Nearly a month and a half later, Renault saw Mu Si again, but not in the tide islands, but in the Copernicus port of thousand Lake kingdom.
“…… Half a month ago, I accompanied Mr. yekes, the Earl''s successor of starfish Island, to leave starfish island on an ocean going merchant ship and go to Blue Lake City, the capital of thousand Lake Kingdom... "
“…… Yekes first met the king, then the speaker of the noble Senate, his Highness the Duke of brado. After paying 30000 jinnals as Earl, yekes succeeded in inheriting the title of Earl Eriksson.... "
“…… The new Earl Erickson plans to stay in blue lake city for a while. He wants to hire an extraordinary person as the head of the Knights of the territory. I bid farewell to yekes and arrive at Copernicus as agreed... "
After Muse talked about the experience of this period, Renault asked:
"what''s the current situation of blue lake city? Does the king and the Senate have any response to the black Orc army in the north? "
Muse pondered for a moment and replied:
"I heard that yekes had mentioned that the king planned to expand 100000 troops and strengthen the strength of the northern border, and intended to let the local lords share the military expenses, but the Senate was reluctant. They thought there were enough troops at present..."
"The king quarreled with the Senate for many days. Later, the Senate put forward a request that they would never agree to the king''s request for military expansion unless the Navy''s military expenditure was reduced by 20%."
Renault showed a speechless expression at that time, which was another tearing between the north and the south of Qianhu kingdom.
He once heard igors say that the Royal Navy was mainly controlled by the southern nobles, while the army was controlled by the northern nobles. The proposal of "reducing the naval expenditure" was obviously aimed at the southern nobles.
The southern nobles tried to attack the northern nobles with "land keeping orders", and the northern nobles would naturally find ways to fight back.
Renault rubbed his palm and asked:
"what''s the attitude of the king?"
Muse immediately replied:
"it is said that the king does not object to reducing the military expenditure of the Navy. He thinks that the strength of the navy of the black orcs is relatively weak and does not pose a great threat to the Kingdom..."
Renault suddenly felt that his majesty, the king of Qianhu Kingdom, was a very smart man. This guy kept swinging between the north and the south, trying to profit from both sides. No matter what the north and the South were torn into, he could get some benefits.
This seems to be unprincipled, but from the perspective of maximizing benefits, it is a natural choice.
After all, this is a kingdom of enfeoffment. In essence, it is equivalent to a company formed by many partners. The king is the shareholder with the most shares, and other shares are scattered in the hands of nobles large and small.
Although the king has the greatest voice, he has no final decision-making power in many affairs. He must consult with the Senate.
Because of this, for the king, the best way is to find the right and the left, which side can give up more interests, the king will stand on which side.
Therefore, when the southern nobles promoted the "land keeping order", the king decided to favor the south. Anyway, the Royal territory was far away from the northern border. When the northern nobles proposed to reduce the Navy''s military expenditure, the king naturally followed suit. Anyway, his majesty did not extend his hand to the Navy.
However, the enfeoffment system has a great disadvantage, that is, the central government lacks enough authority to make the whole kingdom into a whole.
For example, when the northern kingdom is extremely powerful, it is impossible for the northern kingdom to cooperate with each other.
Under the internal and external troubles, how can the Kingdom resist the black Orc army?
Renault only strolled around the northern border of the Kingdom, and he had fully seen how fierce the contradiction between the nobles was. It was a life and death struggle. If the two sides in the South did not fall completely, the internal strife could not stop.
In the eyes of outsiders, these aristocrats are all stupid and mentally handicapped.
Is that true?
Of course not.
These guys are not stupid at all, but they are all human spirits. During this trip to the north, although Renault didn''t contact many nobles, he was deeply impressed by their shrewdness.
But the problem is that they are too smart to let out any interests, which leads to irreconcilable internal contradictions.
In a word, if the kingdom of Qianhu is not subjugated, it will be a hell of a thing.
Renault shook his head and was too lazy to think so much. He continued to ask:
"besides this? Is there anything else? "
Muse thought for a while, and said:
"I also heard a strange thing that a great nobleman in the north of the kingdom wanted to dig three canals. Only noblemen above the count knew about this. I also overheard Jacques complaining that the Senate wanted to increase taxes, so I knew about this..."
He sighed again"It''s hard to imagine that in six months at most, the black Orc army in the north will gather and attack Qianhu kingdom. The nobles of this kingdom are still discussing the construction of canals..."
At this time, gulum, who had been silent all the time, put in a smile:
"my Lord, in fact, the proposal of ''building a canal'' came from the Lord. You may not know that these canals are very important to Qianhu kingdom. If the canals can be built successfully, Qianhu kingdom can last at least two more years..."
Gollum said it, and explained the whole idea in detail.
Along with Gollum''s explanation, mousse''s mouth is opening wider and wider, and his eyes are more shocked when he looks at Renault.
He never thought that his Lord had gone to the northern part of the Kingdom, and even stirred up a huge storm in the blue lake city thousands of miles away, which had a far-reaching impact on the national destiny of a kingdom.
What an amazing way!
After understanding the real situation, Muse sighed:
"I see. No wonder even Jess is not very clear. Such an important plan should be strictly kept secret..."
He looked at Renault and said with admiration:
"Lord, your wisdom is like a double moon in the night sky, which makes mortals look up to you..."
Renault waved his hand and said casually:
"the high-level officials of Qianhu Kingdom have been discussing the issue of tax collection so soon. It seems that the canal will be built soon. The efficiency of Duke leiying is even higher than I expected."
However, what surprised muse and Gollum was that the LORD was praising the Duke of "thunder Eagle" among the large population, but his face became a little ugly. They did not understand the reason and did not dare to ask, so they quickly turned the topic away.
They do not know that Renault is in the heartache of their own benefits.
The reason is very simple. This strategy is clearly his plan, but judging from the posture of Qianhu Kingdom, the plan to dig a canal is about to be implemented, and the benefit fee has not been delivered to him.
This is obviously the rhythm of the plan to default!
I''ve helped you a lot. I want to eat dry and wipe clean. I can''t bear to give a hair to my master.
Thousand Lake kingdom of dog x, that damned old dog, wait for labor and capital, sooner or later you will spit it out with interest.
Renault thought bitterly in his heart.
One day later, Renault paid a visit to the local Lord, Duke Byron, and went straight to Copernicus to board the Odin, which was moored at the wharf.
Then captain Elon ordered the fleet to leave the port of Copernicus, loaded with purchased goods and 1000 slaves.
At this point, the long journey to the kingdom of thousand lakes is finally over.
It''s time to go home!