The Celtic Isles are composed of the Isles of Scotland, the Isle of England and the Isle of Ireland, of which the Isle of Ireland and the Isle of England are already a very prosperous area, while the Isle of Scotland is full of dense forests with a large number of elves and druids living in it, who refuse to participate in the outside world, and of course do not welcome outsiders to disturb their lives.

This time, the Baltic Empire's trade targets were mainly the countries of the island of Ireland and the island of England, of which the island of Ireland has now had a sign of unification, before a king named Ochu stood out from many kings and gained the support of the entire island of Ireland, even the Ulsters were convinced by this king, so he was also called King Occhu.

If the Baltic Empire wants to conquer the Celtic Isles, then what really needs to be paid attention to is this king named Ochu, who is supported by all the kings and tribal chiefs of Ireland, even if this king has been defeated by the years and is now dying, and is no longer as wise and wise as he was when he was young, and the so-called heroic twilight is nothing more than that.

However, this is still not to be underestimated, the people who can leave their names in history, not to be underestimated, the years have only made him old, but they have also given him more experience, and a mature and experienced politician, no matter where he is, is an extremely difficult opponent to deal with, and at the same time Alice's least favorite opponent, she would rather play political games with Skaha for a month than with these politicians, because it would make her lose the pleasure of crushing.

Since England had not yet come forward with a representative figure, the main person in contact with the Baltic Empire this time became the King of Ireland, for even the kings and lords of England could not disrespect the old king, which would damage their prestige.

This king was followed by several other kings of Ireland, such as the king of Connaught in the west of Ireland, such as the king of Ulster, the brother of the head of the Red Branch Knights Fergus, these are all heroic kings, even in the Celtic Isles, which are now full of heroes, they are also outstanding figures, and they are also people who are supported and looked up to by the people.

As they approached the southern coastline of Ireland, the Baltic Empire's fleet had halted, and the kings and their guards arrived on Alice's flagship in small boats, during which the sea dragons and dragons that had come with them roamed the water in groups, and the harpies and wyverns lined up in the sky.

Even if they didn't say a word, but the strength of the army still made every king open their eyes solemnly, tightly twisting their lips without saying a word, originally in their impression, the so-called strength of the Baltic Empire still has the element of bard boasting, even if they have received information that the sea clan alliance formed by the sea dragon has been easily defeated in the past few days, they still have a little doubt and disbelief.

But now, these doubts and disbeliefs are completely gone, and the dense harpys and wyverns in the sky, the countless sea tribes underwater, and the warships that still seem brand new after the energy of the war, all tell them again that the Baltic Empire can become the overlord of the Northland, and can only complete the unification of the Northland in one step, relying not on luck or boasting, but on real strength.

Later, Alice received the kings and lords from the Celtic Isles in the large council room on the ship, which was already the best place she could find for meetings and negotiations.

The Great Chamber has been furnished, and all the decorations are made of the best and latest materials, to show as much as possible the luxury and power of the Baltic Empire, and to use the environment to give these kings as much influence as possible so that they can gain the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

As for showing muscles, showing combat effectiveness or something, I have already shown it to these kings and lords on the road before, and at this time it is inevitably a little provocative to show it, the Baltic Empire came here at this stage to do business, to expand the market, to dump goods, not to conquer and occupy the land here.

"Are you the mistress of the Baltic Empire?"

At the forefront was Ochu, the king who was revered by all, and even though his hair was gray and his beard was thin, he still exuded an aura like a lion.

As soon as he entered the room, he couldn't wait to ask.

It was as if he was a reckless man, and instead of studying how to open the locked door, he directly kicked the door open with his foot, making Alice's arrangement in this room worthless, and it didn't have any effect.

Without waiting for Alice to reply, and without giving the other party time to greet him, King Ochu pulled out his chair and did it, which was completely a preemptive statement, and he mastered the rhythm of this negotiation from the beginning.

The kings who followed the king of Ochu also entered the room, and they did as they did, and they drew their chairs and sat down in a certain order.

"That's right, as you think in your hearts now, the girl in front of you is the one who single-handedly created the Baltic Empire, and you can also call me Her Highness Alice. ”

Alice was not angry at Ochu's unreasonable behavior, because she knew that the other party was a reckless man who didn't know what etiquette was, and that thinking about it would only show her immaturity and affect the rest of the negotiations.

Talking to a frog at the bottom of a well about how wide the world is, it's not the frog who is wrong, but you who are trying to use pale language to let him understand how wide the world is.

"Well, then, I am the Ochu of Ireland, and the king of this negotiation with you, and if you have no opinion, then this negotiation will have me as the representative of the Celtic Isles. ”

Ao Chu patted his chest and said, these Celtic kingdoms are still in a very primitive stage, and the development of civilization is very far from those developed countries in the middle of the main plane.

Of course, Ochu could not represent all the forces of the Celtic Isles, but those countries that were strongly represented would not have a conflict with him because of this matter, after all, their absence from this meeting place was in itself a renunciation of the right to negotiate with the Baltic Empire.

Alice looked at Ochu, then at the other kings and lords who entered the room without saying a word, and nodded, what she needed was a result that would ultimately benefit the Baltic Empire, and as for the process or something, it was a secondary thing that didn't need to be taken seriously.

Regarding the Celtic Mishima negotiation, Alice has obtained specific information from the intelligence department, but at this time she still needs to pretend to be unaware, after all, there are a large number of people on the other side who have created miracles and can be called heroes, if it is not necessary, she does not want to expose the hidden intelligence officers because of her stupidity, nor does she want to cause the trade to be ruined because of this matter, and cause the other party's anger to turn into a war.

It's not fear, it's that there's no need, violence is always the last resort to use when there is no way, and this kind of violence requires a certain amount of things to be paid off, and a certain amount of risk needs to be taken.

"However, there is one thing to be said and emphasized, this is the Celtic Isles, our territory, and you trade here, and you need to abide by the customs and regulations of our Celtic side, otherwise I cannot guarantee that something will happen that will make us all unhappy. ”

Aochu's voice like a lion's roar echoed in the chamber, they had understood the ultimate purpose of this meeting before, they could not refuse the huge benefits of trade with the Baltic Empire, but they would not choose to sell their dignity for these benefits, after all, the so-called heroes who can become kings will have a bottom line while being greedy, because people without a bottom line cannot be called heroes.

"Of course, our Baltic Empire has always been a child in business, presumably we have been very satisfied with the cooperation we have carried out before, and we have both obtained benefits that are satisfactory to each other. ”

"Now it's just to expand this cooperation and earn more benefits, although the kings and lords here are not those greedy dragons, but I don't think I will refuse the golden gold coins, right?"

"Of course we won't refuse gold, but it's not fair that we get a small part of these benefits, this is our land, this is our country, and you're just selling goods here. ”

Ochu stretched out his hand and waved it in the air, his face excited, and he spat on it.

If it's an ordinary business, forget it, but the business of the Baltic Empire is too profitable, and among this money, the kings and lords who are the rulers of the Celtic islands can only get a small part of it, although it is a win-win situation, but they want to win more and get more benefits.

Unlike the mature taxation of the Baltic Empire, the country here is still very primitive and backward, relying more on enshrinement, collection and the most brutal plunder, so when they are afraid of the power of the Baltic Empire and cannot obtain these riches by enshrinement, expropriation and plunder, they want to fight for benefits from the negotiating table, such as letting the Baltic Empire spend a sum of money in exchange for the normalization of trade.

As for collecting taxes from trade or something, they really want to follow the example of the Baltic Empire, after all, the Baltic Empire is stronger than their country, and strong means advanced, and it is worth learning from them, but unfortunately, they can't understand how taxes work, and they can't find people in the country to help them formulate this system and implement it.

"Well, the Empire is willing to pay you 10,000 gold coins a year to keep the Empire's trade going on in this land. ”

Alice stretched out her index finger and tapped the corners of her mouth, tilting her head and saying nonchalantly.

Alice's words caused an uproar among the kings and lords, who could no longer maintain a calm expression on their faces, their faces flushed, and they whispered discussions among themselves, and some of them even stretched out their fingers and counted them one by one.

Ten thousand gold coins is something that these kings living in the Celtic Isles have never seen and cannot imagine.

For these countries, where the income of the entire country is only one or two hundred gold coins a year, ten thousand gold coins is already their tax revenue for hundreds of years.

It's just that, as before, maintaining a group of merchants who follow their rules can get so much gold and wealth, no matter how you think about it, it's a very cost-effective thing.

Only Ochu gritted his teeth and clenched his hands into fists, if he could, he only wanted to use his fists to wake up the kings and lords who were bewitched by wealth.

If the other party can promise 10,000 gold coins so easily, it means that 10,000 gold coins is not the bottom line of the other party, and if the negotiations continue, they will definitely be able to pay more than 10,000 gold coins.

But now they are like this, not calm at all, looking like dirt buns who have never seen the world, and they have completely surrendered the initiative to the other party in the negotiation.

If he objected next, then it is conceivable that those guys who had been blinded by 10,000 gold coins would definitely jump out against it.

At that time, his so-called King Aochu, the so-called representative, will become a complete joke, his prestige will become worthless, and the words just now will look like a fox and a fake tiger.

The argument between the kings and the lords became more and more intense, some of them thought that 10,000 gold coins was already an acceptable price, and some of them began to think about how to divide the 10,000 gold coins and how to get more for themselves.

A few of them were more grumpy, and they were already arguing with red faces, if this was not the place of the Baltic Empire, I think they would take out their weapons to fight, and use force to persuade each other.

"It's really a plate of loose sand, you say yes, King Ochu. ”

Alice propped her head in her hands, tilted her face, and smiled in a voice that only two people could hear.

"You ......"

"Shhh ”

Alice made a quiet gesture, and in Orson's eyes, it was like holding a gold coin to tempt people to fall and pursue the evil devil.

"If this negotiation can be completed, our Baltic Empire is willing to give you a single reward, what do you think of the spring of youth that can prolong your life? ”