Chapter 147 Ignition(1/3)
"It seems that Mr. Dazna has discovered something. Do you want to warn him?"
Kado saw the way Dazna was running away, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and showed a meaningful smile on his face.
"There is no need to do so much. He is a smart man and knows that there are some things that cannot be said randomly. And it does not require any clever means. It is just taking advantage of the completely unequal information gap between us and them.
Just lead these people to the positions we need. It is expected that Dazna will find some problems."
After all, the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot put all its bets on this group of workers from the Kingdom of Waves who have extremely poor organizational skills. It must place its own manpower among the people to take the lead when necessary.
The composition of the Ghost Country's military is inherently complex.
The personnel inside are mostly people from small countries, and many of them are natives of the country of Waves. Their identities are completely seamless, and they are out-and-out workers and farmers.
No matter how smart the Fire Nation is, they would never have guessed that as early as the Third Ninja War, the Demon Nation had actually extended its tentacles to the Wave Nation. A group of honest workers and farmers, a long time ago,
He has joined the Army of the Kingdom of Demons, and now he has returned to the Kingdom of Waves, and has naturally become the spy of the Military of the Kingdom of Demons.
It's just that at that time, the Kingdom of Ghosts had insufficient power reserves and was far from having the strong international influence it has today. The plans for how to lay out the Kingdom of Waves were also very crude and unsystematic. It was not until recent years that the entire process began to be gradually improved and re-established.
Rectification.
The manpower involved in the plan, the amount of funds to start, how to prevent changes in the plan, etc., were sorted out more than ten times before finally taking shape.
It can be said that after all circumstances are taken into account, all that remains is a matter of time.
What the Kingdom of Fire can see is always only what the Kingdom of Ghosts wants them to see.
People like Dazna are, at best, just putting things on the surface for others to see.
The real fuse that detonated the bomb was hidden in a bottomless location.
"However, it's thanks to the fact that the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Waves are inherently evil. Otherwise, our plan would not have gone so smoothly."
From this point of view, Kazuhime really wants to thank the nobles of Wave Country.
There are many shady secrets among the top management of the country of Waves. If they are exposed even slightly, it can be fatal.
This also saves the time for the Kingdom of Demons to create black spots for the noble class of the Kingdom of Waves.
"Then, Miss, I won't disturb your rest. This country is expected to be in chaos soon, and I have to make some preparations, otherwise there will inevitably be some mistakes. And I have to receive the Daimyo of the Country of Waves tomorrow.
It takes some talking."
Kado gave a slight salute and bowed respectfully.
Yi Ji nodded and signaled that Cardo could leave.
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The second day.
Four p.m.
The Daimyo of Wave Country held the invitation in his hand, feeling like it was a hot potato, and his face became worried.
"This guy Kado is not easy to deal with. With a powerful country like the Kingdom of Ghosts on his back, ugh..."
The invitation was sent by someone from Cardo, saying that he was invited to a banquet, but he probably wanted to ask about the treasure trove that had been exposed recently.
Because the national treasury was empty, the Country of Waves had legitimate reasons to default on its debts to the Country of Demons.
But this does not mean that the Kingdom of Ghosts does not intend to recover this huge amount of debt.
In addition, the current international status of the Kingdom of Ghosts is different from that in the past. If directly announcing that borrowing money from the Kingdom of Ghosts is a lie, then the Kingdom of Wind is the best example for the Kingdom of Waves.
The Kingdom of Ghosts directly sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Waves, and even the Kingdom of Fire did not have a sufficient excuse to interfere in the actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Although he thought so, the Daimyo of Wave Country was still reluctant to make up the debt.
For him and the local nobles, life, money, and power are equally important things. Giving up any of them is no less than cutting off a piece of their heart, which will cause pain for a long time and cannot be repaired.
In the past, the emptiness of the national treasury could be used as an excuse to default, but now that the treasure house has been exposed, the Daimyo of Wave Country knew that he must go over and explain this matter no matter what.
Otherwise, instead of trying to reason with him verbally, the troops from the Kingdom of Ghosts will come to reason with him.
This made the Daimyo of the Land of Waves extremely angry at Kesha who discovered the treasure house, although he knew that when the other party discovered the treasure house, there must be some problems in it.
But the other party gritted his teeth and would rather accept the brutal torture than let go and succumb to the torture. This made him really unable to do anything.
In the past, no matter how tough a person was, as long as they entered prison, it wouldn't take long before they would reveal everything they had hidden and seek a painful death.
But here in Kesha, the horrifying torture has lost its effect.
The daimyo of Wave Country rubbed his brows, but Kesha still didn't let go. Cardo now sent someone over to invite him to the banquet, and the other nobles had almost received the invitations.
In the past, he could have refused on the grounds that he was busy at work. But this time, he could not refuse.
By doing this, Kado must have confirmed the authenticity of the treasure's existence.
This matter was caused by the country of waves. If the country of ghosts cannot be given a reasonable explanation, the consequences will be disastrous.
He would not think that the previous peace and harmony of the Kingdom of Ghosts were really due to the Country of Waves. It was just because of the Country of Fire on the side that they were more polite in their attitude.
If there was no operational interference from the Country of Fire, whether it was the closure of factories or the closure of workers' cooperatives, it would be enough for the Country of Waves to suffer.
The home field is not in the Kingdom of Ghosts, so the Kingdom of Ghosts lies dormant and uses normal diplomatic means to negotiate.
But now that the home court has been changed to the Kingdom of Demons, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Waves can expect that the other party will be tough in the subsequent diplomatic negotiations, and will no longer be polite to discuss matters with the Kingdom of Waves.
Rather than inviting him to the banquet, it is more of a hidden threat. The hidden meaning is that he has to go even if he is a famous person. If he goes, he can still bargain, but if he doesn't go, he will not even have the qualifications to bargain.
The situation is compelling.
The Daimyo of Wave Country had a gloomy look on his face, but finally he let out a deep sigh.
Get up from your seat and prepare to attend the banquet.
If you really can't avoid it and must replace the debt, then increase this year's tax by another 10%. The Daimyo of Wave Country thought to himself.
As for how many people will starve to death after taxes are raised, it is not within his scope of consideration.
As a daimyo, he is somewhat unable to protect himself. As his subjects, we should also consider his situation as a daimyo.
Thinking of this, the Daimyo of Wave Country felt much better.
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It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and the Daimyo of Wave Country returned to his mansion with a gloomy look.
As expected, the content of the banquet was related to debt matters.
Although he was well prepared, Cardo's condescending attitude still made him feel very unhappy.
However, he did not dare to break out at the banquet. Apart from making people laugh, the debt would not be properly settled.
In order to show his sincerity, Cardo also told him the decision of the Government of the Kingdom of Ghosts, giving the Country of Waves only one week to collect the debt.
If after this time, the country of Waves still fails to repay the debt in full, then the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts will immediately descend on the country of Waves. They will not rule out the use of force and other tough means to solve the problem, and hope that
The country of Waves should focus on the overall situation and not make any irrational actions.
The Daimyos of the Land of Waves, who originally wanted to have a good relationship with the Kingdom of Demons, also began to consider whether they should completely switch to the side of the Kingdom of Fire and use the power of the Kingdom of Fire to contain the Kingdom of Demons.
But thinking about the current situation of the Fire Nation, it doesn't seem to be much better.
Small countries caught in the struggle between big countries are in the most difficult situation.
The Daimyo of Wave Country deeply felt this hopeless feeling of helplessness.
There was a knock on the door, and the Daimyo of Wave Country said in a bad mood: "Come in."
The people outside opened the door and came in. They were two officials from the Kingdom of Waves and nobles from the Kingdom of Waves who were accompanying him to the banquet tonight.
"Lord Daimyo."
Two officials knelt down in front of the Daimyo of Wave Country and bowed in salute.
"No need. If you have anything to say, just say it."
The Daimyo of Wave Country sighed.
The two officials looked at each other, and one of them asked: "What we want to ask is, Daimyo-sama, do you really want to pay off the debt at this time?"
The Daimyo of Wave Country sighed: "Otherwise? You also saw Cardo's attitude at the banquet. He has clearly given a deadline. If you delay it at this time, you will face the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
The situation is over. That is the country that defeated the Kingdom of Wind. What can we do to resist?"
The two officials fell silent.
Indeed, no matter how you look at it, there is only one result of launching a war, which is to end with the victory of the Kingdom of Demons and the complete defeat of the Kingdom of Waves.
And the Kingdom of Waves will be defeated without any suspense.
The Kingdom of Wind, one of the five major nations, was defeated. They were not even a major nation, and they had no strength to fight against the powerful army of the Kingdom of Ghosts.
"Speaking of which, the treasure house was leaked at the wrong time."
The officials complained.
"It's not as good as God. No one knew that at this time, the treasure house would be leaked out, but it was exposed by a fisherman. It made such a big commotion and the Kingdom of Ghosts didn't get to the bottom of it. It's really...
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The Daimyo of the Land of Waves was so upset that he was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe and could no longer speak.
To be continued...