"Teacher, Grand Duke Kawei is here." The black-haired and brown-skinned girl Kaya, an apprentice whom she hadn't seen for a long time, said expressionlessly. But what was different today was that Lin actually saw it on the face of his usually calm apprentice.
There was a hint of embarrassment, as if he had something to say.
The old Duke said that he was also a nobleman in the Holy City of Estali, so as long as Lin met him, he had no reason to refuse. He could only temporarily put aside the idea of his own apprentice and said: "Take the Grand Duke to the drawing room."
"At the same time, he placed Hagakiri on the table. The scabbard originally under his left shoulder did not fit the current shape of Hagiri. If he wanted to put it into the sheath, he would have to make a new scabbard.
The home in the Holy City of Estali originally had only two living rooms, distinguished by size. However, since the Marquise Balan moved in and the home was expanded, another living room was added, and the size is between the first two.
But after all, it is run by a real nobleman, so in terms of layout, layout, etc., it is more suitable for the communication between the nobles of the Lost Land than Lin's imagination.
After all, she is one of her relatives, and one of the few people who is willing to get close to her. Therefore, Marquis de Balan, who always avoids strangers, made a rare appearance. But she also sat far away like a vigilant kitten, away from everyone.
They kept a certain distance. The old man seemed to want to give him a hug, but he didn't dare to get close, so he could only ask for help from a distance.
As for Lin in his own home, he didn't necessarily use the flashing technique to appear and disappear, or use two legs to walk down to earth. It just depended on his mood at the time and how he wanted to get through it. This time, he used his two legs.
Walking towards the reception room to the west, he asked his apprentice about what he had missed while staying in the eye of the storm.
Speaking of which, now that the time sequence has entered summer, several things have indeed happened around us. It’s just that someone has been hiding in the eye of the storm to do research in order to inflict multi-dimensional damage to himself. Things that happened in the Lost Land, as long as they are not life-threatening,
I ignored them all, and it has been postponed until now. Now, the old Duke is here to collect debts.
But it's not quite right to say it's a debt collection. After seeing a certain magician enter the living room, the old Duke broke out of the mode of doting on his granddaughter and looked at that person with a constipated look on his face.
The expression of the old Duke was not surprising at all to Lin, who had just learned about the incident during this period. The crux of the problem lies in the automobile manufacturing and research and development center. In a word, the nobles of the Gowane Empire
They were jealous.
If it were just a normal business transaction, jealousy would be jealousy. Businesses depend on one's ability. If you can't do it, it's hard for the nobles to grab it. However, the identity of the Grand Duke of Kawei is enough to block many unscrupulous people.
Come to think of it, cars also have military uses!
If this is a specialty product in the territory, such as crops, minerals, etc. Unless the Grand Duke of Kawei is deprived of his territory, other people will not be able to get involved, and there will not be so many things later. But this is not it! This is just a group of magicians and craftsmen
When gathered together, the manufacturing industry can be completed. People are the key point. And people can move at will.
No matter how honorable Duke Kawei is, there are still fifteen people in the Gwane Empire who can be equal to him, let alone an emperor who is above them. When the emperor of the empire comes to an end, the other great dukes will work together.
At that time, a grand duke really couldn't bear the pressure of this level.
Who told this old man to put on a show that made others frightened? The original one-month journey was shortened to three days, and he led half of the Duke's Guards from his own territory to rush to the capital. This means that as long as there are enough vehicles, this old man can
The old man can appear in any corner of the empire within a month. And this speed is far faster than others can recruit enough troops to resist.
In fact, to accomplish such a feat, we need to be able to cooperate with roads, logistics, etc. But we can’t help others who don’t understand! Even those who understand have to pretend not to understand, otherwise how can we unite with others to put pressure on this delicious piece of land?
Cut off a piece of cake.
So in the past few months, there has been a series of tragedy for the Grand Duke. All kinds of overt and covert means have been used against him and the people around him in an endless stream.
Although the Auto Center has another partner, the Ruan family from the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce. But this family, which is as wealthy as any country, can only rival those small countries. The wealth, power and force of the Chamber of Commerce are far less than that of an empire.
height. In addition, their roots are not within the Gwane Empire, so they do not have much power to resist the pressure from the empire.
As for the center's third partner, a magician... this one was directly ignored by the nobles. A mere magician, even if he reaches the level of a magic saint and has his own magic tower, in the eyes of the 'big' nobles
It’s not a big deal. The pride of the empire makes them confident that they can crush everything in the world!
Therefore, the empire's request is very simple, that is, to relocate the automobile manufacturing and R&D center. There is also a very legitimate reason for choosing the location, which is a city near a large mine.
This mine mainly produces high-end magic materials, but there are also quite a lot of ordinary metal minerals associated with it. Together with the wood from the nearby forest farm, it can basically meet all the needs for making an ordinary car, effectively reducing the cost of transporting materials.
It sounds like this is a perfect location. But! Within the territory of the Grand Duke of Kawei, or the area controlled by the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, there are also such mineral concentration areas. Then why is the empire's requirement to move cars
What about the relocation of the center to the territory of the Grand Duke of Risa?
In fact, as early as when the automobile industry was in its infancy, the empire had tried to send someone to confer the position of magic advisor to the empire and asked someone to go to the capital. It is unknown what the follow-up plan was, but before it was implemented, the demon prince Aza was
De was just scared off.
According to someone's subsequent investigation, the special envoy, Marquis Aga, was none other than the eldest son of Duke Rizal. Based on his status, it was definitely a super-standard treatment for such a person to convey the emperor's edict.
The intention behind the current request to move the automobile center to the territory of this grand duke is quite interesting.
By the way, the reason why someone entered the eyes of people in the cloud was not because the car was so promising at that time, or because the profits that someone could make made the nobles jealous. It was simply that Mr. Rizal
The forces that want to attack Kawei Gong cannot directly attack the Kawei family or their territory, so they only shift their targets to these peripheral auxiliary forces.
To put it simply, someone has caught the tail end of a political storm.
Only in the past, two great dukes fought, and although one ended up staying at the center of the empire, the other went home to retire. But as a decisive emperor, there was actually no obvious preference. At least, Duke Risa was not allowed to do so.
Get the chance to kill the Kawei family. The latter is still under the protection of the emperor's wings.
But this time, the military use of automobiles made the nature of the matter completely different. The emperor had to correct his stance and seek the path that was most beneficial to the empire. Letting Duke Rizal take the lead in seizing the automobile industry was the first step, and the next step was to
The next step is to expand this new technology to all parts of the empire.
From the emperor's standpoint, he could not agree that this strategically important technology should be monopolized by just one vassal, but he did not mind if one of them took the lead. Hence the current situation.