So he did not deceive the other party. If the patriot led his troops into the Fort of the Holy Eagle, he would be like the Interior Guards and would never be able to escape the whirlpool of politics.
He pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the Patriot.
That's a check.
Even the patriots were surprised when they saw the amount on the check. It was a total amount of funding that was enough to sustain an entire army in a non-combat state for half a year - if calculated based on the number of shield guards he currently had and the poor business in the northern wilderness, it would be enough to last for almost twenty years.
The signature on the check also made him think - Islam Witt.
This name was once Vladimir's finance minister.
"The military is no longer trustworthy, Bozhukasti, but fortunately, many people from Vladimir's time still remember your majesty's vision and are willing to continue working for it - but I don't know how long they can hold on."
The man said softly.
"Today, Witte is already the speaker of the Imperial Parliament. He is one of the few people who still stands beside the current Emperor. He also believes that some actions of the military and the nobility are a bit too much - even infringing on the power of His Majesty."
"I see—what should I do?"
The Patriot took the check and looked at Qiao Yelan.
"Return to the northern wilderness, raise the banner of rebellion there, fight against those greedy tax collectors, rescue civilians and the infected, raise your banner, attract the attention of the nobles and the military, and buy time for His Majesty."
"The mining sites under the name of Babel Tower will continue to provide you with assistance as always. We will provide you with the greatest possible supply of materials and assistance to the wounded. If you need anything, please let me know. I will find a way to help you solve it."
The Patriot nodded. The rules were the same as before when he hunted demons, except that this time there were also some scumbags he disliked.
"I think you should have noticed that part of the way to deal with the infected is to use them as expendable slaves and send them to dangerous mining sites. So you can try to attack a mine every once in a while and rescue the infected there."
"Does it include the mines in Grand Duke Kosice's territory?"
"Of course - otherwise it will easily arouse other people's suspicion and make them think that the Grand Duke of Koschei is behind you. Then it will turn into a political conspiracy again, and those people will turn their attention back to the Castle of the Holy Eagle."
Qiao Yelan warned.
"Except for the Babel mines that are marked as being able to provide you with assistance, all other mines are within attack range."
"Ok."
The captain hesitated for a moment, but finally asked.
"Your Excellency, perhaps some of my subordinates are unwilling to do this with me, and I don't want to use the name of His Majesty the Emperor to pressure them - can you allow me to let them freely choose their future?"
"You are the military commander. This is your own business. For a team, the purer it is, the better. The presence of traitors is the most unacceptable."
Qiao Yelan didn't care what the other party did, as long as he didn't go to the Holy Eagle Castle to punish the traitors, he didn't mind.
After talking about this, the atmosphere obviously eased, and Patriot was no longer nervous. He put the documents back into the paper bag and handed it back to Ace.
"I heard you got married and have a son - does he still have the Wendigo's [Thirst]?"
Qiao Yelan looked quite interested.
"No, he is a very healthy young man—and he is now serving as my adjutant."
"It seems that the problem has been solved completely - you should be the last pure-blooded Wendigo. If your children are also free from the Wendigo curse, then I think there will be no new Wendigos born."
"I'm afraid... new Wendigos will still be born on this land."
The Patriot sighed.
"If there is no hope, who would be willing to devour the flesh of their compatriots? But in this land, hope is always too little."
"There will be more and more."
"Yes, I believe you can save this land - just like you saved us Wendigos."
The officer stood up and saluted Qiao Yelan solemnly.
"Those Wendigos who died on the ice field are also thanking you for granting them a dignified death. We are all grateful that we don't have to tear apart the corpses of our own kind, and we are also grateful that our offspring have been freed from this curse. No one will forget what you have done for us."
Looking at the patriot's receding back, Qiao Yelan felt neither a sense of accomplishment nor relief.
He simply gave the order to return to the Holy Eagle Castle indifferently.
This time the goal has been achieved. The Patriots will not enter the political contest as an unexpected factor, but will act as a "thorn" to help attract firepower.
He calmly ran to where the next plan began.
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"Dear, when you get there, take good care of little Laisha. If possible, give me a call, but there's no need to send a letter..."
Qiao Yelan quietly watched Yegor say goodbye to his wife and daughter until they got in the car and drove towards the distant south.
"Thank you. I know this may seem a bit cowardly, but I really don't want my family to be implicated because of my mistakes."
"This is not cowardice, Mr. Yegor, on the contrary, it is a sign of your courage"
The man took a deep breath and readjusted his facial expression.
"--I am ready."
"Then we should set off."
The car carrying them drove all the way to the Smirnov family residence.
"Qiao Yelan and the Minister of Labor of the Empire, Yegor Terekin, are here to visit your Honorable Judge."
Soon, the two met Oleg and Yevgeny who had been waiting for a long time.
"You two, let me introduce you. This is Minister Yegor Terekin, the Imperial Ministry of Labor - Yegor, and this is Judge Oleg and his father, Judge Yevgeny."
They shook hands.
“I am glad to work with all of you righteous people - but our actions will definitely be held accountable, and before that, I hope everyone can be mentally prepared.”
Qiao Yelan was very serious and lowered the tone of the meeting.
The three of them didn't react, but their faces were full of determination.
"Let's get straight to the point - Minister Yegor has the means to get the message across to the people, but his prestige alone is not enough to convince them to believe it. The prestige of the Ministry of Justice is enough - this is due to the efforts of the late emperor."
"So we need the two judges to personally step forward and mobilize as many judges as possible to spread the news that the imperial nobles intend to demote free people back to serfs on a large scale."
"I'm sorry - what does that mean?"
Oleg was the first to raise his hand and interrupted Qiao Yelan.
"What this means is that most ordinary people actually reject infected people. If a large-scale expulsion occurs, they are actually the [silent majority] because this is beneficial to them."
Qiao Yelan’s words were very blunt, so blunt that it made people uncomfortable.
"So we must make them aware of the consequences of the mass expulsion of a class of freemen - that the Serf Amendment Act will become a waste of paper, and the freemen will return to the days of fear."
"This is not a lie. On the contrary, it is the true thoughts of those nobles after all the embellishments have been exposed."
Yegor said seriously that he and Qiao Yelan had discussed this matter before.
If we only talk about the infected, then the ones who resist will only be the infected and a small number of righteous people - but Anatoly's plan includes preset measures for encountering large-scale resistance.
After all, those infected are a minority and are indeed excluded by the mainstream population.
"Is it the [Imperial Nobles], not the [Military]?"
Yevgeny noticed something else.
"Anatole is just a knife. Although this knife is extremely sharp, there is no doubt that the person behind him is the big guy. But we all know that almost the entire upper echelons of the empire have promoted this matter to a greater or lesser extent, or at least have a tacit attitude."
"So unfortunately, what we are planning is actually against the entire empire, which is similar to the Sixth Army back then."
Qiao Yelan's two sentences made the three people's faces turn pale.
"So we can only set a target - so that once they see how fierce the people's opposition is, others will choose stability first instead of continuing the plan, and they will turn around and stand on the side of the people and throw stones at the target that has been set up."
The old man sighed. After all, he was an old judge who had experienced the pre-Vladimir period. He was very clear about some of the political twists and turns. On the contrary, judges like Oleg, who were under Vladimir's wing, always knew very little about politics.
"And compared to the military and... that side, the nobles are always the most suitable to be used as enemies of the people."
After explaining to his son, Yevgeny became even more curious about Qiao Yelan's identity - young people of this age who know this kind of game are not simple.
Yegor was fine, but Oleg was the one who was really feeling suffocated at this time.
"It's really-it's terrible to feel like I have no one to be loyal to!"
"Don't say such things when you're outside."
The Minister of Labor kindly reminded that in this regard, he and Oleg sympathized with each other.
“If there is no objection, then we will use this as the tone of our propaganda - how much power the Ministry of Justice can mobilize.”
"Basically, we can mobilize most of the judges, as well as the law students of Saint Eagle Castle University and Imperial University."
It was Yevgeny who answered again.
"It has only been a few years since the last emperor left. The Ministry of Justice has not been rotten in such a short time. The military training and mental assessment of the Law Department have not been abandoned as usual."
Important notice about this book
The first weekend of this book's release has passed. I have updated 4 chapters, 16k words, and the average number of subscriptions per chapter is 700.
The ratio of collections to subscriptions is 20-1
This bookshelf with thousands of books looks like a corpse-whipping scene to me.
It’s funny – on Friday and Saturday, I got more recommendations than subscriptions every day.
Even if you get the treasure chest, you can already declare this book dead because readers have already made their choice.
Out of 20 people who have read my book, only one is willing to subscribe to it.
Facts have proved that most readers are just hypocritical and believe that only those who write about peaches and wives can really make money.
There is no need to use the term "raising books".
I understand people's natural distrust of authors.
But if a pen name already has two completed books with more than one million words, but the third book still cannot gain any trust from readers, then what is the point of maintaining the completion rate of this pen name?
If readers have the same attitude towards the old and new accounts, why don't I just cut the books and open a new account to write a new book without any burden?
This result was a big blow to me. To be honest, the only reason I was able to finish these three days of updates was because I wrote detailed outlines for the Ursus chapter and the early Leitania chapter.
My friend has been asking me to go over to his place and play. I was hesitant before, but now I think it’s time to relax, so I ordered a flight for tomorrow.
So I have to make an announcement that is very difficult and painful for me, but I have to make it.
——This book will continue to be updated until it is completed.
It’s so painful (screaming).
If I didn't have jade syndrome, I would really become jade.
Of course, the blow was real, the plane tickets were real, and the relaxation was real. This result was indeed a heavy blow.
In the next half month or so, updates may be unstable or stable, but they will definitely exist. Of course, they will be completely stable again after half a month.
Ask me where I'm going?
I am preparing to go to Vienna to take the entrance exam for the Academy of Fine Arts.
Chapter 60: The plan is set
"It will take us about ten to fifteen days to pass the message to the students to protest and inspire large-scale demonstrations - but the launch of this plan has reached the final stage and may be implemented at any time."
Yegor pointed out the key issue.
"Our efforts are to stop the plan, but we can't do it without time to prepare. But if the plan has already been launched during this period, then our efforts will be in vain - this is a vicious circle."
"I have thought about this matter - so I will be the one fighting for you during this period."
Qiao Yelan made the guarantee directly.
"What can you do?"
Oleg was stunned for a moment.
Now both the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Justice have to devote all their efforts to preparing a public opinion offensive, and to be honest, they really can't think of any way to attract attention.
"I spoke to Grand Duke Kosice on the phone, and she agreed that this move was tantamount to self-destruction, so she promised to provide the greatest possible assistance."
Qiao Yelan took out the briefcase and took out the documents inside.
Draft Plan for the Disarmament of the Imperial Army Group
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