The road to national restoration that began at the end of the century - #161 - Chapter 162: Don’t test me, okay?
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Zelen: “The best helper? Well, indeed, as long as we can ensure the safety of the city behind the second-line position, it is definitely a good idea to let those soldiers who can no longer fight or the people who have finally escaped the pursuit of the Akitsu Empire carry out construction. idea.
Paula: “Then I…”
Zelen: “Paula, do you have to be like a shark that smells blood and put your mind to these newly recovered cities so quickly?”
Paula: “I also have to make money to support the employees below, otherwise who else will work for me?”
Zelen: “Haha? I think you think you don’t have enough money in your pocket?”
For his queen to say such words, Zelen couldn’t help but shake his head.
Although Paula, as the boss of Ruger Company, was more obligated than anyone else to ensure the survival of Ruger Company and even its prosperous business status, this was not the reason why he allowed Paula to seize the social resources of the Cruelder Empire.
Paula: “Stingy.”
Zelen: “Do you really think I don’t know what you want to do? Indeed, you are my queen. Your Ruger Company has always been the old arms dealer of the Krorod Empire, and even more so now the Krorod Empire. Providing enough weapons and equipment and investing in the construction of heavy factories in various places will make a great contribution. However, if you don’t continue to interfere, you have to give others a bite, right?”
Paula: “Humph!”
no way.
Who made her the queen?
The status of a queen is no joke.
Even for now, Paula is only considered to be a little richer than herself at best.
You must know that when the Krurod Empire was still very prosperous, it was no longer a special feature for the queen to wear gold and silver, and it was basically the norm to spend lavishly.
But now, the Crurod Empire has not regained its lost territory, so how can it qualify for luxury?
What’s more, the Krolod Empire is not a country rich in gold, silver and jewelry, and all kinds of precious resources are in short supply. If it hadn’t been for the first pot of gold earned through the arms trade, it is estimated that the Krorod Empire would always have an insurmountable transparent wall from prosperity.
Zelen: “Don’t be angry. Come, eat.”
Paula: “Well…”
Miao Jie: “I said Zelen, I cooked today’s meal.”
Zelen: “Ah…”
Upon hearing this, Zelen suddenly couldn’t react.
Especially if he has already eaten some food.
For no other reason, Miao Jie, this is an object that can be described as “dangerous” in every aspect.
But Zelen shook his head. Since he had eaten, he would continue to eat.
Avoid waste.
Yasmin: “Aren’t you afraid that we will drug you?”
Zelen: “Is it possible that I throw these meals into the trash can? Or send them to the fertilizer factory?”
Yes.
Regarding this matter, Zelen was not worried that Miao Jie would really put something weird for him to try.
After all, the ten wives in front of him are the ones monitoring him, and they hope nothing will happen to him more than anyone else.
And in their eyes, their bloodline is of considerable value to them. Of course, although they pretend to be able to give birth to offspring at any time, the food problem…
Optimistic estimates suggest that we will have to survive at least this year, and we can only hope to completely capture Pisayan Island this year.
Therefore, Zelen has nothing to say.
Eat.
At least he can’t eat anything weird now.
Miao Jie: “Are you really not worried at all?”
Zelen: “Eat.”
Regarding Miao Jie’s malicious eyes, Zelen didn’t care so much. After talking to the officials of the Ministry of National Defense and the Prime Minister during the day about a lot of things, he felt that he really shouldn’t think too much about miscellaneous things at night. .
Eat well and rest well so that you can have the energy to deal with tomorrow’s events. Moreover, now he understands why the previous emperors rarely had more than six wives, and most of them only had three wives.
Having too many wives is also very troublesome.
He himself didn’t know if he could bear the ten beautiful wives in front of him.
Yasmin: “Not even a word about delicious food.”
Zelen: “I won’t say thank you to some food that seems to be drugged.”
Of course, speaking of drugging, Zelen actually thought about asking General Cash to drug the Akitsu Empire’s granary. But there is no way. I feel sorry for everyone if I don’t grab a handful of food when I see it, especially now that the soldiers dare not say that they have enough to eat.
But what makes Zelen even more depressed is that instead of robbing or drugging, the soldiers below do more to burn.
That’s right.
burn.
Burning food.
Thanks to the “polished rice poisoning” in the Akitsu Empire, the pig-headed man will die if he doesn’t eat polished rice, which makes the food… actually the preciousness of polished rice increase. So when the fire goes down, all the polished rice in a granary turns into coke. Those pig-headed people who have to eat polished rice do not eat whole grains and have to wait until the polished rice is delivered before they can eat properly.
As a result, there was such a delay, and it was common for the pig-headed people to go hungry.
As for whether the pig-headed man has a normal mind and can eat coarse food…
This is something only the untouchables of the Akitsu Empire would do. How could a noble samurai do something that only the untouchables would do?
Even if you put it more deeply, even if you are born into a truly untouchable class, as long as you pick up a gun, you will be a standard samurai.
When you become a warrior, you are naturally no longer an untouchable. Everything about being an untouchable has nothing to do with you.
Put it this way.
Zelen himself felt that the pig-headed man’s story was nonsense, and he had no idea what it meant.
I would rather maintain the noble tradition of eating polished rice than lower my head to eat coarse grains to prevent myself from starving to death.
What kind of magical nonsense is this?
Zelen himself doesn’t mind drinking porridge and eating bran cakes (a kind of scones made with a small amount of flour or rice flour). Are these pig-headed men…
never mind.
Instead of scolding them, it would be better to kill them with a shot or a cannon.
However, while eating, Zelen soon felt that his body was getting a little warm.
Paula: “How does it feel?”
Zelen: “There’s chili pepper in it. It’s… not bad, ahem… um… haha.”
Paula: “The profiteers of the Dark Elf clan said before that the chili peppers we produced were not spicy enough, so you should try it too.”
Zelen: “Don’t let go…ahem…”
Although it was uncomfortable, Zelen was still a little lucky in his heart. At least Miao Jie didn’t put anything weird for him to taste.
Even if…cough cough cough…
It was so hot that he couldn’t help but shed tears.
Also, he couldn’t understand why the Dark Essence clan was willing to pay a high price to purchase these peppers in bulk. But no matter what, peppers are considered cheap bulk commodities in the Crurod Empire and are basically worthless.
So much so that now the palace and even the people outside will plant some from time to time.
If nothing else, not only the fruit, but also the leaves of this pepper are also a common ingredient in Crurod. Especially the fish soup with chili leaves makes it taste delicious, creamy and has a unique flavor.
Yasmin: “Sigh… I will really give you some energy potion next time…”
Zelen: “Just…um…ahem…haha…listen, don’t think I don’t have feelings, but I have to be responsible to the people, and I don’t want the people to have a dissolute emperor. And you all You know, I don’t mind fighting the enemy on the front line. If you give me one year, we really won’t have enough food.”
Yasmin: “We know. That’s why we don’t mind letting you watch us dangling in our underwear, and as long as you want you to sleep with us tonight. We can open our legs and let you sleep There’s no problem with enjoying it, but…”
Paula: “Actually, I’m also thinking about it myself. Can I help agriculture? After all, everyone’s food restriction is always a bit bad.”
Zelen: “No, Marietta.”
Marietta: “Yes?”
Zelen: “Regarding this, I know that your family must have a lot of ideas. And I also believe that your family also has the ability, so do it well. Anyway, I will see the results here.”
Marietta: “Got it.”
Zelen: “Then, I’ll say it again, don’t test me, okay?”