If we have violence in our hearts, it is better to let it out than to cover up our weakness by putting on a cloak of non-violence.

- Mahatma Gandhi (the founding father of modern India, India's greatest political leader, founder of Gandhiism)

First, Bai Feng, who had gained a huge amount of gold coins by selling loot (Fusang treasures) in the imperial capital, and then obtained 500 million gold coins through a secret alliance with the Holy See, plus the booty captured in the process of repelling the Jianzhou Jurchen Eight Banner cavalry, the total amount of gold coins in his hands definitely exceeded one billion!

Even if he spent at least about 300 million gold coins during this period, the amount of gold coins stored in his Bai Ling Ring and the gold and silver treasures that could be converted into gold coins would not add up to less than 650 million gold coins, and a mere five million gold coins was hardly worth mentioning to Bai Feng.

This is not to say that Bai Feng's shock just now was disguised, on the contrary, Bai Feng's shock just now was indeed from the heart;

Yes, the so-called exotic flowers and plants of Prince GLP are just pure garbage in Bai Feng's eyes, and for a prince who is bent on fighting for the right to inherit the throne, it is simply unbelievable to spend five million gold coins on flowers and plants that cannot enhance his strength.

If it is used to purchase weapons and equipment, at least 50,000 soldiers in the 140,000 army under the command of Prince Pros can be replaced with sophisticated weapons and equipment that are not inferior in quality to the standard weapons and equipment of the Roman Youth Army.

The standard weapons and equipment of the Roman Youth Army were no more advanced in forging technology than the human race on the Tianlong Continent in terms of weaponry and equipment, otherwise, Bai Feng would not have been able to build an equipment manufacturing center with a monthly output of 8,000 sets of weapons and equipment with a small number of systematic forging masters.

In the final analysis, the advantage of the Roman youth army's standard weapons and equipment is that these weapons and equipment can be used in conjunction with the combat tactics of the Roman army; in other words, the Roman youth army's standard weapons and equipment are indispensable to the tactics of the Roman army.

This is the reason why Bai Feng has no scruples about replacing his army with new weapons and equipment on a large scale, because Bai Feng knows that even if someone imitates himself to create the same new weapons and equipment, the other party will not be able to truly play the value of these weapons and equipment.

In the face of Bai Feng's shocked gaffe, the already triumphant Prince of GLP became more and more proud, he pointed to the picturesque and beautiful garden in the distance, and said proudly: "See, that garden full of ornamental demonic beasts cost me a full ten million gold coins!"

"I ......" Bai Feng, who was speechless, could only ask with a wry smile: "Your Highness, how many gold coins did you spend to build this Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?"

"It's about 30 million gold coins, I don't know the specifics. Prince Pros, who was asked by Bai Feng, turned his head to Demps who was following the two and asked, "Demps, how many gold coins did we spend to build this Grand Governor's Mansion?"

"Your Highness, in addition to the 20,000,000,000 gold reward given to you by Your Majesty, the Duke of Truss also contributed 5,000,000 gold coins for the construction of the Grand Governor's Palace, and together with the 4,800,000 gold coins we spent ourselves, the cost of the construction of the Grand Governor's Mansion is 29,800,000 gold coins. ”

"Bai Feng, do you know?" Prince GLP, who was undiminished in excitement, said in high spirits: "One of my dreams since I was a child is to be able to build a mansion of my own as I like;

Since Prince GLP has talked about ideals, what else can Bai Feng say? Because the value of ideals cannot be measured by gold coins; even if the realization of this ideal of Prince GLP is not conducive to his development, it still cannot be compared with ideals, can it?

Bai Feng, who didn't want to waste any more time on this topic, took the initiative to change the topic and said, "Your Highness Pross, you are now the Governor of the Eastern Metropolitan Mansion of the Empire, how should our Eastern Metropolitan Mansion develop in the future, do you have any better plans?"

"Bai Feng, you are the Governor of the Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion ordered by your father, what plans can I have before you come back?" Seeing Bai Feng talking about business, Prince Pros said truthfully: "Besides, the main officials of our Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion have not yet been appointed. ”

"Isn't there a suitable appointee for His Royal Highness among the four ministers of military affairs, finance, internal affairs, and justice under the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?"

"It's not nothing, it's just that the specific candidate needs to be negotiated between you and me before it can be officially appointed. Prince Pross said solemnly: "After all, this is the Eastern Governor's Mansion shared by you and me, and I hope that anything can be decided by you and me through consultation." ”

Bai Feng, who frowned slightly, did not rush to express his favor to Prince Pros before he found out the true thoughts of Prince GLP, he just continued to ask on a case-by-case basis: "Then who are the candidates in His Highness's heart?"

"I think that Moritz, the former military officer of the province of Bronjançon, and Shalah, the treasurer, are very capable of serving as military and financial ministers, respectively, and that the Count of Adonis can serve as the judicial minister, and the Count of Abraham can serve as the interior minister. ”

"Your Highness, is it a bit inappropriate to hand over the city defense forces of the six eastern provinces to Commander Moritz, who has no experience in commanding the army?" Bai Feng, who was puzzled, objected: "Also, Shalah's ability does not seem to be enough to manage the finances of the six eastern provinces. ”

"Bai Feng, between you and my brothers, I still hope that we can be honest with each other. Prince Pross, who answered the question, looked into the distance and said: "I believe that with your support, Moritz and Shalah can do a good job as military and financial ministers." ”

Bai Feng, who was slightly stunned, immediately said: "Your Highness, the Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is your Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion." ”

"Yes, the Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is indeed my Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and then?" Prince Pros asked calmly, "Do I want to stay in the eastern part of the empire for the rest of my life and be the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Metropolis for the rest of my life?"

"No, that's not my ideal, and it's not what I want!" Prince Pros, who was excited, said with a slightly hideous face: "What I want is to defeat my three imperial brothers, win the high imperial throne, and become the supreme imperial emperor!"

Speaking of this, Prince GLP turned his head suddenly, and Bai Feng, who was expressionless on the other side, promised: "Bai Feng, as long as you are willing to fully support me to win the throne, in the future, the Eastern Metropolitan Mansion will be your own Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion!"

Facing the eager eyes of Prince GLP, after being silent for a long time, Bai Feng asked tentatively, "What about now?"

"Now I can't hand over the Eastern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to you alone, I need to appease those imperial nobles who are loyal to me and follow me to the eastern part of the empire, and I need to buy the local magnates in the eastern part of the empire, I can only give you half of the power at most, this is already the limit. ”

Faced with the seemingly frank and honest openness of Prince GLP, Bai Feng hesitated a little before making a decision and saying his true thoughts: "Your Highness, compared with the appointment of the four major ministers, I care more about the ownership of local real power. ”

"The six eastern provinces, the province of Nice that is controlled by the Duke of Medice (that is, the Duke of Nice) is not subject to it for the time being, my army will only be stationed in the province of Brojansson and the province of Grenoble, and the military and political power and garrison power of the other three provinces are all yours!"