Chapter 1113 The Confused Duke of Connaught (Part 2)

Ron's eldest daughter, Paris, advocated giving full support to the center of the Britannia Empire.

Mobilize all troops and support Pendragon at all costs.

But Ron's younger brother Nolid insisted that it was enough if he meant it.

There were 2,000 people under Ron's command, and Nolid advocated sending 500 people to support Pendragon, just to show his attitude.

And then find some random reasons to fool the central government.

For example: a large number of bandits appeared in the fiefdom, and a large number of troops needed to be mobilized to suppress the bandits, so they were unable to help with all their efforts.

Bai Lisi advocated giving full support to each other, while Nolid advocated that meaning is enough. The two people with obviously contradictory opinions were naturally incompatible.

"Father!" Bailis said, "We are vassals of the Britannia Empire! Naturally, we need to do our best to help His Majesty!"

"Otherwise, we will bring shame to our ancestors!"

After hearing what Bailis said, Ron nodded gently and thought to himself:

——Well, that makes sense...

——I am the 18th Duke of Connaught.

——The first Duke of Connaught was the founding father of the Britannia Empire.

——He is a great hero.

——As his descendant, I should not do anything that would disgrace the honor of my ancestors.

However, just as Ron silently agreed with what Bailis just said in his heart, Nolid next to him immediately said:

"Bliss! Put away those childish fantasies of yours!"

"Why should we support the central government?"

"Because it is our duty as vassals to help His Majesty!" Bai Li said loudly without showing any signs of weakness, "What's more, we are still the descendants of the founding fathers! Then we cannot ignore His Majesty's death! "

"Hmph!" Nolid snorted coldly, "There is a saying that goes well - respect is mutual. Only if you respect others, others will respect you."

Having said that, Nolid turned his head,

He said sternly to Ron:

"Brother! Please think about it carefully - has the Central Committee of the Britannia Empire and His Majesty the Emperor ever respected us?"

“The central government has always only treated us as wallets!”

“The land beneath our feet has been built by our ancestors for nearly 300 years into such a prosperous paradise.”

"Did the central government provide us with any help when we were building the land beneath our feet?"

"No!"

“Besides collecting money from us, what else has the central government done?”

"Besides constantly increasing the tribute rate and finding new ways to exploit us as vassals, what else has the central government done?"

"Bliss! You are still young! You are not in charge yet, and you have not been exposed to some cruel things, so you don't know how much the central government has gone too far!"

"When your father and I were just children, the tribute rate was only 30%."

"Although it is still very high, it is not too high. Many vassals can still live a pretty good life."

"But what the central government does next makes me more and more chilled!"

"The central government keeps increasing the tribute rate and changing methods to steal money from our vassals!"

"The reasons used are all 'the country is short of money now and needs your help'."

“The tribute rate keeps going up.”

“At the roundtable meeting five years ago, the contribution rate was raised to the current 45%.”

"How many people's lives have become miserable because of this extremely high tribute rate."

"Bliss, do you remember Count Ossoluni?"

"It's the count who came to us to borrow money from us a few months ago."

"Their family's life is so poor that they need to borrow money from businessmen to survive."

"He borrowed money from all the businessmen he knew."

"No businessman is willing to lend him money anymore, so he has no choice but to shamelessly come to borrow money from us."

"There are many vassals who live in poverty like Count Ossoluni!"

"When has the central government ever shown mercy and care for a poor vassal like Count Ossoluni?"

"The central government only knows how to increase the tribute rate! It just keeps asking us for money!"

"If the central government refuses to respect us, then why should we respect the central government!"

"I will never respect those who disrespect me!"

"Brother! We just need to send 500 soldiers to support Pendragon!"

"If the central government asks us in the future why we don't do our best to help, we can just make up any reason. There are as many reasons as we need!"

After Nolid finished speaking, Ron nodded slightly and thought to himself:

——Yes, the central government’s attitude towards us vassals has always been very bad.

——The tribute rate has been rising again and again, and many vassals have been forced by the central government to borrow debt to survive.

——Even though the lives of so many vassals have become so poor, the central government's attitude is still quite bad, and it has no intention of lowering the tribute rate or providing subsidies to the poor vassals.

——Indeed, as Nolid just said, the central government has never done anything to us, so why should we do so wholeheartedly to the central government?

Ron also complained about the shockingly high contribution rate.

After hearing what Nolid said just now, the resentment towards the Central Committee buried in Ron's heart rose again.

Just as Ron was weighing the pros and cons of the two sides' proposals in his mind, Bailis and Nolid in front of him started arguing again.

Looking at the two people arguing in front of him, Ron couldn't help but smile bitterly.

——Alas... What should I do...

Ron has always been an indecisive person.

Ron has always lived a carefree life.

His father, the former Duke of Connaught, handed him a vast and prosperous fiefdom.

Ron's father was a capable man. Under his construction, this Duchy of Connaught has become rich enough to be called a paradise.

It is also thanks to his father's ability that this land has been built so rich and stable that Ron can live such a carefree life.

Perhaps it is because of his carefree life that Ron has developed the bad habit of indecision.

Ron, who is always hunting and enjoying opera on weekdays, faces such a major decision for the first time.

A decision that is so important that it will even affect the future destiny of the Duchy of Connaught and the entire Britannia Empire.

The opinions of the eldest daughter, Perlis, and the younger brother, Norlid, both make sense.

It is precisely because both of their claims make sense that Ron is so entangled, not knowing which claim to choose...

-Alas...

He sighed silently in his heart. Ron prayed in his heart:

-Official envoys from the central government, please come a little slower...

-The later you come, the more time I will have to consider what to do...

Although he prayed like this in his heart, Ron knew that such prayers were meaningless.

The fast horse responsible for reporting in advance, informing the vassals of what exchange activities the central government intends to carry out with them, and asking them to prepare, has arrived in the Dukedom of Connaught three days ago.

Since the fast horse responsible for reporting in advance and asking the vassals to prepare has arrived, how long will it be before the official envoys arrive?

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