Power and Empire Chapter 2374: The Emperor’s Knife (13)

The red light of the torch shined on a gorgeous carriage docked in the port, the gilt double-headed eagle emblem was reflected in a red in the fire, and Aurelio placed the crystal statue he was playing with on the table again, holding He picked up the cane leaning on the sofa, pushed the door, and got off a gorgeous carriage in the port area, with a heavy snort of nose, looking at the large cargo ship flying the flag of the Falcon Empire in the distance. Asked to a confidant who was waiting at the door: "Is everything in order? I don't want to have any sequelae. Although it is my site here, if there is news, there will be some trouble."

"Adults can rest assured that everything is in order"

The confidant of Aurelio had an evil smile at the corner of his mouth, and respectfully reported to him, "The port security has been sealed off for four weeks, and no one will be allowed in, just as usual. The other party thinks that we are still helping those big people, so I dare to ask more. Before dawn, the port belongs to our business group. Even if the entire port is burned, there will never be one person. We have also cleaned up the entire port. People inside, except for this ship, no one outside of the merchant group is in the port."

"Really, I hope so!" Aurelio glanced across the sailed harbor in front, thinking that a huge fortune would soon fall into his hands, could not help but exhale "You know tonight I don’t want any rumors to spread! Those people..."

"No problem. They are all directly under the branch smuggling team. Captain Fred, who is a third-level fighter, personally leads the team. The team has 15 second-level fighters and 64 first-level fighters. Others They are all under the adults, and the external news only said that the other party is the adult's enemy, absolutely foolproof!" The confidant said with a certain expression

"Fred?" Aurelio was surprised when he heard that it was from the smuggling team.

"The adults also know. The reliability of these guys is in the hands of the business group. Even if they take their skin off afterwards, they won't say a word!" There was a grin on the corner of the confidant's mouth." The guys in the smuggling team are people who have sold their souls. As long as they can get the benefits, they are willing to do anything."

"Well. You did a good job!"

Aurelio nodded, acknowledging that this confidant was very correct. These guys are really the best people to handle this kind of thing. Why didn't he think of it. Of course, it is impossible to admit this at this moment. This subordinate's ability to do things is getting stronger and stronger, and the more secrets he knows, it is a good thing! After this incident, it’s safer to deal with it as soon as possible. With this than money, I should be able to go to the next level. It’s not a problem to enter the headquarters.

"Master Aurelio. Can you start? If the opponent has only two dozen people, I hope I can finish it sooner, to be honest. This is a bit of a fuss!" The merchant smuggling captain Fred walked over respectfully. With a low posture, the top of his bald head was a little reddened by the torch, and he was wearing thick short-sleeved scale armor. He made noises when he walked, just like a ghost that suddenly appeared in the night. The right eye, once blinded by the slave, was not covered. Instead, a striking cross scar pulled out of the eye socket, and it should have been impossible to close it again.

Under normal circumstances, the injured location will try to cover up, but this guy does not mean to cover up at all. The wounds that have healed are all polyps, which is a bit disgusting, and there is a handful of blue inlaid on the waist. The large one-handed scimitar of the colored gemstone, as it walks, the blade is cold and invading, and there is a small thin leather knife tied to the calf. It is said that at least thirty slaves were skinned by this knife and limped. , So that the brass button boots on the feet pressed hard against the road stones of the port, making a clucking sound, a **** smell coming over, just like this,

Aurelio frowned slightly, and immediately took out a white towel to cover his nose, and said in a deep voice, "Fred, I know you are very good, but although there are not many people on the other side, it should not be a good thing, I It's not suitable to come forward, please everyone!"

The so-called smuggling team is the special unit of the double-headed eagle merchant group responsible for smuggling. It is the darkest part of the double-headed eagle merchant group. The nature of the double-headed eagle merchant group is to meet the various needs of the Fazer royal family. Merchant groups, in addition to normal trade, there are a large part of things that cannot be disclosed. The various needs of the royal family, such as population slave trading, secret goods trading, handling of prisoners of war, kidnapping, plundering, retaliatory slaughter, and the The nobles who opposed the royal family were executed secretly, and even gold was transported from the more distant south. To put it bluntly, the royal family wanted what they had to do. The person responsible for doing this was the merchant smuggling team.

Only people in the business group know how dark and **** this army is.

The number of people who died in the smuggling squad in recent years is said to have exceeded 100,000. Even a fierce person like Aurelio, shuddered at the several smuggling squad actions he saw with his own eyes. These people can no longer be called. It's a human being. Killing is just like cutting vegetables. Several times, I saw slaves resist on the ship. The smuggling team either directly sealed the cabin, then scuttled the entire ship and sank, leaving hundreds of people to drown alive. If you die, you can pour seawater into a separate cabin until the seawater overflows from the tightly closed iron bars. After an hour, you can open the upper deck of the cabin, and you can see the hands of the full cabin floating in the water, still keeping Desperately trying to grasp the iron bar above, the unrecognizable corpse that was invaded by the sea undulates on the surface of the water, the feeling is like seeing the evil spirits in hell,

Most of the people who make up this force are death row prisoners in Fazer, war mercenaries, and nobles who have committed crimes. In the outside world, these people have been declared dead, and everyone thinks they are dead. On the day they entered the smuggling team, their relatives and family members were already under the surveillance of the kingdom’s authority. As long as there were rebels, the entire clan would be extinct immediately. If done well, the business group would give their family members a certain amount of funds every year, or in a certain amount of money. Some places are given care, so most of the people in the smuggling army will choose to accept this fate in the end,

I was a person who was dying, but I can still take care of my relatives a little. What else is unsatisfactory. Of course, it is not that there are no one or two who dare to defect out, but there is the Royal Fazer pressing on it, even if the other party reveals something, it is of any use! On the contrary, the punishment from the business group will make these people regret their escape!

The trade group will arrest all the relatives of the defector, if the other party does not come back. They killed one every day, then peeled off their skins and hung them on the public square, claiming to be captured and punished runaway slaves. Anyway, most people know that the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group is also the largest slave trader in Fezer in the country. In the business group, no one would show mercy to these runaway slaves, only the defectors would know. Those are actually his relatives, and the skinning is done by specialized skinning hands. They are craftsmanship handed down from generations to generations. They can definitely leave the painful expressions of the deceased on them and watch the tragic deaths of their loved ones. The rookie skins were hung up one after another, and the suffering was enough to make every defector go crazy. In the end, they were captured by the merchant group and crushed to pieces of meat.

"My lord can rest assured that we must do what we need to do, but if we can do it this time..." The smuggling captain Fred hesitated on his terrible face and said earnestly, his son. Fourteen years old this year. I just graduated from a regional college and studied accounting, if I can get a good recommendation. You will get the opportunity to serve at the homes of the nobles. It’s not a good one, but you can live and eat without worry,

For a small noble background like Fred, this result is already very good. Fred has already submitted a request report to the business group branch. At this moment, Secretary Aurelio's confidant found himself. Even if you bite the bullet, you have to do it, let alone deal with a small problem. More than two dozen escorted merchant fleets were ordered to dress up as pirates and attacked more than double digits. It was just that the Falcon Imperial Navy has attacked pirates at an unprecedented level since entering the inland waters, and the Imperial Merchant Fleet has all gone together. , Equipped with considerable weapons, he was called back again

Privately, Fred has seen his son several times, a young man who is more talented than his old son, his destiny is already doomed, so let his son live on his behalf

Although the members of the smuggling team have lost their personal freedom, they are also rich in private. The rich smugglers can naturally bring more money to their families. If they can be appreciated by powerful people, they can even be Brings a chance for the family to be promoted. After all, the backstage of the business group is the royal family. With such a huge support, many big families in the kingdom will also sell the face of the business group.

"Okay, I see, I have seen your request report, and I will ask the business group to come forward and recommend your son to the Buro family in La Ulan Province!"

Aurelio was a little impatient. The sound made by covering his mouth with a handkerchief was a bit low and vague, but he basically expressed it clearly. The smell on Fred's body is really too big. He lives in "floating hell" all year round. No matter how many times the smuggling ship is called, there will be a heavy smell of death on the body. If it were not for the facts this time, I needed these people too much, and I would not even have the mood to talk to these people. Smuggling The team is a special department within the business group. Even if it is a heavy branch minister, the smuggling department does not need to be too polite.

But in Luansok, as the largest sea port in the Kingdom of Fazer, Aurelio, the branch minister, also serves as one of the people who took over the goods from the business group’s smuggling headquarters. It’s not true. The real power is entirely for dispatching and cooperating, but nominally speaking, it also counts as the headquarter label.

"So, thank you sir!"

Fred bowed respectfully and slowly stepped back. The two sides reached an agreement. He got the promise he wanted. Turning around, Fred's scarred hand held the machete on his waist, his eyes were cold. Photo shoot,

"Let’s get started, kill all of you, leave no one!"

Fred shouted loudly, dozens of heavily armed subordinates, and more than a hundred attached sailors on the smuggling ship. Although the target is determined to be a merchant ship, even the side of an ordinary merchant ship is not easy. He broke it with brute force. In order to ensure that, he even let his subordinates unload a small catapult from the smuggling ship of the merchant group.

This catapult was pushed forward by several subordinates. The others pulled out their weapons and followed behind with small round shields. The red headscarf wrapped around their heads was blown backwards by the port wind, and at the same time It also dyed everyone's eyes red like flames. We have one hundred and sixty people, and there are only twenty or so of each other, which is not the same level at all.

The torch moved in the direction of the merchant ship. The entire battleship remained completely hidden in the dark under the order, so that it was swollen in the dark to give the other side an illusion, this is a prey shivering,

"Stop, who are you? A trembling voice came from the direction of the merchant ship. It really seemed to be extremely scared,

"We are the port security team. It is suspected that there are contraband on your ship. The person on it immediately put down the ship ladder and accepts inspection." A tall and strong man stood in the business group smuggling team, actually wearing the port security office. Uniform. Shouting loudly in the direction of the ship, the other party may be an armed merchant ship, this is already clear, and merchants are generally not courageous, if you can stop the other party at once. You can easily get on the ship and kill all the people on board in the name of pretending to be checked. I don’t know how many times I have done this. There will be no problem. The smuggling team that is familiar with the road even prepares uniforms.

"Let down the ship ladder and accept the inspection, we can guarantee your safety!" A dozen or so smugglers dressed up for a long time stood up and parked at a distance of about 20 meters from the Shanlin.

"The Port Security Team? Does the other party think we are fools?" Noras looked at the brawny man below who shouted. His eyes fell on the opponent's small sling again, and he looked at the rows of Imperial Navy soldiers standing in the dark. The corners of their mouths were slightly upturned. If it was not a task requirement, I would have already done it. . . . . .

Nolas heard a rolling sound, turned around, and saw a few Imperial Navy soldiers launching from the cabin a shimmering imperial heavy ballista, the bowstring of the ballista has been pulled away. , The fine iron crossbow arrow as thick as an adult's arm was put into the notch of the ballista. Even in the dark, this kind of chill hits his forehead. As an ex-Nord soldier, how could one not know the terrible nature of this weapon. Is this bullying them too much? Noras couldn't help thinking like this in his heart

"My lord, in fact, we can completely defeat the opponent with absolute power before they approach! There is no need for full firepower at all"

The officer of the Fourth Squadron of the Imperial Navy, Steve said beside him, watching the fire rushing from a distance like a tide, watching the ugly faces full of cruel and greed under the fire light, This navy officer also felt that he had made a big fuss. It was a joke to mobilize the Imperial Navy warships to deal with a bunch of smugglers!

"Do you think that the Empire invested such a huge amount of money, and even secretly involved the Admiralty's participation, is it only to save the business alliance gold ticket?" Noras looked at the two-headed eagle business group that gradually lost patience in the distance. Combat personnel, said coldly

"This..." Naval officer Steve hesitated. The incident was strange from the beginning. As a mid-level officer in the fleet, although the level of contact with him was not high enough, I can perceive that the storm involved this time has just begun. It was like this at the beginning. How huge will the real unfolding be?

The same order as the Fourth Fleet, the nine squadrons of the Imperial Navy, the North Sea Fleet are too far away, the Seventh Fleet is being repaired, the Eighth Fleet is parked in Hérault, and the Sixth Fleet is in Lisbon. The squadrons in the Inland Sea were dispatched, mobilizing more than 300 warships of various types, and they were almost scattered towards the southern part of the Inland Sea along a battle line. I almost thought that this was the imperial navy who was putting pressure on the southern military, and definitely not the only one. But what exactly it is, the commander level of the squadron has been completely kept secret. I only know that if the situation is out of control, the fleet is granted the right to fire. The target may be the entire southern area of ​​the Inland Sea. If this is a military operation, it will definitely be. The largest since the establishment of the Imperial Navy.

"Have you ever thought about it. What does it mean if the following two-headed eagle merchant group takes force against the Imperial Navy?"

Norras’s face looked a little excited. If the secret is pressed for too long, it will make people’s emotions become abnormal. Moreover, the battle plan this time has reached a super big battle covering the entire southern area of ​​the Inland Sea. , It’s a pity that I am not a soldier, otherwise, this is the capital that I can remember for a lifetime, turning some content in his mind

The battle plan "The Emperor's Knife"

Planner: Emperor of the Empire

The objective of the battle is to "kill chickens and monkeys, destroy the double-headed eagle merchant group, and deter the southern merchant group. At the same time, use the business alliance gold ticket fluctuation as an opportunity~IndoMTL.com~take the opportunity to intervene in the economic lifeline of the six southern countries in the Inland Sea"

"What does it mean? Is it... to go to war!" The navy officer Steve's face suddenly changed, and he blurted out almost subconsciously, clenching his hands unconsciously

"You’re right. You are so bold enough to attack the Imperial Navy’s warships. Isn’t this a war? As long as the incident tonight breaks out, the Imperial Navy will have enough excuses to completely strangle everything related to the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group. Inland Sea Vessel"

Norras looked at the two-headed eagle merchant group that had begun to pounce towards the ship’s side, and his tone was as cold as ice

"At the same time, the empire will take tough measures to put pressure on the entire south, asking Fei Ze to give an explanation, dragging this economic war into armed confrontation, but we are occupying the righteousness"

Norras’s voice paused and he laughed. "The empire just wants to see if Fazer in the south is desperately protecting a so-called double-headed eagle merchant group, or chooses to abandon this troublesome pawn, and at the same time let the entire south The trade groups know that in the face of the absolute control of the empire, their patrons are not as tough as imagined! Moreover, this time the empire has made a lot of money. 60% of the wealth of all the medium-sized chambers of commerce in Fazer is already It is in our hands! As long as the empire is willing, tomorrow can let the businesses of all countries enter the winter and wither" (to be continued)