Heroes of Silver Moon

In the spacious meeting hall, the king's meeting was held as scheduled. Its main purpose was to determine the future policy guidelines of the Silver Moon Kingdom, and to discuss and resolve existing problems and troubles.

King Jonas wears a crown and sits on a high throne, below which are circles and circles of tables and chairs arranged in a half-fan shape.

The position closest to the king is the core layer of the kingdom. Cabinet Prime Minister Medel, Marquis Sissoko, Marquis Hood, and Simon sit on this floor.

The second level is the Earl of Hamilton, the Earl of Mengsk, these lesser lords, and the powerful figures in the royal cabinet, such as the Minister of Military Affairs, Brome, and the Minister of Finance, Dougherty.

The third layer consists of some weaker earls and lords, as well as ministers of state affairs in the royal cabinet, and some powerful nobles are among them, such as Viscount Doyle, the commander-in-chief of the royal family's navy.

The fourth layer is also the layer with the largest number of people, mainly viscount lords and some nobles with false titles.

The third and fourth tiers, with weaker strength and weight, all choose to participate in the king's meeting, and they may or may not come.

For example, Simon's father, Earl Hauke, also had a position on the third floor...but because of the long distance, he never attended the king's meeting.

The Hawke family is not the only one. In fact, because of the journey, the lords in the southern border basically never came to the king's council.

Therefore, it is said that the national king's meeting is actually just a meeting of northern nobles and kings.

Bowing slightly towards King Jonah, Prime Minister Medel said: "Your Majesty, it is still the same as in previous years. Except for Grand Duke Gaseppe and Earl Rosen, all other adults are present."

The core layer also has a place for these two people.

However, because of the king's sensitivity to power, Grand Duke Gaseppe made an oath when he went to the southern border that he would never set foot in the royal capital in this life unless the king called him up.

However, with the passing of the old king, the new king came to the throne, and Grand Duke Gasepe, the younger brother of the old king, also lost the qualification to inherit the throne.

It doesn't matter if you keep your promise or not...

As for Earl Rosen, the Rosen family is the overlord of the southern border, basically never attended the king's meeting, so it's normal not to come.

Not to mention, the king's meeting this time was not a routine meeting at the beginning of the year, but an impromptu meeting after the new king ascended the throne.

The Rosen family in the southern border probably just heard the news of the old king's death... There would be ghosts if they could be there, so King Jona didn't pay much attention.

After listening to Medel's report, King Jona nodded slightly, looked down at the nobles and said, "I am sincerely terrified of my grandfather's sudden death and succeeding to the king's position. Do you have any good suggestions for the next step?"

As he had worried before, he was indeed not ready to be a king. Although he ascended the throne safely, his eyes were darkened and he didn't know what to do at all.

And the interest demands of these lords and nobles must be found out as soon as possible...It is not a problem to keep suppressing like this.

Therefore, it is very necessary and wise to convene this meeting of kings.

The nobles below looked at each other.

Some people were agitated, but they didn't dare to be the young bird directly, so they all looked at Marquis Sissoko, including Marquis Hood who had not recovered from his whip.

The Sissoko family is the most powerful family in the kingdom. It has always been the leader of the nobles. It is only natural for the leader to come out on top!

Marquis Sissoko twitched his mouth, took a deep breath, and slowly stood up from his seat.

Although disgusted by the hypocrisy of this group of people, no matter what, he must show his head.

Otherwise, the disorganized nobles would not be able to compete with the royal power at all.

"Your Majesty, the orcs of the Red Scorpion Khanate have repeatedly invaded the kingdom's borders, plundered and killed the border people. Thanks to the kindness of His Majesty the Sixteenth, our country has never waged war with the Red Scorpion Khanate."

"Now, when His Majesty is enthroned, the kingdom's treasury is abundant, and the soldiers are brave. I think that we will conquer the Red Scorpion Khanate to honor Your Majesty's reputation!"

Marquis Sissoko stared brightly at King Jona on the throne, as did many lords and nobles in the conference hall.

Conquer the Red Scorpion Khanate!

King Jona's heart sank, and he frowned slightly. It turned out that these lords and nobles had this idea.

Thanks to the old king's ruling policy, the Silver Moon Kingdom has been in peace for more than 70 years, and its national power has developed rapidly. The risk of war is very high. He doesn't want to start a war easily.

Besides, once the war starts, there will definitely be a large number of nobles who will make military achievements. At that time, the royal family will have to award land and titles.

In the end, all the nobles will benefit, and the royal family will always lose the most interests, unless they can embezzle a large amount of land from the Red Scorpion Khanate.

However, as a country of orcs, the Red Scorpion Khanate was not built either. Although the orcs' armaments were shabby, they were all strong, fierce and aggressive.

In small-scale battles, one orc soldier can almost fight two human soldiers.

In large-scale wars, although the orcs' individual combat capabilities have been greatly weakened, if the human army wants to win, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

The large number of wolf cavalry makes it almost impossible for humans to win on the plain battlefield... and the Red Scorpion Khanate has the widest area in the plain.

Even without mentioning Zong Zong, the Silver Moon Kingdom won the final victory and embezzled a large amount of land from the Red Scorpion Khanate, but behind the Red Scorpion Khanate were all orc nations.

Once the war enters a disadvantageous situation, other orc nations will surely come to help. At that time, the Silver Moon Kingdom can only ask for help from other human nations.

The scale of the war between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and it will definitely turn into a protracted war in the end...

More than seventy years ago, the Silver Moon Kingdom was abolished in this way!

Therefore, after the old king came to the throne, it took him a whole life, a whole three generations, to restore the national strength of the Silver Moon Kingdom.

In the end, the battle was over, and the nobles gained a lot of land and wealth by virtue of their military exploits. The royal family only ended up with a silver moon kingdom where the people were struggling to survive.

No matter how you look at it, it's not a good deal!

"This...Marquis Simon, what do you think?"

Looking around the council hall for a week, he found that even Earl Hamilton, these lords who are close to the royal family, were all in high spirits, so King Yona felt quite a headache.

Military achievements, titles, and land are the foundation of the aristocratic class. During the old king's reign, there was no war for more than 70 years. These nobles are really holding back.

Now that the new king is enthroned, if the suppression continues, something may really happen.

The reason why Simon is so calm is because the new law collar is completely big enough, and it has not been developed to the extreme... In a word, it has nothing to do with his interests.

But at the moment when the king asked him for help, Simon still pondered for a moment, and replied: "His Majesty the Sixteenth passed away, and the people were in panic. His Majesty has just ascended the throne, so it is better to spread grace and stabilize the hearts of the people, and it is not appropriate to lighten the war."

King Yona nodded slightly, obviously liking this opinion.

But the lords were not happy, and Marquis Hood asked with a gloomy face: "What Lord Simon means is to watch as the people on the frontier are slaughtered by orcs, while we drink fine wine and play with women in the castle. Indifferent to it?"

No matter what the real purpose is, the nobles are always good at occupying morality in advance.

Seeing the lords in the room, they were all agitated. Simon felt helpless, and retorted: "It's not that I want to be indifferent to this, but His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the whole kingdom has not been run-in. If it fails, who will be responsible?"

That's right, to deal with this group of turbulent nobles who expected to gain military exploits, wealth, and fiefs immediately, Simon chose to delay the decision.

If you express your objection clearly, something will happen, so you can only wait until the new king's enthronement slows down, and it will not be too late to divide this group of nobles slowly.

"Lord Simon means that we can fight, but now is not the time. We must wait until His Majesty has integrated the entire kingdom before going to war, is that so?" Marquis Sissoko asked, frowning.

Frankly speaking, he also felt that what Simon said made sense. The new king ascended the throne, and many things were unfamiliar to him. The nobles and the people were also unfamiliar with the new king.

The whole kingdom has not been well-adjusted, and it is indeed prone to problems to go to war rashly.

However, he also knew that Simon was just delaying time. Once the limelight of the new king's enthronement passed, the nobles' spirits would easily dissipate.

At that time, it will be difficult to unite the nobles together...

"That's right, that's what it means, Your Majesty, what do you think?" Simon winked at King Jona, for fear that the old man would not understand what he meant.

Of course, King Jona understood what Simon was planning. According to the current situation, procrastination... seemed to be the only choice.

"Hmm... What Marquis Simon said makes sense. Now that the king has just ascended the throne, he is unfamiliar with many things. If he provokes a war rashly, there is indeed a possibility of defeat. It is better to wait for a while before deciding whether to go to war or not! "

Seeing Marquis Hisokko and others, he wanted to persuade again, and King Jona immediately said: "In addition, this king will go to the Holy Empire to accept the canonization of His Majesty the Emperor, and he will leave for at least half a year."

Marquis Sissoko was speechless for a moment. Although King Jona completed the enthronement ceremony, it was only recognized by the Silvermoon Kingdom and not yet by the Holy Empire.

For the current King Jonas, going to the Holy Empire to meet the Holy Emperor and to be recognized by the Holy Empire is indeed a first-class event.

But... half a year?

When the king comes back, the nobles' spirits will probably be gone. How can this be done?

"Before I come back, it's better to keep the kingdom stable. Is there anything else going on?"

Looking at the deflated lords, King Yona felt in a good mood, and asked Simon to assist him, which was really handy.

But then, Viscount Doyle, who stood up, immediately ruined the king's good mood: "Your Majesty, what should we do with the dreadnought fleet that has lost most of it?"

In order to build this dreadnought fleet, the Silvermoon Kingdom squeezed out almost every gold coin in the treasury.

But when the Dreadnought Fleet sailed for the first time, it had a head-to-head naval battle with the overlord fleet of the Holy Empire. Of the thirteen warships, only five sank.

The trade treaties signed with the coastal countries will have to wait for time before the gold coins can be credited. The current Silver Moon Kingdom really has no money to replenish warships...

"Cough~www.readwn.com~Marquis Simon, what do you think about this?" King Yona looked at Simon again. The dreadnought fleet, which cost a lot of money to build, can't always be in a half-disabled state!

Simon was speechless for a moment, this is to catch him a sheep and pull the wool hard!

"Your Majesty, you can transform some armed merchant ships into artillery cruisers to make up for the vacancy of the battleships in the Dreadnought Fleet. It only costs about 10,000 gold coins for the transformation."

Simon will not pay out of his own pocket to build a fleet for the royal family, just make do with it.

"Ahem, let's do it like this. The royal family is really out of money. Can you donate some gold coins? The sooner the Dreadnought Fleet recovers its combat power, the sooner the coastal countries can fulfill their trade treaties." King Yona looked anxiously. Look to Marquis Sissoko.

Look at me, our Sissoko family has no money!

Marquis Sissoko twitched again, and turned his head to look elsewhere, obviously not wanting to pay the money, as did other lords and nobles.

Just kidding, ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount!

"Hey, it seems that everyone has no money! You said that the kingdom's treasury is full, I'm afraid it's not a joke! From this point of view, the conquest of the Red Scorpion Khanate has to be postponed infinitely... "King Jona said regretfully.

Fuck! Even Simon was stunned by his words... The king is not stupid!

Marquis Sissoko and other nobles from the battle faction were even more sluggish, as if they hadn't expected that the new king would join them in the army.

Now, to conquer the Red Scorpion Khanate, the king has some reasons to refuse in the future.

The royal family has no money. If you want to fight, you people, donate a sum first!