king.

"Lord Longxi, what should we do now, are we going to cooperate with Nether Cult?"

After leaving the castle, Mahat asked concerned.

"Cooperation, what to cooperate with?

Yangshi, you should understand that the members of my July Society are all in the Alpha Kingdom, and their interests are also in the Alpha Kingdom.

Do you think it is possible for everyone to abandon their wives and children and come to the Principality of Hesse to take risks?
From the disappearance of the leader of the meeting, the July meeting is no longer the previous July meeting!

The current July meeting has reached the brink of splitting.Just the common belief of taking revenge on the five major families in the North is no longer enough to maintain the operation of the organization.

Especially those guys who acquired territory in the Near East are now focusing on developing their own territory.

For revenge, they've found better partners.

Compared with a half-dead organization, following that Marshal Hudson is much better than following us! "

While speaking, Long Xi sighed deeply.

If he had known that the situation would develop like this, he would not have dragged people into the club.

At the time when Baron Kettley was forcibly drawn into the meeting, he never expected that an inadvertent action would actually lead to a wolf entering the house.

There was no other way, it was because Kettler was too insidious.After joining the club, he worked hard to climb up and made great contributions to the club.

In order to gain everyone's trust, he even personally killed a direct member of the five major families in the Northland.

I thought that I had a handle in my hand and could be trusted and reused. As a result, the goods turned around and sold a group of elites in the middle to Hudson.

What's even more tragic is that everyone didn't know in advance, and used the resources in the meeting to provide support for these people, pushing them to the position of lord.

Originally thought that he could take the opportunity to gain a foothold in the Near East, legally control the military power, and improve the strength of the July Society.

The plan progressed very smoothly, but at the later stage of development, these noble lords did not listen to the command of the headquarters.

Realizing that something was wrong, these guys have formed a group and become the most powerful faction in the July meeting.

The leader personally took people to deal with it, but when he entered the Near East, he disappeared directly from the world.

When things got to this point, everyone realized that something was wrong.It's just that the strength of the headquarters is insufficient, and they are unable to suppress these powerful factions, making the situation stalemate.

Not even trying to overturn the table.

The members of the July Society in the Near East have defected to Hudson under Kettley's lead, even if their identities are exposed, that's the case.

The news that Kettley had killed the members of the five major families was revealed by them, which aroused the fury of the five major dukes.

Then it was just outrageous, the official document of accountability arrived in the Near East, and it directly became a piece of waste paper.

Hudson personally intervened in the case, directly determined that the evidence was fabricated, and overturned the investigation results.

For this reason, the two sides also brought the lawsuit to the capital, and finally let the matter settle down under the circumstances of the king and Xi Ni.

Those with backgrounds are not afraid of revealing their identities, but it doesn't mean that people like them are not afraid of being exposed.

If they expose each other's backgrounds together, the powerful faction in the Near East may not necessarily have an accident, but none of them, the big men of the July meeting, can escape.

"Master Longxi, if you don't participate, why did you sign the contract?"

Farley asked with concern.

The contract is not signed randomly. If it is not fulfilled, the power of backlash can make life worse than death.

"At that time, if we didn't sign the contract, we wouldn't even think about leaving alive.

Once this kind of thing is exposed, the cult organizations involved will be wiped out.

We can always be active in the underground world, that is, the aristocratic group needs a cult organization.

Once they extend their tentacles to the royal power and challenge their bottom line, the gang of nobles don't mind replacing with a group of more obedient people.

The five major families of Guangbei can force us to hide everywhere.If all the great nobles attack together, do you think they can't find out our identities? "

After Long Xi finished speaking, the combination of yin and yang made his face change drastically.

The truth is so sad.

I thought they weren't caught, but they hid deep enough.It never occurred to me that the truth is that people don't want to dig.

Carefully recalling what happened in the past, the two quickly discovered something was wrong.

A lot of cases could obviously be dug deeper, but in the end they were all left unsolved.

I thought it was luck at first, but now it seems that those big nobles are deliberately letting them go.

After all, July will be an alternative in the cult.

Apart from shouting slogans, the usual actions are only aimed at the five major families in the Northland, and are completely harmless to the nobles of other kingdoms.

It didn't endanger everyone's interests, and it just so happened that the five major families like to spread hatred, so everyone was happy to keep them to add trouble to the five major families in the Northland.

In contrast, other cult organizations have to work harder.Like the Skull and Bones, they are often hunted and killed all over the world.

More than [-]% of cult organizations have a lifespan of no more than three years.More will be strangled by the nobles within a few months of its establishment.

"Master Longxi, if we don't participate in the operation, what will you do?"

The yin and yang envoys asked in unison.

The two are cronies trained by Long Xi. Although they have already held high positions in the July meeting, their relationship has not changed.

"There is nothing to worry about, the contract only mandates confidentiality and participation, and how to participate is not up to us.

What's more, such a big news can also be worth a lot of money.

If someone's bid is high enough, it's okay to exchange my life for everyone's future! "

Long Xi said with a smile.

He is naturally not so impartial if he sacrifices his life for his subordinates in exchange for the future.It's just that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and now he is no longer barefoot.

Don't think about yourself, but also your family.

When he was alive, he was still able to give shelter to his family.But because of the blind pursuit of strength in his youth, he has already piled up a whole body of hidden injuries, and he doesn't have a good life for a few years.

The identity of the July Club has become the family's biggest security risk.

When he is alive, he can still use the power of the association to protect him.Once he died, the few children in the family would not be able to keep the family business.

The best option is to complete identity whitewashing in advance.It would be even better if we could sell everyone a favor.

Compared with cult organizations, eating in the aristocratic world is still much better.

Especially those who have just been laundered and landed, they need a good reputation.Those who owe favors will naturally reciprocate.

……

"Marshal, the top executives of the July Club want to discuss a big deal with you. It's very mysterious. I have used all the contacts in the club, but I still haven't been able to find out."

Baron Kettley reported with a serious expression.

In recent years, it seems Ketley has not changed much, but the actual power in his hands has increased significantly.

By betraying the July Club, Hudson gained trust; and with Hudson's support, he continued to increase his influence within the July Club.

Up to now, Baron Kettley is also the number one figure in the Near East.If it weren't for the embarrassing situation, at least he could get the position of a sheriff.

There is no way, he was born in the aristocratic group in the Northland, and stabbed this interest group again.Joined the July Club, and betrayed the July Club.

Regardless of the reason, such a capricious person will not be popular in politics.

Even with the support of Hudson, after arriving in the capital, Kettley's appointment as the sheriff was still beaten back.

The revenge of the five major families in the Northland is one aspect, and more importantly, the high level of the kingdom does not want to see traitors.

Originally, it was an unspoken rule to suppress the small and medium nobles.If traitors are allowed to occupy high positions, the rich and powerful will have even more trouble sleeping.

As an insider, Hudson understands Baron Kettley's choice very well, and it can be summed up in one sentence: There is no other choice!
Once a person has a weakness, many things are beyond his control.Kettlee was strong alone, but Kettlee with his wife and children was no longer invulnerable.

Betrayed the Northern Noble Group, that was forced by the July Society to vote for a certificate.Although he didn't put a knife on his neck, as long as he dared to refuse at that time, his wife, children and children would go to see the Lord of Dawn together.

It would be easier to betray the July meeting.It was planned by Hudson behind the scenes, the only difference is that there was no force, it just made Kettley realize that July would have no future.

No father wants his child to live as a cultist.If you want to get out of a cult organization, you will inevitably have to pay a price.

What's more, Hudson's request is not high, he is only asked to quietly dig the corner of the July meeting, and he is not required to openly break with the July meeting.

Kettler did not disappoint Hudson either. He was extremely capable of poaching walls, and he directly created a faction within the July Club.

Relying on the strength in his hands, he insisted that the headquarters of the July Club dare not turn against them.Obviously became a traitor, but in the end, because of interests, the two sides maintained a relationship of face-to-face and heart-to-heart discord.

Understanding belongs to understanding, but it is inevitable to hesitate to use it.Hudson is also happy to see someone help to be a villain.

Now this situation is the best, Hudson has already given the riches and wealth, and it is the capital that suppresses Baron Kettley's name and weapon, so he can't be blamed for being dishonest.

However, in the continent of Aslante, the most important things are fame and equipment. Without the blessing of these things, Ketley is still just a little nobleman no matter how good he is.

It's impossible to grow bigger.The group of people from the July meeting can be pulled over, mainly because he has the support of Hudson behind him.

Relying on his own name alone, who would buy a baron's account!

"Tell the headquarters of the July Club that if you want to do big business, you must first show your sincerity. Keep it hidden, you are not a businessman!"

Hudson said without changing his expression.

The matter of poaching the foot of the wall is shady for both sides. Before the window paper is pierced, the two sides are still potential allies.

In private, the business contacts between the two parties have never stopped.Especially when targeting the five major families in the North, the two parties have cooperated many times.

But these are the past tense. Sooner or later, the window paper will be pierced, and the two sides have begun to be wary of each other.

At this time, people from the July Club approached him to discuss big business, and Hudson had to suspect that there was a pit in it.

Of course, if it is an action against the five major families in the Northland, then it is another matter.

……

Kingdom of Avalarat.With the joint efforts of all parties, the delegation successfully brought back the inspection results.

It can be seen that everyone has high hopes for reform at this moment, and hopes that through internal reforms, the Kingdom can return to the list of mainland powers.

However, the focus of the contradiction also converges on the investigation results.

The regimes of the three kingdoms of Frank, Iberia, and Alpha, although the core idea is the supremacy of the aristocracy, have their own characteristics when it comes to specific details.

No matter whose homework is copied, the interests of some people in the Kingdom will be seriously damaged.Maybe after the reform is successful, it can be made up in other ways, but who knows?

According to past political experience, whoever first makes concessions for the sake of the overall situation will suffer greatly from the reform.

The situation suddenly became stalemate, including among the reformers, only a very small number of people were willing to sacrifice their own interests for the sake of reform.

Many reformist leaders have become conservative when it comes to their own interests.

You can't do this, and you can't do that.It was agreed to carry out reforms, but in actual actions, it hit a wall everywhere.

Prince Peter, who had returned home with honor, is now in an embarrassing situation.Many nobles had doubts about the results of the investigation, thinking that the information recorded above was too one-sided.

As the leader of the reformists, the Duke of Grenavel also had a headache.Obviously, many problems have been discovered, which can be solved by reform, but when it comes to specific implementation, troubles occur.

Reform bills have been introduced one after another, but the result is that the decree does not come out of the capital.Nobles everywhere have a high degree of autonomy, and they simply ignore the orders of the royal capital.

Even the aristocrats who supported the reformists only chose to implement terms that were beneficial to their own family.Those clauses that harm their own interests are all pretending not to see.

"Your Majesty, we cannot drag on any longer!

Unless coercive measures are taken, the government orders we issue will be a piece of waste paper when it reaches the local level.

If it drags on for a long time, the government's majesty will be discredited, and it will only be more difficult to continue reforming! "

The words of the prime minister, Duke Grenavan, made Elton VIII very embarrassed.On the one hand, he wanted the reform to be successful, and on the other hand, he didn't want to offend the noble lords in the country too much.

"Prime Minister, there are so many reform bills, if you want to promote them together, you may not be able to do so. It's better to choose the one that is most acceptable to everyone and promote it first."

Elton VIII said with a face of embarrassment.

It is easy to cut flesh from others, but it is different to cut flesh from yourself.

As the largest noble in the country, the royal family is also a victim of reform.

There is no way, the reformists want too much.When formulating the bill, we took advantage of the respective advantages of the political systems of the three countries and wanted to copy them together.

For example: the military mobilization system of the Kingdom of Alpha, the tax system of the Kingdom of Franks, and the foreign trade system of the Kingdom of Iberia.

These systems are the most advanced at present.Theoretically speaking, as long as it is copied, the Avalat Kingdom can have the common advantages of the three countries at the same time, and it is difficult not to rise.

Here's the trouble: the deeper the reform, the more interest groups need to be reached.

"Your Majesty, if reforms are to be carried out in batches, I suggest starting with taxation first.

The traditional tax package system is too mechanical and rigid, causing a large amount of tax revenue to be lost every year.

The kingdom suffered heavy losses, and the people below were also miserable.If the kingdom can collect taxes uniformly, it will not only greatly increase fiscal revenue, but also take the opportunity to abolish those unreasonable exorbitant taxes.

When the government's financial situation improves, those projects that have been forced to stop due to financial pressure can be restarted.

As long as everyone sees the results, the resistance to reform will definitely be greatly weakened! "

The prime minister's words made Elton VIII happy.

The decline of almost all dynasties begins with finances.The Kingdom of Avalat is no exception. Even though nothing has been done, the government is still trying to tear down the east wall and repair the west wall.

This influence is all-round.If the financial problem can be solved, the Kingdom of Avalat will come alive.

The government also has the ability to provide financial support for other reforms in the future.Long-term arrears of military pay and government personnel salaries can all be settled together.

"Okay, let's do it!"

The king said it easily, but the faces of the ministers below were not very good-looking.

Compared with reforms in other fields, tax reform involves the most interest groups.

In the Kingdom of Avalat, which group has not benefited from the tax subsidy system?

It was clearly a big gamble to play the one-ticket big game as soon as you came up.

If you know it, you know it, but no one raises the question.Because this problem is too difficult, being able to find the problem does not mean being able to solve the problem.

With such a big game at the beginning, Duke Grenavan was powerless.If the government is not freed from financial difficulties, subsequent reforms will simply not proceed.

……

With the promulgation of the law abolishing the tax system, the reform of the Avalarat Kingdom has been completely opened.

Hudson, thousands of miles away, felt the breath of reform.However, the focus of his concern is not the reform, but the "return gift" sent by the nobles of Avalat.

The old kingdom was different. The nobles who suffered from overpopulation didn't take population seriously at all.

Hudson just sent out some magic potions and exchanged for thousands of serfs.However, the other party still felt that he had made a lot of money, which made him a little embarrassed.

This complicated emotion didn't last long, and was broken by the old man from the July Society who came to his door.

……

"Marshal, these are our little wishes, please be sure to accept them!"

Long Xi said cautiously.

The last time the two met was to purchase weapons and equipment.The status and status of the two sides when they met again were already quite different.

Looking at the dozens of boxes neatly placed in front of him, Hudson has a new understanding of "a little heart".

This is no longer about business, more like bribery.It's just that the method is a bit rough. Under normal circumstances, the host would not accept this kind of unskilled gift.

"Let's talk business first!
Your Excellency spent so much effort and risked his life to come here, you can't just come here just to give me a gift, right? "

Hudson said with a half-smile.

Whether the things can be accepted depends entirely on the results of the subsequent conversation.In this regard, he is well-known, and he will never accept gifts for things that cannot be done.

"Marshal, this matter involves a lot. Once I say it, I will be backlashed by the contract immediately, and I will almost die, so I hope you can make a promise.

You can rest assured that the news I'm going to say next is definitely worth the price! "

After speaking, Long Xi looked at Hudson expectantly.

"Your Excellency is truly a generous bet on your own life. Let me tell you what kind of promise you want from me."

……