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Opportunity favors only those who are prepared.
Those who are prepared are usually the rich.
So success only belongs to the rich.
A flawless inference, a flawless conclusion.
Carlos looked at his financial statements and felt that he had been abandoned by God.
King, you are rich!
Poll tax, tenancy, inheritance tax, stamp tax, seal tax, promotion tax, feudalism, New Year's Eve.
There are so many ways for the king to get money. As long as he is not extremely greedy, it will be difficult for the king to become poor.
However, Carlos took this job that had more promise than a bandit and ended it at the end of the road.
If he hadn't looted Zumashal and conspired with the local nobles of Stratholme to defraud Terenas of a large sum of money, Carlos wouldn't even have the money to continue the construction work of the Royal Ecclesiarchy Knights and support the Knights represented by Square Brick. The magical research of the mages.
With a slightly trembling left hand, Carlos took off his plain telescope and threw it on the table. He said in a calm voice: "Military personnel, the Marquis, and the guards, please get out."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
"Yes, King."
…
The crowded room suddenly felt empty.
"If I remember correctly, there should be 100,000 gold coins in the treasury and at least 20,000 gold coins in my name. So who can tell me what the negative assets on this statement are and when I went bankrupt? ?”
Carlos's breathing became heavier.
"Your Majesty, the new uniforms of the Knights, the equipment of the new legion, and the bonuses from the previous batch of bonds. Within half a month, you have received a new 110,000 gold coins and an expenditure of 390,000."
The former finance minister of the kingdom had long ago resigned due to illness, and the Grand Duke Regent did not have suitable personnel, so he could only serve as temporary regent.
Todd serves as Carlos's esquire. He gained the trust of the Grand Duke Regent, so he was able to obtain the statement of financial position.
"Three hundred and ninety thousand? How did you calculate that?"
Carlos shot up from his seat. Everyone present was shocked.
"It's what you said. Without unified uniforms and unified equipment configuration, it is impossible to awaken the collective sense of honor among soldiers. Without unified salary and unified treatment, it is impossible to maintain stability and unity within the group. There is no unified follow-up measures and improvements. Logistical support. We cannot let Alterac’s tanks move forward.”
Carlos felt that these words sounded familiar.
"Then, check to see if there are any moths..."
"Actually, the Grand Duke Regent has already checked. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your officers are subsidizing the legion out of their own pockets. They are really good subordinates. I'm very sorry, but the budget of 390,000 yuan is already the minimum allocation."
Carlos wanted to throw the pencil in his hand on the table and shout that you are all scum and you are so angry!
However. He can't.
Why can other time-travelers and rebirthers casually raise an army trained and cultivated with modern concepts, while they themselves have only scratched the surface and are facing the crisis of bankruptcy?
No. I'm broke.
"One gold coin can buy a lot of food, but if you only have an army of 30,000, why do you need 390,000 gold coins?"
Like a fish out of water, Carlos glanced at his trusted subordinates with wide eyes, but everyone avoided the king's gaze in shame.
"Master, I'm very sorry. The number of legions you plan to take away is 37,446 people. In addition, a logistics supply team of 20,000 people is needed to provide supplies, so your statement of 30,000 people is wrong. "
"I know I know!"
"Your Majesty, if the construction work of the Royal National Church Knights is stopped. Maybe..."
"No, no matter how poor you are, you cannot lack education."
Carlos pinched the bridge of his nose hard.
"How about suspending the v3 plan?"
I can't stand the square brick anymore. Stand up and speak.
"No, magic is the primary productive force!"
Carlos waved his hand and spoke powerfully.
So the final result was that a group of the king's confidants discussed it for a long time, but it was useless.
"You guys go down first. I'll discuss it with my father later."
After everyone left, only Brother Bald stayed.
"It's really funny that the army is going to march in five days, but the king is in financial crisis, isn't it?"
Carlos noticed that Marquis Luoyan had not left and said mockingly.
"Your Majesty, in fact, it is not a problem if you impose a special war tax or ask for an increase in donations."
Carlos's spy chief said with some confusion.
"Brother Bald, you know, sometimes I am quite strange."
"I am willing to answer your questions, Your Majesty."
Carlos left his seat, stood up, and walked around the atrium.
"Some people are willing to help me for the title I promised, but they are not willing to pay for half a gold coin. For this war, the Barov family has spent a hundred years of savings. You have followed me since the Hinterlands. You know I’m not bad at making money, I personally invested almost 200,000 gold coins, but the money is never enough, why?”
"Because if His Majesty loses, he will have nothing. If those people you mentioned lose, they can still be dogs."
Carlos laughed.
"What you said makes sense, so let me tell you why I don't raise taxes."
Carlos walked up to Brother Bald.
"Because this is an opportunity. After the division of the Arathor Empire, there is actually a problem with the territorial division of each country. It's just that everyone is far apart, and no one dares to fight over territorial issues. Why did my dear Uncle Aiden put the capital Built in the mountains? I thought he was stupid at the time, but now I think I am stupid. If I didn’t stand in this position, I really don’t know how difficult it would be. Because of the raging orcs, Hillbrad was beaten to a white ground, and a large number of noble manor owners fled . Ginger is still old. My father, Grand Duke Alex, has unknowingly collected the title deeds of more than 600,000 acres of land. I am doing the same thing, not much, more than 200,000 acres. As long as After this battle is over, almost all the best places in Hillbrad will be ours, and Alterac will transform from a small country with a population of 100,000 to a country similar to Stromgarde. Where did the population come from? , these refugees who are fleeing. How much can we extract from the nobles by raising taxes? The bulk does not fall on the common people. It is easy to collect money. A tax official and a team of soldiers can always collect it. It is difficult to collect people's hearts. We After doing so much, they may say hello to us. If we only need to collect taxes once, my big Alterac project may go bankrupt!"
After Carlos finished talking in a nervous manner, Brother Bald actually nodded.
"What your Majesty said makes sense. So, how about borrowing money?"
"Huh? Who can give me half a million gold coins to help me during this time of year?"
Carlos made a joke of himself.
"Yes, Grand Duke."
"My father may still have money, but I am the king of Alterac, and he is the head of Barov's family, hey."
Carlos shook his head helplessly.
"I'm talking about the Grand Duke Ravenholdt."
Brother Bald took out a unique badge and handed it to Carlos. (To be continued)
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