Afternoon, Imperial Capital Finance Department, Office of the Assistant Secretary to the Treasurer.
Gordon Campbell, secretary to the assistant secretary of the Department of Finance, was looking at Jacob Shubin, assistant to the minister's chief secretary, with concern. He thought for a long time before asking:
"Sir Jacob, are you really sure that Lant Galloping Horse can accept...your terms?"
Jacob smiled and said: "Of course, judging from the agreement they signed, there is only one way."
"But..." Gordon looked at the proud Jacob and expressed his thoughts, "That Lant doesn't seem like a nobleman who is willing to compromise with us."
"Then he can only find a way to conjure up 2 million gold coins made by the God Emperor in 900 years," Jacob shrugged. "As far as I know, only 5 million of that kind of gold coins have been made in total, and only 700,000 are in circulation. Among them, the rest are all in the underground warehouse of the Finance Department."
"But, as the only person in the world who can make a magic furnace, he might go to the Minister and use the magic furnace to directly deduct it!"
"Yes, and what next? The Finance Department can get at least 4 or even more magic furnaces for free!" Jacob said with a smile, "We can 'give' these magic furnaces to those lords with enough magic to let them The workshop will get a bigger profit, while the treasury will only take a relatively small share."
"Okay, Sir, as long as you are sure." Gordon Campbell nodded.
The door to their office suddenly opened, and Frank Douglas, the chief secretary of the Department of Finance and the legendary lawyer, entered the room with a cold face, and behind him was Lant Galloping Horse.
"Jacob, did you ask Sir Lant's wife to sign it this morning without his knowledge..." Frank winked and asked Jacob to find a step for him, but the lawyer still didn't understand him. situation.
"Sir Frank, Lord Lant, the thing is like this," Jacob said eloquently, "The two ladies of Lord Lant very much agree with the plan proposed by the Department of Finance, and are willing to..."
"Lord Jacob," Lant took out a piece of paper with the Temple of Fortune printed on it, "This is a special withdrawal from the Temple of Fortune at the Department of Finance. A total of 2.12 million 900-year-old gold coins of the God Emperor have been deposited. It’s in the Department of Finance’s treasury, please take a look.”
"Uh..." Jacob didn't expect that Rand could actually ask the goddess of wealth to directly pay off the 2 million owed debt for him, and he was stunned.
"Although I have paid back all the money, there are still some issues that I need to continue to discuss with you. I remember that when you were negotiating with my two ladies, you mentioned that some of my actions in the past clearly deviated from the law and regulations?"
"Yes, Lord Lant, as far as we know..."
"You don't need to understand," Rant took out a booklet from the space ring, "This book is all the records of my situation in the past two years that were personally reviewed by the forest walker Halkara. I have recorded every one of them. Report everything to King Duson of the Dragon Kingdom, and ask His Excellency Ben Kaul to bring it to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the God-Emperor."
"Ah..." Jacob was stunned.
"I have specifically told Sir Han Fei Appleby in the Grand Council before that there will always be conflicts and overlaps between the administrative scope and administrative issues involving the scope. Every time I encounter similar problems, I will tell the barbarians I prayed to the God of the Barbarians. Without His support and protection, I would not have been able to resist the orcs. At the same time, His Majesty the God Emperor, as the God of the Barbarians, strongly supported me on the Galloping Horse Plains outside the jurisdiction of the Empire. According to the spirit of the Empire's laws and regulations, Past cases will be dealt with flexibly.”
"Like This……"
"Yes, so I have also told Minister Zhang Kun and Sir Frank that if the Department of Finance has any questions about my past behavior in the future, they can go directly to His Majesty the God Emperor. However, I have something that I must answer for you. It seems to have been mentioned that although a certain senior official understands my problem, he does not want to pursue it?" Lant looked at Jacob with a solemn expression and asked, "Can I know the name of that Excellency?"
As Lant spoke, he looked at Frank, but Frank shook his head desperately.
"Sir, this is what I meant above. Since your behavior..."
"No!" Lant interrupted him, "I must know which Excellency has misunderstood me. There are not many high-level officials who can give you a hint."
"But……"
"Also, the second suggestion you gave: using the proceeds of the magic furnace as collateral, the Department of Finance has the right to make suggestions for the installation of the magic furnace and has the right to veto." Rand took out the agreement and put it in his In front of me, "Which senior executive proposed this?"
"This is a modification made by the Department of Finance based on the previous agreement. Mr. Lant, you have repaid the loan now. There is no need to pursue these text contents anymore, right?"
"No, the magic furnace is an expansion of the magic network. Your terms are equivalent to giving the Department of Finance the power to control the magic network. This formulation itself is blasphemous to His Majesty Willy." Lant's tone gradually turned cold, "As a matter of fact, Beloved of the Demonic Network, I cannot tolerate such sacrilege.”
"Sir, the Finance Department is part of the empire. Don't you mean to say that the empire's officials have desecrated the Magic Network?"
"The empire doesn't have it, but you are blasphemous." Lant took out a stack of documents again, "Before I came, I sent a special letter to inquire about the Temple of Fortune, the Attendant's Office of the Tower of Purity, the Imperial Prime Minister's Office, and the Secretariat of the Great Council. These institutions have sent me special confirmation letters, confirming that they have never entrusted the Department of Finance to handle matters related to the Magic Network and Magic Furnace."
"Lan..." Jacob was a little flustered. He had written the entire document. He was very annoyed that Rand had rejected the Finance Department's plan several times. In his eyes, there was no difference between Rand who came from the border and barbarians. , they are not even qualified to be on an equal footing with people from the big families in the imperial capital, let alone refuse his proposal.
"Lord Jacob, if you can't give me a reasonable explanation before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning in Yeqi City, I can only curse you on behalf of the magic network." At this point, Rant said to Jacob. He flicked his finger in the air. "You and your descendants for the next five generations will be completely isolated from the magic network and will never reach high levels."
"No...no..."
Lant almost followed his words. Before Jacob could finish speaking, he could already feel that the magic pool was completely drained, and the abundant magic in the air was insulated from him.
"Lord Lant, isn't this inappropriate?" Frank Douglas, the legendary lawyer, felt the change in magic power and said quickly, "He is an official of the empire... He should not suffer like this..."
"Sir Frank, I did not use lynching. I am not qualified to make any restrictions on his actions, but I must maintain the sanctity of the Magic Network." Although Lant was smiling and his tone was very gentle at this moment, everyone was surprised. Creepy.
"By the way, due to my dislike of this person, the magic furnaces within 50 kilometers around his place will reduce their power by 10%. These two curses will be controlled in all magic furnaces at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning in Yeqi City. Announcement will be made on the Magic Mirror."
Gordon, Jacob and Frank in the room did not dare to speak anymore. They actually saw a high-ranking lord exercising powerful power that only the peak of legend or the true god could have.
"Sir Frank, if the Finance Department's time is right, I can come over tomorrow to install the magic furnace!" Before leaving, Lant left these words and glanced at Jacob, "But can I use all my abilities?" I can’t guarantee the power.”
(End of chapter)
