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This qiē is seen in Vanessa's eyes, and it is also clear to her heart. 『』【Full text reading baoly】

It's a pity that this person thinks too highly of himself, and always wants to oppress people with money, and he can see that he is narrow-minded by dealing with Yu Lian's aggressive* people before. So, this kind of person is always the best to deal with.

"I really can't come up with the money!" Kirk glared back at everyone, especially the queen on the throne, "The king's army has taken most of the treasury, and the aftermath of the previous battle of Neverwinter will use up most of the gold, without this gold, how can you let me account to the women who have lost their husbands, and how to the mothers who have lost their sons?" He glared at Vanessa hatefully, as if he had to blame her for this.

"You see?" Vanessa turned her face to York, "That's why I reached out to your good girl." ”

"What's the flea nest in Downtown?" How could York, who had been through a hundred battles, not see through Vanessa's intentions, she obviously wanted to let the two courtiers fight in the nest, how could he be fooled, "Wait for a month or two and there will be no turmoil." I see that you obviously want me to turn against Archduke Kirk, and finally reap the benefits! ”

"There are people dying every minute on the continent," Vanessa smirked, ivory glass in her hand, "but they're all someone else's family." She took a sip of the wine, which was sweetened with honey, and the queen felt refreshed and sunny, "Of course I don't need to explain it to their mothers and wives. She slammed her empty glass to the table, "Because you haven't been to that stinking place yourself!" Sleep in the dirtiest and most diseased place in Dragon City! There are people dying every moment due to lack of food and medicine, and the smell of death is everywhere! And you," the queen said, pointing her slender forefinger at the Archduke of York, "and you sit all day on the high pillows of the Fire Dragon Village, tasting their blood and worrying about whether the jewels worn by your children are dusty!" The poor of the lower city were eaten by maggots, and their wounds festered in the stench; And your heart is blinded by treasure, and your soul is corrupted by greed! ”

Yorke was shocked by Vanessa's sudden outburst, and muttered as to how to refute it.

At this moment, the door of the main hall was pushed open, and Princess Katrina Shi Shiran walked up to the hall. She held a large tray in her hand, which was full of golden and priceless jewels, and she came to Vanessa, bowed deeply to the queen, and then placed the tray in front of Vanessa, "Your Majesty," said the princess, with a peaceful smile on her face, "These are the jewels that my father usually gives me, and I will hand them in now, hoping to add some more medicine and food to the poor people in the lower city." ”

Vanessa hurriedly stretched out her hand to help the princess up, her voice trembling with emotion, "The princess is really a model for me in the Burning Flame Country!" ”

This scene was not in Vanessa's plan. Being able to get Katrina's help undoubtedly gave herself a powerful boost on the difficult road to politics, and she looked at the princess with infinite gratitude, and whispered, "Thank you! ”

At the same time, there was a chorus of approval from the Royal Council, and the Archduke of York had no choice but to say nothing more in this situation.

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In the six months since Terrence left, Vanessa quickly took the financial power of Sleeping Dragon City into her own hands. The inactive Archduke Kirk was invisibly hollowed out and lost half of his control.

At the same time, she gradually cultivated her henchmen. The four treasurers were all the queen's people, the Wang family accountant and the Wang family measurer, and even the heads of the three mints were all nominated by Vanessa. In addition, nine out of ten are Selangor Wai's henchmen, including harboursmen, tax collectors, customs officers, wool agents, road toll collectors, shipping masters, wine agents, etc. Most of them came from ordinary families, including the sons of merchants, minor nobles, and even foreigners, but in terms of their achievements, they were far superior to their predecessors.

No one ever questioned these appointments, so why bother? The queen used every sum of money to repair the houses or build the river embankment, she had no vassal princes, no many servants, no castle in the city, and she was now even more than the king, and was deeply loved among the commoners of the city of Sleeping Dragon. Everyone loves the little queen. This is what Reina heard from the taverns of the lower town, where prostitutes and drunkards toasted Vanessa, and even the thieves profited from it.

However, Vanessa was still uneasy, she was still worried about the event that would touch Terrence's bottom line, and if she crossed the line, a magic or someone would come to punish her. And with my own knowledge of Terrence, it will be a merciless disaster!

What kind of bottom line would that be? Vanessa thought.

I've been careful. At the moment I'm only touching on the finances, and it's not much different from what Terrence had in mind, and I'm going to be okay with each other; If Terrence does not return for a year, he must not be satisfied with just a corner of the financial power, then, in terms of his own ambition, will reach out to the imperial guards and the army as a whole.

Vanessa woke up suddenly! Terrence's bottom line is military power!

It seems that this old fox has long guessed that he will not be honest as a queen, he must have already arranged for Yu Lian and his subordinates, once he attacked the imperial guard, he will ruthlessly exterminate himself and Xue Lanwei. No wonder Yu Lian always looks at himself with respect and pity, both love and fear, it turns out that he is struggling with this!

Vanessa, who had figured it out, was relieved and let out a sigh of relief. She summoned Reina and consulted with him on what to do.

"Yu Lian's dual identity as the captain of the guard and the heir of the ancient family is really difficult to move him." Reyna also had a headache for this person. "Can Brant help in Winterfall with this?"

Vanessa shook her head, "I don't want him to worry about me. She glanced up at Reina, "Don't get me wrong, I don't think he can help us either." ”

"What about Mees? When is Meate coming back? ”

"Meese told him not to come back so early," Vanessa leaned against the window, sipping a glass of sour wine, which was best enjoyed before dinner, "and he was still on the front line to distract Terrence. ”