Defeating the last human resistance on this land, Arathor Empire began a top-down reform.
Emperor Thoradin has only one goal, and that is to completely understand the traces left by the tribe on all people, so as to ensure that all humans identify themselves as Empire subjects from the bottom of their hearts, rather than being members of a certain tribe before.
Of course, this is not an easy task, and he still needs to do a lot of work.
In addition, the newly born Human Empire urgently needs to recuperate, reform technology, improve productivity, and lay roads to connect the various feudal noble territories to the capital Stromgarde to strengthen the royal family's control over the entire country.
In short, there is endless work to do every day.
The only thing that makes Soladin feel lucky is that his teacher Allen built a simple bureaucratic system from scratch.
And a few years ago, we began to train some children to learn Common Tongue writing, arithmetic, measurement, overall management and other skills.
Now, more than two hundred educated young people have officially taken on the important task of managing the country.
Although their behavior is still quite immature, and they often even do some ridiculous things, they are already much better than those tribal elders who don't know a few characters and only know how to seek experience from their predecessors.
After the relocation and resettlement of the prisoners of war were completely completed, three full months had passed.
Except for the occasional bad news about wild beasts or Trolls attacking human villages, Arathor Empire has generally maintained stability and prosperity.
Even some Horde who settled in the mountains heard that a powerful and prosperous Human nation was established, and sent envoys all the way, hoping to accept the emperor's canonization and join Empire.
It takes a lot of time and energy just to receive these messengers every day.
At the same time, Stromgarde is also constantly expanding to accommodate more handicraft populations, especially furnaces, blacksmiths, carpenters and leather craftsmen.
These are directly related to the foundation of rule-the army.
Since he was influenced by Allen since childhood, Soladin knows very well that only by mastering the powerful machine of violence-the army can he ensure that his rule will not be shaken.
As for legal systems and lineage, they are all based on violence.
Therefore, as long as he is alive, he will never give up strengthening his army.
Standing on the top of the newly completed main tower of the palace, Soladin looked down at the dense and busy crowd below, and said without looking back, "Teacher, I will get married in a while. Are you ready to give me any gifts?"
"What do you want?" Allen asked with a half-smile.
"I want knowledge! More knowledge about how to rule the country and command the army." Soladin made the request without hesitation.
Since becoming the emperor of the Arathor Empire, he has gradually lost interest in wealth, land, livestock, and food. Instead, he has a hungry need for knowledge.
The reason is simple!
The former can be obtained easily after wielding huge power.
But in this barbaric era, the latter is rarer and more valuable than anything else.
At least so far, there is no one in the Arathor Empire who can give constructive opinions to Soladin except Allen.
So Soladin needs the wisdom of his teacher, and even wants to pry open the other person's head, dig out all the knowledge inside, and then stuff it all into his own head.
He knows better than anyone else that ruling a Empire and ruling a Horde are two completely different situations.
If nothing else, just establishing systems and laws is a huge project.
So far, the privileges that the aristocracy can enjoy and the various responsibilities and obligations that it must bear have only been temporarily established.
As for civil administration and taxation, they were still in a very primitive and crude state.
In addition, commerce is not very developed in the first place, so commercial tax revenue is very small. It mainly relies on land rent and agricultural taxes to maintain the country's financial operations.
fortunately!
With the vigorous development of the slave-catching campaign, a large number of Trolls and Fish-Men captives replaced humans in dangerous and heavy manual labor, greatly alleviating the originally tight financial and human resources.
Several mines near Rapid City were basically replaced with shackled slaves.
A few days ago, one of the mines collapsed, killing hundreds of slave miners.
If it were in the past, just paying pensions and compensation would be enough to make the person in charge of operating the mine despair.
But now, he only needs to submit an application form, and soon he will get a large number of Trolls or Fish-Men captured from the slave catching team to fill the vacancy.
And these slaves who will work to death do not need to be paid, nor do they need to care about their health, nor do they even need to be treated as "human beings".
The value created by their labor will be completely deprived, and they will use their blood and tears to contribute to the rise of the Arathor Empire.
It can even be said that Allen's devilish advice alone solved the trouble that had troubled Soladin for a long time.
Not only that!
With the arrest of a large number of Fish-Men and Trolls, the security situation in the territory controlled by the Empire was quickly eased.
At least most villages don't have to worry about being raided by the Trolls tribe at night, and those fishermen and cargo ships don't have to worry about being besieged by Fish-Men.
Looking at Soladin's expectant eyes, Allen couldn't help but smile. He took out a handwritten book bound with parchment from his arms and handed it over directly. "Here, I think this is the urgently needed knowledge."
""The Prince"?"
Seeing the letter Common Tongue written on the cover, the emperor Empire showed an extremely surprised expression on his face.
Allen nodded slightly. "That's right! After you truly read this book, you will understand what a country is. What a monarch should do to avoid having his power taken away or diluted. You know, political struggle begins from the moment the country is born."
Of course, this Azerath version of "The Prince" has gone through a series of modifications and deletions, and all the religious parts have been eliminated.
Because at present, there is no Priest who has mastered the power of Holy Light among human beings, so the beliefs are very mixed and have not formed a system, so it is not worth wasting time to pay attention to.
What's more, Allen is naturally averse to things like religion, so he would not bring the original author's thinking model that was seriously influenced by religion into the book.
Driven by strong curiosity, Soladin quickly browsed through it and was immediately attracted by the viewpoints elaborated in the book. Then he asked without raising his head, "Teacher, where did you get this knowledge? As far as I know, your growth environment is similar to mine. You have always stayed in Horde and have never traveled far. Could it be that... you have been enlightened by the gods?"
"Yeah! That's right! I did get some enlightenment, so I have this inexplicable knowledge." Allen pretended to be careless and let out a small panic.
"That's it! Your luck is really enviable. But I'm a little strange, why do you have to train me and let me do things you can obviously do on your own?" Soladin finally revealed the secret that had been in his heart for many years.
In his opinion, if the other party wants to, he can definitely repeat what he did to establish Arathor Empire, and maybe even do it better.
"Because I hate being restrained. It is certainly a happy thing to become the Empire emperor and leave a mark in history. But at the same time, it also requires a huge sacrifice. For example, when you marry a Queen, you don't even consider whether you like it, but what benefits she can bring. So in my eyes, the throne of the emperor is more like a shackle than an honor."
Allen did not hide anything and openly expressed his inner thoughts.
He had also considered playing the life of Emperor Thoradin himself.
But later he discovered that he couldn't play the role at all.
After all, Emperor Empire is first and foremost a political creature.
If Allen plays the role, he will definitely act willfully and eventually change the history of Azerath beyond recognition.
"Shackles? Hahahaha!" Soladin laughed at himself. "Okay, I have to admit that your description is quite accurate. But such shackles are what countless people want."
"Yes. Power is like a poison, and most people will inevitably become addicted to it after tasting it. So you must always be vigilant and not become a monster controlled by power one day." Allen warned in an extremely serious tone.
"Don't worry, I will never be corrupted by power." Soladin assured without thinking.
Of course, it is unknown how long his guarantee will last.
But at least for this moment, he meant it.
"So about your wedding, how did you arrange it?"
Allen obviously knew that continuing to discuss this issue would definitely not bring any pleasant results, so he decisively changed the topic.
Soladin stroked the thick beard on his chin and responded, "I plan to take some of the food and wine from the treasury and share it with all the residents of Stromgarde, so that they can also feel the happy atmosphere. In addition, I will also give birth to a boy with my Queen as soon as possible to stabilize people's hearts."
"What about those nobles? Don't you plan to take this opportunity to give expensive gifts to those nobles who own land? You must know that this is the best opportunity to make money." Allen reminded meaningfully.
But when Soladin heard this, he immediately shook his head. "Forget it. As the first generation of nobles, their expenses in building their territory are no less than mine. In addition, the autumn harvest has not yet come, and there will be no future output from the land. Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered, teacher, you seem to have never checked your territory, right?"
"Yes. You have always been short of manpower here. How can I have time to inspect my territory." Allen spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
In fact, he didn't look down on the territory that was extremely rich in the eyes of others, let alone the output of that land.
After getting it, I gave it to a person named Lyle to take full responsibility.
Anyway, as long as eight hundred soldiers are gathered when Emperor Empire issues the call, it will be enough.
"I'm sorry, this is all my fault. While Empire is safe and sound right now, why don't I give you a holiday and go back to your own territory to have a look. In addition, you are not young anymore. It's time to find a woman to get married and have children."
When saying these words, Soladin's tone was full of ridicule.
"Are you doing something else?" Allen keenly sensed something was wrong.
Soladin quickly denied it. "How is that possible! I am caring about you, teacher. After all, the blood of an outstanding noble like you should be passed down no matter what. And I also hope that my son or daughter can marry your son or daughter."
"But you are only in your twenties, do you need to think so far?" Allen had a look of astonishment on his face.
"People who have no foresight must worry about the near future. It is never a bad thing to make more plans for the future. What's more, the enemy we have to deal with in the next stage is Trolls of the Amani Empire. I have no confidence that I can survive this war that determines the fate of mankind."
Whenever the word "Amani" is mentioned, Soladin's eyes become particularly gloomy.
There were so many Forest Trolls in the north that it was impossible to count them. They blocked the sky like dark clouds, making him unable to relax for a moment.
"Relax! We will win! Nothing can stop the rise of humanity!"
Allen raised his hand and patted Soladin's shoulder gently, then turned and left the emperor's study.
Since Emperor Empire gave him leave, he would naturally not give up the opportunity to return to his territory to take a look.
After all, when I first learned about the history of the east and west of the earth, Allen felt that what made Western history more interesting than Eastern history was that the former was a true enfeoffment system, and noble lords had supreme power in their own territories.
Although this system once put the West in the Dark Middle Ages, all indicators of human society were appallingly low.
In this way, after a simple handover of the work at hand, Allen quickly rode on horseback, taking a cavalry sent from the territory to protect his safety, and headed straight to the valley plain hundreds of kilometers away.
They slept and ate in the open along the way, and were even attacked by Highland Raptor at night.
But no one died at all. There was just one unlucky guy who had a large piece of flesh removed and could no longer do any strenuous activities for a short period of time.
After riding horses and running in the wilderness for several days, everyone finally saw a lush farmland rising from the horizon.
Some tenant farmers are wielding tools in their hands, carefully cutting away the weeds near their crops, and diverting water from the nearby river for irrigation.
A few cows were lying by the river drinking water quietly, while the hounds raised their heads and patrolled the surroundings vigilantly. Once they found anything suspicious, they would immediately bark.