"So when discussing whether to invite people's representatives to the noble meeting, Earl Longshan and I agreed that you are indispensable. wWW,QuANbEn-XiAoShUo,comBecause without you, without you, the most ordinary people, Can a nobleman... still become a nobleman?"
The nobles pursed their lips. Lin Qi's words were very straightforward. Without ordinary people, how can nobles still be nobles? Can you expect noble men to kill pigs and sheep by themselves, dig out manure pits by themselves, grow vegetables and raise fish by themselves, and work hard to carry goods on the docks
Without the people, what kind of aristocracy would it be
Tens of thousands of people's representatives laughed at the same time. They felt that Lin Qi's words simply spoke to their hearts, and they sounded comfortable.
"So, in this meeting of nobles, there are nobles and civilians, because it is us who together form this country!"
Taking a deep breath, Lin Qi said in a deep voice: "At this moment when the future of the country is being determined, only the nobles will not be able to do it. We must have the support of the people, and then we can determine the final direction of this country!"
Heroon's face turned red with excitement, and their bodies trembled slightly. It was that word that had come, and that thing that had come.
Lin Qi glanced around, and then he said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows that the aliens have launched another attack on the Western Continent; and this time, it is not just the aliens from the Odin Icefield and Wudalian Island who are attacking. , and the Nomadic Empire from the Bridge of the Eastern Continent!”
"Those nomads who exude the stench of nai have defeated hundreds of large and small countries in the Eastern Great Plains. The forwards of their armies have been directed towards the Great Yan Dynasty, which was the eastern border of the former Caesar Empire. I can Let me tell you clearly, those nomadic peoples are all soldiers, and they have as many armies as they have people!"
"While we in the Western Continent are still talking about a huge battle involving hundreds of thousands of soldiers, when the duel of hundreds of noble knights can become a hot topic, those nomadic empires have already armed tens of millions They rode horses, held long bows, and countless tamed beasts and poisonous insects, and invaded our peaceful home!"
"In front of these powerful foreign races, the armies of the Western Continent... Forgive me for what I say next, because in my opinion, even the Gallic Empire, known as the continent's most powerful country, their army is not enough to resist The alien race and the nomadic empire are joining forces to attack!”
"As long as the foreign races don't make mistakes, as long as they have a few outstanding generals, and as long as they understand the principle of steady and steady attack, the Western Continent is destined to be destroyed! Because in terms of overall strength, the military power of the Western Continent is much worse than theirs. Too much!"
Both the nobles and the people exclaimed, and some young people stood up. They shouted something loudly, saying nothing more than that the Norman battle fort would be a hell for aliens, and the heroic humans would destroy those All the alien races will be lost by a thousand.
Lin Qi spread his hands and said calmly: "I have fought with foreign races, and the Longshan family's army has fought with them, so I know the truth!"
Lin Qi's words made all doubts disappear without a trace. Who can be more authoritative than Lin Qi in terms of the combat effectiveness of foreign races and nomads
"War, a monster that devours money and lives!" Lin Qi sneered: "In order to resist the invasion of those alien races, the Western Continent actually mainly relies on the three powerful empires of the Gallic Empire, the Great Yan Dynasty, and the Haran Empire! The armies of other empires and kingdoms, big and small, are of no use except for consumption!"
"But we must admit that the three empires alone cannot be the opponent of the united alien races and nomads!"
Lin Qi's words caused a deathly silence in the venue, and neither the nobles nor the common people made a sound.
Alda sat on a big chair beside her with her legs crossed, holding the beautiful Lu Fenfu tightly in her arms, chewing a green olive. Seeing the deathly silence all over the place, Alda shouted loudly: "Old Wan'en, stop scaring them, talk about serious things!"
Lin Qi smiled and nodded. He took a deep look around and released his huge soul power through his eyes. For a moment, everyone felt that Lin Qi's sharp eyes were deeply on his face. One gouge made their souls hurt.
"I must admire Marquis Zeppelin!" Lin Qi said solemnly: "He came up with a great idea and a great plan!"
"Of course, I am very sad that the great Margrave Zeppelin, our great consul Margrave Zeppelin, died suddenly due to a serious illness, but his ideas are immortal and are bound to shine brightly!"
Lin Qi did not hesitate to add gorgeous high hats to Zeppelin. Anyway, since he was dead in the capital, Lin Qi was very willing to waste a little saliva on him regardless of how much praise he received and it cost nothing. As for Lin Qi being sent to hunt down the remnants of the Varlan family, this matter is not inconsistent with giving Zeppelin a high hat. Praising him is on the one hand, but it does not hinder the pursuit of his clan members!
Lin Qi continued with a bright smile: "Marquis Zeppelin proposed a great plan. We, the Vias Commercial Federation, known as one of the four most powerful empires in the continent, should we Have a greater say in our affairs and make greater contributions!”
"Think about it, our annual tax revenue in Vias is twice that of the Gallic Empire. Our total entrance to Vias is more than the combined entrances of the Gallic Empire and the Great Yan Dynasty. Our Vias The navy... o Aha, I really hope everyone will remember one thing. In addition to countless merchant ships, we in Vyas actually have a powerful navy, the only navy in the entire continent that can compete with the navy of the Haran Empire! "
The nobles and people present laughed. Vyas had a huge navy, but in the past few decades, this navy was only used to scare pirates. The bellies of those sailors were as swollen as beer barrels. Now, can you expect them to kill the enemy? What a joke!
"War, as I said before, war is a monster that devours money and lives!" Lin Qi slapped the chest-high stone platform in front of him vigorously: "We in Vias have countless gold coins and a large number of entrances. We maintain Yas, in fact, should be the most powerful war monster in the Western Continent!"
"It is a very talented idea to form a strong standing army so that Vyas can have powerful force!" Lin Qi once again put high hats on Zeppelin one after another, giving all the credit to Zeppelin. A dead man.
The nobles looked at each other in silence. Vyas had never had a standing army, and they had never had this concept.
The Vyas Commercial Federation is a huge interest group composed of large and small noble territories. The private armies of the nobles form the backbone of the country's army. If Vyas has a huge standing army, this seems to be inconsistent with Vyas's country-building policy.
So most of the nobles remained silent. Only Herodian and other nobles stood up, and they applauded enthusiastically.
Lin Qi smiled and nodded to Heron and the others, and then he shouted loudly: "But I suddenly discovered that it is just a standing army. Can this satisfy Vyas's requirements? It is just a standing army. , can it change the reality of Vyas’ external weakness?”
Before those nobles came to their senses, Lin Qi shouted sternly: "Not enough, not enough at all! We want to protect ourselves from the threat of alien races, we want Vyas to become a real power in the Western Continent, we want to have the confidence To fight against all enemies, we need more than just a standing army, we need an empire, a powerful, unified empire with only one will that rules everything in Vyas!"
With a 'boom', the nobles and people present jumped in fright.
Zeppelin only dared to talk about establishing a standing army. In the event of a foreign invasion, the nobles were likely to agree to his plan.
But creating a unified empire to replace the current Vyas Merchant Federation? This, this, this completely touched the fundamental interests of all the nobles present. On the contrary, those people don't have much idea. Whether it is the Federation or the Empire, don't they earn gold coins the same way
"We are firmly opposed!" A pale old marquis jumped out: "Establishing an empire? Impossible. No one can deprive our family of their rights. An empire? It's ridiculous. Our ancestors founded the country in Vyas. When I signed the declaration, I never said that I would hand over the entire family to an empire!”
With this old marquis as their leader, a large group of nobles jumped out, and they all roared against Lin Qi's opinions.
Lin Qi looked at these nobles indifferently, and he said calmly: "Nobles who do not support the Longshan family in establishing an empire, you will permanently lose all commercial cooperation with the East. Whether it is the Eastern Continent or the Eastern Sub-continent, you can't even think about it from there. Get another spice, a tea leaf, and a porcelain cup!"
With a flick of his hand, Lin Qi took out a big killer weapon that he had prepared these past three days!
From the Blood Qin Empire, Lin Qi's father took the lead to win over a group of feudal officials from the Blood Qin Empire to sign a trade agreement - in the future, only merchant ships flying the flag of the Longshan Empire can safely leave the large and small commercial ports of the Blood Qin Empire.
The other trade agreements are the contracts that the Silver Lion God just handed over to Lin Qi before the conference, and the contracts that were just delivered from the Eastern Subcontinent using the magic teleportation array - these contracts were signed by the powers of the Eastern Subcontinent. The leaders of the two dozen largest tribes signed that they refuse to trade with all non-Longshan Empire merchant ships.
All contracts had special seals on them. Lin Qi threw these contracts away and let the nobles of Vyas examine them.
"Either support the establishment of the Longshan Empire, or you will forever lose your trade rights with the East."
"Support the Longshan Empire, support the Longshan Family, and you will make more profits than before."
"If you firmly oppose the rule of the Longshan family, then I can only tell you helplessly that the Longshan family's army occasionally appears as bandits and loots three or two noble castles. I personally don't have any psychological pressure at all. .”
Alda laughed strangely at the side: "Hurry up, Old Wan'en. The old guys who were jumping the most happily just now have looted their castle. I want to see what their granddaughter looks like." How about it! Oh, my dear Lufenfuru, you won’t be jealous, will you?”
Looking at the contracts that Lin Qi left behind to monopolize Eastern trade, the nobles all shut their mouths.
Without the trade route to the East, what kind of nobles would they be
Lin Qi smiled and nodded to the dumbfounded civilians: "Whether you are a dock porter, an ordinary sailor, a water delivery worker, or a manure collector, I swear that under the rule of the Longshan Empire, your salary will be in vain. It will all be doubled!”
The Longshan family immediately received the full support of all public representatives present!
The nobles looked at each other, then they knelt down to Al at the same time and lowered their proud heads.
Arda stood up triumphantly and laughed so excitedly that his clothes were shaking. His golden robe shone in the sun, like a huge gold coin.
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