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Chapter 1381 137 The King’s Shadow

"It's just a scam with a very simple principle. It has been popular in the foreign world for a hundred years. Although there are many variations, they all take advantage of the greed of people and use wonderful deception methods to raise a large amount of funds in a short period of time.

This approach is not very clever.

In fact, it will only be most effective the first time it is used. Once people take precautions, such deception will be difficult to be effective again without iteration.

But it turns out that Mr. Crow's assessment of us is quite accurate. The kingdom's tax laws have indeed reached the point where they must be reformed. The wealth plundered from the Sea of ​​Mist Trading Company alone in one area of ​​Kafhokar Province is equivalent to the kingdom's tax revenue of dozens of dollars there. year's results.

It can be inferred from this that in other parts of the kingdom, the resources monopolized by the upper class nobles have reached a shocking level.

And my conversation with Boss Huo made me realize that this is the reason why your reforms are difficult to achieve. The common people are eager to change the quality of life, the king hopes to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and the old forces are clinging to resources. The stubbornness of not letting go creates a sharp contradiction.

Nordtov's reforms can't get into deep water until you figure out how to solve the problem.

Just building a few factories in a few cities doesn't really solve the problem. Sister, King Louis defeated the Kingdom of Isa before the reform. He used the wealth of a country to help the Plantagenet Kingdom get through the most difficult period, but We don't have that kind of luck.

In other words, it didn’t happen before! "

In the reception room of the Ice Palace, Andre was talking.

He didn't care about the complicated look in his sister's eyes when she looked at him. There was a lot of strangeness and resistance in her eyes, and she no longer had the closeness and pampering she had in the past, but he didn't care.

He is no longer satisfied with being his sister's follower, and he desperately hopes to change the relationship between the two.

"Are you listening?"

Andre paused and looked at the wolf girl, who frowned and said:

"I am still immersed in the shocking fact that my brother has become the leader of the kingdom, no, the most terrifying liar gang in the history of the mainland. I wanted to scold you and tell you to get out, but what you described later Made me realize you weren't just suddenly rebellious and wanted to play something dangerous.

Andre, you obviously have a complete plan, so I'm curious, what do you want in a scam like this that has devastated millions of people? What did you get? "

"Ah, as expected of you, you have been so sharp since you were a child and can always grasp the root of things. I am still worried that you are too angry and you are unwilling to listen to my explanation. Everyone involved in this matter has their own demands. So far, it seems that our demands have been met.”

Andre waved his hand and explained:

"Ms. Dutna, the goddess of wealth, hopes to show the world the power of wealth. As long as word of what happened in Kafhoka spreads, it will be enough for her name to be known to every businessman and every kid on the continent who is eager to get rich.

In an instant, countless money worshipers will join the goddess, but only those who respect wealth and use it wisely can be blessed.

Gentile people are eager to do some really big things in this world to commemorate their changes in the world and gain benefits from it.

They did it.

It only took two people and a set of fashionable theories to overthrow the entire Kafhoka. Even if their names will not be recorded in history, everyone who has experienced this will truly realize that foreigners are the most terrifying. Their power definitely does not come from their immortality, but from the dimensionality reduction strikes between civilization levels.

The Transnians provided technical support for this effort.

Murphy was not involved, but his administrators learned valuable lessons from the chaos at Kavhokar, and they would later return to Transnian hands when the fertile land returned, at the end of the Ten Years' War. The shame we brought upon them will also be washed away.

At least those sane people will calm down.

Finally it's me.

What did I get out of it?

I got a lot, and I will give it as a 'gift' to my only relative, my sister, my monarch. "

He took out a calculation orb from his arms, placed it on the table in front of the wolf girl, and turned it on.

On the flickering screen of light were dancing the super hacker group's statistics on all the wealth that had been compiled so far, forming a very complicated-looking report. However, they made annotations on the report to let the wolf girl Such a wise king can easily tell where various funds go.

"The investment principal of civilians will be returned in the name of wealth trial in a few days, but all the wealth of those major shareholders, the upper class of Kavhoka will be retained, and the Sanctuary of Wealth will not take any penny. It only requires us to transfer the huge amount of money." The wealth was kept in their banks for at least half a year as part of the margin for their introduction of the new currency.

Other shareholders will directly receive the income according to their respective proportions, and we can get about half of it. "

Andre said to the wolf girl:

"This amount of money is equivalent to a little more than the total revenue of the treasury last year. I know that this amount of money is not enough for the industrial reforms you want to complete, but it is a good start, and the Misty Sea Trading Company will invest in the final A large amount of real estate mortgages harvested during this period will also be cleared and partially recovered as royal property.

Those collaterals are being valued, and they can also add to your reform efforts.

Finally, after Lord Maruo took his 'White Moonlight' Lady Vera to travel to Paradise Island to settle down, you urgently need to find a more competent royal financial officer to help you manage the country's finances. I think establishing Nord The matter of people's own banks must also be put on the agenda.

Luckily, this doesn’t require you to worry too much as I’ve already found the perfect candidate for you.

So, are you satisfied with my gift? "

Facing her brother's inquiry, the wolf girl sat there speechless for a long time. She stared at the line of digital money marked "Gift from the Earl of White Mountain" on the report in front of her. His Majesty the King was a little dizzy when he looked at the string of zeros.

The Kingdom of Nordtof has been plagued by financial problems since its founding, and Crow's quip about the Yankee tax code wasn't just a joke.

The Plantagenet Kingdom completed its tax reform twenty years ago, allowing King Louis to have sufficient funds to gradually promote the country he imagined, but the Yankees did not have this condition.

The Romanov dynasty was successfully restored in the generation of Wolf Girl's father. The tax law used by the previous Rurik Dynasty was still the ancient system from the period of the Hero King. Wolf Girl did not want to change it, but the resistance from all walks of life in the country was too great. Keeping her indecisive.

But when she really saw the row of numbers in front of her, she finally made up her mind.

The hidden wealth in Kafhoka alone was so exaggerated, and the finances that could be extracted from other parts of the kingdom were definitely beyond her imagination. Only by completing this reform could Nordtov, the clay-footed giant, escape from the quagmire of embarrassment. Climb out.

“I’m guessing you’re thinking about tax reform?”

Andre said softly:

"With all due respect, sister, you can definitely put this thing together with another thing, about liberating the serfs. To be honest, I no longer want to do it because of the serf issue every time I communicate with foreigners. They ridiculed and ridiculed him.

If this system is not lifted for one day, Nordtov will always be a barbaric country that cannot stand on the stage in their eyes.

The productive forces you need are there. They are restrained, squeezed, and driven by their respective owners like domestic animals. They support the foundation of this country but do not even deserve a name or a free identity.

Ever since the ancestors established Nordtov, no one has ever really paid attention to the poor people at the bottom, but do they really have no desire for it?

What happened in Kafhoka confirms this.

Many serfs pooled their money together to buy investments, but they didn’t even know the words. Do they really just want to get rich overnight?

No!

No, sister.

We can no longer pretend that we cannot see the constant lamentations of those people in the corners of history that no one pays attention to. We can no longer just focus on the nobility, free people and landowners for reform. In Mr. Crow’s words, No. De Tove must undergo a bottom-up reform rather than a top-down gift.

As long as you remove the shackles from those people's necks with your own hands, they will desperately use their hands to lift you up to a position that is comparable to God's.

If you give them a little kindness, they will give you the world back! "

"Andre let me think about it, it's hard, it's not as easy as you think."

The wolf girl covered her forehead and said:

"If I propose to change the tax system, they may shake their fists at me, but if I say that I want to liberate the serfs, I am afraid that all the landowners and nobles will draw their weapons to resist me. This is shaking the foundation of the country founded by our ancestors.

Dragon Emperor also mentioned this issue to me.

He suggested that I must act cautiously on this matter. If I am not careful, our country will be subverted by internal forces. "

"I know this is difficult, sister, but I will do my best to assist you."

Andre said softly:

"I heard about the history of the foreigners. There was also a country there that fought a civil war for slaves, but the facts have proved that the forces on the side of the progress of the times will always win. You have always been eager to build a great cause comparable to your ancestors.

But I think you can definitely do more, surpass your ancestors, surpass the King of Heroes, and become the new King of Heroes!

Trust me, if you decide to do this, Murphy and the Transians will be on your side too.

And those foreigners, you don’t know how excited they are every time they talk about the serf issue. I don’t think we even need to invite you. As long as you give them a chance, they will happily take away the old nobles who resist you. They dragged him to the gallows and executed him with his own hands.

They are proud of it. "

"Let me think about this question again."

The wolf girl didn't make a decision immediately.

This is normal. It would be a big problem if such national affairs were decided with a slap on the forehead. But before she knew it, the wolf girl's anger had dissipated a lot. She looked at Andre and said:

“Could the goddess of wealth put an end to the chaos by returning principal to the common people?”

"It's not that easy."

Andre shook his head and said:

"Your Excellency Crow believes that Ms. Dutna's superfluous remarks have amplified the turmoil. This means that even if the principal is recovered, it will not change the commercial decline that will continue in the Kafhoka area for many years. However, that place has always been a grain-producing area. Returning to basics will at least not starve people to death in Kavhoka.

Most importantly, the people's resistance will ultimately determine the future of Kavhokar, and soon there will be a vote involving everyone to decide where Kavhokar will go.

But we all know the outcome.

You will lose there.

In a less than honorable way, I will get rid of a burden that I should not have carried in the first place. I will bear this fault and sin for you, become the governor of the autonomous region in an exiled manner, and use the name of the Vampire Dynasty to make Kafhoka realizes its reorganization with Transia.

But Mr. Crow has a better suggestion to counteract the reputation loss you'll suffer.

He suggested that I add your name to the upcoming principal repayment, and in the name of Her Majesty the Goddess of Wealth and the Wolf Lady, compensate those poor people who have suffered losses.

In this way, the common people in the country will also appreciate your kindness and generosity.

The nobles will ridicule you, but it doesn't matter. They won't be around for long anyway, so why should we be angry with the dead? "

"Andre, I don't need you to carry those failures for me."

The wolf girl stood up and said:

"As a king, I'm not so weak that I can't even bear a defeat. You've done enough for me. In fact, your performance tonight impressed me.

My brother has grown up.

I finally realized where your previous unruliness came from. You are no longer the child who needs my protection. You are strong enough to protect yourself and your sister at the same time.

I'm very relieved.

But I hope this won't happen again in the future. You don't need to ask me to prove anything in this way. "

"No, no, no, I haven't finished speaking yet. Sister, I just said that I have gained a lot from the Kafhoka thing. This gift is for you. I haven't told you what I got from it. What a harvest.”

Andre smiled, and the wolf girl raised her eyebrows and said:

"Oh? So what did my brother get out of it?"

"Confidence! Sense of achievement! Satisfaction! The most important thing is that I finally understand the 'truth' about how I can assist you correctly, about how I can become a person standing in your shadow."

Andrei spread his arms, paused, and said:

"Murphy's foreign warriors are very keen people. When they first came into contact with me, they knew the restless heart hidden under my face. The source of that restlessness was once regarded as a taboo by me. It's like the audience in the audience never dares to expect to stand with the dazzling protagonist on the stage.

I also had doubts about myself.

Could I say this to you at the end of my life, which is entering midnight, but now I no longer have any doubts. I can finally leave behind those things that bother me and be truly close to you, my majesty. "

He stretched out his hand to the wolf girl whose expression changed slightly, just like the light touch in Songhai Empire, but this time when the wolf girl wanted to pull away her fingers, she tightly held the cold fingertips.

Not warm.

After all, neither the vampire nor the wolf girl's winter blood will make the skin temperature reach a comfortable level, but the heartbeats of the two can be felt with the clasping of their fingers, and the hidden emotions are also quiet in this flowing slowly in the room.

The Queen could pull her fingers away, but she ultimately chose to reverse the grip.

"It's not the time yet."

Andre showed a smile, put his trembling hand in front of him and kissed it gently. After taking a step back from the most standard hand-kissing ceremony, he returned to the humble posture of a courtier. He said softly:

"But that day will come, just like two lonely ships in the ocean will eventually meet, and until then, please allow me to regard you as my only treasure, not only because I have pledged my allegiance to you, but also because I'm willing to do it.

From now on, I will be the only one in your shadow. "

(It has been modified. I don’t know what it is like for some brothers to report it after seeing such a trivial plot. But I have changed it. It makes money, not shabby.)