantic, but the most barbaric side of civilization.

War capitalism has continuously conquered colonization and bloody rule, and has brought out slavery again, creating a large number of child laborers and sacrificing several generations, before breaking the traditional living and farming model of the past thousand years, and finally completing the global industrialization system, so that productivity has increased hundreds and thousands of times.

Before that, no matter which continent, more than 95% of the population was scattered in rural areas. It was the concentration of labor in industrial production that led to the birth of more modern metropolises.

The empire must complete the journey of hundreds of years of Earth countries within ten years. Every choice cannot be hesitated, and every opportunity must be seized.

The Queen of Eternal Night does not need to understand Roger's many considerations. She just dislikes the current noble feudal system from the bottom of her heart. She is really annoyed by these pig teammates again and again.

It is not easy to solve a group of nobles, exile a group, and gather a group. She can't raise them again and make herself unhappy.

After Roger's impassioned speech, the Queen of Eternal Night first determined the general policy for the future path of the empire:

"The era when I directly manage the entire empire must come."

Margaret doesn't care, and can even be said to be very happy. She supports all the decisions of the queen.

She was an orphan, and was given a title because of her merits. She didn't have much sense of identity with the aristocratic system, and she didn't think that her title was a natural honor or excellent bloodline...

At most, she compared the size of her titles with others, and then found that Roger was also a marquis, Angelina was a duke, and Charles's family, whether people or dogs, had higher titles than hers, which was very annoying and irritating.

Angelina remained silent with a worried look on her face.

She understood the reasons Roger stated and felt His Majesty's determination, but she had to think more and worry about the chain reaction caused by such a big step forward.

Can the empire withstand such turmoil? Can the subsequent power transfer be smoothly taken over?

In the eyes of the right prime minister, this is an unprecedented and completely new system without any reference, and every step is a test on the edge of the cliff.

If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss and never recover.

If it were in the past, she would definitely suggest His Majesty to adopt a more conciliatory policy, and gradually weaken the power of the nobles by boiling the frog in warm water, rather than doing it all at once and directly governing the imperial power.

I am afraid that even the lower-class people cannot quickly accept such a change, and they are skeptical and difficult to adapt to the sudden disappearance of the aristocratic rule.

But the two people who are discussing this issue at this moment are His Majesty, to whom she is absolutely loyal, and her younger brother who she personally raised.

No matter how many doubts Angelina has, she can't undermine her younger brother.

Instead, she should try her best to eliminate the influence of her younger brother as the proposer during the implementation process...

Otherwise, everyone dares not directly oppose the Queen of Eternal Night, but if there is a slight mistake, Roger may face the scene of being opposed by concentrated fire again, which may even be more spectacular than the scene of the triumphal celebration.

Those who are determined to reform have always had a difficult end.

[So, I, as a sister, am still useful, right? ]

Angelina's expression gradually became firm. This time His Majesty brought her to discuss, which made her feel much less uncomfortable because she was ignored before.

She missed too many key decisions before, and this time she can participate and contribute her own strength.

At least, she is still "needed".

Angelina took the initiative to suggest: "The nobles are still valuable to the empire, and their abilities are worthy of recognition. As long as they can guarantee their loyalty and not retain certain privileges and wealth for their territories, they can also contribute to the construction of the empire."

"But the human heart is the most unpredictable. Once you hold power, it is difficult to avoid corruption. How can you guarantee their loyalty?" The Queen of Eternal Night asked back.

"Magic."

"Angelina, you know me. If I am willing to use magic to control others, will there be these bad people and bad things now?"

"Your Majesty, what if the nobles signed the contract voluntarily?" Angelina smiled confidently, "Politics is the exchange of interests. They are deprived of territorial rights but given personal glory, power, and longevity. They find it difficult to accept such compromises and concessions. This is human nature."

Margaret objected: "We have an absolute advantage. Why should we compromise with those pigs?"

Angelina just smiled faintly: "Because the empire's territory is too large now. If Lady Margaret can handle all the affairs of nearly a hundred provinces by yourself, then there is really no need for these nobles."

"I, I, I... I am a military expert!" Margaret turned her face away and stopped arguing with Angelina about internal affairs.

Angelina said softly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you sign a glorious oath with the nobles, use limited immortality as an inducement, and add the mental suggestion of putting the empire first, so as to create a new noble class without territorial rights but still retaining glory. In this way, Your Majesty can directly govern the empire and retain the loyalty of the nobles."

Roger looked at his sister. At this time, she was not the saint An, but the devil who controlled people's hearts.

Although immortality is unattainable, with the power of magicians, there are many ways to prolong life.

It has little effect on strong people like the Queen of Eternal Night, but for ordinary people and low-level professionals, such means are rare and precious.

If it is true as Angelina said, constructing a magic ritual to prolong life, the price is to regard the empire as the most sacred and important thing in their hearts, I believe that the nobles will be willing to accept it after hesitation.

After all, they have been forced into a dead end, and suddenly there is such a choice, which can retain their glory, power and wealth to a limited extent, and live a long life. This is really a decent temptation.

After such a "glory oath", the empire gained direct jurisdiction over the territory and a group of absolutely loyal administrative officials.

When they selflessly dedicate themselves to their posts for a period of time and gain the love of the people, the false glory may become real.

Perhaps after a few years, the people of the empire will completely change their views on the nobles, believing that they are public servants and are naturally worthy of the word "noble".

This is indeed a very feasible solution that can achieve a win-win situation.

At the same time, it is also a dignified conspiracy. Only by calculating the little thoughts of those nobles can such a strategy be proposed.

The Queen of Eternal Night pondered for a while and looked at Roger: "What do you think, my dear minister?"

"What the right prime minister said is a brilliant plan that I absolutely cannot think of."

"Then let's deal with it this way. This secret law will cooperate with the right prime minister to complete the details of the glory oath and allow the existence of a new noble class."

With Roger's affirmation, the Queen of Eternal Night decided to copy Angelina's homework this time.

I am really a wise and brave emperor who is willing to follow good advice~