novelraw Chapter 309
Chapter 309
309~ Cooperation~
"Mo, wake up. Stop sleeping."
"Ugh, meow?"
"Mo is becoming more and more like a kitty~"
Sometimes it really felt like she was raising a pet, but thinking that the Mo she was currently petting was her Imperial Consort, the smile at the corner of her mouth deepened.
"It's time to eat."
Rubbing the pair of cat ears on top of the Little Princess's head with her hands, she couldn't get enough of them.
Recently, she still needed to resolve the issue of royal credibility in Suxing City.
After experiencing that last great purge, Suxing City's trust in the Scarlet Imperial Family had obviously declined considerably. She had personally said in Suxing City back then that she would never arbitrarily oppress the common people like the Previous Dynasty.
Yet during the great purge, the Scarlet Maid Corps and military violated the promise she had made back then in her name, so a decline in trust was unavoidable.
However, it was fortunate that while trust declined in Suxing City, the ringleader among the Previous Dynasty Remnants was also resolved. The remainder could be slowly cleaned up, and their priority could even be pushed back. She could first handle her reputation and prestige in Suxing City.
"Does Mo have any good suggestions?"
The Empress smiled as she inquired of her little strategist.
"No. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."
"Mo's wings have gotten pretty strong lately, haven't they?"
She dared to directly talk back to her like this?
"Bleh bleh bleh!"
The Little Princess turned her face away.
Who told this hentai Empress to be... so hentai!?
"Mo is becoming cuter and cuter!"
Her intelligence and age are also becoming more and more like a little kitty!
Although she knew that if the Little Princess continued maintaining this state, she wouldn't be able to continue thinking about problems calmly and coolly, none of that mattered. As long as the Little Princess was happy, that was enough.
She planned to directly implement aid to Suxing City next and rebuild the City Lord's Manor. The City Lord of Suxing City would be elected by vote from Suxing City's residents themselves. They would select City Lord candidates and prohibit nobles from participating in the election.
At the same time, nobles would also be prohibited from interfering with or controlling this election in any form or for any purpose. The final ten City Lord candidates selected would be personally chosen by her to produce the City Lord.
Holding the Little Princess as she walked down the corridor, she contemplated a series of management methods for Suxing City.
As for the City Lord... after the incident of colluding with the Previous Dynasty Remnants, the City Lord must accept inspection from the Scarlet Maid Corps every month to avoid similar incidents happening again.
"Your Majesty."
Ling respectfully bowed.
"Mm."
While sitting at the dining table, the Empress locked the Little Princess in her arms. After pinching the soft flesh of her buttocks a few times with her hand, she began feeding her. However, the abnormally cooperative Little Princess always gave her a strange feeling.
"Mo?"
"What?"
Looking at the Little Princess's very impatient eyes, she didn't seem to feel anything was wrong?
"Has Mo been a bit too well-behaved lately?"
"Do you want me to rebel against you instead?"
The Little Princess said speechlessly.
If she resisted, she would be trained. If she obediently cooperated, the Empress would find her strange. Had this hentai Empress's brain short-circuited?
Speechless aside, she still had to eat the food the Empress fed her.
"Mm..."
Temporarily dismissing her doubts, the Empress continued considering matters regarding Suxing City, not reacting until the Little Princess began resisting the food she fed over.
The Little Princess, who was already somewhat full, waved her arms and pounded on her chest.
"Put me down! I need to go read my Father the King's letter!"
As per custom, every two days she had to go read the letters her Father the King sent her. During her time in the Scarlet Phoenix Nation, she had maintained correspondence with her cheap Father the King. By now, the Empress had almost stopped inspecting the letters.
The letters replicated by little loli maid Xiyan were just casually tossed in a corner. Probably starting from around the 30th letter, they were no longer inspected. Each time, one more was just added to the pile accumulating in the corner.
"Just write it here."
The Empress tightened her arms.
She couldn't let the Little Princess be alone anymore. Who knew if Xiao Bai would directly steal her away in a bit? Then she would really be furious.
"Then where are the paper and pen?"
"Ling!"
"Understood!"
Before long, all the needed materials were gathered. The Little Princess began writing on the envelope.
Just like writing a letter to her own friend, in the letter she directly used a nickname for her cheap Father the King. It looked completely devoid of the dignity a nation's king should have.
"Fei."
"What is it?"
"Do you still need equipment?"
"Equipment?"
"Mm. Black Gold Armor, a complete set."
"Why ask about this?"
The Empress inquired.
"What do you think?"
The Little Princess glared at the Empress and asked back.
Originally, Glaze Nation was renowned for commercial trade. Trade exchanges with various nations were very frequent. But ever since announcing an alliance with the Scarlet Phoenix Nation, many things manufactured and produced by Glaze Nation could only be traded with the Scarlet Phoenix Nation. Other countries directly severed trade routes with Glaze Nation.
And by now, the inventory stockpile of those commodities in Glaze Nation had accumulated to a level the royal family couldn't digest.
Since cutting off trade with most nations, the excess commodities remaining after trading with the Scarlet Phoenix Nation had always been cleared by the Glaze Royal Family. They used treasury funds to buy back those products that couldn't be sold on the market, then utilized policies to make production lines produce as much as possible things that Glaze Nation could use, such as infrastructure materials, medicines, weapons and equipment, and various industrial semi-finished products. The royal family would digest these things as much as possible.
This situation had continued until now. The Glaze Royal Family was also gradually unable to digest so many products. If there was no way to sell them to the Scarlet Phoenix Nation, the Glaze Royal Family would probably go bankrupt in a little while.
"I need them."
The Empress considered for a moment before answering.
This wasn't just to help Glaze Nation dump commodities. It was also preparation for war, preparation for advancing into the Western Region after the Scarlet Phoenix Nation stabilized in a few years.
"Then there's also..."
"No need to say more. I'll take however much there is."
The Scarlet Phoenix Nation currently lacked precisely these things. She of course wanted as much as she could get, using these things to stabilize the Scarlet Phoenix Nation as much as possible first.
"Mo, if I also need a large number of construction engineers to perform infrastructure work, what would be the price for requesting one from Glaze Nation?"
"50 Gold Coins per day for each one."
50 Gold Coins per day was already a very expensive price. But considering that Glaze Nation's construction engineers were very excellent, whether in design or quality they belonged to the top-tier level, this price was understandable.
Talent was a scarce strategic resource. She still understood this point. The more top-tier the talent, the more expensive the price to hire them across nations.
"However, the Glaze Royal Family can give the Scarlet Phoenix Nation a preferential ally price: 40 Gold Coins per person."
"Then I want 100. 100 construction engineers, hired at the original price of 50 Gold Coins. What does Mo think?"
After Glaze Nation's construction engineers were in place, she would begin large-scale infrastructure projects within the Scarlet Phoenix Nation's territory, then provide poverty relief and aid to some impoverished areas...
Mm. She planned to stabilize the Scarlet Phoenix Nation according to the methods the Little Princess had once implemented in Glaze Nation and cooperate with Glaze Nation to an even deeper degree.