Chapter 142: The King's New Deal
After Luke was officially inaugurated as the king of the Dragon Kingdom, he used the fastest speed to build his ruling team. But he soon found out that the situation in the Dragon Kingdom was even more serious than he imagined.
There has been no king to govern for thousands of years, the dragons are completely scattered, and the natural laziness has caused the entire dragon civilization to have a serious degradation. The entire social structure was looser than that of the barbarians of the western frontiers of the empire, and the ability to create was almost completely lost.
It can be said that the post-war millennium is completely a blank period for the Dragon Kingdom. Even the magic that dragons excel at, research has almost come to a standstill.
The dragon kingdom is completely eating the old book, and the improvement of national strength is all in the growth of the number of dragons. And how many dragons there are in the Dragon Kingdom now, even King Tyran and King Cell don't know.
There is no information to refer to, no governance system that works up and down, no treasury that is part of the assets of the Dragon Kingdom, and no education system for young dragons......
Now that Luke is the king of the Dragon Kingdom, he wants nothing.
Still stared at by so many dragons.
He only felt that he was a head two big.
They are already so poor and white, I really don't know where the arrogance of the dragons comes from?
If it weren't for the fact that the first assistant of the Golden Shield Empire still had some governance experience, and the head of the dragon came to power, it is estimated that he would not know where to start rectifying.
The first is taxation!
King's Peak issued a one-time tax order to all dragons in the Dragon Kingdom, requiring all dragons to hand over one-tenth of the treasure in their dragon's nest to the Dragon Kingdom's treasury.
Luke knew that it would not be easy to dig up the treasure from the dragon's claws, so he followed the one-time tax order and issued an explanation.
This tax decree was born out of the "Treasure State Order" executed by the Dragon Kingdom during the ancient wars. During the war, all dragons no longer have private treasures, and all treasures belong to the dragons and are used for war purposes.
The one-time tax order required the dragon to pay only one-tenth of the private treasure, and the dragon kingdom would no longer tax the dragon in the future.
Part of the tax collected this time will be used to rebuild the Dragon Magic Cliff in the Dragon Kingdom and reopen the magic research belonging to the dragon; Part of it is used to build the magic academy of the dragon kingdom, so that all young dragons can receive the most systematic and formal education; A portion of it is used to invest in the Emerald Forest's business, and to obtain the resources needed for the Dragon Kingdom through the now thriving world trade.
If there is a surplus of funds, it is used to arm the King's Dragon Legion.
Luke emphasized that the tax is to deal with the crisis that the Dragon Kingdom will face in the future, and all dragons who actively pay taxes can have priority access to the subsequent welfare and support policies of the Dragon Kingdom.
When the one-time tax order was issued, it quickly received a response from the dragons who supported the gluttonous king.
In the past, it was almost impossible to remove treasure from the dragon's nest, and collecting and storing treasure was a special habit of the dragon.
However, the gradual chaos in the world has allowed the dragons to re-elect the king after a thousand years, and they must know which is more important, the strength of the dragon kingdom or their own treasures.
Moreover, the gluttonous king only collected a tithe, and promised not to collect taxes in the future.
So after a period of busyness, the treasure was piled up in the king's dragon's nest.
Now with money, a lot of things can be done.
Luke first wrote a letter to Agatha, asking the Empire to find a way to cash out the strange treasures he had received, and then purchase all kinds of materials that the Dragon Kingdom was most lacking now.
Then he wrote a letter to the Shamrock King of the Emerald Forest, asking the forest elves to help the Dragon Kingdom rebuild the Magic Cliff: asking the Jade Magic Academy to help the Dragon Kingdom build the Dragon Magic Academy: asking the Emerald Lake to send an economic and trade advisory group to the Dragon Kingdom to discuss how to build the Dragon Kingdom's trade advantage project.
In the end, he wrote letters to the Shining Gold Civilization, the Angel Civilization, the Hell Civilization, and the Shadow Civilization respectively, informing them that the Dragon Kingdom had a new king and that he was willing to maintain a harmonious relationship with all ancient civilizations. In particular, in his letter to the Shadow Civilization, Luke strongly expressed his desire to receive an invitation to visit the Shadow Civilization.
After sending out several important letters, Luke orders the formation of a dragon world tour. He wants to express to the world that the Dragon Kingdom is ready to actively integrate into the current world system and participate in world trade activities.
The dragon kingdom, a machine that had been dormant for thousands of years, finally moved under Luke's operation day and night. However, various sedimentation problems have gradually been exposed with this movement.
Luke puts almost all of his energy into governing the Dragon Kingdom, and spends his days more than he does in the Empire.
Although there are many jobs for the Imperial Chief, the Imperial Court has a complete bureaucratic system, and sometimes Luke disappears for months, and the Imperial government system can still function normally. In the Dragon Country, when the gluttonous king is not in the king's lair for a day, all of them will come to a standstill.
For this reason, Luke had to write another letter to Agatha, saying that he might have to wait a little longer before returning to the Empire......
Luke was so busy with the dragon kingdom.
The information of the dragon kingdom was gradually improved, and then he found that the dragon kings who did not support him were also integrating their forces.
They even followed their example by issuing tax orders to the dragons under their control, establishing a ruling system, and expanding their military power.
For a time, the Dragon Kingdom seemed to have entered the Spring and Autumn Period.
As the rightful king of the Dragon Kingdom, the Gluttonous King controls about forty percent of the land and dragons of the Dragon Kingdom, and the other sixty percent is ruled by the Dragon Kings who do not support him.
Forty percent seems like a lot, but the gluttonous king has no roots in the dragon kingdom, and this forty percent is actually controlled by the dragon kings one by one, and they will abandon their king at any time.
Luke really owns it directly, probably the Twilight Dragon and King's Peak.
In order to strengthen the strength of his direct subordinates, Luke actively recruited the small dragon group to join his king dragon group. He even set his sights on the wild dragons that had previously been unsightly, and the dwarf general Liba filled his group of kingly dragons.
As the days went by, Luke's royal dragon pack expanded from seven to thirty-five. After the King Trials of the Dragon Kingdom ended, King Peak finally had a view surrounded by dragons again.
One day, Luke receives a message.
The Golden Shield Empire's delegation landed in Jinjing Town and asked the Gluttonous King to allow them to enter the country and go to King's Peak to meet the King of the Dragon Kingdom.
The leader of the Golden Shield Empire visiting delegation was...... Agatha Augustine, the eldest princess of the Empire.
Luke was glad to hear that Agatha was coming.
The accident of the king of the dragon kingdom made Luke not see Agatha for more than three months, and he always thought of her involuntarily after being busy.
So Luke immediately ordered that the Golden Shield Empire delegation be allowed to enter the country, and sent the Black Dragon Bariel to lead a team of dragons to meet him.
It was just as Luke was expecting Agatha to arrive soon, that another piece of news came.
The delegation led by the Shamrock King of the Emerald Forest has landed in the Dragon Kingdom, and will soon arrive at the King's Peak to pay tribute to the new Dragon Kingdom Dynasty.
Calculate the time, it's time for the Shamrock King to come, but it's not the right time to come.
There was no way, Luke could only meet with the Golden Shield Empire delegation and the Emerald Forest delegation at the same time.
The King's Peak is covered in snow and ice, and cold winds howl through the mountains all year round.
In the ice of the King's Dragon's Lair, Luke sits on the throne in the middle, and the humanoid Twilight Dragon stands on either side of the throne, surrounded by dragons on the ice platform.
In front of the throne are Agatha, the eldest princess of the Golden Shield Empire, and the Shamrock King of the Emerald Forest.
Agatha wore a white ferret coat, long blonde hair in a bun, and a princess crown.
She knew that King's Peak was the highest mountain in the Dragon Country, covered in ice and snow all year round, but she didn't expect the climate here to be even harsher than she imagined. The air was thin, the temperature was cold, and it was still open-air, and there were no servants to take care of it.
After the surprise of her husband becoming the king of the dragon kingdom passed, Agatha's heart was full of heartache when she came to the king's dragon's lair.
If it weren't for the fact that the three-leaf king of the Emerald Forest was still on the side, she would have rushed over to hug her husband.
Agatha, who was in charge of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, did not reveal her heart, and she saluted the gluttonous king according to etiquette, expressing the purpose of her visit to the Dragon Kingdom.
The Golden Shield Empire wants to conclude formal diplomatic relations with the Dragon Kingdom, exchange diplomatic personnel, open the markets of the two countries, and carry out more economic and trade cooperation.
At the same time, a request was made for the Dragon Kingdom to join the free trade body.
This was supposed to be something that the two of them snuggled up to discuss together, and Luke could only reply very formally.
"As the king of the Dragon Kingdom, I am actively promoting the integration of the Dragon Kingdom into the current world, and it is my will to establish friendly relations with all countries in the world. However, the Golden Shield Empire is at odds with the Shining Gold Civilization, and as a civilization of the same period as the Shining Gold Civilization, the Dragon Civilization does not want to get into a senseless dispute. After all, the dragon civilization and the shimmering gold civilization have an unhappy history, and too much contact may cause accidents.
Therefore, it is inconvenient for the Dragon Kingdom to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Golden Shield Empire, but this does not hinder cooperation and exchanges between us in trade.
Jinjing Town is the window of communication between our two countries, and it would be better if the Golden Shield Empire could crack down on Jinjing Town's crimes. ”
Luke's meaning was very clear.
I'm the king of Jackie Chan, does the empire still care about diplomatic relations on the surface?
It is not appropriate for the Dragon Kingdom to directly anger the Shuojin people now, and an unprovoked relationship is more in line with the interests of the Empire and the Dragon Kingdom.
Agatha could hear what Luke meant, and she knew that the empire and the dragon kingdom were now a family, and it was interesting to hide this relationship and pit the gold together.
These are just excuses for Agatha to come to the Dragon Kingdom, and of course they are also for showing the people of Shimmering Gold.
Agatha immediately said: "What a pity! The Golden Shield Empire is ready to welcome further relations with the Dragon Kingdom.
On this visit, I brought a trading team with me, hoping to have on-site trade negotiations with the Dragon Kingdom. ”
Luke replied: "Business, of course I am very welcome. I have a few good trade cooperation projects right now, and I can talk to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.
Of course, the Emerald Forest is indispensable. ”
Hearing that he was talking about himself, the Shamrock King immediately saluted Luke.
"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to ascend the throne and become the king of the Dragon Kingdom so soon. Thank you for your help to the Forest Elves in the Headhunter War, and the Forest Elves are willing to fully support all your decrees.
This time I brought the elf you wanted. ”
The Shamrock King's support for the Gluttonous Kingdom is from the heart.
In the headhunter war, the three-leaf king has a great impression of this special dragon king, and this dragon king understands the current world.
In fact, after the news of the trial of the king of the dragon country reached the Emerald Forest, the king of the three leaves was worried about who would become the new king of the dragon kingdom.
If the chosen king interferes too much with the forest elves, it will inevitably cause great damage to the Emerald Forest.
Fortunately, the Dragon Kingdom was lucky enough to choose the Gluttonous King to become the king.
The letter that the gluttonous king wrote to himself after ascending the throne also shows that this is a king who knows very well the direction of the world, and the dragon kingdom will soon become a force that can influence the world, which is a great benefit to the Emerald Forest.
Therefore, the Emerald Forest spares no effort to support the Dragon Kingdom to restore its strength.
This time, the Clover King brought everything that the Gluttonous King wanted, and he believed that the Emerald Forest would definitely reap great benefits from it.
At this time, Luke had already seen the list of spirits and supplies brought by the Shamrock King in advance.
The Emerald Forest has the foundation of modernity, and has the ability to help the Dragon Kingdom quickly catch up with this era, and also share the investment that the empire needs to make.
Luke was very happy and said to the Three Leaves King: "The dragon kingdom only has one intelligent creature like a dragon, which is too deserted, and the number of dragons is too rare for the vast dragon kingdom.
I hope to take the opportunity of the construction of the Magic Cliff and the Academy of Magic to let some of the forest spirits migrate into the Dragon Country, so that more dragons can know what kind of world is now. ”
This is definitely a windfall for the Shamrock King.
The Dragon Kingdom is one of the few unexplored places in this world, and it is full of treasures. The Dragon Kingdom has always been closed off from the country, never allowing other intelligent creatures to enter the territory of the Dragon Kingdom, and this time the gluttonous king allowed the forest elves to migrate into the Dragon Kingdom, which is equivalent to giving the Emerald Forest countless opportunities.
King Shamrock immediately thanked Luke: "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely restrain all the forest elves who migrate into the Dragon Kingdom, and they must abide by the laws of the Dragon Kingdom. ”
For the Dragon Kingdom, the introduction of forest spirits can solve the current shortage of labor in the Dragon Kingdom, which can be regarded as a mutually beneficial and win-win policy.
Luke immediately decided: "The Forest Elves can obtain a sea port and two inland lands in the Dragon Country, which can be used to build the Forest Elf Dominion.
The Forest Elves can conduct geological surveys in the area I designate and help us find minerals that can be used for export. The dragon kingdom has no industrial base and can only export raw materials for primitive accumulation.
If the Emerald Forest wants to build a factory in the Dragon Kingdom, I can give you a special preferential policy. ”
The Shamrock King immediately asked, "Can the Emerald Forest be engaged in the mining and trading of fire crystal ore in the Dragon Kingdom?" ”
After asking, the Shamrock King couldn't help but look at Agatha.
The fire crystal trade is the root of the contradiction between the Golden Shield Empire and the Shining Gold People, and it is also the confidence of the Golden Shield Empire to dare to challenge ancient civilizations.
Can the Emerald Forest get involved in this lucrative business?
Luke replied directly: "No! If I had known that the Fire Crystal Trade would bring so much trouble to the world, I would not have agreed to give the Dragon Kingdom's Fire Crystal Mining and Trade Rights to the Golden Shield Empire.
However, all the fire crystals obtained by the Golden Shield Empire from the Dragon Kingdom were transferred by Her Majesty the Clearsky Queen as compensation for the destruction of the World Tree in the ancient war, so I have no right to terminate this trade.
However, it will not give any party the right to mine and trade the fire crystals, so as to prevent more unexpected bad incidents! ”
Luke, as the King of the Dragon Nation, officially declared: The Fire Crystal of the Dragon Nation is exclusive to the Golden Shield Empire!