Any decision that appears unprofitable, or fails to satisfy the desires of those in the highest power, will be discarded.

Take, for example, the artillery program.

Undoubtedly, after some analysis by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was forced to abort.

There is not even the slightest room for redemption.

I am also helpless about this, after all, Dasai City is not my country, and it can't follow my ideas.

Rather than let it be shelved, it would be better to give the plan to the countries that can carry it out.

So, I bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, Weichen has another plan for the artillery plan. ”

Seeing that the artillery plan was about to be finalized, my restless factor came out again, which made the orc king slightly dissatisfied.

But in front of everyone, he couldn't refute me in person, so he had to hum and say, "Speak." ”

"Weichen thinks that if it is just an invitation, Vicky Castle may not agree, even if he agrees and sends people over, I am afraid that their food and lodging and part of the research funds will also be reimbursed by Dasai City, rather than this, it is better to sell the artillery plan to Vicky Castle, one can be exchanged for corresponding materials, fill the treasury, and the other can also sell personal favors to consolidate the relationship between the two countries."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had previously been praised by the Orc King, immediately took a step forward after hearing my second plan, bowed down and said: "The minister thinks that Elder An Xiaoyi's plan is very long, and I Dasai City and Fort Vechich are already allies, and they should take care of each other. ”

The orc king, who was sitting on the throne, thought for a moment with his chin on his lean, and said with his chin bowed: "Then do what Xiao Yi said, okay, it's not too early, let's break up." ”

As soon as I left the palace, I was stopped by the old duke and invited me to his house.

After taking a sip of tea, the old duke put down the teacup, sighed lightly, and said, "I have always been optimistic about your artillery plan." ”

"Thanks to the old duke," I said with a wry smile, "but it's a pity that Dasai City doesn't know how to do this." ”

"Although the power of science and technology is not comparable to manpower, it is still indispensable in daily life, the firing of teacups, the smelting of weapons, the invention of magic airships, without exception, all originate from the power of science and technology, only thinking about a strong country, but ignoring life, one day, Your Majesty will regret it."

"Actually, you don't have to be so pessimistic," I comforted him, "even if you can't develop it, you can always spend money to buy ready-made products, just like this teacup, isn't it also from the hands of elven art masters?" ”

"But the price hurts," the old duke smiled bitterly: "If you master this technique, can you still spend a lot of money to buy it?" ”

Speaking of this, he paused, glanced at me, and said, "If I say that I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy the manufacturing technology of the magic airship, will your father-in-law be willing to sell it?" ”

"If it's him......" I thought for a moment, "I shouldn't want to, after all, it's been his work for many years." ”

The old duke sighed gloomily.

After that, the two of us chatted for a long time, and the topic mainly revolved around the current situation in the Zephyr Continent, during which there were many disputes, but the overall atmosphere was still very friendly.

Dinner was at the old duke's house, during which I left and took the three daughters, Jin Siqi, Kailan and Daphne, and I thought that I would also bring the foodie girl by the way, but because the business of the multinational restaurant was too hot, this girl couldn't spare time at all, and she even wanted to detain me and help her do it together.

Luckily, I was clever, found a slot, and sneaked away.

Slipping out of the way, I can still hear the angry growl of the foodie girl.

The dinner prepared by the old duke was quite sumptuous, even more than the royal banquet at the palace.

During the dinner, the old duchess and I exchanged glasses and drank constantly, while the old duchess sitting next to me glared at her husband with threatening eyes from time to time, but because of the presence of my fiancées, she did not say much.

At this meal, the old duke drank happily.

After the dinner, I walked with the old duke in the courtyard of the mansion, and the old duke used the wine to tell me about the day when the orc king tested the hardness of the city walls.

He laughed and said, "Xiao Yi, don't you know, that night, Your Majesty was punished by Her Royal Highness the Queen to kneel on the washboard. ”

I was stunned and asked, "Why?" ”

"It's not because his strength has regressed so much" The old duke sighed with a smile and said: "I think that when Your Majesty was young, he was also the national power of our Dasai City, but I didn't expect that in just a few decades, he would have regressed to such an extent...... Hey, I should have thought that he hadn't trained himself for more than ten years. ”

I haven't trained myself for more than ten years?

With a shocked face, I blurted out, "Then why are you still so strong?" ”

"The foundation is hard" The old duke put his hands behind his back and said wistfully: "I think back then, in order to make him a talent, I spent a lot of effort...... Forget it, it's all from the past, so don't mention it. ”

Laughing self-deprecatingly, the old duke hummed in a simple, but very nice tone.

When I got home, I told Kellan about the Hardener, and the woman jumped up and down with excitement.

However, when I said that the funds would also be allocated by Dasai City, her excitement suddenly vanished, and she changed to a pitiful expression, and sat down beside me obediently, changing her usual ease and ease.

"Xiao Yi~~~~" Kailan turned six or seven tones in one sentence, and I got goosebumps all over my body when I heard it.

"What's the matter?"

"That...... In terms of funding, can you continue to fund me a little more? Kailan carefully observed my expression, saw that I frowned slightly, and immediately said: "As long as half of the original funds!" ”

Seeing that my expression was still serious, she tightened her nose and hesitated, "Three...... Third? ”

My eyes widened, and my eyebrows twitched: "One-third? ”

"Oh, it doesn't matter, it can't be less than a third anyway, otherwise I won't have the money to drink...... Ahh ”

Kailan hurriedly covered his mouth, and his beautiful eyes kept spinning.

"Hehe" I sneered twice, "It turned out to be for drinking." ”

Kailan saw that he had missed his mouth and couldn't deny it, so he had to laugh and say: "Eh, hey, hey, look at what you said, drinking is also an indispensable part of work~"

"The activity funds I gave you are enough to support a medium-sized guild for a month's operation, and you are good, in less than a month, you spent all of it on drinking, do you really think that my money is blown by the wind?"

Kailan stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, put his arm around me and said coquettishly, "How come? Where do you make more money from the wind? ”