Luo Tian asked Harry to follow the agreed Tianwu Tournament promotion plan and to contact him at any time if there was anything. He was going back to the Ice Palace to ask Robert for sponsorship.
Harry promised Luo Tian that he would complete the project, and they hugged each other before leaving. Luo Tian, Luo Lin, Dugu Yun and Shu Ya got on the flying car and flew to the Ice Palace.
After arriving at the Ice Palace, he first sent Lorraine and Shuya back to the West Palace, and then he and Dugu Yun went to the Heavenly King Palace to find Robert.
Luo Tian learned from the guard that his father was having dinner, so he went to the restaurant to find Rob.
Rob was eating steak and drinking from his glass. When he saw Luo Tian, he was very happy and called him to have dinner with Dugu Yun.
"I saw the competition announcement you posted in Star City. You acted very quickly. You came to see me this time, is there something?" Robert looked at his son's serious face and guessed that he must have something to ask him.
Luo Tian said, "Father, the announcement has been issued for a day, but there are still very few people who have signed up, and they are still those few nobles. So I want to apply for a reward to attract more people to sign up. As the saying goes: There will always be brave men under a big reward."
Rob handed Luo Tian a leg of lamb: "Eat some first. Your idea is great. Tell me, how much does it cost?"
Luo Tian was indeed feeling hungry, and he said as he ate, "Four winners will be selected in the end. I think each of them will receive a prize of one million. What do you think, Father?"
Rob almost spit out his wine after hearing this: "That's four million? No, that's too much. Do you know how much an average person in the lower district spends in a year?"
Luo Tian shook his head: "Not sure. I guess it's at least 100,000."
Rob held up three fingers and said, "Three hundred dollars is enough."
An expression of disbelief quickly appeared on Luo Tian's face: "How is this possible? Three hundred yuan for a year?"
Rob said, "That's right. Think about it, the people in the lower district spend all their time at home, their food is distributed by the district, and all their entertainment is done in Kaiyuan, so they don't need to spend any money at all. An ordinary person can earn more than a thousand yuan a year, of which 60 to 70 percent needs to be paid as taxes to the country. So your one million is really too much, and it can allow a person in the lower district to live for more than 3,000 years. Although it has a great incentive effect, it is also a heavy financial burden on the district."
Luo Tian really didn't understand the economic life of the people in the lower district, so he asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?"
Rob took a sip of wine, thought for a moment and said, "Ten thousand dollars per person is enough. This ten thousand dollars is enough for the people in the lower district to live for thirty years, which is very attractive to them. Son, I have to remind you that even if you put your incentives out there, not everyone will sign up. But as a father, I still support you."
Luo Tian said happily: "Thank you for your support, Father. Please transfer the money to me immediately, and I will arrange for someone to add it to the announcement today."
Rob said, "I'll tell Martha, and you can ask her for it when the time comes. She's in charge of the financial expenses."
Luo Tian said: "Then tell her now, I need it urgently."
Seeing his son's anxious expression, Rob immediately connected with Martha, who was chatting with her youngest daughter Mary at the time. Both parties could see each other's images on the holographic screen.
"Rob, why did you suddenly remember to call me today? Luo Tian is here too, let me introduce him to you. Next to him is my little daughter Mary. Daughter, go and say hello to the prince." Martha said.
In the picture, a beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes waved to Luo Tian: "Good morning, Emperor, good morning, Prince. I am Mary, the daughter of Martha, and I am glad to meet you, Prince."
Luo Tian also waved: "Hello, Mary, I'm glad to meet you too."
Robert said, "Martha, Luo Tian has already issued a notice last night for the Star Picker Candidate Selection Competition that we agreed upon at the House of Nobles meeting. There are relatively few applicants right now, so I want to allocate 40,000 in prize money for this competition. Please transfer the money to Luo Tian later."
When Martha heard that she had to pay, her expression quickly changed from joy to sadness: "What? Did I hear it right? Forty thousand dollars in reward money, this money is not within the budget. According to the procedure, it needs to be discussed at the House of Nobles meeting, and after the budget is increased, it can be spent next month."
Luo Tian thought that Martha should unconditionally obey the emperor's decision, but he didn't expect that Martha would directly push the emperor's order to the House of Nobles for a vote. Even if the vote passed, it would take until next month to spend the money, which would definitely be too late.
"Aunt Martha, I need this money this month, and it may be too late next month. Forty thousand yuan is not a lot. Can you give it to me first and then bring it to the meeting for a vote later? Once I fill the hole next month, everything will be fine, right?" Luo Tian proposed a work-around.
Martha shook her head and said, "Prince, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I don't have the money right now. You might think there would be some surplus reserve funds in the financial account that I could use to give it to you first. But I tell you, the money in the financial account has been almost used up, so I'm sure I can't give you this money. You can only use it next month."
Luo Tian discovered a fact. Although Luo Bo was the emperor, he could not give orders to the nobles. Each noble had his own affairs and fiefdoms, and had a high degree of autonomy. Many decisions and orders required the joint consultation of the royal family and the nobles before they could be finalized. Therefore, the relationship between the four nobles and the royal family was completely equal.
Rob didn't expect Martha to be so disrespectful. He took a sip of wine and said excitedly, "Martha, you must get the money together today, otherwise I won't forgive you."
Martha said calmly, "I don't have any money, but I have my life. You decide!"
Seeing that Martha was not afraid of the threat, Rob changed his tone and said gently, "Your Maren family is very wealthy. A mere 40,000 yuan is just enough to buy a meal. You can't be so stingy."
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