Because of these, there are not a few people in the same forces who are jealous of their interests, and if it weren't for the rule that "nobles are not allowed to serve as local governors", Peter, the provincial governor, would have stepped down long ago. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Even so, the nobles under the backer also did everything possible to hope that their cronies could get this position, if it weren't for their filial piety in place and there was no big mistake, I am afraid that they would have returned to Beijing to eat a monthly salary a long time ago.

Now that the smuggling line is broken, there is no money to honor him without monetary income, and it will cause even more trouble, that is, Zhao Hu will poke out the matter of sending someone to kill him.

You don't have to think about it to know that once this matter is exposed, the backer will definitely cut off all relationships with himself in the shortest possible time, and the end can be imagined.

Just when they were distressed, the guards suddenly came to report: "My lord, a person claiming to be Major Zhao Hu's butler has come to ask for a meeting. ”

"Huh?" The two were stunned, and before Kate could figure out what was going on, Peter hurriedly said, "Please, please!" ”

Kate wasn't stupid and immediately came to his senses, and he hurriedly asked, "Isn't it?" Are you going to be reconciled with him? ”

"! What else can you do if you don't reconcile? Are you willing to give up your present position and wealth? Even if I befriend a major, I don't want to lose all my hard work! Peter roared with a hideous face.

Kate's face changed, and she nodded silently.

Peter's provincial guards are all good at observing words and feelings, and when he hears Peter's tone, he still doesn't know what to do with the visiting guests? Dio, a little butler who has never been looked down upon, enjoys the courtesy of a great nobleman.

After entering the palace hall, Dio gave a military salute to Peter and Kate, although he, a private, needs to kneel in the face of the two provincial giants, but he is also a temptation, of course, he will not kneel.

Kate was very dissatisfied with the middle-aged private's proud look, although she was angry, she didn't dare to attack considering the handle, but she couldn't pull her face because of her identity, so she had to snort with a cold face.

And Peter didn't have so many shameless things, and said with a friendly smile: "This housekeeper, I don't know what advice Major Zhao Hu sent you here this time?" ”

Dio is also a human being, and with a simple military salute, he knew that the situation was the same as he thought, and Peter's words made him confirm that the situation might be better than he thought.

A dignified provincial governor, even if he is caught, does not need to be so polite to a small private.

"The provincial governor, the division commander, this time, on the order of my lord Zhao Hu, I will hand over a document to the two adults." Dio said politely, holding the confession in both hands.

After reading this confession, before Peter could react, Kate slapped the case with a hideous face and roared: "Damn it! How dare you threaten me! Come ......" But before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Peter, and he said to Dio with a smile: "We know what Major Zhao Hu means, so I don't know if there is anything we can help Major Zhao Hu?" ”

Dio also smiled, fortunately there is a shrewd person, if they are all as impulsive as the division commander, I am afraid everyone will have to fight to the end.

But in this way, he didn't need to say anything, so he said happily: "My family wants to be a pure soldier, so I don't need the help of the two adults, I just hope to make the territory prosperous, and at the same time I hope that the territory's funds and taxes can increase a little." ”

Kate was stunned when she heard this, and Peter rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "This, can you wait a few days, after all, we need to discuss it with our partners." ”

"This is the way it should be, so small one is waiting for good news." Dio said politely, and after the two of them said a few words, Dio was politely asked by the guards to go down and rest.

Kate, who was stupid on the side, suddenly said with a shrewd face after Dio left: "Peter, this Zhao Hu has a big appetite, not only wants to participate in our actions, but also wants to pay taxes, what do you think?" ”

"Hey, I'm not afraid he's greedy, I'm afraid he's not greedy!" Peter said with a relaxed look.

Kate frowned.

"You mean to accept him? I don't care if multiple people partner to do business, after all, we pay dividends according to capital contributions, and I wish there were multiple investors, so there would be more profit dividends......"

"It's just that the tax matter is very troublesome, and we have to pay taxes for smuggling, so what else is smuggling? The partners would never agree. ”

Peter smiled: "Our best smuggling route is in Zhao Hu's territory, if we don't want to expand the cost of smuggling, and we can't solve Zhao Hu, we can only accept it." ”

"Moreover, it is not unacceptable to regard this tax as a toll. Besides, since Zhao Hu joined this game, it is absolutely not advisable to collect taxes from his companions, and I believe that Zhao Hu is just using this condition as a bargaining chip. ”

"Send a letter to ask the partner? After all, the buying and selling side of the Freedom Alliance still needs to be controlled by partners, and if he doesn't agree, it's useless for us to do anything. Kate said.

"I think he'll agree, after all, we control the trade on the Empire's side, and since the people we don't want to offend want to participate in the game, then how can he object? I'm sure he'll take that into account. ”

"And the strength of Zhao Hu's troops is also beneficial to us, they are stronger than your army, you must know the route through the Southeast Peninsula, but you need a strong guard." Peter laughed.

Kate nodded without saying anything, he is self-aware of this, he is just more than Zhao Hu, his combat effectiveness is very different, smuggling is not just a matter of more people, after all, it is impossible to send a brigade as an escort.

Since you can't destroy the other party, and you have been caught, and the other party is not trying to destroy your own job, but to cook and eat together, there is no loss for yourself, so it is not a strange thing to accept an extra partner.

I don't know if it was because the route was cut off and he couldn't continue to make money, or something else, but Peter's partner quickly got a reply, and Peter called Dio as soon as possible.

"Mr. Steward, we have agreed to Major Zhao Hu's participation in the game, and we will meet with Major Zhao Hu in Xiaoyu Village for details, hoping that the butler will go back and repair the simple dock first."

Dio, who originally thought that it would not be solved so easily, was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and nodded in agreement.

Ouke took the opportunity to say that he needed to buy a large number of goods to build the territory, Peter was very generous and lent 10,000 gold coins to Dio, and Kate also waved his hand to line up a squadron to help transport the supplies.

It was no wonder how Peter could have lent 10,000 gold coins so easily, he wished that Zhao Hu could not pay back the money, so that he could take Zhao Hu as a servant - in the Empire, the unfulfilled debt problem was enough to make commoners slaves.

The Southeast Peninsula is a place with strange topography.

From the map, it is bordered by the sea on three sides, and on the other side it is close to the Wirt Free Alliance and the Ultraman Empire, so it can be said that the land border of the southeast peninsula is just divided into two by the two countries.

However, this side is a swampy land shrouded in miasma, and it can be said that the land passage of the southeast peninsula is equal to non-existent, so it can only be reached by sea.

If it weren't for that, it would have been annexed a million years earlier by the Liberal Alliance and the Empire.

The Southeast Peninsula, one of the most chaotic places in the world, has thousands of cities of varying sizes and populations on millions of square kilometers of land, and there are countless simple strongholds made of wood or cottages built against the mountains.

Although on the surface, nearly a hundred forces on this island are at war with each other, those who are familiar with the situation know that most of the cities under the hundreds of forces belong to the kind that do not listen to the propaganda and are in a semi-independent state. In other words, almost every city on the southeast peninsula is a force.

Considering the number of cities on the Southeast Peninsula, it can be seen how chaotic this Southeast Peninsula is, and why for so many years, no one has ever known the exact land area and population of the Southeast Peninsula.

However, although there is no accurate information, it is estimated that there is, and it is generally agreed that the land area ranges from 2 million square kilometers to 5 million square kilometers, and the population is 5 or 6 million to 20 million.

It's just that people outside the Southeast Peninsula agree with the small amount of data, while people inside the Southeast Peninsula agree with the large amount of data.

How is it that this chaotic southeastern peninsula, sandwiched between two great powers, has not been annexed, one might ask?

Even if you can't attack by land, you can attack from the sea, and you must know that the two great powers can definitely conquer this southeast peninsula by sending a legion at will.

Or, are people on the Southeastern Peninsula idiots?

For so many years, there has not been a single person who has unified the peninsula?

Theoretically, it is impossible for such a chaotic place to exist for such a long time, but in reality, these chaotic places are either forced by the terrain or man-made, and the southeast peninsula is a chaotic place where there are more human factors than topographical factors.

When it comes to the human factor, it is definitely inseparable from the Ultraman Empire and the Wilt Freedom Alliance.

Why, perhaps, did the two great powers take such a big deal out of the southeastern peninsula, which was rumored to have no good ports and had no special products except grain, stones, and wood?

You must know that the coastal areas near the southeast peninsula of the two countries are poor places with no good ports and sparse population, and the places facing the swamps of the two countries are just dead land, so it can be said that the southeast peninsula is completely worthless.