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Walsingham shook his head, the prejudiced eyes unable to see the truth, the difference between them, the difference between means and purpose.

"He has gained a lot from this operation, but the most important of them is to bring his savings to the attention of our country. Let us know that there is a separatist force in Charlemagne's territory, and although they do not have an army, they can deal a heavy blow to Charlemagne with a little foreign support - this is their value, and this is what they want us to know most of all. ”

"But they're just a bunch of businessmen, is it possible?"

"I don't know. ”

Rarely, Walsingham showed a hesitant expression, the secretary general who was infinitely close to the cold portrait, because a merchant boy showed an undeserved expression.

Kidd clenched his fists hard, and his calm face couldn't read the resentment.

"You too...... Don't know?"

The stiff stunned question was exchanged for a dry cough from the boss, and he put away his stunned face, and the young spy heard the boss's unfading hesitant evaluation:

"This is the territory we have never touched before - to devastate a country with a storm of man-made plague, famine and speculation...... Throughout the ages, we have never heard of such an example, and it is difficult to predict whether such a plan, full of possibilities, will be able to fall into place according to the assumed situation, and what will lead to what the final outcome will be...... There are too many unknowns. ”

After a deep groan, the sneer returned to the face of the Secretary General.

"But for now. He has a good chance of success. In case we are unlucky and the investment fails, we will only lose a little money and inventory of aged wheat, and if we succeed, we can obtain dozens of times the monetary benefits of the capital invested in it, as well as immeasurable intangible gains. ”

This is exactly what Li Lin praised Walsingham: before dealing with others, he should first make his own suggestions reasonable, and at the same time take into account the requirements and interests of many parties, and in the end everyone is satisfied.

"What if he asks our country to support their independence in the future?"

Add a hidden worry to your boss's thoughts. Kidd, who was glared at by Walsingham, hung his head, not at all retracting his words.

"He's not going to do that. ”

After only a moment, Walsingham asserted categorically: "Whatever credible his assurances may be, he is well aware of the limitations and predicaments of his planned state, unless there is a drastic change in the strength of the nations and a major war breaks out." Otherwise, his hidden kingdom would remain so hidden. ”

In international politics, motivation is always an unreliable guarantee because it is too easy to change.

Only strength is the main judging factor. Under normal circumstances, Li Lin's rash declaration of independence would not be recognized by any country. No royal family wants to recognize a country run by merchants without a single soldier. What you have to do is move the chairs. Prepare snacks that Charlemagne can settle these idiots betting in a few days.

Li Lin is not a fool who kills himself, he knows very well what chips he has in his hands and in the hands of others. The cunning young businessman relies on his modest chips and uses his highly complex realism skills to construct a brinkman's strategy to weaken Charlemagne without triggering an all-out war. At the heart of this is to make Albion aware of the value of an invisible independent nation to Albion, and to cooperate with it.

"Siegfried Otto Lelin's best choice is to grasp the scale, to grasp the measure. We can fund them to the extent we can. There is some economic cooperation, but the political side can only rely on their own efforts. If it is foolish to think that we will sacrifice a qiē for their sake. Then let them fend for themselves. A wise man will not give the enemy a reason to act when he is weak. ”

At this point, Walsingham suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion, pressing on his temples that had been sore after a large amount of brain cells. The well-behaved Kidd bowed and walked backwards to the door. After bowing again, he turned and opened the door to leave.

Ignoring the impeccable manners of his subordinates, Walsingham was bothered by three questions that suddenly came to his mind.

First of all, Li Lin's prey is the post-disaster reconstruction work, and there is basically no problem in swallowing the complete system of various industries. This cake is huge. Do not lose the speculation of grain exchange coupons. The only company to enjoy it was V.E - Charlemagne, who had had enough of the hardships of foreign speculators, would never let these hyenas into their homes again.

The question is, can Charlemagne's fiscal system, which has been hit hard by famine, plague, and market speculation, provide the funds to rebuild the economy? A simple and crude tax hike alone will not only fail to fill that huge hole, but will also exacerbate already acute social contradictions, triggering a nationwide uprising, or even a mob uprising with the goal of overthrowing the current system.

It is also unrealistic to expect Charlemagne's princes and nobles to have a burning patriotic fervor and a sudden discovery of conscience, and to contribute their wealth to help the country tide over the difficulties. Unless the cardinal led his troops to raid the house, don't expect the nobles who pick the door to simply give their money out - even though they have luxurious country estates, mines, money launderers and lenders, and lavish national costumes worth 100,000 eja with diamond buttons and pearl trim. But they are a dime a die to anyone other than themselves, and donating a small Eju can make this group of extravagant misers grow old for a long time.

As a result, Cardinal Richelieu may not have raised enough funds to start the reconstruction, and a vigorous civil war has begun, with the aim of preserving and resisting taxes and protecting the sanctity of private property - how could the ambitious electors miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

If the government of the Kingdom of Charlemagne could not come up with the money anyway, what should Li Lin do at that time? Albion could use the royal fleet to collect debts in such a situation, and if he could not collect the debts, he would go ashore to get them, and remove everything that seemed valuable, and if he could not move it, he would set fire to it or smash it, and keep burning city after city until the other party had nothing worth destroying and was completely bankrupt.

What can a businessman do with a bankrupt government that would rather pay than pay for it? What can a lonely man who has neither the support of the army nor the strength of the state to back it do?

Judging by his confident attitude, he should be prepared, but what will be the countermeasure?

Walsingham's brain hurt, but he still hasn't figured it out.