Chapter 1420: Chapter 271: Prelude to Chaotic Tis
The clamor of public opinion is rely the beginning; the true battlefield lies within the Noble Parliant.
The reforms outlined in “Caesar’s Six Principles” pertain to transformations in the Kingdom’s political system—changes that the Central Governnt cannot just declare unilaterally.
The introduction of policies has never been the crux of the matter. Their efficacy depends entirely on implentation.
Without the support of the regional influential nobles, these reform articles would remain re words on paper.
Against such a backdrop, for new policies to take shape, the first challenge is to secure the backing of the Governors and Prefectural Governors of each province, as they are the linchpins for the implentation of these policies.
Without question, this reform adversely impacts everyone’s interests. Under normal circumstances, the likelihood of passing these policies in the Noble Parliant would be nearly zero.
However, the current situation is far from ordinary. Most of the Governors and Prefectural Governors are making fortunes in the Papal State, making it impossible for them to return ho quickly to attend etings.
Although the noble councilors are not fully assembled dostically, they still et the minimum requirent for convening the Noble Parliant.
To ensure the reform articles pass through the parliant, the reformists have not remained idle, launching continuous public opinion campaigns and garnering the support of young nobles.
Hudson, upon arriving in the Capital, imdiately felt the pulse of reform.
Countless ambitious heirs of noble families were eagerly advocating for reform. So young noble children were even discussing representing their elders and casting supportive votes in the Parliant.
The Kingdom Noble Council does not traditionally allow proxy voting, but there is no explicit regulation banning it.
Referencing special statutes of the Kingdom, in cases where nobles are absent for specific reasons, their heirs can exercise their power and perform their duties in their stead.
Originally drafted to address military obligations, this rule is now being expanded and reinterpreted by the reformists to include the Noble Parliant.
Witnessing this, Hudson, who had been skeptical of the reforms, grew increasingly attentive.
If the reformists manage to maintain this level of political maneuvering, they might actually succeed.
Involving the heirs of prominent families into the reformist bloc essentially acts as a kind of implicit political coercion.
To politically suppress the reformists, one must first disavow one’s own children. No one would take such a step lightly.
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“Marshal, the tide has turned; all we need now is for you to step forward…”
Before Marquis Delgado could finish his sentence, Hudson waved his hand to interrupt:
“Chancellor, we should each focus on our own specializations.
As a soldier, I am suited for fighting enemies on the battlefield, but I am truly not adept in internal reforms.
The specifics of the Kingdom’s reforms should be led by you all. At most, I can only assist from the sidelines!”
The reformist montum has been remarkably successful, outperforming other reforming nations across the continent.
But this is rely the opening act; Hudson remains uncertain about how the subsequent developnts will unfold.
The young nobles are indeed the driving force of these reforms and are the most capable of breaking traditional constraints, yet they lack actual power in governance!
Currently, they have managed to generate considerable montum, suffocating the Kingdom’s conservative faction, but they primarily rely on the prestige of their parental generation.
Once the influential nobles from various regions return, this borrowed authority will no longer suffice.
Only a handful of young nobles genuinely desire the success of reforms; the majority simply follow the trend, their support largely limited to ideological alignnt.
Expecting them to risk their lives for reforms would be pushing them too far.
The only influential figure openly supporting the reformists at present is Hudson, standing alone in his stance.
A few newly erging major nobles have been persuaded by the reformists, but these individuals lack the courage to act as trailblazers.
Pri Minister Delgado is urging Hudson to take the lead, primarily to leverage his reputation to attract other major regional nobles to join the reformist camp.
In theory, as long as Hudson’s position remains resolute, most of the nobles from the Near East Seven Provinces and the Northern Border Seven Provinces can be swayed.
The Kingdom has a total of 45 provinces (including the Queen’s dowry provinces), securing the support of 14 provinces at once, coupled with the backing of the Royal Family and the Central Governnt Administrative Area, ans the reformists are on the verge of gaining overwhelming dominance.
Future additions from other provinces are also likely to lean towards supporting the reforms.
At the end of the day, one’s position determines their perspective. Without sufficient governnt funding, national defense cannot be adequately maintained.
On the surface, the reformist’s situation seems exceptionally promising.
However, reality is quite the opposite: determining the fate of the Alpha Kingdom still lies with the original 25 established provinces, while the newly added provinces are, at best, minor players.
Potential remains re potential; until developnt is realized, it amounts to nothing.
Take the Near East Seven Provinces, for instance—it can’t even rival the economy of the Southeastern Province.
Many of the newly added provinces fall short except in size and future potential for developnt to et the standards of a full province.
Of course, these erging provinces do have advantages. Starting from a blank slate is conducive to implenting political reforms.
Using “Caesar’s Six Principles” as an example, while it appears to impact many nobles’ interests, it does not affect the nobles in the erging provinces.
Whether it’s the “abolition of transit taxes” or the “elimination of tax farming systems,” these regions didn’t have them to begin with!
Hudson took the lead in reducing transit taxes to one copper coin to promote Near East’s developnt.
He then lobbied other nobles to jointly lower transit taxes.
Since the tax rate dropped so low, many noble lords couldn’t even be bothered to send people to collect them.
With transit taxes gone, other tax categories followed suit.
In territories where there are no free citizens, external trade is conducted mainly by the nobles themselves, making the appointnt of tax officials unnecessary.
If they’ve never had access to these revenues, there’s naturally nothing for them to grieve over.
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