Realm of Power

417 The Secret of the East (1)

The fat man pushed open the thick black carriage door and looked up at the sky.

The bright sunshine tilted down from the cloudless sky, illuminating the dark hotel walls,

The Kugit Grassland in July is the hottest season in summer.

Yunzhong City is not immune. The weather in the grassland has always been very unstable. The high temperature can reach 40 degrees during the day, and the freezing cold can also occur at night.

This made the fat man who was accustomed to the warm climate in the south feel a little uncomfortable.

Fatty lives in a small manor with beautiful scenery that was temporarily resettled by the Business Alliance.

It is close to the outskirts of Yunzhong City. From the windows covered with green wall grass, you can clearly see the scenery of the Kugit tribe's residential area outside the city.

Layers of white tents are clustered in the east and west outside Yunzhong City, like sheep grazing on the vast grassland. They are surrounded by several large lakes outside the city, and several horse racing horses are being built. field,

The ground has been basically leveled, and several parallel horse racing tracks are plowing the fields. This further confirms Fatty's suspicion that there must be a hidden person in charge in Yunzhong City.

From the counterattack on Aichemore, to the burning of Mount Rudato, and taking the opportunity to propose holding the Prairie Laren Warrior Competition, this series of methods are perfectly coordinated and can be called a sophisticated and vicious classic.

I just don’t know if Wikiya is involved in this conspiracy.

Is the person in charge the king of the royal court? Or is there someone else, if Wang Ting is also a victim in this conspiracy vortex?

As expected, this plan is shocking.

Using the entire continent as a chess game and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people as pawns, the two most powerful countries are playing tricks on each other.

In order to confirm his suspicion, Fatty made a secret and tentative decision.

The embargo eliminates the most basic living conditions, and any conspiracy is unfounded.

This sudden blow was like a sharp blade suddenly emerging from the shadows,

No rules, no reasons, just one blow to shelve all ongoing conspiracies.

No one can sit back and watch their carefully designed layout, when the network is about to be successfully closed,

But was beaten by an unreasonable third party,

A sudden kick created a mess that was out of control.

Sure enough, Hu Keqili soon sent a message that the Kugit people had guessed that he was in Yunzhong City and asked to meet him.

When the fat man heard the news, he felt as happy as if he drank a glass of ice water on a July day.

No matter how the mysterious person in charge plots

In the face of the sudden embargoed fist, he finally had no choice but to reveal a flaw.

He even hesitates to expose his own existence directly,

Instruct Duo Weiyan to meet directly with him, the person behind the attempt to disrupt the situation.

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Some things can't be done too much. If you go too far, you will challenge your opponent, so the fat man didn't hide it anymore and came happily.

The fat man knew that Duo Weiyan was a typical Kugit man, as upright and forthright as the bright sunshine above his head.

It is impossible to see in such a short period of time that he, the real master, is behind the embargo and is fully operating.

But in this negotiation, Duo Weiyan directly requested to meet him.

This shows that there must be someone with expert guidance behind Duo Weiyan. The most likely person is the one who has been hiding in Yunzhong City.

The mysterious conspirator who forced Ruidian and Zuowei to a dead end at the same time,

Accompanied by the guards, the fat man walked up to the second floor of the hotel. The soft wooden boards creaked under his feet.

The moment the fat man walked into the corridor on the second floor,

In the middle of the corridor on the second floor, a huge oil painting similar to the one in Hu Keqili's room suddenly flipped inward, revealing a secret door.

The chief officer of the Business Alliance walked out with his assistant and stood nervously in front of the secret door.

"What's the situation with the embargo?" the fat man stopped in front of the two people and asked

"The calculation will begin after receiving the warrant from your Excellency." The commercial officer took the account book from his assistant, bowed his head respectfully and reported the report.

"In 31 hours, we blocked a total of 39 commercial alliance caravans, 14 smuggling caravans of the three underground forces, a total of 105 tons of various materials and weapons, and paid a compensation of 650,000 gold coins...

The chief officer of the Business Alliance suddenly stopped talking. He looked at the fat man and said in a hesitant voice.

"Grand Duke, there is one more thing. Because the amount involved this time is huge, according to the rules of the Business Alliance, this document requires a seal from the Duke's Palace."

"Well, I know these rules." Fatty nodded. The rules of the business alliance were originally formulated by Fatty in order to control possible malicious lending within the business alliance.

Any order to requisition goods worth 200,000 gold coins must require the seal of the Duke's Palace.

The fat man used his heraldic ring to stamp a seal on the bottom corner of the account book and said to the two of them.

"The embargo can be lifted from now on. As for the compensation to be paid, I will send the pick-up list of the batch of goods sent from China to General Hu Keqili later."

"Yes, Grand Duke." The two of them respectfully retreated into the secret door of the corridor again.

The fat man turned the corner of the corridor in front, waved the guards to stop outside the door of the room, pushed open the door of the room with his own hands, and saw Hu Keqili and Duo Weiyan sitting on the seats by the window talking. What,

The bright yellow sunlight shines in from outside the window, making it appear peaceful. It is impossible to tell that what the two of them are talking about now is a major event that may have a bearing on the fate of the entire royal court.

"This is politics. A friendly handshake at the table, but a frantic kicking below the table."

The fat man sighed. If he had a choice, the fat man would not bully Duo Weiyan, an honest person.

Among the young Kugit generation I know,

Duo Weiyan is someone that Fatty has seen quite a bit.

He is young, steady, and decisive in doing things, but he seems a bit too straightforward and forthright.

But this is what Fatty appreciates the most,

This is how the Kujit people should be. The blood inheritance of the wolf clan should not be used for feminine and vicious ways.

This is a young eagle that just lacks a sky to fly.

Fatty also sent someone to find out about the status of the Duowei tribe in Kugit.

The Duowei tribe is one of the several large tribes in the Kugit Khanate. Their living area was originally in the north of Aichmore. Due to the loss of Aichmore more than ten years ago, they had to migrate to the northeastern area of ​​​​Tulga.

With a population of about 150,000 and a military strength of more than 40,000, it is one of the main forces of the Kugit Royal Guards.

But the Duowei family is in an awkward position in the royal court. I don’t know why.

Always in a position of neither up nor down,

Even the Zuowei tribe, which is lower than the Duowei tribe, can obtain the title of king, but the representative of the Duowei family, Duoweiyan, only holds the empty post of minister of foreign affairs.

This is definitely an incomprehensible problem for the Kugit Khanate, which respects the strong.

"Grand Duke" Duo Weiyan saw the fat man coming in, his confused expression disappeared, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a look of joy climbed onto his brows,

"Sir," Hu Keqili also quickly stood up from his seat and gave a military salute to the fat man.

"The majestic Wikiya Falcon soared from the southern hills to Kugit Cloud City. This is definitely an honor for Kugit." Although Duo Weiyan is upright, as a foreign minister, these words of praise are naturally casual. Come,

He took the fat man's hand and completely let go of his worries. Now that the Falcon has appeared, the caravan embargo will be easier to deal with.

Queen Scehurris's judgment is indeed as terrifying as ever

"Master Duowei is still so funny. Compared with the noble Eagle of the Royal Court in Yunzhong City, what do I, a country bumpkin from the mountainous area, mean?" the fat man said with a generous smile.

After Fatty exchanged a few polite words with Duo Weiyan, the two sides got down to business.

Duo Weiyan first blamed the fat man for the unauthorized embargo, saying that this matter was completely negotiable, and there was no need to be so rigid and direct suddenly, causing him to lose face in front of King Khan.

The fat man looked angry, pretending to be completely unaware, and patted his chest and promised that these daring businessmen would be severely punished, and the caravan would definitely appear in Yunzhong City within one day.

"Have you really wronged the Vekia Falcon?" Seeing the fat man swearing and sharing the same hatred made Duo Weiyan feel embarrassed.

The upright Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kujit felt a sense of shame for using such a narrow-minded approach to measure the prestigious Vekia Falcon.

Thinking that Fatty's punishment might cause those merchants to avoid the Yunzhong City business line because of evading punishment,

Duo Weiyan quickly told the fat man that he would never hold those merchants accountable again, and was willing to purchase these goods at a high price, as long as they could continue to transport the goods to Yunzhong City.

"For the sake of your Lord Duo Weiyan's good luck, I will let these businessmen go." The fat man said angrily. He suddenly took out a list of supplies from his arms and placed it gently on Duo Weiyan's chest. Talk in front of you

"Actually, Master Duoweiyan doesn't need to worry about the competition. As soon as we received the request from the Kugit Court for competition supplies, we immediately issued an emergency mobilization order. This was urgently transported by our Wikiya caravan from various places. 105 tons of urgently needed supplies are now placed in Stres, not far from here. It originally required at least 1 million gold coins, but because of the friendship of Master Duoweiyan, I made the decision and bought all the goods for 800,000 gold coins. Take it away"

Hearing the fat man's words, the upright Duo Weiyan knew what was going on no matter how stupid he was. The little guilt he felt towards the fat man immediately flew out of the sky.

This is blackmail, blatant blackmail

"This damn fat man." Looking at the fat man smiling kindly in front of him, Duo Weiyan finally had a new understanding of the Wikidia proverb "The eye of a falcon is smaller than the eye of a needle."

"It's a game of cat and mouse..." Hu Keqili, who was standing aside, saw Duo Weiyan's embarrassed face and shook his head in his heart. Now Duo Weiyan is like a fat cat being fattened. , the pitiful little mouse that he fiddled with with his thick palms.

After thinking about it for a while, Duo Weiyan found that she had almost no other choice but to agree, and nodded helplessly.

The new talks started again on a sunny afternoon in a slightly helpless atmosphere.

Only this time it was replaced by a direct dialogue between Fatty and Duo Weiyan. Under the condition of reaching a consensus,

After Fatty agreed to resume caravan transportation and promised to ensure sufficient rations for Yunzhong City when the Laren Warriors competition was held, Duo Weiyan also took out a document from his arms and gently placed it in front of Fatty.

"This is a revised trade agreement. Although it has not been authorized by the Royal Court, I am absolutely sure that this agreement will be passed at the Royal Court meeting tomorrow, but Kujit needs a commitment from the Grand Duke. "

"What promise?" The fat man looked at the document on the table, his eyebrows twitched involuntarily, and his mouth felt dry for a while, thinking that the Kujit Royal Court was so happy to put it on the business line,

This is the trade route agreement for the entire eastern Kugit. As long as you lightly scratch the brown parchment with a quill,

Samor's caravan can go east along the winding river,

Crossing the Turga Grassland and reaching Hamar City, the center of the eastern grassland,

Then climb over the Velay Mountains on the eastern edge and enter the resource-rich Dorok Mountains.

Finally, it merged with the southern trade route across Rode.

Completing a grand plan that had been planned for several years in Fatty's mind was also a feat belonging to the Samor businessman.

The caravans loaded with goods will move across the vast northern grasslands, the undulating southern hills, and the undulating sea ships, using rumble vehicles to evacuate across the entire Ivadis continent, creating a milestone cycle.

Build a business empire that is far larger than the area controlled by any current monarch.

Duo Weiyan saw the fat man's slightly confused expression, so he definitely made his words clear. He changed his relaxed attitude and said with a serious look, "The requirements of our Royal Court are very simple, that is, under any circumstances, Weixia must not equip weapons." Transported to the eastern grasslands"

"Huh? Why is this?" The fat man frowned when he heard Duo Weiyan's conditions. The weapons and equipment trade has always been the backbone of Wikiya's trade. Not transporting weapons from the eastern grasslands is tantamount to Wikiya losing its largest trade share.

Duo Weiyan looked at the fat man's astonished face and said, "I will tell the truth to the Grand Duke. The Duolun tribe in Hamar City is the biggest mortal enemy of our royal court. Not only did they establish their own Eastern Royal Court, but they also have an ambiguous relationship with the Ruidian people.

This time, if the Duolun tribe had not secretly colluded with the Ruidian people and withdrew the troops on the border of the eastern grasslands of Ruidian,

It is impossible for the Ruidian people to let go and use all their strength to besiege Aichemore.

If the biggest enemy in the heart of our Kugit Royal Court is not the invading Ruidian people, but the damn Duolun Tribe, as long as we survive this difficulty, our Royal Court will never let this damn traitor go."

"Oh, so there is such a thing." The fat man's face looked slightly unnatural, and the smile at the corner of his mouth turned into solemn contemplation.

I thought everything would be fine if the eastern trade route was released, but I didn't expect that Hamar City and the Royal Court in the east were actually in a hostile situation. This sudden difficulty undoubtedly gave Fatty a headache.

For the situation in the eastern grasslands,

Because the Kugit Royal Court was strictly sealed, it was the first time for Fatty to hear such detailed inside information.

This made Fatty interested. Since the eastern grassland is about to be opened, it is always good to know more about the real situation.