Appointing You as Governor-General

In mid-May 1038, the Flying Tulip and the Flying Cornflower docked at Weissenburg City amid blasts of their steam whistles.

Military and police forces from Weissenburg City and the surrounding cities rushed in as reinforcements and locked down the road from the docks to the castle. Everyone could only watch from their balconies as cartload after cartload of gold was hauled into the castle.

Rumor had it that on that day, seventy percent of the senior officials of the Duchy of Weissen had fainted on the spot, Miss Eltar had laughed until her face cramped up, and the executive ward at Weissenburg City Public Hospital was packed.

The next day, Frederick announced in the newspapers that he would have a one-ton golden symbol of God of Light made for the cathedral, and a 500-kilogram golden angel statue made as a gift to the Holy City.

News of this quickly spread far and wide. The political animals seemed to have been put on pause as they began to consider the implications.

Out of sight, the printing presses at Weissen Special Printing House ran until they smoked, the shipyards in Hanma City and Lugang stayed brightly lit day and night, and a free pamphlet from Wessen Bank explaining a special loan scheme was being hawked for two or three silver coins a copy.

Frederick then disappeared from public view once more.

Swans flew beyond Swan City. One gunshot, and by evening, they had become roast swan.

In a lakeside villa, Frederick, Rudolf, Count Ranke, Count Schwenstig, and other Rhine Alliance leaders ate roast swan and discussed matters of state.

More precisely, Frederick did the talking, and the others listened.

"The economic landscape has changed. Industry and commerce now bring in far greater profits than agriculture."

"There are three most important factors in