Chapter 1401: Refusing to draw the pie, after overriding greed(1/3)
Rosen was the pseudonym he used when he met Archduke Jonathan.
Generated directly by the lord system.
It's like covering it with a layer of information disguise.
Even if Grand Duke Jonathan has certain lordship authority, his true name cannot be explored.
Including later, those "ghost" lords tipped him off.
Reported on the new name Zong Shen.
However, in formal communications and correspondence, Grand Duke Jonathan still had to call him Rosen according to written etiquette.
Put aside the small issue of titles.
What really concerns Zong is the keyword [New Kingdom of Avalon].
"What does that old Bidden mean?"
"Does this mean you are planning to become king on your own?"
Rubbing his smooth chin that had just been shaved in the morning, Zong Shen pondered the motives of Grand Duke Jonathan.
When he first got up in the morning, he used the strategy module to review the intelligence.
The recent Archduke Jonathan has not acted rashly.
There are only two aspects that he focuses on.
The first is to continue to earn points through the Lentax battlefield and continue to strengthen the soldiers and forces under your command.
The second step is to consolidate the existing territory and clean up the various shortcomings left over from previous mistakes.
This includes expelling churches, eradicating gangsters in various places, increasing city taxes, increasing the proportion of military expenditures, etc.
Most of the giant cities within its jurisdiction began to recruit troops in advance to prepare for the rainy day.
First, expand the number of soldiers by 30% on the original basis.
At the same time, a large amount of funds will be used to support the training of new recruits.
The last step is to increase the intensity of trade and double the trade volume.
The types of transactions cover food, mineral materials, weapons, magic equipment, various equipment and necessary production components.
Such a move would definitely take the lead among the indigenous forces.
After all, he is an "awakened one" among the indigenous people, so it is understandable that he will take more radical preparation measures.
However, the information in the strategy module did not mention that Archduke Jonathan was preparing to establish a country on the same spot.
Therefore, this letter is either a bluff and a test, or it is the other party's impromptu idea.
Zong Shen did not want to cooperate with Grand Duke Jonathan.
Not only because there is a clear competitive relationship between the two parties.
It was even more because he had some incompatibility with Grand Duke Jonathan.
I'm afraid they won't be able to pee in a pot at all.
There is no point in making excuses in a short period of time.
And even putting this aside, Grand Duke Jonathan is not a qualified partner.
He has a bad temper and acts impulsively.
Even with his status as an awakened person, he has become a lot more rational.
But the violent nature in his heart cannot be changed so easily.
To sum up, no matter whether this proposal is true or false, Zong Shen has no intention of agreeing to it.
In order to kill time, he patiently read the official letter bearing the coat of arms.
Quickly scanning the contents of each line, Zong Shen had a sarcastic smile on his face.
The wording of the letter was very formal, and the general idea was to invite him to dinner after the transaction.
Discuss cooperation matters.
He intends to establish a so-called orthodox new Kingdom of Avalon.
As Grand Duke Jonathan, who has the pure lineage of Pendragon, there is no problem in calling him orthodox.
It's just that in the letter, he devalued his brothers and royal nephews as worthless.
Many charges were also attached.
Probably for the sake of becoming famous as a disciple, so that he can stand up and become king in a legitimate way.
At the end of the letter, he also talked about new conditions.
That is the territory that can help Zong Shen in his subsequent attack on the Salander Sultanate or the Kingdom of Nord.
Give him the opportunity to establish a principality or even a kingdom.
It sounds like a mutual aid agreement, but in fact it has no effect at all.
Zong Shen estimated that Grand Duke Jonathan had found out something from the Ergouzi lords who had taken refuge in him, and knew that the development progress of someone in his sect was far ahead of all the lords.
That's when I came up with the idea of dragging him into the water.
Little did he know that Zong Shen had no good impression of him at all, and his status as a grand duke did not have any credibility. In terms of pragmatism, his flattery was not as good as Zong Shen's.
The last time Zong Shen used Prince Carter to exchange people with him.
It was completely accidental that the lord system intervened and signed a binding contract.
Unless there is a similar contract and clear benefits, Zong Shen will not consider it at all.
He sneered and raised his hand to put the letter on the candlestick and burn it.
But just when the corner of the letter paper touched the core of the fire, he pulled it back.
This letter is quite formal, with the emblem printed on it and sealed with a lacquer seal.
According to the standards of Avalon nobles, this is a letter with publicity effect.
Just in case, Zong Shen kept it away.
In the future, we might be able to try to provoke a conflict between the indigenous forces and Grand Duke Jonathan.
This letter is evidence that Jonathan intends to proclaim himself king.
Avalon is now on the verge of falling apart.
Even though those grand dukes and aristocratic groups are very ambitious, have you ever seen anyone publicly declare that they want to proclaim themselves king?
Whoever opens this mouth first will easily leave something to be targeted.
Those ambitious people will have a reason to join forces temporarily, at least first to eliminate this competitor who jumps out.
Therefore, this letter is still valuable!
If necessary, you can disgust Grand Duke Jonathan.
Grand Duke Jonathan, Grand Duke Chloë and someone from their clan are like sandwich bread.
The two lords are thick and sweet bread.
And Zong Shen is the little bit of sweet filling sandwiched in it.
If he wants to develop, he can only take advantage of Jonathan and Grand Duke Chloé.
There may be the possibility of cooperation with several other big names.
But these two guys are destined to become rivals.
Among them, the awakened Archduke Jonathan is more troublesome, so it is worthy of his extra attack.
Shaking his head, he collected the letter and thought about how to provoke a dispute.
It would be best if this dispute would not affect the development of the territory.
The trouble caused by Grand Duke Chloé has already been caused, and the next wave will definitely have to change its target.
What's more, Archduke Jonathan is not stupid. His and Archduke Chloë's control areas are next to each other.
To be continued...