Release that Witch Chapter 120: Ransom (below)

Roland looked at Petrov with interest, and suddenly laughed, "You are the first person to ask me this way," he took a cup and sipped, and said in a relaxed tone, "Longsong Stronghold has no doubt It's mine, even if I'm not here. However, I do need someone or a family to host stronghold for me. So, you should not ask for ransom, but for cost. "

Agent ... Petrov is no stranger to this word. Some keen businessmen will always look at noble, which has a lot of output in the territory, but has no time or disdain for the merchants to sell goods for them. In order to obtain this right, they have to pay a deposit in advance as a security deposit.

"How many gold royal do you want?" He took a deep breath and calmed himself.

"This is a long-term process, so you don't have to pay it all at once," Roland paused, "30% of the stronghold tax each month, and one thousand value of materials, the rest belongs to you."

It's not outrageous, Petrov thinks, as long as you can completely occupy Longsong Stronghold, this price can even be justified. The other party was not kidding, he confirmed this, His Highness the Prince really intended to do so.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Petrov told himself in his heart. He and the prince are not enemies. Duke has completely failed, and their children will be deprived of inheritance. If the Six major family coalition cannot defeat the prince, who can stop him from actually owning Western Region? Relying on strong power is the continuation of Basic Law of noble. If you can grab the approval of His Highness the Prince before the other four, Honeysuckle will become the largest noble family in Western Region territory.

"Your Highness, why don't you stay here? This castle is more than Border Town's."

"You actually want to ask, why don't I manage stronghold myself?" Roland laughed at the slightly embarrassing Petrov. "There are many reasons. It will take me a long time, not to mention making a profit from it. If you support a local noble, presumably he knows how to govern the place better than me. This is a win-win deal. In addition, there are many reasons why you can Think back slowly. "The prince played with the silver cup." By the way, if you choose you as an agent, you will always be vengeful to impossible for Duke, right? "

"Of course not, Your Highness!" Although the last sentence was a bit abrupt, Petrov still immediately answer said.

Duke is gone. The first thing Five Major Families thinks of is how to divide up his territory. Who cares about revenge?

But Petrov also knows that these reasons His Highness said are not the real reasons. The forces are too complicated to be straightened out? In the face of overwhelming power, he can completely root out the opposition forces that take the lead. As long as one to two years, all nobles will forget the loser Ryan, just like Ryan did in the past. But two years is definitely not enough to build Border Town into a big city like Longsong Stronghold.

Your Highness Roland must have deeper plans.

"That's good, then this city ..."

"I'm willing to act for you, Your Highness!" Petrov blurted out, but soon his expression became hesitant again. "But, King is not, I mean your brother, he may not agree with this result. He assigned Western Region to the new Duke, and I cannot fight against Kingdom Capital. "

"You don't need confrontation either," Roland threw two letters in front of him. "Look at this, document/secretary found by me too in the Duke Ryan study."

Petrov quickly scanned the contents of the letter and couldn't help taking a breath.

The first letter looks like a secret letter. new King Timothy battled Queen of Clear Water in Eagle City and suffered a major failure? The second one was even more frightening. document/secretary only wrote about half of it, but Duke Ryan wanted to annex northern region, and the idea of ​​independence was king. Since there is no end, it is unknown who this paper document/secretary wants to send to.

He immediately understood that His Highness the Prince meant no resistance was needed, because new King was already overwhelmed. Otherwise, Duke will definitely not want to raise the flag for independence. His elite Knight is enough to outperform Western Region, but it is far worse than Kingdom Capital Knight.

The secret letter may be forged, but this document/secretary is indeed the handwriting of Osmond Ryan, unless the prince finds witch that can simulate other people's handwriting ... He thought about it, and then rejected this guess.

There is no need for the other party to deceive yourself. The agent Longsong Stronghold is not a unilateral transaction. If you can't gain a foothold in stronghold, His Highness the Prince will not be profitable either. In addition, Duke designated by Timothy is bound to be the enemy of Fourth Prince.

Honeysuckle must rely on the support of the prince if it wants to surpass the Four Great Families. On the contrary, in order to ensure that its treaties of interests are not abolished, the prince must let the Hull family sit more firmly in this position.

Thinking of this, Petrov stood up slowly and bowed to Roland, "The Hull family is willing to work for you."

"Very well," the latter nodded, "but you can't decide to represent you now. I'll ask you a few questions first."

"His Royal Highness."

"How do you plan to deal with those who oppose you?"

"What is your estimate of the monthly tax? How to guarantee a thousand items?"

"If I ask you to develop your business, what measures will you take?"

"..."

Petrov thought that His Royal Highness just wanted to take this opportunity to understand the information of each noble of Western Region. I did not expect that the other party would ask such strange questions, just like evaluating his governance methods and common sense of business.

A series of questions were asked, Petrov racked their brains to answer one by one, and His Royal Highness's expression became more and more satisfied. Eventually he clapped his hands and said, "Yes, here it is today. Once you have confirmed the ransom value of three thousand, you can redeem the adult Earl. Rest assured, I will entertain him well these days."

"His Royal Highness, that agency ..."

"It will also be announced on that day." Roland motioned to Knight to drop off the guests.

Petrov walked out of the hall with a complicated mood, and then saw that Carter shoved the previously collected God Punishment Stone back into his hand, and it was still the one that was blue and translucent and worth fifty gold royal.

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"How's it going?" Roland looked at the Nightingale showing his figure.

"Oh, basically the truth is spoken," she shrugged. "It's much more sincere than the previous ones. Then again, is it really good for you to repeat the same thing to everyone? And those letters, It ’s all confidential. ”

"Not everyone," said the prince, looking at the list in his hands. "They are all from the Five Major Families family. They are only suitable for managing stronghold on my behalf. These are only the big noble. The ability is not strong enough, even if you take this position The inability to make stronghold work will only cause all parties to fall into an endless internal struggle. As for the news that Timothy Wimbledon defeated Eagle City, it is not a secret. This matter will spread throughout the Greycastle sooner or later. What I want to do, Is to make it spread a bit faster. "

Also, these two news came just right. He thought that if it was not Second Prince's fiasco, it would take some effort to recruit agents themselves. If they use coercion, the result may not be so beautiful.

"So ... did you choose him?"

"If nothing unexpected happens." Roland said with a smile, "He was the first person to ask me about it, and his subjective initiative has always been the most important quality of employees. And I did not expect that in Five Major Families There are actually people who are so proficient in administration and trade. I thought they would just kill them on the horse.

He found the name Petrov Hull on the list, and drew a circle lightly with a quill pen. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start casting, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read.)