Pirates are born to be king

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Inside Drum Castle, the King's Office. .

Valpo controlled his power carefully, but still pinched the third pen. Since yesterday's practice of returning life, which triggered overeating and drinking, his power has increased a lot. This huge power far beyond his control makes His Majesty the King now Do everything with care and handle with care.

After a detailed and complicated set of tests at the Drum Kingdom National Hospital, Valpo and the three ministers obtained more reassuring results.

Valpo's various physical data were so healthy that it was unimaginable. It was as if he had been strengthened ten times.

The price for obtaining all this is nearly 20 tons of various meats in the Drum Castle warehouse, an extra vent in the kitchen ceiling, and the guard captain who only has a small bruise on his forehead.

It has to be said that people with animal fruit abilities do have unique advantages in terms of resistance to blows and resilience. Even though Dalton was suffering from a broken head and bleeding yesterday, after simple treatment by a doctor, he is almost as good as before today.

At this moment, he was waiting for His Majesty's instruction with an expression of excitement and self-reproach.

Valpo put down his test report. He felt it was necessary to talk to the three people about what happened yesterday. They seemed to be too worried about their own safety, which was not a good sign. Jess even persuaded him to stay away from the Chambord Islands. Danger, very much like the idea that "a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall".

But where is it?

It’s the world of One Piece!The strong are respected, and there are many dangers. If he still wants to lead the Ciggu Kingdom on the road to becoming a powerful country, he will no longer look at others and be at the mercy of others.

Outward expansion is inevitable, and he must annex or plunder other islands to supplement and strengthen himself.

Danger will happen sooner or later. In this case, he feels that it is better to find the 'danger' by himself, at least this way he can still take the initiative.

Valpo tapped the table, and the uncontrollable force left two shallow pits on the surface, attracting the attention of several people. After he weighed his tone and expressed his thoughts, he looked at the three ministers who were just a little shaken. , still used the method that a king should have,

His Majesty the King became arbitrary, "I am not asking for your opinions, but I am telling you that dangers are everywhere in this world, and our best way to deal with them is to face him head-on! Defeat him! Just like Dalton did this time , he has personally verified the return of life, and only gave it to me for practice after there was no harm done. However, the results still have unpredictable changes. Does he have any malicious intention to harm me? What right do you have to blame someone who wants to Me, the one who makes our country stronger?”

Just when Jace was about to open his mouth to say something, Valpo had already looked at him, "Jace, in the Chambord Islands, we originally wanted to buy 5 slaves directly, right? If Andre Simon hadn't reminded us, what would have been the consequences if we really bought it? What?"

"This..." The chief of staff stopped talking. If he had insisted on buying all the slaves, he and His Majesty might not be able to come back now. If the situation was worse, it would even involve the entire Drum Kingdom. From this point of view, The 'wrong' they did with good intentions was much more serious than Dalton's.

The clerk did not speak during the whole process. When Valpo looked at him again, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with your decision. I just have a small request."

"Oh? Tell me." Chromamon is still in low spirits. The clerk is too exhausted. Valpo also feels the most guilty for him. "As long as it is reasonable, I agree."

"Then, your Majesty, please marry a queen to the kingdom as soon as possible and keep the prince, so that we can feel at ease." Cromarimon's words made Valpo stunned for a while.

what's the situation?How did it suddenly turn into getting married and having children?Didn't he convince the three of them not to worry too much about his safety?

Jess and Dalton were in high spirits. They looked at each other for the first time since yesterday and bowed together, "Yes, Your Majesty, please get married as soon as possible and leave a prince for the kingdom."

"No, it's not... what we are talking about is about an accomplished king who should not be afraid of dangers and lead his subjects to expand their territory. What does my marriage have to do with it?" Valpo vaguely understood their thoughts, but ...Isn't it embarrassing for a few grown men to discuss this?

"Your Majesty, this is very important." Cromarimon did not elaborate, but just looked at Valpo steadily.

His Majesty was silent.

Yes, this is very important. As a monarchy, everything in the Ciggu Kingdom belongs to him. Likewise, everything he owns also belongs to the Ciggu Kingdom. Whether he is married or has any heirs can be said to be directly related to the continuation of a country. , the cohesion of a country.

Originally, Valpo was tyrannical and chaotic, but no one dared to resist. Isn't it because his throne came from orthodoxy and the previous king? After he traveled through time, he began to 'work hard to govern'. The three ministers have always been loyal, which is also based on this point.

Now Valpo said that he wanted to face the danger, and the steward said what he was worried about. It was also the 'obligation' that a king should fulfill, marry a queen, leave one or more children for the ministers, and let the people feel at ease. .

tsk...

Seeing the three of them united again and looking at him with six gleaming eyes, Valpo felt helpless.

Sure enough, even as a king, he cannot really do whatever he wants and act arbitrarily.

Valpo didn't want to get married casually before finding the person he liked. The three ministers believed that a king without heirs was not suitable for taking risks.

'Tsundere' and 'Zhongzhi' were at a stalemate for a while.

In the end, the topic was dropped.

However, His Majesty the King did not gain anything, at least the three of them were in harmony again.

Placed at the square end of the wooden table is a financial budget.

Jess and Chromamon led people to collect statistics overnight.

After adding 5000 slaves, the originally stretched problem of the Drum Kingdom began to become more acute.

He is the almost insurmountable obstacle to this island - food!

There are 5000 more people who need to eat. Although they only account for one-fiftieth of the current population of the kingdom, this huge group of slaves is still not engaged in production at all. Their food, clothing, housing and transportation require upfront investment.

Even if this investment is effective, it will only be effective after at least three months. Some projects with a long cycle, such as education, scientific research and development, will even only invest but not produce any output.

According to the budget, if the Drum Kingdom wants to maintain food prices at the same level, it will now cost at least 3 million beli per month!This is because the food given to slaves is far inferior to that of ordinary people. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is used by them to satisfy their hunger.

But there is no guarantee that this will not cause resentment in the past.

And this is just Jess's estimate. As the demand for food increases, the price increase will only become more exaggerated. After all, most of their country's food is imported and not produced domestically. In the end, it can only be increased through increased procurement. prices to attract more grain merchants to ship grain.

This practice is almost like drinking poison to quench thirst.

"3 million." Valpo frowned gradually. He remembered that the monthly net profit of the Drum Kingdom was only 6 million, and with the emergence of the food budget, there will be industries, agriculture, education, and other places that need to spend money in the future. Money, he urgently needs to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

"What a coincidence." Valpo glanced at the three ministers, "What do you think?"

The Wheat and Sausage Merchants Guild has a tacky name, but it has considerable strength. Two-thirds of the imported grain in the Ciggu Kingdom is transported by them.

While several people were still talking, Dasji knocked on the door and came in, "Your Majesty, the envoy from the Wheat and Sausage Chamber of Commerce wants to see you."

Jace pursed his lips, his eyes filled with disgust and helplessness.

"Businessmen, pursuing profits..."

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