Chapter 1371 - 642: When I Take Out

Every great power spares no cost to maintain its own system.

Byron believes that as long as he starts this era, he doesn’t have to worry about whether other countries will follow suit and elevate him to a demigod status.

However, the historical development of the previous world taught him that such a system is both made and undone by capital.

Catherine noticed Byron’s slightly pensive expression and reached out her small hand to smooth his brow:

"Is this why you want me to tame those Remit big merchants and great bankers in Netherland before launching the reform, to shackle them?

It seems like one of the upper organizations of Remit people is called the ’Monetary Restoration Party’; they must have the deepest insights into the rules of monetary transformation.

Rest assured, once I have them under control, no one can escape the palm of my [finance] divine position."

Beside them, Violet also embraced Byron’s arm. Having grown up with the ideology of [Whale Hunters], she saw through people’s hearts clearly:

"Power is the most toxic poison in the world; the only antidote is power itself. Once you leave power, you will immediately succumb to the poison.

From the moment one joins this Game of Thrones, everyone is already prepared.

Riches and honor cannot be securely kept, as their nature is a raging fire that requires a constant supply of fuel to keep burning.

This is true for every noble family and every vested interest; with great wealth, comes the inevitable probing into the power that allows their family eternal prosperity.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many immortal giant whales in this world."

Byron nodded:

"That’s exactly right.

If we don’t control those great bankers in advance, resolving it later would be too late.

Such anthropomorphic beings as great bankers have no homeland."

After the industrial revolution began in the last life, it took merely a hundred and fifty years for capitalists to virtually eliminate emperors and royal power worldwide.

By the time Byron transcended, there were very few royal families that held real power.

And annihilating royal power wasn’t enough for them.

Vested interest groups, in order to maintain their interests, wouldn’t hesitate to weaken national strength, tirelessly extracting excessive nutrients from society, turning into those undying giant whales.

Ultimately, they destroyed the most precious industrial systems, leading to a lack of national competitiveness and the loss of hegemonic control.

The most typical example is the privately controlled central bank with minting rights, the overwhelmingly powerful "military-industrial complex", successive plane crashes of auditing staff, $1200 coffee cups, $90000 bags of envelopes...

The most bizarre part is these procurement procedures were all legitimate? There wasn’t any corruption involved!

In other words, as long as corruption is legal, there is no corruption.

Should others think of this country as one with clean governance or already at the systemic corruption stage of near collapse?

Either way, Byron does not wish to witness such a scene in his empire.

Catherine, overseeing the economy and controlling a vast financial empire, had long been seasoned; with a flash of insight, she proposed her suggestion:

"Merely controlling those great bankers is not enough.

The transfer of wealth is much faster than the creation of wealth; with pathways for wealth transfer, financial nobles will swiftly emerge in droves.

No matter how powerful the [finance] divine position is, it can’t make the money in their pockets magically appear in ours; violence remains a last resort.

Therefore, our central government must actively intervene in the economy, rejecting wholesale privatization and marketization.

The state must monopolize industries related to livelihoods, national security, and major economic development: banking, healthcare, transport infrastructure, communications, military industry, coal, shipping, etc.

Use the ’visible hand’ in my authority for macro-control.

Then use the ’invisible hand’ to allow other industries to compete fully, stimulating market vitality.

This way, we can fully mobilize all humanity’s enthusiasm while preventing capital’s overreach from threatening our royal power."

Byron, showing joy, kissed Catherine’s rosy lips and sincerely praised:

"Good job, sister, you’ve even mastered quick responses.

You deserve a reward."

As he spoke, he reached his hand into her garment, intent on getting handsy.

Catherine smiled teasingly:

"Aren’t you supposed to meet with the world’s foremost beauty tonight to finalize a transaction? Can you handle it?"

Byron straightened his chest to speak.

Suddenly, a prayer sounded beside his ear:

"O Historical Reviser who defines the warp and weft of eras, origin of all transformations, ultimate Harmonizer of All Things, Saint Byron.

I am Samson, one of the scribes serving Saint Simon of the Orthodox Saints.

The Saint just ordered us to draft a decree, to chart a Church Meridian for Your North Sea Empire..."

The three of them immediately stopped and listened intently to the intelligence from this insider.

As time went by, more clergy cultivating the "Gospel of Heaven" within the Orthodox Church appeared, naturally resulting in more of Byron’s followers.

Moreover, [Sister of Mercy] Teresa is already the highest-ranking Archbishop of Canterbury in the Royal National Church, governing the Hightins Diocese.

[Twilight Deacon] Gidro Rohart accepted the position as Archbishop of Roschild, overseeing the Eternal Night Peninsula Diocese.

Additionally, [Armed Priest] Brendan of the Holy Armed Forces Cathedral had ascended to a high position.

These all originally belonged to the Orthodox Church.

Byron clearly has no intent to completely eradicate the Orthodox clergy.

With these examples, naturally, the resistance of enemies can be minimized to the greatest extent.