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"Miss Anne, I'm so sorry."

Carmen smiled apologetically at Annie: "Because His Majesty is returning to the academy today, Carmen has something very, very important to discuss with His Majesty first thing in the morning, so I had no choice but to do this."

"I hope Lady Carmen can be more understanding of the maids' work," Anne said calmly.

"Bubble is going to have breakfast, you guys come along."

The little girl walked into the restaurant and gestured for Carmen to sit down opposite her.

"Bones, the chair is too small, you'll have to stand."

Bones glanced at the black-haired guard to the right rear of the little girl, and very consciously stood to the little girl's left.

"Carmen, what's up?"

"Your Majesty, I thought about it again and again last night."

"If the Yug territory continues to develop according to the current model, there may be big problems."

"Hmm? What kind of problems might there be?" the little girl asked.

"Let me be frank, the Viper's power in Yogtis is far too great. Allowing a dark organization to control such power for so long, even if they are also loyal to the King, will cause serious problems in the future."

"Hmm, does the viper wield considerable power in its territory?"

"Pretty big."

Carmen said seriously, "After opening up the Golden Trade Route, we can finally stop relying on Viper financially."

"The return of the Bone Legion has also freed Yog territory from the dominance of the Viper Army."

"But apart from that, the viper still firmly controls those government officials."

"As far as I know, all the influential government officials in the territory, those with even a little bit of influence, are all people working for Viper. This is very suspicious!"

"Lady Carmen, here are your glutinous rice balls."

At this moment, a maid respectfully served the glutinous rice balls.

"Oh, right, these maids too."

Carmen pointed at the flustered maid and said, "You're also from Viper's group, aren't you?"

"Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?"

"Lady Carmen!"

Anne couldn't take it anymore. She waved for the little maid who was about to cry to leave, then turned to Carmen and said seriously, "They are already learning Anne's 'maid-maid' way. The maids will not be loyal to anyone other than their master."

“Miss Anne, I believe all the maids are loyal to the King.”

"but!"

Carmen smiled: "They must have some different feelings towards Viper, right?"

"..."

“Head Maid, there are many good girls in the territory. It’s time to bring in some fresh blood.”

Anne was silent for a moment. Seeing Carmen staring intently at her, she nodded reluctantly: "What you said makes sense. I will start a new round of maid recruitment."

"The head maid is indeed a person of great principle!"

Carmen gave Annie a thumbs up, but she ignored him this time.

"Carmen, call Crove over too."

The little girl ate a few glutinous rice balls: "Let's discuss things together."

"Of course, of course."

Carmen nodded repeatedly: "My next plan still needs Lord Crove's strong support. It's better if we can discuss it face to face."

"Hey Carmen, let's eat some glutinous rice balls, they'll get cold if we don't eat them soon."

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"Commander-in-Chief"

A short while later, Croft and Thousand Changes arrived at the restaurant together.

The two men had clearly heard some rumors, and their expressions were quite grim.

"Qianbian is here too, please have a seat."

The little girl asked with a smile, "Would you like some glutinous rice balls?"

"Commander-in-Chief, I have already eaten." Krov forced a smile.

"Commander-in-Chief, I can't eat."

Qianbian looked at Carmen sinisterly and said, "Someone stabbed me in the back first thing in the morning. I'm so angry I won't be able to eat for days."

"Haha, what are you saying, Master Thousand Changes?"

Carmen remained calm: "I didn't stab you in the back, I was just telling the truth."

"Before the opening of the Golden Trade Route, didn't the Viper completely dominate Yogtis?"

"There is only one person who can control the Yog territory, and that is the Supreme Commander!"

Krov said coldly, "Lord Carmen, don't exaggerate."

"Sir Krov, I have always thought you are a smart and capable person."

Carmen's expression was serious: "You really think it's okay for the territory to have relied entirely on the Viper's development model before?"

Special measures for special times.

"Lord Carmen, I must remind you. Without the initial heavy investment from the Viper, Yogtis would not be where it is today."

"Of course I don't deny the serpent's contributions, but times have changed..."

“Indeed, things are different now! Carmen, you have not only opened up the golden trade route, but now you also have the legendary legion backing you up. You are no longer what you used to be.”

Qianbian interrupted Carmen, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"Haha, you're joking again, Master Qianbian."

"Ah, stop, stop, stop!" The little girl made a stop gesture.

"Everyone, please speak politely and don't fight!"

"..."

"There is an urgent problem in the territory that needs to be addressed."

Carmen said calmly, "Territorial officials cannot rely solely on Viper's men."

"Ha, Carmen, Carmen, the fox's tail has finally been revealed!"

Seeing the little girl glare at her, Qianbian quickly changed her tone: "Lord Carmen, you said that the Viper previously ruled the territory, aren't you going to do the exact same thing now?"

"With the Golden Trade Route firmly in your hands, it's as if you've seized control of the Yogtis's money bag."

"The Skeleton Legion is a legendary legion, and the Viper Legion cannot contend with it."

"Now you're even meddling in political affairs, tsk tsk, will the commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav Territory be the one in charge, or will you, Carmen, be the one in charge?"

"Good question!"

Carmen wasn't angry; instead, a smile appeared on her face: "Master of a Thousand Changes, Lord Krov, Carmen will now explain these three questions one by one."

Section 539, Chapter 538: Decentralization

"I never intended to hold onto the Golden Trade Route tightly. In fact, in my plan, Yoganda will only take 30% of the profits in the end."

"The territory only accounts for 30%?"

Qianbian frowned and asked, "What about the other 70%?"

"I will distribute the remaining 70% to other nobles in the south, pooling the resources of the entire south to develop trade routes!"

"Lord Carmen, do you intend to use the Golden Trade Route to unite the southern nobles and form the 'Southern Alliance'?"

Crove reacted almost instantly: "But how do you convince William Boyle? The Yog family is of course the leader of the 'Confederate States of America,' but the Boyle family's titles and influence in the South far surpass mine."

"Sir Krov, the question you asked is not what we are here to discuss today."

Carmen said calmly, "Getting back to the main point, besides the Golden Trade Route, the territory should also focus on attracting investment."

"Your Majesty, it's actually quite easy. The Golden Trade Route has already made a name for itself. If we just lower the taxes slightly, those merchants will flock here."

"Yes, yes, let's all make money together."

Lowering taxes is a phrase other lords least want to hear, but it passed without much resistance for the young girl.

Carmen smiled and then said, "Let's talk about the military now."

"The Skeleton Legion is undoubtedly the strongest under the King's command..."

"Cough," Agudamu coughed at this moment.

"Alright, the Bone Legion is currently the strongest military force in Yog territory."

Carmen looked at Croft: "But, does that mean the Legendary Legion has to be deployed every time something happens?"

“Besides the Blue Wing Army, the Boyle family also has its own regular forces.”

"Lord Croft, the Skeleton Legion is the trump card, the Viper Army is the elite, and the new army trained by Hirano Mana is the grassroots force."

"I think there's absolutely no problem with the composition of the military force in the Yog area."

"..." Krov remained silent.

"Next up is the issue of political appointees..."

"The people from the Viper group didn't do anything wrong, so what right do you have to dismiss them?"

Qianbian stared at Carmen and said, "Just because they are Viper's people and not from your faction doesn't mean you should completely dismiss them!"

"Yeah, yeah."

The young girl also spoke up: "Everyone works very hard, and they will be very sad if they are dismissed for no reason."