Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Unexpected Sieg
As the saying goes, the last is often the most important.
And this time it was not only that, it stands to reason that the royal family should be the first to complete the treaty. After all, as a subject of Olmedo, he must give Olmedo a face. Offers are also to be maximized.
But this Sieg was the first to visit him, but he never talked about the artillery business.
And at present, only the royal family has not done this single business.
Evans didn't care. After all, after counting in the past few days, Nolan actually has an income of 5.1 million, although this money will not be collected until three years later.
But this figure is really exciting, you must know that Nolan used to be able to collect more than 100,000 gold coins in taxes. In order to prepare for the war, he squandered the 500,000 gold coins that Nolan had stockpiled for ten years plus the 300,000 gold coins in Wayne's pocket. There are also many debts owed.
Now with so much money, Evans also has bolder plans.
"Young Master Wayne, I plan to establish thirty schools in Nolan, and I also want to invite a bachelor from the imperial capital. What do you think. ”
"It's all up to you, I just have to pay for it. Ask me what I'm doing. ”
Wayne said this many times, but Evans insisted on himself. After all, there are things that have to be done.
Wayne didn't forget to ask.
"Remember that Reynolds is the main thing, and I believe you should also know what knowledge Nolan needs. ”
Evans, of course, knew, after all, the numbers on his books every day also told him what industries brought his wealth.
"But Master Wayne has too few talents, and in mathematics, he can still take a retired soldier on top. But for the rest, so to speak, there is no one else in the whole of Nolan who knows about it except for you and Reynolds. ”
"We can hold exams...."
Wayne was preparing to give Reynolds the concept of the test.
A servant hurried up to say that Sig had come to visit.
Wayne had to let Evans go back and talk again when he had time. It's also strange that Sigg didn't come early, and he couldn't play, just waiting for Thorin to come the next day after he finished talking. It seems that he deliberately waited for the end.
Sieg wears a robe and adds a cloak that symbolizes royalty. I was a little more energetic when I walked.
"If I don't come again, Aguas, they're going to kill me. ”
Wayne responded politely.
"Isn't Nolan fun?"
"Alas~, Wayne is not that I don't give you face. There's really nothing fun to do these days except listening to Aguas talk about women. After all, if you are not in the imperial capital, many things are inconvenient. ”
"It's true that Aguas kid always feels like you're there. ”
The two young men, who were eight years apart, showed a smile that all men understand.
"Then I'll cut a long story short, how much discount can you give. ”
Wayne also said very neatly.
"Eightfold. ”
"It's so simple, it seems that I've been thinking about it for a long time. Does that mean I'm non-negotiable? ”
"Hmm. ”
"With those families, this is a business of tens of thousands of cannons. ”
"Then I will give a nine-percent discount, and another discount is my tribute to His Majesty Olmedo. ”
It is said that it does not leak.
"You can't drop it anymore, it's tens of millions of gold coins. To be honest, I've never been exposed to this much money at the moment. ”
"The third prince is because you haven't seen so much money, so you don't know that as long as I give a little more discount. I'm going to lose millions of gold. ”
"Well, for Audrey's sake. I'm not going to bargain. I just hope you're kind to my sister. ”
"This is what I should do. ”
Sieg picked up the coffee with tea leaves floating on the table and took a big sip regardless of his image. Loosen the neckline that tightens the button.
"Alas~. ”
A long sigh.
Wayne noticed something was wrong.
"Third prince, what's the matter. Something didn't go well. ”
"It's not my father's business yet. ”
"It's not the recent news that His Majesty Olmedo is getting better. ”
Sieg waved his hand.
"That was also temporary, and my father's departure was inevitable. It's just a matter of time, all we can do is make him happy while he's alive. ”
Wayne pretended not to hear, after all, there were some things that Sieg could say, and he couldn't.
"My father was only in his forties, but he looked like an old man who was dying. A head full of gray hair, countless wrinkles. These are all caused by long hours of work. ”
Wayne felt that Sieg's words were getting more and more deviant, and he felt bad in his heart. But Sieger didn't seem to have any intention of stopping.
"Almost none of the more than twenty emperors of Rune lived past the age of fifty, and this has been the case for more than a thousand years. Except for those fools who died in bed, they basically died of overwork. ”
"Third prince, you shouldn't have said it to me. ”
Wayne felt the need to send off guests, and if the third prince continued to talk like this, Wayne felt that he was about to fall into the trap.
"Wayne listens to me, and you'll find a different world. ”
Wayne is now starting to guess that he doesn't want to be the emperor too, so it's not too early to prepare, and it's too late to pull himself now.
"The reason why every Emperor Rune will die of overwork is because every time a new emperor takes office, there are some nobles who don't know the sky and the earth are in turmoil. Twenty years ago, they always thought that they would be able to sit on that throne of power once they bo. The result can only bring endless disasters to Rune. And why have there been aristocrats who are not afraid of death for a thousand years to do this?"
Sieg looked Wayne in the eye, trying to see something.
But Wayne's eyes were full of "silliness".
It seems that Wayne is still very cautious and does not want to reveal anything.
"The reason is that these nobles have too much power, and they are the country of Runri. In their own territory is the equivalent of an emperor, and they do whatever they want. ”
Wayne was shocked in his heart, this Sieg wanted to destroy the aristocracy! So what did he tell me to do! He was an aristocracy. Or did he know that I also wanted to exterminate the nobles, who told him. That damn Medina, he's a magician, shouldn't care much about worldly struggles. That's who would tell him.
Wayne's thoughts flooded.
"I've been reading "New Era Soldiers" these days. ”
Sieg said abruptly.
"'The army is formed by the people, the soldiers are raised by the taxes paid by the people, and the equipment (artillery, swords, guns, armor, etc.) is also bought by the taxes paid by the people. That's a very good thing, just this sentence is worthy of being placed in the royal library of the imperial capital. This truth has existed for thousands of years, but no one has seen it through. ”
Wayne now taps his right index finger on the chair to hide his nervousness.
Sieg looked straight at Wayne. Say it like the devil.
"You're on the same journey with us, aren't you?"
It's not like asking, it's for sure.
"Didn't you read the second chapter?"
"I watched it, and it was very exciting. I've read the whole book. Just tens of thousands of words, I have read it more than ten times. Almost redefined the army, I'm afraid not more than twenty years. Rune's army is about to change its appearance. ”
Sieg paused.