Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

After the meeting, Lowry was left alone by Lind.

Today, Laurie is already one of the prime ministers of the empire, but because Lind is energetic and a bit of a workaholic, most of the prime ministers appointed by Lind are actually just a symbol of status.

Of course, these prime ministers will slowly turn to real power in the future. After all, Linde knows that future generations will not be as energetic as himself. Historical experience tells Linde that even if there is no prime minister, his descendants who lack ability will definitely set up something like a secretariat, which will eventually become a prime minister's cabinet.

Rather than letting future generations mess around with it, it would be better for Lind to build the framework himself.

However, after sitting in this position, Lowry certainly can't take charge of the army as before.

"I heard some things about you."

Although Lowry was older than him, Lind's tone became more serious.

"You should read less of those weird conspiracy theories and magazines."

Lind shared the map and intelligence in his hand with Lowry: "If I really want to deal with you, you have too many reasons. Don't cause trouble for the Public Security Bureau and the Tribunal."

After receiving the map and information, Lowry smiled awkwardly and said, "Isn't this what I saw people doing in the past? If everyone used to defile themselves in this way, then there must be a reason."

Lind rolled his eyes and said, "You think too highly of yourself. Your reputation isn't big enough to tarnish your reputation. Instead, you've caused chaos in the Inquisition. Colin is eager to give you a big hand now."

Although Linde said this, since it had been said, Laurie would definitely be fine. Moreover, the slightly teasing tone also reminded Laurie of the days when he and Linde fled together.

The two were originally friends regardless of age difference, but gradually they became king and his subject. However, even so, they still had some tacit understanding.

The moment he saw the map of the Sauron Continent, Laurie understood what Lind wanted to do: "Don't worry, Your Majesty and Sean are still young, so we can adopt a more stable approach."

The map is densely marked with various resource areas, especially some magic stone veins. Due to the backward mining technology on the Sauron continent, most of the veins have not been fully mined.

To be honest, Lowry was not very good at fighting. As an old soldier who fled with the lord, he had no idea how to deploy troops. Although he had some experience in leading troops, his experience was not enough on a large battlefield. Fortunately, everyone's level was about the same at that time, so Lowry could make continuous progress by taking steady steps. In addition, with the help of Darcy, the newcomer, and Hammond, the veteran, the old and the young helped each other to steadily move forward to the present, reaching a height that generals like Lars could not even imagine.

However, Laurie is not completely useless, otherwise he would not have been promoted by Linde to be one of the first prime ministers. In addition to his strong connections, Laurie is also particularly good at grasping people's hearts. Being good at employing people and judging the situation are just branches of this specialty.

"If Your Majesty only wants the magic stones and mineral resources of the Sauron Continent, you can release those nobles who are being targeted. Let them smell the scent of blood, and they will continuously send the resources of the Sauron Continent to us."

"But the Sauron Continent is also a part of the Empire. It is now and will be in the future. And according to your majesty's plan, we cannot just focus on these two continents."

If you want to pass through the fog or set foot on the sea of ​​stars, resources alone are definitely not enough. Talent is always the most valuable thing.

"In addition to the intelligence Lord Sean sent me before, the people on the Sauron continent do not have a unified consciousness. I think we can assimilate them over a long period of time, let them know the prestige of the empire, and receive education. After all, Your Majesty is still very young and has enough time to do this. After two or three generations, there will be no difference between the people of Sauron continent and Mu continent."

"We can certainly take over the Sauron Continent and obtain its resources in one go, and we can do it, but our number of officials in Mu Continent is already stretched to the limit, and Your Majesty cannot allow the nobles in Sauron Continent who can split their own country without any psychological burden to continue to be in power, so my suggestion is that we can expand, but we must advance slowly and cultivate carefully."

On the map, Lowry pointed out a few places and said, "The key roads can be occupied first, and railways can be built. This will be used as the base for development. After ten or twenty years, when the next batch of people in the empire who have received a complete education are able to work, the new batch of graduates can be sent there to take up positions and continue to expand."

Of course, things are not that simple. Once Sean develops on the continent of Sauron, it is estimated that a large number of people from other countries will flock to Sean's side, and some elven druids will have to be sent over to help with farming and increase food production to prevent famine.

However, the environment of Sauron's continent has been disrupted by super-level magic, and the cultivation of grain in the magic-free environment may have to be re-planned and re-bred. These are some fatal but not obvious problems.

After discussing this issue with Laurie, Lind asked the ministers who had been idle to go back and discuss it, plan a five-year plan, and then report back.

By the time Laurie left the palace, it was already dark. However, unlike the darkness Laurie had in mind, the imperial capital was brightly lit. The remaining magic power of the obelisk was bought by some vendors and made into light billboards that flashed on the streets.

Today’s imperial capital can be said to be a true city that never sleeps.

Laurie got into the car, lit up and took a puff of his cigarette. He learned this from the female dragon of the Shining Gold Merchant Alliance. He liked to take a few puffs when he was under a lot of pressure.

After the driver started the car, Laurie lowered the window and looked up at the starry sky, which was still bright and shining with the lights on the ground.

Even though he had been following Lind from the beginning, Laurie still felt that he would not be able to keep up with Lind's thinking. After all, no matter how you look at it, for a country that had just been unified to dream of stepping into the galaxy was a bit too dreamy.

But now the empire is really moving forward step by step towards this goal. What makes Laurie even more fascinated is that he is one of the people who is pushing the empire towards this goal. He has become the "big boss" that he never dared to think about before.

When Laurie looked up at the starry sky on the night he joined the army, would he have imagined that decades later he would have become the prime minister of an empire spanning two continents and would be looking up at the same starry sky as his past self?

Laurie didn't know that looking at the starry sky, Laurie couldn't help but want to recite a poem, but as the prime minister of the empire, he was almost home and couldn't even fart. In the end, Laurie had to give up. If the bard was there, he would probably be able to fart a few times, right?

Thinking of this, Laurie smiled and decided to discuss with other prime ministers how to formulate and promote the next five-year plan. After all, this was one of the few tasks that the emperor, who was always busy with work, had given to the prime ministers.