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Did kings hoard all the wealth? I thought kings had a monopoly on violence, not necessarily wealth
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This post did not contain any content.I must have missed the part where the dragon funded infrastructure, hired knights to keep his populace safe, propped up the food stores and economy in times of famine, and negotiated with neighboring kingdoms when needed. Oh and funding research. Forgot how often dragons did that.
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IIRC everything you had was considered to be used by permission of the king. Like, he ostensibly owned everything and was just letting you use it.There have been various degrees of absolutely and constitutional monarchies throughout history. One famous example is the limits imposed by the Magna Carta, which only benefited nobles. There has often been a distinction between royal property and the personal property of the royal family or members of the royal family. For instance many of the palaces of the British royal family are national property and Parliament has a day in their use and must provide a budget for their upkeep. The total family privately owns a significant percentage of the rented agricultural land in England, and vast amounts of residential rentals in London.
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In actuality, most corpos are run by people. Lofwyr, whose corporate umbrella includes 4758 companies, is an outlier and should not have been counted. /sBut Lofwyr literally controls 95% of the GDP with those companies, who are run by his extended family!
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I must have missed the part where the dragon funded infrastructure, hired knights to keep his populace safe, propped up the food stores and economy in times of famine, and negotiated with neighboring kingdoms when needed. Oh and funding research. Forgot how often dragons did that.A yes, the benevolent ruler, almost as common as the benevolent slave owner. > Funded infrastructure Or, returned a small amount of the value extracted in order to facilitate further extraction > Hired knights to Keep his interests safe > (Hoarded resources and returned a pittance to prop up) food stores and the economy in times of famine > Negotiated with neighboring kingdoms To further state interests > Funded research At public expense for private gain
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I must have missed the part where the dragon funded infrastructure, hired knights to keep his populace safe, propped up the food stores and economy in times of famine, and negotiated with neighboring kingdoms when needed. Oh and funding research. Forgot how often dragons did that.Show me this king that personally leads the road building crew
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Show me this king that personally leads the road building crew
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-d29z8G6U28 And here this exact post is, animated with the original voice acting!
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I must have missed the part where the dragon funded infrastructure, hired knights to keep his populace safe, propped up the food stores and economy in times of famine, and negotiated with neighboring kingdoms when needed. Oh and funding research. Forgot how often dragons did that.Never would have thought to find a shill for royalty in the year 2025
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Well No the voice acting comes from a different channel @ZacSpeaksGiant but the animator and him have a mutually beneficial relationship.
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Never would have thought to find a shill for royalty in the year 2025
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Show me this king that personally leads the road building crew
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A yes, the benevolent ruler, almost as common as the benevolent slave owner. > Funded infrastructure Or, returned a small amount of the value extracted in order to facilitate further extraction > Hired knights to Keep his interests safe > (Hoarded resources and returned a pittance to prop up) food stores and the economy in times of famine > Negotiated with neighboring kingdoms To further state interests > Funded research At public expense for private gain
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The king answering with anything other than some variation of "Because I ordered you to" broke my immersion.
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They both suck
