The living room of the castle is quite cool and is not affected by the scorching sun outside.
"Don't be anxious, drink a cup of tea first."
Frederick poured a glass of his own Konshuaifu iced black tea to the visiting Baron Philipp von Ertal.
Phillip picked up the iced tea and took a sip. It tasted good and he calmed down.
The fact that King William drove the victims to Wesson became known to the whole world, and for a time there was a lot of resentment in the Rhine Valley.
Philip was worried from the beginning that the victims would pass by his territory along the Main River, but now there is no need to worry, they will rest in their territory.
This is fatal. Nowadays, rumors are spreading everywhere that these victims are possessed by the devil. Every earthworm they see will be cut into two pieces. One piece will be eaten today and the other will be kept tomorrow.
Philip put down the empty tea cup, looked at Frederick and said, "You are quite calm."
"But that's right, when I came as a guest three years ago, you never spoke and just sat there quietly."
Frederick put down his tea cup, curled his lips, and said depressedly: "Actually, I had my teeth replaced in advance at that time."
Phillip didn't know what to say for a moment.
Frederick asked solemnly: "I wonder if Baron Eltar's visit is about something that had no results three years ago, or about the victims of this disaster?"
Philip was shocked. This topic developed beyond his expectation, but as a senior diplomat, he still had some knowledge. He calmly asked: "Baron Wesson knows what happened three years ago?"
Frederick looked directly into his eyes and said in a calm tone: "The Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bain and the City of Nuremberg are the three largest power groups in the southern Rhine League. Among them, the Duke of Mainz and Bain
The Duke has the power to influence the candidates for the throne."
"Since the Osmaga Empire defeated the Second Puran Empire and split the empire, it has indirectly controlled the eastern capital and the large plain areas in the north. Only the Rhine Alliance has been surviving in the mountainous valleys for more than a hundred years." p>
"The original imperial royal family was torn apart, and the descendants of the last emperor became the kings of the Rhine League. Various places had been dissatisfied with the royal family for a long time, and they were only reluctantly united under the attack of the Osmaga Empire and the Kingdom of Gaul."
"Now the Osmaga Empire is in chaos because of the succession of the throne. The Kingdom of Gaul and the Kingdom of Lisenberg have fallen into a protracted war. Our King William wanted to take the opportunity to occupy the Low Countries but ended up being defeated."
"At this time, if the Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bain and the City of Nuremberg merge, it is not impossible to become a country."
"It is precisely because of this that the late king had a far-sighted vision and sent several of our families to cause trouble at the intersection of the three parties before he died."
"Your Excellency came to visit three years ago to ask us, the Wesson family, to join you, but my father didn't show any indication."
After he finished speaking, the living room suddenly became quiet.
After a moment, Philip applauded.
"That's very well said!" He said with a smile, "Except for the last bit which is incomplete, everything else is correct."
"Who taught you?"
Frederick shrugged and said lightly: "You can figure it out just by looking at the map."
Philip naturally didn't believe this. Like everyone else, he believed that there was a hermit master behind Frederick. If an eight-year-old child could come up with this on his own, it would be as outrageous as a Cancer.
"Have you ever studied heraldry?" Philip asked a question that seemed out of place.
Frederick was about to say that he had learned a little bit, but his heart suddenly thumped, and after a moment his mouth opened wide in surprise.
The heraldic pattern of a noble family is very particular. It needs to highlight the family's identity, territorial characteristics, honor and other factors.
There is a river running through the middle of Philip's territory, and their family's coat of arms is green farmland with a blue river running through it, a bit like "Shen".
The castle is in the center of the coat of arms of the Wesson family, and the bottom of the castle is a blue corrugated line representing the river. These are not the important points. The important point is that there is an eagle above the castle.
A long time ago, there was an emperor of the Second Pulan Empire who was particularly fertile. He gave birth to more than a dozen children with four queens. After hundreds of years of feudal marriages between these princes and princesses, many nobles now have a zodiac sign added to their coat of arms.
Eagle.
But most of these nobles were in the rich plains in the north. Frederick's great-grandfather had his original territory robbed, and later he took refuge with the late king, who then asked him to come to the south to grab territory in the mountains.
There are still relatively few "Queens of Prince Jing of Zhongshan" here.
"Isn't it?" Frederick asked in surprise, "You want to push our family to the forefront and be used as puppets?"
However, Philip was even more surprised. If history and international situations could be taught by someone, and Frederick had a good memory, he could recite large sections. But as soon as he mentioned heraldry, the little guy immediately thought of his own plan, and even when he
The puppet has thought about it, how does this brain grow?
In order to test whether this little guy is a ridiculously smart genius, Philip asked: "So what's your answer?"
Frederick immediately said seriously: "Don't worry, sir, we will build a shelter camp in your territory far away from the town and in the fallow fields. It will not affect the territory, and we can also provide compost for the fields. This is a win-win situation!"
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"Please rest here for a night. I have prepared Wesson's special carriage. I will set off with you after breakfast tomorrow. No matter the horsepower, we will arrive in Lohr at noon."
"After I meet with the Grand Duke of Mainz, my people will immediately go to Lohr to receive the victims."
Phillip watched quietly as the monster finished speaking and then picked up the teapot to pour himself tea.
"There is a piece of news that I can reveal to you in advance." At this time, Philip regarded Frederick as a nobleman equal to himself and no longer a child. "My visit to the Principality of Byrne did not achieve any results." <
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Frederick thought for a while while drinking tea and said: "The results are still there. You two had a frank conversation, exchanged opinions, and enhanced your understanding."
"Since there is a merger, one party must take the lead in terms of power. However, the Principality of Mainz and the Principality of Bain are equally powerful, and now they cannot merge through marriage. No one wants to lag behind."
"That's right." Philip nodded and said, "In the foreseeable future, the Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bain and the Wesson family will become the forces carving up the southern part of the Rhine League. No one can do anything against the other."
Frederick just drank tea calmly and did not show any happy expression because of the compliment.
"Forget it." He put down the teacup and said, "I still owe King William 5,000 florins."
"By the way, won't the Principality of Mainz come to us to buy more steel?"
"Although we are temporarily suspending the export of steel to ensure that we have enough supply, we can resume large supply after the new workshop is put into use next year."
Now the waterway from Wesson leads north through the Principality of Mainz. The main channel for purchasing raw materials and selling finished products is in his hands. He doesn't mind giving some profits to others to make some money as a second-hand dealer. He also has to be careful in doing business.
Sophisticated.
Phillips was a little excited. Steel is a strategic resource. The price of steel in Wesenling is much lower than that in other places. Whether you use it yourself or resell it, you can make money. This business can be done.
Frederick continued: "If you can facilitate the steel trade between Wesenland and the Principality of Mainz, I am willing to pay a 1% commission."
Then this guy took the initiative to increase the commission to 2% after seeing Philip's daughter the next day.