Extraordinary Voyage

2020-12-13

Chapter 443 We need a war

Cyrus Royal Capital, Dome, Council Hall.

“The root of everything at present is your Admiralty’s fault. If it weren’t for the loss of the entire Great Treasure Fleet, how could the kingdom face such a dilemma?”

“Your accusations There is no basis at all. In the face of force majeure, no one can do better than Lieutenant Admiral Doyle Griffiths, the captain of the “Red Maple”!

And your Ministry of Finance is clamoring to increase income and reduce expenditure every day, Increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Our Admiralty has cooperated with you to cut military expenditures by 20%, and we managed to suppress the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. I would like to ask your ‘source’?”

“This”

This senior official of the kingdom’s financial department secretly muttered in his heart: ‘If I could open source, I would still fight with you, a rude man, here? ‘

He is also suffering now. The kingdom’s current predicament is not a problem as long as he has money, but the biggest problem is that he has no money!

Colonial gold and silver mines have limited production capacity due to various reasons; the Netherlands Bank Group, the kingdom’s largest creditor, refuses to increase loans to Cyrus based on risk assessment; currently only the Peacock Islands and Southern Continent’s colony is still functioning normally, but it is not so easy to expand the scale of its financial resources, unless.

At this time, a civilian general of the War Department stood up and also pointed the finger at it. The Ministry of Finance, and as steady as a kidney shot.

“Starting from the signs of financial constraints last year, you have spammed excess money that is not equal to the content of precious metals. As a result, the price of goods has gradually increased to 350% in the past 100 years with the influx of gold and silver in the new continent. In less than a year, it has soared to 500%.

This month, the low-level pariahs of the former Franco dukedom in the kingdom’s conquest area launched large-scale riots and rebellions, and our army wasted a lot of strength. Only to suppress it, and this is not an isolated incident, many lower-level pariahs in the conquered areas are already beginning to stir.

I don’t need to say more about the root cause?”

The Ministry of Finance became the target of public criticism for a while.

‘Isn’t this forced by you? And how can you blame us for something both Your Majesty and the Conclave agreed to? ‘ With such a roar in his heart, the senior official could only brace oneself sophistry:

“Temporary rise in prices can be solved perfectly. By purchasing goods from other countries on a large scale, it is cheap and cost-effective, and at the same time It can also transfer domestic risks.

Including the industrially developed tulip countries, the entire country is just a laborer serving us, no different from those lowly craftsmen in the kingdom.”

“Besides, aren’t the plantations and minerals of the major colonies seriously lacking in manpower? The untouchables who can’t live in the kingdom can be driven to the colonies, where they should stay the most.”

This sentence is righteous, and obviously this is what the great character of “Why not eat minced meat” really thinks. However, under the influence of totalitarianism, the kingdom has turned a blind eye to the gap between the rich and the poor that has been hard to recover.

However, he didn’t mention the colony, but when he mentioned the high-level brows slightly wrinkle of the kingdoms present in the colony, all kinds of bad news about the new continent’s colony appeared in his heart during this period of time.

No matter how arrogant and obtuse they were, after a few months, the top officials of the kingdom had realized the establishment of a broad anti-Cyrus alliance.

And the looting of these bastards has greatly disrupted the shipping order between the old and new continents. In the past few months, the loss of both official and private merchant ships has been unprecedented.

After the recovery of the Black Sea Goddess, it occupied the original “Eye of the Black Sea”, and also made most of the naval bases along the route scrapped.

There is no money to rebuild a new naval base.

It’s a vicious circle.

To make matters worse, a sudden and large-scale epidemic struck all the colonies around the yellow golden sea. The Vice-King District of New Cyrus, the Vice-King District of New Granada, the Vice-King District of Mysterious Dragon, including the second largest island in the golden sea, Santo Dominque, were not spared.

Although the vice-kings are in contact with Phalatis, who was also affected by the disaster but had developed a special antidote, and started to purchase that special medicine on a large scale, heavy losses are inevitable.

“In this matter, the four vice kings of the colony are undoubtedly serious dereliction of duty!”

“How can natural and man-made disasters be blamed on the vice kings?”

“.”

A group of people in the council hall were so arguing that their faces turned red, and in the end they even turned into random firing regardless of the enemy and allies, as long as the person on the throne was not allowed to take anger Just to yourself.

This royal meeting continued for two hours without any results.

The prime minister, the ministers in charge of various ministries, the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of the Army, and the think tank are also mixed with the royal party, the church faction, the representatives of the great nobles, the central representatives of the deputy kings of the colonies, etc. After you sing, I will appear.

But there is only one core theme: “I don’t carry this pot, you carry it!”

Philip II, wearing a blue diamond crown and luxurious royal clothes, feels that he is the same Little good news has been heard since the Princess of the Habsburgs got engaged.

Only one War Department managed to resolve the rebellion, and it was just another mess.

At this time, hearing that they were quarreling and piercing the sores on the kingdom one by one, even the ruler of the world’s most powerful country couldn’t help but wonder if his country was about to die soon. finished?

I couldn’t help pinching my forehead, looking towards the people with the highest status sitting below.

Cyrus, who founded the country with an army, of course, respected the soldiers. Under Bartlett, the prime minister of the kingdom, he was Field Marshal and Minister of War, Faffman, and Bancroft, Marshal and Minister of the Navy. special.

And the “School of the Damned” great wizard Andoun, who has become the chief confidant of the think tank.

They are also the great characters most likely to influence the king and determine the future direction of the country.

Maybe they also felt that the group had been arguing for too long, after noticing the gaze of Philip II.

Teng——

Field Marshal Faffman, who was wearing a military uniform with shining medals on his chest, stood up slowly like a towering city wall.

He bowed shallowly to Philip II who was sitting on the throne. Even if he tried his best to restrain him, his mouth was like thunder, and his words were like a thunderbolt, which instantly silenced the discussion hall.

“Great Your Majesty, we need a new foreign war!!!”

At the same time, the Prime Minister and the Admiral looked at each other without saying a word. Already acquiesced.

In a time of domestic chaos and dissatisfaction at all levels, nothing can divert domestic conflicts more than a war.

On the other side, the great wizard who only served the king’s eyes flickered slightly, and nodded slightly to the Your Majesty who was looking over.

Now, for better or worse, there is a way out.

Southern Continent on the opposite side of the Sea of Treasures, the colonial capital of the Sark Empire, the city of Saint-Louis.

Although it’s late at night, many parts of the capital city are still brightly lit and have the same bustling scene as the big local cities.

In the residential area of dignitaries and nobles in the center of the city, a unique garden house stands quietly, surrounded by a large park with green trees. Although the building is small, it is everywhere. Exquisite and delicate.

Even in front of the exquisite wrought iron gate, there are two fully armed official City Guards guarding it day and night. Obviously, the identity of the owner here is extraordinary.

“Hey, David, did you see Mrs. Diana’s face during the day shift today?”

“I did, although I came back wearing a light and thin The veil, but I bet that must be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.

It is a blessing for His Excellency the Governor not only to be of high birth, but to be able to enjoy such a beauty.”

“If I can spend the night in this house, I’d be willing to be executed by the Governor immediately!”

Aside from the unrealistic fantasies of the two guards, they ruled The governor here is the emperor’s only younger brother, Prince Clement.

Because each royal family can be traced back to at least one fourth rank title, as descendants of peak transcenders, all descendants, no matter how poor innate talent, can naturally become official Knights as long as they reach adulthood.

There is no need to go through a thrilling physical ferocity test like an ordinary person, and he is born to master the extraordinary power of this Knight.

Correspondingly, when the powerful force inherits in the bloodline, the direct descendants of the royal families are not very prosperous, just as the Sark Empire has only these two brothers in this generation.

However, although this Prince Clement is of noble birth, he has a poor innate talent and knows how much he is capable of. After relying on the physical attributes of the years to slowly reach the peak of the official Knight, he no longer cares about the extraordinary road, and he has no intention of political affairs.

The arty artist, indulging in alcoholism and profligacy, has become his trademark.

Even the soldiers at the bottom do not respect the Lord Prince secretly. It is true that he envy in the bones for his romantic experience.

However, the prince is a prince after all. Relying on a strong staff team, although this playboy who is fifty-two years old and has not been married is not very reliable, at least there is no big trouble.

In the heart of the capital, building a beautiful house for a lover and giving out-of-spec treatment is nothing but an insignificant little thing.

While the two guards were chatting, they didn’t know that a stranger had already entered the love nest that the Governor had built for his canary.

In the center of the bedroom, where the lights had already been extinguished, a silhouette that seemed to have condensed into darkness squatted there quietly, and asked in a tone familiar to the hostess here:

“Fanne. Sir, can you guarantee that the playboy Clement will not send troops when Cyrus launches his plan? Neither the kingdom nor Mr. Anduin want the war to expand endlessly.”

Moonlight The noble lady, who was only wearing a translucent white gauze nightdress, leaned softly and bonelessly on the chaise longue by the window, her long curly hair spread out like a cloud, and her slightly exposed skin was as soft and smooth as jade. Snow.

In the hazy, her lithe and graceful posture is as maddening as [Frenzy Potions]. Even condensing the charm of substance, the shadow who believes that he has a firm mind is a little swaying.

“Poison Bee, do you need any questions? Just standing by and not letting him help Cyrus.

It’s a heavenly ascension for others, but for me It’s just a trivial matter.”

The slightly hoarse voice in a cat-like laziness is as intoxicating as a mellow red wine.

But the dark shadow named “Poison Bee” frowned secretly:

“You used a potion? Bewitched? Curse control? This kind of thing is not safe, right? ”

The noble lady lying on her side raised her slender jade hand and brushed lightly on her cool cheeks, her burning red lips, her exquisite collarbone, and her slender and straight thighs. A mouthful of rose scent:

“gē gē gē, do you think a prince who is closely guarded against extraordinary powers will be controlled by such a simple trick? The reason is very simple, does he, You just fell in love with me.”

Staggering his legs and stepping on a small stool, he stepped down from the chaise longue, carrying the moonlight in the room, and walked in front of the shadow with all manner of demeanor, Gently leaned over and put the red lips in his ear:

“Love is crazy! trembling.

The “poisonous bee” who understood the nature of his partner, not only did not feel any charm at this time, but only had a deep chill from the bottom of his heart.

Because the wizard name “Fanes” has another alias, that is – the bisexual god!

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(end of this chapter)