861. The Banquet of the Elders
The first meeting between Rand and the Emperor ended after a few quick conversations, and when it was finally time to leave, the Emperor encouraged him a few words and instructed him that the Assistant Treasurer of the Imperial Family did not need to be in charge of the Finance Department for a long time.
Regarding this "oracle", when Rand left, the chief attendant of the Tower of Purity explained it more clearly:
"Your Majesty means that the Duke of Rand is under the favor of His Majesty Willy and has the responsibility of building the magic furnace, but the magic furnace is not only a magic device, but also an anchor for gold coins, if you don't have a position as a financial officer, Duke, it will be inconvenient to face the empire and various kingdoms in the future."
The chief attendant looked at Lante's eyes full of doubts, so he explained: "With the status of the Imperial Treasurer, you can report directly to His Majesty the Emperor, so as to avoid delaying the construction of the magic furnace in the empire due to administrative procedures, and of course, you can also avoid the erosion of the wealth brought by the new magic furnace." ”
"Oh!" Rant's clear
Ever since he built the first Magic Furnace, various departments of the Empire have begun to work on it, hoping to control the production and installation of the Magic Furnace within their responsibilities.
For example, the Salt and Iron Division hoped that every magic furnace could only be built by them, and even hoped to leave Wendy and other girls in the Salt and Iron Division, after Rand politely declined, although the Chief of the Salt and Iron Division was not very happy, Rand sent a hammer over, and it was over.
After that, the Ministry of Finance began to continue to set up a set of rand, hoping to bind the rand through various contracts, from the purchase of equipment, to the accounts of the Finance Department of Night Qicheng, to the settlement of imperial aid.
The purpose of each time was not to collect gold coins from Rand, but to allow the Finance Department to have an absolute say in Rand's decision-making, and it was not until Rand cursed the senior assistant that the Finance Department understood Rand's character.
Eventually, the royal family gave Rand the position of assistant treasurer, which not only clarified his status and allowed him to transcend the bureaucracy of the empire, but also meant to make him a source of royal wealth.
After all, every time a new magic furnace is built, it means that the Ministry of Finance can issue a new 2.5 million Singapore dollars, and if it is run by the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Finance, the royal family may only get 800,000 yuan, and it has to thank the bureaucrats for their efficiency and integrity.
In the evening, Rand's celebratory dinner was held in a banquet hall in the palace, attended by more than a dozen royalty and Pure Tower legends, including Prince Stuart Golden Moon Augustus, the chairman of the Galloping Horse Foundation and the father of Yavini Golden Moon.
On Rand's side, Halkala, Wendy, Gurea, Cardinal, and Yavini Jinyue were all picked up.
This dinner is no better than a buffet at noon, where you need to sit on both sides of a row of tables with a group of royal dignitaries, and be watched and "tortured" by a group of legends.
"Rand? I heard that you've just finished fighting the orcs and are going to the north to fight against the Sea Clan? ”
Prince Stuart was the first to ask, "The war between the sea and the sky is measured in 10,000 years, even if you become a righteous god, you may not be able to really change anything, instead of joining in the fun, it is better to focus on more useful points, such as thinking about when to have children." ”
"Yes, Rand, after you really reach the advanced level, it will be difficult to have children, you should work hard as soon as possible while your body has not completely reached the advanced level." Princess Stuart chimed in.
Looking at Rand's rather embarrassed expression, Stuart did not stop urging, "Once you reach the high level and have the hope of becoming a legend, you can no longer calculate the growth of your descendants according to the life span of mortals.
It often takes a hundred years for an elven descendant, such as Yaweni and Andrew, to grow from the bloodline to adulthood, and it often takes decades or even hundreds of years for them to find a suitable partner. ”
"However, the time that a descendant of an elf can contribute to the family is also calculated in a hundred years, or even a thousand years, depending on how much effort I have put into Yawenni! It was so easy to cultivate, but as a result, the fiefdom in the imperial capital had already been snatched away! ”
"Dad!" Ya Wenni is about to vomit fire on her face now, and her father matches herself and Rand in front of the three wives of other people, and she will have no face to return to the imperial capital in the future.
"Ya Wenni, you should thank Duke Lante well," the princess hurriedly said, "I don't know what you usually look like, but when you run to the front line, you can actually brush up the merits of the viscount on the ground, without the care of your family, you are afraid that you will not even be able to get out of the plains, and if you go out, you will be targeted by the beast god!" ”
Seeing that Ya Wenni's face gradually turned red, the princess did not stop output: "Now it's good, you not only have the viscount territory, but also the title of court earl, you go to the Imperial Capital Knights to inquire, who can mix with the earl, who has not been the deputy head of the regiment for almost 1,000 years, can barely give one as a reward."
If you want me to say, it's not an exaggeration for you to make a promise now. ”
"Mom......" Yawenni couldn't eat anymore.
"Puff"
Grace couldn't hold back, and almost squirted out the soup she had just drunk in her mouth.
As for Wendy and Cardinal, they each twisted Rand's thigh with their hands.
As soon as the princess finished speaking, another legend said: "Little Stu, your family Yawenni and Rand still take good care of our own children, my youngest son usually knows how to listen to opera, and he doesn't even have a proper shape, and this time thanks to their care, he can mix with the viscount." ”
This legendary son is a high-ranking knight who paddled in the Knights of Yavini, and he was greedy even if Rand saw a good equipment, but such a current knight trembled when he saw the demonic tiger, and followed a group of big cats to patrol the forest every day during the entire war, and happened to cooperate with the patrol team to kill a high-level mouse during the decisive battle, and suddenly reached the level 2 viscount, becoming a typical example of Guangzong Yaozu.
Another legend also hurriedly said: "That's right, and my little nephew, who went home two days ago and had the energy, saying that he was going to form a knight team to protect Ravnica City." ”
Some of the legends present said that their sons could mix a territory on the plains, some said that their daughter and Yawenni were good sisters and wanted to marry Rand together, and some took a fancy to Rand's pioneering ability in the forest, and from time to time they asked him to continue building cities in the forest.
Hearing this, Rand realized that this reception was a thank you banquet, and the legendary parents of the paddling knights specially organized a group to thank Rand, and at the same time, they also came to inquire and explore the next step of cooperation.
"Don't go too far," Halkala laughed as he saw a group of juniors frantically pressuring Rand.
"The territory related to the forest is all for the service of various elven clans, you angry descendants run here, don't lose the territory again!"
As soon as the ancestor spoke, the effect was obvious, and the legends immediately stopped blatantly asking for help, and began to introduce their granddaughters, and like the princess, in front of the three ladies, they pulled fiber for the rand to protect the media.
(End of chapter)