After that, Ella was surrounded by people all day long. Although the general agreement had been reached, there were still many details that needed to be negotiated. Including specific tariffs for different goods, and the requirements for chambers of commerce of different sizes to be protected by the Pirate Kingdom.
Specific fees paid, etc.
Not only merchants, there are many nobles who also want to increase income for their territories through trade agreements. Compared with merchants, it is much easier to negotiate trade with nobles - those merchants will always point out some things that Ella has never thought of.
The small details that went through made Ella a little overwhelmed. Although the agreement was finally signed, the smiles on the faces of the businessmen made Ella always feel that she had suffered a big loss.
Although Ella has become more sensitive to money due to the huge debt she owes, she is still nothing in front of that group of businessmen. Out of caution, Ella only signed the first agreement for one year. In this case
Even if you are fooled, you can stop the loss in time.
"You should pay the first payment directly to the city of Lübeck. I owe them a lot of debts." Ella said. This is to increase the businessmen's trust in her - because they all know that Ella
I owe a lot of money to the city of Lübeck and have not paid it back.
While Ella was negotiating, Duke Otto stayed in the corner drinking.
Ella noticed this. During this period, she winked at the mayor of Hamburg and motioned for him to wait for her outside. Then, she found a gap and walked out of the venue.
"I need your help." Ella said to the mayor of Hamburg. "Can you help me find a carriage immediately and let it wait for me at the east gate? It is best to ensure that this carriage can pass unimpeded and will not be blocked.
The guards stopped me."
"This... King of Sweden, do you want to leave tonight?" The mayor of Hamburg looked a little shocked. "According to the current progress, the talks may continue for another day or two."
For a long time, there has been no contact between the Pirate Kingdom and the Alemannic Federation. Now it is suddenly necessary to conduct trade, and it is really a arduous task to negotiate with every city, every chamber of commerce, and every noble.
.
"If you want to ensure the outcome of today's talks, it's best for me to go back today." Ella said, "I don't want to become the second Fray Avnet."
The mayor of Hamburg understood the meaning of Ella's words, responded, and started to prepare.
Ella looked around and saw that there was no one around, wiped a few handfuls of mud on her face, took off her clothes and soaked in the mud water. Although if you look carefully, you can still see that the clothes are very expensive, but in the middle of the night
No one should have paid so much attention. Wearing this dirty dress, she turned a few corners in the alley, and finally found Habiba and Gottfried in a corner, making a fire to grill fish. They were
He came here as Ella's attendant.
When Habiba saw Ella coming over, she hurriedly took a bite from the grilled fish skewers on her left and right hands.
"Hey! I said, you don't have a share of this fish! You are eating delicacies from the mountains and seas inside, while my apprentice and I are hungry outside! I managed to sneak into the kitchen and steal these fish!"
"Don't worry about these fish. I'll give you a portion of all the dishes as they are some other day!" Ella lowered her voice and said, "I'm leaving the city now! Habiba, I'll hire you with three Nomis horses.
Can you protect me and help me return to Stade smoothly?"
"Sanomisma? Okay! I'll take it."
Habiba said and wanted to put out the rising fire. Ella hurriedly grabbed his hand: "Leave the fire here! Put the fish back on the grill! Just pretend to be leaving for a short while."
Let’s go quickly!”
After saying that, Ella hurried towards the east gate.
Habiba and Gottfried quickly followed Ella. Gottfried lowered his voice and asked, "What happened? Are you in such a hurry?"
"I am the King of Sweden! The Kingdom of Sweden and the Alemannic Federation are at war! This is the enemy's base camp! Do I need to tell you the rest?"
"Is there a war?"
Habiba and Gottfried were surprised. They had come back from Île-de-France, but they had not felt the atmosphere of war at all.
"But aren't you negotiating? Did the negotiation also break down?"
"No, the negotiations went very smoothly and I signed agreements with many people."
"Then what are you still worried about?"
"Because it's 'a lot of people', not 'all'! This is the base camp of an enemy country. Even if only 10% of the people oppose me, I'm still in danger. Do you understand?"
Habiba and Gottfried were startled and hurriedly imitated Ella and smeared a few handfuls of mud on their faces.
"When you came here, your expression was quite natural, and you didn't look like you were going into the enemy's cave at all, so I followed you!" Habiba complained, "If I had known better, I would have disowned you.
You walked away by yourself! When did you realize that you were in danger? You should have told us in advance!"
When was it discovered?
Ella shook her head silently.
The danger did not exist until she spoke at the meeting - Amy had already considered her safety and paved the way for her. As long as she admitted that Amy was a rebel, she would never be in any danger.
But then, Amy would be in danger.
"That...King of Sweden," Gottfried whispered from the side, "I wonder if it's my imagination, but you today...are a little different from the one I met before."
"I'm stupid and never realize there are enemies. My sister knows this about me and always worries about me. In order for me to come back safely, she made herself infamous."
Ella wiped her eyes with her muddy hands.
"But I'm not a loser. My sister has told me that the enemy is there. I can't be a fool anymore, can I?"
While they were talking, they had arrived at the east gate. There was already a carriage waiting there. The mayor of Hamburg waved beside the carriage, signaling Ella to hurry up and get on the carriage.
"This is my carriage." He said, "As long as you say it's me, no one will stop you."
However, before he finished speaking, a group of people suddenly chased him. They shouted to the carriage from a distance: "Is that the King of Sweden over there?"
"Let's go!" The mayor of Hamburg helped Ella onto the carriage.
Seeing that something was wrong, the group of people pulled out their knives and rushed towards the carriage. At the same time, a group of people suddenly appeared from the houses on both sides, blocking the steps of those people.
"Don't worry, it's just a few unworthy little nobles who are causing trouble. The Chamber of Commerce in Hamburg will protect the safety of the King of Sweden. I only hope that the King of Sweden can strictly implement the agreement signed today."
The mayor of Hamburg said a few words to the coachman. The coachman nodded, waved his whip in the air, and the carriage started running.
