It was almost late at night when I came out of Cecilia's place.
Walking on the deserted street, the faint light pulled Zhou Yunfei's meditative figure out of the old man.
The previous conversation between the two allowed Zhou Yunfei to learn many of the secrets of the Brucedale family, and he also sympathized with Cecilia's experience.
This strong girl is sad for her fate and sighs for her bravery.
"Every woman in a big family has a difficult past. Even the pride of the empire like Yuna and Cecilia cannot avoid it."
In fact, Zhou Yunfei didn't know that the trapped soldiers who secretly protected him almost had a conflict with the Brucedale family guards after Zhou Yunfei entered the villa. Fortunately, after the final explanation, the two trapped soldiers quietly waited outside the villa room until Zhou Yunfei
After appearing, continue to protect him secretly.
This was also Gao Shun's arrangement. He knew that his lord didn't like having a large group of guards around him, and after Zhou Yunfei practiced martial arts, he felt a little proud, so he didn't arrange for Ming Wei to be around him. Of course, Zhou Yunfei also knew that he must be surrounded by guards.
There was a secret guard, but he didn't want to care.
Diao Chan had been waiting at home for Zhou Yunfei's return. It was getting later and later. She waited from dusk until late at night, but she still didn't see the young master coming back. This really made Diao Chan very worried. She sent people out to search many times. Fortunately, she contacted the soldiers who were secretly guarding the enemy.
Knowing that the young master was not in danger, Diao Chan could only suppress the anxiety in her heart and kept looking at the door.
"Master!" Diao Chan finally saw Zhou Yunfei's return. Two drops of clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes. After secretly wiping them away, Diao Chan immediately hurriedly hurried about.
Zhou Yunfei was stunned for a moment when he saw that Diao Chan was still asleep. Then, under Diao Chan's service, he ate some snacks that had been heated many times, washed up, and then fell asleep.
Diao Chan waited until Zhou Yunfei fell asleep, then looked at the young master who would soon fall into a deep sleep, blew out the lights in the room, quietly closed the door and left.
On the other side, Cecilia, who was sleeping on the bed, tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a long time. Finally, she simply got up, put on a coat, and went to the window.
Looking at the bright moonlit sky, Cecilia remembered her previous conversation with Zhou Yunfei, and the fact that she had inexplicably told all the past events and thoughts that she had never told anyone to this young earl when they met for the second time. Even she herself
They were all surprised, why did they reveal their deepest secrets without any precautions?
Now that I think about it, this young Lord of Dragon City seems to have a temperament that makes people get close to him involuntarily. He is like an old friend who has been known for many years and can easily gain your approval.
Thinking of that handsome face, the fresh and natural temperament, and the slightly intimate behavior between the two before, Cecilia, who was sitting by the window and meditating, couldn't help but curl up the corner of her mouth. "But.
, What he said was so direct, really, he didn’t care about Miss Ben’s thoughts. How annoying!” Cecilia couldn’t help laughing as she spoke, but then she thought of the fight she had had with her.
Yuna, who had been feeling depressed for a long time, felt depressed again.
"I really envy you, Una St. Clair."
Cecilia, who was doomed to never get a good marriage, said quietly, and the pale moonlight illuminated her enchanting face. Her fluffy red hair was so alluring.
It seems like a peaceful night, but in fact, there are trends flowing secretly in the mainland.
Far in the south of the Alton Empire, known as the business empire, is the headquarters of the Imperial Royal Chamber of Commerce.
It is very strange that the Chamber of Commerce with the royal name was actually taken away by private nobles and wealthy businessmen! From this aspect, it can also reflect the current situation of the empire.
The Alton Empire is a very typical gold coin that succeeds and fails.
As early as the founding of the People's Republic of China, the prestige of the royal family meant that although the empire was located in the center of the continent and surrounded by other countries, although the strong border pressure once made the empire breathless. But later, due to its good geographical location, it became The communication center for the entire continent!
Wherever the roads are built, gold coins will flow there, so the entire empire has the most developed transportation network in the continent. This also changes the empire's military direction. Rapid mobility can quickly reach any border of the empire with the help of the developed transportation network. !
It was precisely based on this condition that the empire made great efforts to form a cavalry team known for its high mobility. This was based on the lack of high-quality war horses in the entire continent and the strong funds brought by developed business. A name.
The Central Army, a light cavalry team of about 10,000 people, relies on its good mobile combat capabilities and the supply depots set up throughout the empire to reach any part of the empire in just a few days! For three hundred years, the royal family has been Relying on this army, the empire was firmly controlled. Even now, the empire has become full of warlords, but there is still a reason why no one dares to directly resist the royal family.
The Royal Chamber of Commerce of the Alton Empire, the first caravan formed in the early days of the founding of the country, can also be regarded as the first chamber of commerce in human society in the entire Ross continent. Several decades ago, due to improper operation, it was eventually destroyed by many The merchants who united together robbed it. As a result, although it was in the name of the royal family, it was actually in the hands of the Imperial Senate.
Here, we cannot but mention the organization of the Imperial Senate.
This organization originated more than a hundred years ago. At that time, many merchants in the empire made their chambers of commerce bigger and stronger, which directly affected the royal family's market share in business. Therefore, the emperor of the empire at that time ordered, A large commercial tax is levied on all merchants except the Imperial Chamber of Commerce.
This move also led to fierce conflicts between the two parties. They united many merchants from noble lords to form the Senate to contain the royal family. The arrogant and luxurious life of the imperial royal family, which had enjoyed peace for a long time, also caused the royal family's reputation to decline again and again. .In the end, the merchants, who received the support of most of the lords and nobles, finally entered the stage of history as the Senate.
Just like that, a new organization and the royal family shared the management of the empire equally!
For more than a hundred years, the efforts of generations of members of the Senate have finally resulted in the fact that many powers in the empire have fallen into the hands of businessmen. In addition to the few troops and powers that the royal family has, its external orders are not even as good as those of the senators. The order issued by the hospital!
Now, the Senate has taken control of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, reducing the financial resources of the royal family to a minimum, thus losing the management of the empire's territory outside the capital. It can be said that the entire empire is now controlled by the Senate, but the royal family is still among the people. It has some prestige, and the empire's most elite Central Army has been unable to be penetrated by the Senate, so based on these two aspects, the Senate has not taken action against the royal family.
However, it is foreseeable that this action to subvert the royal family will inevitably happen.
Looking back at the royal family, although the current emperor also knows that the existence of the Senate has greatly jeopardized the status and rule of the royal family, the situation is no longer controlled by the royal family. In addition to necessary defense, the existence of the Central Army is only a deterrent.
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After all, what businessmen fear most, apart from their money, is life, which is the most precious. No one wants to be the one who is sacrificed during the struggle for power. It is precisely for this reason that the Senate has been unable to really take action.
Having said so much, it also raises a question. The members of the Senate are all composed of businessmen, including the big noble lords, who are also businessmen. Therefore, Zhou Yunfei's Dragon City caravan, in a short period of time,
The rise has snatched almost the entire northern continent's market share. As a result, the Senate, which was originally competing with the Bywest Empire Royal Chamber of Commerce, was severely bitten by Zhou Yunfei.
This is also the reason why the Senate, which repeatedly requested to do business with Zhou Yunfei but was rejected on the way back to the imperial capital of Byvost Empire, directly assassinated Zhou Yunfei to combat the rise of Dragon City.
That failed operation caused the people in the Senate to fall into panic for a time. The fundamental reason is that after many businessmen gained a lot of wealth and power, their fear of death further increased. They were afraid of offending the entire Byvost Empire.
, leading them to join forces with the Alton royal family to suppress the Senate. After all, their appearance made the other four royal empires on the mainland feel in crisis.
Fortunately, the expected blow did not occur in the end, which also made the minds of those members of the Senate active again. Maybe the lord's position in the empire is still not too big, or the unstable transition of the highest power in the empire makes Bai
The Vorster Empire couldn't help but pay attention to the forces of other empires.
The Senate once again held a meeting at the headquarters of the Southern Royal Chamber of Commerce to discuss the increasingly shrinking business.
What was decided at this meeting was a secret. For Linda, who attended this meeting for the first time, the decisions made made her, an upstart, frown.
"Miss, what decision did the Senate make? Why do you keep looking so gloomy?" The middle-aged man took off Linda's coat. Seeing her frown, he asked.
Linda walked into the room, sat on a chair, and rubbed her slightly swollen temples with one hand.
"The result was very bad. This group of people thoughtlessly divided into two factions. One faction advocated showing goodwill to the upstart in the north, once again proposed cooperation, and wanted to take half of the market share outside the Byvost Empire! I really don't know.
What do they think? How could the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce, which is doing well and not afraid of their commercial blow, and has mastered the scarce supply of goods and complete channels, agree to such a thing?"
After listening to this, the middle-aged people thought for a moment that it was indeed as Linda said, from the source of goods to the channels, the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce is completely in their own hands, and they are not afraid of those common competition methods at all.
"The other side is even more ridiculous. They talk about directly wiping out the Earl of Longcheng by force. I don't know what the consequences of what happened last time are. Do you really think that everyone is a fool and can't find out? I'm sure that if it happens again,
For such a thing, people might just bring troops to the door! Do you really think that the Byvost Empire in the north can tolerate such a thing? This is a naked slap in the face! What happened last time,
It’s already a huge honor not to pursue it.”
After scolding the idiots in the Senate, Linda took a sip of hot tea. This tea was produced in Longcheng. The saying that every cup is worth a fortune is not far-fetched when it comes to tea.
"So, Miss, is there any result in the end?" The middle-aged man is still more concerned about the final result.
"Some people want to die, let's just wait and see." Linda said coldly the result the middle-aged man wanted, but this result made the middle-aged man shake his head repeatedly.
"There will never be a shortage of stupid people in this world. Sadly, the more stupid you are, the crazier things you may do."