Chapter 855

Sally watched the eyes of the man in front of her gradually regain her former determination, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Roddy chewed her words carefully, and when he withdrew from his status as "Cabinet Prime Minister", the suffocating pressure finally eased.

After a while, he finally crossed this huge threshold in his heart. No one has ever decided the life and death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people between talking and laughing. Escape, this is not shameful, but it proves that he has a very firm bottom line in his heart.

However, this kind of bottom line is commendable in peaceful times, but it is out of place in the current world after all.

Indeed, the wars he waged alone would cost countless lives, and there must be innocents among them, women and children. But if there is no resistance and Efta is allowed to be annexed, what will happen?

The entire kingdom will be completely reduced to "cannon fodder", and all the people will die in numbness...

When that time really came, the casualties were not just soldiers. Perhaps the entire Karen Kingdom will be mercilessly thrown into the furnace of war by the Dragon Clan. Although Roddy and Kardashian have a real relationship, from the perspective of the ethnic group, the dragons and humans are not on the same road after all.

Roddy thought of the movie "The Matrix", but he couldn't remember the specific content after so many years. But there is a saying that seems to be engraved in his mind: "To them, human beings... are just batteries."

"I know what to do."

Looking at the crystal wall, Rody slowly put down his palms, his eyes were extremely clear: "Everything in Houllier City is still proceeding according to the original plan, and... I will record all the actions of these people in the cabinet during the war .”

He certainly didn't fully believe that these nobles in the cabinet would always stand with him. If it is external, the position may be consistent, but in the face of the royal family supported by the Dragon Clan, under the huge risk of launching a war, some people will make unwise moves.

Countless history has verified that the knife stabbed in the back is the deadliest.

"For Everta."

Sally smiled, and Rody stood at attention and saluted: "For everyone."

The picture of the crystal wall gradually disappeared after the energy was cut off. Sally, who was standing in the core room, stepped back slowly from the dedicated platform. The Grand Arcanist stood behind him. When Sally looked over, she said: "Prime Minister Roddy reminds me of someone."

"A high elf?"

"right,

Maybe you have heard of it, my lord duke. Edith pointed a finger casually, and a thin and handsome figure appeared on the crystal wall next to him: "His name is Solomon..."

"Him? Wasn't he exiled for learning elemental magic?" Sally knew Solomon's story, so she didn't understand why Edith said that suddenly, because the experiences of the two had nothing in common.

"It's not just this incident," Edith shook his head, "I'm referring to all the experiences the Prime Minister has experienced in the past few years. Since he encountered the orcs in Nolan Village, it seems that he started to take revenge on the entire kingdom with his own power. ..."

"I'm curious what happened to him."

*****

After the arrival of April, the Karen Kingdom, which is busy with farming, seems to be calm, but in fact, everyone realizes that a storm is brewing here.

"Karen Era" has completely given up the number one sales position in the eastern part of the kingdom, and "Royal Weekly" has replaced it, because it seems to be filled with exciting news every day:

"The latest achievements of Dragon Tower Magician far surpass Elson!"

"New wheat production doubles, or completely solves the kingdom's food shortage"

"Congratulations on the birth of the first magister in the Dragon Pagoda, the Red Dragon Lord Quiao is here to celebrate!"

The editors of "Royal Weekly" are well versed in the way of truth and falsehood. One point is said to be ten points, and negative news is blown into positive. Most people in this era are illiterate, not to mention the ability to think independently, anyone who can understand is considered literate. Find someone to spread it in the square, and the content in the newspaper is basically accepted by the public.

Sometimes quantitative changes can indeed produce qualitative changes. After two months of continuous publicity, the morale of the originally gloomy eastern part of the kingdom has been extremely high Afterwards, the farmers were all looking forward to a good harvest, and tended the fields more diligently all day long.

The content of the chat on weekdays has also changed from "Will the orcs come back" to "When will we win Efta?" The power of public opinion orientation is no different here. A lie repeated 10,000 times becomes the truth. Obviously last year's Most of the nobles were severely injured in the battle, but less than half a year later, people really believed that Charles II could once again gather a powerful team for the "Western Expedition"!

That's right, "Western Expedition" has become a well-known slogan.

Of course, such a wave of public opinion did not arise spontaneously. How could the "Elson CIA" sit idly by? However, Charles II was not a fool. After realizing the power of public opinion, he directly organized a team to wipe out the "Karen Era".

At first, the order to prohibit the sale was issued, and one copy was seized as soon as it was seen. After that, the merchants who sold it were severely punished, from fines to imprisonment, and then there was the continuous sitting system. Charles II controlled the army and nobles. After the support of the Dragon Clan, it reached its peak. Therefore, the investigation of the "Karen Era" near the imperial city area made the influence of the "Efta Department" almost completely disappear within a few months...

This feeling made Charles II truly appreciate the benefits of "centralization".

The influence of the imperial power of the Karen Kingdom has been declining in the past few decades. The nobles of the first generation even threw their heads and blood for the monarch, but today they have pursued their own profits and ignored the royal family. However, since the establishment of the "Dragon Pagoda", the nobles have come here in a breeze, almost queuing up to express their loyalty.

Charles II didn't dare to make any major political structural changes like Roddy, and being able to gather power already made him feel ecstatic. When the submissive nobles in the chamber bowed their heads to him, he felt ten years younger. age.

It is true that power is the best aphrodisiac. Not only has Charles II been energetic recently, but the wrinkles on his face seem to have decreased a lot. He spends more than eight hours in the meeting hall and study room every day. He has never been so diligent since he was in power for more than ten years.

"I hope to see Efta take the initiative to back down by the end of this year. Although our situation is relatively good now, the enemy is not a glass that can be broken at the first touch." Of course, Charles II did not indulge in vanity all day long, and he also Don't forget to study the data and make a judgment. However, it is obvious that the information he can obtain is far from as complete as the Elson CIA, so there is an error in judgment: "The previous two wars have highlighted the seriousness of the logistical problem, so this time we must do a good job. sufficient preparation."

He took out a statistical data, with a lot of notes written on it, and the nobles around couldn't help sweating on their foreheads: They came to show their loyalty and thought it was just a show. Who knows that the emperor is really not a fool. The homework is not bad at all, and the opening is a series of previous combat losses and investment ratio figures, so that the crowd no longer has the heart to despise.

After saying this, Charles II looked at their faces, secretly proud of himself, turned his head, and asked Earl Duveyden: "How much can the new type of wheat that the dragon clan assisted in the research you mentioned increase the yield?"

This question made Du Weiden's face suddenly a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly, and had to bite the bullet and answer: "Your Majesty, actually... there is no new type of wheat."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Because I saw Elson in the "Karen Times" advertise that he has a new type of crops, saying that the output has increased several times, I feel that the people of the kingdom can't feel backward on this... So I asked the newspaper to fabricate an article The news was sent out, and those seeds are actually the same as before..."

Seeing the gloomy eyes of Charles II, Du Weideng immediately bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, in fact, this is a last resort! You have also seen that the morale of the people in the kingdom has been high recently. The angle makes them feel that they are not as good as Efta. Besides... I specifically told them that these seeds need to be carefully tended to have a good harvest, so that even ordinary seeds, the final harvest will be better than previous years. If the harvest is not good, just say They didn't take good care of the…”

This kind of remarks is completely nonsense, and the other nobles in the meeting hall showed contempt, but Charles II narrowed his eyes: "Go ahead."

"At that time, I will list some areas with higher yields in the newspaper, and exaggerate their mass production figures to three or four times the normal amount, so that everyone will believe that it is not the problem of seeds, but their own problems. Next year they will Taking care of the fields more attentively also buys time for our research and development..."

After hearing what he said, Charles II suddenly laughed loudly: "Good! Good! Good!"

After saying three good things in a row, he turned to the other nobles and said, "This is the use of the newspaper for ideas! Do you think those who read the newspaper are smart people? In fact, they believe what the newspaper says, even if I If I say that there are two suns in the sky, there will be a group of people who will come up with arguments to prove my words.”

"Du Weideng's idea is very good. We were attacked last year and suffered heavy losses. But this year, special circumstances are treated specially. With the assistance of the Dragon Clan, we will surely be able to recover the country quickly and complete the great cause of reunification. All this is for the Karen Kingdom. revival!"

"For the restoration of the kingdom!"

The impassioned words echoed in the chamber, and Charles II was full of red and high spirits.