Therefore, her "heat" definitely does not come from the environment, but from the fire of desire rising in her heart.

After drinking a glass of cold water, the Iron Princess finally suppressed her restless heart, took a deep breath and asked: "How long do you plan to stay in Ximen, and when do you plan to return to Amn to hold the coronation ceremony?"

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and replied: "No rush, it will probably take at least a month.

After all, the land area from Baldur's Gate to the Dragon Coast is slightly larger than all of Amn combined.

It is not an easy task to achieve effective governance over so many independent towns and villages.

I had to make a detailed plan to establish the bureaucracy and judicial system.

This means that at least 500 experienced officials must be mobilized from Luskan, the Nelanthal Islands, Amn and other places.

Some of these important cities located at transportation and trade hubs also require large-scale expansion.

Only after all this is taken care of will I consider returning to Amn to hold the coronation ceremony.

Otherwise, what would happen even if he became the emperor of the empire?

It’s just a title that sounds noble.”

"So... you don't plan to carry out enfeoffment, but instead send officials to directly rule all towns?"

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Yalusel seemed to understand something, and a very shocked expression appeared on his face.

Because in her opinion, the cost of this method of governance is too high, and it is far less cost-effective than enfeoffing and granting autonomy to local councils.

In particular, the corruption rate of a bureaucratic system that is unsound and lacks supervision is often frighteningly high.

Once you are far away from the core area of ​​​​rule, taxation often becomes very difficult.

This is why the continent of Faerûn is dotted with independent city-states, large and small, that have no tendency to expand externally.

Most countries basically have either a parliamentary system or a feudal system, and there are basically no dynasties that implement a unified system.

In the absence of effective management, the larger the land area occupied, the more difficult it is to manage and tax.

Therefore, apart from the theocratic empire of Mulhorand, there is no second truly great empire.

And even the theocratic Mulhorand has experienced more than one rebellion and division.

Ser established by the red-robed mage is a typical example of breaking away from the former's rule.

Zuo Si obviously knew the princess's thoughts very well, smiled and nodded; "That's right!

I once told someone that I want to build a country that is large enough and highly unified so that all mortals and even gods can see another possibility.

So what I built was not an empire in the traditional sense, but a country with a strong central government and a complex bureaucracy.

Its final form will encompass the entire west coast of Faerûn and become a super magical empire that transcends Netheril and Imaskar.

To this end, I have prepared nearly 10 billion gold coins in materials and wealth, and will establish magic academies in every city so that all qualified people can obtain the most basic magic education for free.

Likewise, I will continue to train professional officials and law enforcers.

In fact, this matter has already been implemented in Kalingshan, which has the highest literacy rate in the south, as well as in Luskan and Nelanthel Islands, which I previously controlled.

In addition, I also trained some children from the slums in the mage tower in Ascaltra.

Therefore, I have sufficient human resources on hand to serve as officials and law enforcers, as well as an effective regulatory agency.

This means that I can say no to feudalism and nobility, and I don’t need to compromise with businessmen and gentry.

What I want is the supreme power that I am the country;

What is important is that hundreds of thousands of troops can be dispatched to any place with just one order;

What is important is to be able to allocate all resources and power within the scope of your rule at will.

To a large extent, you can understand that I am a relatively enlightened, less bloodthirsty and cruel tyrant."

As these words blurted out, Yalusel's pupils suddenly enlarged, narrowed, then enlarged, and then narrowed again...

There was a storm in my heart instantly!

As the princess of the Cormyr royal family, it is natural for her not to know what it would mean if Zuo Si really did it.

Especially the short four words "I am the country" made his whole body tremble slightly with excitement, as if the door to a new world had suddenly opened.

There is no doubt that the characters of Yalusel and his father Assan IV are very similar. They both like to fight and fight, and are eager to establish great achievements that no one can match.

Therefore, "I am the country" instantly aroused strong ideological resonance.

If possible, she hopes that Cormyr will also be a country where the royal family, especially the king, has supreme power and can deal with disobedient nobles at will.

After several minutes, the princess finally came to her senses. She leaned forward slightly and brought her face that looked very delicate and beautiful after applying makeup to her face. She said word by word: "Please allow me to do so."

I swear allegiance to you! Personally participate in the establishment of this great empire!"

"Haha, I'm sorry, I can't accept your allegiance."

Zuo Si chuckled and shook his head to express his refusal.

"Why? Just because I have the blood of the Cormyr royal family flowing through me?"

Yalusel frowned subconsciously.

"This is just one of them.

In my opinion, you should be on a broader stage to use your talents.

Today's difficulties are only temporary, and you should not lower your expectations for the future.

What's more, I feel that we no longer need to be loyal to such boring things, but can become closer."

After saying that, Zuo Si raised his arm and gently brushed the other person's forehead, eyebrows, cheeks, ears, and even his chin and slender neck with his fingers.

Yalusel, who had already accumulated a fire of desire that had nowhere to vent, could not bear such stimulation, and his whole body immediately became unbearably hot. He immediately closed his eyes and began to lean forward.

The distance between the two is getting closer and closer, and you can even feel each other's breath and the smell of hormones emanating from their bodies.

Just when the Iron Princess felt that her lips were about to touch Zuo Si's lips, a rush of footsteps from far to near was like a basin of cold water, which instantly made her withdraw from the wonderful taste and regain her rationality, and hurriedly

Back up and pretend to return to the chair.

However, it is not difficult to see from the shyness, annoyance and resentment in his eyes that Yalusel is full of disgust for this guy who messed up his good affairs.

And she understood that Zuo Si would marry the heir designated by Xia En VII in the future.

Therefore, for things like having an affair in private, you still need to pay attention to the impact before the marriage is completed.

The Steel Princess, who had regained her noble demeanor, stared at the corridor outside the palace with the corner of her eye, trying to figure out who was actually causing trouble at this time.

About three to five seconds later, she found a blond girl walking in happily from outside, waving a bag of gold coins in her hand, and shouted happily: "Sos! Look!

I earned another two hundred and fifty gold coins from the market today!

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Counting what I earned before, I already have a treasure of five thousand gold coins.

You are indeed right!

Only by learning how to do business can you quickly accumulate wealth!

Earning 200 to 500 gold coins a day is 6,000 to 15,000 gold coins a month!

That’s 72,000 to 180,000 gold coins a year!

Ten years is 700,000 to 1.8 million gold coins!

One hundred years is..."

You don't need to ask to know that this blond girl is none other than the underage golden dragon that Zuo Si deceived—Gelsanya.

Since Fuzor Chambery left with his Zhentil Fort army, she entered the largest and most prosperous port city on the Dragon Coast with the large army, and during a visit to the market

I became obsessed with making money by doing business.

After all, dragons are creatures whose greed for treasure is engraved in their bones. Whether it is an evil colored dragon, a kind metal dragon, or a neutral gem dragon, there is basically no difference.

It's just that the color dragon will do whatever it takes to steal, rob, and cheat;

The metal dragon will choose to sweep up the villain's property and take it for himself when fighting evil;

Gem dragons are more inclined to use their own knowledge or services to conduct transactions.

After three days of market research, Gersanya successfully discovered a secret, that is, most foreign businessmen are not very clear about the prices of specialty products shipped from the West Coast.

Therefore, she decisively started the second-hand dealer business.

By earning the price difference in the middle information, I actually got the first pot of gold in Longsheng.

From then on, it was unstoppable.

Almost every morning, the first thing I do is to carry my beloved suitcase and wander between the pier and the airport where the airship lands, to contact the supply of goods for customers in need.

After a period of hard work, this girl, who looked a bit cute to outsiders, has become a rising star in the Ximen business circle.

Due to her lawful and kind nature, she will never lie, let alone provide substandard goods as good ones, and the price difference she earns every time is very low.

With its good reputation and credit, we have successfully accumulated many old customers.
To be continued...