Your Majesty, I have never done transport trade, and my business is within the city of Suke. ”

When Sim-Erke heard the king's call, a flattering smile appeared like a change of face, "My business is all business, I am mainly engaged in manufacturing, and I can only manufacture. He met the king's eyes with a smile on his face, "However, I think we should settle the problem of the currency of the Suker Plains first than the famine in the north." ”

He took the opportunity to change the subject...

"During the turmoil of the past five years, the Sukh Plains issued more than five sets of currency, and now three sets are still in circulation, plus the elves' golden dragon coins, the kingdom's krona, and the orcs' klan coins, the chaotic market environment in the Suke Plains is unbearable. Smuelke's smile grew serious.

"You mean to make the currency unification as soon as possible?" asked Derick Danny in the King's place.

"The unified currency is very important, but it can't be too urgent for the Suke Plain, otherwise if an order is issued, nearly half of the people at the bottom of the Suke Plain will go bankrupt. Sim Erke's gaze fell on Darek Danny, "There are even people in some neighborhoods of Suker City using the gold coins of the Old Empire. ”

"Within three days, I'll set up a special department to deal with this. Darek Danny said, looking in the direction of the king.

"You only have three months to do this, and in three months I would like to see a unified currency within the kingdom. "In the next three years, the National Bank will open a special exchange window to help people exchange krona." ”

When Sim-Erke heard the king's last words, the serious expression on his face disappeared instantly, and it was replaced by the flattering smile that he had just looked like a small owner of a city shop.

Pedi did not continue the dialogue with Sim-Erke, because the majority shareholder of Sim-Erke's chamber of commerce was actually the three major ocean-going chambers of commerce of the Reagan family. And the Reagan family's investment and penetration of the manufacturing industry in Suker City has been laid out as early as the Imperial Civil War, which is the handiwork of Pedi's father, otherwise Sim-Erke would not have achieved so much in Suker City, which is surrounded by great nobles, even if he has great skills.

The circle near the king fell into a brief silence after the monetary discussion.

The orc prince was thinking about the Kruria Kingdom's proposal for the northern theater of war, in a sense, this proposal was almost the same as the plan of the base camp, but the separation of military and political affairs made him a little worried.

Andy Barrett has already reined in his ambitions, and there are now only three of the original six dukedom families in the empire, and the Barrett family was almost removed from the Highland War four years ago. In that war, he saw the rising Reagan family, which made his ambition grow like a fire, but it also made him feel hopeless for a while, after all, the fall of the Barrett family seemed to be in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, in the face of the behemoth of the Kingdom of Cruria, Andy Barrett can show his humility without hesitation and sit next to his cousin as a courtier.

As for Mondstadt-Jean, he has no idea of competing with the Kingdom of Kruria, and his only headache now is how to make decisions between the Kingdom of Elves and the Kingdom of Kruria, and preserve the independence of the House of Jean.

General Dorry of Felder's Leader and Dean Celt of the Mage Tower are only concerned with future wars against the Undead Legion.

"King Pedi, do you intend to transfer your royal capital to Suk City?" General Dori asked a question that he shouldn't have asked, and in a particularly abrupt way.

In an instant, the eyes of all the nearby nobles and generals were focused on Dori, but after a moment's pause, they all moved in the direction of the throne at the same time, looking at the young king who was lazily leaning on the throne.

"The king capital of the Kingdom of Kruria can only be Kru City. Pedi didn't shy away from the question, "However, Suke City has an indispensable place in the Kingdom's development plans for the next ten years. ”

"Do you have any plans to be crowned?" asked Dori again.

"Whether I am crowned or not, I am the ruler of the Suke Plains. Pedi motioned for his servant to record his conversation with Dori, "Of course, I won't refuse a coronation if necessary." He said it casually, as if coronation was an extremely small thing for him.

Andy Barrett suddenly stood up and walked under the throne to everyone's bewildered and surprised gaze. He suddenly knelt down on one knee to his cousin on the throne, his movement causing everyone nearby to look sideways and stop at the same time.

"Your Majesty, the Barrett family is willing to offer you their loyalty, and from this moment on... The Highlands Meadows will be your most loyal followers, and we will fight for your cause and give everything for your family. "Andy Barrett's allegiance, though somewhat out of place, is not unobtrusive in conjunction with the conversation between the King and Dory.

Be quiet

The vicinity of the throne became extremely quiet at this moment, in stark contrast to the noise of the knights in the distance.

Peidi didn't expect his cousin to do this, and the other party didn't tell him in advance. This surprised and pleasantly surprised him, and he instinctively restrained the smile on his face to make himself serious and stood up from his seat.

The people around the throne were even more surprised than their king at this moment, and they subconsciously thought that this must be a ceremony of allegiance prepared by the king and the Duke of Barrett in advance, because this hunt was originally organized by the king after the Duke of Barrett's proposal.

After a moment of silence, the nobles near the king instinctively stood up, but remained quiet. At this time, the knights and low-level nobles who were a little farther away finally noticed the changes near the throne, and when they subconsciously raised their eyes, the noise stopped abruptly.

The exuberant bonfire made a slight crunch of the burning wood, and the flickering flames shone on the faces of everyone nearby, reflecting a pair of eyes that were now staring motionlessly at the historic moment in front of the throne.

"My brother—" Pedi did not treat his cousin with the same allegiance as a knight, and the serious expression on his face lasted less than two seconds before he regained his smile and took two steps forward to help his cousin up, "We are still brothers, not kings. ”

Andy Barrett did not insist on kneeling, and with the support of the king, he took the battle flag, and after hearing the king's words, he showed a sincere smile on his face, and lowered his head to hold the king's left hand, and kissed the ring with the Reagan family crest on his finger.

"Your Majesty!" Andy Barrett called out to his cousin for the first time in the tone of a courtier.

"My brother, we should have a drink. With that, Pedi beckoned to the attendants behind him.

Two trays full of highland ale soon appeared beside the two of them, and Pedi picked up the wine glasses first, "For our friendship...", he gently clinked glasses with his cousin, and then raised his wine glass to look around to meet the eyes of countless pairs of eyes that stared at him, "and for our friendship." ”

"For Your Majesty!" shouted the knights in the distance, with the strength of their wine.

The earth-shattering shouts rose higher and higher, and the smile on Pedy's face could no longer be suppressed, and he patted his cousin on the shoulder and motioned for everyone to sit down again.

The knights and low-ranking nobles in the distance were more noisy than before at this moment, while the representatives of various countries and noble generals near the throne no longer had the nature of just now, their actions of drinking and eating meat became deliberate, and the smiles on their faces were full of formulas.

The sudden allegiance ritual disrupted everyone's thoughts, and Dean Celt of the Mage Tower was a little restless, as the Twak Heights were incorporated into the Kingdom of Kruria, and the Mage Tower was simply baked on a fire. However, then Dean Celt suddenly thought of the chairman's imminent arrival in Suke City, and the anxiety and uneasiness on his face disappeared in an instant.

And for Mondstadt Jean, Andy Barrett's allegiance undoubtedly made his situation extremely awkward, and at this moment he seemed to feel that there were countless eyes around him watching him and waiting for his allegiance, but it was impossible for Mondstadt Jean to swear allegiance under such circumstances.

Compared to the others, the most uncomfortable should be the orc prince Ribalo, because Andy Barrett's allegiance directly disrupted all the arrangements of the Khanate in the Tefalo steppe, and it was not conducive to the formation of the Northern Theater of Operations by the Khanate in the future.

There was also too much joy for Pedi, because it was impossible for the Highlands to be truly included in the rule of the Kingdom of Kruria, which would be independent of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Kruria, and the biggest profit for the Kingdom government other than the necessary taxes was political bargaining chips. But at the same time, the royal government will also be responsible for the highland steppes and will even be forced to provide many interest-free loans.

The generals of the kingdom were overjoyed at the moment, and they praised the greatness of the king in flowery words, led by several army commanders. Nobles such as Temple-Bob kept a polite smile and thought to themselves about the impact of the Highlands' annexation to the Kingdom of Kruria.

This allegiance seems to be the most profitable for the Kingdom of Kruria, but only Andy Barrett himself knows how great the benefits of his allegiance will be to the Highland Grasslands, and the Kingdom's technology, trade resources, and urbanization construction experience will facilitate the future development of the Highlands, which cannot be obtained by ceding the Suke Plain to his rule.

In the seemingly casual allegiance ceremony, Andy Barrett has been thinking for nearly half a month, and has been discussing and analyzing with his close ministers for nearly ten days. His ministers had suggested that contact with the Kingdom of Crulia should be made prior to the coronation ceremony, followed by a more solemn oath at a more formal setting. But Andy Barrett didn't adopt it, because he felt that his allegiance by that time seemed more like force.

So, he planned this hunt and bonfire.

The bonfires that followed were completely in the carnival stage, which lasted until two o'clock in the morning.

When everyone was drunk and unconscious, Pedi returned to his tent with the help of the king's attendants. The moment he entered the usual place, the drunken Pedy immediately regained his spirits, and whispered to his servant, "Let Sir Derick Denny come to my tent, and if he is drunk, find a way to sober him up." ”

"Tell the knights of the convoy that for the next three hours no one will enter this tent except those whom I have invited. Peddy waved his hand when he had said that, "I need to rest alone." ”

Pedi stepped on a soft blanket as the attendants left, walked over to a stone desk made of magic and sat down to half-squint in thought. In fact, in Pedi's plan, he did not want to be crowned emperor for a short time, because the kingdom of Crulia was not ready.

Moreover, he wanted to place his coronation in the city of Crewe.

But Andy Barrett's allegiance just now forced him to make a choice, he needed a more appropriate title to rule such a huge country.

If he is crowned now, he must return to Crewe City immediately, and returning to Crewe City will undoubtedly be unnecessary, and once he returns to Crewe City, he will not be able to continue his personal expedition for at least two years. And abandoning the coronation in Crewe City and choosing to hastily hold a coronation ceremony in Suke City would make his title of Emperor worthless.

This is undoubtedly a dilemma.

Just as Pedi had a headache, there was a slight sound of footsteps outside the royal tent, and as the curtain was lifted in the silence of the night, the Kingdom's acting finance minister, Darik Danny, appeared in Pedi's field of vision.

There is no doubt about Darek Danny's ability, but if the kingdom was in a period of relative stability, Pedi would not use him as the finance minister at all, but now in the chaotic internal and external affairs, there is no more suitable candidate than him in the entire kingdom.

Of course, the most important reason for Peidi to appoint Darek Danny was that he would not be in tandem with the nobles of the kingdom for a short time, and betrayed the nobles of Kru and Elok respectively, so that this big businessman, who had a reputation among the nobles on both sides, was isolated by everyone, and he could only choose to side with the royal power.

"Your Majesty. Darek took a few quick steps into the tent and bowed to the king, his whole being looked unaffected by the alcohol except for some sleepiness.

"The Duke of Barrett's allegiance leaves us with a conundrum. Pedi no longer addresses Andy as 'my cousin', he frowned and looked at Daric Danny, "It's been less than two years since Iruk was annexed to the kingdom, and the vast Suk Plains have just been annexed to the kingdom, and now they have to accept the highland grasslands... Can the kingdom's finances keep up with it right now?"

"Your Majesty, even if the Duchy of Twak is incorporated into the Kingdom, it will only be self-governing, and according to the laws of the Kingdom, they will have to pay taxes to us. Darek Danny tried to put it on the bright side, because he didn't know why the king would ask.

"But at the same time, the chambers of commerce in the highlands steppes will also enjoy the benefits of the kingdom's merchants free of charge. Pedi shook his head, "The annual tax revenue of the Highlands Prairie is not equal to what we have lost, otherwise do you think Duke Barrett is really a fool?"

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