Realm of Power

Du Yu watched with nostalgia as Lidastov led the two knights and the knight with the silver badge and disappeared around the corner of the castle corridor.

The look of waving a handkerchief and swaying from side to side was like a noble lady in an opera bidding farewell to her lover. Even the satellite TV station on guard in the corridor nearby looked away with contempt, not wanting to see the ugly image of their master.

"Haha! It's true that a horse can't fatten without night grass, and a man can't be rich without windfall. He made 240,000 gold coins from the vice-president of Hertha so easily. If this Lidastov knew about these artifacts, he would soon be I want to produce and sell it in large quantities. I don’t know if I will regret my impulse tonight!”

Du Yu didn't pay attention to the strange looks from these guards. Instead, he used his plump fingers to nimbly put five gold withdrawal tickets with a face value of 5,000 gold coins printed with the red mark of Hertha's inverted triangle into his pocket.

This is the ransom of 60,000 gold coins sent by Ridastov to the Knight of the Silver Emblem Statu Korn.

This kind of cash withdrawal ticket with precious gold threads on the four corners and painted with a special mixed potion can only be seen in some wealthy chambers of commerce in the kingdom.

As long as you take this special withdrawal ticket to any branch of Hertha, you can ask Hertha to pay the above amount unconditionally.

“Money is the last word, nothing can be done without money!”

As the head of the Falcon family, Du Yu feels deeply about this sentence now. He used to think that his territory was pretty good. Even if he was not rich, he was not poor either. At any rate, he was at the forefront of the second-rate families in the kingdom.

But after these few contacts with Vice President Hetalidastov, Du Yu realized how big the gap between second-rate families and first-rate families was.

Even the vice-president of the Hertha smuggling organization, supported by the great northern family, the Stiancusa family, could easily come up with an unimaginable amount of 60,000 gold coins.

In the eyes of these top families, the status of the Falcon family is probably not much better than that of a poor southern country bumpkin. The fat man who was thinking about how to make a fortune happened to see the old butler's evasive figure appearing outside the hall door, and he quickly greeted him.

"You came just in time. This is a gold ticket of 60,000 gold coins. You ask the tax collector Stanard to bring more soldiers and a few carriages to transport the money from the Hertha Northern branch in Tatajiku City. Come back, I've been so annoyed by him these days! This guy almost fought me with a knife for the 300 gold coins for this celebration party!"

The old housekeeper had been very surprised by this mysterious team of envoys just now, and now he was standing outside the hall with a strange expression on his face, watching Du Yu and Lidastov having a secret conversation at the round table.

Although I don't know what the young master and this mysterious envoy are talking about, I can guess a little bit by seeing two people pointing at the "artifact" from a distance. I guess that this time the family's artifact will be used by "Prodigal Fatty!" "Sold.

Of course, the contemptuous term "fat prodigal" came not from the mouth of the loyal old butler, but from the mouth of Stannard, the family tax collector who had been extremely troubled recently.

The old butler knew that the Falcon family had long been in financial distress due to internal strife and divisions among branches. Especially in the recent battles to unify the family, the huge army and various expenses had almost depleted the family's treasury that had been accumulated for a year.

Stanard, the tax collector in charge of finance and taxation, has been complaining constantly in the past half month, and his tight eyebrows have never stretched. When he sees the eyes of anyone who comes to withdraw gold coins, he looks as resentful as if he sees an enemy he hates deeply.

I wish I could pluck a piece of meat from everyone with my eyes, and write the word "save" on every gold coin. Secretly cursing his lord as "a prodigal fat man! The most generous poor lord in the kingdom!"

The old housekeeper knew that this fat and cunning young master of the family had the idea of ​​acquiring twelve artifacts for a long time. Although he had always opposed the young master selling the artifacts in exchange for military expenses, but faced with the current situation that the family was in Financial difficulties, this may be the best way to solve the problem now.

However, the 60,000 gold coins mentioned by the young master still shocked the old butler, who thought he was well-informed. The old butler, who was well aware of the family's financial situation, knew that in previous years, a surplus of 3,000 gold coins would be a great thing. thing,

These 60,000 gold coins! It’s enough to be worth the entire Falcon family’s total taxes for two years, and that’s without any expenditure.

During the twenty-one-year term of the previous old marquis, there was no concept of tens of thousands of gold coins in the treasury. Most of the tax revenue became the salary of the knights, and only a small part became the compensation for the fallen soldiers.

In the worst year, there was only a surplus of 320 gold coins. That year, the old Marquis had to sell off part of his belongings to survive the crisis.

Therefore, even the old butler, who considers himself well-informed and has served the Falcon family all his life, has come into contact with such a large number of gold coins for the first time.

Seeing the old butler's astonished mouth that could swallow a fist, Du Yu thought jokingly

"This is only 60,000 gold coins. If the old housekeeper doesn't faint when he knows that he just made a big deal of 240,000 gold coins!"

Seeing the proud look on his young master's face, the old butler, who had long been aware of his money-loving young master, took out an envelope of documents from his arms and handed it to Du Yu with an embarrassed expression. The red lion's head postmark in the middle of the envelope was so eye-catching!

This is a military order document from the Ministry of Military Affairs personally signed by Du Yu's grandfather, the current Marshal of the Kingdom, Duke Gist. This unique red wax is exclusively used by the Ministry of Military Affairs, indicating that the military situation is on fire and cannot be delayed.

If it is a letter from the Ministry of the Interior, the postmark is blue, indicating that the king's mercy is as broad as the sea. If it is from the Ministry of Finance, the postmark is orange-yellow, like an inverted gold coin.

"Master, this is the order I just received from the Ministry of Military Affairs to cancel the "hunting" this fall. It is said that the Kugit people in the north have invaded the northern border in large numbers. This year is likely to be a troubled year!"