Dict and Leed looked at the people around them with either contempt or jealousy, and were speechless.
The party soon broke up. Dickert walked out of the manor, caught up with Bonnie and said, "Bonnie, give me a piece of cake."
Then he just jumped on the girl's carriage.
Bonnie asked curiously: "Dick, did you come here on foot?"
"Well, let's forget it." Dickert said blankly.
After a moment of silence, Dict said: "Bonnie, we are friends who grew up together. My father didn't let me say these things, but..."
"What is it?"
"My father used our family's salt farm in exchange for 5% of the shares of Nai'an Salt Industry. This is the grace of the Governor-General and he takes special care of it."
"Oh, your family is favored by the Governor." Bonnie was startled, then said with a teasing tone.
Dict shook his head and said: "My father doesn't let me get involved in business matters. He said that they are all for my brother. He gave me a certain position with Lord Angus. I will go to the Governor's office next month.
The government is at work."
Bonnie glared at Dict, sneered, and said: "Oh, then I would like to congratulate Mr. Leed. I wish you a promotion and wealth in the future..."
Dickert interrupted her sarcasm and shouted: "Bonnie~!"
Bonnie stopped for a moment.
Dict took a few deep breaths, then calmed down, and continued: "Bonnie, what I want to say is that we are not a big family like the Sheigol family. Their family has a big business and can rely on the power in their hands to do anything to them.
Ignore the Governor's orders, but we can't.
This salt frying incident cost our family more than ten years of income, and the salt farm almost went bankrupt. My father shamelessly asked Mr. Gretan for help.
Although your family is not in the salt industry, it still lost 30,000 to 40,000 gold coins this time. Your father once went to Baron Sheigol to borrow money, but was rejected. It was said that it was impossible to borrow money, but their family could bribe you.
Those wineries, or... or let you be his mistress."
Bonnie was shocked. She covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Ah? What are you talking about? Why don't I know?"
"Your father said it himself. Just the day before yesterday, my father advanced 20,000 gold coins from Nai'an Salt Industry and gave it to your family." Dickert said with confidence, "Bonnie, don't talk to big families like them anymore."
Tangled together."
Dict paused for a moment, and then said mockingly: "It's not good for us to gain a profit. If there is a disaster, we have to bear it for them. It's okay not to do this kind of thing~!"
The next goal of the Governor of Lorraine was to deal with them, and Baron Lasmore and his family were taken into custody.
In terms of strength, the Rasmore family is not inferior to the Sheigol family at all. However, the Count of Lorraine dealt with them with ease, and wiped them out in just one day.
Rasmore's nephew led the army to mutiny, and now the whole city of Tesil is cursing their family. What kind of person is Laurian? You also know that he did not deserve this end."
Bonnie's face turned slightly pale, she was completely stunned, her mouth was slightly open and she could not speak.
Dict sighed and said: "Four hundred years ago, when our Naian was at its most prosperous, there were one marquis, four earls, and more than thirty barons, all of whom were responsible for the development of Naian.
But after the Abolition War, there were only one earl and twenty barons left.
There is Delenn in the north and Naian in the south. Don’t you understand that the royal family will not allow powerful wealthy families below. There was also the massacre sixty years ago. How did the Earl of Pula and his family die?
It was the bandits who did it. What kind of bandits could kill all the Pula family and its branches, and in the end no heir could be found and the title would be deposed."
Bonnie said in disbelief: "What you are talking about are all old rumors. It is possible. Who is so bold as to kill an entire earl family?"
"The emperor has." Dickert said directly and coldly: "Besides, there was no investigation after the incident. The Heraldry Academy did not even send anyone to investigate. The governor at the time closed the case. Can't you see? Not only that,
From then on, all our governors in Naian were soldiers."
"Not Governor Lorraine, right?" Bonnie said unconvincingly.
Dickert reminded in a low voice: "Don't forget, the Governor of Lorraine sent a large army to invade Almohad, the conqueror of Abdelwad, the thousand-year city, and he killed many people.
"
My father said something, and I’ll give it to you too, ‘Don’t mistake his kindness for weakness just because he always acted within the rules and didn’t kill people casually.’”
Bonnie shuddered and looked at Dickter blankly.
Dickter said: "Bonnie, the local wealthy families have always been a serious problem for the empire, and now the princess and the future emperor are stationed here. The intention is to attack the wealthy families of Nai'an.
Among other things, Baron Rathmore was deposed only a few months after our Governor-General took office.
Although Baron Rathmore was arrested this time for slave trading, we all know that when it comes to slave trading, Sheigol and other wealthy families are not clean. They just have no evidence. Once the governor gets the evidence, they will
The next Baron Rathmore.
Moreover, I heard that the young prince has already made a statement to deal with Baron Udri's family. That family is quite sensible. As soon as they heard that something was wrong, they all moved north to avoid trouble."
Bonnie was startled by Dickert's words and said quickly: "Don't talk nonsense. We are in the limelight now, and trouble comes from the mouth. Okay, okay, I understand. I will try my best to stay away from them in the future."
Both of them were silent for a moment, only the sound of the wheels rolling over the bluestone was heard, and finally they slowly disappeared into the dark night.
Lorraine and Leo annexed the Led family's salt farm, creating a demonstration of commercial annexation in Nai'an, and caused thousands of waves with one stone.
Those guys in Nai'an who suffered heavy losses due to the salt frying were like drowning people desperately trying to grab the last straw. They desperately wanted to seize every opportunity to get to the bottom of this matter.
Leed soon became a popular figure in Nadel City.
Especially those whose families have closed down or are on the verge of closing down salt farms, as if they have seen hope, they are desperately asking about these things.
No one in Lorraine is a magnanimous master, especially for Lorraine and Leo. Of course, shareholders and other things are all for their own good.
Leo immediately ordered to kill all these salt merchants, lowering the salt price of his salt farm by another three percentage points, and started a fierce price war with them, forcing them to close their doors and go bankrupt as soon as possible.
And in this way, he can take over the salt fields from those people at a low price.
Moreover, because of the salt-drying technology, Lorraine and Leo also have requirements for salt farms, and there are not many salt farms that Lorraine and Leo can take notice of.
For those salt farms that are interested in them, the Imperial Eagle Company, a huge, greedy and terrifying trust business organization, will naturally spare no effort to get their hands on them.
Accepting Lorraine's instructions, the manager of Nai'an Salt Industry began to find the owners of these salt farms.
Most of the salt farms are also in a hurry to sell. Those people have just lost a lot of money in the past period, and the salt farms cannot compete with Nai'an Salt Industry, which sells salt. Selling the salt farms is the best option.
However, although the acquisition representatives of Nai'an Salt Industry fell from the sky like angels, to use the words of Mr. Leo, our money did not come from the strong wind. Even collecting protection fees, a lucrative business, doesn't it mean we have to run errands?
?
Therefore, when the acquisition entered the negotiation process, everyone discovered that Nai'an Salt was not the angel who saved people in distress, but a demon that ate people without spitting out their bones.
After receiving professional training from Lord Lorraine, the acquisition representatives rolled up their sleeves and bargained aggressively and fiercely.
What's more, with Lied, a local who knows the situation well, it's not easy to find fault with their venue.
First of all, the venue is not good and does not meet our standards. Secondly, the place is remote and the transportation is inconvenient. Boats and cars cannot come in.
What's more, it's purely a buyer's market now. The managers of Nai'an Salt Industry are as arrogant as the salesmen of Microsoft: "If you like to sell, don't sell, if you don't sell, you will be defeated. If you don't sell, others will still be waiting to sell~!"
In a very short period of time, Lorraine and Leo's Naian salt fields expanded several times like a balloon. As soon as these salt fields are fully completed, Lorraine can implement its strategic goal of monopolizing the salt market.
Although the Naian people who were brutally killed by Leo knew that Lorraine and Leo were the big bosses of the Naian Salt Company, they did not have the courage to scold Leo, so they could only direct all their anger at him.
Quasi Lorraine.
In the mouths of these Naian people, Lorraine's reputation is now even more bad, and it is getting closer and closer to the bedroom of Pluto himself.
Of course Lorraine wouldn't care about the whining of people like them. It's true that the gold coins fall in their pockets. As the saying goes, 'It's mediocre who doesn't make people hate him.' Those who have complaints, let them go.
Lorraine's main focus now is on dealing with the affairs of the local officers.
According to General Larry's report, every year after late autumn, it is the time when the orcs invade the south of Nai'an. The food has just been harvested and every household has food in stock. It is the time when these locust-like guys are greedy.
.
The orcs politely called this period "Autumn Hunting".
Now that summer is about to pass, the autumn harvest is not far away. Time is very tight. If he wants to be on the defensive, he must prepare for war.
Moreover, Lorraine also plans to establish militia organizations in several southern cities to enhance his combat power before the orcs invade the border.
This is the Governor's important job.
No matter whether he is doing something wrong in the province, benefiting the people, or giving birth to Buddhas in thousands of families, if he can't do this job well, it will be easy to just pack up and get out. If he suffers heavy losses, don't think he is the adulterer of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
, still have to be exiled for three thousand miles.
The West Point Military Academy founded by Lorraine has existing buildings that are just decorated. The progress of the construction is very fast, especially Lorraine's constant urging. Leo is also greedy for the profits from the training, and wants to start classes early, so that
Make money.
The workers worked overtime day and night and finally completed the transformation of the training base before the arrival of the first batch of trained officers.
There were more than fifty local officers in the first batch of training. After reporting the order from Governor Lorraine, they quickly gathered at the West Point Military Academy founded by Lorraine.
The officers were still worried about this small courtyard that looked inconspicuous on the outside. When they first arrived, they were worried that this would not be some kind of computer training school that only collected money but did not do anything, right?
When they walked in, the military academy staff took them into the dormitory. They were all stunned when they saw the luxurious decoration under the shabby appearance.
All marble walls, luxurious bedrooms, ceiling lights, wall lamps, floor-to-ceiling windows are all available, and the bathroom handrails are all gold-plated.
Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day. You can order hot meals at any time when you walk into the restaurant. There are all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and they are open to the public.
If the order given by Lorraine hadn't clearly stated that they were here for training, these people would have thought they were here for vacation, but now they felt a little more relieved. It seems that the governor still attaches great importance to this military academy, and it is not purely
Want to tease them.
As for the specific purpose of the training proposed by Governor Lorraine, these officers have not yet figured out what is going on. However, they all understand that the elimination rate of this training is only half. Once they fail, they will
He was sent to the local militia to serve as a second-rate reserve force.
Although it is hard and tiring to be a soldier in a small place, there are many superiors, and basically every official can jump out and point fingers. You are always used as free labor by the superiors, but in any case, it is considered a regular army, and in the establishment
If the personnel guard a checkpoint, a city gate, etc., they can still make a little money.
It would be better to train the militia and serve as a reserve force, right?
If that were to happen, maybe my hat would be gone and I would have to go home and help my mother-in-law repair the earth.
The officers who gathered here had basically met each other before on official business or something, and many of them were acquaintances. Suddenly they were all gathered together. Naturally, they were very enthusiastic, hugging shoulders and patting on the back. But in everyone's heart,
Everyone knows clearly: these guys are all here to compete with me for positions~!
When they are polite, they are obviously fake both inside and outside.
On the designated gathering day, these officers were gathered into a large classroom. These people did not know what was going on and just whispered among each other in the classroom.
Soon the front door was pushed open with a bang, and a group of guards walked in with neat steps and quickly stood up around the classroom.
These officers immediately stopped talking and looked quietly at the Forbidden Army soldiers in front of them. They were also soldiers. These local officers would naturally compare the Forbidden Army soldiers with themselves. Soon they were all discouraged and compared with these super elites.
Come on, they are really the second-rate and lowest-ranking troops.
Then a middle-aged man wearing a black uniform walked in, carrying a long sword on his waist and a hard whip in his hand.
He is full of murderous aura. Compared with him, the following people can become butter boys.
The following officers were first surprised that it was a black uniform. There was no black among the imperial military uniforms, especially military uniforms with such lapels. They had never heard of them, but the gold eagle emblem on the left chest looked...
It is very similar to the one on the imperial military flag, it should be from the Ruman Empire.
In particular, this outfit is so handsome. Coupled with the man's sword-like temperament, he looks like an old heartthrob.
Looking at the middle-aged soldier in black, these people began to whisper.
"Who is this person?"
"I've never seen it before, but this outfit is so beautiful! I'll make one when I get home."
"It belongs to the Guards, maybe it's their new uniform."
The soldier in black frowned, looked at them, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Quiet."
The people below became quiet and sat up straight as if they were facing a superior officer.
"The Governor has arrived, everyone, stand up." The soldiers in black shouted loudly.
These people cheered and all stood up.
Lorraine and Leo walked in. Lorraine first nodded to the black-clad soldiers at the door, and then walked onto the podium.
Leo also wore a black Eagle Company security uniform, but the eagle emblem on his chest was made of gold and embedded with gems, shining like a small light bulb.
Seeing Lorraine and Leo walking up to the podium, the officers below stamped their feet, made a "boom" sound, and saluted a military salute.
Lorraine nodded and did not speak. He just looked at the group of officers in front of him carefully. Under Lorraine's gaze, these people felt uneasy and could only stand up straighter.
After a while, Lorraine nodded and said: "The first class of West Point Military Academy has officially started. As cadets of the first class of West Point Military Academy, you must first keep in mind the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, study hard here, train hard, and strive to be reborn as soon as possible.
Become a new person."
A new life? What kind of words does this mean? The following officers thought in confusion.
Leo also quietly tugged at the corner of Lorraine's clothes and whispered: "Boss, that's wrong, that's wrong. I want to return to my post."
Lorraine waved her hand and said: "It's all the same."
Then he continued: "Our West Point Military Academy is to cultivate soldiers who are loyal to Naian and love Naian. They are iron-blooded soldiers who want to protect this land with their lives, expand the territory, and spread the sunshine of the empire across the entire continent.
We leave no room for mediocrity and lazy people, and tell you directly that only half of the people at our West Point Military Academy can receive graduation certificates, and the remaining half only have graduation certificates.
The teachers here will hold you to the strictest standards and will use the strictest school rules to restrain you until you become a qualified officer in my eyes."
Looking at Lorraine's serious expression, it didn't look like he was talking about something. These officers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts and secretly wailed: It's just a living, there's no need to be like this, right?
Lorraine looked at the people below and thought to herself: If I don't give you a powerful look and let you know why the flowers are so red, you won't be obedient. We'll see, I won't even give you the strength to cry.