The Sun King's Evidence

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The expedition to Bafeng Mountain was an expedition with great rewards, great scale, and great cost. Putting aside the factors of long-distance sea march, the daily food and logistics for an army of nearly 50,000 people was an incomparable task. Huge challenge and work.

In the past, Lane's wars have always been fought in the human country, or at the edge of the human country. In this case, supplies can be obtained directly along the march. If it is not possible, they can be forcibly requisitioned and compensated afterwards. If not, they can be made at any time. Food is prepared from many places.

But for this great expedition, there is no food to be mobilized in the badlands, and we cannot rely solely on food from the enemy. Therefore, all logistical support must be obtained from Britannia itself, or from Estalia or Tilly. If you want to buy it, if you can't, you have to raise it from Haimen Customs.

What about after leaving Haimen Pass?

A barren area with a harsh climate is a general term for a desolate and desolate area composed of arid plains and deserts. Here, greenskins have been active for thousands of years, as well as ogres, the remnants of the Strigg undead empire, and a small number of The dwarf expedition team appears. When Ryan starts his expedition, it is impossible for the army to get any food and logistical supplies from the badlands. Everything must be prepared by itself, and a stable logistics channel must be established.

Reality is not a game, it does not mean that after the knightly army and the dwarf coalition landed at Haimen Pass, use the mouse to frame Ryan and Belega, right-click to let them go straight to the Eight Peaks Mountain, and then click the "End of Round" button, waiting for the super A long transition animation will suffice. If this is the case, then the war is too simple.

Without adequate logistical support and supplies, the end result of this army will be annihilation.

Belegar was able to successfully launch the expedition thanks to the help of the dwarf kingdoms and the dwarves' ability to drill into the earth's network. Belegar sent some ranger teams in advance to manage to regain a small part of the tunnel and store some long-term food in it. , the dwarves of Iron Peak Castle will also respond. In addition, dwarves can drink beer and eat dry food for a long time, and they can also endure hunger for a long time. However, on the one hand, humans cannot dig into the earth vein network with the dwarves. It is impossible for human beings to rely on eating dry food and drinking water for a long time. Moreover, Belega had a small number of people before and could barely cope with it. Now the expeditionary force has nearly 50,000 people. With 50,000 people, just eating, drinking and urinating every day requires a lot of food and water. How many resources are consumed? How much will be lost on the road?

Therefore, when Ryan passed the budget for the Great Expedition, even Sulia couldn't tolerate it. If Ryan's budget was really followed, it wouldn't be enough to take out all the family's small treasury, clear out the treasury, and sell off all the property. Just make do.

"War bonds, Eight Peaks Mountain Bonds, are designed to invest in this war." Ryan said seriously: "Only through this method can we raise enough military expenses for the expedition. If we can help Belegar recover, Bafeng Mountain, then there is no need to mention anything else in Bafeng Mountain. A few hundred sets of the thousands of sets of rune armors in Angland's Ancestor Temple are enough to repay all debts, not to mention the treasures buried in dozens of mines. of countless treasures.”

Lidya Su was still a little worried. The female knight wanted to ask if she won, what if she lost?

This thought just flashed through Sulia's mind. She knew that Ryan would not lose. This was her man, the hero of the kingdom and the hero of mankind.

Lane never fails.

"Who gave you the advice?" Lidya Su asked casually.

"Olica, she told me." Ryan put away his serious expression. He couldn't help covering his face and snickering: "Because the dark elves often have such national debts. Before a black ark sets off, the black ark The commander-in-chief of Ark will sell this kind of national debt on a large scale. The only difference from us is that the national debt we use is currency, while the national debt of the dark elves is slaves."

"She is indeed very talented in this area... She also has a very good mind and can give you a lot of ideas." Sulia smiled slightly after hearing this: "But what I want to say is that humans and dark elves are different after all. We in Brittany don’t have much experience in the matter, but you have a good adviser now, don’t you?”

"Grand Duke Schultz." Ryan nodded: "I will discuss with him in detail what to do. He is the most experienced in this area."

"Ryan, remember, no matter how good your relationship with Archduke Schultz is, you have to remember that he is a businessman after all." Sulia was still a little worried: "He will only consider problems from his own perspective, and businessmen will not Worthy of complete trust, they can only”

"No, he is trustworthy." Ryan shook his head. He thought for a moment and said in his wife's ear: "He is his father's man."

Lidya Su understood what she wanted to say, but Ryan's hand had already gently reached into her skirt: "Madam, you are so beautiful tonight~"

"Ryan, you guy..." Sulia immediately understood what Ryan wanted to do, and the queen's face immediately turned red: "Why are you staring at me if you don't go and accompany the dark elf who made this suggestion to you? "

"We'll talk about Olica tomorrow, madam~ I've been busy for three days in a row, and finally I have time. The first thing I thought of was you." Ryan secretly reached out and took off a pair of Sulia's fish-mouth high heels, and put them on My wife held her beautiful white silk feet in her hands and played with them: "I miss you."

"Well... I miss you too, Ryan..." Lidya Su's face turned red, but she closed her eyes and kissed her gently.

…………I am the dividing line of the beautiful moonlight tonight……

At breakfast the next day, in the courtyard of the Curona Palace, the King of Britannia and the Grand Duke of Marienburg had breakfast together.

Even the king's breakfast is relatively simple. Freshly ground Arabic coffee, grilled croissant, pan-fried chicken drumsticks, jam cake and fried eggs are today's breakfast for Ryan and Schultz.

The king's time is very tight. Although today's schedule is not very full, the king still has to use every possible moment. In the bright courtyard, Ryan and Schultz sat opposite each other, with white tablecloths and silver tableware. There was a sound of clinking tableware as Ryan and Schultz chatted about the issuance of Bafengshan national debt.

"Well...if you rely solely on my relationship and your personal prestige, even if you say one million, let alone one hundred thousand gold crowns, the two Houses of Marienburg would dare to lend it to you." The Grand Duke of Marienburg Van der Cooper-Schulz is still as elegant and calm as when they first met more than ten years ago. In other words, after meeting the Emperor and entertaining many primarchs, Schulz seems to have more in him. Something: "You are right, I was a little negligent. The business princes of Marienburg lent you money. Many times they did not really want you to repay the debt. You are a hero of mankind and a great knight king. Still... if you carry too much debt, it will be very detrimental to your future."

Ryan nodded slightly. Businessmen are so greedy, or the nature of capital is like this. He is the king of knights and a human hero. If you can control him through loans and blackmail him, the benefits will be much greater than simply paying back the money. .

To use a simple analogy, the Venetian merchants continued to lend money to Byzantium on a large scale. Do they really just want the interest?

In the end, wouldn’t the people of Constantinople happily welcome the new Ottoman dynasty?

"On the contrary, the national debt... this thing is simply money, that is, money, yes, it is the shining gold coins, and those coppers that the workers hate but have to use." Grand Duke Schulz of Marienburg carefully said He explained the difference to Ryan: "The problem is, how much credibility the national debt has depends entirely on Ryan's personal prestige and the credit of the Knight Kingdom. It's not like borrowing money from a businessman. You can't borrow money from a businessman." It’s hard to know how much you can borrow... Maybe you can give it a try, after all, your reputation and the credibility of the Kingdom of Britannia are still very valuable."

"There have even been private discussions with businessmen, saying that if you are willing to mortgage the Barony of Jean to them, they are willing to directly lend you two hundred thousand gold crowns."

Ryan nodded dullly. Of course he knew that there were pros and cons between choosing national debt and borrowing money from businessmen. Schultz had made all the issues very clear. It was him who had to make the choice and decision.

There are two biggest drawbacks to issuing national debt. The first is that it is impossible to determine how much money can be raised, and the second is that if it fails, it means that Ryan himself and Britannia's national credit will be bankrupt.

Very serious consequences.

Seeing Ryan's silence, the expression on Schultz's face changed slightly, it seemed to be joy, it seemed to be recognition.

A good leader must make an immediate decision when decisiveness is needed, but when he has enough time to think, he cannot make a hasty decision because that is irresponsible.

Seeing that Lane was still thinking, Schultz continued: "Sir Lane, please allow me to call you this. I will not call the second person Your Majesty."

"Just call me Ryan." Ryan shook his head: "If you have something to say, then go ahead."

"What I want to say is that if you can't repay the money I personally borrowed from you, such as the war loan of 100,000 gold crowns, if you really can't repay it, that doesn't matter. I can make the decision at the moment, such as extending the repayment. Time limit." Schultz shook his head slightly: "But other businessmen are different. If they want to ask you to repay their debts, as long as the procedures are OK, I can't help you. Do you want me to give you an example? It's about His Majesty."

"Please tell me." Ryan was obviously very interested when he heard about the Emperor.

"There is not all harmony on Holy Terra." Schultz said with a smile: "To this day, there are still many warlord families fighting for power and arguing with each other. Do you know why? Because His Majesty unified the Holy Land in 31K During the time of Terra, several warlord families that had surrendered and cooperated were granted permission to retain a small piece of their own territory and a small group of private armed forces. Now, 10,000 years have passed, and the descendants of these warlords still exist on Terra. , still retain a small territory and their own private armed forces. Some of their families have become glorious dynasties of Rogue Traders, some have become dignitaries sitting in the Ministry of Interior, and some have found their own place in the state religion. , some families have formed the Imperial Army, but there are still a few families who ride shabby modified motorcycles all day long, racing through the crowded streets of Terra, yelling at the same time, and as long as they don't make things too big , even the Forbidden Army and the Council of Supreme Lords can't deal with them."

"Because this is my father's promise." Ryan understood: "Even a father must keep his promise. He is, and so am I."

"That's right." Schultz frowned at Ryan's answer: "So you can't hope to default on the merchants of Marienburg, or play some word game that you are disloyal and the political commissar comes to visit. This is not what His Majesty wants to see. Yes, a debt is a debt, and a promise is a promise. Your Majesty's promise is still valid ten thousand years later. What I can do is to help you persuade those big businessmen to participate. The choice is yours, whether to issue national debt or make a large-scale investment. Loan?"

The two of them finished their breakfast like this.

"I have decided to issue treasury bonds!" Ryan made the decision before leaving. He stretched out his hand to shake Schultz's and said: "First issue a one-year Bafengshan treasury bond worth 50,000 gold crowns and give it a try to test the market! "

"Have you finally made a decision?" Schultz nodded: "No problem, I will come up with a plan and test the waters in the market first, but I want to remind you that the business princes of Marienburg will not be happy to see it. At this point, they will find ways to destroy the credit of your national debt and then force you to borrow money from them.”

"It doesn't matter, outside of Marienburg, they are nothing. They are afraid of death, scared to death. Businessmen are always weak, of course, excluding you, Archduke Schulz." Ryan smiled: "As for the effect, I firmly believe it. Facts speak louder than words, and when it comes to publicity, I have my people and you have your people.”

"Very good." Seeing no one around, Schultz bowed and said, "Then if there is nothing more to do, I will leave. The situation in the business world is always changing rapidly. I must do research and test the waters first. As we all know, cloth Most of the free people in Reitania are concentrated in a few cities. I think I must let you know that the main buyers of national debt are free people, yeoman farmers, and the burgher class, not big nobles or merchants, but you can put some money first. The sound of the wind.”

"I understand." Ryan nodded: "Father has a task for you, right?"

"Yes, and this mission is a bit troublesome..." Schulz sighed: "I can't say any more."

"Very well. Goodbye then, my Grand Duke. I wish you success."

"Bye, Ryan."

After Schultz said goodbye to Ryan, on this day, there was some news in the palace of Kurona. According to the Kingdom's Minister of Palace Katzenberg, the new king "Pious" Ryan Macca More, war bonds will be issued! The name is Bafeng Mountain National Debt, which is used to raise military expenses for the expedition to Bafeng Mountain!

The whole kingdom was in an uproar, especially the great nobles who were still staying in Curona. Many great nobles felt a deep sense of humiliation. When will the glory of our Britannia be destroyed by money and money? Is this thing tainted by the national debt?

But the Dukes who could see Ryan knew very well that without issuing national bonds, where would the funds for the war come from? When Richard abdicated, there were only more than 5,000 gold crowns left in the treasury. This amount of money was not even enough to cover the logistics and military expenses of the Chivalry Expeditionary Force for one month! And it takes a month just to take a boat from Bordero to Haimen Pass!

Money really goes too fast for this kind of great expedition...

As for the little nobles, those indignant young knights would never have a chance to see the king. As for most of the little nobles, they were already packing their bags, holding their horses, and preparing to go to Bordeaux, so they didn't care too much. The so-called Eight Peaks Mountain National Debt, the vast majority of knights and nobles firmly believe that the king will bring them victory.

Relying on hiding in the palace, Ryan escaped a wave of turmoil. He met with the two Dukes François and Birhemond in the morning and learned that they would send their elites to participate in the war, including most of the Red Knights who were Holy Grail Knights. The Brotherhood of Dragons, the Quinaris Champion Knights Brotherhood, which is divided equally between the Holy Grail Knights and the Expedition Knights, will be dispatched. The Unicorn Guard formed based on the Winford Fugitive Regiment will also be handed over to the Holy Grail Knights and Cui. Commander-in-Chief of Antelm, Count of Reu.

The Grand Knight of the Holy Grail, Devon Hill's godfather Kalad, is also packing up his things. The lineup for this Great Expedition will be stronger than ever.

Francois also joked that he wanted me to pay for your Bafengshan national debt?

Ryan refused on the spot. The target of the national debt was not a noble like my father-in-law.

At noon, the king and his family had lunch with Emilia. Just as Ryan wanted to take a nap before dealing with government affairs, an uninvited guest came to his door.

The real king of the Eight Peaks Mountain, Beleja Iron Hammer, rushed over panting. He stopped in front of Ryan: "Brother Ryan! Brother Ryan, what is going on? Why is the Eight Peaks Mountain national debt suddenly going to be issued? What are you doing? Can we use our clan’s belongings as collateral to borrow money from others?”

It sounds like you haven't borrowed it before, Ryan said inwardly.

"I didn't use your things as collateral, King Belegar." Ryan thought for a moment and lowered his head with a smile: "We just used the victory or defeat of our war to borrow money from the whole country. Otherwise, our current money will not be enough to win. When we win this war, we will naturally be able to repay it."

"Win? Of course we win!" Belega said angrily: "But what if we lose? Brother Ryan, haven't you considered this? Our reputation will be ruined! Oh my God, Ge Lonnie’s beard, you’re crazy!”

"It doesn't matter, I have already thought of a retreat. If we lose, we will gather the remaining troops to form a wandering army, called the Bafeng Mountain Chivalrous Army, and we will wander together." Ryan smiled: "I don't think there is one in the world. The wandering army is led by two kings, which will be a very honorable thing, not shameful, really."

"Ah, you are really...I swear in the name of Grimnir, there must be something wrong with your brain!" Belegar was stunned by Ryan's words: "I want to write this down! Brother Ryan, wait!”

"We are all betting, King Belegar, your kingdom, my kingdom." Ryan stretched out his fist and bent towards Belegar: "The rise and fall of the kingdom depends on this! Are you ready? My friend?"

"..." Belega put away his angry expression and stared at Ryan.

After a long time, a big fist hit Ryan's fist, and Belega laughed loudly: "Hahaha~ That's right, it's done here!"

"But it's different from the previous one. This time, we can win and we will definitely win!"

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