"It's a good plan. Temple-Bob had already read the plan in private, but he still pretended to be very serious about it, "But—" he paused for two seconds, "Are you really going to hand over this city to the merchants?"

"The Supreme Council and the Ruling Office have not been able to come up with a penny, and they will hand over the city to the merchants, not only will they not have to pay a penny, but they will even be able to start collecting taxes while they are building the city. Penny had been preoccupied by financial problems lately, and at the moment she had spoken of it, she tapped herself on the forehead with some disregard for her image.

"As one of the members of the Consul Office, the Speaker... I am obliged to remind you that if the city were to be left in the hands of the merchants, they would divide up at least a third of the seats in the Bundestag in the future. Temple-Bob said this with a very serious expression.

"I know exactly what I'm doing, and I've been told countless times about the consequences of doing this, but I don't think so... I have no objection to businessmen joining parliament because they are able to bring wealth to the country. Penny Reagan shrugged, "I just want more businessmen to join us, or the council will be carried into the abyss by the remnants of the Empire." ”

When Dempto Bob heard Penny's words, he immediately chose to keep his mouth shut, and Karen-Sibo and Malek still looked like they didn't care about themselves, and from their facial expressions, it seemed that they didn't hear Penny Reagan at all.

"I prefer people who bring wealth to the country rather than people who only divide the wealth of the country. ”

Penny Reagan expressed her point of view without hesitation, and she was not afraid that this sentence would reach the ears of other congressmen, or that she just hoped that others present would get her word out.

"I will support any decision you make. Temple-Bob bowed slightly.

"Good. Penny Reagan nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you... Chief Witt will do his best to assist you, and apart from this war, the Consulate Office will make this matter a top priority. ”

"I do my best to do it. Temple-Bob was actually happy in his heart, but his face was calmer than anyone else's.

"This city is vital to the southern territory of the country, and when it is built, it will not only stabilize the southern territory, but also promote the economic development of the kingdom and make our capital more secure. Penny Reagan said softly, "Three years ago, the Elven coalition attacked the Sook Plain, and at that time, if there had been a strong enough city in the south of Suk City, the empire might not have been captured by the Elves. ”

"I don't want things to happen to us in the Empire. Penny Reagan held her chin in her hands and lowered her eyelids as she looked at the smooth tabletop, with a very obvious sigh in her voice.

Regarding the events of the old imperial period, the other three people present were tacitly silent every time they heard Penny Reagan mention it, and this time was no exception.

Penny was also accustomed to their silence, and after a brief reminiscence, she flipped through another document, "Next is the country's recent financial problems...", she hated numbers since she was a child, but now she deals with them every day.

With Penny Reagan's decisive and quick governing style, this time the Office of the Executive Hall meeting also lasted a full morning. When everyone left the office at the end of the meeting, Penny, who had spoken eloquently and showed the face of a ruler preeminently, sat down in her chair.

She has been really tired lately, the whole country is pressing on her, the external war and the contradictions between the old nobles and merchants within the country, the bandits in the northern territories, and the nearly half a million unemployed manual laborers in Suke City, all need to be dealt with by her.

Penny's break was short, and as she was hungry and ready to bring herself a good lunch, the head of the office, Witt Mueller, appeared in front of her again and brought her a secret report about the city of Sooke.

The report, written by Stan Side, head of the Federal Office of Defense, is a record of the recent day-to-day activities of Magagall Tano, the only of the five members of the Conactory Office who is not in the town of Tyre.

The idealist, who had been very active among the upper nobility during the imperial period, still dreams of a state with equal power with his followers. His ideals were recognized by many middle and lower classes, but more of the upper elites, who held real power in the country, spat on his ideas.

Dempto Bob, who is also a member of the Consulate Office, has publicly criticized McGonagall's views, and the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce on the Suker Plains and a senior government official have this to say:

McGonagall-Tano is nothing more than satisfying his own hypocritical desires, and his followers are either losers or incompetents, all eager to overthrow the successful and get what is not theirs, in other words... McGonagall Tano and his followers are a bunch of moths who want to get something for nothing, and such people should not be in the Federal Assembly!

Penny read the report carefully, and when she had read it carefully, half an hour later, she rejected the kitchen's offer to make her a new lunch, as it would be a waste of time.

After a quick cold lunch, Penny didn't have time to feel the cold in her stomach that tingled slightly in the winter, and hurried back to her office.

"Woz Perrod has been busy with something lately and I wish I hadn't received his report for a while. Penny Reagan walked into the office and pulled out the last document Woz Pedro had delivered.

"Advisor Wads is busy cleaning up traitors within the country, and recently... He seems to be blocked in his villa by the McGonault Organisation, and he can't get out!" Witt-Mueller's words were tinged with a mocking tone, "He has offended the entire Lords of Suk City... I've heard that the guards and the dungeons of Lionburg are full of people he ordered to arrest. ”

Penny didn't laugh, even though her initial plan was to use the power of Woz-Perrod to strike her political enemies. In this way, she herself can maintain the supremacy of the ruler, disintegrate those who want to surrender to the Kingdom of Cruria, and weaken the power of Woz-Perrod.

But Penny didn't expect anyone to dare to block her personal adviser in her official residence in the royal capital of the Confederation. In doing so, the other party is not only targeting Woz-Perrod, but also against her, the person behind the scenes.

"When did this happen, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Penny frowned as she looked at the gloating expression on her assistant's eyebrows, "You should know how important what Advisor Woz did in the Imperial Capital is to me, right?"

"I'm so sorry, Speaker!" Witt-Müller abruptly woke up to the fact that he was laughing at Woz-Perrod at the moment, as if he were mocking the woman in front of him.

"Did McGonagall take the lead in this?" Penny didn't pursue her assistant's gaffe any further, her eyebrows fluttering with confusion as she asked the question, wondering how McGonab Tano could be so stupid.

"Yes. Witt-Müller looked like he was about to say something.

"Say whatever you want. ”

"Many members of the Federal Parliament have also been privately contacting the Kingdom of Kruria, and if Adviser Watts continues to send people to the prison in the Security Service and the General Office, they will soon be found out. Witt-Mutter swallowed and said cautiously, "McGonault will have the support of the majority of the council if she can stop Advisor Woz from pursuing it further." ”

The pupils of Penny's eyes suddenly contracted when she heard her assistant's words, and then instinctively opened the report that Woz-Perold had sent earlier.

"Wads' claim in these reports that he has conclusive evidence that these men are traitors, is that true?" asked Penny Reagan, with a slight urgency.

Witt-Müller shook his head regretfully, "We're in Tyre and can't verify this report at all, but isn't Lord Theo assisting Advisor Woz in Suke City? ”

Penny raised an eyebrow at the assistant's deliberate prevarication, not as a last resort, she didn't want to use the power of the 'Brotherhood' at all, because she didn't want these assassins to interfere in national politics. But many people around her are consciously or unconsciously using the power of the 'Brotherhood'.

Witt-Muller could guess what Penny was thinking when she looked at her expression at this time, and Witt was eager to warn her boss that the 'Brotherhood' had been integrated into the Sukh Plains three years ago when the federal government of Suke City was born.

In the end, though, Witt-Müller didn't have the courage to say it.

Penny shook her head lightly and denied the assistant's opinion, looked at the Woz-Perrod report in her hand, and said: "Since Wads' adviser claims that his evidence is sufficient, then bring those people to the court for conviction, I believe the court will treat these people fairly." ”

"Speaker... The scholars of the court are only concerned with their reputation, while those in the dungeon can influence their reputation. Witt-Müller did his duty to remind his superiors.

"That's all you see?" Penny chuckled, "hasn't Councilor Tano always claimed to represent the people at the bottom, and what do you think would happen if the people he represents found out that their representatives were helping their enemies?"

Witt-Müller was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "I see." ”

"If you get it, do it! This matter is just as important as the establishment of the new city in the south, and you need to keep an eye on the situation in Suk City. Penny Reagan waved her assistant to leave as she got up from her chair.

Witt Mueller looked at his boss as if he was about to leave the office, and before exiting the room, he reminded: "Speaker, Defense Chief Stan Sid has been waiting in the reception room outside for more than an hour, and he seems to have something urgent. ”

"Urgent?Defense Division?" Penny was stunned as she picked up her saber from the weapon rack, "let him in." ”

...

Stan Sid, once the commander of the Imperial Lion's Guard, was able to survive the Lionburg on the day of the Imperial Coup, and most of that was due to him.

Penny had suspected that Stan Sid was a member of the Brotherhood, but she quickly overturned her suspicions, as it was impossible for the Brotherhood's Brotherhood-trained guards to infiltrate and rise to the top, otherwise the Emperor would be a joke.

Until now, Penny still doesn't know why Stan Side was on her side on the day of the coup. However, now she doesn't want to explore this question, because she now has the power to make the other person surrender.

Stan Sid had always had a calm face, perhaps because the location of the Lionburg's secret guard was too dark, making his face look a little frighteningly pale, and after entering the office, he subconsciously moved away from the light at the window, and reported under Penny's gaze: "Our spy in Crewe City has sent some news. ”

"You used the spies in Crewe City?"

"It's the headquarters that the spy took the initiative to contact!"

"What's the news?" asked Penny as she looked at the solemn expression on Stan Side's pale face as she subconsciously turned on the soundproofing magic in the office.

"The nobles want to overthrow the rule of Pedy Reagan, and they want to take advantage of His Majesty Pedy Reagan's expedition to plot a coup d'état in Crewe. Stan Side kept his voice low.

"Oh?" said Penny, "this doesn't seem like new news, is it? ”

"They used to think about it, but now they want to put it into action!"

"Do you think they'll succeed?" Penny shook her head.

"The odds of success are low. Stan Sid said calmly, "But it can destabilize the internal situation in the Kingdom of Crea, our power in Crewe City is limited, but if used properly, it can also create an extraordinary force, although it will not succeed, but it may force Pedy Regan's huge army in Tyre Town to withdraw to Crewe City." ”

"Oh?" Penny's bored gaze after listening to Stan Side's report immediately became bright, "Can you be sure that your information is accurate? You should know what it will happen to us if the information goes wrong? I don't want to use all the power we have in Crewe City and end up with nothing." ”

Stan Sid said solemnly, "Although I am not sure that the information is absolutely accurate, I am willing to believe that it is true, because for those nobles in Crewe City, this is their only chance. ”

Penny listened to her Chief of Defense's words, and the feeling that intelligence was worthless immediately vanished. A very special impulse suddenly appeared in her heart, and she was so impulsive that she wanted to do this!

However, Pennyanne resisted this excitement and kept herself calm...