It was beyond Lorist's surprise that the Commercial Alliance bowed its head and conceded defeat so simply. In the original idea, the top management of the Norton family basically believed that the Commercial Alliance would continue to fight and would launch a war against the newly independent Peterson Kingdom. A relentless retaliatory attack. Therefore, the Norton family's armed forces have made preparations for a long-term defensive battle, and have recruited the Rock Legion that returned to the Northland to stick to the defensive line deployed in Cuvadro Province.
The plan discussed by Lorist and Malek is to slowly wear down the strength and vigor of the commercial alliance over a period of two years. It is not necessary to defeat the commercial alliance in one go, but to push the commercial alliance into a corner step by step. It was no longer able to resist. From a military point of view, such a plan is to reduce and reduce the damage of the Norton family's armed forces. What's more, in half a year, the Petersen Kingdom Armed Corps, which has been trained and assisted by the Norton family's armaments, will be able to pull up the front-line defensive position. Only after the Petersen Kingdom Armed Forces and the Commercial Alliance Armed Forces have been completely beaten to death, Lorist can Watching the excitement on the sidelines.
As for the lack of salt in the Commercial Alliance, Lorist had already decided to let Grand Duke Peterson organize personnel to carry out smuggling activities against the Commercial Alliance. Using the high price of smuggled rock salt to continue to obtain income from the commercial alliance to support this long-term defensive war, this is almost using the commercial alliance's gold coins to equip and train soldiers to fight against the commercial alliance. Why not do it
But now the business alliance sent envoys to seek peace, which really made Lorist a little angry, why did he go so early? At the beginning, when we wanted to conduct peace talks, you rejected our many peace talks requests and efforts, and dismissed our sincerity. Now we are ready to fight you to the end, and the plan has been arranged, but you are asking for peace in turn, making all our arrangements useless, it is simply unreasonable!
"Should we reject the commercial alliance's peace request and continue this war?" Lorist said to Fatty Shi.
Fatty Shi understood what Lorist was thinking very well, he shook his head: "Your Highness, we were going to hold peace talks at the beginning, and there is nothing wrong with the business alliance's rejection of the conditions we submitted, and of course we cannot accept their conditions, so the peace talks failed It is inevitable. And now the business alliance is seeking peace, which is almost equivalent to surrender. Basically, all negotiation conditions are based on our opinions and suggestions. So in this case, if we reject their Sue and request, that would give others a feeling of being too domineering, but turned the business alliance into a weak person who was sympathized with.
From the standpoint of our family, we should not block and reject the business alliance's request for summation. Because everyone knows that the reason why our family's armed forces joined this war is to restore peace as we preach, to allow the Kingdom of Antinac, the Free Alliance and the Commercial Alliance to sign an armistice agreement, and to bring peace to the plains of Faliqiu again. . Now that the goal has been achieved, we cannot go back on our word and continue this war with excuses. That will affect the reputation of our Norton family and leave a bad impression on those countries in the south-central region.
In addition, from the perspective of our family, we cannot arbitrarily decide whether to reject the business alliance's request for summation. Although His Majesty the King appointed you to be in charge of this war, now that the outcome has been decided, the issue of determining the fate of the business alliance has to be submitted to His Majesty the King. I think that before that, we should first convene the Freedom Alliance, Peterson Kingdom and the four surrounding countries that have just returned to discuss the business alliance's request for peace. The most important thing is to formulate prerequisites and joint requirements that are in line with the interests of all countries. matter. "
Lorist nodded. Fatty Shi's words were quite correct. The business alliance had already given up all the benefits he had once owned by bowing its head and begging for peace. It is a prerequisite to recognize the four countries that have just been restored, and to recognize the legal rights and territories of the Freedom Alliance and the Kingdom of Peterson. Don't give up, because he has no confidence to regain these lost territories.
For the Norton family, the purpose of sending troops this time has been accomplished, and even seized all the markets of the commercial alliance in the countries in the central and southern parts of the mainland. This is really a surprise. With the business alliance bowing its head and admitting defeat, there was no need for Lorist and the Norton family to be villains, and they could completely push this matter to the Second Highness to deal with. With His Royal Highness's harsh disposition, he would not easily let go of the good opportunity to beat the dog in the water, especially the business alliance that had deeply offended him.
"Okay, let's do as you said, and notify our King, and ask him to come to deal with the business alliance's peace." Lorist remembered something: "By the way, before the business alliance sent an envoy this time, Did you ask for anything?"
"They only have one request, that is, they hope that we can grant them the right to trade freely." Fatty Shi replied.
"Hehe, it turns out that they still don't give up and want to wrestle with us in business..." Lorist laughed, "At last these businessmen are wise enough to know that they are no match for us military nobles in war. It's not too late to realize that they are really confident in replying to the identity of a businessman and competing with us in business."
"Then should we reject their request for free trade?" Fatty Shi asked.
Lorist tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "That's not necessary. In fact, the right to trade freely is not a big deal. The nobles of those kingdoms in the south-central have also formed various caravans and chambers of commerce to sell and sell the goods in their territories. What the business alliance wants is the same rights as these nobles, fair treatment in customs clearance fees and market taxes, and no artificial criticism and discrimination. We can promise them to treat them equally and not embarrass them.”
"Okay, Your Highness, I understand." Fatty Shi stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait, Shredder, you can privately discuss with Grand Duke Peterson to implement a salt monopoly system in his kingdom. It means that private sales and transportation of salt are not allowed, and all salt sales must be controlled by the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. Li. Isn’t the commercial alliance short of salt? After the salt monopoly system is implemented, the commercial alliance cannot buy salt from outside and pass through the territory of the Petersen Kingdom, unless they trade salt from the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. Tell the Grand Duke Peterson that the salt monopoly system is not You can’t get huge profits like smuggling, but you can still sell it at a high price. This will allow him to quickly pay off the loan provided by our family. In addition, the Central South Kingdom stationed in Tena Rigo and Serunega provinces The coalition forces should also inform them to avoid smuggling salt into the commercial alliance. As for the distribution of profits, you can coordinate them to discuss with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, so as not to hurt your peace."
The more Fatty Shi listened, the more he admired him, and finally he gave his thumbs up: "Your Highness, your proposal is really outrageous. The business alliance may really never turn around again. No matter how hard they try, they will probably give this to you." The salt monopoly seems to be tightly strangled by the neck. In the long run, they will only deeply resent the Peterson Kingdom... "
"Hehe, the more they hate us, the more at ease. Even if the business alliance regains its strength, it must first pass the Petersen Kingdom, otherwise it will be forever shrunk to the territory of these four provinces." Lorist proudly Raising the teacup in his hand, he drank the dark green tea in one gulp.
Tager knocked on the door and walked in: "Your Highness, the eagle sent a message from the imperial capital. The new queen successfully gave birth to a healthy little prince in March. His Majesty the King was very happy and named the little prince Hlaesit."
"Aha, our majesty the king is really efficient, and now we have a little prince. Shredder, you prepare a rich gift and send it to the imperial capital to congratulate our majesty the king on having a heir. By the way Tell him the business alliance's request for peace, and ask him to come to Morente City to host and handle the business alliance as soon as possible." Lorist ordered.
"Okay, Your Highness, I'll do it right away." Fatty Shi responded.
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The special envoy of the Business Alliance to seek peace stayed in Morente City and wrangled with the negotiating representatives of all parties for nearly a month, and finally reached a preliminary agreement. For the business alliance, this is an unforgettable and humiliating agreement. The business alliance recognizes the legitimacy and The inviolable rights of the territory, and compensated each of these four countries with 500,000 Jinford as compensation for the invasion and annexation of these four countries that year, and obtained the understanding of these four countries.
At the same time, the special envoy of the Business Alliance and the negotiator of the Kingdom of Peterson, the Duke of Miledas (Because of his great contribution to the independent cause of the Kingdom of Petersen, Earl Milidas was conferred the title of the only one of the kingdom by His Majesty King Petersen. A duke, came to negotiate with the envoy of the Commercial Union.)) A truce and an understanding of non-aggression were signed. Both sides recognize each other's territory as sacred and inviolable.
The ridiculous thing is that both parties seem to have forgotten that one-third of the Cuvadro province in the commercial alliance's territory is controlled by the Norton family's armed forces, forming a defensive line to protect the Peterson Kingdom. The two parties declared in the agreement that they respected each other's rights and interests, and the Duke of Miledas also announced that he would welcome the caravans of the Commercial Alliance to trade in the territory of the Petersen Kingdom.
Fatty Shi, who was on the sidelines to be fair about the agreement, laughed secretly. If the business alliance knew that the four countries Petersen Kingdom and Zhoubian were about to announce the implementation of the salt monopoly system, I don’t know how they would react. Would they immediately tear up the agreement and start over again? Declare war on Petersen Kingdom. Because according to this salt monopoly system, even if the business alliance purchased salt outside, as long as it passes through these four countries and Petersen Kingdom, the salt transportation will be confiscated because it violates the monopoly system...
As for the negotiations between the Freedom Alliance and the Commercial Alliance, it is very simple. When facing the Commercial Alliance, the negotiators of the Freedom Alliance always lack some confidence. Just playing the role of soy sauce and passerby, did not play any key role.
So when the special envoy of the Commercial Alliance was willing to compensate the Freedom Alliance with one million goldfords, the negotiations immediately made progress. The negotiators of the Freedom Alliance quickly signed an agreement of understanding with the special envoy of the Commercial Alliance to recognize each other's territories and identities, agreed to the commercial alliance's request for peace, and agreed that the affiliated Chamber of Commerce of the Commercial Alliance came to Morente City for business. Commercial and trade activities. Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that the special envoy of the Commercial Alliance conducted friendly visits with the negotiators of the Freedom Alliance in private. The negotiators of the Freedom Alliance unanimously declared that it was the sincerity of the Commercial Alliance that moved them...
But what worried the special envoy of the Business Alliance was that after these countries and the Freedom Alliance were settled, the Norton family, the most important negotiating object, refused to hold talks with the special envoy. That chubby Baron Shredder, who looked like an old fox, even publicly declared that the Norton family's armed forces sent troops to the Mana Hill Plains to fight against the Merchant Alliance, not to seek any benefits from the Merchant Alliance, they really came for peace. As long as the business alliance can sign an armistice agreement with the surrounding countries, the Norton family will naturally not intentionally embarrass the business alliance. They will respect and abide by all the peace agreements that have been reached.
Soon the special envoy of the Business Alliance understood why the Norton family armed forces said that, because His Majesty Ogesello, King of the Kingdom of Antinak, came down. The Second Highness, who was busy all the way, brought a thousand-strong bodyguard team and rushed to Morente City, and immediately threw himself into negotiations with the Special Envoy of the Commercial Alliance.
As the mortal enemy of the Business Alliance, His Highness the Second Highness made two requests. One is that the Supreme Chief Executive of the Business Alliance, Grand Duke Camberlet, should publicly apologize to the Kingdom of Antinac and pay for the crimes committed by the Alliance against the Kingdom of Antinac. Introspect, and apologize to the Second Highness in person and bow. The second is that the business alliance compensates for the losses it caused to the Antinac Kingdom, and the amount is 10 million Jinford. Only by agreeing to these two requirements, the Kingdom of Antinac is willing to sign an armistice agreement with the Business Alliance and reach a mutual understanding.
Now the special envoy of the business alliance will stop doing it, and he won't bully people like that. In particular, the victors of the war were not armed by the Antinac Kingdom, but by the Norton family. What qualifications do you have for a king who has been defeated by us to propose such rude conditions
However, after the news was sent back to the Business Alliance, Grand Duke Camberlette went to Morente City in person and had a sincere meeting with His Highness the Second Highness. In the end, Camberlette expressed his willingness to publicly apologize to the Second Highness. The Second Highness also took a step back and reduced the amount of compensation to five million. Considering that the long-term war made the business alliance unable to pay such a huge amount of compensation immediately, the Second Highness considerately collected two million cash first, and the rest could be repaid within five years.
So the understanding between the Business Alliance and the Antinak Kingdom was reached, and peace finally came.
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