Realm of Power

Tiernalant's carriage stopped in front of a villa. The villa was not big, but the scenery was excellent. It occupied the best position in this wealthy area. The May wind coming from the direction of the sea blew the greenery in front of him. The flat land, with its whirling green shade and evergreen pine forest, further highlights its exquisiteness and tranquility.

A delicate-looking maid in a white dress was already waiting. When she saw the carriage stop, she quickly stepped forward.

"Lord Tierlont?"

"It's me." Tillnarant stepped out of the carriage. The three inspectors had already put the compiled portraits into folders and got off the carriage.

"Please come with me!" the maid said to Tiernarant, leading the way, and the four people followed behind and walked into the gate, passed through the corridor of the other courtyard, and stopped in front of a two-story pavilion. , the maid reported to the people inside. As the door opened, the light inside shone out,

The Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance, Sokutus Stellan, was sitting on a brown-red bench, with a delicate black dress dragged to the floor. Her cold face, which revealed a deep sense of surprise, made Tiernarant feel the same. His heart beat faster. He knew about the woman behind the Business Alliance when he was in the empire. Although he would be Lisbonto's political officer, when it came to real power, the woman in front of him should be more powerful, and when it came to Confidants, these are the emperor’s confidants,

"Miss Dailan, please forgive me for disturbing you," Tillnarant said with a salute.

"Lord Tierlonte is a Wikian?" Sokutus Stellan's face flashed with a hint of surprise. Tiernalant spoke very authentic Wikian, not the common language currently popular in Obarro. language

"I am from Tire County!" Tiernarant hesitated, not intending to hide anything. As the emperor's confidant, this woman's identity will be exposed one day. It is better to be honest. The emperor will press her on In this position, it means that he must cooperate with this woman to control Lisbon. After all, being the thirteenth deacon of the Business Alliance still has great inconveniences. Many things will be much easier to handle through his own hands as a political officer. new···..

"Tir? Tillonte?" Sure enough, Sokutus Stellan raised his head in astonishment. After being stunned for a moment, his expression became strange. As a Wikirian, how could he not know that the emperor suffered a loss in Tyre County? It was a rare failure in the career of the military god emperor that was not a failure. "Can we start?" asked one of the inspectors. Sure, before I start, can I just ask, can I just identify these people?'

Sokutus Stellan's pretty face became serious, her white hands were clasped together, and her knuckles were slightly white from exertion. She regarded the Lisbonto incident as the biggest failure in her life, especially when she learned that , maybe in this incident, some imperial merchants colluded with the southern business group, secretly fueling the flames, and they are already itching to hate it. If possible, she hoped to take action herself, but after learning that the people sent by the emperor were members of the Supervision Department, she had to admit that it was indeed better for the Supervision Department to handle such matters, at least torture and interrogation. Professional work, the talents of these supervision departments are professionals. To arrest these people under various names as quickly as possible, it is undoubtedly the most convenient for the Government Affairs Office. Everything has been set in advance and what they have to do. Just identify these pictures

"Yes, that's what your Majesty meant!"

The highest-ranking inspector among the three people nodded and said, "As long as Miss Dailan recognizes it, it will be fine. Your Majesty does not want such a thing to be related to Miss Dailan, and he does not want Miss Dailan to appear among the merchants to take this opportunity." To eliminate dissident rumors, the Business Alliance needs Miss Dailan. This kind of stain must not exist, so I hope that Miss can understand your majesty’s painstaking efforts!”

"Okay, I understand, let's get started!"

There was a trace of tears in Sokutus Stellan's eyes. Such a big crisis broke out in Lisbon. The emperor still did not blame himself. Instead, he tried his best to defend himself. Such a man would be worth his life. She took Looking at the drawing handed over by the censor, I have to admit that this censor is a very good painter. He can outline a character's face with just a few strokes.

There were more than a dozen pictures, and in less than three minutes, Sokutus Dailan recognized them all without missing a beat. The situation made her eyebrows knitted together. "Miss Dailan, is there anything strange?" Tiernalan "These merchants, without exception, were the largest slave traders a few years ago," Te asked curiously. He started out as a slave trader, and his relationship with the upper class in the south is quite complicated!" Sokutus Stellan said with a cold expression. "I suspect that this sudden attack on Lisbon is not just a double-headed eagle business group. If I hadn't guessed, That’s right, there are shadows of the six southern royal families behind the Lisbonto incident!”

"Thank you, Miss Dailan, for reminding me. We will intensify our inquiries!" The inspector put away all the pictures with a stern look, wrote his name and handed them to his companion behind him, saying, "There are still many things to do tonight, so I won't Excuse me, miss!"...

"Your Majesty, as of one hour ago, news of success came from the four major southern ports of Luansok, Ruitila, Aurel, and Benrust, which were the intended targets!" Following a supervisor! As the officers left, the fat man dropped the red pen in his hand on the chart in front of him.

Four eye-catching red crosses are reflected in the brightly lit candlelight. Under the color as red as blood are four weeping cities. They are also the four largest foreign sea trade ports in the south. The empire has invested 30 million in funds, in addition to 10 million in reserve. Of the 20 million, 15 million are located in these four major ports on the southern coast. As for the cooperation, the Navy Ministry believes that the "Emperor's Sword" combat plan is mainly aimed at military operations against the six southern countries. In fact, only the Supervision Department knows that the Emperor's Sword does not refer to cutting down with one sword, but with one sword. The knife cuts the economic lifeline of the six countries, and the four major ports are naturally the first to bear the brunt.

This is all thanks to the excellent cooperation of the top ten business groups in the south. In order to force small and medium-sized business groups to close down, the top ten business groups in the south not only united, but also activated their respective forces behind them to deliberately suppress, close all lending institutions, blockade ports, and suppress Prices caused panic, so that in just a few days, the four major port cities in the south plummeted, and merchants sold a large number of commercial alliance gold tickets.

What followed was that many port industries, which used to be valuable for every inch of land, fell to freezing point. In that environment. A large amount of capital from the empire took the opportunity to pour in, like a wild beast landing, and in one fell swoop, the greatest benefits from this financial fluctuation were captured in just one dusk. However, in less than two hours, only the emperor knew what had happened. Sixty percent of the property in the four major ports fell into the hands of the empire, and its value was immeasurable in normal times. The combined value of these industries exceeds 50 million gold coins, but this time, the empire only spent less than 5 million gold coins, and more than 35 million business alliance gold tickets were swept away at an unimaginably low price.

You don’t need to think about it to know the reaction of the south. The top ten business groups in the south may not be able to compete with the business alliance on their own, but if the top ten business groups join forces, they will never be under the business alliance.

But what he fought was a surprise attack, at a moment when the opponent thought he had a chance to win. It is conceivable that in such a short period of time, faced with such a huge purge of capital flows, even the top ten business groups can only watch the results they have spent countless efforts on being easily used by the other party. If you pry it away with your little finger, what else can you do?

"With the same brutality as robbing someone else's house, he swept away 80% of the golden tickets of the business alliance of the six southern countries in one breath without any scruples. At the same time, he also took this opportunity to buy up various small and medium-sized business groups in the six countries that were affected. Such industry. No matter how weak the master is, he will respond to the bandits! "This is the result that Fatty hopes for. The other party's sudden attack in the Istan Empire is nothing more than bullying the main force of the empire and being too far away from the Istan Empire. Then drag the economic issues into the framework of the war. This is the inland sea and the home court of the Imperial Navy. The Empire's power has an absolute advantage. Then let's talk about it at such a negotiation table! "Your Majesty, news came from the search fleet. The target has been found." Admiral Dostrom Kai opened the door excitedly and walked in. "Then sink it." The fat man waved his hands indifferently. "The twelve million The golden tickets of the Business Alliance..." Dostronkai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said hesitantly, "Isn't Lisbonto's financial fluctuations due to these golden tickets? If these golden tickets can be captured, naturally Lisbonto's problems will be solved. It can be solved easily”

"The codes of the large-value transactions of the Commercial Alliance gold tickets are all recorded, and that batch of golden tickets was registered in the notice of the Commercial Alliance a month ago. "The fat man knows what his Minister of the Navy is thinking, and he talks Li San smiled and said, "This is also a necessary means to protect the owners of the golden tickets, so stay These golden tickets will only be evidence that we have attacked the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group. Although the Empire is attacking the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group with all its strength and is not afraid of others identifying it, you must know that most of those golden tickets belong to other business groups. , Should we let the empire go back? Since we can’t get it, why not sink it with the ship?”

"In this case, what to do about Lisbonto's problem?" Dostelenko asked hesitantly. He still didn't know how dismal the once glorious Golden Ticket of the Business Alliance on the southern coast had fallen. Twelve million The business alliance gold ticket is probably not even available on the market for 500,000 gold coins. What’s more, I don’t know that my master is sitting here with a calm expression. In fact, he has already madly grabbed more than 50 million business alliance gold tickets in the four major ports in the south, as well as a large number of immeasurable various industries, because the number is too large. There are many, so the specific value cannot be estimated in a short time.

The fat man smiled coldly, looked out the window, and said categorically, "As long as the Double-Headed Eagle Business Group cannot arrive in Lisbon as scheduled, then the responsibility for the breach of contract will lie with the other party. The deal will be over, and the business alliance will come forward at that time. Acquire merchants at par Although the fine iron in hand will cause some losses to Lisbon To's business group, it will not be too big. The business alliance can also re-establish its prestige and prove that it has the strength to calm such fluctuations. It won't take long for Lisbon To will be prosperous again”

"That's it, I understand!"

Dostelenko nodded in realization. He was a soldier and didn't know anything about business. But one thing he knew was that the fine iron piled up in Lisbon was everywhere. Although it was not a valuable commodity, in this place Times can also be regarded as a kind of hard currency. That country does not need to forge weapons. The business alliance will buy them at par and sell them to the military or other countries without losing money.

"Now the news is coming back, how many ports have conflicts broke out?" The fat man turned back from the window, walked to the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass of red wine, picked it up and put it between his noses. It was supposed to be a bustling city that never sleeps, but now there is only There are only a few lights, and the lights of the government office in the city center in the distance are undoubtedly the brightest. Tonight, businessmen from all over Lisbon will gather there. Naturally, those who collude with the south The guys from the business group should also be among them. None of these people who are fanning the flames in the dark and promoting this crisis can escape. This time, he did not even use Lisbonto’s Supervision Department, but directly mobilized In the unfamiliar Supervision Department system in northern Congo, Sokutus Stellan should have been identifying the images of those people at this moment. The three thousand troops transferred from northern Congo have also entered the city at this moment.

"Currently, there are six ports that have sent back the news. Two of them have used fleets. Luansok has already suffered casualties." Dustronkai answered truthfully.

"Luansok?" The fat man moved his eyes towards the map and found the target. He grinned slightly. Feize's largest export port was really cooperative enough. He was hit hard with gold coins in front of him, and now it is exploding. Conflict, prices in these areas will probably continue to fall for a long time, which is the best time to take action.

Formulating such a huge plan was originally a very troublesome matter, and the scope involved was the sea that he was not familiar with. As the supreme planner of the empire's strategy, the sea in Fatty's eyes was actually a piece of sea that could expand the empire. The waters of influence are densely packed commercial ports, golden routes that bring countless wealth, and engines that drive the development of the empire.

The situation in front of us is like a great battle. Although the empire is based on the six southern countries as its combat scope, when each team is lined up, what really tilts the battle situation is actually the confrontation of forces on one or two points. ,

It is not uncommon on the battlefield for a small breakthrough to lead to a total loss.

Luansok was undoubtedly such a breakthrough point. The opponent was already defeated, so it would be a good idea to kill him so hard that his corpses would litter the fields. The fat man drank down the glass of red wine in his hand and exhaled a breath of hot breath. (To be continued.)