"The situation has indeed changed, but there's a problem we must consider. That is, once the major merger begins fully, it will be very hard to stop it.
There's only one Caesar III. Without the restraint of a powerful monarch, the powers of the major nobles will only continue to swell.
They continue to grow in strength, while we're just marking time. In the future, the gap between our powers will only become smaller.
From the end of the war, we've been on a downward slope. Especially after losing the financial subsidies of the kingdom, we few families have had even harder days.
I don't know about your situation, but the Rocknard Family had a serious financial deficit last year, and this will continue this year.
To cut expenditures, we had no choice but to slash military spending and significantly reduce the number of standing armies.