"It's actually very simple, and there's only one reason." Anthony raised his index finger, "Wilnoa's Jotunheim area has newly explored a large magic crystal mine, and the preliminary forecast is that the magic crystal ore reserves exceed 30 million tons, and at least three million pounds of magic crystals can be refined, which is enough for the world for 20 years based on the current level of industrial energy consumption in the countries of Vares, and the Jotunheim area is precisely at the junction of the colonies of the Empire, Fizhen and Hailan, who can not be blushing when you say that such a large piece of pie has fallen?" Anthony smiled, took a sip of tea and continued: "In fact, not only the three kingdoms involved in the Magic Crystal Mining Area are tense, but Canaan and Baoshihua, who have no colonial settlement in Jotunheim, are also eager to try, but the former chose to support Hailan and Fei Zhen to divide the Magic Crystal Mining Area in exchange for benefits, and the latter tried to expand his power to Wilnoa by supporting the Empire. ”

"I see......" Roland listened to Anthony's account of the fierce competition between countries over the newly discovered magic crystal deposits, whether overt or covert, and finally realized why Corofa dared to ignore the imperial authorities' position of blockading the Far East and invite the delegation of the Kingdom of Kolas to attend the Bethlehem World Expo - this is likely to be a semi-public demonstration of implicit ****, cooperating with Fizhen and Hailan to put pressure on the authorities of the Yashan Empire.

Thinking about the joints, Roland suddenly shook his head and laughed.

"The Kingdom of Colas has no overseas interests to speak of, and it doesn't want to intervene in the disputes between the major powers in the colonies of the New World, we just want to live our lives in peace behind closed doors, Anthony, thank you for the good news, Krasburg has changed a lot in the past six months, you can walk around when you come back this time, I still have some business, so I won't accompany you."

His Royal Highness the Prince served tea to the guests, but Fogel rolled his eyes and refused to move his ass in the office.

"What are you up to?"

"Go to the countryside to collect grain and see how the harvest goes."

"Oops! It's a chore! Anthony's face changed, he got up and walked to the door, thought for a moment, and then turned around again, looking hesitant.

"If you don't leave, do you want to accompany me to the countryside?" Roland smiled nonchalantly, "Now the countryside is busy harvesting early rice, and a strong laborer like me sometimes has to be caught to help with farm work. ”

Anthony really looked bitter, scratched his head, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I don't have anything important to do now, it's boring to hang out alone, so let's go to the countryside with you." ”

"Are you sure?" Roland stared at him suspiciously.

"I'll take the piano with me, you do farm work, and I'll play the piano and sing next to you to cheer you on, wouldn't this division of labor be more reasonable?" Anthony said smugly.

"You will be beaten up in this way!" Roland waved his hand with a smile, "Forget it, if you want to go, come with me, you are a person, you only regret it when you suffer......"

Roland packed his desk and prepared to go out, but Anthony screamed in fuss again.

"You're going to go to the countryside in this outfit?"

"What's the matter, can't you wear a full evening dress when you go to the countryside?" Roland asked angrily.

"I mean do you want to put on armor."

Roland was silent, and looked at Fogel as if he were looking at an idiot.

"Why, you still don't understand? Do you think that the peasants are simple and kind countrymen? It's a joke, in fact, the peasants are the most cunning! If you want rice or don't give rice, you want wheat and say no, in fact, they all have it, but they are all hidden, and in order to pay a little less public food, they do everything! "Going to the countryside to collect grain is a risky errand, I have suffered a lot, you better learn from my lesson, wear a cuirass under your robe, and at least save a small life if you clash with the mob during the grain collection and are hit in the chest by a pitchfork." ”

Roland couldn't help but laugh when he heard him say this bitter advice: "What happened to you in the countryside in the interior of the empire to collect grain cannot be diverted to the countryside of the Far East, especially the agricultural reform pilot commune we are going to today, the local practice is enterprise farm management, and the peasants are all employees of the factory, equivalent to agricultural workers, how many acres of land, how much per mu, how much total harvest, the commune management committee has a detailed account, it cannot be hidden and there is no need to hide, not to mention this year's bumper grain harvest, there will be no obstacles when collecting taxes, If you don't believe me, come down with me and see. ”

"Humph! It's light...... In any case, there's nothing wrong with being a little more careful, you go to the station first, and I'll be there shortly. "Anthony just ran away.

Roland shook his head at his back and went downstairs to the carriage.

The official carriages of the Cabinet Office have been replaced with new carriages equipped with mature star tires and spring-loaded suspension suspension systems, and they run briskly and smoothly.

Roland drove out of town for half an hour, during which he gave two papers, until he was interrupted by the sound of a whistle outside the window.

"Your Highness, the train station has arrived, do you need to notify the dispatching department to prepare a special train?" The coachman asked respectfully.

"Of course not, when did you see me do a special train?" Roland said angrily.

The coachman laughed and said no more. He also knew that what he asked just now was a nonsense, His Royal Highness the prince didn't want a special train, no box, he always bought his own tickets to get on the bus, and squeezed hard seats with the flat-headed people. However, His Royal Highness the Prince is approachable without pomp and circumstance, and he can't take this as a convention, and the prince still has to ask about the procedures that the prince should have, so as not to be rude.

Roland waved his hand and sent the driver away, casually smeared two handfuls of disfiguring ointment on his face, raised his collar, lowered the brim of his hat, and successfully deceived the conductor to buy two tickets to "Red Stone Bridge Farm". Red Stone Bridge Farm is one of the 200 rural pilot villages, located in the plain along the river between Krasbourg and the Great Rapids, is a typical rice growing area in the Far Southeast, the commune is composed of six natural villages, with a population of 1,080 and an adult labor force accounting for 50%, operating a total of 35,000 acres of paddy fields, and the crops grown are mainly early rice.

The data reported by the management committee of the Hongshiqiao Commune is an average yield of 720 pounds per mu. This year's public grain will also be levied according to this yield, and Roland will mainly confirm whether the yield per mu is really so high.

Roland has only one requirement for rural pilots - to seek truth from facts. It is true that concealing grain output is an illegal move that harms the public and private interests, and it is equally undesirable to boast about the output and engage in "exaggerated style."

Ten minutes before the train departed, and Fogel had not yet appeared, so Roland had to wait in front of the open platform. I overheard a very familiar voice, and when I looked back, a group of young people dressed in tax police uniforms were lined up in a neat square on the platform, keeping their chests upright and upright, listening to the commander's lecture.