From early February to the end of May,

For almost the entire first half of the year 539 of the New Calendar, driven by the Idar Chamber of Commerce and the Idar CIA, the price of tulips was like a rocket, soaring non-stop.

every other day,

Even every half day, the price of tulips reaches a new height.

therefore……

During this period, almost all the Basel aristocrats seemed to be crazy, showing a morbid obsession and fanaticism for tulips.

no way,

The dumping of Idar's industrial and commercial products had a very strong impact on the manorial economic form of the Kingdom of Basel, and the income of the noble gentlemen was greatly reduced.

It also happened to be at this time...the tulips appeared!

The appearance of tulips made the noble men of the Basel Kingdom shine, and they couldn't help but clap their hands in praise.

Perhaps some Basel aristocrats can also realize that the price of tulip hair cannot rise forever.

but……

The fanatical social atmosphere caused the nobles' desire for money to be expanded again and again.

This may be a very typical herd mentality, or it may be a third-person theory in the field of communication.

When the slightly sober noble saw that everyone around him was swearing that the price of tulips was far from reaching its peak...

It is really difficult for them to maintain the attitude of "I am alone when everyone is drunk". Instead, like Viscount Javier, they will gradually accept and sink.

after all……

Even the noble Basel royal family, the ruler of the Kingdom of Basel, also participated in this tulip-related carnival.

then,

The price of tulips has just taken off!

This kind of flower, which was once rare but not expensive, was finally sold to a sky-high price due to the deliberate promotion of the Idar people!

And next,

The only thing the Idar people have to do is,

It is to continue to maintain this bubble, and then choose a suitable time, choose a time that is most beneficial to the Principality of Idar, and burst it all at once...

…

at this moment,

To the north of the Kingdom of Basel, Bruno, who was in the Principality of Idar, was looking down at a piece of information from the Kingdom of Basel.

For the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel, these months have been a tulip carnival.

But Bruno was so nervous!

I can't eat happily, and I can't sleep well either.

You know, this thing is the tulip bubble that was famous all over the world in the previous life!

Bruno knows better than anyone else what a huge and complicated plan he wants to create through the Idar Chamber of Commerce and the Idar CIA!

Once this plan is completed, the Kingdom of Basel will lose all combat effectiveness and become the possession of the Principality of Idar!

after all……

The purpose of this tulip feast is not just for the money in the pockets of the Basel nobles!

The skyrocketing price of tulips gave the nobility hope of making huge profits.

so……

Although many nobles did not open their mouths and shout loudly, but... they have also begun to order the serfs who are attached to them to use the fields that originally owned food to plant tulip flowers!

In the eyes of the nobles,

How much does food cost to sell for?!

With tulip bulbs, how much food can’t be bought?!

Everyone knows how precious tulips are, so naturally they won’t tell anyone about growing tulips themselves, but... the Idar CIA has already investigated this!

Except for the common people who simply cannot afford tulip seeds...

The nobles planted more than half of their fields with tulips, which they had placed their dreams of getting rich on!

Food crises and financial bubbles.

When these two,

After being brought together artificially by Bruno...

Wuhu!

Waiting until the day when the bubble bursts, it will be enough to make the Kingdom of Basel happy!

…

From the beginning of February to the end of May, the Kingdom of Basel was busy blowing bubbles, while the Principality of Idar was busy developing and holding conferences.

For example,

The Tower of Babel in Babylon was completed, and the "Melin District-Strangle Valley" railway was also connected...

only……

Although these things are important,

The Duke's flower-selling plan is also very important, but...

In the view of the senior officials of the Principality of Idar, these matters are far less urgent than the issue of the successor to the Stuart family.

actually,

This is not the first time that Old Ford and others have mentioned the issue of heirs and successors to Bruno.

Starting from Bruno's father's generation, the Stuart family has been a single generation.

And when it comes to Bruno's generation...

Although Bruno calls himself the patriarch of the Stuart family, what is a little embarrassing is that... he has always been the patriarch of himself.

Prior to this, although Old Ford and others had mentioned it, they were only insinuating it.

But……

After Bruno experienced the previous assassination,

The issue of the successors to the Stuart family and the Principality of Idar has been put on the table again and again.

Almost at the end of every meeting, either Old Ford, Lópida, or Lister and other senior Idar officials who were close to Bruno would mention this matter repeatedly.

not to mention……

As the western part of the empire was gradually unified, news of the birth of the Kingdom of Cecil came along with the olive branch extended by the Blood family to the Principality of Idar.

Leah Blood.

Not only is she the youngest daughter of King Cecil, she comes from a wealthy noble family with the deepest heritage in the western part of the empire, but she is also the sister of Arnell Blood, the advisor to the Idar mage!

In the eyes of many high-ranking officials in the Principality of Idar, Leya Blood is simply the perfect candidate for the duchess!

The only thing to consider is…

It’s the somewhat crotchless Cecil Principality located in the western part of the mainland!

Yes,

Even though the Brad family is a long-standing wealthy aristocracy,

But in the eyes of the senior officials of Idar Principality... they can only be described as careless.

after all……

The western part of your empire is indeed rich, but can you achieve magical industrialization? Can you defeat the Principality of Idar?

Since the Principality of Idar cannot be defeated, when the Kingdom of Cecil is attacked, should the Principality of Idar come to help?!

certainly,

These are issues that the senior officials of the Principality of Idar need to consider and take countermeasures.

As for whether Bruno agrees...

All right,

Bruno is not a crook!

Although I am slightly opposed to this kind of political marriage in a certain sense, but... we have to meet first before talking about it, right?

What if there is a young lady that suits me?

Furthermore...
To be continued...