After Richard returned to Alpine Fort and completely relaxed for a few days, he was so idle that he began to look for old official documents to read.

Recently, Pompeii has been busy taking over the territory of the former Stuart in the blockbuster, and the news back to China is of course basically exciting good news, and it seems that there are scenes everywhere to welcome the king.

Freshly after taking a shower, the lord wore a bathrobe, revealing his strong discus-like pectoral muscles and two hairy legs. While flipping through the pages of a book, he paced back and forth on the cashmere carpet with his bare feet.

"Don't go around! Buckland held the teacup, and the tortoiseshell glasses hung down on the tip of his nose.

He was just counting the fiscal income and expenditure of the month, and he was very busy. The lord, who had been ignoring government affairs, suddenly broke in, and without saying a word, made a mess of the old official documents that had been stored in order. Halfway through the calculation, I forgot all about it, and I had to start from scratch.

Don't look at the old white tiger as a sloppy person, he is actually very nitpicky in official business, he can't rub a little sand in his eyes, and he can't look down on the layman to make trouble.

"Stuart has been completely reduced to a second-rate country. Richard looked up from the pile of official documents and threw it back on the table with interest.

"Not only has we lost two and a half provinces, but we are also very conflicted in our own country. It is no exaggeration to say that it is not far from splitting. ”

"Are you saying that Beruni is really crazy or fake?" Buckland asked mysteriously, lowering his voice.

"Crazy, but not stupid. Richard said absentmindedly, going to the window and pulling back the curtains, "Let some sunlight come in." ”

"I think so. "It's not easy for a country with a long history and a lot of tradition like Stuart to bring it down." ”

"There are so many vested interests, mutual checks and balances, and stability at all levels. No one will be allowed to undermine their interests, not even His Majesty the King himself. ”

"Of course, to be able to tear down such a behemoth in a short period of time, you can't just go crazy. Richard nodded in agreement.

The king may be a representative of the aristocracy, but he is definitely not the master of the aristocracy.

This point, no matter how high-sounding the oath of allegiance is, still cannot be changed.

can frantically harm the interests of domestic aristocrats on the one hand, but on the other hand, he still holds real power without being overthrown. Purely from the level of skills, it is already worth giving a thumbs up and praising "clever".

Especially given that the Stuart royal family has not traditionally been strong, it is unbelievable that Berruni could do this – although it is not clear why he did it.

"The Mad King is not stupid. Buckland sighed.

Although it is not detailed in the official document, it can be guessed that the former Stuart people of the occupied territory of Pompeii must be facing a collective tragedy. People are easy to be soft-hearted when they get older, and the old white tiger is no exception, and when I think about it, I feel worried.

"How ridiculous it is that a once famous patriot could become what he is today. It is even more ridiculous that a former infatuated person would marry a nightingale. The lord pursed his lips, "By the way, how much sand spider meat did you get this month?"

Bucklan glanced down at the accounts on the table, "As of now, the total number of warehouses is three hundred and forty-seven tons. ”

Richard pondered in his heart for a long time, and finally held back a sentence - "That's it?"

If other lords heard this, eighty percent would become angry on the spot, and they would spend the rest of their lives in half-paralysis.

Meat has always been the best quality food, and fresh meat has to be squeezed out of 30% of the water when it is dried. On average, more than 10 tons of jerky can be counted every day, which is definitely a very staggering number, which is enough for an average territory to lie down and eat until the end of the world.

But according to Richard's calculations, a sand spider can provide more than 50 pounds of fresh meat, and 30 to 40 pounds after drying.

300 tons is only 20,000 heads, which is at least an order of magnitude worse than the number of sand spiders killed by the ripper these days.

More than 300 tons sounds like a lot, but there are tens of thousands of soldiers up and down the mountain fort, and the people are counted, and it is less than ten pounds per person.

"The main reason is that there is no supply of salt, and a lot of resources are wasted. The old white tiger opened the drawer and took out a few gilded commercial contracts, "I have already ordered sea salt from several large commercial houses, although the bulk commodity trading will take a while, but I think it should come next month." ”

"As long as there is enough salt, we can at least double the amount of salt in the next month. ”

"Not bad. Richard nodded.

"You know what—the amount of gold spent on salt alone is astronomical. Buckland said with a wry smile, "It's not as simple as burning money or not burning money, it's opening the floodgates! Watching the money on the books decrease day by day, my old heart really can't stand it!"

"If you don't pay, you can't get anything back. Richard was much calmer, "The little money that buys salt is a dime a dozen compared to the dried meat in the warehouse." ”

It is no exaggeration to say that when he is rich, money is just a number, just like the clouds in the sky.

"It's also, 10,000 gold coins, it's still your atmosphere. Buckland gave a thumbs up.

"Damn! 10,000 gold coins! The salt you bought is still diamonds!" The lord's calmness was self-defeating, he grabbed the contract and looked at it carefully, and immediately began to scratch his heart and lungs, denouncing the old white tiger for being bewitched by consumerism.

"Mr. Buckland!" Anne's startled voice came from behind with the sound of the door being pushed.

The lord instinctively turned around with his bathrobe dangling—he wasn't belted.

"Ahh

"Why don't you get dressed!" Anne stood in the doorway, her hands covering her eyes.

"Am I not wearing pants?" Rictana looked down at his short silk bath pants, which firmly covered every inch of skin from his navel to his knees, and there was no possibility of "panic at first sight", "I can't see it, my young mind is quite nasty." ”

"You, you, you......" The half-elf merchant glanced through his fingers, and his face immediately turned visibly red.

"What are you, if you have something to do, you have nothing to do and retreat. Richard said as he tied his belt.

"It's all right!" Anne gave him a hard look and ran away without looking back.

"A great start to the day!" the lord laughed wildly, looking up his head in a rampant manner.

"Well, you......" Buckland shook his head helplessly.

When there is danger, the lord is the strongest barrier. When there is no danger in Haiyan Heqing, the lord is the main danger.

"Anne must have come to me for something, you should hurry up and change your clothes and take a look." I've been a little inconvenient lately, so I'm going to go. ”

"Okay. Richard agreed.