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Chapter 630 - 630 154 Fire Dragon Burns the Barn_1

630: Chapter 154: Fire Dragon Burns the Barn_1 630: Chapter 154: Fire Dragon Burns the Barn_1 “Your Excellency the Count, you are indeed magnanimous.

Such a good opportunity, yet you still let the Rocknard Family off the hook!”

Upon hearing the words of Marquis James, Hudson laughed heartily, “Your Excellency, the key issue right now is to solve the problem of logistic deficits.

The overall situation must be given priority, and personal grievances can be put aside and dealt with later.”

In his heart, he had long been rolling his eyes silently.

Screw the overall situation, if he could destroy the Rocknard Family, he would have already done it.

At the meeting earlier, everyone was shouting aggressively, but their interests were solely focused on making the Rocknard Family compensate for losses, without any real intention of killing them.

Everyone was a smart player, and from the reactions of the Human Alliance, they knew that the Rocknard Family had probably been set up this time.

Anybody with a pinch of rationality would deal with their internal grievances behind closed doors.

Who in their right mind would publicly bring up such a matter at a Council meeting?

Being hit by an undeserved calamity, even if the Rocknard Family were at fault, it was not a capital offence.

As they were all playing in the same arena, they naturally wouldn’t push things to the extreme.

After understanding the thoughts of the other nobles, Hudson naturally would not let them have their way.

If he really insisted, and Duke Pias succumbed to the pressure and promised to take on everyone’s deficits, the debtor would be put in high esteem.

As long as the huge debt is not fully repaid, everyone would look out for the Rocknard Family.

If they symbolically repay a sum every year, they would be unbeatable.

“Your Excellency the Count, your generosity may not necessarily be appreciated.

The Northland guys are used to greed, and this time they have inevitably taken more than their share.

By normal procedures, they would have trouble filling this budget hole.

If they act rashly and precipitously and stir up more trouble, I fear you too will be implicated!”

Marquis James expressed his concern.

Worrying about Hudson is out of the question.

If he could bring Hudson down this time, he would only be more than happy to see it happen.

This time, although it was the Rocknard Family that caused the trouble, the Northern Nobles were always regarded as a collective.

If pursued, Duke Cavadia would also be hard to absolve.

If the top two military leaders were ended together, as the third in line, it would only be natural for him to inherit the position of Commander in Chief.

Unfortunately, things are not so simple.

Knowing that the Alliance’s investigation team was targeting the Kingdom of Alpha, this could fool others but it could not fool Caesar III.

The King issued a strict order for them to solve the problem before the investigation team arrived.

Compared to Hudson and Duke Cavadia who have greater autonomy, James did not have the nerve to refuse to execute orders.

Not only did he have to solve the problem, but he also had to do it neatly.

At the recent meeting, although Hudson was indeed solving the problem, he also left behind a hidden danger.

In Marquis James’s view, since there was a shortage of strategic materials, it was inevitable that the budget hole could not be filled.

They might as well offer a generous scapegoat to bear the blame.

Pias, the Duke who has been the object of public wrath, was undoubtedly the best candidate and the best choice that could save the kingdom’s face.

“It doesn’t matter!

With such a large deficit below, it’s only right for me, as the Commander in Chief, who knew nothing about it, to take responsibility.

This is my letter of resignation.

I have decided to resign to His Majesty the King and take responsibility for the lack of supervision this time!”

On the words “lack of supervision”, Hudson put a strong emphasis.

The hint was clear: his problem was mere lack of close supervision, scapegoating was out of the question.

The entire Logistics Department, with millions of soldiers and civilians under its jurisdiction, would be a real problem if there were no issues.

With such pressures on the frontline logistics, maintaining a smooth operation of the logistic system was not easy, nitpicking would be too much.

Even the investigation team of the Alliance Council, could not deal with a meritorious commander just because someone under Hudson’s command sold military supplies.

If they really played like that, then no one would dare to lead the army.

The team, composed of the Noble’s Private Armies, each enjoyed significant autonomy, and no one could completely control the small mobs underneath.

The fact that the Commander in Chief was safe did not mean that the Vice Commander was also safe.

If someone weighted needed to be responsible, Marquis James might be more likely to be hit by undeserved calamity.

“Your Excellency the Count, this absolutely cannot be allowed!

It’s not your fault in the first place, how could you resign because of it!

I think we should try our best to solve the problem.

If it can’t be solved, let Duke Pias take responsibility, you don’t have to bear it for others!”

Marquis James said with anxiety.

Having been on the frontline for so long, he knew how complicated the situation in the army was.

If Hudson retreated at this time, he wouldn’t stand a chance against Duke Cavadia.

Seeing this, Hudson merely gave a faint smile.

The resignation letter still had to be submitted, which was a matter of attitude.

To approve or not, that was the King’s decision.

Theoretically speaking, everyone should be running after strategic materials to fill the hole, causing the black market to be quite out of stock.

But the actual situation was not as severe as everyone imagined.

They could not guarantee to cover all the budget holes, but at least they could let most of the nobles get away.

The purpose of deliberately creating an illusion of severe shortage was obviously to sell the strategic materials on hand at a good price while concurrently weakening the financial power of the competitors.

Hudson might not have been involved in selling off military supplies, but it didn’t mean he hadn’t taken advantage.

For instance: using the logistics system for smuggling.