Chapter 301 - 296 Political System
"It’s no wonder Tassera says it’s difficult. Before settling in Watchtower Port, she lived in the desert her entire life. Occasionally, she’d travel outside, and she had been to the Human Empire before. However, she never had any opportunity to engage with political systems, nor had she come across any book that detailed them. At most, she’d hear bits and pieces from some noble in passing."
"Tassera is confident that with a few months, or even half a year, she could cobble together a decent political system. She couldn’t stand how Leon kept insisting it wasn’t hard."
"Who do you think came up with stamp duty and deed tax..." Leon shrugged off Tassera’s assurances. His taste leaned toward minimalism, and Tassera had always been cooperative. He simply couldn’t tolerate her underestimating him. "You can talk about magic, and I’ll admit I know nothing about it. But when it comes to politics, I do have some understanding."
Leon furrowed his brow, muttering to himself, "Let me think, what kinds of political systems are there? Democracy, absolute monarchy, autocracy, confederacy, plutocracy, oligarchy, commercial republic..."
"Democracy, absolute monarchy, autocracy..." Tassera, standing nearby, looked utterly confused. "What you’re saying makes absolutely no sense to me."
"Even this confuses you?" Leon thought he was already putting it in layman’s terms, but evidently, he had overestimated Tassera.
"Democracy means the people manage the government directly or through elected representatives, participating in political decision-making," Leon explained. "Absolute monarchy is when a hereditary ruler holds absolute power. The difference between autocracy and absolute monarchy is that the supreme ruler in an autocracy doesn’t necessarily establish a hereditary dynasty."
"I don’t know much about the Empire, but the Talia Alliance consists of many small countries and city-states, and quite a few of those belong to commercial republics."
Leon nodded and continued, "In these commercial republics, the leaders are usually a council of merchants whose primary responsibility is to increase the collective wealth of the city-state. Militarily, they focus on opening or protecting trade routes. Diplomatically, their main concerns revolve around tariffs, import taxes, and similar issues."