Nearly a month and a half later, Renault saw Moose again, but not in the Hai Tide Islands, but in the Port of Copernicus in the Kingdom of Thousand Lakes.

"... Half a month ago, I accompanied Mr. Yekes, the heir to the earl of Seastar Island, and left Seastar Island on an ocean-going merchant ship to Blue Lake City, the capital of the Thousand Lakes Kingdom..."

"...Yeks first met with the king, and then his Excellency the Duke of Brado, the Speaker of the Noble Senate. After paying 30,000 taxes for the inheritance of the title of Earl of Kinnar, Yeks succeeded in succeeding Eriksson. The title of earl..."

"... The new Earl Eriksson intends to stay in Blue Lake City for a while. He wants to hire an extraordinary person as the leader of the Domain Knights. I bid farewell to Yekes and rushed to Copernicus City as agreed. ..."

After Muss talked about his experience during this period of time, Renault asked:

"How is the situation in Blue Lake City now? Regarding the black orc army in the north, do the king and the Senate have any countermeasures?"

Moose pondered for a moment and replied:

"I heard Yekes mention that the king plans to expand the army by 100,000 to increase the strength of the northern border, and intends to let the lords of various places share the military expenses, but the Senate is reluctant. They think that the current army is enough... "

"The king had quarreled with the Senate for many days, and then the Senate made a request that unless the navy was reduced by 20%, they would never agree to the king's request for military expansion..."

Reynolds suddenly showed a speechless expression, this is absolutely another part of the Thousand Lake Kingdom.

He once heard Igos said that the Royal Navy was mainly controlled by the Southern aristocracy, while the army was controlled by the Northern aristocracy. The proposal to "cut naval expenditures" was clearly aimed at the Southern aristocracy.

The southern aristocracy tried to use the "shou earth order" to attack the northern aristocracy, and the northern aristocracy would naturally find a way to fight back.

Renault rubbed his palm and asked again:

"What's the attitude of the king?"

Moose replied immediately:

"It is said that the king is not opposed to reducing the military expenditure of the navy. He believes that the strength of the black orc navy is relatively weak and poses little threat to the kingdom..."

Renault suddenly felt that His Majesty the King of the Thousand Lakes Kingdom was a very clever man. This guy was constantly swaying between the north and the south, trying to profit from both sides. No matter what force the north and the south were torn, he could get a certain amount. benefit.

This approach seems unprincipled, but from the point of view of maximizing benefits, it is a natural choice.

After all, this is a kingdom that implements the system of enfeoffment, which is essentially equivalent to a company formed by many partners. The king is the shareholder with the most shares, and the other shares are scattered in the hands of nobles, large and small.

Although the king has the greatest right to speak, he does not have the final right to make decisions on many matters, and must be discussed with the Senate.

Because of this, the best way for the king is to find both sides, whichever side can get more benefits, the king will stand on which side.

Therefore, when the southern aristocracy promoted the "shou earth order", the king decisively turned to the south, anyway, the royal territory was far away from the northern border; when the northern aristocrats proposed to reduce the navy's military expenditure, the king naturally followed goodwill, anyway, this majesty did not reach out to the navy.

However, the enfeoffment system has a great disadvantage, that is, the center lacks sufficient authority to combine the entire kingdom into a whole.

Under normal circumstances, this doesn’t matter, but when a powerful foreign enemy oppresses the territory, this is an extremely fatal flaw. Take the Thousand Lake Kingdom as an example. The South, the North, and the king are all integrated. Driven by their interests, they always fight endlessly. Can't cooperate sincerely.

Under internal and external troubles, how could the kingdom be able to stop the army of black orcs?

Reynolds only strolled around the northern border of the kingdom, and he had fully seen how intense the contradictions between the nobles were. It was life and death. If the southern two sides did not completely fall down one side, the infighting would be impossible to stop.

In the eyes of outsiders, these nobles are all stupid and brain-dead.

Is it really?

of course not.

Not only were these guys not stupid at all, they were all human beings. During this trip to the north, Renault had not come into contact with many nobles, but his astuteness left a deep impression on him.

But the problem is that it is because they are too shrewd and unwilling to give up any interest, which leads to irreconcilable internal conflicts.

In a nutshell, if the Thousand Lake Kingdom does not subjugate, it will be a **** of a life.

Renault shook his head, too lazy to think so much, he continued to ask:

"What about this? Is there anything else?"

Moose thought for a while and said:

"I also heard about a strange thing. There was a great noble in the north of the kingdom who wanted to dig three canals. Only nobles above the earl knew about this. I also overheard Yekes complaining that the Senate wanted to add extras. Tax, I knew there was such a thing..."

He sighed again:

"It's really unimaginable. In half a year at most, the army of black orcs in the north will assemble and begin to attack the Thousand Lake Kingdom. The nobles of this kingdom are still discussing the construction of the canal..."

At this moment, Grum, who has been silent, interjected with a smile:

"Your Excellency Moose, in fact, the proposal to'build a canal' came from Lord Lord. You may not know that these canals are very important to the Thousand Lakes Kingdom. If the canal can be successfully completed, the Thousand Lakes Kingdom can insist on at least two more years time……"

Gollum Barabara spoke up and explained the ins and outs of this idea in detail.

With Grum's commentary, Moose's mouth opened wider and wider, and the gaze looking at Renault became more and more shocked.

He never imagined that his lord had gone to the northern border of the kingdom, and unexpectedly stirred up a huge storm in the Blue Lake City, which was thousands of miles away, and profoundly affected the national fortune of a kingdom.

What an amazing method this is!

After understanding the real situation, Moose exclaimed:

"I see, it's no wonder that even Yerkes is not clear about such an important plan. It is indeed necessary to keep the secret strictly..."

He looked at Renault again and said admiringly:

"Lord, your wisdom is like two moons in the night sky, making mortals look up..."

Renault waved his hand and said casually:

"The high-levels of the Thousand Lake Kingdom started discussing the collection of taxes and fees so soon. It seems that the construction of the canal will soon begin. The efficiency of the Duke of Thunder Eagle is higher than I thought."

However, what makes Moose and Grumm feel strange is that the lord is praising the Duke "Thunderhawk", but his face has obviously become a little unsightly. The two do not understand the reason, and dare not ask. Hastily diverted the topic.

They didn't know that Renault was heartbroken for his benefits.

The reason is very simple. This plan is obviously his plan, but depending on the posture of the Thousand Lake Kingdom, the plan to dig the canal is about to be implemented, and the benefit fee has not yet been delivered to him.

This is obviously the rhythm that I intend to reckless!

I have helped you so much, and I want to eat and wipe it, and I can't bear to give it to the master.

Dog X's Thousand Lake Kingdom, that **** old dog, waits for the labor and management, and sooner or later lets you spit it out with profit.

Renault thought bitterly.

A day later, after Renault visited the local lord, Duke Byron, he went straight to Copernicus Port and boarded the Odin, which was moored at the dock.

Afterwards, Captain Elon gave an order, and the fleet, loaded with the purchased goods and 1,000 slaves, slowly left the Port of Copernicus.

So far, this long journey of the Thousand Lake Kingdom has finally come to an end.

It's time to go home!