Chapter 558 [No Choice]

"Do you understand?"

Du looked at the middle-aged nobleman in front of him with a slight smile: "It's not that I don't want to do this, but ...... Those orcs aren't going to give us more time. If my guess is correct, they will launch their first attack at the end of winter. So, I need my family's army to be ready for war! As for the family's workshop...... That batch of supplies must not be delayed, let it go down, just say that it is my order, even if it is day and night, three shifts, it cannot be delayed. You and I both understand that the big war is about to begin, and the better prepared we are...... Well, in fact, there is no such thing as 'adequate', the more prepared the better, and it will never be too much! It doesn't matter how much money you spend, is the money...... The family has it!"

"Then the budget may need to be increased by another two percent. The middle-aged nobleman frowned: "I want to ...... It's time to start the base, right?"

"Hmm...... Of course. A smile rose at the corner of Du Weiwei's mouth: "That is the most powerful war force left to us by our ancestors." I'm already starting to be excited, what a 'surprise' it will bring to the world when that force appears on the battlefield! Those orcs should have been eliminated a long time ago! The wars of this era are no longer won by courage and blood alone. ”

"This month, there were more deaths in the mines, and we were in too much of a hurry. ”

“...... This is war!" Du Weiwei said coldly: "Tell them! If it can't be completed, I will personally take people to the mine!" But...... Before I go down to the mine myself, I will execute the manager of the mine!"

The middle-aged nobleman was silent for a while, he glanced at Du Weiwei, and from the eyes of the young female family master, he only saw the decisiveness, and sighed secretly in his heart, and then picked up another roll of paper in his hand: "The extremely leading generals of the family have some objections to your decision...... Especially this month, we deliberately abandoned four military strongholds to those steppe people...... A lot of food was lost. There were also some defenders who had managed to retreat and died there...... These losses made them a little dissatisfied. We've been too passive lately, and we've been rumored to be cowardly from the outside, and there's some instability within the family. ”

"Whoever has an opinion, let him come directly to meet me. Du frowned slightly: "The overall plan is to discuss and decide with several important family ministers, what is it if it is shaken at this time......?" Doesn't it seem that there are still people who refuse to settle down?"

“...... It's not that it's restless, it's that, after all, the family has never been through this kind of thing. After all, in the past 100 years, the Tulip family has never done such a thing as only being beaten and not fighting back. Allowing those steppe people to gallop back and forth on our territory has made many people almost unable to suppress their anger. ”

"Then suppress it for a few more days!" Du Weiwei said without hesitation: "In a few more days, they will have a chance to vent their anger! But before that...... If there are any more people who bewitch the hearts of the army...... I don't mind getting some blood on my saber first!"

Speaking of this, Du exhaled slightly, the murderous aura on her brows was slightly restrained, she took a deep breath, stared at the middle-aged nobleman, and said in a low voice: "I know it very well, and you know it very well...... We did this qiē correctly! at this time. I don't want to be a dictator, and I don't want to be a butcher who preys on my own people. So, don't push me ......"

"I'll try to do something. The middle-aged nobleman hesitated: "They don't have different intentions, they just ...... Alas. After all, years of tradition have made them unacceptable to some things. ”

"They can not accept it, or they can do nothing...... Just don't mess with it. Du Weiwei said categorically: "They don't want to be my fellow travelers, but it's better not to be my enemies! In the end, after I succeeded, An An could cheer along with each other!"

“...... I'll try to keep some people quiet. ”

"Well, tomorrow I will meet with a few more generals in the army. Du Weiwei said: "The military heart is the first." ”

The duchess took a few steps slowly. She stood in front of the window, but looked at a huge oil painting overhead, which appeared to be a scene from a war.

Fire, warriors, galloping iron riders......

"Many people just don't understand that the Tulip family has already reached the time when they have to make changes!" Du gritted his teeth slightly: "The Tulip family is too powerful...... For a Roland Empire, the Tulip family is too powerful! It is so powerful that the empire can no longer accommodate this family! If I don't move, then there will be only two future outcomes: either the Tulip family will become the replacement of the empire! or ...... The empire has destroyed the Tulip family!"

Speaking of this, a trace of gloom flashed in Du Weiwei's eyes, and then this trace of gloom turned into a resolute decision!

"I don't care what the history books say about me, and I don't care what my name is. I...... I don't mind being a sinner in history!huh...... The Tulip family has produced a lot of heroes. My ancestors were the saviors of the empire...... My grandparents were heroes and pillars of the Empire...... In my generation, it's not surprising that the Tulip family has a chaotic thief!"

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"Aren't you weird at all?"

Chen Daolin walked behind Carmen.

It was already night, and the streets around Tulip's castle were empty. However, these two saint-level magicians were walking on the street so swaggeringly, and a stealth technique was cast, even if there were occasional patrols passing by, they couldn't see the two of them at all.

Chen Daolin followed Carmen's side, although Carmen was invisible to the naked eye, but with the slight fluctuation of magic power, he could clearly "sense" that Carmen was around.

Seeing that Carmen didn't respond, Chen Daolin couldn't help but add: "Don't you have anything to ask me?"

"What do you ask?" Carmen suddenly stopped and glanced back at Chen Daolin.

"Uh...... When was the last time I visited Tulip Castle, and how did I know that it was the weakest defense...... There's nothing you want to ask me?"

Carmen snorted softly, "Don't you have a few secrets?" ”

Chen Daolin shrank his head.

The two of them had already walked to a secluded street on the side of Tulip Castle, where one side of the street was still a living water canal, and behind the courtyard wall in the canal was the auxiliary fort of Tulip Castle.

Carmen suddenly stopped and looked at Chen Daolin coldly-Chen Daolin felt as if the other party's eyes were like substance, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little weak.

"Darling Chen, have you thought about it?"

"Huh?"

"Have you figured it out? Carmen said coldly: "I'm going to see her this time...... I'm ready to tear my face. Once you get your hands on it. I need your help! If you still have any hesitation in your mind, then you don't have to go in with me tonight! If you choose to go in with me...... Then, once you do it, you have to make sure that you're on my side......!

Although Carmen didn't finish the last sentence, her cold eyes seemed to have said something.

Chen Daolin's heart sank, he took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "As long as you don't kill people...... I promise you!"

"I grew up watching her, what am I going to do with her!" Carmen shook her head, turning to stare at the stone wall behind the canal. Flew and jumped over.

Chen Daolin sighed in his heart and followed.

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Du Weiwei was still sitting in his study.

This room is located on the top floor of the main castle of the castle.

There is something special about this location. In ordinary wealthy families, the study of the head of the family is a confidential place, and it will be set up in the castle or mansion to defend the most hidden place. But the tulip family is the opposite.

The first duke of the Tulip family liked to set the study on the top floor with the widest view, and did not care about the defense at all, which has been passed down from generation to generation, and has now become a tradition of the Tulip family.

At night, most of the castle is lit up. Only Du Weiwei's study is still brightly lit.

She stood by the window, pushed it open, and let the cold air outside blow in, and suddenly felt a thrill on her body.

This is the commanding height of almost the entire Loulan City. It was a line higher than the city walls and towers in the distance. Standing in front of this window, you can have a panoramic view of half of Loulan City.

Du Weiwei's heart suddenly moved...... The ancestors liked to set up the study on the top floor, presumably because they liked the wide view.

As for the disadvantages of defense...... Hmph, my tulips are not afraid of small nights!

Du Weiwei remembered that he would meet with some of the generals in the family tomorrow morning. I can't help but feel a little irritable in my heart.

Today's middle-aged nobleman didn't really pay attention to his mentions, and Du Weiwei didn't really take it to heart at all. She has been on the throne since the day she succeeded...... No, it can even be said that since the day my father decided on his own heirship. There is always some undercurrent surging within the family.

A woman's identity is always her biggest natural weakness. This is a man's world, those family veterans who have followed their father all their lives, and even some of the patriarchs who have worked for the family since their grandfather's time, are very disdainful of inheriting the family business as a girl like themselves in their hearts.

If the father has a son, then he can easily get the sincere support of most people. But I'm a girl......

Du Weiwei is not unaware that even after he has been established as the heir, there are often people in the family who speak to his father and question his identity as the heir.

Just because the father has no son...... And some people have even proposed a Jianyì: inherit a male from the Luo Lin family to inherit the family business of the Tulip family. Anyway, the Rollin family and the Tulip family were originally from the same line.

-- Those guys would rather let outsiders inherit the family business than be willing to obey the leadership of a woman!

From a very young age, Du Weiwei has listened to these in his ears and remembered them in his heart!

And now, after he took charge of the family business, he has never made any big mistakes, and even the rebellion of Silvestit, the Northwest Independent Division, in the final analysis, was caused by some old ministers in the family who were too indulgent to Sylvester and bred that guy's ambition!

And if he took action and put down the rebellion beautifully, if he had changed to a male head of the family, he would have already relied on such prestige to make an arbitrary decision, and no one would dare to question it anymore. But today, there are still people who dare to dictate their own strategies......

They...... Do you really think you don't dare to kill!!

These people are already old and confused!

They don't understand at all that the seemingly powerful Tulip family has gradually come to an end!

For an empire, a behemoth like the Tulip Family, stored within the empire, is a cancer!

Regardless of any outstanding feats. Or any glorious history, which cannot hide this!

It is absolutely impossible for any wise emperor or leader of any country to tolerate the existence of such a powerful state under his command for a long time!

This is actually the same whether Malch is the emperor or Shiloh is the emperor! Even if there is no usurpation of the throne by Shiloh...... In the first ten years of his reign, Marthi was based on stabilizing the Dìng Empire and increasing its national strength, especially vigorously developing the provinces of the East China Sea...... And in the end, it is nothing more than trying to change the situation of "the west is more important than the east" of the entire empire!

Vigorously develop the East China Sea Province. Tilting more and more of the empire's resources to the east for development will inevitably rob tulips of their living space!

Not to mention anything else, just the trade revenue of the entire Roland Empire, before the great development of the East China Sea Province, the annual trade in the northwest accounted for more than half of the empire's trade revenue!

With the great development of the province of Newhoven in the East China Sea, and with the Governor Fritz ruling the East China Sea for ten years, he vigorously developed maritime trade...... In the last year of Marhi's rule, the trade revenues of the province of the East Sea had surpassed that of the northwest!

This is how Marsch dealt with the tulip family! In fact, it is a slow bloodletting with a soft knife!

It's just that Marcy is smarter, and his attitude towards the Tulip family is still the same respect as the emperors of previous dynasties...... But in fact, the thoughts about the tulip family have never stopped for a moment!

Pity. No one in the family has ever really understood this!

Are they really naïve to think that Marsch is a good emperor and Shiloh is a bad emperor?

Ha!

Standing in the position of the emperor, any emperor, whether it is Marshi or Shiloh. In the end, they are all about weakening the Tulip family!

The Tulip House is already too powerful...... So strong that an empire can't contain this family at all!

If this continues...... Then in the future, the history of the royal family and the church fighting for thousands of years will repeat itself!

Merely. This time the two sides of the battle will become the royal family and the tulip family.

Moreover, such a competition will be more tragic, more cruel, and more naked!

Because the tulip family is different from the church, the church occupies the advantage of public opinion and spiritual beliefs, while the tulip family has actual strength!

The Tulip House has a strong military ...... Once it is a hard-fought battle with the royal family, it will be a confrontation between the tip of the needle and Maimang!

Those old guys in the family...... Do you really think that as long as you keep it as it is and maintain the tradition, you can ensure that the glory of the Tulip family does not fall?

Amusing!

Stupidity!!

Du Weiwei let the cold wind blow on her face, and she was still a little irritable, but finally calmed down.

It's hard too!

A few days ago, he ordered the early retirement of a backbone veteran in a family's private army, which has already aroused a backlash from some people. And the generals of the army that I will meet tomorrow are obviously some of them who came to see him with the task of "asking for life".

"I have to be tough, I have to persevere!" Du clenched his fists slightly, and said slowly in a slightly hoarse voice: "I can't retreat, and I can't retreat!" The family has come to the most critical point, if I retreat at this time, then the glory of the family will gradually fall, slowly enter the point of twilight, and then will be weakened step by step in the future...... I am right, and history will prove that I am right! Now is the best opportunity for the family, looking forward for 50 years, looking back for 50 years, there will not be such a good opportunity again! If the Tulip family wants to truly become a legendary family that will not be destroyed for thousands of years, it depends on whether one step can really be taken!"

Du muttered to herself slightly, and she suddenly turned around and glanced at an oil painting hanging on the wall in the room.

In the oil painting, it is the ancestor of the family who is worshiped by the world......

"Actually...... You really did it wrong back then. Du Wei stared at the ancestor on the oil painting and said in a low voice: "Zhengzhì, there has never been a group of harmony, either you die or I die." You refused to be the emperor back then, but you chose to merge your blood and the royal family, but you buried this curse deeply...... In the struggle for imperial power, even brothers and sons cannot be harmonious, let alone the blood affection of the region? The Tulip family will either lose its light and become one of the many mediocre and wealthy families in the empire...... Either you go one step further, and there's no other choice!"

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(To be continued......)