After the cabinet left, only the Duke, the eldest brother Ludwig, the second brother Henry, Eleanor and the Blue Sword were left in the study.

"Now we have three options." "Either go south to reinforce the two mountainous areas of Achnow and Achenkich, and continue to prevent the Wolf Army from moving north." ”

"Either send troops north to attack Franconia, and cooperate with the Emperor's coalition forces to flank the Duke of Griffon. And, a two-pronged approach, two ways to send troops. ”

"What's your opinion?" The Duke was noncommittal, and asked (tested) everyone again.

"I support sending troops to the north to welcome His Majesty's arrival as soon as possible." Henry still asserted, "Even if we don't send troops to the south, the mountain garrison can hold out for a while, and as long as His Majesty the Emperor arrives with a large army, the wolf family will never be able to win." ”

"I think it's better to send troops to the south to support." Since Henry chose one, Ludwig could only choose the other, "Sitting back and watching the mountain garrison be completely annihilated, and at the same time sending troops north to lose on the battlefield in Franconia, the loss of our family is too great." ”

"On the other hand, going south to reinforce and block the footsteps of the Wolf Army, on the one hand, can reduce the losses of the mountain garrison, and on the other hand, the task of penetrating the Franconian battlefield is completely entrusted to the Emperor's coalition army, which is naturally a more advantageous choice for us."

This may sound a bit selfish, but it is a matter of course in the Shinra family in today's feudal era.

Although ending the Imperial Civil War as soon as possible is beneficial to everyone in your own camp from a macro perspective, the premise is that the family does not invest too much.

On the other hand, if the civil war is finally stopped, and the Weissbachs pay a huge price in it, the emperor will give them some compensation after the war in order to appease the people, but it will not be able to make up for the losses they have suffered.

Because with the end of the war, the major families in the country resumed their competitive relations. Weaken the Weissbach family, and the other families will receive more post-war benefits, including the emperor's dragon family, everyone can have meat to eat, and they will naturally be happy to sit and see it.

Therefore, how to ensure that one's own family does not suffer too much while helping the camp win the civil war is a political necessity for any nobleman in this era. In a sense, Ludwig's answer was a certain level higher than Henry's.

However, the duke did not speak, and silence meant that he was not satisfied, and both sons trembled a little.

"Eleanor, what about you?" The Duke looked at his favorite little daughter.

Eleanor opened her mouth, and she heard No's voice in her head:

"Listen, Ellie......"

This, isn't that cheating? Eleanor couldn't laugh or cry. Noh read his father's thoughts, and then told her the answer, which was like asking the invigilator for the answer during the exam.

"I think we should go south to support the mountain garrison." "However, we can't do nothing about the battlefield situation in Franconia. ”

"Because after the end of the civil war, His Majesty the Emperor will inevitably send troops south to face the Holy See and attack the Italian and Canadian peninsulas. If we simply protect ourselves and do not contribute a single soldier to the current situation in the north, it is easy to be attacked by people with good intentions after the war. At that time, in order to prove his innocence, he will be forced to pay more troops for His Majesty's southern expedition. ”

"In other words, it is necessary to preserve one's own strength, but also to give an explanation to the emperor's coalition army in the north that is mired in the quagmire, and not to leave anyone with any tongue and handle, which is the best solution to the current situation."

"Hmm." The duke touched his beard. Eleanor's answer was undoubtedly more comprehensive than Ludwig's thoughts, "Then what do you think we should do?" ”

"We can try to contact the Saurons in Swabia and get them to rebel against the Griffons and cut off Franconia and Burgundy." Eleanor sighed in her heart, "In this way, there is no need to send too many troops, and it may also help the Emperor's coalition army to relieve the pressure and give an account to Your Majesty." ”

This answer finally made the duke smile on his face, and the two sons also showed expressions of sudden realization.

"So." The Duke took a moment to ask, "How do you convince the Saurons?" ”

"What is their situation now? What is the judgment of the civil war? Are you ready to rebel? If our envoys come to their territory, how can we persuade them to defect to the Emperor, and not to show their loyalty to Franconia in turn? ”

"It should be ......," Eleanor paused, "no, no official envoy should be sent. ”

"A small but well-trained team should be sent to investigate the current attitude and movements of the Sauron family first. If you feel that something is possible, you can reveal the identity of the Bavarian envoy and negotiate with him. If you feel that you can't do anything, you will naturally avoid startling the other party and forcing the other party to the opposite camp. ”

"So, did you hear my daughter's answer, Captain Asker?" The Duke looked away.

Asker: ..................

It's waiting for me here! Scheming guys!

However, for the mercenary group (or the player's thinking), he is not afraid of difficult tasks, but he is afraid of small rewards, as long as he gives enough rewards, it is easy to say, so he nodded and said:

"Our mercenary group can take on this mission, but ...... Last mission reward, should we settle it first? ”

"Of course." The Duke of Bavaria agreed very simply.

In all fairness, it is indeed more appropriate for the Blue Sword mercenary group to go than for the Weissbach family.

Because the former really has nothing to do with Bavaria, after all, the mercenary group was born in the wilderness, and if something happens, it is convenient to dissociate itself from the Weissbach family.

For Weissbach, it was just a matter of paying a few potions from the warehouse.

Even this world still abides by the 28th law, that is, more than 80% of extraordinary resources are in the hands of 20% of the few.

These people were either ancient transcendent sects or secular nobles. Normal people may not be able to have any intersection with them in their lives, and even if they have ambitions in this area, they may have to struggle hard for decades to reach the corresponding threshold.

So, in a sense, Sheila and Eleanor, the members with deep backgrounds, really saved the whole team a lot of time for capital accumulation.

After obtaining the potion he needed from the Duke, Aske left Weissbach Palace, intending to go to the nearest potion shop to find the Phantom Shell.

As a result, he ran into Meyer again at the gate of the palace.

"Oh, Captain Asker, don't come unharmed." The future Block Juggernaut, the mustachioed man of the present greets him warmly.

"Your Excellency Meyer." Aske nodded, "I thought you were gone." ”

"I was going to Strasbourg." "However, with the rebellion of the Duchy of Franconia, the road to the Duchy of Swabia was blocked. ”

"And because I have recently invested at my own expense and printed books, my savings have been exhausted, so I want to dedicate this swordsmanship of mine to the Duke of Bavaria first, and see if I can exchange it for some money."

Meyer said frankly, his expression seemed a little annoyed, and Asker certainly understood what he meant:

Having previously accepted employment from the Wolf Legation, he feared that he would be blacklisted by the Weissbach family.

However, after all, Meyer is now penniless, and there is really no way to sustain the follow-up finances, so he can only try his luck here.

But to be honest, according to Aske's understanding of the Duke of Bavaria, people didn't even take Wolf's original envoys seriously, and it was even more nonsense to hold a grudge against Meyer.

So he took a finely bound and beautifully printed paper book from Meyer's hand, and said:

"I'll pass it on to the Duke for you."

"That's great." Meyer rubbed his hands excitedly, "In order to print this "The Skill of Sword Fighting", it cost me 300 gold Lorraine coins to print just the number of prints, and almost all of them are about to go bankrupt. If I could, I would like to sell it to the Duke for 30 gold coins...... No, it's for the duke, and of course it's up to you how much you can get in exchange. ”

The Gold Lorraine Coin is a precious metal coin issued by His Majesty the Emperor of the House of Saxony. In terms of purchasing power, 1 gold coin is equivalent to 2 times the purchasing power of 1 silver mark of the Venice banknote, but its ability to retain value is far better than that of silver marks, after all, the latter is essentially just a piece of paper.

Originally, the southern principalities of HRE preferred to use silver mark banknotes, but due to the recent wars, everyone was worried that the city-state of Venis would succumb to the pressure of the Holy See, so there was a tendency in the market to start switching to Lorraine gold coins From this point of view, the price of 30 gold coins was actually not cheap, and Meyer was even worried that it would make the duke feel like he was wronged.

However, Asker is well aware of the value of this book, compared to the swordsmanship works of Emperor Leo VI of Dongluo, which teaches you how to calculate the collision volume, mass, and moment at every turn, this book is really suitable for the early and middle period of swordsmanship practitioners, and many of the basic principles and techniques in it are explained more thoroughly.

So he muttered for a moment, and then spoke:

"For 30 gold coins, I can buy a ......."

"No, this is a gift for you." Meyer magically took out a book from behind him, "Please help dedicate it to the Duke of Bavaria, thank you~"

Asker was speechless. He actually wanted to buy a copy and use it as a teaching material for the girls, and by the way, he also funded the future Block Sword Saint to build a good relationship in advance.

Unexpectedly, the other party immediately put on a flattered posture, and in turn wanted to curry favor with him...... It can only be said that thirty years in Hexi, thirty years in Hedong, at this time the young man is really poor.