The ninth and seventy-first chapters are pregnant with ghosts
In the eyes of these veteran nobles, Viscount Gauld was just a very lucky upstart. More than ten years ago, because he was in poverty, he sold food outside the Huayu Plateau and took advantage of the line led by the Yongye Army. He made a lot of money.
The bowl was full of alms, and he was received by Archduke Christian.
The taller man is not only tall but also strong. His arms are thick enough to reach the thighs of ordinary people. The first impression he gives is that he is powerful. However, his face is much fairer than that of ordinary people, probably because his skin is tight.
, there are not many wrinkles on his face, just slightly gray temples, showing that he is not young.
If you think he is the military minister of the Bryan family, you are completely wrong. This man is the patriarch of the Calvin family and the intelligence minister of Archduke Christian. He has held this position for many years.
The short one is the exact opposite of Calvin. He is short and thin, with a pointed face and slender arms. If he were to add a tail and play the role of a monkey, he would be absolutely lifelike. This man is Count Nickles, the military minister of the Bryan family.
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The Zhejiang, Wen, and Wu around Archduke Christine showed this asymmetric differentiation, and there were many jokes about mistaken identity.
"Why was Sir blocked from the door? Did he come too early? Your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet?" Earl Calvin asked first.
"It's not that I didn't get up, it's that I just fell asleep." Viscount Gauld replied expressionlessly.
Now that the two important ministers around Archduke Christian were here, he was no longer in a hurry. He did not argue with the two close bodyguards of the Archduke. Instead, he simply sent the three ministers he had promised to arrive with him. He went to report it immediately.
Everything was completely forgotten.
It is too derogatory to argue too much with a small person who is dedicated to his duties.
"Your Majesty's energy is still as strong as ever, which is really enviable. I can't do it. Every day at one o'clock, I have to climb into bed and go to bed. Alas, the good days are gone forever. If possible, I would like to leave
I will spend half of my family property in exchange for my return to twenty." Earl Calvin sighed with sincere envy.
"You are still as greedy as ever. You want to have both youth and family property." Nickles mocked mercilessly, "There is no such good thing in this world."
"Reality is cruel enough, why does Count Nicholls have to expose a little bit of my fantasy?" Count Calvin responded to the other party's ridicule and said to the Grand Duke's Guards, "We do have something to ask for, please."
You go and spread the word, and I guarantee that His Majesty will not blame you afterwards, and even if something happens, we will intercede for you."
"My three gentlemen, wait a minute, I'll go right away." Someone who can serve as a guard beside Archduke Christian is also very discerning. Being able to have three palace ministers take action at the same time is definitely not a big deal that one can handle.
Once you are delayed because of yourself, you will really be unable to eat and walk around.
Choose the lesser of the two harms.
It seems easier to face Archduke Christine's anger.
Not long after the close guard entered, he heard several roars coming from deep inside the palace, as well as the sound of breaking glass and china.
After a while, the close guard who went in to announce the news withdrew with a look of embarrassment and said: "Three adults, His Majesty has already gotten up and let the three of them go in. It's just that His Majesty didn't sleep enough and his temper is somewhat violent. Three adults."
It's better to pick the important thing later, otherwise I will be in trouble."
"Don't worry, I promise that your majesty will not trouble you again." Earl Calvin patted the other party's shoulder and made a gesture of invitation towards the other two, "My two gentlemen, please go first."
"Your Majesty, earlier."
"You two please first."
The other two also showed pretentious humility, as if whoever walked in first had a higher status than the other two.
Under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case.
But the current situation is special and they really want to do it.
I want the first person to walk in to bear the thunder and bear the rest of Archduke Christine's anger.
"Where are the people? Where did the people die? Bring me wine..." Soon an impatient roar came from deep in the castle.
The three of them did not dare to linger at the door anymore, and walked in hand in hand, ready to bear any storm together.
"What on earth...what important matter actually...asked my three chief ministers to come together?" Christine looked at her three palace ministers with drunken eyes.
Not only did he not wake up from his sleep, but he had not yet woken up from his drunken state. He was not even dressed neatly. Even from a distance, you could smell the strong smell of alcohol and perfume on his body.
Perhaps the weight of these three people in front of him was important enough in Archduke Christine's heart, so he did not continue to get angry.
"I have accurate information. Five or six main battle legions led by the Yongye Army have assembled on the border. A hundred thousand troops will attack the plateau at any time. Why haven't I seen His Majesty's countermeasures yet?
Does your Majesty have to wait until the other side's army comes to attack? Then you can mobilize your troops?" Viscount Gauld took the lead in asking with a solemn expression.
"What did I think it was?" Archduke Christian yawned lazily. "I have known about this matter for a long time. Who said I didn't make arrangements for this matter? Since my military minister Nicholas
Now that the count is here, it’s up to you to explain our strategic plan to the finance minister, Viscount Gauld, who was absent from our military meeting earlier. After all, if there is going to be a war, your army will still need his cooperation in mobilizing military expenses and food."
"Willing to serve." Count Nickles bowed to Archduke Christian reservedly, and talked to Gold, "It's not just a day or two since the leader of the Yongye Army peeked into the territory of the Bryan family. Back then they
When we defeated the old viper of the Kingsley family, we had already expected this day. This is the instinct of every force after it grows stronger. If it was the Kingsley family that took over the Donau Plain, we would also have to face it.
The old viper's fangs.
Not to mention that Yong Ye's military leader only assembled a hundred thousand troops on the border. Even if it was one million, it would be useless if they could not overcome the natural dangers of Fault Mountain. There are our checkpoints and fortresses on the main passages.
If they dare to let this 100,000-strong army march lightly into the plateau without any supplies, we don't need to defeat them at that time. We only need to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and drag them for three or four weeks, so that they can never come back.
Isn’t it that your arsenal has been unable to obtain the most advanced artillery and musket manufacturing technology from the Yongye Army?
This is our best chance to get started.”
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that the battle plan you formulated is to consciously let Yongye's army set foot on the plateau, and then use the rugged and difficult roads to cut off their food routes, thereby achieving the goal of victory without a fight? Are you sure?
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Viscount Copperfield Gold summarized the meaning of the words of Count Nickles, the Bryan family's military minister, with some disbelief.
"Since the leader of the Yongye Army has developed a peep on us, he will not give up easily. Even if we use our geographical advantage to repel them, they will not give up the idea completely.
Only by severely damaging their main force can we completely resolve our crisis. If we can take the opportunity to harvest some of the most advanced military equipment unique to the Eternal Night Army, why not do it?" Count Nickles said about the battle plan they prepared.
At this time, his thin face was raised high, with an unconcealable pride showing out. It was obvious that he played an important role in formulating this military plan.
At this time, Viscount Gold was dumbfounded. An icy cold air rose from the soles of his feet and went to the top of his head, completely exploding.
What kind of child's play is this?
How wishful thinking is this?
What kind of childish military strategy is this?
How much do they know about the combat effectiveness of the Lords and Legions of the Eternal Night Army?
Do they dare to formulate such a plan to close the door and beat the dog?
The premise for the success of this plan is that the other party is a dog. What if the other party is not a dog, but a tiger?
That would not be to close the door and beat the dogs, but to lure the tiger into the house and eat them alive.
What's more, how can they be sure that the Yongye Army Leader will follow their plan?
Doesn’t the leader of the Yongye Army know the pressure that natural dangers put on their material transportation?
Don’t people know how to prepare for this?
Anyone who has been to the Evernight Army will know how powerful they are in infrastructure construction.
Who knows what incredible techniques the other party can come up with in this matter.
This is the most terrifying thing about this military leader.
Many things that normal people cannot imagine are being continuously manufactured from their hands.
What is even more terrifying in the eyes of Viscount Gauld now is that in the entire Huayu Plateau, he seems to be the only one who realizes the horror of the Yongye Army Leader. Others still treat them as normal enemies, and the decision-making plan they make is naturally
Unbelievable.
Because not only Count Nicholls was complacent about his perfect military plan, but both Archduke Christian and Count Calvin looked convinced that victory was within their grasp.
From the beginning to the end, the core decision-makers of the Bryan family did not take the invasion led by the Yongye Army seriously.
Viscount Gauld originally thought that the incomparable information in his hand became as light as a feather at this moment, because the value of this information must be based on the fact that the Bryan family pays enough attention to the invader, the leader of the Evernight Army.
"Your Excellency the Viscount, Your Excellency the Viscount... His Excellency the Viscount Gauld..."
"Ah..." Viscount Gold was in a daze for a while, and it took a long time for his eyes to regain focus, "What did you just say?"
"Your Majesty is asking you something. Isn't this just asking you to rush back overnight to ask for important information from His Majesty?" There was a faint sarcastic smile on Count Nicholas's lips.
Viscount Gauld suddenly realized at this moment that when he saw Calvin and Nickles coming together outside the door just now, he thought they were shocked by the information he brought back.
Now it seems that this is not the case at all. They were just watching their own jokes together.
They have been dissatisfied with their rapid rise for more than a day or two.
In particular, his rise was closely related to the Yongye Army Leader. He was even labeled as a pro-Yongye faction on the Flower Language Plateau, and his relationship with the Yongye Army Leader deteriorated. When the war was about to start, he naturally received more suspicion.
It was not an accident that he was sent by Archduke Christian to inspect the property and check the tax payment status of the warehouse at this critical moment.
Although Viscount Gauld felt that he was already in an ice cave and did not think that his intelligence could serve as a warning, as a responsible Huayu Plateau native, he still fulfilled his duty to truthfully tell the information he had.
Report: "This is a summary of riots and bloody conflicts in the past six months collected by people in my chamber of commerce from major territories. Since three weeks ago, the outbreak rate of such incidents has increased sharply, more than five times that of before.
, the rhetoric of propaganda was even more inspiring, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the original ruling class of the entire Huayu Plateau."
"Is my intelligence department responsible for what the Viscount said?" Earl Calvin's face turned gloomy on the spot and said, "As a finance minister, your hand is stretched too far. Are you doing me a favor?"
, an insult to the intelligence agency I lead.”
"Your Majesty, the Count, has misunderstood. I have absolutely no involvement in the Count's work, and I have no intention of questioning your ability to work in the intelligence department. The reason why we collected and mastered this information is purely for business needs." Viscount Gold replied calmly.
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When this information was taken out, the intelligence minister of the Bryan family had already expected such a reaction, and had already prepared a response plan.
"In doing business, you need to collect intelligence. This is the first time I've heard of it. Please tell me how you plan to use this information?" Calvin's face became even more gloomy. He didn't like to be fooled and perfunctory.
“The price of commodities is often closely related to the local security environment. If the security environment in a region is relatively stable, the prices here will naturally be relatively stable, which is suitable for selling bulk goods.
If the public security environment in an area is poor, price fluctuations will become very large, either at sky-high prices, or because goods are so heavy that they cannot be sold out.
If the chamber of commerce wants to make money, we need to know first-hand the local conditions and prices so that we can transport the goods and earn the highest profits.
This is the biggest purpose of the Component Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the biggest advantage of the Chamber of Commerce over ordinary merchants.
The reason why the merchants of the Yongye Army Territory are so successful and make a lot of money from other territories is because they established the earliest and largest chamber of commerce. I am just learning from the mature experience of others."
Viscount Gauld's previous explanation made the three people present shine. Apparently they did not expect that a businessman would have such knowledge.
But when I heard that I had learned the experience from Yongye Army Leader, my expressions turned from sunny to gloomy again.
All the actions taken by Viscount Gauld are inseparable from the leader of the Evernight Army. This is the reason why he has always been outside the core circle of the Bryan family and has been unable to enter.