Joy Ward has made great contributions to the kingdom of Dillon and has been granted the title of duke, which is equivalent to two normal dukedoms in the east of the Dillon Kingdom.

The former Duke of Ward was also a confidant of King Dillon at the time, and the old king trusted the disciples of this legendary powerhouse, and many important departments of the kingdom were controlled by Duke Ward's subordinates.

However, Joey Ward did not live up to His Majesty's trust, and under the leadership of this powerful duke, the strength of the Dillon Kingdom increased rapidly, so that he was reluctantly qualified to wrestle with the Fez Kingdom.

However, Joey Ward eventually died a few years ago due to a recurrence of old combat injuries, and the previous King Dillon died around the same time.

Now the power of the Kingdom of Dillon has passed into the hands of Lucar Dilllon, and the title and power of Duke Ward have been inherited by Joey's eldest son, Stellan Ward.

Lucar felt that since Joey Ward had died, he naturally needed to take back that obviously untimely extra power, and could not tolerate another heavyweight voice in the country.

And Strand will certainly not let go of the power that belongs to him, and as a qualified political creature, he will never trust his fate to the benevolence of those in power.

This is the background of the turmoil in Icepeak City.

This was the cause of the [Demon's Gate] incident in Icepeak City.

Li Si knew in his heart that what Gilberto asked him to do should mean that the contradictions between the two sides were irreconcilable and about to be put to the fore.

As His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Dillon, Lucar is very skillful, and the future invasion of the Kingdom of Fes was promoted by His Majesty the King.

Maybe it was the discovery that the opportunity to start a war had finally arrived, and Lucar couldn't bear it?

Before the real war began, he wanted to eliminate all the hidden dangers in the country.

If you go outside, you must first settle inside!

Li Si didn't participate in the whole process of the [Demon Gate] incident in Ice Peak City, and in his previous life, he was still crawling in Bright Light City!

So he only knows the approximate progress of events, and is not clear about the specific details.

For example, now should be the first meeting between King Dillon and Duke Ward.

I just don't know if His Majesty the King has any other arrangements.

Gilberto's words just now were light, if it was so simple to take the position of Frul Philippe's assistant to the treasury, would it be necessary to let himself find fault?

Now Lees is worried about whether his disguised Kenn Simon will be treated as an outcast and thrown away when he runs out, and his identity is likely to be exposed.

Alas~ Why is it such a troublesome thing to come up in the first place!

We can only see if there is a chance to make trouble in the process.

Li Si sighed and took a sip of black tea.

Dodo~

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter!"

Li Si put down the tall white teacup in his hand.

A middle-aged man who looked at him about thirty years old gently pushed the door and walked in, standing respectfully in front of Li Si.

"You are?"

Li Si asked as if he didn't care.

"Sime-sama, I'm Lord Salas's Second Secretary, Hans Cruz, and Lord Salas has asked me to come and assist you in your work."

"Hmm."

Li Si replied calmly, and then said:

"Gilberto said you know everything, so where to start?"

Hans was stunned, he didn't expect the financial affairs officer to be so straightforward, and he didn't ask himself politely directly.

I heard that this former beloved general of the Duke of Ghana seems to be true.

However, many thoughts flashed in Hans's heart, which had been up and down in officialdom for more than ten years, but his expression remained unchanged, and he introduced Gilberto to Liss about what Gilberto had explained.

"Lord Gilberto has signed a formal executive order to sort out all the financial affairs of the kingdom last year, and you will be in charge."

"Lord Frul Philip, the assistant to the treasury, is mainly responsible for the collection, accounting, and statistics of the kingdom's taxes, the distribution of funds for the construction of Ice Peak City, and the statistical distribution of the nobility's annuity."

"When I came, Lord Gilberto told me that I might need to pay more attention to these aspects."

Li Si forcibly held back the corners of his mouth that wanted to twitch, and maintained his serious state and personality.

Good fellow, the power of the kingdom's taxation is not in Gilberto's responsibility but in the hands of this financial assistant, doesn't it mean that half of the power of the kingdom's finances is controlled by this number three person?

With a little bit of manipulation, a large amount of gold coins will unknowingly enter Duke Ward's pocket.

No wonder you have to get rid of this guy first.

They even made it clear where I started?

Li Si was silent for a moment, pretending not to understand too much and continued:

"Since Gilberto trusts you, it's better for us to start somewhere."

"Naturally, it was the collection of taxes from the kingdom last year, although Lord Philip should have already taken care of the account books, but as long as he moved, he would definitely be able to find out something."

Hans said in a deep voice, although he still maintained his respect for the financial assistant in his tone, but he was ready to directly choke this high-ranking official to death.

"Sir Simon, this is a memo I brought with me from all of Master Philip's work last year."

Hans gently placed the thick stack of paper papers on the table in front of Lees.

Lees glanced at it briefly, and the documents were arranged in chronological order, most of them were documents related to the taxation of the kingdom, in addition to a few other documents of financial work signed by Philip.

Suddenly, Lees discovers the name of a document.

Interesting!

A smile appeared on Lis's face, and then quickly disappeared.

To be honest, anyway, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Duke of Ghana were going to make Ken Simon a tool, and Lees originally planned to do it step by step, and if he wanted to lose his vest, he would change his identity.

But now it seems that there is an opportunity to steal a chicken and make the dispute between the two sides a little more lively.

"Hans, you have a good idea, just follow yours, and start to check from last year's taxes."

Li Si nodded and said flatly.

"However, since Lord Gilberto takes this matter so seriously, it is not enough to investigate the tax alone."

"What do you mean, Lord Simon?"

Hans was not surprised, for it seemed to him that the financial clerk was not aware of the financial work, and that he was only trying to arrange more work on the fly, and that he simply wanted to show it.

As long as things are generally according to Lord Gilberto's intentions, these little things will not refute the face of the second-in-command.

"That's it!"

Lees casually pulled out two copies from the document in front of him and threw them in front of Hans.

"You can arrange someone to check the work on the tax side, I can rest assured."

"These two places, you and I will go tomorrow to see what Master Philip did last year."

Hans picked up two documents, one of which was named:

【Approval of the funds of the New Garza Warehouse of the Royal Family of Ice Peak City】

(End of chapter)