"Item 9: Establishing the Ministry of Gods Affairs, please vote!"
The new system under the new order will integrate all the forces in Netheril, which of course includes temples and sect forces. This is understandable.
But the past model may not be impossible to continue, with temples and sects in various places still being managed by local lords. There is no unowned land in Netheril, so naturally there is no need to worry about the lack of control over the power of those temples and sects.
As for clergymen becoming pioneers themselves and then being promoted to lords, this is not without precedent, but the conditions are actually very harsh. In the past, the basic prerequisite for becoming a pioneer was to be at least an archmage-level spellcaster.
In recent years, although with the strong support of the princess, the personal hard conditions of the pioneers have been reduced a lot, it is not necessarily impossible to impose special restrictions on clergy under the new system.
There is no need to create a separate ministry for the affairs of the gods.
Of course, Xia Duo now understands that this is the Seven Towers' desire to establish the "God-Ascension Order", and the apparent reasons alone are not enough to convince all the members.
But surprisingly, during the exchanges in the past few days, almost no member felt that there was any problem here, and even regarded this item as the default option.
Even if Xia Duo pointed out that this item still needed to be discussed in person, the others would just laugh and ignore the topic. From this, Xia Duo could know that the Seven Towers must have had private communication or even transactions with a member of the House of Representatives.
So today, when he saw that every one of the congressmen he was asked in front of him actively expressed their agreement, it was still daytime, but Shado felt that the sky in Netheril seemed to have darkened.
In the end, he and Niya could only abstain to express silent resistance.
But it was of no avail. In the end, it passed with a high vote. Next, it depends on the scope of authorization below. Fortunately, it is not convenient to mention the matter of ascension to the gods in public, otherwise it would be even more troublesome.
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"Item 10: Establishing an elder nursing home, please vote!"
There is nothing to say about this. Grand Arcanists who are unwilling to become members of Parliament, or Archmages (above) who have made contributions to Netheril, can enter the nursing home, and the parliament will allocate funds to support their care for the rest of their lives.
The Seven Towers will take out the green field plane for the nursing home to use. The properties of that plane are similar to those of the main plane, but the entire plane environment is filled with weak positive energy. Living there for a long time can naturally extend your life.
In the past, that plane was only open to those who had participated in the Green Plane War. Xia Duo had the qualifications to live there, but he was young and powerful. At most, he only traveled in the past and would not live there permanently.
It would be very good to use it as the residence of the Elders Nursing Home. After Congenio retired from the position of president of the Austrian Law Federation a few years ago, he spent most of his time in the Green Field plane for training.
Qita didn't do this out of the blue.
Of course, Elder Rongyang does not need to live in the Green Field Plane and can continue to shine in the Main Plane. Except that he cannot serve as a councillor, he can hold any other position or job.
Except for the fact that councilors and elders cannot hold the same position at the same time, all others are compatible. The main purpose of the initial design of this organization is to remove the great arcane masters who have no intention to participate in politics.
Or you can narrow the scope a bit. This institution is actually specially prepared for Congenio and the future Iolum.
But in order not to make it so obvious, there is a saying that "contributive archmages can also enter the nursing home."
Moreover, in the outline of proceedings drawn up by Badigal, it was clearly mentioned that the nursing home was granted the right to discuss politics. Although it did not participate in politics, it was still possible to discuss politics.
Badigal suggested that both the parliament and its subordinate agencies must respond positively to any issues raised by nursing home elders within a limited time limit.
Although nominally, the nursing home is located under the Parliament, in fact, if Badigal proposes, this new institution will become a special institution parallel to the Parliament.
But this is also a necessary move. Grand Arcanists who are unwilling to become members do not lose the channel to speak out, and precisely because they have voluntarily given up their decision-making power, their other rights should be respected.
The same goes for other honorary elders who are not Grand Arcanists. They have made contributions to Netheril and naturally need to be treated with caution.
In a sense, this is also a check and balance.
Xia Duo can predict that after the establishment of this institution and this mechanism, future Nese people will be proud to enter the nursing home. If they are willing to participate in politics, becoming an elder in the nursing home first will be an excellent transition. Qualifications.
It can be said that under the new system, as long as you are a spell caster, you have almost unlimited channels for advancement in all aspects.
As for ordinary people, it is not too difficult to pass the threshold of spellcasting. In the future, the Great Library may take over the mage clubs in various parts of Netheril that have been basically reduced to decorations in the past, and provide the necessary basic magic education for local ordinary people.
With the addition of the mage club option, lords will be more active in seeking the seeds of outstanding spellcasters among their people, thereby increasing the popularity of magic in a different direction.
Xia Duo dared to assert that in the future, education would become a key area of attention for various places. Think about it, as long as a member of Parliament with the same interests is cultivated, it may even change the political structure of Netheril.
Even if you can't become a council member for the time being, becoming an elder in the nursing home can still gain a lot of benefits for the territory, not to mention that you can also sponsor the other party to become a pioneer, form an alliance of lords, and attack the council members together.
In Netheril under the new system, the most important voice lies at the level of councilors. Of course, lords cannot be ignored. When councilors have different opinions, lords play a role.
If the lord does not take the initiative to cultivate spellcasters in the territory, one will cause the outflow of spellcasters, which is the premise of having spellcasters, and the other will be at a disadvantage in the competition for the right to speak with other lords.
Everyone else has close allies and even deep emotional bonds, but you don’t have any, so who can you expect to take the initiative to stand by your side and advocate for you?
It can be said that once the way to obtain power is clarified and the system that should be supported is perfected, a large number of knowledgeable people will inevitably be attracted to join it.
As for the MPs joining forces to suppress the emergence of new MPs, this is indeed possible, but it is actually unlikely. In order to maintain a certain minimum external deterrent, a certain number of Grand Arcanists, that is, MPs, must be maintained.
However, once the number of these members exceeds a certain critical point, the possibility of collectively reaching a consensus for private interests will plummet, because the members themselves will have conflicts of interest, and only public interests can allow them to collectively reach a consensus.
In this case, suppressing the emergence of new members is no longer a necessary measure. Instead, it may be more worthwhile to find new variables outside of the existing members.
Of course, a very important point is that the external environment of Netheril is not that peaceful, and the internal interests of Netheril are not so great that people completely lose their minds.
(End of chapter)
