Chapter 1,238 10-Word Intersection

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The old emperor's thoughts cannot be guessed by his subordinates, nor can they dare to make wild guesses. So Yuerju remained silent. Their family had always been the emperor's tool, and it was just a tool. Tools have no mouths and only do things according to orders. But the young man in the family who had been left alone for a long time did not have such an awareness.

Evren saw the emperor lost in thought and mistakenly thought that the old emperor was very interested in this matter, but he had no way of starting. There was such a misunderstanding because the vision that was depicted while listening to the conversation between the magician and the goddess actually attracted this young man who had learned a lot of new knowledge.

He mustered up the courage to say something. But even if the old emperor pretends to be amiable, how could he not know his true face as the family of servants closest to him. Not to mention his father's constant teachings and warnings from childhood to adulthood, which made Efron unable to speak even a single sentence and choked on it.

But the old emperor was not a person without eyes. He saw Efren's hesitant expression and asked kindly: "My child, what do you want to say? It doesn't matter if you say it."

Yu'erju was shocked when he saw this, and Tool took the initiative to speak, which was not in line with family motto. He wanted to shut up his son, but in front of the emperor, His Majesty also personally told this bastard to speak, so he couldn't stop him. He could only glare at his son fiercely, but unfortunately, the bastard was completely focused on other things and did not notice the look in his father's eyes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." After receiving permission, Efren once again plucked up the courage to say, "If I get your permission, I hope to join what the Gold Goddess and the others are going to do."

"Oh, you think the Empire needs to add a lesser goddess of power to what the magicians are going to do. Why?"

The old emperor asked questions in a kind tone, which calmed Efren's mood a lot and allowed him to express what was in his mind: "Your Majesty. From the conversation between the two men, it can be guessed that sooner or later they will The set of methods mentioned in his mouth were implemented throughout the entire Lost Land. And it was not a forceful promotion, but very confident that the areas that did not use those methods would be attracted and assimilated by the areas that used those methods, and the same methods would be introduced. Since they are all about If you do, then why doesn’t the empire join as soon as possible. New policies, new weapons, and new methods are all the same. As long as they are feasible, those who join earlier will get more benefits. Being slower than others means that We can only pick up what others have left, or snatch it from others at a higher cost. So I think this should be done sooner rather than later."

"My child, you are right. But you also mentioned an important point. If it is possible, from the words of a god and a magician, why do you think that what they want to do can definitely be accomplished?"

"This..." Efren blushed, lowered his head, and was speechless for a while.

The old emperor did not stop his questioning because of Efren's retreat. Then he said: "And don't forget, son, your family has responsibilities to the royal family. As far as I know, all your brothers are gone, and you are your father's last son. You must give up the Muhashebesi family." Do you want to do something that you don’t know whether it will succeed or not?”

The mention of family responsibilities made Efren stretch his neck, and his voice came out from the bottom of his throat like a shout. "Your Majesty, it is true that my father is the only son left, but it does not mean that there are no other sons in the family. We can still serve Your Majesty and not forget any responsibilities. And I have not been placed in high hopes from the beginning. Children who push their studies. I'm afraid my cousins ​​are better at fulfilling their family responsibilities than I am. I believe my father knows this better than I do. But my strength is mathematics, and I like that subject. The origin of mathematics is the magician. So I feel that mathematics must play a pivotal role in his plan with the Goddess of Gold Coins. In this case, I hereby implore your majesty to let the loyal men of the Muhashebesi family free themselves. Serve Your Majesty where they do best."

Speaking of excitement, Efron even half-knelt on the ground, his pleading posture clear.

The old emperor did not dislike the passion of young people. He believes that there are many things in this world that need hard-headed young people to tackle. Maybe that seemingly solid wall was knocked down and a new way out was created. So he seriously considered the proposal of the young man in front of him.

And from the meaning of what he just said, it is not difficult to detect the resentment of this young man for the neglect of his family, and then the idea of ​​resistance. Such people are more willing to exert greater effort and make more efforts outside the areas in which the family is good at. But if they fail, they will fall worse and more painfully, and they won't even be able to get up. So should you give it a try?

As for the so-called responsibility, it was actually just an excuse for the old emperor. Not to mention the family that serves him, there are many people who are eyeing the job of tax collector. Even the job of a tax collector cannot be done by one person.

In order to protect money, some guards are always needed. The emperor's direct territory is so large that if there is only one group of people collecting taxes, the territory will not be able to complete a round by the end of the year.

Not to mention that when there is a temporary tax, there is only one group of people to collect the tax. Even if he breaks his leg, he may not be able to collect all the required money immediately. Therefore, there are many men in the Mohashebesi family who are attacking everywhere.

As the confidant in charge of tax collection, Yuerju not only went to various places to collect taxes in person, but another important job was to organize the taxes collected by other members of the family from various places, record them in accounts, and submit them to the emperor.

Under such circumstances, having one more man or one less man does not seem to be unacceptable. As long as someone can handle the matter. So Emperor Armin looked at Yuerju, who was always silent, and asked: "Old man, this is your son. What do you think?"

Yuerju also had mixed feelings in his heart. There is a gap in age between the younger son and his elder brothers, so I did not urge him to learn family knowledge, but instead allowed him to develop. He just didn't expect that this would become the reason for his anger.

And he was indeed interested in some emerging knowledge, including mathematics. He even thought about using mathematics to standardize the family's tax collection methods. But based on the results of a year or two of investigation and actuarial calculations, he concluded that according to the tax standards given by His Majesty the Emperor, the family did not need to collect so much tax from tenants everywhere and lords directly under the Emperor.

Is this human language!

Using the same rules, using the family's old method of collecting taxes can collect more than using the new method of mathematical calculation. So, as a loyal minister to the emperor, it is not obvious which method the Muhashaybesi family should use. It's just that the child is stubborn and can't think clearly, so he is disgusted by his father.

I just didn't expect that several of his eldest brothers would die due to various accidents and diseases in the past few years. The last one was attacked by an unknown creature on his way out to collect taxes. Including the guard knights, no one could survive. Efren became his only remaining son.

Although tax collectors are a profession that everyone is jealous of, they are also the objects of disgust. According to the fierceness of the people in Midi and the danger level of the natural environment, tax collection is not a safe occupation in Midi. Even with the emperor's aura behind him.

When he got the news that the child was being held hostage by the Fourteenth Prince, he had already made up his mind to give him up and prepare to adopt his brother's child as his heir. I just didn't expect that the child would come back alive, let alone that he would make such a request in front of the emperor. For a moment, Yuerju didn't know how to respond to the child's feelings.

But when the emperor asked, Yuerju could not hold back and not answer. He could only say with an expressionless face as before: "Your Majesty, there are other young people in the Muhashebesi family who can serve you, and he is the best." The last words he said were such cold words.

Efron only felt angry at his father's answer. This made him more determined that he did not want to inherit the family business, and he only wanted to join the vision described by the magician.

Of course the old emperor understood that Yuerju, the man who had been following him for a long time, was not as cold as he appeared. Maybe he also has his own way of loving his children, but he is not understood. But my own family is in such a mess that I don't seem to be qualified to assume a condescending attitude and teach others anything. Speaking of which, this is a common worry for fathers.

But back to business, Emperor Armin certainly couldn't let him run around like a headless fly just because he admired a young man's impetus. As an older man, his duty is to make timely and effective suggestions so that young people have a direction in which to work.

But this suggestion is not to force young people to use their efforts in the 'right' direction according to their own ideas. Because who can guarantee that the direction you suggest will be correct? The sense of propriety in this is not so easy to grasp. Fortunately, Armin considers himself very good at being a guiding light for young people, rather than just destroying others' confidence. So the old emperor said:

"Child, since you want to join the plan of the gold goddess and the magician, I can't allow it. But I have a condition."

Efren seemed to be recognized and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Hey, don't be so happy yet, this is not a promise to you."

"Yes." The excited young man lowered his head again and listened respectfully to Yu's voice.

"Did you mention that the magician took out a red magic stone, which contained the plan he wanted to make. It was after enshrining the magic stone to the goddess that the one came to earth and met with the goddess. The magician discussed in detail. I need to know the contents of the magic stone and determine what they want to do before I can decide whether to agree with you. Before the goddess invites you, I will send someone to join the plan. If this is done If not, then there’s no need to talk about other things.”

This... is an extremely reasonable request. Efren thought. Recalling the attitude of the magician, he showed that he was not worried about the leakage of the contents of the magic stone, so he simply agreed to let the priest of the Gold Goddess inspect the contents.

Although it is possible that the priests belong to the same system as the goddess, so there is no need to hide it. But since their plan will be promoted later, it is impossible to hide it from everyone. Therefore, Efren felt that he had a good chance of obtaining the content of the magic stone first. So he hastily agreed.

Seeing the overjoyed expression of the young man in front of him, the old emperor gave a commendatory smile and said nothing more.

It is true that it is a choice to interfere with the plot of the magician and the god. But if it is profitable, it is also a way out for the empire to seize a large share or even compete for dominance. The old emperor thought so.