Godsend Field

Chapter 337 Badges
When Safeiros walked into the Palace of Qinzheng with his own head on his shoulders, all the officials who arrived in advance stared at the acting finance minister.As for whether he will still act as the Chancellor of the Exchequer after today, or whether he can still catch his breath, it is still unknown!Many officials gloated in their eyes!
"Safeiros, have you figured out a way? I don't think the regent is joking this time!" Marquis Dolan stretched out his hand and asked with concern.

"Thank you Marquis Dolan for your concern. I am half dead now. You still treat me like this, which really warms my heart!" Saphiroth sighed, and his voice was relatively loud, at least anyone in the hall can be heard.

"Saphiroth, this is not your personal matter. This is a major matter for the empire! I thought about it yesterday. Otherwise, how about sharing the pension equally between the treasury, the local provinces and the nobles?" Dolan said. The Marquis suggested.

The Marquis next to him immediately widened their eyes, "Dolan, how can you do that? Your northeast province is rich, and there is no war, we are different!"

Marquis Dolan stared at the governor next to him, "What time is it, you guys are still counting small accounts, not to mention half of our provinces, as long as the empire can survive this time safely, even if we all go bankrupt why not?"

The Marquis next to him were silent for a moment!

"Governors, don't worry. This is a matter for our Ministry of Finance. I will also be responsible for the decapitation. I will not make it difficult for you!" Safeiros finished speaking, and slowly walked back to the front seat.

After a while, Deputy Counselor Nero walked in, and many officials immediately greeted him, just like they did to Duke Kate!
Walking to the front, Nero glanced at Saphiroth, who was opposite him, and smiled.Saphiroth nodded!

Not long after, the eldest prince regent and two assistant regents came out, and the court meeting began!Compared with yesterday, the eldest prince has calmed down a lot, and is no longer so panicked!As everyone expected, Marshal Lankers did not appear on the Hall of Qinzheng!
"Saphiroth, have the pensions I asked you to prepare been properly arranged?" the eldest prince asked straight to the point.

"Reporting to the Regent, everything is ready!" Sephiroth stood up and replied with a salute.

All the officials above the main hall were amazed immediately, only Nero stood with a smile on his face.

"Okay, very good! How many purple gold coins have you raised?" the eldest prince continued to ask.

"Reporting to the Regent, there is no collection, only the remaining 100 million 'dangerous national debt' purple gold coins!"

100?The number of soldiers sacrificed this time was 50. On average, each person only had two purple gold coins?So little is simply chilling!
"Saphiroth!" The eldest prince was furious, and he slapped the armrest and stood up. "Are you teasing the government? Even in ordinary times, the pension is fifty purple gold coins, not to mention that in this special period, do you want to be cold?" See through the heart of the imperial army? Come on, give him to me..."

"Wait a minute, Regent, please listen to me continue!" Sephiroth interrupted the eldest prince, "The treasury is exhausted and there is no way to pay, but we have to pay, so I thought of another way, and I ask the regent to decide!"

"Speak, if you can't appease the morale of the army, you don't have to speak anymore!"

"The reason why the empire has pensions is because the soldiers died for the country, and their families have no one to rely on, so they have pensions to maintain the family so that they can continue to survive! Now that the empire is in a special period, We don't have enough purple gold coins to issue pensions, but we can use other means to achieve the effect of pensions!"

"First, we can first issue 100 million purple gold coins, that is, two purple gold coins for each soldier, to solve the current situation of their families. Two purple gold coins can maintain the life of an ordinary family for one year. Second, we can Promulgate a policy to provide these 50 families with rations of five hundred catties of purple gold coins per year for a total of 30 years to solve their future livelihoods. After 30 years, their next generation will be strong enough to survive! Third, exempt these Families receive any miscellaneous taxes other than commercial taxes for 50 years, benefiting their children and grandchildren."

"In this way, we can solve the problem of pensions for the soldiers, and it will not affect the morale of the army! As for food and miscellaneous taxes, the proportion of these 50 families in the empire is less than one-thousandth, and it will not be given to the empire. What a burden! So please grant the regent!"

The eldest prince has been in the army for many years and has dealt with soldiers a lot, so he naturally knows what the soldiers are most afraid of.Generally, soldiers are the main pillars of their families, and they often worry about what will happen to their families if they die in battle.Therefore, all dynasties have set up pensions to solve the worries of the soldiers!Although the three points proposed by Safeiros are less in the first year, they can guarantee the stability of the family, and the overall calculation within 50 years is probably more than the one-time pension!
All the generals above the main hall nodded one after another, this method is feasible!

The eldest prince sat down with a calm expression, "This method is good and feasible! Saphiroth, you should arrange for the Finance Department and the Military Affairs Department to handle this matter, and it must be done within a month!"

"Yes, Lord Regent!" Saphiroth saluted and retreated to his seat, secretly heaving a sigh of relief, his life was saved today!But thanks to Duke Meister's understanding of the empire's finances and other matters, he was able to come up with such an ingenious solution for himself!

After dealing with the issue of the pension for the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the next thing is the handling of the four points that Nero proposed yesterday!

"To the Regent, our Ministry of National Rituals has received a notification from Archbishop Makayla that the new saint will return to Ancona in two days. Our National Rituals Department has already made preparations, and we will also invite the Regent and the assistant Mr. Zheng went to meet you!" Nero played.

Saintess coming?The officials were secretly surprised!The saint and the Pope are the spokesperson and executor of the Illumination Cult respectively. They will basically be in the holy place of the Illuminati Cult and will not leave easily.Why did he suddenly return to Ancona this time?

"Regent, I originally went to discuss the matter of Roland with Archbishop Mackayla yesterday, but I didn't know until I arrived at the Church of Light that Archbishop Mackayla had been notified by the Church of Light. Since the Templars returned, His Majesty the Pope and the Church of Light The archbishops in red have unanimously awarded the highest light badge to Roland to reward his efforts for mankind! And it was awarded by the saint in person! Originally, the saint planned to come quietly, but I think that in this special During this period, we should make a lot of publicity, so we hastily let the National Ritual Department prepare for the arrival of the saint with the highest etiquette!" Nero said.

The eldest prince looked at Nero appreciatively, "That's right, you did a great job! The day after tomorrow, all the officials will follow me out of the city ten miles to welcome the saint!"

The Welsh Empire, which was still in a state of pride, was shocked by the sudden news. The whole empire immediately seemed to have fallen into an ice hole, chilling the hearts of everyone in the empire!

The Eastern Expeditionary Army of 60 to 50 was like a broken bamboo all the way, beating the Faran Empire to the point of being helpless, and finally stationed in Hulao Gorge.The Eastern Expeditionary Army was like a long sword on the throat of the Faran Empire.Having been invaded dozens of times by the French Empire, the first counterattack was so crisp and beautiful, and every success story made every citizen of the Welsh Empire full of pride.However, at this time, bad news suddenly came, natural disasters came, and the [-] Eastern Expeditionary Army was wiped out in Hulao Gorge!The entire empire seemed to be caught in the cold of winter!
But the one who can feel a little warmth in this cold winter is probably the news from the Northwest!
The five main battle regiments of the Northwest Army, after half a year of long-term combat, killed more than 10 million fierce orcs with a loss of 500 people!This kind of record is unique even if you look at the 3-year war history of the mainland!Such a powerful army is in the empire, and the main force has not suffered much loss!

Another piece of news is that the youngest great magister appeared in the empire—Roland!This genius boy, the hope of the empire was also the shame of the empire.At the critical moment, the forbidden spell was released to instantly wipe out millions of orcs and protect 2000 million people in the northwest.The Marquis was rewarded by the empire, and he was promoted to be the chief court magister.At the same time, the Illuminati sent a saint to come to the empire to present a badge of light to them in person!

The Guangming Badge, the highest honor of the Guangming Cult, is all made of rare metal jade deposit gold!On the front, there is a floating image of the first Virgin Mary • Scholes!

And Yudian gold is the rarest metal with the rarest amount on the mainland. Its luster is extremely like a piece of jade that exudes golden light. Because its hardness and strength are too poor, and it is too rare, people will hardly use it to make weapons. , but it is suitable for making badges. Currently, only the Bright badges on the mainland use this material.

The Guangming Cult is based on love and peace as the main theme. The Guangming badge represents the Guangming Cult, and it also represents love and peace! For 3 years, there are only a handful of people who have obtained this badge, and one of them is the kind-hearted Guangming believer Yezi Foundry Master.The Misty Stone Long Sword in Tianci's hand is the crystallization of Master Yezi's thoughts of fighting with weapons!

Two pieces of news came one after another, one bad and one good, so that the people of the empire really didn't know whether to be happy or sad!
In an inn in a small town in the south, a mercenary group completed a mission and was sitting at the table having dinner. It was raining lightly outside!

"Boss, hurry up, we are all waiting!" The head of the mercenary group yelled.

The boss agreed and yelled into the kitchen!The guys inside immediately sped up their actions!Not long after, the hot food was served on the table, and the mercenaries were not polite, they raised their chopsticks and started to make big pieces!
"Boss! The third one!" Two big men walked in from the door, took off their rain capes and put them aside, and sat on the seat next to them.

The boss greeted the kitchen, came over with a wine jug, picked up three bowls from the table and poured wine, "Here, have a drink to keep you warm! How is your business in the capital this time? I want to buy something." Are you back?"

"Of course, boss, please speak up, brother, how can I not do it? I will bring it to you tomorrow!" The big man drank the wine, put down the wine bowl, and pursed the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, "Have another bowl!"

The boss covered the big man with a heavy face, "I said you two have been away for so long, have you heard? Our Eastern Expedition Army was wiped out! This is what the guests who came here yesterday said when they were chatting here, alas, How do you think this happened? What should we do if Frank comes to beat us again!"

"Why did the news reach here?" The big man didn't seem to care. "But don't worry, boss, haven't you seen the imperial order? We have seen a lot on the way, and we saw it when we entered the city just now. The guards are sticking it on the city wall!"

The boss was taken aback, "What's the matter? It can't be a bonus!"

"What about tax increases, you know gold coins! The order is that our Northwest Army, this time they wiped out 500 million orcs! And only lost [-], the main force is still there!"

The boss slapped the table, "Our Northwest Army is really strong! With the Northwest Army here, who dares to do too much to us? Go up and destroy them!"

"Boss, don't get excited, there is one more thing, I'm afraid you will be even more excited after hearing this!"

"what?"

"Roland, that is the Roland who is not the successor of the saint. Did you know that he is already a great magister! It is said that this time he released a forbidden spell in the northwest by himself and wiped out a whole million orcs! That’s strong, it’s said that a radius of fifteen li has been razed to the ground!”

The boss froze, motionless!
"Clang!" A pair of chopsticks fell to the ground.

A mercenary rushed over quickly.Excitedly pulling the big man, "What did you say? Roland? Is it the Roland who is not a saint? Is he really... really as you said?"

The big man was taken aback by the mercenary's aggressive reaction. "Of course...it's true. There was a notice posted downstairs at the city gate. We saw it when we entered the city. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"

The mercenary left the big man and rushed out of the inn!

"Nandi!!" A female mercenary took out her umbrella and ran out.

People piled up in front of the wall under the city gate, because it was covered by the city tower, so the rain could not drench it.

Nandi was drenched and rushed to the bottom of the city wall, pushed through the crowd and rushed to the front, stared at the notice on the wall with wide eyes, shook his head in disbelief, read it again, rubbed his eyes, and read it again!
Walking out of the crowd and walking under the rain, Nandi smiled foolishly!
"Nandi!!" The woman rushed over and hurriedly hit the umbrella on Nandi's head.

"Hahaha!" Nandy burst out laughing, hugging the woman's waist and spinning happily in the rain, "Lisa, you see, I said that Roland is not that kind of person, I have been with him for more than ten years, I know him! Well, am I right! Hahaha, my brother Nandi has become a great magister, hahaha!"

Lisa reached out to wipe the rain off Nandy's face and said nothing but smiled!

Nandi put Lisa down, "Lisa, let's go to the capital after handing in the mission, okay? I haven't seen Roland for a long time! We've been practicing for so long, and it's time to practice carefully. With Roland, maybe We can go to the Institute of Imperial College to study, don't you yearn for Imperial College?"

Lisa nodded happily.

The rain around is getting bigger and bigger!

"Wow! Wow! Wow!..."

A stream of hot water poured into the cup!
"Grandpa, what a coincidence when I think about it now. We didn't want to ask the Guangming Cult for a badge a few days ago, but the Guangming Cult sent it up by itself. Without the delay of this period, it has played a big role in stabilizing people's hearts." Yes! Mia is becoming more and more holy now! You didn’t see how big the welcome scene was, half of Ancona’s people ran to see it, and there was a sea of ​​people! The eldest prince even drove the car for Mia himself! But there is The Holy Maiden's public worship these days and the Bright Badge Awarding Ceremony in a few days have attracted the attention of the people, and the vicious influence of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been much weaker! This is also a blessing in misfortune!" Ni Luo smiled and said, walking to the bedside, "I also wrote a letter to Roland specifically, asking him to walk as slowly as he can. It is best to drag the saint in our Ancona for a year and a half! The badge of light is gone!"

"The Badge of Light? There are no more than five in the entire continent for 3 years, and it was actually given to Roland! The Bright Cult really has a heart!" Duke Kate shook his head, "This kind of thing can be said to be a double-edged sword. Glory has also restricted your freedom from now on! Nero, what you see is too simple!"

Nero brought the pills and water to Duke Kate, "Grandpa, what do you say?"

"Roland's contribution this time is great, but no matter how great it is, he won't be able to get the medal of light! What does the medal of light represent? Love and peace! Roland killed so many orcs this time, and the means are appalling, although it is said that he has contributed to the stability of the northwest. , but it’s still too far away from peace, let alone love! In all fairness, the Guangming Cult can only give a badge of courage at most! The badge of light is too much, it’s chilling!”

"Grandpa, you are right! General Seiya has been stationed in the northwest for so many years and has repelled many orcs. In addition to the badge of the empire, the Guangming Cult only gave a badge of bravery. At that time, it was already a sensation in the whole continent. We did not If you want a badge of light, you can just take a badge of courage or bravery, but I didn't expect them to give a badge of light! Why, grandpa?"

"Power! They saw Roland's power!"

Nero nodded slightly, "Roland's power is too special. They can't explain it clearly, and we are confused. In a word, it is an unprecedented power! But for the sake of prudence, we made the mistake and pushed it forward, defining it as a forbidden Curse, Roland is ranked among the great magisters of the wind system! As for the certification of the magic union, we will delay it!"

"Nile, you are careless! We know that we don't have to say it, but don't forget that the Illuminati also know it, and I'm sure they must be worried about Roland's power and its destructive ability! Roland is our People in the Welsh Empire, as rulers, we all hope to use this power to defend the empire, and even some conflicts that may occur in the future, but the Illuminati are unwilling to do so, they do not want to see Roland Virtue stands on the battlefield, so they came up with this method to issue the badge of light!"

Nero was taken aback, and then resumed "Soft tactics! Soft tactics of the Illuminati Cult! If Roland accepts the badge of Illuminati, then love and peace will accompany him for life. Illuminati Cult will seal Roland's ability!"

"That's right, that's why I said the badge of light is a double-edged sword! Honor and bondage coexist!"

"Grandpa, although we understand this, we still can't refuse! In addition to the owner, the Bright Badge will also be remembered in history, including the empire he belongs to. Fortunately, Roland is a member of our empire, although it cannot be used to expand the territory. , but it is enough to intimidate other empires from forcing us too much!"

(End of this chapter)