Chapter 149 Preparing for formal contact

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 149 Preparing for formal contact

When it comes to the talent of bow and arrow, humans and kobolds are generally on the same level. Of course, there will occasionally be a few freaks with extraordinary talents among humans. Apart from these freaks, there is no difference between the two.

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Human beings are like this. The average racial average is average, but the extreme value is high.

Tang Zhao had played with bows and arrows before. This thing is much more difficult than many people imagine. If a normal person wants to ensure a relatively stable hit on a human-shaped target fifty meters away, he should use a fifty-pound bow (the minimum standard for combat bows).

, it will take at least half a year to train him.

But many matchlock guns are different. The accuracy of these firearms at a distance of fifty meters is not bad, at least 25%, which does not sound high, but considering that any intelligent creature, after a few days or even several

It takes only hours of training to achieve this hit rate, which is terrifying.

In particular, small-pound bows and arrows can only penetrate leather armor at a distance of fifty meters, while matchlock projectiles can easily penetrate 1.5 mm thick iron armor or 5 cm thick ordinary wood.

There is also a difference in power.

There is a reason why dwarves don't like to use muskets so much: they are small but skilled, and they can draw powerful bows and crossbows. Thirty rounds of high-speed volleys are not a big burden for them. If it were an ordinary race, their arms would be useless.

In their opinion, there is really no need for them to switch to a new weapon with a slow rate of fire, poor accuracy, and no decisive advantage in power, but it is different for the kobolds.

Even ordinary matchlock guns can greatly enhance their combat capabilities. Tang Zhao and the kobolds themselves have a clear positioning of the kobolds - they are those who deal with conventional combat, those who are strong in the fourth, fifth and even higher levels.

, is not within the scope of consideration.

Anyway, military formations are crowded with people, and intensive volleys of muskets can cause considerable casualties to the enemy, which is enough.

He wanted to use the relationship at Dragon Blood Pass to see if he could attract a few frustrated dwarf engineers. If these people could help them make firearms, that would be the best. Even if they couldn't, let them make some heavy ballistas and defenses.

The fortifications are also good.

Dragon Blood Pass agreed to this, but it still needed time.

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At the same time, in Ruford City, Andrea was looking through the accounts.

The accounts are not Andrea's own, but those of other chambers of commerce.

It was similar to her prediction. It was the Marfa Chamber of Commerce that contributed the most. They paid the largest commission and they were also the matchmakers.

After Tang Zhao captured those mercenaries, he released the leader of the mercenaries.

Of course, they are not well-intentioned. Human mercenaries need to pay a price, as do the chambers of commerce that hire them. There is just a sequence. The employer is the source, which is more hateful.

The purpose of releasing this mercenary leader is to let him lead the way and target those chambers of commerce.

Tang Zhao's instructions to Andrea were to ask her to contact the people from the Heim Church and use their power to directly raid the headquarters of these chambers of commerce under the pretext of "hiring murders." There were people involved.

One of the mercenary leaders provided evidence that it is not difficult to severely attack these chambers of commerce, and at the same time, you can also find opportunities to embezzle some industries and goods.

It was a very safe plan, but at the same time, Tang Zhao also authorized Andrea to make changes to the plan at her own discretion if necessary.

Tang Zhao has always been a self-aware person. He doesn't know much about Lu Fudd and the situation in the human world. Instead of letting him be the master of micro-management, it is definitely a better option to let someone who is truly familiar with it take charge.

From Andrea's point of view, this plan is certainly safe, but there are better options that can capture greater benefits.

So, she naturally approached Serif Chamber of Commerce.

This is a very understandable behavior. After all, the Serif Chamber of Commerce does not deal with these chambers of commerce, and there has always been trade between them and Tang Zhao.

When they first came into contact, the Chamber of Commerce was very wary of Andrea. From their perspective, Tang Zhao's deployment of his own forces in the human world was a sign of distrust of them and his desire to seek more benefits. In fact, this

It is indeed one of the reasons.

But Andrea handled it very well. She didn't appear too strong or groveling, and she explained the stakes clearly and concisely.

Tang Zhao can directly contact the Church of Heim, and he has "tainted witnesses" in his hands, so it is not difficult to deal with those chambers of commerce. Now Andrea wants to invite the Serif Chamber of Commerce to get a share of the pie.

The industries of these chambers of commerce are quite complex. The Heim Chamber of Commerce does not have all the functions of the court, especially the economic part, and cannot handle the chamber's property unscrupulously.

If you want to hold these industries in your hands, you need strong financial resources and a solid enough relationship network. 80% of those chambers of commerce also have backends. It is not easy to do these things, at least it is very difficult for Andrea now.

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The Serif Chamber of Commerce is different. They have financial resources and connections. The reason why those chambers of commerce initially focused on goblin settlements was also because they coveted the wealth brought by the Serif Chamber of Commerce's monopoly on goblin handicrafts. The two sides are in conflict with each other in many industries.

, the Serif Chamber of Commerce does not mind annexing some competitors' industries.

For Andrea, this is a very cost-effective deal. With the help of the Great Chamber of Commerce, she can help her gain more power. At the same time, the Great Chamber of Commerce can also help her attract firepower. All she needs to pay is some things that she could not get originally.

industry.

It was obvious that they didn’t trust Andrea very much, but with their interests at the forefront, the management of the Chamber of Commerce didn’t even hesitate and readily agreed to cooperate with Andrea. Andrea was responsible for taking care of the Heim Church and providing supplies.

If you have the evidence, let them handle the rest.

"I hope it goes well. The Church of Helm won't mind if we clear out some of the dregs of human society."

Turning to look at the lycanthrope beside her, Andrea handed him the account book in her hand.

"Give this ledger and the incriminating evidence collected previously to the Church of Helm."

Andrea grew up in this city and knew what the Church of Heim hated most. The focus was not on collecting evidence of tax evasion by the Chamber of Commerce, but on the Chamber of Commerce buying murderers, participating in the slave trade, and reselling prohibited items.

Everything that needs to be done is done, it just depends on the reaction of the Church of Heim.

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Half an hour later, in "Captain" Bock's study, he looked at the information sent by the lycanthrope and frowned slightly.

There is no doubt that he can't tolerate sand in his eyes, he doesn't like these things.

The adjutant spoke at this time: "That lizard. Mr. Carlos wants us to use these evidences and witnesses to deal with the Chamber of Commerce. What should we do?"

Bock replied flatly: "What else can be done? Strictly abide by the dogma and maintain order."

"What Miss Andrea revealed to us is that she wants to take this opportunity to take over part of the Marfa Chamber of Commerce's industry. In this way, their influence in Luford will be a bit too great."

The implication is to be on guard against Tang Zhao. They don't care whether merchants will form a monopoly, and economic issues are generally not within their scope of consideration. However, in their opinion, Tang Zhao still has unknown origins and may be a threat, allowing such a presence to control the city.

The industry may have planted seeds of instability that may bear poisonous fruits at any time.

"It's not necessary," Bock shook his head, "Unicorn Lorraine is a noble and pure warrior. The creatures he recommended will not have any big problems, and Carlos has also proved himself in a series of actions.

For now, he is still a trustworthy ally."

In addition, the quartermaster who went to sign the contract also brought back detailed information about the other party's settlement. All signs showed that the other party was trustworthy. The other party even agreed to let the Church of Heim set up an operational base in their settlement.

, they will provide supplies.

"Understood, I'll deal with it right away. Now gather the team and prepare to raid the headquarters of those chambers of commerce."

The adjutant agreed, and then hurriedly went to deal with the relevant matters.

Bock slowly withdrew his gaze and said to himself: "Besides, we can't have any conflicts with people from the Serif Chamber of Commerce in the near future."

A few days later, Tang Zhao received the good news from Andrea.

She made some modifications to the plan, but it went smoothly. The top executives of the chambers of commerce were all caught up: the evidence provided by the mercenary leader himself, the evidence provided by the Serif Chamber of Commerce, and a lot of evidence found in the chamber of commerce headquarters.

Crime and punishment.

Along with it, there was a small bag of heavy silver coins, which was the "ransom fee" paid by the mercenary leader. He was quite loyal and did not leave his men and fly away.

After the initial anger, Tang Zhao certainly didn't have a good impression of these mercenaries, but his anger was not as strong as it was at the beginning.

These people are just a group of mercenaries who get paid to do things, not people who make decisions.

Killing all these people would not do him any good. On the contrary, the forest residents may have some opinions. Killing enemies and killing prisoners are two different concepts.

Luford is so big, and hundreds of mercenaries have disappeared. This matter is not a small matter. In addition, many of the scattered mercenaries have successfully escaped. According to Andrea, what happened that day has already been spread.

It's open.

Maybe only the middle and upper classes know about it now, but it will only be a matter of time before everyone knows about it.

He couldn't hide the affairs of his settlement, so he simply left a better impression on those humans.

He knows that when interacting with humans, scale is very important. If you act too strong, you will be jealous, if you act too weak, you will be bullied. It is better to choose the middle value.

Sooner or later he will have to face humans, and now is a good time.

Next spring, the hobgoblins will launch a new round of offensive. If they don't appear in front of humans until then, it will be very troublesome if there is any friction with humans again, and they will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

The possibility is of course very low, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Now that the dwarves and elves have their hands free, they can help to some extent. If there is a real conflict, they will still have an advantage.

Oran is still a typical feudal country, and its mobilization ability will be greatly reduced in winter.

Considering various reasons, the possibility of the other party taking action in winter is very low. This more than one month is enough time for Tang Zhao to show his goodwill to the other party.

In fact, Earl Luford's military strength was not strong and he was a relatively pure businessman. The Oran Kingdom's main focus was on the east. Tang Zhao believed that the other party would not take action because the harm would outweigh the benefits.

If Count Luford's money-making sense hadn't failed, he would soon discover one thing - the goods Tang Zhao sent to Luford were all rare goods, and they basically had no worries about sales. Tang Zhao's settlements also had to import a large amount of supplies from Luford.

, the imports are still basic materials such as grain, cloth, vegetables, meat, and agricultural tools.
To be continued...