Heroes of Silver Moon

"Isn't it a little too much for us to do this?" Erina asked with a frown as she held on to the railing of the St. George.

This time, their visit to the Blue Kingdom was a friendly visit in name, but in the end, they signed a series of interest transfer treaties. She, the princess of the Silver Moon Kingdom, felt embarrassed.

"No way, in order to build this dreadnought fleet, we have squeezed out all the gold coins in the treasury, and we will have to maintain the dreadnought fleet every year in the future, which is also a lot of money." The crown prince also said with a sigh.

In fact, the annual cost of maintaining this fleet is more expensive than building it.

The Overlord Fleet, the Azure Kingdom and the Holy Empire are not without it, but why are there almost no traces of them?

Isn't it because there is no money for maintenance, so it has been in disrepair for a long time, and it has been unable to sail?

In order to keep this dreadnought fleet at its peak combat power, the Silver Moon Kingdom spends at least a hundred thousand more gold coins for maintenance every year.

Excluding all kinds of expenses, the annual financial surplus of the Silver Moon Kingdom is only a few hundred thousand gold coins.

If it hadn't been for the establishment of a papermaking workshop in recent years and the acquisition of several valuable alchemy techniques from Simon, the finances of the Silver Moon Kingdom would have collapsed long ago.

"Yes, if we can't get this money from other places, then we can only increase the taxes of the people. Do you know the average income of the people of Silvermoon Kingdom and how much tax they have to pay every year?" Simon With a sullen face, he walked to Erina and said.

"This..." Erina frowned, she really didn't pay attention to this.

"The average annual income of the people is about three gold coins, and the tax they need to pay is about five silver coins. If they want to support this dreadnought fleet, they have to pay at least two more silver coins every year." Crown Prince Jona said on behalf of his daughter. answered the question.

"It seems...not a lot, right?" Irina was a little puzzled.

The income of three gold coins a year is thirty silver coins. Even if taxes are added, it is only seven silver coins. They still have twenty-two silver coins!

The crown prince smiled helplessly, and said: "One silver coin can be exchanged for one hundred coppers, and one copper can only buy one piece of black bread with the lowest quality. Twenty-two silver coins represent 2,200 yuan. Black bread. In addition, the average annual income of the people I mentioned refers to a family, not just an individual.”

Irina was terrified, a family? Generally speaking, there must be at least three or five people!

Even if it is based on the minimum of three people, three meals a day and only eat the lowest quality black bread, it will cost at least 3,200 yuan.

But for 22 silver coins, you can only buy 2,200 yuan, but there is a shortfall of nearly 1,000 yuan.

不，还不是如此，就算不缴纳税赋，按照三十个银币的收入来算，那也只够买三千块黑面包......

No matter how you calculate it, there will always be a gap, and the difference is not the slightest.

After so many years, how did those people survive!

Seeing Irina's shock, Simon sighed again, three meals a day, this is not the treatment that ordinary people can enjoy, it is already lucky to be able to guarantee a stable two meals a day!

"Someone has to come to take this money. If we don't want our people to starve to death, then we can only let other people pay for this military expenditure!" The crown prince was also a little lonely.

他们的做法，肯定是极其不道德的，但他们至少没有明抢，而是选择了合作和通商。

这样，大家都能赚得到钱，只是银月王国会多剥削，其它国家的劳动成果。

只是或许，这些经过银月王国剥削的金币，也流落不到其它国家的民众手中，而是会被贵族和大商人侵吞。

这种情况肯定是存在的，银月王国也管不了，既没有那个实力，也没有那个心情去管。

别说是其它国家，就连银月王国内部，受益最多的也是这些人。

Although it is said that this opportunity was created by the Silver Moon Royal Family, since it has been brought to the fore, the nobles and big businessmen of the Silver Moon Kingdom will immediately jump out to harvest it.

如果银月王室进行阻挠，那双方立刻就会变成仇人！

所以，只能进行默许，至少这样的话，作为主导者的银月王室，还能保住最大的一块利益蛋糕。

Politics always requires compromise!

想通一切后，艾瑞娜显得有些失魂落魄......这个世界，永远都比她想象的更加残酷。

这个世界上饿狼横行，银月王国想要保护自己，就得变成更加凶狠的饿狼！

Even morally, this may not be right!

可在这个世界，真的存在公平公正的道义吗？

“好了，不说这些了，西蒙，你怎么看起来也有心事？”约纳王储吐出心中的郁气，有些疑惑的看向西蒙。

Isn't this kid very cheerful on weekdays? What's going on today, so preoccupied?

西蒙先是沉默不语，随后把收到的那张纸条，递到了约纳王储手中。

约纳王储打开细看，瞳孔也是瞬间微缩，楞了半天才询问道：“可靠吗？”

西蒙摇头，说道：“不可靠，送信人是那个米路斯王储的侍从，我还没想通这是什么意思？”

Crown Prince Yona frowned and pondered carefully. Irina was a little curious, but she didn't dare to disturb her. She just looked at Simon leisurely.

Simon ignored Her Royal Highness' gaze, and was also waiting for Prince Jona's thoughts.

"We have to be careful. We should inform our people to be vigilant and be able to enter the fighting state at any time!" Crown Prince Yona said solemnly.

Simon nodded and waved his hand, and an attendant beside him immediately went to inform Viscount Doyle.

Crown Prince Yona thought about it again, and sighed: "The Beblue Royal Family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Whether it is the current King Beblue or this Crown Prince Milos, I am a bit confused!"

"This... I don't think they're fine!" Irina interjected a little puzzled.

When she was in the Blue Kingdom, she also met these two people, and she felt that the king was just a sack whose body was hollowed out by wine.

The treaty proposed by the Silver Moon Kingdom can be said to be full of malice, but this one agreed without blinking an eye, and looked indifferent.

As for the Crown Prince Milos, apart from being handsome and having a gentle personality, there seems to be nothing worthy of attention, right?

Crown Prince Yona shook his head~www.readwn.com~ and sighed: "You don't understand, King Beblue is over seventy years old this year, but Crown Prince Milos is only twenty-two years old!"

"Ah? Old age?" Ai Ruina was completely stunned, what the **** is going on! Are the two things my father said really related?

"Erina, Milos is not the only son of King Beblue. On the contrary, the king had several sons. Milos is the youngest and the best."

Crown Prince Jona's eyes were a bit dignified: "According to reason, the position of crown prince should never belong to Milos, but those brothers of Milos died for no apparent reason!"

"Ah! You mean!" A gust of cold air rushed up Irina's neck, causing her to gasp.

This idea is really scary, how could such a gentle Milos kill brothers?

"It doesn't have to be Milos!" Simon narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully: "Maybe it's the King Bilan!"

"What!" Irena suddenly felt three thoughts, all of which were shocked.

There is no threat, it's fine, why did the king kill his own son, even if the royal family is ruthless, it is under threat, right?

Simon smiled and said nothing more.

Excellent heirs are not so easy to cultivate. Trash, puppets, and mediocre people, if he is the king, he will never pass the throne to these people!

Don't forget, the situation of the Blue Kingdom doesn't seem very optimistic!

"His Royal Highness, Lord Simon, I found a fleet following behind, it is the fleet of the Holy Empire!" The watchman shouted, and the three of Simon were stunned for an instant.

This... Could it be that the information passed by that attendant is true?