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Chapter 1126 No food sold this year

In fact, Marin dispersed the rights of the Queen of England to Mrs. Mary and Angela. The combination of the two is equivalent to the Queen of England in later generations. With the existence of veto, there is no need to worry that the five-member ruling group will make a decision that will harm the interests of the Hoffman family. In this way, Marin is more at ease about Caesar's future.

Of course, the veto power is generally not used. For example, the British king, although he has veto power, has never used it for more than a hundred years. Although there is a reason for the decline of the royal family's authority, it also shows that the veto power cannot be used easily. Otherwise, internal conflicts will be intensified.

Generally speaking, the veto power will be used only when the five-man group wants to weaken the royal power. However, with the loyalty of the five, such a thing should not be done.

In order to win over these five people, Marin ordered that the eldest sons of these five people could become Caesar's servants and would be Caesar's close ministers in the future. This would ensure that the wealth of their family lasted longer.

In addition to the five-man group, Kahn's family's problems were quite complicated. At the beginning, Kahn had two women, which was a bit unruly. Now, Kahn's eldest son has been born, and Kahn has officially married his eldest son's biological mother. But Marin promised that Kahn's two women's sons are qualified to be legitimate sons... and Kahn wants to protect himself to go to the Ming Dynasty. If something happens to him, Kahn will not be spared...

Therefore, before leaving, Marin signed an order to recognize that the second son born by another woman of Kahn was the legitimate son. If the eldest son had no successor, the second son had the right to inherit. If there was no chance to inherit Kahn's property, Marin also reserved a baron and a fief. Of course, it was a fief in the Americas. After all, it was difficult to inherit the local fiefdom. There were so many lands in the Americas, which was most suitable for resettlement of those who were not the eldest son.

...

Afterwards, Marin specially found Mrs. Mary alone and asked her to protect Caesar until she was adults, if she could not come back.

Also, Marin reminded Mrs. Mary in a vague way that if she really can't come back, she must stop Adler from returning from Ireland. Otherwise, Adler may be in danger of his life...

Mrs. Mary was shocked when she heard this. But Marin clearly expressed her opinion. She said sadly:

"Malin, you are brothers..." Although Madam Mary favored Malin a little, Adler was also a son. So, when Madam Mary heard Madam Mary's words, she was very sad.

"I know, but no one is as important as my son Caesar! Whoever threatens my son, the secret trick I leave behind will twist his head!" Marin said calmly.

"Adler is not that kind of person..." Mrs. Mary defended.

Marin nodded:

"I know, but can you guarantee that Muti has no other idea when he grows up? He is the eldest son and grandson!"

"Wuwu-you still have a grudge against Muti, I knew that the dead old man had done something stupid!" Mrs. Mary cried sadly.

Marin didn't argue either. After all, if he told the truth and said that he had been on guard against Adler, Mrs. Mary would probably be even more sad. It would be better if Old Hoffman helped him take the blame and he wouldn't have to be blamed.

Looking at the sad Mrs. Marin hesitated and explained:

"Mother, there is an old saying in the Eastern Empire, "The royal family has no affection since ancient times. Since I became the lord of a country, affection left me. Actually, I didn't want to do this. However, the murder of King Richard III of England's nephew Edward V stimulated me, and I was scared..."

"Isn't there no evidence to prove that Edward V was killed by Richard III?" Mrs. Mary was a little puzzled. After all, Marin used this interface to question the legitimacy of the throne of Henry VII, and also made publicity.

Marin shook his head and whispered:

"Mother, don't tell others. My teacher, Einstein, told me that Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, were murdered by Richard III. I even knew where the body was. But I wouldn't say it. Because, after it was said, His Majesty Edward's throne would be illegal. My son Caesar will marry Princess Margaret as his wife in the future to obtain the throne of England. Therefore, I will never say this, and I hope you don't say it nonsense!"

Mrs. Mary nodded quickly. She knew this principle better than anyone else. But she was still worried:

"Are you so sure that His Majesty Edward will not give birth to a prince?"

Marin nodded:

"I'm sure it was the French. But I didn't reveal it to His Majesty Edward, because if I said it, Britain and France would definitely fight to the death. At that time, our Caesar might take over a devastated England. This is the only chance for the Hoffman family to obtain the throne. You must help me protect Caesar!"

"But, I remember that according to the agreement, if King Louis XII of the Dharma gave birth to a son, he would give priority to marry Princess Margaret..."

"If Louis XII could have given birth to a son, he would have given birth long ago. Anyway, he probably had no hope of having another son." Marin did not dare to say that he had given Queen Anne's sterilization medicine. If this matter was leaked, the French would be crazy and he would become the target of European public criticism. Even if he believed in Madame Mary, Marin would not dare to say anything. Even the fat brothers who were drugged did not know that it was a sterilization medicine, and they thought it was a powerful birth control pill. Many people who knew about this were dealt with by Marin, or they would have been exiled to the American colonies. As for Conte, who presented the medicine, he was thrown to Taiwan...

Marin revealed some news to Mrs. Mary, which was to make Mrs. Mary work harder to protect Caesar. After all, that was the hope of becoming a king. Thinking about Anne's chance to become Poland before, the old couple were so happy that they knew that they valued the throne more.

Moreover, Marin said this mainly because his main intention was to convey it to Old Hoffman through Mrs. Mary. In this way, Old Hoffman, a confused old man who prefers his eldest son, would pay more attention to Caesar's safety. Marin was afraid that he would indulge or even support Muty in the future to challenge Caesar, so he gave him some hope to let him understand the importance of Caesar.

...

Just as Marin arranged this and that, the autumn harvest in October began to come to an end. Without looking at the result, Marin also knew that it would definitely be a bumper harvest.

Because this year, the weather is good and there are no natural disasters. The crops are fertile and the water supply is sufficient. Even the insects are solved by Marin using Bordeaux liquid, stone sulfur mixture, or soil pesticides soaked with pyrethrum. Therefore, it is unreasonable to have no good harvest.

But Marin summoned the five regents and ordered:

"We won't sell food this year!"

"Don't sell grain? Isn't that a lot of income less? Selling salt alone can't afford to support a 60,000 army!" Kohler said worriedly.

"What I said is not selling grain, but not selling locally produced rye and oats. As for wheat produced in the Americas, it still needs to be sold, otherwise the fiscal revenue will be insufficient."

"What about making wine? It costs a lot of rye to make wine." Haider asked.

"Use old grains that are about to expire, and you won't move this year, so you can store it."

"Why?" Schwartz asked in confusion.

"I am worried that after I leave, someone will attack the Beihai Kingdom. Therefore, we need to reserve a large amount of food and fight a war of attrition with the mighty strong enemies. As long as there is enough food, no one can consume us!"

The five people immediately realized that there was no more food than Beihai Kingdom in terms of food.

"But, as far as I know, if the grain is not sold, the domestic granaries will not be able to put so much food..." Kohler specializes in statistics and knows the domestic grain reserves.

Marin thought about it and arranged:

"Then expand cement granaries in two major cities, Orich and Emden, to increase the ability of the two cities to fight for a long time."

"Also, don't put too much food in some small towns that are easily compromised, so as to avoid being seized by the enemy to enhance its strength."

"If the domestic granary is not enough... then send the excess grain to Newcastle quietly and build a cement granary there. After all, the enemy cannot fight Newcastle... and even if there is not enough food, it is safe to transport food from the sea..."

"Okay, let's make arrangements now!"
Chapter completed!
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