They arrived at the residence of the Emperor of Noxus. It was a huge residence with a garden and courtyard. Uncle Laurent took a deed from the butler and handed it over to Li Ke. At the same time, he stated that the maintenance of the residence and the hiring of the servants and maids would be paid by the Emperor. As the general who expanded the territory of Noxus, even though the maintenance of the residence was part of the benefits, it would still be paid directly to the Emperor's treasury or the bank in Pi City.
The decoration and area of the mansion was almost the size of a park or a university campus on Earth, but now it was Li Ke's property according to the axioms and laws of Noxus. Li Ke glanced at the map of the residence and discovered that there was a small fortress in the residence. There was also a large man-made lake and a man-made river that connected to the sea of Noxus. The three small harbors beside the sea were already his. Furthermore, the goods entering and leaving these harbors didn't have to pay taxes to His Majesty. Instead, it was the fishing boats that sailed on this river and the farmers that chopped firewood and hunted near this river that had to pay taxes to Li Ke. Otherwise, they would be hanged by the laws of the Empire.
What kind of favor was this?
"Please thank His Majesty for me. Whether it is his welcome or his generosity, I am very grateful."
Li Ke tossed the priceless deed to Ah Li who was shocked by the number of people in Noxus. Then, he politely gave a speech to Uncle Laurent. Uncle Laurent stared at Li Ke's casual actions in disbelief. However, after a moment of daze, he revealed a smile.
"In that case, Your Excellency, I will discuss your next itinerary with your secretary and Miss Nora. At 8 pm, His Majesty will hold a banquet to welcome you, so please spare some time at that time."
After saying that, Uncle Lauber bowed to Li Ke once more before leaving the private residence with Nora. Together with Nora, Uncle Lauber and Nora began to make arrangements for other people's residences. After he left, Li Ke sat on the sofa and looked at Lilia, who was kneeling and trembling on the ground because of the large crowd. She also looked at Little Tanuki, who was also unusually excited because of the large crowd. As soon as Uncle Laurent and the others went out, Little Tanuki hugged Lilia's upper body and shook it violently, causing Lilia to involuntarily let out incessant 'eh eh eh' sounds.
"I've never seen such a scene in my life! How many people welcomed us just now? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? Oh my god! I've never seen so many people in my life! And they even welcomed us! This is too unbelievable! How can there be so many people! In the past, I've seen dozens of people in a village and I felt that it was a lot! I didn't expect so many people to gather in one place! It's too unbelievable! How did they solve their food problem? "
The overly excited Ah Li couldn't help but ask Lilia. However, it was impossible for Lilia, who was still muttering 'so many people', to answer her. So, halfway through her sentence, she turned to Li Ke, eagerly waiting for Li Ke to answer her.
"For this world, there are indeed a lot of people."
Li Ke wasn't in a good mood. He wanted to talk to Ah Li to dispel his bad mood, so he directly answered Ah Li's question.
"In a city like this, one-third of the residents work for the normal operation of the city. Whether it's the transportation of food, road maintenance, or providing for the people living in the city, there will be a large number of so-called low-end jobs for the people at the bottom. Then, because these low-end jobs can provide for people, it will attract more people. Therefore, the number of people in the city will increase and the types of 'low-end' jobs will also increase. The number of people gathering in the city will also increase. But in fact, in this era, having so many people in a city is simply a disaster because the import of food alone is a big problem … Noxus's crazy expansion is also because of this super-large-scale city because this city needs a lot of food … "
Ah Li listened with a smile at first. But when she heard Li Ke explain why crazy expansion could consume a large number of 'low-end' people and obtain even more 'low-end' people to exploit, the smile on her face gradually disappeared and was replaced by a sad and confused expression. Lilia, who was hugged by Ah Li's neck, was even more confused. She couldn't understand what Li Ke was saying at all.
"Therefore, before the production of food can't allow the Noxus people to be self-sufficient and satisfy their low-end nobles and low-end officers, they will continue to expand and plunder the food and wealth of other countries. They will sign all kinds of unequal treaties to absorb the strength and talents of other countries and let their wealth and food flow out. But because this move can alleviate the food shortage crisis of Noxus, it will also increase the number of low-end officers and nobles. Therefore, not only will the food shortage not decrease, but it will also increase, right? "
Ah Li concluded while Li Ke was drinking water. Then, she asked Li Ke again.
"That's right. They won't stop until this country is fed. Therefore, war will always accompany them. This is also the biggest disadvantage and advantage of the military system, which is the large number of low-end officers and nobles brought by war. If you don't satisfy them, those in power will never be able to stop them from fighting and plundering. Anyone who stands in the way of these low-end officers and nobles will be mercilessly crushed by them … This is the reason why this country is constantly waging wars. Food is only one aspect. In fact, there are many other issues that make this country unable to stop. "
"I see. No wonder they didn't feel guilty at all when they attacked Ionia. They felt that they deserved it. In other words, Noxus will definitely become the enemy of this world. Alright, that's all for today. "
"Yes, and if there isn't a wise person who loves this country enough to become the Grand Commander and step on the brakes, then Noxus will be finished in less than twenty years."
Ah Li nodded thoughtfully. Li Ke felt that he had said too much because Ah Li's behavior made him feel that something was wrong. He always felt that he had made the girl lean towards a strange place. But at this moment, a petite figure with red hair rushed in from outside the window and placed the dagger in her hand on Li Ke's neck.
"Continue or you'll lose your life."
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