Realm of Power

"Cough, cough." The fat man was startled by the unconcealed words of the old man Jones, and coughed with an embarrassed expression, "How can you say that? I am loyal to the royal family. His Majesty the Great King Guitar III is in my heart like The sun in the sky is as bright as the sun."

"Haha! You're talking about the sunset that's about to set!" Old man Jones didn't like the fat man. When he saw the fat man, he tried to defend himself. He waved his hand to stop him and said, "I'm not interested in what you want to do. Those lies of yours don't bother me." "Yes, I just want to know what you want our Jones family to do for you? As a collaborator, isn't this too much to ask for?"

"This! Okay." The fat man thought about it for a while with an expression on his face. He thought about the important position of the Jones family in his plan. The secret here would one day be known to old man Jones. He thought it would be better to be honest, and said with a slightly serious expression.

"As I just said, I want to control the entire aristocracy in Kyoto, but if Satsuma comes forward in this matter, it will definitely cause a lot of resistance. Kyoto is different from other areas. This is the headquarters of the aristocracy, and the nominal power of the kingdom In the center, it is absolutely impossible for these stubborn conservatives to obey the orders of the outer feudal lords."

"Okay, you don't need to say anything! I already understand" Old Man Jones waved his hand to interrupt the fat man's words and said with an ashen face.

"You are looking for a nominal replacement, preferably a big noble, and it must be a neutral party that can connect the interests of both parties! The Jones family just meets your requirements."

"Um, that, you understand!" The fat man rolled his eyes when he was robbed again, and said with an embarrassed look, "Actually, you are only half right."

"Only half right?" Duke Jones was shocked. Could it be that Fatty Fatty had other secrets? Fatty Man nodded and continued.

"Since what I said today is so clear, I am not afraid to tell you that I want to control Kyoto and I want to go to the north. Besides, I really like Miss Jones Nelly. If our two families join forces, the Jones family will not only become our Satsuma... Agent in Kyoto, I will also make your territory in the north the center of the northern trade route of Satsuma. You should know how great the benefits of the Satsuma commercial center are. This is a matter of benefit to both parties! "

"This matter is too important, I need time to think about it!" Duke Jones snorted with a solemn face, and asked doubtfully, "But how can you guarantee that the interests of the Jones family will not be embezzled by you Summers? Don't use those empty words to prevaricate me. I want substantial guarantees”

"A substantial guarantee?" The fat man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since we are a collaborator, we will naturally express something. If your daughter, Miss Jones Nelly, the future patriarch of the Duke Jones family, becomes the official wife of Lord Satsuma, Satsuma will I don’t know if the interests of Er and the Jones family are integrated, which is considered to be a substantial guarantee!”

"In that case, I agree to this cooperation on behalf of the Jones family!" Old man Jones suddenly smiled brightly, took out a kind of scratchy parchment and a quill from his body, and handed it to the stunned fat man, "Here, here you go."

"What is this for?" The fat man took it in surprise and found that it turned out to be a blank piece of thick sandpaper, which turned out to be frosted paper specially used for recording and archiving. The fat man looked at Duke Jones with depressed eyes and said in a slightly trembling voice, "You don't Do you want to record this agreement? "

"Of course such an important agreement must be written down!" Old Man Jones said with a smile, "This is an important agreement that will be passed down through the ages. It only depends on your words. What if you regret it in the future? I have said it all. Is it a substantial guarantee?”

The fat man was depressed. The more he looked at Old Jones, the more he looked like an old fox with his tail between his legs. He even had paper and pen ready. This old liar must have known his intentions a long time ago. I really don’t know how the Kugits caught this man back then. As an old fox, this time I really "digged my own hole and jumped out of it"

"Very good! The white thorn flower is beautiful, but it is rare to see it in the north of the snow country!" Old man Jones looked excitedly as he watched the fat man stamp the thorn flower seal, picked up the agreement and read it carefully several times, satisfied. Take it back into your arms

"Whenever this plan is ready to be implemented, the Jones family will support you unconditionally."

"As soon as possible!" The fat man stood up angrily, "I plan to start planning after sending Jones Nelly to Zhivadin. The water here is too muddy, and there are sensible people among the conservatives. Some bloody storms are always Inevitably, I don’t want Miss Jones Nelly to get involved!”

"That's natural. By the way, there's something else I need your help with." Old man Jones, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, his earnest eyes making the fat man's scalp tingle.

"What are you doing? I don't have that hobby!" the fat man said angrily, and a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Jones's old fox's mouth.

"Since we are already partners, you can help pay off our Jones family's debt of 100,000 yuan. This is not a matter of words for you!"

"Damn it, you bastard." The fat man was so angry that he almost uttered a curse word. He knew that the old fox would not let him go so easily, but he didn't expect that he would have such a move.

After the incident at the Satsuma branch, news of the good relationship between the Jones family and senior Satsuma officials in Beijing quickly spread throughout Kyoto.

"The Jones family holds a pass that can be used for any cargo!" Some gossip spread among the nobles of Kyoto. Under the silent hint of Satsuma, the authenticity of this news was unknown, driven by some people with ulterior motives. It is developing in an increasingly unpredictable direction.

The Minister of the Interior, Caesar Vaos, sat in the hall with a cold expression. More than a dozen conservative leaders sat in front of a long round table. The strength of the Samoans made the conservative leaders very unhappy. Although the conservatives did not have much hope for external expansion, they Regarding the increasingly intrusive Satsuma trade power, conservatives can also feel the change in the direction of most nobles.

The recent "bloody murders" that have been raging in Kyoto have just subsided, and the Jones family, which has always been weak, has begun to raise its head again. Noble carriages from other forces continue to appear at the door of the Jones family's mansion, mysteriously entering and leaving mysteriously. No one knows what is happening inside. No matter what happened, these people without exception started to form family caravans. This made the business power that the conservatives had just suppressed suddenly start to rise again, and there was an uncontrollable trend of getting hotter and hotter.

"Is the unrestricted pass in the hands of the Jones family real? Or a fake?" Some conservative leaders wondered.

"We don't know this either," Caesar Huaos said with a solemn expression. "But judging from Samoer's attitude, even if this thing is not true, it is not far off. I have called you here this time because I want to send one of you." In the name of collaborators, the family infiltrated the Jones family to investigate the truth of this matter! "

"I'll go!" Marquis of Nevada stood up first. This time it was a "fat job". If the news is true, becoming a collaborator of the Jones family will definitely make a lot of money. Even if it is false, there will be no loss.

"I have been in a relationship with Duke Joan for a while, and I believe I can easily gain his trust!"

"Isn't it that we once surrounded and suppressed bandits together?" Marquis Orlick beside him twisted his mouth in dissatisfaction. "Our Orlick family was married to the Jones family thirty years ago!"

"Let us, the Siddhartha family, go. My daughter once studied etiquette in the Jones family and is good friends with the Duke's daughter! I believe she should be able to sneak in."

Marquis Siddhartha on the other side stood up and said with a contemptuous smile, "Women's mouths are always the most defenseless!"

"Nonsense!" Seeing so many people vying for it, Marquis Aulis couldn't sit still. "My sister is Duke Jones's wife, and the Duke's daughter is my niece. Is there a more suitable candidate than me?"

"That's enough!" Minister of the Interior Caesar Huaos's face was ashen with anger. The chaotic situation in front of him was completely beyond his imagination. "You people who only have gold coins in your eyes, besides recognizing money, what else do you recognize!"

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