Chapter 1038: Emperor's Technique?
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“…… So, you've already killed Klein? ”
Pope Jesolini XXIII looked confused, and looked at Don and didn't know what to say.
Even if you know that with Donn's strength, it will be a matter of time before Ilrus recovers Sorant, but this news is too sudden, right?
Slaughtered the king of Solant without saying a word? And also plan to take advantage of the situation to recover Sorant?
"You're thinking too simply, aren't you?"
The Pope couldn't help but say: "Even if you kill Klein, Solant has other lords and nobles, their local power is deeply rooted and intertwined, just killing Klein can't be a decisive factor at all, and it is impossible to recover Sorant smoothly." ”
"Oh, I forgot to mention, the three major lords of Sorant West, Radiant Valley, and Lightning Wilderness teamed up to force Solante, and they all died."
Don shrugged and said: "So now there are no more people who have the ability to win the title of King of Sorant, and we also have Queen Shannelli, who is now the only legal heir of Solant and has the power to make every word, and then as long as she publicly announces Solant's return to the Illuth Empire, we have already gained a firm foothold in the general righteousness, and then even if there are rebels, we can suppress them with the general righteousness." ”
The Pope was dumbfounded by Donn's plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, this is to directly stand on the commanding heights and crush the will of others!
Not to mention, I have to say that the Pope likes Donne's crisp and neat approach.
At the very least, if only Klein could recover Sorant and make the Ilrus Empire strong again, it would reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties.
After recovering the territory of the Sorant Kingdom, even the few principalities sandwiched in the middle can also be returned, and the Ilruth Empire will re-emerge and become the first power of Plandal, not only the royal family can get huge benefits, but even the Holy See of Light will also get huge benefits because of this.
Not to mention anything else, the average income of the citizens of the Solant Kingdom is much higher than the per capita income of the previous Illuth Empire (before Don succeeded to the throne), Sorant returned to the diocese of the Holy See of Light, and the funds contributed by those devout people to the Holy See are a lot of income, and the Holy See of Light, which has been struggling, can also breathe a sigh of relief and live a more comfortable life.
"Okay, then I'll go with you."
The Pope no longer hesitated, and simply stood up neatly and planned to go over with Donne.
"I'll go too."
The Holy Maiden Ilully also stood up: "In this situation of drastic changes, as the Holy Maiden of the Holy See of Light, I should be present, and people will be more calm when they see me." ”
"That's for the best."
Don casually opened the portal: "Please." ”
After the Pope and Illuria entered the portal, Don followed suit.
As soon as he walked out of the portal, Don saw Morrison kneeling on the ground with a desperate face, tears streaming down his face, and muttering "It's over, it's all over" or something.
"Who is this guy?"
Tang En glanced at him: "What's wrong with him?" ”
Aurelia smiled slightly: "He is Duke Morrison Carton, the father of Queen Shannelly, and also Klein's henchman, the ancestor of the Carton family voluntarily gave up the opportunity to become a lord, and has been serving the royal family for several generations, so he is very favored by the Solant royal family, and the power in Solant can be equal to those three lords." ”
"Oh...... So why did he cry so sadly? ”
Donn was a little surprised: "What about a moment of silence for Klein?" ”
It's not many people who are loyal to him like this!
"He's not that faithful."
Topney gloated and said, "He's feeling sorry for his wealth." ”
"How?"
Aurelia smiled lightly and asked casually, "I asked him how much he thought his life was worth." ”
“……”
Don looked at Aurelia speechlessly, and the princess had also learned from her...... Ahh What does it mean to follow herself, she is already bad.
"Morrison originally planned to buy his life and his family's life with half of his property, but Topney was willing to give one percent more to buy his life, so Morrison directly donated all his property to us."
Aurelia smiled very happily, relying on the tricks she learned from Donn, she easily harvested a huge sum of money for the royal family, can she not be happy?
With the split and rise of Sorant, the Caton family has accumulated an extremely large and considerable wealth, which may not be as good as the wealth owned by the Sorant royal family, but it is definitely not much worse, and the total assets of the land, manors, farms, mines, and shops, goods, slaves, servants, miscellaneous servants, etc.
But now, Morrison had to take it all out to buy his life - because Topney was waiting to bid with him, and the price he gave was low, and Topney would definitely not hesitate to pay for his life.
Although the wealth of the Marquis Topney Hogman's family is not as rich as that of Morrison Carton's, it is still easy to buy half of his life, just in case, at least, in order to save his own life, Morrison has no choice.
"There's no need to do such a desperate thing, leave him a little share dividend right, and let him continue to manage those industries."
Don waved his hand and said, "Of course, now it's about managing our property for us. ”
Now he and Aurelia don't have enough manpower to take over those assets, saying that they are donated, and if no one manages them in the past, they are actually just idle, so it is better to give Morrison a little sweetness and hope, and let him continue to work for himself.
Morrison Caton can sit in the position of duke, and become Klein's henchman, he must have his own ability, this person can still be used.
Of course, Topney Hogman, who endured the humiliation for Ilrus, also needs to be rewarded.
"Morrison Caton, in the name of the regent of the Illus Empire, I declare that from now on, I will deprive you of your duke status, demote you to an earl, and punish you to serve me for life, manage all the assets of the existing Caton family, and at the same time you can enjoy half of the share dividend rights, the higher the income you generate, the more dividends you can get, and at the same time, depending on the funds you hand over every year, the subsequent punishment of the Caton family will be decided, are you willing?"
"Yes! I do! I'm here to help! Your Majesty, the Great Donne! ”
Morrison Carton was overjoyed when he suddenly heard the decision made by Donne, he thought that he was going to die, even if he didn't die, he would probably only be able to spend the rest of his life in a remote village with his wife and children for the rest of his life, and he might even have to endure the torture of hunger and cold, but he didn't expect Donn to make such a decision!
The so-called desperate situation is probably how Morrison feels at the moment.
Topney was of course a little upset to see Morrison end up like this, and years of hostility made him want to kill Morrison now.
Don glanced at him, and Topney immediately bowed his head respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will not do anything to him without your will." ”
"You're smart."
Don nodded and said, "Marquis Topney Hogman, you and your family have contributed a lot to the Ilrus Empire, so I grant you the title of Duke as the regent of the Ilrus Empire, and at the same time grant you the title of Lord of the City of Songs, are you willing?" ”
Topney Hogmann was overjoyed, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "Minister--willing to sacrifice everything for Your Majesty!" ”
"It doesn't have to be."
Tang En waved his hand: "If you are willing to follow me, I will not treat my own people badly, but if I eat inside and out, I will definitely not spare the traitor." ”
"Also, if Topney is on the loose lines of his duties on a regular basis, Morrison, you can report it to me or Princess Aurelia, you know?"
Topney, who was in ecstasy, was shocked, and when he saw Morrison overjoyed, he immediately kowtowed: "You understand! ”
The Pope, Illuria and Aurelia laughed dumbly, Don has been on the throne for more than half a year, but he doesn't have the shadow of a king in his speech and demeanor, he looks full of arrogance, obviously it is such a solemn thing, he looks like he is forming a gang when he speaks......
Don looked at Topney and said, "I know you're not happy and I'll let Morrison supervise you, but supervision is essential." ”
Topney hurriedly bowed his head to show his loyalty: "The minister does not dare, the minister will definitely work hard to serve His Majesty." ”
Don said meaningfully: "As for the hatred between you and Morrison, I hope you can let go, not only Morrison can supervise you, but the Caton family will be handed over to you to supervise in the future, and look at Morrison's performance in the future, if he doesn't fight himself, I think your chance for revenge will not be too far away." ”
Morrison felt a chill in his heart, knowing that Don was warning him, and suddenly felt sad in his heart, just thinking that he had some power, but he didn't expect that it was just to check and balance each other and supervise each other......
"I understand."
Don made Topney understand his intentions in a word, this is to use him as a whip, with him staring behind his back, even if Don doesn't care, Morrison doesn't dare to slack off, he can only work hard, and may even have to endure humiliation and run over to please him, begging him to help say good things.
The thought that his former enemy was about to cry and kneel in front of him and beg for help made Topni's heart feel a pang of joy.
He suddenly understood one thing, sometimes, the most relieving way to deal with the enemy is not to kill him, but to trample him under his feet, so that he will never be able to raise his head in front of him!
Topney admired Tang En's methods, His Majesty Tang En, this is a really clever means, just a few simple words, not only recovered a usable talent, obtained a huge asset income for free, but also bought the loyalty of the two, and supervised each other to contend with each other.
And what about himself? It's just a few words!
Interests are evenly distributed, checks and balances each other, and mutual supervision is the art of the emperor!
The art of the emperor?
If Tang En knew what he was thinking, he would definitely scoff at it, if this kind of little trick was considered an imperial technique, then the emperors of China were probably angry and lifted the coffin board.