However, when Rafaro, who smelled of alcohol, residual powder, and had suspicious marks on his clothes, returned to his mansion, he suddenly woke up and became energetic. Because, in the dimly lit living room, someone was waiting for him in the shadow by the fireplace.
"Uh..." But the next moment, Rafaello let out a big belch, regained his bohemian demeanor, and said with a calm expression and a flirty tone: "So it's you. , Mr. Treusi, I don’t know why you came here overnight..."
"Because you are too careless and a little too complacent." The man named Lord Triusi is an old man with frosty white hair on his temples, a face full of ravines, and a meticulous uniform. He holds a short staff with a silver eagle head and a fleur-de-lis pattern: "I must I came here to warn you.”
"..." When Rafaro heard these words, he couldn't help but be shocked. The heat in his body and the drunkenness in his mind suddenly dissipated with the cold sweat on his back, and turned into a sincere expression: " You are my recommender, please don’t be stingy with your teachings..."
"Someone has already submitted a letter to the royal adviser to accuse you, accusing you of having private contact with the southern rebels and suspected of collusion with each other." The old and energetic Lord Treusi sighed and said: "A The old subordinates who have received my favor secretly report."
"Do you think that no one will ever doubt the source of the materials provided in the underground black market? There are also the technicians from the Wang Family Factory who were sent away one after another by you in the cargo carriage, the professors and students from various schools in the capital, and Where have their family members gone?”
"But this time is different from the anonymous denunciation letters in the past at the Royal Capital Police Department and City Hall; the reestablished Royal Confidential Bureau has already focused on you, and there may be some extraordinary means. No matter what you do in private Whatever happens, you have to be mentally prepared for it.”
After saying this, Master Triusi stood up and left without hesitation. However, when he walked to the foyer, he heard Rafaro whispering behind him: "Thank you for reminding me of taking a huge risk. I swear that I will repay you for your continued care and kindness."
"I'm just trying to protect myself. After all, I am the recommender who introduced you to the palace. If something happens to you, am I sure I can get rid of the suspicion?" Lord Triusi shook his head with a straight face and said, "I don't It’s not that there are no political enemies and rivals, waiting for a collapse.”
"No matter what, you saved me and my career." Lafaro said more and more sincerely: "If you have any urgent needs or difficulties, or if anyone you know is in need, To help; can you let me do my part?"
"I'm already old and don't have much time left. My heir has passed away a long time ago, and I don't need your help at all." Lord Triusi then turned around and said with a stern look: "The only one left She is a granddaughter, if you don’t mind, can you marry her?”
"Of course I know that you have many lovers, as well as the lady who has been kind to you." Then he raised his hand to interrupt Rafaro who was hesitant to speak: "But what I ask for is just one Marriage in name only serves as a guarantee for the continuation of the Triusi family bloodline."
"Even if she can no longer maintain her identity and status as a noble in the future, she can live relatively easily and comfortably just relying on the dowry I left for her... This is also the last request and last wish; as the former Lord Privy Seal, I can help you more than that."
When Rafaro was filled with worries, he sent away his recommender and patron, Monsignor Triusi, who was also the former royal advisor/minister of the seal; now the deputy speaker of the House of Honors. Return to the study and start gathering your men, trying to fill in the loopholes and clean up the exposed clues.
After all, although His Majesty John on the throne is becoming more radical and neurotic, and cannot bear to hear much bad news; however, this also means that he is becoming increasingly intolerable towards the "rebels" and "ambitious conspirators" among his ministers. and violent reactions to killing at every turn.
Lord Triusi, to whom he had taken refuge halfway, now that he dared to come and warn him in person, he also reached an agreement to enter into a marriage contract with him. He placed all his wealth and future on Rafaro, knowing that he had a complex background and many problems; that also meant that he was really not optimistic about the future of the dynasty.
Therefore, Rafaro also realized a problem; a reality that was once lost and ignored by the glitz and luxury of the city of Seine. As the southern army approaches, the decisive battle with the fourth wave of new legions hastily formed by the dynasty is imminent; there is not much time left for themselves.
If he wants to get his share of credit and glory as much as possible in front of His Majesty (junior) who has ascended the throne in Lance; then there must be more gains and results, not just routine notifications It doesn’t make much sense in terms of daily life and human relations in the capital.
Therefore, in addition to his former boss and future father-in-law Triusi, Lafaro also considered many other candidates who could serve as breakthrough points and intervention points. After all, this Lord Triusi has been a retired royal ceremonial official for generations, and was retained by the former ministers.
By the standards of the Free Army, he is the kind of person who does not owe much historical debt to the subjects of the kingdom. But for other people who are too deeply tied to the Burgundian dynasty, or who have committed numerous blood debts during the restoration process of the royal parties, they cannot easily make promises.
At least he doesn't think that his weight is big enough to allow the Free Army and the southern salvation government to easily relax the liquidation standards they have always adhered to and forgive and let this person go. Of course, if these people come to his door, he can also deceive and mislead them without any psychological pressure.
Rafaro was thinking about the pros and cons of his power while giving orders to his subordinates who had gathered overnight. He drank several cups of strong black coffee without any additives in one breath, but he couldn't help but his eyelids began to sink in the morning light. Suddenly, outside The concierge's announcement cheered him up.
"Secretary of the Royal Council of the Kingdom, Secretary-General of the Finance Committee, Under-Secretary to the Chancellor of Finance, Senior Member of the House of Honor, recipient of the Order of St. Clement; Duke of Curzon, Lord Traveler, came to visit..."
When Rafaro heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his tired face. No, now a candidate as a wedge point was presented to his door. You must know that the Duke is also a particularly young face at the Royal Council, which is nicknamed "the old man in charge" by the citizens of Seine.
But even more outstanding than his handsome appearance is his outstanding ability to manage the dynasty's finances and handle previous loans; he was always able to make a fortune under "His Majesty John's" seemingly unreasonable or difficult-to-achieve requirements. The pen can be used to meet urgent needs of money and loans.
Therefore, stepping on those mediocre colleagues; this was originally just a man in the old dynasty, who could not even borrow the deposit from the Medal Academy, and was about to lose his inheritance rights. The former general of the kingdom/governor of overseas provinces, Terra The grandson of the Marquis de Vere was able to stand out.
Then, he took advantage of the opportunity to marry a cousin of the Traveler clan; he officially replaced his bedridden father-in-law and became the contemporary patriarch of the Traveler clan. His greatest ability and achievement was to unite with bankers in the capital and negotiate with large chambers of commerce with backgrounds in the Holy Kingdom and the Western Empire.
Therefore, even if his predecessors were imprisoned one after another, and even his sponsor and chief official, the current Chancellor of Finance, was dismissed; his position remained unchanged, but in fact he took the lead and was supposed to be led by the Chancellor of Finance. An important part of the Kingdom's Financial Conference.
You must know that although the Minister of the Privy Seal and the Minister of Finance are both members of the Royal Council of the Kingdom, their specific positions are different. As one of the only two royal advisers, the Lord Chancellor is in charge of confidential documents and ceremonial matters, which is considered a dignity of the kingdom.
However, the Minister of Finance is one of the six ministers in the Royal Council, and the only seat is the ruling Cardinal. When the cardinal is temporarily absent, the kingdom will even name the minister of finance to convene and preside over various matters of the royal council on his behalf; therefore, he is called the second minister.
Under the leadership of the Kingdom's Financial Council, it also has the largest team of officials and affairs personnel in the Kingdom. At its peak under the leadership of the "Terror Lord", the number even reached hundreds of thousands; not only were there tax collectors in every town, but they also had armed forces dedicated to escorting tax revenue.
Therefore, the story of the various battles of wits and courage with these tax collectors and guards of the kingdom who represent power and brutality has become an enduring material in various folklore and songs for a long time. It was not until the fiscal reforms of the Elder King era that they were replaced by tax collectors.
Then, when the "extravagantists" implemented reforms to solve financial difficulties, the main positions in tax bureaus, sub-bureaus, and tax offices at all levels from provinces to counties, cities, and towns, simply became products with clearly marked prices. As a result, the original tax collectors also stood on the opposite side of the kingdom.
Despite this, there are still tens of thousands of registered personnel under the leadership of the Kingdom's Financial Council in the capital region controlled by the Burgundian dynasty and in several northern provinces/grand crown territories. But most of them are no longer under the direct control of the financial meeting.
Among them, it includes not only the declaration of a "special state of war" on the eastern, northern and southern fronts, which was managed by several important members of the royal family, but also the preparation and organization of the major provincial corps. , and make concessions and compromises to local governments on fiscal and tax allocation.
There are also tax collection rights that have been fragmented for several years due to the successive enfeoffments of many noble territories; or taxes in the upper and lower Norman provinces are blocked from reaching the capital by the remnants of the "National Salvation Alliance Army". Therefore, the impact of the fiscal meeting is limited to the surrounding capital region.
Under such circumstances, the young undersecretary of finance was still able to adopt innovative fiscal measures again and again, including public bonds, land certificates, currency exchange, title mortgages, and fiefdom deposits, etc. A series of actions brought in a lot of money.
Although Lafaro didn't know exactly how to do it, he also knew that without the vigorous and vigorous Mr. Travel, who worked hard to manage and operate the dynasty, the dynasty would have been in chaos and shaken due to depleted finances and taxes. So I both admired and disliked him and didn't get close to him.
Yesterday, I checked my winter vacation homework with my children. I was really tired and didn’t want to write anymore.
