For Yun Xiaohan, Ivas City is very promising, and there will be many players spending money there, not to mention the sea trade that is about to take off. But Balgruuf, as a traditional nobleman, obviously did not realize this immediately.
The sea trade in Snowrun City is also underdeveloped, and from the abandoned underground shipyard, it can be seen that Balgruuf does not attach importance to the ocean.
If it were before, Balgruf would not have cared about the ownership of Ivas City, but now that there is such a silver mine, Ivas City becomes more important. However, Balgruuf does not have to obtain Ivas City.
Ownership rights, after all, the profit distribution of the silver mine has ended. He needs to participate in the sales and information blocking of the silver mine, and he is not worried about being thrown away by Liya.
Balgruuf's current struggle with Liya is more of a gesture of expression, proving his sense of existence and reminding Liya not to try to bypass him.
Liya, on the other hand, is even simpler. The Snowman area is not her sphere of influence. She has no foundation in this area. It is not like Balgruf who has been operating here for more than ten years and is deeply rooted. So Balgruf will not worry.
Leah would withhold money in private, because in the Snowrun area, if he wanted to know something, it would be impossible to hide it from him.
The reason why the former Ivas City Lord was able to hide it was because Balgruuf never expected that he would suddenly discover a silver mine vein, which was equivalent to a blind spot. Even so, the former Ivas City Lord did not dare to use silence to block the news.
Instead, they just used the fake news about the haunting to shut down the mine, and then tried to find someone to mine it privately on a small scale.
The former Lord of Ivas City did this because he was worried that killing people would attract the attention of Balgruuf. NPCs also have relatives, and if they die too many, it will look very strange. Once Balgruuf feels strange, he starts to pay attention to Ivas City.
He will soon find out the whole story.
Balgruuf's control over the Xueman region has been so deep. If Ivas City is still in Balgruuf's hands, Liya will be worried, so she can't let Balgruuf directly take back Ivas under any circumstances.
Gas City.
Balgruuf obviously understands this. He was not held accountable in the previous negotiations. Although the share ratio seemed to be half less than what he deserved, in fact, if the silver mine was made public, he would still
If you want to pay tribute to some big nobles, you can really get half of it into your hands, that is, 1 and a half of the silver mine is good, not as good as the actual 2 and a half percent now.
Therefore Balgruuf is very satisfied and knows that he owes Liya a big favor. Balgruuf is a traditional nobleman and attaches great importance to the reputation of the nobles. He is not willing to always owe such a big favor. Liya is now
His nominal superior can give him direct orders and owe him a favor. If Liya encounters any difficulties in the future, such as storming an area with many enemies, and orders a favor, then he just doesn't want to accept it.
You have to continue.
Therefore, Balgruuf very cunningly adopted the strategy of fighting first and giving in later. The more fiercely he fights with Liya now, the greater the favor he will have to give in later. Although it is impossible to completely repay Liya's favor, at least
He can also give back half of it, and he also has a way with the other half.
Although Liya was smart and strong, she was young and inexperienced after all, and she did not realize that the dispute in front of her was deliberately caused by Balgruuf.
Then, when the dispute between the two reached its peak, Balgruuf suddenly gave in and expressed his willingness to give up the ownership rights of Ivas City. However, due to the relationship with the silver mine, it is best for the two families to jointly control Ivas City.
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Naturally, Liya could not refuse this proposal. As soon as she agreed, Balgruuf suggested that each side could contribute half of the specific management personnel of Ivas City. However, in order to explain to the superiors, there must be a nominal city lord, and people
It cannot be cut in half, so this candidate not only needs to be recognized by both parties, but also cannot participate in the distribution of benefits again.
At this time, Liya had fallen into Balgruuf's trap and completely lost the control of the topic. She still felt that what the other party said was very reasonable. Before she could react and consider the candidates, Balgruuf suddenly proposed to stand aside.
Yun Xiaohan is the most suitable candidate. He was born in Xueman City. He was once a subordinate of Balgruuf and a vassal of Liya. He has made many meritorious services to the country. He also discovered the problem of the silver mine.
No matter from the perspective of identity, position, merit, or confidentiality, Yun Xiaohan is the most suitable. As a meritorious official of the empire, no one can find fault with promoting Yun Xiaohan as acting city lord, and he has already participated in the interests
Naturally, it is impossible to allocate again. In addition, he has the title of Lord of Ivas City, and it is more legitimate for him to come into contact with the dark elves.
Of course, Yun Xiaohan, who was listening on the sidelines, was most concerned about the issue of entering and exiting the mine. He originally wanted to ask Liya to apply for the position of mine chief afterwards, but now it saves trouble, he has become the Lord of Ivas City, and the mine
It's not like you can just enter casually.
At this time, Liya suddenly realized that Balgruuf was returning the favor. Although Yun Xiaohan was from Xueman City and had contact with Balgruuf, he was now Liya's direct vassal after all. He was obviously not related to Liya.
The relationship is much closer. As the acting city lord, even if it is only in name, it is obviously more beneficial to Liya.
Although Liya fell into Balgruuf's trap, she followed it willingly. Yun Xiaohan was the person she trusted the most, both in terms of ability and personal attitude. She left Ivas City in Yun Xiaohan's hands.
The favor was indeed the most reassuring to her, so she approved of the favor returned by Balgruuf.
Just when Liya wanted to say something, Balgruuf came up with a new trick. Before he finished his routine, he turned sideways and said to Yun Xiaohan: "As long as you do it within half a year (the reality of the two
Month) give me five thousand gold, and I can sell you my half of the ownership rights of Ivas City. As long as you get the other half of the ownership rights from your lord, you can become the real lord of Ivas City.
.Of course, even if you truly become the Lord of Ivas City, you cannot change the silver mine distribution agreement."
For Balgruuf, all he cares about is the newly discovered silver mine. Selling half of the ownership rights of Ivas City for five thousand gold is not a loss at all, and it also gets rid of a burden. Anyway, he can't do it until the silver mine is dug out.
To really get the city of Ivas, this silver mine is a huge mine. I don’t know how long it will take to dig it. He is not young now. There is a high probability that he will not be able to finish digging it until he dies. There is nothing he can eat.
What is so reluctant to give up is not as good as the actual benefits of changing the pen. Moreover, 5,000 gold is not a small amount, and the time is only half a year. It is very likely that Yun Xiaohan will not be able to come up with such a large amount of money.
But as long as Balgruuf made this suggestion, he would have repaid the other half of the favor and given the opportunity. If you can't afford it, you can't blame him.