Chapter 700 [Northern Great Turn] Operation (Part 1)
Although the generals and quartermasters headed by Dominic repeatedly advised Vasili, Vasili still insisted on his own way.
Determined to continue the battle, they blocked the Avalon Fortress and fought a protracted battle for supplies with the Michael Knights in the fortress.
In order to prevent possible attacks by the Michael Knights, the Hiran Army also built fortifications in the wild.
The Eghar corridor fell into an eerie silence.
The Hiran Army no longer launched an offensive against Avalon Fortress and silently built fortifications in the wild.
The Michael Knights were also afraid of the strength of the Xilan Army and the increasingly tall field fortifications, so they did not launch a counterattack against the Xilan Army and silently defended the Avalon Fortress.
The two armies launched a long confrontation in the Eghal Corridor.
No one attacked anyone, they just stared at each other with big eyes.
The Eghal Corridor, where hundreds of thousands of people faced off, has reached a stalemate.
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While the Michael Knights and hundreds of thousands of Shiran troops were engaged in a long confrontation in the Eghar Corridor——
Britannia Empire, Pendragon, Baiyang Palace, former Gozevin's study.
Ge Zewen always liked to handle state affairs in his study.
Now that Ge Zewen is seriously ill, Ge Zewen can no longer use this study. Now this study is given to Ilsa and used by Ilsa.
Ilsa also inherited this habit from Gozevin, choosing to handle most state affairs in this study.
At this time, Ilsa was sitting where Gozevin usually sat, looking through the official documents that had just been sent from a city in the west.
And Jacob stood by the side, assisting Ilsa.
Because Ilsa is only 9 years old now. Although she has already recognized a lot of words, she is not yet able to read official documents smoothly. Therefore, most of the official documents are read to Ilsa by Jacob. Elsa listens.
"The city lord of Hemu City in the west reported that the wheat growth in the villages around Hemu City is not good this year, and the harvest may fail in the autumn."
After all,
Jacob put away the official document in his hand and looked at Ilsa.
"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
"Uh...this...this..."
Under Jacob's gaze, Ilsa hesitated and couldn't form a complete sentence for a long time.
Ilsa is only 9 years old this year, and she doesn't even know the Chinese characters yet, so she naturally doesn't know how to give instructions on these official documents.
Therefore, since he came to the throne, whenever he was giving instructions on official documents, Jacob had to stand aside.
While Jacob was responsible for helping her read official documents, he also taught her step by step how to handle various state affairs.
However, even though she has been on the throne for some time, Ilsa still has not mastered how to handle various state affairs.
Ilsa, who hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of what to say, could only look at Jacob for help.
After receiving Ilsa's look for help, Jacob didn't say much or do much.
Instead, he said calmly:
"As the monarch of a country, you don't need to do everything yourself. Matters like this can be left to the people below to solve them."
"Let's leave this matter to Aphra, who is responsible for managing the food harvests in various places. Aphra will find a way to deal with the harvest failure in Hemu City."
"Only from Hemu City came the official document that the wheat is not growing well, but not from other places. This shows that this is not a problem of the weather, but a problem of Hemu City itself."
"Send an official document back to the Lord of Hemu City and ask him to immediately organize manpower to find out why the wheat in the surrounding villages is not growing well."
"Find out whether it's because the fertility of the land has declined, or because the wheat seeds are substandard, or because of some other reason."
"After the cause is found out, we will solve the problem ourselves."
“When you really can’t handle it on your own, come back to our central government for help.”
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"
"Ah...oh...then let's do it."
"Then - let's deal with the next official document."
After saying that, Jacob picked up another official document.
"The next official document is from the city lord of Nanxi City in the south."
"The city lord of Nanxi City requested to expand the garrison of Nanxi City on the grounds that the city's garrison is insufficient."
After saying that, Jacob turned his head and looked at Ilsa.
"Well... well..."
Ilsa hesitated again, and a little cold sweat began to break out on her forehead.
After some thought, Ilsa raised her head and cast a look at Jacob for help.
After thinking for a while, Jacob said:
"Nanxi City has always been relatively peaceful. There are not even bandits. There is no need to expand the garrison. Your Majesty, how do you refute the request of the lord of Nanxi City?"
"Ah... ok... let's do this..."
Then, Jacob pulled out an official document again: "Then, let's continue."
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Comments on official documents from various places started more than an hour ago.
But in the more than an hour-long process of approving official documents, most... no, it should be said that almost all official documents were made by Jacob.
But Ilsa could only say "um", "ok", "let's do it" and the like, and then give instructions on various official documents according to Jacob's opinions.
Since Ilsa ascended the throne as the new emperor, it has been like this every day - Ilsa knows nothing about handling state affairs and is completely dependent on Jacob.
After processing another document and preparing to take out a new one, Jacob discovered that Ilsa was different.
Ilsa looked strange and seemed to be in a very low mood.
After noticing Ilsa's strangeness, Jacob put away the document in his hand.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?"
"Well... a little..."
"Then let's take a break. I'm also a little tired. Your Majesty, would you like a cup of black tea?"
"Yes, yes. Thank you."
Jacob skillfully took out the tea set and tea leaves from the drawer under the desk, and then asked the servants to bring hot water.
When the hot water was delivered and Jacob was brewing black tea, Ilsa, who lowered her head slightly and was a little depressed, suddenly whispered:
"Mr. Jacob... I am still not suitable to be the emperor of this huge empire..."
After hearing what Ilsa said, Jacob's hand that was brewing tea trembled slightly.
"Your Majesty, why do you say that suddenly?"
"I don't know how to handle these state affairs at all..."
The more Elsa spoke, the more depressed she became.
Even her voice seemed to have some crying.
"Even though I was taught by you, Mr. Jacob, I still couldn't learn it... It's been several months since I ascended the throne in January. After such a long time, I still have to rely on you, Mr. Jacob, to handle these documents..."
"It's really too much of a stretch to let a child like me become the emperor of a country..."
After listening to Elsa's almost self-destructive words quietly, Jacob silently put down the tea set in his hand.
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