Chapter 1308 (1/2)
”Your Majesty, it's hard to explain what's happening next. Many of the ancestral tombstones of civilians have been destroyed, which needs to be comforted. ”
Ariel looked at the huge war over there, turned her head and said something to the fierce waves here.
Meng Lang took a sip of wine, gently shook the glass in his hand, nodded and said, ”this is really a problem. Civilians... Civilians also need to deal with it. Um... Well. Ariel, go outside and call someone in. ”
In such a tone, do you still treat Ariel as a maid?
But Ariel was eager not to touch the letter in her hand, so she quickly went to the door and opened it. When the maid outside the door saw the door open, two immediately came in and saluted the emperors and nobles inside.
”Go and send an order to Sheriff Paladin guangzhongguang, and let him lead his hand to deal with the situation on the other side of the cemetery, calm the emotions of the civilians there, and don't let them make trouble.”
The maid answered, and Ariel quickly drew up an order on the parchment and respectfully handed it to the fierce wave.
Menglang was just thinking about how to write such an order, but he saw such an order handed over by Ariel. After glancing at it, he glanced at Ariel with great satisfaction, smiled at the tide over there and said, ”my lovely brother, you are really the happiest person in the world! If you can have such a good woman willing to follow you, you should cherish it and never live up to others, you know? ”
The tide smiled a little embarrassed and remained silent.
Menglang rolled up the order, handed it the sealing paint with a candle, then printed it on the sealing paint with the seal on the ring, and handed it to Ariel again.
Ariel was holding the seal paint to the maid over there and gave the order to the other party.
As a result, the parchment placed in front of Ariel was now used up. Look at the emperor's desk over there. It seems that there is not much parchment for writing letters. Seeing this, Meng Lang frowned slightly, but now it is estimated that he is in a good mood, so he didn't investigate. He just said: ”well... Ariel, go back and choose a time and send it to me early tomorrow morning.”
So far, the disaster has finally passed. Ariel breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Naturally, a faint smile appeared on her face. She bent down and nodded gently.
Meng Lang took another sip of the wine glass. At this time, the thunderstorm on the other side of the cemetery finally disappeared slowly. It seems that there should be a conclusion about the war situation.
In this regard, menglang seemed more happy, nodded, drank the wine in his hand and put down the cup.
Seeing that he was in a good mood now, Ariel in the back thought about it and said, ”Your Majesty, when I come to see you this time, I not only hope to see your majesty with my own eyes and congratulate your Majesty on his accession to the throne, but also want to discuss with you about the guild tax of mermaid song.”
The fierce wave was a little stunned, then turned to look at Ariel, smiled and said, ”what's the meaning of mermaid's song? Oh, by the way, I remember. When is your guild going to dissolve? ”
Ariel shrugged, forcibly suppressed the fear and tension in her heart, kept that smile on her face all the time, and said quietly——
”Your Majesty, it's easy to dissolve the mermaid song guild. Not only can I dissolve the mermaid song, but I can also contact several cities in the border province to dissolve all the guilds in those cities and solve your Majesty's troubles at one go. ”
Meng Lang smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Ariel affectionately on her shoulder. This action is no longer like treating a lady, but more like treating your confidant with the same respect, saying: ”I knew you must have a way, and I know you will never let me down.”
Ariel stooped slightly and said with a smile, ”thank you for your praise. There are just some small things I want to confirm with your majesty. ”
Menglang: ”you ask, I will answer you.”
Ariel smiled and said, ”it's not troublesome to dissolve all the guilds in the border province, but the trouble is how to fill in the responsibilities originally undertaken by the guilds after the guilds are dissolved? Take my mermaid song as an example. If the mermaid song is dissolved and all members come to Hanhai city according to your Majesty's idea, how can the security situation of Pelican city be guaranteed? In addition to public security, there are also tax responsibilities. You know, today's Pelican city is not a small town with only 300 or 400 people, but a small city with more than 3000 people. Without a strong and powerful means of violence, I'm afraid it will be difficult to collect all the taxes. ”
Meng Lang stretched out his hand, nodded in front of Ariel, showed an expression of approval, and said, ”you have considered the problem very comprehensively. In fact, I have already considered this problem.”
The emperor got up, poured himself another glass of wine, sat down on the sofa again, smiled and said, ”you know, our Empire used to take the adventurer guild as the basic security force surrounded by the region. If our empire wants to do something in these towns, it is often the cheapest and most convenient way to use the local adventurer guild. ”
Ariel nodded, ”I've experienced this myself.”
Meng Lang: ”this method is cheap and effective. It seems very good. However, over time, there will always be some guilds that do not do their work very well and take the method of enriching their own pockets and colluding inside and outside to hinder the Empire's work. On the surface, they seem to be out of work, but they don't contribute. Sometimes these adventurers' associations even turn local towns into their own territory. My tax officials have to take a lot of trouble to collect taxes. ”
Ariel tilted her head, nodded and said, ”any policy will have both advantages and disadvantages. The key is whether the advantages are big enough to suppress the disadvantages.”
The fierce wave breathed out a sigh, looked a little depressed, and said, ”but the problem is, I found that these benefits may not be able to suppress the disadvantages... Forget it, these are not the key points. The key point is how you say I should consider those adventurers, right? I've made up my mind. I'll let all the adventurers join my imperial army. Then, I will let the Imperial troops in other areas go to maintain law and order in the marginal provinces. ”
Ariel frowned and said, ”mobilizing troops from other regions... Seems to solve the problem of collusion between the army and local governments, but the other problem is that it also costs a lot of money? Your majesty... I dare to ask, is there any solution to the problem of expenditure in this regard? ”
In this regard, Meng Lang's eyebrows, which just seemed a little relaxed, frowned again. He rubbed the bridge of his nose slightly and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Ariel couldn't help but click in her heart. Did she think she had gone too far?
Fortunately, the emperor was not a man who would vent his anger at will. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly, ”since I became king, there have been many problems at home and abroad... It's like someone is deliberately tripping me.”
Ariel was silent. The tide over there also shrunk his neck and dared not speak.
”The hunter Empire doesn't know what the wind is. It has constantly provoked war on our border in the past year. In China, there is a severe drought, and many areas have no grain harvest. Many refugees have begun to become mountain bandits and robbers! Alas... I don't know how those nobles discipline the people under their own rule. How can they cause so much trouble to me? It really gives me a headache. ”
Ariel shut her mouth silently, still speechless.
But a moment later, the fierce wave breathed out slowly, smiled at Ariel and said, ”however, someone recommended a method for me. I believe I can solve the economic problems in a short time. ”
Ariel is very interested. Who proposed a method to solve the difficulties faced by the blue bay Empire?