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"idiot!"

"They're all a bunch of idiots!"

"Who let them make their own decisions?"

…

Duke Pias roared in the camp.

As a hostile force, there is nothing wrong with stabbing the Koslow family. But the problem is that the current operation method is wrong, and the initiated process does not comply with the rules.

The most deceptive thing is that without the knowledge of the family leader, his own member of the Alliance Parliament took the initiative and reported Hudson's corruption of logistics materials to the Human Alliance.

Before he could figure out which link had gone wrong. Trouble has come, and the first person to come is not Hudson, but the allies of the Locknard family.

"Pias, you must give us an explanation today. Why are you reporting to the Alliance Parliament at this time?"

Duke Kavadia asked angrily.

Along with him came three other dukes. The expressions of the four people were surprisingly consistent, that is, they were full of anger and had no place to express it.

Reporting the coach Hudson is not a big problem in itself. But as an ally, you must be notified of this kind of thing in advance!

He quietly brought the matter to the Alliance Parliament, which confused not only the person involved, but also a group of Northland nobles.

There is no way, no one's butt has been cleaned up. In terms of logistical supplies, they have more or less extended their hands.

Once it is traced, Hudson, as the coach, is certainly to blame, and they, the actual executors, will also not be able to get any favors.

Under normal circumstances, even if the coach was caught in this regard, it would be reported to the Royal Capital for internal processing, rather than bringing the issue to the Alliance Council.

After this wave is carried out, even if Hudson is taken down, most of the nobles in the kingdom will be implicated.

Not to mention offending a large group of nobles within the kingdom, the position of "captain" of logistics and transportation may also fall into the hands of other countries.

"Dear Duke of Kavadia, please don't be angry yet. I'm not very clear about this matter either.

After the incident, I immediately ordered the recall of the clan members who served as councilors in the alliance. After the matter is investigated clearly, we will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer. "

Perhaps knowing that he was in the wrong, Duke Pias kept his posture very low and tried his best to keep a smile on his face in front of his allies.

What happened this time was really screwed up.

Reason told him that if he failed to appease his allies and was greedy for selling strategic materials, not only would the coach Hudson be blamed, but the Locknard family would also be pushed out as the scapegoat.

The family would not be wiped out if he died, but it would happen with a high probability that the family's reputation would be greatly damaged and it would not be tolerated in the aristocratic circles of the kingdom.

"Pias, don't tell me these useless things. Things have already happened. Let's talk about these things. Even if a few of us are willing to believe that you are innocent, will the other nobles in the kingdom believe it?

How to clear your reputation is your own business. It was you who caused the disaster, and now you are responsible for dealing with the aftermath!

Not much else to say, just for the sake of being allies for many years. You first find a way to close the huge deficits in our accounts, and then talk about how to deal with the aftermath! "

Duke Kavadia said indifferently.

There is no way to recover the loss in reputation. It seems like it was only the Locknard family that did it, but who makes the five nobles in the North always have the same spirit?

It is indispensable for everyone to write down this account for them. In this context, even if Hudson is pulled down, it will not be his turn to take over.

The political losses are now irreparable, but the economic losses are such that Duke Cavadia is not prepared to continue to be the victim.

In terms of logistics and transportation, it is inevitable that there will be a deficit in the accounts. Part of it is caused by corruption; part of it is caused by special weather, special terrain, or sudden accidents.

If it can be accounted for, it will naturally be accounted for. However, many losses caused by special circumstances are avoidable losses, and even recording them is unconvincing.

When no one is chasing after it, it just goes by. Once someone gets serious, these unconvincing accounts will be the best evidence of their greed for military supplies.

It just so happens that they themselves are not clean and cannot withstand investigation. The best way now is to replenish supplies before the investigation team arrives.

As long as the shortfall is filled, there will be no talk of greed. As members of the aristocratic world, everyone is relatively tolerant, and some flaws in the accounts are nothing at all.

In an instant, Duke Pias's face changed drastically. He just paid to compensate for the losses. The Rocknard family could grit their teeth and persevere. But the problem was, where was he going to raise enough supplies in a short period of time?

It is conceivable that the various nobles responsible for logistics and transportation, including people from the Principality of Moxi, the Warhammer Kingdom, and the Principality of Alton, are all trying to find ways to fill the shortfall.

Just the little supplies that are floating around on the black market are simply not enough for everyone.

If you want to purchase and ship it from behind, there is simply no time. The people from the investigation team arrived much faster than the transportation of materials.

If the shortfall cannot be filled, the charge of embezzling military supplies cannot be avoided. Even if you can arrange for your subordinates to take the blame, the aftermath cannot be avoided.

It can be said that with this report, the Locknard family suddenly offended all the nobles in the entire logistics system.

At this moment, you, Duke Pias, want to tear that clan brother alive as a councilor. The timing was so accurate, it was clear that he was trying to deceive the Rocknard family.

"I'm very sorry for what happened this time. The Rocknard family can acknowledge everyone's losses. But it is beyond our ability to make up for the shortfall in a short period of time.

If only a few of us have problems, even if it means selling everything, I will use all my strength as a family to purchase enough strategic materials from major chambers of commerce at high prices to make up for the shortfall.

But the problem is that the news of this accident spread very quickly, as if someone spread it deliberately.

Now that everyone knows that the investigation team is coming, I'm afraid everyone is mobilizing their connections and grabbing supplies as much as possible to make up for the shortfall! "

Duke Pias said with an aggrieved look.

It’s not scary if there is a deficit in the accounts. What’s scary is when the time comes: Whoever has the biggest deficit will be embarrassed!

The lack of three to five hundred tons of strategic materials and the lack of thirty to fifty thousand tons of strategic materials are two completely different concepts.

Everyone can understand the former. They all live in the same circle and no one will hold on to them. The latter is a huge thunder that cannot be filled even if you want to.

It is very unfortunate that in recent times, a group of northern nobles have actually dealt with a lot of huge deficits in transportation accounts.

Many transportation routes are only a few hundred miles long, but the consumption of materials is astronomical.

A large part of the material consumption comes from the early road construction. Part of the loss was actually used to build roads, and part of the loss was due to orc attacks, or "being" attacked by orcs.

There is currently no clear standard for the consumption of these materials, which is also the best place for Tan Mo to start. It is difficult to withstand verification.

Usually it is slowly amortized in subsequent transportation, so as not to look at the data and look unattractive.

“Duke Pias, we came here today not to deliberately make things difficult for you.

No matter what, it was you, the Rocknard family, who reported corruption in the Logistics Department to the Human Alliance. This account will be remembered by everyone.

The most critical question now is whether you have any concrete evidence that Earl Hudson embezzled military supplies from Mexico.

What we need is huge amounts of corruption, which can easily reach tens of thousands of tons and worth millions of gold coins, not the usual daily material drift.

You should know that the logistical transportation tasks of the coalition forces are now divided into parts.

As far as I know, Earl Hudson has not directly reached out to any of the great nobles.

This means that even if his corruption exists, it is limited to the supplies transported by his own troops, plus at most the supplies escorted by mercenaries.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he now represents the face of our Alpha Kingdom. As long as his appearance is not too ugly, the Kingdom will definitely find a way to save him.

In this report, you are just messing around! "

Duke Jagiellon's words seemed plain, but they were full of deep distrust and rebuke. It was clear that the dissatisfaction with the Locknard family had accumulated to a critical point.

Duke Pias was also speechless at this moment. For him, this incident was purely an accident. He had never thought about reporting corruption to the Human Alliance beforehand, so how could he deliberately collect evidence.

"You can rest assured that judging from the shipment volume in the trading market, at least 30% of the strategic materials currently on the market are flowing out from the hands of Earl Hudson.

This is only what can be seen on the surface, and the real transaction figures behind it will only be greater.

Although Earl Hudson also purchased a large amount of strategic materials from the coalition forces before issuing the reward order, there was definitely not this much! "

As soon as Duke Pias finished speaking, Duke Kavadia's expression changed drastically, and he immediately exclaimed: "Oops! Something is wrong.

The large-scale recruitment of mercenaries to join the war was also promoted by Hudson. Combined with the previous acquisition of strategic materials from the coalition's trophies, it was obviously premeditated.

Perhaps the biggest buyer behind the scenes of the previous strategic material transactions on the black market, or the current strategic material trader, was Earl Hudson.

After all, there had not been a large influx of mercenaries at that time, and just a few business trips could not consume so much supplies!

If the inference is correct, Hudson still has a large amount of strategic materials in his hands. Coupled with his close relationship with major chambers of commerce, it is possible to make up for the shortfall in time.

Duke Pias, please quickly check which forces your overseas congressmen have had contact with.

Maybe this emergency incident seems to be aimed at Earl Hudson, but maybe the enemy's real target is us! "

These speculations are not without purpose. The trading platform was created by Hudson. Initially, it was just for trophy trade. As time went by, it soon expanded to include all-category trade.

Before this, there was no perfect shipping channel. Even if someone dares to embezzle military supplies, it will be difficult to realize them, so the loss of strategic materials along the way is not high.

This situation continued until the trading platform was established.

It seems that the poor terrain and increased material consumption caused by the increase in orc attacks are actually due to the emergence of cash-out channels, which aroused everyone's greed.

As the founder of the trading platform and the person in charge of logistical material transportation, he not only failed to crack down on private strategic material transactions, but instead provided cover for them. Hudson's behavior was obviously abnormal.

No commission is charged at all, and transaction security is guaranteed for free. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

If the biggest bookmaker in the black market is Hudson himself, then everything makes sense.

On the surface, he didn't earn anything, but he gained a reputation among the coalition forces; secretly, he made a lot of money. Of course, this kind of thing with both fame and fortune can be sustained.

Having seen through Hudson's plan, Duke Cavadia is now powerless. At this moment, the trading platform has already used interests to bind the coalition forces together.

Even if the truth is revealed, everyone still has to go there and do business. Targeting the trading platform is cutting off the financial path of the coalition forces.

As for the issue of reselling strategic materials, that doesn't matter at all. From the beginning to the end, there was a group of vests in front, and Hudson did not personally end the transaction.

After in-depth investigation, all the nobles in the coalition forces were dragged into the water. Either they will be held accountable together, or the investigation team will turn a blind eye and forget it.

As long as the accounts can be balanced, everyone can pretend that nothing happened.

After all, the Human Alliance also wanted to lose face, and no one really wanted to expose their own scandals to all the races on the mainland.

"Duke Kavadia, I have already launched an investigation into this matter. But since the man behind the scenes has taken action against us, I guess he will not only have this trick.

The investigation team is just a superficial means, and I am afraid it is more to provoke conflicts between us and the nobles in other parts of the kingdom.

If Earl Hudson retains his position as commander-in-chief, life for our family will probably be difficult in the future! "

Duke Pias tried to persuade him.

In order to get rid of Hudson, he also took great pains. Even though he knew that this was the conspiracy of the mastermind, he still had no choice but to jump into the pit.

…

Similar scenes are still happening among the coalition forces. All the great nobles focused their attention on the reported incident.

Especially the big nobles in charge of logistics and transportation, all of them hated the Locknard family with hatred. The investigation team is coming soon, forcing everyone to find a way to make up for the shortfall.

The money that just entered the pocket has to be taken out again before it can be warmed up.

What's even worse is that before the arrival of large numbers of mercenaries, strategic material transactions were purely a buyer's market.

There are only a few buyers willing to purchase, and the price is completely decided by the buyer. The final transaction price was 30 to 50% lower than within the kingdom.

With the influx of mercenaries, the prices of strategic materials on the market have soared. The reason for the price increase is readily available: transportation costs.

These are all objective factors. If we really organize manpower to transport materials from the rear to the front, the cost will indeed rise significantly, and the price should be higher.

Suddenly a large amount of materials had to be purchased to fill the shortfall, and the trading market suddenly turned into a seller's market.

Before anyone had time to take action, the prices of strategic materials on the black market had quietly begun to rise.

As soon as it changed hands, the nobles who could have made a fortune now all lost money.

Some nobles with weak financial resources even directly started the mess mode. If you want to check, just check, they can't plug the hole anyway.

Reputation is very important, military achievements are also very important, but there is no money in the pocket.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone was performing separate tasks, I'm afraid that all the nobles in the royal army would have waved their fists and ran to settle the score with Duke Pias.

Suddenly, Hudson's camp became more and more lively. The nobles who were supposed to avoid suspicion, instead moved closer to him one after another.

In the eyes of many nobles involved in the case, Hudson, who was caught in the vortex of the storm together, was "one of their own."

Everyone came to visit, naturally hoping that he, the coach, could come forward and settle the matter.

Hudson was also very helpless about all this. Originally, I just took the opportunity to make a little fortune and make a fortune from mercenaries.

But following a report, he suddenly discovered that it was much easier to make money from allies than to take money from the pockets of mercenaries.

"Tom, pass on the order. Dispose of the strategic materials in our hands as soon as possible, the faster the better!"

Now as long as there are strategic materials, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell them. There is no such thing as hoarding and continuing to drive up prices. Hudson just wants to ship goods as quickly as possible.

There is no way, this deal is too profitable. The profits for each entry and exit are at least three to five times, and the profits for some special commodities can even be more than ten times.

These are all bulk commodities and cannot be compared with bulk goods. If they don't cash out quickly, someone might take a desperate risk.

Hudson was very worried that, in a desperate situation, someone would pretend to be an Orc direct transport team to fill the gap left in the front.

If he hoards a large amount of strategic materials in his hands, even the trading platform he built may not be safe. It's not that he's afraid that someone will come and rob him, but that Hudson is worried that he won't be able to withstand the pressure from all parties.

The biggest characteristic of nobles is that they know how to use their privileges. When you find that you can't afford it, or the price is too high, there is another solution, and that is to flip the table.

To put it simply, it means directly taking out the black market and confiscating the strategic materials in the hands of merchants.

Who knows the aristocratic way of playing Hudson? Naturally, Hudson would not put himself in a dangerous situation.

In a short period of time, with the coalition's tiger skins around, even if the kingdom's nobles had ideas, they would not overturn the table immediately.

After all, the current black market trade includes not only strategic material transactions, but also various shady transactions.

The biggest sellers are not the nobles of the kingdom who escort the logistics supplies, but the coalition forces on the front line.

There are both spoils of war and strategic materials they falsely reported. Overturning the table not only slapped them in the face, but also cut off their income.