How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 336 : Strange Conversation Between Sword Saint and W

"Commissar, should we continue mobilizing?"

A branch commissar rushed into Adeline's office urgently after receiving orders.

"Commissar... our branch's military grain has all been transferred to the Holy Capital, and less than half of our ergency reserve grain remains. If we continue mobilizing... there may be trouble..."

Adeline still maintained her usual completely serious expression.

"Execute the order."

"But... Yes, sir!"

The branch commissar's face turned green, but she still saluted and went to execute the order.

Ergency reserve grain was different from military grain. To so extent, it wasn't actually ant to be eaten, but to be seen.

Ergency reserve grain warehouses established on main streets could not only greatly stabilize the confidence of branch area people, but also serve as powerful deterrents against unscrupulous rchants wanting to hoard and manipulate prices.

Adeline herself was the one who proposed the plan to establish ergency reserve grain warehouses in each branch area. The branch commissar knew she absolutely couldn't be unaware of the stakes involved.

As she left the headquarters political commissar's office, she turned around to close the officer's door.

However... whether it was an illusion or not, she seed to see... a trace of smile on Adeline's always serious pretty face?

This smile made her feel sowhat chilled...

The smile on Commissar Adeline's face... made her feel like the most cunning, most unscrupulous rchant waiting for poor victims to take the bait...

...

"Oh my, why do the Holy Kingdom's high-level combat units have to work as porters?"

Dorothy, sitting in the military camp with a piece of grass in her mouth, looked at the Liberators going out to work as porters and asked Caroline beside her sowhat strangely:

"Doesn't this... disrupt their daily training or sothing?"

Dorothy rembered clearly—the old Elasian Imperial Guard was actually like this too, even more ridiculous than the Holy Kingdom.

Because their military pay was always in arrears, old Elasian Imperial Guard soldiers always found ways to do so "side jobs" to ensure their inco.

Over ti, doing side jobs beca a tradition of the Elasian Imperial Guard.

So worked as bodyguards for wealthy people in Radiant Emperor City during their spare ti from training, so worked as guards at escort agencies, and there were even those who personally engaged in comrce...

Dorothy rembered clearly—when she was small, the orphanage director often complained about these things, saying Elasian soldiers didn't seem like soldiers at all, but more like a group of rcenaries...

And told them that when so of them beca Elasia's military leaders, they must change this situation and stop letting soldiers do side jobs...

If Dorothy rembered correctly, this situation continued until Cecilia beca Knight Commander before it began to change.

And only after Elashia completed her coup and let Cecilia completely control all of Elasia's military power did this situation finally get completely resolved...

And Cecilia's thod was actually quite simple—go ask Candice for money, then raise military pay.

With the improvent of Elasia's economic situation, basic soldiers' military pay gradually changed from one silver coin per month to five silver coins per month.

This was also Cecilia's secret to rapidly improving Elasian soldiers' morale and combat effectiveness.

And now, seeing soldiers start doing things unrelated to military training in their daily routine, Dorothy inexplicably felt sothing was wrong.

"Oh my... actually this situation is quite common in our Northern Fire..."

Caroline smiled and explained to Dorothy:

"Our Holy Kingdom isn't like your Elasia. Due to years of war, systems like disaster relief, transportation, and security have all been severely damaged."

"In urgent situations, we usually don't have ti or money to establish another team to handle problems."

"So once situations beco urgent, we need soldiers to step up..."

Caroline smiled brightly at Dorothy:

"However, we actually have many considerations behind doing this."

"The army led by the governnt is the greatest representative of national public authority. Seeing the army act for disaster relief and improving people's livelihood, popular support naturally turns toward us."

"Oh..."

Dorothy nodded sowhat comprehendingly.

This really wasn't sothing soone like her, who hadn't received education in this area, could understand.

She who had been force-fed a bunch of military knowledge by the old director could barely rember how to fight, so expecting her to understand these things was pure fantasy...

Without caring about her image, Dorothy spat the tasteless grass onto the ground and teased Caroline:

"But... having to cooperate with whatever the political departnt needs, don't you find it uncomfortable?"

"What are you talking about?"

After hearing Dorothy's teasing, Caroline shook her head, showing a trace of shyness on her small face.

"When Northern Fire was established, we confird the principle that the Political Committee commands the Military Committee... it's been like this for so many years."

"And... maybe... that person ordering around might be for my own good..."

As she spoke, Caroline's small face gradually lowered.

"Oh?"

Dorothy, capturing sothing from Caroline's small face, showed an "I understand everything" smile.

She was very clear—what it ant when Caroline, who usually appeared as carefree and natural as herself, showed such an expression...

It seems this pair is quite different from Little Shia and Little Lena...

Caroline, who seed as carefree as Dorothy herself, was actually a tsundere person, while that always serious Miss Adeline was also a proud young lady who had feelings but wouldn't express them...

Looking at the shy Caroline, Dorothy put the grass she had just pulled from her pocket into her mouth.

The mont the grass entered her mouth, Dorothy smiled.

Really sweet.

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"Rest assured! Even if I fail, the money I invested in the grain war can naturally return half!"

Looking at the group of richly dressed rchants he had invited to his courtyard, Louis Das patted his chest and guaranteed confidently:

"Look—currently, the grain price in the Holy Capital is ten copper coins per pound of bug rice, and as long as I can regain control of most of the Holy Capital's grain, I can push the grain price back to thirty copper coins per pound. This way, the money owed to you can all be repaid."

"And even if I fail, it won't matter much to you."

"If I fail, grain prices will only maintain at this level and can't possibly drop further."

"Although the money I spend buying one pound of grain now is a few copper coins more than Northern Fire's selling price, it won't exceed ten copper coins by much."

"Then... you have to know that before owing you money, I had already invested a full one hundred thousand gold coins into the market..."

"This point was witnessed by all the rchants in our rchant association."

"That is to say—even if I lose money on this business, I can still manage to repay what I owe you..."