"Is this possible? Ms. Joseni? If he succeeds this time, he will definitely continue to follow the path of an alchemist, and he may never come back. Apollil frowned.

"Don't worry, little guy, the so-called nobleman your friend met doesn't understand the alchemy market at all. The alchemical products of the kingdom are basically concentrated in the cities of the central and southern regions, where there are enough alchemists and alchemy raw materials. Here in the royal city? There is nothing, if there is a small-scale alchemy studio, then it can be developed. The size of the alchemy workshop, well, the bigger it opens, the more you lose. Don't worry, little guy, if it's fast, it's a few months, if it's short, it's a year and a half, and it won't last. When the time comes, if you persuade him well, it is estimated that he will be able to put this mind to rest. ”

"Well, you have a point. Thank you so much, oh, it's time for me to go, next time, I'll come back~! The girl got up, saluted Josephne and Kirin, and then turned and left the hotel.

"What a silly girl, not quite like you." The hotel owner looked at the bartender, "Smart, alert, and polite." Speaking of which, don't you mention this junior? ”

"Well, I used to be as kind and innocent as her... Tsk, I know you don't believe it! Looking at Joseni's stupid expression, Ji Lin said indignantly, "She is different from me, she is a shadow, and I am a fierce blade." However, with her appearance of being crazy about love, it's really a pity not to be a fierce blade. ”

It was late in the evening, Naples. Poliba was packing up his papers, planning to go to the bar to find his lover when he was gone. It's just that the order from the palace made him have to leave to face the saint.

At the palace, King Ether VI was meeting with the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice, and the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer--- Raul. Feng. Juvele. Caspo, an old royal nobleman. After the Great Purge, the king had to bring in the long-retired old man to reorganize the treasury, which almost no longer existed.

"Zimmerdo, how is the investigation and interrogation of the traitors going? I remember you saying that in their vaults and vaults, quite a lot of incriminating evidence was found? How has the identification and collation of these exhibits been done? The king first inquired of the Minister of Justice.

"Your Majesty, none of the thieves and ministers captured by the ministers are innocent, most of them are bastards who deserve to be put on the gallows, and a few are scum who must be punished with more cruel punishments. As for the evidence of the crime ... Zimmerduo hesitated, "Your Majesty, the minister still thinks that this matter is fraudulent. ”

The Minister of Justice handed over several of the letters he was carrying to Sero, who handed them to the king.

"So much! Kindness? Anyway, there was only one sender, and the recipient covered most of the southern nobles and a small number of Yi chieftains. The king took a cursory look and motioned for the minister to continue.

"Your Majesty, this is only a small amount of evidence for one of them, and the evidence of the other nobles is more and more complete than this. Not only have these moths been uniting with the southern overhead palaces, but they are also entangled with the barbarians who have gradually become dangerous enemies. The pickets found more than one piece of bloody belongings in their underground vaults, all of which were from the hands of barbarians who plundered caravans and ransacked villages and towns. This group of people who should be destroyed even has a grain deal with the northern demons! "The more the minister spoke, the more agitated he became, for him, these people were no longer treason, but the most heinous sin of betraying the entire human community!

"It's just that this investigation went too smoothly." Zimmerdo calmed down, "Your Majesty, many of these documents and exhibits are hidden in secret rooms or secret compartments, and normally, they will not be discovered so quickly, and may even be missed. However, in this search, the secret doors found were basically destroyed and exposed, and a large number of hidden secret rooms were marked by some formulas, and even one secret room was directly marked with a red arrow! ”

"How can there be such a thing? No matter how stupid those villains are, they would never have acted so unwisely. It must have been someone else's doing! My capture is not secretive, but it is swift enough! To be able to do this in such a short period of time, they must have a lot of power, and they are very familiar with the nobles in the royal city. Ether VI was a little shocked, he thought that it was just his subordinates who were able to do things, but at this time he knew that there was a huge and hidden force, calling for wind and rain in the royal city, he couldn't help but be a little frightened, but also a little lucky, if it wasn't for the early start to eliminate the infiltrated treasury, once the other party took the lead, the consequences would be serious.

"Your Majesty, the minister has shifted the focus of his work to this mysterious force. It's a pity that the investigation in this area is not so smooth, only one thing is certain, they are lurking again, and may have even left the royal city for the most part. The minister's subordinates only found a few abandoned strongholds. The few clues left there are not enough to support us to continue our investigation. Speaking of this, the Minister of Justice looked helpless, he felt that in this incident, he was completely led by the other party.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the training of the new monarch is going to be accelerated. At the same time, it is also necessary to step up the defense of the kingdom between the north and the south. The minister felt that the moment of rebellion in the south was not far off. The minister of the monarchy stepped forward with a melancholy face to admonish.

"Gronnie, do you mean that this mastermind behind the scenes, exposing the black material of the south to the court, wants to completely force the anti-southern forces?" After a moment's thought, the king realized the terror of the black hand.

"Exactly, Your Majesty. Since the first king's central delegation bill was resisted by the fools of the south. King V had to acquiesce to the de facto independence of the South. For decades, the South has long been an independent state with the name of a kingdom. They only pay a few tax items, and secretly carry out a large amount of smuggling and illegal goods. The kingdom was able to tolerate it before, because there was the infiltration of the southern nobles in the court, and at the same time, the demons in the north were also aggressive, and the kingdom did not have the strength to resist the possible demon king and the king while carrying out a civil war between the north and the south. ”

When the minister of the monarch said this, he sighed slightly, shook his head, and said: "The contradictions between the northern central court, which is dominated by the palace support faction, and the southern aristocratic faction, which opposes the central court, have been destined for a great battle since the failed reform of the fifth emperor. Your Majesty, since your accession to the throne, you have always had the idea of bringing back the southern region to the kingdom's territory. It's just that before, the time had not yet come, and now, it has reached the stage where we have to prepare for battle. ”

"In this matter, I have already realized that the evil fruit planted by the previous king, as the heir, I have the responsibility to eradicate it! Caspo, how is the restructuring of the Ministry of Finance? ”

"Very bad, Your Majesty." This old man is seventy-three years old this year, and he has been working overtime for the past few days.

"Your Majesty, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, that shameful traitor. He hired a large number of southern moths, and the accounts of the entire department were in shambles. A large amount of the kingdom's property was eaten by this group of rats, and a large amount of private taxes were divided among them. Ah, thanks to Zimmerdo and his men, it's finally sorted out at the moment, and the young man of the Falys family is also very neat, you can consider letting him take my place in the future... The old minister replied tiredly, and gradually deviated from the topic.

"So, what is the state of the treasury today? Also, have the officials been arranged for the reserves of the Junchou and the grain depot? These few things are related to the future fate of the kingdom! Ether VI had to interrupt the old man's self-talk and ask about a few things that he was most concerned about.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty~" The old man who came back to his senses was a little embarrassed and cleared his throat: "Here are two not-so-good news to tell Your Majesty:

First, from the hands of the moths, the kingdom confiscated about 200,000 gold tals worth a total of about 200,000 and a small number of gold coins from other countries, estimated to be worth 20,000 gold tals. At the same time, there are a large number of real estate and other expensive property, such as famous paintings, jewelry, etc., which have not been estimated, and the total price is estimated to be no less than 30,000 gold tals. With such a large number of assets, a serious problem is that they are difficult to use directly in the short term, which would quickly destroy the current market.

Second, a large amount of grain from the Mexican treasury was recovered, and the secret granary found by the Ministry of Justice was also full of smuggled grain. What's more puzzling is that these are basically from that maritime principality, tsk, there is not enough food in that place to be exported. Although in the short term, the people in the north, including the future monarchs, do not need to worry about food. However, the minister was very worried that once the war broke out and the grain sales were banned in the south, it would be difficult for us to hold out for a long time. ”

When the king heard this, his heart became even more anxious. Fortunately, at this time, the chamberlain told him that the young ruler had arrived at the palace.

Naples entered the front hall and bowed to King Ace VI.

"Excuse me, get up. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the new commander-in-chief of the royal city, Naples. There are several people here, you know Gronny, and the other two, one is the Minister of Justice, Zimmerdo, and the other is Baron Raul, who is currently acting as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The king gave a brief account of the ministers present.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Raul looked at the young man a little and said in an appreciative tone: "Your Majesty, this is a young man from Sisco Island. Oh, it's really a good seedling, no wonder Gronnie has been praising it. However, isn't it inappropriate for you to put him in charge of reorganizing the new monarch? The minister has read his resume and performed well, but, in the final analysis, he is just the commander of the artillery battalion. It is a bit too much to entrust him with such a great responsibility. ”

"This is a decision I made after discussing with Groni, after all, after the fall of the Iron Guard, there are not many people available to the king. Except for those scum officers and soldiers infiltrated by the southerners, the others were either incompetent or underqualified. The king looked helpless, "Originally, Groni was supposed to be in charge of this matter, but the current court can't do without him." ”