Chapter Nine hundred and forty-seven people are stupid and have more money (seeking a monthly ticket)
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Lorraine sat down and observed it quite carefully.
Although the Grand Duke did not explain it, since he was asked to participate in the meeting, the Lord naturally had to be very alert.
Although Sir Alex is no longer the rookie he was back then, if something happens to happen, the ugly thing will be lost to his father-in-law.
And when the time comes, Catherine will be embarrassed and unable to hold her head up. With Catherine's temper, her life will be difficult, and the Lord's life will definitely not be easy either.
I saw that the political officer sitting first on the Grand Duke's left hand was an old handsome guy of Sean Connery's level, with silver hair and a strong spirit.
He picked up a stack of neatly stapled documents and said seriously: "Your Highness, the first thing is about the swamp management plan in the Cialis area. The Lord of Cialis City has already reported it."
As he spoke, he handed over the document.
The Grand Duke did not look at the documents, but rested his hand on the armrest, cupped his chin, and casually said "Hmm".
"Cialis City Lord requested an allocation of 120,000 gold coins, which is expected to increase the arable land by 100,000 acres." The administrative officer glanced at the Grand Duke, and then added.
"Oh," the Grand Duke responded dryly and said, "What's your opinion?"
The administrative officer put down the document in his hand and said cautiously: "I think it is feasible. We will allocate half, the governor will allocate a quarter, and Cialis will raise another quarter by himself. There is no problem with funding:"
The Grand Duke waved his hand and said, "Then approve it~!"
As he spoke, he casually opened the document, signed his name on the last page, and then pushed it back.
The administrative officer got the document, then picked up a pen, made a mark on the paper, and then put it aside.
Immediately, he picked up another copy and said: "The trade tax at Haisai'an Pass has been paid, totaling 1.14 million..."
Lorraine found that these officials described everything very concisely. After explaining the key points clearly, they added their own opinions at the end.
Some Grand Dukes agreed or rejected casually. For some who felt unclear, the Grand Duke casually asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"
If no one spoke, the Grand Duke would wave his hand and say, "I will do as you say."
It only took less than half an hour for more than twenty administrative officers to report their work, and the Grand Duke made the decision. This was incredibly efficient.
In comparison, Lorraine himself in Nai'an often had to discuss a matter with his subordinates for a long time to understand the causes, consequences and possible situations before he could make a decision.
Of course, this is also due to Lorraine's lack of political experience.
And a government affairs veteran like Catherine doesn't need to spend so much time at all. She will understand many things as soon as someone opens her mouth, and then with a stroke of a pen, those who should be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who should be sent to the army will be decapitated.
Conflict the army. The increased cost should be increased... extremely efficient.
However, Catherine could not be as efficient as the Grand Duke.
When handling government affairs, he almost completely leaves it to his subordinates, and is even a little careless when doing things. If someone gets some kickbacks from the middle, embezzles or something, he will definitely get it right.
Lord Luo even considered whether he would randomly stuff a few documents in later and trick the Grand Duke into signing them, so that he could make a fortune and subsidize his family.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the Grand Duke cough slightly, and then turned to look at the generals sitting on the other side of the long table: "What's going on with the military situation recently?"
Only then did Lorraine realize that the government affairs had actually been taken care of by the Grand Duke. Moreover, the Grand Duke's expression was not impatient at all, but his eyes were shining and his face was serious.
The top general coughed and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, the Parthians' cross-border theft has increased recently."
Grand Duke Julius frowned and said dissatisfied: "What's going on? Didn't I order to strengthen the alert?"
The general spread his hands and said helplessly: "There seems to be more than one group of these thieves. They operate at night and specially choose places where we have few troops. They steal when they can and escape quickly when they are discovered."
"Damn it..." The Grand Duke cursed in a low voice and said: "It's the same trick again. It's been going on for decades. Aren't they annoyed? How did you do it?"
"Of course I need my boys to teach those bastards a lesson. We have already caught more than thirty thieves, chopped off their heads and hung them on the border." The general said with a beaming expression.
The Grand Duke smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Well done."
"But..." The general looked troubled and said: "The problem is that the Parthians on the opposite side pointed at us and killed their border guards. We had a small conflict with them. And we verified that those The thieves are indeed border guards."
"Tch, it's an old trick," Archduke Julius said with a look of disdain: "Warn the Parthian general opposite, just like I said, if he can't manage his own men, we will do it for him."
"Yes, Your Highness." The general bowed and said respectfully.
Lorraine sneered. It was obvious that the Parthian soldiers from the opposite side came here to rob. The people here caught and killed a few. Then the conflict escalated and the two armies had a small fight.
In another time and space, this could be considered a serious diplomatic issue, enough for the Ministry of Protest to protest vigorously for ten or eight days. When it came to Grand Duke Julius, it was over with ease, and it seemed that he was not afraid of exacerbating the conflict.
Next, these generals reported the latest battle situation one by one. Lorraine could see that these guys were all human beings. They reported good news to Grand Duke Julius first, and in short, they achieved various victories.
Of course, among these victories, some problems inevitably arise, such as border crossings, diplomatic disputes, overspending, etc.
The generals said that these minor problems were nothing compared to the victory achieved.
The Grand Duke was very happy to hear this and said that compared with the achievements, these problems are nothing and everyone should keep up their efforts.
The generals expressed their joy and encouragement.
However, Lorraine was very happy to see that the mosquito administrative officer opposite them either had a sullen face, curled his lips with disdain, or simply stared angrily, obviously very dissatisfied with this group of generals.
This is also a matter of course.
Those die-hard soldiers went to the front lines to gain military glory, get promotions and make a fortune. But I could only wipe their ass off from behind.
Not to mention anything else, just to fight a war, this huge military expenditure is enough for everyone to work hard for half a year.
However, I was so tired that I vomited blood, but they were just selling their own land. They were all wiped out in one fell swoop, and no one would feel comfortable if it was left to them.
When Lorraine saw this, she couldn't help but murmur in her heart: No wonder the Grand Duke wants to delegate all his official duties to Catherine, and the money he has on hand is never enough to spend. This old guy is too focused on martial arts over literature.
After everyone finished reporting their work, the room fell silent for a while.
Originally, at this time, the Grand Duke should have announced the adjournment of the meeting. Then everyone would go back to their homes and find their mothers. But today...
Immediately, everyone saw the Grand Duke's thoughtful expression and did not dare to disturb him, so they couldn't help but look at each other.
Then everyone looked at Lorraine curiously.
Everyone knows that this pretty boy who looks like the pretty boy is the Grand Duke’s prospective son-in-law. But now he is sitting here and listening, could it be said that this guy is going to be the son-in-law?
But it's impossible.
The Grand Duke himself has a son, and it is said that this pretty boy is very good at scraping the land, and is known as 'Three feet high in the sky'.
Not to mention anything else, just the big diamond ring on my hand that is so bright that it makes my eyes hurt is worth hundreds of thousands. This
How could such a person become a son-in-law?
Everyone looked at Lorraine and kept thinking.
Lorraine saw everyone's gazes and immediately understood what these brats were thinking. She couldn't help but become furious and glared back fiercely.
However, those people were all old fools. As soon as their eyes came into contact with the Lord, they immediately nodded and bowed with a smile on their faces, with a flattering smile on their faces.
There was nothing the Lord could do.
The atmosphere in the room was quite strange.
After a while, the Grand Duke suddenly asked: "Where is the Tenth Legion?"
The general on the first right said without hesitation: "The Tenth Army Corps is currently undergoing repairs in Tubao, and the Eighteenth Army Corps is also there."
The Tenth Legion of the East was a reinforced legion, the elite of the Grand Duke, and was seconded to Lorraine when Lorraine was pacifying the southern steppes.
Grand Duke Julius glanced at Lorraine, smiled slightly and said: "Well... Lorraine said that the place to the south of him is too big and it is not peaceful recently. He will transfer the 10th and 20th legions to Setu Port to prepare Take the sea route to support Naian."
"My family is obviously very peaceful." Lorraine muttered dissatisfied, but he also knew that this was an excuse for the Grand Duke to dispatch his men, ready to cause trouble for Hadou at any time.
Therefore, Lorraine could only smile and swallow this bitter pill.
He lamented in his heart: It is estimated that this year the governors of various places will be at the bottom again in the performance review~!
But the generals around the Grand Duke looked at each other at this time, with happy faces on their faces.
The leading general smiled so much that he turned into a flower.
He asked enthusiastically: "Are two legions enough? This... Lord Lorraine, do you want to send a few more? The matter of Lord Lorraine's family is not our own business?"
Everyone is looking forward to making a good profit from Sir Alex... Well, no. Everyone is looking forward to working for Sir Alex and working well~! Haha, hahaha..."
Lorraine was so angry that she secretly grinded her teeth. What do you mean by "like working at my place?" She straightened her tongue and said. Don't you just think that I am a wealthy person and want to get money?
During the initial war to attack the grassland, Lorraine spent a lot of money to reinforce Lorraine's three legions for the reinforcements, making a lot of money from top to bottom.
Lorraine knew that these bastards would give thumbs up when they mentioned her, and praised her in unison, "Kaizi, big bastard, a fool and a lot of money. He is indeed the super bastard that the young lady likes."
As a result, these guys have now seen the benefits and want to take some away from them. What's going on?
Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Lorraine's face, Archduke Julius was also a little embarrassed. He was used to killing big households, and his subordinates were also used to it. When he saw Lorraine, the first thing he thought of was to draw some funds. This made him, the boss, Very shameless.
Grand Duke Julius hurriedly said: "Let's talk about this when we get back. Anyway, we can't lose to them. Haha, hahaha..."
"Okay, everyone." Archduke Julius waved his hand and raised his voice: "I will also be away for a while. During this period, I will leave the affairs of the eastern provinces to you.
When I come back, I will give you a salary increase."
Grand Duke Julius smiled brightly and said meaningfully.
"You said the same thing last time." The political officer on the left frowned, whispered in a low voice, and said: "Can I ask, Your Highness, where are you going? How long will it take?"
Duke Julius rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said: "It will definitely go up this time, it will definitely go up. I am going to Maple Leaf Danlin to hold a meeting, and I may have to make a trip to the palace. As for how long it will take to come back...
I don’t know for sure. Anyway, you guys can carry on as usual.”
The administrative officer nodded and said: "Should we still ask Her Highness the Princess for instructions on matters we cannot decide?"
Grand Duke Julius spread his hands and said, "Nicole probably won't be free either. You can decide on your own if you have anything to do."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other with a wry smile.
The two giants, Grand Duke Julius and Princess Catherine, were absent at the same time. This situation rarely happened. Without a responsible decision-maker, the following officials suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
They suffered a lot the last time that both Julian and Catherine were laid off.
Grand Duke Julius didn't care about this. Anyway, he paid these people wages, and these people had to work for him.
After the announcement, he took advantage of the fact that his subordinates did not react to complain to him. He immediately shouted "dismissal." Then he waved his hand and pulled Lorraine away.
For a whole day after that, Grand Duke Julius took Lorraine and Lester and asked them in detail about Lorraine's experience in the Demon Clan, as well as all aspects of the Demon Clan continent.
It can be seen that the Grand Duke is very enthusiastic about the upcoming High Priest of the Undead, and even said that he does not care about it, saying that Hadou is just a small trouble.
Unknowingly, several people were already talking about the evening.
The attendants nearby also lit the fire.
Only then did everyone react and couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
At this moment, hearing the rough sound of the carriage outside the window and the clear and sweet laughter, Lorraine knew that Catherine and the others were finally back.
Lorraine and Grand Duke Julius stood up at the same time and looked down through the window. In the meantime, Catherine and the others were chattering with each other and walking inside. Behind them, servants were loading from four fully loaded carriages. Moving various boxes up and down.
Lorraine took a breath, were they going out to rob?
Grand Duke Julius shook his head with a "tsk, tsk", and looked at Lorraine with half-heartedness and half-envy. He thought to himself: I used to take advantage of this kid, and I was a little embarrassed. Now it seems that I have taken less! This kid Spending money so generously on your girlfriend……….
Envy, jealousy, and hatred, all kinds of thoughts passed through the Grand Duke's mind for a while. Finally, the Grand Duke sighed and patted Lorraine on the shoulder.
"Hey, is it a good harvest?" Lei Lei leaned over with his head raised, and said with a smile: "I wonder if Dai'er has brought back something good for his grandpa. It's good to have a daughter. Do you think she is a Confucian?"
slightly?"
Archduke Julius deeply agreed.
Catherine walked in first, said "Hey" and said, "You are all here."
Grand Duke Julius asked maliciously: "My good daughter, did you have fun?"
"Oops," Catherine said, stretched out a lot, and said, "My feet are swollen from running. But... I haven't had such a good time in a long time~!"
Grand Duke Julius glanced at Lorraine, but finally couldn't help it and asked: "Well, dear daughter, how much did you spend today?"
"Is this..." Catherine rolled her eyes, covered her mouth with her little hand, and said hesitantly: "Not much."
"How much is not more?" Archduke Julius asked his friend
Catherine stretched out her hand and made a small gesture, and said cautiously: "About, like, almost... 120,000? Or a little more."
Grand Duke Julius took a breath, and then looked at Lorraine next to him with some sympathy.
xxxxx
Lorraine and the others stayed in Constantinople for another day. Under the leadership of local snake Leo, Vera experienced all aspects of exotic food. As she ate, her face became brighter and rosier, like a ripe big apple.
Just the same, looking at it makes people want to take a kiss.
Catherine and the others had a great time playing for two days and had enough of shopping.
Early in the morning on the third day, the War Fortress set sail again and picked up Pope Hilmeria in Nedel, who had been preaching for several days.
After replenishing energy, they went straight to Maple Leaf Danlin, where the most high-end joint meeting in the continent was waiting for them.
In the war fortress flying at full speed, everyone was crowded into a small small room.
Archduke Julius and Lorraine, Lester and Oba returned to Herm, Hilmephia and St. Paul. They happened to represent the three parties of Ruman Empire, Maple Leaf Danlin and the Holy See.
Lorraine and the others gathered together because they wanted to unify the positions of the three giants before negotiating with other countries.
Although everyone is on their own, when it comes to responsibilities and interests, none of these people are old foxes, and they are all cautiously waiting for others to speak first.
Although Lorraine has good intentions, he is the youngest among them. He is just a young gangster. There is another young gangster sitting next to him, but he is surrounded by old gangsters. Only Hilme Kia is his own child and he returns to his mother.
St. Paul looked at the presence of Old God Lester and thought to himself, this old kid just likes to compete with others.
Then he broke the silence and said: "Julius, Lorraine, you are experts. From your perspective, how long do we have before the demons invade in a large scale?"
Lorraine and Grand Duke Julius looked at each other, thought for a moment, and said seriously: "Before we leave, the construction of the demon war fortress has not actually been completed.
I heard that the High Priest of the Undead has been hoarding supplies, but the large-scale recruitment of people into the army has not yet begun.
There was no military buildup.
I judge that the action of the High Priest of the Undead is still in the logistic preparation stage. This is good news, at least we didn't know that the war broke out until they came to kill us."
St. Paul smiled slightly, leaned back in his chair, and said with a relieved expression: "Although the expedition to the Demon Clan ended in failure, our intelligence work on the Demon Clan was still very successful thanks to the experience we had at that time. .
Although we suffered heavy losses to deliver this news, it was all worth it."
The Holy See has a tradition of engaging in intelligence work. Their churches and clergy all over the mainland are the most professional intelligence collectors.
Therefore, the Holy See has always been the most sensitive in grasping the situation on the mainland, but its bloated institutions and bureaucratic style are thought to have lowered their efficiency.
Lorraine knew that although one after another S13 movies about Jin Yiwei were made, Jin Yiwei was regarded as a synonym for bad guys and perverts.
But the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty infiltrated their own intelligence agents into Japan, but they were later eliminated because of others.
Sun Tzu once said that intelligence work is important at all times.
Grand Duke Julius nodded with deep understanding. There were some things that he had to go to the Vatican to inquire about.
"But what I am sure of is," Lorraine continued: "After our troubles, the High Priest of the Undead will definitely speed up the war preparations of the entire demon clan.
As far as I know, all the demon officials, from top to bottom, have never hesitated to sacrifice their lives in order to complete their missions."