Twenty Sided Dice

Before formally attending the Imperial Conference as a military advisor, Siegel had two days to "rest", and the first thing he did was return to Myr City.

It's not that hard to do. Using the high speed of the Star Cable, he first came to Qiya City, and then used the Transcontinental Teleportation Array, all the way back home. In fact, he can do it faster, such as using the teleportation array left by the elf saint, claiming that the whole world will return in an instant. Of course, you can also use plane projection to directly cast yourself near Myr City.

After explaining his job as military chief, he hurriedly returned to the Star Fortress, which took less than a day in total. This kind of mobility shocked the world. After receiving the tip, the lords of the Star Kingdom understood a truth: if Marquis Segal wanted, he could strike any lord in the Star Kingdom within a day.

Likewise, His Majesty the King with a magical spaceship can do the same. Although the Royal Ship never showed the same speed as Heim's leader, everyone believed that His Majesty Evan was hiding his strength - there is no reason why the King's is inferior to the Lord's. But in fact, Evan kept complaining to Siegel in private after hearing about it, forcing him to increase the speed of his spacecraft.

"I spent 200 million gold coins." Siegel said, "I first asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer during the royal meeting. Even the king can't default on his debts, and let people work for nothing without taking money, right?"

So the topic stopped there.

The Imperial Council discussed other matters, the big and small matters of the entire kingdom, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to Siegel. In Heimland, he is the master of the territory. What he said was the end result. is a command that must be executed. The entire territory revolves around his will. In the imperial meeting, he was only a participant in the plan, and no one would accommodate him just because he was a master or a marquis. In fact, Siegel got into more trouble than he imagined.

"The lords everywhere are still secretly arming themselves with muskets. There have already been two battles with muskets between the Merris family and the Leger family, and I believe there will be a third battle soon." Duke Carlyle of Stars touched himself and raised himself , staring at Siegel with dissatisfaction. "Many lords violated the king's gun restrictions, but they said they learned from the royal marquis. Lord Siegel. As the former military adviser to the royal family, should you set an example and take the lead in strictly implementing the king's orders? "

"No, that order is impossible to carry out." Siegel replied coldly and politely: "According to the king's order, as a marquis, I can be equipped with a musket team of three hundred people. This number means nothing to me. Heimland currently has about 7,000 soldiers equipped with No. 56 submachine guns, and it is still increasing. I plan to replace all soldiers with weapons, and there will be about 20,000 guns by then.”

"What are you trying to do! This is a blatant disobedience!" The Duke slapped the table sharply, his beard up.

Siegel waved his hand. "My purpose is very simple. I just want to know if all the soldiers of the lords under me will be equipped with muskets. Will it cause rebellion and chaos." He looked at Evan's expression and knew that he had caused him to think. So he said: "If every knight has a gun, the situation facing every knight is not much different from that of every knight without a gun. Having weapons is not power, but being able to make weapons is. Your Majesty, my advice is to leave it alone. What about gun restrictions, let’s sell guns. When only the royal family can have the ability and power to manufacture firearms, as long as the lord wants to buy it, he must exchange it for gold coins. The price does not need to be too high, so that the lords feel that buying it is better than spending money on research and development. It has to be easy and cheap to manufacture.”

The anger on Duke Carlyle's face came and went away faster, and he began to think again by pinching his beard.

"I commissioned the Federation to develop the gunpowder and firearm structure, and used my own craftsmen to make the workshop. Your Majesty, the real key lies in these two points, the formula of gunpowder and the structure of firearms, which are equivalent to bowstrings and arrows. I intend to hand over these two technologies to Your Majesty. I wonder what price Your Majesty is willing to pay?”

Evan sat up straight, supported the crown on his head, and said to Siegel with a smile: "It seems that your treasure trove is really empty, otherwise you won't hit me on the head. But well, you I'm afraid I don't look down on gold and silver treasures, and it doesn't make much sense to make you a duke. Why don't you tell me directly what you want, and then let's discuss it?"

"Okay, I don't think it's a problem." Siegel nodded.

Except for Duke Carlyle and Salk, everyone else frowned. Such an important matter related to national security is actually like doing business in the market, and two people can negotiate casually? They looked at the king and the marquis, guessing in their hearts that there was something else they did not know. The Heim Territory is alone and can have so much autonomy. How many unknown secret agreements are there?

The reason for this is that they do not believe that there can be unreserved trust between rulers and ministers. However, the two parties did not think about it in this regard. Siegel felt that the lord's autonomy was above everything else, and Evan believed that the Heim Territory was entirely created by Siegel's efforts, and even his own fathers and ancestors had no power, and he could not interfere.

Siegel's plan was to hand over the production of the musket to the royal family and earn 10% of the net profit in perpetuity. After equipping his own army, the production capacity of Heimland's muskets is seriously oversupplied, and it is enough to keep one or two workshops for upgrading. Siegel couldn't blatantly sell weapons to other lords—smuggling the plasma crossbow was another matter—so it was imperative to hand over the production line to the king.

Of course, all the young and hard-core craftsmen Siegel want to stay, only the older ones. I hope that by serving the royal family, I can give the children a better-born older craftsman. If they want to leave, Siegel can let go. He still has a lot of work to do, and it would be unrealistic to rely on the Maker Golem without the support of craftsmen. Moreover, the market facing the Fanxing Royal Family is much larger than that of Heim's Collar, and the net profit of 10% may be higher than all the interests in the past. Not only is there no risk, but it can also improve its prestige.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Samson coughed, and then asked aloud: "Lord Marquis Siegel, allow me to take the liberty to ask how much production capacity the entire workshop can have, and what is the cost?"

"I can only answer your first question. If it is dismantled as a whole, it will cost about 10,000 per year. However, a full set of recipes and drawings are available. How much production capacity do you want, you just need to expand. I really don't know the cost. Sora cares about the specific numbers, on the one hand, I equip myself, on the other hand, I have been making money. But I can be sure that it is definitely cheaper and easier to use than any version on the market.”

"Yes, I believe in this, the cheap and easy-to-use things of Heimland are famous all over the country." Baron Norris, the Minister of Construction, always stared wide-eyed, always looking angry, and when he spoke, he always carried The throaty voice of "Hmm, hum" is even more unfriendly: "Many mines and workshops in the Eastern Continent have closed down because of cheap products from Heimland, and the lives of miners, porters and craftsmen have become unsustainable. What do you think, Lord Marquis?"

Evan tapped the table with his fingers: "Baron Norris, this is not something that should be discussed at the royal meeting, and Lord Heim does not have to be responsible for what happens in another continent and another territory. This problem is the Star Kingdom's problem. , it's me who should really solve this problem, so you should apologize to Marquis Siegel."

Baron Norris was quite straightforward, stood up immediately and said, "Sorry Marquis, I'm sorry", and then sat down. Siegel smiled, as if to reveal the matter. In fact, he almost said "If the lords can't feed them, Heimland is willing to provide work".

It only takes more than ten seconds of thinking, Siegel can understand that he can't say these words. In Heimland, he can say this to the lords who have pledged allegiance to him, because they have a commanding relationship. But the king is still there, and the kingship is still there, and it will be more serious if he speaks again.

He let out a breath slowly and reminded himself in his heart that at the imperial meeting, he was a military advisor, so it would be best to only do this. The only thing he needs to report on about Heimland is His Majesty the King. No matter what other people say, it will not affect him at all.

I already had a plan on how to deal with the Musket Workshop, so I was able to deal with it calmly, but I was not prepared for other things. It's not like magic, it belongs to one's field of expertise, and sometimes it takes a lot of thinking to answer. But do you really want to waste your time thinking like this?

The Imperial Council began to discuss the situation of the royal family's food reserves this year, the trade with the elves and the issue of the orcs harassing the northern sea line of communication.

"The orcs come every year, especially at the beginning of winter, there is nothing to discuss." Earl Todd said: "The navy is not a vegetarian~www.readwn.com~ What are you worrying about?"

When Earl Todd spoke, Siegel suddenly realized that he was asking for trouble just now. Although he is actually the military chief, he is only a consultant in name and is a subordinate of Earl Todd. If you have any questions, you should at least consult Earl Todd first. Not entirely to have a shield, but to draw on his prestige and experience.

At the same time, the Starry Kingdom has a long history and has long formed its own system. Even without Siegel, the kingdom can still function normally, and maybe it can work even better. As Earl Todd said, the orcs have been doing what they were before and what they are now, and it's not too late to deal with new changes. It turned out that all I needed to do was to deal with that little bit of new situation, just like just looking at the tip of the iceberg that came out of the water, and didn’t have to worry about the things under the water that had already been digested by the system and experience.

Perhaps Evan thought so, allowing himself to have a process of adaptation and learning, so he kept Earl Todd. . But Siegel doesn't want to be the military chief for a long time. He still has a lot of spells and spells to learn and study, and a great prophet needs to be dealt with. Shouldn't Earl Todd be allowed to live a hundred years, so that he can relax?

Siegel suddenly found a perfect candidate to experiment with cloning. (To be continued.)