"I think in the past few days, you have more or less known what happened in the Baltic Sea from the mouths of those intelligence traffickers, and you are not so strange to our Baltic Empire, right?"

The blonde girl stood on the stage, raised her head, and with a peaceful smile, said to the crowd below.

It was a handsome girl, who looked to be less than twenty years old, and wore an expensive robe inlaid with gold and jewels.

She wore a headdress studded with pearls on her head, and a pearl stud earring was nailed to her ears, which made her delicate face look a different kind of nobility, just like those noble ladies who had been deliberately cultivated since childhood, so that the captains present couldn't help but be a little shorter in terms of momentum.

This has a lot to do with the birth and mentality of these captains, the guys who make a living on the Baltic Sea are usually not born well, so they have an unimaginable desire for nobility, even if it is just a good name, they will flock to it.

"Leon, the captain of the Golden Elk. ”

"The captain of the Black Ogre, the Ogre Gugar. ”

"Raffe, captain of the Big Wave Shark. ”

"And ......"

Next, one by one, I read out the names of more than a dozen captains gathered here, all of whom were captains of ships with more than two masts, all of whom could be regarded as characters in the Baltic Sea, and all of them had the power of being close to legends.

The blonde girl is a member of Alice's maid group, the lord of Sealand, the vampire Remi, and compared to Alia, Bambi and others, she also has her own characteristics, that is, she has many friends.

Whether it's an honest rhinoceros man, a savage and vulgar centaur, or those thieves, X-girls, and gangsters hidden in the corners of the city, she can become friends with them.

"I have gathered you here today in the hope that you captains will sign two agreements with us. ”

"First, goods must not be sold to Scandinavians, especially those of the Scandinavian Empire. ”

"Second, those who must not take the initiative to attack the Baltic Empire, of course, self-defense and counterattack do not count. ”

"I hope that all the captains here can abide by these two agreements. ”

Without waiting for Remi to finish speaking, the captains below began to talk about each other, in the face of the threat of life and death, although these unruly people will bow their heads, but it is impossible to think that they will not make trouble in the following time.

Slap a sweet date, such a simple and easy-to-understand truth, it is impossible for Limi not to know

So......

"Of course, our Baltic Empire is not an unreasonable country, unlike the Scandinavians who don't like to be reasonable, and unlike the Attila who is not willing to be reasonable, in the future, as long as you bring the goods to Zealand to sell, we will pay a higher price than the Scandinavians to buy, and we will not take advantage of the captains in price. ”

"Your safety and interests in Zealand will also be guaranteed by our Baltic Empire, you can buy shops on Zealand, operate, or sell the black goods in your hands here, there is no problem, as long as you do not violate our laws and do not harm the people of the Baltic Empire. ”

Black goods are those goods that cannot be sold in the open market, usually through improper means, such as robbery, theft and other ways to obtain things, often these things are also very precious, very high value, but because of the lack of light, can only be disposed of at a very low price.

"In addition to this, I can make a promise to the many captains present that the merchant ships sailing in the Baltic Sea, as long as they do not fly our Baltic flag, then you will be responsible for both the people and the goods on board. ”

This is a policy that Alice has improved since thousands of years of time called pirate privateering, which has weakened an empire and made an empire an empire that never sets, and it is a great move that can affect the whole world.

Now that the scale of merchant ships and warships in the Baltic Sea has just begun to develop, it is a very good way to tie these captains to the Baltic Empire with interests, whether it is used against the Scandinavian Empire and the Attila Empire, or to develop the economy.

"Is it true, how can we believe that you are not lying to us?"

The captain of the Golden Elk was pushed out and asked Remi that he had the most power, the most ships, and the greatest wealth of all the captains, and that if Alice had not come out of nowhere, he would have been the strongest contender for Baltic supremacy.

"Are we lying to you, will we keep our promises, the captains actually have a judgment in their hearts, whether our words are worth believing, whether the promises we say can be fulfilled or not, time has proved everything well. ”

"We in the Baltic Empire need a stable environment to develop, and you also need to exchange the goods in your hands for gold coins, for wealth, or some other things, there is no conflict between us, and there are no irreconcilable contradictions, on the contrary, in some aspects, we have a lot of common interests, for the sake of gold coins. ”

"Besides, the former three tribes of the Baltic Sea, the fishmen, have been wiped out, and the remaining Krakens and merfolk have also chosen to submit, and our Baltic Empire has effectively unified the entire Baltic Sea region, so we can also negotiate with you at all, but choose a few chickens from among you as a warning. (The fantasy version of killing chickens to show monkeys explains, please be sure not to take it seriously)"

"However, we did not do that, we in the Baltic Empire invited you here, gave us our sincerity, and made a promise, if there are any questions about these conditions, you can raise them here, and we will discuss them. ”

"We are all reasonable people, only when problems are raised can we analyze them, and we can find solutions to them, and it is a good thing for you and me that the problems are solved. ”

Remi's words made the captains present fall into thought, indeed, after the observation in Sealand in the past few days, they have felt the sincerity of the Baltic Empire, and they have also obtained more benefits than the Scandinavian side, but they are still very reluctant to give up their previous free life and abide by the laws of the Baltic Empire.

It's like knowing that being a hunting dog for a hunter can get a peaceful life and live a stable life, but the wolf in the forest still prefers to live precariously for freedom and dignity.

"Well, this young lady, we don't know your name yet, can you introduce yourself?"

"I'm sorry, I'm too nervous in front of the big guys. ”

Remi has a smile that makes people feel comfortable and doesn't seem distant.

"My name is Remi, and I was appointed by Lord Semiramis as the lord of this Sealand Island and the lord of this Sealand city. ”

When she knew that the girl in front of her, who looked like a noble girl, was actually the owner of this island, everyone's eyes looking at her suddenly changed, and they lost the contempt just now, and they also put away the greed in their eyes.

"Remi-sama, I have a question. ”

From the beginning to the present, the ogre Gugar, who had been silent, raised his hand, because of his race and height, he looked out of place in this place, but as a captain, he had common interests with others, which made him have to raise the doubts in his heart at this time.

"It's okay, please, Captain Gugar. ”

Remi did not deny the title of adult, as the lord of Zealand, she represents not only herself, in Zealand she represents the entire Baltic Empire, if the interests of the empire are damaged for personal reasons, then not to mention the punishment of Semiramis, she herself will not be able to pass her own level.

"Do the things you just mentioned be practiced only on the island of Sealand, or are we all able to enjoy that kind of treatment as long as we are in the territory of the Baltic Empire, and we can all trade freely in any port on the Baltic Sea. ”

"In all the territories of the Baltic Empire, as long as the laws of the Empire and local regulations are complied with, I welcome the arrival of the captains on behalf of His Majesty Semiramis. ”

"I need to say one more thing here, and that is about Sealand, which, according to His Majesty Semiramis, will become a free trade economic zone for the entire Baltic Empire, and you will come here to trade, in addition to the guarantees I have mentioned, and to make a promise...... Now and in the future, people with privateer licenses trade here and do not have to pay taxes. ”

This is the idea that Semiramis came up with, as long as these captains make Sealand their base camp, then they will naturally protect the interests of Sealand, and will attack the enemies of Sealand, which inadvertently tied these captains to the ships of the Baltic Empire, just like the hounds have to defend the hunters for their own interests.

On the surface, this policy would cause the Baltic Empire to lose a lot of tax revenue, but in essence, due to the nature of sailors and pirates, the gold they acquired would be consumed in places such as taverns and arenas, so giving up the tax on the trade of goods was a good deal for Semiramis in the eyes of Semiramis.

After all, whether it is a tavern, an arena, or any other building, it is operated by the Baltic Empire, and the cash flow generated by their trade activities and consumption here will eventually flow into the treasury of the Baltic Empire.

"It seems like it's okay. ”

"It's a good deal, I agreed. ”

"I also agree that there is no need to get along with gold coins. ”

"That's fair and I don't dispute that. ”

In the face of such conditions, many captains began to calculate on the spot, measuring the profit after subtracting costs from income, and then directly nodded and agreed to Limi's conditions.

As for them, they were more likely to engage in business than the occasional cameo pirate, and if they did not have to pay taxes to the Baltic Empire, their profits would have increased by three or four percent in the current situation.

Don't underestimate the profits of these two or three percent, for businessmen who are changing and do not know when accidents will happen, this money is enough for them to develop and grow in a shorter time, and to complete the primitive stage of capital accumulation more quickly and smoothly.

In addition, according to Limi, as long as they abide by the laws of the Baltic Sea, the black goods they plundered do not need to be sold at a low price, even if a victim comes to the door, there are people from the Baltic Empire to deal with it, at least on the island of Zealand, they can get a sense of security, they can drink and get drunk without fear of getting up the next day, people have been tied up and hung on the mast to blow the sea breeze and bask in the sun.

"Well, I agree. ”

"I agree. ”

After some of them agreed, the rest discussed it for a few more minutes, and agreed to Remi's terms, after all, if they refused at this time, then their ships would not want to leave Sealand, as long as they left, they would be attacked by those ships that had obtained privateer permits.

The captains here have been fighting in the Baltic Sea for many years, and everyone has experienced many battles, and they have long lost their fledgling innocence and illusions, and they are not so resistant to exchanging a little freedom for benefits.

Remi's introspection was relieved to see that the captains had agreed to her offer, and if the captains rejected her offer and joined forces to resist and resist, she would have to compromise further.

There was no way she could kill these people, and Semiramis would not allow her to do so, because in that case, the negative impact would be too great, affecting the interests of the entire Baltic Empire in this northern region, and turning the reputation that had been built up so hard into nothing.

If the merchants did not come to trade with the Baltic Empire, then the goods piled up in the warehouses could only slowly decay, and there would be no capital to confront the Scandinavian Empire and the Attila Empire, and at worst, it would become the current Scandinavian Empire, where there was no way to guarantee even the most basic food, and could only use coercive means such as violence to solve internal contradictions.

Although such a method can achieve great benefits in a short period of time and alleviate the contradictions in all aspects, it cannot solve the problem in the long run, and it will continue to erupt after a long time.

Even in this world where gods appear and magic is rampant, after the power of the people has been greatly weakened, it still cannot be underestimated, just like the great flood caused by the gods of Olympus before, which erased all the contradictions on the surface, but in fact suppressed the contradictions and waited for the next time to erupt.