The death of the black dog, like a pebble falling into the water, did not cause any twists and turns.

Instead of being sent back to the Shiratori, Rambo arranged for two separate rooms and invited them in.

Gappas was a little frightened, and he didn't have any intention of resisting Rambo's arrangement, and obediently moved into the room. However, after entering, he still said from time to time that he wanted to talk to the local noble lord.

Rambo couldn't refuse, and finally agreed to arrange it for him.

As for Klein, Rambo didn't know what to do. Right now, Klein is sick, and although there is a risk of contagion, he must also ask some doctors to come and check it out. The doctors looked at Klein's condition and came up with some bizarre treatments, and Rambo did the same.

On the other hand, Rambo also sent someone to inform Klein's family and ask them to send someone over to find out the situation. In fact, Rambo knew very well that if Klein really contracted that terrible disease, he would definitely die. An imperial nobleman cannot die without explanation, so he needs to inform the other party's family.

Rambo stood on the lookout and sighed as he looked at the sea in front of him. These two celebrities with unusual identities are definitely two hot potatoes, and with his identity, even with the help of the power of the mafia, it is difficult to suppress it.

Now he was only procrastinating, and if Gappas had to borrow power from the local nobles, or if Lord Clyce's family wanted to make trouble, then he would be very passive.

Once it is not handled well, he and the mafia forces around him will suffer a huge blow. However, in order to carry out Eugen's orders, he has reached a point where there is no way back.

At this moment, even Rambo, who has a good mind, has a feeling that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

"Alas, head of the house, where shall I now go to find the strength of support?" Facing the vast sea, Rambo sighed helplessly.

......

Eugen rested in Ljubljana for the night, and the next day found the local mayor to explain his identity.

With the king's seal and a dozen royal knights behind him, the mayor immediately believed Eugen's statement and respectfully invited Eugen to the local town office.

Looking at the shabby hut in front of him, Eugen sighed deeply. The mayor's office was even more modest than the hotel he had stayed in the previous night, and the situation in the city of Ljubljana was too bad.

The mayor didn't think anything of it, took out a large book of tattered paper from a cabinet in the room, and said to Eugen: "Honorable lord, this is the tax and expenditure situation in the Ljubljana region in recent years, please take a look. ”

Eugen became the lord of the place, and he naturally took over the taxes here. Generally speaking, the richer the city, the more tax revenue it will be able to provide. The Habsburg Empire, which had stood for thousands of years, was built on the basis of a large territory of lucrative taxation.

Eugen casually looked at the papers, and the various entries on them were messily listed, and he didn't understand very well. But when he saw the number in the bottom row, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked up at the mayor and said in surprise: "Oh, there are nearly 300,000 kild gold coins in a year of tax here, which is not bad." ”

Seeing Eugen's surprised expression, the mayor didn't want to hit him, but in the end he sighed and said, "Alas, Lord Lord, you are mistaken, that figure is not income, but expenses. Over the past year, the income of the Ljubljana region has been spent in excess of 300,000 kilds! ”

"What?" Hearing this, Eugen didn't react a little, and he immediately asked in astonishment: "You mean, in addition to having no tax revenue every year, this place has to post 300,000 kild gold coins upside down?" ”

The mayor nodded helplessly with a bitter expression on his face.

Seeing the mayor nodding, Eugen suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and he was unsteady on his feet and almost fainted to the ground.

"Oh my God, what the hell do I have to do here. Not to mention that you can't get a copper a year, you have to post 300,000 gold coins upside down, which is too tricky! ”

Silently wailing in his heart, Eugen straightened his waist suddenly, stared at the mayor with red eyes, and said: "No, even if the economic situation of this place is poor, it can't be so bad." Say, didn't you take advantage of the absence of a lord to secretly embezzle all the taxes! ”

The mayor is in his fifties and is not in good health. At this moment, being buttoned up by such a big hat as Eugen, I was so scared that I couldn't breathe a little.

After standing there for a long time, he said with a bitter face: "Honorable lord, you don't know anything. Ljubljana was like this because the previous lord had borrowed millions of gold coins from the Jews using the taxes as collateral. ”

The mayor paused, and then said with a sad expression: "Later, the lord could not pay the debt, and the creditor came here to demand the arrears. To pay off those arrears, we sold the old town hall. Every year's tax is also used to pay off debts, and even then, it takes five years to pay off all the debts. ”

Eugen's heart twitched with every word the mayor said. In the end, if it weren't for Margaret's support, he might have fainted and collapsed to the ground.

Margaret was aware of these situations, and whispered in Eugen's ear: "The mayor is not lying, and everyone knows the situation in Ljubljana. When the land belonged to the royal family, the royal family had to invest a lot of money in it every year to pay off debts. I want to seal this place to you, presumably to get rid of this trouble and reduce some of the financial burden. ”

Eugen was really completely depressed, and the emotional royal family buried a thunder for him here. He remembered the look on the prince's face when he put the king's edict in his hand, and he couldn't help but want to scold his mother.

"These old foxes, this is treating me as a patch, where there are loopholes, they will be plugged in." Eugen wanted to cry without tears, but it was useless to say anything, he had to choose to accept the city and pay its corresponding debts.

The mayor coughed dryly, and seemed to feel a little embarrassed, so he said in a tone like a treasure: "Don't worry, Lord Lord, in fact, Ljubljana has a very important asset, which now belongs to you. ”

Hearing that there were assets, Eugen's eyes immediately lit up, and he excitedly grabbed the mayor's rough hand and said, "Really? Mr. Mayor, what is the asset? ”

A mysterious smile appeared on the mayor's face, and he said slowly: "That's it, a magnificent castle, the name is called, Ljubljana Castle. ”