Power and Empire Chapter 3411: Debts

The sea breeze in May has become full of warmth, the desolate limestone has been covered by large patches of emerald green, the turquoise waves hit the cliff wall, making waves of roar, speckled marks, that is The seabirds rising and falling between the crevices of the cliff are full of summer, and the sea breeze blowing on the face gives people a feeling of intoxication

This is Fort Rock in the Central European Region

Fort Rock was originally a prison on a cliff by the sea. Thousands of years ago, the Feiya dynasty suddenly fell apart overnight, and various forces rose and formed groups. The prisoners and guards on this cliff all escaped. As a result, This prison built entirely of solid stone gradually became the center of local people’s residence. With the increasing population, Locke’s prison became Locke City. In order to resist the plunder and oppression of various forces nearby, Locke City has since The local defense regiment was established. In the following three hundred years, as the power of the Central European and Baro countries gradually formed, Rock City, in order to show that it has a long history, and that it had existed alone thousands of years ago, it changed back to the original one. Name, Rock Fort, and use it as the name of the power

Different from other Central European and Baro monarchy systems, Locke’s fort is only a mere thirty or forty miles, with a population of just over 200,000. The Rock’s Condominium, which controls Rock City, is the core of the Condominium. It is a family known as the Medici. The Medici family has always been known for its generosity. It is not harsh to the management of Rock Fort, and it encourages commerce, vigorously develops trade, and has complete armaments. It has a population of more than 200,000. But has a standing army of 30,000 people

Therefore, although Fort Rock is quite inconspicuous among the forces of Central Europe and Baro, it should not be ignored. Now, some people have sent threatening letters to Fort Rock.

His eyes were withdrawn from the white seabirds rising and falling on the cliffs in the distance. La Prentas, the patriarch of the contemporary Medici family, stood on the white marble balcony and handed a document in his hand to the housekeeper behind him. Shockingly, he asked with an angry and funny voice, "What is the origin of the Chamber of Commerce this sunrise? How come I have never heard of this Chamber of Commerce in the Chamber of Commerce in the Business Alliance. If they don’t return their 1.5 million imperial gold, they will take extraordinary measures. This sunrise Chamber of Commerce regards Locke as something. At the beginning, the Hungarian cavalry did not dare to invade us. There was a sunrise chamber of commerce in Locke. It’s a big tone. You can check this chamber of commerce immediately. If you don’t punish it well, not all cats and dogs will be able to bully us on Rockberg."

"My lord, although I have never heard of this sunrise chamber of commerce, if what is said above is true, then we may really owe them money!" The butler took the unknown letter and looked away. After that, the pupils couldn't help but squeeze, his face hesitated, and he stopped talking.

"Walley, do you know what this means?" Lapruns's face sank slightly

"My lord, we seem to have borrowed a full 1.5 million imperial gold from the imperial bank." The butler whispered behind him with an ugly face, sweat dripping from his forehead

"Of course I know that we owe the Imperial Bank 1.5 million Imperial Gold, but that is the Imperial Bank, not the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce!" Laprence snorted, interrupting the housekeeper’s words, eyes Squinted into a line, looked at the white waves coming from the blue sea in the distance, and said with a sneer, "Even if the Imperial Bank transfers this debt to the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, what if we don’t admit it, I would like to see that day. What can we do if the Chamber of Commerce can do! This is Fort Locke! Back then, Fort Locke, where even the Hungarians dared not cross the border, the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce, a cat and dog-like chamber of commerce, what a thing!"

"Tell me what I said, if the person from the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce comes, throw it to me in the sea, come once and throw it once, come twice and throw it twice, don’t they want money, then first Come to me and say!" Lapruns's lips curled slightly upwards, full of domineering, somehow he is also the head of the Medici family, this kind of momentum is still there, a small chamber of commerce who does not know the so-called If you think of an existence like the Empire Bank, you are really frustrated and crazy!

"Yes, my lord!" Butler Wally frowned slightly and lowered his head to answer. Although he faintly felt some problems in his heart, it would not be a good thing to be able to pay such debts from the Imperial Bank to the Chamber of Commerce next. Stubble, but the Patriarch has said so, so let's do it like this. The Patriarch is going to give the Chamber of Commerce a prestige!

But also, the Patriarch's breath has been held back for a long time! Find an opportunity, how can you not send it!

The Central European and Baro countries finally caught the Empire’s annual meeting and forced the Empire to agree to return to the port, but they were still placed by the Empire. Returning to the port is fine, but all the facilities in the port must be bought back. This It can be said that the Central European and Baro countries have been miserable. The value of a port's facilities can range from hundreds of thousands to millions, and the period given by the empire is extremely short, even for the famous Medici. Time can’t come up with such a large amount of money. In the end, he sold several large properties and sold iron. Only one hundred and one million imperial golds were collected, and another 1.5 million imperial gold was loaned from the Imperial Bank. I bought two large piers in China

The wealth of the Medici family was almost wiped out, hurting vitality, and the recovered port not only did not make money back, but because the empire vigorously developed the Feshan area near the sea, it took away a large number of merchant fleets and The cargo merchant saw that the port’s trade volume was directly reduced by half in one month. Patriarch Lapruns ordered the subordinate who signed the agreement with the Imperial Capital to be arrested and thrown into prison. It was only a slight quelling of the internal dissatisfaction of Locke Castle. Sound

As the head of the Medici family of this generation, Laprince’s talent is absolutely not bad, and his reputation in Central Europe is quite high. Not only is it connected with the royal family of various countries, but the Medici family has In the name of its generosity, under the gold bullet offensive, it has also attracted powerful countries such as Rila and the Kingdom of Ebers as military alliances.

Even the Hungarian Rebellion that turbished the entire Central Europe, most of Central Europe was a **** storm. The refugees were everywhere, but Lockeberg was unscathed and the prosperity was as usual. It was a miracle. It was not that the Hungarians did not come. , But came, and just passed quietly from the side, did not harass Rockburg a bit, and even the Hungarian military chief whose name can scare people to death, but also sent Rockburg more than 300 pieces from the royal family of various countries in one breath. Valuable artworks, royal portraits, etc., made everyone’s spectacles shattered. In the eyes of the Hungarians, these are worthless things, and the Medici family likes to collect the name of art. The entire Central Europe and Pakistan Luo people know everything

These are all of Lapruns’s skills, and even the Hungarian army magistrate is willing to befriend him. The Medici Patriarch, who is not outstanding in appearance, really understands the survival of a small country. Under his management, Lockburg is the only region among the Central European and Baro countries that is willing to treat the Hungarians equally. It is also a neutral force that is willing to give Hungarian businessmen a considerable asylum during several turmoil.

Although Rock Fort is not large, it has two sea ports. The Kingdom of Hungary is a landlocked country and has no outlets to the sea. A large number of special products and iron ore and other war preparation materials are imported from Rock Fort. The port, by virtue of this alone, the Hungarians would not embarrass Locke Castle, otherwise it would be nothing more than gaining some wealth for Hungarians to take down Locke, but because of this they would lose most of their income from trade. Knowing that Lockeberg has a military alliance with the Hungarian enemy, the Kingdom of Rila, the Hungarians also deliberately ignored this.

The Hungarian army minister even made strict orders. Those who stepped into the sideline of Lockberg, died!

The looting Hungarians pried away the proud golden walls of the Anthea Palace in the north of Locke, but they did not even kill a sheep in Locke, which was close at hand. From the above, it can be seen that Rockberg’s position in Central Europe is not a strong one, but it is not a country that can be easily provoked. It belongs to the kind of hornet's nest. If you hit it, it may lead to the existence of a bunch of alliances.

The Hungarian Rebellion was a catastrophe for other Central European and Baro countries, but it was a huge fortune for Rockberg. Refugees from all over the world poured into Rockberg, including many skilled craftsmen and artists. For a time, Fort Locke was regarded as a safe haven in the turmoil, and a large amount of funds also poured into Locke. The Medici family took this opportunity to soar into the sky. Although Locke is not a monarchy, the industry of the Medici family occupied Locke. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Fort Locke belongs to the Medici family. After the Hungarian Rebellion was settled by the Empire, Fort Locke became the economic and artistic center of Central Europe and Baro, with a population exceeding 60. Wan, is proudly called the capital of art by the people of Central Europe and Baro. The construction of various countries requires the financial support of Rockberg.

Just ten days ago, a letter was sent to Medici’s house. After reading the contents of the letter, even Laprence’s good temper almost got her nose irritated

Lapruns is a lenient gift to Rockburg’s rule, but lenient does not mean weakness. On the contrary, the Medici’s armament is not bad, and the soldiers in the army are all professional soldiers. Now, a name is called The small chamber of the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce actually claimed that Rockberg owed them 1.5 million imperial gold! Ask Rockberg to repay the loan within ten days according to the agreement, otherwise special measures will be taken!

How is Rockberg also a party of power, that is, the kingdom-level existence that the empire must recognize, and it also has a well-equipped 30,000 standing army. A small chamber of commerce actually dared to jump out and say that special measures should be taken against Rockberg. He Laprun Si really wanted to see how the other party took special measures against him!

The port of Lockburgh, large and small ships up and down with the waves, although not as good as half of the original heyday, as the first commercial port in Central Europe and the capital of art, it is attractive to merchants and nobles. Yes, the white sails are densely packed next to each other, as if the dense white clouds in the sky are reflecting on the sea, there is no gap at all.

It was originally a turquoise and transparent coral sea. At this time, it became white. Merchant ships were orderly and non-stop, unloading large amounts of materials, and then transporting large amounts of raw materials or artworks. Especially those merchant ships from the far south of Obaro, carrying the precious metals of southern Obaro, use this as a must-stop point because of the neutral status of the Medici, even if it is an enemy of the empire. Be held accountable, and from Locke to the west, across the mountains, is the southern region of Gangfei, so that you can avoid the rigorous investigation of the Imperial Navy.

Among the densely packed merchant ships, some of the larger merchant ships are very eye-catching. According to the orders from the Medici, the port has also stepped up investigations. Although Laprence is full of contempt for this sunrise, the Chamber of Commerce. However, a large number of garrison teams were also arranged at the port to prevent the Chamber of Commerce from playing small moves this sunrise.

These soldiers wore white mail armor, distributed in a straight line, patrolling the harbor back and forth. They carried knight swords and shields behind their backs, exuding a biting chill in the sun. Among the soldiers standing guard, there are several mobile outposts, and their shoulders wear the family crest of the Medici family

"What's the situation today, so many garrisons?" The merchants in the port also found that something was wrong. The Medici ruled loosely, and the army was generally stationed outside the city, unless it appeared inside the city. Turbulence, otherwise the army would not enter the city.

"Sunrise Chamber of Commerce...what is that"

"The ridiculous little chamber of commerce, I really don’t know that the sky is wide and the earth is wide, threatening the Medici of Lockeberg"

"Do they know what it means to threaten Rockberg? It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a threat to the entire Central European Baro!"

"I should not dare to come, I will be thrown into the sea if I do!" As some internal news came out, the merchants on the dock looked ridiculed, weird, and low voices, everyone I think the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is crazy. Compared with the Medici, the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is just like a little ant clamoring to challenge the elephant.

In the evening, almost at the same time, two large merchant ships with special flags appeared on the sea outside the port, and the pier immediately began to commotion

"My God, it is really the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce!"

"This is really hard to recognize. This sunrise Chamber of Commerce is really here!" The people on the dock looked at the flags of these two large chambers of commerce. The red sunrise suddenly appeared. Surprisingly, the name of Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is enough dirt, and even such a flag of the Chamber of Commerce with dirt was used, and the businessmen’s eyelids are the silver sky of the business alliance that should be the main flag. The flags were all squeezed into the third row. The one in the first row was Sunrise East. The second one was the golden Libra, which was the banner of the Imperial Bank, and the third was the banner of the Business Alliance. If you let the senior executives of the business alliance see it, you must be severely criticized. The Imperial Bank is strong, but it has not climbed to the head of our business alliance. What's more, you put your chamber of commerce banner above all banners. Go ahead, what else do you have to join the business alliance? If you have the ability, just run away!

"The above notice, the ship of the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is coming!" The harbor garrison captain Jerusa's excited eyes were shining. He looked at the two merchant ships that had entered the dock with a smirk at the corner of his mouth. People were thrown into the sea. Rockfort hasn't done this for some years. A large number of soldiers from the garrison rushed towards the docking position. As long as the people above get down, they will be arrested immediately

The people on the ship seemed to be aware of this, and they waited until the merchant ship stopped and the people on it didn’t get off.

"Regardless of them, rush up and throw everyone down!" Yerusa gave a loud command with a ferocious look. A small businessman dared to provoke the Medici family. Today, if the sea is not stained red, he is not Yerusa. , The soldiers rushed to the merchant ship frantically, with long swords in their mouths, and swiftly pulling the rope to climb up,

"Long! Long! Long!" At this moment, a heavy vibrating sound came from inside the two large merchant ships, as if something was moving, and then in full view, the four sides of the merchant ship's bow and aft sides were in the middle. The window baffle of the cabin was opened from the inside, and there was a sound of iron chain scraping, and then everyone saw the black metal circular barrel openings protruding from behind the baffle, these barrel openings were slowly facing downwards, black metal The luster is full of mystery in the sun,

"What is it?" Everyone was stunned to see,

Are the people in the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce crazy! What to do with something like this! Does he think we are rabbits? it's so funny! "There was a mocking ridicule from the crowd. Everyone wanted to see this joke that made the Chamber of Commerce. It really was a joke that made the Chamber of Commerce. I thought that putting up two merchant ships would be full of confidence! In front of the Medici family that controls Rockburg, What is this!

Suddenly, a businessman's gaze changed when he looked at the black iron tube, his face turned pale, he squeezed away from the crowd, turned back and ran, ran too fast, and even fell. He got up bloody, didn't even wipe it, and continued to run forward, as if he had seen a ghost,

"Lean Rodo, you are crazy, why are you running!" The companion next to him looked puzzled,

I only heard the trembling voice from a distance, "It's Thor~IndoMTL.com~That's the Thor of the Imperial Navy!"

"The Thor of the Imperial Navy?" The smile on the corner of the companion's mouth solidified.

"Thor!"

The surrounding area of ​​"Halala" suddenly fryed. Looking at the black Thor's muzzle, everyone felt a chill on their heads. They didn't think that the two merchant ships would make Thor. Take a closer look. , Isn't it the Thor who dare not look directly at the Imperial Navy warship? As businessmen, they have seen Thor, but they have never seen it so close,

"Imperial Thor! My God!"

"Damn, run, I don't want to die!" Exclaimed, panicked, exploded, at such a close distance, they were under the entrance of Thor, and all the people watching were all messed up, and they rolled around. Climbing crowds collided with each other, and some people directly chose to jump into the sea. The two merchant ships, each with four doors, is the eight-door Thor facing the port below. At such a close distance, one shot is enough to make them Bone to pieces! Not to mention these ordinary people, the Medici soldiers who were climbing were so scared that they dropped the rope and ran away. The triumphant Jerusa just now convulsed under the eight Thor’s cannons. Limp on the ground,