York IV came back from his long thoughts and found Andri standing quietly in place without leaving.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what to do when your Majesty waits for the brave men to come?" Seeing that York IV had finished thinking, Andri asked carefully with a humble smile on his face.

"Huh?" York IV was stunned and immediately understood what he was saying, "You asked what you said at the beginning of the reward for the person who killed the Demon King, right?"

Those who kill the Demon King can reward 500,000 gold coins. This is the earliest announcement issued by York IV across the country. It was initially intended to attract the strong people hiding among the people to help the country overcome difficulties, but there are many people who have never been able to kill the Demon King. Those warriors who really go to the imperial capital to find the king are brave liars, so no one can take away these 500,000 gold coins.

It is not much to say that 500,000 gold coins are not much. For York IV, it is only less than one-tenth of the tax revenue that year, but now it is a big number, not only for an ordinary person, but also for the king of York IV. Years of war have made the people live in dire straits, and people have tightened their belts to live. Tax revenues are rising every year, but they have been re-registered before they can be received in the treasury.

All resources are tilted towards war, not only money, but also food, daily necessities. Rich people can live better with their past background. Those ordinary families were simply poor households ten years ago. Even York IV, the king, had not seen meat and fish for half a year.

"Five hundred thousand, where can I raise so much money for him?" York IV sighed. He was not the kind of person who broke his promise and lost so much money. Although he could tell himself in his heart that this was a last resort for the development of the country, he did not want to do so.

As for the idea of ​​"crawling rabbits and dead dogs", it is even more impossible. He had seen the power of the brave three years ago. No one in the imperial capital can do anything about the brave. If you want to cross the river and destroy the bridge, you have to see if you have the ability to destroy the bridge. And the poison curse is not afraid of the power of the magic sword Duvalanca.

Therefore, it is impossible to use any conspiracy and tricks to make the hero give up, and it is even more impossible to let the brave himself give up. York IV clearly remembered the various behaviors of the brave three years ago. He is not the kind of noble man who regards money as dirt, nor is he the kind of person who helps others without considering himself without any bottom line.

"Andry, you are the Minister of Finance and are more capable than me in finance. Do you have any insight?" York IV, who could not think of a solution, decisively threw the problem to his ministers. Although he always felt that Andry was too young to compare with his father's mature, wise and decisive, at this time, he could not think of a solution and could only brainstorm.

"Your Majesty, not only is the national treasury empty now, but ordinary people are also suffering from war and are already overwhelmed by the burden. If they ask for taxes again, they may not have to be called by the devil, and the country will collapse first!" Andri persuaded with a look of serving the country and the people.

"Did I say you want to increase taxes?" York IV glared at Andry with dissatisfaction. He knew much more about the country now than Andry. Of course, he knew that blindly increasing taxes would only accelerate the collapse of the country. Whether you increase taxes for selfish desires or to resist foreign enemies, the people's ability to bear is limited after all.

"It is because of the dereliction of duty and failure to understand Your Majesty's intention. Please punish him." Andri lowered his head in panic and a smile appeared on his face.

"Hmph! You don't think about anything other than tax increases? Do you, the finance minister, have only taxes in your mind?" York IV cursed a few more times, sat on the throne to calm the anger in his heart. He was over fifty years old and focused all his energy on government affairs, and his body was no longer as good as before. Now, if you do some strenuous exercise, you will feel that your body cannot bear it.

"Then... I can only tell the brave man with emotion and reason, and convince him to give up the reward of the 500,000 gold coins." Andri seemed to have lost his composure, and hesitated for a moment before saying this.

"Convince him? Are you here?" York IV asked with a sneer.

"This..." Andri said in a moment of confusion, his eyes rolled around and suddenly became wise, "Although we can't let the brave man give up the 500,000 completely, we can advise him not to let us pay immediately."

"Oh?" The king became interested and signaled him to continue.

"I believe that the current situation of the country is obvious to all. Although it is a little different from the brave ones we usually recognize, the brave are essentially good people who consider the people of the world. As long as we explain to him that they do not want to lose the bonus, but are postponed for a period of time, I don't think it is impossible to convince them to succeed." Andri looked a little guilty when he spoke. He did not have absolute confidence in persuading the brave, but he was still a little sure of it in the end.

"Procrastinate? How long does it take? How to delay? The brave are not the kind of patient people." York IV leaned on the armrest of the throne with his right hand.

"This... I haven't thought about it yet. Why don't your Majesty wait for me to go back and think carefully, or discuss with other colleagues and write a complete plan and give it to your Majesty for you to see?" Andri smiled a little embarrassed and embarrassed. He had some ideas about this temporary plan, but it was not yet at the point where he could give a detailed detailed plan.

"Then you go back and think about it first." York IV waved his hand and signaled him to retreat.

Andri bowed and turned and left the hall. Despite encountering some problems, he still slowly moved towards his goal, so he was in a pretty good mood.

"Brave, when you are trapped in the imperial capital and are entangled in all kinds of trivial matters every day, you will be slowly tied up by the big net of this world without realizing it, and you can no longer do whatever you want. At that time, I will let you know how powerful I am..." Andri thought silently, and after he was beaten by the brave three years ago, he went home and wanted to ask his parents to help vent his anger, but his father led him to kneel at the door of the victim's house for a morning, and was watched by people from the entire imperial capital.

In the main hall, King York IV slowly stood up. He looked at Andri's brisk back and remembered the former Finance Minister who died of exhaustion at his post: "No matter what your original purpose was, this is indeed a good solution for the current country. I just hope that you don't make a mistake in the end, otherwise don't blame me for throwing you out and taking the blame."
Chapter completed!