Chapter 591: Celebration and Budget

The Marquis of Crilos got out of the carriage and walked slowly towards the palace, and all the palace guards on duty who met him along the way solemnly saluted his chest, which was to express his respect for the Marquis of Crilos.

In just three years, it was this man with a physical disability and two terrifying scars on his face who took care of the finances of the reunited Cresson Empire in an orderly manner, not only assisting His Majesty the Emperor in reorganizing the three major armies of the empire, but also having spare energy to develop some livelihood industries, so that the empire's economy was no longer as embarrassed as when it was first unified, and even His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress were able to squander some royal court activities in the past two years......

"Greetings to you, Count Serrig. Sir Hendry, the head of the palace house, greeted him respectfully and gave the Marquis de Crylos a standard half-bow court salute: "Your Majesty is drinking afternoon tea with the queen in the back garden, because on the birthday anniversary of His Royal Highness the little prince, the queen is going to hold a grand celebration banquet, so His Majesty invited the lord to come to the purpose of taking out a sum of money to organize the birthday celebration of His Royal Highness the little prince......"

Sir Hendry led the way, revealing the reason why His Majesty had summoned the Marquis of Crelos. The Marquis of Crelos smiled and nodded at him: "Thank you, Sir Hendry, I remember that when your lady went to the trading house a few days ago to make purchases, she said that the beginning of next month will be the thirtieth anniversary of your marriage, and it just so happened that yesterday I got a bottle of forest moon dew called elf perfume, I think this should be a very suitable wedding anniversary gift......"

Sir Hendry is very happy, the forest moon dew is a very famous perfume in the mainland, the number produced every year is very small, a small bottle is worth a dozen gold fords, I believe that his mother-in-law has the capital to show off to her female companions after getting this perfume, this time should not bother herself anymore: "Thank you, I am ashamed to accept the gift of Lord Earl......"

It's ridiculous to say, Marquis Crilos now holds three positions, one is the real host of the Antitario Chamber of Commerce, developing the Antario Chamber of Commerce into the largest Chamber of Commerce in the Krisson Empire, and the mind of a business giant. Second, he was forcibly recruited by His Majesty the Emperor to be appointed as the treasurer of the empire, responsible for rectifying and managing the financial revenues and expenditures of the whole empire. Thirdly, the Marquis of Crilos was also responsible for managing the internal treasury of the imperial family, which meant that he also had to take care of His Majesty's private treasury, which was a chore that could only make money and not lose money......

In order to allow the Marquis of Crilos to serve himself wholeheartedly, His Royal Highness, that is, His Majesty the Emperor, was very generous in canonizing the Marquis of Crilos under the pseudonym of Serig as the honorary earl, and swore that as long as the Marquis of Crilos could serve the royal family and himself conscientiously for ten years, he would definitely canonize the Marquis of Crilos as the earl of the territory......

Perhaps in the eyes of His Second Highness, he was too good for the son of this so-called merchant who had been exiled to the empire, and he was discerning and talented, regardless of his lowly status and physical disability, and vigorously promoted him to the position of the treasurer of the empire, of course, the son of a merchant named Selig was still very talented, and he lived up to his expectations as an emperor, and in three years he reversed the financial disadvantage of the entire empire, so that now the two Majesties of the emperor and queen are in the mood to hold a grand celebration banquet for the seventh birthday of His Royal Highness the little prince......

The Marquis of Crilos did not like to come to the palace, which was known as the center of imperial power, just as he liked to stay in the small building where the Antario Chamber of Commerce was located, and it was there that he felt more comfortable. But there was no way, every time he was summoned by His Majesty the Emperor of this empire, the enemy buried in his heart, he had to force himself to press his desire for revenge to come and deal with His Majesty the Emperor.

In the heart of the Second Highness, he had long forgotten about the Marquis of Crelos, who was once the messenger of the business alliance and later denounced as a liar by himself, and that was just an insignificant little person. But the pain of the Marquis Crilos's injuries reminded him all the time, disfigured and hidden lurking around the imperial capital and the second highness, what was he for, like a poisonous snake, he peeked at the moment of the fatal blow......

After passing through a few corridors and turning a few side halls, a verdant landscape appeared in front of me, and the November sun gently sprinkled on the sparse shade, leaving a mottled and fine golden light. Some of the court's maids were frolicking on the lawn, tossing each other with small cloth bags full of spices, and the crisp and melodious laughter was like the sound of silver bells.......

It was tea time, a time of rest and relaxation for the ladies of the court. As if he had not seen the beauty in front of him, the Marquis of Crilos pulled out a gray scarf from his bosom with a gloomy face. Sir Hendry, who was next to him, hurriedly took it, and then carefully put the veil on the face of the Marquis de Crilos, and then tied a knot at the back of his head......

This was the first time that Marquis Crilos was recruited into the palace by His Second Highness three years ago, because the two scars on his face from his forehead to his chin startled the queen and her maids, so His Royal Highness allowed Marquis Crilos to enter the palace with his face covered in the future. In the eyes of others, it is the favor and love of His Royal Highness the Second Highness, His Majesty the Emperor, to Count Selig, but in the eyes of the Marquis of Crelos, this is clearly another naked * * naked injury and humiliation, in order not to frighten his wife and maid, he actually let himself cover his face......

"Aha...... My wealth minister is finally here......" The Second Highness greeted the arrival of the Marquis of Crelos with a golden cup and a smile, and it could be seen that his current interest and mood were very good.

"Your Majesty, peace of mind. The Marquis of Krillori first bowed slightly to His Royal Highness the Second Highness with an expressionless face, and then turned around and saluted Her Majesty the Queen next to him very formally. According to aristocratic etiquette, Her Majesty the Empress should have stretched out her left hand for the Marquis de Crilos to kiss her hand, but Her Majesty hurriedly returned a half-bow and took the first step to avoid the other side of the garden.

"Serrig, please forgive my queen for her rudeness. She grew up in the Eastern Wilderness Prairie as a child, and those two scars on your forehead always reminded her of those ferocious grass barbarians. Those savages always like to show their ferocity by slashing a few knives in their faces. When my queen was six years old, she hid in the haystack and witnessed the murderous barbarians invade her home and kill her parents in front of her, a nightmare that will never be forgotten in her memory...... So she's extremely sensitive to the scar on your face...... "His Royal Highness II apologized to the Marquis of Crelos for the empress's faux pas.

"I'm sorry......" Marquis Crelos quietly apologized, "but the scar on my face is not what I wanted. Your Majesty, you know my escape, and for me, it was these two scars that made those who pursued me think that I had died and let me escape. Therefore, I can only apologize to Her Majesty the Queen for the shock I have received......"

"It's all right," the Second Highness raised the golden cup in his hand, and soon a court maid brought a silver cup full of wine to the Marquis of Crilos.

"The main reason for letting you enter the palace this time is to deliberate, Halesd's seventh birthday is approaching in two or three months, and I and the Empress have decided to hold a birthday celebration for Hrestd after a grand New Year's banquet at the end of this year, and invite all the nobles of the empire to attend. So on the budget for these two celebrations, I and the Empress are ready to hear from you. Of course, as much as we can, we want this event to be as grand as possible......"

The Marquis of Crylos was speechless, did he need to be in a hurry and make a big fuss? Prince Hrested's birthday was March 7th, and it was only mid-November, so there was at least more than three months to go, so there was no need to start preparations now. But when he thought about it, the Marquis of Crilos immediately understood that March was the rainy season, and it was also the most unsuitable day to go out.

Generally speaking, even if the New Year's celebration held on January 1 lasts for about ten days, it is impossible for the nobles and their families who come to attend the New Year's celebration to stay in the imperial capital until the rainy season passes. Basically, they return to their territory or estate to spend the rest of the winter and rainy season before the snow and ice melt in February. His Royal Highness and his queen were worried that during the rainy season, many nobles would refuse to brave the rain to attend the little prince's birthday celebration, which would make the second highness couple who held the little prince's birthday celebration for the first time look very shameless......

The only blame can only be blamed on the wrong month of the birth of the little prince of Hlested, which happened to be the rainy season. Therefore, the little prince had never held any grand birthday celebrations before, that is, in the palace, His Royal Highness and the queen celebrated casually with some maids. Now, probably out of compensation for him, His Royal Highness and the Empress decided to hold a grand birthday celebration for the little prince of Hlesd when he was seven years old, and invited the nobles of the empire to attend.

His Royal Highness linked the New Year's celebration and the little prince's birthday celebration together, which means that he wants to leave the imperial nobles and their families who came to participate in the New Year's celebration until March, and then go to the little prince's birthday celebration, which is more popular. However, it is not so easy to entertain these imperial nobles and their relatives, you have to provide event venues, all kinds of events and banquets, so that everyone does not get bored and bored during the long winter and rainy season. It all costs a lot of gold......

"Your Majesty, your empire's finances are still a little strained, and you need to invest more gold in road traffic and some livelihoods to make up for the damage caused by the war in previous years. Although I personally do not advise His Majesty and Empress to spend large sums of money on such banquets and celebrations, I remember that His Majesty's inner treasury had ample reserves of gold coins sufficient to pay for and hold such celebrations, could it be ......."

The Marquis of Crilos stopped his mouth with some confusion, and he suddenly thought that linking the New Year's celebration with the birthday celebration of the little prince would cost hundreds of thousands of gold fords, and the meaning of the Second Highness was obviously to hope that this expenditure would be paid from the treasury, rather than letting him pay for the royal treasury, even if such a celebration should have been paid by the royal treasury......

"Well, Selig Qing, although under your guidance and co-ordination, the reserve of the royal treasury has reached nearly one million gold fords, which has greatly improved and enriched the daily living expenses of our Christian royal family, but for holding such a large-scale celebration, I think it is very beneficial to the unity and stability of the entire imperial aristocracy, so the cost should be borne by the treasury, just like the celebration of the empire, what do you think?" The Second Highness's face did not blush at all when he said this......

Marquis Crilos sighed secretly, and bowed slightly: "As you wish, my Majesty, I will raise funds for the New Year's celebration and the little prince's birthday celebration as soon as possible, and mobilize manpower to immediately renovate the necessary event venues, in addition, I have to reserve various materials, recruit artists from all over the world to come and perform, I will complete the budget report of all the preparations within three days, and submit it to Your Majesty's Imperial ......"

His Royal Highness smiled with satisfaction: "I know that Selige Qing will not disappoint me. I am very relieved that the empire is calm and the people live and work in peace and contentment, so it is worth the cost of holding a celebration this time. I'm already thinking about whether I should announce that Helesd should be the crown prince of me on his birthday, officially the heir of the Empire, so that his first birthday celebration will be meaningful, and it will make the Imperial nobles feel worthwhile for waiting so long for this birthday celebration......"

The eyes of the Marquis of Crylos flashed, and after the Second Highness finished talking about his plans, the Marquis of Crilos bowed his head and said: "I dare not doubt His Majesty's decision as a courtier, all I am thinking about now is how to go back and make a budget plan for this celebration, and the time is urgent, so I will retire first." ”

His Royal Highness smiled dumbly, but what he liked and admired the most was the appearance of the Marquis of Crelos, who only focused on finances and ignored other matters. This is also the reason why he calls the Marquis of Crilos his "Minister of Finance", and of course what he needs is the Marquis of Crilos's ability to take care of his finances. waved his hand: "Then you go back first, Serigqing, this matter is up to you......"

The Marquis of Crilos nodded and bowed again before turning to depart, accompanied by Sir Hendley, the head of the court's housekeeping.

After leaving the palace gate and getting into the carriage, a look of excitement appeared on the face of the Marquis of Crilos, he knocked on the wall of the carriage, and soon the voice of the guard sounded outside: "My lord, do you have any orders?"

"Go to the Earl of Vicus and ask him to come to me at once. Said the Marquis of Crilos.

"Yes, sir. ”

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