Alina's plan can indeed solve the problem, but Li Ang's heart is quite complicated.
Of course he doesn't mind marrying Amy or Wendy. Amy is the girl who has the most in common with him. Wendy saved Li Ang with her own blood, and both parties have sufficient emotional foundation.
But there is definitely a difference between a voluntary wife and a forced marriage...
Li Ang Now I feel that I am somewhat 'forced to use marriage to solve other problems'.
But if you really want to say that you are unhappy about anything - you really don't. These are two beauties as beautiful as flowers, so what could you be unhappy about?
Besides...
Li Ang dare not be unhappy!
Everyone thought he took advantage - and in fact he did take advantage...
If he still dares to say no, even old brothers Eric and Kloze will probably think that their boss is a bit ignorant...
In fact, most marriages are like this. They are completed with half-hearted consent from two parties... Well, okay, this time it is three parties.
Alina's arrangements have fully considered the situations of the three parties, and Li Ang himself feels that he has nothing to say.
But just like any man would consider before getting married, Li Ang also immediately considered an important issue...
"The founding ceremony must be grand, the wedding must be grand enough, and the betrothal gift shouldn't be too shabby... But, Amy, Alina, I... have no money now!"
Li Ang dug into his pocket and turned out the two empty pockets.
Alina turned back to Li Ang and raised his lips. "You don't need to spend money for the ceremony. You have already prepared it... Well, you mean you don't have money to give the bride price, right?".
"Yes... I currently owe Pande Bank nearly one million dinars. If nothing else, I should be the poorest person in the continent, and my assets are all liabilities..."
Li Ang nodded.
Amy smiled and nodded, "If you want to say so, it is indeed..."
"...Lord Li Ang, haven't you realized that the dowry you have to pay is not dinar... You can afford the dowry, but you are marrying two Queen!"
Alina walked to the wall of the study room and pointed to the map hanging on the wall. "Lion Territory and Noldo Territory, the entire territory of these two principalities is the dowry gift you have to pay - all your current territories will be used as dowry gifts and become the territories of the two Queen. You know, Lion Territory Most of the lords of have sworn allegiance to Amy Queen, and you can't let them break their oaths. Moreover, you still owe Amy a Cliff Bay, and that place is still in the hands of Fieltzwe that Hakon..."
Li Ang looked at the map blankly, then looked at Amy who was covering his mouth and snickering, and finally faced Alina: "It seems that I can really afford the betrothal gift, but I really want to become the poorest person in the world..."
"The poorest person in the entire country must be the king or emperor, so the continent must be unified, otherwise it will be difficult to get rich... This is what my teacher His Majesty Marus said."
Alina said seriously to Li Ang.
"... Unify the continent. I know what I have to do, thank you, Alina."
Li Ang nodded. "Ask your father to go back to Erudition City and ask him to remind His Majesty Marus, don't forget to send me a congratulatory gift."
Pendor Calendar 358 July 4.
Long River Town The streets were empty, and everyone poured into the huge square in the center of the city.
In fact, this is the land reserved by Li Ang for the 'Long River City Central City Phase II Project'. The demolition has just been completed...
But this time, people are not here for real estate.
The official establishment ceremony of 'New Kingdom of Pendor' is being held here.
Long River Town also officially changed its name to Long River City at this time.
Li Ang stood on a temporary high platform and raised the brand new flag to the high flagpole with his own hands.
This new flag uses red as the background color, and the heraldic pattern in the center of the flag is a golden griffon holding a diamond-shaped gem.
The silk thread used for this gemstone pattern is very special, constantly changing colors in the sunlight - this is a small piece of fabric cut from the luxurious silk robe Wendy wore when worshiping his ancestors.
The true red background color represents Lion Territory.
The colorful diamond-shaped gemstone represents the new 'Noldo Territory' - this is not the crest of any Noldor family, it represents the entire 'Elven Principality'. In the era of Sindar Elves's rule, Sindar Empire used such a diamond-shaped emblem.
Together with the golden griffon, they form the national flag of 'New Kingdom of Pendor'.
The band hired by Sarah played the ceremonial march - this is not the national anthem. There is no national anthem in New Kingdom of Pendor now, and there is no time to arrange it so comprehensively in just a few days.
Besides, there are not many bands these days, and music activities are all brought to various places by bards like Sarah. It is difficult for the national anthem to be popularized by the public, so various countries have not yet begun to formulate this musical symbol.
Under the high platform stood all the lords who supported Li Ang, and Elf King from all the Noldor tribes also appeared here - they were all a little restless, and the elves were not used to such crowded occasions.
Behind the lords, there was a bustling crowd.
Tens of thousands of people throughout Long River City are here, White Deer Fortress most of Noldo Elves are also here, and there are also quite a few people coming over from Brave Shield Fortress.
But even though there were many people, it seemed quite quiet and orderly.
Of course, this quiet and orderly state is not formed spontaneously by people - not everyone realizes that they are witnessing history, and most people don't think much about it, they just instinctively join in the fun.
People were able to maintain silence and order mainly because Alina arranged a large number of soldiers scattered among the crowd to set the pace.
"My friends... please remember this day..."
After raising the flag, Li Ang began to issue his declaration of founding.
"I announce that our New Kingdom of Pendor is officially established!"
"Long live!"
Sparse and rhythmic applause and cheers rang out from the audience, and then gradually turned into a massive cheer of thousands of people...
The essence of human beings is repeaters. Alina obviously understands the control principle of repeaters.
"We will inherit the legal system of Kingdom of Pendor and protect all those who have been suffering from war... No matter what your original ethnicity is, no matter what status you have had, whether you are a human or an elf, you will be treated equally in the new Kingdom of Pendor..."
The cheers in the audience gradually decreased, and people gradually turned from repeaters into silent listeners.
They heard something different.
Alina was also stunned in the audience. She did not expect that Li Ang would say this - this was not the founding declaration in the manuscript. She had read the speech.
"I have led troops to fight in the north and south of this continent. I have seen all kinds of lawless people, the armies and knights of various countries, and the suffering people all over the continent..."
Li Ang glanced at the residents in the audience. "You! You are also from all over the mainland, and you are also people who have suffered in various hardships!"
His eyes swept over the new residents who had moved in. "You were displaced because of the war..."
Sweeping the aboriginal people in the eastern region. "You are in trouble day and night under the attack of various plunderers and demons..."
Scan Noldo Elvess. "You lost your home because of the disaster..."
The audience became silent.
"You all know why you left your homes and came to this Long River City?"
"Because of famine, because of disaster, because of poverty... because of war!"
"I know that you have been talking about Child of Prophecy, and have been hoping that someone can unify the continent and end this never-ending war and suffering..."
"So now, as the founder of New Kingdom of Pendor, I swear on my life, property and our common reputation - I swear to end the war on this continent! I swear to build our kingdom into a prosperous and prosperous new world! I swear to let the citizens of the kingdom live and work in peace and contentment!"
"But it's hard... you all know it's hard."
"We have to go through hard battles, face countless sacrifices, shed blood and sweat, and maybe even starve..."
"So, I need your support, every one of you!... I need every citizen to work hard, I need every soldier to obey orders..."
"I need everyone to move in the same direction and listen to the same voice..."
"My voice!!"
In the ceremony with tens of thousands of people, only the voice of Li Ang was left at this moment.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the new king on the stage waving his arms and speaking word by word.
The common people had never seen a king swear an oath in such a way.
In the past, didn't kings and lords swear allegiance to each other or accept allegiance?
The commoners thought that they came here just to see the excitement, to see the lords that they did not usually see, to see the allegiance ceremony between them and the new king, and to see which lord they would be named...
Then, use it as a source of conversation for a long time to come.
But now, this king, this new king who has fought head-on with demons, been struck by lightning, and is considered by most people to be Child of Prophecy, actually talks to civilians in such a grand ceremony?
Li Ang's speech continues, and people no longer need to be led to the rhythm. Li Ang is the rhythm.
Even Alina has been led by Li Ang...
She stared blankly at Li Ang on the stage, having forgotten that she was supposed to send a signal when Li Ang finished every sentence, asking the soldiers to encourage people to cheer and applaud...
"I will not wear the crown, because I am just a leader who leads the brothers to fulfill their oaths. Now... brothers who are willing to fulfill their oaths with me, please shout out our kingdom!"
"New Pendor!!"
Li Ang raised his arms and shouted.
"New Pander!!!"
All the lords present drew their swords at the same time, knelt down on one knee facing the high platform, put the swords on the ground with both hands, lowered their heads so that their foreheads touched the backs of their hands.
"New Pendor!... Long live!!"
"Long live!!!"
No one is leading the rhythm, but the Long River Citys are still cheering, including the Noldo Elvess.
Everyone is shouting for their new Pendor.
Li Ang bowed to everyone, and Amy came on stage and put the 'crown' in his hand on Li Ang's head.
It was a wreath woven with Fleur-de-lis. It was not a golden crown, but a leader's wreath, a symbol of the guide.
Just like the garland hung on the Eunomia or Goddess Damia statue.
at night.
Long River Town There is a huge dining table in the Lord's Hall.
There are many dishes on the table, and a group of people are cooking around the table.
"Good brother... well, can I still call you that, Your Majesty? When will your wedding be held?"
Ramon asked vaguely while using a knife to cut the barbecue on the table, and the chewing in his mouth continued.
"Good brother, the wedding has to be held in a few days. The ceremony will be very expensive. I am very poor now..."
Li Ang said with a sad face.
In fact, the reason why we don't do it now is not because we are poor, but mainly because we are waiting for all the lords from other places and the tribes of Isildur and Lord Aldarian to come to Long River Town--it's enough to have your own people present for the founding ceremony, but more people need to be invited to the wedding.
"No money? If you don't have any money, I can lend it to you!"
Ramon rubbed his greasy hands on his chest, as if he was planning to touch something from his pocket, looking very bold.
"No, no, no... I don't dare to borrow your money..."
Li Ang quickly stopped Ramon's 'kindness': "Well, I've heard that in the past two years, your biggest business has been loan sharking... Or is it the kind where interest is calculated on a daily basis, right? I can't afford to pay it back..."
"Ahem, this is called a small loan. There is no profit in this kind of small business..."
Ramon laughed dryly, then focused his attention on the roasted whole lamb on the table again, and muttered, "I don't accept pledges, so of course the interest will be a little higher... In fact, after excluding the brothers' expenses for collecting accounts, plus business commissions and unrecoverable bad debts, you really don't make any money, it's all a loss..."
Everyone at the table looked at him with contempt.
"Okay, okay, I'm just making loan sharks... There was no other business to do before, there were wars everywhere..."
Ramon felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he explained nonchalantly that the mutton would not be cut.
"Ramon, good brother, you really know how to do business - you really don't want to sell slaves, but now...Xingar Those temptresses are all under your control, right? You are also in charge of the opium dealers, right? You also changed the hotel into a casino; now loan sharks are also allowed... You have not missed any of this illegal business..."
Li Ang sucked his teeth Delia and counted on his fingers, then looked at Ramon with a scary smile, "And your debt collectors are still Scorpion Assassins... Who dares to leave you any bad debts? It seems that you are the richest person in the entire continent..."
"Ahem... good brother... don't look at me like that, just say what you want..."
Ramon's hair stood on end. He felt that Li Ang was laughing a little horribly now.
"Didn't I tell you that I am short of money... but I don't want to borrow loan sharks..."
Li Ang sat upright, took off his napkin and wiped his mouth, and showed a sincere smile to Ramon: "So, let's do some legal small business together, and stop doing these illegal businesses..."
"Huh? Doing business? That's no problem... I thought you wanted to punish me..."
Ramon suddenly became energetic. "Which country's throne are you going to sell this time?"
"How can there be so many thrones for sale... Good brother, a good business is a business that can last for a long time... For example, being a grain merchant."
Li Ang pointed to the bread on the table.
"Want to sell food?"
Ramon was stunned. "I don't have much food storage, and I guess you don't have much either..."
"It's because we don't have food, so we should be food merchants!"
Li Ang said seriously to Ramon: "From now on, we will purchase a large amount of grain, any grain, no matter how high the price is... Ramon, spend all the dinars. As long as we go to full-scale war with the Bacchus Empire, the gold coins will soon become worthless."