I am not afraid that people are ambitious, but I am most afraid that people are lazy and inactive. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It can be seen from the definition of the word that ambition is not a derogatory term, it is at least a medium term; Ambition is greed, desire, and the driving force to move forward, and throughout the ages, any great conqueror, or anyone who has done a great job, is a man of great ambition.

But laziness, laziness is the original sin, the gentlest poison, which makes a man peacefully drown in the satisfaction of hypocrisy; As long as a person is contaminated with this poison, even if it is only a little, he is doomed to achieve nothing until he has not withdrawn.

Magnus would rather his subjects be ambitious than have his subjects learn from the Egyptians to lie on the sand and count the stars.

It is difficult for ambitious people to rule, but in order to accomplish their ambitions, they will forge ahead, they will learn, and they will do their best to climb up; It may be difficult at first, but once these people are united and find a common interest and common pursuit, the power of this group of people will far exceed that of those who do nothing.

As for the Egyptians who lay on the beach and counted the stars, who else misses them except the magnificent pyramids and many complicated myths and legends?

Without.

Never again.

Because of this, Magnus tolerated Alphonse and turned a blind eye to some of his small actions.

Because first of all, Alphonse was a gifted man who was willing to work hard.

Talent is a burden if you put it in the wrong place, but it is ability when you put it in the right place. Alphonse is naturally burly, this is his biggest capital, as the saying goes, strength is not lost, just with this impressive figure, Alphonse can scare a few people when he stands out.

Then, Alphonse was a poacher and knew some archery, which was a complete accident, and Magnus didn't take it to heart as an add-on.

Magnus cared about Alphonse knowing how to do hard labor.

Whether it's learning the fastest when standing in a military stance, or Magnus giving him the task of 'getting everyone to shout slogans with enthusiasm like you', or even the final South Gate Pillar, Alphonse has done it quite well.

This gave Magnus a plan to further train him.

He even thought that when Alphonse finished cleaning up the rubble, he would throw him under Odegar's men and train him for a while.

Marching and fighting, setting up camps, boosting morale, and logistical supplies...... A good general has to do more than just charge ahead.

None of these Alphons.

But it doesn't matter, even if there are thousands of shortcomings, as long as you are willing to work hard and study, you will one day grow and improve.

In fact, even Odega, who had a typical aristocratic prejudice and a personal opinion at the beginning, is now a bit pleasing to Alphonse, and can finally say something good when he speaks, instead of blindly complaining.

This was a relief to Magnus and strengthened his confidence.

Take Alphonse as the leader, as the banner, as the benchmark, to attract all those who have ambitions in this land; Whether he was a down-and-out nobleman or a pauper, whether he was full of wealth or illiterate, as long as he had the ability and the ability that Magnus could use, Brittany would never be stingy.

Although he would not, and could not, like Cao Cao, issue a 'recruitment decree' with such fanfare as he did to attract the best of the world—that would be too ostentatious and violate all the taboos of the nobility—Magnus believed that those who had ambitions but had great ambitions would definitely converge on Brittany like a carp crossing the river.

All it takes is time.

The time to get the word out.

And when it comes to spreading the news, this has to mention the business travel in all directions. In fact, the only way for the noble lords in some remote places to receive news was through merchant travel.

Now, the business travel situation in Brittany is quietly not good.

"Your Royal Highness, according to the descriptions of the citizens of Saint-Malo, there have been significantly fewer merchants passing by in the past two days."

At this time, there is only Odegar who can call Magnus His Royal Highness the prince.

And then, it's about what Odega said, about the reduction in business travel.

From a common sense point of view, this is quite normal.

For just a few days ago, Brittany was still at war, and everywhere there was chaos, and only those with holes in their heads would come, except for the notorious war hounds.

But both Magnus and Odegar understand that this is not the real reason.

If it was because of the war, then the war is over, and in this war I don't know how many tools have been destroyed, how many houses have been destroyed - at least, Brittany needs more coffins.

In the past, businessmen who smelled business opportunities should have flocked to the market.

But so far it hasn't.

This doesn't make sense.

But it's in human nature.

Because the merchants were afraid, afraid of Magnus.

During the Siege of Saint-Malo, dozens of merchants were killed by javelins, simply because of a simple 'hello' from Magnus.

There is no doubt that such a disregard for life, especially for the life of a merchant, has caused great fear among the merchants.

Although Marx said that 'businessmen dare to take risks for the sake of 100% profits, and are even willing to sell the rope that hangs them for 300% profits', but when they come to Brittany to buy and sell goods, Brittany has no special products, and they cannot make so much money!

The risk is not proportional to the profit, and even the most daring businessman will not take this risk.

As a result, Brittany is now extremely empty of goods, and some of the goods brought by merchants, such as blacksmiths, need to rely on the 'metal rods' brought by merchants to make iron, and now all of them are in a state of suspension.

Although this is not a big deal, the development of the Duchy of Brittany, in the words of the book, is still in a 'small peasant economy', which is self-sufficient and does not matter if it is closed off from the country.

But Magnus still wants to do business.

After all, farming can only be fed, and business can make a fortune.

Get rich, who doesn't love this kind of thing?

"Our friend, Lefèvre, seems to be going to Paris, isn't he?"

After thinking for a moment, Magnus asked completely unrelated questions.

"I heard that the knight of Lefèvre is packing his bags and is probably going to say goodbye in the next few days."

Odegar replied.

Lefèvre was leaving, and Magnus was reluctant to do so—mainly the elite riders—but he couldn't do anything about it.

After all, Lefèvre was borrowed by him from King Louis VII of France, and now that Brittany has also been defeated and the situation is stable, even the Count of Brest, who is bent on being a fisherman, has to temporarily withdraw his troops because of spring ploughing, what reason does he have to continue to keep Lefèvre?

Not to mention anything else, the general led a heavy army outside, and he also had close contacts with Magnus, so Louis VII was so relieved of Lefèvre?

Lefèvre is naïve, not stupid!

"So, you can help me deliver a message to Lefèvre."

Magnus groaned, then said:

"It is said that the Duke of Brittany was so mad before he died that he burned down all the granaries in the city, and now there is not a single grain in the city of Nantes, and he may not even be able to gather the seeds for spring ploughing. Therefore, I hope that on the way back, in Champagne, or in Paris or Orleans, he will announce that I am willing to buy wheat at a price of 10% above the market price, on a first-come, first-served basis."