Grinko's prime minister, Tari, and Hollow are dealing with politics with some other ministers.

"Recently, the emperor has been unwell again, and we must continue to work hard to help His Majesty share some affairs. Bloomer, the minister in charge of agriculture, was dressed in clothes similar to Hollow's, and he had a report on this autumn's harvest in his hand.

"If you want to share the pressure of Your Majesty, you must first share the pressure of the front-line army," Prime Minister Hollow sat in his office chair, he had just taken the report handed to him by Bloomer, and his eyes were fixed on the news of the harvest, "This year's fields are bumper harvests, but most of the grain income is in the southern cities, and it is estimated that the Duke and his wife will not be willing to share the harvest with us." ”

Bloomer nodded and said, "But we can send someone to discuss with Madame Purple, such as dividing the occupied land to Duke Pobo, if this is the price, the other party may transport grain to the front line." ”

Hollow knew that Duke Popo's prestige in the south was very high, and if there was no way to join forces with the other side to fight the rebels, the Duke would also become a big problem - especially when the rebels in the west were growing stronger and stronger, and the troops on the front line were about to lose the Split Mountains, the Oguna Empire could no longer afford to have other powerful factions turn away.

"I will send my son to go in person, Lord Bloomer, please rest assured. ”

"Although Carlos is very shrewd and capable, I think it is better for the Prime Minister to borrow food himself," the Minister in charge of armaments, Kemp, looked obscene, but his voice was very loud, "After all, with the character of Lady Purple, Sir Carlos will definitely suffer a lot." The Ordnance Minister Kemp completely ignored Carlos, the head of the Lightning Knights, who was standing aside, but the Prime Minister's son did not show a look of disgust, but listened to the Imperial Ministers with a little respect.

"I'll think about it," Hollow sorted out all the paperwork on agriculture before proceeding with the ordnance report, "As far as I know, the armory that was originally built in the West has been destroyed by our men, and the armory on our side must be put on guard. ”

Camp took a roll of letters from his sleeve and placed it on Hollow's desk.

"My men have reported to me that spies from the Western Rebels have recently infiltrated our storage and weaponry area, but Grand Duke Petwich has arrested them for interrogation. The Minister of Ordnance spoke in a calm tone.

Hollow opened the letter, and it was indeed a letter from the Grand Duke. Duke Petvich was a hardliner in the eastern part of the empire, and the territories and castles he controlled were mainly in the easternmost part of the empire, where the backyard of the Oguna Empire was also used as a base for forging weapons. The Chancellor was worried about how to ask Duke Petwich for weapons and ordnance, but when Hollow saw the letter, he realized that Archduke Petwich had been in contact with Camp, and it seemed that he wanted to make a gesture of goodwill to the capital.

The prime minister knew in his heart that now that the Oguna Empire was divided, Petwich and Pobo already had the strength to compete with Grinko, especially the Grand Duke Petvich. If this duke, who has a large arsenal, stands up against the emperor, the Oguna Empire will definitely collapse, and the other small lords in the east have their own evil intentions, although it is unlikely that he will join the rebels in the west, but the possibility of joining the formation of the two dukes is very high.

Hollow intended to give the two dukes more profit to gain their support, and with food and weapons, the western front would be smoother.

"Since the spies have been caught, it means that there is no loss of weapons, and it is time to replenish the weapons of our army on the northern front, right?" Kevin the Silver Hand did not speak until he also saw the handwritten letter from the Grand Duke Petvich.

Kevin and Bloomer both looked at Kevin together, with a little dissatisfaction in their eyes, the two ministers of the interior had always felt that the war between the Northern Front and the Kingdom of Cosey was a useless war that was initiated on their own initiative, costing people and money. When the Oguna Empire was still a unified and powerful country, in order to benefit from the Kosai Kingdom's sneak attack on the Republic, the Oguna Empire took the initiative to send troops to attack the back hinterland of the Winter Kingdom. The current Oguna Empire is fighting on two sides, and they did not expect that the Winter Kingdom would react so quickly, and the soldiers guarding their homeland were also very tenacious, entangled the main forces of the Oguna Empire in their territory.

The fighting on the territory of the Kosai kingdom has entered a white heat. The Oguna Empire, which had gained some land, did not dare to retreat, fearing that once it withdrew its army, it would be counterattacked by the soldiers of the Kosai Kingdom, and even its own land would be lost;

"This matter still needs to be considered in the long run, after all, we are the attacking side in the war on the northern front, and even if we give up the territory, we will make money. ”

Although he had been close friends with Hollow for many years, Earl Kevin was a soldier after all, and his understanding of war was much deeper than that of other princely ministers who were pampered in the capital, and he had to warn the other party: "I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't just lose what I won." ”

In fact, the prime minister also knew that the current Oguna Empire was in danger, the rebels in the west were huge and approaching, the war on the northern front was mired in a quagmire, and the two archdukes had their own selfish intentions and did not contribute to the work, which really made Hollow feel a headache. But he had already chosen to drive the witch Golia out of the capital of the empire, and it was expected that only by continuing to go could the thousand-year-old foundation of the Oguna Empire be continued.

"Why don't we hire some mercenary groups?" suggested Carlos, the prime minister's son.

"I've heard that the Mercenary Guild is very strong, if they help," Bloomer chimed in.

"Aren't all our privileged mercenaries already in battle!?" Horlow asked aloud, looking at the crowd. But the others didn't answer, because they knew that even the privileged mercenaries of the empire would turn against each other because the situation was not right, especially now that the East Oguna Empire did not have any advantages, and those privileged mercenaries stood from a distance.

In the face of the silence of the ministers, everyone knows it.

"That's it, Kevin, you go back to the north to support Godara first, if you can't protect the earned land for a while, then take Godala to withdraw to the empire first," Hollow hurriedly wrote a document and handed it to Kevin, "I will personally go to Duke Popo's residence tonight and ask for a loan of grain and grass, I will send my son to Grand Duke Petervich, if the Duke can send the weapon immediately, Carlos you will directly give the weapon to Kevin." "The prime minister knew that even if he sat in the prime minister's tower day and night, there was no way to solve the problems of all parties, so he could only bring his old face and ask for help in person.

Kevin, the silver hand, nodded, he still trusted his old friend very much, but the friendship was insignificant compared to the army to the north.

After the Prime Minister Hollow has taken care of all the paperwork, he plans to go to see Emperor Electre IV once, after all, the emperor is no longer the little child who used to play around Horlow's legs, and one day he will grow old, and the empire needs a real ruler to rule the land.