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209, the conspiracy of the old Portuguese nobles, next

"After you submit your petition to Lisbon, do you think King Tim will let you go?" Warren Berrod looked at everyone coldly: "We are people on the same boat now, we must do things together and work hard for the future."

"You are so embarrassed to say that you are all responsible!" When I thought of the terrifying consequences of the petition, some nobles could not bear the pressure, and only felt as if they were in powerlessness, and their eyes were even more resentful at Warren Belleid.

Warren Berrod sneered: "Now you know you're scared? Now you know you regret it? Now you want to throw me away? I tell you, there is no door! When you asked me to do something and asked me to activate some privileges for you, why didn't you expect that there would be such a result today? Anyway, I have offended Lisbon, so let's make plans as soon as possible."

"What are your plans?" asked one nobleman anxiously: "Can you help us through this crisis?"

"Of course there is a solution, it depends on whether you dare to do it." Warren Belleide smiled and said, "After the third prince Tim becomes His Majesty the King, have you not discovered it? The power of the new nobles has expanded rapidly, and your power has weakened rapidly. Do you have to watch your own interests flow away in vain?"

"Although His Majesty the King said that you have given financial subsidies, the price you paid has lost the right to collect taxes and have the right to appoint private military and personnel. This is a huge loss. And you can also think about it carefully. Over the past year, is the amount of financial subsidies provided to you by the state to you is very small compared to the previous income on your own land?"

The nobles at first ignored Warren Blackrock's words, but at the end, everyone was concerned and began to think carefully about whether they made a profit or lost in this transaction.

I remember that when I did not hand over the land and some power to the Lisbon royal family, taxes could be imposed in my own territory, and the grain and goods produced on the land could be sold to the outside world to obtain profits. In some territories near the coastal coast or near some major transportation routes, checkpoint fees and tolls could be imposed here. This is also a considerable income. In addition, some rent and land taxes levied on the land, the amount is really scary.

Now, any income on the land has nothing to do with one's own penny. My current source of income is mainly maintained by the financial subsidies issued by the state every month. More than two years have passed, the country's commercial trade has developed rapidly and its financial strength has been greatly enhanced. However, the income from fiscal subsidies is still the same amount and has not changed.

I didn't think about these things carefully before, but now after listening to Warren Berrod's tips, these nobles began to quickly think about it. The smart nobles found that they had lost a lot.

"I never thought about this matter carefully before. Now after listening to Lord Warren's words, I feel that I am losing a lot. I was obviously plotted against by His Majesty the King once, but I didn't notice it. I kept secretly happy, thinking that I had taken a big advantage." A middle-aged nobleman drank all the wine in his glass in anger.

Another nobleman immediately continued, "Brother, your territory is in the mainland, and your territory is already barren, so what income can you earn? But according to you, you have lost so much of your very barren land, so why don't I lose even more? My territory is in the coastal area of ​​Porto, just guarding the Porto port. Now my place has been taken away by His Majesty the King, and Porto's commercial trade is so prosperous, I'm losing money!"

"Yes, I used to think that His Majesty the King was very kind, but now it seems that His Majesty the King is also a very evil guy. He just secretly plotted against us. I really can't swallow this. I don't want the country's financial subsidies anymore. I just want my territory and power!"

"Me too."

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Seeing that the result he wanted had come, Warren Berrod quickly took the opportunity to jump out and said, "Oh! It's harder to do it simply! Now this piece of fat has been eaten by His Majesty the King. Do you still expect him to spit it out? Is this possible? Think about it!"

"No matter whether he may or may not be able to do so, I will take back my territory and power anyway. If he does not return my territory, I don't mind leading troops to Lisbon."

"So too, I will attack Lisbon at that time, and I will count it as a share."

"I think we might as well sign an agreement to unite our strength, otherwise we can't defeat the royal family."

"Cough." Warren Berrod coughed hard, attracting everyone's eyes back: "Everyone, since you all have the intention to do it, then we might as well play something big, what do you think?"

"How to play?" said a nobleman curiously.

"Didn't Brother Green discover the bloodline of Prince Duarte? We just supported him as our leader, and then attacked Lisbon in his name and drove King Tim off the stage." At this point, Warren Berrede smiled sinisterly: "The little prince Hillman left by His Highness Duarte is just a child. If we successfully occupy Lisbon and drive Tim down, then Hillman must be the king. What can a child king do? What can we know? So at that time, will the power of the state be controlled in our hands? At that time, we will do whatever we want and will never be oppressed by King Tim again."

"Of course, if things don't work out, then we will push Prince Hillman as a scapegoat. If Prince Hillman is really killed by King Tim, then we can take this opportunity to promote the news that "King Tim is a devil, and he will not even let his nephew go." In this way, Tim's reputation will be gone. Who will support him at that time? I'm afraid there will be many people who oppose him."

"What do you think of my idea?" After saying that, WarrenBerrod looked at the nobles. After all, these people had money and could gather the army. Whether this plan could be successfully implemented depends on them.

"Good idea, I agree!"

"Yes, if we attack Lisbon rashly, we are afraid that we will suffer the loss. Now that we will no longer be passive."

"I also support this plan. The king is sorry for us first, so there is no need for us to be polite to him."
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