The developnt of things did not surpass Perfikot's expectations. The pri minister and cabinet system, which was conducive to the concentration of power and could escape the shackles of the parliant, was like a tempting bait hung in front of those aspiring to obtain greater power.
Even knowing that swallowing it would lead to their throat being pierced by a fishhook, they still eagerly swallowed it.
The system quickly gained approval in the council eting and it was decided that the first pri minister election would be held after the reorganization of the National Assembly was complete.
Perfikot was not surprised by this news at all. She even thought it remarkable that they could endure the reorganization before electing the pri minister, showing significant patience.
"I had assud they would hastily elect a pri minister and cabinet and then use it to manipulate the parliant! It's unexpected that they even had the patience to organize the assembly first." Inside a lavish mansion in Beloburg, Perfikot was having tea with the Empress, voicing her views on the matter.
The Empress's health was deteriorating day by day, and she herself was refusing treatnt, worsening the situation continuously.
Even now, Perfikot could only use the argunt that "Eldest Princess Annie is not yet ready; if the Empress dies, it will destabilize the Empire" as a reason to delay the Empress.
However, even so, having afternoon tea with Perfikot while discussing the major events happening in the Empire was still manageable for the Empress.
The Empress's energy now was far less compared to before. Most tis she only listened without responding.
But when Perfikot ntioned the cabinet and pri minister, the Empress nodded approvingly and affird, "With the arrival of a new era, the knowledge and ability required to manage a country are getting higher and higher. It's impossible for the monarch to handle everything and manage a country as in the past.
Establishing specialized managent institutions and letting specialized people handle specialized tasks is inevitable. The centralized royal power will disperse again, but it is also a kind of developnt of the tis.
The era when a king personally handled various affairs and the country was governed by various lords is ultimately going to be a thing of the past. Perhaps giving power to the people like France would also be good. What do you think, little Perfikot?"
"The system is not a marker of advancent. Feudalism or democracy, it's rely a form. The critical point is whether this set of policies can be effectively implented." Perfikot shook her head, avoiding the topic thrown by the Empress.
With her insight, she already understood that the parliantary system would largely beco a pitfall, and democratic elections even more so.
But she chose not to discuss these issues with the Empress, considering they're matters from two hundred years later even in the original world, an advanced system for the current Empire, and the elected are still relatively elite, not like the ultimate political animals rampant later on.
The Empress was unconcerned with Perfikot's attitude, realizing that so matters are beyond Perfikot's re desires.
So she didn't continue on that topic, instead asking Perfikot: "Little Perfikot, will you run for the Empire's first pri minister? You have the capability and the prestige; if you are willing, I can express royal support for you."
To the Empress, supporting Perfikot was a beneficial and non-costly action with multiple gains.
She was distinctly aware of Perfikot's disinterest in politics, also knowing Perfikot truly has the ability to improve the country.
However, the unique circumstances of the Northern Territory's produce are, in a sense, not beneficial for the entire Empire.
Currently, the Empire is riddled with various intertwined issues. The Empress was long aware of the burgeoning bourgeoisie and aristocracy conflict, their entangled interests becoming the primary problem the Empire must face.
If she were young with enough energy and determination, perhaps she could slowly resolve these issues.
But now she is nearing death, her grood heir, though not incompetent, also lacks the necessary maturity.
If the Empire's external environnt were stable, it wouldn't matter much to the Empress, given the Empire's nurous nobles; despite plentiful parasites, loyalists are plentifully dutiful, allowing the Empire to still overpass difficulties relying on them.
Yet, facing the world's twilight, the Empire faces a particularly severe test.
Under such circumstances, the best way to resolve these various issues is undoubtedly placing Perfikot in the pri minister role, using the position to ensure she doesn't split the Northern Territory from the Empire.
After all, she's the pri minister holding the Empire's power; to intentionally separate the Northern Territory would be unbecoming.
Moreover, the Empress is intimately aware that Perfikot doesn't harbor such ambitions. This maneuver isn't rely to prevent such possibilities but crucially to stifle the ergence of such ideas within the Northern Faction.
The Empress clearly understands that sotis, once a notion arises below and becos a trend, it will inevitably sweep others, even leaders together toward that trajectory, leading many issues astray from their original paths.
So to avert such possibilities and leverage Perfikot's talent to see the Empire through these difficult tis, placing Perfikot in the pri minister position is the best move presently.
Only to Perfikot, there's simply no desire to bear the burdenso pri minister post.
She shook her head telling the Empress: "Let's just forget it. Such labor-intensive yet unfruitful positions are better left for those truly aspiring to be pri ministers! I don't have the energy or mood to bother with trivial matters amidst a swarm of pests daily."
"If you don't wish to govern this country alongside pests, then replace them. When you beco pri minister, you possess that authority, don't you?" The Empress's smile bore slight mischief, lovingly looking at Perfikot: "Pursue what you wish, turn this country into your ideal vision. Isn't this the essence of what power exists for?
Why others covet this position is precisely to imprint their will onto this country and fashion it into their ideal vision.
Rather than others doing it, why not you? Others will certainly hold conflicting opinions with you at tis."
"If I truly take that position, then the emperor of the Empire becos just a figurehead?" Perfikot retorted.
"If making the country better necessitates the emperor becoming a figurehead, then turn him into the most splendid figurehead," the Empress's voice was weak but her words were full of resolute firmness.
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