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When the second came to Vokar's method of recruiting half-orcs to fight half-orcs on the grassland, Lorraine accepted it and said, "What's wrong with you." It's much simpler. ”

Vokal nodded and said, "Yes." My lord, I just heard that the orcs are fighting fiercely, and I really saw the disunity of the orcs this time.

Just a month ago, our black devils went to attack a tribe, just in time for them to merge with another tribe, I led people to light up their backyards, and those people just didn't retreat, we went up and pulled and fought at the same time, and easily wiped out a tribe. At that time, the orcs of another tribe thanked us, and the brothers did not be polite to them, and the tribe was robbed the next day. ”

Lorraine patted Wokar's shoulder and laughed, then waved his hand and said, "What's the matter, it's not difficult to understand, the half-orcs are clear in their hearts, let's just go up and grab a handful, at most burn them something, and then we have to leave."

Their compatriots are different. but they will destroy their people, and they will fall into the hands of their own people. It is better for them to live than to die. ”

Vokar scratched his head and said, "That's true, we have been wandering in the grassland for so long, and there are many orcs who come to chase us, but every time two different tribes meet, they can't catch up, and the brothers are bitten tightly, and they deliberately lead them to run on the chassis of other tribes." ”

Lorraine said: "Later, I sent people in to look for you, and they went around a large circle three hundred miles north of Xingxing Lake, but there was no trace of you. ”

Vokar grinned and said: "At that time, a large tribe was robbed, and the number of men under his command expanded to more than 2,000 people, and 5,000 war horses. And the brethren became bold, and the great tribes were heavily guarded, and the middle tribes had no oil or water. It's not a pleasure to fight.

I thought that there were many orc tribes on the other side of Star Lake, and they were big tribes, all of them were fat, and they were all red-eyed, but as soon as they discussed, everyone said yes, and I took people straight to Star Lake. ”

As if remembering some good memories, Vokar said with a leisurely expression on his face, "The tribe over there in Star Lake." It's really fat

It is really full of cattle and horses, and these tribes still have a lot of gold and precious stones in their hands, which are cheap for our brothers.

After a few hard votes, the orcs were wise, and tens of thousands of people poured out to block us, and after two more hard battles, the road to the north was blocked by them, and we continued to run south, making a big circle.

Later, when one of them escaped and returned, we realized that the battle was over. I discussed with the brothers, and I thought it was time to come back, and those orcs who were willing to follow us with us, and those who were willing to stay were given a share, but these guys also said that when we came back, they would come to join us.

Then he didn't fight a single battle along the way, and brought the brothers back safely.

Stuff. Don't say anything else, Hikarama. We had more than 2,000 horses. ”

Vokal finished his words in a few minutes with an understatement. Although he said it lightly. Lorraine, who has experienced several wars, can imagine the danger.

Operating in a region full of enemies, if you relax your vigilance, you may be made dumplings by orcs, and Tikar is not doing reconnaissance. Not surveillance, but the task of active attack.

Not only did he have to fight the orcs, but he also had to hurt the orcs to relieve the pressure of Ney'an's battle, and from the terrifying rumors about the black devil in the mouth of the half-orcs, you can see how shrewd Tikar is.

Lorraine looked at his dark and rough face, and said solemnly: "You have done a good job, Tikar, I believe that in this world, no one can do better than you."

Keep all the loot, you deserve it, and I'll reward you.

These horses are all yours, we have expanded such a large chassis in Naian, it stands to reason that we can set up another legion, Princess Catherine and I will fight for Ruman City, we will use these horses to set up a cavalry legion, which will be used to patrol the grassland, and you will be the commander of this legion, and these brothers under him will be appointed as officers as long as they are willing to stay, regardless of their origin. ”

Legion Commander. That is a soldier who has not been mixed with Ye Danlin, has not gone to the Emperor's Affairs Academy, is from an ordinary civilian, and has been killed with a knife and a shot on the front line, and the highest military position that can be achieved is only to become a corps commander. Only then can they be called generals, can they be called the nobles who are just born good, and can be regarded as a member of the big family of the ruling class of feudal society.

The most important thing is that Vokal is only twenty-seven years old this year, and youth is the biggest capital.

Naturally, Vokal was overjoyed, and although he had thought about what he would be rewarded for his merits, he only hoped that he would be promoted to General Larry's lieutenant.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he got off the horse, Lorraine would put the hat of a regiment commander on his head, and with Lorraine and Catherine working together to protect him, this matter would be nine times out of ten.

Vokar's swarthy face showed a dark red light excitedly, and he saluted Lorraine, and said with a full temperament: "Master Xie cultivates." I, Vokar, have remembered the kindness of adults in this life, and I am willing to go to the soup for adults in the future. ”

Lorraine shook her head lightly and said, "Don't thank me, this is what you deserve." Without you venturing alone, the orc reinforcements will continue to flow into Nai'an, and as long as one or two thousand orcs come, it will be like a straw on Luo Zhu's back, crushing our defenses. ”

Think about it, if the orcs continue to increase their troops, the six cities on the southern front must not be able to keep all of them, and the defense line will be torn apart, and the entire southern part of Naian will become a hunting ground for the orcs.

Lorraine said: "Okay, come back and rest first, I will have someone bring you some new military uniforms." Pack you up well, let's go back to Kroni City in style, I want your name to resound throughout the empire, and let the bards sing your heroic deeds all over the continent, and I have a name in mind, just "We Are Legends". ”

Lorraine was already thinking about how to turn on the propaganda machine and make the names of Vokal and the Black Devil household names in the Ruman Empire.

"Yes, sir. Vokar saluted. Suddenly, he patted his head and exclaimed, "That's right." My lord. Along the way, I have made a map of the terrain and tribes of the places I have passed, and I have written them down, which I think should be very useful for adults. ”

Lorraine was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "The map is great, I am worried that I am not familiar with geography when I return from the counterattack."

"Yes". Tikar hurried back to the group, and soon returned to Lorraine with a large gray hide.

Lorraine returned to the carriage with Vokkar. Let the Praetorian Guard set up a table, shake it open with a hula, and spread the animal skin on the table.

I saw this gray translucent animal skin, three feet square. On the skin, mountains, rivers, valleys and other terrains are drawn in black handwriting, and the names and sizes of the tribes are also marked.

Lorraine leaned down and studied the map carefully.

At the bottom of the map is the city of Cloni, where they came out, and the valleys, hills, rivers and other terrain are drawn upwards, and it can be seen that the grassland to the south of Crony is relatively empty, and there are few tribes.

The route of Vokar's march is also clearly marked on the map, and the time and scale of the battle with the orcs are also recorded.

In this way, Vokar's actions were clear to Lorraine at once.

In the middle of the map is the Essence of the Grassland, the Star Lake District. Looking at the circular star lake larger than a palm, Lorraine estimated that the lake was not at all

Around Star Lake, Vokal marked them with dense characters, some of which were the names and sizes of the orc tribes, some were battle records, and a few places were specially circled.

Lorraine pointed to the circles and asked, "Is there anything special here?"

Vokal gave a fat look. Said mysteriously: "Lord Huiyu." It's a gold mine there. Orcs have been mining, but in the hands of a few large tribes. I've seen that their mining methods are very primitive, and if they are in the hands of our Naian, it will be a big progress. ”

Lorraine said secretly in his heart: It seems that Feiying Mining has to prepare early.

But then Lorraine smiled dumbly, shook his head and said secretly: "I have lost the devil, and I haven't beaten it yet, so I want to dominate it in my hands first, well, it must be Leo's son who influenced me."

Shake your head and drive the idea of the gold mine away. Lorraine lay on the map and looked at it for a while, then looked up and asked, "Where is the Durch tribe?"

Vokar pointed to the top of the map and said, "It's probably in this place, but we didn't get there." It was more than 500 miles from where we went deeper, so we didn't paint it. We found out that these places were about half the size of the grassland, and it was said that outside of these areas, there were several powerful tribes, and some kind of devil's forbidden land that the gods chattered about. ”

A few girls were limited to their identities, although they never came, but when they saw Lorraine get a rare thing, and they were preoccupied with lying there to watch, Catherine's hearts were like cats scratching. Unable to resist his curiosity, he approached Lorraine.

Seeing the fur spread on the table, Adele frowned first and patted Lorraine. He said, "What is this? Dirty Bmm, it's so big." ”

Adele said. Lorraine smelled the foul smell of the hides.

But Lorraine didn't care about this, and said with great interest: "They drew the map of Vokal on the steppe. You see, this is where we are now, and this is Xingxing Lake, which is the place we circled this time, and it can only be regarded as a corner compared to the main grassland.

Catherine and Lorina were interested, took out a handkerchief to cover their noses, and a few heads came to the map, "Instead, Lorraine was forced to squeeze aside."

Looking at Catherine and the others, who were discussing how big these places were and how much they could sell for. In the end, it is the black who is close to the ink, and the girls who have followed Lorraine and Leo to receive gifts and are addicted, the first thing that comes to mind when they look at the grassland is how much money this land can sell.

Lorraine turned to Vokal and said, "This map is truly priceless, more important than anything you bring back, for hundreds of years, we humans have been blind to the grassland, and now it is clear in front of our eyes." ”

"I still have that girl from Deibole. Lorraine said secretly in her heart: De Ibaule has been working on the grassland for several years, and no one here can compare with her in terms of understanding of the grassland.

Settle down, this map will have to be shown to Deibaule first when I go back, and it is best to enrich it, but according to the temper of the girl, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

Lorraine wondered what she could do to make that girl from Deibol obedient.

Looking at the dense tribal names on the map, Catherine said worriedly: "Lorraine, looking at it, I'm afraid I'll encounter a lot of trouble when I enter the prairie." The orcs are in a hurry, and all the people are soldiers. It's all cavalry, so many tribes. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to conquer them

Lorraine shrugged her shoulders and said, "If it was simple, it wouldn't be our turn to do it." ”

However, I have Vera, Lorraine said proudly.

Naturally, Lorraine's mind couldn't hide from Vera. Thinking that as long as she went out to work, she would earn money, Vera smiled sweetly at Lorraine. The big eyes are bent into a crescent moon shape, gold coins or something, naturally the more the better.

Catherine resisted the pungent smell. After carefully reading the map, he straightened up and looked at Tikar who was standing aside, and said warmly: "Captain Tikar, you have worked hard all the way, and your heroic appearance is a model for all the soldiers of Nai'an. We will reward you and your men, and the Empire will not treat its own heroes badly. ”

Vokal faced Catherine. I was nervous and couldn't even say well, so I saluted one. He blushed and stammered, "Yes" Yes, Your Highness, this is what I should do

Catherine smiled, knowing that she and Adele were not suitable to appear in front of these soldiers, she smiled slightly, and prepared to pull Adele and them back.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion from the resting cavalry, and Lorraine and Catherine turned their heads at the same time, and saw Leo riding on Shiro, surrounded by a group of orcs.

Catherine frowned, pinched her fingers, and said hatefully, "It's this riffraff again." ”

With that, he led the guards to the crowd. Although Volcar had never seen Leo before, he also knew that this fat boy riding on the white elephant was the future Supreme Majesty of the Empire, but after all, it was the future, and it was Lorraine, the top boss, who was more important in comparison.

Leo didn't care about this, and when Lorraine and Vocar said yes, he urged Bai to walk into the cavalry pile curiously.

Vocal knew Leo's identity very well, and he was afraid that his ignorant barbarians would collide with Leo, so he hurriedly said, "I'll go and see first."

One of them sprang out and ran to Leo as fast as he could.

Lorraine saw the orcs surrounding Leo, jumping and screaming, but listening to their voices, he forgot that he was shouting, but it seemed to be cheering, and the guards around Leo were guarding with Ou, but they didn't pull out their weapons, so they knew that there was nothing wrong, maybe Leo had something to do, and it was inevitable that it would be another good fight in Catherine's hands.

Lorraine pulled the angry Catherine's arm and walked in front of Catherine.

Before they could reach them, Lorraine and the others were surprised to see that the orcs surrounding Leo suddenly fell to their knees. Then he fell to the ground with five bodies on the ground, chanting words in his mouth, and bowed to Leo.

Lorraine and Catherine looked at each other in surprise, walked quickly to Leo, and asked, "Leo, what's going on?"

Leo looked at the orc's appearance and was happy. He also couldn't understand orc language. Scratching the back of his head, he said with a stinky face: "How do I know, it may be that they see me handsome and chic." The jade tree is in the wind, the tiger's body is shocked, and these people are under my divine power. ”

Catherine stepped up to her and put a handful of them over Leo's ears. Said: "Worship you big-headed ghost." I can't do it without looking at you for a while. ”

"Oops, it hurts, it hurts". Leo grinned and said, "They want to worship themselves, I just came over to take a look, and they gathered around to see, and when they saw it, they began to worship." ”

The human cavalry was also confused, standing behind the orcs and watching the excitement.

Tikar hurriedly pulled up the orcs beside him and asked a few words, Lorraine listened to Vokal talk to them in a hurried orc language, and the more Vokal spoke, the more surprised his expression became.

Letting go of the orcs, Tikar opened his mouth wide for a moment, and seeing that Lorraine was looking at him in confusion, Vokar hurriedly said, "My lord, these half-orcs. Say "It is said that the elephant is a sacred object of their tribe, and the person who owns the sacred elephant is in the prophecy of their tribe's shaman"

"What's in the prophecy?" asked Lorraine and Catherine, both looking at Vokar, and seeing that he was hesitant, Lorraine asked.

Vokar said: "The prophetic Son of God is the great chief who will unify the steppes. ”

Lorraine and Catherine looked at each other in surprise, and then they both looked at Leo with a proud expression on his face. Lorraine rolled his eyes and said with a playful expression: "Yes, let them all get up." These orcs. It's pretty good at sycophancy. ”

Catherine was stunned for a moment, then let go of the hand that was tugging at Leo's ear, and straightened Leo's clothes. Said softly: "Okay, I'll go back after playing." Lorraine, let's go. ”

Leo was startled by Catherine's sudden gentleness and nodded stupidly.

Lorraine Laravokar, whispered, "Is the shaman of their tribe famous?"

Vokar thought for a moment and said, "It is said to be one of the two great prophets of the steppe

Catherine hugged Lorraine's arm and said, "Go back." ”

Leading Lorraine to the camp, Lorraine rubbed her chin and her mind turned.

After a night's rest, Lorraine led Vokal and their team straight to Crony City, where the messenger had already arrived to convey Lorraine's orders to prepare for the celebration.

After walking for a day, when he was less than fifty miles away from Croney, General Larry led a group of civil and military officials who remained in the city to go out of the city to greet him.

After Larry and Lorraine greeted each other, they hugged Vokal excitedly and said in a loud voice: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." You guy, you're so daring. Why do you run so far? I'm old. From now on, it will be your world. ”

Vokar smiled embarrassedly at his old superior.

General Larry patted Karl on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's go into the city." ”

At the gates of Croney, Lorraine and General Larry's ranks halted and handed over to Vokal and his cavalry.

Tikar was surprised, "My lord." What are you?

Lorraine pointed to the crowds lining the streets inside the gates, and said to Tikar, "This is your moment. ”

General Larry pushed Vokar and said, "Go, let's go through another gate and celebrate your success in the city." ”

Tikar was stunned for a moment. Then he put his heels together, saluted with a military salute, and said loudly: "Yes." ”

Then he waved his hand back and shouted, "Brethren, come with me." ”

Lorraine returned to Catherine's carriage and heard the tsunami-like cheers coming from within the city.

Lorraine poked Lorraine and said curiously, "Why are you back again?

Lorraine smiled: "The triumph I want, it's not time yet." ”

"Na, Na"

In the imperial capital far away from the province of Nai'an, the great city of flying eagles. In the midst of that magnificent palace, there was a sudden loud shout.

An old man dressed in luxury clothes and wearing a golden crown with a furious face looked at the middle-aged man opposite from the table in front of him. Said: "What the hell is going on?"

Although the old man's face was a little old, his sideburns were a little gray. But that look, that look, that raise your hands and feet. But it has a seven-point resemblance to Leo.

Coupled with the dazzling and dazzling huge diamond ring he was wearing, you know, the diamond ring was once worn on Lorraine's hand, but it was pitted by this old guy.

This is also one of the few shameful incidents in which Lord Lorraine has been pitted.

That old man was none other than the Emperor of the Empire, His Majesty Xià Julunde. At this time, he was waving his fist angrily, shouting angrily, "Why not

We've fought these battles, and if we talk about the rice buckets of the bitches in the north, they don't have the ability to fart. First of all, it will lose the war, and it is understandable that there is no money. ”

Speaking of this, he swept the corner of his eye, saw the embarrassed face of the red-clothed face sitting next to him, and suddenly realized his gaffe.

At Russell's insistence, the Empire spent a great deal of money this time, and although the northern crusade sent did not suffer heavy losses like the last time, it was in vain.

If it had been before, it wouldn't have been anything. But with Lorraine in the south to fight orcs, divide the fields. It's booming, and it's too much worse than that.

However, Russell is also his own minister after all, no matter how bad this thing is, but after all, the barbarians in the north are also a big problem, and someone must do it, and he stepped forward. No matter what. The honor and disgrace of the people have been borne. I have to take care of his face.

Thinking of this, Jolund took a deep breath and calmed down as much as he could.

On the order of the emperor, he was sitting at the wide table, and a group of ministers in front of the emperor were able to get a step forward today, and none of them were old fritters that Erchuan Jing had tested.

They were keenly aware of the situation and exchanged glances.

The Minister of the Imperial Judicial Inspectorate, who was in charge of supervising officials, looked down at the paper clip in his hand.

Although he couldn't see through it with the naked eye, he clearly knew that it was at the bottom of the Jiàn clip. There is a report on accountability for the defeat of the Northern Expeditionary Army. He looked at the crowd, and then quietly reached out and pulled it out of his folder, intending to make another change in the report. Describe the responsibility of the phase a little more lightly, and then hand it over.

The rest of the people who were sitting there also had their own thoughts.

But now they all looked at the middle-aged man who was suffering from the wrath of Jolund.

The middle-aged man's face was white and ruddy, and even in the face of Rulunde's roar, he did not change color at all. It is none other than the Empire's God of Wealth, Baron Rokunde, the Undersecretary of Finance.

At this time, he calmed down, then squeezed his voice out from between his teeth, and said, "Rokunde, now that we are expanding thousands of miles in the south, I have heard that as soon as the signboard for the sale of land is sold, there are more people who smell it than rats in the world. Isn't it?"

Rokunde gracefully stood up, bowed, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Jolund slammed the table. He roared angrily, "Then why do I still have no money? Where did all that money go? Did you swallow it for me, you bastard?"

He was angry, and his saliva flew for a while, even though Rokunde was not standing close, but he was sprayed a lot of spittle.

It's no wonder he is so angry, because the empire has been redundant and redundant over the years, although it is known as institutional reform, reducing staff and increasing efficiency, but the number of officials is decreasing more and more.

There are many chickens that do not lay eggs, and many people do not work. This is a universal truth. Even the old woman who has lost her teeth in the countryside knows.

Naturally, the efficiency is also increasing and dragging down.

After these guys become officials, although they don't necessarily know whether they work or not, as long as they are officials, they all need food. And they have to eat much better than ordinary people. Not to mention any buses. Eating and drinking at public expense, traveling at public expense and the like.

Where does all this money come from?

Of course, it didn't fall from the sky, and it wasn't to be scavenged from the common people little by little.

But the common people have been deceived a lot over the years, and they are not stupid. Things like "crusade against the barbarians, show the majesty of the empire", "the imperial eagle banner, invincible" and the like, can't deceive them at all.

Even in front of the tax officials who are known as the "heavenly powerhouses", these guys dare to evade taxes one by one.

Not to mention anything else, even Lord Lorraine's Lorraine Fort is also to pay less taxes, and it is also the same as when the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army fought gourds and radishes, destroying the traffic of the avenue and building tunnels. It's blocking the windows again, and it's just that they don't bury mines and shoot their black guns.

The ranks of imperial officials here have been swelling like balloons, and those puppies have not only stuffed their sons and grandsons into the ranks of imperial officials, but even their mistresses, second wives, third brothers-in-law, and second aunts.

The number of officials has been increasing, and the taxes cannot be collected there.

Therefore, many officials are living in a tight manner. Except for some real power, when the New Year is celebrated, you can make a sum of money. The rest of the crowd didn't have a good time.

Although the emperor is known as the lord of a country. Rich in the world. But under the tight bureaucracy of the Empire. He can't just reach out and take money from the treasury.

Thinking that Jia Baoyu's ancestor had a birthday, His Majesty the Emperor also sent a few gold pieces. Make gifts. That thing is much less than a gift from an ordinary official, and this is simply calling Hanako

If someone else takes it out, I'll be embarrassed to say hello to people in the aisle in the future.

Why?

Think he's really that shabby?

It's not that she's really poor

In the seventeenth century, France was ruled by a strong cardinal Richelieu with an iron fist, and it was also known as the number one power, but the great Sun King. At the time of Louis XIV, the sheets were changed only once a month.

Why?

Of course, it's still the same reason, no

Emperor Zhulunde's situation was slightly better than those ones. But it's not much worse.

His personal income came from the emperor's private estates in various places, and from the empire's fixed annual financial allocation.

The empire's finances were strained. His days. Of course, it wasn't very easy. Each meal is only four dishes, and then add some desserts and snacks or something.

Although he personally does not lack anything. But it doesn't mean that he is really rich. Even if he had to save money for his own house.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to give your mistress something like something, it will take some time to give it.

And now, I heard that Lorraine is booming in the south, and it is selling land and running a company or something. As long as it's a thing. People, if you think about it for a while, you still don't know that their economy is so prosperous. Of course, it is a lot of money, and the fat is all oil.

In the minds of Emperor Zhulund. As the economy prospered, so did the empire's tax revenue. Then this year will naturally be much more relaxed, and you can also spend money openly and take revenge on the days when you didn't have money before.

His old man was happy, and he also promised a lot of good things with his mistresses.

It's like a diamond from South Africa, with eight stars and eight arrows. Produced in Seris, the mysterious country of the East. Silk smoother and softer than mutton fat, fine porcelain,

Coax that. The second and third wives were elated one by one, and they worked very hard, so that Uncle Ru enjoyed it.

But the light made a promise. It's not okay if you don't do it.

Everyone is waiting in a hurry. It's been urged several times. faintly doesn't bring himself a good face, and it's easy for me to muster up the courage to get some money to please others.

But what's that? Bastard actually said there was no money?

It's like working as a migrant worker for a year, and it's easy to look forward to the hard-earned money at the end of the year, so that I can take it back to support my family and pay the tuition for the cubs at home, but it turns out that fucking black-hearted contractor. The roll ran away.

Whoever rests on it, who suffers

Emperor Zhulunde is also a human being, although over the years, his temper has been worn out by the old fritters in the officialdom. But this time. I couldn't sit still anymore, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and I was furious.

In anger, he slapped the table in front of him with a loud bang, and shouted angrily, "Say." Tell me. I can't say it, believe it or not, I'm going to push you out and cut my head now, where is my money?"

The officials sitting next to him were a little pleased that Baron Rokunde was deflated, and some even thought of squeezing him down so that they could sit in that oily position.

At this time, when they saw the emperor's thunder, everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to speak. Quietly bow your head. I was afraid that when the old guy turned his head and saw himself, he would sprinkle the evil fire in his belly on himself.

"陛xià. Tolerance. Rokunde bowed.

Unhurriedly, he pulled out his handkerchief. He gently wiped the spit off his face and continued, "Here's the thing. ”

He looked around at the people sitting and said, "Last year, Ney made another orc invasion. As a result, the Governor General, the Count of Lorraine, led the Imperial ** Regiment. Crush the enemy completely

Julund waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, we all know these things, it is said that in the tavern to spend a copper, copper plate, you can listen to the bards sing seven stanzas." I don't need you to say more. You tell me the point, why do I still have no money?"

Rokunde smiled unimpressed. Then he said, "Your Majesty, that's what I'm talking about." But I have to start at the beginning for you to understand. ”

Julund was softly pushed by him, and surprisingly Fei Dan was not angry, but gave a long snort, and then sat back, and said in a voice with an itchy tooth of hatred: "Okay, you say!"

Rokunde coughed lightly, then looked at everyone sitting in the room, and said loudly, "You must hear clearly.

Before Lorraine took office, Nyan had been a poor province with little tax revenue. Sometimes, there is also a subsidy from the imperial treasury.

You all know that, right?"

The Imperial Ministers present looked at each other, and then nodded their heads in agreement.

Rulund looked at him expressionlessly and said, "You tell me, why don't you have any money?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Roquend nodded, and then continued: "Later." The orcs invade on a large scale, and Ney urgently calls for help. Grand Duke Julius sent legions to reinforcements. I don't need to go into detail about this, do I?"

Only then did Rulund nod and said, "Yes, I know about this." ”

Luo Kunde said: "But, Your Majesty, the Grand Duke bought a lot of warships from Banye Danlin in the first place. And these are all extrabudgetary expenditures. As a result, his finances are strained. Rulund slapped his thigh at the moment, and said with a little schadenfreude: "Ha, I know." If that guy didn't have Nicole's help. It must be impossible to fill the hole. Live"

After he finished speaking, he saw the crying and laughing eyes of the people next to him, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly turned his face back. He coughed lightly. "You continue, you continue." ”

Rokunde continued: "Your Majesty, you know. When the Grand Duke sent troops. Because money is tight. But he extorted a lot of money from Nai'an. ”

Jourende was momentarily stagnant.

Rokunde didn't care about him, and continued: "Later, although this battle was won. But the wounds of war still need to be healed. The soldiers' pensions and rewards are all indispensable, right? That's a lot of money. ”

Jolund was silent for a moment.

Rokunde said: "And the territory of Naian. Houses, farmland, water conservancy facilities burned down by orcs. All of this has to be fixed, right?"

Rokund paused for a moment, saw that Jolund no longer spoke, and continued: "And when those orcs attacked Nedel City, Her Highness Catherine gave an order to release the flood and wipe out the orcs in one fell swoop. ”

Jolund listened. At that moment, his eyebrows fluttered, and he said, "Yes, Nicole really deserves to be a member of our family, this trick is really powerful."

Annihilate all the enemy without a single soldier. It's really a bit of a joke and a soldier, and the meaning of ashes. What is the name of that phrase "in what is there." Something beyond what

Russell reminded in a low voice beside him: "Your Majesty, it is in the midst of strategizing, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away." ”

Rulund clapped his hands and said, "Yes, that's it." "What a curtain and what a thousand miles" thing. ”

Russell grinned. I don't care about him.

Rulund said: "Nicole's hand is really beautiful, and I am happy for her." ”

Luo Kunde wrinkled the corners of his mouth and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't just be happy. That big flood. The farmland on both sides of the strait has been washed away, and this alone is already a lot of money. ”

Hearing this, Jolund couldn't help but rub his forehead. I felt a dull pain in a tendon in my head.

At this time, Luo Kunde's tone changed, and he said: "However, even so, I read the report handed over by Lorraine, and sold the land, which can not only be completely filled, but also more than enough. ”

Jolund grinned, slapped the table, and said, "How, how?

That money."

Later, his face changed again, and he looked at Rokunde with a fierce voice.

Luo Kunde spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty." Don't worry. This money, this money"

Jolund saw him stumbling. In a hurry, he asked, "What's wrong with this money?"

Luo Kunde smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you're too late to start with this money." ”

Rulund suddenly became furious and said, "Who, who dares to rob me of money? Lao Luo. Don't be afraid. Say it. Who dares to be so bold. You dare to rob me of my money,"

As he said this, he suddenly came to his senses. The voice suddenly lowered. Just stretched out his finger and pointed to the east.

Luo Kunde nodded lightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Julund was speechless. The one in the east is also his brother no matter what, what can he do with that guy?

At this time, Russell coughed lightly, turned his head to Rokunde and asked: "My dear deputy treasurer, according to the rules of the Empire, shouldn't this money be transferred to the Ministry of Finance first, and then divided by the Ministry of Finance?