The spirit will only be free when it is no longer a support. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

- Franz Kafka (Austrian novelist)

The alliance between the Bai family and the Eighth Prince is by no means something that can be determined by a long conversation between Bai Feng and the Eighth Prince, but the special status of the Eighth Prince and Bai Feng's special status in the Bai family determine that the two of them can establish an alliance on behalf of the two forces.

The basic premise of the alliance between the Bai family and the Eight Princes is to exchange the full support of the Bai family for the various conditions promised by the Eight Princes, and a series of cooperation based on this premise is the cooperation between the Bai family forces and the Eight Princes' forces after they are officially concluded as allies.

The follow-up in-depth cooperation is not something that Bai Feng and the Eighth Prince GLP need to worry about, Bai Mingcheng, the contemporary head of the Bai family, and Duke Truss, the actual helmsman of the Eighth Prince's power, will negotiate these specific cooperation at the right time.

Prologs, who was the crown prince, was excited that he had won the support of two saint-level powerhouses, while Bai Feng, who controlled the huge Roman city, was happy that his plan was carried out smoothly, even if it sacrificed some of the Bai family's interests.

The support of the royal family is not so important and useful to the Bai family, mainly because the strength of the Eighth Prince is too weak; instead of showing an attitude to support the Eighth Prince, it is better to join the camp of the Great Prince, at least the Great Prince has a greater chance of winning than the Eighth Prince.

Even if the eldest prince already has the support of a saint-level powerhouse, the two saint-level powerhouses of the Bai family are still very important, and even, the stronger prince can provide the Bai family with more generous conditions and help the Bai family quickly grow into a veritable duke family.

However, there is another crucial factor involved in this, that is, Bai Feng does not want to see the situation within the empire quickly stabilize, and if the Bai family chooses to support the eldest prince, then this battle for the throne will soon come to an end.

The Great Prince, who has the full support of the three Saint-level powerhouses, will gain more support from the neutral nobles, and even His Majesty the Emperor himself has to consider the wishes of the three Saint-level powerhouses;

The saint-level powerhouses in the empire generally do not easily participate in the battle for the throne between the princes, unless it is a saint-level powerhouse like the ** duke, he is the grandfather of the eldest prince, and he will naturally stand firmly behind the eldest prince.

Like the Bai family, just after the birth of two saint-level powerhouses, they hurriedly mixed in the battle for the throne between the princes, such a family is rare in the entire history of the empire;

Of course, whether the Eight Princes are using the power of the Bai family to compete for the throne, or whether the Bai family is using the power of the Eight Princes to strengthen themselves, it depends on who is the final victor; in Bai Feng's eyes, he doesn't care whether the Eight Princes can inherit the throne at all.

The difference between an eighth prince who successfully succeeded to the throne and an eighth prince who failed to compete for the throne is undoubtedly heaven and earth for the eighth prince himself, but for Bai Feng, who is bent on fishing in troubled waters, he only cares whether his plan can be carried out smoothly.

After the Bai family learned about Bai Feng's relationship with Rome City, the fate of the Bai family's family was closely tied to Bai Feng's personal fate;

After the Blue Bird Swordsman Regiment had a secret conversation with the Eighth Prince for more than two hours, the Eighth Prince, who was in a good mood, personally sent Bai Feng to the door;

"Bai Feng, do you really plan to let the Bai family help this Eighth Prince compete for the throne?" On the way back to the post station for the three of them, Yue'er, who had been silent, suddenly said to Bai Feng: "I always feel that this Eighth Prince is not a good person, you better deal less with him." ”

"Yue'er, all the princes who want to compete for the supreme power of the empire are careerists, and the alliance between the Bai family and the eighth prince is just to take what they need. With Yue'er's strength, it was impossible to hide the secret conversation in the attic from her, and Bai Feng had no intention of hiding it from her.

"Let's hope everything goes well. Yue'er, who sighed lightly by default, didn't say anything more, but Bai Feng, who felt Yue'er's worry in her heart, suddenly stretched out her two arms and hugged Yue'er and Binglan, who were walking on her left and right, into her arms at the same time.

In fact, Bai Feng's alliance with the Eighth Emperor not only allowed him to further implement his plan, but also made his trip to the imperial capital easier;

This force that secretly protects Bai Feng and the others is naturally the force that belongs to the Eighth Prince; in the face of the Eighth Prince's overture, Bai Feng, who pretended not to know, was neither grateful nor deliberately refused, but just continued to follow his own path with Li Jiancheng and others.

After more than half a month of quiet travel, Bai Feng's relationship with Li Jiancheng, Sun Ce and others became more and more intimate; after all, they were friends who had lived and died together, and they were already familiar with each other and established a deep friendship than the initial strangers.

At this time, there were still two days away from the imperial capital, and ten days before the opening of the Imperial Academy; the arrival of February was only a new month for Li Jiancheng and the others, but it was of a different meaning to Bai Feng, who had the Roman city system.

January Financial Report (January 918 AH)

Agriculture: income 3,600 gold, expenditure 0

Mining: income 350 gold, expenditure 0

Trade: income 83,500 gold, expenses 0

Taxes: 22,500 gold in income, 11,400 gold in expenses (100 gold each per month for tax collectors, civil protection officers, and patrol guards)

Yulu: 1,200 gold (100 gold per month for each general)

Army Maintenance Cost: Spend 0 gold

Recruitment: 34,700 gold (temple summoning generals is also included in the recruitment and special training expenses)

Construction: Spend 0

Entertainment: 0 payouts

Diplomacy: 0 income, 0 expenditure

Corruption: 0 income, 2550 gold

Last month's total: income 109,950 gold, expenditure 49,850 gold

Last month's surplus: income 60,100 gold

Total amount of the treasury at the beginning of the month: 79,900 gold

The expenditure of the city of Rome last month was only the cost of recruiting thirty teams of Roman heavy infantry, and later Bai Feng included the 20,000 young men sent by the Bai family to the city of Rome into the special training list of the city's military camp and shooting range, which led to the increase in the military expenditure of the city of Rome.

Of course, compared to the terrorist expenses of the city of Rome in December, the expenditure in January was nothing at all, and the relatively stable income and expenditure situation did not delay Bai Feng for much time, and he soon turned his attention to the city attribute table of the city of Rome.

Rome City (City)

Governor: White Peak

Income: 109,950 gold/month

Population: 200821 (the temple adds 2000 people per month)

Social security: +215%

Population growth: +7%/month

Tax Rate: Low tax rate

Treasury: 140,000 gold

Barbarian region: 18 towns directly under the jurisdiction of 2226495

Yamato area: Nine castles (2917654)

Existing buildings: Governor's Residence, Stone Wall, Temple of Apollo, Urban Barracks, Market, Crop Rotation, Deep Cave Mine, Cavalry Stables, Armor Shop, Square Avenue, Shooting Range, Sewer, Public Bath, Shipbuilding Workshop, Arena, University, Shogunate Hall

Under Construction: None

Buildable: None