"... Earl Miledas came to Morente City on behalf of Grand Duke Peterson this time. He said that Grand Duke Peterson was willing to break away from the business alliance and establish an independent country, but he asked us to provide support and send troops into the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce to check before February. In Erbuco Province, after Grand Duke Petersen announced his separation from the Commercial Alliance, our family armed forces must attack Cuvadro Province, and build a defensive front between the Commercial Alliance and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce territory, so as to prevent the war from spreading to Charbuco Province .”
Fatty Shi pointed on the map and continued to report to Lorist: "The three provinces that are planning to leave the business alliance this time are Jerodana Province, Charbuco Province and Ali Gomai Province. Charbuk The province is the territory of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce directly under the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce, and the province of Geraldana is the territory under the jurisdiction of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. As for the province of Aligoma, it is the province where the Chamber of Commerce of the Earl of Midales is located, so this time I am willing to go along with Peterson The Grand Duke broke away from the business alliance together.
Aligoma Province was the territory of the Principality of Deria, a neighboring country of the former Trimble Kingdom, which was annexed by the Commercial Alliance during the Glass War. The city gate caught fire and the pond fish suffered. Because of greed for the sky-high bounty offered by Trimble VII, two enshrined great sword masters of the Principality of Delia assassinated a great sword master of the Merchant Alliance. As a result, the Merchant Alliance used this as an excuse in the later period of the Glass War. He sent troops to invade the Principality of Delia and destroyed this small country.
After the Duchy of Delia was annexed by the Commercial Union, the original five counties were also divided into two provinces, Aligoma and Toscao. After Algomer Province is separated from the commercial alliance, there is no need to worry about being attacked by the armed forces of the commercial alliance. The terrain there is not conducive to the actions of the army. The focus of our attention is on Charbuco Province, the territory of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. It is connected to Cuvadro Province and has a flat surface. If the business alliance wants to take revenge on Grand Duke Peterson, it will definitely attack Charbuco Province from here.
Count Midales made three requests on behalf of Grand Duke Peterson. First, our family armed forces entered the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce to help Grand Duke Peterson resist the retaliatory attack from the armed forces of the business alliance, or attack Cuvadro Province there. Set up defensive positions. The second is to help the Kingdom of Peterson, which has separated from the commercial alliance, to join the 21-country agreement in the central and southern part of the Galintia continent and become the 22nd country. The third is to hope that our family will provide them with some military assistance and help them build a kingdom armed enough to guard the territory.
If we can agree to their request, Grand Duke Peterson will hold a New Year's celebration to gather the nobles in the territory to discuss leaving the business alliance, and take measures to suppress those nobles who are loyal to the business alliance. Provinces will do the same. After the rainy season next year, Grand Duke Peterson will announce that he will break away from the business alliance and establish an independent country and become king on his own. It is believed that Grand Duke Peterson's move this time will bring fatal consequences to the business alliance.
By the way, Your Highness, Earl Miledas also revealed a very important piece of information, that is, the commercial alliance lacks enough salt. At present, there are no rock salt mines in the seven provinces of the business alliance. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce looted a large amount of rock salt from the salt-producing Wayago Kingdom a few years ago, enough for the current business alliance to last for three or four years. The Earl of Miledas has always suspected that the proposal of merging the chambers of commerce territories proposed by the Grand Duke Camberlett at the Business Alliance governing meeting in November was aimed at this batch of rock salt. The ridiculous thing is that Grand Duke Peterson did not understand this batch of rock salt. On the importance of the business alliance, I also voted for it.
Therefore, Earl Miledas hopes that we can make a decision as soon as possible, and deploy the family armed forces to the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce before the rainy season next year. Because the Commercial Alliance will begin to implement the resolution on merging the territory of the Chamber of Commerce in April next year, Earl Miledas is worried that the Grand Duke of Camberlet will send his cronies to the territory of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce to control the warehouse of the rock salt immediately. . If we agree to their three demands, then as soon as Grand Duke Peterson announces the establishment of an independent country next year, the business alliance will not be able to survive for half a year without this batch of rock salt. "
Lorist didn't answer right away, he just tapped the table lightly with his index finger. They are all old treacherous and cunning people. They are worthy of being one of the giants of the seven major chambers of commerce in the business alliance. At this time, Grand Duke Peterson is still playing tricks on himself. It's very simple. I gave Grand Duke Peterson a difficult choice to see which path he was going to choose. Now Grand Duke Peterson in turn gave himself a difficult decision, which was related to how long the war with the business alliance would last.
The crux of the problem lies in the amount of military aid the Norton family provided to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. In fact, Fatty Shi's report has clearly explained this problem. Of the three requests made by Earl Miledas, the first two are not problematic. Although the third one has been mentioned in one sentence, it is the most critical. It requires our Norton family to provide them with military assistance. The batch of rock salt in my hands. Now the business alliance lacks salt, if this batch of rock salt falls into the hands of the business alliance, then the business alliance can continue this war for another three or four years. Without this batch of rock salt, the business alliance wouldn't last six months.
Lorist snorted in dissatisfaction. Grand Duke Peterson wanted the Norton family to stand on the front line and fight to the death with the commercial alliance's armed forces. He took the military aid provided by Lorist and hid comfortably in the territory. It's a beautiful idea to train the armed forces of the chamber of commerce here. This is really very different from the scene Lorist imagined, where Grand Duke Peterson declared his independence from the Commercial Alliance and was attacked by the Commercial Alliance, causing the two sides to form a life-and-death enmity. If they completely turned their backs, Lorist would not be able to safely set up the rear of the family's armed forces in the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce.
"The name of this Earl of Miledas sounds familiar. Have you found out about his background?" Lorist asked.
Fatty Shi nodded: "Master Tagle has given us detailed investigation materials, and this Earl of Miledas should be considered an acquaintance of ours. Do you still remember the Doslager Hotel? It is the Earl Speaking of the Miledas Chamber of Commerce, we are no strangers to this chamber of commerce specializing in hotels and restaurants... "
"Oh, it turned out to be him, no wonder the name sounds familiar." Lorist patted his forehead. Fatty Shi was right. This Miledas Chamber of Commerce was no stranger to Lorist. Even dealt with many times.
The Miledas Chamber of Commerce specializes in hotels and hotels. In addition to the Daosleig Hotel, it also opened an Adventurer's Home Hotel in various countries and regions in the central and southern parts of the mainland during its heyday, which is specially provided for those who come out of the business alliance to take risks. Mercenary lodging and rest. Because the price is moderate, the service is considerate, and the information is well-informed, the safety is guaranteed, and it can provide great help to mercenaries, so it is very popular among mercenaries who go out for adventure. I remember that when Fatty Shi and Lorist went out on an adventure as a mercenary group in Morente City, this Adventurer's House was their favorite place to stay.
"The survey data say that the Earl of Miledas is the most staunch anti-war and peacemaker in the business alliance..." Fatty Shi took out a document in the folder, glanced at it and laughed: "It's no wonder The biggest loss from the business alliance and those countries in the south-central region is the family chamber of commerce of the Earl of Miledas. Nearly a hundred hotels and restaurants were closed by those countries in the south-central region. Family members were deported, and the loss was not less than three hundred. Wan Jinford.
The Earl of Miledas did not resent those countries in the central and southern regions. After losing nearly half of his family property, he became the staunchest opponent of the Duke of Camberlet. It violated the original purpose of peace as the most important thing when it was first established, and embarked on the wrong road of militarism. Moreover, he was the only chamber of commerce in the commercial alliance that refused to join the armed forces of the alliance, so he was only conferred an earl by the commercial alliance when he was knighted, and his territory was sealed in the somewhat desolate Aligomai province.
Seriously speaking, the Miledas family was from a noble family. Two hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Miledas family was a baron of the Romon Empire, and he was very friendly with the crown prince at that time. Later, several princes of the Romon Empire fought for the throne and framed the crown prince. The baron of the Miledas family died heroically while guarding the crown prince. After the death of the crown prince, the Miledas family was liquidated, and their family members had to Fleeing to the newly established business alliance, he managed the hotel industry in Morente City for a living, and gradually developed and expanded.
Well, the Earl of Miledas is still related to the Grand Duke Peterson. Hehe, it is said that the father of the Grand Duke Peterson fell in love at first sight with the cousin of the Earl of Miledas when he lived in the Adventurer's House when he was young, and then conceived. dark knot. At that time, Grand Duke Peterson's father had already married, and Earl Miledas's cousin had also been engaged, and the two chambers of commerce were in great trouble when something like this happened. The Miledas family refused to let the earl's cousin become a concubine, and finally the earl's cousin eloped with the father of Grand Duke Peterson and gave birth to Grand Duke Peterson.
Later, the first wife of Grand Duke Peterson's father died of dystocia, and the cousin of Earl Milidas was rescued, and the relationship between the two chambers of commerce returned to normal and they began to make friends. Grand Duke Petersen grew up with Earl Miledas, and the two loved each other like brothers. Earl Miledas, as a peacemaker and an anti-war fighter, offended the Duke of Camberlet and the other giants of the business alliance. It was Duke Peterson who managed to protect the Miledas family from being attacked by other chambers of commerce. Criticize..."
Lorist nodded: "It seems that Grand Duke Peterson's decision to leave the business alliance should be true. Otherwise, he would not have sent Earl Miledas to discuss with us. How about it, Baron Shredder, you represent me to negotiate with us. Count Miledas discusses how much military aid they need. If it is not too much, we can agree to Grand Duke Peterson’s request. But let’s not talk about aid, let’s say it is a loan. The time can be longer, and a part of it will be paid off every year.
It's not that we don't provide them with free military assistance, but what if the couple opened up the Freedom Alliance and the four newly restored countries also asked us to provide military assistance? Our family armed forces came here to restore peace in this area, not to spread wealth. After all, our family's territory is in the Northland, and we cannot represent the Kingdom of Antinac. "
What Lorist said was a bit bitter, but it was true. The Norton family sent troops to the expedition to be enemies of the business alliance, saying that it was to restore peace and negotiate an armistice agreement, but the purpose was not for profit. At first, it was worried that the business alliance defeated the Second Highness and swept the kingdom of Antinac to encircle the Northland. Later, they defeated the Armada and landed in the Golden Bay to capture Morente City, for the family's business interests and the golden sea route to dominate the southern sea.
In the end, supporting the establishment of the Freedom Alliance and the decisive battle of the Commercial Alliance in Bruvia City is no longer forcing the Commercial Alliance to conduct peace talks, but for naked commercial interests. Using Morente City as a turnover center and wholesale market for goods produced in the family's territory to dump the south-central part of the Galintia continent is a strategy that everyone at the top of the family understands. Whoever wants to stop the implementation of the Norton family's strategy will become the life and death enemy of the Norton family's armed forces. At this time, the business alliance has long been ignored by the Norton family.
The four-province strategy implemented on the business alliance in June and the restoration of the next four countries, as well as the friendship and signing of alliance agreements with those countries in the central and southern regions, to put it bluntly, is to use the business alliance to scare chickens and monkeys. One is to publicize the prestige of the Norton family's invincible armed forces, and the other is to show those countries in the central and southern regions that the Norton family has no ambition to occupy these territories, but instead kindly helps the four countries to restore their country. The third is to divide the business alliance and force the Chicod Chamber of Commerce to break away from the business alliance and establish a country independently. Of course, the independence of the Mayflower business is purely a surprise.
The most important point is that this dispatch of troops is actually using force to directly snatch the market occupied by the original business alliance from those countries in the central and southern parts of the mainland, and use those private ship owners to smuggle the products produced by the Norton family territory to those countries in the central and southern regions. The market is too slow, and it may even be discovered by the business alliance and take some shady measures to deal with it. So it is better to simply send troops to grab it by force.
The business alliance was shrunk to one corner, the north and south provinces were separated, the four countries annexed by the business alliance were reestablished, and the central and southern countries signed the 21-country agreement in the central and southern part of the Galintia continent. It seems that the Norton family If you are doing good deeds, you don't gain any benefits. In fact, the Norton family took advantage of too much. Among other things, those countries in the south-central region sent troops to garrison Tenerig and Serunega provinces, tantamount to tearing up the trade agreement signed with the business alliance two years ago, and re-blocking the borders and trade routes of the business alliance. Unless the business alliance recognizes these four restored countries, the products they produce will never reach the markets of those countries in the central and southern regions.
Will the Commerce Federation be willing to recognize the four countries they once annexed? No, because once they admit it, they will lose the legitimacy of the territory they once owned. In the trade agreements signed with those countries in the central and southern regions, those countries implicitly recognized the thirty-six countries occupied by the business alliance. Provinces are the territory of the business alliance. Although there are only seven provinces left, the signed trade agreement is a legal proof.
But in the final analysis, whoever has the biggest fist is justified, and strength is the most respected. The business alliance over there has been beaten by the Norton family's armed forces, swallowing their breath and nestling in the territory, trying to recover their strength and fight again. Here, the Norton family's armed forces have achieved their goal of dispatching troops. The Freedom Alliance has been recognized by those countries in the south-central region. In the future, the products produced in the Norton family's territory can be directly transferred to the markets in those countries in the south-central region by land. For the Norton family, this is a market worth millions or even tens of millions of dollars a year, and they will never give up.
As for the hedgehog-like territory of the seven provinces of the Commercial Alliance, the Norton family had no intention of attacking. However, Lorist still has an interest in forcing Grand Duke Peterson to break away from the business alliance and establish an independent country. It would be best if after independence, the kingdom of Peterson and the business alliance would fight each other, and Lorist would be happy to watch from the sidelines. But now that Grand Duke Peterson has asked the Norton family to go off and provide military assistance, Lorist is upset. Why, do you want to threaten me? There is no free assistance, or it is a loan.
"But Your Highness, Earl Miledas said that the Petersen Chamber of Commerce has already exhausted the savings of the Chamber of Commerce due to years of war, and they may not be able to repay the loan." Fatty Shi said.
Lorist laughed grinningly: "They still deserve it. Don't they still have a batch of rock salt in the hands of Grand Duke Peterson? I can agree with him to smuggle and sell this rock salt to the business alliance at a high price. Of course, the quantity is controlled by us. As for what to sell The price is up to them. I believe that these rock salts will allow Grand Duke Peterson to repay the loan easily and make a fortune for their kingdom."
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