Gale explained: "It is impossible to hide so many minerals. If the Queen knows that we have concealed so many minerals, she will definitely kill us."

Yue Nu frowned, what Gale said makes sense. Money is attractive, and with so much property, not to mention Queen Azshara, even the great mages would kill people and steal goods if they knew about it. Although minerals are very important, lives are

If it is gone, what will happen with more wealth?

Turan shuddered slightly. If Xavius ​​knew that he had coveted so many minerals, he would not be the first to spare him.

"What should we do?"

Gale smiled: "This time we will use conspiracy."

"Conspiracy?"

An hour later, Yuenu walked out of Turan's mage tower and went straight to the Eternal Palace. After he left, the mages hired by Turan left the mage tower one after another and went to different mage towers nearby.

As soon as he entered the palace, Moonfury reported to Azshara: "Your Majesty, we have discovered eight open-pit mines near the Redridge Mountains, and have discovered three of them, one gold mine, one mithril mine, and one thorium mine.

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"Oh?" Azshara stood up from the throne and looked at Yuenu in surprise: "Really?"

It’s not that Azshara has never seen the world, but these three mines are very important. Gold mines can cast gold coins, mithril is the metal most used by mages, and the importance of thorium has been mentioned before. And these three

The mine is still open-pit, which means that mining is easy and profits can be obtained in a short time.

As long as these three mines are mined, the problem of military expenditures can be solved soon. In fact, there is no need to worry about military expenditures in the future.

Even if the remaining five mineral veins are of little value, they are still enough for the empire to use.

The moment Yuenu nodded, Azshara's heart surged. As the queen of the empire, the empire belonged to her. Suddenly possessing huge wealth, she couldn't help but start fantasizing.

At this moment, Xavius ​​led a kind of royal mage to Azshara.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the expeditionary force discovered a large amount of minerals?"

Azshara had a bad feeling, "Who did you listen to?"

She is a little confused about the facts, but she is not stupid. With so many royal mages arriving, it is obvious that they are not just asking.

They obviously want a piece of the mineral pie!

Damn it! Are they trying to force me to have a baby?

At this time, Yuenuo said: "Master Xavius, are these the property of the empire?"

Sarvis smiled and said: "Of course we know the military regulations, and we are here to congratulate His Majesty."

After the words fell, all the mages immediately congratulated Azshara, "Congratulations to your majesty for obtaining so many minerals."

Azshara breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't pay attention to these minerals.

But a royal mage stood up and said, "General Moonfury, I heard that there is a new type of refined iron mine in Alpha Fortress?"

Yue Nu raised his eyebrows and asked: "Is this happening? What's wrong?"

Royal Mage: "But I heard that you privately allocated shares in that iron ore?"

When Yue Nu heard this, his face changed drastically.

Azshara coughed lightly and said, "I allowed this. Even though the empire did not pay military salaries, the frontline soldiers were still victorious and should be rewarded."

"Your Majesty is generous!" The royal mage bowed with a smile and stepped aside.

Another royal mage stood up and said, "Your Majesty, we admit that the soldiers on the front line have worked hard, but this time the trolls attacked Zin Aissalin, and we also won a great victory. We killed one of the trolls' Loa and defeated them.

He defeated the troll's army of 100,000, which can be regarded as some credit. Your Majesty has gained so much wealth this time, shouldn't he also reward us?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, we don't even have the money to buy magic materials recently."

The royal mages raised Azshara up with just a few words.

Azshara has a headache. If the Royal Mage is not rewarded, everyone will definitely become disloyal. If so, do other nobles want a reward? Do the Moon Guards want a reward? Do the Sisters of Elune want a reward? Even ordinary civilians have supported the war.

Do you want a reward?

Once the reward is opened, countless people must hope to get a share of the pie. But now, the reward has been opened, and Azshara said it herself.

Moonwrath stood up at the right time, "Your Majesty, there are many minerals in the Redridge Mountains, and it is not easy to mine them. Moreover, all Kaldorei have contributed to this war. I think the mining and mining of these minerals should be unified.

Management, segmenting interests."

Azshara frowned and looked at Yuenu with an incomprehensible expression, "How should we subdivide it?"

Yue Fury: "I suggest setting up a mining company to specifically manage the mineral veins in Red Ridge Mountain. According to the joint-stock system of Han Iron Mine, the income from the mineral veins should be divided into several shares and distributed to different groups."

Azshara understood that this was a game, a game that she had to recognize. Thinking of this, she asked half-heartedly: "How should we distribute it?"

Yuenu didn't dare to look into Azshara's eyes and said bravely: "First take out 10% of the shares and pay the taxes for the common people. From then on, these shares will enter the treasury, and the empire will reduce the head tax for the common people."

Azshara became interested, and this proposal was very beneficial to her. The empire's population was sparse, and the income from 10% of the shares was definitely higher than the head tax. Moreover, after the tax reduction, the common people would only say that the queen was kind. Both benefits and face were gained.

Azshara's mood has improved a lot.

"Okay, keep talking!"

Yue Nui glanced at Azshara, and seeing that she was no longer angry, he immediately straightened his back and said: "The empire will need a large number of troops to maintain the rule of the newly occupied lands in the future, and it will require a lot of military expenditures. I think we should give 20% of the shares.

As military supplies, it is used to maintain military expenditures."

Azshara nodded. If you want sustained benefits, you need a large number of troops. This money cannot be saved. And using 20% ​​of expenditures in exchange for 100% of income is a good deal.

"The treasury is the foundation of the empire. Only when the treasury is full can the normal operation of the empire be ensured, so 20% of the shares should be included in the treasury."

"As the supreme queen, 10% of the shares should be privately owned by the queen."

As soon as these two items came out, Azshara was in a better mood. After that, she and the national treasury already occupied 40%.

"The nobles should be rewarded for helping His Majesty manage the empire. They can take out 10% of the shares, which will be divided into different levels according to the size of the title. The reward will be given once a year."

Azshara is even more satisfied. If she directly distributes dividends to the nobles, she will definitely be unhappy. But if she wants to give rewards, she will have no problem.

I can reward you, but you can't force it. Even if the reward is just in name, she must keep her reputation as a queen.

"The remaining 30% will be retained in the mining company to maintain the operation of the company. If there is a profit by the end of the year, it will be invested in infrastructure construction in various parts of the empire. For example, Zusaro is still a wooden building and needs to be replaced with stone.

Only high-quality buildings are in line with the living habits of the Kaldorei. Only by improving the environment of Zusaro can more Kaldorei settle there."

Azshara was silent. 30% was definitely a lot to maintain the operation of a company. But coupled with the investment in infrastructure construction in various parts of the empire, it was much easier to accept. She also knew that there would definitely be trouble with this infrastructure, but the water was clear.

If there is no fish, she must let Yue Nu and others get some benefits to ensure their loyalty.
Chapter completed!