The Sun King's Evidence

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Each principality must build five permanent military fortresses?

Almost all the dukes said they could not accept this.

Does our King of Knights have no idea about permanent military fortresses?

Each principality builds five permanent military fortresses, which is enough to bankrupt the principality's finances! And it was a terrible disaster for civilians.

All the dukes were silent, but the first one to speak was Duke Taubot of Le Angoulant: "I have an objection!"

"Say." Lawn also frowned. Duke Taubot, as Richard's successor, is anti-reform at heart, and has always been at odds with Ryan. Of course, he is now unable to face Ryan's sky-breaking reputation. and strength, but it is perfectly okay to contradict yourself.

"First, the principality does not have enough finances and manpower to build these five so-called permanent fortresses. Second, I don't understand why such fortresses are built. Of course we know the pressure from the northern barbarians on our coast, but we defend the north. The barbarians have had thousands of years of experience. We have built solid castles and fortresses in almost all important locations. Thirdly, this kind of military fortress requires a lot of money and energy to maintain and garrison. Who pays for this maintenance? Come and solve it." Duke Taubot sat behind his seat and spread his hands: "I don't think this is a reasonable decision. In addition to wasting people and money, paying for it at your own expense? Is His Majesty Ryan serious?"

Everyone nodded, and even Duke Bodrick said: "If each principality has to build five permanent fortresses, it means that the entire kingdom must now recruit at least 400,000 people. Our census has just ended, and there are about eight people in total. With a population of more than one million, does that mean we have to recruit 5% of the manpower, and all of them are adult men? Is this land still capable of farming?"

"Wait, I want to correct something." Lao En quickly added: "His Majesty Lane said that he must pool the power of the entire kingdom. Every principality must contribute to build five permanent fortresses on the border of the kingdom, not every principality. You have to practice five.”

"We are not talking about quantity issues now." Adehad, Duke of Lyonnais, waved his hand and said dissatisfied: "As you can see, Lyonnais has just recovered from a series of previous war disasters. Come on, we can't guarantee the peace of our own home now, how can we use so much manpower to build the fortress, the entire Britannia Grand Canal was just completed two months ago!"

"Yes, we understand what His Majesty Lane means. Building a new fortress is of course good for our national defense, but... is it necessary?" Duke Hagen of Gisoleaux also agreed: "First of all, our existing defense The system has been reinforced many times. After the successful peace talks between His Majesty Lane and Emperor Karl-Franz, the external defense pressure we faced has been greatly reduced, and the losses in the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition were not small."

"It can't be done." Even Francois shook his head: "This is a bit regardless of the national conditions. Our human and financial resources are limited. Does His Majesty Lane mean to build the five buildings together?"

"No, it's built one building at a time, laying the foundation first." Lawn shook his head.

Francois nodded. The Principality of Winford is now very wealthy, and it is acceptable to build one building after another.

"But this is unfair!" Duke Taubot of Le-Angoulan brought up the old story again, and he said angrily: "Everyone knows that in a series of wars in the Northern Principality, we did not gain much benefit, but the cost was very high. Big, I don’t want to say that the distribution is unfair. His Majesty Lane was very fair in the past, and I believe he will be fair in the future. But we just don’t have the money or manpower now. At this time, you are telling us to repair the fortress and you want us to pay for it at our own expense? Don’t say that. We nobles, even serfs, can’t support us! I’ll just leave it here, I can’t do it.”

"That's right, it can't be done." The five northern dukes, including Theodoric, Duke of Belion, all disagreed. Even Raun knew that if Aurora hadn't told him that there was a large-scale gathering of barbarians in the north, activities, I will most likely think that Ryan's idea is a bit too much. The country is not like this.

And the most important thing is that everyone thinks that there is no need for such high defense costs. As Duke Taubot said, if you build a large permanent fortress, garrison it and maintain it, it costs money. If it is not used, repair it. These things are just for looking at, our output may not keep up with the cost, and Britannia’s own defense system has been very perfect during the thousand years of war. The dukes are not fools. The safety of the principality is in danger. It is related to their vital interests, so there are many castles that need to be built. At this time, Ryan's proposal to build a new military fortress is really beyond their understanding.

For example, the attack power of the barbarians is 10, and Britannia's current defense system is 20. If it cannot be proven that the enemy has an attack power of 20, 30 or even 100+, then repairing it will be a waste, a waste of people and money, and High maintenance costs afterwards.

The regent was sitting in his seat, and Raun was thinking about how to find an opportunity to propose the idea of ​​an expedition to Obien. The regent of the kingdom glanced at the arguing dukes sitting on both sides of the conference hall, and suddenly recalled what Richard had said to him. the words said.

"The king's position is not that you can command the nobles of the kingdom at will once you sit on it, but that you can more conveniently command the entire kingdom by sitting on it once you are able to convince the crowd!"

Lawn sighed deeply. The regent of the kingdom was suddenly very frustrated. Since becoming the regent, Lawn felt more and more how difficult it was to do something for the kingdom.

If you want to reverse the decline of the entire kingdom, you must fight against the inertia that Britannia has developed over the past millennia.

As the King of Knights, Ryan has saved the kingdom from danger many times, regained Mousilon, defeated Mathubad in the championship duel, formed an alliance with the Empire in peace talks, and completed the miraculous great victory of the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition. Such a majestic victory The power of heaven, the prestige at the peak of the sky, coupled with Ryan's extraordinary personal bravery and army commanding ability, there is such a huge resistance to doing anything.

If he becomes the King of Knights, he will probably end up like Richard. That is, he will make progress in the first few years after taking the throne, and then continue to hit the wall. In the next ten years, he will spend all his energy on fighting with the knights, nobles and the Church of the Lady of the Lake. in the game.

When his energy is exhausted, he is exhausted physically and mentally, and after another failure, he will most likely start to mess around, start to become conservative and maintain stability like Richard, and start to be the spokesperson of their will as all the great nobles expect. And a rubber stamp, right?

Therefore, a person's destiny must of course depend on self-struggle, but one must also take into account the course of history. Lawn knew that he did not have Ryan's ability to go against the will of heaven and reverse the trend.

The issue came to a standstill, and the incompetent knights and nobles were further eliminated and sent to the Arabi Expeditionary Force to receive "tribulation and training." This matter was handed over to Duke Bohemond. As the first generation knight, the Red Dragon Duke King Arthur's direct descendants are not afraid of offending others, and no one dares to blame Berhemond for his incompetence, because the old duke was very strict with his children, and three of his nine children did not survive. He died in battle at the age of thirty, and two of the remaining six children were sent to the monastery to work as handymen because of their incompetence.

The matter of Changpingcang and strategic grain reserves was handed over to the two Dukes Francois and Bodrick. They have experience in doing this and are also Ryan's die-hard allies. They are also Holy Grail Knights. Trustworthy.

There are two issues that cannot be decided. The first is to further eliminate exorbitant taxes and uniformly reduce tariffs, and the other is to build at least five military fortresses on the borders of the kingdom and the dukes must pay for them themselves.

Lawn announced that the meeting would be adjourned temporarily and the meeting would resume at 3 p.m. to discuss issues.

Everyone had a meeting in the morning, and they were hungry. The Dukes called their attendants and prepared to arrange lunch. Lawn seized an opportunity and blocked the corridor in the palace when he was about to go back to his room to pray and eat alone. Morgiana: "Your Highness Morgiana? Can you give me some time?"

"What's the matter?" Morgiana stopped, her green eyes stared at Regent Lawn, her beautiful oval face showed no expression: "Your Majesty the Regent, what's the matter? You should have said it at the previous meeting. , shouldn’t be said here.”

"I have something very important to report to you." Lawn also said seriously.

"..." Morgiana frowned. The Lake God Witch looked at Raun's expression. After confirming that Raun was serious and not joking, she nodded: "Okay, follow me."

The two people arrived at the Holy Grail Chapel one after another. There were many prophets of the Lake God here, who were cleaning up the chapel. Morgiana motioned for Raun to sit down, and she said coldly: "You can speak now."

Raun told Morgiana all the information he had learned, Aurora's information, and his investigation of Obien over the past few months. Finally, he concluded: "Your Highness Morgiana, I think, It is completely appropriate to organize an army to attack Obiun now. The barbarian defenses are empty, and we must also investigate the barbarian movements."

"You should know very well that our Regent, Ryan, once clearly opposed the Obien expedition." Morgiana raised one leg under her skirt, and the Lake God Witch frowned. She immediately considered It is the national policy formulated by Ryan: "As the regent he appointed and trusted, is this how you help him handle internal affairs? Do your own thing while he is away?"

"But the situation has changed, my Highness." Raoun emphasized: "The barbarians are now moving very strangely. You must also know that every time the barbarians act strangely, something big happens. The intelligence shows this. Yes, I think there is a need for investigation."

"You need to form an expeditionary force just for reconnaissance? Your Excellency Regent, your reconnaissance is really large-scale and high-profile." Morgiana said sarcastically: "Don't think that I don't know anything. As soon as Ryan leaves, you all want to do your own thing. Already?"

"We don't want to act on our own, Your Highness." Lao En said sincerely: "We hope that we can convey the news to His Majesty through you. It is up to Your Majesty to decide whether to allow it. I know that you must have a way to contact His Majesty Ryan. , am I right?"

"You mean to inform Ryan of this plan?" Morgiana raised her eyebrows.

"Notify Ryan, and it's best to ask the lady to see if she allows it..." Lawn hesitated.

"What is allowed, a chivalry war?" Morgiana understood what Raun meant. The Lake God Witch suddenly closed her legs and raised her golden eyebrows: "Is this what the entire northern nobles mean?"

"Yes, it is everyone's intention." Lao En requested seriously: "Please be sure to convey it, as well as everyone's attitude regarding the construction of military fortresses. Please also convey it."

Morgiana was quite dissatisfied. Apart from facing Ryan, the Lake God Witch hated this feeling of being controlled and coerced, but she also knew that Lawn was telling the truth.

After hesitating for a while, Morgiana finally nodded. She looked very unhappy: "I know, I will tell Ryan and the lady about this, but it is not up to me to decide whether to agree or not."

"Thank you so much!" Raun was relieved. He knew that he had offended the Lake God Witch because of today's incident, so he quickly got up and left.

On the other side of the palace, in the Royal Hotel, several dukes were sitting around having a meal.

This is a round table, and the Dukes present are Francois, Birhemond, Hagen and Bodrick, as well as Bodrick's eldest son Fedmund, sitting together.

In Britannia, eating at the round table symbolizes the highest level of glory. The status of several Holy Grail Knights is the envy of the surrounding waiters.

In the middle of the round table was a large pot of beef whip, bubbling and gurgling.

"Bercy, you guy, I was thinking before, what is the good thing you have been talking about." Francois filled a bowl full of oxtintin, and the Duke of Winford said speechlessly: "The result is this ?”

"Why, you don't like it?" Bohemond scooped up a piece of stewed bullwhip with a spoon and chewed it in his mouth: "This is a very supplementary thing. As an excellent knight, whether he is mounting a horse, Whether you dismount or dismount, you must ensure that your lance is full of combat effectiveness! This is the teaching of His Majesty Louis."

"No, I mean, it seems that after being cooked, this thing has no other effect except filling the stomach." Francois wondered if Bohemond had been deceived again.

Perhemond did something similar. He once liked to eat stewed beef heart, which lasted for several years. Until one time when he was out, a serf came to him to complain, saying that his courtiers were forcibly confiscating cattle everywhere, and the reason was - - His Excellency the Duke wants to eat cow hearts. For every cow heart he eats, his courtiers will forcefully seize a cow from the people.

Bohemond didn't understand. Cow heart was obviously cheap cow offal. If you saw it in the market, you could buy a bag of it with one silver coin. Why did you have to pay a fee for eating a cow heart when you come to his place? What about the whole cow?

I don’t understand, but the noble Duke stopped eating beef hearts in order to prevent his subjects from suffering. His courtiers said many times that the Duke did not have to give up his hobby for these low-level people, but the Duke refused to eat anymore. Eat beef heart.

His patience lasted for more than ten years, until in recent years, Lane's reforms made the market economy and commodity economy prosperous, and goods circulated on a large scale. Berhemond discovered that beef hearts can be ordered and purchased directly on the market. A food merchant specialized in purchasing and selling the food in the market of Bastogne Castle, and the food was priced very cheaply. Only then did the Duke resume his hobby of eating beef heart.

But Francois was different. All the courtiers and businessmen of the Principality of Winford knew that their duke could not be fooled, otherwise he would be thrown into a manure pit and drowned by Ryan's father-in-law with a smile, and all property would be confiscated.

Holy Grail Knights who have participated in the Holy Grail Crusade are basically aware of some problems. For example, nobles are not born to be noble, and for example, they are not born to be rich.

"Hey, what do you want to do? Just treat it as beef." Bohemond took a few more bites, and the Red Dragon Duke said helplessly: "Look at your son-in-law, he really likes to toss, and he managed to beat him to eight Fengshan, after a few good days, you first went to sea to find elves, and now you have to reduce taxes and build fortresses, so why not live a good life in peace and quiet for a few days?"

"That's our king." Francois said helplessly: "Ryan never does anything boring..."

"Yes, he is our king, but he is also your son-in-law!" Duke Hagen said angrily: "It would be better for you to marry Sulia to Ryan. You will get all the benefits. Now you have to reduce taxes. It’s our turn to build the fortress? Isn’t this too unfair?”

"That's right." Bohemond said vaguely with a cow's penis in his mouth.

Francois put down his bowl and spoon when he saw this. Ryan's father-in-law took a look and found that the other three Dukes had the same idea. In short, they enjoyed the current bonus period and did not understand why Ryan Why not let the kingdom live a good life for a few years? Instead, we have to make more troubles, and we have to make tax cuts for the big nobles and send those unqualified nobles to die in Arabi.

"I originally didn't want to start the class at this time." Francois took a deep breath and shook his head: "Everyone, can I ask you a question?"

"What are we people to this country, and what are we, the ducal families, to the Kingdom of Knights?"

…………I am the dividing line in Niu Dingding’s mouth…………

At the same time, in the far north, the chaotic wasteland, the Royal Court of the North.

Chaos Rift gleams in the throbbing chasm at the top of the world. One by one, four armies of Chaos Demons gathered in front of the throne of the Eternal Chosen. Each army was led by a highly respected great demon.

More than a dozen Chaos Demonic armies have already gathered in front of the throne of the legendary Northland Royal Court.

After more than a dozen Chaos Demonic armies, there were as many as 120,000 barbarian armies. Countless barbarians covered everything that could be seen in the entire Chaos Wasteland. Hundreds of tribes gathered here, preparing to attack with The name of the God of Darkness follows the Eternal Chosen south to obtain endless glory and rewards unimaginable to mortals.

King of the North, Black Iron Reaver, King of Norsca, Commander of the Legion of Destruction, Son of the Blood Red Sky, Unparalleled Warrior who defeated the Blood God's Wife, Beloved of the Four Gods of Chaos, the new Eternal Chosen One of Chaos, Black Iron- Motkin stands proudly here.

Under the throne covered with skulls and blood, hundreds of Chaos Champions and Chaos Chosen are standing under the throne to listen to orders. As long as the king gives the order, they will go south and bring destruction to those who are cowardly and rejecting. Southerners who embrace civility.

Hal, the Chosen God of Tzeentch - the Eye of Eternity stands on the left side of Mortkin. He is a holy wizard of Tzeentch who came from the depths of the wasteland after receiving the oracle of the evil god.

Zha-Zan'ek, the chosen champion of Tzeentch, stood behind Hal. He was not willing to do so, but this was the will of the Bird God.

Hal Eternal Eye walked in front of Motkin. The king had been sitting like this for a month or two. He kept chanting words such as "Empire", "Osterland", "Oleg von -Zhukov" and "Revenge", every time he recited the words, the power in him became stronger.

"Your Excellency, the Eternal Chosen One, a small group of vanguard troops have been assembled and are ready to set off." Hal Eternal Eye walked up to Motkin and said respectfully.

"As for the commander-in-chief, leave it to the divinely chosen champion..."

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