Chapter 851, Melon of Huangtai

Fort Marien, University of the Temple area, Central, Palace Complex.

The palace complex is the core of Marienburg, where the mind and heart are located. Generation after generation of Marienburg leaders work here and also live here. The earliest area here can be traced back to the Kingdom of Judon and is still called here. When the king ruled, at least the foundation of the palace area was laid in that era.

After that, Marienburg experienced many wars, including Norsca looting, imperial civil war, Britannian aggression, and then in the era of the Three Emperors, wars have also spread to Marienburg many times. The palace complex is Burn it and build it again, build it and burn it again, Marienburg is so tenacious.

The last time an enemy attacked here was 700 years ago. It was an invading army from Brittania, the famous Bretanian knight king "Brave" Louis, this knight king broke through Marienburg looted a large amount of wealth, and by the way burned the entire palace area of ​​Marienburg to ashes, and announced that Marienburg already belonged to Britannia.

So sometimes you can’t always think that the Britannian knights will always fight for justice. The knights are often bound by chivalry and lack an excuse. The same is true of their massacre and plunder of the Greenskins and Skavens during the just-concluded Eight Peaks Expedition.

Of course, there is a price to be paid for the foolish things done by the King of Knights, Louis-The Brave. This behavior of the King of Knights, which obviously undermines the overall situation of the anti-chaos and the human alliance in the old world, has aroused the anger of the fairies in the lake, Britannia After a few years of occupation, the Lake God Witch led the Knights of the Holy Grail to dispatch, announcing the dethronement of Louis the Brave Knight King and returning Marienburg to the empire. The knight was deprived of all his titles, and was exiled to a small prison island off the coast of Marienburg with an area of ​​only more than 100 square kilometers, where he spent the rest of his life as a prison warden.

As the official center of Marienburg, countless big merchants, nobles and generals spend money here, which is a demonstration of the city's success. Many government buildings are architectural gems. Students come from as far away as Araby to study the works of the continent's greatest architects. Similarly, security issues are also a worthy goal. Marienburg MPs are willing to give everything for this. They spend a lot of money Capital, built an inner city built of marble and granite, four strong towers guard the road, the only gate through the city wall is custom-made from the Eternal Peak at a huge cost, forged with magic guarding runes and hard steel made.

The defenders currently guarding the palace area are Archduke Schulz's personal guard, the Iris Guard, and Marienburg's elite pioneer cavalry ranger. These two troops are ready to use halberds, large Sword and musket destroy the incoming enemy.

In the extravagant palace, a grand banquet was held today to welcome the Knight King of Britannia and the head of the Legion of Ashes. All the business celebrities, noble families, and famous artists and mercenary heads in Marienburg all attended. Come, everyone sings to their heart's content, drinks wine, and gathers together.

at this time,

No matter how many contradictions and unhappiness there were before, at least on this occasion, everyone was still on the surface in harmony, talking and laughing, and for the whole banquet, there is no doubt that the most dazzling is the knight queen Suria. His own wife came to show off, and Suria did a good job of this task.

But that's not the point today.

The banquet ended relatively quickly, because Ryan made it clear that it is best not to have a "open until the morning" banquet, so the banquet ended in just three hours, and at the end, the second largest chamber of commerce in Marienburg " Viscount Casanova, the chairman of the Gentlemen's League, suddenly walked in front of Ryan and Suria, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty Ryan, Queen Suria, it's really a pleasure for you to come to Marienburg when you have time." I didn't find any chance to treat you well, so I have prepared some thin wine and gift, is there a chance to find a place to have a glass of wine together? Or I have also prepared the best tea from Zhendan."

"Oh." Ryan held Suria's little hand. The King of Knights didn't have a good impression of Viscount Casanova. Obviously he was a speculator, but no matter what he said, he managed to hire and give Ryan a gift at the critical moment. The legendary duo of Gotrek and Felix came here, and they played a decisive role in the critical moment of the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition. This bit of face should be given.

But Ryan is different from before. He didn't agree immediately, but smiled at Suria: "What do you say? Ma'am? As I said, I will listen to you these days."

A look of surprise flashed across Suria's beautiful and delicate goose egg face. The female knight didn't expect Ryan to really let her make up her mind, and hesitated for a while.

The Queen of Knights is wearing a whole set of mocha black and white mix-and-match dresses with lamps and stars today. Since it is midsummer, Suria chose a low-cut mermaid dress with strapless shoulders, revealing the gully on her chest and her creamy skin. When it came out, a crocodile leather belt outlined Suria's beautiful body line.

In order to maintain dignity and politeness, Su Liya wore a pair of flesh-colored ultra-thin velvet delicate pantyhose today. This kind of handmade stockings is really as thin as a cicada's wing, and you can't see it if you don't get close. The slender and tall stockings have beautiful legs Under the illumination of the light, the luster is smoother and more attractive, and the color changes gradually along the curve of the beautiful long legs of the female knight, making it hazy and dreamy.

The smooth bright golden long curly hair hangs from Suria's ears. The delicate light makeup and beautiful face make Suria show her queenly demeanor and grace. It is the perfect fusion of luxury and beauty, which belongs to Suria moving beauty.

Viscount Casanova sized up the Queen of Knights unnaturally. He thought to himself, no wonder the flirtatious Adabe would have an idea. A woman compared to the beauty of the Queen of Knights.

Of course, as a human being, the business prince just thought about it casually. He controlled his expression and made a warm invitation: "My Majesty the Queen, Your Excellency Ryan and I have known each other for more than ten years. Friends, since we are friends, we have to walk around for a long time, otherwise it will be easy to divide, don’t you think so? And, I also want to introduce a few friends to you.”

"Okay then." Seeing Ryan's encouraging gaze, Suria finally agreed.

Casanova's "slightly prepared gift" is really not a white tooth, but a well-prepared one. He prepared a whole set of the most high-end high elf cosmetics in advance, and a necklace made by Marienburg jewelry craftsmen , inlaid with emeralds, sapphires, and rubies, the colors are so bright that it dazzles people's eyes.

As the queen of Ryan, what treasures has Suria not seen? She knew that Casanova must have something very important to do, and wanted to ask Ryan, so the queen did not refuse, but accepted it calmly: "Be careful, Your Excellency Casanova."

Ryan nodded with a smile, and then, Casanova led Ryan and others to the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the garden. It faces water on three sides and is an excellent place to discuss things.

Unexpectedly, Ryan met here the Cathay Empire's ambassador to the Old World and Cathay's great merchant, Lord Li.

This Lord Li seems to be a bit old. He is wearing a full set of Aurora official uniform, a red lapis lazuli crown, a single-eyed feather, and a yellow mandarin jacket with a pattern of mandarin ducks embroidered on the silk patch. , wearing a pair of black full-frame glasses, but did not wear big braids, he smiled at Ryan and said, "I have heard the name of the King of Knights for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today."

"Hello, Lord Li." Ryan just greeted him, and several people sat down one by one. Casanova looked at Ryan's appearance, feeling a little emotional in his heart. When Ryan just arrived in Marienburg, at best It can only be regarded as a potential stock, and it can only be regarded as a second-tier role in Marienburg, and he is the second-ranked businessman in Marienburg. Although he is polite to Ryan, he still feels that there are many such people in the old world. went.

But now, Ryan is already the king of knights, one of the best leaders in the old world. After returning from the Eight Peaks Expedition, he is so powerful and unattainable. To obediently call him His Majesty the King.

It was like a lifetime ago. Viscount Casanova was in a daze. After several people were seated, he quickly motioned for the maid to bring a fruit plate. Tea.

After a few minutes, the aroma of tea overflows.

Ryan picked up the teacup, smelled the familiar smell, looked at the color of green tea, closed his eyes and took a sip: "Good tea."

"Hehehe, this is the top-quality tea that was sent thousands of miles from Cathay." Casanova said with a smile, "I managed to get two boxes from the trade with the Cathay people this time. If Your Majesty likes it, I can leave now." Time to grab a box and go."

"Then I would like to thank Your Excellency the Viscount first. Your Excellency the Viscount first helped me and then gave me something. This kindness is really not small." Ryan held a teacup and said with a smile: "I really don't know how to thank you." it is good."

"Thank you." Viscount Casanova smiled wryly, "But I'm just worried that I may not be able to drink such good tea in the future. The tea and silk from Aurora are really rare."

Ryan and Suria looked at each other, Ryan blinked at Suria, and Suria asked with a tacit understanding: "Why? Viscount Casanova, I think, you shouldn't worry about this, right? You Remember our help, the knights, the dwarves."

"Hahaha~ Indeed." Casanova smiled proudly. Immediately changing the formation at a critical moment is his most proud thing recently: "It is a great honor for me, Casanova, to be praised by Her Majesty the Queen."

After finishing speaking, Casanova immediately suppressed his smile: "But this time, I want to say that Hugemans, Becker, and Claude and I are really hard brothers, including Grand Duke Schulz. Both."

"..." Surya immediately realized something, and the female knight subconsciously turned her head to look at her husband, only to see Ryan put down the teacup and motioned for Casanova to continue.

"Presumably, His Majesty Ryan and Queen Suria are aware of the conditions of the dwarves." Casanova said sincerely: "Thirty-eight thousand dwarf gold coins, not one less, and only three days more time .”

"Regardless of whether the House of Lords in Marienburg can gather 38,000 dwarf gold coins in a hurry, even the dwarf gold coins designated by the dwarves, we can't figure out such a large number." Viscount Casanova He said to Ryan and Suria: "Your Majesty Ryan, Mrs. Suria, you must know how the dwarf gold coins have risen in the market recently."

The huge impact of the Eight Peaks Mountain Expedition was that a large number of dwarf gold coins flowed into the market in the Old World from Britannia, and the original exchange rate of dwarf gold coins from 1:2.5 to 1:3 fluctuated violently.

So, did the influx of a large number of dwarf gold coins into the market lower the exchange rate?

No, instead it went up, skyrocketing all the way.

The core reason is that the dwarven gold coins themselves are of high value. The gold coins forged by the dwarves are good in quality, high in gold content, exquisite in shape, and durable. They are the hard currency of the old world. It is a bit watered, and it is really going to be melted. The value itself is not that high, and the private minting of coins has been repeatedly banned. Many profiteers will deliberately grind off the edges of legal coins to try to obtain precious metals.

Under such circumstances, bad money drives out good money, and everyone rushes to exchange dwarf gold coins. As a way to keep money and preserve value, banks in Marienburg and the Old World also rush to exchange dwarf gold coins. As reserves and margins, when a large number of dwarf gold coins entered the market, all of a sudden, dwarf gold coins were sought after by everyone, and the exchange rate continued to rise. Now in the market, dwarf gold coins have risen to 1:3.5 of the Imperial Gold Mark .

"To put it simply, Hugmans and the others are already overwhelmed." Casanova sighed: "They are now gathering troops and preparing to counterattack."

"It's impossible." Ryan sneered: "My Viscount, from ancient times to the present, only farmers rebel, and I have never heard of businessmen who can turn the world upside down!"

"Hehehe, His Majesty Ryan, you really know us business people very well." Casanova continued to smile bitterly: "Well, I also made it clear that after Hugmans and the others heard the conditions of the dwarves, they expressed that they could not accept it. , it will never be possible, they would rather spend 150,000 gold marks to hire all the armies of the old world, and even use this money to bribe the high elves than teach those mustaches."

"They are doomed to fail." Ryan shook his head: "The Imperial Parliament, Emperor Karl Franz has convened the Imperial Parliament because of this matter, and fourteen of the fifteen electors chose to support the dwarves' debt collection decision, and only the Church of Magic chose Abstain, the high elves will definitely not participate in this matter, and for us, if the Judun Chamber of Commerce and the others want to fight, then we will fight with them? Do President Hugmans and the others think that they can be my boss? Is it the opponent of the Guards?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Judun Chamber of Commerce and the others are destined not to be your opponents, but if there is a real fight, Marienburg will definitely fall into the flames of war." At this time, the Aurora ambassador, Lord Li, finally spoke. He said in a peaceful tone: "At that time, Marienburg will be forced to be closed for a long time because of the war, temporary commercial activities, and the port will also be affected by the war, and your trade here in Brittany will also be affected. Affected!"

"You guys, are you interceding?" Su Liya took Ryan's hand, and the female knight said with great interest, "For them?"

"For our own sake." Casanova laughed, and said sincerely: "The Judon Chamber of Commerce is not just a chamber of commerce, His Majesty Ryan, Van Hoogemans is a descendant of the Judon royal family, and he has a The elite private army, and they are also protected by the empire, and they have a little bit of royal pride. If they are pushed too fast, he will take the lead and fight for their lives. Marienburg will really fight. Not only is it not something we don’t want to see, but Even Grand Duke Schultz is not easy to explain, Mrs. Suria, Your Majesty Ryan, you are friends of Grand Duke Schultz, surely you don’t want Grand Duke Schultz to make things difficult, do you?”

"Everyone didn't want things to become like this." Aurora Ambassador Li Jue also said with a smile: "Huangtai's melons, why pick them again~"

"Hehehehe~" Ryan laughed hehehe, he thought to himself that the bourgeoisie has its own unique weakness.

To put it simply, it is false to be desperate, and it is true to admit cowardice. The princes of the business world are talking about conditions.

That's right, Ryan's side is actually not ready to use force. Moreover, if force is used, the subsequent impact will not be easy to resolve.

No matter how you say it, Marienburg is also a legal territory of the empire.

And Teclis is almost here.

"Your Majesty Ryan, it's not that we don't want to give the money. Can you talk to the dwarves for a little more time? Also, reduce the amount appropriately?" Lord Li smiled and showed Ryan tea, and gave it away Going to the Aurora pastry: "As for us, everyone will come to find a way, let's make money with harmony~"

"How much time is a little more time? Also, how much does it mean to reduce the amount appropriately?" Ryan took Suria's little hand and asked casually: "I need a specific number, otherwise the dwarf will By the way, I can't say."

"That's good." Viscount Casanova nodded, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Although the dwarves did not come for him, if they really fought, his business would also be affected. From this point of view, he The interests of the Marienburg merchants are bound together.

"See if you can do this..."

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