Especially due to the influence of the Little Ice Age, the weather here has become much colder. It is still covered with white snow and heavy snow is falling continuously.

There were not many soldiers guarding the city. They were wearing iron armor and it was easy to get stuck on their bodies and not be able to take it off. Especially at night, it was easy for people to freeze to death.

Therefore, the guards were relaxed a lot.

Another reason for such laxity is that no one dared to send troops to the Grand Duchy of Kiev for hundreds of years.

"This damn weather has gotten a lot colder again!"

One of the princes and ministers cursed fiercely, straightened the golden crown on his head with his hand, and continued walking towards the palace.

Unlike the Xinghan Empire, ministers here can wear golden crowns as long as their titles are high enough, but the specifications will be somewhat different from the crowns.

If it were a crown, it would be embellished with precious stones, which would be extremely gorgeous.

The minister came to the palace and asked for an audience. After waiting for a while, he was invited in.

"See your Majesty the King!"

When the minister saw the king, he directly put his right hand on his chest and bowed.

The king on the throne waved his hand, "What's the matter?"

He was speaking rather lazily, and there was a maid beside him, who was feeding fruits to his mouth.

The king did not dress very formally, and the other party asked to see him in a hurry. In addition, there were not many people, so the king came to meet him casually.

The minister below was used to it and lowered his head.

"My king, the dynasty next door to us seems to be uneasy. Recently, there have been a lot of soldiers patrolling the border. Moreover, there seem to be people from the other side exploring our country outside and inside the country."

The minister spoke.

The king above frowned when he heard this, "The dynasty next door? Is it the Xinghan Empire? It seems that the other party has completed the feat of unifying the three kingdoms, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the other party also destroyed the tribes on the grassland, and the Beifan Kingdom was also destroyed. This emerging dynasty seems to be full of ambitions. Maybe we should be more careful, otherwise we have to teach a lesson

Let the other party know that we are not so easy to mess with.

In addition, let the other party know our strength and seize that piece of forest."

When the king heard this, he finally sat up straight.

"This neighbor does seem to be uneasy, but he shouldn't dare to challenge us. The Grand Duchy of Kiev has a very powerful military force. Where can he provoke us?"

The king didn't take it seriously and thought it was a bit of a fuss.

A country that has just been unified wants to fight with them. Where does the ability come from?

The Grand Duchy of Kiev has always been unified, and its military strength is also very strong.

Although he had heard about the equipment of the Xinghan Empire, he still didn't take it seriously.

This also comes from his trust in his soldiers.

"But my king, we often have some contact with each other in the forest where we are connected. It is clearly our territory. People from the other side always come in. It is really hateful. We can take this opportunity to let the other side know that this forest is

our."

The minister below said.

"If we mobilize troops, it will cost a lot of money!"

The king finally talked about this topic. He had never wanted to talk about sending troops because it would cost too much money.

He used a lot of the money in the treasury for personal expenses. If this was a war, wouldn't he have a lot less money to spend?

How uneconomical is this?

The other party didn't come back, so it would have been better to just keep going like this, and the other party didn't have the courage to come back.

The minister frowned. He knew that this problem was very serious. Not only the king, but also many ministers would not even think about fighting.

Because people like them basically make some money.

If a war breaks out, those who make money will lose a lot of income.

"If we win the battle, we can just let the Xinghan Empire compensate us for all the expenses. We can also ask for a little more. Judging from the appearance of the other party, he should have a lot of money."

The minister thought for a while and said something.

Since ancient times, it is perfectly okay to ask for a sum of money if you win.

Upon hearing this, the king was immediately moved.

If we win this fight, wouldn't it be a good thing if we get more money?

Moreover, with the strength of their soldiers, how could they not be defeated!

With this thought in his mind, the king immediately took action, "Well, we can try this. By the way, we can also make that forest our own, so that no one from the other side will always invade our territory."

The king made his decision and prepared to take action against the Xinghan Empire.

This made the minister feel relieved.

According to some messages he has received recently, he can feel that the other party seems to have some evil intentions.

Judging from the opponent's previous attitude of directly killing the steppe Tatars and the Northern Fan Kingdom, it is still very possible to take action against them.

But now, they are ready to take action, presumably to gain the upper hand.

However, we have to wait until the bad weather passes before taking action.

Otherwise, the soldiers might freeze to death on the way when they go on an expedition.

The weather has really gotten colder in the past few years, and the snow can bury an entire house!

The minister complained in his heart and stood up to leave.

The king agreed to this matter, and then all he had to do was find a time to mention it to the ministers, and then it was basically settled.

With the king on top, even if the ministers disagree, there won't be any major problems.

I heard that the Xinghan Dynasty made a lot of money last year, and the floor of the palace was covered with gold. To win the war, a lot of gold would be needed!

The minister hummed a little tune and left.

I was still fantasizing in my mind about how much money I should get after winning the battle.

The palace of the Xinghan Empire was naturally very luxurious, but after these descriptions were spread here, it has changed its appearance.
Chapter completed!