Chapter 566

[When will you realize that the height of your father ’s wrists has nothing to do with the result of his unwillingness? 】

The sharp voice of deja vu rang in memory.

[And not only him, but countless people, whether they are on the side of the king like the king, or those who are opposite him like Ghost, their growing conflicts will have unpredictable consequences. 】

Thales sat quietly in his seat, staring at the map in front of him, trying to get the ghost prince on the tower, and Falkenhouse said what he said.

Is this the kingdom he has to face?

At this moment, all the princes of Yuqian were cautious.

"Don't you know, Thordo, don't say it works."

At the table, Prime Minister Coulomb looked like an elderly man who had been seriously ill, and his voice was weak:

"Just if your words leaked out today, how much will there be waves in the kingdom?"

The military adviser snorted and shook his head.

He was just about to speak, but was interrupted by the foreign minister on the side.

"It's one thing for us to be frugal and use our own profits and losses to support the standing army of the royal family," Gilbert is still gentle, but the warning is overwhelming:

"As for the whole country, to reduce the power of the lords to recruit armed forces?"

"Suo Duo, this is another matter."

Thoreau frowned, seemingly disapproving.

But out of long-term respect and admiration for the Cunning Fox, he did not immediately refute.

Seeing someone help, Prime Minister Cullen handed a grateful look to the Foreign Secretary.

"Take Yongxing City as an example: the Royal Standing Army and the Canxing Private Soldier, one of which will serve as the post, and the other will be recruited during the service period."

The Prime Minister nodded toward the backlit shadow on the throne:

"Although the sources are different, they are all tools of His Majesty."

This well-known lord of Huigang City, nicknamed "The Sword of the Bay", looked back at Thordor. His eyes were no longer full of greasy goodies, but a few more merchants were more serious in negotiations:

"It's the same everywhere in the stars: the lord holds the rare but professional elite guards on weekdays, and if necessary, calls the majority of servants to serve as the main battlefield."

"One odd and one positive, cooperate with the fight. One recruits one battle, two tracks in parallel."

"This is an example of the kingdom, a tradition of years."

Treasurer Joker Man snorted slightly, Viscount Connie narrowed his eyes, and Lord Crappen simply continued to be distracted.

"But it is this kind of recruitment dual-track system that seriously drags down our army!"

The sparse hair, but the look is still stubborn, Shuduo did not care about the eyes of others, rebutted aloud:

"Reality has proved that the private conscription of the lords, even the private soldiers of the Canxing family-unintentionally offended, His Majesty-is also poorly organized and uneven, not to mention comparable to the elite royal standing army.

King Kessel changed a sitting position in the shadows, his face blurred as before.

Thales's eyes moved slightly, and he remembered that the guard who had guarded the long-closed Mindis Hall many years ago was the Cantonese private soldier recruited from his family's territory.

"So he can't be a Jazz ..."

The opposite Joker Man shook his head in disdain to Thordor and raised his hand to the Prime Minister to complain:

"Every time the atmosphere is good, this **** soldier has to get things out, make a big deal, and mess up everything."

Advisor Tudor turned back suddenly, his eyes sharp.

"And every time at a critical moment, you are on the side of yin and yang, bitter and harsh, and cover the purse tighter than your own fart."

He was like a general on the battlefield, fighting back coldly:

"That's probably why you can't seal Jue, the money bag."

Juke Man looked red.

But a few seconds later, in the face of the sharp-eyed Thoreau, the face of the indignant treasurer lowered his head.

Mouth chopping up with inaudible words.

Tells heard in the senses of **** that Qiu Ke's nagging might be "speaking like you don't have to shit."

Ci Feng Xiaosheng, Thoreau no longer looked at Qiu Ke, but turned to everyone:

"Since the establishment of the" Sand King "era, the Royal Standing Army has been developed and tested for decades. It has proved to be a stable and reliable professional soldier. From recruitment to training, from maintenance to combat, its significance is far beyond ordinary. The lord of the guard. "

He spoke generously:

"Take the three Davids as an example: Baron Mu ’s anger guard is a strong and powerful soldier in the world. He is bloodless and fearless, and he is not inferior to Exeter ’s elite."

"Lord Sutherley's Star Guard guards the Dragon Fortress, has a heavy responsibility, and is experienced. You are good at defending, consuming, and blocking when facing strong pressure."

"Baron Williams' Stardust Guard is a sharp knife and arrow on the western front, riding like electricity and flying thousands of miles, which is famous."

Tells recalled the three stars of the stars and their elite soldiers, thoughtful.

Thoreau turned to the Duke of Cullen, with a somewhat challenging taste:

"All of these, Can the star private soldier who belongs to the conscript be possible?"

"Even if they are professional pro soldiers of a few lords-Xihuang's Black Lion Infantry Regiment, Allende's White Eagle Scouts, and Mountain Walkers of the Giant Horned Deer Family, they may do it?"

The king's figure moved slightly, exposing the sunlight behind him, which just happened to shine on Thoreau.

It seems that the military advisers at this moment are upright and impressive.

Duke Cullen was silent for a while.

After a moment, the Prime Minister took the tea cup at hand and took a sip:

"When it comes to fighting, Thoreau, I'm not as good as you."

"But armed self-defense is the natural right of the lords, and it is also their traditional duty to help the lords of the war. It is the normal state that everyone has been in the ears since birth."

"An accident at a royal banquet."

"No matter who they are, they dare to reach out to the heirs of the kingdom, and we must respond!"

Tells didn't move, pretending not to see everyone's eyes.

But in his mind, what Duke Xihuang said was getting louder:

[But did you find it? Compared to six years ago ... both the father and the current princes, the actions of both sides are too violent ...]

[And ironically, do they really think that through such a so-called victory, they can erase their ambitions and hostility? 】

Thoreau's words sounded in reality, and they were mutually intelligible with Falkenhaus's words:

"Even if we plan for our children and grandchildren, sooner or later, we will dissolve those seemingly large-scale styles, in fact, the corpse meal, and the so-called local conscription recruits at the critical moment will be more deadly!

Tells closed his eyes gently.

[No, they will only make each other worse and worse, until the final step ... either now or later. 】

Thoreau looked around the audience and gritted his teeth:

"Those antiques that are bound to be eliminated."

On the other side, Qiu Ke finally got tired of arguing with him and looked impatient:

"Then tell them!"

The Treasurer patted the table mercilessly, causing Gilbert and others to frown:

"Sir Kulun is sitting here. You tell him in person, tell Canxing Seven Aides, Six Great Men, the Thirteen Wang Clan, and countless lords, tell them that the Kingdom will abolish their conscription system and release their conscription power. ! "

"Nephews and nephews do n’t have to take martial arts classes anymore. They do n’t need to train knights according to tradition. Everyone concentrates on farming and does n’t need to be a soldier. Then all the money and taxes that were originally used for conscription are handed over to the Finance and Taxation Department. standing army?"

Thordor seems to have been used to talking with Qiu Ke at the Yuqian meeting:

"I don't think you understand the basic cause and effect relationship, the money bag."

The military adviser replied coldly:

"It's not because they paid enough taxes that we can afford a standing army."

"And precisely because we have a standing army, they will pay enough taxes!"

When this remark came out, maybe it was something that was broken, and many people looked weird.

The Duke of Columbine, cited by Joko as an example, is even more so.

"Ha, ha, ha!"

The Treasurer laughed ironically with three laughs, and said indignantly:

"You know, thanks to you, soldiers, when the outsiders are filled with righteous indignation, 'Oh, holding the king's adulterers, and blinding the king in a small black house, persecuting Zhongliang', I would think: maybe we are not so innocent . "

"Then maybe the innocent you, and the accountants under you, should join the" loyalty "camp." The military director sneered.

Tells scratched his head:

He suddenly discovered that the starry meeting before the stars is not necessarily more clear and simple than the meeting of the large-scale country, and the rough and bold listening days of Longxiao City.

"Be careful, Thoreau."

Prime Minister Cullen sighed, but before Qiu Ke found a new word to fight back, he reluctantly interrupted their quarrel:

"Some words say ..."

"There is a price."

Thoreau turned his murderous gaze away from Qiu Ke and responded to Cullen:

"So are you saying this as the Prime Minister, or as the Duke of the East China Sea Guardian?"

The words fell, and Prime Minister Coolon looked ugly.

"Suo Duo!"

Gilbert severely interrupted his aggressive old friend:

"enough!"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is obviously very important in Yuqian, and his words prevented the quarrel of his colleagues in time, so that it would not become a corner of the market.

The meeting room was quiet for a while.

After a few seconds, Coulomb let out a sigh of relief.

"I never thought I would say that here, but please understand, Master Advisor ..."

The belly-stricken Lord Huigang leaned on the table and looked sincerely:

"At the Imperial Conference, I was also the Prime Minister of the Kingdom and the Duke of Guardianship ..."

"At this moment, this is far more important to the kingdom of stars than I am one of them."

This was said by the presence of the court officials, including Shuo Duo.

Even Thales couldn't help raising his head and looked at the duke, who was a very old fritter.

"Despite your humble origins, you are now in a key position, Master Thordor Reid," said the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Bob Cullen, looking directly at Thordor:

"Should have understood this better than anyone."

Thoreau was silent for a while.

After a few seconds, he unexpectedly bowed to Duke Cullen:

"My fault, Lord Prime Minister."

"I understand your difficulty."

This made Thales feel a lot better about him.

Finally, a voice that could not help but sounded in the Ballard room.

"What Bob said is not without reason."

Everyone looked at each other, looking towards the end of the long table.

I saw that King Kessel raised his head and showed his face in the light, which was quite cool:

"It is not wise to rashly intervene in the vassals' armed rights."

"Rumba is a lesson."

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed to set the tone for Fang Cai's argument.

Prime Minister Cullen exhaled with relief:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

As if there was a tacit understanding, the officials were relieved.

"Ok."

"Since you say so," Thoreau looked unwillingly, and he seemed unwilling, but he still served the Judo:

"I withdraw my proposal to reduce the national conscription."

Prime Minister Cullen bent the corner of his mouth, and turned back to the smiling Duke of Donghai:

"Thank you for your understanding."

The treasurer also leaned on the back of the chair, a very hard look:

"Thank God."

Gilbert pursed his lips and smiled at his colleagues.

At that moment, Thales looked at the king at the end of the long table and suddenly realized:

Yuqian meeting is still different.

At the very least, at the National Conference, King Kessel could not overwhelm the six giants, the thirteen clan.

And in the political day, even in the face of his vassals, the female Grand Duke must be careful.

Only here, in the Ballard room, no matter how loud the bureaucrats are ...

The Iron Fist King always sits at the end of the long table.

"But Your Majesty," Thoreau interrupted Thales' thoughts:

"You pilot in Yongxing City first, lead by example, and reduce the regular service of Canxing private soldiers, can you still do it?"

Everyone was shocked.

Instead, Kessel thought for a few seconds and said slowly:

"If it doesn't involve other areas ..."

"Maybe there won't be much opposition."

The military advisor shined:

"well."

"And we can select top leaders from the disbanded Canxing private soldiers to expand the Royal Standing Army ..."

The king pondered for a while.

A few seconds later, King Kessel spoke again, with an indisputable taste:

"Okay, Thordor, Joker, Crappen, you agree on the details."

"Let's start with Canxing Private Soldiers, start to reduce the conscription period, and carefully supplement the Royal Standing Army."

"Look at the effect."

Except for Qiu Ke's complexion, the others present hesitated, but he didn't intervene.

The military adviser was happy:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The next second, Joker Man hurriedly uttered!

"Wait-you wait a moment!"

The financial manager, who was originally relieved, flew forward from the back of the chair, pointing at the Thorton incredulously:

"Expansion-how come back again?"

The military adviser's eyebrows moved slightly and did not speak.

The treasurer looked at the king and then to Thoreau, his face was fickle.

"I see, soldier, you deliberately!"

He was shocked:

"Whatever reduces the strength of the princes is a guise-you have made up your mind from the beginning, asking for prices in the sky and paying back on the ground!"

Qiu Ke pointed at Shuduo incredulously, his fingers shaking constantly:

"It's still to expand the army for money!"

Thoreau got what he wanted, and his face was calm:

"I have made concessions, and your majesty has agreed, and no one else has any opinions,"

Qiu Ke looked around and was surprised to find that Columbine's expression was quiet, and Gilbert was silent-no one objected as before:

"Are you sure I am so bully!"

Thoreau snorted:

"After the expansion is completed, the Military Department will hand you a new list of personnel salaries and material purchases."

"Money bag."

This time it was Joko Man frypot.

"Dog Day's 'Big Soldier'!"

The Treasurer put on a fierce expression of dogs feeding, saying one word at a time:

"I'll tell you with compassion again-just like the countless times I said on countless occasions last year-the maintenance cost of the Royal Standing Army has been strict, heavy, super, and expensive!"

"I strongly recommend that you take a good look at the financial statements of the previous year. If your brain is not enough, at least look at the previous season!"

"If after that, you still insist on expanding the standing army, then I suggest you find your own money source-by the way, Hongfang Street is popular in the business of rich ladies, and you have these strong six-pack abdominal soldiers We ’re all popular! "

Solon frowned slightly:

"How do you know?"

Lord Juke Man blushed old and coughed:

"Manage finances, coordinate taxation, and formulate economic policies. Naturally, you must be proficient in that, that ... all walks of life."

In embarrassment, a trembling voice rang out:

"Can I insert a sentence?"

The crowd turned their eyes and saw Lord Clapham, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, squeezing his smile carefully:

"Adults, last year I saw the draft of Lord Thordor's request to expand the army. Although our grain production has recovered well, but ..."

"Up and down the country, the farmland, pasture land, minerals, forests, towns and cities reclaimed in the last ten years are far less than the speed of army expansion and lordship ..."

He smiled flatteringly and tentatively said:

"Everyone, do you know what this means?"

Juke Man seemed to be encouraged. He shook his shoulders and raised his arms:

"Look! Soldier!"

But the person who followed up was not Thoreau.

"This means we can't just cut costs, we need more open source."

Qiu Ke turned his head and saw the speaker:

"Viscount Connie?"

A well-educated Minister of Commerce and Trade, Viscount Connie greeted him slightly:

"Exeter's internal struggle and decline will inevitably lead to turbulence in the surrounding area, but their territory is vast. The entire Westland, nearly one-third of the business roads will be blocked, and businessmen and money will have to find another way, even affecting East and West Of transoceanic trade. "

The newly-appointed Minister of the Imperial Palace observed the expressions around him, trying to seize the hard-won opportunity to speak:

"If we can seize the opportunity and take advantage of the Yankees' self-sufficiency, deploy troops to actively attack, such as mastering the three major commercial roads of the great desert, regaining the lost sea corridor, and even further affecting the Longkun countries and the promenade ... Striving for more benefits outside? "

Gilbert frowned, and Prime Minister Cullen brushed his teeth.

Even the king's eyes moved.

"I heard it right, Connie, sharp face," Joko Man said incredulously: "Suo Duo want to ask for money and expand the army ..."

"You **** want to go abroad to fight?"

Viscount Connie showed a friendly smile, but unfortunately it didn't work well on that pointed face:

"General Qiu Ke, what we are talking about is the absolute control of key business channels, strategic points, resource rich areas and huge trans-ocean trade, which is a big amount of money-if successful, I guarantee that you will never have to worry again financial resources."

But the treasurer only heard one keyword, and he was suspicious:

"in case?"

Viscount Connie smiled undiminished:

"To do this, maybe, what I said is maybe, the number of standing armies and armaments can indeed temporarily increase ..."

Qiu Ke gritted his teeth:

"Maybe?"

Connie coughed:

"Yes, but there is no doubt that the Kingdom is gradually recovering. Returning to prosperous commercial trade requires business roads, markets, gold and silver, exchanges, more opportunities, and in turn provides considerable taxation for the country. It will be a continuous virtuous circle ... "

Qiu Ke's face was distorted and his face was getting worse:

"continued?"

Viscount Connie shrugged:

"In short, the consultant of Soduo, the manager of Qiu Ke, the next expedition, think about it?"

Juke Mann understood the meaning of the other party, and his gaze kept going back and forth between the Minister of Commerce and Trade and the military adviser.

Thoreau pondered for a moment:

"It's not impossible, then we should find a time to look at the map and find possible targets. The royal standing army needs training ..."

It was at this time.

"Go to yourself!"

The ministers were startled and turned their heads one after another.

I saw that Qiu Ke didn't know when he had stood up, shaking his lips, his anger was unstoppable:

"You gangsters, lose money!"

This stingy manager does not mean his own stingy:

"Anyway, I want to get even one from me!"

"One child! One! One! Child! Child!"

In front of everyone's surprised eyes, the money-bag adult sipped angrily:

"You guys said it lightly, why didn't you go to the Wangjia Bank yourself, flatteringly invited all the big riches to Hongfang Street, what to do with good wine and good food, and whispered with them like a prostitute, toasting and laughing, dead skin, and soft grinding Hard bubble, just for them to allow some more debt repayment dates, and then lend us more money to make up for the fiscal shortfall? "

Gilbert coughed and wanted to remind Qiu Ke to pay attention to the words.

But Qiu Ke seemed not to pay attention at all, and continued to grin:

"Then go back to the government office and wait for vampires like you and soldiers to chase behind your **** like a bear child without enough milk. With a snot and tears, you reach out for money in tears and make it pretty Once again turned into a black bottomless hole? "

Qiu Ke was chattering, and the more he talked, the more angry he was, with a somewhat broken jar:

"Kingdom's treasurer? I bah!"

Perhaps when it comes to sadness, Qiu slaps on the desktop:

"My TM is a male prostitute who sells his **** with a shy face! He lies on the bed and waits for the guests to finish with a smile, and the money caught in the **** has not been heated up, so he has to get up and give his old bustard! You have to do it yourself! "

Juke Man closed his eyes and waved his fists frantically on his chest, word by word:

"It's every **** year!"

"every year!"

"every year!"

It seemed that Taylors was shocked inexplicably.

Even the king looked strange.

After a few seconds, Gilbert coughed heavily:

"Juke, occasion!"

The Treasurer took a few breaths before recovering, and he was shocked.

"Cough, that," he bowed to the king, embarrassed:

"Me, I just made an analogy, rhetoric, rhetoric ..."

The Yuqian meeting was silent for a moment.

"I know it's difficult, Joker," finally, the king couldn't help comfortingly:

"So I need you to sit in this position, even more than others."

King Kessel stared at Juke from afar:

"This is a noble and noble person who can't do anything."

The Treasurer shuddered slightly, and his expression instantly became inexplicable.

"Of course, Your Majesty, of course."

With the encouragement and approval of the King, Joker Man thanked:

"It's my pleasure to serve you ..."

"Come again," Thorduo, the military adviser said indignantly:

"How many budgets are so neglected by him ..."

Qiu Ke just looked at the king faithfully and obliviously.

King Kessel raised his hand and rubbed his forehead:

"Enough, rest."

"The meeting will reopen in the afternoon to discuss how to help Ju Ke solve the budget problem."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone seemed relieved as if the bell was ringing.

Only Thordo and Qiu Ke at the center of the issue glanced at each other, and turned their heads in disdain.

Cullen, Crappen, Stilianides, mysterious scared men ... everyone saluted respectfully and got up and left.

Taylors also breathed out, followed Gilbert to get up, and helped him gather his notes.

until--

"You stay."

Thales froze.

The king didn't even open his eyes.

But everyone knows who he is talking about.

The prince sighed in his heart and sat back.

Ok.

What is coming is still coming.

The ministers glanced at him one after another, their expressions varied.

"Relax," Gilbert patted his shoulder and whispered:

"Just answer truthfully."

Thoreau deliberately passed through Thales to salute the Duke of Star Lake:

"Hope not to scare you, Your Highness."

"Unfortunately, if Xihuang's warfare can continue," the military adviser sighed: "That would further prove that the lords' private soldiers are useless and the hidden dangers are quite deep."

"The proposal of gradually recruiting soldiers to reform into a standing army is more convincing."

He glanced at Tells with regret:

"His Royal Highness, if you are in the desert, stay a little longer ..."

A little longer.

Tells froze for several seconds.

How can this sound strange?

A few minutes later, with the stone gate closed, the Yuqian meeting was left with only him and the king.

The narrow Ballard room was much empty.

However, the atmosphere was solemn.

Tyers sat in his place, trying to restrain his anxiety, watching King Kessel rubbing his forehead.

suddenly.

"Do you love her?"

Tells was puzzled for a while:

"What? What do you love?"

But the king did not ask him what he meant.

"Whenever I mention the girl."

King Kessel lowered his hand, revealing a pair of cold eyes from the darkness:

"You are like an old hen who only cares for her cubs."

Teres was shocked in his heart and tried to maintain his face as usual.

After the accident last night, he envisioned the reason why King Kessel sought him: assassination, duel, bet, self-assertion ...

But this ...

"I have a good relationship with her."

Tails frowned:

"but not."

Duke Xinghu grinned and shook his head:

"She is the Grand Duke of Longxiao City."

"I don't love her."

"It's impossible to love her."

After this sentence, King Kessel watched him for a long time.

Seeing Tyers chill in his heart.

"Then why, at the banquet last night."

The king spoke softly, every word was powerful:

"Kilbert, East Sea Leader, Cliffland Leader, Elk City, Reconstruction Tower, you cry to everyone you can find for help, begging for mercy ..."

"Just to help her?"

what?

At that moment, Tyers' heartbeat missed a beat.

What is he ...

Do not.

Tyres frowned hard, trying to justify:

"I don't understand. I saw many people last night, but ..."

But the king used affirmative sentences, which did not allow him to refute.

"Your performance last night was terrible."

The Iron Fist King leaned back, sinking completely into the darkness of Ballard's room. There is a slight contempt in the tone:

"Master Polaris."

Polaris.

Somehow, the name given to Thales by this Northlander made him feel cool at this moment.

"So, the heir to the throne of the Star Kingdom, fell in love with a Waltton girl from the north."

At that moment, his father, his Supreme King spoke coldly:

"I'm still in love."

"Never extricate yourself."

what did you say? No sword to update? Don't joke, today is not April Fools' Day.

(End of this chapter)