However, Lei Ye underestimated the other party, and Count Matthew not only wanted to keep his status as a member of parliament this time, but also to go one step further and compete for the position of president of the Senate.

Each of the ninety-nine seats in the House of Lords is incomparably precious, because they hold the right to determine the fate and future of the country, and this right brings them not only the highest glory, but also many benefits.

However, among the 99 councillors, the nine chief magistrates carried the heaviest weight.

The power of the chief magistrate is much greater than that of ordinary members, even members of the House of Lords, they only have the right to vote, and the final decision is in the hands of the nine chief magistrates.

For example, even if a resolution is passed by a very high number of votes, if more than four of the nine presiding judges feel that the resolution is inappropriate, the vote can be invalidated, and the vote can be remanded for a new vote, and the vote can be circulated indefinitely.

Although this kind of thing happens rarely, it is not uncommon.

A hundred years ago, the Empire of Constantinople was at war with the Morton Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor was determined to go to war with it.

Naturally, the Senate has to vote on whether or not to go to war, and I think that the vast majority of people are peace-loving, or they do not want the flames of war to burn on their heads and lose some interests.

As a result, more than eighty percent of MPs chose to oppose it.

However, how can His Majesty's will be changed at will, I give you the right to restrain the imperial power, but there must always be a limit.

Knowing the Emperor's determination, the nine chief inquisitors immediately denied the validity of the vote, and voted more than 40 times, but the result remained the same - against war.

That's more embarrassing.

However, it is not without a solution, because one of the nine chief referees is extremely special, and that is the chief referee.

The Senate restricts the imperial power, and someone must always restrain the power of the Senate, and the chief magistrate is such an existence, he has the absolute right to deny and the absolute right to approve.

Such a transcendent being usually does not meddle in affairs, and rarely even attends the parliament, but as long as he speaks, he basically represents the supreme will of the emperor.

In the end, the Senate referee made the final decision - to go to war.

It can be seen from this that in addition to the chief referee who sees the head and the tail of the dragon, the chief referee of the entire Senate has the most power, and it is normal for Count Matthew to spare no effort for this.

And in addition to the veto power, the nine inquisitors will also serve in important departments of the empire, which is different from the nobles who fooled around in the House of Lords, it is a real right.

Count Matthew looked at Renard with a smile and waited for him to make a decision, he believed that the other party would compromise, otherwise the other party's three friends might be in trouble.

Will Lei Ye compromise? Of course he will!

Isn't it just a costume design drawing, people think it was Lei Ye who meditated hard, but who knew that Lei Ye directly plagiarized.

Mo said that it was ten design drawings, even a hundred and a thousand were at his fingertips, and he didn't plan to put much effort into clothing, the most important thing was underwear, after all, this is a business that no one has ever been involved in.

However, he can't be too decisive, otherwise he will be seen as flawed, and then the old guy will be sitting on the ground and asking for more than he gains.

So Renard groaned for a long time, and this performance made Count Matthew completely let down his guard, he was not in a hurry, as long as the other party made the right decision.

Half an hour later, Lei Ye exhaled deeply, as if he had made up his mind: "No, three at most." ”

Do you think Lei Ye is stupid or Count Matthew is stupid, even if he thinks about it for so long, if he doesn't bargain, it will still arouse the suspicion of the other party.

Earl Matthew frowned slightly when he heard this, and he cleared his throat: "Your Excellency Renard is too insincere, isn't it?"

Sure enough, his attention was completely shifted to the number of design drawings, rather than considering whether Lei Ye had any follow-up moves.

Renard shook his head resolutely: "It's very fair for one person to change a drawing." ”

"Fair?" Count Matthew sneered, "Is my son's wound worth three broken drawings?"

"Broken blueprints?" Reynard argued as if insulted, "Each of these drawings can be sold for a sky-high price, can't your son be made of gold?"

Count Matthew's face was as usual, and he nodded shamelessly: "My son is worth more than gold, otherwise, I will give you the same weight of gold, and you let my son beat him in front of everyone." ”

"I ......" Renard froze, and finally compromised: "Four drawings, no more." ”

Count Matthew had a cold face and shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, you may not have figured out your situation, I am not negotiating with you, but making demands." ”

The corners of Renard's eyes twitched slightly, and his current acting skills can be regarded as an actor.

So Lei Ye pondered for a long time, for more than ten minutes.

Count Matthew was quietly sipping his tea, the meal had already risen, and he was not in a hurry to move his knife and fork, but Duke could not wait, and feasted on it.

Count Matthew shook his head secretly, but he was in a good mood today, so he didn't care about these little things for the time being.

After a long time, Renard breathed a long sigh of relief: "Six, at most six, this is already my limit, after all, design requires inspiration and time, and it is not realistic for you to ask me to come up with so many design drawings in a short period of time." ”

He then added: "If you agree, I can go back and get three blueprints first, and I promise to satisfy you." ”

Without waiting for Count Matthew to reply, he directly interrupted: "Of course, if you are willing to wait a few months, it is fine, but by that time Ford and they have already come out of the mine, you may not get anything." ”

Earl Matthew was speechless, what the other party said was very reasonable, not to mention the problems that those three guys couldn't come up with, even he himself couldn't afford to wait that long.

It takes time to make clothes and sell them, at least half a month, but he needs money to operate now, and it's a lot of money.

Count Matthew groaned for a moment and nodded, "Okay, then it's settled, but when will you be able to send the other three drawings?"

Renard thought for a moment and stretched out two fingers: "Twenty days, this is already the limit of my creative speed, I will order someone to send three drawings today, but tomorrow I will see Ford and the three of them standing in front of me completely." ”

"No problem. Count Matthew agreed very simply, and then added, "But to be on the safe side, you'd better leave something as collateral." ”

Reynard didn't even think about it, he directly took out dozens of magic crystal cards from the space ring, and he counted out ten and handed them over: "There are a total of 1,000 gold coins here, which is enough sincerity, right?"

Earl Matthew's eyes suddenly straightened, although he was in a high position, he rarely saw a lot of money.

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