Huggins' words caused Todd to fall into a brief silence. The latter thought for a moment and then said: "From your tone, it seems that you are not optimistic that Emerson can be re-elected?"
Huggins rubbed the back of his head and said with a smile: "It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's just that the situation this time is not optimistic."
Listening to the students not far away, who were still sparing no effort to promote the benefits of the war, Todd patted the wall of the carriage and said softly: "Go back to the palace first, and hold a dinner tonight for all cabinet members to attend."
Huggins responded, turned the horse's head, and drove the carriage slowly toward the palace on the top of the mountain.
The afterglow of the evening shone into the bedroom along the window pane, stretching Todd's shadow standing in front of the mirror into a long diagonal line.
Pulling the collar around his neck, Todd looked at himself in a formal suit in the mirror and turned his neck uncomfortably.
Huggins, who was standing by, waved for the maids to leave first, and said, "Your Majesty, how was your lunch break?"
Todd's body is no longer human. Even if he doesn't eat or sleep for several days, there will be no problem. However, when faced with the kindness of his subordinates, he still said: "It's very good. The days of drifting on the sea are not pleasant."
, I was able to lie in bed and have a good sleep as soon as I came back, which really helped me a lot.”
Huggins heard this and said with satisfaction: "That's good, that's good. Your Majesty, with all due respect, the north is a barbarian land after all. When it comes to living conditions and food standards, how can they compare with the rich Mu
What about Xicheng? Moreover, both the cabinet and the Protestant Church need you to take command. So, you might as well just..."
Seeing that Huggins planned to continue persuading, Todd changed the topic in time.
"When I entered the palace, I found that there were very few servants here, but the number of guards was several times that when I left. What's going on?"
Huggins gave Todd a "you should know" look: "Your Majesty, you are the only one in the entire royal family in Muxi City! When you left, there was no one else living in the huge palace, so I dismissed
Most of the servants."
"As for the guards, you should still remember the treasuries built under the palace, right?"
Thinking of the rooms full of gold coins at his feet, Todd, who was a black dragon inside, actually felt a little excited: "I remember, what's wrong?"
"During your absence, due to the accelerated economic development of Duixi City, investment income and financial income have increased greatly, coupled with income from patent royalties and other income, Your Majesty's assets have increased nearly ten times. In order to pile up a large amount of
For property, I found craftsmen and aliens to expand the original two-story underground space to four floors."
Todd asked with interest: "How many gold coins do I have now?"
Huggins touched his chin in embarrassment and said while thinking: "If we only count gold coins, it would be about 20 million gold coins, which is 200 million silver moons."
"But if you include other antiques, gems, utensils and other valuables, Your Majesty's wealth may exceed 50 million gold coins."
Seeing Todd's indifferent expression, Huggins mistakenly thought that the other person did not understand the concept of wealth in this number.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to explain. If you are willing, you can use this wealth to buy the entire Papal State; or, if all these coins are smelted, you can build a palace exactly like this one. I can do it at no cost.
It is no exaggeration to say that you are already the richest person in the world..."
Todd stopped Huggins with a smile: "Okay, I understand what you mean. Now I am sitting on a golden mountain, and I will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life..."
Huggins said helplessly: "In short, Your Majesty, you must find a way to learn how to spend money before the treasury can no longer hold your wealth... Or, you can marry a queen to help you spend money..."
As Todd walked towards the door of the palace, he looked back at Huggins: "I'm afraid, what you really want to say is the second half of the sentence, right?"
Huggins shrugged, looked around and said, "Don't you think it's too deserted for you to be the only one in such a big palace? You might as well take a look at me, my fourth child will be born soon.
…”
Speaking of children, Todd suddenly thought of Deirdre who was far away in Froststone City. He calculated the time and found that the due date was in the near future.
He secretly decided in his heart that after Mu Xicheng's affairs were settled, it was time to go back to spend time with her...
Walking out of the palace and into the saloon where the dinner was held, Todd's appearance attracted cheers and applause from everyone.
Emerson, Cumberland, Terrence, Joe...
Looking at the familiar faces swarming in, Todd greeted them with a smile and slowly sat down at the top seat of the dining table.
"Your Majesty, where have you been during this time?"
"Do you know everything that is happening in Twilight City right now?"
"You're going to stay here, right?"
"Your Majesty, the people are demanding war, do you know?"
Listening to the crowd's discussion, Todd raised his right hand and gave Huggins a wink.
Huggins took out a bell from his arms, shook it gently, and said to the attendants: "Let's get started."
Watching one dish after another of delicacies being brought to the table, everyone in the meeting slowly calmed down as they looked at Todd who was smiling but not saying a word. Everyone looked at each other, decided to put aside their doubts for the time being, and began to remain silent.
Todd raised his glass and said to everyone: "To the great Muxi Kingdom."
Everyone raised their glasses and said, "To the great Muxi Kingdom."
After drinking all the wine in the glass, Todd looked at everyone and said, "There are three things for today's banquet. First, I want to hear about the changes in Muxi City during my absence."
Turning his attention to the nearest cabinet prime minister, Todd said: "Emerson, you go ahead."
Emerson, whose hair was already graying, stood up and bowed slightly towards the king, and then said: "The Kingdom of Muxi is now the most powerful country in the entire parish. The kingdom's territory is mainly composed of four cities, namely Muxi City,
Silver Ring City, Holy Acropolis City and Lone Rock City, of which Lone Rock City is nominally managed...the total population of the kingdom is close to 900,000."
Then came Cumberland, the kingdom's chief military adviser: "There are two permanent knights in the kingdom, namely the Muxi Knights and the North Island Knights. The combined strength of the two exceeds 15,000, including 700 knights.
There are 1,100 alien combatants. Looking at the entire parish continent, Muxi City is already a well-deserved military power."
Terrence stood up for the third time and said: "Muxi University has been officially completed. There are almost 900 professors and assistants, and more than 5,000 students. The disciplines cover physics, mathematics, astronomy, engineering, art, etc.
Thirty subjects.”
Elijah, who was in charge of urban planning, followed up and said: "Since Muxi City was built, it has expanded its urban edges five times. Today, the city has become a large city covering an area of more than 106 square kilometers, including
The length of the main road where four carriages can travel at the same time exceeds
After fifty-seven kilometers, the city is divided into two major areas, Shangcheng District and Xiacheng District. Each major area can be subdivided into commercial area, residential area, industrial area, church area, storage area, port area and other areas.
The number of buildings registered with the planning department has reached 71,640..."
Todd nodded happily as one participant after another reported the city data they had.
After waiting for everyone to report, Todd looked around and said, "Then, let's talk about the second thing - about the cabinet re-election."