I'm in Terra, governing a weird little country.

As soon as the idea came to his mind, Ernst's head immediately rose. Faced with Holhaiya's complaints, he simply gave Holhaiya an irresistible reason:

"No money!"

Huerhaiya was suddenly speechless.

She sniffed and began to regret her rash decision, but immediately she shook her head.

"No, Horhaiya, you don't want your plan to search for the historical materials of the Quetzalcoatl to fail, right?"

"Such a small difficulty can be overcome with patience!"

She asked Ernst for the financial account book—this will be sent to Miss Joyce later, and she asked this genius who is very sensitive to data to copy, back up and reconcile the accounts.

I didn’t know this, and when I saw it I was startled. Halhaiya raised his head and looked at Ernst and asked:

"Aren't we quite rich? We have 6 million in funds on our books!"

Thanks to the blessings of the three major families, the address of the government office and various internal utensils were donated and presented by them, while Lola and Ernst ate at Ernst's house.This trip was fully supported by Kalan Trading, Black Steel International, and Magnus Bank, without costing Ernst a penny!

Under this begging-like business model, Ernst managed to achieve the feat of having the government open for several months with basically zero expenses!

The [-] million loan funds are still intact in the account.

Seeing that Huerhaiya was thinking about the money, Ernst shook his head, feeling helpless:

"We can't use this money. I have made a rule that government expenditures must be disclosed. Even if you want to apply to buy a small stove, you have to go through the process until next spring, otherwise it will be private use of public funds, which is a bad start."

That being said, if Ernst wants to apply, it will almost certainly be approved - he is the one who applied, signed and sealed it. Even if he wants to advance a little earlier, it is not a problem. After all, the people of Kjerag are now There is no concept of government yet, and not many people will pay attention to what the great Holy Son has bought for himself.

Even if you know about it, you might still be very supportive.

But Ernst didn't want to break the rules he had set by coming up.

Huerhaiya smiled when he heard this: "My Mr. BOSS, isn't this a very simple logic?"

"This is a government office, so if you buy a small stove for yourself, it is considered as private use of public funds. But on the other hand, if you buy it for the government, isn't it okay?"

She moved her buttocks, sat next to Ernst, raised a finger, and said close to Ernst's face:

"Look, we are about to welcome a foreign big shot. This big shot comes from Victoria, the most luxurious Central Valley in the world. He is the representative and family of the pampered Duke. Such a person comes to our cold land. It's freezing. Sitting on a chair in our office where the temperature is 0 degrees below zero, your buttocks will be frozen in half."

She pouted, made a sad expression, shook her head and sighed:

"It's his butt that's crooked by the cold, but it's your face that's being slapped, boss! Think about it, how will he evaluate you and Kjerag this time? How will he evaluate Kjerag and that person?" Lord Lagunde?”

A picture suddenly appeared in Ernst's mind. The representative in thin aristocratic clothing and the Duke of Windermere's family returned to Victoria after being frozen to a solid state in Kjerag. The Duke of Windermere asked him : "How was this trip? How do you feel about Kjerag?"

After hearing this, the representative and his family members rubbed their buttocks and complained aggrievedly:

"The local gang is so rude! My butt is almost broken after this trip!"

Ernst shuddered suddenly, swallowed, and shook his head.

The scene was too beautiful to even think about.

Upon seeing this, Huerhaiya asked:

"My just, kind, and hospitable boss, are you willing to exercise your glorious right to urgently buy a small warm stove for our guests to protect their butts?"

Ernst said sternly: "Of course it is obligatory!"

He stood up from the slightly open but very warm real fur sofa, walked gracefully behind the desk, picked up his pen, wrote down a purchase document, and handed it to Huoerhaiya in high spirits:

"I'll leave this matter to you!"

The pride in his tone was as if he was signing a check worth hundreds of millions.

Huerhaiya took the purchase order and nodded slightly: "Your order, my boss."

Having realized the dream that had not been realized for a long time, Ernst's mood improved a lot, and he even began to think about national affairs:

"Speaking of which, the Grand Duke of Victoria is coming, do we need to be on guard?"

"Be on guard?" Holhaiya guessed what Ernst meant, and then nodded, "Well, I have to be on guard. If you are seduced by those sugar-coated bullets of the Victorians, I will be troubled. ."

Ernst coughed twice and rolled his eyes at Holhaiya.

Although our cheese snow leopard is indeed good-looking, and we are so powerful that we start in fifth gear on the Kjerag Pass, but to say that we were seduced away is still a bit too much!

It’s not like we haven’t seen anyone from Victoria before, isn’t it Vina?

He has a troubled mind, a talented belly, a lot of experience, and a wide range of knowledge. He may also be the fugitive daughter of a great noble of Londinium. What kind of ducal visitor?It doesn’t feel as good as Vina.

"I'm talking about intelligence, national defense intelligence, military intelligence, etc. Do you want to be on guard."

Ernst said.

Huorhaya said "Oh" clearly, and then waved his hand:

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about this boss at all."

"Why?" Ernst blinked, "Is it because we Kjerag residents have a good sense of prevention?"

"Well, it's probably difficult to check one person." Horhaiya said with a smile, "But I think Victoria probably knows more about our Kjerag's national defense than we do ourselves."

The biggest reason why Victoria did not annex Kjerag was that besides him, there were two countries eyeing Kjerag. With his own internal chaos, he couldn't defeat Kjerag on his own.

As for Kjerag's national defense, without taking into account the extraneous Jeragond, it is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is steep, and it is difficult to deploy large land crafts for combat and supply. The deterrence power that is difficult to suppress guerrillas is probably greater than that of Perrochi. The domestic peasants and soldiers are much more intimidating.

"And this is basically unchangeable." Khorhaiya said bluntly, "Until the form of war does not change, Kjerag's size alone will not be able to withstand Victoria's all-out attack at any cost. "

The so-called form of warfare is the traditional landing combat method of infantry, artillery, and land craft.

As for the way to change the form of war, perhaps it is the emergence of some kind of super weapon that can cause devastating blows beyond visual range.For example, Victoria's Shard in the original book, Columbia's attempt to get rid of the Horizon Arc that was dropped by the Governor-General, etc.

"So, Kjerag National Defense actually has nothing to hide, at least, nothing to hide from foreign countries that want to investigate."

Because you can't hide it, just like the miniskirt of a escort girl, everyone knows what's underneath when you lift it up.If you want to expose me, I won’t stop you. If you don’t want to, I won’t expose you. It’s a matter of voluntariness!

"The focus of our national defense should be on the country." Horhaiya suggested, "Specifically, it is to make the Kjerag people feel that they are protected. This is our success!"

Ernst thought for a while and smiled: "That's true!"

"Then let them come and let's talk about the stove and the butt."

"Whose butt?" Huerhaiya tilted her head.

"Of course it belongs to Miss Hallhaia." Ernst said, "I see that you are wearing quite little. It must be cold. Do you need to warm yourself up?"

Noticing Ernst's concerned eyes, Holhaiya was slightly startled. She leaned a little deeper into the sofa and adjusted her posture. Numerous methods of warming up that had been practiced by countless ancestors flashed through her mind. , her pretty face suddenly became hot, and she was about to decline, but then she heard Ernst say seriously:

"Why don't you go get the small stove back now, and remember to negotiate the price."

Chapter 48 Let me ask you where are you?I don’t know!

The fact that the Duke of Windermere sent a representative to attend the opening ceremony of the Kjerag train was not a big international news.

First of all, it was not the Duke of Windermere himself who went, but just a representative.Secondly, this visit was not a formal state visit, but a private and secret meeting. Although according to international practice, meetings that truly determine the country's future direction are secret meetings, but Sherage's level was still too low.

Of course, the most critical thing is that the Duke of Windermere delegation is just a small delegation of less than ten people.This small number of people can't do anything at all.

Although Windermere's visit to Kjerag did not cause much reaction even within Victoria, in Kjerag, this was the first time since the founding of Yeragond.

Both Kalan Trade and the Kjerag government led by Ernst were fully prepared to welcome this unusual visitor.

"Dad, why are we going this way?"

She has light blue short hair with bangs covering one eye. She is obviously a pampered aristocratic lady, but she rarely wears gorgeous and dignified long skirts. Instead, she imitates her mother and sets off her look with more neutral and capable shirts and shorts. He already has a considerable figure.Daphne Windermere is like a smaller, immature version of Duke Amfelise Windermere, enough to make her mother proudly praise her as "English and fruitful".

After hearing this, the man whom little Daphne called his father turned his attention to the flatter and repaired mountain road leading to Tukarim. After a moment of silence, he showed a kind smile and explained:

"Because we encountered a blizzard last night, and the avalanche caused by it has blocked the entire mountain road. If we take the original road, we will not be able to catch up with the scheduled opening ceremony, Daifien."

Of course this is a lie.

Kent is a cautious person, even he and Amfelise Windermere believe that with Victoria's current undercurrent state, the other grand dukes will not have the heart to pay attention to a small incident involving Kjerag. The opening ceremony and their small actions in it, but be careful to sail the ship for thousands of years.

Try to avoid any possible accidents.It's best to hide Daphne's presence completely.This was the reason why he specifically asked Enxiodis and obtained a mountain road that only the local old businessmen knew, and entered the mountain through it.

He bent down and picked up his daughter, who was already more than half his height, and put her into the large leather bag hanging on the waist of the snow-capped beast in front of him. He lovingly rubbed her short hair covered with snowflakes, and he also With the help of the guards, he got into the leather bag.

"lets go."

He nodded to Enxiodis's confidant, the Matterhorn, who was named after Kjerag's tallest [Matterhorn].

Accompanied by a loud neigh from the snow-capped mountain pack animal he was leaning against and a surprised laugh from Define, Kent put down the warm fur on the leather bag, cutting off the snowflakes from the outside world.

.........

Looking down at the watch with its hands aligned, Ernst looked at his eldest brother beside him for the third time. The face that had been smiling for a long time was already a little stiff:

"Chairman Enthiodis, is our dear representative of the Duke of Windermere here?"

"Logically speaking, it will be soon."

"Half an hour ago you said it would be soon. An hour ago you were very confident and told me that it would be there soon."

Ernst put away his smile, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and couldn't help but ask,

"I told my people to pick him up at that time. You insist on doing this. Look, now that the person is gone, how are we going to explain it?"

Enxiodis' usually steady poker face now looked a little more awkward.Because Ernst told the truth.

Receiving foreign guests should have been a matter for the Kjerag government. It was he who took the decision from Enns on the grounds that "the train was built and completed by Kalan Trading Investment, and the host of the opening ceremony should also be Kalan Trading." Special snatched this right from his hands.

Ernst was not without rebuttal, but considering that the Victorian power represented by the Duke of Windermere itself had been unanimously recognized by him and Holhaiya as a supporter of the "Ensiodis faction", he even managed to retain the reception. Rights are most likely to be hot-faced and cold-blooded.Therefore, after a short debate, an agreement was reached with Enxiodis.

Enxiodis's expenses for building Tukarim Railway Station and purchasing trains were used to offset the taxes he owed to the Kjerag government for foreign trade under the name of "Kalan Trade", and he promised to pay the Kjerag government every year. "Kalan" trademark licensing fee of 500 million Longmen coins.The Kjerag government authorized the Kelan trade agent for the task of receiving the Windermere delegation.

This seemed to be an unequal agreement in which Ernst did nothing, just opened his mouth, and let Enciodis get money for nothing.

But in fact, this is indeed an empty-handed agreement.

Well, that's true for Ernst.But this was not the case for Enthiodis and the Kalan trade.

Before the establishment of the Kjerag government, Kalan Trading used the name of Kjerag's "state-owned enterprise" to mine, mine resources, and engage in large-scale foreign trade in the Shivaash family territory, but it did not receive any authorization. Not a penny of tax was paid to the then Sheragmanzhuyuan government.

It can be said that the Kalan trade has been able to develop so rapidly in just a few years largely because they are engaged in serious, unregulated business, which is the kind of brutal expansion favored by capital development.

Manzhuyuan is a fool. They built an archway in front of a bitch. Religious funds accounted for 60.00% of Kjerag's total finance, but they still said nonsense like "I don't love money, money has no meaning to me." I hope Enxiodis himself put the money where his mouth was and made concessions.

Who is Enxiodis? Among all Kjerag, he is the only one who can compete with Ernst in terms of shamelessness.Can he give money to Manzhuyuan?The small amount of funds subscribed to the meeting of the three tribes every year is already considered good.But compared to the money earned from the Kalan trade, this amount of money is simply a drop in the bucket!

Now that Ernst has come to power, Enxiodis has also realized that his younger brother has long been thinking about the commercial tax from Kalan trade, but both brothers are ruthless people and know that in this era, if they want to do something, Money is indispensable.Therefore, Enxiodis and Ernst have never reached an agreement on the issue of tax repayment.

Today, taking this opportunity to use the investment in the train station to stop Ernst's mouth of tax money and 1 small stoves, Ensiodis feels very satisfied.