After a series of bureaucratic restructuring, the officials’ morale drastically improved. Those who reached out recklessly faced misfortune, and those who neglected their duties and allowed others to act recklessly also had to follow suit.
No matter the connections, they were useless in front of Master Hudson.
The results of the handling had just been released, and the vacant positions were immediately filled. More than thirty officials and hundreds of clerks fell, but there was no impact on the domain’s operations.
The harsh reality taught them that while anything might be scarce within the domain, officials would never be.
Compared to the initial struggles of starting out, both the Snow Moon Territory and the Mountain Domain had completed their accumulation of basic talent at this point.
Though perhaps slightly inferior in overall quality to seasoned nobles, under more advanced management concepts, the system could easily make up for these gaps.
Seeing his subordinates focused again, Hudson was quite pleased. Facts showed that exiling people to the sea proved to have a significant deterrent effect.
The most crucial aspect is its persistence!
As long as people didn’t die at sea, they would return to the continent after a while, allowing everyone to see their miserable and dismal state.
Happiness is all about contrasts; with these negative examples present, the happiness of the honest officials would certainly soar in the short term.
Witnessing the tragic lives of their colleagues, everyone’s ability to resist foreign temptations would inevitably increase significantly.
If by chance someone discovered an island suitable for human habitation in unknown seas, it would be even better.
The separated positions of Snow Moon Territory and Mountain Domain destined Hudson to develop a navy. Keeping a gold-eating beast of a navy without expanding overseas simply wouldn’t make sense.
With occupied lands to consider, the fledgling navy, newly born for not many years, could at most bully pirates, leaving established vested interest groups unchallenged.
Approaching the issue with a developmental perspective, along with the continuous reform among various continental nations, when future productivity explodes, sooner or later, everyone will turn their eyes to the ocean.
Rushing to mark territories ahead, undoubtedly offers a greater advantage in a new round of competition.
"Marshal, the reformists have suffered a crushing defeat, Your Majesty..."
After the King’s Special Envoy spoke, Hudson immediately shook his head. If he were a great loyalist, he would certainly agree and step forward with the emerging nobility to confront the seasoned nobles.
At present, the emerging nobility are also brimming with anger. If Hudson were willing to step up, relying on his influence and the King’s support, it would likely create a new balance in the court.
However, in doing so, he would be embroiled in political turmoil, losing his current detached status.
"His Excellency the Count, you tell Your Majesty that the failure of the royal court meeting on that day already sealed the fate of the reformists, no one can change the tides.
If the situation deteriorates further, only if he personally comes forward and negotiates with those core nobles within the Conservative Faction might everyone give face to Your Majesty."
A typical bad idea, if problems could be solved by talking, there wouldn’t be any political struggle in this world.
The King’s influence might be significant, but expecting people to give up acquired interests with just a few words, why would anyone do that?
Hudson didn’t want to participate, apart from misaligned interests, it was also to express dissatisfaction towards Caesar IV and the emerging nobility.
The royal court meeting was suddenly convened without prior communication, and only after things went wrong did they think of seeking him, dreaming!
The King did things with no regard for righteousness, and that group of emerging nobles made decisions without using their brains.
The situation was unwise to admit defeat, but "admitting defeat" requires skill. Conceding directly at the meeting only tells competitors they are scattered.
If everyone was rational enough, they should have delayed decision-making time, ultimately letting Hudson, the leader of the emerging nobility, step forward to negotiate with the seasoned nobles.
Whether political struggles failed or not, negotiating and not negotiating are completely different concepts.
The emerging nobility, united as one, would still make the seasoned nobles wary. Even after a complete victory in the political struggle, a few pieces of meat might still be left.
When reformists initially had the upper hand, they didn’t completely annihilate the Conservative Faction; aside from occupying the positions of The Six Ministers, core posts still had Conservative Faction members.
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Ultimately, Alpha Kingdom was too peaceful, the emerging nobility never participated in this level of high-level political struggle.
The political struggle strategy still lingered at the intermediate aristocracy level. Those struggles belonged to the provincial level; everyone was neighbors, just seeing each other from day to day, but when things went extreme, they would fight.
The current kingdom’s political struggle is completely different; even if defeated in the court, no one considers using military means to resolve issues.
Distance is one aspect; the crucial point is the stigma of inciting civil war, no one can bear it.
If internal chaos erupted, with Orcs invading the kingdom again, the emerging Nobility Consortium would be the first to suffer.
It can be said that the current Emerging Nobility Consortium is a typical case of one misstep leading to further missteps.
After the royal court meeting concluded, Hudson once gave a hint privately, but at that time everyone was collectively optimistic and didn’t take it to heart.
In the same political struggle failure, a few seasoned nobles supporting the reformists timely withdrew in this round of turmoil.
Before anyone acted, their clan members voluntarily submitted resignations, vacating their positions in the court.
Voluntarily withdrawing and being forced to withdraw certainly lead to different treatments. Following political turmoil had nothing to do with them.