Chapter 89: Born to be a rebel (for the leader)

Instigating a daughter to kill her own father... Ron felt more and more like a villain.

The area was deathly silent, not a sound could be heard.

No one knew what had happened here. A soundproof barrier had blocked the surroundings at some point.

Dolores' face turned pale and her body was shaking convulsively and she couldn't control it.

What Ron said was truly horrific.

Her little hands were shaking, and she thought of what her eldest brother Antoine had once mentioned: he had seen the palace guards bringing a group of women into her father's bedroom in the middle of the night more than once.

At that time, I just thought that this was a woman my father found from outside, and he was preparing to marry a new princess.

The quality of those women varied greatly, some could even be described as ugly...what was worse was that some of them already had gray hair.

Antoine kept sighing that his father's taste was becoming more and more heavy.

She thought of her mother's family, who were deprived of their noble titles and demoted to commoners because of inexplicable crimes. All family property was confiscated by the national treasury, and several uncles were exiled. She had gone to her father to plead for mercy, but was severely reprimanded by her father.

She thought about how her room had been burglarized more than once.

Nothing of high value was lost, but all the relics left by my mother disappeared.

Of course, Dolores would not believe what Ron said just because of these pieces of information that seemed to be true or even not evidence.

However, the depression in my heart became more and more intense.

When Ron finally finished the pot of tea in front of him, Dolores suddenly let out a long breath, and her complexion had completely returned to normal.

Her skin was fair and rosy, and her golden eyes were as bright as ever, without any trace of repression.

The princess's elegance and dignity reappeared in Dolores.

"Mr. Ron, I didn't hear what you just said?"

Dolores is a smart woman, and he is not surprised at all that she made such a choice.

"It doesn't matter. It's just a bunch of nonsense. It means nothing."

Dolores smiled gently and said, "Just now, sir, you said that you want me to be the queen? Sir, have you forgotten that I have two older brothers? No matter how you look at it, it won't be my turn."

Her Royal Highness the Princess never mentioned her father again.

Ron knew that the eldest princess's thoughts had changed silently. He stroked the teacup with his fingers and said, "You know better than me how stupid your two brothers are."

Dolores did not answer, which was considered as tacit agreement with Ron's words. Her two brothers were good at eating, drinking and having fun, but as for managing a country... forget it.

Dolores exhaled: "I have no intention of becoming a queen, but I am a little curious about what you think, sir."

Ron nodded slightly, then asked, "Let me ask you, what does it take to control a country?"

"The army!" Dolores answered without any hesitation.

Ron smiled. "Yes, it is the army. Who are the main members of the army? Nobles or civilians?"

"Almost all of them are civilians. The middle and lower-level officers are also almost all civilians. The senior officers and top officers are monopolized by the nobles."

Ron clapped his hands and praised: "Yes, that's it. Now that you can understand this, the following content will be easy."

After a pause, Ron continued, "If you want to become the queen, you must have a force that is loyal to you."

"You can first use your own money to buy an army."

Seeing that Dolores wanted to speak, Ron waved his hand and continued, "Believe me, the ease of this matter is beyond your imagination."

"It is said that the military pay of the kingdom is severely deducted. Although wars were basically impossible before because of the dragon clan, there are still endless incidents of suppressing bandits in the country. However, many soldiers who work hard for the kingdom not only do not get their pay, but they even have to bring their own dry food from home."

"The compensation for soldiers killed in battle was basically swallowed up by the nobles. These situations directly led to complaints from grassroots soldiers and officers against the nobles."

"With these conditions in place, you don't need to beg the nobles. Why not try to win over the commoners? These nobles have already created a great opportunity for you to bribe the army."

"Take out enough money and treat it as an investment. The amount must be sufficient, even if you have to sell your property or go out to borrow money, you have to come up with the money."

"Choose an army that has some fighting power but is not taken seriously, preferably one that has just been treated unfairly. Bypass the top officers who are nobles and contact the grassroots privately. Use the money to supplement the salaries of these grassroots soldiers. If you give them money, they will give you their lives."

Dolores' eyes became brighter and brighter, and her breathing became inexplicably rapid.

But soon, her beautiful brows frowned again: "Even so, I can only bribe a small group of soldiers at most. It is impossible to bribe the entire country's army. I don't have the money."

"Moreover, even if we can bribe all the soldiers in the country, it will be useless. These soldiers have never received any real training. Their weapons and armor are all incomplete. Such soldiers will only die on the battlefield and will not be able to exert much power at all."

As expected of Dolores, she quickly noticed a loophole in Ron's plan: money.

No matter what, no matter how perfect Ron's plan is, it will require a lot of gold coins to support it.

"Money is not a big deal. The Kingdom of Granville is quite wealthy, especially the aristocracy. The level of luxury is among the best in the entire Dusk Continent." Ron smiled and did not take the money seriously.

Dolores frowned, "But those nobles can't just take out their money. They would rather squander the money than invest it in the army. It can be said that even if one day the Kingdom of Granville is facing destruction, these nobles would rather give the money to the enemies who trample on the kingdom in exchange for their own future wealth than invest it in the army to resist the invasion of the enemy."

The kingdom is so corrupt.

Ron shook his head: "No problem, I can give you a little trick to save money."

"First, you must summon the nobles to the scene in the name of a banquet. You are the princess of the kingdom, and these nobles will give you this face no matter what. Then use the army you bribed before to block the scene and not let them leave without money. If they refuse to cooperate, then find some violations of the kingdom's laws from these nobles. I think this is very simple. It is easy to find enough crimes in these dirty idiots to allow them to stand on the podium of Louis XVI."

"What's the Louis XVI Happy Channel?" Dolores interrupted.

"I meant the guillotine." Ron sighed. It felt really bad that no one picked up the joke.

Dolores had obviously begun to think seriously about what Ron said. The man in front of her seemed no longer a prophet, but a military advisor.

"But even if these soldiers accepted the military pay I gave them and pledged their loyalty to me, they might not dare to rebel against the nobles."

Ron clapped his hands and laughed. He admired Dolores more and more. This princess always got to the heart of the matter.

"You said it very well, so there is one thing you must do before preparing for the banquet."

"What?" Dolores asked immediately.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

“Thought reform.”

Ron quickly explained: "In this world, the concept of hierarchy is deeply rooted. Nobles are nobles, and commoners are commoners. There is no way to cross the line. Nobles can decide life and death over commoners, and commoners have no sense of resistance at all."

"You have to change this idea. At least you have to make the soldiers believe that following the princess is the right thing to do and it is destined by heaven. This will offset their fear of the nobles. At this time, you can use some extraordinary powers. For example, one night, a fox near the military camp suddenly spoke in human language: The empire will rise, and the princess will be king!"

"From the belly of a certain fish, a piece of silk was found, on which was written the inscription: 'When the nobles are destroyed, all things will prosper; when the princess is king, the world will be at peace!'"

"A stone man was dug out from the bottom of the Seine. The stone man had one eye. The nobles were immoral and the whole world was in rebellion."

Ron didn't ask Dolores to promote equality for all, as people's awareness has not yet reached that level.

"Once they believe that the nobles are immoral and that Her Royal Highness the Princess is the one who is destined to succeed, they will become your force in fighting against the nobles."

"And this army is enough for you to control the situation at the banquet. Once you get more money from these nobles, you must distribute the money in the shortest possible time to buy more soldiers."

"Of course, there is one more thing you must be prepared for. Although the nobles are corrupt, there are still some masters among them."

"So, you have to win over someone who can control the situation."

"who?"

"Valkyrie Arianna."

"But what if the released nobles convene a parliament and impeach me..." Dolores asked subconsciously.

Ron was helpless: "Oh, my dear princess, don't forget, you have an army."

"Remember, guns... I mean, swords, political power comes from them."

"As long as your military power is strong enough, your father might appoint you as the General of Heavenly Strategy."

"And this is only the first step to achieve your goal. You must understand that even if you provide these soldiers with sufficient pay and make them pledge allegiance to you, they have been lacking weapons, armor, and training for a long time. Their combat skills are very poor. It is almost impossible to rely on these soldiers to protect the Kingdom of Granville."

"You need to train their physical fitness and combat capabilities, and most importantly, cultivate their determination and courage to sacrifice for the country."

"The simplest way is to cultivate the soldiers' sense of honor, publicize that being a soldier is glorious, and that the families of soldiers should receive various preferential treatments. Improve the status of soldiers, use the conflicts between a few nobles and soldiers as examples, kill a few nobles, and prove to the soldiers that you are firmly on their side."

"Give soldiers the opportunity to be promoted. Those who have made military achievements can not only be rewarded with official positions and money, but can even become nobles."

"We should take good care of and provide pensions to the families of soldiers, especially those who died. We can arrange for the children of the fallen soldiers to take up some idle positions in the royal government agencies to ensure that they will not have problems in their future lives and that the soldiers will no longer have to worry about their future."

"If there are, then we can promote a few models. If not, then we can create a few models ourselves. We can publicize them nationwide and say that they are excellent soldiers, heroes, and the highest honor. We can set off a wave of soldier worship in the Kingdom of Granville."

"At the same time, continue to suppress the nobles, elevate the status of the common people, and gain the support of ordinary people."

"It can be said that if you can do half of these things well, the soldiers in the army will work hard for you wholeheartedly, and the people will become your solid backing."

"When you completely suppress the nobles and take control of the army, your two brothers may worry that their right to inherit the throne will be deprived. They will prepare to rebel, but you will encounter them at the palace gate, and then they will die tragically in the battle."

"Your subordinates sensed your sadness. Seeing that the weather was cold and you were wearing thin clothes, they considerately put a yellow coat on you."

Ron's voice, like the whisper of a devil, still echoed in the ears of the princess.

Dolores was shocked and looked at Ron as if he were a devil.

This guy is born to be a rebel.

Many thanks to the reader 2021020920420014……, the leader of the alliance. I will add a second update for the leader.

Today's update contains 19,000 words, which is quite a lot.

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