Realm of Power

"Grand Duke, we are here! This is Lacey's Commercial Lianming Branch." The leader was astonished. Chen Qiu and the fat man stopped their horses in front of an iron gate. This was a two-story courtyard with emerald green Vines climbed all over the iron fence, several windows with white frames were half-opened, and a palm-sized blue sky pole sign was embedded on the door.

"Why is this happening here? I think the business outside should be good, but why is it so quiet here?" The fat man got off his horse, handed the reins to the guards behind him, took out the white fox fur from the weapon slot of the vest, and hung it on himself On the crook of my right arm, ready for use at night,

He glanced around with a puzzled look on his face. If Morpheus hadn't pointed it out personally, Fatty would have thought this was just an ordinary country courtyard. It was quiet and deserted and incompatible with the bustling business outside. It was probably the shabbiest business alliance branch that Fatty had ever seen.

"Sir, it's always been like this!" Morpheus saw the fat man's unhappy expression, smiled awkwardly and carefully explained, "This place is still a long way from the economically developed main castle, and most of the people passing through here are Caravans transiting north, or adventurers heading west to explore Although it looks lively, in fact, most of the real consumption is local low-cost leather products. As a small transfer station, our business alliance has only symbolically set up a branch here to mobilize supplies. There is no business at all

"So that's it!" The fat man suddenly understood and nodded. "You are right. Judging from what happened along the way, the consumption power here is indeed insufficient and it does not have the potential to become a commercial center. As a small trade transfer station, Not bad”

"Actually, I think this place is good. You are very discerning." A quiet place allows me to have a good sleep! "The fat man turned around again, smiled at the nervous Morpheus, and said with relief

"I know that the business alliance model cannot achieve good development in any system and environment. Especially in the early stage of development, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources to build trade sites, and it also requires convenient and smooth transportation lines. All of this, I didn't even give it to you! If you really want to be held accountable, it's my responsibility.

"When Sir Morpheus heard the fat man's words, his nervous face was stunned for a moment, and then he showed an unspeakable touch. His eyes were red and his lips were slightly opened. But he didn't say anything.

Who is the fat man? Kingdom regent! Duke Falcon! The backend boss of the business alliance! Any identity is enough to defeat a little person like Morpheus. Crushed to pieces with one finger, "

However, for such a big man who can make Vecilia tremble every time he sneezes, he candidly admits his mistakes to a little man like himself. This has to make a strong man like Morpheus feel like he is bowing down. The impulse and all the hardships in establishing the northern branch of the Business Alliance seemed to be worth it because of this sentence.

The fat man looked at the excited Morpheus, shook his palms several times, and said resolutely, "Stop talking! Deacon Morpheus, don't worry, I am not a person who shirks responsibility. The business alliance can take root in this land." Steady footing is a great thing in itself. Regarding previous mistakes, I will make up for it!" "In fact, Fatty also knows what Morpheus wants to say, that is, the problem of the local system. The prerequisite for the rapid development of the business alliance is the local encouraging business policy of Samor and the protection of Samor's army along the way. And this is Jones territory,

Although the Jones family has fully leaned towards Samour, it still uses the lordship system in its system. After several wars, the population of the territory has been severely reduced, from the original 80,000 to only the current 40,000.

The commercial system that relies mainly on river transportation and the geographical environment close to the western wilderness have become shortcomings in the development of commerce and trade in the Jones Territory. Without sufficient population consumption power, it is destined to become a small cargo distribution center for a period of time. , it is impossible to form large commercial centers such as Rivacheze and Rivadin in the south.

Not even Hooper Laban in the north can compare. At least the six northern counties north of Hooper Laban were once the most prosperous areas of the kingdom. Under the protection of the Stian family, they escaped several war catastrophes. , with a very good economic foundation, gave Hobo Laban the capital to become the largest smuggling distribution center.

The business alliance in the Jones Territory was itself a deformed product of a political alliance. At the beginning of building the Jones family's northern territory, Fatty's starting point was not to develop commerce, but to find a military base for Samour in the northern part of the kingdom. support point on

Under this Juche ideology, most of the Gopal funds are used for military purposes in the territorial main fortress, and there is a serious lack of investment in other areas, which leads to this embarrassing imbalance.

Because the journey from Kugit is relatively long, the Kugit envoy had not yet arrived when Fatty arrived. The Business Alliance branch owned a second-rate concubine, and Fat Wu was arranged in the most luxurious suite on the west side of the second floor. Two groups of Hat Zhi Dao Sa took turns to stand guard.

The fat man gave his precious white fox fur to the guards who were on duty at night to wear it to withstand the severe cold at night.

This made the guards even more enthusiastic. Wearing the precious fox fur with one hundred thousand gold coins, a special gift from the Grand Duke, would be enough to show off to your companions when chatting in the future, and maybe even become a celebrity in the family history. !

The night here is very cold. The fat man took off his icy mail armor and wore a set of thick cotton clothes. He stretched out his hand and threw a burning torch on the wall into the fireplace filled with firewood in front of him. The blue flames scorched the withered yellow firewood, making a crackling sound. These firewoods are all teak trees that are special to cold regions. Wooden pipes look like they are stained with grease and are the best material for lighting fires and heating in cold areas.

The pile of teak wood in the fireplace quickly burned, and the room was illuminated by the red fire on the wall. The white cold air curled up and disappeared into the air. The dry and cold room gradually turned into a warm one, like soaking in warm water.

After several days of long journey, the fat man felt that his little body bones were almost broken by the jolts of the war horses. He had just taken a steaming bath, and in front of the warm spring-like stove, he felt that his whole body was full of energy from his bones. Comfortable.

"Dong dong" There was a knocking sound on the door of the outer room, and the fat man walked over reluctantly. I saw it was Latos, the guard standing guard downstairs. A white fox fur cloak was wrapped around his neck, with a few white snowflakes on it.

This is the captain of the Guards team who was born as a long archer from Ciwa. He always likes to follow his previous habit in the tribe and put these things that can show his identity in the most eye-catching position to make himself look nondescript. This time, among the dozen guards with him, 4 of them were just from the group. Selected from the Longbow Troops.

"Sir! The Kugit envoy has arrived at the branch! And asked to see the Lord immediately. Konoe Latos reported in a low voice. The fat man frowned slightly. He did not expect that the Kugit envoy would come in such a cold night. The fat man was in a comfortable mood and didn't want to leave his warm bedroom to meet the damn Kugits.

What's more, he is now a powerful grand duke, so they met in such a hasty way. He also lost his own identity. The Kugits have always been unruly. It would be good for the subsequent negotiations to show off to them. This time the Kugits secretly met with themselves. They were afraid that what they asked for would not reveal what they urgently needed help. The bottom line is that this will only make the Kugit lions open their mouths and put the entire negotiation situation at a disadvantage.

"Tell them I have rested, let's go tomorrow." The fat man thought for a moment with a solemn face, waved his hand to Guard Latos, and prepared to go into the room.

"Sir, the Kugit envoy said that he has something urgent to ask for." Konoe Latos looked hesitant and blinked strangely. He held up a Kugit-style scimitar with both hands and said respectfully, "They said that your old acquaintance, the owner of this saber, is now in the Western Alliance." There!"

"This!" The fat man's eyes straightened, and he took it from Latos with a solemn expression. His eyes carefully scanned the luxurious scabbard inlaid with huge sapphires. There were several beautiful gold pendants hanging from the golden handle.

The fat man pressed his fingers against the scabbard and exerted slight pressure.

"Lock" made a crisp sound, and the smooth blade half jumped out of the scabbard like a bright moon. It was bright and dazzling, with a sharp blade. Revealing a strange light blue. It looks so eye-catching,

"Prairie Blue Moon". The fat man was shocked and said, and the hand holding the knife couldn't help but tremble. He was sure that the extravagant and weird scimitar was the sword of the Zuowei King that he captured from the Kujit people when he was prosperous.

He also used this knife to extort one million gold coins from the fool Nessa family in the south. The joint between the blade's surface and the handle was also marked with his favorite prank label, which meant that this was his "Nu." thing.

After occupying Zhiva Cheze in the south, Fatty once sent people to search for it carefully, but this mysterious sword had disappeared without a trace along with the Nissa family that was exterminated by Dardanirh during the civil strife. For this reason, The fat man once felt a pain in his body. What a good thing. Even if it is not used, it would be good to put it as a decoration in the hall!

Later, the fat man also thought about it, and he was lucky in his heart. He felt that this thing was just like the Lulong horse in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Whoever holds it will be unlucky

"Did this knife fall into the hands of the Kugit Royal Court?" The fat man frowned with a complex expression. He didn't expect that he could still see this ominous trophy. This thing seems to have a natural attachment to war. Every day An appearance is bound to be accompanied by blood and killing. If you want to know what happened, please log in to Musi Sleeve. There are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!