Sending all the people with level 3 strength and above in Alfred to hide in Dehe City is the first step, and letting half of the Cathar Knights be stationed in the city of Saye, which is closest to Dehe City, is the second step, and ordering Philip to lead people to ensure a tight rhythm on the outside and inside to closely monitor all movements around Dehe City is the third step, it can be said that in order to prevent the spread of gold mine news to the greatest extent, Augustus has made almost all the decisions he can think of, although no matter from which point of view, this news is impossible to completely stop, but the keen intuition still makes Augustus know very well that he has to do this, and one more day of delay, he will have more initiative。 Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Return to Alfred Castle.

After Augustus made a series of decisions, he thought about it again and again and wrote a letter to the Bishop of Mass, which did not directly mention his concerns, but vaguely stated that if the Imperial Iron Belt Legion stationed in the Grand Canyon of the Alps smelled gold, he could not guarantee that he would be able to give enough gold to the Mass, and at the same time, he also suggested that the Bishop of Mass sow a seed in the Alpine Valley, and if necessary, it would be better to carry out the layout of the Holy See in the wasteland, because once the matter of the gold mine was completely leaked, Alfred would not be able to support this immeasurable wealth with the current Alfred, and even the extremely sober Augustus would not doubt it at all, the gold mine is not only likely to cause Donald, who is already rapidly declining due to financial problems, to turn against him, but also cause the entire wasteland, including Francis, to temporarily put aside the problem of Artelas and join forces to bury Alfred completely.

Of course, this is not unfounded, and it is only natural that wealth induces the demon called greed in the hearts of human beings.

If it weren't for the unmending animosity between Arthras and Francis, Augustus would have almost certainly been ready to move.

The gold mine is an opportunity, an opportunity for Alfred's rise, but at the same time, it is a covetous, a coveting that will bring Alfred to ruin overnight.

Then he wrote the letter and handed it over to the Knights of the Cathar as soon as possible, and Augustus repeatedly instructed that it must be delivered to the Bishop of Mass as soon as possible.

Otherwise, with the less than 500 Knights of the Cathar in the wasteland at present, he would not be able to completely reassure him.

Seeing the knight leave, as if a small war was being fought, from ecstasy to great worry, Augustus felt tired, he rubbed his somewhat sour head, looked back at Sophia, who had been following him, and asked her with a smile, Do you have any other suggestions about his series of arrangements? Sophia, who looked complicated, shook her head and said, Augustus, you have done a good job, and then paused, and Sophia, who also smiled, asked, Do you need me to write a letter to Mass? Augustus shook his head in refusal, and Alfred never had a tradition of exposing women to these huge problems.

But I'm not Alfred's woman.

Sophia, who quietly bowed her head, muttered, and didn't know if Augustus heard it, so she saw old Vernon at the other end of the corridor walking steadily, and replied that Baron Marshall was already waiting.

Augustus smiled apologetically at Sophia and turned to leave.

It's so busy.

Sophia, who was suddenly depressed, muttered to herself, "Are you tired?"

......

Perhaps because of the joy and worry brought by the gold mines, Augustus handed over the Nile excavation plan that he had haphazardly designed in the past few days to Baron Marshall for reference, and sat opposite with his eyes closed and did not speak again.

Baron Marshall, who inherited the title of Marshall from his brother who was hanged by Elizabeth, sat respectfully, in all respects, Marshall did not conform to the image of the traditional aristocracy, rough, disregarded etiquette, wore a coarse cloth swordsman's uniform without elegance and dignity, the only fear that conformed to the aristocratic character was tyranny, I heard that the greatest pleasure of this Marshall Baron in Greentown was to carry a whip and go out into the streets to whip the despicable commoners, and he himself once left a sentence that made no one in Greentown dare to challenge his prestige - There is no sound more beautiful and charming than the wail of a man, not even the moaning of a woman.

So for such a baron, Augustus could hardly expect him to make constructive suggestions, but he needed his familiarity with Grimm.

Marshall quickly finished reading the plan that Augustus had handed him, and grinned.

In any case, there is no doubt about his admiration for this young earl, this is not the admiration of Alfred's other servants because of Augustus's strong wrists, but strength, if the appearance of the Knights Cathar made him have to admire Augustus who showed great energy, then Augustus, who left the wheelchair in Lorraine Town, brazenly killed two level 5 swordsmen, which is his admiration from the bottom of his heart.

How big is Earl?

"My lord, according to my meaning, it is not so complicated, it is just to dig a river, as long as there is a river flowing through it, can you still create soil suitable for sowing grain? ”

Augustus, who suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Marshall intently and did not speak for a long time.

Marshall's heart sank, and at last he remembered the strength of the young earl, who had made it clear at the last meeting that he would never forget, that they had no right to make proposals.

His rugged face quickly turned red, and he met Augustus's eyes, and he wanted to explain but didn't know how to explain it, so he had to stand up.

But Augustus, who had sharp eyes at first, suddenly smiled, softened a lot in an instant, and motioned for him to sit down, Augustus looked at the alternative baron with interest, as if smiling.

Marshall was confused.

Augustus found that he really seemed to have walked into a misunderstanding, too, digging a river, how can it be so complicated, as long as the water of the Nile River is diverted to Alfred's territory, then he is worried that he will not be able to find the soil suitable for sowing grain? This river basin is not good, so continue to extend and dig on the introduced river channel, you can always find the right soil? Besides, the soil is not good, and the grain does not necessarily have to be single, it can be changed.

So-called smart people like to complicate simple problems infinitely, and that's probably the case.

Augustus smiled and said: "Don't worry about the baron, I said that no opinions are allowed for the matter that I decided, now since I am asking for your consideration, of course you can give your opinion, and I also agree with your opinion very much, this matter itself is too complicated for me to consider, by the way, Baron, how long do you expect it will take to complete this project?"

Marshall was stunned.

The count, who is in the image of a dictatorial tyrant, would actually admit his mistake?

The Count, who is wise and wise, actually agrees with him?

He no longer had any scruples, grinned, and stretched out three fingers: "3 months, the cold winter is about to pass, I will try to complete your request in the spring." ”

Augustus frowned: "Are you sure?Is 3 months enough?Baron, what I want is a definite answer." ”

"Enough. Marshall narrowed his eyes and said fiercely: "Please rest assured, I will personally carry the whip to patrol and ensure that it will be completed in 3 months." ”

It is not difficult to anticipate the catastrophe that may befall civilians in this project.

However, Augustus only nodded slightly: "Okay, in 3 months I will see the Nile River belonging to Alfred." ”

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Then Alfred fell into an unprecedented tense atmosphere as a whole, this tension is not the tension under the crisis, but the vigorous tension, it seems that the entire territory is busy in an instant, whether it is the transfer of civilians, or the deployment of materials, the territory is full of teams of civilians, carriages transporting supplies, and the dirt excavated from Greentown, the dust brought out by this busyness seems to cover the sky.

In the same way, Alfred's study is also in a tense busy, Elizabeth and His Royal Highness Sophia have almost never left the study to eat, the two of them have to distribute supplies, but also have to deal with all kinds of problems reported by the territory, once everything must be decided by Alfred, this situation is unavoidable, in addition, the huge consumption of food and materials has made the shortage more and more serious, Augustus has ordered the servants in the territory to temporarily lend the family assets to Alfred unconditionally, Elizabeth must face this difficult servant, who is willing to take the initiative to lend his property？

It's a tug-of-war at all.

But of course, the effect was there, and 5,000 Bourbon gold coins were still scraped together, plus Augustus brought back from Francis, and Katieeni personally went to the empire to purchase supplies this time.

Everyone is busy.

On the contrary, Augustus did not have too much urgency on his hands.

At this time, he was completely immersed in how to solve Alfred's food and material problems, and he knew very well that these thousands of gold coins would not be able to support the first gold mine revenue, so before that, of course, he had to prepare enough materials to support this period - but the question was, how could he solve this problem?

Augustus sat alone on the grass in front of the castle, frowning and thinking of one plan after another.

According to his original idea, he wanted to find other nobles in the wasteland to borrow, but now, Sauron has fallen, and the situation in the wasteland is unprecedentedly delicate, and it is completely different from the situation when he tried to use Sauron's promise to complete this matter, so he naturally has to change his strategy, and the way to change, as far as it seems at present, can he only look for the second-rate families around Alfred to 'borrow', but how to borrow? Is it only through violent means to forcibly 'borrow'? But does Alfred have the strength and timing to plunder at this time?

He pulled out a stick of aconitum grass and held it on his lips very infiguratively.

In fact, there is another plan, that is, he originally considered spreading the news that the Holy See will set up a new diocese in the wasteland, and then it will be much smoother to 'borrow' it, after all, the Knights of the Cathar is stationed in Alfred's territory, once the Holy See will set up a new diocese in the wasteland, Alfred's firm position is almost unchangeable, then at that time, I believe that the nobles are also willing to pay goodwill or investment in advance.

But there is a huge hidden danger in this.

Augustus knew that it was impossible for the Holy See to set up a new diocese in the wasteland, at least not in a short time, so when the nobles knew that the news was a lie, how could Alfred withstand the counterattack of the nobles? Although these nobles who fought back could only be second-rate nobles in the wasteland, and they were not even qualified to participate in the original Sauron Conference, the so-called ants gnawed on elephants, and they were still weak elephants.

Augustus really couldn't make up his mind.

......

However, he doesn't need to decide.

Just as Augustus was hesitating on the grass in front of the castle, old Vernon quietly appeared behind him, and then bent down to place a note in front of him.

Augustus, who didn't care too much, glanced at him casually, then suddenly took the note from old Vernon's hand and stood up suddenly.

He had read the news from the east side of the wasteland at least five times.

I couldn't help but squint my eyes and look at the east, and said mockingly: "Our young master Arteras, who is good at seizing opportunities, has really solved a big problem for me. ”