Aurvandi autocracy would not work. Madinan decentralization would not work. Why? Because Aurvandi autocracy clearly leads to hegemonic behavior, while Madinan decentralization is infuriating to work with across realm boundaries.
Lies! You've chosen to work with individual Lords - rather than force the Lords to work through the Government. (Though, really, if you got anything through Langfords opiate-clouded mind you were doing well
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If D'Hara comes to me with a food treaty offer I can present it to the Lords and get it approved. Or they can bring it to the Banker for the same effect.
But to be fair, the last few Doges wouldn't have been able to tie their own shoes, much less get something done on the Grand Council so I can see why the prevailing "Madina is so damn decentralized" idea comes it.
