"Your Highness Roland, I have no disrespect for you, please allow me to say a few honest words that you don't like to hear! Whether you admit it or not, the rulers of the Far East are in fact a rebel army that has not yet been recognized by the imperial authorities, and there are great calls from both the government and the opposition to launch a crusade to recover the provinces of the Far East. You also know that the magic crystal is an important industrial energy and strategic resource, since the imperial government does not recognize the legitimacy of the rebel regime in the Far East, how can it export the magic crystal to the Far East in violation of the law? If His Highness Frank insists on doing so at your instigation, it will be tantamount to funding the enemy country, and he will be condemned by the government and the opposition! ”

Frank's face changed when he heard his fierce warning. After all, he has not yet sat on the throne, and the old emperor is still alive for a day, and his position as the crown prince cannot be said to be absolutely secure. If, as John Lauer pointed out, he became a traitor to the country, and his position would not be preserved, let alone any reforms.

John Lauer struck while the iron was hot and continued to launch a general attack on Roland with his words and swords.

"His Royal Highness Roland's peep in my banknote issuance plan is based on the assumption that the government will inevitably issue banknotes indiscriminately. It's ridiculous, why should the rulers of the empire have to be as stupid as you think, and have to over-issue paper money without restraint? Your Royal Highness Roland, the silver banknotes you issue in the Far East are also paper money, and the indiscriminate issuance of silver banknotes will also cause a financial bubble. ”

"Of course not...... At least not yet. Roland replied helplessly.

"That's even weirder! You yourself are able to exercise careful control over the amount of paper money issued, so why should it be concluded that His Highness Frank and the Imperial Government cannot exercise the same caution? Are you so arrogant that you think you are the only wise man in the world? John Raul asked sharply.

Roland shook his head and smiled bitterly, speechless.

"Brother Roland, John doesn't know how to be polite, and his tone is too impulsive, you are so forgiving, I want to hear more of your opinions." Frank's tendencies are already obvious, but out of politeness, he is still kind to Roland.

"Thanks to His Highness's appreciation, it's a pity that I'm only a shallow learner, so there's really nothing to say." Roland was in a mood.

"Then that's all for today, I'll go back and think about it again." Frank sighed. From any point of view, Roland was completely inferior in the-for-tat debate with John Lauer, and it was self-evident who he should listen to.

Roland saw that Frank had made a choice in his heart, and refused to express his position in person just to save some face for his distinguished guest who came from afar, so he also made a full set of plays - on the surface he looked lost, but he was very calm inside, and even wanted to laugh.

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The interaction between people is like this: there are fewer drinks for a thousand soulmates, and there are more than half a sentence of speculation. Roland accepted Frank's invitation and traveled thousands of miles to the Holy City to help him with his "great cause of reform", although for some self-evident reason, he did not contribute all his wisdom, but Roland asked himself to be worthy of Frank - at least he did not tell a word of lie to Frank, and dared to take responsibility for the advice he provided and the criticism he made.

Unfortunately, Frank's suggestions to him were half-hearted, from land reform, agricultural reform, tax reform, religious reform to currency reform, Roland gave a lot of advice, Frank adopted four or five points at most, and the most important part was rashly discarded, which made Roland deeply regret.

Roland would not have cared too much if Frank's inability to fully take his advice was due to his wariness, his inability to fully trust a rebel leader from the Far East, or the fact that he had been so distracted by speculators like John Raul that he could not listen to his advice. What really makes him feel very sorry is that Frank is not that kind of person.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a very contradictory personality, both open-minded, tolerant and sincere, but also very arrogant in his bones; He tried to portray himself as a corporal of courtesy and an undoubted image, and he almost did it, but at the critical moment, he still couldn't hold back his inner conceit, threw off the obstacles of others and acted according to his own ideas; He is well aware that his ongoing career has a long way to go and is full of dangers, and he tries to be more modest and cautious, but he can't always restrain his rash and impetuous temperament. This contradictory personality allows him to get off to a good start in whatever he does, but can he finish well? That's hard to say.

During Roland's week-long trip to the Holy City, he met many important figures in the imperial government and the opposition, but getting to know Crown Prince Frank was the biggest gain of his trip. Although the time spent together is short, he has a deep understanding of the other party's temperament and way of thinking, recognizes Frank's various advantages and insurmountable defects, if fate will one day push him and Frank to a head-to-head position, Roland is confident that he can know himself and his opponent.

"Your Royal Highness Frank, thanks to your love, invited me, a countryman from the Far East, to come to the Holy City to participate in the fateful round table, in the blink of an eye I have been stranded in the Holy City for a week, during this time my eyes have been opened, and I have made a lot of interesting friends, now is the time to say goodbye to you, it's a pity that I am only a shallow learner, I can't help you anything, this is the biggest regret of my trip, I wish you a smooth implementation of the reform plan, the Yashan Empire will get out of trouble as soon as possible, I hope that the next time we meet, we can still drink and talk like today."

To be fair, Roland felt that Frank was already very good to himself. Put yourself in the shoes of Frank, if the core of the opposing camp came to his own turf alone, would he be as enthusiastic as Frank? Roland asked himself how difficult it would be. When it was time to leave, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"How...... Brother Roland, you're going back to the Far East!? Frank looked stunned.

"The Far East also has the difficulties of the Far East, and I have no choice but to do so, and I hope His Highness will understand." Roland's face was silent, and he was ready to deal with the eventuality.

"I understand your difficulties, alas...... I'm sorry, Brother Roland, but your difficulties are more or less related to me, after all, we are all burdened with the expectations of countless people. Frank sighed sadly, reached out and touched the storage bag, took out a book, and said to him emotionally: "I can guess without you saying it, when you received my invitation, your relatives and friends must have persuaded you not to come to the Holy City, but you still took a huge risk to come to me, and selflessly provided me with many valuable advice, Brother Roland, I really thank you, I give you a small gift before parting, not only to thank you for your help, but also to leave a testimony to our friendship, please do not refuse." ”