Chapter 159 I Really Don’t Want to See the Nobles

Miao Jie: "Alas..."

Yasmin: "No matter how hard you try to seduce him, it's useless. If he acts recklessly, the soldiers' rations will be halved."

Miao Jie: "Is it that exaggerated?"

Felicity: "Today's soldiers are unscrupulous enough to find ways to seize dry food packets from the pig-headed people in the Akitsu Empire to reduce the burden on the country. Even if the taste of the pig-headed people is not the same as that of our Japanese people. More What's more, we are accustomed to The customary arrangement of five dishes and one soup, with the soup placed in the center of the table and the five dishes arranged in sequence around the soup, is something that at least the people outside and even some nobles cannot do. Moreover, I said Miao Jie, do you think Zelen doesn't have it. Have you tasted the most luxurious dishes?”

Miao Jie: "How is that possible? His father was the crown prince at that time. The Krorod Empire at that time... At least my grandma still misses the prosperity of the empire at that time."

Felicity: "This is the picture he wants to see again. But he knows better than anyone else that if you don't be frugal now, life will be more difficult in the future."

When Zelen went into the bathroom to take a shower, all the wives couldn't help but "teach" Miao Jie a lesson. Miao Jie looked calm about this.

After all, everyone knows that their husbands can tolerate it. Moreover, the great founding fathers of the past said that a man must be flexible and able to endure hardships before he can become a master.

As a famous saying of the Krorod Empire, even if everyone doesn't want to hear it, they have to pick it up again.

Paula: "Okay, stop arguing. Are you ready for the next thing?"

Natalie: "What's going on?"

Nathalie: "Sister, what else is there? Of course it's the nobles. Today's Earl Shiode is just the beginning. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, there may be nobles coming to discuss many troublesome matters with Zelen."

Paula: "Actually, the ten of us came to him on behalf of different interest groups or aristocratic forces. That's why he never did anything to us. After all, he needs us."

need.

Just this word.

All the wives felt an indescribable embarrassment in their hearts.

But what can be done?

The world of aristocrats is full of various interest relationships and various transactions based on them. Therefore, upper-class love stories that only exist in novels are basically impossible to become reality.

Therefore, Zelen needs them and needs them to maintain peaceful and friendly relations with the major groups in the Krorod Empire.

As for whether there is love...is this thing worth mentioning compared to actual benefits?

Anyway, when the sun didn't come out the next day and was replaced by torrential rain that seemed to never stop, Zelen braced himself and continued to receive the visiting nobles.

Zelen: "I said you are too cold-blooded, right? You don't say a word, just sit aside and watch me make a fool of yourself as an audience, right?"

Paula: "Didn't you have a happy conversation with the Baron just now? Do you need our help? And you also know that it is not convenient for us to speak."

Zelen: "I think you just want to see my jokes. Natalie, are there any nobles coming this afternoon? Can you please turn them down?"

Natalie: "Probably not. The noble in the afternoon is a Duke, a branch of the former royal family."

Zelen: "The more such a guy is, the less I want to see him."

no way.

The world of nobles is always full of all kinds of helplessness.

Especially high-ranking nobles who are related by blood to members of the royal family.

Zelen has not wanted to see these guys since he was a child.

Their expressions are full of something called falsehood, not to mention that each of these high-ranking nobles will mix their words with obvious ridicule.

In this regard, Zelen, who was very reluctant, gritted his teeth and tried his best to behave as well as possible.

final……

Nathalie: "Thank you for your hard work."

Zelen: "I just hope today's meal is better."

Zelen, who no longer wanted to see the nobles and had an obvious dislike for the nobles, slumped on the bench, feeling very envious of the frontline soldiers.

If nothing else, the front-line soldiers can beat the pig-headed men or black-haired kobolds into corpses, and then loot all the valuables from these corpses.

But now he is facing these nobles in the palace. Except for Donahue, who is a cheerful person, the others are not very sincere.

Qin: "Is it so uncomfortable... I feel okay."

Zelen: "Then you will receive these nobles for me from now on. Anyway, you are also a girl from a noble family, so you must have rich experience in dealing with this."

Qin: "How...how can this be done? They all come to you to discuss various things..."

Zelen: "Then you can use my name to drive them out."

Qin: "That's not okay. They really need to see you, I hope..."

Zelen: "Don't you just want to get something from me? How can I not know? But look at the Orchid Republic. The reason why they are able to achieve effective results without any delays in the middle is that they Wouldn’t waste time talking to someone.”

Even so, it was definitely not a normal thing to say such words from Zelen himself, but the concept of democracy and equality in the Orchid Republic had a profound impact on the Crurod Empire.

At least Zelen himself admires the work efficiency of the Orchid Republic, and on this basis has been engaged in the work of fighting against the invasion of the northern demons.

Of course, this is also the reason why the countries in Neoland did not really lend a helping hand, and even only wanted to make money on the territory of the Krurod Empire.

In other words, if Zelen wants to make money from abroad, the best target is actually the Holy Church.

At least the church...

Let me put it bluntly.

As the state religion group of some countries, the Holy Church has long been adhering to a rule that makes Zelen very suspicious whether the church is a fraud group.

Every believer who believes in the gods must pay 8% of his personal income to the Holy Church.

For this, Zelen often heard his mother use words such as "fraudster" and "parasite" to mock the Holy Church when he was a child.

What makes her mother even more disdainful is that the Holy Church's regulations will be protected by the laws of some countries, that is, this rule is directly listed as a legal provision.

This is the Holy Church's blatant destruction, no, it is a robbery of plundering national fiscal revenue!

Therefore, in the Crurod Empire, as early as the first year of its founding, the whole country prohibited any citizen from having religious beliefs, and established relevant religious groups, and did not allow foreign religious forces to preach in the territory of the Crurod Empire.

Violators will be executed on the spot.

But thinking of this, Zelen himself did not have any good way to ask for money.

Especially if he took the initiative to propose, the Holy Church would definitely take the initiative in the negotiations and put forward various conditions that were not favorable to his side.

For example, allowing the spread of the belief in the power of the gods...

This is absolutely not possible.

That would make the Japanese people ignorant and give up the scientific thinking they should have.

Since the first day of the birth of the Japanese people, the great founding father has repeatedly taught that science and technology will always be the only choice for the Japanese people to move forward and develop.

However, thanks to the frequent foreign exchanges and trade cooperation, the Japanese people have gradually mastered some magic. Therefore, Zelen thought about it. If you want the Holy Church to pay well, you have to start with what the Holy Church lacks.

What does the Holy Church lack now?

Lack of people and guns.

As for people, the Krulod Empire can't provide many. But guns...

Compared to selling the spoils of the black-haired dog-headed men to the Dark Elf tribe in the Nigan Empire, wouldn't it be better to replace them with the Holy Church?

The Holy Church's arsenal has insufficient output, and these guys are sometimes too sophisticated in making weapons and equipment, so that...

Let's decide it like this! Anyway, not everyone in the Holy Church knows the technology contained in the weapons and equipment.

There is only one key, that is, the Holy Church has plenty of money.

Then he can continue to squeeze money out of the Holy Church's pocket, and then find ways to turn it into various urgent items for the Krulod Empire...