449: Chapter 63: Ha Clan’s Secret Technique for Saving the Nation_3 449: Chapter 63: Ha Clan’s Secret Technique for Saving the Nation_3 “Your Excellency the Count, these demands are too harsh.
To be honest, we can’t meet any of them.
Perhaps only such great kingdoms as yours could possibly assemble one hundred thousand cavalry.
Equipping magic crossbows and magic scrolls on a large scale, perhaps the powerful Frank Kingdom and the Clergy could equip some of their elites.
The Duchy can at most squeeze out three thousand war horses for you, and then reassign eight thousand cavalry to work in conjunction.
The war consumables within the magic crossbow and magic scroll, I’m afraid they can only be squeezed out a bit after the aid from the Human Alliance arrives.”
Marshal Hodge said helplessly.
It’s not frightening to ask for a high price, what’s frightening is making an unrealistic price.
Spending even more to buy over Hudson alone would still be cheaper compared to buying over the entire Expeditionary Army.
Regrettably, all hints were being ignored, Hudson didn’t respond, and none of the requirements proposed were reliable.
“Your Marshal, if that’s the case, I’m afraid I can’t help.
You know, the Expeditionary Army has just experienced a big battle and is currently reorganizing.
It’s not suitable to participate in large-scale combat in a short time.
Why not wait for the aid materials from various countries to arrive, then we take action?”
As a noble with a conscience, he knew what money he could take and what he couldn’t.
So many nobles under his banner were willing to follow him because they valued his good luck, his ability to win battles, and his good reputation.
He never screwed over his teammates.
His hard-earned reputation over the years, how could he risk it for a small profit?
It wasn’t that he looked down on Moxi people.
It was just that the war had consumed too much of their national power, the little remaining wealth simply couldn’t offer an astronomical price.
“Your Excellency the Count, you can’t think that the aid from the Human Alliance is all free, can you?
Real free aid has always been symbolic.
Most strategic materials are purchased with money.
If there’s no money, they can use things to offset the debt.
Your country has the most experience in this regard.
After every major war, a high debt pile is built.”
Marshal Hodge couldn’t help complaining.
Although the major forces in the Human Alliance did not cash in on someone else’s misfortune or inflate prices, the money that should be given could not be less.
It’s not that the government’s support of various countries is weak, it’s just that everyone isn’t that rich.
In the Continent of Aslante, the taxes the government can levy are very limited and only enough to maintain daily expenses.
The majority of the financial power is held in the hands of the nobles across the regions.
Unless war breaks out, it’s very hard for the government to impose new taxes.
Even if the King gives an order, the Noble Parliament will veto it.
Taxes not approved by the Parliament are all considered illegal taxes, and they can’t be recognized at all.
“Your Marshal, let the debt pile up.
The Alpha Kingdom has been surviving these many years, aren’t you guys afraid of this?
If I may be frank, the situation in the Moxi Duchy is already very dangerous now, and a little carelessness could lead to the ruin of the nation.
To get through this crisis, the most crucial thing for your government to do now is to amass debt.
Borrow as much as possible, the more debt the better, especially from major nobles.
Even if the interest is high, it doesn’t matter.
Whether it can be repaid now doesn’t need to be considered urgently.
Only when the debt is large enough, the creditors cannot afford to watch you guys fall; the support from various countries will come in advance.
Even if your country really falls, these creditors will help you stand up.
Even this action is spontaneous, they can’t help but be biased towards your country when making decisions.
Even if the debt hole is so big that one day it can’t be paid back, you can use the land in the north to offset the debt.
They definitely won’t want it, make a gesture, and everyone will extend your repayment deadline.
This is the biggest secret of how the Alpha Kingdom has been able to persist under the military onslaught of the Orc Empire.
If we all didn’t get along so well, I absolutely wouldn’t tell you.
Even now, outside this door, I won’t admit to having said these things.”
Hudson talked up a storm.
How the Alpha Kingdom has persisted has nothing to do with debt, the Kingdom couldn’t possibly always rely on creditors to come to their rescue.
But this doesn’t prevent Hudson from throwing this pitch on the Moxi people.
When people reach a crisis, they will choose to grab onto a straw, let alone that Hudson has given sufficient reasons and examples.
The key is that it’s indeed highly operable.
As long as the debt is large enough, creditors dare not watch them die.
They’re all forced out.
Hudson depends on the Moxi people for money, food, weapons, and equipment as he mingles in the Moxi Duchy.
Now that this golden master is broke, it means that the good days of the Expeditionary Army are about to end.
For a better resistance against the Orc invasion and his own good life, he can only try to make the golden master’s purse bulge.
As for the debt problem that this will cause, it doesn’t need him to pay it back, so why think too much about it?
“Your Excellency the Count, is this really going to work?”
Marshal Hodge asked incredulously.
His past life experience suddenly seems insufficient in this moment.
Hudson rolled his eyes and pretended to say reluctantly, “Isn’t the answer already in your heart, Marshal?
But for such a thing, it must be kept strictly confidential.
Once it’s leaked, I’m afraid it will be very hard for your country to get a loan!”