Power and Empire Chapter 105: The Storm in Kyoto (2)
"My lord is going to Beijing?" Caesar Sauron was taken aback by the fat man's words. Although Satsuma has signed an agreement with Kyoto, no one can guarantee that Kyoto is safe, and the Satsuma will enter Beijing strongly. , Also violated the agreement signed earlier. After all, Caesar Sauron was a noble from Kyoto, and he was unwilling to see Kyoto suffer from war. Hesitated.
"Now that the situation in Kyoto is unknown, and the reputation of the royal family is still there, is it a bit hasty for the adults to enter Beijing at this moment? I am afraid that the lords from all over the world will have a lot of criticism."
"Hurry! Royal reputation? You don't think I'm going to master Kyoto, do you?" The fat man looked slightly startled, and he came back to his senses after looking halfway, knowing that Caesar Sauron, the fox's head must be crooked. Waved his hand and smiled
"You’re misunderstood. I entered Beijing this time only in the name of a business alliance, not in the name of the Satsuma army. In this agreement, our Satsuma rented four streets around the Governor’s Mansion. It is of great use. I don’t worry about other people going there. I have to go there myself! What's more, there are three flag regiments of you and Crolithat in the outskirts of Kyoto, and in the western part of the Florentine region. My 20,000 headquarters garrison and 1,000 cavalry guards are stationed at the Governor’s Mansion in Kyoto. Even if there are any emergencies, there will be no major problems. Now Kyoto is a conservative world. You should know these people better than me. If you know that it was me who came to Kyoto, it would be better to protect me than to protect their relatives!"
"Hehe, my lord is joking!" Caesar Sauron was amused by the fat man. After a long time, the fat man is idle and bored. He is going to Kyoto to show off. For those conservatives in Kyoto, Caesar Sauron really knows a lot. Details, I know what the fat man said is true
"In this case, the subordinates recommend that adults only bring a few guards. According to the agreement, the Samor caravan is exempt from inspection and taxation. Adults may wish to be directly involved in the caravan of the business alliance to hide their whereabouts. , And avoid unnecessary troubles"
"I will consider your proposal!" The fat man nodded. Caesar Sauron's suggestion coincided with the fat man's original idea. The fat man randomly arranged the matter of building a city at the mouth of the river and rode back to the outskirts of Kyoto. ’S camp, just after dismounting, I saw the chairman of the business alliance Baron Steuhan hurriedly approaching
"My lord, this is the merchant qualification certificate you want and the business pass issued by the business federation." Si Duhan respectfully took out a qualification document covered with the emblem of the business alliance from his arms, and the fat man took it and turned it over. I rolled my eyebrows slightly, and asked with an unhappy expression
"Why is a five-level qualification certificate? Didn’t I say that a certificate of the highest level is needed? It’s so difficult that your business alliance can't even do such a thing?"
Merchant qualification certification is a method that Fatty came up with. Using the official background of the business alliance, and the franchise of various special goods (such as weapons, luxury goods, rebar, etc.), the merchants are divided into one to six according to a grading system And so on, different levels, the more preferential conditions can be enjoyed by business alliances,
The highest level 6 qualification certificate can even enjoy priority supply, the privilege of reducing the transaction tax by 20%, and the opening of the right to purchase all kinds of special products,
The increase in the qualification level of merchants is related to the total trade volume and the quantity of goods. This can not only cultivate regular large customers, but also attract more small customers to join in, which is the same as the current popular "membership system".
"If your subordinates dare to neglect the matters assigned by the adults, this is indeed the highest-level proof of the business alliance." Si Duhan was scared by the fat man, sweating, and quickly pointed at the fat man’s hand, the standard glue of the qualification documents Road
"Lord, please see "Fatty realized that there was a faintly blooming white thorn flower at the glue label of this five-level qualification document. Because of the white cover of the certificate, it was difficult to notice for a while,
Secretary Du Handao" This is not an ordinary five-level qualification certificate, but an unrestricted qualification certificate specially issued by the business alliance for adults. There is a thorny badge representing the identity of an adult on the standard rubber of this qualification document , As long as someone takes this certificate to the Kyoto branch of the business alliance, all shops and goods in the Kyoto area can be requisitioned at will. If it is a shortage of goods, we will immediately ship it from the headquarters. This certificate is only one in the business alliance This is the copy in the hands of the adults!"
"Oh, good job" Fatty's face was joyful and he took the qualification certificate into his arms
"I know you won’t let me down. How about other things. At the bidding meeting for shops in Kyoto, you are going to give me some snacks. I decided to hand over the entire South Street to your business. Alliance, several other street shops are all sold. This time I am going to play big in Kyoto. Don’t those Kyoto nobles have money? I want them to see that if they have money, they are useful, and when they spend money, they also have to talk about it. Identity!"
"Subordinates understand! Adults, please rest assured, this bidding will be fully implemented by subordinates. With our business alliance's nationwide business network and preferential conditions for tax exemption in Beijing, I believe those large businessmen will definitely be interested Of
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Si Duhan saw that the fat man’s face turned clear, and then he let go of his heart. This dead fat man can be famously careful, and even a few military leaders dare not play tricks in front of him, let alone a small role like him. Fatty blows a breath to himself, maybe he will fly away,
When it’s okay, Sidouhan pondered the habits of his master, and finally found that people who offend his master generally don’t end well. Many things seem strange. In fact, it’s a little bit of a fat man’s character. What’s the problem? It's all gone,
Following such a master, I really get a lot of attention at all times. Regarding the character that fat people like to show off, Si Duhan has a bit of experience after experiencing the Niwa Cheze incident
Fatty guys like to show off! Well, I will create a certificate of the highest level of qualification for you separately. Facts have proved that I am betting right. The fat man not only delegated the bidding meeting to himself, but also handed over the South Street, which is the closest to the noble residence in Kyoto. The business alliance, when the time comes, the gold of the nobles in Kyoto will not flow in.
On the morning of the third day, a Satsuma caravan consisting of three carriages appeared on the commercial road in Kyoto. On the front carriage, sat a fat man dressed in ordinary clothes, lazily leaning against the carriage and basking in the sun. It was a fat man dressed as a merchant. This time the fat man only took four guards, three pretending to be a coachman, and one pretending to be an escort. The old wagon wheels creaked on the stone-paved commercial road, and the goods were not Many, just some very ordinary groceries, a few people lazily chasing horses, like a small grocery store owner who comes to Kyoto to try his luck,
There are many people like in the periphery of Kyoto. Since Satsuma signed an agreement with Kyoto, the rich Kyoto trade has attracted almost all southern merchants. Every day, Satsuma caravans are constantly on the road.
From time to time, you can see that several or even dozens of carriages with the emblem of the business alliance rushed past the road. These are big businessmen with relatively strong wealth. Of course, some small-capital businessmen drove them away. It’s not uncommon to see a few dilapidated carriages and a few guys swaying to Kyoto to make a fortune,
The Satsuma Governor’s Mansion in Kyoto is still under construction. Satsuma announced that it will temporarily not levy a transaction tax on the Kyoto caravan. These speculators are sorry for not taking the opportunity to make a profit at this time.
"My lord, there is Cristo's South Gate" sitting beside the fat man, the guard who dressed up as a driver whispered to remind him, the fat man glanced in the direction where the guard was looking, and his eyes froze. , A huge and majestic city appeared in the distance, the 20-meter-high city wall was like a long black curve, wrapping the beautiful and colorful Klesto in his arms, and the densely packed roofs of various buildings in the city were like Pieces of fish scales, a large piece, a large piece of gold shining in the morning light, in the diffuse morning mist, like a mirage, the blocks of isolated houses are like fields planted by the gods,
The population of Kyoto Kristol is more than half a million, which is almost comparable to the total population of the six prefectures of Samoa. Although I knew that there were many people in Kyoto, the fat man was still sighed by seeing such a scene. The high-rise buildings crowded with tens of thousands of people, look at the Crest, where hundreds of thousands of people live in bungalows, it feels very unusual. The population of Chang'an in the Prosperity Datang is only one million, and Crest is almost one. Little Changan!
"Bring this to the city guard!" The fat man took out the business pass issued by the business alliance from his arms and handed it to the guards beside him. To the front is the gate of the Kyoto City Guard. At this time, a beautifully decorated carriage passed by Fatty’s dilapidated truck, and a familiar old voice came from the carriage, which shocked the Fatty
"Natif, are you sure that the lady is in Kyoto now!" The voice in the carriage was an old man, and the voice was familiar, but the fat man couldn't remember for a moment. When he wanted to hear a few more words, the carriage had passed by with a gust of wind. , Did not stop until the city guard checkpoint in front, a young man came down from above, with a sturdy air on his face, he didn’t have a good air for Guangka’s city guard
"We are aristocrats from the northern Yuyehua territory, we want to enter Crest!"
"Northern Yuyehua Territory?" The city guard looked at the coat of arms on the door of this carriage in doubt, the corner of his eyes jumped unnaturally, and there were two flower badges on the door of the other's carriage. Tomahawk, it shows that this family has quite glorious martial arts, but these are not important. Now in this world, the family with force in the north was either killed by the Kujites, or fleeing away from home.
"The hillbilly from the north want to show off in Kyoto!" The city guard sneered his lips in disdain. Every year, many aristocrats came to Kyoto to work in this way. This is the main source of oil and water for the city guards. Taiping, there are fewer nobles coming to Kyoto. It was hard to catch one today, but you can't just let it go.
"I don't care where you are from or what identity you are, except for the pass issued by Satsuma, everyone has to pay taxes." The city guard cleared his throat, his official mouth was open, and the corners of his eyes could be seen by young people. Without a second glance, in the eyes of the people of Kyoto who are born with a sense of self-superiority, these people from foreign territories are all hillbillies. "This is a decree issued by His Majesty the King. If you dare to disobey, it is an insult to His Majesty!"
"The king's decree of shit! Even if your majesty comes here, I don't pay taxes." The young man hadn't spoken yet, and the door of the carriage "touched" was suddenly kicked open, and a strong and old figure got out of the carriage. Kicked on the proud city guard officer, and kicked the city guard officer somersault, "I am the Duke of Yuyehua in the north, you dare to collect taxes from Laozi, can I send someone to kill your whole family directly!"
"Hehe, it's this dead old man" The fat man not far behind smiled, and the one who smiled was refreshing, just like drinking a glass of fruit wine with ice in the hot summer, and someone sent a thick fur coat in the cold winter
Isn’t this the old acquaintance Grand Duke Jones? It's really "narrow to the enemy"
The fat man’s image of this stubborn old man is too deep~IndoMTL.com~ In the fat man’s heart, he commented on the old man with three words "bad, too bad!" The only thing that the fat man suffers is the old man’s hand. , Using the duke title as a bait to deceive himself into the city of Zhivadin, and then accidentally discovered a noble rebellion, leading to a series of **** storms behind the ass,
Afterwards, the fat man thought it was too weird. It’s a coincidence. Whether it’s time or place, I went there just right. It might not happen a few days earlier, and it’s too late a few days later. ,
After some sorting, Fatty found a very serious problem. As a prisoner in exchange, this stubborn old man hurriedly returned to the Samor Fortress after spending a few days in Zivadin City. He still refused to leave. This is too much. Strangely, the comfortable "city that never sleeps" waits, and you have to go to the dilapidated Satsuma fortress to eat chaffy vegetables. This is a problem in itself,
Obviously I was calculated by this dead old man. As one of the three most respected northern dukes, how could aristocratic rebellion lose this heavyweight alone? From the very beginning, the old man knew what was happening in Zivadin. But I didn’t say anything, and then at a critical moment, I urged myself to run forward like being pushed by an invisible hand. I almost didn’t vomit blood. If I didn’t deal with it properly, I would die.
The most hateful thing is that this old man disappeared after the Battle of Sambuga Hills, leaving a meaningless remarks, saying that he went back to get the treasure, thinking that he had eaten such a big boring loss. When being tricked, the fat man stomped his feet with anger
It took two days for to finally set up the following development plot. Now I can update it refreshedly. Today I saw the slow-heat label being posted. Baozi decided to speed up the plot. Fatty finally entered Beijing. How will this dung stick disturb the muddy waters of Kyoto.