I Will Be The Crowned King

"it's me."

Looking at the stunned Anson, Colonel William Cecil, who was wearing a neat uniform with a leisurely expression, put down the coffee cup in his hand, and there was a hint of apology in the corner of his slightly raised mouth:

"Sorry for hiding you for so long, but to be honest, I didn't know until I knew that the royal family had given me - er, more precisely my father, such a 'special' task; If you don't feel well, please accept my most sincere apologies..."

"All right!"

Raising his hand to interrupt William, who wanted to apologize, Anson walked to another sofa by the fireplace and sat down, trying to stabilize his emotions:

"Tell me the whole story - I want to hear the details."

"Of course!" William nodded solemnly. At the same time, he politely picked up the coffee pot and poured Anson a cup. He also didn't forget to put more sugar cubes:

"Because I just learned about the specific situation from my chief mate, I can only try to be as detailed as possible: around October last year, a representative of the Royal Bank came to Beigang to discuss with the fleet headquarters stationed in Beigang about this year's procurement in the colony— — which is what they call 'taxation'."

"According to the practice of previous years, the Royal Bank is responsible for the procurement work, and the transportation and **** tasks are undertaken by the Royal Fleet, collecting raw materials at the lowest price possible, and maintaining the operation of many large factories in the central and provincial provinces - especially steel factories and military factories, Support the frontline warfare."

"Then this year, there were some small... accidents at the Royal Bank."

"What's the accident?" Anson took the coffee and took a sip.

"Because the war against the Empire is quite unfavorable, plus the establishment of a professional police organization in Clovis City, this year's procurement volume may be more than in previous years; but..."

William paused for a while, his eyes suddenly became erratic, as if he didn't know how to describe his mood and was at a loss for words. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"But the Royal Bank... they have no money."

What? !

An Sen was shocked, and nearly choked to death on the hot coffee: "No money?!"

Just kidding, that's the Royal Bank - the big treasury of the royal family of Osteria. It holds countless private properties of the royal family and keeps the creditors of many wealthy capitals. It claims to be able to support a monster full of legions every year with just the interest.

Will they have no money? !

"Believe it or not, it's really true - at least they admit it."

William spread his hands helplessly. Obviously, he was no less surprised than Anson at the beginning: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, this matter is not so difficult to understand."

"The war between Clovis and the Empire has been going on for a whole year. In this year, except for the gains against Iser and Carindia, the two sides in the real main battlefield have always been in a stalemate, and both sides are constantly launching large-scale attacks. The scale offensive was trying to break the deadlock, but it all ended dismal."

"This kind of continuous and unprofitable war lasted for a whole year, and there was also the Clovis City riot in the middle. If your Majesty wants to bypass the inefficient Privy Council and take immediate action, you can only go directly through the Royal Bank. Turnover and shortfalls are actually quite normal.”

"But in any case, the acquisition work must still be completed; because it is not only about the income of the royal family, but whether the frontline war can continue." William's tone suddenly became solemn:

"I admit that the conflict between the Royal Navy and the Army has been around for a long time, and it's probably not convincing for me to say this - but this time, it is the last thing we want to see the Army fail miserably due to insufficient logistics. ."

The young naval officer's expression was serious, and his simple words were more contagious than the "true feelings" of a certain leader of the Faithless Knights.

Because what he said was absolutely true.

The war lasted for a year, and both Clovis and the Empire had suffered serious blood loss. If they could not get enough compensation in the end, even a victory would not be much better than a fiasco.

Clovis needs to break the absolute status of the empire and establish her own hegemony; the empire must end the challenger she hates so much, and completely cut off the hope of the party challenging her.

The best way to do this is, of course, to force the capture of the North Port and completely turn Clovis into a landlocked country with no access to the sea and not very rich resources; then the Empire will not need to go out in person, and the workers and workers who riot because of unemployment. A large number of bankrupt wealthy businessmen and nobles can completely kill her.

This is also one of the reasons for the Beigang riot in the ninety-fifth year of the Saint calendar. The empire is so keen to support the independence of the rioters, and even extended an olive branch to allow Beigang to join the empire.

Once it falls into such an end, the most powerful Cecil family in Beigang will definitely be overthrown by the rioters - even if not, the royal fleet that has lost its existence value will also be dismembered, and the empire will not let a traitor who surrenders With these war machines.

So at least for now, the Royal Navy is absolutely loyal to Clovis.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Anson asked.

The other party said things so clearly, and he went to the door alone to confront each other one-on-one, making it clear that he definitely wanted something from himself, and most likely it was the kind that couldn't be said.

"As expected of the youngest colonial commander of the Royal Army, I've been thinking about it for a long time...I don't know how to say this." William let out a sigh of relief, his expression full of happiness:

"Because the Royal Bank's temporary cash flow difficulties, but they cannot delay the procurement time and delay the start of the factory, they hope that the Cecil family - more precisely the entire North Port, can 'voluntarily' buy a batch of bonds issued by the royal family to use Sourcing this year's goods."

"But this amount is too huge, even if Beigang is willing to bear it, he can't give it all, so..."

"So you want Beluga Port to also take part?" Anson asked in surprise.

"Uh, that's it." William, who was interrupted, was slightly embarrassed.

"How much—I'm talking about the total."

"About...a quarter of the total."

A quarter? !

Anson shook his hands and almost threw the coffee cup out.

You must know that the royal family has kept the price extremely low for large-scale acquisitions, and there is almost no profit at all; and now not only do they have to sell at a low price, but Beluga Port has to bear 25% of the cost itself-this and Hands-on levy has made no difference.

Anson even seriously doubted whether Archbishop Luther had transferred himself and Storm to Beluga Harbor because of this, so that in case of trouble in the colony, he could directly send troops to suppress the forced expedition.

With what I know about him, such a brutal way of solving problems... Well, he can definitely do it.

"Wait!" Anson suddenly thought of something, and looked at the slightly embarrassed naval officer in disbelief:

"Did you finally agree to temporarily lease this fleet to me because you guessed that it might be necessary to force it?"

The voice fell, and the silent William's expression became even more embarrassing.

"I...I don't know, my father he...he didn't tell me either; so if you want me to guess, maybe it's possible..."

It is because of this.

Anson quickly rolled his eyes.

So this is the real reason why the Royal Army sent itself and the Storm Division to Beigang without saying a word of hello, urging themselves to arrive at the colony as soon as possible - the invasion of the empire is dangerous, but the more imminent thing is that the war has almost taken the national treasury. Hollowing out, the attitude towards the colony has changed from cutting leeks to the point where it must be realized as soon as possible.

Even if a solution can be found to solve a quarter of the acquisition cost this year, as long as the war is not over, the capital chain of the royal family cannot be restored, which will inevitably intensify the exploitation of the colonies.

This is obviously not in the interests of the Storm Division and the Rune family, but if they don't agree... I will probably become the fastest garrison commander ever to be dismissed.

"If it's really impossible to get so much money for a while, or if the Beluga Harbour Council is not able to convince it, one-fifth is not impossible."

Sensing Anson's expression of embarrassment, William couldn't help but said, "For the extra part, I can discuss with my father to find a way to fill it up - but the total number of purchases must not be reduced, and this must not be changed!"

"Don't worry about this. No matter what, we will find a way to solve this problem, and we will never let the soldiers on the front line have logistical problems." An Sen chuckled:

"But for such an important matter, I can't give an immediate answer by myself; at least please give me a few days to discuss with others and see if I can come up with a solution that everyone can accept."

"It's natural!"

William agreed without hesitation, but at the same time he was still very nervous: "It's just the practice of previous years, the procurement work must be completed before the beginning of March, so please hurry up, we don't have the right time."

"No problem, three days... I will give an answer within three days." An Sen put down the coffee cup in his hand, and his expression became slightly serious:

"If you still can't reach any consensus after three days - although I don't want to, I will definitely cooperate with you to carry out the forced expropriation of Beluga Port, and make sure to guarantee the purchase amount this year!"

"I believe in your sincerity, but I also hope that we don't have to go that far."

The young naval officer sighed, stood up and gave Ansen a solemn chest beating salute.

An Sen, who was sitting on the chair, stood up at the same time, his right hand clenched into a fist heavily hit his chest, and he watched the other party turn and leave.

It wasn't until the other party was far away that he turned around slowly and walked towards the stairs on the second floor.

If you want to solve a quarter of the procurement cost without causing colonial riots, the Storm Division alone cannot come up with so much money.

And there is only one person in the entire Beluga Port who can give out so much money...

………………

"of course."

In the master bedroom, Talia, who was sitting beside the bed, looked at Anson with a smile.

"Really?" Hearing her promise so readily, An Sen was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but explain: "You probably misunderstood, this is just a proposal to deal with the other side, not really for the Rune family. For this quarter of expenses, my real plan is actually..."

"No, dear Anson, I'm serious."

Talia still smiled: "If you have to force the expropriation or the White Whale Harbor Council will bear the cost, all the hard work you have spent in order to establish your rule will be wasted - the power of two evils, the Rune family alone is a loss. The smallest option, what do you think?"

I think? I don't think I should take it. Anyway, if I were the Royal Bank, I would definitely try to get rid of this account... An Sen slandered in the bottom of his heart, and said solemnly:

"That's a lot of money."

"Of course, even for the Rune family... this is definitely a lot of money." Talia agreed, but then the conversation changed:

"But if you compare it with a kingdom, it's insignificant."

Um?

Compared to a kingdom, she should be talking about the Kingdom of Clovis... right?

Looking at the girl's meaningful expression, An Sen's expression, who couldn't understand it for a while, was a little dazed, but he continued to follow her words: "If the Rune family really needs to bear the cost in the end, I will definitely do my best to provide Rune and Moby-Dick have secured the most favorable conditions."

"Of course, dear Anson, I will always trust your promise 100%." ​​Talia's expression was leisurely, and her crystal clear eyes were so deep:

"As always, I won't interfere with any of your thoughts and decisions...unless you take the initiative to speak."

The girl's tone was very gentle, and her meticulous consideration was mixed with a trace of unspoken connivance, which made people indulge in it without realizing it, and her whole body was in a state of extreme relaxation.

But for some reason, Anson could vaguely sense a little danger.

It seemed that a certain voice was warning him extremely strongly that he must be an honest and good person, and then 100,000, 100,000, never do stupid things.

"Uh... In addition to 'taxing', there is actually another thing."

Pretending to be suddenly remembered, An Sen who calmed down instantly said with a chuckle: "When I just came back, I met Ian Clemens, the leader of the Faithless Knights on the road, and put the agreed upon "The Great Magic Book". "Volume 3 was given to me."

"Really?" The girl's eyes lit up, as if she was sharing this rare surprise:

"Volume 3 of The Great Magic Book... Didn't he always worry about the exposure of his relationship with the Chrissy family~www.wuxiaspot.com~ How could he take the initiative to hand it over?"

"According to his own words, he wanted to use this as a welcome gift to let me meet a certain guest - if nothing else, I'm afraid it would be a member of the Crecy family."

An Sen also expressed doubts, took out the envelope from his arms and put it between the two, and opened the mouth and said, "But to be honest, I don't understand why I suddenly became so 'generous', and I didn't use "Great Magic" "Book" as a condition, requiring me to..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

An Sen, who opened the envelope, stared at the contents of the envelope, his mouth half-open, and his whole body froze in place.

It was a pile of neatly placed small white cards with various round holes.

More precisely, it was a pile of memory cards.

As long as it is inserted into a difference engine, a memory card with a bunch of characters can be read from it.

Of course, in more frequent contexts, this "as long as" is generally read as "only".

Ian Clemens did give himself the third volume of The Great Magic Book, but in another way of "being".

"I guess..." The **** the side said faintly:

"that's why."

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