34. Chapter 34: Soaring 14
"Catherine," the smile on Caesar's face really blinded, "I can call you Catherine, right?" ”
"Of course," Catherine said with a reserved smile, Caesar, a high-ranking member of the Federation, was not to please her, and this time she was so kind and pleasant, which really surprised her a little: "Mr. Caesar, I have always admired you. ”
"Oh?" Caesar shrugged slightly: "I have always admired Miss Catherine's name for a long time. ”
Catherine has always thought that she is much better than the noble ladies of other families who are waiting to marry, after all, her ability to sit in the position of Minister of Economy shows that she has some ability, and she has always been proud of it: "Is it? I am honored for that. But I still think that my accomplishments are much more insignificant than those of His Excellency Caesar. ”
"But Miss Catherine is in this situation to support the economic system of Lourdes," Caesar leaned closer to Catherine, "but it is much better than winning a few wars with the support of Lanstro." ”
Yi Rong Dan on the side twitched his eyebrows, whether Caesar was unintentional or really smart, this sentence clearly meant threatening, Lanstro's support, war, these words were full of all kinds of malice.
Sure enough, Catherine's face turned a little pale: "War has always been a terrible thing. ”
"Is Miss Catherine a pacifist?" Caesar chuckled, drank the liquid from his glass, and gently wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief.
Yi Rong Dan stood up, picked up the cold red wine on one side, and slowly poured it into Caesar's glass.
"Yes," Catherine seemed to decide, "I am against war." ”
"And what does Miss Catherine think of the independence of Lourdes City?" Caesar placed the glass in front of him and slid his fingers over the rim of the glass, his ice-blue eyes raised slightly, staring at the pretending calm girl in front of him.
"The city of Lourdes is suffering," sadness flashed in Catherine's eyes, "I am not a qualified nobleman, and in my eyes the dignity of the nobility is far inferior to that of the people. ”
That's right, this Minister of Economy is not only young, she is also very kind. This Miss Catherine has always been an anti-war person, and has always been an outlier in the aristocratic circles, studying in Chikis in her early years, and after returning to China, she has always preached the need to guarantee the rights and interests of the common people, which is obviously not tolerated by the aristocratic circles, but her personal economic achievements are enough for her to stand safely among the upper classes of Lourdes City, after all, there are no economists in this land who can handle it except her.
"Miss Catherine's thoughts," Caesar smiled appreciatively, "it seems to me much better than those rotten nobles, who are now the cancer of this society." ”
Although these words also pointed to Catherine, she still agreed: "Yes, I see luxury and prosperity here, but I do not see equality." ”
This sentence also illustrates the current situation of Lude City and the Putt Empire, the privileges of the nobility are deep-rooted, although the Putt Empire is not allowed to harm civilians and plunder other people's property, but this is a joke for some aristocratic classes, and it is a matter of one sentence for them to fundamentally erase all the evidence of a person's existence, the Putt Empire has long been stormy, and the independence of Ludde City under the leadership of the nobles this time is just a gorgeous shroud draped on the dead body, the essence is the same.
"So, I wonder if Miss Catherine is willing to make Lourdes City equal and harmonious?" The words that came out of Caesar's mouth were like demonic bewitchments: "You know, I have this ability. ”
"But," said Catherine, stunned by the words, knew that the lead of the negotiations must be in her own hands: "You are not the only ones who can do it. ”
"Gu, Chikes?" Caesar smiled: "The country of Gu Yang is greedy by nature, Chikes, what do you think will happen after Chikes has squeezed your surplus value?" What's more, it is best for them to maintain the current regime in Ludd City. ”
"What about you? What you want, I'm afraid I can't afford it. "Catherine knew about the state of Lourdes, but she couldn't trust Caesar.
"I heard that Miss Catherine is secretly funding some rebel groups?" Caesar took a rose from the vase and slowly tore off the petals.
Hearing this, Yi Rong Dan stepped on Caesar's toes under the table fiercely, what kind of person is this guy! Such important news is not even said!
The muscles on Caesar's face, who was trampled, twitched, barely keeping her composure, but fortunately, Catherine was engaged in a fierce emotional struggle and did not notice this qiē.
"Are you ......" Catherine squeezed these words out of her mouth: "Where did you know?" ”
"Miss Catherine, I don't think you need to know that." Yi Rongdan replied calmly, and if Caesar was stimulated at this time, Catherine would probably be scared to death: "What we want to do is to do business with Miss Catherine." ”
"What business." Faced with the more harmless Tranquil Dan, Catherine had an easier time keeping her composure: "I'm afraid I can't provide what you want most." ”
"That thing doesn't need Miss Catherine's attention." Yi Rongdan knew that Catherine was talking about super energy compression technology: "What we need is that Miss Catherine will move the Lourdes City Congress to sell us the Meeks-class starship that is under construction." ”
The starship under construction was the plan of the Putt Empire when it ruled Lourdes, and it was a starship plan beyond the universe level, although the Lanstrrow Federation also had plans for this, but it would be much easier if there was a shelf to do it.
"There's no problem with that." Catherine's expression relaxed a little, the Meeks plan had long been suspended due to economic reasons, and the Lude City side wanted to directly disassemble the hull and sell it for scrap metal: "So what do you want to exchange it for?" ”
"Eight hundred million Star Coins." Caesar took over the conversation, this is the price given by the top brass of the Lanstrloy Federation, of course, the limit will be higher: "As for the reward to Miss Catherine, a large and private grain trade, and a contract for the supply of weapons raw materials. As for payment, it's good to use hedrons. Remember how many good crystal mines there are in the Rebel Leader's Territory? ”
Catherine took a deep look at Caesar and Yi Rong Dan's expressions, and nodded thoughtfully.
"By the way, I think Miss Catherine should be able to keep our cargo safe." Yi Rongdan added that Caesar patronized himself to release his coercion and forgot all the most important things.
"Of course." The young lady regained a little pride in herself: "The goods that I, Schiller, want to transport, no one in Ludd City dares to check. ”
"Then, I will send a commissioner to sign a contract with Miss Catherine." Yi Rong Dan got up and poured wine for Catherine, and his greatest use today was to be a wine boy: "As for the people Catherine sponsored, they should be in great need, the materials we provide." ”
"Good." I don't know why Catherine felt her eyelids jumping wildly: "The cooperation will be carried out as much as possible, I hope Lanstrour is ready." ”
With that, Catherine stood up and prepared to leave, she had expected it to be a pleasant date, but it was clear that she would not be able to eat the next meal: "If you can, please allow me to leave first to take care of some things, I hope we have a good time together." ”
"Of course," Caesar stood up and gave Catherine a hug, "our cooperation can only be pleasant." ”
Waiting for Catherine to leave, Yi Rongdan sat quietly in his seat and looked at Caesar. Caesar was looked at by Yi Rongdan's eyes, and said in a whisper: "Ah, Yi, are you happy when the business is negotiated?" ”
Yi Rongdan didn't reply, still looking at him quietly.
"Oh, the dish is on, hurry up and eat it while it's hot." Caesar took the steak from Yi Rong Dan's side and carefully cut it into small cubes, and then carefully pushed it back to Yi Rong Dan.
"There's so much information about Catherine, why didn't you sue me?" Yi Rongdan clenched his hands slightly, placed them on his lap, and his face was very calm, making it impossible to guess his feelings at the moment.
Caesar's eyes, which were pierced by Yi Rongdan's eyes, drifted: "I didn't think about it." ”
"So what is it in the eyes of Lord Caesar that is worth remembering?" Yi Rong Dan's lips closed together, and the words he spat out made Caesar's whole body cold.
"Yi, don't ...... like this" Caesar quickly changed his mode, his eyes were full of loveliness.
But at this moment, Yi Rongdan didn't want to indulge him anymore: "I don't eat this." Remember, Lord Caesar, that if we do anything worse than what we are doing, we will be wiped out. Now we are not in the starship legion under your control, we are surrounded by enemies, I want you to remember. ”
"This information was only recently gathered by the underground intelligence in Ludcity, and it was only a fleeting moment, I only remember that there was such a person who was funding the rebel group." Caesar hurriedly explained: "I only remembered when I saw Schiller's face, and it was all because the institution was destroyed, and the number of restorations was too messy. ”
Seeing that Yi Rongdan's eyes softened, Caesar decided to make persistent efforts: "The day before yesterday, I stayed up late with wolf blood to sort out, and it was really the limit. He tried hard to open his eyes wide, revealing the bloodshot under his eyes: "I'm not a machine after all." ”
In the end, he was defeated by Caesar's eye attack: "Sorry, I didn't help." If I had been there, it wouldn't have happened. ”
"Aren't you busy dealing with Smith's business?" Caesar showed his classic smile, and his bright eyes were about to blind Yi Rong Dan: "I will tell you everything in the future." ”
This matter was gently put down, but fortunately, the business was properly negotiated, which is good news for everyone. But what they're going to face next is the big thing.