When Luke and Del returned to the room after lunch, they saw a group of palace tailors waiting here. The accompanying internal officer informed Luke that the emperor would be summoned alone at the dinner and a custom-made dress for the audience was required.

So Luke was invited to stand on a wooden platform, and several tailors took various measurements on him with measuring tapes. Several other tailors unfolded a cutting table and cut out fabrics on the spot based on the measured data.

The tailors measured very carefully, down to the millimeter.

The internal officer was explaining to Luke the etiquette of meeting the emperor and what he must pay attention to when dining.

Such fanfare and complicated etiquette show that having a meal with the emperor is definitely not an easy thing.

Fortunately, Agatha had already told Luke about the relevant etiquette.

Moreover, she also said: These etiquettes were done by the ceremony officials, and His Majesty didn't care much about them.

Luke was tortured by a group of people for a whole afternoon, and the dress was also sewn.

Affected by the new era, people's pace of life has accelerated, and noble services have gradually changed from the previous tediousness to simplicity. The nobles put more effort into clothing fabrics and decorations to show their different identities from commoners.

Off-white silk shirt, black calfskin vest, and a ribbon lace scarf around the neck. Outside is a light blue Lafk coat, double-breasted, with gun lapel collar, and hem below the knee. It is a popular tuxedo among the rich and nobles.

Reference prototype.

There are a large number of gold stitched patterns on the coat, and medals representing Lords and Royal Knights hang on the left chest.

The whole outfit is very comfortable to wear, and the whole person's energy level can feel lifted.

The house officer brought a mirror, and Luke looked at it and praised him: "It's very generous! I didn't expect to receive a dress specially made by the palace tailor when meeting His Majesty. Not many people can get such treatment."

The internal official replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Acting Governor, governs Nutao City and brings important tax revenue to the empire. He is an important minister that your Majesty appreciates and deserves such treatment."

Luke looked at himself in the mirror again and smiled without revealing the other meaning behind the dress. They were afraid that they were hiding dangerous goods, so they simply found an excuse to change themselves inside and out.

Could it be that there are swordsmen hidden in the houses on both sides of the dinner restaurant, just waiting for Emperor Augustine to throw a glass of wine?

Luke imagined happily, and then asked: "When will I meet with His Majesty?"

The internal officer looked at the pendulum clock on the table and replied: "Now, please come with me, Lord Governor."

This special dinner was arranged in a small restaurant with a high dome. A small long table was filled with food served in gold vessels. Emperor Augustine and Luke sat at both ends of the long table.

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The person in charge of the table waiter was a puppet in official uniform. Except for Millscomb, the chief knight of the royal family, who was standing behind Augustine, everyone else was ordered to leave.

The door is closed.

Emperor Augustine first smiled and said: "You don't have to be so formal. The etiquette is designed to let people outside see the royal majesty. It's better to be casual behind closed doors."

Let's have a drink first.

To the great empire."

Luke raised the golden cup in front of him and raised it above his head: "To the great empire! To the great emperor!"

After a glass of wine was finished, the puppet waiter refilled the glasses for both of them.

Emperor Augustine cut a piece of meat from the steak on the dinner plate and put it into his mouth. While chewing, he said: "The most tender meat has been fried by the best chefs, but it is still a bit difficult for me to chew. Sometimes I have to admit that I am getting older.

, lack of energy and worrying health, which allowed some people to take advantage of the loopholes, thus threatening the rule of the empire.

Meteor, you have done a very good job in Raging Waves City. The increased taxes have greatly eased the financial pressure on the empire. However, the empire is facing many wars. The taxes paid by Raging Waves City are far from enough for various expenses. The Raging Waves City Council has recently increased its number.

Any plan to turn over the tax amount?”

Luke also cut into the steak on his plate and ate it. It was tender, juicy and full of flavor, which was simply a high-end enjoyment.

Faced with Emperor Augustine's faint hints and demands, Luke replied easily: "His Royal Highness the Grand Prince, His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and Chief Minister Gabriel have all discussed in detail the troubles and difficulties that the empire will face in the future.

According to the current national strength of the empire, as well as the execution ability displayed by the imperial court, victory in the Tedga Hills War is just a matter of attrition and time. The barbarians' economic and social systems are out of touch with this era. The longer the war lasts, the more likely they will be

Your own problems become more serious.

The forces on the Western Front are complex. There are lords who support the Celtic Dukes, lords who support the empire, and a large number of neutral small lords and ethnic minorities. Banditry is serious, but it does not threaten the foundation of the empire. His Royal Highness the Second Prince leads the troops.

On the Western Front, even if the bandits cannot be wiped out in a short time, the empire does not need to invest too much energy in the Western Front.

The greatest threat to the empire comes from the north, and the invasion of the Art County Alliance is already known to both the enemy and us.

Once the northern border is attacked, the south, west and central part of the empire directly under the imperial capital will not be able to provide strong support to the northern border. The only area that can support the empire in a full-scale war at that time is the eastern coastal area.

The Nutao City Council has a plan to promote the economy along the eastern coast of the empire. The main content is to use Nutao City as the hub of economic development, integrate the cities along the eastern coast of the empire, and form a division of labor and economic collaboration within the system.

Based on my vision, the Raging Waves City Council formulated a structural blueprint for the imperial coastal economic zone. I have brought this document with me in my briefcase."

Luke's briefcase was taken away by the palace guards before entering the restaurant and placed outside the restaurant.

Emperor Augustine asked Millscomb to fetch the briefcase and give it to Luke.

Luke then took out the relevant documents and asked Millscomb to forward them to Augustine.

and briefly introduce the contents of the file.

"I have negotiated a large-scale investment plan for Lucien Bay with Prince McDonald of the Kingdom of Lucien, and this investment plan has also been supported by Her Royal Highness the Queen.

The investment in agricultural product processing and light industry is small and the results are quick. The Kingdom of Lucien has very rich resources of grain, meat, seafood, alcohol, and dairy products. The investment in Nutao City can help the Kingdom of Lucien quickly sell their excess resources.

Capacity realization.

The empire can not only gain a lot of wealth from it, but the factories of the Kingdom of Lucien can also continuously provide the empire with cheap and sufficient military supplies.

The amount of this investment is very large, and Nutao City’s finances are unable to bear it all, so it needs the assistance of the World Bank in financing. Fortunately, I have a very good personal relationship with Director Ban and Yin of the Nutao City Branch of the World Bank, and I was able to convince the World Bank to support this investment project.

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There are also the expansion of Nutao City and the support and investment in nearby coastal cities, all of which require a large amount of short-term investment. Therefore, Nutao City is unable to provide more financial support to the empire..."

Emperor Augustine looked at the pages of documents in his hands very seriously.

When Queen Christina told him that Meteorite was going to invest in the Kingdom of Lucien, he already felt that the scale of the investment was very large. But looking at the documents in his hand, he realized that the investment in the Kingdom of Lucien was only for the eastern part of the empire.

It's just part of the economic stimulus plan.

In Luke's plan, the maritime power of Raging Waves City will gradually and completely control this sea area with a large number of international shipping routes. Then, with the help of maritime advantages, more business opportunities will be attracted to Raging Waves City. Then Raging Waves City will use itself as a hub to transfer industries

Classification is transferred to surrounding cities to form a concentrated industrial scale of the same type, lowering production costs and improving competitiveness in the international market.

Let’s take the Kingdom of Lucien as a pilot project. As long as the agricultural and sideline products of Lucien Bay form an intensive commodity supply chain, we can fully bring out the advantages of the fertile land. At that time, no grain-producing region in the world could compete with the Kingdom of Lucien.

compete.

Luke used a large amount of data to prove his idea and formulated an international food monopoly plan. Once the Golden Shield Empire can control international food prices, it can first use low food prices to crush the agriculture within the Art County Alliance, and then raise food prices.

Harvesting the Yate County League caused internal chaos within the Yate County League and then divided it.

Emperor Augustine looked at it with gusto at first, but he couldn't help but sweat broke out on his head as he looked at it.

Can the war still be fought like this?

Augustine the Great read more deeply, and was so absorbed that he forgot to eat.

Luke, on the other hand, ate happily on his own, even instructing the puppet waiter to serve him a plate full of delicacies, and drinking wine one glass at a time.

Millscomb noticed something strange about Emperor Augustine. He thought that Meteor had arranged some spiritual magic in the document, so he quietly put his hand on Emperor Augustine's back and used the awakening skill to whisper in Augustine's ear: "Your Majesty, you

What's wrong?"

"Oh!" The mental reminder brought Emperor Augustine back from his concentration, and then replied to Millscomb: "I'm fine."

"Your Majesty, do you want me to check this document?"

Millscomb wanted to check whether there were any suggestion spells in the file, but Emperor Augustine folded the file and pressed it under his hand vigilantly, for fear of being snatched away by someone: "No need, there is nothing wrong with the file, I was the one who was caught in it."

The content attracted.

You don’t need to be nervous.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Millscomb lowered his guard and looked at the meteor with curiosity, guessing what was written in the document, which could actually make His Majesty feel like he was under spiritual magic.

Emperor Augustine picked up the napkin with his other hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, drank another glass of wine and took a long breath.

"Has anyone read this document?"

Luke replied: "The most important part, only you have seen it."

Emperor Augustine pressed his hand on the document, and the paper burned into ashes in the flames.

"It's a very bold idea, and no one has ever implemented it before. How can you be sure that you can do it? How can you be sure that you can succeed if you do it?"

Luke took a sip of wine and answered confidently: "No one has implemented it before because we did not have the current conditions before. Large-scale industrial production, prosperous international trade, and the free market advocated by liberals

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Now this era has it all.

Whoever has a large industrial scale, low costs, and strong maritime capabilities will be able to gain a say in the market more easily."

Emperor Augustine once again fell into deep thought.

The Golden Shield Empire has its current national strength because it did not choose to protect the small peasant economy advocated by the conservative aristocrats at the critical moment, but instead boldly enabled the new aristocrats to encourage the development of industry and commerce.

Facts have proved that my choice was right.

The imperial court is generally optimistic about the war on the southern front because the empire has a complete industrial system.
To be continued...