Although Lorist was only the director of a small handicraft factory with some technical nerds in his previous life, after all, after being influenced by the economic tide reported by various media news, he knew very well that the four hundred yuan that his family had lent to the Morente City Autonomous Committee Wan Jinford is far from enough to set off a real wave of commercial and economic development in the stagnant city of Morente.
Just like what Fatty Shi said, the million-odd urban residents of Morente City are not without money, but because of the planned distribution policy implemented by the Business Alliance in Morente City a few years ago and the monopoly of various chambers of commerce on the commercial market. The behavior forced the urban residents of Morente City to lose their confidence in investing in the market and instead store their gold coins for emergency use in the future. What Lorist has to do is to cooperate with the Morente City Self-Government Committee to re-establish the investment confidence of more than one million city residents in the market, and take out the gold coins instead of continuing to store them in a dark corner or bury them in the ground .
Four million Goldford is indeed a huge sum of money, but it is not very durable to actually spend it. Two newly formed city defense corps, as well as incentive investment for those who start workshops and workshops, as well as the supply of daily necessities for more than one million urban residents in the 24th community in the outer city and the self-government committee's own administrative office expenses. It is estimated that there will not be much left in two more months for expenses and other expenses, so the Morente City Autonomous Committee will apply to Lorist for another loan of 10 million goldfords.
To be correct, there is no other local tyrant in Morente City who can afford so many gold coins except for a bigot like Lorist, not even the Temple of the Goddess of Serkin, which is famous for its usury, can do nothing. There is no shortage of talents in the self-governing committee that forms the new authority of Morente City. If not all of them are staunch liberals, Lorist really wants to dig some into his family.
For example, a well-informed black boss like Ledos, who was born in a social organization, as well as representatives of those temples, and a few old scholars who are well-known in the outer city, all of them are old treacherous and slippery people. While holding power, they are also willing to cooperate with the Norton family to establish a free alliance to get rid of the control of the chamber of commerce and break with the commercial alliance. But they also doubted how strong the Norton family's support for the Liberty Alliance would be. As Lorist said, this 10 million Kingford loan application was a test for the Norton family, so Lorist agreed without hesitation.
Lorist is very keenly aware that the current hot business market and economic recovery in Morente City are only due to the sale of goods by the Norton family and the investment in industries related to people's livelihood in order to maintain millions of urban residents. caused by. Except for a small number of residents who have the spirit of investment and adventure to take the first step, most people are still waiting and watching with their wallets. What Lorist has to do now is to continue to invest, and use the upcoming big purchases of private boat owners in the southern seas to show all the residents of Morente City a bright business prospect. Only in this way can everyone Open your own pockets and actively invest in business activities...
Lorist told the truth to Director Speer, he didn't care whether the ten million Kingford loan could be repaid. As long as Morente City develops and becomes a dumping ground and transit point for goods produced in the Norton family's territory, and uses private ship owners from the southern seas to transport the goods to the south to compete for the market monopolized by the business alliance, then he will have Confidence to convert the 10 million invested now into 20 million or more Jinford in one or two years and take it back to the family as profits.
On September 30, the convoy from Shilovas Island arrived at Zangjin Bay under the escort of the North Sea Fleet. Because of the arrival of Princess Sylvia, Lorist had to go to the pier to meet her. Then he saw his wife, Sylvia, and the Duchess of Windsor appearing on the berth together. They seemed to be very close sisters, and they walked off the boat hand in hand...
What the hell is this? For a moment, Lorist felt a little dazzled by the wind. He ignored the greetings and greetings from Fatty Shi and Duke Fausta who got off the boat first, and hurried forward a few steps to meet him, and helped Xi who had just stepped off the ladder. Princess Livia's right hand.
"Your Highness..." Sylvia quickly released her left hand from the Duchess of Windsor, and gave a court salute to Lorist.
"Why did you come here without making a sound? It's still a mess here..." Lorist reproached in a low voice.
"I miss you..." Sylvia replied playfully, holding Lorist's arm tightly and leaning against his side.
"You..." Lorist laughed helplessly, then turned his gaze to the Duchess of Windsor beside him.
"I salute you, Your Royal Highness the Duke of Norton." The Duchess of Windsor took a step back and performed a half-squatting court salute, her posture was impeccable.
Lorist bowed his head slightly to show his return. It has been nearly twenty years, time flies so fast, and no one thought that it would be like this when they met again. Her eyes are still so big, but there is a touch of sophistication in them, and her figure has become more charming. Standing in front of Lorist at this moment, she has become a graceful and luxurious lady, and the impression of the silver moonlight The elf-like girls who dance lightly and gracefully can never overlap again...
Time goes by, things change, everyone changes. Lorist sighed secretly in his heart, and said with a smile: "Welcome, noble and beautiful Duchess of Windsor, this should be your old place to revisit."
"Yes, this beautiful city once left the most memorable people and things in my memory, and that is the most precious memory in my life. I can come to this great city again to see my old friends when I was young , I am really very happy." The Duchess of Windsor said, looking into Lorist's eyes.
Lorist turned his face slightly, avoiding the fiery eyes of the Duchess of Windsor: "Really, then I wish you a wonderful leisure time here. By the way, I have ordered to go down and prepare for the Duke and Madam." A comfortable mansion, I believe the Duke and Madam must be a little tired after the journey at sea these days, please get on the carriage, the Duke of Fausta and the Duchess of Windsor, Baron Schrader will accompany you to the residence. In addition, in two days I will A welcome banquet will be held, and the two of you are welcome to come."
"We are very honored to accept His Highness's invitation. We will definitely arrive on time." Grand Duke Fausta stepped forward and said.
Lorist nodded: "Then goodbye, I will look forward to your presence."
After the Grand Duke Fausta and the Duchess of Windsor got into the carriage accompanied by Fatty Stomp and took a step ahead, the two waitresses, Finna Galli and Daisy, came up to salute Lorist.
"You guys, I really don't know what to say, Sylvia, where is Anderbell?"
Lorist was a little surprised. Why didn't Sylvia come out this time with her precious son, Anderbell? Normally, she watched very closely.
"Honey, I didn't bring Anderbell out. Maria went back to her family to wait for delivery, and Anna also went back to Baron Dina to wait for delivery. Anderbell insisted on going with him. During this time, he has been clinging to his little brother, Xian The great swordsman Di also followed. I originally wanted to go to the imperial capital because I received a letter from Sissi. But I didn’t expect that Sissy had an accident while we were still on the road... "Princess Sylvia’s Eyes turned red.
Anderbell was over five years old, and he was just at the time of being active. His younger brother was the son of Lorist and his concubine Anna, Shiluofenke, who was three years older than Anderbell. Usually, Princess Sylvia entrusts Enderbell to Anna to take care of her when she has something to do, and the two brothers get along very well.
But who is Sissy? Lorist looked confused, and it took him a long time to remember that Her Majesty the Queen who died of a sudden illness was called Sissy? She seems to be the cousin of Princess Silvia. What makes Lorist wonder is, isn't the relationship between the two sisters very tense? I remember that time when Princess Sylvia slapped Sissy, who was the queen, when she went to the imperial capital, Lorist took out fifty The matter was settled only after a catapult was given to the Second Highness.
"Well, isn't your relationship very bad? Why did you leave the family territory this time to go to the imperial capital because of her?" Lorist asked puzzled.
Princess Sylvia gave him a blank look: "No matter how bad it is, she is still my cousin. I received a distress letter sent by her, so I can't ignore it. But... I didn't expect her to die like this It's gone... There is a baby about to be born in her stomach... "
Princess Sylvia began to burst into tears. Lorist hastily resorted to all his tricks to get Sylvia into the carriage. Let's wait until we get back to Bryn Hills.
At this moment, there are two letters on the desk in front of Lorist, one is the distress letter that Princess Sylvia said Queen Sissy sent to her, and the other is his cousin Chris. Ya wrote back to him. In the carriage, Princess Sylvia told Lorist that she was about to set off after receiving the distress letter from Queen Sissy, and happened to meet the messenger sent by Chrisia, so she took the letter and sent it to Luorist. Lister here.
Queen Sissy's distress letter stated that she had a love affair with the Wexus knight and became pregnant because of it. It is said that this matter is also related to Lorist. More than three years ago, Lorist was seriously injured in the battle with the Storm Sword Master and was sent to the imperial capital for treatment. The great swordsman sent by the business alliance attacked the palace thinking that Lorist was recuperating in the palace. Queen Sissy wrote in her letter that it was that night, there were killing sounds and flames everywhere, and dead people were everywhere. She was terrified, and it was the Wicksas knight who rescued her and took her to hide in a remote utility room. Avoiding the assassin's attack, and that night, she fell in love with the Wixus knight and dedicated herself to him...
It can be seen from the letter that Queen Sissy did not know the real identity of the Wixas knight, but only thought he was an ordinary guard knight. The Si knight elopes and finds an unknown place. The two of them form a happy family with their children and lead a happy and peaceful life. For this reason, she would rather abandon her identity as a queen and only be a happy little woman by her lover's side.
Well, it was the abominable Lorist who broke in and broke Queen Sissi's dream again. If the Norton family is armed and does not send troops, then His Royal Highness will have to fight on the Fali Hill Plain for at least a year. In this way, Queen Sissy had ample time to give birth to a child and try to persuade the Knights of Wixas to elope with her. The Knights of Wixus had rejected Queen Sissi's elopement request before, but this time Queen Sissi believed that her lover would agree to go away with her for the sake of the crystallization of their love—the child.
As a result, Lorist led the family fleet to defeat the North Sea Fleet of the Merchant Alliance, landed in the Golden Bay, captured Morante City, and forced the Merchant Alliance to retreat to the province of Maweforin, ending the noble coalition forces of the Antinac Kingdom led by His Highness the Second Highness. The standoff on the Plains of Mana Hill. With the Norton family armed in the Faliqiu Plain, His Royal Highness led the army back to the imperial capital.
So Queen Sissi was going to sit on wax now, she knew very well what the return of His Highness the Second Highness meant to her, and at this time she was seven months pregnant, she could no longer leave the palace, and couldn't bear the bumps on the road. After much deliberation, Queen Sissy finally found that the only one who could save her from the catastrophe was Princess Sylvia, a cousin who had little relationship with her. The reason is very simple. Princess Sylvia is the wife of Lorist, the sword master of the country. If she is willing to speak for herself, then no matter if it is the Second Highness or the Grand Duke Fessabrun, they must look after Lorist. On the face of it, take this matter seriously, as long as the child is born, Queen Sissi will die without complaint.
In the letter, Queen Sissy mainly expressed this meaning, asking her to give birth to the child to deal with her crimes, the child is innocent, and she no longer complained about the unfeeling of the Wixus knights, but instead pinned everything on the future For the child born to her, if she could take away her queen status and let her leave with the child, even living in a slum would be heaven for her.
Queen Sissy delivered the distress letter to the courier three days before the Second Highness arrived in the imperial capital, and then the loyal courier had to rush on the road for 21 days before arriving at the Northland Bear City to deliver the letter to the courier. Princess Silvia. Princess Sylvia was moved by the maternal love of Queen Sissi in the letter, and decided to set off for the imperial capital immediately to save Queen Sissi's life. Because of the rush, Princess Sylvia handed over her beloved son Anderbell to her godmother Sandy Great Swordsman, and asked them to follow Anna to the Barony of Dina.
In order to save time, Princess Silvia chose the route of boarding a ship from Beihai City to Hilovas Island, and then going ashore at Qilin Port to the imperial capital, which would at least save seven days from the route taken by the messenger. What Princess Sylvia didn't expect was that when she arrived at Hilovas Island, what she got was the news that Queen Sissy died of a sudden illness. If it weren't for the presence of the Duchess of Windsor on the island, Princess Silvia would have been crying uncontrollably.
Now that she was by Lorist's side, Sylvia relaxed her spirit and revealed her true feelings, and began to cry for Queen Sissy's tragic experience, until she was tired of crying and was hugged to the bed by Lorist and fell asleep.
Lorist shook his head and sighed for a while. This Queen Sissi also fought hard for love and freedom once, but the luck ended badly. And it seems that her love is also a bit blind, and she doesn't even understand the true identity of the person she loves.
Opening the letter from her cousin, Chrisya, in the letter, Krisya said with certainty that the Wixas knight was the illegitimate son of the Second Highness. His mother died when the Second Highness was young, and the Second Highness grew up under the care of one of his mother's maids. Although that little maid was his mother, she was ten years older than the Second Highness. His Highness the Second Highness had a relationship with this foster mother-like little maid on her sixteenth birthday and gave birth to the child Wixas the following year.
The problem is that this little maid has already been taken as a concubine by his father, Prince Antinak. After the incident, Prince Antinac was furious, killed the little maid, and handed over the child to a silver knight to be raised. . This is also the main reason why the Second Highness did not please his father when he grew up. Krisya followed His Highness for nearly twenty years and became his lover. She knew His Highness very well, and in his heart he still had nostalgia for the dead little maid. This is why she finally left His Highness and returned One of the reasons for the Northland.
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