Chris waited under the city gate for four full hours before the city gate finally opened.
It was not the lord who came out, but his young son Wesley.
He brought a large bag of bread, a large bag of bacon and a hundred gold coins. Seeing these things, Chris already understood the other party's intention.
"You generous young master, why don't you invite us to sit in the city?"
"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Wesley shook his head and said, "We have tried our best. If the king finds out about this, the city of Drawsha will be destroyed."
Chris pointed at his father behind him and shouted: "This is your king, he is here!"
Wesley didn't want to say more. He took a step back, bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, it's time for me to go back."
"Wait a minute!" Drawing City was Chris's last hope, and he didn't want to give up. "I once blocked the plague for you, but you blocked me from the city gate. Touch your own hearts, you won't
Does it hurt?"
Wesley was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Your Highness, we still remember your help and your kindness. You blocked the plague and saved tens of thousands of civilians, but they really survived.
What?"
Chris was startled and asked: "What does this mean?"
"The plague has knocked down most of the farmers. You know that the surrounding land has no harvest. You also know that we have no food to eat. You promised to give us one million pounds of food. We are still waiting, but
Where is your food? Drawsha City is the largest city in the north, but we have less than 10,000 people left. The others have all starved to death. There are many corpses buried under your feet. Did you know?"
Chris didn't say anything. He did raise food for Drawsha City, but in the end, just like the food sent to Suixue City, it was confiscated by the king and finally given to the Bayers.
The two sides fell into silence, but the old king spoke at this time.
"Young man, the kingdom has its own considerations. It's not your turn to dictate. You don't have that level or the structure!"
Wesley gritted his teeth and said: "There are many archers on top of the city. They will shoot you as soon as I give the order."
Chris wisely took a few steps back.
"Your Highness, take that damn old thing and leave here. You can go wherever you want, and don't take another step closer to Drawsha City! My father and I are begging you together!"
Wesley returned to the city, and the city gate was instantly closed. Chris came back dejectedly with the food, and the old king grabbed the bacon and ate it happily.
Edmund sighed and said: "It would have been better if we had gone south. I believe there are still lords loyal to the king in the south."
The king hugged the bacon and smiled: "All lords are loyal to the king!"
Snowflakes fell, and Chris's heart felt cold.
Further north is the city of Zhelin. Everyone knows that the lord of Zhelin City is loyal to Charlemagne.
But there is no way to go further north. Golden Light City is in the hands of the Bayers, Broken Snow City no longer belongs to the Lion Kingdom, and they have reached the border of the Lion Kingdom.
Sandos said: "Take the gold coins and buy a boat. Let's leave the Lion Country."
…
Reggie's market has opened. Although it cannot be compared with Blue Bay, it has a wide range of products.
At first, the people felt a little strange. If it was the New Year's Fair, it seemed a little late, and if it was the Spring Fair, it seemed a little early.
Moreover, the markets are all open-air, but Reggie sorted out an area of abandoned houses, placed the market in rows of houses, and named it a shopping mall.
Although it is a bit uncomfortable, it does not affect everyone's shopping mood. Since the war, there has been no market in Suixue City. People can only go to a few shops to purchase daily necessities. Nowadays, the dazzling products are lost on the shelves.
You can choose whatever you want, and just walking around the mall will make you excited.
Decto's leather goods business is very popular. He has never done retail business in Broken Snow City before. The price of leather goods that easily cost dozens of silver coins or even one or two gold coins is not something that ordinary people can afford. But now the situation is different. Workers in the factory
The salary has been increased again, with a monthly salary of thirty-five silver coins. As long as I save two months' salary, I can easily buy a nice leather jacket.
Decto followed his wife's advice and appropriately lowered the price of his goods. On the first day of opening, he sold more than a hundred leather jackets and earned a full fifteen gold coins. This gave him a new idea.
I want to resign as a commercial officer and concentrate on taking care of his business.
The official's income is not high, and the anti-corruption officer Samuel is eyeing him. Without Roland Field's mediation, Samuel will seal up Dexter's shop. Samuel's impression of Old Hill and Dexter
None of them are very good. He believes that officials should not be engaged in business, especially officials in charge of commerce should not be businessmen.
But Roland's reasons are also very good. There is no conflict between businessmen and officials, because the lord is also in business.
Reggie's main business is selling meat.
Including fresh meat and bacon, and of course some accessory products such as sausages.
He refused to do the work of looking after the stalls. He could not let the Lord sell on the streets. He had very good sales staff. Daisy, Carol, Avila, the girls from Zhilin City were very popular in the mall.
, their stall is always crowded with people.
Regarding this, Edwina, the lord of Zhilin City, was somewhat dissatisfied.
"Sir, how can you let my girl sell meat in the market?"
"It's as if they have never sold meat before." Reggie curled his lips and said, "Tell me, why did you come to me?"
"I have news to tell you," Wen Na said. "The Kingdom of Lane has a new king. Guess who it is?"
Reggie was startled and asked: "Is it Charlemagne?"
"You got it right."
"The old king is dead?"
Wen Na shook her head and said: "What can I say..."
She told Reggie everything about the day of the celebration. Reggie looked at Edwina with shock and regret on his face, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
The Lion Kingdom is in chaos, and the opportunity to take advantage of the situation has really come.
"Poor Prince Chris, so to speak, his life or death is still uncertain." Reggie asked Shirley to bring a can of wine. Edwina waved her hand and said: "Don't worry, I have good sweet wine here.
, this was given to me by the new king, let us have a taste of the authentic royal taste."
Wen Na called a young waiter, who opened the wine can and poured Reggie a glass gracefully.
Looking at the waiter's handsome face, Reggie smiled and said, "Poor old Ethan is gone. It seems you found his replacement soon."
"It's not that simple," Wen Na said with a smile, "Ethan is just a servant, but this young man can become a closer partner. In front of others, his temperament and appearance can earn you a lot of face. When others can't see it,
Where his passion and energy can make you unable to extricate yourself.”
Reggie laughed dryly and said, "It seems you have already tried it."
Wen Na whispered: "I have tried it many times, don't you want to give it a try? I promise I won't let you down."
Reggie gritted his teeth and said, "Why are you selling men to me? How could I like a man?"
Wen Na smiled and said: "You let such a beautiful girl sell meat, your thinking mode makes me have some doubts."
Reggie frowned and said, "Let's talk about serious matters. Since you gave me a gift, it proves that you must have something to ask me for."
Edwina nodded: "I like your straightforwardness. As you just said, Prince Chris, whose life or death was uncertain, went to Zhilin City. He hoped that I could give him and his father a place to stay.
"
"Did you promise him?"
"Of course I can't promise him. If the king knows that I took in their father and son, Zhilin City will be razed to the ground."
"You shouldn't have let him into Zhilin City. Now that you have received the news from Charlemagne, you should close the city gate tightly and refuse visitors."
"I can't do that," Wen Na shook her head. "Unless there is a war, Zhilin City cannot close its gates at any time. This is our way of survival."
"Okay," Reggie sighed, "then drive him away."
Wen Na shook her head and said: "Chris is the devil prince. Now that he is here, he will not leave easily."
Reggie shrugged and said: "That's easy. You can dedicate the old king and Chris to Charlemagne. You will get another city and at least be promoted to earl."
Wen Na put away her smile, looked at Reggie with a cold expression, and said, "In your eyes, I am just a stupid woman who only wants to please men, right?"
Reggie shook his head and said, "I never said that."
"Everything in the world is fickle, my friend. I understand some truths better than you do," Wenna took a sip of wine and said, "If one day, someone overthrows Charlemagne's rule under the guise of revenge for the old king, guess what?
Look, how will these people treat the traitor who betrayed the old king? I have seen many such things in history books."
These words made Reggie look at Wenna with admiration. This young female lord was much wiser than most men.
"Then what are you going to do, Viscount Sheila?"
Wen Na stared at Reggie with pitiful eyes.
Reggie licked his lips and said, "Don't you want to send him to me?"
"Actually... I have already sent him over." Wen Na squinted at the young waiter.
The waiter leaned over and saluted: "Viscount Victor, I have known you for a long time, and we finally meet."