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#225 - The tax-loving commerce minister
The White Dragon King very seriously instructed Lorry: "Ruthkania will definitely feel very happy.
That stupid dragon hunts for her so diligently and takes care of her with all his heart.
But this is what he, as a father, should do.
Only through other actions can you see whether that stupid dragon is truly good to Ruthkania herself.
Therefore, you must keep a close eye on him and don't give him any chance!"
Lorry just felt that this guy was full of it.
However, considering that the White Dragon King almost regarded Ruthkania as his own sister, it wasn't impossible to understand his nitpicking.
He always remembered a joke he had once seen: a large multinational boy group, known as longtime friends with the closest relationship, where all members had even renewed their contracts, had their first moment of speechlessness and even a hint of animosity when the host asked them which teammate they would be willing to marry their sister to.
Every smiling face turned ashen the moment they heard this question.
They even immediately dropped the hands they were holding.
The shoulders that were close together also instantly sprang apart.
The eyes that met were filled with anger and the unspoken question of 'What makes you think you're worthy?'
After a full few minutes of僵持and silence, it was finally broken by a member saying, 'Haha, this question is too difficult for me,' and the unlucky question was skipped over.
The person who spoke was an only child.
Lorry wasn't really interested in boy groups or the entertainment industry, but that time, he really watched it over and over again… After all, it was really rare to see idols, who were usually smooth and good at defusing situations, be so embarrassed.
However, from then on, Lorry understood a little: for children from happy families, sisters are actually very important existences.
Even teammates who usually see more of their good side, the moment the possibility of them being with their sister arises, all they think about are their shortcomings.
Lorry could see this… the weight of their gazes on their teammates was actually different.
People who grow up immersed in love and care naturally have empathy and never feel lonely… Lorry had always scoffed at this sentence because he never felt lonely being single.
But now, he vaguely understood that being accustomed to the company of loneliness, regarding it as a part of life, didn't mean he wasn't really lonely.
Now, he could understand the White Dragon King's fussiness… Even though he always regarded himself as an only child, the thought of his sister, whom he had taken care of since she was young, being snatched away!
Tsk, no matter how outstanding he is, he's just a blond brat who deserves to be beaten to death.
Therefore, despite Bolanios's daily hard work in抢鱼from the Icewind Country, in the eyes of the White Dragon King, he would only condemn Bolanios for not cleaning the bones for Ruthkania first.
Even though the Ice Crystal Fish only had one main bone, and Ruthkania was a white dragon who would chew the fish bones and swallow them.
Lorry would never discuss the question of whether the relationship between a sister and her brother-in-law was good or not with such an irrational brother-in-law.
Saying good things would inevitably lead to a series of attacks, saying bad things… Do you believe that the other side would immediately ask why you didn't step in to stop it?
Lorry thought for a while, and then smiled and cut off the communication.
He wasn't crazy, why would he suffer this?
— —
"Hanged up, hanged up?" The White Dragon King looked at his feathers with an incredulous expression.
"Perhaps, the other party doesn't want to chat with you." The Minister of Commerce, with a serious expression and a small mustache, calmly replied.
"Ah… really, this is the real business, okay? Modeste." The White Dragon King said dissatisfiedly.
Modeste Vance smiled slightly: "What do your completely unnecessary concerns have to do with Baron Gzale?"
The White Dragon King glanced at him unhappily, but didn't continue the topic that had been ridiculed by several important officials: "Lorry accepted the proposal.
Modeste, I really didn't expect that you would be the first to stand up and accept this Gale Wolf caravan."
Although he came up with this idea, he really felt that he would have to spend a lot of effort to convince his followers.
The White Dragon King was never the kind of overly autocratic king. He would always discuss any decision related to national policy, no matter how small, with relevant officials and obtain consensus before implementing it.
The Gale Wolf caravan was a small matter, but in essence, it meant adding a difficulty to the Ministry of Commerce… When collecting commercial taxes, who would reconcile accounts with this caravan?
This was the caravan of a territorial noble, and it was impossible not to manage it.
Missing the tax revenue of any territorial noble would cause huge turmoil… The phrase 'why them' is always the source of turmoil.
Even if Lorry only traded twice a year, or even only traded with his chamber of commerce, that would still be a noteworthy tax revenue.
Moreover, as long as he started contacting the outside world, he would naturally have the next trading partner.
The world is so big, there is always something he doesn't have but wants.
With that person's wealth, the things he likes will definitely not be cheap.
Besides, if I can't collect taxes from him, can't I collect taxes from his trading partners?
As for who to send to collect taxes from the Gzale Barony… it's actually very simple.
Although the Earl of Gzale and the collateral branches behind him definitely can't be used, Gzale is a huge family.
There are quite a few in the capital who have taken root here for hundreds or thousands of years, have long been separated from the direct line, and only have the surname Gzale left.
The Earl of Gzale who was tricked back then was much smarter than the current one.
The collateral branches sent out, whose bloodline may be purer than the current one, and whose brains are smart enough, it's normal to be mixed into government departments, isn't it?
There are several in my department, just find a suitable person."
The White Dragon King could understand this point.
Many nobles who have disappeared from the history books do not mean that their bloodlines have been completely cut off.
They just can't return to the ranks of the nobles, but continuation is still not a problem.
If the Earl of Gzale back then overreacted, then looking at it today, he didn't do anything wrong.
Moreover, generally speaking, such noble branches will definitely not have any contact with the main branch.
To put it bluntly, even if they are named Gzale, their names will not appear on the Gzale family tree.
They are people who have made big mistakes, and there is absolutely no possibility of returning to the family after being expelled.
This is completely different from Lyon.
If Lyon sincerely turns back, it's just a little troublesome, after all, his right of inheritance has indeed been stripped, and it will take some effort to restore it.
But there is no problem with other things, the White Dragon King has not erased Lyon's name from the family tree.
That is to say, when Lyon has children, his children's names will automatically appear on the royal family genealogy.
And those who are completely expelled have absolutely no such possibility.
It's useless even if the patriarch wants to restore it.
"That's good, they certainly won't be afraid of wolves." The White Dragon King thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.
Indeed, although these people can no longer contract with the Gale Wolves, in view of their Gzale bloodline, the Gale Wolves will definitely not attack them first.
"So, when will Baron Gzale send those rabbits over?" Minister Vance asked with a smile.
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