Power and Empire Chapter 354: Visitors from the North (2)

"Grand Duke, here we are! The crowd is Lacey's Commercial Lianming Branch." Ying Lu Qing Chen Qi took the fat man and stopped the horse in front of an iron gate. This is a two-story courtyard. , The emerald vines were all over the iron fences, several windows with white frames were half-covered, and a palm-sized blue sky pole sign was inlaid on the door. "Why is this here? I think the business outside should be good. But why is it so quiet here?" The fat man got off the horse, handed the rein to the guard behind him, took out the white fox fur from the vest weapon slot, and slumped it on his right arm, ready to use it at night,

He glanced around with a puzzled look on his face. If Morpheus hadn't pointed it out himself, the fat man would have thought it was just an ordinary country courtyard. Quiet and deserted, he is incompatible with the bustling business outside, and is probably the most shabby business alliance branch that Fatty has ever seen.

"My lord, it has always been like this!" Morpheus saw that the fat man's face was unhappy, and the corners of his mouth smiled awkwardly and cautiously explained, "There is still a long way to the economical main fort. Most of them are caravans transiting northward, or adventurers going to the west to explore. Although it looks very lively, the real consumption is mostly local cheap leather products. As a small transfer station, our business alliance is just here. A symbolic establishment of a branch is used for the adjustment of animal resources. There is no business in itself

"It turned out to be like this!" The fat man nodded suddenly and said, "You are right. From the situation along the way just now, the consumption power here is indeed insufficient, and it does not have the potential to become a commercial center. The trade transit site is still improvised"

"Actually, I think it's a good place. You are very discerning." A quiet place allows me to sleep well! "The fat man turned around again, smiled at Morpheus, who was nervous on his face, and said with relief

"I know that the business alliance model can not achieve a good exhibition in any system and environment. Especially in the early stage of the exhibition, a lot of manpower and material resources need to be invested to build a trade site, and there needs to be a convenient and unobstructed transportation line. I have not given you all of this! If you really want to be held accountable, this is my responsibility.

"My lord Morpheus was stunned when he heard the words of the fat man, and then revealed a touch of unspeakable touch, his eyes were reddish, and his lips were slightly opened. But he didn't say a word,

Who is Fatty? Kingdom Regent! Grand Duke Falcon! Backstage boss of the business alliance! Any identity is enough to treat a small person like Morpheus. Crushed to pieces with a finger,"

However, it is such a big person who sneezes and makes Vicia shake three times, personally confessing his mistakes to a small person like himself, and this has to make a strong person like Morpheus feel that There is an urge to bow down, and all the hardships of establishing the northern branch of the business alliance seem to be worth it because of this sentence.

The fat man looked at Murphys with excitement, shaking his palms several times, and said with a firm expression, "Don’t tell me! Deacon Morpheus, don’t worry, I’m not a person who pushes Tan’s responsibility. The business alliance can be here. A firm foothold on the land is an amazing thing in itself. I will compensate for the previous mistakes!" In fact, the fat man also knows what Morpheus wants to say, that is the problem of the local system, and the business alliance has been able to expand. The premise is the policy of encouraging business in Samor and the protection along the way by Samor's army, and this is the territory of Jones,

Although the Jones family has been fully inclined to Samor, the lord system still used in the system has experienced several wars, and the population of the territory has been reduced seriously. From the original 80,000 people, only the current 10,000 people are left.

The business system relying mainly on river transportation and the geographical environment close to the Western Wilderness have become the shortcomings of the Jones Territory trade show. Without sufficient population consumption power, this place is destined to be the only one in a period of time. It is impossible for small cargo distribution centers to form large commercial centers such as South Riva Cheze and Rivadin.

Even Hubor Laban in the north is incomparable. At least the six northern counties north of Hubor Laban were once the most prosperous areas in the kingdom. Under the protection of the Stian family, they escaped a few times. The catastrophe of the second war, with a very good economic foundation, gave Hubor Laban the capital to become the largest smuggling distribution center

The business alliance in the Jones Territory itself is a deformed product of a political alliance. At the beginning of the construction of the northern territory of the Jones family, Fatty’s point of consideration was not to develop commerce and trade, but to be able to work for Satsuma in the northern part of the kingdom. Looking for a military support point,

Under this main ideology, most of the funds allocated for the landlord are used for the military purposes of the landlord fort, and the serious lack of investment in other areas has led to this embarrassing imbalance.

Because Kugit’s journey is relatively far away, when Fatty arrived, Kugit’s envoy had not yet arrived. The Business Alliance branch had a two-value concubine, and Fat Wu was arranged in the most luxurious newspaper suite on the west side of the second floor. , The guards incubate the swords and the two groups of rotation to stand guard,

The fat man gave his precious white fox fur to the guards in charge of rotation at night to wear it to resist the severe cold at night,

This makes the guards more enthusiastic. The precious fox fur of 100,000 gold coins, the special grace of the Grand Duke, just wearing one, is enough to become a capital to show off to his companions when chatting in the future, maybe it will become family history. Celebrities in the world!

The night here is very cold. The fat man took off his ice-like locks and wore a thick cotton coat. He stretched out his hand and threw a torch burning on the wall into the fireplace full of fuelwood. A dark blue flame was roasting the withered yellow firewood, and there was a crackling sound. These firewood were all teak wood produced in severe cold areas. It looks like it is stained with grease. It is the best material for ignition and heating in severe cold areas.

The teak pile in the fireplace burned quickly, and the room was brightened by the red wall fire. The white cold air rolled and disappeared into the air, and the dry and cold room gradually became warm, like soaking in warm water,

After a long journey for several days, the fat man felt that his small body bones were about to be shaken away by the horses. He had just taken a steaming bath and felt his whole body fall and penetrate the bones in front of the warm spring stove. With a sense of comfort.

The knocking sound came from the door of the outer room of "Dong Dong", and the fat man walked over reluctantly. I saw Latos, the guard standing guard downstairs, with a white fox fur cloak around his neck, with a few white snowflakes on it,

This guard squad captain who came from the thorn tile longbowman. I always like to follow my previous habits in the ethnic group and put these things that show my identity in the most eye-catching position to make myself look nondescript. This time, among the dozen guards that the Fatty carried with him, one of them just grew up. The bow troops were selected.

"My lord! The Emissary of Kujit arrived at the branch! He asked to see the lord immediately. Guard Latos reported in a low voice that the fat man's eyebrows were slightly frowned. I did not expect the Emissary of Kujit to be on such a cold night. Came here, the fat guy was in a comfortable head, and he didn't want to leave his warm bedroom to meet the **** Kujit,

What's more, I am now the Grand Duke of the powerful party, so I just met in a hasty way. I also lost my identity. The Khergits have always been rebellious and let them dry. This is good for the subsequent negotiations. This time the Khergits will meet with themselves, I am afraid that if they ask for help, they will reveal their urgent need for help. The bottom line is that this will only make the Khergit lions open their mouths and put the whole negotiation situation into a disadvantage,

"Tell them I have taken a rest, tomorrow." The fat man thought with a solemn expression, waved his hand to guard Latos, and prepared to move into the room

"My lord, the emissary of Kujit said there is an urgent matter to see. Guard Latos' face hesitated and blinked weirdly. He presented a Kujit-style scimitar with both hands, and respectfully said, "They said the old acquaintances of adults, the owner of this sword, is now in the Western Conference. There!"

"Here!" The fat man's eyes straightened, his face was dignified and he took it from Latos, his eyes carefully swept across the luxurious scabbard inlaid with huge sapphires." There are a few beautiful strands of gold hanging on the golden handle of the knife. Silk pendant,

The fat man pressed his finger against the scabbard slightly,

"Lock" with a crisp sound of a knife, the smooth knife facing a bright moon, half of it jumped out of the scabbard, bright and dazzling, with a sharp blade. There is a weird faint faint blue. Looks so dazzling,

"Prairie Blue Moon~IndoMTL.com~ The fat man was shocked in his heart, and the hand holding the knife could not help but tremble. It must be that the extravagant and weird machete was captured from the Kujit during his own time. Zuowei Wang’s Sabre,

I also used this knife to blackmail one million gold coins from the Southern Fool Nissa’s family. At the junction of the knife face and the knife handle, I also marked my favorite spoof label, which means that this is my first "scheme". . No. personal belongings.

After occupying the southern Riwa Chaze, the fat man once carefully sent people to search for it, but this mysterious saber has been accompanied by the Nissah family who was killed by Dardaniel, and disappeared without a trace in the civil strife. For this reason, the fat man once felt a pain in his flesh. What a good thing, even if it is not used, it is not bad to put it in the hall as a decoration!

The fat man at the back also wanted to open it, secretly by luck, he felt that this thing was just like Lu Longma who was a hindrance in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it was good, but unfortunately it was not auspicious, it seemed to be a hindrance to the Lord! Whoever holds it is bad luck

"Did this knife fall into the hands of King Kujit? The fat man's complexion frowned. He didn't expect to see this ominous trophy. This thing seems to have a natural attachment to war. Feeling, every time it appears, it will inevitably be accompanied by blood and killing. If you want to know what is going on, please log in to the muscle sleeve, there are more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!