The Origin of Arcane

Sean still remembers the refreshing feeling when he saw this series of information for the first time.

This is no longer a simple carrot and stick policy, but killing birds with one stone. It not only appeases the disadvantaged nobles, but also attracts investment for their own territories in disguise, and promotes the development of commercial trade.

The series of favorable conditions seemed to make the Princess Regent suffer a lot, but if those nobles, large and small, really went to open workshops or do business, the Princess Regent would finally take advantage.

Opening shops, workshops, and factories needs to pay taxes! Business needs to pay taxes!

Although part of the tax has to be paid to the royal family, most of it still has to fall into the hands of the actual owner, the princess regent.

Most importantly, the circulation of goods in the territory has been realized.

Only in the process of exchanging what is needed, can goods and currency realize their value, and the territory can achieve the fastest development.

After wandering around for a long time, they not only sold the land cheaply to the Princess Regent, but also worked for her to create more wealth.

What caught Xiao En's attention the most was that Princess Regent Sophilia did not have the bad habits of most Lords and nobles in the Byron Alliance.

After most lords and aristocrats have some wealth, they either spend it on the family castle that has been repaired for many generations, or spend all day in various banquets and parties, leading a high-profile and luxurious life, or put it in their own family treasury. rot.

There are really very few people who are willing to invest in their own territory and do a lot of infrastructure for people's livelihood, and Sophie Liya is undoubtedly one of these few.

Although the speed at which she spends money is not as exaggerated as the Yongye Army, it can still be called one step at a time.

After five or six years of continuous investment, all the ancillary facilities and roads have been built, and a group of small nobles who have lost their territories are running and doing business in it. In addition, there have been no disasters or floods in the past few years. Disaster.

Now the fiefdom of Princess Regent Sophilia can be regarded as a fertile land second only to the capital of Vallesta and the Holy Land of Saint Ether Holy See.

And all of this is the basis for her implementation of the New Deal.

In Sean's view, the Princess Regent's new policy is not complicated. It is a relatively simple separation of the military and the government, the establishment of a special municipal council, and the corresponding tax payment and public facility construction.

However, the implementation of this new policy has many obstacles, even in his own fiefdom.

Because this new coup has weakened the role of nobles and nobles in a disguised form, if all cities are managed by municipal councils, what do they want these powerful nobles to do?

Sophilia is not only a princess, but also the regent. Once her experiment is completed, what will happen to the entire royal fief?

However, the title of Iron Princess is not called for nothing, it refers to her iron-like means, and the policies she decides to implement will never compromise.

Even if it is easier to succeed in a roundabout compromise, she will not do so.

It's not that Sophie Liya doesn't know how to be flexible, but that she really understands the dispositions of those nobles and nobles. Your compromise will not get their approval, it's more about making progress.

If they put on the posture of a desperate Saburo who does not hesitate to hurt both sides, these guys will easily shrivel themselves and retreat on their own initiative.

As a result of this time, there is no doubt that Princess Regent Sophie Liya wins.

Because the New Deal was carried out in her fiefdom, she held the absolute power of life and death, and those nobles and nobles below were having fun, and no one would jump out and say a word when they were wiped out by her.

However, Princess Regent Sophilia's new policy is limited to this, and does not mean to be implemented in the entire royal family.

This is where she is shrewd. The New Deal in her territory is a test, a test for those lords, big and small, to test their acceptance of this New Deal.

For now, it's not ideal.

If the Regent Princess Sophilia enforces it, the result will only be to push all the nobles to the opposite of her, and the loss outweighs the gain.

However, the implementation of the New Deal this time is not without any benefits, that is, it puts a brand new possibility in front of those nobles and nobles. After the effect comes out, some enlightened nobles and nobles will naturally follow suit. Consider things that are rolled out on a large scale.

This is the behavior of a mature ruler.

Not to mention three years ago, even a year ago, Sean never thought that he would have the opportunity to deal with him directly, but now, the two are face to face, and the distance between them is no more than ten meters.

You only have half an hour, the messenger from the mountain. The elegant female knight reminded Sean in a low voice.

Thank you very much. Sean bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

What's going on? You arrived three days later than the agreed time. Do you know how much I spent to arrange this meeting? If you come half a day later, Her Royal Highness is about to leave. If you want to see you again, you can either Go to Valesta, the capital of the kingdom, or wait until next year. Angelbena complained in a weak mosquito-fly voice.

The meeting was, of course, carefully planned.

The princess regent can't see it if she wants to, especially Xiao En is an Andesian. As for the name of the general of the Yongye Army, it is not easy to use in front of others. Maybe they don't even have the name of the Yongye Army. heard.

The opportunity to meet Sophie Liya, Princess Regent, was obtained by Angel Bella's hard work.

The two can be regarded as close friends who have known each other for many years. Sean went to Solo City the year before last, and it took a while to see Angie Bella. At that time, Angel Bella was going to meet Princess Regent Sophilia up.

Every year at the time of the autumn harvest, the Princess Regent sets off from the royal capital Valesta to her own fief, nominally to inspect her own fief, but actually to inspect the situation of the royal family's territory.

The plain of Asia Minor is in the shape of a tadpole. The capital of Valesta is located on the head of the tadpole, and the fiefdom of Princess Regent Sophilia is located on the tail of the tadpole. Neighboring, the situation can be called complicated.

Speaking of the princess regent's fief, there is a story in it, because this fief is the first thing she did after taking over as regent—the fief she chose for herself.

The reason why he chooses his fief so remote is to show an attitude that he has no peeping heart on the throne - it is so far away from the king's capital, it is not convenient to rebel.

After receiving your letter, I rushed here as soon as possible. You must have notified me too late!

Helping Sean to meet Princess Regent Sophie Liya is a matter that the two sides have discussed a long time ago, but it depends on the other party's itinerary. It is impossible for Sean to take such a big risk and travel all the way to the capital Wallace Tower see you.

After receiving the message from Angel Bena, he turned back from the northern fortress to the ancient river of Jacob, and ran all the way here, naturally there was a delay.

I didn't expect the time to be so tight. There was something wrong with the capital, and the schedule changed. I said everything I had to say, and I did what I could do. Whether you can reach an agreement or not depends on your own ability. . Angel Bena winked, as if I was optimistic about you, obviously she has hit a big nail.

Sorry for keeping you waiting. Princess Regent Sophilia finished processing the documents in her hand, put down the quill, and said apologetically, I don't need to introduce myself, Angel Bella has already introduced your basic situation. It's over, since you have worked so hard to arrange this meeting, you must have done some research on me, and you know everything you need to know, so let's get straight to the point!

Your Highness speaks quickly, so I won't be too verbose.

The simplicity and directness of Princess Regent Sophilia was beyond Sean's expectations. This was completely inconsistent with the noble etiquette of the Byron Alliance. In the eyes of other nobles, doing so was definitely an insult to them.

Didn't know the princess regent was treating everyone like this? Or was he treated differently because he was from the Andes and knew that he didn't understand those etiquettes?

The latter is more likely. After all, among the many rumors about the princess regent, there is no such thing as ignorance of etiquette.

From this small detail, it can be seen that the other party is a thoughtful and caring person, and he is well prepared for this meeting. This discovery slightly increased Xiao En's confidence, and he convinced a person who was interested in his proposal to go far away. It is much easier than persuading a person who is in the way of seeing himself.

While speaking, Sean had already sized up the most powerful woman in the Byron League.

Just like the legend, she is really young, beyond imagination. It is hard to imagine a woman who is just in her early twenties, carrying a kingdom on her shoulders, and has carried it for six years.

Compared with his glorious record and achievements in the past six years, the achievements Sean has achieved now are really nothing.

However, it is far from the aggressive, melon-faced, phoenix-eyed, and Wang Xifeng-style president-style strong woman Xiao En expected. After all, the other party is famous for her iron fist, and people can't help but think about it.

But reality is more prone to similar reversal plots than novels. Sophie Liya's eyebrows are indeed somewhat heroic, but overall she is soft and charming. There are a lot of romantic feelings between her frowns and smiles. This may be related to the relatively petite face of the other party. .

The other party is not the kind of peerless beauty that makes people's eyes shine, but she is very good-looking, and the overall feeling is very comfortable, and the more she looks at it, the more pleasing to the eye.

Sean thought about his words and said: I don't know how far Countess Angelberina and Her Highness have talked, so I will reiterate my intention to come here. I have brought the kindness of the Andes people and a relatively special sum of money. If the deal can be done, it will be a win-win for us.”

If it can be done, it will indeed be a win-win situation. What I'm curious about is, how are you going to bring Jacob Jiang back to life? More precisely, how do you prove that you and your people can bring Jacob Jiang back to life? The ability to flow? You don’t think I’ll believe you if you say something empty-handed, do you? How can I be sure that you’re not some kind of pretentious, boastful person? I’ve seen so many people like this, you How do you prove you're not one of them?

Sophilia crossed her hands, supported the desk, leaned forward slightly, and stared at Sean, a compelling edge emerged spontaneously. It was obvious that her weak appearance was just a natural camouflage for her. A true Iron Princess.

I personally went to Tang's territory to see, they do have...

Angel Bella wanted to help Sean defend, but was interrupted by Sophie Liya not politely: Your Majesty the Countess, you have said and done enough, and I agreed to this meeting based on this foundation , you should know how big the interests involved are. I can't make such a decision just because of your one-sided words. At the very least, I need to know what kind of person my future partner is? See with my eyes, To listen with my ears, to feel with my heart, not through your mouth, allowing you to listen, is my last line, from now on, please shut up, otherwise, I will ask you out.

Alright! Alright! Alright! I was wrong. From now on, I won't say a word. I only have my ears on! Angel Bena raised her hands in a gesture of surrender .

At the same time, I threw one to Sean, I can only help you get here, and the rest depends on your own little eyes, honestly watching from the sidelines, because she really knows the nature of her friend in the boudoir so well, she can tell I can definitely do it, even if I apologize afterwards, when it's time to drive you out, I will show no mercy.

Sophie Liya's eyes turned back to Sean, the meaning is very obvious, I am waiting for your answer, the look of scrutiny is more intense.

It wouldn't be a mess, because before that, Sean had fully assessed the difficulty.

Unexpectedly, it was true. He didn't expect Sophie Liya to ask such a question as soon as he got started. The speeches he prepared before coming were all about Jacob's return to the river. What kind of huge benefits will they bring, how should they use this matter to maximize their benefits, and cooperate on this basis to achieve an exchange of benefits.

Both Xiao En and the military staff ignored a core issue, how to convince the other party that they can dig up the mountains and let the Jacob River flow again?

This is their blind spot from their own perspective, because the Chunlei plan took too long to prepare, and it has become a semi-open secret in the Yongye Army. No one has considered whether they can do it, but when they will do it. Things that can take the initiative should naturally maximize the benefits.

The problem is, Sean is now trying to convince a stranger who probably hadn't even heard his own name a few days ago.

Unless it is to show one's hole cards, otherwise, it is difficult to do this.

This is something Sean is unwilling to do. Even Angie Bernard Sean didn't reveal the secret of black powder, so how could it be leaked to a person who only existed in hearsay and on paper fifteen minutes ago?

In this meeting, there are many unilateral subjective wishes of the Yongye Army, and there is great uncertainty about whether it will be successful or not.

Of course, this meeting was not a decision made by Xiao En, but the result of repeated discussions and research by the senior leaders of the Yongye Army.

Bringing the Jacob River back to flow is definitely not the business of the Yongye Army family.

Rather, it involves more than half of Asaen, running more than 3,000 kilometers in length, and most of the ancient river channel back then, like the current location of the Yongye Army, has become fertile farmland.

If the Yongye Group Army recklessly exploded, and hundreds of millions of tons of river water swarmed down, what kind of disaster would it be for the unprepared people on both sides of the ancient river.