Looking at the white bones on the ground, Hudson was speechless. The order he gave was to "see people alive and corpses when dead." Unexpectedly, what was found in the end was a pile of white bones.

They have all become bones, and the identity of the deceased naturally cannot be defined. As the commander of the army, Hudson could not do anything to disturb the rest of the dead.

"Take it down, let's bury it!"

This is the end of the investigation into the disappearance of the soldiers, but the problem of the orcs infiltrating has not yet been solved.

Compared to the enemy's large infiltration, this kind of squad is the most difficult to deal with. Just find a bush to hide, and you can hide from the air force in the sky.

After a moment's hesitation, Hudson added, "Tom, give the order to all troops to clear the grass and shrubs within five miles of the camp, and no grass or trees should exceed five inches of their feet. ”

It's a stupid solution, but it's the most effective protection. Without cover, the enemy launched another sneak attack, and the traces were bound to be exposed.

As long as it is exposed, it can be traced with breath to find out the person in the shortest possible time.

The trade fair was just around the corner, and Hudson really didn't want to make a fuss. If an orc sneaks in and wreaks havoc, where will he lose face?

……

In the dark night, dozens of sneaky figures touched the city walls.

"Your Highness, the one with the light on the left is the Blood Moon Castle. As long as you turn over from here, you can enter the hinterland of the Alpha Kingdom unimpeded. ”

After listening to his subordinates and glancing at the towering city walls, Prince Butzweig was saddened.

Originally, these areas were the territory of the Orc Empire, and when he was stationed at the border pass, the location of the governor's camp was behind the Blood Moon Castle.

Sadness doesn't change the fact that it's occupied by the Terrans. According to past experience, as long as the Terrans built a city in the area, few of them took it back.

The last time the seven northern provinces of the Alpha Kingdom were seized in exchange for betraying their allies. If it weren't for the last betrayal, they wouldn't be alone.

"Let's change places, this is a military stronghold for the enemy, and it is not suitable as a breakthrough.

The enemy had not occupied this land for long, and it was impossible for the defensive line to be built so quickly. Follow this line of defense, there is definitely a new breakthrough! ”

Prince Butzweig said with a blank face.

As the high-level of the Orc Empire, he naturally knew exactly where the Terran defense line had been cultivated.

Now he pretends that he doesn't know anything in front of his subordinates, and asks everyone to search all the way along the defense line, obviously deliberately delaying time.

People can't help themselves in politics. Prince Butzweig, who took the initiative to invite him, never dreamed that Alex would "be so important" to him and directly arrange for him to assassinate Caesar III.

It was dangerous enough to go deep behind enemy lines and engage in sabotage. Now let him lead someone to assassinate the king, and it is clear that he is not ready to let him come back alive.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves. When he was in the imperial court, he could only grit his teeth and take on the task. Now that they are all out, naturally they can't be stupid and send them to death.

Can't refuse the task, can't you procrastinate?

This kind of fatal event, the assassins sent by the Orc Empire, must not be the only team. As long as it is dragged to the other team, it is also considered to have completed the task.

If all fails, then drag it until Alex meets the beast god. Anyway, if this is deep behind enemy lines, all kinds of accidents may happen.

"Your Highness, the enemy is obviously prepared, just waiting for us to be caught, and it is difficult to keep it secret at this moment to force a crossing.

Why don't I go west, cross the prairie, pass through the land of ice and snow, take a detour all the way through the Warhammer Kingdom, the Duchy of Moxi, and then enter the Alpha Kingdom? ”

Clark suggested.

It's the farthest route, the hardest route, and the safest route.

The ice and snow world in the west does not belong to either the human race or the orcs, and most of the people living in it are ancient relics and some hardy monsters.

Although there are not many of them, the strength of these guys is not weak at all.

The good strength, coupled with the harsh natural environment is not conducive to the movement of the army, makes the ice and snow world a paradise.

"Good!"

One word, exposing the true thoughts of Prince Butzweig's heart. No matter how the situation develops next, it's not wrong to run to the ice and snow world first.

……

Not all Assassins were as reluctant as Prince Butzweig, and there were also many orcs who had dreams and crossed the walls to embark on a new journey.

If you were lucky, you can sneak into the royal capital safely; More unlucky, before they understood what was going on, they brought death to themselves.

Fortunately, there are many teams responsible for sabotage to help share the pressure, otherwise their actions would have been exposed in advance before they were officially launched.

The orcs are in action, and the other forces are not idle. In a small farmhouse courtyard in the Northland, a group of high-level officials of the July Club also had a fierce quarrel.

So far, the war has not only not ushered in a chance for revenge, but has made this dream farther and farther away.

The roots of the five major families in the Northland are far deeper than they imagined, and apart from leaking the news to the orcs and completing the assassination of a duke, nothing has been achieved.

All sorts of messy plans not only didn't make them flourish, but made their reputation even more stinky.

"The orcs are too wasteful, they have created so many opportunities for them, and they have all been wasted, and they deserve to be exterminated!"

A young man said indignantly.

For revenge, they all gave their all, but the result was to watch the five major families prosper more and more.

If the current situation continues, against the backdrop of heavy losses to the nobles of the kingdom, the five major families of the Northland have shown further signs.

"Cologne, be sensible. Anger won't solve anything, it only complicates it.

In the final analysis, we put our hope of revenge on others, hoping that the orcs can help us destroy the five major families.

As it turned out, it didn't work. If we want to truly destroy the five major families, we have to rely on our own strength.

Just now, someone paid a lot of money for us to find an assassin organization to place an order on our behalf to assassinate Caesar III! ”

Hearing the killing of the king, everyone's faces changed greatly. Everyone only wanted to kill the five major families of the Northland, but they were not prepared to kill the king together.

After all, he is a child of a nobleman, and no matter how depressed he is now, he has still experienced some family education. It is very clear what it means to kill a king.

"Chief, this matter must not be done! We are all children of the nobility of the kingdom, how can we do such a rebellious thing? ”

"The head of the meeting, the three elders are right, you can't do the killing of the king! Most of the people who came were uneasy and well-intentioned, and wanted to kill us in July......"

……

The sound of persuasion made the old man's face pale.

Just paraphrased, without saying that it was going to be done, it attracted such fierce opposition, and if it is really implemented, I don't know what kind of backlash it will cause.

"Chief, do you mean to find an opportunity to blame the nobles of the Northlands for this matter?"

Long Xi's words made the eyes of everyone who were originally fiercely opposed suddenly shine with a different light.

They can't do the murder of kings. But if the nobles of the Northland do it, they will have no pressure.

The only problem is that this kind of big thing, even if you want to frame it, it is not so easy to operate. If they are not careful, they will be found on their heads.

Once they have a relationship with the killer, not only will they be cold, but even the family behind them will have to be dragged to the list.

Even if it is useless to leave the Alpha Kingdom, the positions of the countries on the mainland on this issue are surprisingly unanimous.

No matter who plays to kill the king, they will be hunted down and killed by the whole continent. The history of the human race has been passed down for countless years, and there are very few kings who have been assassinated.

"Not bad!"

"You don't learn and don't know how to do it, so you usually read more, but you don't listen.

Now I can't even understand good words and bad words, and you still claim to be the children of nobles! When did the nobles become coarse! ”

The old man reprimanded sharply.

But the majesty is just an illusion, and deep down he is also panicked. If it weren't for his subordinates to help relieve the siege, he really didn't think of blaming the nobles of the Northland.

It has nothing to do with IQ, it is purely an inherent concept, so he can't breed this big rebellious idea.

Otherwise, there would be no need to wait until now, it would have been used countless years ago.

Even if the disguise is exposed, it can sow discord. Anyway, the relationship between the king and the nobles of the Northland is not good, and the two sides will fight more fiercely.

After such a beating, everyone lowered their heads. framed the nobles of the Northlands, and there was no moral pressure in their hearts.

"Leader, there are many assassin organizations on the mainland. But there are very few people who dare to take this kind of order and have the strength to complete the task.

Although our July Society also belongs to the Dark Order, it is different from them after all, and among the Assassin Organizations we have dealt with, none of them can meet the requirements!

What's more, we don't know anything about the mysterious person behind the scenes who asked to place an order on his behalf. What if he sells us after that happens? ”

Long Xi said worriedly.

As a slave trader who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, this time he is really afraid.

Framing is easy to say, but this is an extraordinary world, and there are many extraordinary investigation methods.

Sometimes a dead person can speak, let alone a large group of living people. No matter what link leaks, as long as it is involved, the July meeting will be over.

"If they can hide, so can we. Find a few chess pieces in the five families that we secretly control, and let them place orders.

The big deal is that they will bring all the bounties and deposit them into the Assassins' Guild. As soon as a person comes out, he immediately extinguishes his mouth!

If you want to check, let them go to the five major families to check! Whether or not the charges sit on their heads are enough, they can bear it. ”

The old man said mockingly.

……

Not only the July Meeting, but at about the same time, several cult organizations in the Alpha Kingdom received "sponsorship" from mysterious people.

For a while, the underground world was boiling. With a surging undercurrent, the storm rushed straight for Caesar III.

……

Bathed in the autumn sun, Hudson warmly welcomed every guest who came and went. This is the third day of the opening of the trading platform, and the turnover has already broken through the sky.

Of course, this was just Hudson's guess from the smiles on everyone's faces.

As a pure public welfare organization, the platform does not even charge commissions, so naturally it will not inquire about everyone's specific turnover.

The eleven chambers of commerce that have settled in the trading platform are all large chambers of commerce with strength and background, and they were all negotiated by Hudson himself.

It's all about making friends, and there's absolutely no insider trading. At most, it is between friends, giving each other a certain amount of care.

Without the secret contracts, this explanation is even more convincing. Unfortunately, Hudson was always skeptical of the friendship in the merchants' mouths, and finally chose the secret treaty.

If it is replaced by a great nobleman, it is estimated that a verbal agreement is enough.

After all, Hudson didn't want much, just agreed that in the next ten years, all materials purchased from major chambers of commerce must be settled at cost price.

In order to reassure everyone, he even made a promise: all the materials purchased at cost price will only be used for his own use, and will not be taken out to impact the market.

Of course, the materials in this are not only ordinary goods, but also some things that are rare to see in the outside world.

The most important thing is a win-win situation. Undoubtedly, this wave is a typical example of a resource swap.

……

"Your Excellency, do you really want to sell all the bonds in your hand?"

Becoming friends, a lot of things became easier. For example, now, Hudson is carrying a box of war bonds, asking everyone to help cash them out.

"To tell you the truth, I am not optimistic about the repayment ability of the Duchy of Moxi. The interest rate on the bonds they promised is simply too high.

With my 1.28 million bonds alone, the annual interest on the funds I need to pay is as high as 160,000 gold coins. And their total debt is more than thirty times that number.

According to preliminary estimates, the interest they need to pay on their funds every year will not be less than six million gold coins.

As far as I know, before the outbreak of the war, their annual financial income was only six or seven million gold coins.

Is this just interest, but also the principal to be repaid?

Although they promised to levy a repayment tax on the nobility of the country. However, most of the territory of the Duchy of Moxi has been reduced to a battlefield, and it is still a barren, so what do the noble lords have to pay their taxes?

In a short period of time, they can also rely on borrowing the new to repay the old support, and after a long time, there will definitely be problems.

Of course, if a group of creditors can accept the debt extension, it is actually a good deal.

Unfortunately, I am in a special situation and have to raise funds for post-war reconstruction in advance, even if I know that I can make a lot of money by holding these bonds for a long time, I can only sell them now. ”

Hudson half-truthed.

The problems faced by the Principality of Moxi are all laid out on the surface. It did not cause panic among creditors, and that was because there was no precedent for a country to default in the continent of Aslanta.

Hudson's proposed debt moratorium is already the worst scenario that everyone can think of. Under normal circumstances, as long as they breathe a sigh of relief, the Mossi people will continue to meet their debts.

Originally, he could not mention these risks. It's just that the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce present are all elites in the commercial field, and they can't hide it at all.

What's more, if you don't remind the risk, if these risky assets are held by the major chambers of commerce, when the debt is thundering, won't you have to put the account on his head?

"Your Excellency, it is not difficult for you to deal with this batch of bonds. However, this premium cannot be too high, after all, we also have to consider the risk! ”

The old man in purple said in embarrassment.

How can there be no risk in doing business?

Compared with private lending, the war bonds of the Principality of Moxi are already considered high-quality assets in the capital market.

In the era when gold and silver were used as money, inflation was almost non-existent, and a stable income of seven or eight points was enough for everyone to start.

The war bonds issued by the Alpha Kingdom before, and the interest rate of ten points was robbed, which is the best example.

"Mr. Gustav, if you are worried about the risk of bonds, you can transfer the risk.

When purchasing strategic materials from the coalition forces, when making payments, everyone can tentatively settle with bonds and see how they react.

Although it was a war bond, the war that belonged to the Moses was over. With the creditworthiness of the Duchy of Moxi, these bonds can be used as gold coins.

Moreover, these gold coins are also assets with their own income. Among them, the interest rate is the highest, which is as high as 30% per annum.

If you are worried about the risk and go to the Duchy of Moxi with this kind of high-interest bond now, they will definitely not mind paying it in advance, and even paying it at a premium can be discussed.

We're all friends, and we don't need to talk about it. This business is also separated, and there are only hundreds of thousands of bonds in one family, which is not a big deal.

Everyone used their professional experience to estimate the value of bonds at different interest rates, and I also estimated the price, and wrote it on parchment.

If your average price is higher than my offer, or not less than 5% of my offer, how about the deal be sold at the average price? ”

Hudson said with a smile.

It's good to be able to sell high-risk bonds in your hands. What's more, it is still sold at a premium, no matter how much the premium can be, it is all blood money for him.

Hold it for a long time, unless you exchange it for Alpha Kingdom bonds. Even if he can't pay it, he can take it out to deduct his taxes.

In fact, this is also the risk he fears the most. In the hands of the Mossi nobles, they also held a large amount of war bonds.

After the two-year tax holiday is over, the Moxi nobles, who have no money in their pockets, will most likely use these war bonds to offset the repayment tax.

It's impossible not to admit the bonds you caused, right?

Currencies are all gold and silver, and even if you want to play with currency depreciation and reduce debt, it is not feasible.

When the "repayment tax" that should have been collected to pay off debts turned into a pile of war bonds, it was when the Principality of Moxie was in debt.

And this thunder, the longer it drags on, the more powerful it becomes. Who asked the Duchy of Mossi to keep the treasury enough cash flow to deal with the crisis after the end of the war.

When rewarding meritorious officials and paying officials' arrears, all of them are bonds?

In the eyes of the outside world, the debt of the Principality of Moxi is more than 30 million gold coins, but the real debt figure is only known to them.

(End of chapter)