Realm of Power

"Have you checked it out? What is the background of this Ha Qina? How come I have never heard of it?" Plais raised his head and looked at the adjutant who walked into his office. "It is said that he was an important figure in the former Kingdom of Feishan who just returned to the country some time ago. He was once appointed as a minister of state by King Feishan." The adjutant handed a report about Hazina's situation to Prais with a stern expression. Ningsheng said, "In fact, to stabilize the situation, it is enough to mobilize the fifth army from outside the city to the city to maintain it. I believe the effect will be much better than the current direct attack." "The situation in Feishan requires the power of a sharp knife to cut through the mess!" Plais opened the information about Hanaqi in his hand, his eyes were cold and his face was calm. Feishan Governor's Mansion suddenly detained the protesting chamber of commerce representatives, and then Nahaqi and others The noble Feishan took the opportunity to squeeze out the Hakka family. In just one afternoon, Hakka was killed. The La family's dominant position in Feishan's trade was overthrown, and they quickly gained the support of other chambers of commerce in the empire. The tactics shown in this fight moved even Prais. The name Hazina, in Badya has risen like a hurricane and has begun to touch the bottom line of Feishan Governor's Mansion.

I originally thought that the Feishan nobles wanted to rely on Allensteen to suppress the Hakara family, and they were still playing the old trick of taking advantage of the situation to gain power. I thought it would take at least seven or eight days to seize Feishan from the Hakara family. Shan Trading put all its efforts into it, but didn’t expect that it would only take one short afternoon. , directly throwing the Hakara family into a situation of eternal destruction, which is amazing. Although it was calculated intentionally and unintentionally, Prais believed that if he placed himself in the opponent's position and used the limited resources in his hands and the support of the empire, It is difficult to fight for the Hakara family to this extent!

"Cut the mess with a quick sword, sir. Those are 60% of the representatives of the empire's chamber of commerce. With this sword strike, most of the empire's chamber of commerce will be cut off!" the young adjutant said angrily and funny. In fact, the young adjutant has no regard for Prai Si was extremely opposed to the sudden order to arrest people. According to the young man's opinion, arresting people would only be counterproductive to the current situation in the Badiya area. Originally, the Governor's Office was not very passive in this matter, and the other party moved out. Princess Allensteen, the Governor's Mansion's response to seizing the transport convoy was still within the control of both parties, but this arrest immediately seemed like poking a hornet's nest. You must know those impounded chambers of commerce. The representatives were not from Feishan, but from the Empire’s local chamber of commerce. The Feishan Governor’s Office directly arrested a large number of representatives of the empire’s chambers of commerce. Once the news spreads, the Feishan area will inevitably become the target of verbal vilification by merchants throughout the empire! Even Plais, a former important minister of the empire, would fall into extreme passivity. "Extreme passivity? Haha, this requires them to have the courage!"

Plais put down the investigation and protection in his hands, and smiled coldly at the corner of his stern mouth. No wonder the emperor would take such extreme measures to deal with this matter. He now figured out that the falcon's claws would never fail! As the emperor's reputation grows, few people remember this proverb that made the entire continent uneasy.

Let the Feishan nobles relax first, thinking that the empire has given up high pressure, especially the return of the fleeing nobles who returned in large numbers, which will inevitably have an impact on the empire's newly stabilized situation. The emperor decided to issue an amnesty order for Feishan's rebellion. By that time, I was afraid that I had already planned to use force to clear the way for Fei Shan’s development.

Because this is the fastest and most thorough method. The emperor does not have so much time to wait in Feishan. The time for the emperor to return to the imperial capital for the annual meeting is getting closer and closer, so he must clean up the Feishan area before returning. , the empire's move southward has already taken one foot in the Order Country, we can't wait two or three years before taking the second foot! So when he heard the adjutant's worries, Plais didn't take it at all, because the detained Chamber of Commerce representatives would soon be more worried than himself!

"Sir, we are here!" the guard's voice sounded at the door.

"Let them come in!" A sly smile appeared on Plais's lips.

In the prison of the Governor's Mansion, more than a hundred representatives of the protesting chamber of commerce were controlled, and some Feishan nobles who did not know the truth were also involved. When they were first detained, everyone looked angry. My lungs are about to explode. In so many areas of the empire, I have never seen anything like Feishan Governor's Mansion. It was so barbaric. They had no water or food for a whole afternoon. They neither interrogated them nor released them. They were just detained like this. The problem is that this other prison is not big, and the number of people detained on weekdays is absolutely There won't be more than thirty people. Now it's a disaster to have so many people squeezed in at once.

We need to eat, we need to drink water, and we need a place to rest. The famous imperial minister Plais is simply a brutal manager. Everyone is filled with indignation and accuses Feishan Governor's Mansion of abusing them.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Behind us are 60 to 70 percent of the chambers of commerce in the entire empire. They don't dare to do anything to us."

"We want to see Mr. Prais, we want Mr. Prais to come out and explain the situation." They asked Prais to come out and explain to them personally. This is absolutely unimaginable in other countries. A dignified governor would talk to businessmen. Apologize, but this is an empire, an empire based on business, the power of businessmen The new aristocracy has replaced the aristocracy in the original ruling class and is becoming the second class of the empire in addition to the military. Especially with the spread of the imperial mayor system, a large number of wealthy businessmen have begun to enter the political stage and become the new aristocracy. The power of businessmen and managers of some cities in the empire cannot be underestimated.

Fatty especially separated the business alliance from the empire's ruling system, and spent so much effort to build the imperial banking system, a financial giant controlled by the empire. In fact, he was adding another lock on the flow of funds to the merchants of the entire empire. "I am a representative of the White Eyebrow Chamber of Commerce, one of the top ten chambers of commerce in Lisbon. Why did Feishan Governor's Palace detain me? I need an explanation, otherwise the White Eyebrow Chamber of Commerce will withdraw from Badia Port," said a middle-aged man with a serious expression. The young businessman representative said loudly. He was obviously an important person inside. He looked arrogant and unceremoniously asked to see Prais.

"Yes, if there is no explanation, our Nayako Chamber of Commerce will also withdraw from the Feishan area."

"We, the Hado Chamber of Commerce, also quit Feishan"

Sure enough, his request was quickly responded to. Two guards from the Governor's Mansion opened the door to his cell. The representative of the White-browed Bird Chamber of Commerce showed a proud look on his face. Under the cheers of everyone, he walked out like a victorious warrior. Soon , he was taken to the door of an office by the guards. At the door stood several rows of heavily armed Imperial officers. The soldiers were full of killings. This sight made the business representative pause for a moment, but he quickly let go. He was really too worried. He didn't believe what Plais would do to him. He was A pure Wikionian, so he knew that Plais was not a scoundrel, but a Radian who upheld the spirit of chivalry.

The White Eyebrowed Bird Chamber of Commerce can become one of the top ten commercial centers in Lisbon, which is close to the southern part of the empire. It is also very powerful in itself. Behind it is the background of the empire's Wikiia faction. It is even rumored that even the first princess of the empire, Princess Maomo, was born. The Mo family also has a considerable stake in the Baimei Bird Chamber of Commerce. In the just-concluded board meeting of the Baimei Bird Chamber of Commerce, there were two important members from the Mao Mo family. With such a background, they are naturally not afraid of Rui Plais. The leader of the Erdian faction

What's more, the middle-aged man knows something about the factions within the empire and thinks he holds the key. It took two years for Plais to withdraw from the top of the empire, so that the Ruidian faction did not expand at all for two full years. Sitting back and watching other factions grow rapidly in the past two years as the empire swallowed up the north and expanded to the south.

Originally, the Ruidian faction was the strongest among the Wikiya factions in the empire, and could not even be compared with the Eastern and Western Tribunals. However, now, the Eastern and Western Tribunals have become the largest military vassal group in the Empire and the vanguard of the Empire's external expansion. Even the Dorok faction and the Lod faction have caught up later. , even Salander, the weakest among the factions, is about to catch up with them. Now that he has finally got a chance to come back, Plais has become the general administrative officer of the joint region of Feishan and Istan, and he must do his best to delay this. After two years of making up for it, we will not dare to offend the major chambers of commerce in the empire too much.

In this case, what else do you need to worry about!

Two guards opened the door to the office, and the middle-aged business representative walked in. What came into his eyes was an old man sitting behind a desk, flipping through documents. The old man actually looked to be about forty or fifty, but his temples looked like It's as white as autumn frost, so the first impression you get is that it's old. But look more closely. You will find that he is not that old, and he has a dignified appearance. At first glance, he is a whole sect. This person is Prais, and on the couch in front of Prais, two tall and tall imperial officers look respectful. Standing there and watching the middle-aged business representative being brought in, one of the imperial officers' body trembled slightly.

The middle-aged business representative also saw the imperial officer, with a surprised expression on his face. That was his son, an imperial officer under Varisien, who is currently stationed in the Feishan area. This time, the middle-aged business representative He volunteered to come to Fei Shan to expand business for the Chamber of Commerce. He also came to see his son. He didn't expect to see his son here.

"Is this the person you are talking about?" Plais raised his head and looked at the officer. "Yes, sir, I hope you can be generous. I believe that my father must have been deceived because he did not know the truth. It is absolutely impossible for him to participate in such a major treasonous act as hijacking the empire's rations! "The imperial officer stood at attention and said quickly

"Son, what are you talking about? What are you talking about about the imperial army rations? How could I possibly do that! That will cost me my head!" The middle-aged business representative's eyes widened. Hearing the words of the imperial officer, he suddenly felt There was a sound in his head, and he went blank for a moment. Hijacking military rations was no joke. It was a serious crime among serious crimes. The empire was involved in tragedy because of the military ration problem. That incident was not earth-shattering. There were so many people killed. How could he go there? do that kind of thing

"What is stored in the valley warehouse is military rations. Didn't you send the transport convoy there?" Plais glanced over it with sharp eyes like a knife, and said lightly, "Why do you think the Governor's Palace detained you? Are you protesting? ? No, it’s because you yourself admitted to robbing military rations!”

"Oh my god, I swear I really didn't know that it was military rations. If we knew it was military rations, we would still dare to come to the Governor's Mansion to protest!"

The middle-aged business representative's face turned pale and his whole body was trembling. The crime of robbing military rations was too big. Not to mention that he couldn't bear it. He couldn't bear it even if the White-browed Bird Chamber of Commerce moved out. And once the chamber of commerce was gone, If he knew that he was involved in robbing military rations, he would report him to the empire as soon as possible and resolutely To clarify the relationship, his son also explained to Prais anxiously that his father would never do anything, and that his family had a certain marriage relationship with the Mao Mo family. His second sister-in-law was Mao Mo. The one who came out of the Mo family asked Prais to investigate clearly and clear his father's name!

"I know you are worried about your father, and I hope that your father was deceived and deceived. However, when it comes to such a big matter as military rations, careful investigation is needed before a conclusion can be drawn. You should go back first."

Plais sighed, and pretended to wave his hand, asking the two officers to go back. In fact, he also sighed in his heart.

His Majesty the Emperor is pushing himself into a pit of fire. On the one hand, he detained the protesting Chamber of Commerce representatives by force and made the matter bigger. On the other hand, he revealed the news to the military. Many of these representatives of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce They have connections with the imperial military, and I believe everyone will soon know that these chambers of commerce are actually involved in the crime of robbing military rations, which is a major beheading crime. The direction of the wind is bound to be one-sided. It is really a miracle to reverse passivity in one fell swoop.

When the time comes, in order to prove their innocence, the major chambers of commerce will not only not hold grudges against Governor Fei Shan, but will spare no effort to correct them. This is all misleading by Fei Shan nobles. Governor Fei Shan has sold these imperial chambers of commerce for nothing without any effort. The favor opened the way for the subsequent development of commerce in Feishan's coastal area, and also obtained evidence against the Feishan nobles, and even had more benefits that made it difficult for Plais to speak out.

The emperor actually hinted that he would take this opportunity to ruthlessly ask for bribes from these chambers of commerce, so that these imperial chambers of commerce would be able to invest heavily in the Feishan area with confidence. They all believed that they could get the upper hand, and they also solved Feishan's discovery. Early funding shortcomings

Thinking of this, Plais could not help but say that it was so shameless. When Plais heard the emperor say this, the corners of his mouth were bitter. In the past few years in the Feishan area, he was probably destined to become famous. Total destruction!