"Damn! It's the same problem again. Today it will go up by five percent, tomorrow it will go up by eight percent, and the day after tomorrow it will be 100 percent... Didn't I say it? Stabilize the price of cotton. You pigs are listening.
Can’t get there?”
Bandaga Palace, early morning, Pavel's roar echoed in the dark office. The new king was so angry that his ministers bowed their heads and fell silent. Some of them were veterans from the Ice Queen era, and some came after the turmoil.
The new minister who was promoted, the Snow Queen, rarely gets angry. She is ruthless and bloody, but she rarely gets angry. Now the new king, Pavel, often gets angry. No one dares to say anything. They are used to this kind of submissiveness.
environment of.
"Speak, you losers!"
Pavel roared and stood up by slamming the table. However, what he got was still silence. The palace was like a pool of stagnant water. After the wedding, there was no more noise.
"It's not their fault."
The queen's light voice sounded outside the dark office. Denis walked in from the door, her crystal shoes making a clanging sound on the marble floor. Even without a wedding dress, she was still beautiful. A tight-fitting robe wrapped her slender body
His body and shoulders were hung with an expensive gold-embroidered cloak. As soon as Dennis appeared, several ministers immediately turned around and saluted respectfully.
"Dear, why are you here? Didn't I tell you? I can handle these things myself."
Pavel quickly came over and took Dennis by the hand.
"I care about you. It's almost noon and you haven't replied yet, so I came over to take a look."
Dennis returned with a coquettish tone.
"Oh...I lost track of time..." Pavel quickly apologized, "By the way, you just said it was not their fault? If I heard you right, is that what you said?"
"Well...my husband, my king, if I remember correctly, the cotton trade in Kislev has long been monopolized by the Bruce family and the Igna family. The war has changed a lot, but there are also many things.
No change."
Dennis said, walked up to several ministers and looked at them with his beautiful eyes——
"My dear husband, my King, it is useless for you to accuse them. They also want to implement your orders and stabilize prices, but the control is not in their hands at all."
Dennis said, turning to look at Pavel.
If Pavel realized something, he immediately asked several ministers to leave first. He had something to talk to the queen alone.
The door to the office was closed, and outside the door was the loyal Krem guard, who did not allow anyone to take a step forward. Only then did Dennis sit down and slowly said——
"The price of cotton cloth is in the hands of these two big families. Moreover, not only cotton cloth, but other goods and commodities are also in the hands of these two big families, or other families. Fortunately, grain, ironware, these important materials have not been
Manipulation. Although Catalina was brutal back then, her economic lifeline was still firmly in the hands of the royal family."
"Then I should take back control and let them let go of their power! Damn it, who gave them the power to do such things! They ignored my orders."
Pavel read angrily.
"Weren't there some benefits that you promised them before?"
…
Dennis asked back, and Pavel was speechless. Indeed, in order to resist Catalina, Pavel, as a prince, had to rely on these noble forces, and nobles of all sizes responded, but this was just an exchange. An exchange of interests.
Now, the disadvantages are revealed. Of course, the problems encountered today are not that simple. The intricate family relationships in Kislev's economy are the result of decades of precipitation. The two major families, Bruce and Igna, run the cotton business.
It was not a matter of a day or two, but decades. However, before the civil war, the exchange of interests only intensified this situation.
"Dear, I didn't accuse you of anything..."
Dennis the bird is so comforting.
"I know……"
Pavel was crestfallen.
"I will let them lower the price! I promise! I will never let them mess up my kingdom!"
The king then shouted angrily.
"How to reduce it? My king, it is useless to talk to them directly. They will perfunctory you and say that they will try their best to lower the price and give the people a warm winter. But in reality? They may ignore any of your words and their excuses
So many people say that the market is not up to them, they have tried their best, and so on. Who will admit it, and who dares to admit that they have manipulated the market? There are so many lies in the face of interests. What's more, they still
Have your own army..."
Dennis guided her step by step. What she said was all true, but she unknowingly made Pavel think about certain aspects...
"army……"
Pavel said to himself.
"This power should not be underestimated. How they supported you in the beginning will likely support others in the same way in the future. My King, your inability to issue and execute orders effectively has a lot to do with this power.
, isn’t it?”
Dennis's words were like a spring breeze blowing into Pavel's heart. Indeed, no king would allow so many noble armed forces in his capital. Pavel was so eager to prove himself that he wanted to let all the
Mrs. Sri knows that he is a wise king, but these nobles are like hard stones, blocking his way. If prices are lowered, the people will be grateful to the king, but it will offend the interests of these families...
"Yes, yes, what you said is correct, but what should I do? I can't kill them all, right?"
Pavel felt a little anxious.
"Disband these armed forces. The war is over. We don't need so many 'militias' at all. What's more, these soldiers don't obey your orders at all. They only recognize their respective masters..."
Dennis went on to say——
"Disband them and leave behind those knights who swore an oath to you. These people are the guards who truly belong to the king. They will not betray their oaths, right? As for the militiamen, now, they put down their weapons and have a greater effect than taking up their weapons.
"
"But Fergus, Ignar and the others are not fools. If I ask them to disband their troops, they will not obey me."
"Then force them to submit."
Dennis said that her words were full of coldness and severity. She seemed to have returned to her life in the magic academy. If she was not tough, she would only be bullied and humiliated. Only the strong can survive in this land.
"The war is over, Kislev is at peace, and the nobles have no reason to support themselves anymore. The city defense army is enough to maintain the security and stability of the city, and the knights who are loyal to you can even maintain the safety of the palace, and
Your safety. Fergus and his friends have no reason to resist, right?"
Dennis stared at the king in front of him, who was also his new husband, and spoke seriously and solemnly.
"My king, my husband, don't worry, they don't dare to do anything. You have given them enough benefits. If I am afraid of something unexpected happening, I will let the witches accompany me. The gathering of power cannot be delayed. Otherwise, what do you want to do in the future?"
, it’s difficult.”
Dennis persuaded step by step, Pavel was already moved... He clenched his hand into a fist, full of confidence again...