MTL - Heroes of Silver Moon-Chapter 616 :conversation

In the lord's mansion, the servants are setting up the banquet venue.

The king said that he would stay in Xinfaling for a while. During this period, nobles from the southern border would all come to pay respects to the new king. Therefore, this was bound to be a protracted banquet.

"What a beautiful courtyard! Why don't you build a castle?" Looking at the gorgeous Lord's Mansion, Jonah sipped the black tea in his hand, looking a little puzzled.

The castle is the foundation of the lord's long-term inheritance. With Simon's financial resources, building a large castle is just a piece of cake, but he has not started construction for a long time.

"Oh, there is no need. If the descendants are not good enough, no matter how easy to defend and difficult to attack a castle, the continuation of the family inheritance cannot be guaranteed." Simon shrugged and replied.

Isn't Constantinople on Blue Star not strong enough to be easily defended and difficult to attack? But in the end it was not broken by the enemy.

Therefore, for Simon, talent is the key factor in maintaining family inheritance, and what is a mere castle worth.

What's more, the castle is actually a kind of military fortress, and life is definitely not as comfortable as the courtyard. He is not a fool, he must live in the courtyard.

"Well... that's true, the descendants can't do it, no matter how rich the ancestral inheritance is, they can't keep it." Jona sighed sincerely.

When the old king was in power, he, the crown prince, didn't feel anything, but after he ascended the throne, he immediately felt powerless.

Sometimes, Jonah always asked himself in his heart, is he really suitable to be the king?

"Your Majesty...you seem to have something on your mind?" Simon asked with raised eyebrows.

From the time this old man came to Xingshi to question his guilt, he felt something was wrong.

First of all, the 100,000 troops brought here are completely superfluous, even if he came alone, how dare he really dare to make a fuss about this old man?

The 100,000 troops did not seem to be deterring him, but other people.

Secondly, Irina and the others, if they really came to indict the teacher, why would they bring his relatives and friends here too, they couldn't possibly be used to threaten him.

Just kidding, if the old king did this, Simon would not be surprised at all, but this gentle old man? Forget it then!

Simon couldn't see the specific intention for the time being, but he always felt that it was not a good thing.

"Well... Logically speaking, I shouldn't think too much about it, but something has always made me feel bad recently."

Jonah took another sip of the black tea and frowned, not knowing whether it was because of the bitterness of the black tea or because of the bad feeling.

"Can you be more specific?" Simon also frowned.

Although his old man is gentle, he is definitely not a fool. There must be a deeper reason for this inexplicable feeling!

"When I was in the Holy Empire, there were always people who were vaguely tempting. What is my attitude towards war? When I returned home, when I passed by the territory of the northern lords, those lords did the same. Even when they returned to the capital, they had cabinets. The minister suggested that I go to war with the orcs."

Jonah frowned deeply, and pressed his temples hard with his fingers to relieve his headache.

"It feels like the whole world is urging you to declare war on the Red Scorpion Khanate." Simon summed up the source of the king's uneasiness.

"Yes, if it's just a coincidence, it's too scary!" Jonah sighed helplessly.

"What's even more frightening is that behind all this, there may be a black hand pushing it!" As a senior audience of skepticism, Simon gave his own guess.

"That's right, I'm also worried about this." Yona nodded in agreement.

If it's just a coincidence, then there's nothing wrong with it, but I'm afraid someone is secretly promoting it.

Once caught in the mud of war, the old king's accumulation will soon be wiped out, and by then, the people of the Silver Moon Kingdom will be in dire straits.

"Then you're here this time?" Simon raised his eyebrows and asked.

He knew that the purpose of the old man's visit this time was definitely not simple.

"I want to ask your opinion on war. Should the Silvermoon Kingdom go to war with the Red Scorpion Khanate?" Jona looked at Simon seriously.

In the current Silvermoon Kingdom, perhaps only here in Simon can hear a different voice.

"Of course I am against it. A war between the Silvermoon Kingdom and the Red Scorpion Khanate won't benefit much, and wars that don't bring any benefits are often the most stupid wars!" Simon said as a matter of course.

His attitude towards war is polarized. If it is a war that can bring benefits and can be easily won, then of course he will not oppose it, but will start the war vigorously and resolutely.

Just like his private war with the Rosen family...

But Simon is often cautious about wars that can't bring benefits, or that can't be expected, let alone such wars, which are unreliable at first sight.

Now the situation on the main continent is stable, and humans and orcs are facing each other.

Even if the Silver Moon Kingdom defeats the Red Scorpion Khanate, the orc nations behind the Red Scorpion Khanate will continue to provide support to the Red Scorpion Khanate.

It is not so easy to stop the war together. At that time, the Silver Moon Kingdom will neither fight nor stop, and can only continue to consume.

When the national strength is unable to support it, it can only ask other human countries for help.

In the end, the two sides couldn't continue the consumption, so they had to stop the war and go back to their respective homes, leaving behind two devastated countries.

Of course, Simon must resolutely oppose this kind of stupid war.

"Well... makes sense." Listening to Simon's analysis to him slowly, Yona nodded in agreement. He also felt that this kind of war was completely meaningless.

After ending this topic, the two suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became awkward.

In the final analysis, besides being king and courtiers, the two are also father-in-law and son-in-law. Can the atmosphere not be embarrassing?

"Ahem, let's talk about the private war you provoked. Although I know what you are for, after all, you have seriously provoked the authority of the royal family and must be severely punished!" Jona suddenly opened a new topic.

"Your Majesty, I'm wronged! It's the people from those families who killed dozens of civilians in my territory. As a lord, shouldn't I protect the people from harm?"

Hearing that he was going to settle accounts with him, Simon immediately wailed, packaging himself as a victim first.

"Uh..." Looking at Simon who had a sudden change in painting style~www.novelbuddy.com~ Yona helplessly raised his forehead again, why did his daughter find such a thing?

You just talk about what you are doing, but you secretly take in other people's serfs, so why don't you say anything?

"Okay, since the incident happened for a reason, let's punish both sides together!"

Not caring about Simon's pity, Jona said slowly: "The Cochran family, the Bernard family, the Vacca family...the Rosen family, because they took the lead in provoking, they must pay a fine of 50,000 gold coins."

"The Hawke family, ignoring the authority of the royal family, provoked a large-scale private war of the lord without permission, and must pay 300,000 gold coins as punishment!"

"Families that cannot pay enough fines must use part of the fief to offset the debt."

The enfeoffment system is such a virtue. If the boss's words don't work, the people below will immediately become chaotic. Once the lords see an opportunity, they will definitely take the opportunity to assert their right to speak.

Therefore, the majesty of the royal family is absolutely not to be challenged!

"This...can I use part of the fief to pay off the debt?" Simon asked weakly.

There is still nearly half of the land in Xinfaling, which has not been developed yet. It is still an uninhabited wasteland, and a large area of ​​it is still a mountainous area that is difficult to develop.

He didn't feel distressed at all when he ceded a part, but the gold coins were another matter...

"Hehe, what do you think?" Jona's mouth twitched, and he stared at Simon leisurely. What was going on in this guy's mind?

The other lords of the family are always throwing pots and selling iron, and they are absolutely unwilling to cede an inch of land, but this guy doesn't care.

Although the area of ​​the new law collar is large enough, it can't be so frustrating, right?

Also, do you know that the royal family is short of money recently? I want some useless wasteland!