The eldest brother is not called in vain, Clovis called Zhang Chao big brother, and Zhang Chao, the eldest brother, naturally has to show the arrogance of the eldest brother.
Early the next morning, the gate of heaven.
Zhang Chao personally crowned Clovis, a crown crowned with a twelve-bead curtain, which is completely a Han family ritual.
The aristocratic dean Wei Zheng read the edict of the Son of Heaven, the prime minister Ma Zhou presented the jade seal of the Frankish emperor, and Fang Xuanling, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, presented the emperor's banner.
Clovis walked over to the dragon chair that had been specially made for him, which was slightly smaller than Zhang Chao's, and placed a little below Zhang Chao's dragon chair.
Zhang Chao got down from the dragon chair, took the crown from the hand of Xu Jingzong, the president of the House of Representatives, and put it on for Clovis.
"Thank you, big brother."
Clovis turned red with excitement, and twelve bead curtains made of Hepu beads from Qinzhou, Guangxi Province dangled in front of him, these extremely precious beads were very dazzling, but they still couldn't stop him from looking at Zhang Chao with gratitude.
Zhang Chao smiled.
Qin Qiong, the privy envoy of the Privy Council, stepped forward, holding a brocade box with a green dragon in it.
It is made from a single piece of jasper, which is also a very precious jade, made by excellent craftsmen.
On closer inspection, each scale on the green dragon is carved with small characters.
"Second brother, this is the dragon talisman, this dragon talisman is divided into two halves, you and my brother are one and a half.
Dahua and Frank each hold half.
If the second brother needs it, he can send someone to borrow troops from my Dahua's Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets and marines with this warrant. ” This dragon talisman is Zhang Chao's greatest support for his brother.
The eldest brother didn't let him scream in vain, and it didn't mean that he would be crowned and crowned.
It is necessary to ensure that Lockeway can seize power in Franks, and also to ensure that he is not killed by Rome and the Church, so as to ensure the interests of Dahua in Franks.
To do this, Zhang Chao showed a lot of sincerity, and with this dragon talisman, he was able to borrow troops from Dahua's bases in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean when needed.
Although it is said that it is not possible to transfer troops with the dragon talisman, at least this is a token.
With this token, the overseas base will seriously consider their request.
Stretching out his hands, he took the half of the dragon talisman from Zhang Chao's hand, and Clovis excitedly called out to the eldest brother again.
At this time, don't talk about the eldest brother, even if he calls his father, he is willing.
His own father didn't treat him so well.
Qingluan, the secretary of the military department, and Su Dingfang, the commander-in-chief of the army, came up together, Qingluan held a sword in his hand, and Su Dingfang held a shield.
Zhang Chao gave this sword and shield to Clovis.
"May you prosper in martial arts" Clovis took the sword and shield and said thankfully, "I also wish Your Majesty good luck." ” Wearing a crown on his head, a dragon talisman in the talisman bag around his waist, a long sword in one hand and a shield in the other, the emperor's banner behind him, and the coronation edict in front of him.
At this moment, Clovis felt that he was a true monarch.
"Second brother, the eldest brother has recruited a thousand retired outstanding officers, and another five thousand retired non-commissioned officers and veterans, who will form a teaching brigade, which can also serve as your guard brigade.
Let them escort you back to Franks, help you regain power, and truly control the Franks. ” "Thank you, big brother."
The Guards Brigade, of 6,000 people, is also a teaching brigade.
With such an elite, Clovis really has a bargaining chip in hand, and he doesn't have to worry about being abolished by the Queen Mother and the palace minister when he goes back.
"Big brother has also recruited a large number of Confucian veterans for you, and they will become your staff team and your governing team.
Help you implement reforms and implement Confucian education. ” "Big brother, I really don't know what to say."
Clovis was so grateful that she didn't know what to say.
This is really a big deal, a guard brigade composed of 6,000 retired officers and veterans, and such a large contingent of staff officers.
When he takes these people back, he really wants to be literate and martial.
"I will try my best to agree to the loans, arms purchases, and trade you mentioned earlier, and you will discuss the details with the cabinet."
Zhang Chao gave a lot of support to Clovis, and it can even be said that even his prince did not give so much support at one time.
Of course, this support is not selfless, and the more Zhang Chao gives, the higher the return he wants.
Anyway, the Guards Brigade is actually recruited by those officers and non-commissioned officers who have retired from the army and veterans, who have passed, which is equivalent to a mercenary army, and Clovis has to pay for it.
And that staff team is just those recruited scholars or some scholars who are willing to go out and have a look.
Clovis had to pay them the same way.
In this process, Zhang Chao and the Dahua Imperial Court are just equivalent to a talent intermediary, recruiting and introducing them.
Even arms purchases and loans will not be gratuitous.
Even if some preferential conditions are given, Dahua himself earns a lot.
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In order to be able to repay the loan, Clovis directly assigned many concessions to Dahua, and also decided to use Frank's taxes as collateral, in order to allow Dahua to receive taxes, he decided to directly let Dahua cover taxes.
Let Dahua be the tax contractor.
Treat tax collection as a job, and contract it directly to Dahua.
It is even planned to directly implement the simplest tax package system, that is, the two sides agree on a tax amount, and then Dahua will give them so many taxes every year, as for how Dahua will collect taxes, they don't care.
Under this tax system, Dahua has a lot of room for tax operation, even according to the agreed tax rate, as long as Dahua can really collect taxes, it can make a lot of money.
The key is whether Dahua can receive taxes and how to deal with those who try to evade taxes and resist taxes.
Zhang Chao is not afraid of trouble, and he doesn't even plan to bother to go to Franks to collect taxes.
He intended to contract the Frankish taxing rights directly to the merchants of Dahua for public bidding.
Just like he invited bids for overseas colonial development, he recruited some powerful large companies and asked them to divide the Franks into sub-districts to collect taxes and levy taxes.
According to the agreement between Zhang Chao and Clovis, Dahua's tax-chartered merchants had the right to set up some tax police units in the Franks to deal with those who did not cooperate with the payment of taxes.
Dahua contractors are taxed on all Franks at the rate agreed between the Franks and Dahua.
Then pay the agreed amount of tax to the Frankish emperor, and the rest of the tax is the income of Dahua contractors.
This kind of tax package law was deeply satisfied by Clowe, who thought that it had helped him solve a major financial problem.
In this way, he can not only receive his own taxes, but also repay the agreed repayment on time as promised, and even reduce his own tax expenses, and these Dahua tax police can also become a powerful foreign aid.
Clova even promised Zhang Chao that if the tax collectors behaved well, he could consider giving them some fiefs, giving them land, or assigning some concessions to these contractors.
"Even the taxes have to be contracted to the merchants of other countries, and the Frankish emperor is no one."
Several officials were talking in private, and there was no lack of ridicule for the Frankish emperor.
"That's not the case, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't even have any real power now, and the army still has to borrow from our Dahua, and even the palace staff team in the future will have to borrow from us.
It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to collect taxes from the vassals and nobles of the Franks.
Now it is directly contracted to our Dahua businessmen, even if it gives up a little benefit, but it is cost-effective no matter how it is calculated. ” "That's right."
Everyone is in a different position and thinks differently.
For Clovis, his first consideration was to ensure that he, the newly crowned emperor, could really become the emperor of the Franks when he returned.
He had to seize power in the Frankish state, and at the same time ensure that the Franks could hear about it, and he had to reform and become stronger.
And this, in his own ability, could not be done.
He can only rely on the power of Dahua.
Introduce Dahua's foreign aid in all aspects, import Dahua's culture, experience, system, etc., and even contract out taxes to obtain financial guarantees.
All this, he thinks, is worth it.
Compared with the current Frankish palace power, the king is like a puppet, and even whenever the king dies, the king's sons have to divide the country into several according to tradition, and then the sons start to fight again, and finally unify, this cycle is the most difficult to accept.
Everyone has their own abacus and will calculate their own accounts.
Clovis felt that it was worth it to give up some benefits to Dahua now, and then get a chance to integrate Frank and a strong Frank.
Especially the Roman Empire, the current European hegemon, is in trouble, the old rival Persia is dead, but the emerging Arabia is unable to fight Rome, and the old emperor Heraclius is angry.
Now that the Roman emperors were divided, this was a good opportunity for the Franks to expand at full strength.
As long as he can use Dahua's power to gain control of Frank, then Frank can expand with all his might.
His ancestor, Clovis I, united the Frankish tribes and founded the Frankish kingdom.
His goal was to one day unify the Germanic kingdoms and build a powerful Germanic empire.
Even, one day in the future, it will be able to replace Rome and become the hegemon of the Western world.
The only way to be strong is to rely on the assistance of Dahua.
To be strong, the only way to learn from Dahua's system is to think that Dahua's system is better than the system of the Roman Empire.
"Your Majesty, I think Clovis is very ambitious, so you must be on guard against one or two."
Xu Jingzong said to Zhang Chao after the ceremony.
Zhang Chao didn't care when he heard it, of course Clovis is an ambitious person, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to do this and crazy things.
But isn't he Zhang Chao exactly what he needs such a person, if he is a mediocre, incompetent and ambitious person, how can he cooperate with him.
It is good to be ambitious, and ambitious partners are what he Zhang Chao needs.
"There is nothing to be wary of, Clovis is very ambitious, he wants to lead the Franks to unify the Germanic tribes, and even wants the Franks to replace Rome one day.
This ambition is too big, far beyond his ability, so he will always need our help, and he can't do without us until he achieves his goal. ” t1706231537: