From this book, Shado saw the sincerity of the Seven Towers, but he also saw the ambition. He could already guess what Netheril would be like after the new covenant was established.
It is mostly just a battle between centralization and independence. Although the new covenant also clarified the independent status of the territory, with the development of the times, the country as a whole does have a lot of power that needs to be returned to the central government.
For example, unified commercial taxation, the current situation where lords in various places do their own thing is very detrimental to the development of business. Business is actually the economy. If the economy is not good, it will be difficult to develop in other aspects.
Another example is the standing army that Shado had been concerned about before. The war mobilization capabilities of other countries in the Northern Alliance are constantly improving. Netheril will not start recruiting until war is coming, right?
Of course, for now, the so-called combat effectiveness largely refers to the high-level spellcasters themselves, but Sha Duo has experienced the training in the projection plane of the Red Heart Alliance, and he is very clear about the difference between the standing army and the temporarily recruited spellcasters. .
Let's not talk about weapons and equipment. In terms of fighting will alone, it is impossible for temporary soldiers to be as good as full-time soldiers who have been trained for a long time and have long been aware of fighting.
Anyone can fight with a favorable wind, but once there is a slight headwind, temporary recruits who lack the will to fight may become a fatal weakness.
Therefore, in Shado's vision, even in the magical world, a standing army ready to go to war at any time is indispensable, and the sooner the spellcasters' combat and research responsibilities are separated, the better.
Those who are good at fighting and like fighting should be allowed to fight full-time; those who like research and are good at research should be allowed to study full-time.
Let professional people do professional things, this is what Xia Duo has always advocated and advocated.
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In the Seven Towers plan manual provided by Jenna, there is almost no mention of content involving areas that require centralization in the future. This may be considered because Seven Towers did not think of those.
However, it is impossible for the Seven Towers to fail to see the centralization reforms that the elven countries of the Northland Alliance have begun long ago. As long as they see this, it is naturally not difficult to think of many key areas that must be centralized in the future.
If I don’t say it at this point, it’s hard to say that it’s not a deliberate trap.
Because once the Seven Towers pass this stage, fully integrate Netheril, and master the rightful name, this is actually similar to the ancient vassal reduction in Shado's hometown. As long as you think about it, you can always think of the bright side. a legal excuse.
To put it bluntly, the interests of the Sevington Council and the interests of the Nether Lords are not completely consistent, and the difference between the interests of the Nese people is even greater.
However, Shado has no intention of designing a system for Netheril that is universally fair and benefits all ordinary people. This is unrealistic, and once the system is too perfect, how will his Bactrian Territory and the Bactrian Order compete?
…
After thinking for a while, Xia Duo closed the Seven Towers Plan Manual in his hand and handed it back to Jenna. Jenna was stunned and asked cautiously:
"Is Lord Xia Duo dissatisfied with the above plan?"
"No, I think it's fine, but there are still some terms that are still questionable."
"this--"
Jenna looked at the manual with traces of reading on the table, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Lord Shado still has objections to which clauses, you might as well say it clearly, I can convey them to the Seven Towers, if you can before the formal consultation, Resolving some principled issues will also help end the recent chaos as soon as possible."
The Sevington Covenant is a matter of principle. Chateau's objection to the terms of the Sevington Covenant is naturally a principled objection to the Seven Towers plan.
If these problems are not explained and handled in advance, there will be no improvement even if they are postponed to the Grand Arcanist Joint Meeting.
"In front of President Jenna, I will say it bluntly. The boundaries between the ruling power and the power of the lords in the Seven Towers in the new covenant are not clear. It seems that the rights and obligations are listed in the regulations, but there are a lot of ambiguities in between."
"Then how to solve the problem of Lord Ishado?" Jenna asked directly.
If the Seven Towers sent someone directly, of course it would be impossible to ask this question. Otherwise, would it soon appear that the Seven Towers were too incompetent? But that doesn't matter to Jenna, she just needs to understand Sha Duo's true thoughts and then convey them to the Seven Towers.
“In my opinion, for the Speaker of the Severington Parliament, the typical representative of the Seven Towers’ governing power, and the various permanent institutions under the Parliament, any act that is not approved by a vote of the Parliament needs to be regarded as a violation of the covenant.
"As for the lord, as long as it is not explicitly prohibited by parliamentary vote, it should be regarded as the normal scope of the lord's rights."
In fact, it is "You can't do anything without the authorization of the law" for the Seven Towers, and "You can do it without the prohibition of the law" for the lords. The "law" here is, of course, the highest authority in Netheril - the Severnton Council. .
The reason why Chateau said this was naturally to put public power in a cage as much as possible and allow private rights to be extended. Of course, this was from the perspective of the parliament-lord.
Specific to the lord-territory, this set of logic can actually be applied to limit the power of the lord. However, one of the principles of the Seventon Covenant is the independence of the territory, and the content rarely involves the internal affairs of the territory.
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At this time, hearing Xia Duo's clear statement on the division of power between the Seven Towers and the lords, Jenna was stunned for several seconds before subconsciously saying:
"In this case, wouldn't Seven Towers become everyone's steward and servant?"
In Jenna's perception, her power is so limited and she needs to completely obey the authorization of the other party. She is really like a housekeeper or a servant. Although she was a little surprised by Sha Duo's bold proposal, for some reason, Jenna subconsciously I think maybe this is how it should be.
"Isn't it? Otherwise, what does President Jaina think the role of the Seven Towers should be? The irrefutable ruler of Netheril? The master who holds chains above you and me?"
When Xia Duo said this, Jenna also realized that she had just stood on the side of the Seven Towers. She was willing to come over to be a middleman just because the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Towers had good business relationships, and such behavior would not cause any harm to the people. What bad effects does the relationship between her and Xia Duo bring?
Only then would she be willing to be the middleman, not because she was a subordinate of the Seven Towers.
At this time, after Shado reminded her, Jenna re-examined the relationship between herself and even Netheril and the Seven Towers. Indeed, as Shado said, the Seven Towers are not rulers, let alone masters.
The rational source of the governing law of the Seven Towers comes from the original Seventon Covenant, but at that time, Netheril only had the power of the Seven Towns. Later, the Netherese family was only a nominal ruler.
Not to mention the subsequent transfer of royal power, the Severnton Council is the legitimate ruler of this country, and the Seven Towers are just an alliance of lords that inherited the name of the original seven towns.
Although the ruling status of the Seven Towers was confirmed by the Old Severington Covenant, there has always been a saying that they naturally possess the legal principles to govern.
At this time, Netheril is about to usher in the new Severington Covenant. In order to ensure the smooth integration and transition of power, it is necessary to maintain a seven-day ruling status, but isn't it natural to make corresponding restrictions?
(End of chapter)
