Power and Empire Chapter 1936: Counter against Gangfei (1)
Lisbon Torre, there are countless carriages and horses in front of the Wuhuang Building, and there is a flow of people. The sign "No Tickets Today" has been hung at the door, which shows how popular it is in Lisbon today
"Oh, this time I lost a lot!" A depressed young fat man got out of a black carriage, looked up at the flow of people in front of him, and muttered to himself with slightly furrowed eyebrows. If you have a little relationship with yourself, you can make such a big profit, and you should have set a special reputation fee or something!
Next to the young fat man, Varisian, the general manager of the Putao area, is reporting the situation of the investigation. "This was originally a hotel in the bustling business district of Lisbon. It is not large, but the location is good. It has a wide view and is a place where streets converge. You can also see the scene of the port’s thousand ships entering the port from the three floors.
In April, I contracted this place with the famous Tang Ru Dance Troupe in the Southwest District. After a few days of renovation, it went into operation. It was named "Wu Huang Lou" in the style of China and Bahrain at 5 o'clock in the afternoon every day. Ru dance troupe will perform here, and the phrase "Thousands of ships open the inland sea, April spring breeze rolls residual flowers" related to your Majesty comes from this,
I heard some businessmen who understand the culture of China and Biyah say that the word "Wu Huang" has an extraordinary weight in China and Biyah. Wu Huang turned out to be the title of Li Wuhuang, the creator of the China and Biya empire. I heard that this The founding emperor of the Chinese Empire had similar experiences to his Majesty. They all raised their troops when the country was in danger of foreign invasion. He had fought countless battles in his life and never defeated. Finally, he took down the five hundred-year iron barrels of the Chinese Empire. . . . "
"So, you still don't know what Tang Ru is really worth?" The fat man waved his hand and interrupted him to continue.
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon when the traffic was the highest along the street, no one would think that a big man like Varisian would come here, and this new important minister of the empire, who has been rumored to be the "General Governor of the Empire" by the outside world, did not wear it. Anything that has something to do with the body wears a hat on his head. I lowered the brim of the hat, if it weren’t for acquaintances, I wouldn’t be able to recognize him at close range.
"Is there really no body part? Your majesty means that Tang Ru has other body parts?" Varisian raised his head and was taken aback unexpectedly. His face was embarrassed and said, "Time is too tight, and this dance The group did not have any unusual actions in the general area, so it has not been found out. At present, I only know that they seem to be trying their best to win the relationship with the chamber of commerce. However, as a dance group that needs the support of wealthy businessmen, the reason for this is understandable! /
And the subordinates also got a very interesting news, this Tang Ru Xiaojie who is known as a dance like a flower. It even opened a dance academy with a good reputation, which mainly teaches other people the dance of China and Bahrain, attracting many wealthy businessmen and aristocratic women to join, and it is popular throughout the southwestern region!
In the southwestern district, the influence of Tang Ru Xiaojie can reach the upper level of the business alliance. Many young aristocrats are pursuing her, but she is dismissive of all suitors" Varisian voice After a pause, he said with a weird face, "It is rumored that the whole Tang Ru actually likes women, but doesn't like men! "
"Is this the result of your investigation for a day?"
Fatty swept up and down at Uvalisian. He said with a heavy tone, "Whether this Tang Ru likes women is not important, but she was able to enter the Southwest from Gaul in January this year, and it is enough to open up such a large network of relationships in just three months, it is enough to prove that it is not easy! "
"Your Majesty is really watching the fire! I already knew that this person is not easy" Varisian flattered with admiration
"If the **** hole is turned off. I'm just nonsense! You really believe it!" The fat man smiled. "In fact, whether it is true or not, this woman must have a plot against me, but I don't know why Let her have such confidence! This is also a bit curious for me, no matter. I have already sent someone to book a seat in advance, and I will watch the performance first. I have heard of this Tang Ru who has the title of "Beauty of Flowers". Yiqu Yuniwu has the ability to make blind people’s eyes open! Since it’s here, why don’t you have to take a look at it? I have specifically reserved the best position, you don’t know, now it costs three gold coins for a seat. There are so many of us, really making money! "The fat man made a gesture from the guard dressed up behind him, and the captain walked towards the gate of the Wuhuang Building.
soon, there will be a servant to lead the way
" Your Majesty really came to see the show? "Varisian was stunned when he saw it, and his eyes were a little confused,
" Don’t talk nonsense. With my current body size, how can I not let all the beautiful women get on the side? This will make the people feel very shameless, and others will call me too shameless! For the sake of the empire I also have to come to personally confirm if it’s "Fatty walks to Wuhuanglou, and under the guidance of the servant, enters a private room on the second floor.
The fat man made a gesture to Varysian who was in a daze, "Sit down, say in advance, this time the fee will be deducted from you!"
"Why...Why!" Varysian looked dumbfounded
"Because this is a general practice, and I came here for the face of the empire, do I have to pay for it?"
The fat man glared at Valisian, his eyes swept across the stage on the first floor below, and said
" Regarding this Tang Ru Dance Company, the Southwest District has long been concerned. This dance company arrived in Xiannan District in January. It was also reported to the Southwest District by the dance group, but at the same time it also submitted a copy to the outside of the empire. Foreign affairs documents of the Biya Empire,
This Tang Ru also has another identity, that is, the liaison officer of the China-Biyadh Empire in the Falcon Empire, mainly to supervise the iron ore trade between the two countries."
"Is that the mine sale agreement signed by the Empire and the Chinese people in the winter? "Varisian was taken aback after hearing this.
Although he was training at the time, he also heard that the empire had signed an agreement to sell iron ore with the far-away Central Bian Empire. The condition was that the Central Bian Empire must open its borders to the Falcon Empire’s caravans.
"Yes, that's the one"
The fat man nodded, picked up the wine that was already on the table, took a sip, and said, "I know that many people think that the agreement does not have much benefit, but they don’t know because it seems An inconspicuous agreement, a formal trade line between the Falcon Empire and the China-Biya Empire was established,
This is a huge promotion for the entire empire’s business line. Because of this agreement, the empire’s business line officially penetrates into the inland of Central Bialand for the first time, and there are also China and the empire on the transportation line. The army is protecting. Therefore, since this agreement, more and more businessmen have traveled between the empire and China and Bahia.
The fat man’s eyes flickered like lightning, and he whispered, “This agreement has another effect, and that’s because of the iron ore trade. The more powerful empire of the Falcon Empire
, although it is only an identification from a remote area, the merchants who returned from the Central Biya Empire have begun to reflect that the status of the Falcon Empire merchants has been greatly improved in the Central Biya Empire. Some official difficulties have been reduced a lot, and they have been able to enter most of the cities and towns in Central and Biya smoothly"
"This agreement still has such an effect!" Varysian was shocked when he heard his eyes light up.
The fat man put down his wine glass and took a deep breath. "The high-level game focuses not on the gains and losses of a little profit, but on the development of the whole country. The Chinese and Bianlian people want to keep this lifeline, and now they are naturally doing their best. The entire empire didn’t think this agreement had much effect. Many people commented that the agreement signed with the China-Biyadh empire had little effect. Instead, it would cost a part of the army to be stationed on the line. If the current status of the agreement is imperial merchants We know that it will be a huge disaster. Although the trade line has been established, the number of caravans that can be carried is after all limited. If there are too many caravans on the empire side, a large amount of iron ore will flow into China. The empire. Some plans in this area may be in vain" because of such considerations. I let the business alliance suppress the publicity in this area, so the outside world does not know the actual situation of this business line,
The empire’s business line has been extended to the central and northern Obaro region. Chambers of commerce have begun to explore Central and Southern Europe. The more distant the region, the higher the benefits that the goods can bring. It has become the consensus of the imperial merchants, so many of the imperial merchants risked their lives to explore more distant routes, and the Zhongbian route was the most difficult one of the death routes in the past.
Merchants need to go through war-torn areas, bandits, and exploits by the people of China and Biyas. There are ten caravans that can deliver goods to, so this line of commerce is almost abolished, but now it’s different, just Only in the general areas, the types of merchants and goods in China and Biyah are increasing significantly, not to mention the southwestern district, which is known as the business center of Obaro,
" According to statistics in May, the number of merchants in China and Biyahia reached 4,500, and there were more than 140 kinds of goods from China and Biyah. If there was no agreement, these It's impossible..." The fat man's voice suddenly stopped, his eyes shot down the stage like electric lights
The show has started,
"Thousand ships open the inland sea, and the spring breeze in April has left flowers..." The tune turns from low to high, and the female voice is tactful and flexible, which makes the listener unnaturally gather attention, only to see a soft body like a flower group The beautiful black-haired beauty, against the backdrop of a group of beautiful maids holding flower baskets, looks like a fairy,
Zhongbia style light gauze long sleeves. Hovering in the air like a dancing disc, the body is like a cloud, falling from a height, attracting the attention of all the viewers,
Even if some people have seen it several times, they still can’t help holding their breath
"Bang!" It turned out to be a dull drum, and the moment when the white feet under the sleeve skirt were in contact with the stage below, the beauty suddenly changed from being soft and gentle like a fairy to a swordsman-like vigor. Smart,
嘡, there was a sound of cumin sharp weapon being unsheathed, a dazzling, cold moon-like sword light suddenly shot up, and I saw a long sword with cold light in the hand of the black-haired beauty. The figure is also like a sword light suddenly blooming like a flower ball, the sword light is everywhere, almost invisible dancing figures,
, the accompanying sound suddenly came like a tide, and the dancers in the sword light danced like a butterfly picking flowers, like a bird throwing a forest. The tune was suddenly high, and the drum beats of the soundtrack became denser, like a battle drum thunderous on the battlefield. Everyone was dazzled. Fatty's eyes narrowed into a line. With her beautiful fragrance dance, countless petals in the hand of the maid spread out in all directions. .
"Okay, what a thousand ships to open the inland sea, what a spring breeze in April!"
There was a burst of violent shouts from the audience below. The layman watched the excitement and the insider watched the doorway. Many of the audience below were from the civil war period. They also believed that they did not have such dazzling sword skills. , I saw the black-haired beauty with her delicate arms transformed into countless gestures, or the sword pointed to the sky, or the human sword was like a shadow, it was rare to use a daughter's gesture. In the eyes of everyone, showing a majestic aura, can not help but make everyone feel a sense of pride
"This woman does have a good sword skill!" Varysian also saw it secretly, smash it, it should be Tang Ru, the beauty of flowers,
The fat man’s eyes flickered like electricity, and he muttered to himself, "Unfortunately, it fell in the hands of a woman. Although he stayed a bit heroic and majestic, he also lost a bit of blood on the battlefield!" /
This word fell into Varysian's ears, and Varysian's face was confused and asked, "Does your majesty already know this?"
" I also heard what Li Yuehua said. According to the surveillance of the Southwestern Intelligence Department and Li Yuehua’s personal confirmation, the real name of the pillar of this Tang Ru Dance Troupe is not Tang Ru, but Tang Ruyue!” Fatty voice After a pause, he tapped his fingers on the tabletop, looked at the almost brilliant sword light dancing below, and sighed
"It's a pity that there is a beauty sword. It seems that Li Yuehua is right. The sword dance of the Tang nationality of the Central and Bian Empire. The sword is majestic and the sword shines. If it is a man dancing, it can be a heart of the whole army. !"
"This woman is an important figure of the Tang nationality, one of the four giants of the Central Bian Empire," said the fat man. "In the Central Bian Empire. The Tang nationality is mainly in the southwestern region of Central Bahia. It is a powerful clan with a thousand-year history , There have been famous generals in all dynasties. For example, Tang Ling, one of the three famous generals in China and Bahia, is a member of the Tang nationality.
" And such a family of clansmen would not be interested in any mineral transactions, and don’t know why this time, the Tang clan wants to send such elites to a foreign country thousands of miles away! Although Gaul We have swallowed two-thirds of it. But before Gaul was completely wiped out, we were not critical of the Central and Bian Empire! It is impossible to talk about requests such as hope for military help!" The fat man shook his head and said affirmatively, "Li Yuehua's Southwest Intelligence Department has been monitoring this dance troupe for two months. Like you, no abnormalities have been found. I thought it would be active in the Southwest area at most, but I didn't expect to follow General Tuo!"
"There must be an ulterior motive to change your name to sneak into the empire. It's really hateful. The subordinates will mobilize someone to arrest this woman and torture him!" Varisian's face changed, and his fingers clenched tightly. Chengquan, too embarrassing, such a character enters the general set, and he is so blatant, this is his own serious negligence
"No hurry, although Tang Ruyue changed her name, it is not completely concealed. The other party directly stated the identity of the liaison officer of China and Biya, and it is not a deception!" The fat man shook his head and said, "Zhong Biya The empire is currently under the pressure of the Dongting people. We suddenly rose and defeated the Gaul Empire that had confronted the Zhongbian Empire for hundreds of years. Now the Zhongbian Empire is in a precarious manner, and it is no longer able to fight the Dongting iron cavalry southward. As for Gu Gaolu, I heard that the Central Bian Empire was lost because of the northern mining area. Now it is completely supported by small mines in the south and the iron ore trade between us and the Central Bian Empire. The more such a situation, the thoughts of these giants are also The more difficult it is to control, it is now obvious that whoever owns a mine can control the lifeblood of the Central and Biya empire. To say that the Tang clan, who is the bottom of the four giants, has moved their minds in this regard, it is quite possible!"
" So, the Tang people specially sent people to reach an agreement with us to monopolize the iron ore trade?" Varisian is also a smart person, and he knows what's going on. In order to fight for power, there have been too many secretly tearing down the platform,
"Unable to confirm, but this is the internal factional struggle of the Chinese and Biyarians. Undoubtedly, the fat man sneered and waved his hand. "If it is not taken into account that the Chinese and Biyas will collapse too quickly, the forces of the Dongting people will move westward. , I don't bother to care about these things! This woman can be regarded as a smart person, knowing that if such a goal cannot be achieved through normal diplomatic channels~IndoMTL.com~, this kind of thing can only be finalized in secret and cannot be modified on the surface, and the Southwestern Intelligence Department is responsible. He is Li Yuehua, and the Li family is also one of the four giants. Although Li Yuehua has already left China and his family, he should still take care of his family. Naturally, it is impossible to sit back and watch the Tang clan and surpass Li in the Chinese Empire. Home, this woman should have touched a nail in Li Yuehua, and was watched closely by the Southwest Intelligence Department. It happened that I had personally led a large army to go south to the southern coast of Gangnam. This woman simply left the southwest and chased it here!
Fatty said, "It's a bit courageous. I used some small means to attract our attention. As long as someone touches here, the other party can naturally make a request for a high-level meeting. According to the other party's backup body in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We must send people of equal status to contact us, but we don’t know what confidence the other party has and think we can modify the agreement secretly?"
"Then we are..." Valisian asked cautiously
" There are good things, why not talk about it, in fact, these iron ore sold to the Tang nationality or sold to the Central Bian Empire, it makes no difference to us!" The fat man looked at the flowers below, and the beauty stood proud. The sword light is like cold, it is really beautiful like a bunch of flowers, and jokingly said, "The area where the Tang forces are located is not far from the eastern border of Gaul. For us, this may not be an opportunity to support the pro-empire's spokesperson for China and Pia!
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