The Bloody Crown

BC 06

A bodyguard immediately opened the door when he saw Francesca and the others had already appeared in front of the door of the main meeting room of the palace.

When Francesca entered, all the legs in the room immediately stood up. With her graceful and distinctive facial features, Francesca walked in while carrying the men behind her.

As Francesca guessed, the look on the faces of the people there would instantly change. Some were surprised, confused, and various unfriendly faces would welcome them.

Bringing parliament members into the palace alone was quite surprising, what else to enter and join the meeting room. The space where the personal realm of the palace politics revolved.

Calmly, Francesca immediately sat down when her chair had been pulled by Tomy. The men who followed him immediately stared at all the gentleman faces who continued to stare at them with a look of face that now showed a face that did not accept

"How long do you want to stand?"

The flat and cold voice of Francesca made all the palace gentleman become aware and so misbehaved. They quickly moved to sit down. After everyone sat down, there was a moment of silence because Francesca who had not yet opened her voice

Until finally, what they were waiting for sounded flat.

"You seem to have a lot of questions?"

Quickly, a gentleman replied

"What is Your Majesty?"

"Meet?"

Leisurely and flatly Francesca replied. And that answer began to make all the contents of the palace gentleman's head start to become inflamed. Until another gentleman spoke up

"What we're maxing out is, why are there parliamentarians here, Your Majesty?"

"What's the problem? They were also the ones who worked for Francia"

And Francesca's indifferent reply, was like pouring oil into a visible fire

"What exactly is your max and desire, Your Majesty!! this is not our custom! Parliament members can't come in and go"

"You're dictating to me? or are you setting me up?"

A gentleman who had spoken so confidently, immediately clenched his mouth while shaking. Then he spoke again by slowing down his voice

"Sorry Your Majesty, that's not my max. As we know, if this isn't a parliamentarian's place"

While playing her teacup quietly, Francesca stared at all the faces that were already waiting for her answer. Then Francesca looked at her uncle parliament who also looked lazy and forced

"They are the ones who will be the main menu on our meeting agenda this morning. Don't complain too much and let's start"

Francesca's absolute speech made all the gentelmen there. Like not like, accept not accept, can only swallow all the rejection in their hearts

Seeing that things had seemed resigned, Francesca looked at Henry who immediately nodded in understanding. The ordered Henry began to open his voice.

"Good morning everyone... I'll start our meeting...." Henry spoke out kindly and with his gentle tone. Then her lips smiled sweetly, a smile that Henry hoped could slightly sweeten the atmosphere. But it seems Henry was wrong, because Henry's smile was not that important and the taste in the room still remains the same. Well, it's up to you if you do. With indifference, Henry reopened his voice. "As we already know, if the damage to the palace and Francia due to the attack was very large. Not only on buildings and casualties, but also on the finances of the palace that must surely recede, the gentlemen of honor"

Henry searched, to ask for some parchment that Jeremmy had prepared. Jeremmy very understandingly immediately placed a small pile of parchment into the middle of that hot table.

"The fine cost to the families of fallen knights, and the cost of repairing the damage to the palace, are the main things that make us almost poor. And we who are almost poor, also have to prepare funds for circumstances that we cannot predict. Like for example a follow-up attack that could have been waiting for us"

Jeremmy began distributing the rolls of parchment that Henry had prepared. While waiting for the gentlemen to read the contents, Henry spoke again after previously asking for a nod from Francesca.

"Not only cost, we also lost a lot of youth, our knights. That's why we need to find the young men again to close the void hole in the defense. And of course it also costs money"

All the heads there nodded briefly, as it seemed that those who had brought their heads closer together to share a reading had finished reading the summaries of everything Henry had made.

"You Highness Prince Henry... Are we going to raise taxes to be able to collect financial returns?"

A gentleman who asked made Henry look directly at Francesca. Francesca who understood immediately said

"There is no longer the fastest way to raise funds. Or can you give me advice?"

Hearing their new Queen's question, the old gentlmen's faces there seemed to sparkle. Here goes!! this is the one they miss, meeting with asking for their advice. Those gentlemen who have tasted leadership for three generations there can finally hear again the synergy in the meeting. Just like when they were meeting with the late King George

"How about raising the price of goods, along with the goods tax as well, Your Majesty?"

"You agree?"

The heads there just nodded. And that innocent nod made the corner of Ferdinand's lips twitch amusedly

"alright. Then the goods tax, annual and expensive goods tax will be increased"

"Expensive thing?"

The question that slid unnoticed from a gentleman who seemed not old enough, made one eyebrow Francesca swoop down on her flat face.

"Of course taxes and the price of expensive things. There's no way we're making a tax on wheat and raising the price of bread right? Especially for farmers"

"Wait a minute... This is the max....???"

Once again, a gentleman who seemed to have not yet reached middle age there let out a question. While the gentlemen who are old enough there can only look resigned. It seemed, experience had taught the old gentlemen a lot there.

Francesca did not reply yet, her hand gracefully raised her teacup. Ferdinand glanced at his older brother who looked very slow in the process of sipping tea. Then looked at the face of the gentleman who was not too old. The faces that filled the half of the gentlmen present there, faces that looked uneasy and waiting. And that sight, again made the corner of Ferdinand's lips twitch while looking at Henry who was already smiling amusedly.

Gracefully Francesca put back her cup, then spoke flat.

"The royal tax, and the things your family wears"

"Your Majesty..."

Francesca ignored the protest that was about to attack her, and chose to stare at her uncle parliament

"Do you mind?"

Quickly and without needing to think, the heads of the three men who owned the main parliament room there immediately shook their heads firmly.

"No Your Majesty" Albert said politely, then pulled half his lips while staring at all the faces of the palace gentleman who looked annoyed while speaking again. "Please raise as many taxes and goods as you need. As high as possible, Your Majesty"

"Can't!!"

And once again, Francesca ignored the protests that were about to attack her. He looked at Henry

"Prince Henry, take note of the names that disagree with this"

The threat!

This is a blackmail that instantly makes all the mouths that had started to fuss, immediately become silent.

Henry's head nodded in understanding and immediately held onto his fur ink. Raising her hands dramatically, then putting on a sweet smile while looking at the gentlemen.

"That's unacceptable, please raise your hands" Henry's smile grew even sweeter. "We will make your name a 'special' for taxes and for prices later"

Who would dare to raise their hand. Look, now the silence with a sour face has dominated the state of the meeting table.

The parliamentarians who were also very able to smell the scent of the threat in unison, instantly raised their tea plants indifferently.

Henry waited for a while while looking at the faces there as a formality. For a while, Francesca spoke again.

"Prince Henry, immediately find a new knight and soldier. Find one that's really ready"

"Good Your Majesty"

Back, Francesca's hand played her cup while glancing at Henry

"Continue"

Henry quickly took the gesture to continue their meeting agenda. Because the opening agenda is finished with the quick results of threats and pressure. Very quickly, in the way that Francesca used

"Okay, let's go to the next menu. It's about-" Henry turned to his relatives in parliament with a friendly smile. "Honored parliamentary gentelmen"

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