After waving away the maid in charge of changing clothes, Todd took his robe and began to put it on.
Huggins frowned at the king's actions, opened his mouth, and finally said nothing.
"The Holy Acropolis came to ask for help? What happened?"
Huggins shook his head: "I don't know. They said they would discuss the details after meeting you."
"Where do the envoys of the Holy Acropolis live now?" Todd tugged at the cuffs of his clothes, feeling that the tailoring was a bit too tight.
Huggins listened to the roar of people outside the door and said to Todd: "Today is not a good time to see them. Listen, half of the residents in the city are probably gathered outside... As for the Holy Acropolis?
A group of people rented several farmers’ shacks on the outskirts of Dongcheng..."
Hearing what Huggins said, Todd raised his head in shock: "Eastern suburbs? Farmer shacks? You didn't arrange accommodation for the envoys?"
"The envoy from the Holy Acropolis is the first envoy received by the Muxi Kingdom. How could we neglect it?" Huggins seemed to have remembered something and said with a wry smile: "Those people were arranged in Muxi Cathedral.
The church of believers inside.”
"Then why did they end up in the immigration area?"
"The people in the Holy Acropolis just borrowed accommodation, but refused our food. In the first two days, they paid for their own meals in the city. Later, they bought their own food and made a fire to cook. In the end, they simply moved out of the city.
Lived in a shack outside the city."
Todd had an inexplicable look on his face.
Seeing his expression, Huggins simply stopped playing riddles and said directly: "The Holy Acropolis advocates military power and despises agriculture, industry and commerce. The subjects there are not as wealthy as our country."
"This time, their envoy miscalculated the price of goods in Muxi City, causing the funds they brought to be quickly tight. As a last resort, they had to live in an immigration area with relatively low price levels."
Todd's eyes widened when he heard this. He never thought that a country's envoy would actually move to the suburbs to save money.
Thinking of this, Todd suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly ran to the changing room of the large bathhouse, and dug out the Tyrant given to him by Leviathan from among the old clothes.
Looking at this spherical object that looked like amber, Huggins looked at it for a long time, but couldn't figure out what it was, so he had to ask: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Todd carefully put the tyrant into his pocket and whispered: "This is a treasure that can change the entire world..."
King Muxi, who was freshly washed and brand new, became the focus of everyone's attention as soon as he walked out of the bathhouse door.
People stood far away on both sides of the street, cheering loudly in the direction where Todd appeared.
The soldiers lined up in a line of formation, acting as a human wall to maintain order at the scene for the king.
Officials gathered near the gate, carefully watching the king, who had not appeared in public for half a year.
Todd looked at the people around him. There were Cumberland, Emerson, Terrence, Joe, Raglan, and Mary, people he was familiar with, but there were also many faces that were quite unfamiliar to him.
Cumberland stared at Todd with an unkind look, and seemed to be suppressing his emotions when he spoke: "Your Majesty, now that your bath is over, it's time for everyone to sit down and have a meeting. You can just share it."
What I’ve learned during this time!”
After saying that, Cumberland came to Todd without any explanation, half pushing and half pulling him into the carriage, and everyone set off slowly along the avenue.
The Kingdom Meeting is no longer held at the headquarters of the Knights, but instead is held in the half-built palace.
Looking at the meeting hall in front of him, which was wide enough to be used for basketball games, Todd, who was sitting on the throne, sincerely admired: "It is really a magnificent project!"
Huggins knelt down and said in the king's ear: "The construction of this castle has gathered the strength of the entire Muxi Kingdom. From design to planning, from greening to painting, every brick and tile here is the work of all residents."
The result of voluntary labor.”
Todd nodded vigorously.
The people gathered in the hall were all core members of the kingdom. Cumberland spoke first. He said bluntly: "Your Majesty, let us save the process of greeting each other. These people here have a common doubt in their hearts.
In the past six months, you have abandoned the entire kingdom, and what have you done?!"
Todd scratched his head. He knew that when he came back this time, he would definitely answer this question, but he also knew that no matter how he answered, it would not be a satisfactory answer.
He turned his face towards Emerson: "Do you remember that we discussed a topic - the limits of kingdom expansion?"
Seeing Emerson deep in thought, Todd said to everyone: "When the territory of the kingdom has expanded to a certain limit, if it wants to continue to expand, it will inevitably greatly increase the administrative costs and cause information disparity between the central and local governments.
symmetry."
"In the current environment, there are solutions. One is to move the capital and change the administrative coverage circle. The other is to change the way of information communication and improve the efficiency of communication between superiors and subordinates. The last way is to establish a puppet regime."
Todd then focused on the relationship between the Kingdom of Ulster, the Kingdom of Connaught and the southern tribes, and briefly talked about some of the recent major events in the north.
After listening to Todd's words, Cumberland pondered for a moment and said, "In other words, Your Majesty, you have cultivated a puppet regime among the southern tribes in the barbarian territory during this period?"
Emerson took up what the old knight said and continued: "And this regime controls a considerable number of gladiators and has a strong appeal among barbarian tribes?"
Cumberland thought about it and asked uncertainly: "Is the leader of this puppet regime reliable? Can he really surrender to the Muxi Kingdom? Will he not lose control?"
Todd nodded without hesitation.
The leader of the other puppet regime is Todd himself. He really can't say this, otherwise he would have to explain why he uses someone else's identity.
Cumberland rubbed his chin with his palm: "If Your Majesty is so confident in controlling the puppet regime, then this power will definitely be good news for the kingdom."
Emerson then said: "I agree. With this force as a buffer zone, we can have a certain ability to prevent the invasion of the northern barbarians, and when necessary, we can use the banner of the barbarians to contain the church.
Attention. The kingdom should try its best to ensure the safety and development of this force."
Seeing Todd's proud look, Cumberland pinched his temples with a headache: "Your Majesty, let's put an end to the matter of not returning for half a year. Right now, the North Island Civil War and the Holy Acropolis Mission are the most important things at the moment.
Two things. The former affects the kingdom’s maritime trade routes and economic security, and the latter determines whether Muxi City will have an extra ally or a new enemy.”
Cumberland turned his attention to Todd and asked: "Your Majesty, which problem do you want to solve first?"
Todd made a fist with his right hand and held his chin. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Inform the envoys of the Holy Acropolis that I will entertain them in the palace the day after tomorrow."