Lux's Farewell

596 【0589】

After Lux presided over the memorial service, Kalya finally returned to Forsbarrow.

The final general project plan on the canal side has been determined. If there are no accidents this winter, Fossbarrow will be incorporated into the northern water network starting next spring.

At that time, the trade cost of Fossbarrow in Demacia will be greatly reduced, and the overall fur price in Demacia will be further reduced. Hunters from other fur origins will have a difficult time. ——Frey The price and quantity of Erjord's furs are not comparable to these small handicraftsmen, and Fossbarrow can completely defeat them in an upright competition.

Of course, Lux would not do this directly, not because she sympathized with hunters in other places, but because she wanted to make good use of the bargaining chips in her hands and strive to earn greater benefits for herself.

Last time, the trader in Mithral City ruthlessly put those crown guards who wanted to annex the land together, but at most it curbed the annexation.

Although in the eyes of those aristocratic lords, if they don't make money, they are losing money, but in the end they haven't lost money yet.

But now...after the waterway was opened, Lux could try to impress the nobles of Mithral City and Irwindale with the furs she hoarded.

If it is done properly, they will probably shed a lot of blood, and Lux ​​has seen enough of the means of business competition in Vazuan.

Even the nobles are very good at intrigue, but when it comes to business intrigues, they are completely incomparable with Fossbarrow!
After confirming that the construction of the canal went well, Kalya returned to Fossbarrow and planned to discuss this matter with Lacus. Then, he unexpectedly learned that a strange outsider appeared in the Shadow Realm.

Lux didn't know their identities at all, and could only roughly judge that they were Noxians.

But after listening to Lacus finish her experience, Kalya instantly realized their identities—these people should be members of Black Rose!

Although Aatrox consciously concealed the fact that he was put together by LeBlanc and Vladimir when communicating with Karya, he is not a person who is good at lying.

In other words, it was largely because of these two guys that Aatrox was able to come to Demacia. Even if he said "I was upset with the angels and wanted to trouble them", he couldn't explain why he Know that the angel came.

In this case, Karya pushed back who would disclose the news to Aatrox. Considering that Aatrox mentioned the two founders of Black Rose when he was telling his past, he lied said Aatrox.

Although Aatrox reacted quickly, Kalya knew him too well. Combined with the information provided by Lamer, Kalya immediately realized that Aatrox must have been fooled by the black rose, and came to find the flying wing sisters Troublesome behavior is just like a fisherman stealing cucumbers after catching the Air Force, it is purely to vent his emotions.

So Kalya again criticizes Aatrox's poor theoretical magic and smooth cerebral cortex, getting exasperated, "shut up the old stuff" kind of responses.

However, neither Aatrox nor Lamer know what the two guys, Black Rose, are going to do, but combined with their behavior of entering the Shadow Realm, it seems that they have something that must be done in the Shadow Realm.

So, Karya checked the loot after Lux cleaned the battlefield. Although many magic items were stained with blood and eroded by shadows, Karya can still be sure that these things were used for a certain magic ceremony, even this magic Rituals should more or less have something to do with eternity.

Lux stared blankly at Karya, and it was easy to deduce the purpose of those people just by looking at these tattered magic items.

This wasn't the first time she had clearly felt the significance of the level of magical theory, but it was still powerful.

Obviously, Lacus couldn't recognize any of these things, but Kalya could recognize more than half of them at a glance—even if they looked beyond recognition.

"This is the significance of magic theory." Carya's tone was very pleasant, "Magic theory can not only be applied in combat, experiments, and engineering, but in many cases, if you master a solid magic theory, you can see the subtleties and let you master some Information that ordinary people cannot grasp."

Lux nodded dully.

"Now, the information is almost complete." Kalya continued, "Now it's up to you to review the battle of Tobyssia."

"Replay?" Lux blinked, "How to replay?"

"Analyze each force, the purpose of each force, and why they do this." Carya explained, "Then thoroughly understand the trend of the entire Tobysia battle and why there is such a trend."

"Just like when you told me the story before, you asked me to think for myself?"

"This is called not forgetting the past and being the teacher of the future!" Kalya chuckled, "There are some things you can practice and feel by yourself, but there are some things you can't feel by yourself, so you need to replay, in this way Get to know them!"

Lux thought for a while, and then tried to speak: "For example, His Majesty Jarvan IV, he is here to defend Demacia, and also to... fight against the nobles?"

"Not accurate enough, why fight against nobles?"

"Of course it's for..." Lux froze for a moment, "For greater power?"

"Specifically, it is to gather power." Carya sighed, "And what is the purpose of gathering power?"

"For eternal dominion?" Lux couldn't keep up, "It seems like this is the only way."

"For a more stable rule of the Light Shield family, and for the establishment of the ideal order in his heart." Carya analyzed, "So he gathered the power of the nobles and became the new cardinal."

Lux nodded.

"Then what do you think he is doing?" Karjava asked, "What is good and what is not good? Let me talk about what is good first."

"There are many good places." Lux said realistically, "According to what Sona said, he ate and lived with the soldiers, and he had a great reputation in the army. controlled the military under their noses."

"Anymore?"

"The other thing is that he treated the soldiers fairly, and he charged forward during the battle." Lux continued, recalling what Sona told her about the frontline situation in Tobythia, "and he aimed at the Tobythia River A solid plan of action has been formulated.”

"Any more?"

"He is very good at employing people." Lux narrowed his eyes slightly, "During the entire confrontation period, the logistics of the army were very stable, and there was no trouble in Xiongdu, which is not easy for the newly succeeded king. ——Oh, there is also the fact that he is decisive enough, no matter what kind of situation he faces, he will respond immediately, and will not cause the situation to deteriorate due to delay."

"Tell me what you didn't do well."

"He has a problem with the follow-up treatment of the nobles." Speaking of this issue, Lux's first reaction was very direct, "The conflict between the nobles and him has not been eliminated, and it is impossible to eliminate it, so he should not reopen the noble council. "

"Then what would you do if it were you?"

"Start from scratch." Lux was very straightforward, "The power of the noble council is too great. If you want to destroy the shackles on the king's head, the best way is not to have the noble council, rather than let the noble council become your own voice."

"Then why didn't he do it?"

"Probably because of too much resistance?" Regarding this question, Lux was not very sure, "My mother has not communicated with me recently, and I don't know much about the specific situation..."

"He didn't do this because his throne and the noble council are one." Kalya denied Lacus' statement, "The king of Demacia and the noble council belong to the feudal aristocratic system of this country, even if He abandoned the aristocratic council and started a new one, and the result is bound to change the soup instead of the medicine."

Lux blinked, then fell into thought.

"The king's throne and the nobility's aristocratic status are derived from one branch, so he is destined to rely on the nobles to safeguard the interests of Demacia, because they are the vested beneficiaries under this order." Carya sighed, " Even if Jarvan IV really wants to make Demacia greater, he doesn't look down on the insects among the nobles, and he can't get rid of this system, because without this order, he will have no foundation to rule Demacia. "

Lacus nodded—she didn't understand what Kalya said, but it was difficult for her to explain it clearly like Kalya in a short time.

"So, if you were Jarvan IV, what should you do?"

"It's better to start anew!" Lux thought for a moment, "But at the same time as starting a new stove, we must also exchange blood for the nobles and improve the level of the nobles as a whole."

"Specifically?"

"To be more specific, we need to make good use of the new nobles in this war." Lux gave the answer without any thought, "By the way, clean up those old nobles who made mistakes, and it is best to evaluate the nobles... ..."

"The method you said is not bad, but will it cause other consequences?"

"The nobles will resist." Lux was very sober, "And the new nobles will soon become the old nobles..."

"Very well, is there a way to solve this problem?"

Regarding this question, Lux was silent for a long time.

She didn't think there was a good solution, and this problem couldn't even be solved by means of development, because nobles would naturally hinder the further development of economy, magic, technology and culture.

If you have to say it, you can only weaken the ruling power of the nobles a little bit, and then support a new force to help rule?

However, if the nobles gave up their right to rule, would Demacia still be Demacia?
Thinking of this, Lux felt a little uncertain: "Separate power and treatment?"

"The nobles are not stupid, they cannot obediently surrender their power, and would rather start a civil war." Kalya chuckled, and continued to guide, "Then, what else does Jarvan IV have in his hands besides power?"

"I have a solution!" Hearing this, Lux's eyes suddenly brightened, "You told me that when you were in Shurima, you tried to increase productivity, give up the share of the emerging economy, and then push for division !"

"Be specific."

"I remember what you said, in Shurima, those who make meritorious deeds will get shares in the state-owned consortium." Lacus tried hard to recall the past events of Shurima that Kalya told herself, "If Demacia can also Establish a state-owned consortium that can bring economy and status, and then exchange shares for local ruling power..."

"go on."

"This, this doesn't seem to be suitable for Demacia." Lacus shook her head helplessly, "It's impossible for the nobles to accept it, and it's impossible for His Majesty the King to develop magic theories and establish state-owned consortiums like Shurima. If he has to say it, he can only settle for the second best."

"How to settle for the second best?"

"Giving pure economic benefits." Lux boldly speculated, "Let the little nobles give up the fiefs that don't have much oil and water, and choose more direct economic benefits—however, the royal family can't bring out so much wealth."

"Absolutely can't get it out?"

"Can't get it out... Wait, you mean, Forsbarrow?"

"What do you say?"

"If Fossbarrow shows the astonishing benefits of trade in the northern border, His Majesty the King will focus on foreign trade?" Lacus was dumbfounded, "Is this really possible?"

"Is it possible? This is what you reasoned all the way." Kalya didn't directly affirm or deny it, "but at least all of this is logical and can be regarded as a possibility."

"If that's the case, aren't we going to face a tough competitor?"

"So, how can this be avoided?"

"...If His Majesty the King wants to engage in foreign trade, we will pull the nobles to do it together!" Lacus quickly found a way, "When necessary, we can even provide channels. Their products are highly competitive, but our products But it's the only one!"

"Very good." Speaking of this, Kalya's tone finally showed some relief, "Look, you are also a qualified politician now,"

Hearing what Karya said, Lux was stunned.

Already a politician yourself?
Thinking of her eloquent answer just now, she couldn't believe it for a moment.

However, after a while, she smiled.

"What kind of politician, this is a politician." Lux hung the saber on her waist, "For me, these are means, not ends!"

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What Lacus didn't know was that when she was thinking about what Jarvan IV would do, in Xiongdu, Jarvan IV was really thinking about whether to open the country and develop trade on a large scale.

In the past, Demacia has always been a black hole for international trade in Runeterra—mainly because Demacia's main product is food, and under the current conditions, international trade of food is really not profitable.

Demacia opened its doors hundreds of years ago, but the result was a large outflow of gold coins and an astonishingly large trade deficit.

Although trade can bring many things that Demacia does not have, it requires an astonishing amount of food to exchange, so later Demacia gradually gave up international trade, and only had small-scale trade in Green Tooth Peak.

But now, an unprecedented opportunity was before Jarvan IV's eyes.

When he reached the peak, Jarvan IV went deep into Shurima, and then he found that in the inland areas of Shurima, the price of grain was quite astonishing, but the monopoly achieved by the port city of Northern Shurima led to the purchase of grain The price is very low.

If Demacia can sell food to the interior of Shurima—this will not only bring in a lot of wealth, but also feed the Shurima people who are short of food. It will kill two birds with one stone!
As for the dissatisfaction of the northern port city of Shurima...

They all surrendered to Noxus before, and Noxus is no match for Demacia!

　Kalya's Little Classroom Shurima's Food Gap:

　　After the collapse of the Shurima Empire, the arable land area of ​​the Shurima continent plummeted. Currently, only the areas along the Shurima River and its tributaries, parts of the North Shurima Coast, parts of the South Shurima Coast, and the The Manggu area can grow food on a large scale.

　　This food is obviously not enough to meet the needs of Shurima, so Shurima has been importing large quantities of food.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)