"Are everyone here?"

In the Chamber of the Knights Headquarters, Cumberland sat at one end of the long table, looked at the dozens of kingdom officials around him, cleared his throat, and said, "Since everyone has arrived, let's start the Kingdom Council this week. "

"Let me talk about the military trends first." Cumberland stroked his beard and said while thinking: "According to the scout's report, the barbarians who plundered the wealth of the Silver Ring Kingdom started a battle with the church army for half a time. Many months of war. The final result of the battle was that both sides were injured. Although the barbarian coalition had transferred most of its wealth, it lost one-fifth of its army. Although the church army successfully applied ambushes and lure enemies, the war damage ratio was lower than that of the barbarians. The coalition forces, but they were swayed by the other side, and failed to intercept Yinhuan’s belongings."

With the crutches placed next to the chair, Huggins, who had just recovered from his injury, asked curiously: "Have a trick?"

"The barbarians divided the main force into two parts. In the larger part of the convoy, the boxes were actually filled with stones and wood. The other army carrying real treasures took advantage of the battle. I sneaked back to the north from the mountain trail."

Alfonso sat at the table. The assassination of the king left indelible burns on his face: "I have a question, which force in the north belongs to the barbarian army responsible for seducing the enemy?"

Cumberland glanced approvingly at the questioner, nodded and said: "This is a good question. The barbarian army used as bait is mainly the regular army and servant army of the Ulster Kingdom in the northern continent. After confirmation by the scout, the church army The ambush of the Ulster Kingdom was actually informed by someone in advance. I guess that this lure incident was an infighting incident within the barbarian coalition forces. In other words, the Ulster Kingdom was defeated by its own The allies are overcast."

Huggins thought for a while, and said: "In other words, after this infighting incident, there may be a war among the northern barbarians?"

"It is possible to choose tolerance after suffering a loss. This is not the style of the northerners." Cumberland looked at the scenery outside the window and slowly said: "The Ulster Kingdom is the number one power in the North. After this battle, although the vitality is Great injury. But the foundation of the kingdom is still there. Through national mobilization and slave formation, they can easily re-establish an army in a short time."

Huggins heaved a sigh of relief: "In other words, can the threat from the north be ignored for a short time?"

Cumberland nodded, but the expression on his face remained serious.

The officials of the Kingdom who were present had little knowledge of the military situation and were inconvenient to speak about this discussion, with one exception.

Emerson, who was the chief privy officer, suddenly inserted a sentence: "Why didn't the army of the Holy Acropolis participate in this battle?"

Cumberland looked at the former boss and old friend, frowned and replied: "To be honest, I don't know."

Then, he said: "In a war for property like this, the Holy Guard, as a member of the church coalition, has no reason not to participate, but according to the report of the scout, there is indeed no Holy Guard flag on the battlefield."

Alfonso turned his head to Cumberland: "Is it possible that there was an infighting between the church army and the Holy Guard? I heard that in the battle in Watch Canyon, the church army dropped tens of thousands of people. And the Holy Guard left the battlefield first."

The latter thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "The relationship between the church and the Holy Acropolis may have a rift due to this matter, but it has not yet reached the point of a complete fallout. Besides, according to my opinion to the King of the Holy Acropolis. I understand that where there is war, there is the old lion. Therefore, in this battle, the absence of the Holy Acropolis, I am afraid there are other reasons..."

Emerson touched his beard, and said with some regret: "If we can build an embassy in the Holy Acropolis, we will be able to inquire about some specific information... Unfortunately, the establishment of diplomatic relations with other countries requires the king to come forward... "

After saying this, he looked at the throne at the highest point of the hall, which was empty.

Monk Joe couldn't hold back at this moment, and said anxiously: "Thirteen days! It has been a full 13 days since your Majesty called us last time! Why is there no news at all today?!"

Master Terrence, who read the report of the academy, glanced at the monk and slowly said: "Your Majesty has his own affairs. We ministers, as long as we follow his intentions, we can do our own affairs."

Seeing that the monk opened his mouth and wanted to argue about something, Cumberland quickly changed the subject: "Joe! Regarding the agricultural development plan that your Majesty confided, what progress have you made there?"

When someone interrupted his speech, Qiao was full of displeasure, but he still reported the truth: "Let’s talk about the experimental field first. Since the "Rhizobium Planting Method" taught by His Majesty has been used, the unit of legume crops Yield is expected to increase by 50%. And the most important thing is that the disease resistance of crops has been greatly increased, effectively improving the survival rate of plants. If technology is promoted, I believe it will not take half a year for the first batch of harvest to be put into warehouses."

"As for encouraging immigrants outside the city to work in agriculture. As of yesterday, more than 2,600 people have signed up. After screening, 940 people have been confirmed to be eligible for farming. The basic arable land has been distributed over 30 square kilometers, and the allocation of agricultural tools and seeds has been completed. Next, I will contact you. Scholars from the Department of Agricultural Sciences of Muxi College taught the "Rhizobium Planting Method" technology to immigrants working in agriculture to ensure that the first batch of crops can be harvested smoothly before the beginning of winter this year.

Cumberland nodded happily and turned his eyes to the Raglan couple next door to the monk.

The chubby Mrs. Raglan, wearing a newly bought long dress of the "Lily El" brand, smiled and said to other officials: "As the chief economic adviser of the kingdom, this week is our couple's first week in office. We. The main responsibility is the operation of the port area, the market area and the royal family industry. Compared with the previous week, the freight volume of the port increased by 26%, and the total transaction volume in the market area increased by 19%. Regarding the current operation of the royal family Investment shops such as perfumes, flowers and garments have achieved a net profit of 900,000 silver months after industrial upgrading and sales expansion..."

puff!

The tea from Emerson's mouth was sprayed on the table.

The book in Terrence's hand was also torn in half because of surprise.

Cumberland rubbed his temples with his fingers, settled, and said to Mrs. Raglan: "As for the profit of the royal family, you only need to count the data for this week. You don't need to add the previous figures."

Mrs. Raglan blinked innocently: "I'm talking about the net profit this week..."

With a ghostly expression, Huggins whispered to Alfonso: "I earned 900,000 silver moons a week, which is 90,000 Jinxu. A good horse is only 90 Jinxu. In other words, every king Can you easily form a cavalry regiment in just one week?!"

Mr. Raglan put his forehead on the table with a look of constipation, and whispered: "Although we have collected the money, I'm afraid we can't deliver the goods on time..."

After a while, Cumberland turned his head to Terrence and said with difficulty: "Master Terrence, tell me about the official exam."

"Oh, oh. Okay." Terrence put the torn two halves of the book together, calmly said: "The official examination results of the legal profession have already come out, but the final result needs to be approved by your majesty. In addition to the confirmation of the list, which cannot be advanced for the time being, other work has begun. The site selection of the Muxi Grand Court has ended, and the renovation, installation, and interior decoration have begun. In addition, the basic constitution of the kingdom and a series of civil and criminal laws have also been completed. The revision is complete, just waiting for your majesty’s review..."

Waiting for Terrence to finish speaking ~lightnovelpub.net~ His disciple, Elijah, reported on the construction progress of Musee Cathedral and Musee King’s City: “The progress of the main construction of Musee Cathedral has been More than 50%, but the craftsmen had to stop work. Because the following murals and the oracles must be agreed by the king before they can be painted and sketched. The same is true for the city of Muxi. The outer walls and public parts have been completed. The plan for the inner city can only be carried out after the king's approval."

Cumberland listened to several people's speeches.

With regard to the relocation and audit of the royal treasury, Mary needs the king to decide a plan.

Ulysses’ plan for the expansion of the academy requires the king’s approval.

How to properly handle Hudgens’ legacy of Silver Ring City requires the king’s idea.

Brother Joe hopes to change Kendy's penalty plan from imprisonment to fine, which also requires the king's consent.

Listening to the problems of more and more people, Cumberland, who was distraught, turned his gaze to the empty throne and let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, where have you been...?"