My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

The messengers rushed to the front line from Saint Laurent City and brought His Majesty the Emperor's order.

"What's up?"

Scaloni looked at the messenger in front of him and asked anxiously.

"His Majesty asked you to shrink your troops and return to defend Saint Laurent City. There is a fight in the city..."

"What?!"

Upon hearing the news, Scaloni looked at the messenger in front of him in disbelief.

"There's a fight in the city? How is it possible? Your Majesty, hasn't he left enough troops? How can a group of citizens make waves?"

"Yes... they are mercenaries!"

The messenger said so.

Hearing these words, Scaloni firmly held the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Okay, withdraw the troops!"

…

"I knew this group of mercenaries would become a serious threat to the empire sooner or later!"

In the palace, Alsace had already smashed countless cups.

Although mercenaries are not good at large-scale field battles, street battles can just take advantage of the tacit cooperation between their groups.

"These mercenaries are hired by the Lissen Chamber of Commerce, right?"

Alsace stopped after smashing a few cups, looked at Rosalin who was sorting out the accounts, and asked.

"That's right."

Rosalind nodded.

"What are you doing?"

At this time, Alsace asked doubtfully.

"I'm sorting through all the money we can get right now."

"The reason why those mercenaries follow the Lissen Chamber of Commerce is nothing more than money. We just need to give them enough money, and we don't ask them to defect. We just want them to stop being enemies with us."

"So how much did you find out?"

"The late emperor doesn't seem to be good at managing money. There are a total of 30 million gold coins in the royal treasury, but most of them are not cash. The only cash we can use... is the treasury in Saint Laurent City."

Rosalin raised her head, looked at Alsace and said.

"treasury……"

Of course Alsace knew that because of their previous credibility, the royal family and local forces would never forcefully withdraw money from the treasury, so the treasury became the place where most wealthy people stored their savings.

Using the money in the treasury at this time is definitely a timely help.

But similarly, after the turmoil, the empire's economy will definitely be severely damaged, and it is not impossible to even set back a hundred years.

It is very difficult and slow to regain lost credibility.

But in this critical situation, he had to protect himself before he could think about what to do next, so Alsace agreed to Rosalin's idea without even thinking about it.

"I will take people directly to the treasury to withdraw the money. Rosalind, you arrange some people to contact the leaders of the mercenaries."

"OK."

…

On the other side, Orson summoned all the mercenary leaders and held a meeting.

"Everyone, you are willing to help me in my most critical moment. I, Orson, will remember this kindness in my heart."

"Duke Orson's words are serious, we actually didn't do anything." A mercenary leader said with a smile.

"That's right. We can help heroes like you only if we follow your lead." Another bearded mercenary also quickly praised Orson.

Of course, everyone here knows this very well.

Except for the armed forces formed by the citizens outside, there is no such thing as "righteous indignation" among others. It is all because money played a role in it.

Without money, how can these ghostly mercenaries contribute?

"I know you worked hard." Orson said with a smile.

"But I have to say it first."

Orson stood up and looked at the others.

"Now that we are united, I don't want to see betrayal."

"To tell you the truth, my father-in-law, the Duke of Prussia, is sending 100,000 troops towards here. My father, the Duke of Antica, is also sending 70,000 troops."

"My minister, Chelinina, the Prime Minister of Napoli, you also know that she hired you after all."

"In this case, you must know the possibility of our victory."

"The current royal family will definitely fight to the death. In this case, you are definitely the target of their fight."

"But we will definitely win, so you should know what to do next."

Orson said this, looking at the mercenary leaders around him and smiling.

This is advice and warning.

Chapter 54: The consequences of betrayal (4K)

Facing Orson's warning, most of the mercenary leaders present were quite sensible, but there were also a few thorny heads who were dissatisfied with it.

Mercenaries have always done things according to their own wishes, and only by waiting for a price can they obtain the highest benefits. This is their consistent style of doing things, and now Orson actually wants them to give up their previous ideas, which is obviously impossible.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Orson, you should know that as mercenaries, what we do is to lick blood from the edge of a knife. We live day by day. What we pay attention to is a person who is drunk today and drunk the next. What we hate most are those who cannot deliver. commitment, so please understand us.”

"Of course, of course I understand you."

Orson opened his hands and spoke frankly.

"We have already paid you a deposit, and the daily maintenance fees will be paid to you on time. I think we are very sincere, right?"

"Of course, if the royal family pays more money than us, what will you do?"

Hearing this, the mercenary leaders fell silent.

Orson had already made it clear that the group of mercenaries would take sides.

If they chose to stand on Orson's side, there would be no problem, but once they had the intention to defect, Orson would definitely hold a grudge against them.

It depends on whether they choose to believe that the royal family can win, or that the Elsa faction led by Orson can win.

After a long time, a mercenary leader stood up and then said, "I believe in the strength of Lord Orson."

Orson saw the other party's first move to show loyalty and smiled and shook his head.

"No, you need to believe in justice."

Then, more and more mercenary leaders stood up and expressed their loyalty to Orson. Even the few mercenary leaders who were unwilling to cooperate just now stood up and said a few polite words reluctantly.

There is no way, this is the herd effect.

Everyone agreed to cooperate with Orson. If I sing the opposite tune at this time, let alone how Orson himself views it, other colleagues will have a different attitude towards me.

It's okay, at worst I can find another way out after I go back.

The mercenaries were not stupid, and they could naturally see the current situation.

Orson looked at the scene of everyone swearing allegiance in the room and nodded with satisfaction.

It was not that he did not have the financial resources to retain these mercenaries directly by spending money, but if he did, the price would be too high.

Napoli had just ended the war and was in urgent need of recovery, and the royal territory and Saint Laurent City had also been destroyed by the war, and post-war reconstruction required a lot of funds.

Even if the Lison Chamber of Commerce was rich, it had only risen for less than a year after all, and with the financial support of several dukes, it could only barely exceed the current royal treasury.

This was also thanks to Odysseus not being a monarch who was good at making money, otherwise Orson would be facing a more difficult situation now.

After everyone else left the room, a little blonde girl came out of the compartment next to it.

"How about it, do you want me to help you get rid of those disobedient guys?"

Franca said this, grinning slightly, revealing her cute little tiger teeth.

"You can do this when necessary."

Orson said so.

...

On the other side, the Imperial Treasury of Saint Laurent City.

This is the place where the most money is stored in the entire empire. Although many dignitaries have taken a lot of money from the treasury in advance due to the previous turmoil in the imperial city, there is still a large amount of money used to ensure the normal operation of the treasury.

And now, Arthas is preparing to enter the treasury with his men.

At the door of the treasury, the administrator saw His Majesty the Emperor in person and asked in confusion:

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?"

"To borrow some money." Arthas said bluntly.

"Now the war is urgent, we must mobilize all the resources we can mobilize to deal with our enemies. The money in the treasury will not increase if it is left there, but if I defeat the enemy, the money I can plunder from them is endless."

Arthas said this, trying to persuade the administrator of the treasury by non-violent means to let him in.

However, the administrator of the treasury is obviously not a fool. After listening to Arthas' words, he hesitated for a moment and then shook his head.

"Your Majesty, if someone plans to withdraw funds from the treasury during this period, we will not be able to issue them without money. In this way, the credit of the treasury will be greatly reduced. Moreover, if the debts cannot be repaid after the war, the treasury... will completely lose its vitality."

After all, the treasury is built with the credit of the royal family and the government as a guarantee. Once the credit of the royal family collapses, the treasury will collapse sooner or later.

"So, you would rather let your emperor lose the war and the throne on the front line because he does not have enough money?"

Alsace looked at the administrator in front of him with a hint of anger in his tone.

"No, no, no... I certainly don't think so, but... Your Majesty, we have to consider the future of the empire after all. Once the treasury collapses, the empire's business will be greatly affected, and robbers will become more rampant."

Yes, the treasury itself was established to facilitate transactions between wealthy people such as merchants and nobles. Merchants do not need to worry about their money being exposed and lost when transporting goods, and the currency circulating between the treasuries can also be escorted by the royal regular army, which is quite safe.

The original policy is undoubtedly conducive to business. Merchants only need to withdraw money from the local treasury to pay the locals. It is more difficult for robbers and thieves to take advantage of the opportunity to rob, and the cost of escort required by merchants is reduced. In this way, the commodity economy of the empire is actually quite prosperous.

Once the credit of the treasury collapses, wealthy people will withdraw their assets from the treasury, and the cash flow of the treasury will be broken and unsustainable.

First of all, the empire's business faces a round of serious blows.

The lack of money in the vault means that merchants must bring their own money to the place of origin to buy goods. The cost of guarding during this journey increases, and the money exposed for a long time will undoubtedly become fat meat in the eyes of thieves and bandits, making them salivate.

Thieves and bandits will take risks for the exposed coins, and their number will increase.

At the same time, due to the increase in guard costs and the increase in trade route risks, merchants will increase the original price of goods in order to recover costs.

And if the price of goods increases, the buyers will pay a higher price, and even become unable to make ends meet, and their families will be broken up.

Poverty will lead to more vagrants and crimes, which will increase the danger of trade routes.

Therefore, the treasury of the empire must not collapse no matter what, otherwise the empire will face a serious economic crisis.

In this case, if Arthas still wants to withdraw money from the treasury of the empire, the administrator can only threaten him with his life.

The administrator stood in front of Arthas and opened his hands to block his way.

"Your Majesty, our family has been guarding the treasury of the empire for generations. No one knows the role of the treasury better than us. This is related to the economic lifeline of the empire. It's not that we are unwilling to open the door to your majesty... but your majesty, you don't know how serious the consequences of doing so will be..."

"If this precedent is set, causing the government to lose trust, thousands of people in the empire will starve and eventually become bandits, endangering your majesty's rule!"

The administrator said this, almost crying, and finally even knelt down, begging Arthas not to do this.

However, Arthas just looked at him coldly, and then said:

"As the administrator of the imperial treasury, you have been in this position for too long, and you have lost your judgment."

Arthas kicked him away, and the administrator's back hit the wall next to him, and then he spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Listen, as a minister of the empire, the emperor's orders are the first priority. If you don't even listen to my orders, there is no need to stay in this position."

"In the empire, the emperor is the sky, and everything must serve the emperor."

Arthas said this and called his men to go in.