Section 119 Minor Discussion

"Your Excellency, as far as the current situation is concerned...... I'm afraid it will take two or three years for you to return to the royal city. In other words, in two or three years, these are unnecessary expenditures. ”

This is the truth, because according to Byron's plan, patiently waiting for the queen's finances to collapse and collapse, while trying to win the support of all places, the last and Rafa have the most difficult battle. When this is done, he will return to Eagle Falcon City as a king. Add up all these things, if everything goes well, it will take two years, and if everything doesn't go well...... At present, it is estimated to be four or five years.

It may be much faster to solve the problem by force. But since Byron already has such a big advantage, how can he lower his own value and make a gamble with others that is unpredictable? He is still in good health, and it will certainly not be a problem for him to live for another ten or eight years, and perhaps it will not be difficult to have a few more illegitimate children.

"Hmm......" Byron hesitated as he looked at the list. He was followed by three kinds of people, the first were political allies, the second were loyal subordinates, and the third was coaxed away before leaving. The current situation is that the first and third options are useless. In particular, in the first type, several ministers, although they were allies of Byron, were not really subordinates. Now that they have completely broken with the little queen, these people have no meaning at all.

If in the past, the connections of these officials (most of whom came from famous families) were needed to win over powerful factions from all over the world, now there is no such value. The little queen's stupid trick directly pushed everyone to Byron's side - the queen said that you are a rebel and want to confiscate your title, territory and property, so is there any other option than to form an alliance with Byron?

"Lord Duke, to tell you the truth, ...... of these men," said the subordinate. "Most of them have their own private domains, or at least landowners. To them, it's just a little money......"

"Lord Duke," the other man advised. "It's a lot of money, but it's not too much to afford. You'll need them again when you return to Eagle City. ”

Byron nodded slightly.

"What do you need?" don't you know that the little queen has been reappointed and a court has been formed?" retorted the first subordinate. "When the time comes...... We may have to assign a deputy to each position. Speaking of money, although we still have money to spare, the future is ...... Lord Duke, we still have a lot of work to do in the future, and all the work needs money. ”

"However, they came to Fornoros with the Duke, and if they were abandoned, it would be a great blow to the Duke's reputation. It is likely to have serious consequences. ”

Byron nodded vigorously this time, his eyes on the one who made the suggestion.

"Lord Duke, if you can, please leave this matter to me. The subordinate said. "I'll find a way to solve this problem without hurting your reputation. ”

"Oh, how?" asked Byron, interested.

"For those former ministers, I will talk to them one by one. I will explain the complexity of the current situation and ask them to go home and recuperate for the time being. For those below, especially those petty officials in Eagle Falcon City, they can be dealt with in the name of examining their positions. If they fail the exam, it is not the Duke's fault, but they do lack ability. ”

"What if there are a lot of unqualified ones?" someone asked.

"Oh, that's simpler, an unemployed official can only pay a portion of the salary of a normal official...... This is a reasonable rule, and no one can say that the Duke is not. ”

"Okay, then I'll take care of this matter for you. Byron made up his mind. Although he made a lot of money by stealing the treasury, he also felt that it was not cost-effective to raise such a group of people who only ate and did not work. "Absolutely not...... affect my reputation. ”

"Lord Duke, please rest assured. The subordinate immediately spoke, bowed respectfully, and stepped aside.

"Anything else?" Byron asked.

"Lord Duke, I have an idea. Someone stood up and said.

Byron motioned with his eyes to continue.

"Lord Byron, the reason why Eshurufat can fight against us now (now everyone on Byron's side knows that Ashrufat is in charge of Eagle City, and the little girl is just a banner) is entirely because he has a queen in his hand. But if the queen dies......"

"Dead?" Byron looked at the other man.

"Yes, since the first king and the crown prince died in battle...... And after the death of several princes, the current royal family has withered. Now there is only one direct lineage, the little queen. As soon as she died, Ashrufat would immediately be unable to support herself, and there was no need to waste time waiting like she was now. ”

"It's easy to say, but how?" said a man on the side. "Ashruphat was originally the Queen's personal bodyguard, and no matter how stupid he was, he would not relax the Queen's safety. ”

"This ...... I haven't figured out how to do it yet. But the Duke can see this as a direction of thought for alternatives. ”

Byron nodded. "Kind of makes sense. That being said, his gaze didn't linger on this person for even a second, but on the others.

"Is there anything else you want to report?"

"Lord Duke, about Miss Shirley's side......" said one of the men. "There has already been a reply. ”

What did she say. Byron's gaze rested on the face of the man who had spoken. "Ashruphat is now in the royal city, and although he is a magician, he will never be able to use magical communication to give her orders every day...... In other words, the current Shirley is temporarily in control of the Tobacco Chamber of Commerce, and ......"

She refused. The one who spoke replied with some trepidation. "I suppose Miss Shirley must have been concerned about the Duke's refusal to lend a hand...... Impressed. He originally wanted to say "hold a grudge", but at the last minute, he decided that it was better not to use the word.

"I did my best to fund her, and she screwed it herself!" Byron snorted. "What about the other women involved?"

"Well, they've all been contacted, but they've all failed. Lord Duke...... In this case, it may be beyond your ability to buy. Ashrufaat has a lot of money, and he is the kind of person who is willing to spend money on women...... As for the Countess Marianne...... She seems to have always had a prejudice against you. It's a whole thing that's hard to do. ”

"That's right......" Byron said with a look of disappointment on his face. It's a pity that Bracian is really a small place, and it is far away, and he really doesn't have much strength to extend his hand there at the moment. But fortunately, this is actually just an idle trick, and success is of course the best, directly causing Ashrufat's backyard to catch fire, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't succeed.

"This month...... Our little queen's debts ......," Byron asked one of his subordinates, who had been standing with his hands down and not speaking. "What's new?"

Because he planned to hang Eagle Falcon City from the beginning, Byron specially arranged for a subordinate to serve as an intelligence officer to investigate the financial situation of Eagle Falcon City. Although it is said that Ashrufat is very concerned about the financial situation, it is difficult to hide such a thing as income and expenditure from those who have a heart. Even if Ashrufat hid the ledger in his bosom and kept it secret, those who were interested could still guess a rough result through other channels.

"Lord Duke, this month's debts have passed peacefully. According to the results of our inquiries from the relevant chambers of commerce, the payment was timely and fully in line with the requirements of the loan contract. So those businessmen couldn't find any reason to attack. The subordinate reported. At the same time, according to other speculations, he does not seem to have opened up new sources of income...... One can only guess that the little queen has a secret fund, or that Ashrufat himself used the money to fill the shortfall. ”

"Lord Duke," another subordinate next to him spoke. "I heard that the little queen's men have taken over the watchtower. I remember that the city had a lot of accumulation, and maybe it had something to do with it. ”

Byron nodded. Indeed, it is possible that the little queen has a secret fortune left by the previous king, and it is possible that Ashrufat may have come up with his own money, and the savings of the Overwatch must have played a big role. These are all explainable.

But, no matter what, it's just a scrap of salt. No matter how big the secret wealth left by the previous king, no matter how much wealth Ashrufat had, it would be impossible for them to drag it out this year. On the one hand, there is a huge debt of more than 10 million gold olivia, and on the other hand, there is limited income and expenditures that greatly exceed income.

In the current situation, the biggest variable is Rafah. The problem is that this old adversary suddenly disappeared without knowing what Lu Dao was doing, and in the face of such a situation, Rafa was also silent, not knowing what Lu Dao was plotting and planning. Of course, no matter what he was planning, Byron was confident that he would win the throne of Gruny. At most, it's just how much time is spent.

"Well, is there anything interesting going on over there in Wangcheng?"

"Ah, according to the latest news, Ashruphat has gone on an envoy. Now the little queen is in charge of the place. ”

"What?" said Byron, too, with a hint of surprise. "Now the little queen is in charge?"

"Well, for now. No one knows what the road is...... Perhaps Ashruphat was deliberately showing his importance. The intelligence officer said.

Everyone present began to talk about it. To tell the truth, no one expected the little queen to be in charge of the government herself, but, according to a deep-seated prejudice, most people thought that this was all a trick of Ashrufat, because the little girl was not capable of handling government affairs at all. In addition to this, there is also a view that this may be a side explanation of the discord between the little queen and Aerufat.

Either way, it didn't matter to Byron – the latter, of course, was better.

The little discussion soon ended, and Byron once again fixed his gaze on the intelligence officer's face.

"Also, Lord Duke, something strange has happened in the royal city. The intelligence officer said. "Recently, someone was auctioning the trading permit issued by the elven prince Aerufate on the royal side. ”

"Elven Prince?Eshurufat?Trade Permit?"

"Well, it's a coincidence that it has the same name as Count Ashrufat. But it's probably just a coincidence in the pronunciation of different languages. This elven prince is the ruler of the port city of Ereber, with a noble blood and great strength. ”

Byron laughed. "It's interesting to sell the Elven Prince's trading permit documents. Who's that seller?"

The auctioneer refused to disclose the identity of the seller. The people who participated in the auction were all high-ranking figures of the Great Chamber of Commerce...... So the details are ominous, but they should have been sold for a very surprisingly high price. ”

"Well, it's a fun little thing indeed, and it looks like we've done a pretty good job with the eyeliner. That's what Byron said. I can throw this matter away in an instant. His thoughts began to turn to another thing - regretting the original arrangement, after all, it was a hasty matter, he did not arrange the high-level lurkers when he retreated, and now he can only inquire about the news from the periphery.