Pirates born to be kings

As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and the one with the big fist is the boss. .biquge

While Valpo was working hard to improve the national happiness index, he naturally thought of the military.

After all, he controls a kingdom, not a pirate group.

Soldiers are needed to attack other countries, and even more so to defend territory.

It's just that he has relatively good livelihood, but he has really made no achievements in the military field.

He doesn't know how to do military boxing and has almost forgotten about radio gymnastics. Even those who went to school for military training only remember to walk forward. With this ability, a guy with a big brain like Dalton will rarely feel superior after seeing it. He actually looked at Valpo like he was an idiot.

It turns out that the entire world has already had similar training methods. After all, discipline and obedience are the key points in any army.

Training runs, marching with heavy loads, shooting training, and close combat skills. When the soldiers of the Drum Kingdom performed these events, Valpo could only shout "666".

His Majesty the King was very unhappy because he failed to show off his military secrets, so he made Dalton eat three more steaks in the evening. Cromarimon, who was laughing at the joke, was "lucky" to eat a large plate of half-shelled sea urchin.

It is euphemistically called the form complementing the form.

Watching the two ministers finishing their food with grimaces on their faces, Valpo felt much better.

As for Chopper?

The little reindeer did not raise its head at all and was eating ferociously throughout. Just looking at its size, it looked like it was changing from a deer to a wild boar.

Originally, Valpo thought that the following days would pass peacefully like this, but who knew that only five days later, another piece of bad news came.

Food merchants actually joined forces to double the price of food!

Valpo was eating breakfast when Jace told him the news.

What was originally a pleasant time suddenly turned into a waste of time...

He put down his knife, slowly wiped his metal chin with a handkerchief like an elegant nobleman, and whispered softly, "So, after I activated the medical food plan and subsidized the food cost of million beli every month..." Valpo's eyes were cold and he threw his handkerchief on the table, "Are my citizens still facing the situation of not being able to afford food?"

He looked at Jace, "Tell me, my staff officer, who has the final say in this kingdom?"

"Of course it's you, Your Majesty." Jess felt cold sweat break out on his forehead, "You are the King of Drums!"

A suffocating breath spread in the room. It came from Valpo and affected all the intelligent creatures around it. Dasji, who was guarding at the side, slowly sat down on the ground. Chopper, who was still sleeping and lazing, looked in pain. , clasping his neck with both hands, groaning vaguely, "Don't...don't eat Chopper..."

In nearly one-third of the entire castle, everyone was panicking for varying degrees for no reason, and their hearts were palpitating!

Fortunately, this feeling did not last long,

When Valpo felt his eyes turning black, the terrifying aura suddenly disappeared.

His Majesty the King rubbed his temples, his expression still irritated. Compared with his previous appearance, he looked like an angry child at this moment. He took a fork and poked the handkerchief repeatedly, making a thumping sound, "But those food merchants obviously don't Thinking this way, I feel that our kingdom cannot do without them..."

In fact, the Drum Kingdom is indeed inseparable from food merchants. Without the transportation of those borers, the island would not be able to obtain enough food to feed the entire island.

"This... Your Majesty, judging from the current situation." Jace gave a 'knowing blow' with difficulty, "We seem to be unable to leave them."

I'm so worried!

At this moment, Valpo felt that his previous efforts had been completely ruined.

He was extremely annoyed. In fact, he had expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so violently!

Throughout the history of the earth, almost every country has experienced such a period.

When encountering natural disasters, those powerful people who have food in their hands have no good intentions to help others. Double the price?

Ha ha!

That's all for charity!

You are embarrassed to say you know how to do business even if you are not ten times more powerful, and you dare not call yourself a wealthy person unless you destroy hundreds of people!

But what do these businessmen think of themselves?

Powerful person? !

There is only one powerful person on the entire island!

It’s his drum king—His Majesty Valpo!

He doesn't even have the nerve to make money... bah bah! ! It's not a shame to starve the people. How dare they do this? How dare they do this!

"Huh... Jace, talk to them." Valpo looked away from the nearly torn handkerchief. His people should not starve. "Ask... if the increase can be reduced."

"This..." Jace lowered his head, "It has been discussed in your name, they said, they said."

"say what?"

"There has been an increase in pirates recently, shipping routes are unsafe, and the islands that produce food have also suffered disasters, so this is a preferential price for your sake."

Valpo was silent for a while, then suddenly sneered, "You've already seen my face, it's good, it's really good..."

"Your Majesty, you..." Jace looked up anxiously and found Valpo's face expressionless.

"This is the sin of weakness." Valpo turned to look out the window. The scene of people coming and going on the pier now became dazzling.

At least one-third of them are from the Grain Chamber of Commerce.

This kingdom is tied up by this 'vampire vine', and now it is even more worried about its life.

"Promise them," said Valpo.

Jess became anxious, "But Your Majesty, this will be a huge burden, and the people simply cannot afford this price."

"I know, I know..." Valpo stood up and put his hands behind his back. At this moment, he was standing in front of the window, muttering to himself, "But we don't have a fleet to protect the trade routes, and we can't produce food either. So outstanding Si... tell me, what should we do?"

"We, we..." Jace lowered his head again, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm really sorry."

"Go ahead and buy it. You can only buy it now."

In the wind and snow outside the window, citizens have already begun their day's work. They shuttle on the ropeway or get into the snowy forest. Some people gather at the dock to carry goods, and more people go to the leather workshop and the National Drum Museum. Big hospital.

People are so busy, but most of the money they earn is only enough to buy some poor food, dry and hard bread, freeze-dried small fish, and wheat flour mixed with grit.

In fact, this was all Valpo's imagination.

He had never eaten bad food at all, not before, not after becoming king.

These are the only limits he knows, and he dare not imagine that other things that can be called garbage can enter.

Just thinking about it made him feel like vomiting, but he knew it wasn't the worst.

Definitely Not……

His citizens are now eating garbage, and when the food merchants raise prices...

"Jace." Valpo's voice was very soft, but his fists were clenched.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Are my people lazy?"

"Don't be lazy, Your Majesty. Lazy people cannot survive in this kingdom. Even orphans must do what they can."

"Are my people bad then?"

"Of course not. Although there may be some, most of them are good! They are kind and upright, and they are hardworking and brave! Because we are the medical kingdom!" Jess slowly straightened his back and his voice became louder. He was as proud as Rooster, "Our entire kingdom treats tens of thousands of patients every year and provides countless medicines to the righteous navy. Even penniless people will not die according to the practice of our kingdom! The world government is like this, The same goes for non-franchised people! No one in this world can deny our achievements! So they are all the best! Every one of our citizens has participated in saving people!"

"Yes, they saved countless people, they are kind and upright, then tell me..." Valpo turned his head and looked directly at Jace, "Why do they have to starve? Why should they starve! We have saved countless people, who can Come to save us?"

"Who? But..." Jace was at a loss. He wanted to say that this world is so cruel. Who made our island unable to produce food? We also don't have top-level military force. We are powerless to do anything. But he looked into Valpo's eyes. , but couldn’t say it,

He saw the king's eyes shining,

The light was not dazzling, but it was extremely persistent, like a little lion that had just been born giving an unyielding cry to the world.

why?

Why is this happening to my kingdom?

"We have no one, Your Majesty." Jace lowered his head again, this time bending his waist, "No one..."

Valpo said, "I'll do it."

"Wha, what?" Jess was surprised, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

"I come!"

"But Your Majesty, if you come to bear the burden, this is an astronomical sum! This is an unimaginable sum!" Jess tried his best to dissuade him. "Even relying on the accumulation of previous kings, it may not be able to last for a year! You... "

"Jace." Valpo interrupted the chief of staff with his hands behind his back, his voice flat, "I only understand one thing now."

He traveled through time, came to this ice and snow country, and became the king.

"I have never been so honored to be a king," he said.

His Majesty the King paused, "Really, I am honored to do something for this kingdom."

I don't know when,

It was night outside the window, and the silver moonlight shone on the snow, forming a mirror surface.

At this time everything is silent,

Only the stars in the sky and the dense orange fires in the villages winked mischievously at each other.

in the room,

King Guard Army Dasji watched Chief of Staff Jess bow to His Majesty Valpo and couldn't stand for a long time.