You and me under the world tree

Chapter 66: Cold field

In this regard, Siegfried spoke his heart out in front of the soldiers and the people who were watching him.

This is his sincere emotion, not some deception, he can't play that kind of thing.

So at this time, he was extremely resolute in both his words and his attitude.

No matter how superb the acting skills are, it can't show the firmness and anger from the bottom of the heart.

Yes, he is angry.

Every time he thought of these, he felt a gloom lingering in his heart.

"I don't like wars...especially the battles within the kingdom, which has always been the case, so I have always tried my best to avoid direct conflicts and avoid causing greater pain to the Netherlands."

No one can blame the Lord of hosts for these words, and no one can find a loophole in them.

Not because of anything else, just because Siegfried has been fulfilling his words with his actions all along.

At the moment of his return, he just blitzed various fortresses and towns at lightning speed, directly destroying the entire northern territory of the Netherlands including the commercial seaport of Amstel.

During this process, he suppressed casualties to a minimum with his own strength.

At the beginning, almost everyone thought that Siegfried wanted a quick victory, but when he really started to emphasize this point now, they couldn't help but think of what he had done in the past.

After quickly dominating the entire northern territory, he did not quickly invade the royal city, but only used Amstel as the temporary capital, and then announced the return of the Volsung family.

In addition to clearly showing his attitude, he launched a series of his own political strategies.

These are all familiar to the public.

Recruit capable people and strangers, search for the treasures of the father's generation, and then form a caravan to purchase supplies from various kingdoms.

He even directly used his property as the national treasury, and then reduced or exempted taxes in the territory.

Until now, there are still no customs duties for merchants in the Netherlands.

Coupled with tax reductions and exemptions for civilians, the people soon lived a prosperous life under his leadership.

Hagen had seen those troublesome financial reports: the finances of the Volsung family have been in deficit since more than half a year ago.

Because of tax breaks, it is not appropriate to describe this situation as being unable to make ends meet.

Because the income is 'too little'.

It is entirely relying on Siegfried's own treasury to support the operation of the entire power and kingdom.

It is still the same until now.

Even, without changing the original strategy, Hagen can predict that those financial reports in the future will make his blood pressure rise to a peak.

And civilians obviously don't understand the strategy.

They didn't know that Siegfried's series of policies were actually strategies aimed at the Hengding family. They only knew that Siegfried's series of policies were beneficial to them.

In fact, that's all the civilians need to know.

No one cares about the series of strategic games, let alone ordinary people.

After all, in this year, people who have their own views on political strategy and strategy, and can even see through the layout of others, can make a living.

In their eyes, it is true that Siegfried sought better welfare and living conditions for his people.

Except for announcing the return of the Volsung family, Siegfried has never provoked a war directly, let alone any provocative actions.

On the contrary, Legney directly went to war without declaring a certain period of time, causing a lot of losses to civilians.

During the war, Siegfried did not rush to fight back, but gave priority to protecting civilians, all of which were in practice of what he said.

At least, he can say with confidence: This has never been a slogan.

"I... Son of Siegmund: Siegfried, I have been thinking about the entire Netherlands since the day I returned. I can say frankly: I have considered the interests of the vast majority of people, and I have been trying my best to avoid The situation of separation of wives and children may seem a little shameless to some people, but I am indeed trying my best to improve the living standards of everyone and every family."

Then, Siegfried's eyes scanned the audience, and finally settled on Legney.

"I'm different from him."

Yes, very different.

"This has been proved by the facts... If he didn't provoke the damn war without authorization, I can find a more secure solution!"

Then, the hero slowly took out his sharp sword.

The seemingly unpretentious wooden hilt and the sharp blade made of divine iron.

Holy Sword of God's Wrath Golam...

Whether it is for warriors or ordinary civilians, the holy sword, which symbolizes the Volsung family and even the supremacy of the Netherlands, has always been attractive.

This kind of attraction is not greed, but more of a yearning from the heart.

Then, driven by Siegfried, the sharp blade revealed a gleam of brilliance.

This holy sword seems to be able to awaken the heroic dreams in the hearts of the common people.

No matter who it is, they can't help being attracted the moment it shines.

"Even the day before the siege battle broke out, I walked into the City of Wrath alone, wanting to completely end our enmity - through a duel, but you insisted on killing those innocent soldiers and civilians. Get involved."

"Ambition and desire are never a bad thing..."

It doesn't even matter what the conscience is.

king……

The person who rules the whole kingdom must have a bottom line, but not too kind and soft-hearted.

There must be a clear distinction between public and private.

Hodder never talked about conscience with Siegfried, and he seldom even mentioned the word 'kindness'.

In Siegfried's memory, he mentioned the word most: responsibility.

"But as a king, you must respond to the expectations of the people, and you cannot involve them in your personal enmity with me."

When Siegfried said that, Legney's body seemed to tremble slightly.

It looks like it's about to move.

But in the end, he still did nothing.

At this moment, Siegfried finally swung the sword in his hand directly.

However, he didn't cut off Legney's head directly, but chopped the magnificent crown to pieces in front of him.

The gold and precious stones flew away, and the exquisite crown that Legni had spent a lot of money on craftsmen became a waste product.

"Again, I, Siegfried, never liked war. Compared to fighting in war, I would rather see the happiness of family reunion! You are my everything!"

In the end, Siegfried turned around, his back turned to Legney, and his sharp eyes turned straight to the surrounding people.

However, under such circumstances, he, who was originally very prestigious, was greeted with a cold shoulder.

At this moment, Hagen couldn't help clenching his fists.

"Your Highness..."

He couldn't help casting a worried look at Siegfried.

Something was wrong, even more than initially expected.

Chapter 67: Why bow your head?

In this way, a suffocating atmosphere of silence spread.

Siegfried was still carrying the holy sword inherited from his father, and his eyes were fixed on the soldiers and people around him.

These fighters are fine.

The soldiers who can stay in the royal city today are all Siegfried's personal soldiers. Most of these people are led by Hagen and Ragnar, and they are also soldiers who survived the siege battle.

Before the siege battle, Siegfried's heartfelt agitation made them feel a little bit of resonance.

Therefore, as far as the inner tendency is concerned, they certainly cherish the happiness in front of them more than the so-called traditions imprinted in their bones and cognition.

However, civilians are not like that.

Under normal circumstances, it is inevitable for a king who is so considerate of the common people to be supported.

However, facing Siegfried's incomparably sincere words, the people bowed their heads.

This silence is not only embarrassing, but worrisome.

That's what Hagen...

The little warrior stared at his sovereign, and then turned his gaze to the surroundings.

Ragnar and Hovalle are there.

At the same time, their eyes met.

At this moment, Hagen began to gesticulate behind his back.

The so-called speech must be responded to. After all, as the future king, Siegfried's speech must not be left alone.

Therefore, Hagen, as a staff member, has always arranged a few trustees in the crowd.

The function of these props is to stir up the atmosphere among the crowd and drive emotions.

However, all the time, the support he arranged has not been used much, because Siegfried has been talking with the soldiers all the time, and his speeches and conversations before the war have always had a unique appeal.

But now, this cold scene still happened.

After all, no matter how you say it, this is against the traditional culture of the atrium.

But in the final analysis, this is because Siegfried's previous methods were too gentle.

After all, his image of a benevolent monarch is not an empty shell without connotation, but an extension and embodiment of his will.

So until the last moment, we are trying our best to prevent the war from spreading to these innocent people.

Therefore, for them, except for some property losses and the damage caused by force majeure accidents, even the siege battle did not cause much impact.

Not to mention the surrounding towns. Siegfried never took the initiative to attack any towns. What he did most was to capture the surrounding fortresses, send troops to settle in, and then replace the village chiefs and mayors.

Perhaps, for these people, their most intuitive feeling is 'property'.

Ziegfried, they probably know more about the pension that has already arrived at home, and the tax this month is also much less than before.

Therefore, the traditional culture of the atrium has been lingering in their minds and influencing them.

Even when someone in the family dies and never returns, they can paralyze themselves with this brutal tradition.

Although this kind of statement seems extremely cruel and even unreasonable, in the final analysis, it is all because of not seeing it with one's own eyes.

The atmosphere of the battlefield, the cruelty of the killing...

For the residents of the atrium world, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never feel the pain from the heart.

Naturally, there is no way to fully understand the importance of what Siegfried said.

So, they kept silent.

And people generally have a herd mentality, and before a few supporters with standard tasks appear, they are also hesitant to support them.

Would it be embarrassing if there was no response?

In short, there are too many reasons.

So in the view of Hagen and others, now is the time for the hidden Tuo to come out.

It only needs someone inside to raise their arms and shout, then the atmosphere at the scene will naturally be heated up.

But at this moment, Hagen found that Ragnar was being held back.

Howler...

Just when Ragnar was about to make a move, the woman standing next to him held him back.

At the same time, the woman with the scar on her face kept gesturing towards him, as if asking him to look aside.

Before Hagen could think about the deep meaning of this, Hodder's voice sounded from behind him.

"There's no need to be so anxious. Your trustee jumping out at this time will only attract attention."

"However, Your Excellency the Sage..."