A year ago, the mansion of the Grand Merchant Jaccliffe in Port Shevis was in a richly decorated living room. www.biquge.info I saw a man dressed in a sumptuous suit and a feather hat inlaid with a huge red gem on his head, and a gold watch wrapped around his right wrist, the strap made of gold and white gold nested in the body of the watch inlaid with several brilliant and strange gems;

Each of the ten fingers was covered with a diamond ring of different colors and shapes, and a middle-aged man with a fat face and a bloated figure was lying on a couch in the living room of Cliff House; And with the index finger and middle finger of his right hand, he held a lit cigar, put it in his mouth and took a sharp breath, spit out a smoke ring, crossed Erlang's legs, and talked calmly and with a smile on his face:

"Mr. Cliff, in view of the rapid development of our Five Elements Chamber of Commerce in recent years. Mr.'s career is also booming, and it's almost time to expand outward. Would you like to join our Chamber of Commerce and become a contemptible colleague and work together to make the pie bigger? On the left hand side of the bloated middle-aged man, an old man with gray hair and neat dress was standing respectfully with an ashtray made of gold in both hands. The old man was a steward who had served his master for many years.

Dressed in a neat formal suit, with a slightly fat posture and two black beards on his lips, Cliff was sitting on another sofa facing the middle-aged man, his hands naturally hanging on his thighs, and replied calmly: "Your Excellency Duke White, you are too humble, and you are too much praise for me. My Chamber of Commerce has just started, how can I climb the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce? ”

He understood that White, as the head of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, was not good at this trip and intended to annex the Chamber of Commerce under his name.

White lay back on the sofa, took another puff of the cigar in his hand, called the brother's suit almost close, and continued to ask: "Brother is wrong with this." Your Chamber of Commerce's market share is the largest in the Lars Empire. The Chamber of Commerce of the Five Elements is also the largest business organization in the Farusion continent. You and I join forces and work together just to make more money, what is there to climb? ”

Cliff replied, "I've made enough money." Moreover, the development of our chamber of commerce to today's scale is all due to the continuous support and strong support of His Majesty the Emperor. "The purpose of the Frankish policy to support the development and growth of the Cliff Chamber of Commerce is to counter the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, which has been expanding wildly in the Farusion continent in recent years.

Hearing this, White sat up a little impatiently, pointed at Cliff's face with the cigar between his fingers, and asked in a threatening tone: "As long as you merge into the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, you can crush and swallow all competitors with our help, which will be of great benefit to your Chamber of Commerce and His Majesty the Emperor." Why not, Mr. Cliff? ”

Cliff also sat up straight, and responded solemnly: "That's what you do in the Republic of Vosfitta, and it won't work in the Lars Empire at all. If you use despicable means to crush and swallow up other competitors, leading to the profiteering of merchants who hoard and ask for huge prices, it is the ordinary people who will suffer in the end. His Majesty the Emperor will not allow such a thing to happen. ”

When White heard this, he couldn't help but smile, and retorted disdainfully at Cliff's statement: "Sir, you are talking in layman's terms again." Annexed all the other chambers of commerce, the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce alone can determine the price of goods in a unified manner. Whether it is His Majesty the Elven King or your emperor, he only needs one word, and what should go up will rise, and what should go down will fall. This is the most beneficial thing for all the people of the world. ”

When Cliff heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, and warned the other party in a righteous and stern manner: "This is nothing more than an abuse of power to control business." Doing so will only destroy the livelihoods of countless small businessmen, destroy their careers, trample on their dreams, and stifle their creativity. His Majesty the Emperor will never tolerate your Five Elements Chamber of Commerce acting so recklessly and unscrupulously in the Lars Empire. ”

Cliff started as a small businessman, honest and trustworthy business, and took one step at a time to get to where he is today. White colluded with officials and businessmen, relying on public power to annex countless chambers of commerce and monopolize the market; Within a few years, he became the richest man in the continent of Faroucion.

White pressed the cigarette butt out of his hand into the golden ashtray held by the old butler, and turned to a very unfriendly lecture to Cliff: "The little merchant is a fart." If they want to live, they should honestly work for the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, and don't have delusions in their hearts, this is the right way.

The Five Elements Chamber of Commerce can not only allow the monarchs and emperors to perfectly control prices, win the support of the people, and stabilize their country; It can also make the nobles and lords who participate in it accumulate windfalls, make a lot of money, and grab everything they want. What kind of benefits can you bring to the powerful? One day, when Emperor Lao Tzu is unhappy, he throws out a random sentence, and your Chamber of Commerce will be finished. For the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, who would dare to do this!? You go on your own way—doomed to failure! ”

Cliff finally stood up unbearably and loudly rebuked White's absurd remarks: "Our Chamber of Commerce has never thought of, and cannot do, what Your Excellency says. Is the Elven King's decision absolutely correct? Surely the prices he sets are in the interests of the people?

The aristocratic lords make money unscrupulously, and then squander it to their heart's content, will not have an extremely bad impact on the lives and thoughts of the people? Won't you let your own morality corrupt and degenerate, and indulge in all kinds of extravagant pleasures and can't extricate yourself? One by one, they became insensitive, ignoring the sufferings of the people, not caring about the lives of others at all, and only caring about grabbing more money for enjoyment; Compare with each other, desperately thirst for materials that ordinary people can't get, and even specialize in some shameless deeds that oppress the poor and bully men and women.

And half of the equity of our Chamber of Commerce belongs to His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, it must be done according to the rules of the Lars Empire, and it will not be seized for no reason. Thank you for your kind reminder. Drop-off—"

Seeing this, White still leaned on the sofa and did not move, and unhurriedly took out a blank check from the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce from his pocket: "Wait." Don't get so excited, Mr. Cliff. In this case, please transfer your half of the equity to the contemptible person, how much money is negotiable. Next, it's a matter between the contemptible and your emperor, how about it? Then White slapped his palm twice. Smack.

Five bodyguards wearing sunglasses, black suits, and shiny black leather shoes carried two large suitcases; With three blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, wearing only three-point underwear made of gold thread, and a graceful and graceful beauty, she walked into the hall of this mansion. Cheques from the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce can be withdrawn in the corresponding amount of money at the bank opened by the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing this, Cliff immediately confronted White, "What do you mean by that?" ”

White spread his hands and bewitched the other party with great generosity: "Mr. Cliff." The country and the people are all the things that the emperor Lao Tzu is worried about, and it has nothing to do with us businessmen in the first place. We just need more money to live more comfortably. Who in this world doesn't live for pleasure? This is a small greeting gift, not a tribute, please be sure to accept it. If you decide to accede to your despicable request.

There are more stunning beauties and more treasures to choose from, how about it? The two of the duke's bodyguards immediately crouched down and opened the two large suitcases. A suitcase was filled with priceless gold and gemstones. The other suitcase contained the same priceless antique calligraphy and paintings. Cliff had never seen so many rare objects in his life.

Cliff first glanced at the beauties brought in by the three White bodyguards, then turned his head to look at White's face, and suddenly thought of something to question: "As Your Excellency the Duke of the Republic of Vosfitta, you should know very well that the Elven King strictly forbids the slave trade. ”

White confidently and smugly introduced his unique views on law and slavery: "What noble lord does not have a group of maids or maids around him now? The laws of the Elven King were only used to regulate the lawless untouchables. Once there are no rules to control the untouchables. They will not know how high the sky is, how thick the earth is, and how many pounds and taels they have, so they will recklessly try to make trouble. Besides, these slave girls of mine are rare treasures imported from Suriname, the most powerful country on the continent of Tors.

You see, these blue eyes, white as jade, look like the winged people of Nakonaru, and they are not a human species native to the continent of Luxion. Because Suriname was originally a slave country. Therefore, it is not illegal for the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce to sell them at all. Moreover, these slave girls have been trained to be obedient like dogs, and they will definitely serve you obediently, and there is no way to escape. Because they all need this. ”

Click. Immediately after, White snapped his fingers: "Take it!" The Duke stretched out his hand and took a vial of clear glass filled with golden powder from the old butler standing beside him.

Seeing this, Cliff asked in confusion: "What is this bottle?" ”

White triumphantly twisted the cap of the glass vial and replied, "This thing is called Bliss Powder." As long as you roll it up a little bit with a tobacco leaf and light it, then take a puff and you'll have the ultimate pleasure of being like a fairy in the air. And then you can't live without it.

Smoking it is an increasingly popular social activity among many sons and ladies in high society. Moreover, it is also a special treasure specially imported from Suriname by our Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. In other words, Bliss Powder can only be bought at our Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. All three slave girls needed this kind of thing. So you don't have to worry about their infidelity. Would you like to try taking a sip too? ”

Seeing this, Cliff immediately stretched out his hand and asked the other party to come and demonstrate first: "In that case, please take a sip and let me see it first." ”

White stood up and asked, thinking he had succeeded, "I'm already happy enough, so there's no need to smoke anything like this again." Have you decided to accept the contemptible demands? ”

Cliff was never tempted by White, and directly rejected the other party: "I'm sorry. I have appreciated your kindness. Forgive me for being difficult to obey. ”

When White heard this, he couldn't believe his ears: "What!? ”... Then the duke had to leave Cliff's mansion in a huff surrounded by bodyguards, carrying rare treasures and three stunning beauties.

For the first time, White met a businessman who always adhered to his principles and was unmoved in the face of money and beauty, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed, and after going out, he gritted his teeth and turned back and scolded: "There are still such fools in this world!" ”

As soon as the Duke of the Republic of Vosfita left White, he immediately took the same items and went straight to Mandolia, the capital of the Lars Empire, to visit the crown prince. The crown prince was acquainted with White at first sight, and took all the treasures and beauties as they were; also drank and talked with each other, and talked very intimately for a long time. It didn't take long for a confidant of the crown prince to lead an army to brazenly seize Cliff's Chamber of Commerce and force Cliff to transfer all the shares of his Chamber of Commerce to the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce.

When Frank learned of this, he immediately called the crown prince to him, severely criticized the unruly son, and returned all the treasures and beauties to White. As a result, Cliff's Chamber of Commerce was able to continue to operate as usual. The emperor also heeded Cliff's advice and used this matter as an excuse to make trouble, adopting a trade protection policy, prohibiting all the goods of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce from circulating and selling in the territory of the Lars Empire.

White's plan was declared bankrupt, the chicken was not stolen, and the rice was lost; I couldn't help but feel disappointed, and I was extremely angry with resentment. It wasn't until half a year ago that the Duke of the Republic of Vosfita visited Cliff's residence again. White clearly came prepared. Cliff's relatives, from his mother to his servants, had already been taken care of by him—and they had all received a great deal of his favor.

Cliff leaned back on the sofa in the living room and asked White who was sitting on the sofa opposite him in a soothing tone: "Your Excellency, what is your visit for?" ”

White, who is always cunning and two-faced, deliberately pretended to care about others very much, calling him a brother and asking with a frown: "It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of my friend has unfortunately disappeared." The contemptible people were very worried, and they had come to visit my brother to inquire about the situation in this regard. ”

Cliff replied calmly: "It seems that the mercenary association of the Duchy of Bagram has kidnapped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

White feigned surprise and echoed: "Alas. That's a big deal. ”

White took the opportunity to change the subject, and asked in a more concerned tone: "The contemptible almost forgot." I heard that my niece seems to have a strange disease? ”

Cliff replied bluntly: "It is a lung disease, and I have seen many doctors, but none of them have been cured." ”

White continued, "I happen to have a great witch doctor from the continent of Thors here who specializes in treating all kinds of incurable diseases. As he spoke, the duke slapped his palm twice with a sincere face. Smack. I saw an old man wearing a silk robe, with a large white cloth scarf wrapped around his head, and a large silver-white beard, with a solemn expression, and strode into the living room under the hug of the five bodyguards who respectfully greeted him. Seeing this, Cliff asked the great witch doctor, whom White had spent a lot of money to hire to try to treat his niece...

It didn't take long for the Great Witch Doctor to actually cure Cliff's niece. Since then, Cliff's impression of White has changed dramatically. Next, the Duke of the Republic of Vosfitta often invited Cliff out, and the two of them traveled together like good old friends. The Five Elements Chamber of Commerce also began to sell its own goods in the Lars Empire under the banner of the Cliff Chamber of Commerce through Cliff's Chamber of Commerce.

On the eve of the rescue of the crown prince of the Lars Empire, White suddenly ran to find Cliff and stood in the living room to talk to his master: "Mr. Cliff. We, the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, would like to ask you for another favor. We need to send a batch of weapons to Mandolia. ”

When Cliff heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Weapon!?" "He'd only helped White sell ordinary merchandise before, and he hadn't touched contraband like Bliss Powder or Slaves at all.

White patted his chest with his right hand, and the promise of packing the ticket promised: "Yes." But you don't have to worry about that. Because our Five Elements Chamber of Commerce has already discussed it with your Emperor Majesty. All you need to do is sign the contract and stamp it. Your chamber of commerce will receive a 30% cut of the profits from the transaction. You don't have to worry about anything else. ”

Cliff replied, still apprehensive and reassuring: "But weapons and the like are contraband in any country." ”

White stepped forward and patted Cliff on the shoulder, as close as possible to encouragement, "Yes." So it's also one of the most lucrative commodities. Brother, please do me a favor, finalizing this business will also be of great benefit to your country. ”

Cliff asked in confusion, "What do you mean by that?" ”

White dissected the reason: "As far as I know, your Lars Empire is ready to use force against the hostile forces who have kidnapped the crown prince. And the quality of our Five Elements Chamber of Commerce's weapons is the best in the entire Farusion Continent. So by helping me do this business, you're helping your own country. You, me, and Your Majesty the Emperor will benefit greatly from this. ”

Cliff still felt that selling contraband was not in line with his business philosophy, and insisted on refusing the other party's request: "Your Five Elements Chamber of Commerce can directly sell weapons to His Majesty the Emperor, why do you have to borrow the name of our Chamber of Commerce?" You know, our Chamber of Commerce never sells contraband. ”

White put his right arm on Cliff's shoulder like a brother and further encouraged the other: "You're still too responsible. The reason why I want your Chamber of Commerce to participate in this transaction is because His Majesty the Emperor will not accept kickbacks. And half of the equity of your Chamber of Commerce belongs to His Majesty the Emperor. Your Majesty's Profit is Your Majesty's Profit. We, the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, have always been forbidden by His Majesty the Emperor to sell goods within the territory of the Lars Empire.

If you compromise with us just to get weapons, Your Majesty the Emperor will not be able to save face for a while. The most important thing is brother, I want you to participate in a piece of the pie, so that we can work together better and more deeply in the future. ”

Although Cliff didn't think that White was a good person, he felt that the Duke could become the richest man in the continent of Lucion within a few years, and he also had his own set of land, and sometimes he was quite righteous, so he finally agreed: "Okay... All right. ”

Unexpectedly, the arms trade of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce has been out of control since then, and batches of goods have been sold. Almost all the officers and soldiers of the Lars Empire wanted to exchange their weapons for lighter, sharper, and very durable products of the Five Elements Chamber. Cliff's chamber of commerce took a cut directly from the transaction and made a lot of money without doing anything.

Then with the outbreak of war, the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce, which claimed to be absolutely neutral, ignored the weapons ban of Cleos and continued to secretly supply weapons to the Lars Empire. Under the lure of high profits and the strong demand of national interests, Cliff took a blind and resigned attitude to this behavior of the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce. It was only when the coalition forces broke through Mandolia that part of the army moved south to occupy the port of Shevis.

At midnight that day, Cliff, who was wearing a silk nightgown and was dreaming, was suddenly grabbed by a coalition hoplite captain and pulled up from the bed: "Get up!" Then, Lars Shangja was escorted by a group of soldiers led by the captain of the Allied hoplites into a magnificent tower that served as the temporary headquarters of the Allied forces. He then stood in the interrogation room, forced to confess all night by a joint officer in charge of the interrogation, dressed in military uniform and carrying a long-handled command knife at his waist, with a strong fire shining on his face, and forced to deprive him of sleep.

Lars Shangjia refers to Cliff.

In the end, the officer in charge of the interrogation threw the contract for the sale of weapons, which Cliff had signed and stamped, on the table in front of the Lars merchant, and reprimanded loudly: "What else do you have to say!? When Cliff saw this, he glanced at the inquisitor in horror, and bowed his head tremblingly; Sweating and stunned, he was in place, dazed and at a loss.

With the voice of the coalition inquisitor: "Escort down!" - "The two guards dragged Cliff, whose eyes were as blank as dead fish and despair to the point of despair, out of the interrogation room and into his cell.

A few days later, a stern-looking official of the Republic of Vosfitta, dressed in a dark green robe with a cloak, stepped into Cliff's prison, spread out a scroll of animal skin paper with both hands, and read aloud: "By the order of His Majesty King Cleos, the identity of the rebels who plotted to kill the Marquis of Alonso has been determined. An amnesty decree is hereby issued against all Lars suspects. Cleve was exempted from all punishment. ”

Cliff, who knelt on the cold bluestone floor and buried his head deeply, heard this; I couldn't help but be overjoyed, tearful, uncontrollable, and extremely excited: "I... I am so grateful to His Majesty the Elven King..."

The public official in charge of reading the scroll of the animal skin saw that his words were interrupted by the prisoner, and reminded him in a loud and impatient voice: "Hey, hey! I haven't finished reading it yet. When Cliff heard this, he quickly stopped speaking.

The public official continued to read from the script with a blank face: "But Cliff blatantly violated the arms ban during the war and privately organized people to send weapons from abroad to support the brutal military operations of the Franks, causing great harm and losses to the coalition forces. As a result, all property stripped of Cliff was confiscated. ”

When Cliff heard this, he fell from great joy to anguish and despair, and opened both of his eyes to the greatest; Suddenly raised his head, stared at the public official in front of him, and crawled over without hesitation, and shouted loudly that he couldn't hold back his painful emotions at all. "What!? Is there any heavenly reason! - It's the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce! -- It was White from the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce who did it! ――... Not me! ――... This matter has nothing to do with me at all! ――......”

When the public officials saw this, they did not pity the man at all, but quickly turned around and left the cell without looking back, as if he were hiding from a leper.

After the public official leaves. The two guards set up Cliff, who was lying on the ground, paralyzed, unwilling to stand up and face reality, out of the temporary headquarters of the coalition forces, pushed him into the street, and scolded with disdain: "Get out! Dressed in stained, dirty, torn dressing gowns, with a scab and a scruffy beard, Cliff threw himself on the pavement. Porphy!

Then, with his hands holding on to the ground with difficulty, Lars Merchant slowly got up; Looking back at the temporary headquarters of the coalition forces, his eyes were full of angry flames, and he vowed to start business from scratch and make a comeback.

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