"In other words, what you need is the construction of the entire Bolivian city defense, and you don't have to take care of other cities?" After a period of deliberation, Jia Zhengjin understood what these ministers were thinking. In fact, they just wanted to strengthen the capital's defenses and protect their own safety! The powerhouses of the ninth order regarded these defenses as nothing, and they would not surrender their identities. Below the eighth order, as long as enough arrow towers and barbed wire are built, coupled with bombs and mines, it will be difficult for the enemy to attack with General Mark.

"The capital, Bolivia, is the most important hinterland of the Principality of Hales, and of course it is the most important place!" replied General Mark, "this is what we are looking forward to, and if Lord Keane can accept it, we are willing to raise enough money!"

"But only building a defense in Bolivia, how to deal with the imperial coalition forces?" Jia Zhengjin said, "The four empires can't be pinned down by the orc empire all the time, and they will definitely think of other ways to pull out the troops!

"This ......," General Mark was speechless. In fact, he also thought in his heart, of course, if he can hold it, he will desperately hold it, and if he can't hold it, he will surrender to the coalition forces and keep everyone's names. But this kind of thing is impossible to say to Jia Zhengjin in person.

There is no doubt that the rest of the ministers of civil and military affairs think the same thing.

Jia Zhengjin saw their reaction and roughly guessed it. But he didn't really want to cooperate with these people in the first place, just let them be used as outposts to delay the Empire's coalition forces. As long as he can hold back the Imperial Coalition for a while and achieve his goal, it is enough! As for whether they are dead or alive, whether they are forced to surrender to the other side again under pressure and become a grass-like existence, this is not his concern.

After all, everyone is using each other for their own benefit!

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "There is no problem with Bolivia's city defense, but the two border cities near the four empires must also set up a defensive circle!"

"Snowwind Castle and North Ibaraki Castle?" General Mark thought for a moment and simply threw the pot out, "Grand Duke Farley, what do you think?"

Seeing that he threw the question to the eight-year-old Farley, Jia Zhengjin knew that this guy deliberately threw the pot. The old man apparently only wanted to consolidate the capital's defenses, and didn't care much about the border cities. And other officials may think the same way, so they won't be happy to contribute to the defense of the border city. But in the face of Jia Zhengjin's request, they couldn't refuse directly, for fear of annoying Jia Zhengjin, and it would be miserable to summon the dragon clan to slaughter the city when the time came!

So just throw this pot to Farley. This kid is only eight years old, and even if he succeeds the Grand Duke, he is just a puppet. What they promised was the construction of Bolivia, and naturally they would only pay for this part. And if the Grand Duke personally agrees, he will have to find a way to pay for the construction of the city defense, because the treasury is empty now! Even if the money cannot be raised by then, Jia Zhengjin will be able to shirk it if he wants to settle the account.

I really didn't expect that these people who look sanctimonious, especially Lewis's grandfather, General Mark, are a decent and upright general on the surface, and they have so many bad ideas in their stomachs!

Jia Zhengjin despises such people, but he can't show it. After all, he also wants to use these guys to buy himself enough time. Therefore, he turned his gaze to Farley beside him, bowed his head and asked, "Grand Duke Farley, what do you think?"

"Everything is in the hands of Master Keane!" To his surprise, this eight-year-old kid next to him actually knew how to kick the ball back, and his ability to shirk responsibility was not as bad as General Mark and them! Jia Zhengjin was quite speechless, so he hated politics and hated managing this kind of country, and it was correct not to merge the Principality of Hells into the Holy Dragon City, otherwise he would have to intrigue with people every day!

Even such a child has long been taken bad, and this is what he hates the most!

After thinking about it for a while, Jia Zhengjin got straight to the point and said: "The construction of border defense is indispensable, and it has a bearing on the victory of the battle! But the cost of construction is very huge, and you must find a way to solve this problem!"

His meaning is very clear, that is, to directly explain that I want to build a border defense as well, and you can't afford to pay this money! This is a bit of a trick, but it is also the most effective method! Now the people of the Principality of Hales are still afraid of the remnants of the dragon clan, and they dare not disobey his orders. If there was an accident in the future, Connie didn't come back in time, and the Holy Dragon City was breached by the enemy, it would be impossible to have such a state again.

So taking advantage of the fact that now, he can't let go of it if he can get some more gold coins.

General Mark suddenly showed a look of embarrassment on his face when he expressed himself quite bluntly with Jia Zhengjin: "Lord Keane, the gold coins we can raise are limited, and it is already very difficult to undertake the construction of a Bolivia! And after that, we will have to try to replenish the gold coins of the treasury and use them for various expenses in the country! After all, all the money from the treasury before has been transported to the Holy Dragon City......

General Mark is also very blunt, saying that all the money from our treasury has been given to you! Now everyone still has to raise money to build Bolivia and raise money to supplement the national treasury, and there will definitely be no more people to strengthen the border defense!

Jia Zhengjin frowned slightly: "Then how should we deal with it? Anyway, the border defense construction cannot be less, otherwise it is meaningless!"

"But Lord Keane, all of us here, it's very difficult to take on a Bolivia!" replied Mark, "there really is no more money to subsidize the border cities!"

"Since you are able to raise funds in the capital, why can't you let the officials and nobles of the border cities also contribute money and efforts?" Jia Zhengjin said, "You don't have to pay for it yourself, each city will be raised by local officials and nobles, or wealthy businessmen!

"Report to Master Keane!" Mark shook his head in embarrassment, "though theoretically, the border cities should follow Bolivia's orders. But in fact, every city is controlled by a big family, and it is related to their personal interests! If we directly notify the other party by decree, we may not achieve very good results! Especially now that the Grand Duke of Troy has stepped down, the cities have not returned to their hearts at all, and it is not bad that they have not raised troops to become independent, and if they are pressed too hard, they will be pushed to the enemy camp!"

"Then you say that except for one city, the others have been controlled?" Jia Zhengjin suddenly showed a faintly angry expression.

"This ......," General Mark and the others all refused to squeak.

There was a deathly silence on both sides.

Jia Zhengjin glared at these people, and he was really unhappy. And General Mark and the civil and military ministers did not dare to provoke him, so they simply pretended to be deaf and dumb.

In the face of this stalemate, Farley, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke: "Lord Kean, my father has a good relationship with the defenders of Snow Wind Castle, and Snow Wind City and North Ibaraki Castle have close contacts and have a good relationship with each other! Maybe let my father go and persuade Snow Wind City and North Ibaraki Castle to prepare enough funds for the construction of the city defense!"

Are you really a child? Jia Zhengjin turned his head to look at him, dumbfounded.