The King

  Chapter 307 Shipping Time

   "Fool!"

   "It's all a bunch of idiots!"

   "Who let them do it themselves?"

  …

   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 pitiful thing is that without the knowledge of his patriarch, his own members in the Alliance Parliament made decisions without authorization, and reported Hudson's corruption of logistics supplies to the Terran Alliance.

   Before he can figure it out, what link went wrong. Trouble had already arrived, and the first person to come was not Hudson, the client, but an ally of the Locknard family.

   "Pias, you have to give us an explanation today, why are you reporting to the Alliance Council at this time?"

   Duke Cavadia asked angrily.

   There were three other dukes who came with him. The expressions of the four of them were surprisingly consistent, that is, there was nowhere to vent their anger.

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

  Brought the matter directly to the Alliance Council without making a sound, not only confused Hudson, the person concerned, but also a group of northern nobles.

   There is no way, everyone's **** is not cleaned. In terms of logistical materials, they have more or less extended their hands.

  Once it is traced, Hudson, as the coach, is certainly to blame, and they, the specific executors, are also not good.

  Under normal circumstances, even if the coach is caught in this regard, it will be reported to the capital for internal handling, rather than bringing the problem to the alliance council.

  If this wave is brought down, even if Hudson is brought down, most of the nobles in the kingdom will be implicated.

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

   "Dear Duke of Cavadia, please don't be angry. I am not very clear about this matter.

  After the incident, I immediately ordered the recall of the clan members who were members of the alliance. After the matter is investigated clearly, we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. "

   Perhaps because he knew he was wrong, Duke Pias lowered his posture very low, trying to keep a smiling face in front of his allies.

   What happened this time was really too bad.

   Reason told him that if the allies were not appeased, not only Hudson, the coach, but the Lochnard family would also be pushed out as scapegoats if they were greedy for money and sold strategic materials.

   It is unlikely that the family will be destroyed by death, but the family's reputation will be greatly damaged, and it will not be tolerated in the kingdom's noble circle, but it will happen with a high probability.

   "Pias, it's useless not to tell me these things. Things have already happened. Besides these things, even if we are willing to believe that you are innocent, will other nobles in the kingdom believe it?

   How to cleanse your reputation is your own business for the Lochnard family. The misfortune was caused by you, and now we are responsible for dealing with the aftermath!

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

   Duke Cavadia said indifferently.

   There is no way to recover the loss of prestige. It seems that it was only done by the Lochnard family, but who made the five nobles of the Northland always have the same spirit?

   This account, everyone must also write down a sum 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, the Duke of Cavadia is not going to continue to be taken advantage 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 recorded, it will naturally be recorded. However, the losses caused by many special circumstances are avoidable losses, and even the records are not convincing.

  When there is no one to track down, just pass by. Once someone is serious, these unconvincing accounts are the best evidence that they are greedy for Mexican military supplies.

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

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

  In an instant, Duke Pias' face changed drastically. The Lochnard family could still grit their teeth just to pay for the loss, but the question was, where would he go to raise enough supplies in a short time?

   It is conceivable that the various nobles in charge of logistics and transportation, including those from the Principality of Moxie, the Kingdom of Warhammer, and the Principality of Orton, are trying to make up for the shortfall.

   It's just the little supplies that are spilled out on the black market, and it's not enough for everyone.

  If you want to purchase and ship from the rear, there is simply no time in time. The speed of the investigation team's arrival was much faster than the speed of material transportation.

   If the shortfall cannot be filled, the crime of embezzlement of Mexican military supplies cannot be avoided. Even if it is possible to arrange for his subordinates to take the blame, the aftermath cannot be avoided.

   It can be said that this report, the Lochnard family offended all the nobles in the entire logistics system at once.

  At this moment, you, Duke Pias, wish to tear up the brother who is a member of the parliament. The timing is so accurate, it is clearly the rhythm of killing the Lochnard family.

   "I am very sorry for this incident. The Locknard family can accept everyone's loss. 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’s a waste of money, I will try my best to buy enough strategic materials from major chambers of commerce at high prices to make up for the shortfall.

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

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

   Duke Pias said with an aggrieved face.

   It is not terrible to have a deficit in the accounts, but the terrible thing 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 completely different concepts.

   Everyone can understand the former, they all hang out in the same circle, and no one will hold on to it. The latter is a thunderous thunder, and I can't fill it in even if I want to.

  Unfortunately, during the recent period, a group of northern nobles have indeed handled a lot of huge deficits in transportation accounts.

  Many transportation routes are only a few hundred miles away, but the material consumption is an astronomical figure.

  A large part of the material consumption is due to the road construction in the early stage. 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, and it is also the best place to attack corrupt ink, and it is difficult to withstand verification.

  It is usually slowly amortized on the subsequent transportation, so as not to look at the data and look unsightly.

   "Duke Pias, we didn't mean to make things difficult for you when we came here today.

  In any case, it was you, the Lochnard family, who reported corruption in the logistics department to the Terran Alliance. Everyone will keep this account on your heads.

  The most critical question now is whether you have any tangible evidence of Earl Hudson's embezzlement of Mexican military supplies.

  What we need is tens of thousands of tons, worth millions of gold coins, and huge corruption, not the usual daily supplies.

  You should know that the logistics and transportation tasks of the coalition forces are now split up.

  As far as I know, the Earl of 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 materials transported by the headquarters, plus at most the materials escorted by the mercenaries.

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

  This time you report, you are just fooling around! "

  Duke Agiron's words seemed plain, but they were full of distrust and reprimand. It is clear that dissatisfaction with the Locknard family has accumulated to a critical point.

  At this moment, Duke Pias was also speechless. To him, this incident was purely an accident. He never thought of reporting corruption to the Terran Alliance in advance, so he would deliberately collect evidence.

   "Your Excellency, you can rest assured. Judging from the shipments on the trading market, at least 30% of the strategic materials currently on the market flow out of the hands of Earl Hudson.

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

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

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

  The massive recruitment of mercenaries to join the war was also promoted by Hudson. Combined with the previous purchase of strategic materials in the spoils of the coalition forces, it is obviously premeditated.

   Maybe the biggest buyer behind the black market's strategic material transaction, or the current strategic material transaction dealer, is the Earl of Hudson.

  After all, at that time, there was not a large influx of mercenaries, and there were only a few business trips, which did 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 also possible to make up for the shortfall in time.

  Duke Pias, hurry up and find out which forces your expatriate MPs have had contact with.

   Maybe this sudden incident seems to be aimed at the Earl of Hudson, maybe the real target of the enemy is us! "

  These guesses are not aimless. The trading platform was created by Hudson. At the beginning, it was just a trade in spoils. As time went by, it soon expanded to trade in all categories.

   Before this, there was no perfect shipping channel. Even if someone dared to be greedy for Mexican military supplies, it would be difficult to realize it, so the loss of strategic materials along the way was not high.

   This situation lasted until the trading platform was established.

   It seems that the terrain is bad, and the increase in material consumption caused by the increase in orc attacks is actually the emergence of cash channels, which arouses everyone's greed.

  As the founder of the trading platform and the person in charge of logistics material delivery, not only did he fail to crack down on private strategic material transactions, but instead provided cover for them, Hudson's performance was obviously abnormal.

   There is no commission for a penny, and the security of transactions is guaranteed for free. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

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

  On the surface, he didn't make any money, but gained a reputation among the coalition forces; secretly, he made a lot of money. This kind of fame and fortune, of course, can continue to persist.

   Just saw through Hudson's plan, and the Duke of Kavadia is powerless now. The current trading platform has tied the coalition forces together with benefits.

  Even if the truth is revealed, everyone still has to go to do business. For the trading platform, it is cutting off the source of income for the coalition forces.

  As for the issue of reselling strategic materials, that is not a problem at all. From beginning to end, a group of vests were at the front, and Hudson did not end the trade in person.

  In-depth investigation revealed that all the nobles in the coalition forces were dragged into the water. Either they will be held accountable together, or they will be the investigative team: turn a blind eye, close one eye and forget it.

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

   After all, the Human Race Alliance also has face. No one is really willing to expose their own scandals to all races in the mainland.

   "Duke Cavadia, I have already launched an investigation on this matter. However, since the mastermind behind the scenes has taken action against us, this is not the only way to think about it.

  The investigative team is only a ostensible means, and I am afraid that it is more to provoke conflicts between us and the nobles in other parts of the kingdom.

  If the Earl of Hudson retains his position as commander-in-chief, the next few days of our family will be difficult! "

   Duke Pias tried hard to persuade.

   In order to get Hudson down, he also took great pains. Even though he knew it was a conspiracy by the mastermind behind the scenes, he still had no choice but to jump into the pit.

  …

   Similar scenes are still being staged 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 gritted their teeth with hatred for the Lochnard family. The investigation team is coming soon, forcing everyone to find a way to make up for the shortfall.

  The money that has just entered the pocket, has not had time to warm up, and will be forced to take it out again.

   What's even more pitiful is that before the arrival of mercenaries in large numbers, the transaction of strategic materials was a pure buyer's market.

  There are only a few buyers who are willing to buy, and the price is completely up to the buyer. The final transaction price was 30-50% lower than that in the kingdom.

  With the influx of mercenaries, the price of strategic materials on the market has already soared. There is a ready-made reason for the price increase: transportation costs.

   are all objective factors. If it is really necessary to organize manpower to transport the materials from the rear to the front line, the cost will indeed increase significantly, and the price should be more expensive.

  Suddenly, it is necessary to purchase a large amount of materials to fill the shortfall, which suddenly turns the trading market into a seller's market.

   Before everyone had time to sweep the goods, the price of strategic materials in the black market had already started to rise quietly.

  As soon as they changed hands, the nobles who could have made a fortune would lose everything at this moment.

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

  Fame is very important, and military achievements are also very important, but I just have no money in my pocket.

  If it wasn't because everyone was performing tasks separately, all the nobles in the Kingdom Army would have already waved their fists and ran to Duke Pias to settle accounts.

   For a while, Hudson's tent became more and more lively. A group of nobles who were supposed to avoid suspicion, instead moved towards him one after another.

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

   Everyone came to visit, naturally hoping that his coach can come forward and settle things down.

   For all this, Hudson is also very helpless. Originally, he just took the opportunity to make a small fortune and make a fortune from the mercenaries.

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

   "Tom, send an order. Sell 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 selling them. There is no such thing as hoarding and continuing to drive up prices. Hudson just wants to ship quickly.

   There is no way, this deal is too profitable. One entry and one exit are at least three to five times the profit, and the profit of some special commodities can even be more than ten times the profit.

  These are bulk commodities, not comparable to bulk cargo. If you don't realize it quickly, someone might take the risk.

  Hudson was very worried that in a desperate situation, someone would pretend to be an orc and directly transport the team to make up for the shortfall left in 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 over to steal it, but that Hudson is worried that he won't be able to bear the pressure from all parties.

  Aristocrats, the biggest characteristic is knowing how to use privileges. When you find that you can't afford it, or you need to pay too much, there is another solution, which is to overturn the table.

   To put it simply, it is to directly take out the black market and confiscate the strategic materials in the hands of the merchants.

   Hudson, who knows how the aristocrats play, will naturally not put himself in a dangerous situation.

  In a short period of time, with the tiger skins of the coalition forces, even if the nobles of the kingdom have ideas, they will not choose to overturn the table immediately.

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

  The biggest seller was not the nobles of the kingdom who escorted 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 money.

  (end of this chapter)