Catkin-like snowflakes fell with the wind in the sky, swaying lightly on the ground that had been dyed white.

Leia personally set up a simple barbecue grill on the table in the kiosk.

Under the instillation of a steady stream of magic power, groups of flames rose in the burning circle, sizzling with sparks, and the skewers on top were glowing with exciting oil.

The overflowing aroma is very appetizing, but at this time, old Ford has no intention to think about it, because he is thinking about Bruno's instructions quickly in his mind.

Excluding the provinces of Idar and Basel, seven of the nine major provinces need to build sufficient government offices.

But for today's empire, the construction of seven wonders at the same time can indeed provide more jobs, plus it is scattered in different provinces, so it is not difficult to accept.

But even more so...

In addition to building the government offices of the provinces, Bruno will also build the central commercial plazas in the capitals of the provinces!

George Square, Madrid Main Square, Brussels Grand Place, Trafalgar Square…

The blueprints in Bruno's hands seemed to be endless. A series of ingenious central squares made Old Ford suspect that his Majesty was actually a great engineer with great talent.

In fact, this pile of wonder buildings can also be repaired in the Idar Empire, because old Ford is used to Bruno's lavish money to build wonders.

But the question is...

The new year has just begun!

To know,

Starting from the Hanging Garden, Bruno has built more and more wonders every year, and the scale of the wonders is also growing year by year, and the cost of money, manpower and material resources has been rising.

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Although Bruno himself is wealthy, and the Chamber of Commerce enterprises run by the Stuart family provide a lot of income to the royal family every year, but as the dean of the State Council, Old Ford, after all, served as the chief steward of the Stuart family, so he felt that he was very necessary. Reminder Bruno…

Frugality may be a better virtue than generosity.

"Money is called money only when it is spent, otherwise it's just a pile of waste paper!" Bruno said as he watched Leia cook the barbecue.

"But always save some coins for backup, and like the word you said, the influx of large amounts of money may cause inflation? I remember this word..." Old Ford thought.

"It's not that the Government Council will start construction at the same time. I'm talking about the construction of the wonders for a whole year. When the time comes, it will be handed over to White Barrell. He has sufficient experience in building wonders." Bruno added.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean... only build these all year round? No more building?" At this moment, there was a hint of surprise and excitement in old Ford's voice.

He originally thought that this was just Bruno's spectacle construction plan in the first half of the year, but obviously, he seemed to be wrong.

Although there are a lot of wonders ordered by His Majesty at one time, in all fairness, the construction of these wonders is not too difficult, and the construction materials do not need to be very expensive, just ordinary.

Compared to the large-scale spectacle buildings such as the Idar Palace and the Idar Public University, only a few government affairs halls and a dozen squares will be built this year...

If Bruno doesn't go back on the addition of spectacle buildings... it doesn't sound like such a big deal.

Thinking of this, old Ford breathed a sigh of relief.

And Leia, who was on the side, said to Bruno after the discussion was over, "Do you want to brush some sauces?"

Before coming to this land, Leia's strict tutoring kept her from barbecuing and eating in the garden.

So I felt very fresh about this, and this time I simply took over the task of grilling skewers.

Of course, the attendants will also be there to assist.

"Brush a little more, and sprinkle a little more chili by the way." Bruno said with a smile.

Leia couldn't help but rolled his eyes at him: "What's wrong..."

The hot flame danced in the oven, and a drop of hot oil that was roasted to golden yellow slowly slipped along the plump lines on the mutton.

"give!"

Leia handed the first bunch of mutton with the dipping sauce to Bruno's hand, and watched Bruno put it into his mouth with a slightly expectant look.

"How is it?" Leia asked nervously.

Bruno licked his mouth, chewed it very seriously, and then nodded approvingly: "It tastes good!"

This is really not just encouragement. Although this is Leia's second barbecue, the roasted mutton skewers are not greasy or mushy, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the heat in it is just right.

This is of course related to the meat quality of the mutton itself, but Leia's control of the heat is not inferior.

Hearing this, Leia couldn't help showing a faint smile: "It was snowing heavily a few days ago, so I could only stay in the palace, and I was idle, so I flipped through the recipe books by the way, it seemed to be somewhat effective. "

"Your Majesty the Queen has worked hard..."

As Bruno said, he personally delivered a bunch of lamb to Leia's mouth.

Old Ford on the side turned his head slightly, reached out and picked up a bunch of lamb from the grill, and ate it on his own.

Although his loose teeth could no longer bite the slightly hard cartilage, the hot meat skewers satisfied the appetite and filled old Ford's heart with pride.

the reason is simple…

The mutton used for the mutton skewers is the oriental lamb from the Odin Empire.

This kind of lamb living in the eastern highlands is not only delicious and strong, but also grows very fast. Although it is impossible to compare with the large-scale chickens in the southern Idar province, its fat-raising speed is among many livestock. Also extremely outstanding.

Today, the port of Hobbs on the edge of the Eastern Highlands has become more and more prosperous, and merchant ships traveling between the Idar Empire and the Odin Empire have made the once poor land develop rapidly.

With the port of Hobbs, the Odin tribe in the Eastern Highlands has a new point of interest - they breed cattle, sheep and horses, and then sell them to caravans from the Idar Empire.

As for the low-level Odin people who have no cattle and flocks, they will go to the mines opened by the Idar people to work.

Although this work sounds extremely difficult, the mine owners from the Idar Empire never stingy with the rewards for these Odin workers.

And the Idar mine owner is also happy to hire these simple-minded and well-developed low-level Odin people, because as long as they are covered with food, even the rebellious Odin will become obedient and obedient.

In some cases, one Odin worker can work as much as two or three ordinary people!

The jobs are provided by the Idars, the cattle and sheep are purchased by the Idars, and the necessary living materials are also purchased like the Idars.

All in all,

Of course, it has led to a situation that makes the Odin royal family miserable - the Odin tribe living in the eastern highlands, only knows the Idar Empire and does not know the Odin King!

after all…

Before the Idars established Hobbs Harbor, the Odin tribe in the eastern highlands was so poor that they could only watch bison fights. If they wanted to obtain enough survival materials, they could only rely on hunting and looting.

But to be honest, even if it is a robbery, you can't actually get anything good, because everyone's living conditions are the same.

And now...

Not to mention anything else, since the arrival of the Idar people and the destruction of the Pachinian tribe, there has been no large-scale fighting and conflict in the Eastern Highlands for a long time.

Wouldn't it be good for everyone to do some business in a friendly manner?

If you have the strength to fight, it is better to do more work in the Idar people's mines, so that you can get wages and buy necessary survival materials.

What the court of Odin did not do, the Idars who came from afar did it.

Even more outrageous,

Under the arrangement of the Idar Ministry of Defense and the Idar Government Council, the Idar military even formed the Eastern Security Team in Hobbs Harbor.

The members of the security team are all composed of poor Odin warriors. Under the command of the Idar officer, they have maintained the influence and deterrence of the Idar people on the Eastern Highlands!

When old Ford finally recovered from the memories of Hobbs Harbor, he saw Leia put a large plate of garlic oysters in front of Bruno.

Seemingly aware of the sight of the old Ford, Leia said with a smile: "Dean Ford, why don't you come and try it..."

"No, no, let His Majesty eat more." Old Ford waved his hand quickly.

…

On the evening of January 4, the splendid sunset seemed to ignite the sky of Idar.

The Idar airship formation headed by the "Solenburg" airship finally landed successfully at the Armis Air Force Base west of Idar City.

Although the process is a bit bumpy and the preparation time is not short, for the newly born Idar Empire, this successful air strike by the Idar Air Force is undoubtedly a very good beginning.

The colossus collapsed, the church burned down...

The blockbuster Idar Air Force has already overfulfilled its mission. With their record enough to shine in the annals of history, they overturned all doubtful remarks about the Idar Air Force, proving the well-trained and powerful Idar Air Force.

When the airship landed, Bruno and the senior officials of the Empire had been waiting in the Armis Air Force Base for a long time.

The Emperor Bruno Stuart came to the scene, delivered a speech in front of the Idar airmen, and awarded all the Idar soldiers who participated in the operation with their honors and medals.

At the same time, Major General Rolf Hawthorne, who was the Air Force Commander, was also successfully promoted to Lieutenant General of the Idar Air Force, which gave him the same position as the Idar Army Commander Sam Leighton and the Idar Navy Commander Mar Callum. level rank.

The rich rewards are heartwarming, and the promotion of status is grateful. Under the setting sun, the entire Armis Air Force Base is filled with a happy air.

Everything seemed to be happy, only the Church of Light on the other side of the Almis Mountains was hit hard by the air raid.

"The Church of Light has suffered a big loss this time, and the Idar Air Force will probably have to conduct regular patrols in the border areas in the future." When Bruno personally put the ordinary on the chest of Lieutenant General Rolf Hawthorne, he said in a deep voice .

"The Idar Air Force will always be loyal to His Majesty and defend the territory of the Empire with its body!" Lieutenant General Rolf Hawthorne solemnly placed his right hand on his chest and gave Bruno a standard military salute.

…

When Bruno returned by car from the Armis Air Force Base, the city of Idar was already in full bloom.

At the beginning of the construction of Idar Avenue, Bruno considered that carriages and magic vehicles might appear at some point in the future, but even so, the speed of the convoy was still not fast.

Even though no military, police and cavalry were driving the road ahead, when the motorcade passed by, most of the pedestrians would stop and pay their respects to the motorcade in awe.

The license plate, the car logo and the Griffin flag in front of the car are all showing the noble identity of the owner of this motorcade to others - Emperor Idar, Bruno Stuart.

The gray-black body looks noble and sturdy. From time to time, there will be bold children who want to stretch out their little hands to touch the slowly passing vehicles not far away.

After the award ceremony, Bruno was dazed by the sight passing by the window all the way.

There were people coming and going in the brightly lit shops, and even through the well-sealed glass, Bruno could vaguely hear their cries of hawking.

If it was placed a few years ago, Idar City would never have seen such a scene. At that time, my own people might even have an extravagant hope to eat a full meal.

Thinking of this, Bruno seemed to feel something in his heart, and said to himself: "This is the country I created, and no one should try to destroy it..."

heard,

Mundell, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned his head and said carefully: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Lord Sarah Collen has already ordered, and the three major army groups of the Imperial Army have entered the state of full military alert, always guarding against it. Possible revenge by the church."

"I know that, but... I always feel a little uneasy." Bruno rubbed his head and said helplessly.

Perhaps due to the knowledge from the previous life, Bruno's attitude towards each war is extremely cautious.

Even though the Idar Air Force achieved a huge victory in this air raid, Bruno soon worried about the possible counterattack of the Church of Light.

Go to war directly?

This is of course what Bruno hopes, because whether it is the minefields in the border areas or the convenience of fighting in the homeland, Bruno hopes that the church will make such a choice.

However... can he really get his wish?

He doesn't believe that the Church of Light can't see its purpose, but... Bruno at this time can only wait quietly, closely watching the possible counterattacks of the Church. Click to download this site APP, massive novels, free to read!