Master of Thermodynamics
Chapter 524: Upheaval
Regarding the proposal to "help Allietty inherit the title of Duke", these nobles also did not want to agree. These guys are all human beings. Even if they can't guess Renault's secret plan, they instinctively feel that the crown is not at ease. .
Preventing Renault from intervening too much in the Thousand Lake Kingdom has become their tacit understanding at this time.
However, this does not affect the actions of the nobles to "hold the thighs".
For thousands of years, this practice of "cooperating and confronting at the same time" has been the most typical survival philosophy of the nobles in other worlds.
At this time, Earl Weaver took a step forward and took the initiative to break the silence:
"Under the crown, we are very happy to help, but according to the laws of the kingdom, the Duke of Castro has been occupied by the army of black orcs. If Miss Alietti wants to inherit the title, she must retake the territory with her own hands..."
"Of course!" Renault smiled slightly. "The Rose Legion was built for this, isn't it?"
He raised his tone and said confidently:
"It won't be long before this army will drive the army of black orcs to the north of the Nassau Wetlands."
At this moment, a nobleman suddenly inserted a sentence:
"Of course, I don't think anyone will doubt your military talents, but you are the commander of the Legion of Roses, not Miss Alietti. I'm afraid the King and the Presbyterian House will not admit it..."
"Oh? Really?" Renault's mouth showed a mocking smile. "The Rose Legion is called the Rose Legion, isn't it because of our Steel Rose Miss?"
"Miss Steel Rose, commanding the Rose Legion, isn't it a matter of course?"
Then he said with a faint smile:
"Or is there someone who doesn't want to admit it?"
At this moment, all the nobles have a "beep dog" feeling.
As early as the establishment of this legion, in order to play down Renault’s influence, the nobles deliberately publicized Miss Arrietty’s reputation, and forced the legion’s name to become "Rose Legion", pushing this lady up in name. The position of commander-in-chief.
Even Renault was forced to admit this established fact. After all, in terms of the number of mouths, he could not be compared to hundreds of nobles alone.
But the nobles never expected that Renault would actually use this to help Miss Arrietty seek the dukedom.
Since Miss Arietty is the supreme commander of the Legion of Roses, can't the victory of the legion be counted as the credit of Miss Arietty?
Of course!
If the nobles deny this, they are pulling their own mouths.
I have to admit that this feeling of "digging and burying yourself" is really terrible.
Earl Weaver gave a strong laugh:
"Under the crown, I think you are right. As long as the Rose Legion regains the Duke of Castro, we will do our best to help Miss Alietti."
"Very good!" Renault's sharp gaze swept across everyone, "Everyone, please remember your promise."
When speaking of the word "promise", he deliberately increased his tone.
Under his gaze, the nobles bit their heads and nodded their heads, no one dared to defy the will of one of them face to face.
However, Renault knew that this group of people's performance at this time was just to cope, not from sincerity.
But it doesn't matter. He believes that in the face of absolute strength, even a false promise will definitely become a reality.
Hmph, the price of deceiving a crown, please weigh it yourself!
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After leaving the wooden house, the faces of all the nobles instantly became gloomy.
Carrick approached Lord Weaver and whispered:
"Earl Weaver, we must think of a way to stop Renault's conspiracy."
Earl Weaver glanced at Carrick and asked playfully:
"Is that what you meant, or did you mean by the Byron family? As far as I know, your father, Duke Byron, seems to be the supporter of the crown?"
Carrick gave a dry laugh:
"Earl Weaver, you should know that in the previous incident, the Byron family had to lean against Renault only for self-preservation. However, the situation has changed and the royal family will no longer deliberately target us. family……"
The "that incident" Carrick referred to was the death of "Frost Wings". After this incident, the Byron family almost completely tore their faces with the royal family.
However, the saying "There are no eternal enemies, only eternal benefits" is really a well-known saying.
When Lei Nuo led the army to defeat the army of black orcs, his threats made the kingdom aristocrats bear on their backs and made them regard "suppressing Renault" as their top priority. For the nobles who are well versed in the way of compromise, reaching a settlement is one A very natural thing.
After hearing Carrick’s explanation, Earl Weaver did not show any surprises. He thought for a moment, and suddenly said:
"Maybe, we should do our best to promote this..."
"Huh?" Carrick was taken aback. "Earl Weaver, would you like to let Renault intervene in the affairs of the Thousand Lakes Kingdom?"
Earl Weaver gave a chuckle:
"Mr. Carrick, I think you need to understand that ‘promoting this with all your strength’ and ‘Miss Arrietty’s succession to the title’ are not the same thing..."
"Do you mean, let the title fall on other people?" Carrick asked excitedly with his eyes lit up.
"Yes!" Earl Weaver nodded heavily. "In addition to Miss Alietti, the Castro family has other descendants. As long as that lady is killed at a critical moment, the title can be inherited by others."
"Good idea!" Carrick said with a look of admiration.
After hearing this wonderful method, other nobles began to flatter Earl Weaver.
"Earl Weaver, you are such an amazing wise man..."
"This idea will definitely make Renault suffer a big loss..."
Earl Weaver smiled triumphantly, and added:
"However, this matter must be properly measured, because we have to use Renault crown to fight the black orcs."
The nobles were suddenly flattering again.
"You are very reasonable..."
"Earl Weaver, you are so far-sighted..."
The city of Copernicus.
Three huge hot air balloons are slowly floating in the sky in the breeze, and a circle of eye-catching spray patterns are painted on the surface of the balloon.
In this city, any child knows that the wave pattern is the symbol of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, and these hot air balloons are the property of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce.
"Chastain, control the speed of the hot air balloon..."
"Elliott, remember not to spill the flyers too fast. If the lap is not over, the flyers will be gone. I will definitely throw you down as a flyer..."
In the noisy sound, two staff of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce threw piles of leaflets stacked in the pod outside the cabin.
As usual, the flyers falling from the sky caused a sensation in the city of Copernicus.
Wherever the flyers were scattered, they were crowded with water, and countless people scrambled for the flyers.
After experiencing the last hot air balloon sprinkling of flyers, residents know that these flyers are good things. When buying Haichao Chamber of Commerce products, they can directly deduct part of the cash.
Fools don't grab things that can be used as money.
Among the densely packed crowd, the civilians who snatched the flyers were certainly happy. Those who did not **** them were upset, and they also inquired about the contents of the flyers. There were shouts everywhere on the street.
"Who can tell me what is said on the flyer?"
"Oh my God, the flyer says, the "Rose Legion" under Miss "Iron Rose" defeated the army of black orcs..."
This amazing news immediately pushed the atmosphere to a climax, and huge cheers were heard from time to time in the crowd.
Although the news of victory had reached the city of Copernicus, it was only confined to the aristocratic circles. Even though a day had passed, most civilians had heard of this for the first time.
"The Legion of Roses is so powerful. The leaflet says that they killed more than 20,000 Black Orcs..."
"God Father is here, this Miss Steel Rose is really amazing..."
"Who is Miss Steel Rose? Why have I never heard of this name..."
However, there are also many civilians whose attention is focused on other areas.
"The flyer said that in order to celebrate the victory, the Haichao Chamber of Commerce will hold another trade fair two days later, with a 10% discount on all products..."
"Haha, in the exhibition hall, this flyer can be used as a silver nar. It's a big profit today..."
"Anyone who participates in the fair can receive a free gift, my God, the Haichao Chamber of Commerce is really generous..."
As the news on these small pieces of paper gradually fermented, the city became a sea of joy.
This is Renault's plan, namely-to build momentum for Arrietty.
In other worlds, arrogant nobles always habitually ignore the bottom. The huge gap between classes has torn society into two parts. The nobles don't value the low-class civilians, let alone take them seriously.
Renault is well aware of the power at the bottom.
He wanted to know that when the Rose Legion defeated the Black Orcs again and again, Arrietty's reputation among the civilians became higher and higher. Can those nobles who fly to the dog go to sit still?
A delicate noble lady can be easily manipulated, but what kind of expression will the nobles look like when facing the "Goddess of Victory" in the mind of a commoner?
Manipulate?
No doors!
The premise of the control is that the strength is not equal. Once Alietti becomes the "kingdom guardian" who condenses the prestige of the entire kingdom, who can easily control her?
Whenever he thinks of this scene, Renault expects it.
The so-called conspiracy is a fart in the face of Huang Huang's general trend!
Chaka Town.
After defeating the army of black orcs, Chaka Town has officially become the resident of the Rose Army.
In just a dozen days, this dilapidated town quickly recovered from an empty state at an astonishing speed. Even at its peak, its prosperity was not as high as the current one. /3.
This almost abnormal prosperity is half attributed to the more than 20,000 soldiers stationed here.
The huge number of soldiers means huge consumption potential, tempting merchants from all over to gather here, especially the arrival of the Haichao Chamber of Commerce, which has brought a significant demonstration effect.
Almost on the second day after the Haichao Chamber of Commerce sign appeared in Chaka Town, there were more than a dozen chambers of commerce in the town.
Of course, this is also directly related to the performance of the Rose Legion on the battlefield.
The glorious record of annihilating more than 20,000 black orcs in World War I greatly inspired the merchants and convinced them that the Rose Legion could defend Chaka Town.
If there is not enough security guarantee, even if the money is posted back to the merchants, the guys who only see Kinner in their eyes will not be able to appear here.
The other half of the prosperity of the town stems from a series of policies promulgated by a certain subordinate himself.
Among them, three policies are the most important:
First, business tax exemption.
The lethality of this one is amazing.
The commercial tax levied by local lords often ranges from 10% to 30%. There are a huge number of consumers in Chaka Town, and there is no commercial tax. Where can I find such a good place?
Second, send troops to regularly patrol all traffic arteries to ensure the safety of commercial roads.
This move was greatly welcomed by the merchants. After all, Chaka Town is close to the area occupied by the Black Orcs, and there is a certain degree of danger. Seeing the army when on the way always makes people feel particularly at ease.
Third, regulate the market and crack down on crimes such as fraud and forced buying and selling.
An unfair market will always benefit a few people while harming the interests of most people. Due to the effect of bad money driving out good money, a vicious circle is formed. The cake gets smaller and smaller until everyone has finished playing together.
Conversely, if you focus on cracking down on “bad money” and encouraging “good money”, a virtuous circle will be formed, the cake will get bigger and bigger, and everyone will benefit together.
From the economy of a kingdom to a small market, the internal management logic is the same. Anyone with a vision will adopt the latter and put an end to the former.
The superposition of many reasons together contributed to the drastic changes in Chaka Town.
Lord Navid is one of the witnesses of all this.
During this period of time, he has frequently traveled to Chaka Town, seeing the whole process of the town from depression to prosperity with his own eyes, and admired Renault's methods.
When I first came, the town was still in a tattered look. Except for the soldiers, there were hardly many merchants or civilians.
On the second visit, the town has been renovated and a large number of civilians in the nearby area have moved here. There is a commercial street composed of dozens of shops in the town. The streets are full of people and lively.
The third time, and this time, he noticed that the town was full of people, and many people started to build houses outside the town.
Such an amazing change took less than 20 days.
Navid couldn't help sighing, turned his head to look at Goode who was accompanying him to visit Chaka Town, and asked:
"Mr. Goode, in such a short period of time, to turn Chaka Town into this way, should Renault spend a lot of Kinnar?"
"Lord Navid, you are misunderstanding." Goode said with a smile, "There is no copper nar under his crown."
"What?" Navid cried out, "I've been to many places in the kingdom. Many viscount families have spent generations of energy, and tens of thousands of Kinnars can't bring a small town Build to this level..."
Goode shook his head slightly and smiled:
"Lord Navid, I did not deceive you."
After a pause, his expression became a little serious, mixed with a hint of pride.
"You may not know that the wisdom of Mianxia is the same as his strength, and it is enough to make mortals look up. The changes you see are all dependent on Mianxia's magical business operations."
"In fact, the main purpose of the crown is to shelter civilians and create a safe shelter for civilians in the nearby area. Therefore, he constantly sends soldiers of the Rose Army to fight against the black orc army while gathering civilians from all over the world. Bring it here."
"The reason why the small town has become what it is now is that Mianxia did it easily. In the process, Mianxia even made a small profit..."
Navid opened his mouth suddenly. These words completely subverted his common sense. He asked with a shocked look on his face:
"Mr. Goode, can you elaborate on how Renault did it under the crown?"