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Chapter 728 - 728 26 The Troublemaker_3

728: Chapter 26, The Troublemaker_3 728: Chapter 26, The Troublemaker_3 No matter how much they loathed each other in their hearts, they had to maintain decorum, especially in a meeting of this caliber, where they had to display etiquette and grace throughout.

“No problem, everyone has a time when they’re young.

Since His Majesty has spoken, let’s stick to the standard procedure for the issue of military expenses!”

Duke Torsten, who had calmed down, responded with bottled-up anger.

In his heart, Torsten consoled himself: it doesn’t matter if he failed in a verbal battle, what matters is the final vote result.

After all, he wasn’t making a living by his tongue!

“Duke Torsten’s suggestion is not bad; rather, let’s follow the process once, and this time we two should jointly sponsor a proposal.”

Said Earl Hudson cheerfully

No matter what Duke Torsten thought, Earl Hudson was in a good mood.

The situation had changed due to his meddling.

Families heavily invested in international trade are likely to turn their backs at this time.

The rest depends on Julius Caesar III’s tactics.

If the king can bribe him, he can surely bribe others.

Hudson doesn’t believe that Caesar III would place all his hopes on him alone.

Pushing him to the forefront was because of his appropriate status.

Even without Hudson, other fief nobles would stand up.

After all, Julius Caesar III couldn’t possibly personally enter the field to argue with everyone.

After glancing at the two of them, seeing no objection from Duke Torsten, Prime Minister Duke Newfoundland said in a leisurely manner as he got up: “The proposal initiated jointly by the two representatives is valid.

This concerns the future of the kingdom, so everyone needs to choose carefully.

As per the usual rules, there are three choices: support, oppose, or abstain.

Now let’s start the voting: the representatives of nobles who support Earl Hudson’s proposal, please raise your hands now.”

As soon as the word fell, Hudson took the lead to raise his hand.

At this time, he could not be modest.

As one of the conference representatives, his position was counted in the votes.

Then twenty more hands were suddenly raised at the scene.

Looking solely at the number of supporters, it has already passed halfway.

Unfortunately, there were discrepancies between the hands.

The vote of the intermediate aristocracy is one ticket, the vote of the major nobility starts at three, and the most influential Julius Caesar III alone represented the voice of more than a dozen votes.

Seeing that the vote counting was about to end, the initially hesitant Earl Piers also slowly raised his hand, followed by several major nobles from the border provinces who followed with affirmative votes.

No choice, no matter how good the pre-talked deals were, they couldn’t resist the need for benefits.

Because of the Orcs, the Alpha Kingdom in a special position has always had a good relationship with its neighbors.

Even in decline, no one reached out to the kingdom’s sphere of influence.

Over time, everyone gradually forgot the threat of foreign enemies.

Now reminded by Hudson, these stakeholding nobles had to think more.

Fighting for the magical beast juveniles is one thing, but if the standing army is cut down too severely, in case of international conflicts in the future, they can only rely on the support of the kingdom aristocrats’ private armies.

It goes without saying that the speed of reinforcement from the standing army is definitely not something a noble’s private army can match.

If it happens to encounter the central government in a weak period, this reinforcement efficiency would be even lower.

You might just get yourself into trouble because of such a small efficiency issue.

“With more than half of the votes in favor, Earl Hudson’s proposal is approved!”