Realm of Power

“President Timothy!”

Sheriff Danis looked at the person who stopped next to him, with a bit of hesitation on his face. The words of Sidney's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs were still lingering in his mind. He didn't know how to speak. Generally speaking, this was He was the happiest he had been since he became the county guard.

Every day he felt very fulfilled. A large number of caravans rolled in from the northwest coast. Wealth that he had never dreamed of before was like pie falling from the sky and knocked him unconscious. All kinds of luxuries from across the sea. This kind of labor force is needed in large quantities. Anyone with hands and feet can get a job in such business transactions. In the past, we always saw groups of idle people in cities and villages. We can no longer see it.

Just last month, the taxes collected from the caravan reached 50,000 gold coins. This sudden astronomical figure made Governor Danis, who had always been accustomed to poverty, worry. He almost thought he was in a dream. He knew that the caravan came with money, but he didn't expect that the money would come like this. Fifty thousand gold coins a month would make each carriage in the Sheriff's Mansion more luxurious than the other. The first one has been used. The 20-year-old carriage is now riding a carriage with a gold family crest inlaid on the outside and a precious plain white wooden horse frame that is comparable to the earl family. In other words, even the earl would envy the carriage. The Flower of Danis is a In just a few months, he had fulfilled his lifelong wish.

The carriage is the face of a nobleman. Danis still remembers the scene when he entered the capital in a newly decorated carriage the month before. From the tax collector who was guarding the door to the big shot he was going to visit, the Prime Minister of the Principality, Mr. Mitty, that* The hot eyes wanted to be directly attached to the carriage. And when he generously expressed that he could directly give the Prime Minister a new carriage with the same configuration. It was the first time that the prime minister, who had always been aloof, invited him to stay for a dinner. In the end, he even got an invitation from the Duke's Palace. It was such a dreamy day. As a small local county governor, he attracted the attention of the entire principality capital. , during that period, he was the focus of the entire capital,

Every time I recall this. Danis was able to tremble slightly with excitement. After he came back in splendor, he renovated his governor's mansion to make it worthy of the Prime Minister's suggestion to him: "The Duke's internal affairs need someone who is good at financial management." , Such a person needs to have reputation first, and then his own ability. I heard that your mansion has not been repaired for 10 years. This is not a good thing. If you can perform better, such as repairing the mansion and inviting people from the capital to attend the banquet, or providing certain financial help to the principality, you may have the opportunity to occupy the third seat in front of you at this year's annual banquet. You know, that is the position that only the most trusted financial officer of the Duke is qualified to sit. In that case, your Excellency will be the first person in the Danis family to serve as the financial officer of the principality.

Danis was so excited that he couldn't sleep well for several nights because of such a change. It’s not just found in the Sheriff’s Mansion, but throughout Lengwei County. With the frequent traffic of caravans, the demand for labor is also great. With Lengwei County as the center and the population of several nearby counties also gathering here, Danis can feel that a sweeping era is coming. Lengwei County is fermenting and spreading. It is getting rid of the poor poverty in the past and is reborn.

And all of this is undoubtedly inseparable from the man in front of me.

Timothy, the president of the Lengwei County Chamber of Commerce, is the man who holds the economic lifeline of Lengwei County.

After hesitating for a while, Magistrate Danis decided to reveal his secrets.

He picked up the wine glass in his hand, took a sip of the sweet and bitter wine in the glass, and said in a heavy tone, "It's indeed a bit annoying. I just received a notice from the capital, asking Lengwei County to impose restrictions on chambers of commerce!" And he also warned me that I was too close to the caravan."

Danis shrugged helplessly and said with a wry smile, "You also know that although we have cooperated happily in the past, as a small county guard, I have no right or ability to resist orders from the capital!"

"Why are you boycotting? We understand your difficulties, but we are just a little regretful!"

Timothy's face was calm, as if he had expected it. "If our caravan cannot take the road to Lengwei County, it will have to go around hundreds of miles from Fort Quentin to Rosend. There is a rugged mountain road there. Although it is difficult to OK, but it should still be passable!”

"You mean Quentinburg?"

Danis's face changed slightly. Isn't Quentin Castle the entrance of Baige County to the guy who sat at the door with him last year? Seeing so many caravans, the county guard who is as miserable as himself, I believe he won't care. orders from the capital,

"In fact, before our Chamber of Commerce approached Lengwei County, we first found Kunting Castle. We were even close to signing an agreement with Kunting Castle at that time," Tisini said calmly, "As long as we are willing to pay Kunting Castle every month." Tingbao will provide 10,000 gold coins, and Quentinbao will remain silent about the passage of the caravan.

"It's a densely forested mountainous area. Even if the higher-ups want to send people to check, they can easily block it because there are too many mountain roads to stop them all!"

"Later we found that compared to Kunting Fort, the terrain of Lengwei County is relatively flat, and Lord County Sheriff, you are also quite sincere in this regard, which is obviously more suitable for us, so the Chamber of Commerce found Lengwei County, so Lord County Sheriff is completely There is no need to be too apologetic. In order not to cause trouble to the county governor, we will evacuate Lengwei County tomorrow. At worst, we can continue to enter from Kunting Fort! "

"Just...is there nothing else to consider?"

Danis looked out the window with a slightly pale face. There were beads of sweat on his forehead, and his eyes were bloodshot. He felt a little sad, as if he had to give away the good things that he had finally obtained, and it was so frustrating. Surrendered!

"Actually, why don't you, Lord Sheriff, think about yourself?" Tisini unexpectedly said, "Wouldn't it be better if Lengwei County could be transformed into a free commercial territory!"

"Free business leader?" Danis's eyes lit up for a moment, but soon dimmed, and he said decisively, "This is impossible. The capital is very dissatisfied with the current situation, how can it possibly agree to such a request!"

"That's not necessarily true! At least as far as I know, there are many towns on the northwest coast that are free merchants. They don't need to bear excessive tributes, but instead use trade taxes!" Tisini looked at the silent Danis. Said slowly

"Although I don't understand politics, I also know that Duke Locke, who has just ascended the throne, will never allow the local governor to have too much wealth. This is a potential threat to him, and to him Among the local ministers, it is clear that the new Duke has no foundation or popularity."

"So I believe it won't be long before conflicts between the local county governor and the capital will break out."

"I wonder which side the governor will take when the time comes? As far as I know, the new Duke doesn't have a good impression of you, let alone a confidant. And among the local officials, they don't care about a small and insignificant area like Lengwei County. . There is nothing that I attach too much importance to.

"So, no matter who is the winner in the end, the Sheriff has only one possibility of being replaced."

"Okay, no need to say any more, I know what you want to say. But, do you think this is really possible? What benefits can I gain by investing in the northwest coast? Will the Falcon King believe me? Is he sincerely surrendering? In the end, he is not a human being!" Danis's eyes were bloodshot and he waved to Tisini.

"That's not certain. Why does Lord Danis look down on himself so much!"

Tissini smiled slightly, feeling that it was time to show off. He took out a signed appointment letter from his arms and gently placed it in front of Danis.

"This is a letter of appointment specially signed by His Majesty Falcon for you. There are two copies in total. As long as you sign your name on it, keep one by yourself and the other by the northwest coast. This appointment will be completed. From now on, Leng Weijun will be protected by the northwest coast, and the northwest coast will not make any announcement about it.

The county governor can use his neutral status to sit back and watch the struggle between the capital and local ministers, wait until the dust settles, and then declare his position. With the strong military power on the northwest coast, even if the victor has objections to this, There is only one way to choose to accept this! "

"Is this... really His Majesty's letter of appointment?"

Danis looked at the appointment letter placed in front of him uncertainly, his hands trembling slightly. Everyone knew that the military strength of the northwest coast was strong, and His Majesty the Falcon was an unparalleled murderer with the reputation of the God of War, but No matter what the outside world says, no one will deny that His Majesty is the master of millions of creatures in the entire northwest, and the appointment letter of the Northwest master to himself is placed in front of his eyes, which makes it easy to attend an invitation from the Duke. How could the heavenly Danis not be moved?

"This is an enviable honor! It's enough to become a family heirloom!"

Tissini took a deep breath and struggled to look away from the letter of appointment. There was unconcealable envy in his tone. That was the handwriting of His Majesty Falcon. Although it looked a little awkward, it was precisely Falcon. Authentic proof of His Majesty's handwriting.

At this moment, Tisini felt a little excited in her heart.

What if Danis chooses to refuse, then this precious and abnormal handwriting belongs to him, that is, the name is not filled in on the appointment letter. If Danis chooses to refuse, then the Chamber of Commerce personnel who will start to evacuate tomorrow will stage a show. A farce of assassination due to dissatisfaction with the county governor.

Then, the Chamber of Commerce took advantage of the chaos to control the entire Lengwei County. In the past two months, the Chamber of Commerce has completely penetrated into large and small institutions in the county, and can completely achieve the goal of comprehensive control.

In another room of the mansion, Fatty, who was staying as a guard, was leisurely fighting a female Boer fish stuffed with honey wine. He used a knife to cut open the grilled golden fish body, and used a spoon to take out the caviar cooked inside. ,one The strands of fish roe are transparent and crystal clear, with the fragrance of honey wine and the unique refreshing taste of roe. When pressed under the base of the tongue, one can hear the sound of the strands of roe breaking due to squeezing, and the juice inside flows down the throat along the base of the tongue. ,

"There is a banquet ahead. If you are hungry, just ask the servants to bring you some food. There is no need to use the royal chef at all, my falcon majesty." Opposite the fat man, the somewhat depressed Duke of Dunkirk was leaning on the Changsha Send it,

The backyard of the Sheriff's Mansion is not big, and the noise coming from the front hall can be clearly heard. Hundreds of guards control every corner of the backyard. There is no need to worry about being overheard talking inside, so the Duke of Dunkirk directly used Falcon White Majesty's title

"This is your personal chef, Duke, not mine!" The fat man sucked the spoon full of caviar into his mouth and rolled his eyes at the Duke of Dunkirk. Hahahaha, "Actually, it doesn't matter when I arrive, I just happened to meet you. I want to try the most famous honey-cooked caviar in the Principality of Dunkirk!"

"Your Majesty has a good appetite. Are you not worried about this trip?"

"Do you need to worry?" The fat man raised his head, with a mouth full of fish roe, and the ink-colored juice was still hanging on the corner of his mouth, and said unclearly, "Isn't he just a self-satisfied little guy? If he wants to play, just play with him, and I'll play with him." I don’t believe it. He can still make a flower! "

"Little guy? Behind this little guy may be Kyoto's eye on the northwest. It is an army of 180,000 that may overwhelm the northwest at any time! My Lord Falcon, can you be more serious?" The Duke of Dunkirk looked at The fat man across from him was devouring food like a starving ghost, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Before meeting the Vekia Falcon, he was full of curiosity and fear about this powerful monarch who quickly controlled the northwest coast in two years.

But when I saw it this time, I realized that this military god who was said to have an army of 200,000 on the northwest coast and looked down on the entire northwest like a tiger was a bit too ordinary. This time Duke Locke of Rassende summoned a high-profile meeting. The princes from all sides in the northwest obviously wanted to take this opportunity to establish Rosende's authority in the northwest. To stabilize the real leader of the northwest, the Vecchia Falcon,

But this barbarian king, who had previously made the entire northwest tremble with fear, now had a calm expression on his face. He was actually in the mood to let his royal chef cook honey-cooked fish roe to eat, just for this reason. The Duke of Dunkirk was amused by his previous worries. Fortunately, the secretly proposed marriage was rejected. If you don't embarrass yourself, it will be a huge loss.

She is just such a precious daughter. If she gets married, the future of the Principality of Dunkirk will be really unreliable!

The Duke of Dunkirk secretly wiped a cold sweat. He didn't mind that the Falcon of Vecilia had ten princesses, but when faced with a starving ghost who was not outstanding at all and was a bit naive, he thought that the fate of the Duchy of Dunkirk had already been determined by this person. After hooking up, I felt very regretful that I had promised to use the Vekia Falcon to cover its entry into Roseend.

"I've always been serious! I'm just not used to expressing myself seriously. I hope Your Excellency the Duke doesn't mind." The fat man smiled sarcastically, put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up the rag on the table and wiped it, snapped his fingers, and A guard came in and cleared the table.

The fat man stood up while rubbing his belly. He looked through the window next to the Duke of Dunkirk and looked at the front hall where music was playing outside. He said slowly, "It's a good atmosphere, why should we break it?"

"What do you mean?" Duke Dunkirk was stunned for a moment.

"Pengpeng" there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" The fat man turned around, and a guard opened the door and came in. He glanced at the Duke of Dunkirk next to the fat man and hesitated, not sure whether he should say it or not.

"Since your Majesty has something to do, I will..." The Duke of Dunkirk wanted to stand up. It was obvious that the thing sent was secret.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me, I believe your Excellency the Duke!"

To the Duke of Dunkirk's surprise, the fat man waved his hand sternly, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious. The Duke of Dunkirk suddenly felt a pressure. Eagle, now it appears There is a pressure that people dare not face up to, that strong feeling of doing things casually, as if everything is under their control, making people feel like thousands of armies are avoiding the way, and thousands of armies are bowing their heads. At this moment, Dunkirk The Duke rarely thought of the word "Military God"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" The guard nodded respectfully and took out a document from his arms. "This was sent from the front office. Danis, the governor of Lengwei County, has signed your majesty's appointment letter. own name!”

"Put it there!" The fat man waved his hand with a calm expression.

Konoe put the document on the table respectfully. On the other side of the table, the Duke of Dunkirk's eyes were almost filled with tears. The word "Lengwei County" mentioned in Konoe's mouth made him stay there. I felt a chill rushing from my tailbone to my forehead.

What's going on! The Duke of Dunkirk felt at a loss. Although Lengwei County was not large and could even be said to be lacking in resources and remote, it was the only way between Rosend and the northwest coast and could be called an important gateway. However, Such a powerful gateway , but he knew that in the connecting area opposite Lengwei County, 60,000 Falcon troops had been assembled and on standby. Among them, 30,000 cavalry were as fast as the wind. When Raosende was caught off guard, he was enough to advance directly with thousands of troops, all the way. Reach the capital of Rosende

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, the Duke of Dunkirk would never have believed that such a thing could happen. In just half a day, without making a sound or even seeing a trace of wind and rain, the portal of Rosend was quietly posted on Wikipedia The front of Asia Falcon's 60,000-strong army is wide open.

"My people are all soldiers, and some of them don't know the rules very well, which makes His Excellency the Duke laugh!" After the guards left, the fat man calmly sat down opposite the Duke of Dunkirk, picked up the documents on the table and took a look.

"Actually, the Duke reminded you well. Duke Locke of Rasende is indeed a bit clever.

And he knows how to take advantage of the current situation, but unfortunately he is still a little young after all.

Do you really think that you can shake up the overall situation by playing some tricks to take advantage?

joke! The real strength is achieved by himself. He wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop, but he never thought that others would dare to play "black and white killing".

I also want to take a look at the critical moment when the army approaches the city. How many of Rosende's 100,000 troops are truly willing to work hard for this new master? "(To be continued.)