Chapter 618: Demon and Prince
Hearing Prince Zion's question, Locke smiled slightly and did not answer directly, but instead asked: "Since you have come to me, you must already know something about me - the most important thing is what I have done in the north. Got it, right?"
"That's right." Prince Zion didn't understand what he meant, so he answered cautiously without saying a single word.
Locke smiled again and said, "So, what do you think of the policies I've made?"
For this question, Prince Zion was naturally prepared, and immediately answered politely: "Every lord has the right to decide the policies in his territory, and he will not ask about the king."
Locke shook his head: "I don't care if you ask, but what I'm asking is, what do you think of them? What do you think of them?"
His attitude was a little rude, but Prince Zion and his staff were not angry at all, but took it for granted—what is the Demon Lord? The Demon King is a powerful man far above the mortals. Such a strong person, if he talks to you politely, that means he has a good temper; he looks at you with his nostrils and sprays you with spit stars, which is a normal state.
They are accustomed to being superior to others. Once they determine that the other party is a higher-level character than themselves, it is not at all troublesome to change their roles and consider themselves subordinate to others.
For such a question, Prince Zion also made preparations, pondered for a while, and revisited it in his mind before slowly saying: "Personally, any policy that can make Terrera strong , I like both. Your policies have really made the North prosperous and powerful, so they are good policies. But the key to these policies is your overwhelming force. We don't have you. Force cannot be imitated."
Locke raised his eyebrows slightly and was a little surprised by this answer. After a few seconds, he asked, "Could it be that... you guys have considered implementing my 'rural cooperative' policy throughout Terrera?"
Have you considered it?
of course not!
But Prince Zion would not answer honestly, nor would he lie to avoid being noticed by the other party, but instead resorted to roundabout means: "As the future king, I will refer to whatever I can get when considering national policies. Policy decrees, take nourishment from it, find parts that can be used in Trella.”
Locke didn't have as much scheming as him, and immediately smiled, his opinion of the black prince was greatly improved: "Very good! I didn't expect it! You are a very talented person!"
The joy on his face was so obvious that Anthony immediately screamed and hurriedly said in the chat channel: "Locke, calm down! This guy is fooling you, don't be fooled!"
Of course, Locke also opened the chat channel, and immediately noticed Anthony's words, then recovered and put away the smile on his face.
But his smile just now has been clearly seen by Prince Zion and his staff. The two of them looked at each other with a bit of pride in their eyes.
When they discussed before, they had guessed whether the "Northern Demon King" would be an idealist, and now it seems that it is. Although this Demon King is not like an ordinary idealist, he will get carried away after being touted a little and fooling around a few times. But as long as you can determine the other party's preferences and inclinations, the next negotiation will be much more convenient.
Compared with a moody devil, a devil who chases ideals is obviously much easier to talk about!
Prince Zion did not smile foolishly, but continued to pretend to smile politely and said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask, if Terrera gives you enough policy support, will you further advance that 'Rural cooperatives' policy in-depth development?"
Locke nodded: "Of course, I still have a lot of ideas that I want to implement - but it doesn't matter if you give me policy support. I don't need or care about this. At present, I am neither short of money nor short of manpower. , it just takes time.”
"Having appropriate helpers can greatly save time." Prince Zion said, "If you are willing to become a lord, you can use the kingdom's channels to recruit talents from all over the country..."
Locke still shook his head: "I don't need it. The recruited talents may not meet my requirements. I will cultivate the talents I want."
Prince Zion was slightly surprised. Although he knew that this Demon King had been training soldiers during the day and teaching at night, and had a tendency to shoulder civil and military affairs, he seemed to be an all-rounder who would mount as a general and dismount as a prime minister, but he never thought of it. This Demon King is actually a cautious person. In order to ensure that the territory is not infiltrated by others, he would rather not recruit talents and rely on his own cultivation.
If talents depend on cultivation, these cultivated talents will naturally be very loyal to him. In this way, it is definitely good for the territory, but not necessarily for the kingdom.
The kingdom generally does not dictate the policies of the lords in various places, but there are many spies planted in each territory. Most of these spies are lurking in the people, and some are officials at all levels. Compared with the former, the latter ones are the essence of spies. The intelligence they can get is the most precious, and their ability to play a role at a critical moment is also the greatest.
But... if the "Demon King of the North" really relies on the talents he cultivated to establish his political power, then I'm afraid there is no way to place a spy who becomes an official on his territory...
This is definitely not good news, which makes Prince Zion a little worried.
He immediately rushed these somewhat distant concerns to the sky and persuaded with a smile: "Cultivating talents by yourself is of course the easiest way to use them, but that's too slow. People recruited externally may not be used for key tasks. At the post, at least there is an emergency."
Locke shook his head: "I have always used people without suspicion. If I appoint someone to do something, I will completely trust him and have no doubts about him."
Prince Zion was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you have a way to ensure that others will not betray?"
Locke smiled and didn't answer.
For today's meeting, he also did some homework. Although these homework are far less meticulous than that of Prince Zion and his staff, this question is precisely what he has prepared.
Seeing his reaction like this, Prince Zion immediately realized that he had asked a question he should not have asked, and immediately apologized.
Locke didn't mean to blame him, and changed the subject on his own initiative: "I don't understand, why does the Terrera Kingdom want me to be the lord? Don't you worry about attracting the anger of various churches?"
"The rivalry between theocracy and kingship has a long history." Prince Zion smiled bitterly and said, "The relationship between our two sides can't be considered very good, and some radical priests have even been proclaiming that 'the rule of the lord is the root of all evil' ' Something like that... do you think we would care about causing the wrath of the churches if we could win your friendship?"
Locke was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing.
He sighed in the chat channel: "The Black Prince deserves to be a character who can lead Terrera in the future, is as stable as a mountain in the wind and rain, and has lasted for decades! Even I can't help but like him a little bit."
This sentence immediately attracted replies from the transmigrators, and the most replies were "Friend! NoGAY! NoGAY!"
"roll!"