Marquis Ludwig pulled out a large stack of black pieces of paper with white numbers on them from his coat pocket. He took one out, approached it to the candle, and lit it. The black piece of paper gave birth to an orange flame, burned to the white number, and then rose indigo flames, orange wrapped in indigo, and a unique smell of burning spread.

"There's no way to forge Randall's mutual aid vouchers. ”

Marquis Ludwig threw away the black paper that was about to burn out, raised the large stack of mutual aid coupons in his hand, and said: "At present, very few people know how to make paper, let alone imitate this special paper and dye. In the beginning, Viscount Randall asked artisans to make paper from wheat straw, which everyone thought was trying to process into fuel for long-term storage. Later, Viscount Randall forcibly ordered the homeless hired workers to wipe their ...... with paper Well, deal with personal hygiene. In order to educate the homeless people to be clean, Randall received paper and soap to compulsorily offset part of the wages of the homeless employees. The aristocratic circles believed that this was due to the nature of Viscount Randall, who liked clean and beautiful things, and some even ridiculed him for his serious cleanliness to the point where he had to care about the personal hygiene of the homeless...... Now it seems that Viscount Randall has a plan. ”

The regent asked, "What is our Viscount Randall up to?"

"Wait, show me your voucher first. ”

The eldest princess of Roland jumped to the side of the new palace minister, snatched the mutual aid voucher in his hand, her beautiful big eyes bent into a crescent moon, and asked happily: "Wow, there are so many...... Did you win the lottery? Did you win the lottery?"

"I asked the attendants to go to Yeliu City to buy 400 mutual aid coupons, and won 52 small prizes and 7 medium prizes......" Marquis Ludwig shook his head and smiled: "Although the prize money is small, I was still very happy when I found out that I won the lottery...... I sighed and couldn't help but want to keep buying. Even I, the marquis of the court, have been obsessed with the prize of 2,000 copper soles, which shows how attractive the voucher is to the poor. ”

Marquis Ludwig paused and said with emotion: "Viscount Randall is young, but he has such a precise grasp of people's hearts...... It's just horrible. ”

The stack of mutual aid coupons suddenly reached under his nose, shook it, and quickly retracted it, Roland grabbed the mutual aid coupons in his hand, shook them with a loud sound, and asked with bright eyes: "Is the winning mutual aid coupon in it?" Who will I go to Yeliu City to find to claim the prize?"

The eldest princess of Gambis has taken these mutual aid vouchers as her own.

"Your Highness Roland August, we are down to business. Marquis Goron reminded in a deep voice.

"Old man, winning the lottery is also a serious matter. Roland raised his beautiful face and said confidently.

Seeing that the two were in a tendency to quarrel, Catherine played a round in time and said in a gentle tone: "Dear Roland, can you show me the mutual aid coupon invented by Victor?"

Roland returned to his position, handed the voucher to Catherine, propped his chin in his hands, and pouted, "I really want to win the jackpot." ”

The eldest princess's delicate and pure little daughter is so beautiful that people can't help but want to fulfill her wishes. As if facing his most beloved granddaughter, Marquis Ludwig said: "Your Royal Highness, the probability of winning the jackpot with a mutual aid voucher is only one in ten million, which is very small. As for the medium prize and the small prize are 15 copper soles and 6 copper soles respectively, the prize money is pitiful, it doesn't matter if you get it or not, of course, there is no need to receive the grand prize. ”

"That's not it?"

Roland's beautiful eyes suddenly became shining, and he said with a smile: "Then I'll get it." ”

Marquis Ludwig smiled bitterly and said, "It's useless...... Mutual aid vouchers have 72 days to redeem their prizes and will be invalid after expiration. I bought these vouchers two and a half months ago. ”

Roland was disappointed, lay on the table weakly, and said with a snort: "Victor is so cunning. ”

"Very cunning. Williams nodded again and again, and said: "I read the report of the secret agent, and 20% of the proceeds from the sale of mutual aid coupons are used as the issuance cost, 40% is added to the bonus pool, and the remaining 40% goes to the mutual aid association. Victor exchanged pieces of paper for money, doing a gambling business that is profitable and profitable. ”

Catherine lowered her head and pursed her seductive red lips secretly.

Hmph, what cunning? Victor, that's called wisdom.

"It's a shame that Viscount Randall spends his mind on inferior people just to make a little money. ”

Marquis Goron shook his head disapprovingly, his expression regretful.

Copper Sol is Copper Sol, 1 million Copper Sol is only worth 772 Gold Sol, and the Randall family's annual financial income is more than 50,000 Gold Sol, why bother with Victor?

"Your Highness Golon, this is not a small amount of money. ”

The Marquis of Ludwig said solemnly: "Randall's mutual aid vouchers have spread to Goldwater, Copper, and Vistock, and even in the outer city of Blinor, there are homeless gangsters who follow the vouchers and set up gambling businesses. However, the number carriers they use are particularly easy to copy, and this business has not been able to do so. In fact, Viscount Randall has monopolized mutual aid ticket gambling with black paper, and an industry has been formed. In the case of Wellington's City of Weststock, the local gang collects the gambling principal directly from the homeless at the price of 4 copper soles per copy, writes down the numbers they buy, and then passes them to Wildwillow City to buy Randall mutual aid vouchers. In addition to the commission of 1 copper sol per number, they also take 1% of the winnings. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that Minsk County, the royal capital of Blinor, the city of Waterdeep in Joshua, and the Ojibwa of Nîmes were too far away from Wild Willow, the Randall Mutual Aid Voucher would have covered the entire territory of the Kingdom of Gambis...... Even so, the vouchers have reached millions of people. His Excellency Randall earns at least 800,000 copper soles a week from selling mutual aid vouchers!" Speaking of this, the Marquis of Ludwig stretched out his right index finger and emphasized: "It's 800,000 copper soles a week...... At least 3.2 million copper soles per month. ”

"According to the profit of 40% of the mutual aid vouchers, Viscount Randall can take 800,000 copper soles from the pockets of the people every month with pieces of paper. ”

"What can 800,000 copper soles do?"

The Marquis de Ludwig stepped forward and faced the Marquis of Golon: "I personally visited the shanty town of Blinor and investigated the living conditions of the homeless. A sturdy homeless hired worker earns almost 6 copper soles a day, or 216 copper soles a month. Viscount Randall could employ 3,700 able-bodied outcasts with 800,000 copper soles. These are the caregivers needed by the mutual aid society. ”

Goron looked at the Marquis of Ludwig in surprise for a few seconds, and then exclaimed, "The palace minister of the dignified Gambis Kingdom has to deal with inferior people in person...... It's hard for you. ”

Ludwig shook his head and said: "All the ruling measures of Viscount Randall are related to inferior people, and of course I, the palace minister, can no longer hold the shelf of a noble lord...... In fact, Viscount Randall didn't have a single copper sol, so he let the outcasts pay for him to support thousands of mutual aid employees. I am ashamed of his ingenuity. ”

"Ludwig. ”

Queen Mother Catherine's eyes were filled with a hint of anger, and she asked lightly, "Listen to what you mean, mutual aid associations and mutual aid vouchers are not Viscount Randall's ideas?"

Marquis Ludwig pondered for a moment and bowed: "Your Majesty, Viscount Randall is very talented, but after all, he is only 24 years old, and he has only been a lord for 6 years. Don't you think it's counterintuitive for him to manipulate people's hearts so exquisitely? The report from Blinauer Cathedral says that Randall's Mutual Aid Society was formed by Pastor Dane, and considering the relationship between Dane and His Majesty the Pope, I think that Mutual Aid and Mutual Aid Vouchers should be secretly arranged by His Crown Clement. Only a pastor can understand the mindset of the homeless. ”

"You don't know anything about Victor!" Catherine sneered, tilting her head with disdain, the corners of her lips slightly raised, and her eyes filled with tenderness and pride.

"I can understand the special affection of the high-ranking female knight for Viscount Randall. Marquis Ludwig said quietly.

"Okay, the topic is off track. ”

Williams stood up and said with a smile: "Ludwig, you just said that Victor has a plan, what is he planning?"

"They had a plan. ”

The new palace minister explained calmly: "Sylvia, Clement, and Viscount Randall are planning a new system. The purpose was to help Clement secure the Pope's throne. The system was so ingenious that it could not have been conceived by the young Viscount Randall. Otherwise, his wisdom is comparable to that of the noblewoman Arya, the founder of the Silver Tower. And the biggest beneficiary of this system is the church. ”

Williams said displeasedly, "Ludwig, do you not believe in Victor's wisdom, or do you oppose my implementation of the tenant system?"

Marquis Ludwig said respectfully: "Your Highness, I have no objection to your plan for the 'false seal' system. After all, there are too many probationary knights who need to be placed in the kiteburg...... However, we have to take into account the reality of August. ”

"If we look closely at Viscount Randall's tenant system, it is not difficult to see that his ultimate goal was to convert the exiles into vassals. The hilly tenant families were treated as vassals, and their children were educated in general schools, where the best were selected to become mercenary soldiers and skilled craftsmen. Hire soldiers and craftsmen to serve as a liege for 25 years to become a lord. For this, Sylvia and Victor paid a huge price. ”

"The tenants and the tenants were treated almost the same, keeping 30% of the harvest and serving four months of labor each year. Victor and Sylvia lost thirty percent of their income for nothing. And the mercenaries are a bottomless pit of dissatisfaction...... Victor has a treasury of 50,000 gold soles a year, and he still has to think about taking money out of the pockets of the homeless, which shows how embarrassed the Randall family's finances are. Marquis Ludwig shook his head and continued: "The combat effectiveness of the mercenaries is a complete joke, and more than 400 people will be killed and wounded when they fight a fishman, which is not as good as our militia. ”

Marquis Golon raised his eyelids and said calmly: "Our militia is trained according to the standards of elite soldiers. The Randalls' mercenaries have only been formally trained for two years, which is certainly not as good as the militia that has been trained for more than ten years. As far as I know, Randall's mercenary legion is now performing a lot, almost to the level of ordinary vassal soldiers. Of course, the weak fish-men can't gauge the upper limit of a soldier's strength. However, in the pioneering war, we very much need such a mercenary army to assist the Janissaries in combat, and build defenses, roads and bridges, transport supplies, patrol and guard, and cultivate and plant. ”

"At the same time, I have high hopes for the false closure system. The Marquis of Golon's eyes were half-closed and he stopped talking.

Ludwig said, "Of course, the false seal system is good, it allows our knights to concentrate on military affairs, so that they do not spend all their energy on mining. The tenant system is the basis of the fictitious feudal system, but the prerequisite for the tenant system is that there must be land. At the beginning of Viscount Randall's territorial development, there was neither anyone nor money, only land. This is where his tenant system comes from. ”

"We have money and people, but we lack land to house tenants. ”

"According to the Ministry of the Interior, there are more than 900,000 displaced people in the central and northern parts of the Gambis. I divide these displaced people into rural and urban displaced people. Rural displaced people occupy developable land, with a total number of nearly 400,000, and the remaining 500,000 are urban displaced people. And August's registered citizens now exceed 700,000, more than a hundred thousand more than six years ago. I am taking steps to encourage people to have children. In another 15 years, the Ministry of the Interior expects the number of registered citizens to reach more than 1 million, and the size of the Janissaries can be tripled! ”

Marquis Ludwig slowed down and said to the regent sincerely: "Your Highness, there is no need to rush the implementation of the false seal system. We drove all the rural displaced people to the hills, as well as hundreds of thousands of displaced people in the towns. We already know the details of the tenant system, and when the Praetorian Guard opens up large tracts of land in the southern continent, we will be able to implement the false fiefdom system immediately. Otherwise, our finances will be crippled by the tenant system, and our registered citizens will be disappointed with August. ”

Williams leaned back in his chair and exhaled sullenly. Marquis Goron broke the silence and said, "The palace minister's opinion is very pertinent. ”

"You said that Victor had no people, no money, only land...... This particularly young lord, who has no vassals and no wealth, only took 6 years to start the Randall family, with 2 castles, 120,000 people, more than 3,000 mercenary corps, millions of acres of arable land, millions of acres of pastures, and an annual income of 50,000 gold soles. ”

Roland asked in a cold voice, "Who can do it?" Sylvia can't do it, Auguste can't do it, no lord can do it." Victor did it...... Not only did he do it, but he created a new system. Any idea how he did it?"

"In Victor's eyes, there was no wealth, no land, and no people. He saw the land, the wealth and the people as one, so he divided the land to the homeless, the wealth to the homeless, and the homeless as wealth. This is a bearing and pattern that other lords cannot imagine. ”

"His bearing and pattern surpass any lord, any noble scholar, and also surpass the nobles of Arya, otherwise he would not be able to do this!"

Roland shook his head and sighed, "Alas, it's my only student." ”

Marquis Ludwig looked at the narcissistic eldest princess in amazement. Williams laughed, "Roland, don't you have many students, how did Victor become your only student?"

"Why don't I remember that I have many students?" Roland looked left and right in surprise, raised his chin, and said proudly: "A beautiful and smart princess like me, everyone wants to be my students." Uncle, have you been deceived?"

"You're my student. Marquis Goron said expressionlessly.

Roland glared angrily at the Marquis of Gorlon, suddenly heard a gasp, and turned his head to see Catherine's eyes almost erupting with rage.

"Roland August, peek at Victor's letter to me!"

Roland hurriedly waved his hand and denied: "I definitely didn't peek at the love letter that Victor wrote to you, if you don't believe it, you go and check the dark compartment of the moonlight wood closet in the bedroom, and make sure that there are no more than one." ”

Catherine glared at Roland hatefully, stood up and walked towards the door, and before leaving the door, she turned back and said, "I will not ask Victor any questions in the letter, and he will not ask me anything. What I can tell you, I won't hide it. If you can't tell you, don't ask me. ”

When Catherine's footsteps disappeared at the end of the hallway, Williams turned to the side and whispered to Roland, "Victor really didn't mention anything about Willow City in his letter?"

The Marquis of Golonne and the Marquis of Ludwigsi pricked up their ears at the same time, but Roland shook his head. The Regent, the Guardian, and the Princesse all looked stupid.

Sylvia is too attractive to Victor to be beaten by Catherine alone.

"What are you looking at me for?" Roland forced the three of them to turn their heads with a vicious gaze.

"Hmm. Marquis Ludwig coughed dryly and asked, "Your Highness, can you ...... Viscount Randall's letter?" Transcribe it and show it to me?"

"What do you say? heh, heh, he...... The beauty of thinking. ”

In a string of strange laughter, the eldest princess of Gambis left the small conference room with her head held high and catwalked.

Williams knocked on the table and said to the Marquis de Ludwigsi: "We are not in a position to implement the tenant system for the time being, but the mercenary army, I am bound to win." Start by forming a small mercenary corps, gaining experience and cultivating a backbone. In addition, whatever Victor does, we will do. He stores charcoal, we store charcoal, he buys softsilver ore to build town walls, and we get some softsilver ore from lords in other kingdoms to store it. The method must be clever and not arouse other people's ideas. ”

Marquis Goron nodded, "I agree." ”

"As you wish, Your Highness. Marquis Ludwig bowed and said.

"As for the mutual aid associations and the mutual aid vouchers......" Williams touched the pretty mustache on his lips and smiled meaningfully, "Clement is now on fire by Victor...... When he and the other two patriarchs decided the winner, we worked with the church to form a mutual aid society. ”

"The Mutual Aid Society is imperative to be counted on the head of the Patriarch. ”

Marquis Ludwig shook his head and sighed, "If the mutual aid association and the mutual aid voucher were really made by Victor...... I really don't know if he's a lord, or a clergy?"

A gleam flashed in Marquis Golon's eyes, and he bowed his jaw and said, "This Lord of ours is really powerful. ”

Auguste's three core leaders looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.