"You also know that we will definitely come to Ulthuan! And the results of this expedition will provide strong support for the next time we come to Ulthuan! This has never been done before!" All the
dignitaries present knew that Ma Rykis has never conquered Ulthuan since he raised his troops from the Kingdom of Nagaryth and was driven to this barren land...
Fortunately for the dignitaries who participated in the expedition fleet and the informed Night Governor, some smart dignitaries were there. They have realized something these days, but they still want to know what will be different next time, whether their experience will be better than that of their ancestors.
Because the powerful people all know that attacking Ulthuan will bring risks, but there will also be corresponding huge rewards. They want to know how to use the fruits of the glorious victory in the Lustria continent to conquer Ulthuan next time. Minimize risk while maximizing returns.
"The day you have long awaited is in the near future, when all of you will lead a mighty force to great victory! The rewards will be great for the best among you, and for those who are willing to serve me Of course!
Of course, I do not intend to use the power of the lizard people to take back what should belong to me. My loyal subjects, all the honor and responsibility for this will fall on you. You will lead my army to conquer and rule Austria. Suan. You will fight an important battle, and you will be rewarded with victory!"
After speaking, Malekith seemed to have turned into a black iron statue again. After first throwing out a fact, he then drew what Darkus called cake. Then he began to observe the expressions of the powerful people and let them think. He could see some of them licking their lips excitedly. He knew that his words were not in vain. Although this was a piece of cake, it was not empty. Promises, like he never makes empty threats.
For a moment, the powerful felt as if they were standing at the center of a whirlpool. As nobles, they all felt they had the right to grab as much as possible. They all felt they were smart enough to take advantage of the situation. Of course, this was a misunderstanding in the absence of Hagrid Grave's powerful people. If Hagrid Grave's powerful people who had been tortured by Darkus were here, he would definitely tell them a shocking story. fact!
"Although the number of your troops is relatively small now, it will gradually increase in a hundred years. When the war begins, your main task is to capture cities, fortresses, honor and rights. Everything you need is available!"
Seeing that the fire was not enough, Malekith added another fire, and once again displayed the reward in front of the powerful. But he didn't say who would own it after defeating it, because he knew that according to the new military system established during the Lustria continent, the real ownership of the army belonged to him and Darkus. These powerful people served as fear lords in his and Darkus' armies, and then the cities and fortresses they captured belonged to these powerful people? How could such a good thing happen?
If Darkus were here, he would definitely complain: Why don't we play cavalry and slash here?
Sure enough, as Malekith expected, the expressions of all the powerful people present changed. He could almost see the calculations in their hearts.
This is an opportunity that will never come again in the lifetimes of the powerful to expand their estates, expand their slave base, expand their wealth, and fill their names with glory.
After a moment, the dignitaries changed again. They looked at Malekith attentively. They all wanted to know how Malekith and Darkus planned to achieve this miracle, and more importantly, they wanted to know their Is Your Majesty really crazy?
But Malekith didn't say anything this time, but snapped his fingers with his ruthless iron hand.
In an instant, the black guards standing behind the dignitaries moved. They took out a stack of paper documents from the satchels on their waists and distributed them in order to the ignorant dignitaries sitting there.
"Look at what you have in your hands. You will see new opportunities. You will all share the fruits of victory. You will all be part of the great historical process of unifying Ulthuan! In the future, as long as our empire still exists, as long as the elves gather together Talk about this great coming to Ulthuan together, and all of you will be remembered forever!"
After the dignitaries got the stack of documents, they began to put them on the table under Malekith's impassioned words and gestures. While watching attentively, sometimes the exclamations and whispers from some dignitaries broke the quiet living room.
Malekith could clearly see the shocked and delighted expressions of the powerful people in the living room. He stayed for a long time this time so that the powerful people could think about many things. He believed that these smart powerful people knew what this stack of documents represented. meaning. Likewise, he was very satisfied with Darkus's damaging move, yes, damaging move! In his opinion, this is a typical Darkus-style damaging move, no blood, no killing, just kindness and generosity!
These two things are exactly what Malekith doesn't need. He also knows that what Darkus said is right. The best way is to show these things to these powerful people at once according to his and Darkus' wishes. Look, instead of waiting for the powerful to piece it together piecemeal. Although with the routes, news and these powerful people going there to see for themselves, they will find the magic there, but it is meaningless and a waste of time. The value of these powerful people cannot be extracted.
The content recorded in that stack of documents is very simple. There is no preface after opening the beautiful cover page. There is only an abstract map marking the Asriel region, a meaningless reference map, and a stack of documents like this one. A map full of lies and tricks. Then there is the table of contents, and the following content is nothing more than various reports, forecasts and assessments, as well as from this agency and that bureau, but there is no company, and finally there is a summary.
The focus of the entire document is the final summary, which marks this organization, the investment method of that bureau, as well as the investment and specific income for the next time you come to Ulthuan.
While the dignitaries were looking at the documents, the door to the drawing room opened, and servants filed in with drinks, tea, and fruits, placing these things on the table for their entertainment. The highlight of this meeting was relaxation and pleasure. Otherwise, the meeting would not have been held at the Night Governor Castle in Krakarond, but at the Dark Parliament in the Black Tower of Malekith in Nagarond.
Likewise, Malekith made no threats this time. Often, after promising rewards, he would, as always, let the powerful know the punishment for failure and let these powerful people know who their master was. In his opinion, given the nature of his subjects and the greedy ambitions of the powerful, this was an act that needed to be performed frequently, but he did not do it this time, focusing on a relaxed and pleasant one.
Under the leadership of Newkel and Draka, smoke began to fill the living room.
Malekith was pleased with the reaction of the powerful, but he still said nothing. Amidst the dazzling investment and returns before his eyes, the sound of him standing up did not attract the attention of these powerful people. After showing a joking smile, he began to walk slowly in the living room with his hands behind his back.
In this way, the silent meeting lasted for an hour, during which some dignitaries looked at Malekith. Under his signal pressure, these dignitaries climbed up again.
In Malekith's view, purges are still necessary, and this was also recognized by Darkus, but Darkus believed that there was no need to start it so quickly. After all, it was the preparation stage now, rather than starting the King's Landing next year. Ulthuan. He can change the method, change the method he is best at, and slowly play with this group of powerful people. Before extracting the last value, he will not start cleaning except for some necessary ones. Maybe he will also be like Da As Keus said, the dignitaries who had tasted the sweetness had no need to clean up after showing full loyalty to him.
And this stack of documents is the first step. Although Darkus is capable, he has limitations and has a twisted personality. He would rather set up this organization or that bureau than open some bullshit company, because it is not something he can control, nor is it what he is good at. Besides, he can't learn it now if he wants to. After all, there is no one who teaches finance in this world. University.
What Darkus is best at is planned economy. Even if he is playing Dimension 3, he will not initiate a bill that allows capitalists to build their own factories. That would disrupt his rhythm and layout. He doesn't even know how to operate capital, partly because he doesn't know how, and partly because he knows how!
Just as Darkus was not prepared to launch the industrial revolution, he was not prepared to lead the elves into the capital era. In addition to Tzeentch and other reasons, he knew what those Western India companies were doing, and those bloated company leaders compared themselves to gods! This is still the very beginning. As time goes by, these bosses will gradually penetrate and seek greater interests.
The four-in-one existence of industry, academia and research has already made Darkus' head big enough. He would go crazy and start a bullshit company. In his opinion, authoritarianism and the feudal system can maintain his basic base. First of all, he is an aristocrat and a powerful person! If you don't do this and firmly maintain this, will you have to transform from a noble to a businessman? Be a legal person? Where is the butt? Where is the brain? Will you become a corporate god after becoming a god? Not as good as the Corn God...
And this organization, that bureau is the existence that meets the needs of Darkus without a company, thereby achieving the purpose of monopoly, just like the buyer suddenly wants to change the brand of shampoo, exhibits There will be several kinds of shampoos on the display shelves for buyers to choose from, but unfortunately these shampoos are all from this agency or that bureau.
There are advantages and disadvantages to this, and the system may become bloated, but there is indeed a group of people to support, such as providing positions for veterans and the like. This is necessary to maintain social stability. Working as an employee in an institution is better than working as an employee in a company. Be good. Moreover, this organization or that bureau will also control the basic prices of society to ensure that ordinary people can afford to live and consume. As for consuming more advanced gadgets, you have to find a way on your own.
What's more important is that Darkus is not prepared to collect taxes, and collect taxes on the surface. In addition to the weighing fee after the ship returns to the port, the current tax system in Nagaros is very arbitrary, and there is no unified tax rules. , there is no written tax law, and there is no specific definition of the date, method, and amount of tax collection.
At least until the tax system is unified and tax items and collection procedures are simplified, Darkus is not going to collect taxes. Of course, taxes will still have to be collected. This is not a contradiction, it is just a different method. After all, the subsequent huge bureaucracy, the large number of high-ranking officials, the huge army and frequent military operations all need the support of Sovereign.
Although there is gold and wealth in the Lustria continent, there is no way to get it from the Lustria continent. After all, this is essentially an internal matter among the elves. Darkus is not prepared to collect taxes from these powerful people, because he knows that eventually the tax pressure will be transferred to the lower-level civilians in disguised form. How can he explode the population at that point. Finally, combined with the environment of Nagaros, Darkus decided to use this agency, that bureau, to collect taxes from the powerful and common people by adjusting prices. When purchasing food and clothing, the tax was already included in these commodities, thus completing the tax collection unknowingly, instead of following the controversial senatorial service tax and gold and silver tax like Constantine did.
As for other tentative decisions, reforms are adjusted according to the current situation, rather than being implemented in one step. A policy that can last for thousands of years is always the best policy that is in line with the current situation.
Moreover, Darkus is not in Naggaroth now, and there is no basic data to adjust the policy. It is impossible to talk about reforms and adjustments.
Therefore, Darkus simply made a damaging move. He first lured Soverein out of the hands of the powerful people in Nagaroth, and tied these powerful people to his and Malekith's chariot in disguise. There is nothing to invest in one-third of an acre of land. Should I open a butcher shop or buy a manor? Loan sharking?
Other industries are controlled by related families. For example, Cowell's family controls one-third of the land on the dock. The shops that serve the crew are all in the hands of the Mogar family. Most of the treasures returned by the rich and powerful are only Can be placed in the inventory or used to expand the army.
Now, Darkus has given these powerful people an opportunity and an investment direction. The various reports, predictions and assessments in that pile of documents are all true. This organization and that bureau will also be established in the future. All investments are real, and everything is guaranteed to be real! But it is also fake... full of lies, just like pension... and deposits in the bank will earn interest, as well as some financial and insurance packages, the wool comes from the sheep.
Now as long as the investment is followed, there will be returns. For example, after investing 5,000 Sovereigns, it will be returned in 10 years. The return of 550 Sovereigns every year may seem like a lot, but in fact it is not as much as the interest deposited in the bank. Fortunately, it is worth it. There's no bank in Garoth, Ulthuan? We'll talk about it later when the king arrives in Ulthuan.
As for the final investment in that pile of documents, the King of Ulthuan is even more deceitful. Those so-called profits will be doubled after the successful King of Ulthuan. It is hard to say whether the powerful people who invested at that time will survive until then. In the past hundred years, Marley Keith would play with them slowly, coupled with the fatality rate of brutal combat.
Of course, if these dignitaries live to that time, the benefits will indeed be doubled as stated in the document. Darkus always keeps his word and does what he says! After all, being able to survive at that time shows that you really have two brushes. After passing the many tests set by Malekith and Darkus, and having excellent skills and good luck to survive on the battlefield, these nobles will serve as good backing and support in the subsequent rule of Ulthuan. The backbone became the emerging ruling class, while those who did not survive were ruthlessly eliminated...
There are no weaklings in Nagaros! Being a powerful person in Druchi is risky!
In addition, King's Landing Ulthuan Investment is the link between all investments. If you want to invest in this organization, you must first inject funds into King's Landing Ulthuan Investment before that game!
To put it bluntly, the so-called investment is a bond issued for the Druchi noble group, and it is also a disguised way to buy loyalty and peace. They say that they will follow the Witch King to Ulthuan to the death, but in the end, even the most basic investment is gone. Not willing?
Do you really have no Sovereign, or is there some problem with this so-called loyalty at some point? How would the Witch-King view this problem? How will the powerful people who have invested think about this issue? Do you think elves have a long life?
Another half hour passed, and by this time the dignitaries no longer looked through the documents. They turned their heads to look at the Witch King who had sat back, their eyes filled with uncontrollable joy.
"The Drukhi belong to me! I, and I alone, have made you what you are! My will will remove all the weaknesses in your hearts, and my visions will infuse your bodies with strength. All your thoughts, all your dreams , all you are is my creation! The druch is mine, formed by my vision, shaped by my cause! I built the great and terrible druch from the miserable ruins of a conquered nation. snarled Malekith.
The silence only lasted for a moment. The dignitaries cheered, and the dignitaries who had participated in the expedition vigorously knocked the marble conference table with their knuckles. Then the dignitaries who did not know why also knocked on the conference table.
Table tapping became popular when Darkus was in the Lustria continent. Whenever a meeting was over, he would take the lead in tapping the table. Over time, table tapping became a popular culture. Just like the elegant Newkel likes to light cigarettes with a candlestick vulgarly, when you are strong, your behavior is the benchmark and the representative of the trend and will.
Malekith also started tapping, and with his joining, the sound of tapping on the table seemed to be infused with some kind of magic. The dignitaries were now very sure that victory belonged to them!
"We have lost too much, and we can't let old wounds continue to fester!" Malekith tried to make his voice show enthusiasm, and he could see that his words and documents did have an effect. Keus's damaging move worked, and it would be better if Darkus could be here to share this moment with him at this moment.
"Your majesty, I am overwhelmed by your sublime generosity! Your wisdom and leadership are destined to make you the richest and most fascinating monarch in this world. Your supreme authority is not only Naggaroth, but the entire A model for the world!
By the gods, I am truly honored and blessed to serve such an outstanding monarch. In response to your call, I have dedicated my family's entire wealth to the investment of King's Landing in Ulthuan. I am willing to do my best! I will devote myself wholeheartedly to your great cause, work hard for your vision without reservation, and contribute everything of my family to you! Your
Majesty, your charm and great deeds will bring prosperity to Nagaros, I I firmly believe that you will lead us to a glorious tomorrow. You are the greatest monarch of this era. May your rule be glorious forever and everlasting!" Karonde Karyedukira, who was sitting in the second seat, suddenly stood up. , she spoke impassionedly like a compliment, bursting into tears and her body trembling uncontrollably as she spoke.
The dignitaries from Karondekar looked at their night governor in astonishment. They didn't expect that their night governor could say such a level and unsightly flattery. Even Loxia, who was wearing a Kraken mask, They were all surprised. He had been out for three years and Kalonde Karl had changed so much?
"Then, I am really generous to create such a miracle." Malekith laughed after hearing Kira's rainbow fart, but he did not treat Dark like Balshana treated him. Us, take the credit for himself, he knows that Darkus doesn't mind him doing this, but as an experiencer, he won't do this, at least he won't treat Darkus like this.
Kira secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had vaguely felt that the situation had changed before. After the Battle of Grond, the connection between Krakaronde and Hagrid Grave became closer, and Garlonde · Carl was vaguely ostracized. It would have been fine in the past, but she felt that times had really changed.
The mobilization of the Krakrond army in the past few days, the purge of Hagrid Grave, the Witch King's behavior in the past few days, the convening of the meeting and the contents of the documents all illustrate all these changes. Tsukuru climbed from the bottom to the top. As a night governor, she has an indescribable keen intuition, especially after she saw on the documents that slaves were also wealth and could also be invested, she became even more sure. She didn't want Kalonde Kal's position to become useless, she didn't want to be washed away by the tide of time, and she also wanted to return to Ulthuan.
"If you want to thank us, just thank our chief consul! It was him, our dear Darkus! who made all of this. It was his appearance that gave us new hope! It was his appearance that made our old wounds heal. Let it continue to fester!" Malekith said solemnly after laughing.
"Praise Dacus for his kindness and generosity!" Malekith stood up after saying this. After all the dignitaries present also stood up, he picked up the empty cup on the conference table and waited for the dignitaries to grab it first. After picking up the wine glass on the table, he raised the glass and shouted, then he clenched his iron hand into a fist and punched his chest.
"Praise the hand of the Witch King for his kindness and generosity!"
"Praise the chief consul for his kindness and generosity!"
"Praise Darkus for his kindness and generosity!" After
the dignitaries drank the wine in the glass, they began to cheer incessantly. Hudao, no matter what they think in their hearts, envy, jealousy, fear, and fear are no longer important.
Because after the dignitaries passed Malekith's words and the documents they just saw, as well as the Nagol docked in Krakalond and several black arks without buildings on the upper floors, they found that it was just as the Witch King said , with the appearance of Darkus, they may really be able to come to Ulthuan next time, complete the work that their ancestors have not completed for thousands of years, and get back everything that belongs to them! They saw hope!
"Ten years!" After Malekith waited for the dignitaries to finish chanting, he raised a finger in the air and said. After the dignitaries looked at him again, he continued, "Ten years! With our The Chief Consul’s return is the deadline for the first round of investment!” All
the dignitaries present understood that the Witch King set a deadline of ten years. Within ten years, they can use all means to complete the first round of investment and wait for Darkus to return. Investment will be closed after Nagaroth, and what will follow will be a major reshuffle of the entire Nagaroth. But the dignitaries present believed that they could laugh until the last moment. They believed that they could once again set foot on the land of Ulthuan and get back what originally belonged to them.
"Tomorrow! There will be an auction of the Black Ark at the Krakarond Auction!"
Malekith added, bringing an end to the meeting.
I'm just wondering...