At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the study room, and Genorio pushed the door open, holding a thick file bag in his hand: "Your Highness, a secret report from the Business Alliance sent by Mr. Tagle."
Secret reports are different from urgent reports. In the intelligence classification of the Norton family, urgent reports are generally related to the family's vital interests, and all of them are sent by letter eagle to explain the occurrence and process of the incident in the most concise style. Secret reports are different. They are all major events that affect the region but have nothing to do with the Norton family. They are just worthy of attention. Basically, it is the process of summarizing the whole incident, and after investigation and confirmation, the documents such as reports and certificates are packaged and sent back to the family territory by special personnel. The queen's affair back then should actually be classified as a secret report, but because of Lorist's gossip, he adopted the form of an urgent report, using the Eagle message to convey the latest developments in time...
Fatty Shi also stopped, and asked curiously, "What happened again?"
Genorio opened the folder, glanced at it, and reported: "Your Highness, there was a rebellion in the Business Alliance on September 15th, and the Grand Duke of Camberlet used the Two-headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce to carry out a bloody and cruel attack. Cleansing and suppression, nearly 20 chambers of commerce were involved in this rebellion, and 17 chambers of commerce were destroyed. It is said that the initiator of the rebellion was the Marquis Krillos, the vice president of the Double-headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce. He contacted A large group of nobles from the Chamber of Commerce who were dissatisfied with the Grand Duke Camberlet intended to overthrow the Duke Camberlet's rule and replace him, but unfortunately failed.
After the rebellion was suppressed, the Marquis of Crilos disappeared. The Grand Duke of Camberlet declared the Marquis of Crilos a rebel, and the bounty for his arrest was as high as 10,000 goldfords. At the same time, the Grand Duke of Camberlet announced a series of administrative measures, preparing to increase the intensity of developing the business alliance territory, and decided to gradually reform the noble title system, changing the territorial nobles to the honorary title and annuity payment system, and sent envoys to travel freely The Alliance and the Kingdom of Peterson have visited the five countries, reaffirming the willingness and determination of the Business Alliance to live in harmony with all countries and maintain peace... ”
Lorist was moved: "It seems that after the rebellion this time, the business alliance has been reborn from the ashes. The Grand Duke Camberlet is an outstanding individual, and this series of measures is about to be taken seriously."
Fatty Shi was curious about the initiator of the rebellion: "Who is that Marquis of Krillos?"
Genorio quickly found the information of Marquis Krillos in the folder: "Hey, this Marquis Krillos has also been sent to our kingdom, that is the time he wanted the Storm Sword Master to hold His Majesty the King and the nobles of the kingdom hostage." They went to Morente City, and finally His Royal Highness stepped forward to fight the Storm Sword Master and was seriously injured. The Marquis of Krillos was the special envoy, who was denounced as a liar by His Majesty the King, and sent back with feathers all over his body. noble."
"Oh, so it was him." Lorist still remembered the impression of the Marquis of Krillos.
Fatty Shi was very surprised: "Why is he still alive? Isn't his body covered with raw lacquer? He should have died of poisoning long ago. How could he still be alive and kicking?"
Genorio retorted: "Master Shredder, if you smeared lacquer all over your body, it shouldn't kill you. It's not poison, so how could it end? It's no wonder that the Marquis of Keriros is alive and well."
Fatty Shi replied calmly: "You don't understand, I have seen examples with my own eyes. When we were young, there was a raw lacquer shop next door to our house. Once a frightened horse broke into the shop and smashed a large bucket of raw lacquer. A guy, the groom and the frightened horse were unluckily covered with raw varnish on their head and upper body. As a result, they were allergic to the raw varnish in less than two days after cleaning it. They were all festered and bleeding, and the famous senior pharmacist hired by the boss said they couldn’t do anything. The shop assistant and the groom couldn’t bear the pain that penetrated into the bone marrow and committed suicide. The neck of the frightened horse also festered and died, which was terrible.
The raw lacquer shop also closed down. I later learned that even those painters were wearing thick protective clothing when they painted raw lacquer, they were not naked at all, and their wages were the most expensive. Therefore, those furniture coated with raw lacquer as a primer can be preserved for hundreds of years, and there is no need to worry about being damaged by insects and ants. The strangest thing is that after the raw lacquer is applied to the furniture as a primer and dried, there is no need to worry about its toxicity and allergies, and it is fine to touch it with bare hands. This is why people choose the primer for raw lacquer. When I was young, I studied raw lacquer for a period of time when I was studying at Chenxi Academy. I really wanted to find out the reason for this, but unfortunately I didn't research it... "
Genorio rolled his eyes and said: "Since you haven't researched anything famous, what kind of expert are you pretending to be? The Marquis of Krylos is a nobleman, even if he is allergic to lacquer poison, he can naturally spend a lot of money to find him. The best pharmacist will treat you. This is completely different from the treatment of the store clerk and the groom when you were young. Besides, after so long, some pharmacist may have figured out a way to cure the poison and allergy of lacquer. .”
Fatty Shi was left speechless by Genorio's push, so he became angry and grabbed Genorio and rumpled his hair: "Your hair has been growing for a while, dare to talk to me like that, look at me How to deal with you..."
Lorist didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said while looking at the documents: "The two of you are almost enough, Shredder, you are the chief knight of the family, and you are also Genorio's uncle regardless of your age, be careful to be marked down by Genorio Pen. When that bastard of yours comes to my side in two years to serve as my squire, Genorio will give him little shoes to wear... "
"He dares..." Fatty Shi let Genorio go, and went to open a bottle of blackcurrant fruit wine. He was not in a hurry to leave now, and he came over to watch the rebellion about the business alliance Secret report of the event.
"Your Highness, you should be relieved. The rebellion of the Commercial Alliance this time was too bloody and cruel. It suppressed so many nobles of the Chamber of Commerce, and more than 10,000 people were killed and hanged. The alliance is really hurting its vitality, and it can't be tossed even if it wants to." Fatty Shi quickly read the entire secret report.
"Wrong, I think differently from you. I think the current business alliance deserves more vigilance. This rebellion gave the Grand Duke Camberlet a good excuse to cleanse the dissidents and the opposition. It can be concluded that He almost slaughtered all the nobles of the chamber of commerce who opposed him, and destroyed those redundant chambers of commerce. The rest are basically his allies and supporters.
Next, we will soon see that Grand Duke Camberlet will immediately integrate the power of all chambers of commerce in the business alliance, conduct unified development and planning for the territories of the four provinces, and reform the current outdated rules and regulations of the business alliance. In a few years, the business alliance will recover most of its strength and become a threat to the countries in the south-central region again. "
"Your Highness, don't you think highly of the Merchant Alliance and the Grand Duke of Camberlet? You must know that in those countries and regions in the south-central and southern parts of the mainland, the markets originally occupied by the Commercial Alliance have now been occupied by commodities and goods from our family territory. If the business alliance wants to revive, it has to compete with our family for the market again in order to gain benefits.
But the current question is, are the goods produced by the business alliance as exquisite and affordable as those produced in our family territory? If not, where does it get revenue from? What's more, Your Highness, you once said that war is logistics. How can the commercial alliance arm their chamber of commerce without profit, and how can they restore their strength? " Fatty Shi argued unconvinced.
"You are right. The goods produced in our family territory have an absolute advantage over the business alliance. But you forgot the important point. The business alliance has a great geographical advantage over our family in a certain specialty." Lorist raised his glass and took a sip of blackcurrant fruit wine: "Think about it, which countries were the territory of the four provinces now occupied by the business alliance?"
"The Kingdom of Trimble, the Principality of Delia, and the former Principality of Mockby..." Fatty Shi blurted out. After the Kingdom of Trimble was annexed by the Merchant Alliance, the country's fifteen counties were divided into five provinces. , Jerodana, Chalbuco, Cuvadro and Rio Riga. Now the province of Maweforint belongs to the Grand Duchy of Kabasi, Jerodana Province and Chalbuco Province, and the three provinces of Arigomai Province, which was originally the Principality of Delia, have become the independent kingdom of Petersen from the commercial alliance. territory.
The territory of the former Trimble Kingdom occupied by the Commercial Alliance is only Cuvadro Province and Rio Rijia Province. Among them, a small part of Cuvadro Province is occupied by the Petersen Kingdom and has become a defense against the commercial alliance armed forces. defensive front. There are two other provinces, one is the province of Toscao, which originally belonged to the Principality of Delia, the other is the province of Fimciland in the former Principality of Mockby, and the province of Tenarig in the newly restored Principality of Mockby The province is adjacent.
"The special product of the business alliance you mentioned should be glass..." Fatty Shi quickly understood what the special product in Lorist's words referred to.
"Yes, I mean green glass and oil glass." Lorist nodded, "Most of the glass products produced in our family territory and sold to the central and southern parts of the mainland are exquisite utensils, such as tableware, and the glass products we hold in our hands. Glass wine glasses, as well as various shapes and decorations made of glass. These products are very profitable and profitable, so they can be sold everywhere. But no one wholesales a large amount of green glass and oil glass from our family territory to the mainland. go south.
It's very simple, for a businessman, a business that is not profitable or even loses money will not be done. A piece of green glass is worth only three or four copper coins, and when our family territory did not master the glass manufacturing technology, the family business of that guy Kenmes bought green glass from Trimble Kingdom, transported it all the way to the Northland, and sold it to us. At that time, it was already a small silver coin and a piece of green glass, almost five or six times the price, and this was already a 50% discount for our family.
For the Kenmes Family Chamber of Commerce, it is actually very embarrassing for them to sell it to us at this price, because the profit is meager. The freight and personnel costs along the way, as well as customs clearance fees and taxes, add up to a piece of green glass, which is the most common and cheap in Morente City, and it becomes an expensive luxury decoration. Back then, the windows of many northern lords' castles were made of wood. Make windows, because they don't have the financial resources and are reluctant to install these green glass on those windows.
This is also the main reason why I decided to go to Trimble Kingdom to get glass recipes and technicians at any cost. Now the glass workshop in our family territory has become a major income part of our family's finances, and the green glass and oil glass produced are sold in most provinces of the kingdom. Now no chamber of commerce is willing to buy green glass and oil glass from the business alliance, because this business is no longer profitable.
In the same way, it is impossible for the green glass and oil glass in our family territory to be sold to the central and southern parts of the mainland, because the business alliance can also produce green glass and oil glass. In a certain way, we cannot compete with the business alliance for the central and southern part of the mainland. In the market of green glass and oil glass in various countries, even if we add subsidies at zero cost, we cannot defeat the business alliance. The high freight and labor costs will make all our efforts in vain, and the more we sell, the more we will lose. "
Lorist smiled wryly and shook his head and sat on the chair, fiddling with several intelligence documents in the secret report: "Back then, the Kingdom of Trimble had accumulated tens of millions of Jinford by trading green glass and oil glass for more than a hundred years. , the current business alliance can also rely on green glass and oil glass to quickly gather wealth. Especially when the war in the central and southern parts of the mainland has subsided, all countries will increase development and construction in order to restore their former prosperity. Do your best to decorate your home. Green glass and oil glass will be a big deal.
The era of peace is the most active era for merchants. It is conceivable that the revival of the commercial alliance is just around the corner. This document states that the Grand Duke of Camberlet is planning to gradually reform the nobility system, changing the territorial nobility to an honorary title and annuity payment system. This was originally the idea I was going to give to Ledos, and I want the Freedom Alliance to adopt this honorary nobility The knighthood system has enabled the Liberty Alliance to maintain its motivation and vitality, but it was unexpected that the Commercial Alliance was at the forefront.
Even the salt monopoly system cannot curb the development and revival of commercial alliances. Bribery and smuggling can easily bring this salt monopoly system to naught. The only thing we are thankful for is that the Merchant Alliance is trapped in its current four provinces. If the Faliqiu Plain and Morant City are still in the hands of the Merchant Alliance, all we can do now is to expand our arms and prepare for war. , Waiting for three or four years to resume war with the business alliance. "
Fatty Shi protested unwillingly: "Your Highness, you think too much of the business alliance. If it is true as you said, why not take advantage of the fact that the business alliance has just quelled the rebellion, and when the interior is empty and panicked, our family once again mobilizes the army to attack the business alliance?" The alliance launched an attack to completely eliminate this worry."
Genorio also nodded hurriedly, thinking that what Fatty Shi said was very reasonable. This kid is too superstitious about the reputation of the Norton family being invincible in armed forces.
Lorist laughed dumbfounded: "What name do we use to send troops? You must know that the armistice agreement was signed just now to restore peace, so why did our family do such an early bird? It is not a good thing to attack the business alliance now, and it will make us Become a peacebreaker in the eyes of those countries in the south-central. Whether it will rain or the sun will be out of our control. Anyway, it will not be our family that will be unlucky at that time.
For our family, we only need to do two things well. One is to support the Freedom Alliance and maintain the friendly relationship between us. The second is to ensure the normal operation of the transit and wholesale market for commodities and goods produced in Morente City as our family territory. In addition, the life and death of other countries in the central and southern parts of the mainland has nothing to do with our family. We don't need to intervene in the internal affairs of these countries, as long as they purchase our products and pay for them. "
Fatty Shi and Genorio nodded thoughtfully.
Lorist asked Genorio: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, Your Highness, Knight Rummard is back. Well, he has four wives with him, and he has five more children..." Genorio replied.
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