Gold is Justice

"Not only Pelican City, but also Song of Mermaid. The economic problem is serious now. Round Cheese, how much currency is there in our city now?"

Round Cheese seemed to be still immersed in his son's disobedience and didn't react.

Ariel didn't wait, and turned her attention to the next government official.

The official immediately raised the document in his hand, opened it, and said——

"Right now, there are still about 200 gold coins in the deposit in the warehouse of Pelican City, but the payment will be made in one month, so the working capital that can be used now should only be more than [-] gold coins..."

Ariel nodded: "Such a small amount of currency is definitely not enough for circulation. There is a lack of cash flow, and the supply side is definitely not willing to send us raw materials. In addition, we are currently in the form of a rebel army. Some cities outside the marginal province want to You have to use your brains to get in touch with us. So, do you guys have any strategies to generate income in a short period of time?"

The economic official closed the documents in his hands, and after thinking for a while, he boldly said, "We... raise taxes?"

As soon as this decision came out, Ariel shook her head again and again. At that moment, the economic official didn't dare to speak.

Chapter 390 Considerations on the other side...

After waiting for a long time, these officials couldn't say a word. Ariel pondered for a while, and proposed a plan that had been brewing in her heart for a long time——

"Except for tax increases, that's what I think. I think . . . a new kind of monetary system. What do you think?"

At the moment, all the people present were stunned, and they all looked at the mayor of Pelican City who seemed to have lost his mind again, completely at a loss as to how to answer this question.

So far, everyone can only listen to her narrate all the parts of the whole plan here, listen to her dismantle the economic principles bit by bit, and explain it to everyone in the most simple and understandable way .

Only in this way can everyone understand what she is talking about, what she wants to do, and what goal she is going to develop and act towards...

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Blue Bay Empire.

A large empire located in the southeast of the Golden Continent.

The entire empire is divided into seven provinces. In addition to the most remote marginal provinces that have no relationship with the coastline, there are also Tianhong and Diliao provinces that border on the border provinces; Shannan province that borders the Hunter Empire; Huoyuan Province bordering Red Tide Bay in Knife Scar Canyon; Haize Province, an agricultural province with large tracts of cultivated land; and Hanhai Province, the economic and commercial center of the entire Blue Bay Empire, with the largest population and the densest population, where the capital Hanhai City is located .

The empire has a long coastline, and seaborne trade and seafood can be regarded as the most important resources since ancient times.In addition to the seven provinces on the mainland, there are also countless islands off the coastline. These small islands have formed one after another navigation routes, connecting the Blue Bay Empire with many other countries on the Golden Continent as a post station. trade routes.

As the emperor of such an empire, he naturally needs to control the overall situation to ensure that there will be no problems in the operation of the entire empire.

If there is a problem, then fix it.

If there is really no way to solve these problems, then even those who need to solve the problems must not let these problems weaken the authority of the royal family.

Today, the Blue Bay royal family has experienced thirteen generations.The current emperor of Lanwan is a fierce wave Bilan who has been on the battlefield and is known for his reform ideas.

Although the Blue Bay Empire that has gone through the previous [-] generations still looks so magnificent, there are still many problems exposed inside it. Some problems seem small now, but they will definitely become big troubles in the future.However, some problems, which seemed to be small problems in the past, are now big troubles.

Therefore, this country must be reformed. Now that the tax revenue of the whole country is gradually becoming scarce, more and more people have obtained noble status by buying (harmonious) official titles. As a result, the land of the nobles has become more and more More and more farmers have less and less land. Even when the previous generation of Blue Bay XII determined that the adventure guild would undertake the security and management tasks of various towns, the interior of the empire had already begun to become shaky. .

Whose responsibility is this?

Meng Lang has been asking himself this question for as long as he can remember.

In the past, he thought that the responsibility was foreign invasion, and he had been watching him covetously in the Murderous Seat Empire, attacking his country again and again in order to find an outlet to the sea.

For this reason, he personally went to the battlefield and killed some bastards of the killer seat.

But later, he felt that the problem wasn't here... At least, it wasn't simply here.

Especially when Lanwan XII was seriously ill and unable to handle government affairs, and he had to deal with the affairs of the entire Lanwan Empire as regent, he felt more and more that his country might not be due to one or two Simple questions turned into what it is now.

where is the problem?

The problem lies in too many places, because the problem lies in too many places, so now there is no time for the emperor to catch them one by one.

Not so many people, and not so much time and energy.

The most important thing is that there is not so much money.

No money... For the royal family, there is no money?

Ha, it's like a joke to say this kind of thing.

Outsiders probably only saw the royal family's fine clothes and fine food, whether they were away from home or in the palace cabinet all day long, they all looked luxurious.How could such a royal family have no money?Who believes it?Unfortunately, the emperor himself believed it.

Since taking over the empire, the deficit of the entire royal family has caused Meng Lang to be devastated.

To this end, he has done many ways to cut expenses.Let the daily necessities in the palace cabinet not use so luxurious items as much as possible.Or reduce the number of maids and servants in the castle, and some things can be done by themselves, thereby reducing expenses.

In terms of all daily life styles, be as simple as possible, and only in the aspect of entertaining foreign guests can you carry out the etiquette of a country's emperor, showing a resplendent appearance.

However, this is far from enough... There are too many problems, not just throttling.

So... he needs open source.

And it just so happens that he has found the open source method in the past two years.

That is the elemental machine.

As the king of a country, as the emperor of the entire Blue Bay Empire, Meng Lang felt that he treated Ariel Garcia very well.

He didn't want Ariel to be his enemy, and even in many ways, he felt that Ariel... the maid of the Duke of Jinguo's family, the mistress of his own brother, the companion of his wife when he was a child, and the daughter of his sister-in-law. A personal maid is a candidate who can stand on her side.

After meeting the maid in person, he was often shocked by the maid's vision and thinking, and even completely felt that she was the talent he needed.

Meng Lang doesn't want to be an enemy of Ariel, if possible, he can amend the law for this purpose, bring this girl into the formal rules of subjects, and give her a status that matches her wisdom and vision.

Ariel created the ability of the elemental machine. After the investigation in the past year, she has fully proved that this epoch-making power can bring countless wealth and opportunities to her empire, which is already seriously short of money!It is even possible to turn the Blue Bay Empire from its current situation in one fell swoop, and it is not impossible to even step into the strongest country on the entire Golden Continent.

Therefore, Meng Lang really felt that if Ariel wanted to do something, let her do it.Give her whatever resources she wants. If someone wants to embarrass her, then I, the king of a country, will naturally become the strongest support behind her!As long as she is willing, she can enter Hanhai City, and then have a villa of her own in the most expensive part of the aristocratic area in the city, and she can have hundreds of servants to take care of her daily life for the rest of her life.

In fact, Menglang has already conceived which piece of land should be assigned to her, and then hired the best craftsmen to design the most perfect villa for her to live in.

Therefore, before the battle report appeared on his desktop, Menglang really did not expect that things would turn out like this.

He would never have imagined that this girl whom he trusted, respected, and even loved so much...would never receive his love at all, and use such a rebellious battle to repay his love.

Now, in the castle of Hanhai City, the capital, in the office hall that symbolizes the dignity of the royal family...

Vigorous waves and tides, the No.13 emperor of the Blue Bay Empire, is now standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass with his hands behind his back, looking at the city outside that is shrouded in rain, and also looking at the city outside the city that has already started. The churning sea seems to have some kind of ominous omen in the deep sea.

squeak...

Gently, the door of the office opened.

Hearing the door being opened at such a time, Meng Lang frowned again, turned around, and wanted to immediately reprimand the person who barged in without being polite.

However, when he saw that it was none other than his favorite wife Natalie who came in, the roar that had gathered in his throat dissipated invisible because of the gentleness on his wife's face.

"...Alas, close the door."

Meng Lang threw his hand, looked back at the rainy sky outside the window again, and said angrily.

Natalie nodded slightly, closed the office door with her backhand, and slowly came to her husband's side, looking at the rainy weather outside.

It has only been more than two years since she took control of the regime, but Natalie found that the corners of her husband's originally resolute eyes were now covered with some wrinkles. She felt distressed for a while, and stretched out her hand to hold her husband's arm, and said softly: "What's wrong?"

Meng Lang exhaled lightly, without turning his head, he pointed to the table and said, "Go and see for yourself."

Natalie glanced at the desktop, but didn't look at what was written in the report, but still reached out to support her husband, and said comfortingly: "Okay, don't be so sad all the time. Tidal and his concubine are kneeling outside, begging for forgiveness. That precious brother of yours also preached that Ariel's status as a royal mistress would be abolished immediately."

Hearing what his wife said, Meng Lang couldn't help laughing, and said, "He knows how to cut off the relationship immediately. It seems that he is really afraid that this matter will involve him."

The queen next to her couldn't help but chuckled, and said slowly, "So? Are you really going to do something that surprises us?"

For his wife's gentle consolation, the tense expression on Meng Lang's face finally melted slowly.

He let out a breath slowly, shook his head gently, and said: "Hey... let them all go back, I'm not in the mood to comfort Tidal and Alice now, just go and tell them I won't do anything to them Whatever happens."

Natalie laughed again. She helped her husband leave from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and slowly sat down on the sofa next to him.Afterwards, she poured a glass of wine from the shelf beside her, walked slowly to her husband, and handed it to him: "I knew you would think so, I have already sent them back. You should calm down first, Things always work out, don't they?"

After taking the red wine in his wife's hand and taking a sip, Meng Lang only felt that the dull pain in his head finally weakened a little.

As long as he can stay by his wife's side, it seems that no amount of pain can be slowly resolved. Looking at his wife's face, the corners of Meng Lang's mouth curled up involuntarily, revealing a smile.

"Hey~~~ That's right."

Natalie leaned against her husband's chest, smiled and said—

"Why is the king of a country frowning all day long? We can find a way to solve anything. As long as it happens in the territory of the Blue Bay Empire, if you, the emperor, can't solve it, then I believe that there will be no one in this world anymore." It can be solved."

Meng Lang stretched out his hand and gently wrapped his arms around his wife's shoulder.

Feeling his wife's soft body and the tenderness brought by his wife, a warm feeling spread to Meng Lang's chest, making his whole body gradually warm up.

After taking another sip of the wine, a sad look appeared on his face again, and he said in a lamenting tone: "Honey, what do you think Ariel... is this girl like?"

Natalie raised her head, her eyes looked at her husband as if looking at her hero.

Meng Lang continued to shake the red wine glass in his hand, and said slowly: "Is she really a person who has come all the way from the maid? You knew her before, right? I always thought I knew her quite well." Yes, but every time I think I understand her, I often find that I may not understand her. Even, not only do I not understand her, but I also know her very strangely. You say—"

When he lowered his head, Menglang found that his wife was leaning against his chest, staring at him with eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.He froze for a moment, wondering if he had said something he shouldn't have said.

Natalie chuckled and said, "Okay, now you're starting to inquire about my past life? Besides, you're inquiring about my wife's past life for the purpose of inquiring about other girls?"

Meng Lang was slightly taken aback when his wife suddenly acted like a baby, but immediately laughed out loud.He shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Okay, Natalie, I was wrong. Just tell me, okay?"

Natalie pursed her lips, pretending to be slightly jealous.But soon, she hugged her husband again, put her head on Meng Lang's chest, and said slowly——

"She used to work with a maid named Maria."

Meng Lang: "Maria? Who is this?"

Natalie: "Oh, don't interrupt, just listen to me quietly."

"Actually, Ariel's character is actually very simple. A man like you may always think that she has a changeable personality and scheming, and you can't guess what she is thinking. But once you know the source of her actions After that, it's easy to guess what she's thinking."

"She is really a very simple little girl. When she was a child, she followed a maid named Maria to learn how to be a qualified maid. At that time, she always followed Maria and learned from Maria. Everything taught. She is like a follower, obedient, cute, clever, and eager to learn. No matter from any aspect, she is a very simple little girl."

"But later, Maria died of illness due to an accident. After the death of her teaching maid, the girl had to learn how to survive in the duke's mansion alone. So at that time, her personality may indeed have changed a lot. , began to hide some things in her heart, and did not tell outsiders. Even sometimes I felt that she began to become scheming. The reason why she was able to become Alice's personal maid, I think it was not just It was an accident or a coincidence. How much effort she has made in it, we have no way of knowing now."

Such a remark stunned Meng Lang. He frowned and said, "You say that... I don't understand. You said she was a simple and easy-to-understand girl, and you said she was A scheming girl? This... How should I understand?"

Natalie covered her mouth and chuckled, and said: "You, you, you are lucky to have met me, otherwise I really don't know what kind of woman you will meet, come to turn you around, my dear Your Majesty."

"As I said just now, it is very obvious that no matter how much effort a girl spends, the essence is a simple root. For my lovely sister, the reason why she would do such a thing, I think The root cause is...she doesn't have a sense of security."

Meng Lang: "Sense of security?"