The Sun King's Evidence

PS: I have seen all the news! It is indeed a good thing. Don’t be too happy. It will probably take a long time to come out. And as I said, the medieval plot is a supplement to AOS, just like the Horus Heresy is a supplement to 40K. Same, but I still have to say "it smells so good"!

Imperial calendar year 2512, at the end of January, the Royal Palace of Brunswick, the capital of the empire, the private office of Emperor Karl-Franz.

The emperor is sitting behind his desk looking at financial statements. It is snowing heavily outside. White snowflakes are falling outside the palace. Earth dragons are burning inside the house. On top of the fine carpet with purple and gold stripes and red background Branded with a golden griffon pattern and a golden double-headed eagle pattern, the former is the coat of arms of Ludwig the Savior, symbolizing that Karl Franz has inherited the legitimacy and glory of the Friedrich family, and the latter is the coat of arms of Charlemagne. The coat of arms of the Emperor, which symbolizes the entire empire.

Snowy Brunswick is still as prosperous as ever. Even in the palace, the emperor can hear the chaotic footsteps outside. He knows that it is the patrol sound of the knights in the inner ring of Rick. Even the most elite of the forbidden Ricks. Only forty knights can enter the inner ring and become the core personnel who accompany the emperor in personal charge and protect the emperor's safety.

Looking at the flying snowflakes outside the window, Karl-Franz stretched out his hand to rub his brow a little tiredly. He stretched out his hand to push away the documents in front of him with some annoyance, leaned back on the soft back chair, took a deep breath, and It has been more than ten years since he ascended the throne and became emperor. Over the past ten years, he has fought in the north and south, using every brain cell in his mind and squeezing every gold coin in his treasury, and finally managed to unite the entire empire together again. Every time he sat in the palace, the emperor always had an illusion.

He felt that he might always be just the city lord of Brunswick, not the emperor of the empire.

Looking at the golden griffin pattern on the carpet, Karl-Franz couldn't help but feel a little bit amused. He knew why his family and his palace had to install and paint golden griffin patterns everywhere, because his family We must desperately emphasize that they are the orthodox successors of the savior Ludwig.

On the contrary, Boris Todbringer never had to consider this issue. The coat of arms of the White Wolf City is the coat of arms of the White Wolf City, because Boris Todbringer's maternal grandfather was the biological brother of the savior Ludwig. Heinz, people don't need to do this to prove themselves.

Maybe this is a guilty conscience? The emperor was thinking randomly in his mind. He reached out and took the cup on the table. Inside was coffee ground from the finest coffee beans from Lustria. The quality and taste of this coffee were better than Arabi's coffee. , not to mention those second-rate things from Tyrell.

General Weidenfeller and the others were not going well in opening up territory in the New World. The emperor gently smelled the aroma of the coffee and took another sip with pleasure. Rick's leader had once again sent out three legions, totaling 10,000 people. The human army is heading to the New World. According to the news from General Weidenfeller, they have successfully established a new colony on the vampire coast of Lustria, and have pledged the powerful force from the empire. Those in the tropical rain forest The primitive and ignorant lizard people inside were no match for the Imperials at first, and were beaten back steadily.

In addition, it is said that Fulgen, the commander of the Ash Legion, is also interested in the title of Earl of the Empire and the personal recruitment from the emperor. However, he obviously still needs time to think about it. The emperor also understands this and he is even ready. He received the canonization edict and a set of earl attire, but the recent news showed that the imperial army was attacked by the Skaven and a large group of vampire pirates in Lustria. The situation was not optimistic, but Karl-Fran It was no longer possible to send more troops here. The emperor could only ask General Weidenfeller to ask the Ash Legion for help. Lustria was four or five months away by boat. When the emperor received this request for help, it was already very late. Now, it is almost impossible to form an expeditionary force just for a request for help.

The only thing that can make the emperor feel at ease is that for Ryan's sake, Captain Fulgrim should not ignore his fellow humans... The emperor often hopes that he can have a brother as powerful as Captain Fulgrim, but he soon He realized that if he had such a brother, then it would definitely not be his turn to sit on the throne.

The emperor forced himself to focus on the current matter. The shortage of troops has made it impossible for the emperor to organize an expeditionary force. In recent years, the beastmen in the Dracovald forest have become more and more rampant. They can compete with Britta. The peace treaty reached in Nia allowed the emperor to free up a lot of border troops, but the next second he almost immediately had to send border troops to the south and north. The forest defenses in Middenland needed to be reinforced, and the blood pine forest near Brunswick The army needed to be cleaned up, and the Sol Territory in the south was rebuilt under the leadership of Geert. It was in chaos due to Tamu Khan's invasion and the subsequent ravages of the Night Goblin tribe. When the emperor was determined to rebuild the Sol Territory, , a steady stream of wealth and troops from the entire Reikland were sent there.

The finances began to run into difficulties and the army was slightly insufficient.

Karl-Franz once asked Countess Emmanuel for help, but was flatly rejected. The emperor even asked Emmanuel for help again on the basis of personal friendship and the identity of little Frederic's godfather, asking Noor to send several legions. Support, and Emmanoli's answer was simple: "Our dear Emperor, when we faced Tamu Khan's attack, where were you and your army? Where were your Reik Guards? Nu You need time to rebuild and repair, and the army lost in the battle of Tamukhan needs to be replaced. Next time, Karl, next time."

The emperor knew that Emmanoli was lying. In fact, Nur's losses were quickly replenished after the battle of Tamukhan - there were refugees everywhere who were willing to join the army. Nur may indeed have suffered heavy losses, but from the empire The endless large orders from everywhere, Britannia and even the Ash Legion have plunged the entire city into a frenzy of production. The impact of the war not only did not make Nuer weaker, but instead made him stronger. This is a natural The city that was born for war was also the city of the savior Ludwig. Karl-Franz knew how much the savior loved Nuer, which was his hometown, even though he redesignated Braunschweig as the capital. But the Savior spent most of his time in Nuer from the time he was born until he took off his crown and disappeared.

A more likely reason is that the Emperor's attempt to reestablish the land of Sol angered the Baroness and the Nuer nobles behind her.

Karl Franz had no choice. Compared with Nuer's army, the armies of Middenheim and Taraberheim were even less likely to obey the emperor's command. According to the emperor's personal intelligence minister Siegfried von Waal, Earl Fen reported that Nur's arsenal seems to be producing a brand new war machine recently, which is said to be an order from King Llane.

Out of respect, Karl-Franz did not send anyone to spy, but asked openly. Emmanolly's answer was also simple. Lane needed an "enhanced version" of the land-speed ship.

Well, at least I don’t have that much money in my treasury to build a land boat. The emperor decided to throw all his thoughts out of his mind. He noticed the rapid footsteps in the distance, which was the sound of women’s high heels hitting the ground. The Emperor distinguished the sound of the boots and heels of the Knights of the Inner Circle.

"Dong dong~ Can I come in? Your Majesty?" An elegant female voice came from outside the door.

"Please come in." The emperor immediately stood up from behind the desk.

The person who walked into the room was Mrs. Hawkes, whose full name was Lotte-Hawkeswall, Baroness Stimwald, and Chancellor of the Imperial Finance. She was wearing a mink coat and silk dress. Wearing black stockings and ankle-covering high-heeled boots, she looks to be in her forties, with hard facial features, a slender nose, narrow eyebrows, and deep nasolabial folds, and her hair is tied high on the back of her head. Behind her, a dozen Rick inner ring knights were carrying several large boxes in.

"My lord, good news, the money has arrived." Mrs. Hawkes bowed slightly: "Brittany's payment for goods and contract payment have arrived."

"Great." Karl Franz finally breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor looked at several large boxes placed on the ground by Rick's guards. He opened one of the large boxes himself, which was full of clothes. The gold crown, the bright yellow light made the emperor feel more comfortable: "How many are there?"

"Twenty-one thousand gold crowns." Mrs. Hawkes looked serious. The finance minister, her husband and even her family were world-famous misers. It was precisely because of this that she became the imperial finance minister. .

"Very good." Karl took out a gold coin. One side of the Britannia gold coin was printed with the photo of Arthur, the founding knight, and the other side was printed with the family coat of arms of Duke Mousilon, which was written by the author in the book. The new coat of arms composed of the sword, the Holy Grail and the Mousilon fleur-de-lis is also the coat of arms of Ryan's family.

"100% new. It seems that Ryan's great expedition has indeed achieved a lot." The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He put the gold crown back into the box, then motioned his finance minister to sit down, and Mrs. Hawkes sorted it out. He adjusted his skirt and sat opposite the emperor. The attendant brought hot coffee: "He is very powerful."

"No, my majesty, you are the one who is truly resourceful and in control of the situation. The contract you signed and your outstanding eloquence allowed all the gains from the front line of the Knight King to belong to us. The gold was minted into gold coins shortly after we acquired it. Coming to Brunswick is a testament to your ever-present talent,” Mrs. Hawkes said seriously.

Karl Franz just smiled when he heard this. Having been in charge of the empire for more than ten years, his ears have been able to automatically filter out these flattery words. He thought for a moment and said: "Then, this money can allow us to survive the current financial situation." Is there a crisis? Can the new legion I hope to be formed? Are there still needs for Gelt?"

"If you use it sparingly, it will be enough." Mrs. Hawks replied after a little mental calculation.

"Very good." Karl Franz finally breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor could feel that the burden on his shoulders was lighter. For now, the scarred empire finally had time to breathe and recover. The destroyed city wall Will be rebuilt, crops will be replanted, and at least the Empire will be safe until the next Chaos Rage approaches.

"I'm wondering, can we also issue war bonds like Ryan?" The emperor raised a new topic: "Maybe we need..."

"No, we don't need to!" Lady Hawkeswolf sternly rejected the Emperor's whims: "We agree, Your Majesty, that ordinary citizens are not ready to know the financial difficulties of the Empire when we rebuild all that was destroyed When given something, your people must believe that it is the result of the strength of our great nation, and that we will not submit to anyone else, whether our knightly brothers across the mountain or our ancient dwarven allies, who would make us look weak. , This is not in line with our basic national conditions."

"Perhaps you are right. Ryan owns the pie of Eight Peaks Mountain. He and his army of knights can sweep across the Badlands, but we can't even solve the internal security problems. I am very curious. Doesn't the entire Kingdom of Britannia Talk about it, how does Ryan ensure that there are neither greenskins nor beastmen intruding in the forests and mountains in the north of his territory?" The emperor agreed.

(Angron, who was hunting in the forest, sneezed and wrapped his white bear cloak a little tighter with a confused look on his face)

"We don't know that there is a magical country on the other side of the mountain, and the Knights of the Holy Grail have incredible power." Mrs. Hawkes nodded: "But this does not mean that Charlemagne is not as good as the Lady of the Lake. Your Majesty, this matter cannot be discussed. Discuss, the Church of Justice has their own position, Archbishop Wickma always has doubts about you,"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Viktor." Thinking of this, Karl-Franz's expression became slightly subtle, as if he recalled a very uncomfortable experience.

After attending Ryan's enthronement ceremony and returning to the empire, Karl-Franz extended an invitation to Archbishop Vikmar in the way Ryan said. The archbishop reluctantly agreed, and the two parties did relax a little and discuss it after drinking wine. We discussed the next policies and plans and exchanged opinions.

Until the emperor made a request for wrestling.

Vicmar readily agreed. Drinking, eating meat, wrestling and bathing were indeed one of the few entertainment programs of the Church of Justice. In just ten minutes, the emperor was directly knocked out ten times. He was knocked unconscious, with a bruised nose and face, and was carried out by the attendants. The final Taking a bath didn't work either.

The plan for a good communication failed, and Karl-Franz thought that Ryan's proposal was not very reliable.

So how did Ryan manage to get Morgiana?

Mrs. Hawkes was always seriously waiting for the emperor's reaction, and Karl Franz quickly turned his attention back: "So, tell me everything you know about the national debt of Bafeng Mountain."

"The current news is that the first phase of the Bafengshan government bonds is expected to be issued for 50,000 gold crowns, with a one-year term and an annual interest rate of 10%. The government bonds could not be sold at the beginning. You know the reason." Mrs. Hawkes nodded: "But After a series of victories on the front line and a large amount of captured materials being transported back to the Knight Kingdom, the sales of government bonds showed explosive growth. In fact, by the time the announcement was made to stop selling government bonds, the first batch of Bafengshan government bonds should have sold at least 80,000 gold crowns."

"Is the annual interest rate 10%?" The emperor frowned. There were banks everywhere in the old world, but bank savings in the old world not only had no interest, but also had to pay a savings tax of 1.5% of the savings amount, of which 1% It goes to the bank, and 0.5% goes to the emperor's treasury. If the saver asks for a credit certificate, the savings tax is three times higher than this.

"Now, according to reliable information, the second phase of Bafengshan Treasury Bonds has been prepared for sale. It will also last for one year. The estimated sale amount is about 100,000 to 150,000 gold crowns, with an annual interest rate of 8%." Mrs. Hawkes nodded: "Now , Bafengshan’s national debt has caused a frenzy of buying, and what’s worrying is..."

"What do you care about?" Karl-Franz vaguely thought of something: "The supply exceeds the demand? Or...a sense of participation, reselling?"

"Yes, every citizen who has purchased bonds is now frantically inquiring about any news about the Bafeng Mountain Expeditionary Force. Whenever news of the expeditionary force's victory comes, people are all excited." Mrs. Hawkes frowned. Suo: "Your Majesty, can this be regarded as an infiltration to win people's hearts and seduce the will of the citizens of the empire? Should we order a ban?"

"That's not necessary." The emperor calmly shook his head: "It's just bonds. It's not like we haven't issued them before. When His Majesty the Savior assembled the army of the Old World to prepare to go north to fight against the army of Chaos, he also issued war bonds. At that time, all the people in the Empire Also proud to buy war bonds.”

Mrs. Hawkes wanted to say something else, but she met the stern gaze of the Emperor, who had worn the same look that had defeated princes and electors and united the divided empire through more than a decade of conflict and war. Together.

"Yes, my Majesty, everything is as you wish." Mrs. Hawkes chose to compromise: "My only wish is to serve you."

"You did a good job, Baroness." The emperor nodded gently: "Everything Ryan did was in compliance with the rules and laws. We are allies with them. We also benefited from their elimination of the green skins, and the national debt of Bafeng Mountain is not empty. Interest."

"Real strength comes from the heart, rather than useless praise and praise, and suppression of opposing opinions."

"What we want to do is make the Empire great again."

"For the empire!" Mrs. Hawkes said sincerely. She bowed again and then left. The emperor watched her finance minister leave, and his attention quickly turned to other things: "Come here, please give me this letter." Send the letter to the other side of the mountain and give it to Knight Queen Sulia!"

"yes!"

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