To put it simply, Yang Hao's idea was very simple, and he was completely targeting Ishugard's death line.
Ishgard needs "minerals" and "magic power", and Bayerjans and Japaria just happen to have what they need right now!
And in a sense, Bayerjans and Japaria completely monopolized the business of "magic transport"...
In this case, if Ishgard wants to trade magic, it must do so with the elves or Bayerzis.
At that time, Baiga can adjust the price according to its needs after communication, and Ishugard can only accept the humiliation and send domestic currency and resources over because it does not have the raw materials in the country...
Under such circumstances, a triangular trade commercial channel, which was not particularly stable but at least circulatory, was established!
By then, Bayerjans and Japaria will be good brothers who make money together and bear difficulties together, and Isgard...
Even if they send it later, Bayer will probably be able to carry out its internal business cycle at that time, right
No matter how you look at it, this is a good idea!
No one could see what the problem was for a while, and finally everyone smiled and nodded in agreement.
But coming back to the point.
Ishugard also happens to be in great need of demon materials...
When the city was rising from the ground, Black Dragonia secretly went out to explore the city in person.
Although it is not very active, as a country that survived the thousand-year demonic disaster and even defeated the demons, Nia felt that her country needed the experience here, and more importantly, the demon materials here for research...
But then again, His Majesty the Regent is now almost certainly the regent of both Caparia and Bayerjans.
With such status, power, and importance, can Isgard only be content with a "non-aggression" treaty and a commercial alliance? Can't we find a way to go further
Black Dragon communicated with the President's daughter of Ishgard for a long time. In the end, the President's daughter had to admit Black Dragon's idea: Yes, Ishgard must find a way to sign a more favorable treaty with these two powerful countries, even if it means giving the other party some benefits...
"And don't forget..."
"I know. Alas... I will try my best. But then again, where are our troops?"
"They are already on their way - but you know, a fleet of more than 20,000 people, their baggage, and the accompanying escort ironclad ships is extremely slow."
"I understand... Then I will hurry up to build the secret port. I will try to get troops from Caparia and Bayerzas, but don't hold out too much hope."
"I see."
After hanging up the call, Nia looked at the mirror in front of her and sighed.
The army finally set out, but with 20,000 people... they could only occupy the coast.
Hope everything goes well.
Chapter 2: The fat sheep of Isgard should not be underestimated 8K
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January 5th…
When Yang Hao met Black Dragonia in the reception room of the Green Courtyard on behalf of both Gaparia and Bayer Zhans, Black Dragonia only felt that the pressure on her was a bit heavy.
After all, it is different from the past. If Isurgard only regarded Yang Hao as the regent of Caparia in the past, then this time, Isurgard must regard him as the regent of two countries.
There is no need to say much about Caparia. The elves' industry is so terrifying, and they also have a large number of mineral veins in their country. A group of merchant ships have already left with a full load of metal ingots from Caparia.
They are business allies that Ishgard must value, so just considering the weight of Caparia, Yang Hao's title of "Regent" will only be more important.
Not to mention that Yang Hao has an unclear relationship with the elf Finn... If you say that he really becomes the prince of Caparia one day, I guess Nia would be willing to believe it now.
(Not to mention…)
Not to mention, this man is now also the regent of the country called Bayerzas that rose from the underground.
Although Nia was not quite sure how powerful the technology was that allowed a city to rise or fall freely from the ground.
But what she was sure of was that a country that possessed this kind of technology and could return victorious from the war against demons must be extremely powerful.
In other words, with the support of the two powerful countries, the weight of Yang Hao, the regent, is becoming increasingly important.
Nia must be careful about everything related to Yang Hao. But then again...
"Please don't mind it. I'm just here to listen."
"Uh..." Elf Finn? Is it really okay for you to just come and listen
The corners of Nia's eyes twitched, and for a moment, she felt that she shouldn't have dressed so beautifully... After all, the way the elf looked at her was more than just an examination.
well!
Who told Miss President to do whatever it takes to make His Majesty the Regent feel good about our country? So it's understandable that I dress up a little prettier, right
So can you, the vengeful elf, stop looking at me like that...
Nia laughed dryly twice, not knowing that Finn was examining her chest.
The little elf was in distress. After all, she seemed to realize the true preferences of His Majesty the Regent...
At this moment, Yang Hao coughed twice and motioned for everyone to sit down. The second formal meeting with Isgard thus began.
First, there was the usual celebration. Although Miss Nia was not quite sure what the newly built city was like, she smiled and celebrated Yang Hao's power as the "regent of two countries" and expressed her "envy" in a formal way.
Yang Hao said with a strange look on his face that he was not the regent of Bayer Zhans.
This made Nia stunned: You are not the regent, why are you attending on behalf of Bayerjans
"Because Basilisa of Bayerjans is my future wife - in simple terms, the Queen of Bayerjans is my wife, so in a sense I came here as the "Emperor", is there a problem?"
"Uh..." Nia was stunned...
She never dreamed that the regent there was not a regent, but a real emperor—
But thinking about it carefully, when I first met that noble lady with white hair, they were very intimate with each other... Hmm...
never mind…
Why think so much
Nia sighed in her heart, then she laughed dryly and said, "I'm sorry, we don't know what kind of system that city has, nor do we know much about your private life. After all, I think, Your Majesty, the Regent, you definitely don't like us "outsiders" to explore your life at will, right?"
"It's great that Ishgard thinks so. So let's get straight to the point."
"certainly… "
Because this meeting was related to business exchanges, Yang Hao omitted a lot of complicated words and went straight to the point just like last time.
But what is different from last time is that this time Yang Hao "inadvertently" used many words to express his feelings that [some things are really difficult to do].
He was taking advantage of Ishugard's judgment of his pragmatism to profit from it. And it was obvious that Black Dragonia had indeed fallen into the trap.
She didn't even care that the soft black and red scales on her chest were about to show through the long dress she was wearing!
She listened attentively, which made Yang Hao guess the extent of Ishugard's desire for "magic". It also reminded him of what Finn and them talked about the circulation mechanism of "magic" before they went to bed last night.
In Finn's words, the continent's magic resources are a "recyclable and renewable" resource.
According to her, given the size of the entire continent, "magic" has its own rules just like a biome.
Normal creatures will expand their populations when food is sufficient, and magic power will also expand under appropriate circumstances.
In a sense, this is why the more primitive a place is, the more magic power it has. And the more man-made things a place is, the lower the upper limit of magic power will be.
Under normal circumstances, no matter where you are, "magic power" is a resource that can be regenerated after a period of time - this is a fact that the elves have come to after thousands of years of research.
However, this is under normal circumstances. Under extremely special circumstances, such as when both sides directly overdraw their magic power during the Magic Disaster War, magic power will change from a renewable resource to a temporarily non-renewable resource, and the recovery speed will be abnormally slow afterwards.
Why do I say so
“It’s like you have two laying hens at home. When the hens are still there, you can harvest two eggs every day.
One day you are so hungry that you just kill one of the hens - at that moment, you have plenty of food.
But starting from the second day, every day thereafter you can only eat one egg laid by one hen, instead of two eggs laid by two hens.
The same is true for magic. When it is not thrown, its storage limit is very high. Once it starts to overdraw, its limit will skyrocket in a short period of time, and then drop rapidly after a few days...
The magic power limit on the continent of Elucia is probably related to the previous magic disaster war. After all, at that time, we elves consumed magic power when casting spells, and the demons would also consume the magic power of the continent after they had exhausted their magic power reserves. As a result, the current situation has emerged.
The mana limit has been greatly reduced, but as long as we don't reach overdraft, mana regeneration will remain the same as usual."
In other words, as long as Yang Hao and others do not directly kill the old hen that stores magic power, they will have an endless supply of magic power to use.
This is also an important reason why Yang Hao has the courage to sell stored magic to the people of Isurgard: because as far as he knows, the magic power of Isurgard can be said to be extremely scarce.
If the magic power on Elucia's side is that of an adult, then the magic power on Ishgard's side is that of a baby.
Would an adult be harmed by a baby because of the magic ball the size of a fingernail that he gave? Of course not.
However, adults can gain the gratitude of babies by giving away their fingernails, and then force a region that does not consume a lot of magic to have a demand for magic without damaging their own magical power, thereby expanding their own commercial trade advantages.
More importantly, in this situation, Yang Hao has plenty of ways to drag down Ishugard's original economy.
How can you cause famine in a country with a large grain supply
The answer is simple, let them make wine with grain.
By the same token, how can we make a region that doesn't need magic sell its rare resources for magic
That is to sell the raw materials here, and then express that I have a demand for products made from those raw materials.
On the one hand, it is an objective fact that neither Caparia nor Bayerjans can manufacture certain industrial products. On the other hand, it is also to curb Isgard's commercial appetite and make him work for me.
However, Yang Hao was also very clear that this was only limited to "magic power". But for the benefit of both countries...
"So... what does Isugard think about the "magic storage device"? We can produce the product very soon. If you have this demand, we can release 20%... No, it is not impossible to release 10% of the foreign trade gap."
After all, I have to use hunger marketing. Although I plan to trade more than 60% of my magic power, how can I openly make my products so cheap
Yang Hao smiled and took a sip of juice. Although the black dragon of Ishugard did not show anything in the face of his hunger marketing, the shiny things around the soft scales on her chest, which should be beads of sweat, still made him understand the black dragon's nervousness and uneasiness.
Who told you to wear this kind of clothes? At this moment, Yang Hao seemed to hear Fen mumbling something in his heart, but his attention was still focused on this meeting.
"Can this... be put aside for now? I need to discuss this important matter further with my country's president."
"sure."
In response to Yang Hao's questioning, Nia could only bite the bullet and say that she needed to go back and discuss with the president before making a decision.
After all, Ishgard does have a huge demand for "magic power"...
According to past records, the continent of Orros, where Ishugard is located, experienced a "great fire" caused by magical elements that spread across the entire continent and burned for a hundred years.
The legendary fire seems to be the core reason why the continent of Orros is extremely short of magic power today.
Due to the shortage of magic power, many research projects in Ishgard had to be rationed according to the order of importance.
Take the "Alchemy Puppet" research as an example - when there is insufficient magic power, it has to be terminated due to its low priority, just to save magic power for more important research.
If Isurgard could obtain the magic power that could be transferred from the continent of Elucia, not to mention what earth-shaking changes that magic power could bring to Isurgard, at least in scientific research, many medium and low-priority projects that had to be suspended could be carried out.
Not to mention, if there is enough magic power and it can be stored, the wizards of Ishgard can also research better tactical magic to gain an advantage for the army...
It's just...
Only 10% can be provided throughout the year... Less than 20% at most? Although Nia always felt that the regent was setting a trap for her, she had to admit that it was like giving a piece of bread to a starving person and then tempting him to sign an agreement where he didn't know where to work...
Everyone knew that the agreement had problems, but did the starving man have any reason to refuse
Of course not!
"Gudong..."
Nia swallowed hard.
She asked tentatively: How would Japaria and Bayerjans price a piece of magic power
Yang Hao gave a mysterious smile: We only accept gold coins.
This made Nia even more confused: Gold coins, he only accepts gold coins?! Logically speaking, shouldn’t these important things be exchanged for other things?! Why do you accept gold coins…
Ah, fuck.
In Elusia, magic power doesn't seem to be valuable.
Feeling the abundant magic power in the elf reception room, Nia would have really cursed out loud if she hadn't considered her elegance in front of outsiders.
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The transaction of magic power went exceptionally smoothly.
When both parties temporarily suspended the meeting and began to rest, Fen and Yang Hao stayed in the small private lounge and said that Ishugard really cut a big piece of meat.