Chapter 654: Don’t Want to Get Your Money Back?

During this period, whether a family in Boheim was famous or not depended on whether someone in the family received an invitation to Miss Eltal's tea party.

The person holding the invitation could not only attend the party himself, but also bring one more person.

For a time, spies from all over the country racked their brains to get such a quota.

Frederick and Maria saw it, but did not stop it, but indulged it.

The possibility that Grand Duke Wessen would attend the tea party that day caused the quota to be sold for ten gold coins, and there was still no demand.

"This James is from the Kingdom of Angland and is a wool seller."

A local minor noble received fifteen gold coins and brought a middle-aged man with a resolute face.

Maria smiled slightly and said to James, "I heard Mrs. Meyer mention the city of Londinium in your country. It is a wonderful place."

James bowed to Maria and said, "On behalf of all the citizens of Londinium, I welcome a beautiful lady like Miss Eltal to visit us."

Maria asked curiously, "I heard that a kind of roast beef wrapped in bread is popular in Londinium recently?"

James replied, "Yes, Meyer steak was brought by Mr. Meyer from the Kingdom of Gaul. My family and I like it very much."

The two chatted about the food of the Kingdom of Anglan for a few words and then ran out of things to talk about. James began to inquire about the news.

He asked Maria, "I wonder if Miss Eltal's trip was more enjoyable because of her experience in the city of Boheim?"

Maria sighed and said, "I heard that this land was once so beautiful and rich, but now all I see is the devastation and poverty brought by war."

Several local young people around echoed.

When they were born, the war was still going on, and peace existed more in the memories of the elderly. In the eyes of many people, the cessation of war in recent years is just a break between two killings, just like a dream, and no one knows when the dream will wake up.

James said: "Yes, war has brought too much damage to the world."

He was about to ask Maria if she was not afraid of war coming again after investing so much in Bohemia, and whether the Wesson Army would enter Bohemia to protect the investment, but there was no chance.

Maria continued, "History tells us that only with peaceful development and win-win cooperation can the world achieve long-term stability and universal prosperity."

"Bullying the weak, taking advantage of others and other hegemonic behaviors have caused serious damage to peace, caused countless human tragedies, and destroyed countless happy lives."

"The establishment of a partnership of mutual trust, tolerance, cooperation and win-win by all parties is the basis for achieving peace and staying away from war."

"The Principality of Wesen is peace-loving. We have never initiated a war so far."

"We advocate win-win cooperation. Many years ago, we and our brothers in the Helvetic Federation made a thorough reconciliation on the mutual harm caused by the war. The establishment of the Elbe Treaty Organization eliminated the hostility between the members of the organization, and helped each other and worked together on the road of development."

"This land was once so beautiful and rich. Today's decline is only temporary. I believe that laughter and joy will soon return to everyone."

Applause suddenly rang out in the tea room.

Years of war have also caused serious damage to cultural education. Although the nobles in the teahouse are dressed elegantly, there is probably not half a person who can write a letter of 500 words.

In their view, Maria's long and rigorous speeches with progressive layers, interlocking links, and rigorous wording are simply a height that they can never reach in their lifetime.

At this time, someone asked in surprise: "The Duchy of Wessen has never initiated a war?"

They are not good at culture, but they are experts in military research. Which of the battles of the Wessen Army has not been studied in depth.

In these battles, the Wessen Army took the initiative to attack almost every time, and there has never been a passive defense.

However, they only study the battles, and no one studies why the war started, so people think that these wars were initiated by the Duchy of Wessen.

The main reason is that the Wessen Army can obtain huge land and other benefits every time it wins. In their view, this situation can only be achieved by actively initiating a war. No one relies on being beaten and finally getting bigger and bigger land.

Maria did not answer, but looked at James. It is more credible for a foreigner to answer this question.

James thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's true. Every time the Wesson Army fought, it was either passively responding to the battle or asking allies for help."

Then he told the causes of each war that the Wesson Army had experienced one by one.

Everyone immediately talked about it. They didn't expect it to be like this.

Maria looked at James with satisfaction. This answer saved her a lot of words, especially the part about "allies seeking help".

Recently, some people are worried that they will be slaughtered like fat pigs after their economy recovers, so they are somewhat resistant to aid.

No one dares to develop the economy without security. Frederick dare not take the initiative to say that he will send troops for protection, and there are not so many troops to send. The only solution seems to be "di di fight". I will send troops only if you ask for help.

One of the purposes of Maria's words just now was to bring up this point.

James has an answer to whether the Wesson Army will move in. What he wants to ask most next is about the golden treasure.

However, a spy from the Osmaga Empire asked, "Ms. Eltar, do you really want to invest 1.33 million florins to restore the economy of Bohemia?"

"How can we get back such a huge investment?"

Maria has answered this question countless times in these days: "Yes, according to the plan, starting from next year or the year after next at the latest, a total of 1.33 million florins will be invested in four years to help partners restore their economy and life."

"I have never thought about getting my money back, I just want everyone to live a normal life as soon as possible and have enough food to eat."

"You don't have to be afraid of taking on huge loans. If these funds are put into practice and achieve results, they can be exempted."

Everyone present was dumbfounded. Such a large sum of money can be exempted?

At this moment, Maria was not a human in everyone's eyes, but an angel sent by the God of Light.

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, one look!

The maids from the Duchy of Wessen in the tea room saw that the guests were so shocked, and they laughed at their old-fashioned in their hearts.

The maids in the nobles' houses were all daughters of small nobles, officials or wealthy families. The maids around Frederick and Maria were the most reliable old Wessen people, who were influenced by industry and commerce since childhood.

In their view, the 1.33 million florins were just free samples in front of the cake shop, and behind them were at least tens of millions or even tens of millions of florins of revenue.

These days, they have also been whispering and inquiring about information to see if their family's industry can grab a piece of meat in the emerging market with a blank sheet of paper.

James was frightened. Before leaving the city of Londinium, His Royal Highness Charles vowed that Grand Duke Wesson had found the treasure here, so he invested a huge amount of money to ensure the safety and transportation of the treasure.

Now it seems that Grand Duke Wesson is determined to do this action and must complete it, and there is only four years, which means that the value and importance of this treasure may be several times higher than His Royal Highness Charles estimated.

At this time, a lady asked: "Is Grand Duke Wesson really willing to pay such a large sum of money?"

Coincidentally, Frederick came to the tea room at this time, greeted everyone and sat next to Maria.

Maria said to the young lady, "You can ask him about this question."

After hearing what the question was, Frederick said as a matter of course, "Since Maria wants to do something, I will support her and meet her requirements. I will find a way to make money. I have never been helpless in this regard."

Foreign spies such as James were accustomed to the economic generosity of Grand Duke Wessen, but the locals heard about it for the first time and were stunned.

At this time, a strong young knight asked Frederick, "Grand Duke Wessen, will you send the Wessen Army into the Bohemian region?"

The young knight did not like to speak in a roundabout way, so he asked directly.

Frederick replied, "Now the Duchy of Wessen has two fronts, and the number of troops can only protect itself. There is no force to send here."

"If you are worried about your own safety, I can form a mercenary group. I will provide funds, weapons and officers, recruit soldiers and train them locally, so as to protect everyone from falling into war again."

The suggestion of the feather pen military strategist was recognized by the headquarters, and it was believed that it was necessary to establish a Bohemian Corps. Frederick was convinced.

But the young knight asked with some expectation: "Can't we recruit officers locally?"

Frederick shrugged and said: "If it is a local who graduated from the corresponding class of Wessen Military Academy, we are welcome. I don't want the army to be dragged down by fools."

"If you want to be an officer, I welcome you to apply for the military academy, and you can serve as an officer after graduation."

The young knight felt that what Frederick said made sense. There were many examples of officers who were incompetent and killed their teammates in this land.

He asked again: "Can I go to Wessen Military Academy?"

Frederick nodded and said: "Of course, there are foreign students from countries such as the Osmaga Empire in the military academy."

The young knight's heart suddenly became agitated. He really wanted to go, but he was worried that he didn't have enough money.

So he asked again: "How much is the tuition?"

Frederick smiled and said: "After entering the military academy, there is no tuition fee, only the re-examination fee."