Department of Cultural Propaganda

Lynn kept announcing his upcoming policies, and the people finally felt a little more at ease.

The shared dormitories and communal meals remained unchanged, as did the production teams.

Lynn's abolition of slavery would not be carried out all at once, but gradually.

Lynn would not let anyone sit idle. People of this era did not understand the books Lynn had read.

The Book of Lord Shang and The Prince both said that the common people could not be allowed to remain idle.

Lynn possessed a vision beyond his time. Even if he wanted others to live well, he could not stop now. Development had to accelerate.

After the city walls were built, Lynn decided to begin his forward-thinking development plan: unifying thought.

Only by unifying thought could a group unleash astonishing potential.

Take Iron Blood Cross Country and Gaul, for example. They had grown strong in modern times because of nationalism.

The Lus Federation and Seris were powerful because of red ideology.

Sakura, meanwhile, was strong because of militarism.

As for the remaining countries, Eagle and its son, Eagle Sauce—the Combat Strength of their people was hard to describe. They were inferior to Sakura, that impoverished imperialist, inferior to Seris, that country with nothing, and even more inferior to Iron Blood Cross Country.

What did they rely on?

Money!

That was how it had been when fighting the four hearts.

Other countries: "I have an absurdly powerful buff."

Eagle Sauce: "I start with 200 laborers."

Other countries: "I reduce tank and rifle production costs."

Eagle Sauce: "I start with 200 laborers."

Other countries: "My national spirit boosts attack and defense."

Eagle Sauce: "I start with 200 laborers."

Lynn had to handle ideological work well in order to ensure his future strength.

The current Lynn had already absorbed the Western Route from Blue Star and blended it into an abstract political system.

First, he had to determine the core interest group and core ideology of his political system.

Lynn needed the strength of other races, so he could not pursue an extreme Black Line.

Lynn could not allow power to be decentralized, so the Blue Line could only be taken in small measures.

Lynn needed to ensure Grassroots control, so the Red Line also had to be followed.

To preserve his rule, the reverse line had to be retained as well.

In the end, Lynn determined what he wanted to build.

He would promote nationalism: a nation called the Aningsbe people, a people encompassing every race.

As long as you identified with Aningsbe ideology, you were Aningsbe people.

He would promote collective glory.

Whenever the glory of the Eagle Empire was mentioned, factory workers who had labored sixteen hours after a tiring day would proudly straighten their chests.

He would promote a cult of personality.

Lord Lynn would lead everyone into a good life.

He would promote the spirit of science, the spirit of research, frugal living, education above all else, all for the collective.

Thus, Lynn's own Lin Family Ideology was born.

At the same time, Lynn designed a gesture for Party members. First, they would clench a fist and hold it horizontally before their chests, then swing it forward.

At a forty-five-degree angle.

There was also a slogan: "Aningsbe people!"

Not only that, Lynn also intended to establish a Political Commissar system, defining its ideology as everything for the Aningsbe people and Lynn.

At the same time, Lynn gave this Political Party a name: the Aningsbe National Will Party.

Its core interest group would be those with scientific thinking who worshiped Lynn. Loyalty and obedience had to come first; everything else could stand aside.

If those beneath you would not obey, then nothing was worth discussing.

On the day after the speech ended, Lynn invited his ten knights to join his party.

Then, to ensure administrative efficiency, Lynn also formed a Cabinet.

The appointments were as follows.

Grand Commander overseeing all affairs: Grand Commander Lynn.

Responsible for propaganda and education: Gerd, Minister of Culture.

Responsible for armed forces: Eckley, Minister of Armed Forces.

Responsible for the economy: Green, Minister of Economy.

Only then did Lynn realize that he did have talented people after all.

Gerd understood Lynn's intentions quickly and immediately knew how to conduct propaganda. Though it resembled religious proselytizing quite a bit—was that because Gerd had once been a holy knight of the church?

Gerd copied Lynn's gesture, raised his fist toward him, and said, "Your Excellency, Grand Commander, what do you think of this?"

"We should not let only Party members use this gesture. Everyone should use it."

"Only when everyone performs the same action will they all realize that everyone lives under your rule!"

"Just as the church makes everyone kneel and pray with their hands clasped, everyone must do this!"

Lynn immediately understood the underlying principle and readily agreed. "Excellent, Gerd. You understood it so quickly."

Eckley, who was in charge of both the economy and armed forces, asked, "Lord Lynn, isn't this position of mine the same as before?"

"Minister of Armed Forces Eckley, you should address Lord Lynn as Grand Commander. Otherwise, it would damage the Grand Commander's authority," Gerd immediately corrected Eckley.

Eckley was thoroughly fed up with that damned Gerd. Of Lynn's ten knights, Gerd had originally been a religious Zealot and a holy knight of the church.