Just like my experience in dealing with kings and emperors in the past, even if I was invited by the other party, I could not meet him immediately. When the person arrived, I had to wait for the other party to arrange a time before I could officially meet him.
According to the imperial envoy, Count Efron, the time for the divine envoy of the Goddess of Gold to participate in the imperial meeting is set to be seven days later.
At that time, a tone that everyone can agree on will be set for the construction of the temple of the goddess of gold coins, that is, the bank.
In these days, the fans of the land are not as fussy about the content of the agreement as they are on the earth. Basically, a few big guys meet and the tone is set with just a few words.
Anyway, those who will comply will naturally comply, and those who will fall out will still fall out no matter what. Even if it is written in black and white, you can interpret it how you want on your own territory. What everyone wants to discuss is related to the amount and time limit.
This kind of more specific content can be decided on the spot. If it cannot be decided on the spot, it means that the negotiation will probably fail.
The waiting time after seven days was not set casually, nor was it deliberately intended to embarrass anyone. During this period, a banquet was arranged every night.
If someone accepts these invitations without thinking, he may think that the Karlsruhe Empire really welcomes the Gold Goddess and his entourage, or that he intends to corrupt these divine envoys with his luxurious life.
But if you cooperate with the message sent by the empress, then the six-day banquet invitation will be quite interesting.
The inviter on the first day was the Duke of Messinaceri, and the venue was the Duke’s residence in the capital.
The second day was for the Grand Duke of Frias, also in the Grand Duke's capital residence, the third day was for the Grand Duke of Infanta, the fourth day was for the joint invitation of the Grand Duke of Piercenza and the Grand Duke of Parma, and the fifth day was for the Grand Duke of Mu
The Grand Duke of Greece and the Grand Duke of Montezuma.
On the sixth day, there was a banquet hosted by the empress, which was held in the green hall of the palace.
To put it simply, each day's invitation corresponds to a noble faction of the Karlsruhe Empire, a total of five. The last day is the emperor's invitation banquet, and then the formal imperial meeting.
With this kind of battle going on, Lin didn't think it was just about eating and drinking.
Private meetings are naturally for personal gain. After doing big things, it is human nature to seek some benefits for oneself. Nobles can only do more, so how can they be exceptions. Perhaps these banquets are the meetings between the nobles of the five major factions and the envoys of the Goddess of Gold Coins.
First contact.
This is not to say that the five major factions of the Karlsruhe Empire can include all nobles. For example, the Grand Duke of Oz is a fence-sitter who does not belong to any party. But he does not have a clear position, and there are reasons why he has to do it.
As the main frontline against the Haider Empire, the Oz Plain is the main territory of the Grand Duke of Oz. The troops protecting this territory come from the entire empire. If the Duke of Oz casually takes sides, other factions cannot deal with them.
If his political opponents don't send troops to support him, then his game will be over. So as a fence-sitter, he has no choice but to sit on the fence.
Other great nobles did not dare to force him to take sides. As long as anyone made such a request, Duke Oz's condition was very simple. Send enough troops to help him defend the Oz Plain. Whoever can do this will become
Whose die-hard partisan?
Perhaps it is a very pleasant thing to monopolize military merit, but military merit is not earned in vain. How many soldiers have to die to have a chance to earn merit. If the land responsible for guarding is lost, even if there is no punishment, but the soldier
Your life would have been wasted.
Therefore, the battlefield of the Plains of Oz is a big mud pit that everyone defends, and no one dares to eat alone. This has become the capital of the Duke of Oz.
Except for the Grand Duke of Oz, those who failed to enter the five major factions were mostly unwelcome minor nobles. Perhaps their territories were located in remote areas, or perhaps their territories happened to be located in some embarrassing locations, and they happened to be related to certain nobles in the faction.
There is a contradiction between me and him. So no one dares to recruit these little nobles at will.
Although these small nobles also know how to stay together in groups, their political influence is far inferior to that of the five major factions. They only pay lip service to the emperor, but in fact they can't help much. Naturally, they are not qualified to host a separate banquet and invite the divine envoys of the Goddess of Gold Coins.
They will probably attend the banquet hosted by the empress on the last day to look for opportunities. We also have to look at the gains of the big nobles in the previous few days to judge whether they can get some meat from the corners.
Just from the invitation letter and Baron Mangadu who came to report every day, Lin felt a wave of political turmoil belonging to the Karlsruhe Empire. When he actually participated, this feeling was even deeper.
Although the five major factions are nominally inviting each to the banquet, the people they are inviting are the nobles of the entire empire. Except for those enemies who have grudges and have made it clear that they do not have any contact with each other.
Some minor nobles are simple. As long as they receive an invitation, they will find a way to attend. This kind of banquet is a very important social occasion for the nobles. In addition to maintaining friendship, it is also an opportunity to show the strength of the family.
This is not to make people afraid or anything. Sometimes, if there are any seasonal specialties in the family territory, you can tell them about it on such occasions. Maybe someone is interested, maybe someone needs it, and if you find it privately, the business will be done.
If you make a sum, you will make money.
The nobles of the Karlsruhe Empire are not the same as those in other places. The waterways drive the prosperity of the empire's commerce, and those who are able to be the leader do not expect to bring greater benefits to the family, rather than just looking at the dirt. If not
With this flexibility, they have long been replaced by other brothers and sisters, and they cannot sit in their current position.
But when it comes to invitations to these banquets, the nobles are very particular. Who can go, who can't go, who has to go in person, who has to bring his family with him, and who has to send only his children and nephews.
That's right, it makes sense in every aspect. If you make a mistake, not only will you lose face, but the host of the banquet will also lose face. And for nobles, losing face is the same as making a grudge.
But one thing is very clear, that is, those banquets attended by the nobles themselves must have different friendships with the host of the banquet. It can be said that they are members of the same faction. So if someone does not show up when they should,
Or appeared on different occasions, which would be no less than an earthquake to the empire.
But Lin didn't have the chance to see such a big scene. In fact, the banquets in the first five days were basically the same, except that the actors opposite them changed one after another.
The nobles have nothing more than a few demands. One is that banking services should not be opened to their enemies. The other is that the money deposited by the Gold Coin Goddess should be given to them. If they don't comply, the stupid ones will just make all kinds of threats and inducements.
, the smart ones didn’t say much, or even just mentioned a few things and stopped saying more.
Sure enough, money is what moves people's hearts. I can't go to the goddess directly, so I go to the little devils like them to see if I can get some of the money I have passed into my own pocket.
Regarding these things, whether Lin or other elves, they all push it if they can, and if they can't push it, they just pretend to be stupid.
The kind of statement that is willing to expel other gods and worship the Goddess of Gold Coins, as long as the bank does not open elsewhere, does not raise the question of whether the goddess believes in it, but there is no need at all!
If the church of the Gold Coin Goddess still maintains its past belief model, the support of those in power and the exclusive belief in the territory will be a good thing. In order to achieve the goal, it is understandable to pay some price.
But nowadays, banks do not need the belief of being exclusive to one place. What is more important is to open widely. It is impossible to agree to the requirement that after a bank is established in one place, it will not open in a certain place.
Besides, with the current locust-like spreading speed of banks, other gods can tolerate it because banks will not invade their beliefs. If they show exclusivity, even if it is just in a certain place, will it spread in the future?
Where else?
As soon as there are signs of this worry, I am afraid it will be a battle between gods, and it will be a battle between gods. Even the Lord of Guardians will not be able to come forward to protect him. In a confrontation related to faith, I sincerely agree with this person.
It doesn't matter.
As for those who have the idea of depositing the money in the Kingdom of the Goddess of Gold Coins, thinking about how to borrow it, and then default on the debt, let alone those nobles who clearly ask for the money.
With a face that he would beat people to death if he didn't give them money, Lin Ke suppressed his nausea and still refused.
The reason is also very simple. To put it bluntly, the operation process of the Midland version of the bank is actually like operating an ATM (automated teller machine) on Earth. Except for the person who deposits and withdraws money, no other living person will handle money.
Since there are no live people to handle it, there is no room for operation. The unruly operation of blocking doors and collecting taxes has been suppressed and dealt with by Ke Yin early on.
The bank's business has been promoted in other places for so long. Don't the nobles who spoke this know know? But even if they knew, they still couldn't help but ask this question when they met the envoy of the goddess of gold coins.
.Maybe I will have a chance to reach out.
But the nobles didn't just ask for it, they also wanted a guarantee.
Since the promotion of the bank of the Gold Coin Goddess, there have been cases where lords later regretted it and forcibly attacked banks that were already doing business. But with the support of the World Tree and the Wood Elf tribe, Ke Yin is not a mere commander and no one can use him, he is directly an army of elves.
Pressure.
The elves who can be assigned by World Tree are not the kind of rookies who have just left the tribe to experience. Familiarity with martial arts is the most basic, and military formation coordination is also proficient. Coupled with the weapons and equipment produced by World Tree, it is like a god-like outfit.
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The most important thing is that the elves' army takes action, only to injure but not to kill. Such a request is not difficult for these elves who are accustomed to fighting, but it is not pleasing to them as a hostile party.
It's fine if the soldiers are dead. If they are just injured, can they be saved? After they are rescued, can they arrange for people to treat and take care of them? Is there any morale left in the territory even if these people groan in pain? Especially since these people are not dead.
, who did it? The Elf Task Force, which belongs to the Gold Coin Goddess, became famous.
After all, this team is not permanent, and it comes and disappears suddenly. If it weren't for the wounded soldiers left behind, others would really think it was a dream. Therefore, the nobles also hope to touch this when they contact the gold coin goddess envoy.
The details of the team.
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As for bribery, no noble has thought about it. Think about the armies established based on divine power in the past, which one is not troublesome? It is the same even today. So everyone is on guard against it.
If it weren't for the fact that banks are indeed good things, this elusive army alone would make people sleepless and uneasy.