In the Saxony Palace, the old King Rodland was sitting on the throne and tapping the armrest of the throne with his fingers in confusion. The ministers below were divided into two factions and were arguing fiercely. The focus of the debate was around the rich mineral resources owned by the Kingdom of Saxony. mining rights.
Today, the envoy of the Ancient God has come to secretly meet with the King of Rodland. According to the envoy, the Ancient God seems to intend to have the Kingdom of Saxony transfer the mining rights to the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce in the Free City. Rodlan has also heard some related news about the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce. Although it is not as good as the top business giants in the free city, the rise of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce can be described as miraculous in the free city. Now the entire The Chamber of Commerce is involved in many aspects of trade, mainly weapons and food. The most eye-catching one is the vice president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, Croside. This young man is so talented that he has almost eclipsed the president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce. , and has even almost become a figure on par with Lawrence, the chairman of the Liberty City Chamber of Commerce.
Although the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce has unlimited potential and has enough capital to help the Kingdom of Saxony mine minerals, Rodlan, as the head of a country, is still keenly aware of some of the problems that this rising chamber of commerce will face in the future, the most important of which is the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce of the Ring has too much appetite, or to be precise, the appetite of Vice-President Croseid is too great. Recently, the Chamber of Commerce of the Blackstone Circle has made great plans to replace several chambers of commerce in the Free City. , the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce not only began to lend large amounts of funds to some countries and obtained permanent chambers of commerce and tax-free rights, but also began to annex a large number of small and medium-sized chambers of commerce to strengthen itself. There are also rumors that Croside has a good personal relationship with Gelkate of the Split Tooth Axe, the strongest mercenary group in the Free City. The power generated by the catalytic effect of money and force is enough to make the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in the Free City Lawrence must also be on pins and needles.
"Lawrence, as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, has a pivotal position in the Free City. This is something that the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce cannot achieve. Moreover, Mr. Lawrence also supports the assistance to our country every year┉┉"
"Please forgive me for reminding you that what Lawrence only owns is the transportation monopoly in the Free City. Our country's ore mining rights are just a bargaining chip for Lawrence to consolidate his personal position in the Free City. He obtained the mining rights. It can be outsourced to those businessmen who are willing to side with him without any scruples. Needless to say, the biggest share of the profits will definitely be eaten by Lawrence, and after layers of exploitation, only the leftovers will be distributed to our country. The Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce will operate the mining entirely by itself, and the price for the ore harvest will be much higher than that given by Lawrence."
“The Kingdom of Saxony cannot afford to offend the Free City, nor can it afford to offend Lawrence!”
"So the Kingdom of Saxony should sell its sovereign interests to please others. Can we ask others to give us a bite of their leftovers?"
The conservative nobles have always been the targets of businessmen in the free cities, but this does not mean that the conservative nobles are willing to sell out the country for personal gain. The Kingdom of Saxony is located in a cold land in the far north. The harsh natural environment has created the perseverance of the people. The annual war with the Og barbarians has made the entire nation extremely united. Among them are not only commoners but also nobles. Facing the seemingly never-ending war with the Og barbarians in the north, the severe food shortage in the far north, and the neighboring countries coveting the minerals of the Kingdom of Saxony, these conservative nobles are worried!
Originally to defend against the Og barbarians. The conservative nobles were assigned by the royal family to negotiate food supplies with the free cities. The royal family is responsible for negotiating material aid with various countries. But for a long time, the conservative nobles have had more contact with the merchants of the Free City. In their continuous wooing and bribery, it is inevitable that their position will tend to be inclined to the Free City. After all, no matter how loyal anyone is. But loyalty is never endless. Although the conservative nobles generally took the interests of the Kingdom of Saxony into consideration, the past policy of relying on the free cities did make people feel that they were about to become the representatives of the interests of the merchants in the free cities.
In some respects, King Rodland could not directly veto the plan of the conservative nobles. After all, the Kingdom of Saxony had a deal with an unknown ancient god. Only a very few people in the royal family knew about this matter, and the conservative nobles had no idea about it. Nothing.
For example, Rodlan actually believes that it makes sense for the old-school nobles not to cooperate with the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce. After all, Closed is too young. Although he is talented, he is too radical and does not know how to tolerate it. Now the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce is in the limelight. It is inevitable that they will become the target of suppression by the giants in the free city. After all, for businessmen, their inherent greed will never allow another person to share the cake. There are also some rumors recently. It seems that the conflict between the president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce and Croside has almost reached its peak. I am afraid that other businessmen in the Free City will take this opportunity to contact the president of the Blackstone Ring to overthrow Croside┉ ┉
Under such circumstances, if the Kingdom of Saxony hands over the mining rights to the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, it may become the target of anger and be suppressed in trade. You must know that it is not only the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce that covets the mining rights, but also the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce. Lawrence, chairman of the Free City Chamber of Commerce, also wanted to get the mining rights, but the price offered by Lawrence was indeed much lower than that of the Blackstone Ring.
But now that the Ancient God has clearly expressed his hope for the Kingdom of Saxony and the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce┉┉No! To be precise, they are cooperating with Vice President Croside in mineral mining. Compared to Vice President Croside, he is definitely not ordinary. If you think about it carefully, you will know. In a short period of time, he developed a small and insignificant chamber of commerce to what it is today. His unimaginably brilliant mind is able to roam with ease in the free city where the jungle is strong. He even has a good personal relationship with the leader of the strongest mercenary group in the free city. , Croside's ability to do all this is definitely not something that an unknown mortal can easily do. There must be a more terrifying force behind him supporting him!
Maybe┉┉the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Blackstone Ring is also a believer of the ancient god!
Since the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce can be recognized by a god, how can it be a target that merchants in the free city can suppress at will! Moreover, the price and chips offered by the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce are indeed much higher than Lawrence, and the most important thing is that if the next Chamber of Commerce president is elected, if Closide can use this cooperation with the Kingdom of Saxony to replace Lawrence , then the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce will surely rise to become the new overlord that controls the Free City, and the Kingdom of Saxony will also benefit a lot from it.
Thinking of this, old King Rodlan made up his mind!
"Everyone, please calm down first!"
After the old king stood up and spoke, the two parties who were still arguing subconsciously closed their mouths, but their eyes were still facing each other as they refused to admit defeat.
Seeing that the ministers below were quiet, Rodlan calmed down his thoughts and said slowly, in fact, the current situation is not suitable for directly vetoing the old faction's nobles. This will cause instability in the situation and alienate the hearts of the old faction's nobles. It is best to secretly hand over part of the mining rights to the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce first, and wait for a period of time before gradually transferring them. Now the old king can only choose to stabilize the nobles of the old faction and the big businessmen in the free city first, and wait until everything is on track to allow the Kingdom of Saxony to accumulate some bargaining chips before formally confronting them.
Although his body is old, Rodlan's wisdom has not declined with age. The old king's clever words temporarily resolved the dispute between them, affirming the influence of Lawrence, the great businessman in the free city, and at the same time showing his willingness to They were dissatisfied with the overweight given, and hoped that the nobles of the old faction could try to gain more benefits for the Kingdom of Saxony on the issue of price.
The dispute between the two parties was temporarily settled. The old king summoned the Grand Duke Maurice to discuss the next step for the Kingdom of Saxony. Although the power of the gods was used to save the entanglement of the Og barbarians, the Kingdom of Saxony needed a certain amount of time to recover. At the same time, when the Ancient God of Saxony receives assistance from the Kingdom of Saxony, he must try his best to come up with a bargaining chip that satisfies the Ancient God. Mineral mining rights are a pretty good bargaining chip, but how to maintain a balance between the Ancient God and the free city businessmen is This is a big problem before Rodlan!
Grand Duke Morris also agreed with King Rodland's temporary delay policy for the old faction's nobles. In fact, Morris hoped to meet the vice-president of the Blackstone Circle, Croside, to see this young man. For what reason did he gain the intimacy of the ancient god
At the same time, in the free city, the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce has recently acquired a large number of slaves. For elves and dwarves, some branches of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce have made large quantities of slaves to slave traders under the instruction of Croseid. You can buy as much as you want. Although elves are regarded as luxury goods and are only sold to people with status and status in principle, under the attack of money bombs, you can usually buy one for one to two million Lien depending on your appearance. A famous elf slave was recently sold for 4 million Lien. Attracted by such huge profits, the slave merchants said that the principles need to be followed, but it doesn't matter if they occasionally open a backdoor based on the principles. After all, no fool would Having trouble with money.
The value of elves and dwarves slaves began to double, and as Yalin expected, it stimulated more slave-catching teams to go out to capture more elves and dwarves. It was already a nightmare for the elves in the eastern part of the continent. It is becoming more and more sad. I am afraid that a large-scale wave of flight will form again. Although the Holy City intends to protect these persecuted races to escape to the west, the raging demons at this moment have hindered the hands and feet of the Holy City. Every day, the mainland The most tragic things are happening in many areas in the east! (To be continued, please search, the novel will be better and updated faster!