In addition, Ariel didn't seem to have held any large-scale meetings, so the nobles were even more defenseless.

As the month-long sports meeting slowly came to an end, there was another unique closing ceremony, allowing everyone to experience reluctance and nostalgia in the gradually blowing autumn wind.

The contestants who were competing with each other before continued to say harsh words to each other on the field, but now they finally parted ways and hugged each other and cried bitterly.

However, all the banquets in the world have come to an end. As the sun rises again on a new day, this event that entertained everyone has finally come to an end...

After that, it’s the “harvest” season that Ariel has been waiting for a long time.

"What? You want 70% of my food?!"

In the Blue Bay Control Area of ​​Haize Province, farmers who were harvesting grain showed great dissatisfaction when facing tax officials who came to calculate taxes.

"That's right! Didn't we agree at the beginning that it would only be 50%? How come it's now 70%?"

"I think 50% is too expensive. The mermaid army next door only charges 30%! 30%!!!"

The tax official had obviously seen the big scene. He immediately coughed and waved his hand. Several noble private soldiers behind him immediately stepped forward with their weapons and shouted loudly——

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at! This money is used to deal with the Demon King's Army! It's money used to improve the border! Do you think those Imperial Army soldiers are just around you if they have nothing to do?"

The tax manager raised his hand, made a gesture indicating a very small amount of money, and continued -

"If the soldiers on the front line hadn't resisted the ferocious Demon King's army for you, do you think the Demon King's army could have been repelled so easily? Do you think it doesn't cost money to maintain the army on the front line? Let me tell you, even our master has never

I have withdrawn tens of thousands of dollars from my own treasury, and you are all poor. What's wrong with asking you for a little rent? The bulk of the military expenditure is supported by our noble master, okay! Pay the tax quickly! If you don't have it by then,

With enough military spending, I will tie you to the front of the army to clear the way for the knights!"

People are different.

But the overall behavior of people within a class is almost the same.

After these farmers saw the situation under the rule of the Mermaid Army next to them, listened to their taxes, and then thought about their own situation, how many of those who returned to Haize Province after traveling thousands of miles were still alive?

Will he listen to the blue bay nobles and develop hatred for the mermaid army?

Of course, Ariel will not ask for everything to be done at once. What she needs now is not to immediately take back half of the land in Heize Province through strong means.

Tough tactics will lead to bloodshed, and the most important thing human beings need to do now is not to bleed.

Therefore, when the farmers were making noises due to various situations, Ariel would dispatch working teams to these areas in a timely manner. On the one hand, they would appease the people, and on the other hand, they would directly talk to the Blue Bay nobles and demand

They spend all their taxes on the same level as the Mermaid Army.

Some nobles will agree under the "polite persuasion" of the Mermaid Army working group members. Even if the taxes collected are less, they will still be able to receive money.

Some nobles do not seem to be so "obedient". For such nobles, the Mermaid Army also has its own method, which is to organize local residents on a large scale to start migrating to Haize Province controlled by the Mermaid Army.

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Anyway, the population in that half is not very sufficient. If these farmers are willing to go to the Mermaid Army's territory voluntarily, it will be a good thing for the Mermaid Army.

Then the question arises, can a noble lord who only has territory but no subjects still be considered a noble lord?

Therefore, another group of nobles will be "persuaded" to calm down. After all, Haize Province is just a territory they took with their words. If they really want to go head-to-head with the mermaid army, they may not have the courage.

After such a period of recruitment and communication, the Mermaid Army successfully used a summer sports meeting and an autumn harvest to unite the people in the previously separated territory of Haize Province.

Although in name, these farmers may still belong to the people of the Blue Bay Empire, but...hehe, this is only in name.

After completing these things, Ariel immediately ordered a large amount of magic crystals to be quickly mobilized and transported to Haize Province, and several large factory cities were opened around Ocean City. A small town or even a small city were all equipped with

to produce a variety of material products.

During this period of time, magic crystals were swallowed up continuously as if they were free by these areas that were completely transformed into industrial cities. Later, a large number of clothing, element cars, pocket watches, food, etc. would be mass-produced.

Various industrial supplies.

If it could only be considered a small fuss in the industrial area of ​​Pelican City before, now that it is located in Haize Province with a large number of plains, it can be regarded as completely stimulating the power of the element machine factory, which can work all night long.

Produce more and richer products!

As for workers, don’t the farmers in Blue Bay think that farming will be exploited by the nobles?

That's very simple. You all go to the factory to work. The factory does not require a lot of fields. It only requires you to work hard and receive wages. After you receive your wages, you can then buy the products you produce. This whole process

Although the process may sound a little uncomfortable, the amount of materials produced is really large, and the price of the products is naturally cheap enough. This makes the workers and farmers in Heize Province feel very comfortable and live a very happy life.

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After having a large amount of material production, Ariel immediately started her own plan.

In October of 1310, when the Demon King's army once again began to attack the more distant empire, Ariel also took the initiative to be the main promoter of transactions with other countries, leading an army of 10,000 people, carrying a large amount of supplies, and began

Crossing the border in a mighty way, we headed towards our first goal.

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The Green Gold Empire is a medium-sized empire that is slightly on the edge when faced with the impact of the Demon King's army, but has a population of almost half a million.

Although there are some demon troops stationed in such a country, the resistance forces in this country were relatively weak at the beginning, so the demons did not stay too much after eradicating these resistance forces, leaving only a small part.

The army is stationed.

This small group of demons did not make a surprise attack when Ariel and others led the troops to make peace. I just don’t know if these demons did not receive the order? Or after receiving the order, they knew the current situation between the two sides.

The strength gap is unequal, so why didn't we launch an attack?

Ariel didn't want to pursue this too much.

Now, she was just standing on the huge celadon floor of the Lapis Gold Empire, looking at the nearly solid-color square palace in front of her, with her head held high and a smile on her face.

The emperor of the Green Gold Empire is an old man in his sixties, and he seems a little nervous about the arrival of the mermaid army.

There were also many swordsmen and axemen arranged around the palace. On the surface, they seemed to be welcoming people, but in fact everyone knew what the purpose of these guards was.

However, Ariel didn't care, but smiled, faced the old king above, and said: "I am very happy to meet you, the emperor of the Lazuli Empire. I believe that you will be happy for our arrival.

I'm very surprised. But please don't worry, I didn't come here with the intention of fighting, but I wanted to negotiate a deal with you."

The old king's head started to tremble a little. After swaying for a moment, he said: "You... Siren Army! What else do you want...? Don't you know... the demons... are preparing to eat your flesh and blood?"

, tear your insides out!"

Ariel smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I can understand the fear that the demons bring to you. But please rest assured that I really did not come with fear and oppression. On the contrary, I brought many

What interesting stuff. Bring the stuff up."

With a wave of Ariel's hand, the mermaid guards behind him immediately brought up boxes one after another, opened them in front of all the monarchs and ministers of the entire Lapis Gold Empire, and said with a smile: "I believe that your Majesty the Emperor must have heard of us mermaids.

According to the deeds of the army, we have mastered some kind of strange technology that allows us to create a large number of things at a very low cost. It is like magic, even more convenient and faster than magic."

"In addition to silk and satin, what is before you now, there are also many things that you may know but have never seen or tried. For example, these glasses."

Ariel pointed to the glass in a box next to her and continued——

"Before this, we had to blow glass by hand. Not to mention the cumbersome operation, the scrap rate was still very high, and the output was unstable. Now, it is an honor. I heard that your Majesty recently wanted to build a

If we build a new side palace, then this house should be able to use a large amount of glass to build windows, and it can even be waterproofed in many places where there is water, right?"

The soldiers on both sides quickly came up and picked up the glass. After repeatedly verifying that there was no problem, they took it to the emperor above to see.

The emperor looked at the glass carefully and found that it was indeed extremely smooth! If you want to make such a glass artificially, it will definitely take a lot of time and a lot of workers, and in the end you may not be able to make such a smooth glass.

style.

Obviously, Ariel carefully selected the country for the first placement this time, and the goods she selected were also the most suitable for each other.

After the old emperor reached out and touched the piece of glass, he naturally had infinite reveries about the palace he built specifically for his little daughter. After a moment of thought, he said: "Siren... Ariel Garcia,

Are you really here to do business?"

Ariel smiled, then nodded and said: "Besides doing business, what else do I want to do? Isn't it necessary to work hard? If you think these glasses are not enough, I have another new one here.

We invite you to take a look at the product."

After saying that, Ariel asked her men to open a box again.

At this time, what appeared inside the box was something that looked very strange.

That thing has three leaves spreading out in three directions, and the roots are all connected to a strange cylinder. There is a line connected to the back of this cylinder, and the end of the line is an interface.

Looking at this thing, the old emperor seemed a little strange, and he didn't even know how to judge the value of the thing in front of him.

At the moment, Ariel smiled, took out a bracket from the box, installed this thing on top of the bracket, and then took out a small element machine from another box and placed it next to it, and connected the end of the line.

Enter the port of the element machine.

Then, with Ariel's hand gently pressing somewhere on this strange thing...

Huh-huh-lu-lu-

The three leaves began to rotate along with the rotation of the middle cylinder.

This looks like...what's the use of it?

Not just the old emperor, I believe that all the subjects of the Green Gold Empire present now have the same idea.

But soon, they understood what this thing was used for.

Ariel stood in front of the constantly rotating thing, slightly loosening her hair. In an instant, her short, ear-length golden hair began to blow continuously in the wind caused by the rotation of the blades.

Such a scene made these princes and nobles shocked! They looked at this thing that was constantly rotating and stirring the wind element, and they all understood for a while what kind of thing it was.
To be continued...