Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't want to be pushed down by the players

As a princess of the kingdom, Chris naturally knew that for the nobles, family glory sometimes meant everything.

"so?"

"It seems they're planning to go to their former border territory in the north, near Turner City and Selis, and recruit refugees and foreigners to form a private army."

Yuni said softly, then glanced at her highness.

"I have already informed Your Highness of these matters a few days ago. Baron Mickey of the Morris family hopes that if Your Highness wishes to use foreign forces, you will recruit them. The Morris family is willing to fight for Your Highness."

"Cough cough."

Chris coughed awkwardly and avoided Yuni's gaze: "I was busy the past few days."

Busy fishing.

“Let’s continue shopping.”

As for the nobles forming private armies, as long as the number does not exceed a certain limit, even Chris, as a princess, cannot do much about it.

This was originally the privilege of these nobles, a means for them to protect their class privileges.

However, Chris had just raised her foot when she put it down again. Then she turned around and looked at the truck team that was still transporting supplies with a slightly frown.

"Eunice, do you see any of these trucks loaded with food?"

"not at all."

Yuni immediately and carefully scanned the entire supply team, but did not find it.

She also understood that since the Morris family wanted to form a private army and take in refugees, they would definitely need to purchase food.

After all, a small noble family that has been in decline for many years and has given up its territory cannot have too much food reserves. It must purchase food to support the plan of Baron Mickey.

"Eunice, I remember that because of the heavy snow, Bruce hasn't returned to the small town of Shia in the south yet. He's still working as the Minister of Commerce in the market, right?"

"Yes."

Chris nodded, now a little frightened.

When you see something wrong, you can't help but feel suspicious.

"Your Highness, are you suspicious of something?"

As they followed Chris towards the municipal office in the commercial center, Yuni couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Since morning, she had noticed that her Highness's expression occasionally seemed solemn, nervous, and alert.

"I'll explain it to you later, because I don't know how to explain it either."

Chris shook her head and didn't explain to Yuni.

When Chris brought Eunice and Isa into the office, Bruce, Donald's deputy, the third son of Marquis Lawrence from Turner City, the Minister of Commerce and Second Assistant Minister of Wade City, was busy working with his head down.

He only looked up from the pile of documents on his desk when he heard the office door being pushed open.

Seeing Chris, he stood up and saluted politely.

"I have met His Highness."

"Sir Bruce, please sit down. I just came to ask you something."

Chris waved her hand and explained her purpose with a smile. Bruce then immediately found the trade records of the commercial center market from the files, which recorded large and medium-sized trade records.

"Recently, there have been no records of large-scale grain trade in the commercial center."

"There's none?"

Chris reached out and took the document, looking through it carefully.

As expected, the commercial center only had records of grain purchased from other caravans coming to Wade City, but no records of grain being sold.

Perhaps, the other party just started planning and has not yet taken in refugees, and it is still winter, so there is no need to purchase it for the time being.

Although Chris told herself this in her heart, when she closed the file, she still decided to continue investigating the Morris family.

Chapter 143:25 Donald, you still complain that the work is not enough, then I will satisfy you

The rapid development of Weide City has indeed made this once remote border town very developed.

Such development will naturally attract many indigenous people who are eager for opportunities to come to Vide City. Especially compared with other areas of the Hefno continent, Vide City is like a paradise.

But even so, some people chose to leave this city that is said to be full of hope and jobs.

This is Chris taking Isa, Eunice and Bruce back to the study in City Hall and getting the information from Donald.

However, such record files are usually very inconspicuous. Only the staff of the city hall saw them, recorded them, handed them over and put them in a corner.

Although due to the previous peace in the Hefno continent, many noble families who were once eager to conquer the world are now immersed in a peaceful and wealthy life, and few families are willing to recruit people to fight.

But such things are still very common to Donald and others.

Isn't it just that a noble family wants to develop its abandoned territory and recruit people to its territory?

Generally speaking, the nobles would turn a blind eye to such matters. As long as you didn't go too far, you could do as you pleased.

"Your Highness, is there something wrong?"

Donald put down the documents and looked up at his Highness.

He originally thought that his princess had skipped work again today and would not come to the city hall, but he did not expect to see her bringing Bruce in.

"Nothing, I'm just concerned about the people in my territory. I'm worried that they're being exploited by some corrupt nobles."

Chris smiled and didn't express some of the guesses in her mind.

“Actually, this kind of thing is very common.”

Donald didn't suspect anything, he just thought that his princess really cared about the people in the territory - although in his eyes, her royal highness treated those foreigners as tools, but she had always taken good care of the indigenous people in the territory.

All shops and inns directly under the City Lord's Mansion basically recruit staff from the citizens of Wade City, providing a large number of jobs.

"As for the food problem that you are concerned about, Your Highness, I actually have some information and happen to know what happened."

Donald put aside his praise for Chris and talked about some gossip he had received.

"Oh." Chris looked at her minister of state in surprise.

She was very curious about how Donald, who spent all day in the study at the back of City Hall dealing with a lot of endless government work, had time to get this information.

Could it be that after nearly half a year of training, Donald has become accustomed to and able to withstand this high-intensity work pressure?

Doesn't that mean she can

Donald suddenly looked up at Chris. His intuition told him that there seemed to be some bad ideas in his Highness's cute little head.

He shook his head, putting aside this unreasonable feeling.

"I heard this from the wife of a minor noble. Your Highness, the Morris family you're concerned about actually purchased a batch of grain at a low price from some familiar and well-connected families in Wade City and Turner City."

As if noticing the confusion in Chris's eyes, Donald patiently explained.

"This is just an exchange of interests between these small noble families, and a way for them to band together to survive on the continent and in the kingdom."

By paying some price and getting assistance from other small nobles, they also tied each other to the same carriage, allowing these small families to survive the turmoil on the continent.

"That's it."

Chris nodded in understanding.

Since the Morris family did purchase grain, it seemed that the family was seriously preparing to develop the territory they had given up due to their weakening strength.

However, she still felt a little uneasy.

It's a pity that the task system did not provide any more prompts, so Chris could not get enough intelligence and information to analyze.

Chris was lost in thought. After a moment, she raised her head and smiled at Donald.

"Since the Morris family is truly preparing seriously, we should offer some assistance. We can provide food and equipment at low prices, and hire city guards for a period of time. When the territory produces something, the City Lord's Mansion can also offer a more favorable purchase contract."

Chris found a reason to explain her actions.

"It's a good opportunity to encourage those nobles who spend their days in the city enjoying themselves and throwing all sorts of balls to develop the Snow Crystal Plains."

Anyway, the Snow Crystal Flower Plain is very large, and Chris wants to quickly develop her territory and enhance her strength.

In addition to tying some players to your own camp, another method is to let some indigenous forces join you.

Moreover, with fewer nobles in the city of Weide, Chris can implement her policies more easily.

"That's a really good idea."

Donald lowered his head and thought carefully for a while, then nodded in agreement.

He knew very well what his Highness's thoughts meant to the nobles and how attractive they were.

After all, if it weren't for lack of strength, which noble wouldn't want to develop his own territory and have his own private army?

Compared to being in the city, where one has to be wary of the City Lord's Mansion and the number of family private soldiers will be restricted, it is different in one's own territory.

According to the rules of the game among the nobles of Hefno, even if you are my lord, you cannot make decisions about my territory.

After all, my minister's minister is not my minister—and my daughter's daughter

Donald felt a little distressed, but he was prepared.

According to the previous practice of her own prince, after she proposed a feasible policy or plan, she basically just did the beginning and left the follow-up work entirely to him.

However, after waiting for a while, Donald did not hear his prince say, "In that case, this matter will be left to Sir Donald."

This made Donald feel a little uncomfortable for a moment, and he looked up at Chris curiously.

However, he was surprised to find that his own prince did not throw the work to him for the first time. Instead, he lowered his head and looked through the documents seriously, as if he wanted to handle the job himself.

"Your Highness, do you need my help?"

Donald, who was sitting behind the desk, moved his serious and rigid posture, a strange expression appeared on his face. After waiting for a moment, he couldn't help but speak.

"No need."

Chris answered without looking up.

And her answer made Donald even more uncomfortable.

"Is it really not necessary?"

"Of course not. After all, Sir Donald, you already have enough work on your hands. We can't ask you to take charge of every new plan and policy."

After a pause, Chris suddenly raised her head and looked at Donald with a very complicated look.

Noticing Donald's somewhat restless body and unaccustomed expression, Chris suddenly wondered if she had been exploiting her minister too harshly.

He actually got used to it and accepted this kind of exploitation.

However, Chris looked at Donald with a puzzled expression.

Since you, Donald, feel that I don't throw the work to you, you are still a little uncomfortable and unaccustomed.

Then I, Chris, am not a bad lord who deliberately tortures my subjects. I can definitely satisfy your desires.

Chris skillfully took out a blank document, wrote down some of her ideas and plans that were really just out of her mind on the document, and then handed it to Donald.

"These are the plans we might launch after the port on the Glittering Sea is completed. Sir Donald, you can prepare in advance."

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Donald silently reached out and took the document.

When he felt the slight pressure from his fingertips, he finally came to his senses and returned to his normal state.

Then he immediately couldn't help but want to raise his hand and slap himself.

Donald, are you really getting carried away, or have you been having too many tea parties with those noble ladies after get off work recently? You even hinted to His Highness to give you some work.

Because there were other people in the study at the time, Donald could only put the documents away silently and suppress the urge to go back on his word.

The next day, Chris took Isa and skipped class again and did not go to the study in the city hall.

However, both Donald and Bruce, who once thought that Her Royal Highness the Princess was very hardworking and diligent, have long been accustomed to such things.

Even if one day their own princess sat quietly behind her desk working, they would suspect that her royal highness was in trouble.

If Chris continued to work overtime, they would even wonder whether the Snow Crystal Plain was about to suffer a disaster or whether the Hefno Continent was about to be destroyed by the evil god from outside the domain.

Chris was riding on the snowy flower plain with Isa, her head maid Yuni, and a team of guard knights.

With the end of maintenance time, players have once again arrived on the continent of Hefno.

Not long after Chris left the city, she had already seen many players.