Chapter 1891 Money Blown by the Strong Wind

Any decision that seems unprofitable or fails to satisfy the desires of the most powerful person will be abandoned.

For example, the artillery plan.

No doubt, after some analysis by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was forced to abort.

There is not even a little room for redemption.

I am also very helpless about this. After all, Dashai City is not my country and cannot follow my ideas.

In this case, rather than letting it sit on the shelf, it is better to give this plan to a country that can implement it.

So, I bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, actually I have another plan for the artillery plan."

Seeing that the artillery plan was about to be finalized, my restless factor emerged again, which made the orc king slightly dissatisfied.

But in front of everyone, he couldn't refute me face to face, so he had to hum and said, "Speak."

"Weichen believes that if it is just an invitation, Fort Vicky may not agree. Even if it agrees and sends personnel, I am afraid that their food, accommodation and part of the research funds will have to be reimbursed by Dashai City. Rather than doing this, it is better to sell the artillery project. By giving it to Fort Vicky, firstly, it can be exchanged for corresponding supplies and fill the national treasury, and secondly, it can be used as a favor to consolidate the relationship between the two countries."

The Minister of Finance, who had previously been praised by the Orc King, immediately took a step forward after hearing my second plan, bowed and said: "I think Elder An Xiaoyi's plan is very good. We are already allies, and we should take care of each other. Furthermore, Fort Witch also has many material deposits that we urgently need. As the saying goes, it would be nice to use each other's strengths to make up for our own shortcomings."

The Orc King, who was sitting high on the throne, held his chin and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then just do as Xiao Yi said. Okay, it's getting late. Let's break up the meeting."

As soon as I left the palace, I was stopped by the old Duke and invited me to his home.

After entering the mansion and going to the guest room, the old Duke and I sat across from each other. After taking a sip of tea, the old Duke put down the tea cup, sighed softly and said, "I have always been very optimistic about your artillery plan."

"Thank you to the old Duke for your appreciation," I said with a wry smile, "It's a pity that Dashai City doesn't know this well."

"Although the power of science and technology cannot be compared with that of human power, it is still indispensable in daily life. The making of teacups, the smelting of weapons, and the invention of magic airships, without exception, all stem from the power of science and technology. They only think about it. A strong country, but neglecting life, one day, your Majesty will regret it."

"Actually, there is no need to be so pessimistic," I comforted him: "Even if you can't develop it, you can always spend money to buy ready-made products. Just like this tea cup, isn't it also made by a master of elf art?"

"But the price is excruciating." The old Duke said with a bitter smile: "If I master this technology, do I still need to spend a lot of money to buy it?"

At this point, he paused, glanced at me, and said, "If I say that I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy the manufacturing technology of the magic airship, will your adoptive father be willing to sell it?"

"If it were him." I thought for a while and said, "He should refuse. After all, this is his hard work over the years."

The old Duke sighed gloomily.

After that, the two of us chatted for a long time, and the topic mainly revolved around the current situation in Zephyr Continent. During this period, there were many disputes, but the overall atmosphere was still very friendly.

We had dinner at the old Duke's house. During this period, I left and picked up the three girls, Jin Siqi, Kailan and Daphne. I originally thought about picking up the foodie girls along the way, but because the business of multinational restaurants was too high, It was so intense that this girl couldn't spare any time. She even wanted to take me down to help her.

Fortunately, I was smart enough to find an opening and sneak away.

After sneaking quite far away, I could still hear the angry roar of the foodie girl.

The dinner prepared by the old Duke was quite sumptuous, even better than the royal banquet in the palace.

During the dinner, the old Duke and I exchanged glasses and kept drinking. The old Duchess sitting beside her stared at her husband with threatening eyes from time to time. However, due to the presence of several of my fiancées, she could not say much.

The old Duke drank to his heart's content during this meal.

After the dinner, the old Duke and I took a walk in the courtyard of the mansion. Over the wine, the old Duke told me about the day when the Orc King tested the hardness of the city wall.

He laughed loudly and said: "Xiao Yi, you don't know that that night, His Majesty was made to kneel on the washboard by Her Royal Highness the Queen."

I was confused when I heard this, and couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"It's not because his strength has declined so much." The old Duke sighed with a smile and said: "I think that when His Majesty was young, he was the national strength of our city. Unexpectedly, this is only a few dozen years." Years ago, he actually regressed to this extent. Alas, actually I should have thought that he has not trained himself for more than ten years."

You haven’t trained yourself for more than ten years?

I was shocked and blurted out: "Then why are you so strong?"

"He has a strong foundation." The old Duke put his hands behind his back and said melancholy: "I think back then, I spent a lot of effort to help him become a talent. Forget it, these are just past events, so don't mention it."

With a self-deprecating laugh, the old Duke hummed a simple but very pleasant tune.

When I got home, I told Kailan about the equipment enhancement machine. The woman immediately jumped up and down with excitement, grinning from ear to ear.

However, when I mentioned that the funds would also be allocated by Dasai City, her excitement suddenly disappeared, and she turned into a pitiful expression. She sat down next to me obediently, changing her usual expression. Free and easy.

"Xiaoyi~~~~" Kailan said six or seven different tunes in one sentence, which made my skin crawl all over.

"What's up?"

"As for funds, can you continue to support me some more?" Kailan carefully observed my expression, saw my frown, and immediately said: "As long as half of the original funds!"

Seeing that my expression was still serious, she tightened her nose and said hesitantly: "Three-thirds?"

I stared and raised my eyebrows: "One third?"

"Oh, no matter what, it can't be less than one-third, otherwise I won't have money to drink. Ouch!"

Kailan quickly covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes rolling around.

"Haha" I sneered twice and said, "It turns out it's for drinking."

Kailan saw that he had slipped up and couldn't deny it, so he had to laugh and said: "Hey, hey, look what you said, drinking is also an indispensable part of work~"

"The activity funds I gave you are enough to support the operation of a medium-sized guild for a month. It's good for you. In less than a month, you spent all of it on drinking. Do you really think that all my money is blown by the strong wind? Of?"

Kailan stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, hugged my arm and said coquettishly: "How could it be? How can you make more money from the strong wind than you?"