Chapter 182: Existential Vigilance
Interested? Of course I'm interested, and I'm very interested, but Regis didn't expect that Rita's goal would be so ambitious.
"Even if it can't develop to the size of the Empire, at least it is necessary to restore Evel to its original state, no, it should be said that it is far beyond the original Evel."
The girl's words kept echoing in her ears, and even when she finally walked out of the palace, Regis did not suppress the excitement in her heart. You must know that such words are not casual words, and what kind of level was the original Evel?
If it is only counted as a comprehensive national strength, it can be said that it is far inferior to the Ames Empire, but in terms of commercial development, it is the top existence on the entire continent; In terms of military strength, although the original Duchy of Ever was destroyed by the four countries led by the Duchy of Otto, it is undeniable that if it is only against any of these countries, the victorious side will definitely be on the side of Evel. This is not an exaggeration, after all, not to mention the Black Rose Knights under Xiao Yueluo, even the other troops of the Duchy of Evel have also used the modern training methods brought by Rita, but due to the short period of time, coupled with some special reasons, the effect is not particularly obvious, but even so, the improvement in discipline and cooperation is real.
As for if you want to far surpass the original Duchy of Evel, then the first aspect that can be started must be the general improvement of the strength of the army, whether it is team cooperation or individual strength, or the improvement of equipment quality, these can be said to be the direction that Rita will grasp; Of course, if you want to improve these points, a large amount of money is also necessary; Finally, there is the expansion of soldiers, thinking that the Principality of Evel was defeated at this point, the number of soldiers is insufficient, although even ordinary soldiers have the ability to fight one against two, but at the same time in the face of the attack of four countries of the same size, but it is also powerless.
"But where does the expansion of the army come from? It is not the sons of the nobles who are high and arrogant, nor are they the merchants who have money and capital, but the commoners. If a country wants to be strong, the population base is also particularly important, after all, agriculture needs people, business leaders, service catering industry also need people, these industries can only really develop if there are more people. And in addition, more people can also stimulate the development of the economy, and as long as the economy can develop, the people's passion for life can be improved, and then drive their enthusiasm for production and form a virtuous circle. In addition, agricultural taxes should be reduced or reduced, and commercial taxes should also be adjusted accordingly, and the development of a country depends on whether the people are rich, otherwise everything else is nonsense. ”
In fact, when he first heard these words from Rita's mouth, Regis could be said to be very surprised, knowing that even Rita had never made such a statement.
It stands to reason that she should be more cautious after becoming the queen, after all, whether it is as a royal family or considering Evel's current situation, Rita should have protected the interests of those nobles and merchants, but now someone is doing the opposite and making a move to defend the commoners, which if some people who don't know her know, they will definitely think that this person is crazy.
After all, interests aside, once you offend those nobles and big merchants, who will lead the troops to fight? Who's going to help you prepare your rations? There are also some food and clothing in the palace, most of which have passed through the hands of those noble merchants, and once Rita's ideas are used by her to make them a reality, it will definitely be an act of stabbing the hornet's nest and looking for death.
Of course, if this happened to some other person, maybe Regis would have thought the same way, but that would be a different story if the proposer himself could not explain it in ordinary terms. I think that at the beginning, Rita's body was weak enough to make the entire Duchy of Evel in order as a princess, not to mention the current identity of the queen, what she couldn't do in the past was because of that right and no worries, plus that terrifying ability that I don't know where I got it, it can be said that as long as Rita wants to, what I said before will not be a problem.
It's just that what Regis didn't expect was ......
"Instructor Regis, it's not good, it's not good~, Queen, Her Majesty She, she's ......"
"What's wrong with the Queen!? Could it be that something is wrong!? ”
In the barracks, Regis, who had just finished a training session, had not had time to sit down and drink a saliva when he saw a soldier rushing in from outside the lounge, and his words made someone's face change dramatically.
"Her Majesty she, Her Majesty is fine......"
"No, it's okay, what are you messing around!?" A slap on the little soldier's head, and then Regis turned around and took the cup on the table and drank.
"But......" The little soldier was a little aggrieved, and after hesitating for a moment, he still said the unfinished words, "But Her Majesty is fine, but the president of the Christian Chamber of Commerce was arrested by Her Majesty, and now he is being stripped of his clothes and parade through the streets!" ”
"Poof...... Ahem, what do you say!? "What is called not amazing and endless, this is it. After coughing twice, Regis looked directly at the little soldier with wide eyes, and under someone's terrifying gaze, the little soldier trembled and repeated the previous words, followed by the scene of someone suddenly rushing out of the door......
"Come on, come on, let's take a look......"
"Huh? Isn't this Miss Eudora? How...... Well? Isn't the person tied up in that car the president of the Christian Chamber of Commerce? Why are you still naked? ”
"Who do you say that's that?"
"What? Brother, you're new here, aren't you? Don't know the president of the Christian Chamber of Commerce? ”
"It's true that I just came from other towns today, but I also know the president of the Christian Chamber of Commerce, so it doesn't seem to be this one, right? And even if this is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, why is a president arrested, and he still looks like this? ”
"It wasn't the same one a year ago, but you've probably heard about Evel's defeat in the first place."
"Well, I've heard of it, and I've heard of someone breaking the myth of the undefeated general, and it's supposed to be Finley Bell."
"Hmph, how can that person be compared to Lord Evelina, if it weren't for the fact that the four countries attacked Evel from four directions at the same time, the general would not have faced the dilemma of being surrounded by more than ten times the number of troops, let alone losing to that Finley Bell!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to underestimate that General Evelina at all, I just ......"
"I don't care what you want to do, but if you are disrespectful to the general, let alone us civilians, even Her Majesty will not forgive you."
"Her Majesty?"
"That's right, it's Her Majesty, the daughter of the old Duchy of Ever, who brought someone back some time ago to kill her, not only that, but Her Majesty also destroyed the Duchy of Otto, and saw the woman standing in front of several soldiers, right?"
"Well, I see."
"I'm telling you, don't think she's a bully because she looks like a child, last time in a tavern in front, a mercenary was arrested by Miss Eudora for making trouble."
"Caught? Doesn't the Mercenary Guild care about this? ”
"Why bother? And Her Majesty also said that since you have the courage to do bad things, you must be conscious and punished, plus the most important thing for mercenaries is credit and character, so the president of the guild is also very supportive of this matter. ”
"I see......"
"Oh, by the way, are you here for Her Majesty's succession?"
"Succession ceremony? Could it be that this queen has just ascended to the throne without even doing this!? ”
"Yes and what? Her Majesty has never cared about these false gifts, and if it were not for the strong demand of many people, I am afraid that Her Majesty would not even have planned to hold this ceremony. ”
"How ...... it is"
“…… Listen, as just said, the president of the Christian Chamber of Commerce has committed the murder of innocent girls due to tax evasion, so Her Majesty ordered that the Chamber of Commerce be completely closed down and sentenced to death, of course, most of the things confiscated this time will be used for the construction of the army and the city, and the rest will be donated to the Mullin Orphanage, which is dedicated to adopting some homeless children......"
As soon as Udora finished speaking, the crowd applauded, and the procession continued, and while it was all going on, Regis came to the palace again.
"Yo, uncle, you're here~"
"What do you want to do this time?" As soon as he sat down on the couch, Regis opened his mouth directly, but the calm appearance did not seem to be questioning at all.
"I think you could have been a little more intense."
"Don't be poor, get down to business." Regis glared at Rita.
"I'm telling the truth." Rita shrugged her shoulders and added, "I'm just curious about your attitude." ”
"My attitude? I think you should know, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you until now. ”
Rita was silent, and Regis sighed a little helplessly after seeing her like this: "Let me ask first, have you ever believed in the teacher?" Even if it's just a little bit. ”
"I ......"
"Alright, I got it." Regis waved his hand, looking very tired, "Although I have been faintly aware of it for a long time, it is time for you to put away your vigilance against everyone." ”