Chapter 505 Promotion and Wealth

The Dagu family didn't stay quiet for long, and soon someone came to the door quietly.

When he was the captain of the royal guard, everyone would tacitly avoid him. Even the father-in-law Michael, who was not so clear-headed, knew that he could not contact the emperor's nominal guard chief.

Otherwise, he might really have a rebellious heart.

But when he received the emperor's order and stepped down from his position, it was immediately different.

Even if he was a division commander, he was considered a senior officer in the Great Xia Empire, but in fact, it was just like that.

After all, the military circle is relatively closed, especially in peacetime, the status is very delicate.

After he was transferred to the captain of the royal guard, his status and position were suddenly very different, but few people dared to contact him rashly.

Until now, after changing his position, it was instantly different.

This is the power of the position. At the same level, some will die of drought and some will die of flood.

There are no secrets in the officialdom of the Great Xia. The news came out from the palace, and the colonial governor's office in the imperial capital prepared gifts.

They were not afraid of being known, this was considered an unspoken rule, and the gifts were not valuable, just to show respect for the angels.

Of course, even in the name of the Governor's Office, they needed to keep a low profile and could not make a big fuss.

The Eighth Investigation Department had just arranged the spies when they saw several carriages coming to the door of Dagu's house.

The old soldier who was guarding the door was surprised that someone actually came to give gifts today. He thought his general was hysterical.

When Dagu was called out, the people in the Governor's Office did not even enter the door, and directly handed over the gift list: "General Dagu, I heard that His Majesty entrusted you with an important task to inspect Canad. The Governor specially ordered people to send some specialties, all of which are worthless gadgets, so that you can have some understanding of the customs and habits of Canad in advance."

It's a good way to understand the customs and habits in advance. Dagu accepted it helplessly.

According to his character, he should have driven people away.

"Leave the things, but I'll tell you in advance that I won't bend the law for personal gain."

"Of course, of course," the visitor nodded quickly, with an understanding expression on his face: "We are all working for His Majesty, and our Governor's Office is the most law-abiding."

After the others left, Dagu realized something was wrong. Why were there still eight tools?

But on second thought, this seemed to be a specialty of Canad.

After Dagu's wife and others left, he came out to count the gifts.

For the wealthy Governor's Office, these are really ordinary specialties, not precious.

But for Dagu, who has always lived on wages, he has never seen anything like it.

Part of the gift list is as follows:

Eight gold bricks!

Sixteen silver bricks!

A pair of rubies!

A box of broken gems!

A cart of wheat flour!

Thirty-two bolts of homespun cloth!

A fine pistol!

A fine spear!

A number of wild animals such as ivory and leopard skins!

…

Each of them is produced in Canard, which is really a ‘small gift’.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Dagu was a little confused in his heart. Isn’t this really considered corruption and abuse of power?

Dago’s wife also touched the gold brick and sighed: “I have heard that the former colonial governor, Earl Jeffreys, was extravagant. It turns out that the colonial governor’s office is so rich?”

“The governor’s office is far away from the mainland and enjoys absolute power. The governor has almost no restrictions.

Besides, it is far away from the homeland and the future is unpredictable. How can you win people’s hearts without a big reward?” Dagu was calm.

It was the first time that his wife heard him say this. She couldn’t help but chuckle: “I didn’t realize that my husband is also a man of great talent, not a brainless warrior!”

Dago was silent again. How could he get to his current position without a brain?

The commander of the royal guards is a confidant who enters and leaves the inner palace and guards the palace.

To put it bluntly, when the emperor and the queen sleep, people like Dagu are standing guard at the door. Do you think a brainless person can survive?

Being poor at speaking is a way to restrain oneself.

Back then, he was also a ruthless man who fought with envoys from various countries and trampled on various tribes of barbarians.

The couple counted the gifts. Although there was the emperor's order, there were too many things, so he was still worried. He specially called the old soldier in the mansion and asked him to talk to the agent of the Eighth Investigation Department at the door.

But before waiting for a reply, several domestic nobles sent gifts.

It was the same routine. After the gifts were sent, the people left immediately.

Looking at the gift list again, saying that it was not valuable would be an insult to the 40 million people of the empire.

To say that it was valuable, it was really nothing for the nobles. Perhaps some people spent more than this on a banquet.

For them, what they sent was really a small gift.

However, all of these gift-givers came openly and even guessed that there was an agent of the Eighth Investigation Department at the door.

It was just an unspoken rule and a courtesy. His Majesty the emperor couldn't say anything.

They didn't think that these things could buy Dagu.

But they didn't know that Dagu himself was a little overwhelmed.

If he was bribed with all these things at once, he didn't know if he could withstand the test.

This opened the door to a new world and let him see what the so-called nobles were like.

Finally, that night, the agent of the Eighth Investigation Department replied: "Your Majesty's oral order: Dagu, why are you being so sissy? Take what you give to me. Look at my important officials. Who has a worse life than you? I don't know if you think I'm abusing you."

Dagu was relieved when he heard it. It's okay to scold him. It means that everything is fine.

Facing his wife's inquiring eyes, Dagu waved his hand and said with a firm attitude for the first time: "I'll take it."

Getting promoted and getting rich, the ancients are not deceiving me.

...

The Dagu mansion in public is naturally the focus of everyone's attention. Even in the imperial capital, it will attract the attention of most people in a short period of time.

At least during this period of time, there is only one angel.

However, the colony is so extensive and it is the place where the empire's control is the most lax. It can be said that there are countless illegal and disorderly things.

Of course, the empire has an open attitude towards this. Before it can't rule effectively, it will not tighten the law.

However, there is a premise for all this, that is, you can't challenge the authority of the empire in public.

In the final analysis, the Canard colony is also the world of the empire.

The colonial standing army, the first legion of the empire, the mine guards, a large number of imperial troops are stationed, and thunder strikes are not something that everyone can withstand.

The angel is about to patrol the new world, and there are always people who are uneasy and afraid of running into the muzzle of the gun.

They dare not bribe Dagu openly, that is to seek death.

But we must be prepared secretly, so that if something goes wrong, we can have an extra way out.

Dagu was born in a barbarian tribe, and he still has many relatives at home. At first, his wife's family all live in Walter City.

Walter City is the city where Dagu was stationed at the beginning. It is not far from the tribe where he was born, and it is a big city in the province of Melgen, which is enough to settle his relatives.

So, some people quietly came to Walter City, preparing to save the country in a roundabout way.