"idiot!"

"They're all a bunch of idiots!"

"Who let them make their own decisions?"

…

Duke Pias roared in the camp.

As a hostile force, there is nothing wrong with stabbing the Koslow family. But the problem is that the current operation method is wrong and the initiated process does not comply with the rules.

The most deceptive thing is that without the knowledge of the family leader, his own member of the Alliance Parliament took the decision without authorization and reported Hudson's corruption of logistics materials to the Human Alliance.

Before he could figure out which link had gone wrong, trouble was already on the doorstep. The first person to come was not Hudson, but the Locknard family's allies.

"Pias, you must give us an explanation today. Why are you reporting to the Alliance Parliament at this time?"

Duke Kavadia asked angrily.

There were three other dukes who came with him. The expressions of the four of them were surprisingly consistent, that is, they were full of anger and had nowhere to vent.

Reporting coach Hudson is not a big problem in itself. But as an ally, you must be notified of this kind of thing in advance!

He quietly brought the matter to the Alliance Parliament, which confused not only the person involved, but also a group of Northland nobles.

There is no way, everyone's butt has not been cleaned up. In terms of logistical supplies, everyone has more or less stretched out their hands.

Once it is traced, Hudson, as the head coach, is certainly to blame, but they, the actual executors, will also not be able to get away with it.

Under normal circumstances, even if the coach is caught in this regard, it would be reported to the Royal Capital for internal processing, rather than bringing the issue to the Alliance Council.

After this wave is carried out, even if Hudson is taken down, most of the nobles in the kingdom will be implicated.

Not to mention offending a large group of nobles within the kingdom, the position of "captain" of logistics and transportation may also fall into the hands of other countries.

"Dear Duke of Kavadia, please don't be angry yet. I am not very clear about this matter.

After the incident, I immediately ordered the recall of the clan members who served as councilors in the alliance. After the matter is investigated clearly, I will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer."

Perhaps knowing that he was in the wrong, Duke Pias kept his posture very low and tried his best to keep a smile on his face in front of his allies.

What happened this time was really screwed up.

Reason told him that if he failed to appease his allies and was greedy for selling strategic materials, not only would the coach Hudson be blamed, but the Locknard family would also be pushed out as the scapegoat.

The family would not be wiped out if he died, but it would happen with a high probability that the family's prestige would be greatly damaged and it would not be accepted among the aristocratic circles of the kingdom.

"Pias, don't tell me these useless things. Things have already happened. Let's talk about these things. Even if a few of us are willing to believe that you are innocent, will the other nobles in the kingdom believe it?

How to clear your reputation is your own business, the Locknard family. It was you who caused the trouble, and now you are responsible for dealing with the aftermath!

Not much else to say, for the sake of being allies for many years, you should first find a way to fill the huge deficits in our accounts, and then talk about how to deal with the aftermath!"

Duke Cavadia said coldly.

There is no way to recover the loss of reputation. It seems to be only the Locknard family, but who makes the five nobles in the North always have the same spirit?

It is inevitable for everyone to mark this account with them. Under this background, even if Hudson is unseated, it will not be his turn to take over.

The political losses are now irreparable, but the economic losses are such that Duke Cavadia is not prepared to continue to be the victim of the situation.

In logistics and transportation, it is inevitable that there will be a deficit in the accounts. Some are caused by corruption; some are caused by special weather, special terrain, or sudden accidents.

If it can be recorded, it should naturally be recorded. However, many losses caused by special circumstances are avoidable losses, and even if they are recorded, they are not convincing.

When no one is investigating, it just goes by. Once someone gets serious, these unconvincing accounts will be the best evidence that they are greedy for military supplies.

It just so happens that they themselves are not clean and cannot withstand the investigation. The best way now is to replenish the supplies before the investigation team arrives.

As long as the deficit is filled, there will be no talk of corruption. As members of the aristocratic world, everyone is relatively tolerant, and some flaws in the accounts are nothing.

In an instant, Duke Pias's face changed drastically. He just paid to compensate for the losses. The Rocknard family could grit their teeth and persevere. But the problem was, where was he going to raise enough supplies in a short period of time?

It can be imagined that the various nobles responsible for logistics and transportation, including people from the Principality of Moxi, the Kingdom of Warhammer, and the Principality of Alton, are all trying to find ways to fill the shortfall.

Just the little supplies that are floating around on the black market are simply not enough for everyone.

If you want to purchase and transport it from the rear, there is simply no time. The people from the investigation team can arrive much faster than the transportation of materials.

If the shortfall cannot be filled, the charge of embezzlement of military supplies cannot be avoided. Even if one can arrange for his subordinates to take the blame, the consequences of the aftermath cannot be avoided.

It can be said that with this report, the Locknard family suddenly offended all the nobles in the entire logistics system.

At this moment, you, Duke Pias, want to tear that clan brother who is serving as a councilor alive. The timing is so accurate, it is clear that you want to deceive the Locknard family's rhythm.

"I'm very sorry for what happened this time. The Locknard family can recognize everyone's losses. But it is beyond our ability to make up for the shortfall in a short period of time.

If only a few of us have problems, I will use all my family's efforts to purchase enough strategic materials from major chambers of commerce at high prices to make up for the shortfall, even if it means selling everything.

But the problem is that the news of this accident spread very quickly, as if someone spread it deliberately.

Now that everyone knows about the investigation team’s coming, I’m afraid everyone is mobilizing their connections and grabbing supplies as much as possible to make up for the shortfall!”

Duke Pias said with an aggrieved look.

It’s not scary if there is a deficit in the accounts. What’s scary is when the time comes: Whoever has the biggest deficit will be embarrassed!

The lack of three to five hundred tons of strategic materials and the lack of thirty to fifty thousand tons of strategic materials are two completely different concepts.

Everyone can understand the former, they all live in the same circle, and no one will hold on to it. The latter is so shocking that you can't fill it even if you want to.

It is very unfortunate that in recent times, a group of northern nobles have actually dealt with a lot of huge deficits in transportation accounts.

Many transportation routes are only a few hundred miles long, but the consumption of materials is astronomical.

A large part of the material consumption is due to the early road construction. Some of the losses are actually used to build roads, and some of the losses are due to orc attacks, or "being" attacked by orcs.

There is currently no clear standard for the consumption of these materials, which is also the best place for corruption to start. It is difficult to withstand verification.

Usually it is slowly amortized on subsequent transportation, so as to avoid looking at the data and looking unattractive.

"Duke Pias, we came here today not to deliberately make things difficult for you.

No matter what, it was you, the Locknard family, who reported the corruption in the Logistics Department to the Human Alliance. This account will be remembered by everyone.

The most critical question now is whether you have any concrete evidence that Earl Hudson embezzled military supplies from Mexico.

What we need is huge amounts of corruption, which can easily reach tens of thousands of tons and worth millions of gold coins, not the usual routine of daily supplies disappearing.

You should know that the logistical transportation tasks of the coalition forces are now divided into parts.

As far as I know, Earl Hudson has not directly reached out to any major noble family.

This means that even if his greed exists, it is limited to the supplies transported by his own troops, plus at most the supplies escorted by mercenaries.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he now represents the face of our Alpha Kingdom. As long as his appearance is not too ugly, the Kingdom will definitely find a way to save him.

In this report, you are just messing around!"

Duke Jagiellon's words seemed plain, but they were full of deep distrust and rebuke. It was clear that his dissatisfaction with the Locknard family had accumulated to a critical point.

At this moment, Duke Pias was also speechless. For him, this incident was purely an accident. He had never thought about reporting corruption to the Human Alliance beforehand, so how could he deliberately collect evidence.

"You can rest assured that judging from the shipment volume in the trading market, at least 30% of the strategic materials currently on the market are flowing out from the hands of Earl Hudson.

This is only what can be seen on the surface, and the real transaction figures behind it will only be greater.

Although Earl Hudson also purchased a large amount of strategic materials from the coalition forces before issuing the reward order, there was definitely not this much!"

As soon as Duke Pias finished speaking, Duke Cavadia's expression changed drastically, and he immediately exclaimed: "Oops! Something is wrong.

The large-scale recruitment of mercenaries to join the war was also promoted by Hudson. Combined with the previous acquisition of strategic materials from the coalition's trophies, it was obviously premeditated.

Perhaps the biggest buyer behind the previous black market strategic materials trade, or the current strategic materials trader, was Earl Hudson.

After all, there had not been a large influx of mercenaries at that time, and just a few business trips could not consume so much supplies!

If the inference is correct, Hudson still has a large amount of strategic materials in his hands. Coupled with his close relationship with major chambers of commerce, it is possible to make up for the deficit in time.

Duke Piaas, please quickly check which forces your overseas congressmen have had contact with.

Maybe this emergency incident seems to be targeting Earl Hudson, but maybe the enemy’s real target is us!”

These speculations are not without purpose. The trading platform was created by Hudson. Initially, it was just for trophy trade. As time went by, it soon expanded to include all-category trade.

Before this, there was no perfect shipping channel. Even if someone dared to embezzle military supplies, it would be difficult to realize them, so the loss of strategic materials along the way was not high.

This situation continued until the trading platform was established.

It seems that the poor terrain and increased material consumption caused by the increase in orc attacks are actually due to the emergence of cash-out channels, which aroused everyone's greed.

As the founder of the trading platform and the person in charge of logistical material transportation, he not only failed to crack down on private strategic material transactions, but instead provided cover for them. Hudson's behavior was obviously abnormal.

No commission is charged at all, and transaction security is guaranteed for free. How can there be such a good thing in the world?

If the biggest bookmaker in the black market is Hudson himself, then everything makes sense.

Although he earned nothing on the surface, he gained fame among the coalition forces; secretly, he made a lot of money. Of course, he could continue to do this kind of thing with both fame and fortune.

Having seen through Hudson's plan, Duke Kavadia is now powerless. The trading platform at this moment has already tied the coalition forces together with interests.

Even if the truth is exposed, everyone will still go there to do business. Targeting the trading platform is cutting off the financial path of the coalition forces.

As for the issue of reselling strategic materials, that is not a problem at all. From beginning to end, there was a group of vests in the front, and Hudson did not personally end the transaction.
To be continued...