The benefits are moving, and under the stimulation of the rich prizes, the students have started the crazy involution mode, and the laboratory is overcrowded every day.

In fact, it was not only the students who were hungry for magic potions, but even many academy instructors were also moved. It's just that this is a competition for students, and they really can't pull down their faces.

Everyone was busy and laid the technical foundation for the establishment of the Development Bank of the Near East.

The first batch of magic crystal cards were in place, and the three major outlets opened together, without flowers and applause, and opened quietly.

The performance of the low-key bank is naturally not much better. The users who came to open the card in the early stage were all old friends.

It's not that Hudson doesn't know the importance of publicity, it's mainly that banks are still groping for business and simply don't have the ability to serve more customers.

After all, the main ones who are docking now are nobles, so you can't let people line up to handle business, right?

Since you have chosen to take the high-end route, you must come up with matching services. There are few customers in the early stage, and it is just right to exercise the team.

A total of 136 magic crystal cards were issued at the three major outlets, and this number was issued at the opening, which made Lord Hudson very satisfied.

The number of customers is indeed small, but they are all high-quality customers. More than 100 card-receiving customers deposited more than 300,000 gold coins in cash, which gave him enough face.

The next most important thing is not to expand the deposit business, let alone to find loan customers, but to let everyone see the benefits of the bank.

Anyway, the money is collected, piled up in the warehouse, and there is no need to pay interest on the funds, and the biggest expense is nothing more than personnel salaries, and Hudson is not worried about cost pressure at all.

In a flash, it was time for the skills competition, and Hudson, as the largest sponsor and honorary president of the event, attended the event as a matter of course.

The theme of the event is a skill competition, which is naturally not limited to the production of magic crystal cards, and the two colleges have also added, alchemy, alchemy, divination, fighting, and magic array......

As the number of projects increases, so do the sponsors. In addition to Hudson, the royal family and some big nobles and chambers of commerce also came to join in the fun.

The value of the prizes offered is certainly not comparable to Hudson's, but it is better because of the variety and application.

The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the attention of the outside world has also increased. Perhaps out of boredom, a number of princes and ministers, including King Caesar IV, came to join in the fun.

Hudson, who was not ready to continue to be in the limelight, declined the invitation to speak at the opening ceremony, and chose to sit in the VIP seat with the dignitaries of the royal capital.

Looking at the dense crowd of melon-eating people at the scene, Hudson was very suspicious of the nobles in the royal capital, and now they all ran over to join in the fun.

It's just a matter of watching the excitement by yourself, and you actually drag your family with you. Before the game started, the scene was lively.

The students who maintained order could not resist, and in the end, it was Caesar IV who transferred the palace guards to maintain order.

"Robert, how many tickets did you sell out, and why were there so many people watching?"

Hudson asked jokingly.

Comparing the flow of people on site and the seats prepared in advance, it is clear that the plan is out of touch with reality, and it is obvious that there is a lack of relevant experience in holding events.

It is estimated that the senior management of the academy did not expect that the nobles of the royal capital would be so enthusiastic, and they all dragged their families over to watch the excitement.

Not only was it crowded outside, but even the VIP seats were a little crowded. Many powerful people have brought their families, and the organizers can only temporarily add chairs.

"Tickets, what tickets?

Marshal Hudson, you can't tarnish my innocence! ”

Robert hurriedly explained.

Heaven and earth conscience, he only invited a few sponsors for this event, and the rest of the guests were uninvited.

In order to limit the flow of people and prevent "cult members" from mixing in to do things, he ordered the security personnel of the academy to strictly review their identities and prohibit non-nobles from entering.

It's a pity that he still underestimated the enthusiasm of the people who eat melons. Such a major event, everyone wanted to come and see, and the nobles were not alone, and the number of people finally exceeded estimates.

The chaos at the scene is already shameful enough. It would be even more humiliating if he was mistaken for "mercenary" again.

Thinking that he Robert is a powerhouse in the Sanctuary and the principal of the Arcane Academy, how can he bend his waist for a little money!

"There are no tickets, no wonder there are so many people. With such a large flow of people, you old boy is not afraid to mix in ......"

After complaining halfway, seeing Caesar IV's face on the side, Hudson decisively chose to shut up.

The previous king, Caesar III, died young because of his assassination, and to talk about such a sensitive topic is to give the king eye medicine.

Looking at the arrangement of the seats in the VIP seats, Hudson knew that he had to work part-time as a bodyguard today.

Deep down, he already secretly despised Robert's lack of economic acumen.

If you have a flexible mind and sell tickets at different prices according to different viewing positions, you can not only limit the flow of people, but also be able to account for at least 100,000 gold coins.

If you pull up some banners, engage in advertising sponsorship, and sell tea and snacks, the income will be even more lucrative.

No wonder the academy is short of money, such a good monetization channel has been given up by themselves.

Anyway, the prizes are all sponsored by La, and if you engage in this kind of activity several times a year, it will be millions of dollars.

As long as you can invite all the powerful people in the royal capital, you won't have to worry about no one buying tickets.

The nobility of the kingdom is poor, and that is only for large expenses. The ticket fee for one or two gold coins is still not lacking.

Contempt to contempt, Hudson still didn't meddle. This kind of suggestion is purely thankless.

If it is passed that the nobleman who went out to pay for the tickets will have to be scolded to death behind his back.

The students are competing hard, and the guests in the VIP seats have already communicated with each other. There are those who comment on the game, and there are those who talk about it.

In addition to their own children who paid special attention to the results of the game on the field, the rest of the powerful people came to eat melons and watch the excitement.

This is the age of the aristocracy!

Except for wartime or when you need to develop new territories and have to be busy for a while, most of the time the nobles are idle.

The inherent mode of production, the productivity that has not changed for thousands of years, and the territorial governance can be directly copied according to the original experience.

The king's affairs are slightly more important, but it mainly depends on whether the monarch wants to make a career.

The monarch of the salted fish is no different from the noble lords. In normal times, as long as you don't look for things, you will basically be fine.

Career monarch, that's another model. Every day, there are endless official tasks and countless plans to be planned.

There is no doubt that Julius Caesar IV was a career monarch. He has inherited the wishes of the successive monarchs of the Alpha Kingdom and is ready to solve the threat of the orcs in his lifetime.

Compared to the previous monarchs, Caesar IV faced a much better situation. Not only does Caesar III have a good foundation, but the key is that the orc empire has entered a period of decline.

"Field Marshal Hudson, I heard that the Orc Empire is starting to change again. The four royal families want to start a clan war and choose a new race to fill the vacancy left by Beamon, what do you think? ”

Caesar IV asked with concern.

With the resumption of the smuggling trade and the entry of a large number of caravans into the savannah, the greatest convenience is that it is easier for the kingdom to collect information about the orc empire.

There are so many orc races and tribes, there will always be a few who are willing to cooperate. Especially those tribes on the verge of annihilation, they dare to sell any news.

Of course, intelligence gathering is also mutual. It is easy for the kingdom to collect information for the orcs, and it is easier for the orc empire to collect information for the kingdom.

The moral discipline of the smugglers is usually more flexible. As long as the price is in place, everything is negotiable.

It's just that these people don't have a high status in the kingdom, and the news that can be sold is mostly general information.

In contrast, the kingdom took advantage. The news of this tribe could not be bought, so it went to the hands of the hostile tribe to buy it.

In the context of stabbing each other and dragging their feet, almost all the orc tribes, the kingdom side has established a data file.

"Clan Wars", a big news that may affect the future political pattern of the Orc Empire, was transmitted back to China for the first time.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy to succeed. Although the four royal families of the orcs used a yang scheme, each clan had to consider the consequences of failure.

Directly put the main force into the battlefield, even if you win the final victory, you will inevitably lose your strength.

does not have enough strength, but occupies the position of the royal family, that is the second Beamon clan, and it is even inferior to the Beamon clan.

For the kingdom, it is best that the fifth royal family can never be chosen, so that the enemy will continue to fight among themselves in suspicion.

It's a pity that it is impossible from the current point of view, the four royal families of the orcs have realized the problem, and our previous actions have been exposed.

It is almost impossible to use the royal battle to pull more orc races into the water.

If possible, it's best to get the clans to boycott Clan Wars!

The rule of the five royal families is too old to keep up with the times, and I think I should help them introduce the orcs to civilization.

Fighting, killing, killing won't solve the problem. The competition for the position of the royal family is not impossible to solve.

Now the fighting of various clans is fierce, mainly because there is only one seat of the royal family, and it will be different if a few more seats are added.

Anyway, no one stipulates that the orc empire can only have five royal families. Broaden your horizons a little, and the co-governance of the ten royal families is also a good choice.

If you don't think it's enough, you can also become the co-governance of the 20 royal families and the 30 royal families.

Your Majesty, as a good neighbor of the orcs, I feel that it is necessary for the kingdom to teach them: solve problems with more flexible means! ”

Hudson suggested with a smile.

The royal family is never always better with more. The original co-governance of the five royal families was already chaotic enough.

Now from a five-yuan monarchy to an N-yuan monarchy, there are more and more races with the highest decision-making power, and the weaker the voice of a single royal family.

It is far easier to convince only 4 people to take a unified position than to convince 9 people.

Reducing the efficiency of decision-making is secondary, and the key is the emergence of new models, which is also accompanied by an increase in the number of superiors.

If the emerging royal family wants to increase the strength of the race, it is too slow to rely solely on "farming" to accumulate strength.

The best choice is to squeeze the small and medium-sized races in the country, gather resources and wealth in the shortest possible time, and lay a material foundation for the growth of their own races.

The heavy pressure is bound to exacerbate the internal contradictions of the orc empire. The small and medium-sized races may not have the ability to resist, but the four royal families whose interests have been damaged will not give up.

It was originally a cake divided by the four of them, but now it has become a group of people sharing it together, and no one's psychology will be balanced.

What's more, everyone is not only fighting for simple interests, but also the living space of their own race. Every political concession is accompanied by a shrinking of the living space of the race.

When things get to that point, there is no need for the kingdom to provoke, and civil strife will break out in the orc empire itself.

"Marshal, you're playing with fire!

If the plan succeeds, the orc empire will indeed fall into chaos. But this chaos also comes with opportunities, and if the orc empire is united in the midst of civil strife, it will be a big problem.

The rule of a single emperor is far more able to integrate the power of the orc empire than the joint rule of the five emperors. The power that can burst out at that time is definitely several times that of now! ”

Caesar IV said with a serious expression.

Hudson's plan was a proper "high risk, high return". If you succeed, the kingdom will soar into the sky, and if you lose, you will encounter the challenge of extinction.

"Your Majesty is too worried, if the orcs could be unified, they would have been unified a long time ago.

Looking at the major orc races, none of them can account for one-tenth of the strength of the country, what do they use to rule this empire?

No matter how powerful a person is, he must be based on strength. The strength of several orc clans is very close, and no one will obey anyone.

In the world of orcs, compromise means decline. The infighting between the various races is much more intense than in the human world.

If it weren't for the forcible suppression of the royal family, I'm afraid that all the weak races in the orc empire would have turned into food.

It is impossible to unify the orcs, and the trouble is to return to the era of the five royal families. They have used this system for hundreds of years and have accumulated rich experience.

Once the Fifth Imperial Family is born, the Orc Empire will soon be on the right track, and the greatest threat to the kingdom will be.

In addition, whether it becomes the co-governance of the four royal families or the co-governance of countless royal families, it is a new mode of governance.

Any new political model will take time to grind in. Without tossing for ten or eight years, it is impossible for them to play and understand.

What the kingdom needs most is time, and if it has ten years as a buffer, the Near East strategy will basically take shape.

The twelve northern provinces that were originally threatened by orcs have all become the hinterland of the kingdom, which can provide a steady stream of money and food for the front line.

When the next war breaks out, the kingdom will have a qualitative breakthrough in terms of financial, human and material resources.

With the trade-off, our chances of winning the war have increased dramatically. As long as the Orcs are defeated again, we can replicate the success of the Near East strategy and continue to encroach on the Orc Empire.

Toss it several times, and within fifty years, the orc empire will inevitably come to an end! ”

Hudson said with an unchanging face.

For some reason, from the beginning of the Near East strategy, Hudson always felt possessed by a master of success.

is a serious strategy that he doesn't believe in, but there is no wave in his heart.

Every time you paint a picture, it's the most desirable result. In order to fully achieve the goal, it is necessary to have the right time, place and people at the same time.

The game between the Alpha Kingdom and the Orc Empire is actually just a microcosm of the contest between the human race and the alien race. Its own strength is one thing, and the situation on the mainland is also an important factor affecting the final result.

Maybe it's because there are too few people who have been fooled, these unreliable painted cakes, Caesar IV eats happily every time.

Not only was the king fooled, but even many old foxes in the political arena also loved to eat the flatbread he painted, which is outrageous!

"Since the marshal is so sure, then the task of provoking chaos within the orc empire is entrusted to the marshal.

From now on, the intelligence personnel of the kingdom within the orc empire will obey the orders of the marshal.

However, the marshal should note that these intelligence officers are not necessarily reliable, and many orc spies were bought by us at a large price, and they have no sense of belonging to the kingdom.

It's okay to find out the news, if you want them to fight hard, or if it affects the interests of their race and tribe, these people are likely to stand on the opposite side of us again! ”

Caesar IV's words made Hudson swallow back his refusal. It was a lot of trouble to run the plan, but he really needed an intelligence organization.

The intelligence organization of the mountain leader is now limited to collecting information circulating in the market in major cities, and it does not have the ability to play high-end infiltration.

The nobles who can be monitored are limited to their own men. Other big forces can't penetrate at all, and at most they can buy a few unwilling marginal figures.

The knowledge of the Orc Empire comes entirely from the information provided by smugglers. These materials are collected by the way, and they are not professional at all.

If you want to do things in the Orc Empire, the only thing you can rely on is the kingdom's intelligence organization.

Perhaps the five major families of the Northland have also planted eyeliner within the Orc Empire, but the relationship between the two sides determines that it is not something that Hudson can peep into.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, apart from the normal transmission of intelligence, I will not use these intelligence officers lightly.

Even if they give a task, it will be within their ability, and they will never test their loyalty with the task! ”

Hudson immediately assured.

It is not easy to infiltrate the alien race, and the kingdom is bound to pay a big price for being able to establish an intelligence organization in the orc empire.

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(End of chapter)