Chronicles of Ryan the Wizard Chapter 4: Royal Conference

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Crew-Fernand absent-mindedly sat at the huge round table in the royal conference room, looking at the gorgeous chandelier on the ceiling, listening to the imperial finance minister Luke reading a large article about the imperial tax revenue last year. But in my heart, my thoughts are united.

Croa-Fernando was crowned at the age of 20 and became Fernando XIII in order. This year is already the tenth year. Over the years, the imperial government has been almost controlled by the imperial finance minister Luke and the imperial secretary of state Chad. In many cases, Fernando XIII was just a symbol of a country.

This kind of day makes it difficult for the ambitious Fernando XIII to accept. Fortunately, his father, Fernando XII, left him with Orlando General. Although this pious and holy knight married Luke’s eldest daughter, He was loyal to the royal family, and with the blessing of the **** of war and the trust of his majesty, he became the highest military commander of the imperial capital, commanding the most powerful army of the empire-the Royal Knights. Since the establishment of this powerful cavalry force two hundred years ago, it has not failed.

Originally, Luke, Minister of Finance of the Empire, and Chad, Minister of State of the Empire, restrained each other, and there was Orlando, the head of the Royal Knights, and the highest military commander in the capital. The empire has been in a smooth climate for the past ten years, politically well-organized, and people. The rebellion was eliminated one by one by Orlando.

But in the heart of the young Fernando XIII, he was always suffocated. He boasted that he was healthy, energetic, and had the time and ability to restore the glory of his ancestors, fulfilling Fernando I’s unfulfilled wish: "North Conquer the orc tribe and completely solve the orcs' invasion to the south; the south devours various lords and no longer allows them to segregate", so that the Holy Alliance empire established by Fernando I will become an empire that truly unifies the entire continent.

So, after several years of preparation, Fernando XIII began a series of plans. First, he selected strong personnel from the Royal Athletic Competition and reused them, and then let the Royal Academy secretly cultivate governance for himself. Talents in all fields needed by the country are gradually promoted and hired. At the end of last year, Fernando XIII seized the opportunity to use a dispensable excuse to vacate the imperial finance minister Luke, promote all the talents he has cultivated in the past few years, and take over the imperial tax collection. .

In the eyes of this young Fernando XIII, money is needed at the beginning of everything. As long as you control the source of the economy, you can do your best. He has even made a comprehensive and huge plan, ready to unfold one by one in the next few years, hoping that this plan can achieve his wish within ten years.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Fernando XIII was distracted thinking about his huge plan, and felt his sleeves being pulled. He recovered and saw the royal wizard Catherine sitting next to him— Randy was pulling his sleeve gently, Fernando XIII looked at her with questioning eyes, and he heard Luke's slightly unhappy voice saying: "Your Majesty, you are distracted!"

Fernando XIII's face blushed. During this time, he was a little overwhelmed, and he was often immersed in his beautiful design. There have been many wanderings like this.

"Master Luke, your Majesty has been busy with government affairs these days, and there is a lack of rest. Please forgive me." Catherine Randy, who was appointed by Fernando XIII as her magic consultant, explained to Luke in a low voice, and resolved this. An awkward atmosphere.

Luke frowned slightly, and then immediately resolved. Although he knew that Catherine Randy was just trying to resolve Fernando XIII’s distractions, after all, he was facing the ruler of the empire, so he couldn’t say that. It’s too deep and too heavy. So Luke picked up the wooden cup in front of him and took a sip of the water in it. In the huge plan of Fernando XIII, saving money is a very important part, which includes being able to drink only clean water during the royal meeting. .Mobile viewing

Luke took a few seconds to take a break from drinking water, and gave Fernando XIII time to adjust his mind, and then said: "Your Majesty, I just read last year’s income. The tax revenue of the imperial capital the year before 9 million, last year was 8 million; the tax revenue of Sunrise City was 8 million the year before last year, and it was 6 million last year; the tax revenue of Sea Breeze City was 18 million last year, and it was 15 million last year; The total tax revenue is 22 million, and last year it was only 19 million. The tax revenue of lords in various places was 12 million last year. Last year, it was, um, less than 1 million. Among them, Seck City had just recovered without any tax, and an extra 350,000 was paid."

Luke didn’t read a set of numbers, Fernando XIII’s expression turned pale. After Luke had read all the taxes of the empire last year, Fernando XIII bluntly asked: "Last year total How much is the tax?"

Luke hesitated slightly, then read a number: "49 million."

"Damn it!" Fernando XIII stood up grotesquely, slapped the table with his hand, and said, "Luke! As the Minister of Finance of the Empire, how do you explain this! 49 million? This little money? It's not enough for the normal expenditure of the empire. What are you talking about'conquering the orcs and integrating the south'?"

Luke closed his mouth tightly without answering. Chad, who was sitting on the side, didn't change his face, but he smiled in his heart. His old rival Luke was reprimanded by His Majesty, which is always a happy thing. The royal mage Cerine Randi participated in such a meeting because of the favor of Fernando XIII. She was very self-aware, and basically only listened to it from beginning to end. As for the dozens of other officials present, they were not as good as Luke and Chad in terms of status and status. Seeing his majesty's anger, they all buried their heads deeply, lest they suddenly vent their anger on themselves.

Fernando XIII didn't care about other people's behavior. He stared at Luke closely, and he was even more annoyed when he saw Luke deal with him with such uncooperative attitude. His shouts echoed in the empty royal meeting room: "It's 20 million less than the year before, 20 million, it's enough to build another Royal Knights! What the **** is going on? Ah, I see. , It must be corruption, **** it, these greedy guys who can't finish killing, I will let people investigate this matter thoroughly! Luke, I know that many of your tax officials are not clean, you must give me an account!"

There was a trace of anger in Luke's eyes, but he was immediately suppressed. In the face of the supreme ruler of the empire, Luke will remain sensible in his anger. Luke stood up slowly and adjusted his mood. After Luke stood up, he calmly said to the angry Fernando XIII: "If you insist on me giving you an explanation. , Please remove my empire’s finance minister. As for the tax collectors under me, maybe they are a bit greedy, but I can guarantee that they will only embezzle more than one million a year at most."

"Very good!" Fernando XIII gritted his teeth and pointed his finger at Luke's nose and said: "Luke, you admit that you have been corrupted, very good! Do you think I dare not kill you?"

"Your Majesty, as the supreme ruler of the empire, you can kill anyone you want to kill." Faced with Fernando XIII’s accusation, Luke replied calmly: "But I must remind you, first , I just admitted that my subordinates were corrupt, instead of admitting that I was corrupt. Secondly, last year’s tax was not collected by me and my subordinates."

As soon as Luke's words fell, the entire royal meeting room was suddenly quiet, and even the furious Fernando XIII closed his mouth. That's right, it was the Fernando XIII who took away Luke last year and took away the tax collection power that was originally within the responsibility of the Minister of Finance, which led to this situation. No matter how unreasonable Fernando XIII is, there is no way to punish Luke with this matter.

"Anyway, the taxes of the empire have shrunk drastically. As the Minister of Finance of the empire, you have an unshirkable responsibility!" How could the young and victorious Fernando XIII publicly admit that it was his impatience before his subordinates? This caused such a serious consequence, and at the same time he was a little angry in his heart. If Luke confessed and accepted his reprimand humbly and satisfied Fernando XIII’s vanity for power, maybe he would slowly find a way to make up for it. , But now Luke contradicted himself with a tone that is neither humble nor humble, so Fernando XIII said: "Now I announce that I will remove the post of Minister of Finance of the Luke Empire and I will take the post!"

"As you wish! Your Majesty." Luke calmly accepted Fernando XIII's order, his face remained unchanged, and slowly stood up, bowed slightly to Fernando XIII, and then said: " Following your will, I am now a civilian and I have no right to appear in the royal meeting room. Please allow me to retire."

After speaking, Luke took a deep look at Fernando XIII, then turned and walked out.

Fernando XIII looked at Luke with a blue face. He did not expect that his own order would be so calmly accepted by the other party. In order to hit Luke severely, Fernando XIII thought about it and added it again. An order: "In view of the substantial reduction in taxes in the Empire last year, starting tomorrow, Victor will no longer serve as the Royal Chief Magician, nor will he teach at the Royal Academy of Magic. The Empire will give Victor a monthly subsidy of 250,000 gold coins and 150,000 The subsidy for magic materials has been cancelled!"

This sentence made Luke walking at the door tremble slightly. With the pleasure of revenge, Fernando XIII raised his head high and looked at Luke from top to bottom. , He even hoped to see Luke begging for his expression. But Luke just stopped for a while, didn't look back, and continued to walk out of the royal meeting room.

Fernando XIII watched Luke walk out of the room, and then turned his gaze to Chad, who was sitting at the round table. The latter looked at Fernando XIII with a very respectful attitude. This act made Fernando XIII's vanity experience. In an unprecedented level of satisfaction, from now on, he expelled Luke and thereby subdued Chad. From now on, the true rule of the entire empire will officially belong to him.

Fernando XIII looked around and said in a majestic voice: "Now, let's discuss how to deal with this financial crisis. I think..."

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There was no discussion and no objection. Fernando XIII smugly made a series of plans according to his own wishes, and the other people in the royal meeting room either buried their heads lower, or followed Chad’s appearance. There was a respectful look on his face.