Public trial?You deserve it too!

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"Your Highness, you should understand that these great nobles have become a cancer of the empire, right?" Leicht didn't directly answer this question, but directly talked about other things.

"Yes, of course I understand this truth. I won't trust them, let alone let them continue to expand. It's just that I still need their support now."

Augustus nodded.

"Yes, but this support needs to be more thorough." Leichter took out the plan in his arms a little slyly, and handed it to His Royal Highness Augustus. "Since Your Majesty wants to see the Third Prince oppose the nobles, why can't you also make such a gesture for His Majesty to see?"

Augustus read it carefully, and was really taken aback.He didn't expect that Leichter wanted to be so decisive, forcing himself to make a clean break with the nobles, and then re-cultivate cronies, form party members, and rely on His Majesty's favor to finally ascend to power.

"This matter is not difficult to handle. As long as we take out one or two black materials of the great nobles and shoot them to death directly in the imperial constitution, it will be enough to show our attitude to His Majesty and let the emperor take the initiative to make decisions. favor us."

Leicht obviously thought of a way long ago.

"In order to express our determination to make a clean break with them, we can use this as an excuse to get the hands of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau to handle the actions of the nobles. His Majesty will definitely reward some of the benefits that this handling can bring. Give it to us, because what he wants is to ensure the balance of the court, and we who kicked away the great nobles must be weaker than Ludwig!"

"At that time, His Majesty will definitely give the green light to all our actions. Your Majesty, you can take advantage of this generosity, rely on the funds of Gutenberg's caravan, and seize the things obtained by the nobles, to win over the courtiers, and you can even be unscrupulous. Your Majesty won't mind if you make friends with the generals of the Western Military Region—because you have given up the military power at the hands of the nobles, so you must let Jin continue to expand your power in the army."

Leichter's voice was already impassioned.

"You know, after Ludwig showed a clear anti-noble stance, we actually acted so resolutely against the big nobles. At this time, the nobles will definitely be in a state of panic, because they will feel that no matter what happens next His Royal Highness, their doomsday is coming. At this time, we just need to give some kindness to those small and medium nobles, and tell them that His Royal Highness is only targeting the big nobles, and has no such intentions for them. These people will definitely act like Grab a life-saving straw and surround you tightly!"

"This is something only we can do, because Ludwig dealt with all the small and medium nobles in Provence. Even if he realizes that such behavior can win the loyalty of these people, it is impossible to believe what he said. But your highness It's different, you have always been very friendly to the nobles before, and as long as you let go of the noble who was selected as a sacrifice and let a few small nobles survive, you can immediately convince them of our kindness!"

Augustus just frowned, listening to Leichter talking about his plan, he didn't show any excited or tangled expression.

"Teacher, isn't this plan of yours taking it for granted?"

He couldn't help interrupting Leichter.

"In the final analysis, your basis is nothing more than your guesswork, right? I think the emperor is encouraging Ludwig to deal with the nobles, but it should be the simplest balancing act."

There was a hint of arrogance on the eldest prince's face.

"Even though I experienced the disastrous defeat in Provence Province, the gap between Ludwig and me is still very obvious. His Majesty's support is also deserved. After all, Ludwig wants to maintain the 'Knight Prince' he established. This persona, Joachim's many political legacy and methods, he cannot take over and use."

"That's why he also made a choice. Since he couldn't win the nobles better than me, he simply gave up on them, showing that he was at odds with the nobles, and only captured the military and civilians."

Augustus took stock of his brother's behavior with a sneer.

"I have to admit that this decision is really in his style, and it is a smart move, but he forgot that the army can only be used as a sword, and the nobles are the necessary assistance to rule the empire. However, for so many years, only one Albert has really ascended to a high position, does he want to rely on only one Ministry of Finance to support the empire?"

Leichter's heart sank suddenly, he could already hear the meaning that Augustus didn't trust his plan.

"Teacher, you know that my biggest supporters are the nobles, and my greatest power also comes from the nobles. You also said that once I lose the support of the nobles, I will immediately be weaker than Ludwig. And your plan goes around In the end, isn’t it still necessary for me to win over the small and medium nobles and suppress the big nobles? Moreover, as long as there is a problem in any part of all the behaviors, I will immediately lose, and I will completely lose the ability to continue to compete.”

"Of course I know the dangers of the great nobles. Now I just want to use their money and power purely. When I ascend to the throne of God, I will definitely weaken them. I know you have always been dissatisfied with the great nobles, but there is no need to be so hasty .You see, in the court, isn’t Your Majesty and the Prime Minister also arguing over this matter? Maybe when I ascend the throne and you become Prime Minister, I want to resolutely suppress the nobles, but you ask me not to act too hastily It's over."

Augustus's voice became much more cordial, obviously comforting his chief aide, and he even made a big pie directly during the conversation, and he had already promised the prime minister's seat to Leicht.

"So don't worry, teacher, by relying on Ludwig's stinking move, I can get the support of more nobles. I can use my advantage to crush Ludwig bit by bit. After all, he has been so defeated by him." The character set that has been shaped for many years is restrained, once I learn from Joachim and use those dark tricks, I am afraid that the people who are united with him now will fall apart, let alone become my enemy."

Augustus looked as if he had the chance to win.

"As long as I continue to hold on to the dedicated class of nobles, I will be invincible. Ludwig will cut his own way. Our victory will only be a matter of time!"

Leicht forced a smile. In fact, there is no risk in his plan, because as long as His Majesty's attitude is here, he can go on no matter what.But what Augustus said is actually reasonable. After all, it is impossible to govern the empire without the help of the nobles. In the end, he let Augustus continue to win over the small and medium nobles.

"Maybe you are right, Your Highness, but I will not change. From the moment I became an official to the unknown future, I will definitely stand firmly on the side against the great nobles. This original intention is absolutely irreplaceable." There is no possibility of any change."

Augustus patted his chest and laughed.

"I also assure you that I will not change. In the future, I will send all the great nobles into the abyss with my own hands. When the time comes, you must help me!"

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"Since we're all friends in the future, please take care of me, a newcomer. I don't understand a lot of rules, so I'm going to ask you seniors to point me out."

Gutenberg was all smiles.

"Mr. Gutenberg is too polite. We have long admired your business methods. You have a bright future to be the spokesperson of His Highness the First Prince at such a young age. Please take care of our business."

"Yeah, Mr. Gutenberg said something good before, we are all friends, since we are friends, how can there be any distinction between seniors and juniors? We all take care of each other and take care of each other."

"Yes, yes, take care of each other, take care of each other."

The other party is obviously an old Jianghu, and business bragging is easy to do. Everyone carries the fancy sedan chairs. In front of Huang Chengcheng's gold, these people don't care about identity and age at all. They can brag as much as they can. As long as the business exchanges continue, They will always greet Gutenberg with a smile.

After this happy transaction between the guests and the host, he returned to Gutenberg where his caravan was stationed, sighed wearily, sat down on a chair, and stared out the window blankly.

This exhaustion does not actually come from the body, but from the exhaustion of the mind.

Although he traveled northward day and night, he took a day off to test those people in his best state before the conversation.And it was obvious that the other party was also full of sincerity, and definitely decided to make this deal a long time ago, so they agreed very happily, without any entanglement, and there was no chance for Gutenberg to continue testing.

But this joy and determination are the biggest flaws for businessmen.

Of course, it is impossible for Gutenberg not to have done business with people from the Merchant Alliance. These people have an extremely stubborn spirit of contract. As long as a contract is signed, no matter what the process is, the result will definitely be achieved, even if it is a loss. From this point of view, they are not like businessmen, but they are the purest businessmen.

So the biggest trouble lies in the signing of the contract. The people of the business alliance show that they are penny-pinching in this link, which is enough to give any businessman, even their own people, a headache.It is precisely because of the absolute nature of the contract that they guard against the possibility of losses from the very beginning.

But this time, Gutenberg encountered such a situation that he had never encountered before—the other party readily agreed to a price slightly lower than the market price.

Generally speaking, the price he gave will be accepted by the other party because of the quantity and duration of the transaction, but for businessmen, if you let them lose a little profit, it is no different from killing their mother, so the other party will definitely accept it. Even if the demands of the rhetoric are higher, even if the final transaction price is still at this price, they will definitely waste a few hours of slobbering first.Because saliva is worthless, but every copper in the price can bring them extremely objective profits.

Either there is a happy event in the other party's family, such as his mother wearing the resurrection armor, but Gutenberg believes that even if the opposite party really has a mother, he probably doesn't mind exchanging it for a little more profit.

Or... The other party has already received an order, and the deal must be facilitated no matter what.

This is Gutenberg's temptation, that's why he quoted such a price, which will not make the other party inevitably start arguing because the price is too low, but also make the other party paralyzed and reveal his intentions.

There is another reason - that is the order of the eldest prince, so he must also facilitate the completion of this transaction.

"It's not good... This means that the eldest prince has contacted at least the upper echelons of the business alliance, but such contact will definitely be noticed by the second office of the intelligence bureau, but there is no response—the other party can conceal the fact that it is from the intelligence bureau. eyes? But how is this possible? In the imperial capital, no force can completely hide from the Intelligence Bureau, especially the non-imperial forces that are in contact with the First Prince."

Gutenberg's thinking was still active, he had to find someone who facilitated this deal, even if he would be rejected or even suppressed by Augustus, he had to do so.

The reason is simple, there is no free lunch in the world.

As a businessman, he understands this kind of thing best. If the other party is willing to trade, it must be profitable. Even if it seems that there is no profit anywhere, it is only because they have not found it for the time being.

Although such a large amount of materials may not be found by the other party, after all, the empire only allows the merchant alliance to do business in the two trading cities of Hamburg and Lübeck, but if the other party insists on selling them slowly, they can earn more. Money, there is no need to pack it up and throw it out like a bag.

However, the profit of this transaction is so huge that it has even approached the profit of all the caravans he owns every year.You know, these materials are considered to be in short supply in the empire, and there is no need to worry about not being sold. He can even open many new business routes, which is the greater benefit.

In other words, just relying on this deal with the Chamber of Commerce, the funds that Augustus can use freely every year are basically doubled directly.

Relying on this income, Augustus can not only fully make up for the losses caused by the Provence incident, but also fully support him to continue to recruit soldiers, win over officials, and maintain the suppression of Ludwig.It can be said that this transaction can help Augustus establish an advantage over Ludwig, and if the First Prince wants to turn this advantage into a victory, it is not impossible.

This is where Gutenberg's biggest anxiety lies. He doesn't know what Augustus promised, but he knows that the other party has shown such great sincerity, and what he intends is definitely not simply "the favor of the great prince".

"how should I do……"

Gutenberg was already smiling wryly. The reason why he was in such a hurry was actually the loophole he deliberately set aside. The Imperial Intelligence Bureau would definitely notice his strange actions. On the night of Ludwig's triumphant return, Augustus's purse traveled northward in a secret and hasty manner, and arrived at the trading city of Lübeck.Maybe the other party will not continue to investigate for the time being, but if this material is in hand, it will definitely attract the attention of the Intelligence Bureau again. When the time comes, the other party will definitely not continue to go deeper...

This is already the limit of what Gutenberg can do. The man is very sure that this is a poison bait, but he can't take the initiative to refuse these things, but if His Majesty the Emperor can notice, he feels that at least under the investigation of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau , it should be impossible for Augustus to cover up these things, or at least cut off this kind of transaction.

It's not that he didn't want to go to Leicht for help, but thinking of the old man's character, he always backed down unconsciously. If he really made trouble until Leicht found out, then the matter might not be able to turn around If you don't pay attention to it, you may make a big fuss. If you are noticed by the emperor in that way...

The man closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it.

But it's still a lot of brainstorming, I clearly said I'm going to bed early... qgroup::I ⑥ 8 7 [-] [-] wife [-] [-]

All Living Beings Are Children: Chapter 93 Chapter 87 Unable to Make a Plan

Although he stayed up late last night thinking about elves and various problems, Claude obviously wouldn't wake up late because of this kind of thing.

Unshakable exercise time, but this kind of behavior that has little meaning is not so much exercising the body as it is exercising the will.

"There are three kinds of people I admire the most. One is the person who gets up early every day, the other is the person who washes the dishes after eating, and the other is the person who can pause halfway through the game."

God Claude told the system his reason very seriously.

"I think the latter two are a bit difficult to achieve, so at least you must be able to get up early. After all, this sense of accomplishment is the motivation that encourages people to move forward."

The boy continued to practice the basic sword skills.

"You are... Knight Claude?"

A voice was slightly surprised.

The boy raised his head in a daze, and looked at the man who was obviously a few years older than him.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Gustav Barr." The man's expression was rather cold, and he didn't intend to shake hands, "I saw you at the triumphant ceremony yesterday."

"Oh, hello, Monsieur Gustav."

Claude took the initiative to reach out his hand. He remembered that Mr. Gustav's brother and father were both under the command of the eldest prince. Maybe everyone will be colleagues in the future. There is nothing wrong with being friendly first. The two princes and their men are all barbecued pork, right?

That's really pitiful (referring to the old emperor).

The man hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly reached out and shook his hand.

"I've seen you many times before, after all, there are not many people doing morning exercises."

Claude smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I didn't expect it to be you."

Gustav's expression is a bit strange, he looks like he wants to make friends with Claude, but his behavior is completely different, as if he is deliberately alienating, trying to show a sense of distance to others.

What does it mean?Dead Tsundere?

Claude didn't have any flaws on his face, but he was already complaining in his heart.

"Knight Claude, are you... Already loyal to His Royal Highness Ludwig?"

The other party asked with a little hesitation.

Forehead?This is to solicit?But didn't Jung say he was at odds with his brother?That's why I didn't join the First Prince's command. Could it be that I want my help to build a bridge between him and Ludwig?

Claude showed a smile: "Yes, I am now the guardian knight of His Highness Leticia, what's the matter?"

"Is that so... I wish you continued promotion in the army in the future."

The reaction of Gustav and Claude was completely beyond Claude's expectations. He said a somewhat inexplicable blessing in a sincere tone, then turned and left.

"What does this mean? Are these words pissing me off or warning me to get out early? But his tone is a sincere blessing." The behavior on the other side is completely impossible for Claude, " Why are you acting like an Augustusian, don't you want to have nothing to do with me at all?"

However, he obviously didn't take such trivial matters to heart. Compared with this, he wanted to find some detailed information about the hostile forces of the empire. Everything in the library was backed up in the system. He wanted more details. s things.

"I can only count on Christina. I hope she can find something useful from her father's study."

Claude sighed, put away his sword, and prepared to go back to class.

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Life in school was as boring as ever. Many courses were either completely uninteresting to Claude and left to the system to help him learn, or he had already mastered a deeper level of knowledge, which was completely meaningless.If it wasn't because he had to make up for his attendance after being called up, he would have gone straight to the dormitory to see all the information Christina had transcribed for him.

Her Royal Highness doesn't know whether it's because of the guilt after the previous conversation, or because she has always had such a serious personality. A pile of information, all new news this month, as well as exclusive information about the business alliance, orcs, Theocracy, and elves.

Claude did not dare to fully hand over the interpretation of these things to the system, which is directly related to the key to whether he can leave work early in the future. All must be carefully studied by himself, and then let the system help to check for omissions and fill vacancies. After all, some At that time, the authorities were obsessed with this kind of thing, which cannot be avoided by standing in the lower reaches of history.

But speaking of it, the knowledge mastered by the system is considered to be more downstream than oneself, right?

[The age is too different, it doesn't make much sense, if you can graduate with knowledge alone, do I still want to come to you for an internship? 】

"That's right."

Claude rubbed his eyes a little tiredly. He has already started to read late at night like Georgie. Both Randolph and Erwin thought that they were making up for the progress they had made before, but in fact they didn't know what they were doing. What are you doing.

"It's troublesome, the eldest prince has not shown his intention to attack the nobles so far. Instead, he is taking advantage of Ludwig's attitude towards the nobles in Provence to win over the small and medium nobles. Many of them were originally neutral or even Joachimists. The hearts of the little nobles are all shaken, and they are ready to take refuge in the past."

Claude sighed, only feeling that since he returned to the imperial capital, the number of times he sighed was outrageous.

Perhaps from the perspective of a normal crown prince, there is nothing wrong with Augustus's approach. Winning over nobles is indeed the best way to cultivate one's own power, and it can even be said to be the only way - because military power and finance are two things that must be Under the circumstances that His Majesty is firmly in control, no prince should expect to make much progress on these two items.

Even Ludwig seems to have a lot of connections in the military, but if the other party is to support him with a clear-cut banner, I am afraid that very few people will agree. Everyone knows that friendship is one thing, but who is loyal to? Another story.If you can take over, we must be loyal to you, but you are still a prince, so let's talk about friendship.

Therefore, what Augustus has done is basically the way the prince has always been, wooing the courtiers and the hearts of the nobles, and then relying on these forces to show his ability, and finally get his father's approval, and when they are in power, the ass decides again Head, and began to suppress the nobles while using the nobles.

So in the final analysis, from the feudal system to the capitalist system, the nature of these guys who came to power has never changed.

In the final analysis, seizing the heir is nothing more than a monkey show, and the stage for the princes is nothing more than the imperial capital. At most, they are sent out by His Majesty to practice and test their abilities. All their efforts are like male birds desperately showing themselves. Feathers, just for favor.After all, the power handed over by the emperor before his death is what can really rule the empire.

So in the eyes of Claude, who had already figured out the rules of the game, the First Prince was running wildly on the road to death.The other party still stays at - showing his abilities and methods - letting the emperor favor him - winning more voices in the court - finally the emperor chooses this prince who has already won the hearts of the people for the stability of the empire.

The only problem that Augustus ignored was that what the old emperor wanted was not stability at all.So the more he wins over the nobles, the more nobles in his power, the farther he will be from that seat. On the contrary, Jung and Ludwig, two guys who have been resolutely cutting down the nobles from the beginning to the end, poked the old man right and wrong. The emperor's heart.

"In this case, the eldest prince can't count on it." Claude scratched his head a little irritably, "It shouldn't be logical, both Recht and Jung were brought out by the old emperor, and then handed over to himself My sons, why are they so far behind in appreciating meaning and courage? No matter how ignorant Jung is, it is only because he is not dark enough in politics, but Leichter's inaction is too cheap."

Claude became a little suspicious.