No one can believe that Matthias will completely change the system of the White Tower Kingdom and put all the power in his own hands.
But Reggie was not surprised. Octavian, the first head of state of the Roman Empire, had also done this. During his forty-year reign, he brought unprecedented prosperity to Rome.
Matthias's monopoly on power is not a bad thing for Reggie. A stable and strong ally will make the diplomacy between the two countries smoother.
But his current attitude made Reggie a little dissatisfied. It would be fine if he didn't return the borrowed weapons. After all, the war was not over yet, but now he wanted to fight with nothing. This was a typical slap in the face.
Taking Qiaolu's cargo list, Reggie made a few ticks on it: "You may not have been in business for a long time, but at least you must understand the basic rules. I never sell food or weapons. I will provide assistance to you."
The weapons are purely for leasing, this is what we agreed before!"
Hearing what Reggie said, Qiaolu was relieved. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy it, but that Reggie refused to sell it. This excuse was enough for him to go back and make a business trip.
"The magic medicine you want is not for sale. According to my rules, you can exchange it for the demon's head. Of course, you can also buy other products to get it as a gift."
Qiaolu's eyes lit up, it seemed like he could still complete part of the task.
"You mean that as long as I buy other products, you will give us the magic medicine?"
"Yes, but it depends on your consumption standards."
“What are consumption standards?”
"To put it bluntly, it depends on how many gold coins you spend. For every gold coin you spend, you will receive a hundred pounds of magic medicine. I think this condition should be considered fair."
Qiaolu was in trouble. He only brought a total of more than 300 gold coins, and it seemed that he could only bring back more than 30,000 pounds of pesticides. Compared to the vast territory of the White Tower Kingdom, the effect of this potion was really limited.
"The autumn harvest is coming, and more than half of the food in the White Tower Country has been destroyed by the war. If we encounter pests again, our people will face famine."
Reggie sighed and said, "I deeply sympathize with your experience."
Qiaolu waited for a long time, but Reggie didn't say anything more. It seemed that he had no other gifts except sympathy.
"If the White Tower Kingdom falls into crisis again, we may not be able to stop the fire demon's intrusion." Qiaolu changed his strategy. After getting along before, he knew that the only thing that Reggie could be afraid of was the evil demon.
But Reggie didn't buy it: "Your four food-producing satellite countries have not been devastated by the war. The food they produce is enough to feed half of the continent. Even if they are affected by insect pests, it is enough to feed the entire White Tower Country. But you still want to pass
Don’t you think it’s a bit too greedy to trade grain to replenish your treasury?”
"Are you...really not going to help us?"
"Of course I'm willing to help you," Reggie thought for a while, then smiled, "Give me the two food-producing tributary countries, and I'm willing to give you 10 million pounds of miracle medicine. Isn't this a generous number?
?”
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"Stupid, shameless, despicable, shameless Reggie Victor! How dare you spy on the territory of the White Tower people!" After spending three hundred gold coins in exchange for thirty thousand pounds of potion, he returned to the ship.
, Joruus cursed all the way in the most vicious language.
Returning to the capital, Joruus could only report the truth to Matthias. He was worried that the head of state would kill him out of anger. But unexpectedly, Matthias agreed to cede the two vassal states to Ray.
lucky.
"Help me tell Emperor Suixue that with these two tributary countries, his country will be completely free from famine. However, ten million pounds of magic medicine is not enough to exchange for such precious land. I will prescribe a new one for him.
price."
Two days later, Mathiassai once again drove the warship to Turbulence City.
…
The Autumn Fair ends in three days. Reggie's harvest is pretty good. Genting Country, Dier Country and dozens of other countries, large and small, went down the River of Chaos and bought a considerable amount of goods.
, allowing Reggie to earn more than 200,000 gold coins.
But Reji's most anticipated trading partner did not appear. During the month-long autumn fair, Reji did not see a businessman from Tianxing Kingdom. He knew that Tianxing people were very face-conscious. As early as two months ago, he sent a messenger to Tianxing.
The country discovered the invitation, and Commercial Officer Hogia also responded. He said that the Tianxing people would arrive in Turbulence City on time.
It seems that like what happened to Chris, the Sky Star people let Reggie's dove go, which made Reggie very disappointed. What he needed was not only the annual income, but also a wealthy trading partner to completely reverse the poor financial situation.
"We turned away the rooster he sent. It seems that Alfred the Great held a grudge." Chris ordered people to move out dozens of boxes of gold coins. "These are the autumn offerings handed in by the lords from all over the country. A total of twenty-five
Wan, I will pay you as the first remuneration first."
Reggie looked at the gold coins in the box without saying anything. Chris smiled and said, "I promised you at the beginning that when I win this war, I will give you one million gold coins as a reward, but now I can only start with
Pay a quarter, and when the collection comes back, I can pay you another part."
Reggie shook his head and said: "If you empty your treasury and fill mine, what's the point of doing this?"
"My treasury is much bigger than yours, and there are countless gold coins in it. I'm afraid you won't be able to empty it out yet."
"Do you still need to take it out? The remaining gold coins can be grabbed with just one hand!"
While he was talking, a guard hurried in and said to Reggie: "Sir, there is a group of businessmen making trouble in the market. They want to buy our girl."
In order to liven up the atmosphere of the market, Reggie transferred a group of girls from immigrants from Zhilin City and Tuodao. I didn't expect anyone would dare to cause trouble in this matter.
"Do you still need to tell me such a thing?" Reggie frowned and said, "Tell them to get out immediately. Those girls are citizens of the Snow Breaking Country. If they want to buy slaves, let them get out somewhere else."
"But……"
"But what?"
"But Lord Sloane wants to keep them."
"Nipoli? Why did he do this?"
"Because the other party's bid is very high."
"How high can it be?"
"A girl, ten thousand gold coins."
Reggie was startled. It seemed that these people were not here to buy girls, but were deliberately looking for trouble.
Nipoli is good at business and should not be unable to see the other party's intentions. It seems that poverty has caused him to lose his basic judgment.
"Tell them, even if they don't sell it for 100,000 gold coins, if they dare to pester you again, I will make it impossible for them to come back!"
"I warned them, but they refused to leave. A man came with them and said they wanted to talk to you."
"Talk to me?" Reggie sneered, "Who gave them the courage?"
"Emperor Suixue, it's your kindness that gives us courage!" A voice that made Reggie think about it reached his ears, and standing outside the castle, Hogia shouted loudly, "It's your invitation to us,
Even if I'm late, you shouldn't hurt your kindness."