Leander's face suddenly turned red, and he said with some embarrassment: "Actually, His Majesty asked me to come to Mr. Lorraine to buy land."
Lorraine and Catherine looked at each other in surprise. When Lorraine handed the letter back to Ruman City, she had thought that Emperor Rulunde might give Lorraine a message or something to take care of Emperor Rulunde himself.
Dear little brother.
But for Emperor Julunde, it was just a matter of writing a note or a letter to Lorraine.
Emperor Rulund is in charge of the entire empire. In the whole world, the saying "kingdom and land" also applies to the Ruman Empire. Ruman's imperial power is highly centralized. The governor has the final say in local affairs, and the appointment and dismissal of the governor are all controlled by the emperor.
With a piece of order in his hand, an upstart like Lorraine, who had no roots in the Ruman Empire, could become the governor without any dispute. No one in the local area dared to disobey the emperor's orders.
In the central city of Ruman, the emperor alone has the final say over the chief and deputy chiefs of all departments.
Whoever the emperor trusts can be the king and hegemon in Ruman City, and no one dares to do so. If the emperor does not trust anyone, even if he was the object of everyone's fawning yesterday, no one will care about him after one night.
This is even more true in the army. The commanders and commanders of various regions and all the legion commanders all directly take orders from the emperor himself. Except for the emperor himself and the regional governors appointed by him, they are like governors like Lorraine and war zones like Maleton.
The commander, or the vassal prince like Archduke Julius, but no one else could mobilize any legion.
Russell was born a commoner. Although he was a cardinal, in terms of his own strength, he was far behind those of the wealthy families. Even Archduke Julius was stronger than Russell.
In the fights between the wealthy nobles of the Ruman Empire, Russell often gained the upper hand because he had the support of Emperor Rullund.
Although the old guys in the Heraldry Academy have a restrictive effect on the imperial power, they actually only have procedural power and can be easily divided and won over. They can still remain consistent on some major issues related to the fate and future of the empire.
, but usually, it’s a miracle that they don’t start fighting when they sit together.
Luo Linxin said, it is not the emperor who has the final say in the Ruman Empire. For such a small matter as approving some land for his own people, does Emperor Rulund need to speak personally?
Even though the stall that Lorraine has set up here seems to be quite big, it is really a big deal for Emperor Julunde.
If Emperor Julunde wanted to take care of his subordinates, he would feed them with just a few drops between his fingers. Moreover, he was neither corrupt nor bribery, and it was a serious money-making business.
If nothing else, if the emperor wants someone to purchase something from abroad, then the oil and water in it will be enough.
But contrary to Lorraine's expectation, Emperor Julunde sent the deputy palace manager.
Lorraine wondered in her heart: "If we just want the land, we won't need such a big battle, right? Is there anything fishy about it?"
Catherine was also stunned, looked at Deputy General Manager Leander, and said: "If you just want to buy land, there is no need for you, Uncle Leander, to go there in person, right? Just write a letter to Lorraine and we will do it for you?"
Leander said: "Although this matter is not big in big terms, it is not small in small terms. His Majesty personally confessed it. I think it would be better for me to go there personally. Moreover, His Majesty also specifically confessed that I hope this matter
I can try my best to keep the matter as quiet as possible. I don’t trust it if it is left to others. If the news leaks out, it will not be a good thing, so I can only handle it myself."
Lorraine wondered, why did Emperor Rulund insist on confessing and keeping quiet?
Catherine seemed to have remembered something, frowned, and let out a soft "hum".
Leandre looked at Catherine's appearance, his expression became a little embarrassed and embarrassed, and said: "Of course His Majesty does not need these things, His Majesty provides these for the people around him."
Lorraine felt even more strange. Aren't the people around Emperor Julunde the deputy general manager? If they wanted to buy it, it would be easy for them to just say hello to Grand Duke Julius.
Seeing Lorraine's puzzled look, Catherine sneered and said, "It's not for this lady or that lady."
Leander choked and coughed twice. Even though he was in his forties or fifties, he still lowered his head and did not dare to look at Catherine and Lorraine.
Lorraine said "Oh" and realized that it turned out that His Majesty the Emperor had prepared this for his mistresses. No wonder it was the deputy general manager of the palace who came and looked cautious. This kind of thing really cannot be made public.
Leandre said: "Actually, it was only Madam Lucrezia who wanted to buy some property for her family at first. She mentioned it to His Majesty and wanted to use Your Majesty to say hello to Lord Lorraine."
Catherine was stunned for a moment, showed a look of understanding, and said in a low voice: "It turns out to be her."
Leander smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty thinks this is a good idea, so I just want to be more prepared so that when the time comes, you know, I can leave something behind."
Lorraine nodded secretly, thinking about Sister Wu Zhao who was forcibly pushed into the nunnery after Taizong's death, and she understood in her heart, and said in her heart: This emperor has quite a long-term thinking.
The emperor is old, but his mistresses are all young. In this feudal era, where the average life expectancy is fifty years, when the emperor dies, no one will take care of his mistresses.
, it is undoubtedly a good way to leave a large industry for them in a place far away from political disputes.
Although this kind of thing cannot be said to be a scandal, it will still become a joke if word spreads. Other nobles, officials, etc., can use their own names to buy properties for their mistresses, Luo Luo
Lin Ke didn't dare to say that all those people who blocked the door to ask for land were doing it for their mistresses, but His Majesty the Emperor was the only one who couldn't do it.
Lorraine was secretly amused and thought to herself: Our emperor is also very face-saving.
In fact, everyone who knows Emperor Julunde knows that His Majesty is indeed very honorable. His political achievements are all due to my good leadership, and his mistakes are all due to your incompetence.
Catherine curled her lips and said: "Okay, Uncle Leander, this is not a big deal. Leave it to Lorraine and we will take care of it for you."
Leandre bowed slightly and said: "Thank you very much, Your Highness. Please excuse me, Lord Lorraine."
Lorraine smiled and said: "This is just a piece of cake, it can't be called a trouble. Lord Leander, how much land does your Majesty want?"
Leandre knew how huge this number was. In the Ruman Empire, there had been nobles who owned land larger than this number in the past, but they all ended badly. In the current empire, no one owns more land.
It can be larger than 100,000 acres.
Of course, the combined land of several big families in the empire definitely exceeds 100,000 acres, and some even exceed 300,000 acres. However, they all understand the principle that a big tree attracts wind, and they wisely chose to separate their families.
After speaking, Leandre looked at Lorraine and Catherine slightly nervously. This was a task assigned to him by His Majesty the Emperor. Of course, nothing could go wrong. These lands were bought to the Emperor's mistress, and Catherine was very disgusted with this.
, it’s hard to say whether he will agree to it.
Lorraine and Catherine looked at each other, and then Catherine rolled her eyes and leaned back on the sofa, which meant "I don't care."
Lorraine pondered the speed for a moment: "Lord Leandre, since we are our own people, let me tell you the truth, it is indeed a bit difficult to ask for 300,000 acres at a time."
Catherine glanced at Lorraine in surprise, but returned to her normal expression in an instant.
Leandre showed a troubled expression and said: "Is it difficult to handle?"
Lorraine shook his head and said: "Let's put it this way, it's easy to say it's simple. Just the land that has been surveyed and recorded so far is already 170 million acres. Three hundred thousand acres is really nothing. Just find a place
Just drawing a small circle is enough.
But this is the land that your Majesty wants. It belongs to Catherine's uncle, and you have troubled you to come all the way from Ruman City. No matter from which aspect, I cannot ignore this.
If you are really like those people outside who come to beg for land, and take the certificate to mark the land by yourself, not to mention whether His Majesty will say that I have no eyes, even Nicole will not be able to spare me."
Catherine kicked Lorraine's calf with her pointed leather shoes and said, "What nonsense is that?"
Lorraine held Catherine's hand and smiled at Leandre: "Director Leandre, you came with a mission, so I have to handle this matter beautifully to satisfy His Majesty. Although the grassland to the south is large,
But there are not many places with superior conditions. Especially those that are not too far from the city. After calculation, the most suitable place is only a few hundred thousand acres."
Catherine nodded and said, "Since it's my uncle who wants it, and you're here, Uncle Leandre, we naturally can't use inferior land to make up for it."
Leandre breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with a smile, and said, "Your Highness, Sir, you have troubled me a lot."
Lorraine waved his hand and said: "Yes, but Mr. Leander, you are still a little late. In the previous war, Archduke Julius and most of the officials from the eastern provinces helped us a lot, and even
He said that without the help of the Grand Duke, we probably would not be able to get through this difficult time."
Leandre smiled bitterly in his heart and thought to himself: What is supposed to come will come, let me just say that, Russell is acting like that, it is impossible for Catherine and Lorraine to have no temper at all.
Leander hurriedly said: "During the war, His Majesty paid attention to the battle reports you sent every day. However, Your Highness, Sir, you also know that Russell is really nothing. He only pays attention to his own one-third of an acre.
You also know the virtues of those people in Ruman City."
Catherine snorted with an unhappy expression. Lorraine patted Catherine's hand, waved to Leandre and said, "It's nothing. After all, it's over."
Leander shook his head and said: "Your Highness, sir, everyone in Ruman City is not satisfied with Russell now, but what can be done?
My duties are only in the palace, and I have no say in these matters, otherwise I would have dragged Russell to comment in front of His Majesty.
Lord Lorraine, you fought so hard in Naian, with a huge disparity in power between the enemy and ourselves. Even Her Royal Highness the Princess and Her Royal Highness Leo risked their lives, but you still achieved a brilliant victory.
Russell has been struggling in the north for so many years, almost impoverishing the empire, and has not yet been able to conquer the barbarians. But he actually had the nerve to say in front of His Majesty that Mr. Lorraine's contribution should not be rewarded. This is not the behavior of a villain.
Well, many people in Ruman City are disdainful of his actions, and there are still people who keep complaining about Lord Lorraine."
Leandre kept talking until he turned red in the end. He didn't know if he was angry or not.
"Oh, really?" Catherine narrowed her eyes and said with a cold voice on her pretty face: "Russell is really getting less and less developed."
Lorraine could clearly see that Catherine's grip on her hand was getting stronger and stronger, and when she looked down, she saw that the tendons in Catherine's slender, white little hand were jumping.
Lorraine put her arms around Catherine's shoulders and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, as long as the benefits fall into our hands, all other false claims are just clouds."
Catherine clapped Lorraine's hand, snorted and said, "You have a very generous heart."
Leander said: "Your Majesty also specifically asked me to tell Mr. Lorraine that no one can take away or erase your credit. Your Majesty did this because of your Majesty's painstaking efforts."
Lorraine nodded and said: "I know, okay, let's not talk about it. Manager Leandre, since His Majesty wants 300,000 acres of land, I will naturally prepare it with all my strength. However, most of the best land has been sold out some time ago.
I've given it to a relative, and given me a few days, I'll think of a solution and make sure to satisfy His Majesty."
Leandre was the only one who bent down and said sincerely: "I'm sorry to trouble Your Highness and Lord Lorraine."
Lorraine said: "Director Leander, if you are polite to us again, I will be angry."
Leandre patted his forehead and said: "Yes, yes, then I will treat it as a vacation. In fact, I came here this time to see how the life of Her Majesty the Princess and Young Master Leo is in Naian. It would be better to see you than in Naian."
I was much happier when I came to Ruman City, and now it seems that Her Royal Highness must be very happy."
In fact, this is not what Emperor Julunde told Deputy General Leandre. Emperor Julunde said to Leander at that time: Lorraine, this boy, seems to be honest, but in fact he is very carefree. Look at him leaving.
My daughter who has traveled a few houses, you have to go to Nai'an and take a closer look. If Nicole is bullied by that bastard there, I will transfer him back and put him in the Imperial Guard to watch.
Catherine held Lorraine's arm, smiled proudly, and said, "It's just so-so. It's just the whole day that caused me trouble, especially Leo. I don't know where he went crazy at this time."
Leandre said: "My young master's heroic deeds have been spread all over Ruman City. Now talking about His Highness Leo, His Highness Duzan will definitely be the only one in our empire to have a sage king in hundreds of years. If nothing else, even
Many things in the palace are labeled with the logo of His Highness Leo's Flying Eagle Company."
Catherine smiled implicitly and said, "Don't say this to Leo. Let him know that he may become so proud again. He is so naughty now that I can hardly control him."
Lorraine pulled Catherine to stand up and said: "Manager Leander, you have come to work from afar. Now you can rest here. If you have nothing to do, you can walk more in Nidel City. There are many new things here. Your Majesty explained.
I will take care of this matter now."
After seeing Leander off, Lorraine pulled Catherine and asked: "Who is this Lady Lucrezia?"
Catherine rolled her eyes at Lorraine angrily and said, "Why, do you care?"
Lorraine hurriedly shook his head and said: "There, it's just a question. It's not easy to make His Majesty so interested in just a few words."
Catherine snorted and said: "A very feminine woman. I say you, as a woman who has time to care about others, you should deal with the things at hand first. We obviously still have a lot of good land in our hands. How can you
Say no to Uncle Leander."
Lorraine spread her hands and said: "The promise is too simple. In your uncle's opinion, doesn't it seem that we are insincere? If your uncle knew that I had gone through so much trouble to persuade others and even used my own money to give it,
He put it all together, do you think he would be very grateful to me?"
Catherine looked at Lorraine with wide eyes, burst out laughing, hit Lorraine with her pink fist, and said: "Slippery! But, my uncle seems to be doing this."
Lorraine laughed and said: "Besides, I have another concern. This time it is Leander who came here, and it was the land that His Majesty asked for. We gave it to him easily. In the eyes of those who are thoughtful, how can we know that this
It’s not a test.”
Catherine thought for a moment and understood what Lorraine meant, and nodded.
Lorraine said: "His Majesty's mistress this time may be His Majesty's cheap brother-in-law next time, and the next time may be the mistress of those brother-in-laws.
You know the greed of those people. Your Majesty will restrain his women, but his women may not restrain their brothers.
The land in our hands, excluding what we keep for ourselves, may not be enough to give to your father. Who knows if there will be any relevant households coming to say hello in the future, so be prepared."
Catherine raised her eyebrows and said sternly: "How dare they!"
Lorraine said: "Why don't you dare? Even if they didn't dare when you and I were here, this land was conquered by us and is our own achievement. I don't want Nai'an Province to change because of the land after I leave."
It’s a mess.”
Catherine sighed, and then said thoughtfully: "It seems that we need to plan this matter carefully, and we can only let Uncle Leandre play with us for a few more days."
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This morning, when the sun had just risen from the horizon, there was still a slight chill in the air.
The lookout on the tall watchtower located in the outer harbor of Naider City has already rang the bronze bell on the tower.
Through bell signals of different lengths, the arrival of the three-masted sailing ship 'Lucky Gold' owned by the Eagle Shipping Company was announced to the port.
Flying Eagle Company now has nearly a hundred large merchant ships. At the same time, there are still new ships under construction at the Naian shipyard.
Those ships were constantly running back and forth on the Sea of Madidome, passing through the golden waters in the middle of the continent that were connected to various countries, dumping their products—gems, gold, ivory… to each country.
It is said that if you spend the minimum price, you can even buy handicrafts skillfully crafted by the mysterious elves living in the southern jungle of Nai'an.
The main product of Feiying Company is their table salt.
Due to the high quality and low price of the salt, and the extremely low manufacturing cost, coupled with Lorraine's large-scale production, this kind of thing has caused a fatal blow to the salt manufacturing system of various countries along the Madidome Sea. Even if there is
It's still struggling to maintain itself, but it's also a bleak business.
Salt, a commodity that is second only to food and is related to people's livelihood, can now be said to be completely in the hands of Feiying Company.
In the past, if the Ruman Empire wanted to play gangster with anyone, it would have to send troops, led by the empire's double bonus sticks, to fight in groups.
It’s very pornographic and violent~!
Moreover, war is always very risky.
No one can guarantee that he will be victorious in every battle.
In other words, even if it is an old imperialist power like Ruman, once it starts a war, it has to risk the possibility of losing the war. It has to smile and say good things to others. It is also necessary to cede territory and pay compensation.
Take a princess or something and marry someone else.
But now it's much easier.
If someone makes Lord Lorraine unhappy, all he needs to do is issue an order to impose a 'salt trade embargo'. Then the other party will not be able to get a grain of salt within three months.
Although those who own salt are generally second-rate characters in the world such as the 'Haisha Gang', it is undeniable that they are all extremely wealthy.
And the value of salt is like the oil in the world today.
What's more, Lorraine has unique technical advantages.
The consumption of salt, a product related to people's livelihood, is extremely huge. As long as everyone has to eat, they must eat salt. Even if you are a royal family member who does not eat food and only eats meat, you must also eat salt.
, otherwise you won’t be able to bear it.
And Lorraine's salt-making technology was completely copied from an extremely mature method of later generations. That method had been strictly tested in industrial mass production and was completely ahead of this era.
Therefore, once a seemingly inconspicuous thing like table salt comes into the hands of Lord Lorraine, it is like the Sunflower Book coming into the hands of Dongfang Bubai. Isn’t it just that if I have a kitchen knife in my hand, I have the world?
In this way, there is no need to send out a single soldier to deal with them.
And their government officials had to face a large group of people who were extremely angry because they had no salt to eat.
It is not impossible for their prime minister to step down as a result.
If the other party continues to be ignorant of practical matters, he will not just lie on the bed obediently and let Lord Luo ravage him after clearing his name, but will continue to struggle and resist indifferently.
Then Lord Lorraine will supplement it with other means.
For example, they set up trade barriers and raised trade tariffs. They purchased gold on a large scale, causing the gold market price to fluctuate wildly in a short period of time. They used their fleets to carry out large-scale food smuggling, causing food shortages in other countries. Or they targeted their local areas.
Dumping a certain specialty product, attacking and destroying their economic foundation.
With just a few combinations of punches like this, you can directly defeat them from the economic level~!
And the leaders of those countries are not without farsighted and wise figures. When the Flying Eagle Company carried out their salt dumping strategy, they vigorously resisted. They blocked policies, raised tax rates, and carried out secretly.
Pirated copies.
But the secret intelligence department under Feiying Company, Jin Yiwei, is not a vegetarian either.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, under Jin Yiwei, specializes in doing the first two tasks. And in their execution manual, there is a series of response methods for various adverse situations.
As long as someone dares to be detrimental to Feiying Salt Industry, he must first bribe him. If the bribery fails, then he will frame him. If the frame-up fails, then he will bribe his boss, his wife, his mistress, his son, his daughter... this
A series of golden sticks were struck down, and the person was dizzy when he was kept in custody.
If you can't do this, then you are the saint with the most noble character in the world. According to the Holy See, this kind of saint will definitely go to heaven.
The agents of the CIA will never mind helping them. I believe those saints who can go to heaven one day earlier will also be very happy about this.
And those who secretly pry out their production technology from Feiying Salt's salt production plant and secretly copy and pirate it in other places, hoping to make profits, will not have any good results.
Because there is another organization under Jinyiwei that is responsible for this work - the FBI. Those gangsters are even more vicious.
As long as they find out who dares to steal Feiying Company's patented technology, which is protected by the sacred and inviolable laws of the Ruman Empire, they will deal with it ruthlessly.
They don't care about jurisdictional issues. As long as you violate Rumain's laws, even if you are hiding on the Island of the Dead, you will be caught. Then in accordance with the "Promoting World Economy" recently promulgated by Count Lorraine, the governor of Rumanian Province.
Prosperity, Interim Regulations on the Protection of Patented Technology, you will be imprisoned in a water prison for 150 years, and then we will hire a lawyer and go to court to litigate you.
And those salt fields will also strangely catch fire and explode during a certain natural disaster, and be completely destroyed.
This time, the sailing ship "Lucky Gold" set off from the port in the Eastern Province and returned to Nidel City. The ship was filled with food, cloth, and large livestock that the Naian people urgently needed.
Although Nai'an is an agricultural province, the focus of its policy has always been on the military. Coupled with the current development of the south, it has caused a severe shortage of labor. According to imperial decree, the use of slaves is not allowed. Therefore, those who eat
The big animals that are fed grass and milked, never ask for wages, never complain about hardship or tiredness, and work hard without complaint have become people's favorites.
In addition, there are a large number of passengers on the ship.
Carlos is one of them.
It turned out that his family was not wealthy, he was just an ordinary farmer. All the land in his family was rented from the landlord.
Later, when his service period came, he served as a soldier for several years under Archduke Julius of Constantinople, and made many contributions on the battlefield.
Later, when I retired, I was tired of the bloody life and chose to retire.
Just at this time, I received the new reward decree issued by Grand Duke Julius. I heard that there was land for sale here, and I didn’t think much about it at the moment. When it came to choosing between a generous retirement payment or a piece of land, I made the choice immediately.
I got the latter, then took the documents, boarded the ship, and tried my luck here.
Land~!
Carlos couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of this word.
As the son of a farmer, he still vividly remembers his experience of working for the landlord's family, and he has always dreamed of having his own land.
He still remembered what his father had always said, that land is always a person's soul. Without land, there would be no soul.
Now, he is about to have a piece of land of his own~!
Carlos stood on the bow of the ship and carefully looked at the port city in front of him.
Because they arrived early, there was no congestion in the waterways entering the port like the typical traffic congestion at noon every day.
The "Lucky Gold" just waited outside the port for a while, and then sailed into the port under the leadership of the pilot.
They happened to pass by another ship that was about to leave the harbor.
Carlos also had a close encounter with a man in ordinary clothes on the opposite boat. Although the man on the other side was in ordinary clothes, Carlos had the sensitivity of a soldier and could immediately sense something wrong with him.
The man kept touching his chest. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the man was hiding something important on his body.
However, he didn't care and looked away from the other person's alert gaze. He was just vaguely curious about the person's identity, but then he forgot about the other person.
He didn't know that that man was actually the secret envoy sent to the Holy See by Bishop Fordo. Hidden in his body was the black material about Hilmeria carefully collected by Fordo, as well as several district bishops.
Wrote a joint document calling for her removal.
After the ship left the port, it quickly raised its sails and then, with the help of the wind, quickly disappeared over the horizon.
On the other side, the 'Lucky Gold' was also slowly docked on the pier of the port.
The sailors worked together to put the gangplank of the ship on the land, and then cheered together. Although they were sailing on the sea, their roots were still on the land, and of course they were very close to the land when they saw it.
Carrying his luggage, Carlos slowly walked off the gangplank among the people disembarking.
Because he had been sailing at sea for so many days, when he stepped on the solid ground again, he felt that his feet were a little wobbly and he couldn't help but staggered two steps.
A sailor next to him looked at it, hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, and said with a smile: "You seem to rarely take a boat. Are your feet weak? This is normal. You are used to being bumpy in the sea. As soon as you step on the ground, you feel weak.
It’s all like this. Those of us who run boats call it dock sickness. As long as we take a few more steps, we’ll be fine.”
Carlos glanced at the man in surprise, then thanked him and let go of his hand. Then he asked the man, "Excuse me, how to get to Feiying Company?"
The sailor was stunned for a moment, then looked Carlos up and down and said, "You must be buying land, right?"
Carlos nodded.
The sailor smiled and said: "Congratulations to you then. Future landowner. The Flying Eagle Company is in front of the Governor's Mansion. You only need to ask around to find out."
However, if this is your first time here, I would like to remind you that you need to go to the headquarters of Flying Eagle Company to go through the formalities first. Ha, there happens to be a public carriage over there. You can get on that carriage and go directly to
It’s done right under the door.”
As he spoke, he stood beside the road and raised his hat high.
"Public... public carriage..." Carlos couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Turning his head, he saw a very long and wide carriage pulled by six horses. He couldn't help but gape: "That... that is
…What is that?”
The sailor proudly introduced him: "This is one of our local specialties, the public carriage. It has a fixed line. For only five copper coins, you can sit on this and reach your destination quickly."
At this time, the carriage had already driven over and stopped beside them.
The sailor opened the car door and shouted to the coachman: "Hey, friend. This is coming to the Governor's Palace. He has just arrived. You must take good care of him. When you arrive at the station, tell him."
The groom agreed generously and said: "No problem, come up~!"
Carlos couldn't help but feel moved. At first he thought he had encountered some kind of fraud gang, but he saw that there were already many people sitting in the carriage, including men, women, old and young, including two uniformed soldiers. Again.
In addition, there were several similar carriages shuttled back and forth in various parts of the port, so my worries were immediately put to rest.
He carried his luggage and climbed into the car. Then he hesitated and asked the sailor, "How much tip should I pay you?"
The sailor was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth and laughed silently. Everyone on the carriage also looked at him with smiles on their faces.
The sailor smiled and said: "Sir, you don't have to pay for this. It's just a piece of cake."
As he spoke, he raised his hat, raised it slightly, saluted, and then walked away.
Carlos couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, sitting on the bench of the carriage with some scorn.
At this time the carriage moved forward slowly.
Carlos looked out the wide window and discovered that the carriage was actually inlaid with glass that was only found in the homes of wealthy nobles. He couldn't help but feel surprised again. To be sure, he reached out and touched it.
It was finally determined that the glass was indeed correct.
Carlos couldn't help but be more surprised. This carriage could actually be decorated with glass?
He wanted to find someone to ask, but when he saw the smiling eyes of everyone around him, he shut his mouth knowingly. He didn't want people to think of him as a country bumpkin.
Carlos looked out through the car window. He saw that the streets were extremely busy with people coming and going. The shops on the roadside were full of all kinds of goods, and there were vendors carrying various things hawking back and forth on the street.
Everyone has a smile on their face. It is a smile that is full of hope for tomorrow from the inside out, and has enough confidence to achieve it. It looks particularly cheerful.
Carlos looked at it and couldn't help but feel cheerful.
The carriage traveled for another distance, with people getting off and getting on again and again.
Every time the car stopped, Carlos would be nervous to see if he had arrived at the Governor's Palace.
After a while, the carriage stopped again. The coachman shouted loudly into the carriage: "The guest who boarded the carriage at the harbor got off here. In front is the Governor's Palace. No one can park there."
"
Carlos hurriedly agreed and jumped out of the car with his luggage.
The coachman looked at him and then said: "It's just a little further ahead. You have to walk over."
Carlos thanked him and turned around to leave.
At this time, the coachman's expression immediately changed and he shouted angrily: "Come back. You haven't paid for the coach yet~!"
Everyone in the car couldn't help laughing.
Carlos was immediately embarrassed. He quickly took out a few coins and handed them over, then ran away quickly.
After running far away, he secretly looked back and found that the carriage had left. Then he felt relieved and walked towards the gate not far away with his luggage.
He came to the door and explained his purpose to the guard. Then he followed the other person's instructions and bypassed the main entrance of the Governor's Palace and entered through a side door. When he came to a tall building, he saw the Flying Eagle Company hanging in front of the door.
With the signboard, I knew I was in the right place.
He came to the building, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a huge notice board opposite, with various procedures marked in words.
Carlos looked at it and then followed the above instructions. He walked through a corridor and saw a long queue in front of him.
At the moment, he was also at the back of the crowd.
After a while, he entered the room. At the request of the clerk, he took out the approval note from Archduke Julius hidden under his chest and handed it over.
The clerk looked at the approval note and was stunned for a moment. Then under Carlos' uneasy gaze, he stood up expressionlessly and said, "Please follow me."
After saying that, he took him out of the office again, climbed up the stairs, and climbed to the top floor. The clerk stood in front of a large door, knocked on the door, and then walked in.
Carlos didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly followed in.
Entering the office, he discovered that the office was extremely luxuriously decorated, and even the floor was covered with thick wool carpets. There were various models placed around it, including ships, cavalry, and fortresses.
...Wait a minute, it seems like you are in a kingdom of toys.
At this time, the clerk walked behind the large desk and started talking in a low voice with a person sitting there. While speaking, he handed over the approval slip.
Only then did Carlos notice a long, white, fat little boy sitting behind the desk. On the boy's large and luxurious desk, there was also a book thrown. It was obvious that the little boy had just thrown it.
Down.
Carlos took a peek and discovered that the title of the book was "International Finance and Management."
At this time, I heard the little boy yelling angrily: "That damn old man didn't give me any money, he just approved the note. Isn't this an obvious robbery from my pocket?"