Power and Empire Chapter 3598: Looking for the Holy Capital (4)
"What is your Majesty's attitude towards Harvey Plateau?"
Socutus Delan gently turned the handle of the cyan flower teacup with her fingers, staring at the sparkling waterway at the three forks in the distance, and asked,
Pudamia’s mouth smiled coldly." At this moment, the turmoil of the war on the Uighur Plateau is truly spreading. The blood of the Harvey and the Ikal is flowing into a river, and the heads of the people are beaten into pigs. Ha The Uighurs barely won a tragic victory and saved the capital, but the entire Harvey capital area was turned into mud by a ground dragon, population loss, material loss, and town destruction. There is no more than 20 years to relax. Ikar The power of the people in this battle is the only way to suppress the Harvey. The capital was reversed in the first battle, and the loss of both sides is not what the empire wants to see most. To be honest, if it weren’t for me, I would be in the capital of Erot. I don’t even believe it, the battle of Harvey Plateau that almost wiped out the two kingdoms was actually the result of being manipulated."
"The first thing I heard that King Ikar and King Harvey returned to the country was to immediately order the army to stop the offensive." Putamia tilted her head to look at the laid-back Socutus Delan. Under the blue sun of this port, blue sky, white clouds, and water birds on the mast, the quietly flowing river will eventually flow into the Swamp of the Holy Metropolis. Such a beautiful and peaceful place is regarded as a dangerous place in the eyes of the wolf-like imperial merchants. The first area is because Socutus Delan, known as the queen of commerce, is here. The imperial bank, the behemoth, is centered on this place. It seems to have the meaning of covering the entire northern part of the sect country. This is why the major chambers of commerce In the southern part of the mission country, you are fighting for the other, but in the northern part of the mission country, it is the cause of calmness.
In front of the business queen Socutus Delan, no imperial businessman dared to straighten his waist. Even the imperial business alliance did not dare to be too resistant to the former thirteenth deacon. Place
To talk about who has the greatest influence in the region of the ecclesiastical state, it is naturally the Imperial Bank, who has invested the most, and naturally has the most benefits. If Pope Putamia wants to clean up the merchants in the Holy Capital region, there is no her Socutus Delan’s acquiescence is absolutely impossible. Don’t let the emperor give Putamia three thousand imperial guards, but these are not ordinary mercenaries, but real imperial professional soldiers, because they are For true professional soldiers, any major military operations are strictly restricted. The empire has strict management of the army. The transfer of more than 100 people requires the signature of the regional governor, and the transfer of more than 300 people even requires the Ministry of Military Affairs. The document, three thousand imperial guards want to mobilize, without the emperor’s order is treason
Pudamia naturally comes with an emperor’s warrant, but once it is used, it will take a long time for the military to identify the authenticity of the warrant.
Socutus Delan raised her head and glanced at Putamia before saying, "The imperial influence that your Majesty has been planning to infiltrate the South Oubaro incident. At this moment, these merchants will never be allowed to act for personal gain. And to cause damage, you must know that both the Harvey and the Ikar will not block the entry of the imperial merchants at this moment, but will vigorously attract these imperial chambers of commerce to restore the loss as soon as possible, but the best interest of the merchants to expel is by nature, according to me As we know, there are as many as eight imperial chambers of commerce that see the weakness of the two countries now.
"His Royal Highness just let it go. Although the Imperial Bank is nothing, there are at least 40,000 private troops available. If you really don't believe those guys, you dare to shake the sky." Socutus Delan smiled slightly, fingers lightly Pressing on the teacup, she knows the emperor’s methods better than anyone else. Once the merchants loosened their controls, their predatory nature is also amazing. The ecclesiastical kingdom was ravaged by the Martin Liya people, and half of the country was turned into ruins. If you don’t give these merchants enough benefits, whoever is willing to spend the huge sums of money to rebuild these areas will get enough benefits. Now it’s time to regulate, because the ecclesiastical state can already be officially included in the imperial region, the emperor. It is impossible to allow merchants to act arbitrarily in the empire region
How did the holy capital degenerate? After Putamia left Moze, the smile on the corner of Socutus Delan’s mouth kept circling in her mind. At five o’clock in the afternoon, outside the holy city outside the city. In the drizzle, the smoke enveloped the broad-leaved forest like a thick fog, hovering around the branches, Putamia once again saw the holy city, and under the guard of the 3,000-meter imperial cavalry, Pope Putami returned with a high profile. Shocked the entire holy capital, Putamia, who returned to the holy capital, did nothing, but just ordered the four gates of the holy capital to be closed
"Why is this woman back?"
" What are you afraid of, don’t forget, who is in charge of the Holy Capital now, and tomorrow will continue to open the city gates as usual, and there are still a few shipments to go. If something goes wrong, who will bear the responsibility? After receiving the order from Pope Putamia, most of the gatekeepers just throw them on the ground at will. Instead of closing the gates, they opened earlier than the prescribed time.
"I hope that His Highness the Pope can see the situation clearly and stop messing around!"
"The holy capital is no longer what it used to be. Offending those imperial chambers of commerce will not have good results"
In the past few months when Putamia was absent, the original management system of the Holy Capital was disintegrated. In front of the shining gold of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, for officials of the religious regiment nation who have long lost their faith, As long as the power in one's hand can be exchanged for imperial gold, everyone is throwing it away. Now who is talking about loyalty, the Pope is missing. The forces of the imperial chamber of commerce are caught in the wind, and in front of these beast-like chambers of commerce, Smuggling rises in the sanctuary. This city, once regarded as a sanctuary, is now called the dark city. Smuggling, weapon fighting, and slave trading are all fair and honest things, and the people’s congress that can organize smuggling Some of them are inextricably linked with the major chambers of commerce, and the whole city is like a huge colosseum dominated by various forces.
In this case, the non-smuggling group is like a huge dark kingdom entrenched here. Although it has not yet reached the point of blatantly claiming to be a manager, it is already the norm for each block to collect protection fees, in order to grab commercial interests and land. It’s commonplace to make deaths. The local people in the Shengdu often end up either being smashed at home, or turning into a scarred corpse lying in a sewage ditch the next day. The city guard of the Shengdu itself has long been controlled by the Chamber of Commerce. Almost completely ignored such things. In the holy capital, the chambers of commerce are like the monarchs of the underground kingdoms
"The east gate belongs to the Sixiu Chamber of Commerce. Behind the south gate is the Kalaya Chamber of Commerce. The guard at the north gate received a full five thousand Imperial Gold from the Habydia Chamber of Commerce, so he was rejected by the Habydia Chamber of Commerce. The Karimos Chamber of Commerce was killed. As for Simon, the guard died unexpectedly last month. There has been no one. In fact, it is the back door for several other big smuggling organizations." A serious middle-aged palace suit The woman put the document in her hand in front of Putamia, and told Putamia about the current situation in the sanctuary. This was a person sent by Socutus Delan, whose name was Xin'eluo, who was considered to be in the Imperial Bank. A middle-level person who is also the person in charge of the Imperial Bank's main business in the Holy Capital. Putamia’s proposal to order the four doors to close as soon as he returned to the Holy Capital came from her
" Judging from the response to your order, they didn’t value the return of His Royal Highness very much. They just held a meeting. At the meeting, most chambers of commerce believed that even if His Royal Highness returned, he would not be able to control the Holy City at present. It’s all you need to be overhead," Xin'eluo said
"So, no one proposes to kill me?" Putamia snorted.
"Your Majesty’s guards came back from the guard, and their eyes are not blind"
Xin'eruo shrugged, turned to look at the undulating mountains in the east, and said in a deep voice, "Master Dailan specially confessed that the matter of the Holy Capital is best to cut the mess with a sharp knife. When you feel a crisis, take control of the Holy Capital in one fell swoop, otherwise once the major chambers of commerce react, even if they dare not use force against the Holy Capital, it is still possible to block the Holy Capital."
"So you won't do it in the Holy Capital at all!" Putamia's pretty face is cold
"Ms. Dailan thinks that as long as the effect of unification can be achieved, why should your Highness personally initiate it?" Xin'eruo calmly took out a report from the table and opened the front in front of Putamia. A list says, "His Royal Highness only needs to show everything calm, such as this list, Your Highness can take a look"
"This is a list of slave trades"
Pudamia looked wrong, and Pudamia is no stranger to the slave trade, because the sect country was a big country in the slave trade before, and the identity on this list made Pudamia hesitate Suddenly, all of them were Harvey women, women of the nobles and wealthy people who had been affected by the war some time ago, and there were even a few women with extraordinary surnames. These noble celebrities and ladies were fighting in the Harvey Plateau in the past. Secretly kidnapped by a smuggling group in China, and auctioned as private goods in the underground market. Slaves are prohibited in the empire, but they can be bought and sold in the Holy Capital. This kind of young woman with both looks and status should be sold in the underground market. The price is high. According to the difference of appearance and status, the above marked prices are between 5,000 and 10,000. In order to prevent these women from resisting, the smugglers only give a small amount of food and drinking water every day. For the buyer, the pale and weak beautiful ladies are far more flavorful than the stubborn and rebellious savage women. So this is the practice. Smugglers use hunger to defeat the will and resistance of these ladies. Let them learn to obey, and it can also ensure that these women do not have too many scars, which can be counted in one fell swoop,
"Yes, just tonight, Your Highness
"Tonight, do you have any action?"
Pudamia paused for a moment, his eyes widened, and he suppressed some speculation in his heart.
The return of the pope of the sect of the country, the order to close the four doors, are actually the smoke that was deliberately released. The business queen of Socutus Delan is afraid that everything has been set up long ago. In fact, you are waiting for yourself. The bigger the event, the more people who need to carry the scapegoat. This is the holy capital of the sect of the country. Socutus Delan wants to do it here. The one who carries the scapegoat is like being sent up naturally. And he came back with such a high profile, no matter how you look at it, he’s the best candidate for the culprit
Outside the sacred city, the rain washed the woods brightly. The sharp spear tip reflected a terrifying light in the rain. The cold faces of the soldiers revealed a gloomy murderous aura. A group of cavalry passed by, only Hearing the puffing low horseshoes and the sharp clanging sound of armor, a rapid horseshoe sounded in front, "Report your lord, the whole army is ready"
The general led the team to lift the helmet mask, revealing a well-defined face with Chinese characters, his thin lips pressed tightly, and his eyes narrowed. Putamia has entered the holy capital, so no matter if the order is Puda Mia’s, Putami’s in the eyes of others,
In front of the general's eyes is a low-lying wilderness. A large blue-roofed villa stands there. The guardrail is in the wrong position. You can see the guards standing in front of the guardrail
Roham’s villa is also the headquarters of the largest smuggling organization in the holy capital. The exterior wall of the low manor is suddenly brightly lit. Numerous large lanterns are just as punctual as a dating couple, with exactly the same rhythm. It’s lit, the arrogance and domineering to the extreme,
If you want to do it, naturally you have to do the biggest thing
Five thousand private armies of the Imperial Bank lurked here, with a command,
"Hands!" The commander who had been fighting for a long time had a grim expression. A group of heavy infantry, strong and tall, wielded heavy hammers, and broke the outer door of the villa in the continuous sound of "clicks and stabs".
"Who are you, this is the property of the Roham Chamber of Commerce?" A brutal-faced strong man stood and roared under the night breeze~IndoMTL.com~ The voice shook the whole country, and the answer to him was the bow The sound of the lifting of the crossbow,
The brawny man is swinging his whole body, countless arrows shot into his body, and he feels like a dead leaf that will wither in the autumn wind at any time
"Go ahead, don't be captured!" The officer leading the team pulled out the command sword in a low and hoarse voice, and the arrow rain was like a black waterfall falling from the sky, flooding this poor manor.
The entire manor’s resistance lasted only an hour. After the last person was shot into a sieve, empty carriages slowly drove into the bleeding manor on the ground, empty carts entered, and then loaded with unknown goods. After I came out, the first thing that was transported was smuggling group’s property, and then, for example, gold and jewelry. The accumulated wealth was very amazing. Although there was no time to count it in detail, the list in front of him still made the leader take a deep breath.
folded the list in his hand into his pocket. His eyes were full of shock that could not be concealed. It was really amazing. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would have been killed and would not believe that just by smuggling, this is entrenched outside the Holy Capital. However, the four-month Roham Chamber of Commerce can accumulate such wealth
It’s no wonder that it was used as the first strike target above
The pigs are fattened, and naturally they are to be slaughtered. At the beginning, I closed my eyes to smuggling. This is the mystery! Had to be admirable,
Accurate intelligence, precise strikes, and then quickly escape. If such an attack was launched in the past, everyone would immediately think of the Imperial Bank with professional mercenaries.
But now, everyone’s eyes will only look at Pope Putamia who has just entered the holy capital