Maines was silent. The news about Aphro she received in the Kingdom of Solomon was more detailed than that of Aphro. It is said that once Aphro was walking on the road, she was not on guard. Suddenly, several rotten eggs hit her body. It was done by her previous supporters. Although the person quickly caught it, what could she do? When she heard this news, Maines could feel Aphro's embarrassment and shame at that time.

Maines sighed and said, "You are right, I should accept it, whether I want it or not."

Ai Xue chuckled and said, "Don't say so miserable. You are different from us. No matter what, the master will give you the respect you deserve."

"Hope!" said Maines lightly.

Then he fell into silence. Although he felt that the atmosphere between them was a little strange, Ai Xue didn't care. He asked the waiter for a glass of water and drank it slowly.

After Maines finished eating the steak, Aishi asked, "Are there any arrangements? If not, stay at me tonight. It is also very close to the Kingdom. Wouldn't you go to see your master tomorrow morning?"

Mains subconsciously wanted to refuse. The chat just now made her really not interested in continuing to socialize with Ai Xue, but the words stopped. Just as Ai Xue said, she was going to settle in Twin Cities for a while, and the one she was most familiar with here was Ai Xue. No matter how ugly Ai Xue said, if something happened to her, the only thing she could find was her.

"Okay, that's a problem." said Maines said with a polite smile on his face.

"No, there's no trouble." Ai Xue didn't seem to notice the forced smile on Meines' face and said enthusiastically.

Sitting in Aishi's carriage, Maines and Aishi returned to the inner city. Unlike the relaxed atmosphere in the outer city, the inner city is much more serious in security and security. The city gate is not even open, with only one side door open, and there are many guards guarding.

Even though there were obvious marks on the carriage, he paused when he arrived at the gate of the inner city. Ai Xue showed up and the carriage continued to move forward.

"The atmosphere here is very different!" said Maines. Although the place where the crows passed by when they were in the hotel just now could still bring strong fear, the atmosphere in the outer city was very free, with a lively and even noisy atmosphere as in the southern coastal areas. But once they crossed the inner city gate, the whole atmosphere became quiet and became obviously serious.

Ai Xue did not shy away and said, "Yes, the inner city is too serious. All the bureaucrats and nobles will buy a property in the outer city as a place to relax and rest. The mansion here is just for office work."

"Are you the same?" asked Maines curiously.

Ai Xue nodded and said, "Yes, I also have a small villa in the outer city... Don't look at me with such a surprised look. Her Majesty the Queen doesn't care about these things, and she even has a residence in the outer city. Why do I feel that you are scared? The master is not as terrifying as you imagine."

"Is that?" Maines looked back and said, "I see that the people of Twin Cities are all secretive about Her Majesty's Queen and dare not even talk about it."

Ai Xue nodded and said, "This is the goal that the master wants to achieve! Lemil handles the government affairs of the Twin Cities, and the Ai Xue Chamber of Commerce is responsible for the business matters. Even in the army, Catherine is in charge. Her Majesty the Queen is not responsible for any specific affairs, and the people do not need to deal with their Queen directly."

"That's it." Maines responded, and said nothing more.

The carriage continued to move forward. As the leader of the Aixue Chamber of Commerce, Aixue is in a very core position in the entire Gemini Kingdom. Similarly, the geographical location of her mansion is also very core, just not far from the palace.

After walking for more than an hour, they reached the destination. At this time, Maines suddenly said, "So she chose to make the people afraid." Maines thought about this question all the way and finally understood it a little.

Danica wants control. There are many ways to control the bureaucrats and the army, but for the general public, if they want to obey her queen's orders, there will be no inappropriate thoughts. There are only two ways: either respect or fear.

There are many great kings in history. They have been loved by all the people. When they leave, they can even let the whole country be silly, and their deeds will be passed down through the ages. This is of course very good. But this method is not suitable for Danica, because to gain the respect of the people, it requires a lot of effort to be devoted to it. It requires fairness and integrity, dedication, and continuous improvement of residents' living standards. For Danica, what is more important is to appear frequently in public places - the only time she has been in public.

If you show up in front of the crowd, you almost die. If you can avoid this, just avoid it! If you don’t want to do these things and want to establish your own authority among the people, you can only choose another way: fear, which makes the people of the entire Gemini Kingdom full of fear and fear of their queen, so that they can obey the queen’s orders. However, this requires a high level of control over the scale, and the lack of fear cannot be established. If you use too much force, it will easily inspire riots. This depends on Danica’s methods.

Hearing Maines say this, Ai Xue was stunned for a moment, but soon understood, and said with a smile: "It's amazing. You've seen through the entire kingdom in less than half a day after you came here."

Mains smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing to see through this. The key is Danica's method and her control over the degree."

Ai Xue thought for a while and said, "I'll give you a reminder: unless it involves rebellion or if the queen's personal orders are ordered, the Guards have no right to arrest ordinary civilians. Their monitoring targets are the administrative department, the Ai Xue Chamber of Commerce and the military bureaucrats with aristocratic identities." After saying this, Ai Xue opened the car door and got out, leaving behind a surprised face.

Meines had thought that the people's fear of "crows" was because those women had the power to arrest and kill at will, but the facts were completely different. The Guards could not control civilians at all, which was very interesting. It was equivalent to the people of the Gemini Kingdom being scared by an illusory shadow. This is Danica's grasp of the right measure. She would use the Guards to spread terror, but would not cause the people to be truly hurt. In this way, the people would only have fear in their hearts and not fight to the death.

This is a very complex means of controlling this country. How did Danica come up with it? As far as Meines knows, the Gemini Kingdom should be the first highly centralized country in the world. How should the people be handled under this political model? There is no example of the relationship between bureaucrats and kings. Is Danica really a genius?

With a complicated mood, Maines also got off the carriage.

I stayed in Ai Xue's mansion for one night. Early the next morning, Maines led him to the Gemini Palace.

What Maines didn't expect was that the palace was not luxurious and beautiful, and it was even a little unnamed. It was a larger manor, and decoration was very common. There was neither a clever rockery garden nor a delicately designed veranda, and even a statue or mural. There was a large garden at the entrance, and the garden did not cherish flowers. They were all ordinary flowers and plants, and then a five-story main building with two auxiliary buildings next to it. The only advantage was that the building covers a large area.

Aishi took Maines toward the main building, and from time to time he could see some patrolling guards. The guards here were all professionals, and at least a beginner-level warrior. Some of the captains of the patrol team were second-level and some were third-level. However, along the way, Mines did not see a fourth-level guard. It seems that the guard power here cannot be said to be strong.

Walking into the main building, Aishi took Maines to a study on the second floor. When she was at the door, she stopped and said, "The master is inside, so it's not convenient for me to go in." After that, she left directly.

Standing at the door of the study, Maines felt a little nervous inexplicably. When she realized this, she was a little angry: Is there anything to be nervous? Is she really afraid of Danica?

Taking a few deep breaths, Maines knocked on the door, got a response and pushed the door and walked in.

This study is not very big. It is a bookshelves against the wall, a large table in front, and a sofa and coffee table for guests on the other side. Maines also paid special attention to it. There is a wine cabinet in the corner. It seems that this is a study specially used for guests.

Danica was sitting behind the table, calculating something. When she saw Maines coming in, she rubbed her eyes and said, "You are here, sit down."

Mainz sat on the sofa, trying to make himself more casual.

Danica stood up and took out...a bottle of juice, and two cups from the wine cabinet.

He handed Meiners a glass of juice, and Danica sat down and asked, "How is it? Is the journey going smoothly?"

"It's okay, but the central region seems to be more chaotic than when I came last time." This time, Maines herself was robbed three times. She did not hide her identity as a professional, and was targeted by the bandits. You can imagine how difficult it would be if it were just an ordinary caravan.

Danica sighed slightly and said, "Yes, the central region is indeed not peaceful during this period."

Mainz was silent for a while, and finally said, "Although this sentence is a bit redundant, I still want to ask again, is your message accurate?"

Danica leaned on the sofa, rubbed her eyebrows tiredly, and said, "It should be no problem. Aphro or Viggs may come to the central region soon." Concentrating the belief of the human race in the central region and consolidating the influence of the Holy Holy See on this land is the established policy of the Holy See. The biggest stumbling block they have to face is Danica's Gemini Kingdom. Now, as a traditional ally of the Holy See, the Tulip Kingdom is once again going to fight for the Holy See on the battlefield.

"What are you going to do?"

Danica's eyes burst out with a cold light and she said, "The Gemini Kingdom cannot be defended by just one Twin Cities."

Mainz was not surprised to answer this answer. She said, "Have you planned it?" If you intend to start a war, it is a good time. After a while, the autumn harvest will end. Farmers who are free can be summoned. When the war in the cold weapon era, there will be huge manpower required for logistics.

"The temporary plan is to go to next spring," Danica said.

Mainz frowned slightly and said, "The busy spring season is not a good time to use troops." When the busy farming season starts in spring, it is not only difficult to recruit people, but also missed sowing because of the war, which will affect the harvest of the whole year, and it will be difficult to end when the famine occurs.

Danica said: "The pressure on this is not very big. The Gemini Kingdom has food support provided by the Druid Sect. I have discussed with Tyran that the sowing area of ​​the Druid Sect will be expanded next year. Even if the Gemini Kingdom has no grain harvest next year, there will be no problems. In addition, the construction of the Chidao is also very smooth, and the transportation of logistics supplies will be much more convenient and faster."

In addition to pushing down the entire Twin Cities and rebuilding, another major project developed by Danica is Chidao. Her requirement is to use a rammed earth avenue at least four meters wide to communicate the flow and logistics of the entire Gemini Kingdom, which she called Chidao.

Compared with stone slab roads, the construction of rammed earth roads is simpler. Of course, it is only a little bit, and in fact it still requires a lot of manpower and material resources. To build rammed earth roads, you must first till the road surface, then mix some lime, glutinous rice as a sticker, and then compact it with heavy objects. This is enough. A reliable rammed earth road can be used for decades, and it is not as afraid of rain or snow as dirt roads.

Danica continued: "The trained army has 30,000 people, and with Catherine's command, it's okay to occupy several cities around. Whether it's Aphro or Viggs, I must expand the sphere of influence of the Gemini Kingdom before they gain a foothold here."

Maines said with some concern: "There should be no problem in victory on the battlefield. The armaments of the Gemini Kingdom are much better than those in the chaotic central region. Catherine is also very capable, but how to manage the occupied areas is a big problem. They may not return so quickly."

"What do I want them to be?" Danica said coldly, "If the country is destroyed, you can only be a slave to the country. Build roads for me!"

"Okay." Maines had nothing to say, "Then what did you ask me to do?" Maines had thought Danica had brought her over because of the upcoming war. Now it seems that Danica is ready for this.

Danica waved her hand, and a breeze brought a piece of paper from the table to Danica, and she handed it to Maines and said, "Look at this magical array."
Chapter completed!