Chapter 318: You Count Me, I Count You

The celebration party did not end until late at night.

Byron was just a projection, he didn't eat a mouthful of food, he didn't drink a sip of wine, but except for those requests to sell his sisters' daughters and buy slave girls, all other business cooperation was refused.

In his eyes, these guys are simply leeks sent to the door to beg for cut.

At best, it's just a group sooner or later, and it's just a trivial matter for the atmosphere group to throw them and the three thousand dead soldiers.

He thinks the name "New World Exploration, Sightseeing, and Fishing Crowdfunding Project" is very good.

It would be even better if Edward IV could also join in the shares.

By the time Byron walked out of the banquet hall and saw the starry sky again, he had already put all these leeks in his mind, and only had Edward IV's secret edict through the legal network in his heart.

What admiration for him in front of him, his respect, his worthy of entrustment, and his confidants and loyal ministers are all consistent clichΓ©s for painting cakes.

For a professional bread-eater like Byron, there is no turmoil in his heart.

The content of the following is refined, and there are only three core points.

First, make money! Go all out for money on the colonial turf of Port Royal and Arawak Island!

Although it successfully retained the autonomy of tax collection and the flexibility to do its own accounting, the church still had to collect a small part of the tithe.

Then only seventy percent was given to the church, and thirty percent went to the royal treasury.

And that's not even counting the taxes on the kingdom itself.

The first one made Byron pout:

"Norwich Yorke, who controlled the killing of Kraken Touch in the first place, was your own uncle, and you were eventually thrown out as a scapegoat, and even stripped of his knighthood.

It sounds good, but in fact it doesn't treat me like a black glove?

I've heard all of your calculations in the Bantaan Islands.

As long as I collect taxes diligently, I will not be able to win the hearts of the people, and even if I have a fief in the colony, it is impossible for me to lose my tail.

Once the accounts are checked by the religious clergy who have settled in the colony, I am afraid that I will inevitably end up as a scapegoat, just like Norwich at the beginning.

The money is all yours, the notoriety is all on my back, and the monarch's wrist is really good.

If I hadn't been prepared, I would have been planted if I hadn't been careful, and I would have been planted if I hadn't been careful. ”

Second, continue to exterminate the Lancastrian Party.

Before the end of the year, to see results, at least to get an identifiable corpse or head to prove merit.

Byron didn't care about the task, the corpses of the "Lancastrian Party" were as many as they wanted.

The third point is also a task that is particularly important.

You are a member of the Blood Thirst Order and a quasi-third-order dark wizard who is about to embark on a promotion ceremony.

Always keep an eye on the progress of the Blood Thirsty Order's research on the [Eternal Blood], and report to the kingdom at any time through the encrypted network.

When Byron saw this, he knew what Edward IV had given himself a baronial title for.

"I said that even if you buy horse bones, you can't buy such a coincidental place.

If I need a knighthood, I'll be rewarded with one right away.

The 'Book of Giant Worms' sect apparently shared the promotion ceremony of the [Blood Feast] with the York family.

Edward IV apparently wanted me to take advantage of the opportunity to break into the upper echelons of the Bloodthirsty Order.

In addition, since this task can promote the decoding density of [The Shadow Behind the Red and White Rose War], it means that the decryption direction is correct.

Edward IV and the Church's deep plans are related to the 'blood of eternal life', and you must visit the Blood Thirsty Order when you find time.

Hey? ”

Byron was about to turn off the projection and return to Port Royal, thousands of kilometers away, when he suddenly noticed a man and a woman walking hand in hand in a nearby garden, talking and laughing.

Although the two figures disappeared into the blooming white roses in a flash, Byron still saw them clearly.

One is a pretty and lovely beautiful girl who is full of simple temperament.

With long chestnut hair and emerald eyes, although he is not very old, he has already revealed some touching and beautiful colors.

It seems to be Isabelle, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker.

The aristocracy was secretly fighting to the death, and it was normal to socialize on the surface, so it was not surprising that Isabel was here.

But the identity of the other person holding hands with her is strange.

It turned out to be the Duke of Clarence, who had just joked with him in the banquet hall, that is, George the younger brother of Edward IV.

The core members of the family of political enemies who are on the same page seem to be engaged in an underground romance!

"One of the 'Three Illusory Days' of the York family, which symbolizes the destiny of heaven, is actually at odds with the daughter of the Earl's party? That's a good idea.

An otherworldly version of Romeo and Juliet? ”

Byron had already heard that before the final battle last year, the magical sight of the "Three Phantom Days" suddenly appeared in the sky above the York family.

That is, three suns appeared in the sky.

Edward claimed that the three suns in the sky were symbols of the Creator's blessing to the House of York.

It represents not only the Trinity of the Creator in the Church, but also the three heirs of the House of York: Edward, George, and Richard.

The Church did not deny their claims, and the Archbishop of Canterbury personally stood for them, and has since even acquiesced in the use of the "Kraken Touch".

In the end, the dynasty was changed.

Therefore, all the noble gentlemen, whether in the royal party or in the earl's party, firmly believe that the "Three Illusory Suns" and the three brothers are the proof of the Creator's favor.

It is also the core symbol of cohesion.

Even the personal coat of arms created by Edward IV himself is the appearance of a parhelion.

This shows the importance of the Three Illusions and the Three Brothers to this political group.

Looking at the place where a young man and a woman disappeared, Byron's eyes were meaningful:

"Compared to the thriving Yorkist family, we now have fewer Lancastrians, and it is not entirely without benefits.

Only I have the right to inherit, which means that there are no competitors.

All the Lancaster Party, the centrists, and the York House opposition can do anything about it, and they can only support me.

And the York family relied on the gimmick of the 'Three Phantom Suns' to unite people's hearts and achieve victory, but they must also bear the corresponding price.

I might be able to do something about it. ”

Byron touched his own chin, feeling a strong sense of dΓ©jΓ  vu at the situation in front of him.

"A son who is still in his infancy, two uncles who are young and have the aura of a king.

Once the wise and martial Edward IV dies early, there will be another good show of the regent, his sister-in-law and the young king, and this Ganquan Palace will be really lively.

And looking at the appearance of Miss Isabel Warwick and George York, the Earl of Warwick, the [Kingmaker], obviously wanted to intervene as well.

Perhaps within a few years, the situation in the country will change unexpectedly. ”

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind him:

"Baron Riptide Castle, what are you looking at?"

Byron's body shook and he slowly turned his head.

In front of him was a man in the prime of life with gray hair and a marshal's uniform.

It is the Earl of Warwick who can stand up to Edward IV!

Byron was stunned for a moment, and immediately gave a military salute:

"Your Excellency, Marshal."

Not only was he the kingmaker, but he was also Byron, the immediate boss of the Commodore Navy, and for him, like Edward IV, he was a behemoth that he could not afford to provoke for the time being.

Finding that he had been staring at him, he answered his question seriously:

"I just thought Miss Isabel and Duke Clarence were a perfect match, and I couldn't help but look at it a little longer.

I believe that in the future, they will be able to assist His Majesty in governing the country. ”

A smile appeared on the Earl of Warwick's face, and he asked as if meaningfully:

"Do you, the great loyalist of the House of York, think so?"

Byron pretended to be a political amateur, and replied as if he understood but did not fully understand:

"Your Excellency the Duke is young and handsome, and Miss Earl is beautiful and generous, and the marriage can not only strengthen the relationship between the upper echelons of the kingdom, but also contribute to the stability of the kingdom, and they are obviously in love.

Isn't it good for the country, for the two families, and for themselves? ”

When the Earl of Warwick heard his "heartfelt words", he was stunned for a moment and then laughed:

"Hahaha, yes, yes.

It was very good, the baron was very discerning. ”

Patting Byron on the shoulder, he turned his head and strode away.

But he sneered in his heart:

"Although he is smart, capable, and loyal enough, how can a hairy boy from the countryside understand the upper game of the kingdom.

I don't want to bridge the relationship, but to create a second king!

He is just a target erected by the York family, and he is still complacent about the high-level character, not knowing that he has come to a catastrophe.

A lucky person from a civilian background, but he still wants to be a trendsetter in the political whirlpool? It's ridiculous.

Go back and enjoy the rest of your life, count the time, and the Assassins should be almost there. ”

At the same time.

Edward IV, who had already returned to his bedroom, also used the legal network to see the scene of the tryst between men and women in the small garden, but he had no intention of stopping it.

"Kingmaker? Oh, let me see how many nobles in the kingdom oppose me and support you. ”

In the kingdom of Hattings, no matter which king ascends to the throne, the first thing to do is to take back the royal power from the nobles and the parliament.

The struggle for power is about to heat up.

Warwick's actions apparently gave him a chance to purge all dissidents in one fell swoop.

As for who killed the deer, it depends on whose means are more clever.

Then Edward IV looked at the place where Byron's projection disappeared and muttered to himself:

"Blood Thirsty Order! Eternal blood!

I want to be immortal and become an eternal king, and the saints of the church are not satisfied with the supreme power taking turns to sit in the village, and also want the blood to sublimate and transform into the real heaven."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, looked left and right and saw that there was no one, and sighed faintly after a long time:

"Baron Riptide Castle, a loyal minister who spares his life for the sake of the overall situation, is the best test subject of the 'Eternal Life Project'!"

Byron wanted to see Warwick and Edward IV dog-eat-dog; Warwick was calculating Edward IV and preparing to take Byron's head;

Edward IV not only wanted to use Warwick's hand to eliminate dissidents and regain royal power, but also to use Byron, a loyal confidant, as a test subject.

The three men who were vying for the throne of Hattings, even though they didn't know that they had the same ill intentions towards each other, they all didn't have a good eye.