Realm of Power

"Sir, in fact, the problem with Cresto is ultimately due to food." Si Siduhan got up from the ground with a fearful expression and whispered in the fat man's ear.

"For some unknown reason, none of the seeds sown in the Cresdo area this spring germinated.

As time went by, no one took care of it. Some people said that this was the will of God, just to punish these proud Cresdo people."

"This thing is so weird, I also sent someone to investigate.

I found that this is the case in most of the fertile fields near Cresdo City. In some places, even if wheat seedlings grow, there are no ears.

In a month's time it will be wheat harvesting season, and last year's grain reserves in the city have been exhausted.

"I really don't know what to do now. This year may be the biggest famine year in Cresto's history." Si Duhan said with some worry on his face.

He is mainly responsible for assisting the old Duke in handling affairs, so he naturally has a clearer understanding of Cresdo's situation.

"Oh. There is such a strange thing!" The fat man was stunned for a moment, and seemed to remember something. He was silent for a long time before continuing, "Tell me carefully what you know about the death of the Grand Duke and the relationship between Clais What does the excessive riots have to do with food?

"Actually, it's like this. The serious food shortage and blocked trade channels are the important reasons why Cresdo is in such chaos.

It is impossible to survive without food. The desolate scene outside the city makes the whole city panic.

Although Cresdo has suffered a serious population loss, it still has a population of nearly 100,000 and consumes millions of grains every day.

Empty grain warehouses have caused grain prices in the entire city to change three times a day.

Coupled with the malicious hoarding by some families who control food, the price of food has already exceeded ten times the price of food in other places.

The old Duke ended up in such an isolated and helpless situation because he took forceful measures to suppress the soaring price of food and offended the new rich who controlled the smuggling channels in the city.

Although it is not a conspiracy to assassinate, there is already evidence that

It was these new forces that had recently emerged in Cresto that jointly closed off the external sales channels of grain in private, leading to large-scale grain shortages and riots throughout the city.

The order that had been settled was once again severely disrupted.

At that time, your Excellency was commanding the battle in the west, and also transferred the garrison stationed on the outskirts of Cresdo to the northern front.

Without the garrison to suppress, the situation in the entire region was completely out of control under the instigation of some nobles with ulterior motives.

The riot quickly expanded into turmoil, and the entire city was out of control.

Those families who controlled food even took the opportunity to establish their own areas of influence in the city, ignoring the old duke's orders.

Seeing that all his hard work was in vain, the old Duke died suddenly because of his excessive anxiety, anxiety and anger! "

"I see." Fatty listened quietly, feeling that he really needed to trace the origin of this matter, and that he was the culprit.

If he hadn't ordered Lidastov to sell the steamed seeds to the Kyoto royal family, the current disaster might not have happened.

The goddess of fate seemed to have made a joke on herself, and the bitter fruit she had sown ended up falling on her head.

What's going on!

You shot yourself in the foot!

The fat man felt unhappy and felt a bitterness at the corner of his mouth.

"Sir! If there is no food, most people in the city will have no choice but to leave and wait to starve to death!..." "Si Duhan seemed to have something to say, his twinkling eyes full of hesitation."

The fat man waved his hand to him and reassured him, "You don't have to worry so much. Food is not a problem. Although several battles this year have consumed a lot of inventory, food from the southern grain-producing areas will be shipped soon, in another month." During the harvest season, this year’s weather and moisture are sufficient. I believe wheat production will increase. Coupled with the grain from the Kudan region in the north, it should be enough to cope with these problems."

"That's great! As long as the food problem is solved, the order of Cresdo should be settled soon." When Si Duhan heard that the fat man was willing to bring food to Cresdo, he couldn't hide his joy.

Taking advantage of the fat man's good mood, he boldly said, "Sir, in fact, this matter is not entirely the fault of Kelisduo!

If it were not for food,

They wouldn't do such crazy things!

I hope the adults will not vent their anger on these poor people." Si Duhan glanced at the fat man's face with worry, and his tone clearly contained a hint of pleading for the Kressians,

"Huh? This is not like your style!"

The fat man was stunned by these words, and his sharp eyes stared at Si Duhan like a knife, making his scalp numb.

"Sir! You may have forgotten that my subordinates are also from Klesdo. Although they were driven out of Klesto many years ago, my father and family are still here!" Si Duhan explained with an embarrassed expression,

Si Duhan knew that the fat man's biggest taboo was for others to interfere with his decision-making.

But this time, the lives of 100,000 people in Cresdo are at stake, and Si Duhan, who was born in Cresto, can't care about this anymore.

"I forgot about this!" The fat man nodded with sudden realization. Si Duhan was in Zhivadin. He is the commercial agent of the Sidu family in Kyoto in the south.

"As a Claytonian, what I just said is quite reasonable!"

"Don't worry, as long as Alan Sting is fine, I don't want to involve too many people in this matter!" After understanding the general process, Fatty already had a more detailed understanding of the entire situation.

This is a typical economic crisis caused by the bankruptcy of the agricultural economy. If food can solve this problem, there is no need to use force.

After all, Cresdo is now his own territory. Excessive use of force to suppress it will only make the situation difficult to deal with.

, no one likes to get a city full of corpses and blood

economic problems,

Or use economic means to solve it?

But before that, Fatty felt that he should teach the so-called new rich people a lesson and tell them,

Who is the master here?

"Your Majesty is truly a model of kindness! Your gift is like the rushing Satsuma Rijiang River! I am here to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the 100,000 citizens of Cresdo!"

Si Duhan finally felt relieved after hearing Fatty's promise not to involve too many people.

The fat man looked at Si Duhan in front of him, and felt that as a Kyoto native, and possibly as Samoor's administrator in Kyoto, it would be better for Si Duhan to know some things!

The fat man suddenly took out a document from his arms, handed it to Si Duhan's hand, and said seriously

"You have stayed at Cresdo the longest, and I believe you have the most say in Cresdo's affairs. I have decided that you will be solely responsible for the rectification of Cresdo for the time being. This is a top-secret document. Do you think this Which of the names above need to be removed?”

"Huh? This is it?" Si Duhan took the list hesitantly, opened it curiously, and his face suddenly turned pale.

The entire document is filled with densely packed names, involving at least a thousand people, including almost all the new wealthy families in Cresto City now!

This is a list of people who are about to launch a big purge!

Si Duhan's hand holding the list trembled, and large beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks.

At this moment,

Si Duhan felt that the fate of the entire city of Cresto was weighing on him. As long as he nodded or shook his head, thousands of heads would fall to the ground in Cresto!

Si Duhan knew that Fatty was not a soft-hearted person. Although he occasionally seemed kind and generous,

But at the critical moment, his cold-bloodedness is terrifying.

It is absolutely possible that when the fat man becomes angry, the city will be filled with corpses.

As for Fatty's iron-blooded methods, Si Duhan, who witnessed the Riwadin murder case that day, is very clear about it.

Thinking of the horrific bloodshed that night in Zivadin, Si Duhan still has lingering fears.

Just for a woman named Kulondiya, Fatty did not hesitate to use iron-blooded methods to brutally cleanse the entire Zhivadin underground forces.

Thousands of people were secretly executed beside the roaring Satsumauri River.

Human heads piled up on the river embankment to form a hill, and the bright red blood dyed the rushing river red.

Just passing by that river embankment now,

You can still see dried and blackened blood stains from the uneven cracks in the dam stones.

And what happened in Cresdo this time was much more similar to what happened in Zhivadin at that time.

Also for a woman,

The same is true of underground forces.

The only thing I'm lucky about is that the girl named Ellenstin is fine.

Otherwise, what the fat man did in Zivadin will definitely happen again in Cresto.

But now in Cresdo, in order to obtain food, the major forces have drawn lines in the city and divided their respective jurisdictions.

If Fatty really wants to be investigated, there will be more than tens of thousands of people involved.

Once the suppression order is issued, tens of thousands of Samor troops who followed Fatty southward will swarm in.

The sword is like blood,

The spears of the Samor army are not something that the family forces in the city can compete with.

At that time,

The Samor army will never give up until thousands of heads fall to the ground.

Cresdo at that time was my hometown!

I'm afraid it will really become a city of disaster.

No, I must not let this happen!

Thinking of this, Si Duhan's face flashed with fear. He looked at the list in his hand carefully and quickly crossed out most of the families from the list with the quill pen on the table.

Only a few notorious families are left, and these families do everything they can to gain power in the city, including assassinations, kidnappings, and even forming gangs of thieves to rob and kill.

Even many upstart families are full of contempt for these families that have no moral character at all!

"Haha! I hope your decision is correct!" The fat man took the list from Si Duhan and put it on the table without even looking at it.

Si Duhan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that Fatty was a man of his word,

But thinking about the list that he had almost crossed out, Si Duhan was still filled with fear.

Let's stop here tonight. Since you are familiar with the situation in the city, come with me for a walk tomorrow! "

The fat man saw Si Duhan looking a little dazed.

I thought he was overly nervous, so I waved my hand to him and asked Si Duhan to go down and rest.

After Si Duhan left, the fat man did not open the list on the table, but fell into deep thought.

Fatty had mixed feelings about this once glorious Kyoto, and looked at the black sky outside in a daze.

The once brightly lit city wall of Cresdo is like a giant beast lurking in the darkness, with only sections of giant black shadow visible.

Because the manor is close to a lake, the wind blowing in your face is mixed with moist water vapor.

Waves of white water vapor cover the lake like a thin layer of sand.

There was a dull ink color in the sky,

In the middle of the night, the moon struggled to reveal half of its face,

The bright moonlight shot out from the dark clouds, illuminating a section of the ruined city wall not far away.

This was once the place where Samor and the Kyoto army fought, but now it is covered with chrysanthemums and weeds, swaying left and right in the wind in the dark night!

"Tomorrow, or maybe this will all be over!" The fat man whispered secretly, with a firm expression he looked away from a distance, handed the list on the table to the guard at the door, and gave instructions.

"Give this to Hu Keqili immediately! This is the final list, and it will be implemented according to this list tomorrow!"

"Yes, Grand Duke!" The guard took the list respectfully and quickly disappeared into the night.

"Si Duhan, since you have chosen to be Cresdo's savior, I hope you can complete the old Duke's unfinished business." The fat man looked at Konoe's disappearing figure and whispered in his heart.

In fact, Fatty knew that Si Duhan must have crossed out most of the families.

Although there must be a family involved in the death of the old Duke,

But the fat man didn’t want to pursue his daring actions! On the contrary, I felt a little admiration for Si Duhan's final decision.

This timid Cresdo, at the last moment,

Use your own future and life to bring a glimmer of light and hope to this disaster-ridden city

In Cresto in the morning mist, the eastern skyline turned slightly white.

The gray-white mist covered the sky, and the stars were still twinkling in the eastern sky.

But a black cloud appeared on the horizon. Tens of thousands of Samor's troops, all in black armor, were divided into ten teams and poured into Cresto City according to the original plan.

"How many people are there in Cresdo now?" The fat man put down the carriage curtain in his hand, and a hint of gloom flashed on his face.

He now had a more realistic understanding of Cresto's predicament,

The fields that were once full of wheat outside the city are now covered with waist-high weeds. The broken roofs are covered with overgrown grass and trees, and they seem to be bent under the weight.

Despite the rumble of the ground trampled by thousands of heavy horses, not a single farmer appeared.

Under the dead sky, it seemed that the entire space was gray with no sign of life.

It seems that Klesto's situation is far more serious than he thought!

"There are still about 100,000 people, mainly concentrated in the southern and western subdistricts! Opposite him sat Si Duhan, who was accompanying him, reporting to him with red eyes.

Today is the final day of judgment for Kleisto! Cresto secretly prayed in his heart,

Even though he crossed out most of his family members yesterday, Si Duhan still couldn't sleep all night.

Can the disaster-ridden Cresto escape this disaster? Si Duhan also had no confidence in his heart.

everything everything

It all depends on the mood of the fat young man in front of me.

The dejected Si Duhan looked like a prisoner waiting for trial!