Chapter 258 Eternal Evergreen, Ten Thousand Years of Friendship
Chapter 258: The Treaty of Feng'a that will last forever and everlasting friendship
Someone below immediately jumped out to flatter the Grand Duke and said, "His Royal Highness is indeed wise. He is right to the point of what he said."
The Grand Duke immediately smiled, nodded at the flatterer, and said: "My suggestion is that everyone takes a step back. You can reduce each other by half or by 30%. Negotiate among yourselves. You should focus on negotiating with the Almohads. When the time comes,
The more you talk, the more you can gain from each other."
He paused for a moment, then waved his hand boldly and said: "Let me make a statement first. For all goods imported from Ruman to Almohad, we will reduce the tariff by half."
Several envoys immediately stood up and said, "Thank you, His Highness, for your grace."
Grand Duke Julius had spoken, and the envoys below did not dare to respond, but they all murmured in their hearts: The words are high-sounding, and you, the Ruman Empire, are the biggest leader in the deal with Almohad.
Seeing that no one had any objections, General Wabador couldn't help but said happily: "Very good, we have reached an agreement on this point."
Lorraine looked at the sky outside. It was already noon, but these guys showed no intention of eating when they were hungry. Instead, they stared with blood-red eyes like coyotes and eagerly engaged in the constant quarrel.
The Grand Duke saw Lorraine's appearance and said, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning, we haven't gotten into the drama yet~!"
Lorraine burst into laughter. It seemed that the breakfast that Catherine and the others had in the morning was indeed very effective. It turns out that being a politician is also a physical job.
It may also be that these guys were tired of fighting each other. In the next few issues, these guys settled down a lot. At most, they slapped the table and cursed, and did not rush forward to fight with fists and kicks.
One place.
So the following meeting was quite boring, with the envoys from these countries arguing about the concessions they should make.
General Wabdor was not interested in their topic and sat in boredom and dozed off in his seat. Lorraine admired this old man quite a bit. The guys below were so noisy that the roof of the house was lifted. General Wabdor didn't care at all.
None are affected.
Archduke Julius was very calm and motionless, watching the quarrels of these people with interest.
Lorraine had no choice but to accompany Grand Duke Julius vigorously.
But Lorraine feels that these are just like taking Maze classes in college. If you don't sleep, you will be sorry for yourself and your girlfriend.
Seeing Lorraine's absent-minded look, Archduke Julius couldn't help but smile, and then said to him: "Don't get bored, listen to what they say, think about what they mean, and the time will pass easily. For example, watch that wave
Rayleigh's Messenger."
Lorraine only listened to the Borrelli envoy loudly shouting that he would cooperate with neighboring countries to open a free trade zone and exempt taxes in the trade zone.
This proposal obviously aroused the interest of several people.
But the envoy from Borelli's neighboring country, the Garmod Empire, really disagreed.
Grand Duke Julius said: "The mother's family of this guy from Borelli must be from a neighboring country. He should have many industries in the neighboring country."
Lorraine was stunned and said: "Can you see this?"
I saw that the representative of the Garmode Empire was being cornered.
He slapped the table, puffed out his bulging beer belly, and said loudly: "Don't think I don't know, that damn trade area you drew, all the way around is your territory."
When several people around saw that they were being used as guns, they immediately turned their guns and started yelling at Borrelli's envoy.
Grand Duke Julius laughed with satisfaction and said to Lorraine: "Don't think too highly of these so-called nobles. The starting point of everything they do is family interests."
Lorraine spread his hands and said: "Isn't this the political reality of our continent? There are noble families all over the continent with a history of thousands of years, but except for us, Ru Man, there is no dynasty with a history of thousands of years."
Grand Duke Julius pondered for a moment, and then said: "Although Ruman's royal family is from the same lineage, the crown has indeed changed several families. The butt on the throne has been changed again and again, but the coat of arms under the throne will never change.
Change.
As an emperor, you must learn how to utilize them and how to restrict them, and the most critical of these is the right to distribute benefits. You taught Leo very well on this point."
When Grand Duke Julius said this, he nodded approvingly to Lorraine. Then he continued: "He has already mastered the ability to distribute benefits at such a young age. When I knew these things, I was already an adult."
He paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "But don't teach him to be so desperate for money~! That kid's kickbacks are too harsh."
Lorraine said with a smile: "Leo doesn't know the true meaning of money yet. He just uses this as a symbol to measure his victory. When he gets a few years older, he will know how to exchange for benefits other than money."
Grand Duke Julius smiled and said: "I have been thinking about what kind of person your father is to make your family education so successful."
Lorraine was startled, then shrugged and said, "When I was a kid, I couldn't afford a dime of candied haws, so I had to find a way to earn it myself."
When Grand Duke Julius heard what Lorraine said, he burst out laughing.
This is when a messenger stood up and said: "In order to ensure the safety of our shipping on the Madidome Sea, we should ask the Almohads to hand over Piccolo Island."
As soon as this was said, everyone present fell silent, and the envoys began to look at each other again and exchange opinions with their eyes.
General Wabador, who had been dozing with his chin propped up, immediately woke up and looked at the envoys below.
Grand Duke Julius said to Lorraine: "Finally, it's time to show off."
As he spoke, he twisted his neck, shook his shoulders, relaxed his long-sitting posture, and looked at the people below with a smile.
The other envoys immediately pretended to be enlightened, applauded and said, "What a great idea, what a great idea. You really hit the nail on the head."
Lorraine looked at the performance of these people and laughed secretly in her heart, thinking: These guys must have been waiting for that two hundred and five to say this for a long time.
The messenger who raised this topic looked at the applauding guys with disdain and said, "Don't think I don't know what doctrines you guys are fighting for. You are just arguing over trivial matters. Don't you just want to rip yourselves off?"
If we continue like this, we won't be able to talk about anything until it gets dark. I just met a great love, and I don't plan to waste any more time with you."
The other envoys all immediately started to boo, shouting "Cut~!" loudly.
Some people even cursed in a low voice: "Isn't it just that I got a mistress in the city? Are you talking about an encounter? How dare you post such words, are you afraid of making everyone sick?"
At this time, the envoy ignored him at all and continued to speak loudly: "If we can capture Piccolo Island, at least in the western half of the Madidome Sea, it will greatly reduce our escort pressure and also
It is very important for us to be able to directly eliminate pirates in the western part of the Madidome Sea."
"Nonsense, the Almohads also know the importance of Piccolo Island. Will they give us this golden point on the sea of Madidome? It's impossible to think about it with your toes." One person retorted.
"If the Almohads dare not give it to us, we can just go and get it ourselves."
"If you want to go, you can go alone. I'm going home with my men."
"That's right, if you don't even have a fleet, what can you do to attack Piccolo Island? His Highness the Grand Duke's fleet is about to go fight the Parthians. What can you do with the two small sampans you have left? Could it be that
Your men are very good at swimming, do you plan to use a dog paddle to swim over and capture that island?"
At that moment, everyone burst into laughter.
The Grand Duke also stood up and said: "General Caput has led the fleet forward to the eastern part of the Madidome Sea to expel the Parthian pirates. But you can rest assured that before sending everyone back to the country,
Ruman’s fleet will not leave here.”
The envoys below were stunned when they heard the news. They did not expect that the Julian Empire would act so quickly.
An envoy said: "It is no longer possible to fight for it by force. Don't even think about it. Let's win this territory from the negotiation table."
"How to talk? How do you want to talk? Will the Almohads agree? Don't forget, it is Hadou's men who control Piccolo Island now."
Archduke Julius sighed at this time and said: "It would be great if we could get the southern part of the Baldores Strait over."
Hearing what the Grand Duke said, the people below all laughed. Even the few guys who had been serving as the Grand Duke's pawns all shrugged helplessly, saying that there was absolutely no chance.
They know the disadvantages of this monopoly. Now the competition between the two companies is a little better. Once the Grand Duke controls the strait, as long as both ends are blocked, how much tolls will be collected will be decided by him alone, right?
As long as the tax rate is raised by 5%, you don’t have to worry about being held accountable by your boss when you go back. You have already jumped into the sea consciously~!
A messenger muttered: "It would be better to raid Hadou's lair~!"
Grand Duke Julius was moved in his heart, and then he shook his head, as if he wanted to drive this tempting idea out of his mind.
A messenger said: "Everyone, everyone understands that all our actions in Almohad cannot avoid General Hadou. He is a factor that we must take into consideration."
"As for the issue of Piccolo Island, we have to give it a try whether it works or not. We might as well take the attitude of insisting on getting Piccolo and test the Almohad royal family. If they really give it, wouldn't it be great? Even if
Even if you don’t give it, it’s still a bargaining chip~!”
"Well, not bad, not bad. At least we can ask for a little more compensation."
Seeing all the envoys nodding in agreement, General Wabador said: "Well, regarding the issue of Piccolo Island, we will get to the negotiating table with the Almohads.
But here I would like to remind you first, keep your mouth shut and don’t show off your abilities on those Almohad chicks. God knows if they are spies of the queen. If someone leaks the bottom line of our occupying force’s negotiations, I will
I tore him with my own hands."
"If that grandson becomes a twenty-five-year-old boy, we will eat him alive without any help from you, general." A person shouted from below.
Grand Duke Julius sighed regretfully and said: "Our Julian Empire is now surrounded by enemies on both sides. It would be great if we could successfully solve the big trouble of Hadou at this opportunity."
Lorraine shrugged and said: "We should concentrate on thinking about how to make Almohad stay in the civil strife longer."
Archduke Julius nodded and said: "To solve the immediate trouble now, my next task is to deal with Parthia's spring offensive."
It wasn't until the time to hold the lights that the countries in the occupying army reached a preliminary agreement. Although everyone was already hungry and their stomachs were growling, no one left during the process. They were quarreling over every little benefit.
The world is turned upside down.
At the same time, they have their own allies and old enemies, and sometimes they have to quarrel purely for the sake of quarrel, and oppose for the sake of opposition.
Lorraine saw the influence of Grand Duke Julius for the first time here. Except for the vassal states of the Ruman Empire who were willing to fight for the Grand Duke, other countries would choose to compromise after the Grand Duke's words.
The few envoys of the Grand Duke who felt that they were a little far away from Ruman and not too concerned about him would usually be attacked in groups.
Amidst this commotion, everyone's views are gradually becoming consistent.
After the lights illuminated the entire conference room, General Wabdor raised a stack of documents, looked at the people below, and said: "Everyone, our agreement is here. Now, do you have any questions?
If not, let’s sign this thing.”
Seeing that no one was talking below, General Wabador slapped the document on the table, picked up the pen next to him, and started writing on it.
Then the document was passed to Lorraine, and Lorraine was the commander of Maple Leaf Danlin's cadet army, so naturally he needed to sign the document on behalf of Maple Leaf Danlin.
Next was Archduke Julius. He looked at the pile of paper and sighed, then picked up a pen and wrote his name on it.
Below are the envoys from each country in order.
After everything was settled, the envoys all breathed a sigh of relief. After writing their names, they stood up in a hurry. After thinking about Grand Duke Julius and General Wabador, they saluted and walked out of the conference room.
Soon, the signed document returned to Wabador's hands. He sighed and said to Grand Duke Julius: "It seems that politics is really not fun. I am already dizzy from hunger."
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Lorraine scolded Wabador endlessly, saying to herself: You have slept all afternoon, and you still have the nerve to say you are hungry.
Grand Duke Julius smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. The only thing I can't do is compare who has more younger brothers and whose fists are bigger." Then he stood up, stretched his waist and said, "Okay, boy, let's go back."
When he returned to Lorraine's headquarters, Lorraine could smell the aroma of the restaurant at the gate.
Catherine and Adele greeted the two at the door. As soon as they got off the carriage, Catherine grabbed Lorraine and asked: "Is everything going well today?"
Archduke Julius glanced at them and said: "Good luck!"
Lorraine also smiled at Catherine and Adele.
When he and the Grand Duke walked into the restaurant, they saw a table full of delicacies on the big dining table, which made Lorraine move her index finger.
Vera and Leo cheered when they saw the Grand Duke and shouted: "Finally, it's time to eat."
Archduke Julius smiled and said: "Go get a bottle of good wine, so that you can finally relax for a while."
No one came to urge Lorraine so early the next day. Since she had exhausted a lot of energy yesterday, Lorraine took a long nap with her quilt in her arms. When she got up, it was almost ten minutes past noon.
After lunch, Lorraine and the Grand Duke boarded the carriage again and headed to the venue to start formal negotiations with the Almohads.
The meeting took place in a courtyard outside the palace. The Knights Templar and the Almohad Royal Guard jointly guarded the entire courtyard.
When Lorraine and the Grand Duke walked into the courtyard, General Wabador came up from the side and said, "The Grand Duke is also here, let's go in."
Marquis Weishan came over at this time, saluted everyone, and said: "On behalf of Her Royal Highness the Queen, I welcome the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Grand Duke and the general. Please come with me."
Archduke Julius returned the greeting and said, "Your Highness and the Marquis will just wait."
The guards opened the door, and Marquis de Weishan led Lorraine and the others into the house.
For Lorraine, who was accustomed to the luxury of the Almohad nobles, the interior decoration here was ordinary and even feminine.
Marquis Weishan said at this time: "This is the private property of Her Royal Highness the Queen."
When Grand Duke Julius heard this, he became interested and looked around.
Marquis Weishan opened a door, then turned around and said to everyone: "Please come in, everyone."
Lorraine saw the Queen of Almohad standing up facing everyone.
She was wearing a moon-white robe that was neither tight nor loose, just enough to show off the slim figure of a woman without losing her dignity. A simple hairpin tied her long hair on top of her head, and there were no other accessories.
The queen of Almohad is about thirty-three or four years old, with a fair complexion and a rosy face. Her face is slightly contoured, but it is perfect. She has a pair of bright phoenix eyes, and her eyebrows are slightly sharp, but they perfectly match her face shape.
The appearance is similar to Hilmeria's.
It shows the royal dignity and demeanor, and at the same time, it also reveals a strong feminine beauty.
Lorraine said in her heart: Why do I always feel that Hilmeria looks a bit like someone? Damn it, her cousin looks like half Hepburn. But the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes cannot hide the traces of time.
The queen calmly nodded to Archduke Julius and others, and said: "As a host, no matter what the situation, you must welcome the guests."
Wabador and Lorraine hurriedly returned the gift, but Lorraine found that the Grand Duke was motionless.
Turning around, I saw the Grand Duke smiling and looking intently at the Queen opposite. He didn't move at all, and even his expression seemed frozen.
Seeing the Grand Duke's expression, Lorraine was stunned and thought to herself: Is this look... a discharge? Oh my God, the Grand Duke was really discharged. Even when Ximen Qing met Miss Jin Lian, it was probably just like this~!
The Queen of Almohad frowned when she saw the Grand Duke's strange behavior, and then said: "His Royal Highness?"
Lorraine hurriedly patted the Grand Duke beside him.
The Grand Duke shook his head and immediately woke up and said: "What? Oh, hello, Your Highness. When I first met Your Highness, I didn't expect that Your Highness is so naturally beautiful, unparalleled in elegance, and astonishingly beautiful..."
The queen seemed to be frightened by Archduke Julius, and couldn't help but take a half step back.
Seeing what Grand Duke Julius said, she pretended to cough slightly, stopping the Grand Duke from continuing to speak indiscriminately, and also covering up her own embarrassment. However, there was a slight twitch in the corner of her eye.
Lorraine felt that the Grand Duke was obviously shaking, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him. At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, saying: Who are these people~!
Marquis Weishan hurriedly said: "Everyone, please take a seat."
Grand Duke Julius then said: "Ah, okay, seat, seat."
General Wabador looked at the scene in front of him, and he was already happy in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his expression, but his eyebrows were raised one after another.
In the future, Lorraine was afraid that the Grand Duke would make another joke and let Catherine know about it later. If he started to storm, everyone would have to go away. At the moment, he paid attention to him emphatically. He had no intention of paying attention to any negotiations anymore.
But fortunately, all those treaties were negotiated in advance, and the focus of the negotiations was all for the group of people under them to go to the conference room to fight to the death. As long as they, the big guys, stand up and fight when they reach a deadlock.
It's just a smooth process, so there aren't any big mistakes.
After the meeting lasted for more than ten days, the two sides finally reached an agreement and signed a treaty.
According to the provisions of the eternal friendship treaty between Maple Leaf Danlin and Almohad, although the Maple Leaf Danlin Army cannot be said to be "renting" a large area of land in the imperial capital of Al and several major ports and cities.
A hundred years ago, a bunch of "Maple Leaf Danlin Offices in Afghanistan" were built, and a "General Office" was built above them, etc., but it was not much different.
Moreover, the "rent" is based on the spirit of friendship between the two countries and is extremely cheap. It only costs about 1 silver coin.
As for "consular referees", "garrisons", "inland navigation", "warships berthing", "opening factories", "opening banks"...etc., they are all added.
But later, under the arguments of the Almohad side, in order to avoid the resentment of the people of the other empire, all the names were changed and implemented. (Thanks to book friend 090204172051862)
As the treaty was signed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Then they began to implement the treaty in an orderly manner.
Get money for those who should get money, draw turf for those who need to draw turf, establish an office for supervision when it's time to build it. Build a League of Nations when it's time to build the League of Nations, build Interpol for where it's time to build Interpol...
Since it had been agreed upon long ago, all the work was carried out very smoothly. Even if there were occasional small situations that did not go well, everyone was still concentrating on their work at this time. At most, they would glare at each other and yell hatefully.
A voice: Just wait, I will come back to the meeting to propose proposals to maintain your peace~!
Then everyone just takes a step back and continues working.
In addition, some troublesome work is that the soldiers of Maple Leaf Danlin. With the acquiescence and connivance of the officers, they are now rich and wealthy one by one.
Unless there is a mountain of gold or a beautiful woman taking off her clothes in front of them, these soldiers have no motivation to work.
In addition to their regular jobs, other jobs such as handyman work, cooking, laundry, cleaning, and construction were all taken care of by nearby people who wanted to make some extra money.
As spring sowing was approaching, these guys looked at the people of Almohad starting to plant crops, and they all thought of the three-quarter acre of land in their own homes.
The vast majority of them are from honest farm families, but no matter what they call beasts or other propaganda that jumps up and down.
Inflation, for example, is just expected. Don’t be nervous, food and other things can be bought with money. The profit from the production of one-third of an acre is really too low. It’s better to take two more
You can earn back your monthly military service, that kind of nonsense.
Because, now there is an iron fact before our eyes, the price of garlic~!
That thing is so expensive, it makes them want to use the gold in their hands to exchange it, and learning is based on the individual, not the pound.
To say that driving a BMW, hugging a starlet, and going to high-end restaurants when you have nothing to do now seems like you are rich, but in fact this is nonsense~!
It’s already out of date~!
Now the best way to show off is to use three bungees to pull a cart of garlic. This is the real money~!
Especially under the colorful sunset that fills the sky, sitting in your own incomparable sea view villa and looking at the sea outside.
Then take a sip of Louis XIII, chew a sip of garlic, and finally rinse your mouth with a small bowl of precious mung bean soup.
Especially when rinsing, don't use too much force. You must leave some garlic smell in your mouth, and it's best to get one or two mung bean skins on your teeth.
In this way, when talking to people, the vague smell of garlic will spray out from the mouth. No matter what is going on or what, I will spray it at them. Then I will smile and show the mung beans on my teeth.
Pi'er. Shining and shining, Pi'er has face~!
This is the highest state of pretending~!
This is a symbol of status~!
This is a rich person~!
No matter what his status is, whether he is a Patek emerald, a Lamborghini weapon for picking up girls, an Armani suit of invincible nightclub uniforms, a Carl's Dandy, or a Carl's Cardin, he has to accept the defeat in all of them~!
They all have to bow down to their old-fashioned farmhouse cotton pants~!
As children of farmers, they know that those things in their fields are not worth much money. As long as they are planted in the same year, they can harvest them in the same year.
After a brief calculation, everyone was surprised to find that just planting those things was more profitable than robbing a bank. At that moment, they all felt as if they had been tricked by little mice and their claws were numb.
In addition, after being out for so many days, these great ruffians, who have no internationalism at all and have never known heroic sacrifice and selfless dedication, are somewhat worried about the situation at home.
The old sow is about to give birth, and my mother-in-law has been clumsy. I wonder if she can take good care of it?
When I came out, I had discussed with Ahua from the neighboring village about getting married. I wonder if during my absence, I might have been seduced by Ergouzi from the previous village?
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Not only them, but also the noble lords also expressed unoptimistic worries about the situation at home.
For example: Will my second wife who is outsourcing elope with the servant? Will my wife find out, and the second wife will elope? And then secretly soak the pig cage? The one I raised?
Was the illegitimate child also thrown into the well... and other trivial matters like sesame seeds and mung beans.
Even though there is strict military discipline, the ruffians who are eager to go home are still a little eager to make a move. Although they have not gone to the point of mutiny, they are still in a panic. All day long, everyone's hearts are floating, and they are fighting each other.
They all asked around to see when they could go home.
The occupying army headquarters was very helpless about this situation.
In the end, they spent a lot of money, invited various teams, and conducted several condolence military exercises. Striptease and lap dances were all used. Moreover, they invited Zhuanjiao to call the beast.
They jumped up and down and encouraged each other, but to no avail.
Everyone is planning the timetable for withdrawal from the army and wants to go home as soon as possible.
Like moonlight tribesmen looking forward to paychecks, they eagerly looked forward to the headquarters, hoping to come up with a plan that would allow them to go home early.
But this is really impossible.
Because on the surface, it seems like everything is calm now, and the horses are flying south, but the actual situation they face is extremely complicated~!
In the south, there is General Hadou holding a strong army, watching with eager eyes. To the west, His Majesty the Emperor is gathering the remaining troops, hoping to make a comeback.
And because after a great war, Abdwad's current strength is seriously insufficient. Once the Maple Leaf Danlin Army withdraws, Abdwad, now controlled by Her Majesty the Queen, will inevitably form an undefended vacuum zone.
No matter which side they are on, they can just send three to five thousand little bastards to reoccupy this place. At that time, once they do not recognize the validity of the treaty and take it by the way, judging from the current trend, it is very likely that
The emperor who cuckolded His Majesty was dethroned, and everyone had a wasted time.
If everyone wants to organize a coalition again and attack again. Firstly, the preparation of materials and supplies will not allow it. Secondly, morale will be greatly reduced, just like classmate Cao Xiaocao issued a corrective edict asking everyone to help defeat Dong Pangpang. It is okay once.
If you try it again, it will be a waste of time. You will lose interest and think about whether it is worth it.
Therefore, the Maple Leaf Danlin occupying forces will never withdraw within a short period of time, especially before they have helped Her Majesty the Queen train a powerful direct legion under the provisions of the treaty.
However, facing the homesickness of the soldiers, the headquarters was not helpless. Under Lorraine's suggestion, they began a vigorous campaign to exchange points for returning home.
In other words, as long as you fight bravely, be conscientious and responsible, and perform your duties faithfully, you can get extra points. Then, those who are above a fixed, almost unattainable score line can go home early. And those who do not have enough scores can also
Just keep squatting here.
Immediately after this order was issued, it immediately had a double effect.
Even the Grand Duke couldn't help but admire: It not only diverted everyone's attention, but also inspired the soldiers to fight bravely. It really killed two birds with one stone.
Now in his opinion, if Lorraine hadn't kidnapped his precious daughter, he could almost be regarded as a real strategist.
Faced with the hierarchy of officers and the inevitable impact of the bureaucracy on the point system, the soldiers all felt cheated when calculating their points.
Those soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line found that the points they received were no higher than those of the coquettish female secretary who sat on the lap of the superior officer. Not to mention that the salary was only half of that of others.
But after all, the special service industry they are engaged in cannot be replaced by themselves, so let’s forget about it for now.
But those clerks who only know how to write, the flattering clerks, and the fat cooks who cook in the canteen are actually no less good than them.
Unknowingly, these young guys learned the most important and valuable lesson in their lives - never trust your superiors!
That grandson's duty is to kick his own ass and force himself to go to the most dangerous places to fight and die. Or he can find ways to severely deduct the soldiers' pay and suck the flesh and blood squeezed from his own body.
Everyone's resentment is growing day by day.
Some officers who cheated and went too far and aroused public outrage were even slapped with sacks while walking on the road in the middle of the night, and were severely beaten.
By the time the military police arrived, all the ruffians had fled, leaving only an officer with a beaten nose and face that was as swollen as a pig's head.
The commander was keenly aware of this kind of thing and issued a warning to all the officers. Although it has not developed to the point of shooting cold arrows and shooting black guns, it does not mean that it will not develop to that point in the future.
In desperation, General Wabador had to use the centurions as a unit to hold another lottery so that those lucky guys who got the lottery could go home.
Although the soldiers who could not go home were greedy, at the same time, they also made great use of it. They gave the things they grabbed to the man and asked him to take them home to report to everyone at home that they were safe.
This matter continued until the end of the spring sowing period. Everyone saw that there was no hope anymore and could not go home to farm in time, so they felt relieved again.
They stared with gleaming eyes and started thinking of ways to grab something again.
Just like what the beasts of the brick family teach: Since you can't go home, why not find a way to make up for the losses?
Under the leadership of the officers, they were ready to move and attack in all directions. They kept pressing towards the two invisible fronts to the west and south, provoking armed forces and creating a tense atmosphere...
At the same time, everyone in Lorraine followed the provisions of the treaty and began to recruit soldiers and train a new army.
He originally thought that this task would be easy to complete.
Because according to what he knew, when the war started, those soldiers saw that the momentum was not right, and all the officials ran away, leaving him alone as cannon fodder in the front.
Most of them took off their military uniforms, ran home, and continued to farm and feed the old sows.
Therefore, it is not very difficult to recruit them.
However, in actual implementation, I found that I was completely wrong.
The soldiers under his command came back to report that although they had gone to the recruiting point, at the end of the day, it was good to be able to recruit a few beggars.
Lord Lorraine had no choice but to go into battle himself.
This morning, after he got up, he came to the dining room, only to find that the atmosphere inside was extremely strange, as if Catherine and the Archduke had just had another quarrel, and they all sat there without saying a word.
Lorraine looked at it and turned around immediately.
He didn't want to get involved in this. You know, neither father nor daughter are easy to mess with. One is the world-famous Duke the Butcher, and the other is the stunningly talented Princess. Something like this
As the United States and the Soviet Union competed for hegemony in an extremely serious war, it was better to hide as far away as possible.
Just when he thought of this, he saw Leo, that little ruffian who didn't know whether to live or die, jumped up and down, and walked in happily.
As usual, he first ran to Catherine and announced his policy agenda to her, shouting loudly: "Nicole, Nicole, I thought of it. That sentence said, 'A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth~!'
I spent a lot of money to hire a bunch of businessmen to help me fool the common people. I tricked them into working honestly for me~!"
Lorraine listened and felt that it was very reasonable. If it was really implemented, it would be very feasible. But without exception, Catherine rejected it immediately.
She sneered and said, "No~!"
Leo was used to it by now and was not annoyed at all. He just blinked and said, "Why not?"
Catherine said coldly: "Do you know the virtues of those brick-and-mortar beasts? They have no shame at all after looking at the money. Moreover, they are all cruel and vicious, and extremely cunning. Even the goblin merchants cannot compare with them.
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What if, for the sake of money, he colludes with the people around you and knocks you out, asking you to give him money and an official position?"
After hearing this, Lorraine couldn't help but almost worshiped Catherine. She was really a genius. Just after listening to Leo's talk, she had already seen through the huge flaw. You must know the reason why classmate Yuan Kaikai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
.His son played an indispensable role in this.
Classmate Xiao Yuan spent a lot of money to print a newspaper specially for his father. This led to misleading that great man.
Leo didn't expect that there was such a complicated hand in it, and he was stunned at the moment.
He scratched the smooth hair on the back of his head and murmured: "I never thought of this."
The Grand Duke watched his son being trained like this, and he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
He first glared at Catherine hatefully, and then hurriedly handed over the meal that had just been served in front of him. He said, "Leo, are you hungry? Come, eat mine first."
Leo picked up the table, looked at the vegetables on his plate, and immediately cautiously asked, "I don't eat vegetables, right?"
The Grand Duke looked at him lovingly and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You just need to eat the barbecue in the middle, and I will have someone cook it again."
Catherine looked at it, and a cold light suddenly flashed in her eyes. Then she raised her hand and gave Leo a violent shudder, and scolded: "Don't be picky about food. Only eating more vegetables will be beneficial~!"
Leo touched his head, snorted in dissatisfaction, and said, "You are just lying. Don't think I don't know. You just tricked me into eating vegetables, and then you eat more meat."
After hearing what he said, Lorraine couldn't help but sigh to herself: This...this...this, to ordinary people, makes some sense. But when he said it, why did he feel so vicious?
Catherine was furious at that moment. She put down the knife and fork in her hand heavily and said: "You love me to death, I don't care about you anymore~! Don't let me care about you in the future~!"
After saying that, he stood up angrily, picked up the hem of his long skirt with both hands, and walked out the door.
Leo looked at her back, but he couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with her? Didn't I mess with her?"
Lorraine looked at the Grand Duke and saw a wry smile on his face, knowing that Catherine was actually angry at him. These days, this old guy often ran into the palace to exchange some poems with Her Majesty the Queen.
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This made Catherine see it and she was very angry.
But he didn't say anything, he just rubbed Leo's head and said: "It's nothing. Women. There are always days when they are angry and behave weird~!"
Having said this, I couldn't help but sigh.
At the same time, Leo and the Grand Duke also thought of something and sighed together, saying: "Oh, women..."
Then they both held their chins with their right hands and sighed again.
Lorraine found that they were indeed father and son. Even the sad faces when they were worried were the same. He couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.
He looked at the sky outside, hesitated for a moment, then turned to leave.
Leo looked at it and immediately shouted: "Boss, where are you going?"
Lorraine paused and said, "Where else can I go? Isn't this recruiting troops? I want to go down and see if I can bring back some strong men."
Leo was immediately overjoyed and shouted: "I'll go too, I'll go too..."
Lorraine had no choice but to say hello to the Grand Duke, then took Leo and dozens of guards on horses, and rushed out of the city majestically.