"The budget for the celebration is only 3 million Reichsmarks?What are you and me?The beggar emperor??," the emperor drank the red wine from his glass, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a loud voice, and then hiccuped loudly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Krauser rubbed his hands together and said with a slightly pale face: "Your Majesty, the Empire has just gone through a war, and it has gathered troops, maintained supplies, and allocated research funds for the Magic Council...... It all costs money......"

"You're right, the Empire has just gone through a war, and we've won the Polar Regions, so we're going to have a celebration! The people of the Empire are recovering from their grief, so we're going to have a celebration!This year is the 100th anniversary of the Imperial calendar, so we're going to have a celebration!" the Emperor interrupted Krause, "So you're going to increase my budget!"

The great Emperor Auguste Rudolph was no less prodigious, and he drank half a bottle of red wine, and he was simply poetic, and he spoke neatly. Sebastian couldn't help but smile wryly, and he looked at Krause, the other side looking at him for help.

"Nowadays, prices are skyrocketing, wars and famines have led to a shortage of manpower and a scarcity of raw materials. Your Majesty, for example, the price of granite for the expansion of our cities has doubled. Sebastian advised, "Money should be spent wisely, and I suggest that the budget remain unchanged and the items of expenditure be adjusted." ”

"I don't care! Since prices have doubled, the budget has quadrupled. The Emperor slapped the table, "100 years of the Empire, 100 years of greatness, 100 years of sacredness, 100 years of glory! Damn, Krause, you should find a way to make money, you will take care of the treasury of the Empire, and you will take care of the accounts?"

"Your Majesty's words are extremely true. As far as I know, two months ago, when the weather was cold, the state treasury should have bought herbs from the province of Gasganik, and now they can be sold at a high price. Bill Newton, the intelligence director, fell into the ground, and after speaking, stroked his silk cloth coat, and looked at Krauser with a sneer.

The Emperor laughed, filled his glass, and said, "To the future Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bill Newton." Krause, I'm not looking for an accountant and a cashier, that's the kind of person the Empire is like that. ”

There are not many people who can read and count, and where do they abound. Sebastian was just about to say this, but when he saw the emperor's cheeks gradually rosy, he swallowed the words back, and when the emperor was drunk, whoever contradicted him suffered.

At this time, the herald shouted: "The commander of the military department, Lord Ludwig von Himmler, has arrived!"

The 55-year-old Commander Ludwig changed his former majesty, his face was pale, his steps were hurried, and before he could sit down, he shouted first: "Your Majesty, it's not good! Something big has happened!"

"Shut up, who said I wasn't good?" the emperor hiccuped, "If you are late for a meeting, you will be fined three glasses of wine!"

There are 1010 steps to reach the Imperial Conference Room of the Watchtower, and it seems that the commander has run up, he pulled on his golden woollen robe, breathed heavily, his lips turned white, and after a while, he shouted: "Something is wrong, the new batch of magic academy graduates are almost all wiped out!"

Sebastian's heart sank suddenly, and he felt his hands and feet suddenly cold. Krause's mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time, Bill Newton's hand slipped and broke his wine glass, and the Minister of Justice, Fred Mann, who had been scribbling on paper with a quill pen, heard the news and painted the face of the little man in the portrait crookedly, and even Winston Groom, a bachelor who had been napping, woke up.

The commander took some time to explain the matter.

The Bachelor gasped, coughed continuously, and repeated, "The graduates of the Academy of Magic have been wiped out in the Misty Valley. ”

"I'm not like you, I'm not deaf!" the emperor seemed to be halfway awake from his wine, and the bruises on his face burst out, "This is impossible! Who has such great ability?"

"I heard Dean Sean and Captain Hugo say that the events in the Misty Valley are very strange, and I am afraid it has something to do with magic. Ludwig frowned, "Not only that, but there was also the murder of a magician in the Academy, and Robert Dietrich, the son of the lord of the gold-rich mines in Orlando, also died, as well as another schoolgirl. ”

"What do you think?" asked the Emperor, staring at Ludwig.

Beads of sweat broke out on Ludwig's pale face, and he didn't know if it was because he was tired or frightened, but he said hesitantly, "I propose that this matter be entrusted to the Magic Council." ”

"Your Majesty, the magicians have betrayed the empire, and letting them find out about the killing of the magician is like a thief crying out to catch a thief. Winston interjected, coughing, and then continued, "This matter still needs to be investigated by the military department. ”

"That's a supernatural event!" Ludwig screamed in frustration, "Scholar, I know that your school city is at odds with the Magical Council, and that can't involve the military department, our military department only fights." ”

The scholar's eyes widened: "My advice is not mixed with personal factors, I swear to the gods." The mage is under the command of the military department. ”

"The scholar is right, according to the law, the magician unit is a special unit of the empire, subordinate to the military department, and is under the responsibility of the management office of the magician unit of the military department. The Minister of Justice, Fred Mann, chewed his words, stared at the Emperor, and explained, "Based on the ...... of the Amendment to the Formation of the Imperial Army."

"Shut up, Fred, hell knows how many legal documents your legal department drafts, and how many rules and regulations conflict with practice. Ludwig replied unceremoniously to the Minister of Justice.

"Check it out for me! Ludwig, you must check it out for me!" the emperor slapped the table, his eyes seemed to erupt with anger, and he shouted, "This is a challenge to the empire!" Ludwig, the wolf warrior team is under your command and is responsible for the investigation, and I will see the head of the murderer in half a month!"

Poor Commander Ludwig, his hands trembling and barely holding a handkerchief, wiped the beads of sweat on his face: "It's only half a month......"

"Don't bargain, Ludwig, in fact, I'm shocked that I'm hurt by the annihilation of the Empire's future elite forces in the heart of the Empire!" the Emperor gulped down most of his glass of red wine.

Sebastian pointed to the map and said, "Your Majesty, the biggest problem at the moment is that we are still guarding against the return of the polar people in the coastal area of the Orlsian Mountains and the province of Execution, and the magicians we plan to send to the province of Meno to suppress those rebellious forces are now all empty. Paper can't hold the fire, and the news gets out, which will greatly affect morale and cause panic. ”

"Then stuff the money and shut up the families of the magicians, and tell them that if they want to live, they should obey and treat it as if they had never given birth to this son or daughter. Damn, it's a disgrace to the Empire!" The Emperor tapped the table with his knuckles, "Scholar, listen carefully to me, I miss a word, I want your life!" The Emperor turned his head and said to the Bachelor beside him, "I will sign the paper, Ludwig, you are responsible for distributing the pensions to the families of those who died magicians." ”

"How much is it per person? Forgive me for taking the liberty of it, Your Majesty, all the expenses of the magician in the academy and the family's allowance are borne by the empire, and if the pension is issued, I am afraid that ordinary soldiers will be dissatisfied. At the mention of money, Krauser grimaced.

"Do you compare those militiamen who work in the fields, wandering knights who don't have fiefdoms, and the elites of the empire?" the emperor asked Krause, angrily, "The pension of each magician graduate is 30,000 Reichsmarks!"

Krauser gasped and whispered, "Good boy, 18 dead, 540,000 Reichsmarks! 1 is still alive with serious injuries, otherwise it's 30,000." ”

Ludwig reminded: "Your Majesty, some of those who died were of great families, and one of them was Robert Dietrich, the son of the lord of the gold-rich mines of Orlando. 30,000 Reichsmarks, the Dietrich family is not eye-catching at all. ”

"Sacrifice your life for the country, how many lords' sons, nephews, and grandsons died during the one-year war? What difference does it make if you have one more?" the emperor waved his hand and said impatiently, "30,000 imperial marks is not enough, then 300,000 yuan, stun him with money and tell him to shut up! Then we will raise the gold mining tax, gold processing tax, and gold jewelry business tax, and make them spit out the money given to him obediently!"

"Your Majesty, raising those taxes and fees ...... in conflict with the basic tax law," the words of the Minister of Justice were immediately met with a roar from the Emperor.

"My word is the law!" the emperor slammed his fist on the table.

Ludwig shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty, however, the suspect who killed Robert seems to have been caught, a magician from Sunset Province......"

"Sunset Province? That life is not worth much, slaughter that little cub, and give another 300,000 Reichsmarks, tell the Dietrich family to shut up! Bill, you help the commander find clues, anyway, I want to see the murderer's head in half a month, and it will be a gift for the celebration." The Emperor changed the subject and pointed to the map, "Orr Snow Mountain, Sunset Province, the senior students of the Magic Academy are selected to replace the dead graduates, and support there." As for the province of Menor, go to his forces and tell Cullen Madison to deal with them himself! After the polar people are defeated, why should I provoke them? Whoever wants to mention them again will be arrested and sent to the army!"

The scholar sighed and asked, "Your Majesty, my ears are not good, what did you just say?"

Sebastian looked at Ludwig, who was almost crying, and thought to himself, the magician graduate was killed in the Misty Valley, this is not a simple matter, and it is impossible to catch the murderer in half a month.

"I said your necklace is not heavy, and your neck is bent. The Emperor glared at the scholar.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the necklace is important to the Bachelor......"

Before the scholar could finish speaking, the emperor shouted: "That means your head is not important! Be careful that I cut off your head! Remember it for me!" The emperor turned his head and said to Krause, who was in a daze, "Quadruple the budget for the celebration!

The Emperor hastily ended the Imperial Council. Ludwig stood up on the table as if with all his strength, sat down heavily in his chair, grabbed his hair, stared at the map, and threw everything on the table to the ground: "Damn! Your Majesty's mind is all on the celebration!" After scolding, he stood up and slammed the door.

The chief of intelligence owed Sebastian and retired: "I believe it's my busy time again, of course, I'm busy all the time. ”

Krauser muttered, "Quadruple 3 million, plus 540,000 in pension, no, Robert is 300,000, oh my God, where am I going to raise that much money?"

The nerd and Minister of Justice, Fred Mann, broke his quill and threw down a sentence: "If you raise taxes on a family, add this clause to the tax law, and laugh off your big teeth." After speaking, he shook his head and sighed and left the conference room.

It's a mess. Sebastian sighed, suddenly felt his sleeve being pulled, and when he looked back, the scholar grabbed him.

"Your Excellency, can you take a step forward? The scholar blinked.