Bribery

List had heard Father say that preventing the elite class from rebelling was not simply a matter of compromise or suppression.

Extremes bred backlash. Any extreme measure would provoke a reaction.

The best approach was to open a channel for them to vent their accumulated dissatisfaction and resentment, turning class conflict into a driving force of their own.

Even if they needed to vent their anger, it should be directed at competitors and external enemies.

With just a few small tactics, a major problem could be resolved.

Thus, he readily prepared to employ a group of local powerful families' sons.

And honestly speaking, the quality of these powerful families' sons truly exceeded the average. If properly trained, they could be put to great use.

But Franz did not need to consider so much. All he knew was that the empty promises he had made were about to be fulfilled.

Franz knew exactly what the people crowding around him were thinking.

He would never mistake others' praise for his own charm.

Without the power granted by his uncle-in-law and cousin, he was nothing.

This fellow's greatest virtue was that he knew himself well.

Now that List had arrived and solved one of his biggest problems, Franz's mood improved considerably.

After touring the five recruit camps with List, Franz had already found a location for the officer training class.

When the Great Xia Empire established such training classes, they were generally jointly administered by the royal family and the military.

Temporary training classes had not appeared in many years, and they still had to be reported for approval.

Derek, as a transmigrator, remembered very clearly the things that had been done at a certain critical juncture.

List was pleased with Franz's speed. He had not expected this notorious fellow to be so