Realm of Power

"Oh my god, what the hell is going on!"

"The Imperial Navy is really crazy this time. Do you know that once this happens, the entire arms trade in Lisbon will be abolished!"

"It's over. How could the Imperial Navy make such a bastard decision?" A businessman turned pale and stumbled out, muttering to himself.

"I knew it, I knew that the Ministry of Supervision suddenly banned the arms trade. It was definitely not as simple as it seemed. Sure enough, as expected, this is what happened. They kept saying that the price of imperial arms would drop again and again. Now it's okay. Now It could neither be sold nor transported, and it was all in his hands. "A businessman squatted on the ground in pain, holding his head in his hands, crying bitterly." I borrowed money to buy the weapons, and the repayment is one month. Period, now it’s even impossible to transport it out.”

"At least fifty thousand gold, maybe more... I really don't know what to do." Wave after wave of voices spread from the ceremony hall in Lisbon's port area, forming a fierce and noisy wave that gradually spread to Go to the small square outside the meeting hall and the nearby area, and see the notice board hanging at the door of the port ceremony hall. In front, there were already several levels of people gathered inside and outside, all because of the notice board that had just been hung up by the Navy Department. The number of people from the beginning of more than a hundred people quickly turned into thousands, and then Like the thatch swept by a hurricane, there was a mourning crowd, and the Chamber of Commerce Hall of the Karus Chamber of Commerce was even more crowded with people.

"Carus come out, Carus come out" the merchants shouted Carus' name.

"I'm sorry, everyone, the president is not in the chamber of commerce right now!" A vice president of the chamber of commerce who was in charge of the reception looked embarrassed and looked desperately at the businessmen crowded in the hall.

"I know that Kallus is in the Chamber of Commerce. I saw him this morning. Don't think that you can escape by hiding. If we don't refund our money, we will tell the Erokarus Chamber of Commerce to pretend to be an imperial merchant and sell fake weapons. Speak out and return the money, we demand the money back." A businessman stood up and shouted hysterically, and then Then came the second one, and the third one, as if there was something hidden under the shady curtain, exploding like a bomb, with people watching the excitement outside, and various voices talking about the Karus Chamber of Commerce pretending to be an imperial merchant. The sale of counterfeit and substandard weapons has spread uncontrollably, making a buzzing sound. "Unexpectedly, the person selling fake ordnance is the Carus Chamber of Commerce!" "It's true that people cannot be judged by their appearance. As one of the largest chambers of commerce in Erault, the Carus Chamber of Commerce looks so glamorous, but is so dirty on the inside. It will sell fake and shoddy goods." It's so abominable that the blame for weapons is placed on the imperial merchants! "Soon a group of Lisbonto's city guards appeared at the door of the Carus Chamber of Commerce, and a city guard officer ordered the entire Carus Chamber of Commerce to be closed.

"This idiot, Karus, actually found such a person to cooperate. Can the matter of selling fake or inferior weapons be mentioned here? The empire will soon find out about Karus. We must find a way ourselves." In Karus There was a carriage parked in a corner of the street outside the Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce. The blond young man looked at this scene with bright eyes. He pressed his palms heavily on the table and watched Carrus being dragged by the city guards as if he had been beaten by frost. Let's go, the wings of my nose couldn't help but snorted heavily.

"Your Highness, I have long said that after that deal, this Kallus should be eliminated. If we had done that, why would we be in trouble now!" Sitting opposite the blond young man, there was a man with a handsome face. The mature middle-aged man has cold eyes on both sides of his tall nose. Coupled with the black dress he is wearing, the first impression he gives is like being stared at by a poisonous snake. "Well, everything you say now is empty. Kalekarus is unreliable. Kalekarus cannot survive the dark prison of the Imperial Supervision Department. The mad dog of the Imperial Supervision Department will soon follow the scent. "Come here." The blond young man withdrew his gaze from a distance and waved his hand to the middle-aged man opposite. "What we have to do now is to immediately throw out all the 100,000 sets of imperial ordnance purchased some time ago. Otherwise, not only will we lose He established a Karus Chamber of Commerce and let the empire take advantage of it." "I'm afraid it's impossible. One hundred thousand sets of ordnance. If it were in the past, it would have been okay. Now the whole Lisbon Toto is in turmoil. The Ministry of Supervision has forcibly stopped the arms trade, and the Ministry of the Navy has strictly prohibited the shipment of ordnance out of Lisbon Toto. Such hot goods, It is difficult to get rid of "middle-aged" in a short period of time There was a hint of embarrassment on the man's face, and he smiled bitterly. "Now the entire Lisbon community has become extremely interested in ordnance. Who dares to ask for such a large amount of ordnance? But in order to purchase these ordnance, more than two million imperial gold have been spent. , could it just be wasted like this?

"This is absolutely not possible. Others don't know how the two million funds came from. Don't you know?"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the blond young man shook his head with determination. "For Ruila, who is in urgent need of funds, these two million have already been enough to cover the income of Ruila Kingdom for half a year. The war back then was very difficult for Ruila." The damage to the kingdom was quite serious. The entire southern part was destroyed and most of the northern part was damaged. Although we finally drove the Huns out of Rila, Because the population loss suffered in that war reached more than three million, it was a disaster for Rila, whose total population was only 10 million! In order to restore the devastated kingdom, the royal family has invested a large amount of finance and regional resources. They have all been mortgaged. For this money, we have already sold everything. Even the profit from the last transaction with the Ero people is included!"

"In this case, the only choice is to take risks again."

Seeing the determination of the blond young man, the middle-aged businessman glanced outside the carriage with a solemn expression and tapped his fingers heavily on the table.

"You mean like last time?" The blond young man looked stunned.

"Why not?" the middle-aged man grinned. "Just like last time, we encouraged all the businessmen in Lisbon to go to the Governor's Palace to protest. What's more, this time the Ministry of Supervision banned the sale of arms, but it also policed ​​theft and allowed exclusive sales. I believe it's just With this, many people dare to be angry and dare not speak out. What's more, now that there is this ban from the Ministry of the Navy, I believe that there are definitely not a few businessmen in Lisbon who are very dissatisfied with this. If we light a fire properly, the businessmen of Lisbonto will get into trouble, and the Governor's Palace will eventually put pressure on the Ministry of Supervision. Carrus will be jailed, and the whole of Lisbonto will soon know that the Ministry of Supervision has already After catching the criminals with counterfeit ordnance, the Ministry of Supervision will naturally have no reason to continue banning the arms trade. At that time, we can immediately throw out all the weapons in our hands and return to Ruila with the money we earned."

"The method is good, but just relying on our strength, I'm afraid we won't be able to inspire all the businessmen in Lisbon!" After hearing the middle-aged man's words, the blond young man showed some worry on his face.

"You can rest assured of this," the middle-aged man in black's eyes flashed, revealing a sense of sophistication and calmness. His voice paused and continued, "This opportunity is really rare. All forces have sent people to Lisbon. Trust, the whole of Lisbon is supported by hundreds of thousands of arms trade, The fact that they were boycotted at the same time is enough to show that all parties have a tacit understanding to join forces to suppress the empire. I believe that we are definitely not the only ones who want the Ministry of Supervision to let go of the arms trade order. What everyone lacks is someone who dares to light a fire. "people"

"This is the only thing we can do now," the blond young man sighed.

At the Lisbon Trade House, the crowded merchants were still wide-eyed, looking for the wooden trade sign that had appeared thirty-seven times on the trade wall in front of them. Unfortunately, everyone was disappointed. It seemed that with the passage of Kallus After being taken away by the empire, the trading sign suddenly disappeared.

"It seems that it was just used as bait. Now that the person has been caught, it is normal not to show up again."

In a gorgeously decorated villa, a businessman wearing an exquisite satin robe pressed the report he had just received on the table. In front of him, there were three or four businessmen. One of them couldn't help but said, "Sir, I This may not be the case. Since the Ministry of Supervision has caught the counterfeiters, why hasn’t the ban on arms trading been lifted yet? "

"I asked you all to be careful, but you refused to listen. You just wanted to wait for the empire's ordnance to collapse and then buy in large quantities. Now, instead of collapsing, the price of the empire's ordnance has increased by 20% compared to the original price. Moreover, under the ban of the Ministry of Supervision, , even if someone wanted to sell it, he didn't dare to sell it! The businessman glanced at the others and took a deep breath. This time, the price of imperial ordnance dropped sharply! The price, for all other forces, is a carnival feast. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the price of the empire's ordnance to collapse. Who knows that the sudden reversal of the situation has made everyone dumbfounded. The price of the empire's ordnance is in full view. Instead of falling, it will increase. For all parties who have prepared funds to rush to buy, it is simply a painful stab.

"Sir, I just received the news. Ruila is preparing to..." A servant came in a hurry and whispered in the businessman's ear for a while. "I understand, let's go down." The businessman nodded. After listening, there was finally a smile on Leng Junshuo's face. He raised the report in his hand to the businessmen standing in front of him. Leng Junshuo said, "I just received it." According to the news, the Ruila people were going to protest at the Admiral's Mansion again. I heard that the Karus Chamber of Commerce that was raided this time was Ruila's. The Chamber of Commerce of the Kingdom of La, and the Rela people also purchased the most weapons some time ago. A conservative estimate is that there are at least 100,000 sets of weapons and ordnance in the hands of the Rela people. It seems that the Imperial Navy’s ban on external shipments has made the Rela people feel uncomfortable. Come on, that’s good. Since no one wants to be the leader, let the Ruila people do it.” "Tell our people to fully cooperate with the Ruila people!" the businessman said categorically. He believes that like himself, other forces are also cooperating with the Ruila people to a greater or lesser extent. Otherwise, the Supervision Department will not let go, and everyone will suffer losses. That’s big! Now that the Ruila people are willing to stand up, everyone should follow suit and work hard.

The morning sun shines on the calm water of Lisbon Harbor, seeming to give the sea water a layer of light silver. The towering masts of various ships in the harbor cast long shadows in the morning light. The sailors were nervously and orderly packing up various items to prepare for sailing. Lisbon started again in the morning light. After a busy day, the dock that used to be crowded with people has now reduced a lot. In the past, the number of merchants who shuttled back and forth in Lisbon Port were very few. Most of the merchants that could be seen were not related to the arms trade.

"Sure enough, the other party is doing it again." Fatty looked away from the port and appeared on an imperial merchant ship that was docked steadily at the port. The other party would once again encourage businessmen in Lisbon to go to the Governor's Palace to protest. This had long been expected by Fatty. , the Governor's Mansion has already been prepared, and the four squadrons Troops have been mobilized to the periphery of the Governor's Mansion. There are a thousand imperial soldiers. The Governor's Mansion itself has also entered Level 3 martial law. Level 3 is the combat level. The Guards of the Governor's Mansion are already at war with each other. As long as anyone attempts to attack the Governor's Mansion, according to the Imperial laws and regulations all punish those who rebel against one another!

"Send this to the exchange at the port." The fat man turned around from the bow, took out a trade list from his arms, and handed it to the guard behind him. He was only wearing casual clothes and stood inconspicuously on the bow.

"Yes, Your Majesty" the guard took the trade list and left.

Ten minutes later, this arms trade list, which had been specially confirmed by the Imperial Supervision Department to confirm the authenticity of the goods, appeared again at the Lisbon Port Trading House. Only this time, the number was no longer 300, but 30,000 sets! The price was still flat. Konoe still remembers the look in the eyes of the person who received him when he handed the trade list to the trading house. Even the deputy director of the trading house, Po Po, personally greeted him, "It's terrible, isn't it? It obviously has nothing to do with us!"

Governor Vihari shrugged his shoulders and looked at the woman sitting on the sofa. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At the gate of the Governor's Mansion, thousands of businessmen gathered at the iron gate. Some people at the front were the most excited. Constantly shouting various slogans, Weihari was sure that if he hadn't seen the sharp weapons of the city guards blocking the door, these businessmen would have rushed in. The shouts from the door made Weihari in the room look confused. Depressed, walking back and forth

"I said, the front is just the beginning." The woman on the sofa picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip. "But I don't know who has such a big background. Even the Ministry of Supervision and the Ministry of Navy are fully cooperating with him. The other party has a series of The methods are really unpredictable. Not only have they hooked up the criminals selling fake and inferior weapons who have not been caught for a long time, but they have even made all the forces involved in blocking the price of imperial arms jump out. Well, Killing two birds with one stone, now I just don’t know what the other party will do." "My lord, it's bad. News came from the east gate just now. The Third Army of the Southern Congo, stationed outside Lisbonto, entered through the east gate!!" An attendant of the Governor's Palace stumbled around in panic. run in