Transcending into a god

Cass looked at Itami with astonishment and bewilderment, "Tu... the city?"

At this time, Itami showed the rationality and composure that a prime minister of a country should have. "The news by land is too slow. The son of Qiongzhu City Lord ordered his family to leave by sea, so we can get the news within three days. We have to wait for the specific casualties."

Under the shock, Cass was silent for a while, looked at Itami with some doubts, "Why..."

Yidan shook his head incomprehensibly, "Qiongzhu is near the border of Canglong and Zhuhuang, and the people have always been prosperous. There are occasional plunders by the Hai Clan, but massacres like this have never happened before."

"Why did you slaughter half of the city? But Zhu Huangguo sent troops to help?"

Yidan's expression became even worse, "The reason why the sea clan retreated was because of a sudden storm at sea, and they didn't want to stay for long. When they were invaded, Qiongzhu asked Zhu Huang for help, but Zhu Huang didn't send them until half the city was slaughtered." One soldier, one soldier."

Cass was silent, and Itami didn't speak any more. The two faced each other and pondered for a long time. Cass said, "I don't know if Mr. Itami thinks the same as me."

Itami's face was serious, "There is indeed a rift between us and Zhu Huang, but I didn't expect it to develop to this point."

"Based on the thousands of years of exchanges between Zhuhuang and us, it is impossible for the Sea Clan to blatantly massacre the Qiongzhu city where the two countries have handed over, unless..." Cass pondered and did not continue.

"Unless the Sea Clan has received information in advance and knows that this will be a robbery without the slightest risk."

Cass and Itami looked at each other with a heavy heart. "Immediately disburse money from the treasury and send the army to Qiongzhu. Not only will the local people be appeased and help them rebuild their homes, but the army will also be stationed on the spot. Only this time, it's not just the Hai clan that's being defended."

Itan thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, the enthronement ceremony should be held as soon as possible. After His Highness ascends the throne, we can have a countermeasure against Zhu Huang and the Hai Clan. This matter is related to the future generations of our Canglong Kingdom, so we can't take it lightly!"

"Ascension to the throne?" Cass smiled wryly, "Knowing the news, I'm afraid Princess Una is going to play tricks again."

Even though Itami ordered that no exaggerated rumors be spread at will, what happened in the small town at the southern tip of the kingdom quickly spread throughout the long-sleeping city of Greeland.Hai people are described as ghosts with three heads, six arms, and long fangs. They can swallow half a city of living people with a single breath.The city of Griland is also close to the sea. Even if it is with Wangcheng, when people look at the blue sea, they are not only lamenting the beautiful scenery, but worrying about the sudden appearance of warships of the sea clan on the vast sea.Only by looking at the majestic statue of the dragon god on the mountain, people will feel a little comfort in their hearts.

The Sea Clan is a nation that lives on a small island in the sea. Compared with the people of the Shikoku mainland, it can be called a wild land.The close contact with the sea for generations has given them the talent to live on the sea.The island serves as the rear, and the leader takes the young and middle-aged of the clan to the mainland to plunder from time to time.The hard life makes them violent. Food, clothing and women are the only three things in the life of the men of the sea tribe.

They are usually naked, with necklaces made of shark's tusks around their necks and fishbones in their ears. Their skin is darkened by the sun at sea and their eyes are red.

"This is simply the ancient nomadic people, except that the nomadic land has become a vast ocean." Teng Wu sat in the private room of a shop, and beside him stood Jack and Xi Wei, who were taller and taller.The two are already the first buddies. Here, both of them are wearing tunics that can show their handsome appearance. The cotton fabric is of high quality and will not hinder the status of serving the nobles.

This store is a gift shop jointly operated by Teng Wu and Odina of the Suyton family.Whenever important guests came to the door, Jack ordered the boy to close the door of the compartment tightly, leaving only the counter with ordinary accessories outside.People walked in front of the hall, and what they knew was not only admiration, but they were doing business, and big shots came to their door every day.

Utena's women's clothing store next door has also become more popular because of this. In Teng Wu's words, this is called the scale effect.The two powerful shops are located next to each other, and nobles and wealthy gentry basically don't go to the second place to browse.

Teng Wu looked at the gown on Jack, and felt that it was different from the usual clothes in this world, "What are you wearing?"

Jack smiled, "It's Monica. She said that since the aristocrats visit the shop, it would be a pity not to let them buy something for themselves. She drew the clothes and took the girls to make two, Let Xi Wei and I wear one piece first, and see the reaction of the gentlemen."

"Oh? The little girl is quite business-minded." Teng Wu smiled, "How's the reaction?"

Xi Wei smiled wryly, "Noble gentlemen all like gorgeous and spacious long clothes, why would they fall in love with this? However, a few young men from small noble families have asked about it and think it looks good."

Teng Wu nodded, "The shop is yours, so you can do whatever you like!"

Xi Wei looked at Teng Wu, and suddenly said, "Boss, it is rumored that the Sea Clan is going to attack Greenland City. I don't know if it's true or not. Many shops on Central Avenue no longer stock. A lot of food is used to stock up, and the market price of things is also much higher. We originally wanted to develop gifts specifically for men, but now we dare not do it.”

Jack interjected, "That's right! Several noble families in the capital have male concubines, and the gentlemen are very generous. We just don't have anything suitable to sell."

Teng Wu blinked, male concubine?It seems that the world cannot avoid this tune. "Just do whatever you think of, don't be timid. Wuyang is the high priest now, and he can't come out often, so remember to visit him more often."

Jack and Xi Wei nodded.Teng Wu walked out of the shop, put on his gauze hat, and thought to himself, waiting for accessories for male concubines to be on the shelves, he might buy some for Cass, after all, his bed service is not bad.

After walking a few steps on Zhongyang Avenue, a group of people rushed forward, everyone carrying baskets and bags, with mouths still in their mouths, "The rice shop of Su Yidun's family has released goods!"

Dina and Kuqi who were following quickly took Teng Wuhu aside, and the three of them watched a group of ordinary people rushing towards them like a herd of running beasts.

"My lady said! Each person is limited to two bags! You must line up! Those who don't line up will not be sold!" Not far away, a guy jumped on a stool and shouted loudly, and several guys were busy maintaining order .Teng Wu saw that it was the rice store of Suyton's family that had moved out before. Odina, whom I hadn't seen just now, was still in a neat riding outfit, sitting on a chair in the lobby of the shop, surrounded by several equally heroic A dashing maid.

The man standing on the stool continued to shout, "My lady said! The rice from Suyton's house is enough for the whole city to eat for a month! It will be sold every day, so there is no need to rush or rush! The lady said that the city of Greenland is safe Bless the great Dragon God, His Royal Highness Lu Xiu’s powerful navy is in the bay, we don’t have to be afraid! Hey! That one over there, you have to line up to buy rice! Line up!”

Teng Wu stood on the side of the road and looked at it, thinking that this Odina was not an ordinary woman, comforting people and ensuring supply, these two things that the court should do, but a merchant's daughter is doing it.

"Kuqi!" Teng Wu said, "Go to the temple right away and ask the high priest to offer sacrifices publicly and pray for the people who died in Qiongzhu. Let the priests go to the homes of the common people to comfort their uneasiness. What kind of priests are you talking about in the temple?"

"Yes!" Although Kuqi's standard expression was expressionless, he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth when he lowered his head, thinking to himself, Your Majesty the Dragon God, isn't that dragon nerve the treasure you passed down thousands of years ago?That's not what anyone misses!

At the Hall of Qinzheng, Cass, Lu Xiu, Princess Una, and nobles and ministers such as Langton, William, and Itami gathered together again. What happened in the small town in the far south made most people disagree. This word was scary when I first heard it, but after a few days, it became a fresh vocabulary on the lips. I said it with a surprised expression and tone, shook my head with exclamation, and then I did what I should do.

For Cass and Itami, it is a matter of national security, and it is also a reference for the direction of future governance; for Una and Luxiu, it is more direct to use the naval power in their hands to attack Cass who wants to ascend the throne. .

Yidan reported the latest situation to everyone. Every household in Qiongzhu Town was killed, and even the owner of the city died in the resistance. The young son of the owner of the city immediately set up the banner left by his father.The whole city was crying day and night, just to clean the remaining blood in the city, it took three days and three nights to wash it with the sea water brought in, and the mouth of the sea was bright red.

Everyone listened, no matter Shikas or Lu Xiu, they were silent and meditated secretly.

"His Royal Highness Lu Xiu!" Itami asked, "I wonder how the kingdom's navy is doing?"

Lu Xiu didn't raise his eyes, "The training is going on every day. Needless to say, the soldiers who used to be at sea, the newly recruited soldiers have also completed the most basic training."

"Then please tell Your Highness, if the enemy is the Sea Clan, our navy..." Itami continued to ask.

"What?" Princess Una interrupted Itami coldly, "Does Itami-sama want the newly established navy to fight against the vicious Sea Clan? Let all our hard work be exhausted overnight?"

Cass coughed and said, "Your Royal Highness, no matter how mature the current navy is, no matter how vicious the sea people are, the duty of the army is to protect the country. Once the sea people attack, let alone the young navy, they will Even the men here will go to the battlefield with weapons in their hands. Whether it is a royal family or an aristocrat, it is an unshirkable responsibility to protect the country's territory and people."

Una bit her lip, "It's too early to say this, the sea people don't know which unknown island in the sea!"

Itami nodded, "Princess Una said yes! So I think that the most urgent thing right now is the new king's ascension to the throne. The country cannot live without a king, and all the matters for the enthronement ceremony have been prepared, just waiting for the auspicious day!"

Una didn't expect the cunning Itami to bring the topic back in an instant, and he sneered, "The country is still in danger, but at this time, some people only care about becoming king. His Royal Highness Lu Xiu's navy is getting stronger and stronger. At this time, we should first think about it." Think about how to resist foreign aggression!"

Itami smiled "hehe", "Since Princess Una has proposed this, please ask Her Highness Lu Xiu to send the navy to strengthen patrols in the waters of Greenland City to calm the hearts of the people."

Lu Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "The navy needs money and food. Since it is preparing for war, the soldiers should not be allowed to go to the battlefield hungry and worried. When the navy was formed, the treasury was just for fun. It was Duke William who led the army loyal to the kingdom. The aristocrats have brought out gold, silver, jewellery, annual taxes and food. Cass, you said before that you want to open up trade across the country, so the taxes paid by the superiors can be allocated to the navy!"

Cass glanced at Lu Xiu, "It seems that you don't understand the situation of the treasury. The merchants handed over a lot of money, but it was only enough for [-]% of the money that was allocated to Qiongzhu before, and it twitched from the royal family's expenses. The rest is [-]%. I am willing to eat and wear myself for the sake of the country, and I think you, Lu Xiu, have the same courage. It’s just that Princess Una and the harem concubines left behind by the previous king, can they not reach out to the treasury.”

"Are you kidding me! Don't be afraid to make me laugh!" Princess Una said sharply, "Is it possible that only women's cosmetic money is left in the state treasury of Canglong Kingdom?!"

Cass turned to the Secretary of Finance, "Can anyone explain clearly why the treasury is in short supply? An official of the department is managing the treasury, and it has managed to this extent?!"

One of the ministers on Itami's side stepped out and bowed in salute. It was Burton's brother, the leader of the guard battalion—the other Burton.Burton was holding a scroll in his hand, and he presented it with both hands. The servant took the scroll and handed it directly to Cass, causing Una, who was sitting on the half-height platform, to bite his lip bitterly.

Cass opened the scroll and scanned it, then sneered, "Others don't know, Princess Una should know it best!"

"What did you say?!" Una glared at Cass.

Cass reversed his wrist and turned the opened scroll to Una, "There is a whole scroll, each of which is your expenses and withdrawals."

Before Princess Una could respond, Cass took the scroll back again, "Burton, read it!"

"Yes!" Burton stepped forward to take the scroll, and faced the officials and nobles, "Richard five years ago, Princess Una went to visit her relatives. In addition to the royal family expenses and rewards from the previous king, she also spent 5 taels of gold and silver from the treasury, and 2000 taels of silk and silk. match."

"In the seventh year of Richard, Princess Una's family went to Beijing to greet the late king. The princess paid 7 taels of gold and silver each, 3000 glass beads, and 200 catties of obsidian from the treasury."

Among the ministers, friends already exclaimed, "100 catties of obsidian..."

"Richard 13 years..."

As Burton read each item, more and more people whispered each item. People were surprised to find that during the most severe northern drought in history, Princess Una’s birthday expenses did not decrease at all. , and in that severe drought, because the treasury was weak and unable to relieve the victims, five or six out of ten people in the northern plains died.

Some people immediately thought that the previous high priest rang the death knell, and one of the crimes counted by King Richard was that he indulged his wives and concubines in luxury, making him unable to protect the people affected by the disaster.

The entire hall was filled with buzzing sounds, but Burton's loud reading was not overwhelmed. Princess Una's face was already ashen, and Lu Xiu even shouted, "Enough!"

Despite this, Burton promptly expressed his conclusion, "His Royal Highness, according to the statistics of the Financial Secretary, Princess Una's expenses and free withdrawals over the years, not to mention building a navy, is considered a It is enough to build ten well-equipped navies! But the current treasury has been emptied, it is really..."

Amidst the baffled voices of the crowd, Cass turned to Una, "Her Royal Highness, now you know why you know the best, right?"