Joseph couldn't help but frown. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the past few days since he came to Sadland, he has indeed been busy with these things, first stabilizing Gray and his Northwest Army, but secretly training his slave army.

As for Gould, the former deputy commander of the county town of Sadrand, naturally had more tasks. Jose's request to him was to get in touch with his previous subordinates as soon as possible, especially the middle and low-level officers, and to encircle the old troops as soon as possible, which were all important forces for him to confront the Northwest Army.

However, these things were all done in secret, and even the officers and civilians left behind in the previous council were old subordinates that Gould was sure that they would not be bought by Gray's Northwest Army. These people are highly loyal and reliable, similar to the members of Gould's heavy cavalry before him, and they are all subordinates who have great respect and trust for Gould.

Jose was well aware of his current situation, though he was keen to muster a trustworthy force as soon as possible. But the premise is to ensure their loyalty, after all, Gray and other Northwest Army forces are not small outside the Guan, if they are blindly busy collecting these people below, but do not come to any selection and screening, it is also an extremely dangerous thing.

Therefore, not only did Gould come forward in these matters, but he also consulted with Aloque before coming up with a list of people to be the first to be gathered. After all, Alok is calm and prudent, and he is very proper and cautious in his work, and judging from his time and vision in Sadland, he can naturally roughly distinguish those trustworthy officers and generals.

But listening to the words of the girl in front of her, she seemed to know about Jose's plans, which made Jose a little surprised.

"Do you know these things?" Jose's face was a little ugly, although it was certain that this Sophia was a disciple of Master Kant, and José was not worried that she would inform the Northwest Army. What really worried him was that this Sophia was just an ordinary person in the city of Saddland, and even though her insight was beyond ordinary people, she could detect the actions of her own men, so what about Gray?

This guy is the commander of the entire city defense military of Sadland, could he have noticed these actions of his own?

Thinking of this, Jose's face couldn't help but be a little ugly, if he really let this guy Gray notice his movements, I am afraid that it will be a little difficult for him to take the initiative in the city of Saudland in the future.

"Lord Jose, you seem to be a little troubled?" Sophia squinted at Joseph, as if intentionally or unintentionally with a faint mockery, "Oh, let me think about it, I'm afraid you think that I know all these things, and that Commander Gray is probably already aware of your movements, right?"

Jose frowned, and did not take Sophia's words directly, but looked at her with some hesitation and said, "You don't have to do this, I am now safe to believe that you are not an ordinary little girl, so should you also tell me how much you know?

Sophia heard him say this, so she smiled faintly and nodded very casually: "Don't worry, Lord Jose, since I am going to be your staff, there is no need to hide your affairs from me." In fact, this is one of the reasons why I chose to come to the Northwest to help you because I heard something about you from my teacher and it intrigued me.

And judging by your performance since entering Sadland, you are indeed a smart fellow, so I think it would be much better to be attached to your side than to be in the brainless Northwest Army. ”

Sophia said casually, as if she didn't hide her thoughts at all, but said these words very directly. Alok on the side frowned a little when he heard this, but Jose looked at her for a long time, but smiled slightly: "Miss Sophia, you are also a very interesting fellow, I think, since you have come here, I am afraid that you already know a little about my plight in the city of Sadland, so I would like to hear the opinion of your staff now, don't you tell me that you have no idea at all?"

Sophia glanced at Jose with a somewhat complicated gaze, and then the little girl thought for a moment, and then there was a little brighter color in her eyes.

"Sir José, since you want to hear my opinion, let me say something. But before I do that, I want to ask you, what is your purpose?"

"What is my purpose?" Joseph was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Sophia with some hesitation: "I just want to get rid of the current predicament now, not to be controlled by others militarily, to be economically independent, and administratively, I hope to stabilize the governance of Sadland, no more displaced refugees, and restore the life and production of the county as soon as possible, these are my goals." ”

"That's it?" Sophia seemed a little disappointed, but after pondering for a moment, she couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Okay, in that case, then Lord Joseph, you can think about it, what of these things are the first to be started? Naturally, it is finance, but in the days I have been in Sadland, I have already roughly known the character of the Commander Gray, if I am not mistaken, I am afraid that most of the budget of the last quarter has been invested in military spending, right?"

"It's eighty percent!" Aloke, who was silent on the side, suddenly said at this moment, he frowned and glanced at Sophia, and then continued: "According to Charles's quarterly report, eighty percent of the last quarter's budget was filled in military spending.

This season was the beginning of spring ploughing, and according to the custom, taxes should have been reduced as appropriate, but Gray's attitude was very tough, and he had even directly crossed the Shire to collect taxes from the towns in the county. I'm worried that if this continues, even if the Northwest Army receives military spending, I'm afraid that the whole of Sadrand County will be hit hard by this. Hmph, where will these Northwest Army know how to cherish the people's power, and if this continues, the entire river valley will be in turmoil sooner or later!"

"It seems that the situation is more troublesome than I thought. Sophia's face was a little more solemn when she heard Alok say this, but after thinking for a moment, her eyes suddenly fell on Joseph.

"Lord Joseph, I heard that in addition to being the prefect appointed by the Empire, you are also an extraordinary magician, and you also killed the prince of Macedonia in the midst of the hosts, right?

Hehe, I've always heard that magicians are a bunch of rich guys, and the biggest problem in Sadland right now is finances. If you can get a lot of money, I have a way to solve the predicament you're facing......"