Master Tongtian

Chapter 352 The black hole created by the Duke (23)

Morning.

The inner residence of Thunder Castle, the Duke's private dining room.

When the waiter led Rosen to the door of the restaurant, he immediately stopped.

"Count, the lady asked you to go in alone to talk."

Alone?

Rosen's heart moved, and he felt that the Duchess was planning to say something less appropriate to him.

In other words, he will probably get a lot of scolding.

However, no matter how violent the words are, in extreme cases, he may still receive a few slaps.

But he will definitely not break his face.

Otherwise, it would not be a separate interview.

Taking a deep breath, he thought to himself: "Steady! Steady! Don't show your timidity in front of your mother-in-law!"

While calming down, he also secretly observed the restaurant in front of him.

Looking in from the door, you can see the polished marble floor, which is covered with a dark blue carpet of strange material.

Looking further ahead, there is a glass screen more than five meters high. The inside of the screen is filled with clear running water, and is immersed in a colorful coral hill. Brightly colored tropical fish are leisurely shuttled among the corals, showing the A very unique and magnificent underwater scenery.

After one glance, Rosen knew that this large fish tank, which far exceeded the average technology level of this era, definitely cost a lot of money. It was most likely another masterpiece used by the Duke to show off his financial resources.

Behind the screen is a bright and spacious restaurant. The restaurant is very quiet and the decoration is naturally very luxurious, but it has a somewhat depressing low pressure.

Rosen took a deep breath and walked all the way along the carpet. After bypassing the screen, he saw an exquisite emerald dining table. Sitting at the center of the table was a beautiful woman wearing a crimson waist-cinching dress.

Although it was winter, the inner house was as warm as spring, and the clothes on the Duchess were only thin, which fully showed off her good figure.

She has a plump and graceful figure and a graceful face. It is completely impossible to tell that she is a mother of several children.

Although she only wore a few simple pieces of ruby ​​jewelry, it did not detract from the noble status of the duchess at all.

Because the Duchess is not a child of God, she does not have dark golden hair and eyes.

In fact, she has thick burgundy long hair and a pair of eyes as blue as the sea.

But at this time, there was a hint of storm in these blue eyes.

"Sit down, Count Philander."

She pointed to the seat opposite the long table and extended an invitation, but her tone was indifferent, like the last calm before the storm broke out.

Rosen took a deep breath, walked over and sat down, and looked at the breakfast in front of him. It was very delicate and fragrant, but he naturally didn't dare to eat it at this time.

After he sat down, the Duchess's voice sounded: "Create a Silence Barrier."

Rosen immediately complied.

After the barrier was formed, the Duchess sneered.

"Earl, you may not know that I am the wife of Delances and the daughter of the Langley family. The current head of the Langley family is my uncle!"

Upon hearing this, Rosen's heart skipped a beat again.

"Tsk~ I didn't get the key information clearly, now I'm in big trouble."

For a moment, various thoughts went through Rosen's mind, and he soon found a breakthrough point.

Although the Duchess is the daughter of the Langley family, she is definitely not a direct lineage, but a side branch. Her status in the family must not be high, so that no one pays attention to her status.

In this case, in the Duchess's heart, the Duke's interests must be far greater than the interests of the mother family.

Because her mother clan is far from being able to give her the glory of a duchess.

After thinking about this, Rosen spoke.

"But you are Carrie's mother."

The Duchess nodded: "It is precisely because of this that you can still sit across from me, otherwise you will have to flee back to the Crescent Territory overnight, and you will never want to come to the Eastern Territory in this life!"

She didn't wait for Rosen to answer, and continued: "I am very annoyed by your arbitrary decision-making, and it completely disrupted my plan to fill the financial deficit of Raging Wave City!"

Her voice deepened and she scolded angrily.

"You have no idea what a financial hole my husband has created. Now, I'll tell you how deep the hole is!"

"One hundred and ten million~~a full one hundred and eleven million crowns!"

"It took me half a month to find out this. There must be many more that I haven't found out. If this hole is not filled, the dignity of the Storm Duke will be gone!"

"If our dignity is lost, the crown will be completely dimmed, and our family will become a joke to the entire Golden Land!"

Although Rosen was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by this number.

"Madam, how come there are so many?"

The Duchess sighed softly, with helplessness on her face: "Yes~ Why are there so many? I also want to ask this question."

"I know he spends a lot of money, but I thought there was a limit, so I didn't care too much."

"The outbreak of this crisis completely pulled me away from household chores. I sent someone to check the accounts carefully and found that the government of Raging Wave City has become a rat's nest!"

Rosen understood: "Is there huge corruption in the Ministry of Government Affairs?"

Don't be afraid if you are greedy, you will get fat if you kill him.

The Duchess shook her head and smiled bitterly: "There is no big corruption, it's all medium and small corruption."

"From top to bottom in Nutau City, there are more than 6,000 political officials. Each person sucks an average of 4,000 kronor in blood every year. It has become a rule. If you are not greedy, you cannot become a political official."

Rosen shook his head and sighed: "This is all rotten, and it's rotten."

We are not afraid of a single huge corruption, but we are afraid of the corruption of all members, because this has become a huge interest group with entrenched illusions.

If the Duke had a resolute character, he would naturally be able to uproot it and replace it with new blood, but he didn't think Delances had this ability.

Therefore, the current city of Raging Waves is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money can be poured into it to fill it up.

The Duchess sighed.

"Yeah, it sucks."

"My husband likes to do big things. Some big things are ridiculous, but some of them have positive effects."

"It's a pity that he has the mind to do things, but he doesn't have the ability to manage, so he gave his subordinates a lot of opportunities to take advantage of loopholes."

At this point, the Duchess looked at Rosen.

"In any case, 110 million crowns are owed, and it is owed in the name of the Duke."

"Not only do I owe it to the ordinary people in Nutao City, but I also owe it to city lords, merchants, etc. in other cities, too many to count."

She stared at Rosen: "Let me ask you, can you handle such a deficit?!"

Rosen shook his head slowly: "I can't take it."

If he tried his best to make money by changing his position, and the Duke cooperated, he could certainly catch it, but if he did so, he would be trapped in a power struggle.

The desire to pursue the extraordinary can be delayed.

Therefore, he will never answer.

The Duchess was not at all surprised by this answer.

She is an extremely smart woman, but not as easy to deceive as the Duke. Rosen will believe as much as she says how much money she makes.

After her husband talked to her last night, she knew that Rosen was bragging. Whether there was even one tenth of the truth was a question.

And this is normal. How could a barony with only a few hundred thousand people in its territory be able to absorb the deficit of the Duke's House?

"Yes, you can't catch it. There are not many families in the world who can catch it, and my family happens to be half of it."

"I am just the daughter of a side branch of the Langley family. I thought I would be ordinary in this life, but Drances chose me, honored me, and always respects and loves me. I am grateful for his kindness in this life."

"No matter what, I will ensure that the Duke's glory is preserved!"

"So, I could only put down my face and ask them for help, and they agreed. And marrying Heyagali to my nephew Yuragang is also a natural price."

"But you ruined it all!"

The Duchess's eyes were filled with rage.

"Earl, for the happiness of my daughter and the glory of Duke Storm, I will not reveal this matter."

"But since you have forcibly married my daughter, you must take on the responsibility of safeguarding the honor of the duke for my daughter!"

Rosen shook his head without hesitation: "I can't do it."

"What?!"

The Duchess was shocked: "Are you going to be irresponsible?!"

Rosen shook his head again: "I will do my best to ensure Carrie's happiness, but I don't have the ability to save the bad things the Duke has done. It's useless for you to force me."

The Duchess was silent, but the storm contained in her blue eyes became more and more violent.

After a long time, she asked in a frightening tone: "It was Carrie who took the initiative to find you, right?"

"right."

"A woman who comes to you on her own initiative is not worthy of attention, right?"

Rosen shook his head: "It's the same thing. I cherish Carrie and will do my best to ensure her happiness, but I can't save the Duke's matter."

"That's a good thing, but it really pisses me off!"

Before she finished speaking, the Duchess stood up from her seat, walked a few steps to Rosen, raised her hand and slapped Rosen in the face.

The hand reached halfway, but was caught by Rosen.

The Duchess was startled, her strength exploded, and she was about to break free.

She is actually a high-level peak warrior, and her explosive physical power is very powerful.

Unfortunately, Rosen's Giant Power Technique gives him a strength that is not inferior to that of a level 2 great warrior.

When the two sides clashed, the Duchess was completely defeated!

She refused to obey, so her left hand was restrained and she continued to be slapped with her right hand.

Rosen raised his right hand, grabbed her right wrist, and held it firmly.

After struggling to free her wrist a few times, the Duchess wisely gave up and glared at Rosen fiercely.

"release!"

Rosen followed the instructions and let go, but he was always on guard against being attacked by the opponent.

Fortunately, the Duchess regained control of her anger and walked slowly back to her seat.

Seeing that her mood had calmed down slightly, Rosen continued the previous topic.

"Madam, I believe that the Duke and you must still be able to raise money to repay the debt."

"It's okay to let banks issue bonds, absorb savings at high interest rates, or even order government officials to repay illegal gains. There is no need to sacrifice Carrie's happiness."

The Duchess' expression softened slightly, but there was a hint of helplessness.

"It's not that simple. There are major city lord families behind this matter. They are taking the opportunity to weaken the Duke's control over the major families."

"My family was involved and even played a big role in it."

Rosen said: "As long as Jiali is gone, she will no longer have any ideas."

The Duchess was surprised: "Why isn't Carrie here?"

Rosen began to softly describe the solution he thought of.

"Direct an accident, an assassination, a spell accident, or anything else to make Carrie a thing of the past for the time being. And I will quietly take her to the Flying Fish Islands."

"When my islands develop enough strength to support the Duke, I will 'resurrect' Carrie."

"And you can use this assassination to rectify the government affairs system of Nutao City from beginning to end in the name of finding the murderer!"

The Duchess looked thoughtful: "Go on."

Rosen continued.

"The princess was assassinated and the murderer is on the loose. Countless political officials are inextricably linked to the mysterious murderer."

"Then the Duke was furious and swore to avenge his daughter! Then he ransacked the houses of those who were rich and confiscated all their property!"

"If you copy thousands of houses, you can definitely recover tens of millions of crowns."

"Perhaps the officialdom of Raging Wave City will collapse, and perhaps countless people will come to the Duke to plead for mercy, but they can all be fought back in the name of revenge for the woman."

"Even if the hole is not filled in the end, more than half can be filled."

The Duke couldn't do this, but looking at the Duchess, he felt that she should have the ability and the will.

As expected, the Duchess fell into deep thought. After a long time, she asked, "Should I say no?"

"If you don't support me, I will abandon the Feiyu Islands and take Carrie back to the north."

"This matter will naturally shock the Golden Land, and there will definitely be countless people blaming me, but the matter has become a foregone conclusion. With my current reputation and talent, I am afraid that few people will actually come to me because of the princess who lost her virginity. trouble."

"If there is someone who is really blind and wants to trouble me, I will take Jiali to the middle realm and concentrate on building a flying artifact for the God Emperor that can slay dragons. Will the God Emperor not support me?"

"But in this case, no matter what happens in the East, it will have nothing to do with me."

The Duchess became angry again and threw the crystal cup in her hand to the ground.

With a 'pong' sound, the cup shattered!

"You are powerful, but you are only one person. Aren't you afraid that I will call someone to kill you now?"

"I'm not afraid."

"Because if you really wanted to kill me, you wouldn't have summoned me alone and wouldn't have said so many words to me."

"You just want to force me to take over this financial black hole."

"I also want to tell you clearly that I do have the ability to solve difficult problems if I want to, but I don't think this is the best way."

The Duchess did not understand.

"Why? Isn't the status of a duke's son-in-law noble enough? Do you still want to be a duke?"

"I am different from the Duke."

"I am a mage. For me, the crown of power is just a decoration, and magic is my foundation. And the high-level realm is far from the end in my mind, madam!"

He is still too weak and his strength is too weak. To get involved in such a bottomless quagmire at this time is to waste his life!

You must wait until he has absolute power and then crush him with thunderous force. This is a safe and time-saving way.

The Duchess's face was shocked, she said nothing and just stared at Rosen.

Rosen looked at him without blinking.

Azure blue eyes and dark blue eyes collided, constantly fighting.

It seemed scary, but Rosen knew that this was the end of the storm.

As long as she holds on to this wave, the mother-in-law will pass this test.

After a long time, the Duchess took the initiative to look away, sighed deeply, and raised her hand to support her forehead.

There was deep exhaustion on her face.

"Then do as you say, treat Carrie well and don't let her suffer. Otherwise, I have countless ways to make you pay the price."

"I will."

"Then just take her away. I will take care of the follow-up matters."

"good."

Rosen was starving. Looking at the delicious seafood porridge on the table, he picked it up without hesitation and drank it all in a few sips.

The Duchess frowned at him.

"Are you still in the mood to have breakfast? I really doubt your feelings for my daughter!"

"Madam, only when you are full can you have the strength to work, and it won't take long."

The Duchess was slightly startled, and a faint smile appeared on her indifferent face.

"Ha~~~ Now, I kind of believe that you can make it happen."

After eating and drinking, Rosen picked up a white tablecloth and wiped his mouth, stepped back and saluted the Duchess respectfully.

"My Duchess, as beautiful as the moon and as wise as the sea, I will never let you down."

"I will focus on developing the Flying Fish Islands and strive to increase my own strength. When one day, you really need me, I will definitely show up and firmly safeguard the glory of the Storm Duke."

The Duchess was startled for a moment, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks. This was the first time since she became a Duchess at the age of 16 that someone had praised her so straightforwardly.

When she came to her senses, she found that Rosen had left.

He immediately shook his head and laughed: "You really have a sweet mouth, no wonder you can swoon that silly girl Jiali."