When necessary, without hesitation, he who uses whatever is necessary, and who ignores ethical and moral taboos, is particularly powerful in a vile and dirty power struggle, Richelieu himself is a vivid example, and so is Li Lin, and-

"He's not a small ambition. Do you know what he's asking for?"

For the first time since the beginning of the talks, the Prime Minister and Cardinal of the Kingdom showed an expression of anger and a chilling smile.

"Preferential tax policies for the movement of goods between Lapland and Charlemagne for twenty years, and the right to build and operate roads in the two countries, which have hitherto been controlled by six large trading companies. ”

"Wait, you promised him?"

The foreign secretary's expression was wonderful, and politicians who would agree to such harsh conditions did not end up in a good end, and were often hung on the gallows in the roar of .

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom's answer made the almost disheveled face a little more normal.

"Why don't you say yes? If Si and his president were still here after the epidemic crisis had passed, I might have remembered this. ”

Keeping an agreement is a virtue, but people tend to prefer to pay their debts, especially when the borrower dies suddenly.

Without the support of strong political, military, and economic forces, it is undoubtedly more difficult for a powerful country to fulfill its agreement with a powerless businessman, or to make a verbal agreement that is only a few words resorted to words, which is undoubtedly more difficult than the football team of a large country in East Asia reaching the World Cup final and winning the championship......

Personal preferences aside, in terms of national interests. It is better for a cartel to hold trade privileges in Lapland than for a monopoly on a conzenn - the threat of a pack of wild dogs and a giant beast cannot be compared.

"What are you going to do?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. Mette realized that after explaining the cause of the incident, it was time for the prime minister to bring up the real matters of his trip.

"Remember that old plan? Now it's time to activate. ”

Richelieu spoke flatly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"Are you sure now is the right time?"

After pondering for a moment, Mette pinched his face and asked Richelieu for confirmation, the foreign minister had been involved in formulating the plan, but now it seemed that the risk of launching it was a little too great, and the slightest leak of the news would cause a national storm, and their political lives would probably be ruined in this reckless action.

The president of the division said this to me."

The Foreign Minister's apprehension was understandable, but it did not impress the determined Prime Minister of Richelieu. A voice full of determination said:

"Get in touch with Albion and Castile, and send envoys to the United Rus' Principality. ”

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"Your Excellency, do you believe that Richelieu will obediently fulfill his agreement?"

After taking a look at the scenery and lowering the curtains, Tyr asked in a low voice.

This is not necessary in a soundproofed carriage, but the secrecy habits that have been cultivated over the years still play a role.

"Trust him? How could it be, that bishop isn't the type to honestly follow the contract. ”

With the mellow aroma of noble rot wine in his breath, Li Lin tightened the lid of the silver wine jug.

"You know, human beings are a precious virtue. It's never spontaneous, and keeping your credit is no exception. ”

The database compares the conclusions reached by comparing a large number of cases. It is strikingly consistent with Richelieu's idea: in the absence of effective means to solve the debt problem, when the opponent or potential enemy may follow the debt to carry out mergers and control their own side, human beings will always choose to default on debts without hesitation, and even deliberately use malicious debts to damage the opponent.

Whether it is an ordinary person, a nobleman, or a king, they will choose to do this, as for the ruthless cold-faced prime minister...... He can't be expected to have a higher credit limit than a banker or a lawyer.

"If there was a necessity, I could have come to collect the debt myself. If he'd rather ruin his credit than pay off his debts, I'll blow Lüdes away, and if he's still not willing to repay my losses. Then I'll burn Vichy and I'll go from city to city. Until every city in the country was razed to the ground, and the royal government was completely bankrupt. ”

It's like when the great General William Sherman set fire to Atlanta during the Civil War between the North and the South, destroying everything along the way to Savannah, turning Mississippi into the poorest and most barren land, and killing hundreds of thousands of citizens along the way. Or like his equally great colleague, General Benjamin Butler. Ordered that all women in New Orleans be treated as public prostitutes. Finally, consider learning from the Corsican Short Emperor, who "expropriated" the art collection from the occupying powers, and took away all the valuable items in large and small bags, leaving behind a group of resentful people. Charlemagne, who has only two eye sockets and a mouth to cry in, ......

"This can only be imagined, if I really do that, I will have to fight against the whole world, and the war will never stop until all the intelligent species other than the elves are wiped out. But how does that help our goal of revolutionizing the world? That's stupid. Forcing the bishop to fulfill his covenant by combining stratagem and interest is time-consuming and costly, but it is better than turning the world into a desert. ”

Li Lin maintained an unchanged smile, and Tyr, who knew that there were some things that should not be asked, nodded.

"At this stage, we are still focusing on the work at hand, and we will start to check Charlemagne's official granary from tomorrow, how is the auditor's preparation?"

"Rest assured, Your Excellency. They have repeatedly trained and rehearsed several times, classified and registered all kinds of materials, shorthand warehouse structure, materials, and topographic maps of storage areas...... All projects were carefully examined and the auditors were confident in the completion of the task. ”

"Very well, tell them not to be afraid of hard work, these 7 days of hard work will have a heavy impact on the future national policy decisions, and their hard work will make the greatest contribution to the country and the army in possible future wars. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. I will continue to push them. ”

"I'm sorry for you. ”

Li Lin said this, and the smile on his face seemed to deepen slightly.

In order to strengthen the army in the future wars and enrich the plates of the citizens, the auditors had to redouble their efforts and carefully investigate the entire family of Charlemagne.

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