Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

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What I wrote before:]

In this chapter,

For some terminology explanations, from a rigorous academic point of view, it may be a little far-fetched.

But it can be regarded as a sentiment, and I suddenly wanted to write.

so……

If there is something wrong in what I wrote, I hope you will correct me!

It was only in the past few days that I suddenly realized that some things can be explained from another perspective.

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The Kingdom of Basel in June can already be called a scorching summer.

but……

No matter how hot the weather and environment are, it is far less intense than the heat in the hearts of the Basel nobles.

As the price of tulips soars,

When the time came to the end of June, the price of a tulip bulb was as high as nine gold coins!

Half a year!

In just half a year,

Many Basel aristocrats have made money from the skyrocketing tulip bulbs that took them more than ten years or even decades to accumulate.

Although these wealth are only on paper,

But it also made them feel as if there was a burning bonfire hidden in their hearts, making the hearts of the entire Basel Kingdom float.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Basel are no longer willing to let their serfs grow food.

so……

Treasure-like tulip bulbs were planted in the land originally used to grow wheat.

The merchants of the Kingdom of Basel no longer bother to travel to various places to sell goods.

After all...compared to the hard work of traveling on the road, the tulip business is obviously much easier to do.

They don’t have to worry about risks on the road or price fluctuations.

You only need to store the tulips you purchased in the warehouse, and your worth will rise.

everyone,

From nobles to businessmen, to commoners who live a slightly affluent life...

Most of them have been immersed in the atmosphere of soaring tulips and have lost their judgment.

Of course some people have raised doubts,

Of course, some people have strongly criticized this,

But……

In communication science, there is a phenomenon called...the spiral of silence].

in short,

When people express their thoughts and opinions, if they see that the opinions they agree with are widely welcomed, they will actively participate, allowing such opinions to be expressed and spread more boldly.

But if no one or few people pay attention to the voice you make, and sometimes you will even be attacked by a group of people...then even if you agree with it, you will have buried it deep in your heart, and will be ignored by others. Remain silent in front of him.

Just like Bruno's previous life before he traveled through time, the variety of things on the Internet was dazzling.

But sadly...

After almost every entry related to policy initiatives, and under every news that spreads positive energy, there will be a group of people provoking and hurling all kinds of abuse.

They hate the country, they find fault, they promote gender opposition everywhere, and put various labels on those who disagree with them...

Then,

slowly……

There are fewer people to contradict them.

This does not mean that everyone recognizes their views, but it means that... netizens who originally dared to speak out have fallen into a spiral of silence...

At this time, public opinion in the Kingdom of Basel was evolving in this direction.

only……

In the Kingdom of Basel, it is no longer the majority of people who are awake, but a very small number of smart people.

They feel that behind the skyrocketing tulip prices, there may be a pair of invisible hands manipulating everything, causing the price of tulips to skyrocket.

But……

One is because they can't produce evidence.

Secondly, because those nobles who are immersed in huge profits, how can they have the intention to listen to other people's talk?

so……

The nobles' treatment of remarks like this was very simple.

If the person who speaks out is a commoner, then give him a beating; if he is an aristocrat, then go to the door to argue with people and reason with them.

Anyway...

As more and more people join the army of advocating the value of tulips, almost everyone regards the skyrocketing price of tulips as a matter of course.

This phenomenon is actually called "Mirror Me", which is still a communication term.

in short,

People's understanding of themselves is mainly formed through social interactions with others.

how to say?

for example……

And still taking Bruno’s previous life as an example.

at that time,

A large number of foreigners have an inexplicable prejudice against us.

For example...

A brand that allows 30-day returns in most countries and regions actually refuses to let us return products in our land.

They promote the values ​​they believe in as the only correct values.

They do everything they can to belittle us and vilify us...

Do they really not know about the changes taking place in the land we live in?

Do they really not know that they are actually the descendants of robbers, with ugly and sinful blood flowing in their bodies?

the answer is……

Those ordinary people may really not know.

Because from beginning to end, what they know about us in Western media has never been who we really are.

But……

They have always lived in that environment, and all the feedback they receive is full of malice and prejudice against us.

This is me in the mirror.

In their false public opinion atmosphere, they think that what they hear is true, and they think that they are the right one.

Just like the nobles of this era,

Their view of the Principality of Idar has always been that it is desolate, remote, poor and backward.

Even if the Principality of Idar forces the Odin Empire to flee, even if the Principality of Idar forces the refugees to rush there first,

But in the hearts of the nobles...

The Principality of Idar is still the Principality of Idar, and it is still the poor and backward Principality of Idar.

This is a stereotype that has long been formed.

Even if there are some sober nobles who have witnessed the changes that have taken place in the Principality of Idar, in the atmosphere where the Principality of Idar is generally considered to be poor... they will gradually become members of the spiral of silence.

And in today’s Kingdom of Basel,

The nobles of the Kingdom of Basel have stubbornly determined that tulips will definitely rise! It will definitely continue to rise!

so……

Even if at this moment, the King of Basel stood up and said that tulips would plummet, no one would believe such a conclusion.

This,

That's what Bruno wants to see!

because……

As Cardinal Camus Blanchard noted…

As the price of tulips continues to rise, the Kingdom of Basel has swelled!

…

Basel Royal Palace.

The sober-looking King of Basel, Clark Poulsen, had his head lowered, lying on the desk in front of him, carefully calculating the numbers on the parchment roll.

Since he came to the throne, the King of Basel, who is addicted to alcohol and unable to extricate himself, has never been so sober as now!

And all of this comes from the tulips that are in the process of skyrocketing!

Clark Poulson's wealth is changing every moment, and the royal family's wealth is growing every day. This also makes him feel for the first time... that he is such a wise monarch!

so……

His mentality changed.

In the past period of time, the Church of Light has been running around the Kingdom of Basel, hoping that the Kingdom of Basel can raise troops to attack the Principality of Idar in the north.

But……

Before that,

Even though the dumping of Idar's goods caused many nobles, including the royal family, to suffer huge losses, the King of Basel did not dare to start a war lightly.

But now, they dare!

Because they have tulips in their hands that can continue to appreciate in value!

As early as a week ago, special envoys sent by the Kingdom of Basel appeared in mercenary markets across the continent.

The Kingdom of Basel not only hired well-known mercenary groups including Demon Moon, Nightmare Fang, and Sidonian Resistance Army, but also began to seriously consider the proposal from the Church of Light.

Yes,

Many Basel nobles, including the Basel royal family, have made decisions with practical actions.

beat!

If we don’t fight now, then I’m afraid there won’t be such a suitable time again!

these days,

Many ministers under the King of Basel meet in the palace almost every day to discuss how to launch an offensive against the Principality of Idar.

after all……

The long-range weapon possessed by the Idar people, the magic rifle, is no longer a secret.

In order to defend against the weapons owned by Idar's army, the Kingdom of Basel has begun to build a "shield car" made of thick wooden boards.

Although they do not know the true power of the magic rifle, and have not seen the power of the magic rifle with their own eyes, the smug Basel nobles have convinced themselves...

This kind of "ingenious" and strong armor will definitely make the Idar people's magic rifle useless.

The advantage is mine!

The Idar people must have never imagined that they would launch an offensive against them!

Even in the mind of King Clark Poulsen of Basel, he had already begun to imagine the praise he would receive after defeating Idar's army.

By the time,

The Kingdom of Basel will inevitably have the same production efficiency as the Principality of Idar, with a larger population, and the territory ruled by the Basel royal family will also expand to what it was two hundred years ago!

The eastern part of the empire was once the territory of the Kingdom of Basel

When I think of this,

Clark Poulsen's mouth watered with laughter.

after all……

This is a magnificent foundation that even my fathers could not complete!

"Let me go down and order all the Basel nobles who have territories to start preparing for this upcoming war!"

Hearing this, the ministers present could not help but look slightly moved, but they still responded very obediently: "Yes..."

…

How did the nobles prepare for this war?

The answer is simple, provide soldiers, food and knights.

in this era,

There is a very clear relationship of rights and obligations between lords and vassals.

The lord granted land to the vassal, and the vassal paid allegiance to the lord.

The vassal followed the lord in fighting and helped the lord rule, and the lord guaranteed the vassal's land rights and family rights.

When fighting, it was also an obligation that vassals in this era had to fulfill to provide the lord with soldiers, food and fodder according to the rank of the title, the size of the territory and the population.

Soldiers have never been a problem, after all... if there are not enough private soldiers, there is no problem at all in tying up a bunch of serfs to collect heads.

so……

The biggest problem is food and grass!

When the King of Basel proposed to recruit nobles to join the war, why did the ministers in the palace change their faces slightly?

Because of the sudden increase in tulips, a large number of nobles used their extra fields to grow flowers!

Including the noble ministers in the palace!

And this means...

The food that the nobles will have during the harvest will at most be enough to meet the needs of their own territories, and there will be no extra food to support this war!

This also forces them to have to pay for food and grass out of their own pockets!

And at least half of the nobles spent almost most of their money on tulips!

therefore……

They can only sell a few tulips in their hands to buy food and grass.

Although these tulips account for only a small percentage of their inventory...

But after all, the price of tulips is rising every day. If they sell them at this time, they will naturally feel heartbroken!

no way,

They have to pay even if they are heartbroken, after all...this is their obligation.

But what all the nobles don't know is...

Don't say it's them,

Today, in the entire Kingdom of Basel, there is no excess food and grass for sale!

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Some years later,

Whenever I recall the scene when the Kingdom of Basel attacked the Principality of Idar,

Bruno would be frightened by the strict sense of confidentiality of the Basel nobles.

because,

Almost immediately after the King of Basel decided to accept the proposal of the Church of Light, the news of launching a surprise war against the Principality of Idar one month later reached the ears of the nobles...

The news that the Kingdom of Basel decided to send troops began to spread widely in this land located in the southeast of the mainland.

From serfs to commoners, from taverns to farmlands, everyone heard the news that the war was coming.

so……

Tulips are starting to appreciate again!

after all,

at this time,

Is there any "currency" that can preserve its value better than tulips, which are increasing in value every day?

No!

War is uncertain, but tulips always maintain their value!

Therefore, even though some nobles sold a small amount of tulips, the market only experienced a slight fluctuation.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Basel have long been accustomed to such market fluctuations!

Fluctuations are temporary, but appreciation is indeed eternal!

only……

Here comes the problem!

Since it has been mentioned before that the Kingdom of Basel has no excess food for waging war, then where should the nobles buy food from?

The answer is still simple.

In fact,

Even though the Kingdom of Basel now has no food for it to wage war, the price of food in the market of the Kingdom of Basel is still extremely stable, and warehouses of food can still be seen everywhere!

Because these grains are not produced locally in the Kingdom of Basel at all!

They come from merchants traveling around the world, and standing behind these merchants is the Principality of Idar!

Yes,

When the news of the impending war spread wildly in the Kingdom of Basel, the Principality of Idar, which has a huge intelligence system, naturally learned the details related to this at the first time. information.

so……

As the Duke of Idar, Bruno Stuart naturally made an act of "benefiting the enemy".

It’s business! No shame!

If there is not enough food in the market, then the "intelligent" little heads of the Basel nobles might really realize the fact that everyone is planting tulips!

This will undoubtedly have a very bad impact on the rise in tulip prices.

so……

In order to allow the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel to continue to blow bubbles, and also to prevent the Kingdom of Basel from easily giving up its decision to attack the Principality of Idar...

Ships of food were transported by sea to the territory of Duke Stein, and then sold to various Basel nobles through the hands of Duke Stein and numerous caravans.

after all……

Bruno is an outstanding young man of the new era who has a sense of morality and justice, and is willing to make selfless contributions and help others realize their dreams!

How could he bear to watch the Basel nobles' dream of conquering the Principality of Idar be shattered so easily?

At least let the Kingdom of Basel struggle for a while, and then have a little friction with yourself to provide yourself with an excuse to capture the Kingdom of Basel, right?

Anyway, the Kingdom of Basel has entrusted its economic lifeline tulips to the hands of the Principality of Idar without hesitation, presumably...

He would not mind sending his food lifeline to the hands of the Idar Principality again.

what is this?

This is the true spirit of chivalry, sacrificing oneself for others!

At a time when chivalry is gradually turning into a mere name, the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel have really done it!