"The last knight," Zero said as he knelt on the sitting bed in the tea room, gently pouring tea for Bai Zhongqi. Since Earth had returned to Bai Zhongqi's control, the famous teas from the old era once again beca part of Bai Zhongqi's daily life. However, Bai Zhongqi, being a gentleman, did not covet what others cherished; he couldn't taste anything special in the famous wines and teas, so he let them be, only partaking a little of the rare items he personally favored.
For example, the Tongmu Guan Jinjun i tea he drank. Even as the Intergalactic Era had comnced, in order to retain the original flavor, everything from the variety of the tea to the processing techniques remained unchanged, even the masters. Bai Zhongqi had no need for any special supply and purchased it at the regular price. Naturally, if the Chancellor wished to buy, the tea rchants would certainly be willing to provide it preferentially.
After sipping a cup of heartwarming black tea, Bai Zhongqi said to Zero and Han Jiaxue, who was sitting aside, "Yes, and I presu that the last knight is probably in the First Universe, with a greater likelihood being from the Iridium Star."
Han Jiaxue, now utterly different from her girlhood, possessed a charm that Bai Zhongqi found irresistible. She opened her red lips slightly and asked, "The scale of the Iridium Star United Empire is no less than that of the ten titans of the Galactic High Governance Council. Recall the last knight and restart the Supre Command with the Sky-Piercing Pyramid, although it allows direct control over the Empire's military forces, would the people's hearts in the Empire return as smoothly?"
Zero also expressed her view, "After all, most of the people are born viewing the Chancellor as a mythical figure, rather than a real entity. The Star Alliance that Xiao Yu reford is basically modeled after the Iridium Star system, which has strong characteristics of nobility politics. The twelve Knight Family clans, along with the nobility big and small, hold the resources and power of the United Empire. Your return will inevitably take back power, but how will these people cope?"
Han Jiaxue chuckled lightly, "These people are unlikely to be foolish enough to oppose the Chancellor. Although there are not many bionic human armies on the Iridium Star, under the Supre Command, they will not be able to even command the Fleet, and they will be checked and balanced in all aspects."
The elegant Mrs. Han Jiaxue, with her long hair like a waterfall and features like a painting, looked at Bai Zhongqi and suggested, "The Iridium Star nobility has been deeply rooted in the United Empire for five thousand years, intertwined and connected to each other. To uproot them all at once is likely a severe harm to Iridium Star itself. Many of them are valuable talents, like Xu Lanzhou. If they can be put to use for the Chancellor, that would be ideal. Those who fail to see the bigger picture should be dealt with. The key is to think of a set of new political systems that can penetrate into Iridium Star, gradually acclimating Iridium Star to your presence and obedience to your will."
Bai Zhongqi had drunk half of his cup of tea and set the teacup back down, saying, "Actually, so of the original systems can be exploited. On its territory, the Iridium Star United Empire mainly consists of two types of land: public land and the Chancellor's hereditary land. Many undeveloped planets are preserved in the form of the Chancellor's hereditary land. When I return to Iridium Star, the original United Empire's Administrative Star is still managed by the United Empire governnt, while places like Glass Bead and its various planets are preserved as hereditary lands. Planets like Earth, taken from the Star Alliance, will be permanently settled in the First Universe if they wish to join the United Empire, or set as autonomous Administrative Stars with relatively significant autonomy if not."
As for the system, the nobility politics of the United Empire will inevitably be changed to a chancellorship. My initial idea is to set up a bifurcated system. Under the Chancellor, there will be the Privy Council, the Administrative Institute, and the Stellar Transmission Academy. The Privy Council will oversee military and political affairs, commanding the Empire Army; the Administrative Institute will primarily advise on political matters and the governance of the Chancellor's hereditary land; the Stellar Transmission Academy will significantly transform the Star Warrior system, turning it into an intelligence agency that includes both Star Warriors and civilians. The existing United Empire cabinet system will be retained, with governance continuing as it is."
Han Jiaxue nodded, saying, "It seems to be the most prudent approach. The only slightly troubleso thing might be to completely take military and political affairs out of the cabinet. But with the Supre Command, there doesn't seem to be much to worry about."
Zero, sitting beside Bai Zhongqi, naturally stated, "It is only natural for Iridium Star people to be loyal to the Chancellor. Even if those nobles have their own calculations, overlooking the greater interests of civilization and the traditions of Iridium Star, they too cannot continue to exist. After all, not all families naturally regard opposing the Chancellor as a secret creed, like the Xiao Family does."
Han Jiaxue curiously inquired, "How do you plan to handle the Xiao Family?"
Bai Zhongqi heaved a slight sigh, having already reasonably understood the cause and effect. Ultimately, the Xiao Family becoming a reactionary clan stemd from his own killing of Gang Naj. But this was all the inevitable linking of fate through the law of cause and effect. He felt a certain remorse towards the Xiao Family, but since the Xiao Family had been raised generation after generation to seize the Chancellorship as their ultimate goal, Bai Zhongqi could not tolerate such a clan controlling the Empire governnt.
He remained silent, but from his austere expression, Han Jiaxue understood. It seed the Xiao Family would likely be expunged from Iridium Star.
The Destiny Artifact, the Imperial Seal, originally of the Xiao Family, was now in Bai Zhongqi's possession, and his current Destiny Artifact had beco a Divine Weapon. Once the First Universe reopened, the old Destiny Artifacts could no longer affect the Supre Command, but they remained powerful objects.
Bai Zhongqi had no intention of handing it over to soone else. It would be a reminder of a lesson learned.
He no longer thought about this problem. Now, returning to the First Universe, he brought with him most of the Star Alliance's planets, even boasting a population on these planets greater than the official citizens of the Iridium Star United Empire. The Iridium Star United Empire still had so other races, often counted separately by population, but they participated in the Empire Army no differently from the native Iridium Star people.
Most of the forr Star Alliance's Administrative Stars joined the Star Alliance with so degree of coercion and now so planets still harbor dissent, rely lacking the ans to act on it technically. Bai Zhongqi did not plan to grant these planets the detached status like Earth's. Especially for the Administrative Stars of the Primate Clan, they would undergo thorough assimilation by Iridium Star. Cultural and other characteristics could be preserved, but the social structures and systems would be fully aligned with Iridium Star's.
Only Earth would be given more liberal autonomous status, similar to the concept of a directly governed planet. Economically integrated with other planets of the Iridium Star United Empire, it would retain significant autonomy in governance, but militarily, it would be completely managed by the Privy Council, no different from other United Empire planets in that regard.
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