For hundreds of years, although the empire has been fighting against the beast tribe soldiers whenever they meet, it seems that they are not loyal to God and want to eat their flesh alive, but in fact, it is all propaganda by the government to deceive the people.
Even in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, there was a large-scale maritime ban, claiming that "nothing is allowed to enter the sea." But in fact, it closed the door and engaged in monopoly trade. Others were not allowed to do it, and they could only do it themselves.
Otherwise, where would those Supreme Majesties, who want to live like old bastards for another three to five hundred years, get those foreign gadgets?
And where did the Hongyi Cannon, the weapon used by classmate Yuan Chonghuan to kill Ye Bo Pi, Taizu of the Qing Dynasty, come from?
In the same way, the officials of Naian Province have always had trade relations with the half-beasts.
However, correspondingly, these trades have always been under official restrictions. Many commodities related to military strategy, such as steel, grain, salt, etc., are absolutely strictly restricted, and most of them are embargoed.
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And if you secretly bypass the transaction with the orcs in the grassland, the products will definitely not be paper and ink, novels, toys, electronics... Well, forget it.
Those trading goods can only be listed on the trade embargo list, and they are secretly taken out and sold without any notice.
This means not giving face to Sir Luo, not giving face to the Duke, not giving face to Princess Catherine, not giving face to the eldest princess, meaning not giving face to the murderous Archduke Julius. Not giving face to the Grand Duke, just not giving him face.
The emperor's eldest brother's face.
If you don't give face to the emperor, you don't give face to the empire. If you don't give face to the empire, you are committing a serious crime of treason. You should be exiled thousands of miles away. You should be tortured in the ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty. You should be executed.
Therefore, after hearing what Beren said, Lorraine was also furious. He said in a cold voice: "Who is it? Who dares to do this? The Lord has not killed so many people, does he really think that the Lord's knife is not fast enough?
"
Belen heard the murderous intent in his words, and immediately shuddered, and then hurriedly said: "Sir, they did not pass through the southern border, they took the sea route. I don't know the mastermind behind the scenes, I just found some clues
, but I am only one person and have no way to trace these things."
Lorraine also felt that she had lost her composure. She sat down with a sigh, took a breath and said twice: "That's good, that's good. I thought someone in the army was doing it~!"
After saying that, he smiled to himself and thought to himself: Sir, I will have to clean up another group. But I really don't dare to clean up the army anymore. If I continue to clean up, I will be like Stalin, without officers.
Command the army and you will lose the battle."
Beren smiled and said: "Your Highness, sir, the orcs plunder so many supplies every year, most of which cannot be eaten or worn. They need to replace those items with necessary supplies such as grain, cloth, salt, and ironware. Oh, yes.
, there were also plundered people who were also sold as slaves.
The prairie produces gems and gold, and the tribes who occupy these minerals also need to exchange these things for food. Who else can they turn to except the Naian people?
The Parthians can reach the steppes by sea, but they are also nomadic people and lack food and cloth even more than the orcs. The Almohads do have food and can go by sea, but they cannot pass our navy's defense zone.
Only the Naian people have this condition~!
Your Excellency has been focusing on cracking down on the slave trade recently. I don’t think those orcs who harassed us this year will be enthusiastic about robbing people.”
Lorraine's heart sank, and he thought to himself: Really, such a simple truth, why didn't I think that bandits always have to sell the stolen goods after they robbed them, and if they want to sell the stolen goods, they can only turn to the Naian people.
Lorraine took a deep breath, stood up with her hands on her hands, and paced back and forth in the room.
Leo was so angry that he hammered the armrest of the chair and said loudly: "Why are there so many bad guys in this small Naian Province~! Those slave traders are poaching me, and these collaborators are drinking my blood and eating my flesh.
Damn it, do I really look like that priest named Sanzang Tang~! If they eat mine, I want them to spit it out twice as much."
Catherine tightened her grip on the pen in her hand, broke the pen barrel with a "snap", and sneered: "I originally thought that the empire killed too many Naian people in the past, but now it seems that this place is really rotten. Okay, okay,
Okay, very good~!”
Lorraine walked over, patted Catherine on the shoulder, pinched the broken pen out of Catherine's hand, threw it into the paper basket on the side, and said: "It's just those few who can't escape. The days are long, let's take care of them slowly."
Catherine said "Yeah" and nodded seriously.
Lorraine sat back in his seat and said to Belen: "Captain Belen, from your perspective, is it difficult to investigate this case of collaboration with the enemy?"
Beren frowned and sighed, shaking his head and said: "It's hard to handle! Sir, even if I still have the original team, it will be very difficult to find these people completely. These collaborators know what they are doing.
This is a business of confiscating homes and exterminating families. There must be layers of defenses. It is not difficult to destroy the peripheral organizations, but at most you will catch some small fish and shrimps.
They lay dormant for a while, then returned to this business once the limelight passed.
Moreover, the profits here are too high, so it is very easy to find some desperate desperadoes. The most critical issue is that Your Highness, Young Master, you, and our security team are not locals.
From the perspective of the Nai'an people, we are always going to leave, and it won't take a few years, and those people's business will continue, so it will be difficult for us to break their local habits and win over people who turn to us."
"Yeah..." Lorraine sighed, and he knew this.
The people of Nai'an want to live on this land for generations. They can definitely gain temporary wealth by taking refuge in Lorraine and betraying their fellow villagers. The Leed family is the representative. Ever since they fell in love with Lorraine's thick legs, they have already made a faint noise.
One side has the power of a big family.
But how many years can Lorraine protect them, but he can never protect them for the rest of their lives. How many years can Lorraine, the governor, stay in Naian?
Three years? Five years?
People in the Ruman Empire recognize that the most handsome boy in our empire, the governor of Lorraine, is a gold-plated person. He can work for two or three years at most, and after making a few political achievements, he will be transferred to Ruman City or Jun.
Shiding City, strengthen your qualifications again.
When Emperor Julunde dies, Archduke Julius may simply put Leo's butt on the supreme chair. The position of Prime Minister or Chief of Military Affairs will definitely belong to Lorraine.
In this way, those who want to hug Lorraine's thighs must first think carefully about whether they can continue to be prosperous after the Governor of Lorraine leaves. Will they be "listed" by others? Will they receive those benefits?
A frenzied counterattack by the damaged local nobles?
Because Leed betrayed Baron Rathmore and his family, he has been collectively ostracized by the hereditary nobles of Nai'an. They don't care whether what you do is just or not. The important thing is that Leed betrayed them~!
These big families don't have many good things. After so many years, who hasn't had to hide from the Imperial Supervision Department and the strict laws?
If he gets closer to Leed again, will he sell himself out when he is happy?
Come on, although the nobles are all second-generation ancestors, and their brains may not be as big as corn kernels, they are not short-sighted after all, and they still will not do such a thing.
And Old Led was not stupid, he had already planned to move his family to Constantinople.
Therefore, it is easy for Lorraine to use the power in his hands to suppress their obedience, but it is basically impossible to make the Naian people agree with him as the governor and faithfully implement his policies.
Lorraine thought for a moment and said in deep thought: "Captain Belen, according to your opinion, how should our intelligence agency plan?"
"May I ask a question, sir?"
"certainly."
"Sir, do you plan to carry out investigation and intelligence work only in Naian, or do you plan to set up such an exclusive department?"
Belen is a smart man. Even if he is not smart, he also knows that Lorraine and Leo have a long way to go in the future. Naian is just a stop in the middle. Lorraine will not just do it for a small person.
Naian is so interested in it.
Lorraine smiled at Beren: "What should we do in Naian? What if we plan for the long term?"
"For Nai'an only, it doesn't need to be complicated. Just old brothers like those in the security team are enough. We can also find a few locals to open up the grassland passage, and the results will be seen in a year or two.
Dealing with collaborators like that is troublesome. If we prepare properly, we will definitely be able to catch them within three years. However, it is best for adults to set up an organization. With an official status, it will be easier to move in the local area."
"If your lord has long-term plans... this will be very difficult." Beren said with a smile: "The gang of old gangsters in the Heraldry Academy... the elders can't get around it. They will not agree to your lord setting up such an institution.
of.
Our adults and the Prime Minister have thought about it, but they have all been rejected."
After saying that, Belen waved his hands helplessly and continued: "When I was on the Eastern Front, the personnel could only be selected from the army, which was a lot of inconvenience. The intelligence personnel used by the Prime Minister were people from the church.
We're a little better."
Lorraine nodded and thought to herself: Of course, those guys are not willing to have such a supervisory agency. Not only do you have to be more careful when trying to get money, but you also have to be more open-minded when exchanging work experience with female secretaries in the future.
Just one eye, that would be very unsentimental.
Furthermore, influenced by those chivalric novels, the image of spies has been seriously polarized.
Or it's like 007. For the sake of the queen, the princess is deceived and kidnapped. Not only are they all nobles with titles, but they also have tall, elegant, perfect and so on.
After the work was done, not only were the houses, bills, cars, etc. all available, but the horses were also wholesaled.
If you are a spy without a title or identity, then you will always act secretly, cruelly, and dirty. In addition, if you say that you don’t have a diploma like a baron, then don’t be a spy, and you will bring your whole family with you.
I'm embarrassed by you.
"Then there's no other way?" Leo sighed, and then said to the side: "Oh, one commercial spy is worth five beautiful professional managers. That's a very good deal~!"
Lorraine said: "So, I have an idea. For us, all we need is intelligence and news. With the news, we will naturally have legitimate means to solve the problem. In this case, we will have ready-made resources on hand."
Berenqi asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
"Flying Eagle Company!" Lorraine said: "I plan to set up a professional trading company under the group and hand it over to the security team for management. This is a semi-official organization, and the personnel are all paramilitary forces, so it is suitable for use.
Come to gather information."
Belen was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, raised his head and said with a smile, "Sir, that's a good idea."
Lorraine said: "Captain Belen, I have discussed with Catherine and plan to let you lead this organization."
Belen, an extremely cold old man, jumped up from his chair excitedly, stood at attention, raised his hand, and said loudly: "Yes, sir, I am willing to serve you. Thank you for giving me such an opportunity~"
!”
"Okay, you are a professional, what conditions do you need to set up this organization?"
Belen said: "Intelligence work, in the final analysis, is about people and money."
"People, you can choose people according to your own opinions. Money is not a problem. You make a budget and I will approve it for you." Lorraine said generously: "However, at present, our strength is limited to
In the province of Nai'an, we don't need such a big stall. As long as we can detect the movements of the orcs and monitor the local people's extraordinary behavior, it will be enough. Just be prepared for the future. We will talk about it later.
.”
"Yes, I understand, sir." Beren said, then he hesitated and said: "Well, sir, I don't know if I can ask you for someone to enter the grassland. That person has a way."
Lorraine said in surprise: "Huh? How could I have such a capable person under my command?"
Belen was a bit in a dilemma, not knowing what to say. He thought about this and that for a while and said: "This man is not your lord's subordinate. He is locked up in your lord's prison."
"Criminal?" Lorraine chuckled and said, "This is interesting. Is it true that all capable people are in prison? What crime did he commit?"
Beren said: "For fraud, the Marquis of Maleton sentenced him to forty years of hard labor."
Leo's big eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested. He pulled Beren's clothes, pulled him to sit down, and said anxiously: "Forty years of hard labor is worse than death. How much money did this guy cheat?
You must be guilty of this. Tell me, tell me quickly, and let me learn from you."
"Stop making trouble here~!" Catherine was furious and kicked him aside.
"It is said to be more than 50,000 gold coins." Beren thought for a while and said: "This happened three years ago. It was a sensation at the time."
"What a talent~!" Leo opened his mouth and sighed with envy, "How did he get so much money?"
Beren smiled and said: "This guy said that he had connections on the grassland and could pour gold and gems. He promised 20% interest and asked people to borrow money. One or two thousand people were fooled."
Leo Qi said: "The Naian people are so stupid that they gave him the money for nothing with just a few words."
Belen shrugged and said: "Of course not. The first few people who lent him money quickly paid them back with interest. When the others saw that they were really paying 20% interest, they all rushed to give him money later.
, until this guy suddenly disappeared, and I knew I was fooled this time."
Lorraine was convinced and blurted out: "Isn't this just illegal fund-raising?"
Leo turned to look at Lorraine in surprise, then stared with big eyes, pointed at Lorraine and said angrily: "Boss, you know, you are so unloyal, you have never informed me. Tell me...
…”
Catherine came over and grabbed Leo's collar, picked him up from the chair and threw him on the sofa. He scolded with a straight face: "Go and play, and stop thinking about these crooked things. Believe it or not, I will collect your tax~
!”
Leo immediately exclaimed, and then covered his mouth tightly with both hands. But his black and white eyes, as big as dots of paint, rolled around in their sockets, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"And you," Catherine glared at Lorraine and said, "Don't teach him this nonsense."
Lorraine looked at Leo helplessly and curled her lips, not that the boss was unjust, but that the leader had spoken.
When Catherine picked up Leo's collar, Belen suddenly became very interested in his fingers, lowering his head and studying them.
Lorraine said: "Captain Belen, since you think this person is useful, I will sign an amnesty order to release him."
Beren said: "Yes, sir, this man does understand what is going on in the orcs' territory. But he is difficult to tame. Could you please give me the amnesty order and let me tame him?"
"Okay." Lorraine agreed simply, looking at Catherine next to her and saying, "Nicole?"
Catherine glanced at Lorraine, snorted, sat down at the desk, and began to write the pardon. Lorraine asked: "Beren, what's that guy's name?"
"Atom, Shajin, that, sir, he...he..." Beren said "him" a few times, and then said in a loud voice: "Actually, he is a goblin~!"
Lorraine was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. Catherine was also so surprised that her hands shook and she scratched the entire paper. She had to crumble it into a ball, throw it away and rewrite it.
"Goblin?" Leo's mouth opened wide at that moment. He didn't care that Catherine would actually collect taxes in her anger, so he interrupted again.
He stammered, and then gestured with his hands, saying: "It's the kind of goblin who is small, has pointed ears, a big nose, and speaks sharper than a eunuch..."
Belen looked at Lorraine with a very understanding look, nodded, and said: "I was also surprised when I first learned about it."
Lorraine touched her smooth chin, nodded slightly, and said: "A goblin can get money from humans. It seems that he is really capable."
Catherine wrote the pardon order, stamped it with the governor's seal, and handed it to Lorraine along with the pen. Lorraine took it over and signed her name, then handed it to Belen and said: "Captain Belen, Fei
The deputy manager of Eagle Company has prepared a start-up capital of 50,000 gold coins for you. Now I authorize you to set up..." When Lorraine said this, he was stunned for a full minute. He shook his head and said with a smile: "To set up...
Venture Capital Firm.”
Leo said "Ah" on the side and said: "Boss, if you plan to play online, the market is not going well."
Lorraine said: "Go, speculate in real estate and not in the Internet. They are all ruined. Put up a venture capital brand without any products, and we can discuss business with people openly. If we can't negotiate, we should still do it. Isn't it in line with our prying eyes?"
What are the conditions for intelligence?”
Belen sincerely admired and said: "Your Excellency is wise. I will start preparing a venture capital company."
Lorraine nodded and said: "Go ahead and make inquiring about the Aquitan tribe your first priority. The envoy from the Aquitan tribe will be coming to Naider City in a few days."
Beren put his heels together, raised his hands in salute, and said loudly: "Yes, sir. Please give me your direction and ensure that the task is completed."
After Belen turned around and left the office, Leo carefully turned his head to look at Catherine and saw that she was leaning on the desk writing something. She quietly tugged at the corner of Lorraine's clothes, put her little white hands on her ears, and gestured.
The pointed ears look like a big nose.
Lorraine also looked at Catherine quietly, and then nodded to Leo.