"Lord Ryūxi, what should we do now, are we going to cooperate with the Nether Cult?"

Leaving the castle, Mahatt asked with concern.

"Cooperation, what to cooperate?

Yang envoy, you should understand that the members of my July Society are all in the Alpha Kingdom, and the interests are also in the Alpha Kingdom.

Do you think it is possible for everyone to abandon their wives and children and run to the Duchy of Hesse to take risks?

Since the disappearance of the guild leader, the July Meeting is no longer the July Meeting it used to be!

Now the July meeting is on the verge of splitting. The shared belief of revenge on the five families of the Northland alone was no longer enough to keep the organization running.

Especially the guys who got their territories in the Near East are now bent on developing their own territories.

Revenge for the matter, they have found a better partner.

Compared to a half-dead organization, following that Field Marshal Hudson is much better than following us! ”

As he spoke, Ryuki sighed deeply.

If he had known that the situation would develop like this, he would not have indiscriminately recruited people into the club.

When he forcibly pulled Baron Caitley into the meeting, he never expected that an inadvertent move would become a wolf into the room.

There is no way, it's all Ketteley who is too insidious. After joining the association, he worked hard to climb up and made great contributions to the neutrality of the association.

In order to gain everyone's trust, he even killed a member of the five major families of the Northland with his own hands.

I thought I had a handle in my hand and could be trusted and reused, but this thing turned around and sold a group of elites to Hudson.

What's even more tragic is that everyone didn't know in advance, and used the resources of the association to provide support to these people, and pushed them to the position of lord.

Originally, he thought that he could take the opportunity to gain a foothold in the Near East, legally control the military power, and increase the strength of the July Society.

The plan went very smoothly, but in the later stages, these noble lords did not listen to the command of the headquarters.

Realizing that something was wrong, these guys had formed a group and became the most powerful faction in the July Society.

The owner personally took people to deal with it, and as a result, it disappeared directly from the world when it entered the Near East.

At this point, everyone realizes that something is wrong. It's just that the strength of the headquarters is insufficient, and it is unable to suppress these powerful factions, so the situation is deadlocked.

You can't even knock over the table if you want to.

The members of the July Society in the Near East have defected to Hudson under the lead of Caitley, even if their identities are revealed.

The news that Caitley had killed the members of the five major families was stabbed out by them, causing the wrath of the five dukes.

And then it was just a rage, and the official document of accountability went to the Near East and directly became a piece of waste paper.

Hudson personally intervened in the case and directly determined that the evidence was fabricated and overturned the results of the investigation.

For this reason, the two sides also brought the lawsuit to the royal capital, and finally in the case of the king and the mud, the matter was settled.

Those who have a background are not afraid of revealing their identities, which does not mean that they are not afraid of being exposed.

If they expose each other's secrets together, the powerful factions in the Near East may not have an accident, but none of them will be able to run away from these July club bosses.

"Lord Takyu, if you don't participate, why do you want to sign a contract?"

Farley on the side asked with concern.

Contracts are not signed randomly, and if they are not fulfilled, the power of backlash can make life worse than death.

"At that time, if we didn't sign the contract, we wouldn't want to leave alive.

Once this kind of thing is exposed, the cult organizations involved in it will be wiped out.

We were able to be active in the underworld all the time, and that was because the aristocratic group needed a cult.

Once the tentacles reached out to the royal power and challenged their bottom line, those big nobles didn't mind replacing them with a group of more obedient people.

The five major families in Guangbei can force us to hide everywhere. If all the great nobles act together, do you think they really won't be able to dig out our identity? ”

After Long Xi's words were finished, the face of Yin and Yang changed instantly.

The truth is so heart-wrenching.

I thought they hadn't been caught, but they had hidden deep enough. I never thought that the truth was that people didn't want to dig it.

Thinking back carefully to what happened in the past, the two soon realized that something was wrong.

There are many cases that can be dug deeply, but in the end they are all closed.

I thought it was luck, but now it seems that it is clearly those big nobles who are deliberately letting them go.

After all, July will be an alternative among cults.

In addition to shouting slogans indiscriminately, ordinary actions are only aimed at the five major families of the Northland, and are completely harmless to the nobles of other kingdoms.

There is no danger to everyone's interests, and it just so happens that the five major families like to pull hatred, so everyone is happy to leave them to block the five major families in the Northland.

In contrast, other cult organizations are much more tormented. Like the likes of the Skull and Bones Club, they are often hunted down and killed all over the world.

More than ninety percent of cult organizations will not have a lifespan of more than three years. More will be strangled by the nobles in the first few months after its establishment.

"Lord Ryūhi, what are you going to do if we don't get involved?"

The Yin and Yang envoys asked in unison.

The two are cronies who have been cultivated by Takashi, and although they are already in a high position in the July meeting, their relationship has not changed.

"What's there to worry about, the contract only mandates confidentiality and participation, and how to participate is not up to us.

What's more, such a big news can also be worth a lot of money.

If someone bids high enough, it is not impossible to exchange my life for everyone for a future! ”

Long Xi said with a smile.

In exchange for the future for his subordinates, he is naturally not so selfless. It's just that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and now he is no longer barefoot.

Don't think about yourself, think about your family.

While he was alive, he was able to give shelter to his family. But because of the blind pursuit of strength in his youth, he has now piled up a body of dark wounds, and he has no years to live for.

The identity of the July Club has become the biggest security hazard for the family.

While he is alive, he can also use the power of the congregation to take refuge. Once he dies, the children in the family will not be able to keep this family business.

The best option is to complete identity whitewashing in advance. It would be even better if we could sell everyone a favor again.

Compared with cults, the aristocratic world still looks much better.

Especially those who have just washed ashore, they need a good reputation. The Lord who owes a favor will naturally reciprocate it.

……

"Marshal, the top of the July Society wants to talk to you about a big deal. It's very mysterious, and I used all my contacts in the meeting, but I still haven't been able to find out. ”

Baron Caitley reported with a serious expression.

In recent years, it seems that Ketteley has not changed much, but the actual power in his hands has increased significantly.

By betraying the July Society, he gained trust on Hudson's side; And with Hudson's support, he continued to grow his influence within the July meeting.

To the present day, Baron Kettelay is also the number one person in the Near East. If the situation is not too embarrassing, at least you can get a position as a county guard.

There is no way, he was born in the Northland aristocratic group, and he stabbed this interest group again. Joined the July Society, and betrayed the July Society.

Regardless of the reason, such capricious people are not treated politically.

Even with Hudson's support, after arriving in the royal capital, Caitley's appointment as a county guard was still beaten back.

The revenge of the five major families in the Northland is one thing, but more importantly, the high-ranking members of the kingdom do not want to see traitors.

Originally, suppressing the small and medium-sized nobles was an unspoken rule. If the traitor is put in a high position, the magnates will not be able to sleep even more.

As an insider, Hudson understood Baron Caitley's choice very well, and it can be summed up in one sentence: I have no choice!

Once a person has a weakness, many things are involuntary. Kettelay alone is powerful, but Kettelet, who has a wife and children, is no longer invulnerable.

betrayed the Northland aristocratic group, which was forced by the July Society to go out and vote. Although he didn't put the knife on his neck, as long as he dared to refuse at that time, his wife and children would follow him to see the Lord of the Dawn.

Betraying the July Meeting, it's even simpler. It was planned by Hudson behind the scenes, the only difference is that there is no forced play, but it only makes Caitley realize that there will be no future in July.

No father wants his children to live as cultists. If you want to get out of the cult, you will inevitably have to pay a price.

What's more, Hudson's requirements were not high, he just asked him to quietly dig the corners of the July Society, and did not ask him to publicly break with the July Society.

Caitley did not disappoint Hudson either, and his ability to dig into the wall was super strong, and he directly pulled up a faction within the July Society.

Relying on the strength in his hands, he didn't dare to turn his face with them at the headquarters of the July Society. obviously became a traitor, but in the end, because of interests, the two sides maintained a relationship of face to face and discord.

Understanding is understanding, but it is inevitable to hesitate to use it. Someone helped to do evil, and Hudson was happy to see it.

Now this situation is the best, the glory and wealth Hudson have already been given, and it is the royal capital that suppresses the name and instrument of Baron Caitley, and he cannot be blamed for being unjust.

But in the Aslant continent, the most important thing is the name and the weapon, without the blessing of these things, no matter how awesome the mix, Kettelay is still just a small nobleman.

If you want to be big, that's impossible. The July Club was able to be pulled over, mainly because he had Hudson's support behind him.

Who would buy a baron's account just by his own name!

"Tell the headquarters of the July Club that if you want to make a big deal, then show sincerity first. Hidden and tucked, not a person who does business! ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

Digging into the wall will not see the light of day for both sides, and the two sides will still be potential allies until the window paper is pierced.

Privately, the business exchanges between the two sides have not stopped. Especially when targeting the five major families in the Northland, the two sides have cooperated many times.

But these are all in the past, the window paper will be pierced sooner or later, and the two sides have begun to watch out for each other.

At such times, the people of the July Society came to him to talk about big business, and Hudson had to suspect that there was a hole in it.

Of course, if it is an action against the five major families of the Northland, then it is a different matter.

……

Kingdom of Avalat. With the joint efforts of all parties, the delegation successfully brought back the results of the inspection.

It can be seen that at this moment, everyone has high hopes for reform, hoping that through internal reform, the kingdom can return to the list of mainland powers.

However, the focus of the contradiction also converges on the results of the investigation.

Although the core idea of the three kingdoms of Franks, Libya, and Alpha is the supremacy of the aristocracy, they all have their own characteristics in specific details.

No matter who copies the work, the interests of some people in the kingdom will be seriously damaged. Maybe after the reform is successful, it can be made up for in other ways, but who knows?

According to past political experience, whoever makes concessions first for the sake of the overall situation will suffer a big loss in the course of reform.

The situation suddenly became a stalemate, and only a very small number of reformers, including those within the reformers, were willing to sacrifice their own interests for the sake of reform.

Many reformist bigwigs have become conservative when it comes to their own interests.

You can't do this, you can't do that. It is said that it is good to change the law, but when it comes to actual action, it hits a wall everywhere.

Prince Peter, who had returned with honors, was now in an awkward position. Many aristocrats were skeptical of the results of the expedition, believing that the information recorded above was too one-sided.

As the leader of the reformers, Duke Grenavan also had a headache. Obviously, many problems have been discovered that can be solved by reform, but when it comes to concrete implementation, chaos has occurred.

Reform bills were introduced one after another, but the result was that the decree did not leave the royal capital. The nobles everywhere had a high degree of autonomy and simply ignored the orders of the royal capital.

Even the aristocrats, who supported the reformers, only chose the terms that were beneficial to their own families. Those clauses that harm their own interests, all pretend not to see them.

"Your Majesty, we can't drag it out any longer!

Unless coercive measures are taken, the decrees we issue will be a piece of waste paper in the local area.

If it drags on for a long time, the government's majesty will be swept away, and it will only be more difficult to continue the reform! ”

The words of the Prime Minister, Duke Grenavan, made Elton VIII very embarrassed. On the one hand, he wanted the reform to succeed, and on the other hand, he didn't want to offend the noble lords of the country too much.

"Prime Minister, there are so many reform bills, if you want to promote them together, I'm afraid you can't do it. It is better to choose the one that is most easily accepted by everyone and promote it first. ”

Elton VIII said with a look of embarrassment.

It's easy to cut meat from someone else, but it's not the same if you want to cut meat from yourself.

As the largest aristocracy in the country, the royal family was also a victim of reform.

There is no way, the reformers want too much. When formulating the bill, he took into account the advantages of each of the three countries' political systems, and wanted to copy them together.

For example: the military mobilization system of the Alpha Kingdom, the tax system of the Frankish Kingdom, and the foreign trade system of the Ibrid Kingdom.

These systems are the most advanced of our time. Theoretically speaking, as long as it is copied, the Kingdom of Avalat will be able to have the common advantages of the three kingdoms at the same time, and it will be difficult to rise without rising.

The trouble is that the deeper the reform, the more interest groups need to be reached.

"Your Majesty, if the reform is to be carried out in batches, I suggest that we start with taxes.

The traditional tax package system is too mechanical and rigid, and a large amount of tax revenue will be lost in vain every year.

The kingdom suffered a great loss, and the people below were miserable. If the kingdom can collect taxes uniformly, not only can it greatly increase its fiscal revenue, but also take the opportunity to abolish those unreasonable and exorbitant taxes.

When the government's financial situation improves, projects that have been forced to stop due to financial pressure can be restarted.

As long as everyone can see the results, the resistance to reform will definitely be greatly weakened! ”

The Prime Minister's words made Elton VIII happy.

Almost all dynastic declines begin with finances. The Kingdom of Awarat is naturally no exception, obviously it has done nothing, and the government is still poor to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall.

The impact is all-encompassing. If the financial problems can be solved, the kingdom of Avalat will be brought back to life.

The government also has the financial resources to support other reforms in the future. The long-term arrears of military salaries and the salaries of government personnel can be settled at the same time.

"Okay, that's it!"

The king's mouth was relaxed, but the ministers below did not look very good.

Compared with reforms in other areas, it is the tax reform that involves the most interest groups.

Up and down the kingdom of Awarat, which group has not benefited from the tax system?

As soon as you come up, you will play a big ticket, which is clearly a big gamble.

Knowing is knowing, but no one raises the question. Because this problem is too tricky, being able to find the problem does not mean that it can be solved.

played so big at the beginning, Duke Grenavan was also powerless. If the government is not allowed to get out of its financial predicament, subsequent reforms will not be carried out at all.

……

With the introduction of the law abolishing the tax package system, the road to reform in the Kingdom of Avalat was completely opened.

Hudson, who was thousands of miles away, felt the breath of reform. However, his focus was not on reform, but on the "return gift" from the Avalat nobility.

The old kingdoms are different, the nobles who suffer from overpopulation don't take population seriously at all.

Hudson simply sent out a few magic potions in exchange for thousands of serfs. But the other party still felt that he had made a lot of money, which made him a little embarrassed.

This complicated emotion didn't last long, and it was broken by the old man of the July Club who came to the door.

……

"Marshal, these are our little thoughts, please be sure to smile!"

Long Xi said cautiously.

The last time the two met, it was to purchase weapons and equipment. The identities and statuses of the two parties who meet again are already very different.

Looking at the dozens of boxes neatly placed in front of him, Hudson had a new understanding of "a little bit of heart".

It's not about business, it's more like bribery. It's just that the means are a little rougher, and under normal circumstances, this kind of gift without technical content is usually not accepted by the owner.

"Let's get down to business!

Your Excellency has put so much effort and risked your life to come here, you can't just come here to give me a gift, right? ”

Hudson said with a smirk.

Whether you can accept it or not depends on the outcome of the next conversation. He has a good reputation in this regard, and he will never accept gifts for things that cannot be done.

"Marshal, this matter is very important. As soon as I say it, I'm going to be hit by a contract and I'm almost dead, so I hope you can make a promise.

You can rest assured that the news I'm about to say next is definitely worth the price! ”

After saying that, Roncy looked at Hudson expectantly.

"Directly gambling your own life, Your Excellency is really generous. Let's start by talking about what kind of commitment you want from me. ”

……