In the meeting hall of the Knights' headquarters, Cumberland sat at the end of the long table, looked at the dozens of Kingdom officials around him, cleared his throat, and said: "Now that everyone is here, let's start this week's Kingdom Council.
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"Let me talk about the military trends first." Cumberland stroked his beard and said while thinking: "According to the scout's report, the barbarians who plundered the Silver Ring Kingdom's wealth started a half-hour battle with the church army.
Many months of war. The final result of the battle was two
Both sides suffered losses. Although the barbarian coalition transferred most of their wealth, they lost one-fifth of their troops. Although the church army successfully used ambush and lure the enemy, making the battle loss ratio lower than that of the barbarian coalition, they fell into the opponent's plan.
, failed to intercept Yinhuan’s property.”
The crutches were placed next to the chair. Huggins, who had just recovered from his injury, asked curiously: "Fell into a trick?"
"The barbarians divided the main force into two parts. In the larger part, the boxes in the convoy transporting property were actually filled with stones and wood. The other part carrying the real treasures took advantage of the war to begin.
During the break, he sneaked back to the north through the mountain trails."
Alfonso sat at the table. The assassination of the king left indelible burns on his face: "I have a question. Which force in the north does the barbarian army responsible for luring the enemy belong to?"
Cumberland glanced at the questioner with approval, nodded and said: "This is a good question. The barbarian troops used as bait are mainly the regular army and servant army of the Kingdom of Ulster in the northern continent. After confirmation by the scouts, the church army
The ambush of the Kingdom of Ulster was actually informed by someone in advance. I guess that this incident of luring the enemy was an internal strife within the barbarian coalition. In other words, the Kingdom of Ulster was deceived by its own forces during this retreat.
The allies got into trouble."
Huggins thought for a while and said: "In other words, after this internal strife, a war may break out within the northern barbarians?"
"It's possible that after suffering a loss, you choose to endure. This is not the style of northerners." Cumberland looked at the scenery outside the window and said slowly: "The Kingdom of Ulster is the most powerful country in the north. After this battle, although the vitality
Severely injured. But the foundation of the kingdom is still there. Through nationwide mobilization and the formation of an army of slaves, they can easily re-establish an army in a short period of time."
Huggins breathed a sigh of relief: "In other words, the threat from the north can be ignored for a short time?"
Cumberland nodded, but the expression on his face remained serious.
The kingdom officials present had little knowledge of the military situation and were inconvenient to speak on this discussion, with the exception of one person.
Emerson, who served as chief privy officer, suddenly interjected: "Why were there no troops from the Holy Acropolis involved in this battle?"
Cumberland looked at his former boss and old friend, frowned and replied: "Honestly, I don't know."
Then, he added: "In a war like this to compete for property, the Holy Guard City, as a member of the church coalition, has no reason not to participate. However, according to the scouts' reports, there is indeed no flag of the Holy Guard Army seen on the battlefield."
Alfonso turned his head to Cumberland: "Is it possible that there was internal strife between the church army and the Holy Acropolis? I heard that during the battle in Watching Canyon, the church army abandoned tens of thousands of people.
and the Holy Guards left the battlefield first."
The latter thought for a while and finally shook his head: "The relationship between the church and the Holy Acropolis may have a rift because of this matter, but it has not reached the point of a complete falling out. Besides, based on my feelings towards the King of the Holy Acropolis,
Understand that wherever there is war, there is the figure of the old lion. Therefore, there may be other reasons for the absence of the Holy Acropolis in this battle..."
Emerson touched his beard and said with some regret: "If we can establish an embassy in the Holy Acropolis, we can get some specific information... Unfortunately, establishing diplomatic relations with other countries requires the king to come forward...
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After saying this, he looked at the throne at the highest point of the hall, which was empty.
Friar Qiao couldn't hold it in any longer at this time and said angrily: "Thirteen days! Thirteen days have passed since His Majesty last summoned us! Why is there no news at all today?!"
Master Terrence, who was flipping through the college report, glanced at the monk and said slowly: "Your Majesty has his own affairs. We ministers only need to follow his intentions and go about our own affairs."
Seeing that the monk opened his mouth and wanted to argue something, Cumberland quickly changed the subject: "Qiao! Regarding the agricultural development plan that His Majesty gave you, what progress have you made there?"
Being interrupted from his speech, Qiao had a look of displeasure on his face, but he still reported the truth: "Let's talk about the experimental field first. Since the use of the 'rhizobia cultivation method' taught by His Majesty, the unit of legume crops has
The yield is expected to increase by 50%. And the most important thing is that the disease resistance of crops has greatly increased, effectively improving the survival rate of plants. If the technology is promoted, I believe it will not take half a year before the first batch of harvests can be put into storage."
"As for encouraging immigrants from outside the city to work in agriculture. As of yesterday, more than 2,600 people have signed up. After screening, 940 people were confirmed to be qualified for farming. The basic cultivated land is distributed over 30 square kilometers, and agricultural tools and seeds have been allocated. Next, I will contact you
Scholars from the Department of Agriculture at Muxi College have taught the technology of the "Rhizobia Cultivation Method" to immigrants working in agriculture to ensure that they can successfully harvest the first batch of crops before winter this year."
Cumberland nodded happily and turned his attention to the Raglan couple next to the monk.
The plump Mrs. Raglan, wearing a newly purchased "Lilielle" brand dress, smiled and said to other officials: "As the chief economic adviser of the kingdom, this week is the first week for us and my wife to take office. We
Mainly responsible for the management of the port area, market area and royal industry. Compared with
Last week, the port's cargo volume increased by 26 percentage points this week, and the total transaction volume in the market area increased by 19 percentage points. Regarding the investment stores currently operated by the royal family such as perfume, flowers and clothing, after industrial upgrading and sales expansion,
A total net profit of 900,000 silver months was achieved..."
puff!
The tea in Emerson's mouth squirted onto the table.
The book in Terrence's hand was accidentally torn in half because of his surprise.
Cumberland rubbed his temples with his fingers, regained his composure, and said to Mrs. Raglan: "As for the profits of the royal family industry, you only need to count the data for this week. There is no need to add the previous figures."
Mrs. Raglan blinked innocently: "I'm talking about this week's net profit..."
With a ghostly expression, Huggins whispered to Alfonso: "I made 900,000 silver moons in a week, which is 90,000 gold moons. A good war horse only costs 90 gold moons. In other words, the king earns 900,000 silver moons every week."
You can easily form a cavalry regiment in just a few weeks?!"
Mr. Raglan put his forehead on the table with a constipated look and muttered in a low voice: "Although we have collected the money, I'm afraid we won't be able to deliver the goods on time..."
After a while, Cumberland turned his head to Terrence and said with difficulty: "Master Terrence, tell me about the official examination."
"Oh, oh. Okay." Terrence put the two halves of the torn book together, calmed down and said, "The results of the official examination for the legal profession have been released, but the final result still needs His Majesty's approval.
Except for the confirmation of the list, which cannot be promoted for the time being, other work has begun. The site selection of the Muxi Grand Court has been completed, and the renovation, installation, and interior decoration have begun. In addition, the Kingdom's Basic Constitution and a series of civil and criminal laws have also been completed.
The revision is completed, just waiting for His Majesty’s review..."
After waiting for Terrence to finish speaking, his disciple, Elijah, reported on the construction progress of Muxi Cathedral and Muxi King City: "The main construction progress of Muxi Cathedral has exceeded 50%, but
The craftsmen had to stop work because the next murals and oracles required the king's approval before they could be drawn and outlined. The same was true for the Muxi Royal City. The outer walls and public parts had been completed, and the plan for the inner city was also
The king's consent is required before proceeding."
Cumberland listened to a few more speeches.
Mary needs the king to decide on the plan for the relocation and audit of the royal treasury.
Ulysses's plan to expand the college requires the king's approval.
Huggins needs the king to make an idea on how to properly deal with the remaining issues in Silver Ring City.
Friar Joe hopes to change Kendi's punishment plan from imprisonment to a fine, which also requires the king's consent.
Listening to more and more people's questions, Cumberland, who had a splitting headache, turned his gaze to the empty throne and let out a long sigh.