Book of Gods and Demons

　　　　 "It's us, making the empire great again!"

　　 Bell looked at Justice Weilun seriously.

　　 Justice Weilun was silent for a while, and he once again remembered the huge debt he and his companions now face.

Thinking about the Bergman family behind Bell and the circle to which the Bergman family belongs, Justice Weilun nodded a bit against his will: "Yes, you guys made the empire great again... After all, there is no money, what Can't do it!"

　　 Bell smiled.

　　 "Yes, nothing can be done without money."

　　 "Seventy years ago, how embarrassed was the empire at that time? We were not born at that time, but we knew from the elders the bleak conditions of the empire at that time."

　　 "The army has no money to purchase ordnance. The government has no money to pay salaries. Local governments have no money to maintain municipalities."

　　 "Even... the roof of Hydra Palace was smashed by a meteorite, and there was no money for repairs. On rainy days, your majesty and ministers must discuss the government in the leaky hall."

　　 "The weak empire is in chaos."

"In the northwest, the Gray Wolf Principality supported by the Highland Kingdom has repeatedly invaded the territory; in the northeast, the army of the Lucia Empire continues to erode the imperial territory through the Lulai Plain; in the southwest, the imperial army was beaten by bandits; in the southeast, the lord They are ready to move, trying to be independent."

　　 "There is no money to pay for the army, no money to purchase ordnance, the imperial army is in disarray, morale is almost collapsed, and the entire empire is facing torn apart."

"The government has no money to pay salaries, officials at all levels slack off their duties, leave their posts, and the imperial administrative system almost collapses. The Queen’s will... At that time, it was claimed that the will not go out of Hydra Palace... Because no one followed the will to do things, there was no People are willing to take things seriously."

"And the place... the **** collapsed and floods everywhere; the municipal government was ruined and it was a mess... I heard that in Hyderabad at that time, the sewers were filled with dirt, and the streets were full of feces and urine...Oh, Oh, it's just a dirty garbage dump."

"Because there is no money, the entire empire is about to collapse, and it is about to die out... Even at that time, in the northern ice ocean, the only naval fleet that resisted the invasion of the snow plains barbarians, because of lack of money, a few old-fashioned After the empire’s capital ship was burned by the barbarians, the empire couldn’t spend any money to replenish the ship.”

"The huge empire actually allows a group of barbarians who are still in the tribal civilization to harass... They invaded the inland from the northern ice ocean. In just a few years, hundreds of cities and towns were invaded, looted, and taken into slavery. There are millions of people in the empire."

　　 Bell filled himself with another glass of strong wine, and then swallowed it in one gulp.

　　 He simply put the wine glass aside, grabbed the huge 1.5-liter wine bottle, and drank two mouthfuls.

　　 "We changed everything."

　　 "Because of the Junkeren order, our ancestors saw the hope of changing their destiny, so they generously donated their money, and even broke their homes to serve the country."

"Seventy years ago, when the empire was the weakest, the innermost turbulent, and the country was the most difficult, the Bergman family donated 175 million gold marks to the empire for the first time... Seventy-five million golden marks, Your Excellency Weilun, 175 million golden marks seventy years ago..."

　　 "For this money, the Bergman family emptied almost all of the cash flow and mortgaged 90% of the family property to the Royal Bank of the Ice Sea Kingdom."

　　 Justice Weilun nodded slowly: "I have studied this history...because of your donations, the Bergman family has gained the name of "Rong", gained the status of nobility, and the title is "Duke"!"

Justice Willen raised his glass and took a sip of a savory wine: "The patriarch of the Bergman family at the time went directly to the Imperial Court of Nobility and had the powers of executive elder, and he also became the Speaker of the Ruhr City Council. , And has been granted the imperial mandate to manage all business, industry, agriculture, mining and other economic-related industries in the Ruhr City Region."

Justice Weilun stared at the red wine in the glass, and he murmured: "In the modern history of the empire, there is a special chapter describing this period of history...'The Rise of Junker,' I remember the name of this chapter. ."

　　 "Yes, the rise of Juncker." Bell sighed: "We saved the empire. Do you admit this view?"

Justice Weilun nodded vigorously... He did not completely agree with this opinion. It was not only the Golden Mark that saved the empire, but also the sword, the artillery, and the wise decision of Her Majesty the Queen and the Teutonic nobles. Bloody sacrifice.

　　 It is impossible to make a huge empire great again just by relying on the Golden Mark.

　　Only with spirit, will, and blood, with these more noble and precious things, coupled with the golden mark, can it make a huge country great and nirvana again.

In the mainland of Medland, there are very rich, but there are more countries bullied all day long... For example, the neighbor of the Durham Empire, the United Kingdom of Nice where the pores are sprayed with golden light... They are worthy of being called. The richest country in Medland, but regardless of the Deren Empire, the Ice Sea Kingdom, the Saint Xia Kingdom... whoever wants to bully them can step on it.

　　Even, even the Lucia Empire can knead a few of them from time to time. Can you see if there is any way for the United Kingdom of Nice?

　　 Therefore, the Golden Mark cannot represent everything.

　　Of course, Justice Weilun will not refute any of Bell's opinions at this moment.

"Everything we have now is the reward we deserve." Bell said deeply: "The title, power, and those positions in the government and in the army...including our growing wealth, our Our factories, our mines, our forests, our fields, our manors and villages are increasing every year."

　　 "We, bring the empire back to life... We keep the empire running."

　　 "We have made so many contributions to the empire, so we should enjoy certain privileges."

Bell looked at Justice Welen deeply: "Now, in Ruhr City, something extremely ugly is happening... The empire has slowed down, the empire has become stronger, and the empire has become great again, so... Kill the donkey, shameless, ugly..."

　　 "Several noble, honorable, and decent family owners are being sued by the court."

　　 "Oh, tax evasion, smuggling, human trafficking, communicating with enemy countries... these crimes..."

　　 Bell looked at Justice Weilun very deeply: "These charges...shameless, boring, they are simply...make our hearts bleed!"

"Yes, I admit that each of us is a bit of tax evasion and tax evasion. We do sell some of the more sensitive goods to some large foreign customers... Of course, we inevitably purchase some beautiful girls to satisfy ourselves and The normal physiological needs of our customers...we...When some of our customers inquired about some news, we gave them some of the news we knew, at a small and insignificant friendly price."

"We even said that when our operations in a certain area are threatened, we will adopt some small measures to protect the interests of our family... In this process, there will inevitably be some violent means, and several people will inevitably be killed or injured... even Say, those emerging families that want to encroach on our family’s interests may say...I mean they may say that if they are not careful, the whole family has encountered some unfortunate accidents!"

　　 "Isn't this a normal business method? It's all to protect our family's interests."

"To be more frank, indeed, the Ruhr City, including the Ruhr City Region, and even the nearby provinces... The officials, large and small, in government departments, are all our people... This is because of ours. The people of the tribe perform well, don't they?"

"To put it more bluntly, indeed, Ruhr City, including the Ruhr City area, and even several nearby provinces... Garrison, police station, court, security team, and even the Ministry of Supervision, all have our People... But, isn't this normal? We have so many outstanding people, we always have to arrange a good position for them."

"More... Well, Ruhr City, and the militias in the Ruhr City Region... Seventy years ago, when the empire was in a stormy situation, when foreign enemies and internal bandits were raging inside the empire, it was Ruhr City. The militia forces, they grabbed weapons directly from the factory production line and put them into battle, ultimately defending the interests of the country and the honor of the royal family."

　　 "Ruhr, the militia of the Ruhr region, this is a tradition, a very good and useful tradition, isn't it?"

"Of course, I admit that in the past two decades, the establishment of the militia has been a bit large... accidentally, the number of militias participating in daily training has exceeded one million... But our Ruhr City and the Ruhr City Region, Hundreds of families, large and small, all have factories, mines... just one million militiamen~www.ltnovel.com~Tsk, if you spread it out, how many can each family have?"

　　 Justice Weilun began to rub his temples vigorously.

　　 These **** super Junkers, are you still not enough?

　　 Tax evasion, smuggling and betrayal of the country, and even under the eyelids of the imperial capital, you have formed a million-scale army...

　　 You control the local power, you are involved in the police, judicial, and supervision systems, and you have put your hands in the army... The Ruhr City area is already a country within a country.

　　Executive power, judicial power, and most importantly, the power of the gun...you guys with big ears and fat belly, what do you want to do?

　　 With her majesty's temperament, she can tolerate this kind of thing for more than ten or twenty years, it is simply a miracle!

　　 In those years when the Queen was the most lawless and most reckless, you were ransacked and annihilated, and a head was cut off.

　　According to the news obtained by Justice Wiron from the Ruhr City, up to now, the empire officials are only following the normal procedures, according to the collected evidence of all aspects of the crime, the major families in the Ruhr City are officially tried!

　　 Her Majesty the Queen acted in accordance with the law without using the supreme privileges of the royal family!

　　You are not satisfied yet, are you still not grateful to Dade?

　　 "What do you mean?" Justice Weilun asked Bell very carefully.

"We are loyal to the empire... We are willing to accept the current situation... We are willing to swallow all the bitter fruits." Bell coughed slightly: "But we must also show our attitude... We need friends to help. We accomplish some things."