Chapter 257: 257 concerns
Chapter 257257Concerns
"Five days...The question is whether we can sustain it for five days." Looking at the telegram in his hand, King Wright VII of the Wright Kingdom muttered with an ugly expression.
He has mobilized almost all the troops in the royal city. Two legions are already on their way to reinforce the border, and he will leave the royal city immediately and go to the real front line.
At this time, he was more worried about the weak royal city. Only the last legion was guarding here, and the remaining troops were far away from here.
"Your Majesty, although there is only one legion left, it is the most elite unit and has the best equipment, so there is no need to worry too much." The old prime minister persuaded.
The troops at the border must be rescued, and the defense of the royal city cannot be relaxed easily. This is the foundation of the Wright Kingdom and the true headquarters of Wright VII.
If there is any place where he has some confidence, it is the city of King Leyte. As a king, he has been operating here for so many years, and he still has some strength.
However, he still looked at the old prime minister with great worry: "You know what I'm worried about."
As his foundation, King Leyte City is naturally the most powerful one himself, but in recent years, there is another force that cannot be underestimated here.
This force is the Datang Group. If Cyric was able to compete with the king in the royal city back then, the current Datang Group also has the same strength.
On the surface, Datang Group has countless supporters, and they all have interests bound to Datang Group. Naturally, they will waver at critical moments and side with Datang Group.
Secretly, the entertainment department under the Datang Group, coupled with the power of Silver Fox Company, is also quite fearful - the other party is well-organized and has a large amount of arms.
If these forces make trouble after he leaves the royal city, plus the power accumulated by Datang Group in other places, as long as Tang Mo raises his arms, then Wright VII can almost announce his abdication.
This is a typical example of making wedding clothes for others, so King Wright has been hesitant and has not made up his mind to leave his royal city until now.
The old prime minister knew that His Majesty the King was most worried about the safety of his royal city, so he said: "Your Majesty, things are much simpler than we imagined. Your worries are completely unnecessary. Tang Mo will not take the opportunity to attack the royal city. Although he is greedy for money and lust, he still has a bottom line. If he is really greedy for a country or wants to expand his territory, he will obviously have a better chance."
"Oh?" King Wright VII obviously didn't want to put his own safety on the vague statement that a person has a bottom line in doing things.
The old prime minister then explained: "Whether it was blocking the Yangmu Kingdom or helping Beiling defeat Susas before, he had the ability to cultivate his own power and seize more land at that time."
Indeed, Tang Mo has too many opportunities to expand his territory. If he is willing, he can even directly ask for a piece of land.
No one will refuse his request, especially when Datang Group is willing to pay the price, everyone is willing to do something.
Just listen to the old prime minister continue: "But he didn't. He would rather develop Dragon Island than invade a country. Therefore, the old minister believes that he is not keen on expansion."
"You continue." King Wright VII also felt that the old prime minister's analysis seemed to be correct, so he ordered.
After hearing the king's instructions, the old prime minister immediately continued: "Actually, I think he prefers construction! He prefers to build a new city than occupying some fertile land. Bunas is the best proof . Bunas was just a small town before, and he just developed it into what it is today.”
He didn't say this because he took advantage of Tang Mo. After all, he was still an official with very professional ethics.
In fact, he is very loyal and has always done things for the kingdom, or His Majesty the King. It was the same this time, every word he said was his true thoughts.
He really didn't think that Tang Mo would take the opportunity to do something crazy, because this was a completely thankless and stupid choice.
Based on his understanding of Tang Mo, Tang Mo would not choose this time to expand the internal conflicts in the Wright Kingdom and then let outsiders take advantage.
If Tang Mo really wanted the Leyte Kingdom, he would not let his fleet go south at all, nor would he control the security forces at a relatively low level.
As long as he develops his troops normally and waits for changes like today, he can better swallow the Kingdom of Wright.
On the other hand, in this situation surrounded by foreign enemies, it was obviously not a good idea for Tang Mo to take the initiative to attack the Lalet Kingdom.
Therefore, the old prime minister was not worried at all that Tang Mo would make a sneak attack on the royal city, so he continued to comfort his king: "To be frank, if we also gathered a population of nearly one million in the royal city, not only would the epidemic be Any other problem will cause the royal city to collapse."
"You mean, Bunas, it is better than the royal city now?" The king was a little angry and asked dissatisfiedly. In fact, he himself also knows that there is basically no better place in the world than Bunas.
The development of Bunas is obvious to all. The development speed there has surpassed that of King Leyte City a long time ago.
Even, because of the railway, the size of Wolf City in Beiling has begun to surpass that of the Royal City.
This made him, the king, very anxious, but there was no good way to do it, so he could only sulk on his own.
Even though the old prime minister knew that His Majesty the King was jealous, he still said truthfully: "Even though I don't want to admit it, Your Majesty, Bunas is indeed richer and larger than the Royal City now. Isn't it?"
"What you said...makes sense." The king finally recognized the old prime minister's statement and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the king had been moved by his persuasion, the old prime minister continued to speak and expressed his idea: "Even if he is willing to build a better city, we can exchange the royal city with him!"
The king was stunned for a moment, then looked at the other person, and asked with some confusion: "What do you mean?"
This is one of his most confidant men, so he did not get angry, but hoped that the other party would give him a reasonable explanation. If it had been anyone else, he would have become angry and began to doubt the other person's loyalty.
The person who can speak is the prime minister. He is the prime minister who has been following him, supporting him, and loyal since the days when the Cyric consortium dominated the kingdom! So he knew that what the other party said was definitely not nonsense.
Sure enough, the old prime minister explained: "The Royal City is still too close to Bunas. When Bunas continues to develop and grow, the Royal City will be like the current small towns around Bunas. Bunas will absorb all the nutrients and eventually wither."
This old man who has been planning for the kingdom and hopes that the kingdom can continue to develop expressed his thoughts: "Instead of thinking about it at that time, why not give the royal city to Tang Mo now as a favor! And in return, we can Find a city farther east, move the capital there, and get what we deserve from Bunas."
Hearing this suggestion, His Majesty the King also began to seriously consider this issue. He often takes a look at the development record of Wangcheng. The development speed of Wangcheng has indeed slowed down recently.
According to the data from ten years ago, many factories and workshops have been built around the royal city in recent years. According to common sense, the population should actually increase significantly.
But in fact, because a large number of people immigrated to Bunas and Long Island, the population growth of the Royal City in the past two years has been almost zero...
It would definitely be wrong to say that such data is not affected at all by Bunas and Dragon City of Datang Group.
Obviously, the expansion of Bunas and its demand for population have indeed brought the development of the royal city to a standstill.
At the moment, the suggestion put forward by the prime minister can indeed solve this problem. As long as it is far enough away from Bunas, it is impossible for Bunas to affect the development speed of the royal city.
The king hesitated, and the old prime minister knew that his persuasion had worked, so he continued to suggest: "For example, let Tang Mo promise to build the new royal city into another Bunas, with a large scale and a large population...and...with many High-tech workshops... And we can also distance ourselves from Datang Group in the new land and control our own development direction. "
Hearing what the old prime minister said, His Majesty the King was really moved, and asked with some expectation: "Do you think he will give it to you?"
"I think he will consider it! And as long as he considers it, he will no longer think that taking the initiative to capture the royal city is a good deal." The old prime minister said to King Wright VII with a smile.
This is his real purpose. The purpose is to let Tang Mo know that the royal city actually has a price, so he doesn't need to worry!
And if Tang Mo accepts this price, he will definitely not risk the collapse of the Leyte Kingdom and plot the Leyte King City at this time.
"You...what you said makes sense." King Wright VII became happy indeed and said to the old prime minister: "After I leave, this place will be left to you, Prime Minister."
The prime minister bowed slightly and promised: "I am willing to guard the royal city for your majesty and will not give this place to anyone."
"I believe you!" King Wright VII stretched out his hand to help the prime minister and said, "Find someone to go to Bunas and have a good talk with Mr. Tang... about the price of the royal city! As long as the price he gives is reasonable, there is no need to move the capital. What’s the relationship?”
Anyway, his kingdom will definitely continue to expand eastward. It is better to move the royal city to the center of the kingdom than next to Bunas, right?
“Yes!” the prime minister leaned down again and agreed.
(End of this chapter)