The palace fell into a dead silence. His Majesty the Emperor looked at these ministers with wide eyes, but no one spoke.

Even the atmosphere, no one breathed.

Everything was quiet.

No one can give the emperor the answer at this time, even if some of them know the answer!

Even His Majesty the Emperor knew the answer, but he couldn't say it himself!

At this time, a minister stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, the problem is money."

"With money, any problem is not a problem. The Federation will not and cannot exchange numbers with us. They cannot afford such consumption."

"It is very difficult for us to fight against the offensive of the Federals. In the final analysis, there is still some shortage of funds."

The Minister of Finance also stood up, "Your Majesty, since the federal people refused to join the international settlement currency, our economic situation is very bad."

"The war has almost wiped out our wealth, and at the same time it has shrunk the market to the limit."

"The biggest problem restricting our counterattack now, as... the minister said, is the problem of money."

"Money is vulgar, but for us it's everything!"

This war has lasted for more than three years. During these three years, the foreign trade of the Penteo Empire has rapidly subsided.

At the same time, they also encountered two very difficult problems.

The first question is that the copper output of Peng Jieao is relatively large, and the overall demand pressure is not great, but the copper content in export commodities is getting higher and higher.

They did not discover this problem before, but after someone discovered the problem later, they have temporarily stopped the export of copper products to overseas.

This also cut off Peng Jieao's last export category.

At the same time that there is no export, the Austrian dollar has been proposed as an international settlement currency. They want to import some urgently needed domestic materials from abroad, so there is no currency that can be used.

Before laying Gefla, a large amount of gold solved this problem.

But that gold will always be used up. For a country that is at war, more than half of that gold will be consumed in less than three months.

The rest will not last until autumn!

The second problem is the collapse of the internal economy.

Previously, there were some fraudulent companies in Penteo, and these companies quickly searched for a lot of wealth in the society by means of high compound interest.

There are more or less connections behind these people, not to mention the current situation of these people, the defrauded group is also having a hard time now.

Most people's life savings have been scammed, and these people have also become potential security risks.

Behind those fraudulent companies, there are more or less shadows of nobles.

Some people said that the nobles were harvesting the wealth of the common people. This rumor was later discovered, but not all people believed it!

These people who have nothing have lost the ability to live under the current situation and can only rely on government relief to survive.

The government's relief to the people has become the second largest expenditure after war military expenditures.

There is no income, all is paid, plus the empire’s takeover of various regions during the war, the implementation of the rationing system, the market has completely collapsed, and it is basically impossible to increase the treasury revenue through taxation and other means from the society!

This is the real reason for crushing the Penteio Empire. They only have to pay continuously and have no income. No matter how powerful the Penteio Empire is, it cannot sustain such consumption.

His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire obviously understands this truth. The situation of the war makes people have no confidence in the future, which is tantamount to rapidly consuming national power.

He stared at the Chancellor, "Do you have any good suggestions that can solve our current problems?"

The two looked at each other, and His Majesty's eyes seemed to be able to speak. After the two looked at each other for a while, the Minister of Finance looked away.

The Emperor of the Empire was a little sullen. He stared at the Minister of Finance for a while, "Where can we get money to meet the needs of the war now?"

The Minister of Finance even closed his eyes now, and every minister seemed to have become blind, deaf, and turned a blind eye to His Majesty's hints.

No way, they dare not accept the move!

Now to say who still has money in their pockets, and this money can support Peng Jieao to continue fighting for a long time, then there is no doubt that the imperial nobles have money in their pockets, a lot of money!

Thousands of years of empire, thousands of years of aristocratic families, these nobles have accumulated huge wealth just like Gafla's nobles!

Even their wealth is more than the nobles of Gefla!

Because in addition to harvesting and plundering the wealth of the common people, the nobles of Peng Jieao will also plunder the wealth of the outside world!

Every time a country is conquered, more than half of the country's wealth will be divided up by the royal family and nobles. They have destroyed so many national forces, and every family is very rich!

But no one dared to say this, no matter who said it, for what purpose, or whether someone was persecuting it.

As long as you say it, you will stand on the opposite side of all nobles!

The meaning of His Majesty the Emperor has already been expressed very clearly, whoever opens the mouth, then the money will be there.

Kill anyone who refuses to accept it!

But no one dared to speak, even if there was an endorsement from the royal family behind them.

It is impossible for the royal family to kill all the nobles, that is impossible, but it is very easy for all the nobles to kill a specific person.

Calm was restored in the silent room, and His Majesty's mood became more and more irritable. This is an extremely rare situation for him!

He is very calm most of the time, and even gives people the illusion of "slow response".

It's not that he is slow to react, it's just ordinary things, it's hard to touch him.

Now he is like a different person!

For a long time, no one spoke, everyone knew each other's thoughts, but no one was willing to stand up!

After a few more minutes, the redness on His Majesty's face gradually subsided, and his eyelids drooped, "The royal family will hold a fundraising ball in a few days. At that time, I will take the lead in donating money for the war and inform all the nobles that they must come!"

These people seem to be unwilling to be bad guys anymore, but the war will continue, His Majesty the Emperor can only dig a piece of meat from himself.

If someone can't see the situation clearly, he doesn't mind holding up the butcher's knife to let these people understand what cruelty is!

The ministers agreed blankly as if they didn't understand.

When leaving the palace, the chancellor frowned and got into the carriage.

The Penteio Empire even had airplanes, and of course it also had cars.

It's just that most nobles still prefer carriages, especially the older ones.

The carriage entrusts the glory of the nobility, and the guard of honor of the carriage is bigger and more luxurious!

After sitting in the carriage, the carriage moved almost without any feeling, and the Minister of Finance frowned and never let go.

There is a long way from the palace to his manor, which is different from those nobles in Gefla.

The nobles of Penteo did not want to live around the palace.

When he got home, the housekeeper and servants, including his two children, had already greeted him.

The higher the title, the higher the status, the more rules.

"master…"

The Chancellor of the Exchequer nodded, handed over his belongings to the butler, greeted the children, and entered the study.

There were already people waiting for him in the study. As soon as he entered the study, he calmed down with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

Everything is for others to see, no matter whether anyone notices or not, he must show it.

"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor targeted the nobles?"

There is another person in the room, not a nobleman, and there is nothing on him that belongs to a nobleman and can prove that he is a nobleman.

But the temperament he showed was not like an ordinary businessman.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer sat by the sofa, "Those people really deserve to be damned, such a top-secret matter was revealed like this!"

The visitor laughed, "It's not their fault. After all, not everyone wants the war to continue, and people still want to live."

"The war, it's time to end!"

Some people in the Penteio Empire have grown disgusted with war, and behind some of these people are the shadows of the Federation.

This visitor had contacted the Minister of Finance before and talked about the peace talks. The first negotiation was also facilitated under their organization~lightnovelpub.net~ This time, they came to the door again.

The Minister of Finance picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of scented tea. He sniffed it and took a sip. Looking at the rippling noodles in the teacup, he fell into deep thought.

Seeing that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not speak, the visitors began to actively lobby.

"Even if you donate money this time, what about next time?"

"How many times can you donate?"

"We know him very well. Once someone can't donate, he will find a reason to attack the nobles who are unwilling to donate."

"Now we don't stop him. Once he becomes crazy, there is no way for us to stop him."

"A rare opportunity, my lord!"

The chancellor's heart beat violently. He squinted at the visitor sitting on the left. He knew what this "opportunity" was!

The First Guards Legion left the imperial capital, and the imperial capital's defenses are empty. If they launch a sudden attack on the palace at this time, there is a high possibility that they can enter the palace!

But there is a problem here. About four days later, the Second Guards Corps, which guards the periphery of the imperial capital, will arrive at the imperial capital to take over the defense of the city.

At that time, the defense will become strict again, and it will not be easy to do it again!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer swallowed. If he was asked to persuade the emperor to resume peace negotiations, he might try harder.

But let them prevent the assassination of the emperor...

This is too scary, right?

The nobles' fear of the royal family has always existed in their bones.

The royal family and the country's continuous conquest of other forces made them feel awe of the ruler of this country from the bottom of their hearts. Even if they lose to the Federation now, many people just think that this is only a matter of time.

He had many ideas, but he never thought of attacking the palace!