Realm of Power

"My lord is such a rare visitor. I am so honored to meet you here!" The old fox guided Si Duhan and the fat man to the corner of the banquet. The surprised expression on his face immediately turned into flattery. The fat man did not expect to meet him here. The old fox nodded slightly, "Why are you here? Isn't this a banquet where southern businessmen gather?"

"Haha, the Nesa family used to be our frequent visitors to Hertha. This time they established this merchant association and also sent me an invitation." Lidastov had a flattering smile on his face and stared at the people in front of him. Si Duhan, the president of the Business Alliance, was talking to the fat man, "The Nissar family will definitely be surprised if you can attend in person this time!"

People who don't know will definitely think that the old fox is trying to please Si Duhan, and the fat man next to him in ordinary clothes is an ordinary small businessman. Such small businessmen with a bit of opportunistic appearance are not uncommon in Ziva Che, although I don’t know how this guy got into such a high-end banquet, but no one cares about this small role anymore. Most people’s eyes stay on Si Duhan.

The president of the Zhivadin Chamber of Commerce is the uncrowned king of the entire southern business community. The business alliance under his governance is like a behemoth, and its business tentacles reach almost any region of the continent, from the Habsburgs in the far south to In the Kugit Royal Court in the north, countless merchants gathered in Zhivadin from all directions, with mountains of goods packed together. It is sold out within a day, and then the warehouses are filled up again at night by carriages transported from various places. The sun sets and the moon rises. This kind of business myth is repeated over and over again in Zhivadin. Everyone is jealous of the good luck of the business alliance. With the help of the local Samoer The people's pro-business policy has brought the entire southern commerce to an unprecedented era. Of course, most of them are unconvinced.

"If I had such a good opportunity, I would make the entire business better!"

Now another big family with close relations with the local lords has come forward. This time the Nissar family has established a merchant association, which in itself has the meaning of splitting up the business alliance. Many big businessmen are speculating that the merchants of the Nissar family There is bound to be a fight between the Federation and the Business Alliance, so when everyone heard the arrival of the Business Alliance representatives, their faces couldn't help but show a bit of hope and concern.

"Who will be the protagonist of this meeting?" Although everyone was still gathering in their own small circles, their eyes were always on Siduhan. Of course, there were also a few who stared at the flattering Lidastov with unkind expressions. , secretly yelling "Old fox!"

"The Marquis of Nyssa has arrived!"

The graceful aristocratic girl standing at the door of the banquet signed up with a clear voice. A middle-aged aristocrat with a hooked nose in luxurious clothes walked in from the door of the hall surrounded by several juniors. The fat man saw a person behind the hooked nose. An acquaintance, that "silly girl" Nisastani who exchanged a broken knife for 1 million gold coins

"Dear distinguished guests, the hall of the Nyssa family will always be honored because of your presence today."

Marquis Nissa glanced at the people in the hall with a smile on his face. He greeted various big businessmen with a noble look and his smile suddenly froze, as if he had swallowed a big green-headed fly alive. His hands, which were originally polite and elegant, were Trembling slightly with suppressed indignation, his eyes stared into the distance like flames

"How did this country bumpkin get in!"

The fat man's gray cloth, which was inferior to that of a servant, looked so dazzling in this colorful and gorgeous community. His impressive and opportunistic face made Marquis Nissa notice him at a glance.

"How could such a defeated guy exist at this moment that is destined to be written down in the family history!"

Marquis Nisar waved slightly to the juniors behind him, and immediately several young nobles walked towards the fat man.

"Sorry, please show me your invitation!"

"Oh?" The fat man was also surprised. Although he knew that the storm would always come, he didn't expect it to come so early. There is still a certain distance from the expected climax.

"Show me your invitation, or we'll throw you out, you filthy pariah!"

Several young nobles saw the stupid look on the fat man's face and guessed that this guy must have been brought in by some businessman who did not want to offend the Nissa family. In front of the glorious and honorable Nissa family, these businessmen from second-rate families did not dare to resist. , couldn't help but stretched out his hand even more arrogantly, ready to catch the fat man

"presumptuous!"

Fatty's body carries the bloody smell of years of fighting on the battlefield. He usually looks stupid. Once he gets angry, his violent and murderous aura makes even a rough man like Crolisate dare not say a word. What's more, These delicate nobles were immediately frightened by the sudden burst of strength from the fat man.

"Pa"

The angry fat man slapped the young nobleman at the front on the face, and slapped the nobleman to the ground. His eyes turned white, foaming at the corner of his mouth, and he actually fainted. The other people were so frightened that they no longer dared to step forward.

"Guard! Guard!"

Marquis Nissa turned pale with anger, pointed at the fat man standing there and said, "Catch this untouchable immediately and throw him into the family's water prison!"

When the other businessmen in the hall heard Marquis Nisar calling the fat man a pariah, they couldn't help showing a bit of indignation on their faces, but they dared not speak in front of Marquis Nisar.

"Wait a minute! Is this the way the Nessa family treats guests?"

Baron Siduhan next to the fat man stretched out his hand to stop several guards who were about to rush forward, and said fiercely, "This Master Harissa is a distinguished guest of our Business Alliance. If the Nissar family does not welcome it, our Business Alliance will withdraw from this meeting." !”

"The show has finally begun!" All the businessmen looked at the rivalry between Si Duhan and Marquis Nissa with playful smiles. They did not expect that this fat man in ordinary clothes would become the two most powerful forces in the southern business world. The trigger, the little person in my mind suddenly became the protagonist in the scene

Or maybe this is the plan of the Business Alliance, using an insignificant little person to provoke a war. Losing is a pity, but it will not damage the foundation of the Business Alliance, and it can also make the glorious Nissa family lose face. If they win, , this time the Nissa family was really embarrassed.

For such an exquisite "win-win" plan, other business family representatives had to take a high look at Si Duhan. It is easy to bring in small people, but it may be calculated that small people will become the weakness of the Nisar family, but it requires considerable scheming. It's no wonder that such a person can create a monster like the Business Alliance. If they knew that the insignificant little person in their eyes was the master of all, they don't know what their expressions would be like.

Seeing Si Duhan come forward, Marquis Nisar's face was like a changing vase of five colors, with red and blue mixed together. Marquis Nisar had been prepared for Si Duhan's move, but he did not expect that the Business Alliance would take action so quickly. Exactly, just like Fatty’s violent slap just now, it slapped the Nissa family in the face, making the Nissa family dizzy and embarrassed for a moment.

"You all go down. Since you are President Si Duhan's distinguished guests, let's forget it this time!"

After all, Marquis Nissa was a mature man. He knew that taking this matter seriously would only make the Nissa family's face even more disgraceful. He had to swallow his sigh and waved his hand at the guard who appeared at the door. Li You had a bit of unwilling sarcasm.

"However, such rude people can become Zhivadin's distinguished guests. Zhivadin's business alliance has really fallen into disgrace!"

"The Business Alliance is an organization of merchants. No matter what his background is, no matter what products he sells, no matter he is a noble noble or a humble businessman, in the eyes of our Business Alliance, he is the same!" Si Duhan said about Marquis Nissa did not take it seriously, with a charming smile on his face

"As long as he is a businessman, as long as it is beneficial to our businessmen, he can become a distinguished guest of our business alliance. Whether it is everyone present or the distinguished Marquis of Nisar, as long as he comes to our Zivadin, we will treat him like other distinguished guests! "

The awareness of equality revealed in Baron Situhan's sentence made other business representatives present at the meeting brighten up. In this era of lord and aristocracy rule, no matter how prominent a business family is, it is only a second-rate family, especially in the eyes of lords and nobles. The object of arbitrary oppression and humiliation, this rare equality and respect was like a muffled thunder, which made the representatives of other families feel shocked.

"Compared with the arrogant Nissa family in front of me, even a fool can feel that the Zhivadin Business Alliance is the most suitable partner for him!"

"President Situhan said it well. Let us drink a toast together to President Situhan's generosity!"

Lidastov raised his wine glass in time and cheered. Most of the business representatives present raised their wine glasses to celebrate together, and a few people stared at the red-faced Marquis Nisar. It was obvious that this time the Nisar family Asked for help.

"Okay! Very good!" Marquis Nisar's face turned red with anger, but he couldn't get angry. He had to suppress the anger in his heart and raised his wine glass like everyone else. "Damn it, Si Duhan, let's wait and see! There's something behind you. Make you cry!"

The confrontation before the meeting gave the participating business representatives a strong smell of fire, and the tense and repressed atmosphere finally broke out on the second topic of the meeting.

"Our Nisar family proposes that the entire southern business families form a merchant federation." Marquis Nisar waved the document in his hand with excitement. "The Dardanelle family of Zhiva Cheze has allowed us to trade at low prices internally and unify externally." Raising the price, I believe that this powerful business organization with the support of local lords can maximize our interests and allow everyone to get endless gold coins."

"No creativity, what a ridiculous proposal!" The fat man sitting at the end of the seat muttered with an annoyed look on his face, his voice was very low, but during the silence just after Marquis Nyssa finished speaking, the long table Dozens of business representatives on both sides heard clearly

The enchanting young woman in red burst out laughing when she heard the fat man's funny mutterings. Her charming and pretty face made several nearby representatives look dazed, and some other representatives also showed weird and funny expressions, obviously trying to Laughing but not daring to laugh out loud, the seriousness that Marquis Nissa had in his speech just now was completely destroyed by the fat man.

"Representative Harissa, please watch your words! This is the hall of the noble Nissa family's residence." The leader standing next to Marquis Nissa, the graceful girl, sternly scolded, "If it weren't for the forgiveness of the Marquis, like A rude person like you would have been expelled a long time ago.”

"What! Will I be driven out for telling the truth?" The fat man blinked his eyes with a look of grievance. "Internal price reduction is a whimsical and absurd thing. We lower our internal prices, but will those lords on the road also lower the customs taxes? We have collected every penny that should be collected. The cost of transporting the goods all the way to Zhiwacherze is already ridiculously high. Now we raise the price by one level. Who will buy our goods? The goods cannot be sold. What's the point of our internal price reduction? It's just deceiving ourselves! Do you think this is Samor without tariffs?"

"You, you!" The fat man's words stimulated the girl behind Marquis Nisa to blush, and caused all the merchant representatives to whisper to each other. For a while, the whole hall was like a sky full of flies "hmm"