Chapter 518 This Dynasty Has a Bit of a Copycat Vibe
"Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long live our emperor!"
Facing Su Can, who was officially crowned as the Inca Emperor, the subjects present knelt down in cooperation.
They did not understand the difference between the Inca Emperor and the Inca King, but since it was Su Can's request, they naturally had to obey unconditionally, because the man in front of them had become their new son of the Sun God?
As for where this new son of the Sun God would lead the Inca Empire, they were actually slaves in essence, and it would not be worse than this situation.
That's why they did not have the slightest resistance and welcomed the governance of this new son of the Sun God.
Su Can, wearing the imperial robe, had a very firm look, overlooking the thousands of people under the steps.
If there was anything he was not satisfied with, it was the imperial robe on his body that was full of a strong sense of counterfeiting, and the material and style were a world apart from the real dragon robe.
He knew that he could not be compared with the real Emperor of the Ming Dynasty at all, or that his Inca Empire still had a long way to go.
But he did not surrender to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty like Korea, the Northern Yuan Dynasty and Japan. From this moment on, he was completely cut off from the Ming Dynasty, and he was already the new ruler of this land.
If everything went well, he would build a unified empire like the Qin Dynasty, and he would become an emperor of the ages like Qin Shihuang of China.
Under the arrangement of the priests, the coronation ceremony ended.
Su Can raised the scepter, and his voice was loud and firm: "I declare: From now on, the Inca Empire will implement a new reform, and the highest goal will be to complete the unification of this continent!"
"Your Majesty, I swear to follow you to death!" The subjects who were watching the ceremony responded in unison as if they had been rehearsed.
Su Can looked at the response of the subjects below with satisfaction, and immediately gave the priest a look.
Since he took control of this territory as a national teacher, his ambition is not only to have power, but also to leave a strong and colorful mark in the history of the Inca Empire.
Unifying this continent with backward weapons will be his highest goal after he comes to power.
But before completing the great unification, he also has to learn from the Qin State to carry out reforms. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Inca Empire was still in the slave era, so he decided to introduce the political system of China.
First, the central government would set up six ministries, and local governments would set up prefects. As for selecting talents, a new imperial examination system would be adopted, and the military would refer to the Ming Dynasty's guard system.
The prestigious priest acted like a eunuch announcing the imperial decree, reading out the new policies one after another, and his loud voice echoed throughout the world.
"What are the six ministries?"
"The highest official position in our new dynasty, but it has nothing to do with us!"
"These high positions must belong to the group of followers who came with His Majesty!"
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Although new things can easily excite people, the original subjects of the Inca Royal City are very clear about their position in their hearts, and they have no chance to follow these newly-minted official positions.
In fact, they know that the Inca Empire now has a very clear hierarchy. The national teacher is the new son of the sun god, and below the most honorable national teacher are the group of followers who followed the national teacher from the sea, and then it will be the turn of ordinary humans like them.
If the Son of the Sun God wants to appoint these high-ranking officials, he must give priority to the followers brought from the sea by the national teacher, and then it will be their turn to get involved.
Birds of a feather flock together.
There is a group of special people above, which are Su Can's original subordinates.
Since they helped Su Can seize the Inca Empire, they have been incorporated into the army of the Inca Empire and led these backward armies to fight everywhere.
Because they have more advanced weapons, more advanced military tactics, and even more flexible minds, each of them is like a famous general in this continent.
Liu Tao has just defeated the Spanish fleet and is in the limelight. He and Li Guan, who helped the Inca Empire to expand its territory in the north, are called Nan Tao and Bei Guan, and they are definitely the two great generals of the Inca Empire.
Li Guan is a middle-aged man in his forties. Although he does not have the wisdom of Liu Tao, he is also a person who understands military tactics. He has learned from his Shandong man's physique to be invincible in this continent.
Just before, he looked like he was eating honey, but as the priest announced the new administrative division, his smile froze on his face.
The priest had already taken out a brand new map of the Inca Empire.
"Didn't His Majesty say that he was going to implement a feudal system?"
"There were indeed rumors earlier, but now it should be a county system!"
"What's going on? Didn't he say before that he was going to make all of us kings?"
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Liu Tao and other old subordinates originally looked up with great expectation, but when they heard the priest announce that the Inca Empire was about to implement a county system, they suddenly felt dissatisfied, even like being struck by lightning.
People are greedy animals. The reason why they chose to betray the Ming Dynasty was that they saw the infinite opportunities contained in this corrupt Inca Empire.
In their original expectation, everyone could get a fiefdom, so that they could be kings in this new continent and become the real ruler.
In particular, Su Can had painted a lot of cakes for them in order to motivate them.
However, Su Can is now implementing the county system in the Inca Empire. Each region is divided into prefectures and counties under the rule of the Inca Empire. So where are their fiefdoms?
If this arrangement is made, they can only be a small prefect or guard commander in the local area, and at most serve as the minister of six ministries in the central government.
Faced with such a huge psychological gap, many people immediately hid their dissatisfaction in their hearts, and even began to re-examine Su Can as a person.
I left everything behind, even at the cost of sacrificing all my relatives, and accompanied him to betray the Ming Dynasty, but Su Can was reluctant to even give them a piece of fiefdom.
"The Inca Empire will set up titles, which are divided into three levels: duke, marquis, and earl. The list will be announced later!" Su Can seemed to see through the thoughts of these old subordinates, but he suddenly spoke in person.
As soon as this was said, Liu Tao and others exchanged glances silently.
Judging from Su Can's statement, they were destined not to split the land and become kings, but Su Can still left room for them. It turned out that he wanted to refer to the model of the Ming Dynasty and give them a hereditary title.
But they still felt bad in their hearts. They paid so much for Su Can, but they still couldn't get a piece of land in return.
Judging from various signs, the value of this Inca Empire Lordship will be greatly reduced, and it may even be just an idle position in the royal city.
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have to work so hard!"
"It's better to have it than not to have it. It has always been the case that the dog will die after the rabbit dies!"
"If I had known this, I really shouldn't have abandoned my wife and children!"
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Seeing such an arrangement, many people who are very close to each other have been muttering, obviously very disappointed with Su Can's ruthless arrangement.
The price they paid for betraying the Ming Dynasty this time is not small. Although many of them have not married and had children, they still have relatives living in the Ming Dynasty.
Once the court conducts a full-scale liquidation, all of their relatives will be pushed to the guillotine, and they will even implicate everyone in the entire family.
They are willing to abandon everything, and have fought for Su Can in the past few years, not only consolidating Su Can's position, but also helping the Inca Empire expand northward to Brazil.
What is the result?
Now Su Can has officially been crowned as the emperor. He doesn't want to give these poor brothers the title of king, but just wants to send them off with a title that has no gold content.
But they don't know that a pair of eyes are staring at this place closely.
Su Ren was arranged by Su Can to watch here, but he has begun to get rid of it in his heart.
Although he is Su Can's son, Su Can has given birth to a new son here. Originally, he was a genuine Chinese and got the support of his father's old subordinates.
But now hearing the nagging of his father's old subordinates, he feels embarrassed. After all, if these old subordinates are cleared, he may be further away from the position of the prince.
Although people's hearts are turbulent, the Inca King City looks very festive today.
After Su Can was crowned as the emperor, the Inca King City also officially changed its owner.
The original Inca King had been strangled secretly, and the members of the Inca royal family were ordered by Su Can to feed the dogs. The traces of the Inca King are being completely erased by Su Can.
But Su Can was not satisfied with this. He did not like this royal city built on the mountainside, but had already started looking for a plain area to build the new imperial capital of the Inca Empire.
Su Can had already put the plan of moving the capital on the agenda, but he knew that his failure to adopt the feudal system would disappoint his old subordinates, so he decided to appease them personally.
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.
In the meeting hall, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
In the titles announced by Su Can, although it clearly referred to the three titles of Duke, Marquis and Earl of the Ming Dynasty, the top Duke was blank, that is, no one had this honor.
Li Guan's face was livid at this time, and his eyes revealed strong dissatisfaction.
He originally thought that he had made great contributions to the Inca Empire. Even if he was not given a royal title, he would at least be a founding duke. However, Su Can only gave him the title of Jingbei Hou.
"Jingbei Hou? This is simply an insult!" Li Guan cursed in his heart, feeling aggrieved.
Liu Tao and others were also dissatisfied, but many people knew that they could not compare with Li Guan. Now that they saw that Li Guan was only conferred a title of nobility, they could accept it in their hearts.
Su Ren appeared here, with a deep apology on his face, and said: "Father handled government affairs until late at night yesterday. He is not feeling well today. Please wait a little longer, lords!"
"Grand Prince, don't cover for him!"
"Your Majesty is young and strong, and he is still strong. Who doesn't know this?"
"Grand Prince, you are going to have a younger brother now, so you must hold on to your position as the crown prince!"
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Liu Tao and other nobles were holding back their anger at the moment, and now seeing that Su Can was leaving them here, they couldn't help but tease him.
Although Su Can had military talents, he was from the bottom after all. Since he consolidated the harem a while ago, his lustful nature has been exposed.
It was impossible that he was handling government affairs last night. He must have collapsed on the belly of a concubine.
It is said that Emperor Hongzhi is lustful, but Emperor Hongzhi's concubine was selected through a national beauty contest, and he was always on time for the morning court. How could Su Can delay his work for a woman?
"The situation in the north is unstable, so I will not attend this meeting. Tell His Majesty that I will return to the northern military camp first!" Li Guan was extremely disappointed with Su Can and immediately stood up to leave.
Liu Tao and others exchanged glances silently, and vaguely realized that Li Guan would not hear Su Can's orders again when he returned to the military camp this time.
However, just as he was about to walk out of the conference hall, a burst of hurried footsteps came from all directions.
Li Guan looked up in astonishment, only to see that the conference hall had been surrounded by a group of elite soldiers.
Liu Tao and others were originally dissatisfied, but now they realized the seriousness of the situation and looked at the eldest prince Su Ren standing on top.
"Father has ordered that no one is allowed to leave today! If anyone dares to leave, especially to leave the royal city, he will be killed without mercy!" Su Ren was no longer a young boy, but a qualified prince.
Li Guan was an impulsive person, and immediately said to the palace guards in front of him: "I see who dares!"
"Jingbei Hou, I'm sorry! Take him down!" Su Ren knew that he couldn't let the tiger go back to the mountain, so he waved his hand and said.
Then, the soldiers began to act, but they stepped forward to capture Li Guan.
Li Guan's heart sank, he tried to struggle, but the soldiers were too strong, and each palace guard was holding a weapon, so he was eventually subdued to the ground.
"Marquis Jingbei, are you unwilling to accept the title and official position?" Su Ren's face straightened, but he asked very seriously.
Li Guan knew that behind these words was Su Can's attitude. If he tore his face here today, then the past merits and friendship would be worthless: "I am willing to accept the title of Marquis Jingbei!"
Although he was unwilling, at this critical moment, he could only choose to surrender.
"What about you?" Su Ren saw Li Guan surrender, and looked at Liu Tao and others.
Liu Tao and others knew that they had no other choice, and immediately expressed their willingness to accept the title.
Su Can, wearing an imperial robe, came late, but compared with Su Ren's recklessness, his words were obviously more smooth. Just as he said at the coronation ceremony, he wanted to unify the entire continent: "If you help me unify the continent, I will definitely make you kings in the future, and give you fiefdoms!"
"Your Majesty, I swear to follow you until death!" Liu Tao and others dared not say no, and they also expressed their loyalty.
Su Can was in a good mood and held a banquet that night.
Li Guan drank a lot of wine that night and left the palace alone in a daze, but suddenly met someone at the corner.
Puff!
With a crisp sound of flesh entering the flesh, Li Guan looked at the assailant in front of him with an expression of disbelief on his face. As if he had thought of something, he pointed at the assailant and said, "You...are you a spy arranged by the Ming Dynasty?" (End of this chapter)