Chapter 167: The Legacy of the First Moon
At this time, in Deep Snow's office, a huge map is spread out, and Deep Snow is leaning back in a chair, with his hands on his chest, a pen hanging between his nose and lips, and he tilts his head and doesn't know what he is thinking. If this extremely indecent posture were seen by others, a considerable number of dreams would probably be shattered.
After all, although Shenxue's personality is not good, her appearance is a big beauty.
Sheila was reviewing the papers at another desk, and she was used to her boss's strange movements from time to time, only to be nervous again in the deep snow.
This map is the national map of the Odyssey, and according to scale, the territory of the Odyssey is actually not much larger than that of Silskal, but because of its age, it is more developed, and there are more places to live. In addition, by the standards of the national map, the original version of this map is not up to standard, or it has not been fully produced, and the current version may be okay, but many routes and town punctuation are drawn in the later stage. Although there are still some non-standards, it is much better than the original version.
"Sheila. β
"What's the matter?" Sheila agreed, putting aside the documents that needed to be signed by Miyuki.
"How many people are in the Odyssey?"
Sheila thought for a moment and replied, "According to the official data, it is five million, but in fact it should be between seven million and seven and a half million. β
Miyuki nodded, agreeing with Sheila's judgment.
Since ancient times, population statistics have been a troublesome matter, and although most of the population lives in safe towns, a considerable number of them hide in the mountains and forests, and this part of the population is almost impossible to count. In addition, the population at the bottom of the society does not cooperate with the official statistics, and these residents who hide in the dark are eager to ignore them by the authorities, and it is tantamount to fantasy to calculate the number of people at the bottom. In addition to this, there is also the influence of the aristocracy.
Unlike the empire that has entered the modern capitalist society, the country of the Odyssey is still in the feudal period of the nobility, and the nobles not only have power, but also keep their own fiefs, which shows that in the fiefs under the jurisdiction of the aristocracy, there are considerable materials and people who are bound in it, not only can not serve the state apparatus, but also threaten the status of the royal family.
The official data mentioned by Sheila is still one of the inheritances of Queen Chuyue, including the map in front of Deep Snow, but this map has not yet been completed, and Queen Chuyue has passed away.
This is a helpless thing, counting the population and making maps, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the purpose of Queen Chuyue: to fight the aristocratic forces and unify the Odyssey royal family.
Then, death is a doomed matter.
"It's still a malaise of not having strength. Deep Snow sighed.
Judging from her series of actions and policies, Queen Chuyue is indeed eloquent, but as a member of the royal family, she is too radical, and she began to stab the aristocratic forces when the power in her hands is insufficient, and the dissatisfied aristocratic forces are bound to rebound - political struggles have always been life-and-death, but the last struggle ended with the death of Queen Chuyue.
The only consolation is that her surviving subordinates have retained some of the results and have been handed over smoothly when Deep Snow arrives in the country. Queen Chuyue's efforts were not in vain, and Governor Zhou and Martha took great credit.
It's a pity that the aristocratic power has become too big, and it has even reached the point of replacing the royal family. After Deep Snow came to the Odyssey, he inherited a mess that could not be rotten anymore, and anyone with a clear mind would probably avoid it.
Lan Yue didn't expect Shen Xue to agree at first, but what she didn't expect was that Shen Xue had a bit of a problem with her brain, she not only agreed, but also paid out of her own pocket to join the royal family's camp, which surprised everyone.
Sheila once asked Suyuki why she did this, but she only got an inexplicable reply that she didn't know why she had a strange sense of resonance.
"Sheila. β
"What's wrong again?"
"Tsukizakura has left now, right?"
Sheila looked at her watch, "By the time, yes." She paused, shook her head, and said, "I don't understand why you want Tsukizakura to come forward...... It's too obvious, it's useless. β
Miyuki smiled mysteriously, "If I said that now is the best time to solve the problem of the nobility, would you believe it or not?"
"Impossible!" Sheila said in surprise: "Whether it is military, economic or political, the royal family cannot compete with the aristocratic power at any point, and the problem cannot be solved at all!"
"That's right. Deep Snow took off the pen hanging from his nose and bit it in his mouth, "But in a few years, it will be even worse." β
"......" Sheila probably already knows what Miyuki is going to say.
"It's true that the Odyssey royal family has no chance of winning now, but will it be in a year? Not in another ten years, the balance of power is too great, and it has been worsening, and the balance of power will only tilt towards the strong side, the strong will be stronger, and the weak will be weaker...... According to this situation, within three years, General Orton will be able to enter the royal city openly and logically let King Charles step down. Tomorrow I will also say that now is the best time to solve the problem, and the day after tomorrow is the same, because every day is going to get worse. β
What Miyuki said was the truth, and Sheila was powerless to refute it, and she wouldn't refute it.
"But what does this have to do with Tsukizakura?"
"If General Orton is smart, he will maintain the status quo, because sending troops at this moment will only make other countries take advantage of it. Deep snow opened the curtains to let the sun shine in, "A man like General Orton will only want an entire country, not a ruin after being divided by other countries......"
"And then?"
"As long as the status quo is maintained, he can evolve peacefully, and the most powerful person in the Odyssey now is not the royal family, but General Orton himself, as I said earlier, in a few years, General Orton can actually take charge of the country. The corners of Shenxue's mouth turned up, and she looked like she wanted to play a prank, "But I won't let him be so satisfied." β
"You meanβ" Sheila didn't feel good.
"I'll tell you the truth, my mission to Tsukizakura is to assassinate General Orton. β
The office fell into an indescribable dead silence until the deep snow scratched her hair involuntarily.
"You're pushing Tsukizakura into the fire pit!" Sheila shouted angrily, "Even the previous Tsukizakura can't do such a thing!"
Tsukizakura is indeed very strong, but General Orton is not weak, both of them are veritable level 6, and General Orton is also more experienced in combat because of his age, but it is not a role that Tsukizakura can win in a while.
What's more, General Orton has five subordinates under his name who are also level 6, as long as General Orton is not killed in the first place and these subordinates are reinforced, Yueying will have to fall into the dilemma of more than a dozen, not to mention those tens of thousands of soldiers!
Tsukizakura in her heyday may also die, not to mention Tsukizakura, who has now broken a hand and her strength has declined - in Sheila's opinion, deep snow is to let Tsukizakura die!
Compared to the excited Sheila, Shenxue seemed very calm, "You have to believe in Tsukizakura's ability, he didn't object, he just agreed, it means that he also has the ability to complete-"
"It's not that you don't know that he never disagrees with you!"
"Then let him learn this lesson, people who don't have opinions don't live long. β
"βstop laughing anymore. β
"Okay, okay, in fact, it doesn't matter whether this mission is successful or not, I told Tsukizakura that, oh, the most important thing is the fact of assassination. Shen Xue imitated the tone of one of his subordinates, "How dare a weak opponent commit such an act of assassination? This is a provocation! Provoke the dignity of our General Orton! Send troops, General, teach them a lesson, it's time to take this country into your pocket!"
Impassioned, it can be said to be very in place.
Sheila shook her head, not applauding Shenxue's performance, "I don't think things will go in the direction you think, the other party is not all stupid people." β
"General Orton is also a nobleman, and a representative of the aristocracy, then...... You can't get out of such a route. Shenxue put his hands behind his back and said inscrutablely: "After all...... It's very expensive to raise an army of 200,000~"
In the squire's carriage, Tsukizakura sneezed a few times inexplicably.
"It's weird, I don't know how to catch a cold. Looking at the companions who had avoided a little, Tsukizakura silently wiped her nose with her cuffs.