According to the agreement between Garcia and Nemea, the envoys arrived at Beishan Earldom the day after tomorrow.
Nemea was left with less than two days, which allowed the new Duke to verify Garcia's statement to a certain extent, but he could not verify it thoroughly.
The cycle of one day is enough to verify the news in the Principality of Mia, but the capital of the empire is too far away, and the news cannot be transmitted.
Therefore, the diorama will not be dismantled, and it still looks quite similar.
Of course, Lin Shuo had to make corresponding arrangements and adjustments.
So this afternoon, under the leadership of Miao Chengyun, the head of the envoys, a group of people checked into a hotel in the town of Earl of Xilan with great fanfare.
Head Miao shook off the prestige of the officials in the imperial capital, directly booked the store, and then drove out all the original guests of the hotel.
The lord of this town is a baron belonging to Garcia. Hearing the news, he hurried over to flatter him, meaning to invite the envoys to live in his mansion temporarily, but was slapped away by Miao Chengyun. With two back molars, I went back crying with my face in my hands.
There was a lot of noise for half the night, and when it was approaching midnight, the scene finally subsided, because everyone knew that this group of envoys from the imperial capital were not easy to mess with, so they all hid far away.
The Earl of Xilan in Garcia is close to the sea and has a port. It is considered a place with relatively developed commerce and trade, and has a relatively large foreign population.
And the standard of this hotel is not high, and the guests come and go from all walks of life. This is also the reason why Lin Shuo likes this hotel. Because the people who come and go are different, the boss here has a rich source of information, and he can inquire about things. .
The store is not big, just two floors. The first floor is a tavern, mainly for drinking and eating, and the second floor is for accommodation.
After they moved in and drove everyone away, Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun found out that the food, drink and accommodation here were only peripheral services.
The core business of this store is actually the flesh business.
It's a bit late to hear the news, and it's too late to change hotels, so although the second floor is not so clean, everyone can only make do with it.
When it was approaching midnight, everyone else was resting upstairs, while Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun were still on the first floor.
The two brothers drank and chatted about things.
At the same time, Lin Shuo also felt that there would probably be a fierce battle tomorrow, and his state had to be adjusted.
Drink some wine and go upstairs to sleep, and the drunkenness will rush to the bed, then you can really sleep, and the fourth lady will not be a demon.
The owner of this store is a mid-mature woman, standing at the bar right now, serving Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun to drink.
Miao Chengyun shook the wine glass in his hand, and his eyes lingered on this charming proprietress, which made Lin Shuo feel that it was unnecessary to drink with him.
This Mr. Miao, Lin Shuo, knew that he was kneeling at home.
But if he goes outside and breaks away from the control of his cousin Yun Xiu'er, then there will be lawlessness.
Not only is it fun to play, but the taste is also unscrupulous.
The last time he ransom a poor-looking female technician in Borneo, it was still Lin Shuo's money.
So seeing the situation, Lin Shuo felt that he had better run away quickly.
Otherwise, if the proprietress personally took over Mr. Miao's business, Mr. Miao would definitely ask Lin Shuo if he had no money.
Lin Shuo felt that whether he gave or not, it was not so suitable.
Thinking of this, Lin Shuo drank the wine in his glass with a gulp, and then spit some wine dregs into the glass.
The wine sold here is a kind of ale with a strong malt aroma, but the alcohol content is not high, the taste is bitter, and the filter is not so clean.
After finishing the drink, he put the glass on the bar, Lin Shuo was about to withdraw, but Miao Chengyun stopped him: "Why are you going?"
"sleep."
"Why do you go to bed so early? You have something to do tomorrow. If you go to Su Dongdong so early in the morning, you can still let you go. It will affect your state later. If you can't get things done tomorrow, then it's a small loss." Miao Chengyun said with a smile, " Drink a few more cups, it will be better to go up dizzy."
"Your mouth." Lin Shuo shook his head helplessly, motioning for the proprietress to bring him another drink.
According to Lin Shuo's understanding in the past two days, Daxizhou's languages are actually diverse.
But I don't know whether it is a coincidence or what, it is basically similar to the Eurasian continent, but the orientation is reversed.
The west of here is mainly the Sino-Tibetan language family, and the east is the Indo-European language family.
The Principality of Mia is located in the northeast corner of Daxizhou, and the local language is English.
Although the empire where the Principality of Mia is located is geographically located in the east. But the royal family is foreign, it was the result of a war more than a hundred years ago. Therefore, the official language of the capital of this empire is Chinese.
It is also like high-ranking nobles like Artemis or Garcia, who are well-educated and master Chinese, while commoners and most low-ranking nobles do not.
So when Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun chatted in Chinese, the proprietress could not understand, but both of them understood the English spoken by the proprietress.
Just as Lin Shuo was seated again, the proprietress at the opposite counter gave Lin Shuo a wink and started pouring wine for him.
Of course Lin Shuo pretended not to see it, but just looked down at the wine glass.
Miao Chengyun said: "I can tell, you didn't tell the truth in front of Garcia today, now it's just the two of us, tell me, what do you think."
Lin Shuo raised his glass and took a sip of the wine, then asked, "Do you think it's necessary for us to go through this muddy water?"
"Yes." Miao Chengyun said with a smile, "Look at the wives in your family, I don't know what your taste is, it's just the exotic beauties, Dylan Cotillard, they are all Western women.
As for that Artemis, hey, it’s okay to look good, but she looks different from ordinary women. Don’t you get one of this kind of peerless collection at home
Is this still the Lin Shuo I know? "
"That means you don't know me at all." Lin Shuo rolled his eyes.
"Hey, I'm still pretending." Miao Chengyun shook his head, "Anyway, I'm the team leader this time, so you listen to me.
Artemis, it still needs to be burned, otherwise she will not be able to explain to others, and life would be worse than death.
But, let's not let her really get burned.
Did you see the lady boss across the way
Well maintained, although there are a few creases on the face, but the figure is not bad, similar to Artemis.
Didn't you get a sum of money from Garcia before, and you will give me part of it later, so that I can spend a night alone with this proprietress tonight.
My skill in disguise may be a little worse than that of the Tang family, but Artemis's face is easy to make because it has no blemishes.
A flawless face with few details is easy to imitate. Don't worry, others will never see it.
In this way, both of us win-win. "
Lin Shuo didn't understand: "In this way, you succeeded, how did I win?"
"Hey." Miao Chengyun said, "After stealing the beam and changing the pillar, I set it on fire again. Artemis was suspended animation, and then she won't be able to stay in Daxizhou in the future, so you can take her home. Brother, I will eat it." It’s a pity, let’s pretend to be a fake with this fake tonight, and you will take the real thing home, and you can see how kind I am to you.”
Lin Shuo was almost annoyed: "Thank you."
Miao Chengyun stretched out his hand: "You're welcome, just give me the money."
Lin Shuo reached into his pocket, took out ten copper coins and put them on the bar, got up and left.
It's pointless to talk nonsense with this person, it's better to go to sleep.
Miao Chengyun was anxious behind him: "It's only ten coins, it's not enough!"
"This is the wine money." Lin Shuo said without looking back.
Just when Lin Shuo was about to go upstairs, the proprietress who had been silent at the bar suddenly spoke:
"My guest, please wait a moment."
Speaking English, Lin Shuo turned his head when he heard the words, not understanding why she would stop him.
"I won't charge you two for the drinks tonight. On the contrary, I want to discuss a deal with you, and I'll give you the money." The proprietress said with a smile, "Please come back and sit down, let's talk slowly."
Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun looked at each other with doubts on their faces, and then the leader of the hunting gate sat back to his original seat, wanting to see what kind of medicine this woman sold in her gourd.
Miao Chengyun touched his face and said to Lin Shuo, "It's over, could it be that this woman has taken a fancy to us and asked us to serve her at night?"
"Pull it down." Lin Shuo was so disgusted that he gave Miao Chengyun a hard look.
While the brothers were joking, they saw the proprietress take out a cloth bag from the bar and put it on the bar.
There was a jingle in the cloth bag, and half of the rope tied at the top was loosened, revealing the shiny golden things inside.
"This is one hundred gold coins." The proprietress said, "Please count the number first, two respected guests."
The currency of Daxizhou is gold, silver and copper coins.
The purchasing power of a copper coin is basically equivalent to one yuan. One thousand copper coins are exchanged for one silver coin, which is almost one thousand yuan.
Then one gold coin is equal to ten silver coins, which is 10,000 yuan.
In the year of the boss, there are one hundred gold coins in this bag, which is about one million.
As soon as the bag of money was taken out, Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun immediately understood that this woman should not be an ordinary inn proprietress.
Selling meat, no matter whether it is sold in black spots or in brothels, a small shop of this level cannot save so much money.
It seems that the flesh business is not the core business of this hotel.
Miao Chengyun stretched out his hand to open his pocket, took out a gold coin to look at it, and then said to Lin Shuo, "Will you take it or not?"
"Should I answer it or not?" Lin Shuo was asked inexplicably.
"If you don't pick it up, I can pick it up." Miao Chengyun threw the gold coins in his hand into the money bag, then lifted the whole money bag and put it in his arms, "Who has a grudge against money? It just happened overnight." Well, besides, this woman is not bad-looking."
Lin Shuo finally understood, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken: "You kid must be crazy, if you dare to accept this kind of business, I will sever brotherhood with you."
"No, you are being unreasonable..."
Miao Chengyun was about to refute, but the proprietress said: "Since the guest has accepted the deposit, then we can talk about things easily."
"It's just a deposit?" Miao Chengyun looked at Lin Shuo with a dazed look on his face, "Why am I worth so much for one night?"
Lin Shuo looked at Miao Chengyun with a look of disgust: "Wake up, it's obviously not that kind of thing."
"Oh." Miao Chengyun finally came to his senses, reluctantly put the bag of gold coins in his arms back on the bar, and asked the proprietress in English, "Madam proprietress, what business do you want to discuss with us?" ?”
The proprietress leaned forward slightly, brought her pretty face that still had a charm in front of Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun, and said softly, "I want to buy the woman you are betting on today."
Lin Shuo and Miao Chengyun couldn't help being surprised when they heard this.
Artemis is now being escorted by the envoys as a sinner, and his hands and feet are shackled for the sake of realism.
This proprietress should know the goods, and at the same time the background is very hard.
Of course, it may also be that you don't have long eyes, and at the same time, you want to be blind.
So Miao Chengyun asked: "Do you know who she is?"
"I know." The proprietress said solemnly, "The eldest daughter of the former Duke of Demia, the claimant of the Duchy of Mia, Artemis."
"If you know who she is, you still dare to ask for it?" Miao Chengyun asked, "Aren't you afraid of getting burned?"
"Of course I don't dare, but someone dares, I'm just spreading the word." The proprietress said, "The hundred gold coins are his sincerity, and it's just a deposit. "
"The man is handed over to you, how can we deal with the boss?" Miao Chengyun asked again.
"Isn't it just to take this woman to Beishan and burn it to death?" said the proprietress, "I can provide you with a substitute, which looks exactly the same, and then burn it on fire. If you don't tell me, who will know?"
Miao Chengyun was amused, and said to Lin Shuo, "Hey, this woman is a character, she actually wants to go with me."
Lin Shuo ignored Miao Chengyun, but said to the proprietress, "Of course we can negotiate a sale, but who the buyer is, we must know, right?"
The proprietress shook her head: "It doesn't matter who the buyer is, I advise you not to inquire about it."
"What if we don't make this deal?" Lin Shuo asked again.
"Then this fire burned more than just a stand-in." The proprietress said with a miserable face, "You, me, everyone here, except Artemis, will be burned tonight. Please respect me Believe me, he definitely has the ability to do it.”
"Heh." Miao Chengyun chuckled, and pushed back the gold coins on the bar counter to the proprietress.
Lin Shuo stood up, smiled slightly at the proprietress, and said:
"Let him try."
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