Although he had been warned by Andre before that he couldn't talk nonsense, but now that Bao Erdian actually had the face to mention the emptiness of the treasury, Solandelle, who knew the truth about the incident in Danyu City, was a little breathless, and couldn't help but speak up: "Let's not talk about the cause of this incident, you also said just now that the treasury is empty, and the Far East will ask for 500,000 gold moons, what compensation will we pay?" ”

Bauerdian didn't expect Solandelle, who was participating in the audit for the first time, to suddenly interject and subconsciously glanced at Perseus.

Pertheus didn't speak, and Solandale should have asked the same question he wanted to ask.

Seeing this, Bao Erdian slowly replied: "First of all, as I just said, the conditions can be negotiated, 500,000 is the other party's asking price, which must be inflated." As long as there is friendly talks, I believe that this number can be reduced to 400,000 or even lower, depending on our sincerity and negotiation skills. ”

"Secondly, even if the treasury cannot come up with so much cash for a while, it can be completely collateralized in kind. The land of Doguland is rich in ores, grain, jewelry, porcelain... A lot of things are suitable collateral. ”

Solandale said angrily: "Then why give these things to the Far East for nothing? Anyway, it costs money, isn't it good to use this money to raise troops and prepare for war? ”

Bao Erdian said helplessly: "This is actually a very simple account. The ultimate goal of war is to stop the war, and if we stop the war through compensation and peace talks, the final price to pay is 1. ”

"Then the war with the Far East and the end of the war by means of war may end at a cost of 10 in terms of military and people's livelihood and stability."

"Peace talks can end the war in peace and stability, no one will have to shed blood, and the people of the two countries can continue to live and work in peace and contentment."

"When the war starts, there will be rivers of blood, both armies will be wounded, the treasury will be emptied, and countless people will be ruined because of this."

"I think it's very obvious how to choose between them."

Solandelle wanted to say something, but Andre hurriedly grabbed her shoulders and reminded in a low voice: "Solan, don't say it, my father didn't let us speak, you have to follow the rules." ”

Seeing that Perseus had a calm face, Solandale gritted her teeth and said no more.

"Regarding the first condition of the Far East, I think we have no doubts." Bauerdian coughed lightly and continued, "Regarding the third article, the public announcement of the renunciation of the historical ownership of the desert... I think this condition is simpler. ”

"Since the end of the Laurel War 28 years ago, Dogurand has lost control of the desert, which has become essentially an independent regime."

"Now the desert horse bandits are rampant, the tribal power is deep-rooted, and there is no hope of recovering it for a long time. Moreover, that barren land with thousands of miles of flying sand only has a few oasis resources, even if it is really recovered by us one day, what is the use? Relinquishing historical ownership has no impact on us. ”

The rest of the princes also expressed their support: "Prince Baldian is very reasonable, now the people have no sense of identity with the desert for a long time, but they hate the horse bandits who raid the border and plunder the caravans. There will be no pressure from the people to give up historical ownership, and it can even help us get rid of a big baggage. ”

Pertheus's expression remained unchanged, making it impossible to tell whether he was against or in favor.

After a moment, Perseus jumped directly to the next topic: "Regarding the fourth point, you all agree with those conditions for the Death Legion?" ”

Bao Erdian chuckled lightly and said in a very affirmative tone: "The conditions for the Death Legion are nothing compared to the other conditions. Lugo, the main culprit, must be dealt with, ignoring diplomatic relations, killing the emperor and grandson of the Far East on the street, provoking a large army in the Far East... Such people are simply lawless thugs! ”

Pertheus said lightly: "But now, there are a lot of people in support of Lugo from all over the six major provinces, and the people regard him as a hero who punishes rape and eliminates evil. ”

Bao Erdian nodded in agreement, but then added: "You can't move Lugo now, but it doesn't mean that you can't in the future." The people's collective mood is like the weather in the mountains, they are enthusiastic about supporting Lugo today, and after a while, they will slowly forget about him when their attention shifts to other things. ”

"We can reach a secret agreement with the Far East to postpone Lugo's execution, and openly comply with the will of the people and give Lugo a reward for his exoneration. After a while, the enthusiasm of the people has cooled down, and then deal with it. ”

"I've learned that Lugo is a mercenary and has a very strong hooligan habit, and I'm afraid he has done countless illegal things. When the time comes, dig up a few random pieces and make them public, destroy his image, and the people will spit on him and disgust him, and then deliver it to the Far East, so that it will not cause resentment among the people. ”

The princes nodded in approval.

"As for the Death Legion and the main general, Chino van Helsing," said Bauerdian, who looked at the rest of the princes a few times, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, there are no outsiders here, so I will say it with all due respect. ”

"I have always thought that it was a wrong decision for you to rehabilitate Chino at the 56th Council of the Kingdom, and even to set up a legion of death against you."

Perseus was not the kind of tyrant who didn't listen, and it was the time for the royal council, and it was supposed to be the time for the blood relatives to speak freely, so he didn't get angry because of this criticism, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Bao Erdian sighed and said: "His Majesty may not understand that after the establishment of the Death Legion, such a legion consumes military expenses in a year equivalent to 20 regular legions. ”

"In order to cooperate with the Death Legion in the development of extraterrestrial weapons, we have invested countless manpower, financial resources, and material resources!"

"I don't deny that the Legion of the Dead is a very strong legion, but compared to the Cardinal Legion, the Legion of the Guard, the Legion of the Lionheart, and the Legion of the Banshees, the elite legions of the four kingdoms, the Legion of the Dead, the Legion of the Dead is not qualified at all."

"With such a huge amount of money, the actual combat effectiveness is far lower than that of the four elites, what is the point of maintaining it? Defend against an extraterrestrial invasion? Since the end of the last kingdom plenum, there has only been one extraterrestrial invasion, and the scale is very small, and several legions can work together to get it, and it is not worth such a large expense. ”

"So in my opinion, there is no point in the existence of the Death Legion, so much military spending, we can all build another legion comparable to the four elites."

Another prince added: "Even Chino van Helsing himself, it's been almost a year since he issued an 'extraterrestrial invasion warning'. I often wonder if he was exaggerating his abilities to justify asking Wang Cheng for military expenses. ”

Bao Erdian continued: "There is also the promotion of Chino Van Helsing to the head of the king's leader, I think Your Majesty was hasty, and it is indeed a great achievement to deal with the Danyu City incident, but just so easily promoting him to the head of the king's leader, I am afraid it will chill the original five king-leader families." ”

"Your Majesty may still know that Chino is a very dirty person in terms of finances! I sent someone to investigate, and there were often a large number of moon coins of unknown origin in the treasury of Twilight City, and every time I asked people to interrogate, Chino would not explain it to me on the grounds of military secrets. ”

"I think that Chino is relying on the protection of His Majesty, secretly doing something very dirty, and now that his subordinates are causing such a big trouble, it is difficult to say whether it is with his acquiescence, he is likely to want to take the opportunity of the war between the two countries to make a war profit! Please also ask Your Majesty to make a clear decision! ”