Duke of Herrington

178 Chapter [-] Playing sloppy eyes~
In the stands, the people in front were exchanging greetings, and those who were not exchanging greetings were also watching, watching how the top aristocrats in the country flattered the emperor, and by the way used their brains to write down how to please the emperor.
It's just that Steve and Ted are in a difficult situation. They are staying together, scratching their heads and thinking about how to deal with the cross-examination from everyone next?

After all, the emperor is alive and well!There is no sign of aging, and in the next few decades or even 100 years, he will continue to be in office and preside over the overall situation!

Returning to youth is equivalent to taking office as a new official. Of these three fires, at least two of them must be burned on Ted.

Especially after he has seen this new type of weapon, he will definitely ask Ted to disclose the manufacturing method, or sell weapons to imperial troops and noble troops!

In short, no matter what kind of request from the emperor, it is not easy to deal with!The emperor will definitely think that if he is unwilling to disclose it because it is a secret, then there should be no problem selling it~
But if it is sold, it is tantamount to increasing the strength of unknown enemies and stumbling yourself!
This time, Ted regretted it a bit, he was a bit too much pretending just now, he shouldn't have just taken out the single-soldier killer!In order to let the emperor ignore this matter and be led by himself, Ted immediately frantically used his brain to think about countermeasures.
According to common sense, things like grenade launchers and rocket launchers will not be equipped on everyone's head, and such weapons will be delegated to the squad level at most.

However, the belligerent second prince doesn't think so. In his opinion, with these things, he must have a hand!After the firepower is sufficient, separate the existing soldiers and conduct multi-line operations, and fight against more than a dozen countries at the same time without losing the wind!

At that time, let alone the unification of Nok Continent, even the unification of the world is only a matter of time.

Now, his dream can come true again!As for who the emperor loves!
It is better to be a great man recorded in the annals of world history than to be an emperor who can be anyone for a time~
Just when everyone was falling into fantasy, Emperor Leicester stood up. He put down the wine glass in his hand, casually killed a fly flying around him, then raised his hand, and gestured for 'please sit down' Ted and Steve sat at the same table as himself!

This move made the First Prince and the Second Prince very envious!
In public, the princes will not sit with the emperor. This is the tradition of the empire. Only when they are called by the emperor can they eat at the emperor's table.
The eldest prince and the second prince have more or less received this kind of treatment!But for Steve, this is indeed the first time!Excited heart, trembling hands!He pulled Ted quickly into a chair and waited for Dad to talk.

Although there were many people around here, the sour smell was mixed with the smell of excrement and urine. It was enough for Steve, who had developed the habit of loving cleanliness, to die on the spot!But he still endured it!Pretending to be calm, he picked up a silver cup and toasted his father.

"Father, my son respects you! I wish you a long life!"

"Yes, it seems that you have grown up, Steve! No matter in terms of personality charm or personal strength, you are not inferior to your brothers."

"Thank you, father, for your compliment! I'll toast you again!"

In this situation, in order for Steve to flatter, Ted next to him could only endure the soaring stench, and sat down next to Steve to drink and celebrate his birthday together.

Behind them, a group of militant aristocrats who were obsessed with weapons did not come up to watch like the others, but gathered together, playing with the big treasure that Ted put down
It seems that they are very interested in this titanium alloy gun barrel!

Ted is not worried about this, because the shells are all beside him, it is just a durable barrel, they can play well!It's okay even if you take it away.

The belligerent duke, headed by it, picked up the large gun barrel, looking at the uneven edges and corners, its compact weight, and its terrifying power.
At this moment, he couldn't say anything except shit, as if his brain had been stolen by a scorpion, and he couldn't think of any words.

Around, many people have already started to count gold coins, ready to buy some back to imitate
For this kind of behavior, Ted is not afraid of them paying for it, because at this moment, they have no money.
Large quantities of gold and silver were all transported to the northern border, and the food and daily necessities made in the northern border have been sold out in all shops in the empire!
And the culprit is this group of nobles!They spent all their money, trying to tighten the market, and bought living materials that could last for hundreds of years and piled them in the warehouse. But they didn't expect that the goods are like water in the sea. Another bowl is added.

In the end, they had to stop buying because they didn't have enough funds for the family's turnover!

This wave of dumping seems grand, but the final profits are actually pitifully small!Because the increased guard cost in the later period ate up more than half of the original sufficient profit
But even so, Ted did not increase the price. After all, he wanted to seize the entire market and monopolize the right to sell all daily necessities was his first goal.
This move is not to monopolize first and then raise prices, but to reduce the consequences of vicious competition.

These people don't know the consequences of a vicious monopoly, but Ted knows a lot, such as pouring milk and tea, even if you throw it away!These, everything reveals the stench of capital!
so!First kill all the bad money with a hammer, and then Tide will open its own large chain supermarkets all over the country. After the country is stabilized, it will open up the private handicraft industry and open the private market.
Because Ted will not raise prices after a monopoly, he is aware of the consequences of exhausting resources, making reasonable and stable profits, and engaging in sustainable development is what a normal businessman should do~
In the end, after a series of operations and the reports obtained, Chris led the think tanks to estimate and found that most of the nobles in the empire were almost bankrupt because of the low-priced dumping of goods this time.
There is no money among the people, only a large number of copper coins in circulation.

In order to prevent the nobles from retaliating for the riches of the people, Ted still wanted to buy even worthless copper coins. After all, it was a good choice to use them as bullet casings!

Because of the influx of a large number of commodities, the chamber of commerce in the empire has come alive!In order to continue to make money, they all choose to cooperate with chambers of commerce and factories in the northern border, many of which have even been acquired by Ted
And to do so, there is another main purpose!
When everything is over, the amount of gold, silver and copper in the empire will be greatly reduced, and it is no longer suitable as a common currency!

At that time, with the guarantee of all chambers of commerce in the entire empire, Ted will launch the "Duole" currency produced in the north to control the financial system of the entire empire!Let the people get rid of the control of the church and the nobles, get closer to themselves, and gain the hearts of the people by the way
Since then, almost all the economy and labor force of the empire will be controlled by Ted, and all matters related to money and supplies must be approved by Ted before they can be promoted~
As for the power of the imperial religion.
The Sun God Cult already has 1900 million believers. Compared with the 3000 million in the Empire, although it is a little less, the quality of life, taxes borne, and living conditions of the Sun God Cult believers are better than those of the Empire Cultists. much better.

Now, the believers of the Sun God Sect not only have jobs, but also have enough to eat!From these two alone, they would be scornful of God and grateful to the Sun God.

If you want to continue to promote the Sun God Sect, just print the Sun God logo on the labels of the items you sell.

It won't be long before the Imperial Cult will be completely isolated, dismantled bit by bit, and even driven out of the empire by the people.

Ted had predicted the future long ago, and he also knew the current situation of the empire.

If it weren't for the stinky surroundings, he would have grinned and chatted happily with the emperor, and told the emperor 'don't mess with me, or I will definitely rebel, and your people will follow me to beat you'!
Of course, he definitely wouldn't really do this. If he had stated his purpose in advance, it would only become more and more difficult to implement it afterwards.

This kind of thing like lifting a rock to shoot yourself in the foot, you can just think about it, there is no need to really do it, and add trouble to yourself.

On the wine table, after drinking for three rounds, at the wine table, flattery goes on!
Picking up the glass, Steve felt that his body was a little strange. It seemed that his IQ was gradually decreasing, and it became difficult to think about problems. A strange force was forcing him to degenerate in the direction of a fool.

Ted was fine.

Because the sweetener in this wine comes from the divalent compound of the heavy metal lead, after years of ingestion, it will go wrong sooner or later.

Ted just pretended to drink, without even touching the liquid in his mouth, but Steve directly showed off two bottles of wine because he was 'favored' by his father in front of the nobles for the first time.
Seeing Steve's idiot-like appearance, Ted immediately guessed what was going on, took out a tube of future antidote serum potion, and used his cloak to block everyone's eyes when no one else saw it. Vision, directly into Steve's thigh.

A tingling sensation hit, and Steve turned around in shock, thinking he had been murdered by someone!
However, when he saw that it was Ted, he felt relieved. Because he knew that as a qualified tool man, he would not be silenced!
After the injection of a tube of injection, Steve immediately felt refreshed and his IQ returned completely.
Just when Papa Lester picked up his glass and was about to continue drinking, Steve stopped him with a smile
"Father, you have been drinking this wine for decades, why don't you drink some special product from the northern region! It is a pure man's drink!"

"Oh?" Hearing that there was something new, Lester did not refuse, but put down his glass and motioned Steve to take out the things: "Since there are things other than wine and beer, I can get them today." Have a good taste! I don’t know if this thing is as shocking as the weapon you just saw?”

With such insinuations, Ted knew that the emperor was testing his concentration, so he naturally responded: "Your Majesty, so far, people who have drunk this thing say it is like my weapon, and everyone who has seen it will know Open your mouth and praise his might."

"Oh??? Then I have to taste it.!"

At this time, Steve took out a small incubator out of nowhere, took out three exquisite glasses from it and put them on the table, and picked some ice cubes from the ice bucket!
After doing all this, he took out a bottle of wine that looked gorgeous!

As an emperor in the dark age, after seeing these rare objects, he immediately became interested like seeing a beautiful woman.

He could play with it for a whole year on just this glass!

Such precious glass can only be used in holy fountains in cathedrals.
Now, this material is actually used in drinking cups!In everyone's eyes, this thing is more important than gold and silver!

From this, we can also see Steve's strength!
Steve only had the small incubator he carried with him and had nowhere to store extra ice, so chipping pucks and stuff...was out of the question.
If using a glass cup can show the royal demeanor, then the wine bottle in Steve's hand is undoubtedly revealing the luxurious temperament of the entire royal family!

Especially that bottle cap!The lion's head carved from golden glass is exactly the same as the pattern on the royal flag!The exquisite patterns and colors of the gold-plated bottle are like a vivid lion, mighty and domineering.
Lester even dared to say that even the wine bottles used by God are not treated like this!
In fact, this bottle was specially given to Steve, for nothing but to hold X.
In addition, you can also take this opportunity to bring goods!Sell ​​luxury goods to other aristocrats, and further squeeze out the gold and silver in their hands!
When Steve opened the bottle and poured out the wine, everyone was shocked again.
This golden amber!Transparent and clear liquid, just looking at it makes the body and mind feel comfortable!If you take a sip, your life will definitely not be in vain.

"Father, please!"

Lester raised his wine glass with great interest, imitating drinking wine, put it next to his nose and smelled it
It doesn't matter if you smell it!It's like opening the door to a new world!

Immediately afterwards, he couldn't wait to drink the liquid in the glass!

"The mouth is clear and mellow! Sweet and sweet! The aftertaste is endless, it is indeed a good wine!"

Now that it has been discovered, it is better to use some rare items to divert the target!So Ted immediately took the words: "That's natural. This wine comes from the formula developed by our ancestors 1 years ago in their spare time. I can also carry forward the history!"

Seeing Leicester's enjoyment, Steve picked up the bottle again, ready to refill another glass for his father: "Hey hey, father, have another glass!"

Seeing this, Lester didn't hand over the cup, but grabbed the bottle in Steve's hand and drank it down in one gulp!

"Steve, you've been drinking such good wine for half a year! I only drank one glass! You're a bit stingy! Give me all the stock you brought! Ton, ton, ton."

"No problem! There are eight full cases in my bedroom, a total of 72 bottles, enough for you to drink for a while."

"Well, a week is enough for a week. Hiccup"

'Boom.'

After drinking most of the bottle of whiskey, Lester fell directly on the table and fell asleep.
The second prince behind him frowned and asked doubtfully, "Is this wine so powerful?"

In this dark period, they don't understand the concept of high wine, and Ted can only try to explain: "Of course! If we take the wine we often drink as 6, this bottle of wine is 48, an extra It's a full 42 degrees! Your Majesty has never drank such a strong wine, and it is normal to drink half a bottle to become like this."

"I don't believe it, let me have a sip too!" The second prince was completely out of sight. He picked up the unopened wine bottle next to him, unscrewed the cap, and started to ton ton.
10 seconds later!
"Eh? How did this world start to shake? How did Earl Herrington become three.? My fingers. Huh."

'Boom.'

"It's been said that it's very powerful, you don't believe it! It's over now"

As he said that, Ted signaled Steve to call it a day, leave the venue first, let everyone continue to drink, wait for the emperor to wake up, and then proceed to the next day's banquet.

"Everyone, I will send my father back to rest first. Let's play music and dance!"

Just as the two packed up their things and were about to leave, a burst of cold light shot out from the pupils, making Ted's skin crawl.

"Oops. Eldest Prince Eddie, do you want to do it tonight?"

(End of this chapter)