Pirate King: Unparalleled<
Chapter 4 Corrupt Nobles
Frey, who returned to the palace, sent away the guards, and then began to quietly sort out his thoughts and understand this unknown world. First of all, this is a world called "One Piece", the largest organization in the world. It is a rights organization called the "World Government". They are a super organization created more than 800 years ago by the kings of the twenty largest kingdoms in the world. The Great Ocean, joined by more than a hundred kingdoms of various sizes, is unprecedentedly powerful.
Its organization "Navy Headquarters" maintains security in the world's oceans in the name of absolute justice, and has the power to destroy everything. Its headquarters organization is located in "Marinvando", an island in the second half of the "Grand Line".
Twenty years ago, "Gol Roger", the revered "Pirate King" who dominated all the seas around the world, was arrested by the Navy Headquarters "Hero Garp" and then deported him to the ocean where he was born. His hometown, "Rogg Town" located in the "East China Sea, known as the weakest sea", was sentenced to death. The Navy Headquarters wanted to use the death of the Pirate King to combat the arrogance of pirates who were rampant in all major oceans around the world. , but unexpectedly, people's enthusiasm was ignited by "Roger"'s words.
"Wealth, fame, power, I once had everything in the world"
"Do you want my treasure? If you want it, I'll give it to you. Go find it. I'll put everything in the world there."
In this way, Roger's words led to the advent of the Age of Discovery. People from all over the world went to sea to find the treasures left by Roger. This led to an unprecedented increase in the number of pirates in the past twenty years.
Two months ago, a group of powerful pirates called the "White Rhino Pirates" with dozens of ships and more than a thousand people came to the Kingdom of Ferelden. They burned, killed, and looted the coastal cities of the kingdom, and blocked Ferelden. In the waters near the Kingdom of Ferelden, no merchant ship from the surrounding island cities that have trade transactions with the Kingdom of Ferelden can enter the kingdom.
"This makes the Kingdom of Ferelden, which is unable to be self-sufficient in food and relies heavily on imports, panicked."
Every time pirates ravaged coastal cities, Tris would organize troops in time to encircle and suppress the pirates, but failed repeatedly. Tris also set traps to ambush these pirates, but the other party seemed to be unpredictable, so he waited. After more than ten days, Tris returned angrily, but as soon as Tris led the army to leave, the pirates of the White Rhino Pirates pounced on them, causing heavy losses to the kingdom.
Tris once seriously suspected that someone had leaked the news, so he secretly organized another siege. He did not tell anyone about this matter, not even Frey knew about it, so a small group of pirates from the White Rhino Pirates When they came to rob again, the two sides collided, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle. Most of the more than 200 pirates were annihilated, a dozen were captured, and a few others escaped.
"So there was the scene of the pirate trial in the morning."
Thinking of this, Frey decided to strengthen the kingdom's defense force and eradicate that group of pirates that was extremely harmful as soon as possible, so he ordered the guards: "Please ask Captain Tris to come to the meeting hall to see me."
After the guards were ordered to retreat, Frey hurried to the meeting hall. After waiting for a few minutes, Tris rushed over under the leadership of the guards. Tris was about to curtsy when Frey stopped him quickly. Finally, Tris, who was in a stalemate, had to give up.
After Frey arranged for him to sit down next to him, he smiled and asked: "Tris's uncle, I came to you to discuss how to deal with the White Rhino Pirates."
Tris thought about his words and then said: "Your Majesty Frey, it is actually not difficult to eradicate this group of pirates, as long as your Majesty can release enough military expenditures so that his soldiers can replace those who should have been eliminated long ago. Arms, as well as the distribution of sufficient food and wages, I believe that eradicating that group of pirates will be a matter of easy capture."
Frey frowned and asked: "Issuance of sufficient military expenditures? I remember that the Kingdom's finance minister, Earl Brut, allocates 200 million beli military expenditures every year. Isn't this enough?"
In Frey's memory, the Ribéri unit in this world is equivalent to the currency unit of an island country in the previous life. Calculated in terms of "200 Ribéries and 20 RMB", the million Ribéries issued each year is equivalent to more than RMB. Ten thousand yuan, which is more than enough for the Kingdom of Ferelden, which only has an army of more than a thousand people. It can even be said to be a bit wealthy.
Tris was confused when he heard this. He stood up and clasped his fists, lowered his head and said in a deep voice with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, 200 million Belivery, I dare to use my life and my honor as a warrior to guarantee that the kingdom issues you every year. The military expenditure is less than 3 million beli, and the weapons used by the soldiers under my command are still rusty weapons that have been used for many years. If your Majesty does not believe it, please follow me to the military camp to visit and you will know."
After hearing Tris's tearful complaint, Frey already vaguely had some answers in his heart. He first ordered the guards to go to Brut's mansion and let him go to the military camp. Then he left the palace and got on the carriage. Under the escort of Tris, they came to the military camp outside the city.
Frey, who followed Tris into the military camp, saw the soldiers all busy working on their own. They were all as thin as monkeys. When they saw Frey and Tris, they would kneel down on one knee and salute. The soldiers wore The leather armor was in tatters, and the weapons were rusty and chipped. Frey even doubted whether these weapons could kill the enemy.
Frey could clearly see that in the eyes of the soldiers, only Tris, the captain of the bodyguard and general of the kingdom, had a very weak influence on them. Frey believed that as long as Tris was willing to rebel, with one order, all of them would be killed. All the soldiers will point their spearheads directly at him.
Then Frey ordered the soldiers to take them to the canteen. When they came to the canteen, Frey took Tris into the kitchen. After entering the kitchen, Frey looked at the vegetables on the floor and the chef who was cooking. His face was extremely ugly. Seven or eight chefs were cooking porridge around more than a dozen large pots. What was cooked in them were scattered rice grains and tattered vegetable leaves. Not even a piece of meat the size of a thumb could be seen. They saw the arrival of the king. , the chefs who were cooking all stopped, and they quickly knelt down to salute.
Frey waved his hand and asked them all to stand up. He went up and took a big iron spoon, and stirred it casually in the pot a few times. His face turned as dark as ink, and he thought to himself, "Every day, I have to do high-level work." It was really difficult for the soldiers who exercised enough to eat this food all day long and still achieve an overwhelming victory in the battle with the pirates. After gently placing the iron spoon on the stove, he yelled casually. A chef came and wanted to ask him some questions".
The chef who was called over by Frey was called "Joseph". He was the head chef in the kitchen. He was not responsible for cooking and was only responsible for directing people to work. When Joseph came to Frey, he was nervous and had the chef's hat on his head. After changing into various forms, Frey tried to keep his tone as gentle as possible and said softly: "Joseph, don't be nervous, I just want to ask you a few questions."
Chef Joseph quickly nodded and bowed, patted his chest vigorously and responded: "Your Majesty, just ask, I, Joseph, will definitely tell you everything I know, and I will never tell a lie."
Frey was very satisfied with his answer, so he asked: "Mr. Chef Joseph, I remember that the Kingdom's Ministry of Finance allocates more than two million berries to the army canteen for food every year. Although it is impossible for the soldiers to eat. It’s a big meal of fish and meat, but it can at least give my soldiers a full meal per ton and at the same time, they can also have a couple of quick meats to satisfy their cravings.”
When Joseph heard Frey's question, his legs went weak, he knelt on the ground and his face turned red. He burst into tears and complained, "It's unfair. Your Majesty, the annual food funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance are not more than two million as you said." Berry, there is only less than half a million berries for food every year. If there are more than 2 million berries for food every year, I, Joseph, dare to pat my chest and guarantee that the soldiers will have enough to eat. There is meat for every meal, and we can also give them some drinks from time to time.”
Frey frowned and asked: "You mean the Ministry of Finance only gives you less than half a million berri for food every year?"
Joseph patted his chest and swore: "Your Majesty, if I, Joseph, tell a half-truth to deceive Your Majesty, after Your Majesty finds out the truth, I, Joseph, will be at your disposal at your Majesty's discretion."
Seeing Joseph like this, Frey already had the answer in his mind. He helped Joseph up with both hands and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I won't wrongly accuse a good person, but I won't let a bad person go either. He patted Joseph on the shoulder. After giving a shoulder signal to him to continue working, Frey led a group of people to the playground of the military camp."
As soon as Frey arrived on the playground, he saw a fat man weighing more than three hundred kilograms in the distance and two guards, trotting towards him like a mountain of meat. When he came to the fat man who stopped in front of Frey, he Panting, he kept wiping the sweat on his head with the silk scarf in his hand.
After Frey waited for him to breathe evenly, he asked him with a smile: "Minister Brut, I have some questions in my mind that no one can answer. I would like Minister Brut to answer my questions."
Brut was shocked when he heard Frey's unflattering words, and he quickly smiled charmingly and said: "Your Majesty, just ask, I will do my best to answer."
Frey replied with satisfaction: "Very good, Brut, please tell me how much military expenditure the kingdom allocates to the army from the treasury every year, and how much food funding is allocated to the army canteen every year."
After hearing Frey's question, Brut took the silk scarf used to wipe sweat in his hand and kneaded it into various shapes. He hesitated and said: "This, that, this."
Frey didn't want to listen to his useless nonsense. He asked loudly: "General Tris, every year the treasury allocates 200 million Bedouberries to the army as military expenses. Tell me loudly how much military expenses the Ministry of Finance gives you every year." ".
Tris heard Frey's question and answered equally loudly: "In return for Your Majesty, the military expenditure allocated by the Ministry of Finance is less than 2 million beri every year."
"After finishing speaking, Tris stood there again and looked at Minister Brut with cold eyes."
"At this time, all the soldiers who heard the movement gathered around. They all stared at Brut without saying a word."
After Frey waited for Tris to finish speaking, he looked at Brut and asked with a smile: "Brut, can you tell me why General Tris received less than one-tenth of the military expenditure?"
Brut was still hesitating like before and couldn't say a word for a long time. Frey patted him on the shoulder and said: "You can't tell, right? It doesn't matter. There is a place that suits you. I believe you when you get there." I'll tell you."
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"Unarm the guards of Earl Brut for me, and then take them to prison together with me, and ask the warden to give me a good interrogation, and tell him that if I can't find out the reason why, Come out and let him go home and farm for me."
The guards who received Frey's order quickly went up and tied the three of them into a rice dumpling and walked out of the military camp. At this time, Brut made a begging sound like a butchered pig: "I'm wronged, Your Majesty, I'm wronged, Your Majesty."
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