"What?!" Roger's words surprised the old patriarch. He threw away the barbecue and stood up and said: "You are the envoy sent by the kingdom?!"
When his father was really angry, Manniu quickly shouted: "Dad, Roger is my friend!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Shanshi told his son to shut up, but still stared at Roger and said, "You really didn't lie?"
"What's the benefit of lying on this matter?" Roger calmly took out a roll of parchment from his arms and handed it to the mountain lion: "This is my letter of appointment. []"
The mountain lion took the parchment and looked at it doubtfully, and frowned even more. Although he also inherited the barbarian's always bold and straightforward character, he was still the leader of a tribe after all, and he still had some sharp eyesight.
Roger's identity was clearly written on the paper, as well as Ah
The seals of Longso III and the Privy Council do not look like they are forged in any way. More importantly, everyone knows that the barbarians are very resistant to negotiations. Not only will there be no benefit to pretending to be an envoy of the kingdom with them, but they may even lose their lives.
So the old patriarch finally believed in Roger's identity.
Although Roger's identity made the mountain lion very unhappy, he saved the lives of his children after all. The old patriarch was embarrassed to criticize Roger too much. But at this time, the mountain lion was no longer as enthusiastic about Roger as before.
, just eating barbecue in silence, the atmosphere in the stone house became a little awkward for a while.
"Lord Patriarch, since you know my identity, you might as well tell me what the barbarians want from the negotiations." Roger didn't care about this, but smiled as if it were serious: "I am not only the envoy of the kingdom.
, and I am also a friend of Man Niu. Even if I can’t fully agree to your request, you won’t suffer any loss if you talk about it!”
The mountain lion thought that Roger was right. Even if Roger couldn't agree to the barbarian's request, he wouldn't suffer any loss if he said it. What's more, this human had saved his own children, so his character wouldn't be any worse.
Go, maybe telling him about the barbarian's requirements will be of some use?
Thinking of this, the old patriarch changed his original intention, put down the barbecue in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Actually, we don't have too many demands. We just want to live a hunting life in this wilderness as before. If the lord insists on paying less tax, that's fine, but
We must not be like now, where we have to pay a gold coin tax for every fur sold, and every barbarian has to pay a poll tax, it's too much!"
"Doug is so greedy." Roger didn't know until now how harsh the local lords were to the barbarians. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "No wonder you want to besiege Beifeng Town. If it were replaced, I would directly
Go in and kill that lord."
Roger's words were in line with Shan Shi's heart. The old patriarch had a better impression of him. He gently shook his head and said: "We just want to reduce taxes, but we don't really want to rebel. Killing the lord will not do it."
Cleaned up."
Roger didn't expect that the barbarian, who seemed to have a rough personality, was quite smart on this point, and he couldn't help but nodded to express his agreement with the old patriarch's words. Seeing that Roger seemed to sympathize with the barbarian's situation, Bailing couldn't help but
He opened his mouth and said: "And the priest in Beifeng Town insists that we all believe in the Supreme God, otherwise he will declare us heretics and ask the Inquisition to destroy us. How can there be such an unreasonable priest!"
Bai Ling's words surprised Roger even more. Although the Supreme God is the most powerful god in the world of Toulonzo, he has never forced others to believe in him. In fact, the Church of the Supreme God recognizes the existence of other gods. As long as the believers of other gods do not
Blaspheme the Most High God, and the Church will live in peace with them.
It is a fact that everyone knows that the barbarians have always believed in mountain gods. Father Paul forced them to change their beliefs, which was originally contrary to the teachings of the Church of the Supreme God. Paul and Doug colluded to do this, which was obviously to make the barbarians
Forced to the point of retreat, they can only rise up against the rule of the kingdom and the church. In this way, the two of them can use the power of the kingdom and the church to eliminate all the barbarians to achieve their own benefit.
After understanding this section and knowing that the barbarian's request was actually to maintain the same situation as before, Roger became more confident about completing this mission. He was silent for a while, and then said sincerely to the mountain lion
Said: "As you know, I am the envoy sent by the kingdom to negotiate, and of course I am very clear about the kingdom's bottom line. If I tell you that there is actually no conflict between the kingdom and your barbarian demands on this matter,
What would you think?"
"This is impossible!" The old patriarch shook his head in surprise: "The lord said that it was the kingdom that ordered the tax increase..."
"Dad, this is a lie from the lord. Just like he wants to kill me and my sister, he wants to sabotage the negotiation." Man Niu on the side couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "Why can't you understand such a simple truth?
Woolen cloth?"
In fact, Manniu himself didn't want to understand the truth of this. Roger told him all this. So as soon as Manniu said these words, he was hit hard by his father again. The old patriarch who beat his son said angrily: "
Don't show off your cleverness in front of your father, Roger must have told you this truth, because your stupid brain can't even figure out the problem!"
Although the mountain lion beat his son harshly, he knew his son very well. After hearing his father's words, Man Niu did not dare to say anything more, but whispered: "Even if it wasn't what I thought, you can
There’s no need to hit him so hard...it hurts!”
However, Man Niu's words did remind the mountain lion. The old patriarch pondered for a while and said: "Can you tell me what the real conditions of the kingdom are?"
"The barbarians recognize the rule of the kingdom and promise not to pose a threat to the human villages and towns near Changhan Peak." Roger said without hesitation: "The kingdom exempts the barbarians from all taxes and allows you to enter any human village and trade with merchants freely."
"This is pretty much what we asked for!" Manniu couldn't help shouting: "It's all the fault of that Doug for causing trouble, otherwise this matter would have been solved long ago!"
Although the conditions offered by Roger also made Shan Shi very excited, he was the head of the clan after all and considered issues much more comprehensively than his son, so he still asked with some hesitation: "Roger, I believe in you and the kingdom."
It’s a promise, but how can we guarantee that Doug won’t do anything wrong with it?”
When Roger heard what Mountain Lion said, he knew that he already trusted him more, so he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction: "How about this? I'll meet with the chiefs of other tribes first to see what opinions they have on the conditions proposed by the kingdom.
As for when to sign the agreement, I’ll wait until I solve Doug’s problem, then you will be able to see my sincerity!”
Roger's statement made the mountain lion very satisfied. The old patriarch slapped his thigh heavily and said: "Okay, it's settled!"