After waiting for a long time, these officials could not say a word. Ariel thought about it for a while and put forward a plan that she had been brewing for a long time——

"In addition to raising taxes, this is what I think. I want to... establish a new type of currency system. What do you think?"

At that moment, everyone present was stunned. They all looked at the mayor of Pelican City who seemed to have lost his mind again, and they had no idea how to answer this question.

At this point, everyone can only listen to her describe all the parts of the entire plan, listen to her dismantle the economic principles bit by bit, and explain it to everyone in the simplest and most understandable way.

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Only in this way can everyone understand what she is saying, what she wants to do, and what goals she is ready to develop and act towards...

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Blue Bay Empire.

A large empire located in the southeast of the Golden Continent.

The entire empire is divided into seven provinces. In addition to the marginal provinces, which are the most remote and have no connection with the coastline, there are also Tianhong Province and Diliao Province, which border the marginal provinces; Shannan Province, which borders the Orion Empire; through a long and narrow

Huoyuan Province, which borders the Knife Mark Canyon and Crimson Tide Bay; Haize Province, which has a large area of ​​cultivated land and is an agricultural province; and Hanhai Province, which is the economic and commercial center of the entire Blue Bay Empire, has the largest population and the most densely populated area, and the capital Hanhai City is located

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This empire has a long coastline. Seaborne trade and seafood have been the most important resources since ancient times. In addition to the seven provinces on the mainland, there are also countless islands outside the coastline. These small islands form

Navigation routes one after another serve as inns to connect the trade routes between the Blue Bay Empire and many other countries on the Golden Continent.

As the emperor of such an empire, he naturally needs to control the overall situation and ensure that there will be no problems in the operation of the entire empire.

If there's a problem, fix it.

If there is really no way to solve these problems, then even if the person who raised the problem needs to be solved, these problems must not be allowed to weaken the authority of the royal family.

Nowadays, the Blue Bay royal family has gone through thirteen generations. The current Emperor of Blue Bay is Menglang Bilan who has been on the battlefield and is famous for his reform ideas.

Although the Blue Bay Empire that has gone through the previous twelve generations still looks so majestic, there are still many problems exposed within it. Some problems may seem small now, but they will definitely become big troubles in the future. And some problems will definitely become big troubles in the future.

The problem is what seemed like a small problem in the past and is now a big trouble.

Therefore, this country must be reformed. Nowadays, the tax revenue of the entire country has gradually become scarce. There are more and more people who have obtained noble status by buying (harmony) officials and titles. As a result, the land of the nobles has become more and more important.

More and more people are coming, and farmers have less and less land. Even when the previous generation of Blue Bay XII decided that the adventure guild would be responsible for the security and management tasks of various towns, the interior of the empire had already begun to become shaky.

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Whose responsibility is this?

Meng Lang has been asking himself this question for as long as he can remember.

In the past, he thought that his responsibility lay in foreign invasions, and the Hunter Empire had always been watching him with eager eyes, attacking his own country again and again in search of an outlet to the sea.

For this reason, he personally went to the battlefield and killed some bastards from the Hunter constellation.

But later, he felt that the problem was not here...at least, it was not simply here.

Especially when Lanwan XII was seriously ill and unable to handle government affairs, and he had to handle the affairs of the entire Lanwan Empire as regent, he felt more and more that his country might not be because of one or two people.

It was a simple question that turned it into what it is now.

where is the problem?

There are too many problems, because there are too many problems, so there is no time for the emperor to catch them one by one and deal with them.

There are not that many people, and there is not that much time and energy.

The most important thing is that I don’t have that much money.

No money... For the royal family, there is no money?

Ha, this kind of thing is almost like a joke.

Outsiders probably only see the royal family's luxurious clothing and food. Whether they are out or in the palace and cabinet all day long, they all look luxurious. How can such a royal family have no money? Who believes it?

Unfortunately, the emperor himself believed it.

Since taking over the empire, Meng Lang has been troubled by the entire royal family's deficit problem.

To this end, he made many measures to reduce expenses. He made the daily necessities in the palace and cabinet less expensive as possible. Or he reduced the number of maids and male servants in the castle. Some things can be done by yourself.

to reduce expenses.

In terms of all daily life styles, one can be as simple as possible. Only when entertaining foreign guests can one display the etiquette of a country's emperor and show a resplendent appearance.

However, this is not enough... there are too many problems that can be solved by not only reducing expenditures.

So...he needs to be open source.

It just so happened that he had found the open source method in the past two years.

That is the element machine.

As the king of a country and the emperor of the entire Blue Bay Empire, Menglang felt that he treated Ariel Garcia very well.

He didn't want Ariel to become his enemy, and in many ways, he even felt that Ariel...the maid of Duke Jinguo's family, his own brother's mistress, his wife's childhood companion, and his sister-in-law's

A personal maid is someone who can definitely be on your side.

After meeting this maid in person, he was often shocked by her vision and thoughts, and even felt that she was the talent he needed.

Menglang does not want to be an enemy of Ariel. If possible, he can completely change the law for this purpose, bring this girl into the regular subject rules, and grant her a status that matches her wisdom and vision.

Ariel created the ability of the elemental machine. After a year of investigation, she has completely proved that this epoch-making power can bring countless wealth and opportunities to her empire, which is already seriously short of money! It can even

It is not impossible for the Blue Bay Empire to reverse its current situation in one fell swoop and even become the strongest country in the entire Golden Continent.

Therefore, Meng Lang really felt that if Ariel wanted to do something, let her do it. Give her whatever resources she wanted. If someone wanted to make things difficult for her, then he, the king of a country,

Naturally, he will become the strongest support behind her! As long as she wants, she can enter Hanhai City, and then have her own villa in the most expensive area of ​​​​the aristocratic district of the city, with hundreds of servants

, taking care of her daily life for the rest of her life.

In fact, Menglang had already thought about which piece of the best land should be allocated to her, and then hired the best craftsmen to design the most perfect villa for her to live in.

Therefore, before the battle report appeared on his desktop, Menglang really had no idea that things would turn out like this.

He would never have imagined that this girl whom he trusted, respected, and even loved... would not receive his love at all and use such a rebellious battle to repay his love.

Now, in the castle of Hanhai City, the capital, in the office hall that symbolizes the dignity of the royal family...

Fierce waves and tides, the thirteenth emperor of the Blue Bay Empire, is now standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass with his hands behind his back, looking out at the city shrouded in rain, and at the city outside the city that has begun.

The ocean was churning with waves, as if there were some unknown omens gestating in the deep sea.

Squeak...

Gently, the office door was opened.

When he heard the door being opened at this time, Meng Lang frowned again and turned around, wanting to immediately scold the person who barged in without being polite.

However, when he saw that it was no one else but his beloved wife Natalie who came in, the roar that originally gathered in his throat disappeared because of the gentleness on his wife's face.

"...Oh, close the door."

Meng Lang threw his hand, turned around again and looked at the rainy sky outside the window, and said angrily.

Natalie nodded slightly, closed the office door with her backhand, and slowly walked to her husband's side, looking at the rainy weather outside.

Having only been in power for more than two years, Natalie found that the corners of her husband's originally strong eyes were now covered with wrinkles. She felt distressed for a moment. She reached out to hold her husband's arm and said softly:

"What's wrong?"

Meng Lang breathed out gently, without looking back, and pointed at the table: "Go and see for yourself."

Natalie glanced at the table, but did not go to see what was written in the report. Instead, she still reached out to support her husband and said comfortingly: "Okay, don't look so miserable all day long.

Tide and his princess are kneeling outside, begging for forgiveness. Your precious brother also preaches that Ariel’s status as the royal mistress should be abolished immediately.”

Hearing what his wife said, Meng Lang couldn't help but laugh out loud and said, "He knows how to cut off the relationship immediately. It seems that he is really afraid that this matter will involve him."

The queen next to her couldn't help but chuckle, and said slowly: "So? Will you really do something that surprises us?"

In response to his wife's gentle words of comfort, the tense expression on Meng Lang's face finally slowly melted away.

He slowly exhaled, shook his head gently, and said: "Oh... let them all go back. I am not in the mood to comfort Chao Tide and Alice now. Just go and tell them that I will not do anything to them.

Just do whatever it takes.”

Natalie laughed again. She helped her husband leave from the floor-to-ceiling window and slowly sat down on the sofa next to her. Then, she poured a glass of wine from the shelf nearby and slowly walked to her

Next to her husband, she handed it to him: "I knew you would think so. I have already asked them to go back. You should calm down first. There is always a way to solve things, right?"

After taking the red wine from his wife's hand and taking a sip, Meng Lang felt that the dull pain in his head seemed to have finally weakened a little.

As long as he can stay by his wife's side, it seems that no matter how much pain he has, he can slowly resolve it. Looking at his wife's face, the corners of Meng Lang's mouth tilted up involuntarily, revealing a smile.

"Hey~~~This is right."

Natalie snuggled into her husband's chest and said with a smile——

"Why is the king of a country frowning all day long? We can find a way to solve any problem. As long as it happens in the Blue Bay Empire, if you, the emperor, can't solve it, then I believe there will be no one in this world.

It can be solved."

Meng Lang reached out and gently hugged his wife's shoulders.
To be continued...