Interstellar: Start as a cleaner

The Emperor also had his own little calculations.

Firstly, he wanted to see how these people would react.

Secondly, he couldn't support Bart becoming a hereditary duke too early.

Because rumors were already rampant outside.

They said Bart's actions were supported by the royal family.

Without the royal family's support, Bart couldn't have done all this.

There were also rumors that the warships Bart captured were handed over to the royal family.

The Emperor was helpless against these rumors, as most of them were circulating in the Alliance.

However, the Emperor was speechless about being made the scapegoat.

He was completely unaware of Bart's actions.

But now the warships were almost under his control, which made the rumors seem true.

Sometimes, the Emperor even suspected that Bart had planned this from the beginning.

This balance was the armed forces.

Although super-powered individuals played a significant role in the interstellar era, super weapons and equipment were even more powerful.

Therefore, both sides tacitly ensured the balance of armed forces.

The Emperor couldn't privately deploy the Empire's armed forces, especially the super armed forces.

The Empire's super armed forces, such as the main fleet, were subject to various restrictions!

They couldn't be commanded by a single person or department.

Every move of the main warships was guaranteed to be under the supervision of the imperial nobles and government departments.

Bart's few B-class warships were a force outside this balance.

This force wasn't very large, but it was important to the royal family.

After all, these were considered private armed forces.

However, the Emperor didn't dare to bring all these warships under his jurisdiction and still needed Bart to bear the reputation.

Therefore, outwardly, these warships were still under Bart's control.

Bart wasn't currently on the fleet, although nominally he was the captain of each warship.

But the actual control was in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor would definitely support Bart becoming a duke, which was also a reward in disguise.

After all, Bart had practically lost control of the fleet.

"I think our nobles have become increasingly lax in recent years!"

"Many people have forgotten how our nobles made their fortune," the Emperor of the Aquamarine Empire began to speak at the Council of Nobles!

"The ancestors of everyone present made contributions in foreign wars, expanding our Empire's territory, or paying a huge price to protect our Empire."

"And we should regain the glory of our ancestors."

"In my personal opinion, Bart possesses true knightly spirit."

"One person was able to destroy a super city of another country."

"And also destroy a killer organization like the Brotherhood!"

"If anyone present can do such a thing, then he can also become a hereditary duke."

"Moreover, I suggest that future noble titles be awarded mainly based on whether the person safeguards the interests of our nobles and also obtains military merits!"

"Because military merit is the foundation of our nobles," the Emperor added.

"I object!" As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, everyone expressed their opposition.

Because if they followed the Emperor's idea, then no noble titles could be awarded without military merit in the future.

This would completely block the promotion channels for the descendants of these nobles.

Because in today's society, wars between the three countries are almost impossible.

So where would military merit come from?

Without military merit, there would be no more nobles.

In fact, what gives the Emperor a headache now is the huge population growth of the nobles.

A hundred years ago, a certain noble might have only had two thousand people.

Now this noble has probably grown to five thousand or even more.

Although there are various regulations for the inheritance of titles, everyone wants their descendants to have a noble status.

If the Emperor relies on military merit to award titles, it means that he is reducing the possibility of these noble descendants becoming nobles.

"I also object!"

"I also object!" The twenty-plus elders of the Council of Nobles unanimously expressed their opposition.

"Hehe, then what do you say we should use in the future to identify who is a true noble?"

"The biggest threat facing our Empire is actually the huge growth in the noble population!"

"Everyone can take a look at this report. A hundred years ago, the Empire lost 32% of its tax revenue from the nobles."

"And today, a hundred years later, the Empire has lost 45% of its tax revenue."

"Sooner or later, our nobles will cause the entire Empire to collapse, just like what happened in history!"

"Then we nobles will continue to escalate internal conflicts until many people die, and the remaining few will divide up the Empire."

"Then a new dynasty will be established. If that's the case, then most of us here will probably be gone."

"Today, taking this opportunity, I would also like to ask everyone if there are any good solutions?" This time, the Emperor made some things clear.

The change of dynasties in ancient times was actually because the resource allocation had already made the interest groups unable to be satisfied. Only the change of dynasties could kill a large number of people, and then these people would continue to divide the interests.

If the dynasty's system and the emperor were capable, then they could delay the time for this interest redistribution.

But once the emperor is not capable, it will accelerate the concentration of interests in the hands of a few people.

Then a faster change of dynasties will occur.

"We are discussing the issue of granting titles this time. As for the issue of the imperial system, we have discussed it many times," an old member of the Council of Nobles said.

"Moreover, I think Your Majesty is being alarmist."

"With the development of science and technology, we will discover more and more habitable planets!"

"We will also discover more and more mineral planets."

"Your Majesty, you only see the tax revenue side, but you don't see the overall gross national product."

"The gross national product a hundred years ago was only one-third of what it is now!"

"So the Empire can spend much more money than it could back then."

"And our footsteps have already stepped into the core of the universe."

"So the issue of nobles is only a small problem. The key is the development of science and technology."

Everyone spoke one after another.

"Hehe, didn't some people just object to Bart becoming a hereditary duke?"

"Now they are talking about how science and technology are the most important?"

"Don't some people know how strong Bart's ultra-high temperature materials are?" Someone sneered, because the person who spoke just now objected to granting Bart the title of duke.

"Some people are just objecting for the sake of objecting. I think if some people went to the Alliance, they might be able to become a mayor, because those politicians in the Alliance are most adept at objecting for the sake of objecting and disregarding the facts." Those who supported Bart becoming a hereditary duke all spoke up to ridicule.

"I just object. This is the right granted to me by the Council of Nobles." The person who objected just now couldn't find any reason to refute, so he answered stubbornly.

"Don't bring that Alliance council stuff to our Council of Nobles. Everyone has such a high title and shouldn't be like those politicians in the Alliance who deceive their superiors and subordinates and are unreasonable."

"Where did your noble cultivation go?"

"I just want to object. As long as I am still an elder of the Council of Nobles, I will object to Bart becoming a hereditary duke." The person who objected just now answered decisively.

"Shameless, isn't it because Bart slapped you people in the face hard."

"That's right, the Brotherhood is a lesson from the past!"

"Hehe, do you yourselves believe that Bart can single-handedly complete the destruction of the Brotherhood's city and snatch several warships?"

"If Bart really did everything himself, then I would support him becoming a hereditary duke with both hands."

"But Bart is just a white glove pushed out by some people to obtain benefits."

The Emperor felt troubled hearing this. The other party was clearly saying that he was supporting him from behind.

"And who received Bart's few B-class warships?"

"Everyone knows it?"

"Anyway, from my point of view, this matter is full of many incredible things. There must be something going on!"

At this moment, on the Snow White spaceship, Ning Xue hugged Bart and asked, "Did no one really help you this time when you went to the Brotherhood?"

"No." Yang Bo also hugged Ning Xue, and his hand passed under the other's ribs on her lower back, then grabbed the point.

While carefully grasping the point, he shook his head and answered.

"I see there are many kinds of rumors?" Ning Xue lay entirely in Bart's arms, like an octopus.

"That's because they don't want me to gain greater fame."

"The more fame I gain, the more some people will lose sleep," Yang Bo shook his head.

"Then do you think the Council of Nobles will pass this hereditary duke matter?" Ning Xue asked again.

"It shouldn't pass!"

"You also know that some people in the country were behind the destruction of the Brotherhood."

"These people will try everything possible to oppose this matter. Actually, I personally don't care about these false names. Becoming a hereditary duke would be a burden instead," Yang Bo answered.

"Yeah." Ning Xue didn't seem surprised when she heard Yang Bo say this.

Because the standards for imperial noble titles are different, and each title must guarantee a sufficient number of subjects.

If the number doesn't meet the standard, the title may be lowered or even stripped.

Bart, as a hereditary viscount, originally didn't have much territory or population.

After becoming a hereditary duke, the territory must be expanded tenfold, the population to be managed must also be expanded tenfold, and it must also be guaranteed that this tenfold population can grow steadily.

And now land can only be bought with money. Don't look at Bart's great reputation now, but after becoming a hereditary duke, buying land and recruiting a sufficient number of people will probably be subject to layers of obstacles.

The struggle between nobles is very complicated. Now most people are forced to agree because of the surface-level public opinion!

Actually, only they themselves know what these nobles are thinking.

Because adding one more person to the table means dividing one more share of the benefits!

"I also forgot one thing, the Governor of Devon Star has prepared a grand welcome ceremony to welcome you," Ning Xue said embarrassedly at this time.

"Hehe, absence makes the heart grow fonder!" Yang Bo smiled and said, women who move with true feelings are different, especially when they have in-depth exchanges, there are great changes.

"Hmph, you're so bad!" Ning Xue rolled her eyes unhappily.

Then Ning Xue sent the content on the smart wristband to Bart!

After Yang Bo finished reading, he directly confirmed the Devon Star Governor's welcome plan!

"Actually, I'm also under a lot of pressure!"

"During the time you were gone, many people told me to have children quickly."

"Especially my parents," Ning Xue sighed.

"And some classmates who didn't contact me before are now contacting me frequently," she continued.

"That proves they want to flatter you."

"But as my woman, Bart, don't give them face. If you want to refuse, then refuse. If it's inconvenient to refuse, tell me and I'll take care of them," Yang Bo said with a serious face.

"Yeah, when I first arrived in your territory, many of my classmates deleted me."

"And some female classmates were sarcastic!"

"I didn't expect you, Bart, to be as they said in the rumors. I think my female classmates are contacting me definitely for you. They want to get close to you through me."

Yang Bo smiled when he heard Ning Xue say this and asked, "Do your female classmates have any who are more beautiful?"

"Hmph!" Ning Xue twisted him hard when she heard Bart say this.

"No matter how many women you find in the future, your first child must be born to me," Ning Xue looked at Bart with a pout.

"I was just joking," Yang Bo quickly explained when he heard this!

"I wasn't joking."

"With your physical fitness, even robots can't stand it."

"Although I am a new noble, I know very well what's going on in the noble circle."

"Especially those old nobles, who doesn't have a few lovers, who doesn't have a few illegitimate children?"

"Now this bad trend has spread among the new nobles," Ning Xue rolled her eyes.

"Which part of me looks like an old noble, and which part of me looks like a new noble?" Yang Bo slapped Ning Xue unhappily.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know how many women you had before."

"But I won't talk about things before marriage," Ning Xue snorted.

Then Ning Xue's smart wristband rang, she opened it and said, "Council of Nobles Elder Council 352nd meeting, Viscount Bart did not become a hereditary duke."

"If I don't become one, then I don't become one. Aren't you going to have a child? Let's communicate more."

"I just think it's unfair. With your current reputation and achievements, it's more than enough to be a duke," Ning Xue said angrily.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these things," Yang Bo shook his head.

"Do you think those killer organizations will send people to deal with you again later?" Ning Xue asked again.

"Definitely, because someone will offer a higher price." Of course, Yang Bo knew that some old nobles of the Empire would not let Bart go.