Power and Empire Chapter 3393: The arrow has left the string (1)
Lisboa Torre, Sun Fort
April spring breeze blows from the sea, and the sky of Lisboa is even more beautiful. A black carriage follows the spiraling mountain road and enters a villa on the top of the mountain.
A beautiful figure stands on the steps of the villa, a long purple dress, wavy hair flying in the wind, a pair of beautiful eyebrows inserted diagonally into the temple, and the eyes are as dark as lacquer, very attractive, looking forward. Can make any man fall in love. With her delicate and white skin carved like a flawless white jade, who can not give birth to a stunning feeling, it is Socutus Delan,
This is Socutus Delan’s secret residence in Lisbon. Except for a few henchmen, almost no one knows that the person who bought this hilltop old villa is Socutu, known as the queen of business. Stella, seeing the carriage stopped, Socutus hurriedly walked over to pull the door, watched the emperor get off the carriage, and asked with interest on her face, "How about the crown prince of Martin Liya?" "
"Hehe, fortunately you didn't go, or you would be disappointed. Now I know why the Martin Liya people clearly have the strength to become the number one power in the South, but they cannot become the leader of the South European countries. The reason, if it’s me, I’d also like to believe that there are more Erotians. "The fat man reached out his arm and put his arms around Socutus Delan’s body, and said with a sigh in the content of Pikes’ conversation, when Hearing that Prince Martin Liya came to the empire at great risk, he actually hoped that the empire could help it to hold the main force of the Harvey and Ikar, so that it could launch a raid on the hinterland of the two countries, even if you see With more business wars, Socutus Delan has ruddy lips slightly open, an expression that can’t believe it
"Now that I know, Martin Liya people don’t have the concept of ally in their hearts. As long as they are profitable, they will abandon their ally without hesitation, or even take a bite." The fat man pulled Socutus Dailan into In the office on the second floor of the villa, sitting on a chair with a jade man in his arms
"Your Majesty has agreed to Prince Martin Liya's request?"
Socutus Delan stood up from the fat man's arms, and came to the window with a graceful figure, and opened the window with her white hands, graceful and full of intoxicating amorous feelings.
Outside the office window is the huge city outline of Lisbon from a high level. The dense spider-web-like streets spread to the distance, the blue inland river channels flow like ribbons in the city, and the horizon is in the distance. It’s the azure and blue sea, and you can see it from here. Socutus Delan bought this place because it’s quiet enough
On weekdays, the villa is cleaned by only one old servant. It is quiet on the top of the mountain and the sea of clouds. Here you can see the beautiful view of the entire Lisbonto. It is even the first daylight projected from the eastern sea every morning. It’s a villa on the top of a hill, so in Lisbon Torres, here is also known as the "Sunny Fort". When this villa was launched for auction, it was almost impossible for everyone to think of it. Yes, the military also took a fancy to the military strategic role of this villa and proposed to build a lookout here. Other wealthy merchants bitterly scolded the military for violating the heavens.
In the case of the military statement, no one dares to stand up and bid with the military, even if the wealthy businessmen in Lisbon are so arrogant and domineering.
In the end, it was bought by the military at the lowest cost. Of course, the guard tower was not built. The villa was directly labeled as the military industry. In order to rectify the Lisbon Trust, the military forces were ordered to withdraw from the Lisbon Trust. Sirion generously transferred this place to Socutus Delan’s name, because Varisien knew very well that sending Socutus Delan to the emperor would inevitably be there when the emperor came to Lisbon. Socutus Delan rests here, and has a good relationship with Socutus Delan, the business queen. At least he can save a lot of money by purchasing the logistics of his legion.
I have been to Lisbon twice recently, and the fat man’s foothold is here
It's very convenient here. It can even be seen that Varisian bought this place forcibly to use it as the emperor's palace. At the entrance to the villa mountain road is the outpost barracks built by Varisian. There are more than 150 barracks, enough to house 500 to 1,500 people. The accompanying Imperial Guards are also quite ample to live in, not to mention that there is only one mountain road leading to the hilltop villa, but there are six checkpoints along the way. , Where there are so many checkpoints for the small lookout posts, as long as the guards seal the entrance, the entire villa is absolutely safe, unless someone can climb up from the cliff, which is a rock with a height of three hundred meters. Wall
In the afternoon, Tirnarante walked into this villa. He respectfully placed an investigation report in front of the fat man. Under the sudden blow of Socutus Delan, those chambers of commerce almost It was a crash across the board. After learning that the Imperial Bank was investigating Lisboa and the trade links with those chambers of commerce, the businessmen of Lisboa were so scared that the businessmen in Lisboa announced that they had separated from these chambers. In the end, the six chambers of commerce, headed by the Azure Chamber of Commerce, were under heavy pressure. As the emperor had expected, they found the government office in Lisbon, and Tirnarante happened to appear in the government office. After Tirnarante has been promoted to the General Administrative Officer of the South of the Empire, these chambers of commerce are like drowning people who have grabbed the rescue rope. In this case, Tirnarante wants to figure out how much The secret of the Chamber of Commerce is much simpler,
"Your Majesty, the investigation has basically been made clear. Among the six chambers of commerce that monopolize the trade between China and Bahia, the wife of the president of the Azur Chamber of Commerce, Rodrisu, is from Martin Liya. The Azur Chamber of Commerce also proposed to seize the goods Although the other party is still not willing to say it completely, at least from the current situation, it is undoubtedly confirmed by the Martin Liya people behind the Azure Chamber of Commerce."
"This is a bit interesting. Martin Liya, who has always despised merchants, has such a large chamber of commerce in Lisbon"
The fat man picked up the report, glanced at it, and said in a condensed voice, "I originally suspected that the other party's goal might be to make trouble, and kill Crown Prince Martin Liya in Lisbon to achieve a certain goal, but Judging from the report, the other party’s goal does not seem to be the case, at least that Spike is still alive and kicking"
"If it wasn't for Prince Martin Liya, what is the purpose of the other party?" Tirnarante was also confused
"Hehe, if it wasn't for Crown Prince Martin Liya, then it was aimed at Berland Bonnie. "The fat man glanced at the corner of his mouth disdainfully, stood up and came to the window, and said, "If Anthea died in Lisbon, Berran Tebonnie will inevitably pursue the investigation with all his anger, so it must be found out that the Song fleet is actually the Long Family Fleet, which is very serious
" After all, this waterway is under the control of the Congolese and African North Army, but now there is such a big mistake. The Long Family has always been the most guarded object of the empire, but now let the other party blatantly cross the Congolese and African North Army. , Came to Lisbon to buy restricted items, Burrant Bonnie’s Congolese and African Northern Army, how could it be blamed! At that time, the Azure Chamber of Commerce and other six chambers of commerce, and then request the Congolese and African Northern Army as the Chinese The Asian trade route increased restrictions. Although it was impossible to prevent other chambers of commerce from entering this trade route, it might not be impossible to postpone the approval time for a few months.” Fatty’s eyes flashed and he sighed. “After all, Yelu’s family As far away as Central and Biyah, even though there are good business opportunities to let go of the whole territory, no one can grow wings and fly over. If the North African army refuses to pass, Yelu's family will buy one get one free. I'm afraid they won't be able to buy it! Instead of spending a large amount of money and manpower here for a few months, in the end, we can only pick up the leftovers of a few major chambers of commerce. It is more realistic to switch to other trading channels! In this case, these chambers will not be affected by this time. The incident suffered heavy losses, but because the Yelv family did not collect taxes, they made a lot of money!"
"These several chambers of commerce are really damn, for their own benefit, they do not hesitate to take such despicable means!"
After listening to the emperor’s words, Tirnarante couldn’t help but breathe in a cold breath. He had to admit that the plans of these chambers of commerce were quite tough. If Burrant Bonnie was really allowed to agree, at least it would be enough. To offset most of the impact caused by the earthquake in Yelujia, because in those few months, these six chambers of commerce had trade permits, and they could still travel between China and the empire
A few months, enough time to divide up all the most profitable places in Yelv first, and wait until the other chambers of commerce are late to find out that the remaining profitable ones are basically nothing! Naturally, there are some chambers of commerce who can't stand up to retreat, and retreat when faced with difficulties. In the end, they still have a monopoly of several large chambers of commerce!
"Do you need to control all these chambers of commerce?" Tirnarante's face was slightly dark, with a trace of hideousness
"No, not only don't control, but also support them!"
The fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, looked at Tirnarante’s slightly stunned face, and said, "The Lisbonto Government Office should show a strong supportive attitude, so the Imperial Bank of Socutus Delan can make a concession. With such a posture, Berrante Bonnie has just reluctantly promised to the North Army that they will slow down the signing of the trade license, and Martin Teeth will bite the bullet and stick to it!"
"Why, knowing that the other party has a problem, your Majesty still acted like this?" Tirnarante felt a little chill behind his back. From the emperor’s tone, he seemed to have seen a huge conspiracy brewing.
"Why? Of course, the masters behind these chambers of commerce are willing to pay for it!" The fat man laughed and said, "Although Yelu's house is not very good, it is after all the main producer of goods in China and Bahia. In order to be able to control all the fatness of the Yelv family in just one or two months, the capital investment required by the other party will be astronomical. The six chambers of commerce that have been exhausted, there still have such financial resources, and the only thing that can be done in the end, It is to ask for help from their own backstage, especially the Azure Chamber of Commerce. The wealth provided to Martin Liya is not a small number every year, so Martin Liya will not let this hen who can play the golden bullet die easily. The last resort , Is to invest heavily in a gamble! When the opponent thinks of victory, the Congolese North Army suddenly released the restrictions, do you think the Martin Liya people will jump?"
"Subordinates understand!"
Tirnarante was dumbfounded, listening to the emperor talking, feeling a chill behind him, what is cruel? This is the real cruelty. The killing is invisible, such a large loss of funds, and also a blue-blue chamber of commerce, I am afraid that the Martin Liya people are not as simple as jumping their feet. The emperor has made it clear that the other party will I spit out everything I eat,
Two hours after Tirnarante’s departure, the Lisbon Torres Government Office suddenly announced that the Azur Blue Chamber of Commerce and several other chambers of commerce named by the Imperial Bank, because of its great contribution to the Lisbon Torres in the field of commerce, are trustworthy and reliable. In particular, these chambers of commerce are promoted as specialized suppliers of the Lisbon Trust Government Office
The news broke, and the entire Lisbon Tower shook again
No one can think of the fact that several chambers of commerce that were destined to be unable to stand up, but now they have received strong support from the Lisbon Government Office in the blink of an eye. The Government Office has put forward a completely different evaluation from the Imperial Bank, which is honest and reliable. What's going on? Just when everyone was still confused, the Imperial Bank suddenly removed the documents that were posted only two days ago, and even the Imperial Bank, which is known as a behemoth, chose to compromise. This is no longer a shock. It's a big earthquake
The merchants in Lisbon are almost boiling~IndoMTL.com~ Although they are dissatisfied with the long-term monopoly of several chambers of commerce in China, they saw that the Imperial Bank was just a notice, which made several powerful large chambers of commerce nearly overnight. When it collapsed, other chambers of commerce also felt like their lips and teeth were cold, but now, the Imperial Bank has finally met its opponents.
"Master Tirnarante is worthy of being the patron saint of my Lisboa. Master Tirnarante is here. What is the Empire Bank? Master Tirnarante is the chief administrative officer of the southern part of the empire, stepping into it. In the ranks of the important ministers of the kingdom, that woman is at best a businessman! "The Lisbon Government Office has shown a big face this time, and all kinds of flattering words are coming like a tide. This unexpected support, can be The presidents of several chambers of commerce were so happy. The presidents of several chambers of commerce proposed to jointly hold a banquet for Lord Tirnarante, but the fat man waved to stop him,
"I take your kindness. It is my duty as an administrative officer to protect businessmen." Tirnarante expressed his support for several chambers of commerce. "This is Lisbonto, the mainland business capital. If even businessmen can't Protection, then what kind of face is claiming to be the administrative officer of the Lisbon Trust!"
On the fifth day, there was a rumbling sound outside the city of Lisbon, and a black line came towards Lisbon from a distance.