To Four Thousand Years Later

After making some guesses about Leonardo's identity, Lorenzo couldn't help feeling a little cautious.

If Leonardo is really the emperor of Zhibusi, then in terms of seniority, he should be regarded as his ancestor.

So should he be more respectful to Leonardo? It's not too rude to be as big or small as your ancestors.

But if Leonardo is not

Lorenzo suddenly felt a little tangled in his heart.

"Don't be too restrained. Leonardo looked at his expression and suddenly said: "I'm just Leonardo now, and you're just Lorenzo.

Hearing this, Lorenzo was suddenly startled.

A sense of fear of being seen through his thoughts arose spontaneously from the bottom of Lorenzo's heart. But as soon as he thought "this is Leonardo after all", he immediately felt relieved.

Since it was Leonardo, no matter what miraculous things he did, it was understandable. After all, he is different from mortals...so we can't apply the views and thinking of mortals to him. He has such unconditional trust in Leonardo, and his unspeakable admiration is beyond the reach of jealousy. All he can have in front of Leonardo is inferiority.

At this moment, Lorenzo suddenly noticed that the girl named Yastaru looked up at him.

At that moment, Lorenzo fell into an ice cave. A strong sense of fear seized his heart in an instant, the clothes behind him were instantly wet, and his back was numb... It was as if he was being targeted by some monster. The fear disappeared in a flash—Lorenzo almost thought it was I had some hallucinations.

"If I'm not mistaken," said Lorenzo before he could finish. Leonardo uttered his iconic words, and made a habitual prediction about Lorenzo's actions, "You came here to ask my opinion on the Teutonic retreat.

Good guess, Leonardo.

Lorenzo nodded submissively, and praised expectantly: "As expected of you!

"Their retreat was so abrupt. They had not yet started peace talks, but they took the initiative to give up the occupied territory... They didn't even ask for any benefits from the Franks. There was no special situation in their country. On the verge of victory, he suddenly lost his temper and lost his temper. Lorenzo frowned and his face was full of confusion. He knew the news more than a day earlier than the public. And on this day, Lorenzo Zuo made various adjustments to Teutonic, but found nothing abnormal. He couldn't figure out why Teutonic would withdraw his troops.

The Franks have even begun to think about it. In the face of war, the parliamentary Frank Republic was very inefficient and politically resistant to pressure. Members of the upper council were arguing and shirking each other, and the lower council was distracted. Even though they resisted the Teutonic airship offensive, the level of celebration among the people continued to rise rapidly. The situation in the Teutonic country is relatively stable, and the people can live and work normally, but if it continues, it will take at most one or two years. Frank's social, economic, and political order will collapse completely, completely lose the ability to resist, and even be conquered by Teutonic in one fell swoop.

"Now the Teutonic are on the verge of victory...Why do they retreat slightly at this time?"

Lorenzo frowned: "Do they have any other conspiracy or consideration? Or did they secretly reach an agreement that is not good for us?"

"Ah, you can let go of your worries in this regard.

Leonardo laughed, "Because of the Teutonic situation. It's actually far worse than Frank's.

"Because the Teutons have completely run out of money. They have burned the treasury for three years, and they were always losing money when the previous generation of Teutonic kings were in office. This year, there is no money left in the Teuton treasury. It is almost at the end of the mountain. It can even be said that as long as they play for another two months, they will not be able to pay their wages at all.

Leonardo said in a harmonious voice: "The reason why Teutonic is still so calm is because the news has not leaked out at all. Because everything is as usual, and there is not even any sign of crisis at home,...you are Say, Teutonic has completely run out of money?"

"Of course I was looking for someone to ask. Leonardo said confidently. Then he paused and added, "To be precise, I got the Teutonic expenditure and income statements for nearly a hundred years through some channels. …Although the written form does not necessarily contain all the data, a lot of data can be deduced from these data.

...so you figured it out? "

Lorenzo suddenly felt complicated. He was more incredulous about the latter than Leonardo was able to get the Teutonic Minister's report. He personally processed a lot of data. Even after being combed by the ministers under him, he still felt dizzy when he saw the accurate number, and it was difficult to have any clue. And Leonardo he...

"Of course, the key to the problem is not the situation of the Teutons, but what they want to do." Leonardo said, and gently let go of Yastaru. And Yastaru was very obedient and didn't say anything, just looked at him respectfully.

He rubbed Yastaru's hair, got up from the bed, walked to his desk, and picked up the newspaper on the desk. Handed it to Lorenzo: "I think you must have read the newspaper but did you notice this?" Lorenzo pressed the newspaper in Leonardo's hand. I found that he marked a few words with red circles. That is to say, the Teutons plundered the occupied area before retreating slightly.

...that's normal, and they're just resupplying the occupied area.

Lorenzo Pome thought hard for a moment, but still had no idea. He could only cast his eyes on Leonardo for help: "After all, this is an enemy country, and as you said, the Teutonic treasury is very empty...

"It should be noted that they only looted two items. That is, fuel and food. The actual value of these two items is not high, and it can even be said that it is difficult to transport them back.

Leonardo directly interrupted Lorenzo's words:

"Because what the Teutons want is not to plunder a city or two. This will not only give him the name of a tyrant, but also leave an unstable factor for his subsequent rule. And most importantly, he also gains from it. Not much money."

When he said this, he smiled slightly: "But you have to know. The specialty of Teutonic is Teutonic wheat... and they haven't dumped it on us for a long time.

"Because of the restraint of the Teutonic Army, the population of the Frankish occupied area has basically not been reduced. If they run out of food, these Franks who have just been liberated from the war zone will inevitably be in chaos. These people, those upper-level members whose power has been shaken The rule cannot be stable. People can’t come in, but they can’t go out. Besides, it’s not harvested yet, and the whole of Frank can’t produce so much food in a short period of time. “These people want to survive, they can only buy huge Teutonic wheat. Not only do they want to buy it, but the Frankish government also wants to buy it... Otherwise, when the railway is unblocked and they connect to the Eastern District, it is not certain whether the people here will listen to them or the Teutons. "

Speaking of this, Leonardo took a deep look at Lorenzo: "So, this area occupied by the Teutons will become a rotten place that will only continue to cause chaos and dissatisfaction. And if they don't want it, the domestic opinion will be even greater. Do you think this method is very familiar?"

Familiar, of course familiar. Halfway through hearing it, Lorenzo realized: Isn't this the way Sardinia used when it gained independence from Teutonia? !