Chapter 453 Appointment with the Emperor
Under the unique reception system of the Sword Empire, the saint of the fox clan finally saw the hope in her heart, His Majesty Saint Rudolph God Arcado, the emperor of the Sword Empire.
The meeting was held in a conference room, accompanied by ministers such as Minister Elvin of the Ministry of Commerce, Minister Villa of the Ministry of Household, General Valandu of the Staff of the Military Department, Yu Qianjian, head of foreign affairs, and several relevant officials. Of course, there are also four guards of Arcado.
"Emanda, the saint of the fox clan, has met His Majesty the Emperor of the Sword Empire. Long live His Majesty the Emperor of the Sword Empire." Although the etiquette was not standard, Armanda met Arcado sitting in the main seat with the highest-level meeting ceremony she knew.
"Don't be polite, Miss Armanda, please sit down." Arcado motioned, with a seemingly smile on his face, looking very kind.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Aimanda nodded slightly and sat on the chair opposite Arcado. In an instant, her expression became extremely solemn: "Your Majesty. I came here on behalf of the fox clan to discuss the issue of comprehensive investment with your majesty. If you don't mind, we can start this topic now!"
Acardo was stunned. He really didn't expect that the saint of the fox clan would come to see him for the sake of the clan, and it seemed that the negotiation was very formal. This so-called fox saint is really rigid and refuses to be careless at all.
Amanda took out the prepared documents from the pocket of her coat and put them on a human waiter next to her. Then, without waiting for the waiter to give the documents to Arcado, she said in her crisp voice, "On behalf of more than 3.1 million people of the fox, I have defected to His Majesty St. Rudolph, please be kind and generous. Huai, accept these sincere attachments to your subjects.
Acardo did not speak, but took the documents that the waiter and guards seemed to have checked, read them a few times, and then threw them on the table in front of him. There was still a smile on his face that annoyed Amanda: "Wait a minute, Miss Amanda, you said you surrendered and surrendered?"
"We didn't surrender, yes..." As soon as Armanda said a word, she recognized the meaning of Arcado's words - the Holy Sword Empire did not intend to accept the surrender of the fox clan.
"Why?" Armanda stared at Arcado and asked a question without end, but everyone here seemed to understand what Amanda was asking.
"First of all, I want to choose Miss Amanda's mistake! The current population of your fox clan is not 3.1 million, but less than 3 million, because 140,000 fox clans are already under my rule. Arcado still had that expression and stared at Amanda's strange hat and said, "Secondly, I don't seem to have promised Miss Amanda that I will accept the surrender of the fox clan. Even if I am a prisoner of war, I have the right to slaughter it directly without accepting it, just like the orcs did, right?"
"Yes!" Amanda answered with an extremely solemn look: "But Your Majesty, I really can't think of any reason for you to refuse the joining of 3 million people. You should know that even in your empire, the population has always been a scarce resource."
Acardo nodded, and Amanda spoke with great knowledge. In this sentence, he directly took out a quite powerful statement. Population is the wealth that every monarch dreams of. If there are more people, there will naturally be more taxes. There will be more troops in war, and more people will be used as hard labor. Indeed Very attractive conditions.
Arcado didn't want to be polite to Amanda. Lang laughed and said, "Miss Amanda, you're right, but you only said the benefits but didn't mention the disadvantages. Well, let's talk about your conditions and see how much I need to pay to get this 3 million. The population of the fox."
Amanda is now a little disrupted by Arcado. She is already on the weak side. According to the strength of the Sword Empire, there is no lack of fox participation, and she can even completely ignore the existence of the fox clan, so Emanda feels that the bait she threw did not fool Akado.
Emanda knew that the emperor of the Sword Empire was not easy to convince. After all, the emperor who ruled such a powerful empire must not be a fool. It was not surprising that he was asked by Arcado.
After a little meditation, she said softly, "Your Majesty, I hope that the fox clan will have some privileges after coming to the Sword Empire."
"Texit about it." Arcado motioned to Armanda to continue. He picked up the tea on the side and drank it. This fox saint is really beautiful. A pair of pale cat-like eyes with a little exoticism, which is simply a natural beauty.
"We demand pardon! I hope that the fox clans who commit crimes in the Holy Sword Empire can be judged by the fox clan themselves. Aimanda said: "We ask for 50 years of tax exemption, and our tax will be halved in the next 100 years, which can enable us to resume production and improve our living standards. If you really value the survival and development of the fox clan, please allocate about 30 million gold coins to us.
Acardo did not speak, but just stared at Amanda. He knew that the fox saint had not finished her request, so he simply did not interrupt her.
Sure enough, Amanda saw that Arcado did not speak and continued her request: "The most important thing is that we need a piece of land to survive. I hope you can draw a provincial land to make us as autonomous as the orcs and elves in the elf forest."
Acardo sipped the tea and smiled: "Miss Armanda, why don't this emperor let the fox do it? What do you think?" Although this sentence did not fluctuate, it couldn't help but make Amanda's beautiful pale yellow pupils shrink and look at Arcado nervously.
"Hahaha." Valando, the chief of staff, laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, listen to Miss Armanda's words, we have lost the war with the fox clan, and now we are sitting here begging for peace from the fox clan."
"To cede the land, tax exemption, compensation, and privileges." Arcado nodded as he spoke, then glanced at his minister and gently asked Amanda, who was beginning to sweat on his face: "Miss Armanda is here to declare war, right?"
"You, no, Your Majesty, you misunderstood that the land was not ceded by you under your rule, and..." Armanda stood up in a panic. She was a little uncomfortable with the majesty and pressure revealed in Arcado's plainness.
"Miss Amanda." Arcado motioned her to calm down, but the content of her words made people shudder: "Queen Doris of the Elf Forest has 2 million troops and about 300 million elf subjects. Now she has about 6,000 magic cannons and more than 30 frigates. You can ask her first. Do you dare to ask me for it from me? These things!"