Law of the Devil

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Chapter 329 [Hall]

Dewey is in a weird mood right now. Prince Chen did something unexpected. At a time like this, did you have such a good time?

What does he want? Push yourself into the stove to bake?

Supporting the Minister of Finance would offend the military. Supporting military expansion would offend the Minister of Finance.

While everyone was staring at Dewey in the hall, Dewey suddenly laughed, and he stood up —— damn it, his ass just sat down.

“Your Highness.” Dewey smiled lightly and lightly, but there was something sly in his eyes: "Everyone sitting here is an empire minister. I'm just a frontier lord. I'm young. What are my opinions? However..."

He said this as if he had deliberately paused and then lowered his voice: “I do see the Chancellor sitting steadily… Lord Robustschel, it seems that he is already bamboozled. Your Highness, why don't we listen to the Chancellor's advice? With his vast experience, there might be a better way. ”

In two words, he kicked the ball to an old prime minister who looked like he was outside.

Though this hot yam was thrown by him to old Robustschel. However, it does not seem that the old Chancellor was very upset. His original half-assed eyes finally opened slowly, as if he also looked at Dewey. There was nothing dissatisfied in his eyes, but he flashed a little appreciation.

Well... this young man is so proud to be so generous that he understands how strong he is and how obscure he is... He seems to be a good candidate... However, Your Majesty the Regent, you have chosen this candidate, but he is a little too young.

Just... let me contribute a little more to the Augustine dynasty.

When Prince Chen heard Dewey's words, he also smiled slightly. His eyes were somewhat satisfied.

However, it is indeed a test and a test. If Dewey really listens to herself, she dares to speak up and evaluate who is wrong with the Minister of Finance and the Military First Big... that is a stupid sign! No matter how strong you are, no matter how talented you are... in this circle, it's about seniority!

Even if you're right, you're smart. But some people, some things, if you don't have enough qualifications, don't ever say it! Because you can't talk!

Step back... Looks like this kid has been practicing well in the Northwest for over a year.

As soon as Dewey was young, he was placed in the most sensitive "bottom left first" position by the Regent. Even if everyone knew that the juvenile Duke was turning purple, such a “jump” would still dissatisfy some old men, inevitably creating a few imbalances. Fortunately, Dewey didn't dare to say anything. He pushed the boat down on the old prime minister, and the others listened, but he didn't blame Dewey for being cunning. Instead, he simultaneously came up with this idea:

This hairy boy is still on his way!

“Well, please tell the Chancellor what you mean.” The Regent smiled and looked at old Robustschel, who had been sleeping.

The old prime minister was Mai's cough a few times. Throughout his life, Emperor Augustine VI has been in power for decades. He was also born a large family, relying on his qualifications and experience, and family forces stepped to the position of prime minister.

Emperor Augustine VI is not a well-served monarch. It's not easy to work with this wonderful emperor. Often because of the failure of the princes to meet the vanity of the monarchy's transition, excessive waste of power, and some unrealistic demands, it ended badly. For example, the former Minister of Finance...

Instead of Robustschel, his prime minister has been steady as Mount Tai! Big men from all parts of the empire, during the reign of Emperor Augustine VI, didn't know how many were changed, and this old Robustschel, his ass, sat in the prime minister's seat for 20 years!

More importantly, he is not the kind of benefactor who devotes himself to the monarch. He is always smart enough to find contradiction breakthroughs and to use skilled political skills to soften up sharp contradictions. It's not the kind of diminutive man who totally hugs the emperor's thighs in order to satisfy an emperor of great joy - in fact, the reputation of the old prime minister over the imperial court is still quite good.

“The Chancellor hasn't spoken, we thought you were asleep.” Prince Chen appropriately punched him again.

The old prime minister smiled and he stood up reluctantly. Old Mai's body looked weaker, but at this moment his smile revealed the appearance of an old politician!

“Your Highness.” Robustschel said with a smile: “Forgive my silence… but I was just thinking about two things. ”

“What's the problem? ”

The old man put up two fingers: “One is‘ Urgent 'and one is' Slow ’. ”

He turned around and owed his debt to the Minister of Finance and old General Hughes: “In my opinion, both of you make sense. The so-called national affairs, the finances, the military, there is nothing right or wrong between the two of you, except that although there is nothing right or wrong in the matter itself, there is a sharp and slow distinction. ”

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, after all, he had been a prime minister for 20 years, although he had become more and more stubborn in recent years, but this weight still existed. He spoke, and none of these heavyweight figures below, did so, but listened quietly to the old man.

“Turning first to the proposal of the Minister of Finance… the question of the combat power of the Empire's local guard forces. Well, we have to understand that there are some things that can be done quickly! But there are things that can't be solved in a day or two! The redundancy of the local guard army has been a problem that has caused the empire headaches for decades and even generations. Low combat power, yes. The numbers are too large, too. Military spending is too wasteful, even more so. ”

He glanced at Old General Hughes, who seemed to be arguing, without waiting for him to speak, and he said, "Hughes, my old friend. Don't argue with these questions yet. Because they are true. Of course… I am also not in favour of opening the knife on a huge local army right now. After all, this is not a good time! We face many problems, and the empire cannot speak of stability. More importantly, the vast territory of the Empire also requires a large military presence. This problem, which needs to be resolved slowly, is a long process, even if it is to be disarmed. ”

Old Hughes looked a little complicated, shook his head, and finally didn't say anything.

“Next… say North. Storm Regiment situation, it's urgent! It is urgent. Insufficient military strength is an undeniable fact.” Robustschel took another look at the finance minister: “Well, Munez, you don't have to argue either. I think it was your idea, ‘Get the local guards to the north’, which was a stupid idea. The battle power of the Storm Regiment of the North is one of the best of the Reichstag Regiments! If even they can't stop those damn beasts... Oh, sorry, Your Majesty, my words are a little rude and I've lost my identity...”

He had no choice, but Dewey's eyes suddenly shined!

Because in this old man's just finished sentence, his name to Prince Chen, as if it were a habitual mistake or deliberate... his name, unconscious, went from His Highness to “His Majesty"!

Prince Chen doesn't seem to have noticed this name - maybe...

“If even the Storm Corps can't stop them, what reason do we have to believe that the local guards can do better than the Brave Storm Corps? Munez, my old friend. You understand your financial concerns, and in fact, I agree with you, but you must understand that... the Storm Corps goes south, which is a vast area of land in the northern part of the Empire! If the North is in turmoil, then next year... no, don't wait until next year, this spring's fiscal revenues will be greatly affected! So, since you're worried about finances, you need to think about it all the more, if we don't inject fresh and reliable combat power into the Storm Corps of the North, once our Northern barrier is lost... then the North is in turmoil and financial revenues will be lost even more! Gentlemen, this is a difficult time! I can't think of a perfectly perfect solution, but maybe we can weigh the pros and cons and then choose a more important, more ‘urgent' problem to solve, and as for the other disadvantages, let's put up with it for a little while. ”

Dewey listened and sighed in her heart...

No water leaks, no water leaks... is this the experience of an old politician for a lifetime? So soft and modest, yet not guilty of all things… He clearly blamed the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Military Affairs at the same time, but supported two people at the same time… Finally, he euphemistically expressed his position.

A word like that is definitely not something that can be done by being smart - it takes experience! What is needed more is status and seniority!! Of all the people present, maybe Dewey is a lot stronger now than this old man, but if he says such a thing, he will only piss off the two bosses, even if others obstruct Prince Chen, do not dare to confront him face to face, and his heart will only ridicule himself "not knowing the thickness of heaven and earth”.

And only this old prime minister, speaking out of his 20 years of influence and prestige, even if he blames the finance minister and the military boss, can only accept and disagree - in other words, no one can ever base this prestige and seniority on the old prime minister!

“So you're in favor of expanding?” Regent King laughed.

“No, Your Highness, I am not in favour of an 'expansion', but I think we can make some adjustments appropriately. My advice is, this is a three-step walk! In the first step, we can mobilize two divisions from the Kingsguard and go north immediately! The second step, which can go hand in hand with the first, is to order the Southern Legion stationed in the southern marshes to redeploy a division to supplement the Royal City Near Guard! As for the third step, it's recruiting! However, these recruits were recruited to supplement the Southern Legion. And, I mean, this call has to be made according to the battle power standards of the main regiment, and the numbers, not two divisions, but four! At the same time… I propose to cut some of next year's military spending on local armies, and we can make some adjustments. ”

Prince Chen pondered for a while and mumbled: “Pull the two divisions of the Kingsguard up north... Chancellor, would this be a bit risky? Northwest...”

Mentioning the sensitive topic of “Northwest”, everyone remained silent, especially the military tycoon General Hughes, who looked even more ugly - after all, Lugo, the Northwest Regiment he promoted so hard back then. It was almost an indelible stain on his political career.

Though, in Dewey's view, these are not his fault - after all, the disciple of the Great Snow Mountain Witch King, Red Water is broken, is not really an ordinary man! How can he stand out when he has such strong strength and intelligent talent! Nor can it be blamed entirely on the elderly minister of the military.

“So, I think it's a decision that requires courage.” The old Chancellor said a gentle sentence, as if it carried a heavy weight.

“It takes courage to make a decision...” Prince Chen nodded, and later he smiled as if: “Well, well, it does take courage. But I, the Augustines, have never lacked courage! Wang Chengjin Guard, even though two divisions are missing, are you afraid of the Northwest? Not to mention... In the short term, I think we have a famous Tulip Grand Duke sitting in the Northwest! ”

He finally glanced at Dewey.

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