Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

After Luo Chen heard Lin Yi's words, he did not answer Lin Yi immediately, but lowered his head and thought for a while.

He finally understood now that the young man in front of him actually had a far-reaching vision than his own. Not only did he see that the empire's shortcoming was the lack of raw materials, but he had already thought of a solution.

Indeed, the empire's long-term cultural export has had a great influence in Southeast Asia.

It can be said that for thousands of years, the countries in Southeast Asia have been proud of being able to learn from the imperial culture, which has resulted in the people in those places having a very high sense of identification with the empire.

If the empire intervenes in Southeast Asian affairs, it will definitely encounter much smaller obstacles than Western countries.

Southeast Asia has various supplies that the empire urgently needs, such as oil, rubber, spices, etc.

If the empire can take root in Southeast Asia, then at least the empire will not be choked by Western countries because of these supplies.

From this aspect, Lin Yi's vision is definitely not bad.

Let's talk about the military aspect. Lin Yi has proven his strength through several foreign wars. It can be said that in the military aspect, it is not his turn to worry about him.

But now, the only thing missing is domestic affairs. If Lin Yi can show a level of domestic affairs above the passing line, then the rise of the empire is just around the corner.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen slowly said: "Prince Rui's vision is really admirable, but there are still some things I don't understand. Can you help me clear up my doubts?"

"Master Luo, tell me." Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I just want to ask you what you think about the internal affairs of the empire now. For example, what do you think about the officials from various places? In other words, although various places have ostensibly surrendered to the imperial court, at the local level, officials from various provinces have no power in their hands. It’s still very big, what does the prince think of this?”

"It turns out that Mr. Luo is worried about this matter." Lin Yi smiled and then said.

"Actually, this kind of thing is very simple. The Longxiang Army is already doing it. My idea is to decentralize power. Take the Longxiang Army as an example. While ensuring that the previous organizational structure remains unchanged, in combat units at all levels, There is a new position called political trainer, who is responsible for the ideological construction of soldiers."

"Their job is to tell the soldiers why they are fighting."

When Luo Chen heard Lin Yi's words, even though he didn't know much about the army, he instantly understood what Lin Yi's intention was.

To put it simply, it is to enhance the soldiers' understanding of the imperial court and make them more recognized by the imperial court. Strengthen the cohesion of the military.

A highly cohesive army would be very formidable. Or maybe Lin Yi wanted to give the army more faith?

It must be said that this move alone allowed Luo Chen to see Lin Yi's political abilities.

"What about locally?" Luo Chen asked next.

"At the local level, I plan to use three to five years to implement decentralization, that is, to separate the prosecutorial power and the judicial power. In the future, local officials will have dedicated people responsible for the trial of An's cases, and the local chief officials will No longer responsible for case review.”

"At the same time, prosecutorial power can be appropriately given to prestigious local squires, allowing them to supervise the daily lives of officials."

Lin Yi said it very simply, but Luo Chen understood it clearly, and he took a breath of cold air.

If Lin Yi does this, the power of officials in various places will be divided. The benefits are obvious. In this way, local officials will definitely restrain themselves.

But the downside is that doing so will definitely arouse strong dissatisfaction among local officials.

If you want these local officials to do what Lin Yi wants, then Lin Yi or the court must use a certain amount of deterrence.

"Prince Rui, your idea is very good, but have you ever thought about how you can convince the local officials to do what you want? After all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Even if you use force, they will obey you and disobey them, right?" ?" Luo Chen expressed his worries.

"So, I still need Mr. Luo's help in this matter." Lin Yi said calmly.

Part of the reason why he came to Tianlao to see Luo Chen today was because of this.

His next opportunity is to rectify the official structure within the empire. As vested interests, those local officials will not give up their power so easily.

If the court wants to force them, it is likely to cause a backlash, so the best way is to intimidate them.

This is the so-called killing of chickens to scare monkeys.

Then the best candidate to be pushed out to scare other people is the elder of the three dynasties in front of him, Luo Chen.

"Ask me for help?" Luo Chen didn't quite understand what Lin Yi said. He himself had already fallen into such an end, so Lin Yi still wanted to ask him for help?

This made him a little confused.

"What Mr. Luo just said is actually easy to solve. You just need to shock the other party."

Luo Chen was stunned when he heard Lin Yi said it so simply. He was just about to tell Lin Yi, hoping he wouldn't be so optimistic. After all, this matter is related to the internal and external stability of the empire.

But when he turned around and thought about it, he felt something was wrong.

Lin Yi had always seen things accurately before, so why was he so careless about this matter? This makes absolutely no sense.

And to shock, how to shock, what to use to shock?

The more Luo Chen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He raised his head and just met Lin Yi's gaze.

He found a hint of apology in Lin Yi's eyes. When he saw the apologetic eyes, Luo Chen suddenly realized that Lin Yi wanted to use him to make a fuss.

He was already a dying man, and the crime he committed was absolutely unforgivable. But Lin Yi looked at him with apologetic eyes, which made him understand instantly.

"The prince said that he wanted to use my death to scare them?" Luo Chen directly expressed his suspicion.

Lin Yi did not answer. After all, this kind of thing was somewhat unethical.

Seeing that Lin Yi didn't speak, Luo Chen confirmed what he was thinking.

He continued to Lin Yi: "My lord, you don't have to be like this. The crimes I have committed have been countless for a long time, so if I can help your lord once in the end, I will treat my crime as lessened."

"In that case, I'm offended." Lin Yi spoke after hearing Luo Chen's words.

His idea was very simple, that is, to add several charges to Luo Chen, one of which was conspiracy.

After all, Luo Chen has a deep foundation in the court. If he wants to plot rebellion, he also has the capital.

The imperial court could also make a fuss about this and demand the liquidation of Luo Chen's remaining parties and the decentralization of powers.

This is equivalent to a sword of admiration. The officials who can currently sit in charge of a province are more or less closely related to Luo Chen.

If the imperial court uses this as an excuse to liquidate them, someone else suggests that this killing is too much and is against the harmony of nature. It is suggested that the imperial court weaken the power of local officials and then wait and see what the consequences are.

Under the threat of liquidation, presumably a large number of officials would agree to decentralization.

As long as someone takes the lead, the government will be under much less pressure to implement this measure.