This is indeed a problem.

The patriarchs didn't expect that as a female archduke, the resources in Lin An's hands were so stretched.

But think about it, this female archduke became the lord of the principality because she killed the legend of the demon clan, and in such a short period of time, even if she pounced on the affairs of the principality day and night, she might not be able to sort out the affairs of the principality.

If it is a normal period, no matter how empty the treasury of the principality is, it is always possible to temporarily purchase and mobilize food, but now the Muse Continent is in the midst of a demonic disaster, the price of food is soaring, and there are 800,000 more mouths in plain water, which is not a small burden.

That's when Cordia spoke.

"It's okay."

He met the gaze of the patriarchs.

"I have studied the geography and pattern of the Muse Continent before, the Principality of East Ferro is dominated by plain basins, close to the Rocky Mountain, the largest mountain range in the Muse Continent, with abundant water and soil, I think, there should be a lot of beasts in this foothills."

"In addition, when we migrated, our tribe should have brought enough food for three months, even if there is not much harvest in the mountains, it should be enough for us to survive for at least half a year."

"You still have food?" Lin An was a little surprised, "If you can really support half a year, no, three months is enough, I will definitely be able to get enough food." ”

At the end of the day, Lin An wasn't completely unable to help.

It's just that the relocation of the remnants was too hasty, and Lin An didn't prepare at all in advance, otherwise with Lin An's connections, although it was not easy to feed these 800,000 people, it would not make it too difficult for her.

"That's easy! As long as you can bring enough grain for us in half a year, we will cultivate the fields next year. If we grow food, we don't need you to feed us anymore. ”

Cordia happily stroked her palm.

The other patriarchs also breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the problem of eating is solved, a qiē is not a problem.

***

Two magic hours later, the palace of Merlin.

“…… So, it wasn't until they were all settled that you told me about the return of the 800,000 remnants from the Demon Realm? ”

Saxon calm statements.

But the calmer it was, the more it represented abnormality, and Viscount Roosevelt, who was standing on the sidelines, knew very well that His Majesty the Emperor was really angry.

However, the person who provoked His Majesty's anger looked calm, not moved by the emperor's anger at all.

"These remnants have been homesick for a long time. They are enslaved by the demons. It is impossible to make peace with the demons, and they are the people who know the demons best, if they are willing to let some people be incorporated into the army, they can increase the survival rate of the army a lot. ”

"You know. This is not the core of the problem. ”

"I know." Lin An nodded calmly. "But here's the thing. If I tell you in advance about their savings, it will be harmful. ”

Saxon inhaled deeply.

"These 800,000 remnants of the Demon Realm have not succumbed to reality in such an environment, and I don't think they have returned to the Muse Continent. Just willingly serve the Merlin royal family - but that's not the same thing as you suing me afterwards. ”

He crossed his fingers and put them on his legs, his ice blue eyes stared at Lin An, put on a posture of scrutiny, and said without ups and downs:

"It's not like your style, I thought we had enough tacit understanding, and what you did this time has exceeded our default bottom line."

The gaze shot from those ice blue eyes was sharp and calm, as if he wanted to see Lin Anxin's bottom.

"With your character, it's impossible not to think of this—what the hell is going on?"

Lin Anxin smiled bitterly.

Should I say that I haven't seen you for three days, and I am impressed?

The position of the emperor was terrifying, and it allowed the Saxon city to grow at a speed that even her was astonishing.

But she didn't let the thoughts in her heart float on her face, and said lightly: "It's just that I promised the leader of the remnants before--it doesn't make much difference to you anyway." ”

They exchanged a knowing look.

Dong Ferro nominally belongs to Lin An, but in fact he will return to the royal family sooner or later, but this matter is kept secret, and there are still others present, and the two have not explained it thoroughly.

Saxon seemed to reluctantly accept this reason, and finally flipped through an untouched document on the table.

“…… Cordia. Pennett. Mera, who was promoted to archmage at the age of only nine or seven, and is also the patriarch of the Jinyue tribe, the main branch of the eight major tribes, can Dai Jing's 800,000 remnants survive in the demon realm, and he is really not an ordinary person! Such a person, how can I meet him! ”

Saxon raised his head, there seemed to be a smile on the corner of his mouth, and two strange things, "What do you say?" ”

"It's fine." Lin An said indifferently, "Wait a few days, and I'll arrange for him to come to see you." ”

Saxon's gaze stopped on the porcelain white and flawless face, and seeing that she really didn't care, the smile faded, and he put down the paperwork in his hand.

"Just kidding. These remnants are undecided, and hastily letting their leaders meet them will only cause rebellion, and the matter is already a foregone conclusion, and it is not my intention to screw him up. But—"

He paused.

"This is only one time, not a good example, huh?"

"Of course there won't be a next time."

Lin An said play, stood up, saluted and left.

Her slender and petite back had just disappeared from sight, and the faint smile on Saxon's face disappeared immediately, leaving only a deep look on Ying Ting's deep face.

Seeing this, Viscount Roosevelt restrained his anger and reduced his sense of existence as much as possible.

He had a vague feeling that in the previous conversation, the Grand Duchess seemed to be a little abnormal, but she couldn't get to the point.

After a while, there was still silence in the palace, and the sky outside the window had gradually darkened, and Viscount Roosevelt peeked at His Majesty the Emperor, whose face was shrouded in a faint shadow, blurred.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

Saxon did not respond, and Viscount Roosevelt saw his right hand resting on the side of his seat and waved it slightly.

Viscount Roosevelt understood, quietly retreated to the side door, and the court maid waiting by the door looked at him inquiringly, Viscount Roosevelt shook his head, and said in a voice as thin as a gnat:

"Dinner is two quarters of an hour late."

After passing the word, Viscount Roosevelt silently closed the door again. Return to the temple.

The Saxons sat in the shadows, oblivious to what was happening around them.

After a long time, he muttered:

“…… There won't be、Next time? ”

***

Cross Haring sat wistfully in the palatial and elegant lounge.

There are many famous paintings hanging on the walls of this lounge, each of which is an authentic masterpiece, but Cross Haring has no intention of looking at it, his chamber of commerce is facing life and death, and the only way to survive is to see him meet today.

He held a silk handkerchief, a soft satin that was only used by nobles hundreds of years ago, but he did not hesitate to use it to wipe his sweat. But the more he touched the sweat, the more he touched it. Eventually, even the entire silk handkerchief was soaked.

Cross Haring panicked, and hurriedly took out a small bottle of perfume and sprayed it lightly on the wrist veins and armpits, allowing the fragrance of ambergris and mint to hide the heavy body odor.

"Mr. Haring?"

The maid's soft and polite call came from the door.

Cross-Haring, who was recalling the words he had prepared in advance, was called twice in a row before he heard it. Hurriedly stood up. "In. I am here! ”

"The Dallas governor has finished a meeting with the last guest, and he asks if you are available, and he wants to invite you to have a cup of Saigo black tea with him."

This is the rule of the agent of the underground king of Dongcheng District.

Anyone who comes uninvited with a letter of introduction will have time for a cup of black tea. If he can't move this agent within this period, it means that the door of Dongcheng District is closed to him.

The underground king's reputation for helping others was rumored, but not everyone would help.

A quarter of an hour later, a sweaty Cross Haring walked out of the door of the reception room, his normally well-maintained face unable to hide his desolation.

Here, however, he did not dare to do anything out of the ordinary, and the several assertions of the Dallas councillor had made it clear to all those who sought help that the underground king, though merciful, would not show any mercy to those who dared to offend him.

Cross Haring moved step by step with his lead-filled legs, and all he could remember was the tragic image of himself jumping into the river with his wife and toddler after the creditor forced him to the door, and he couldn't remember how he walked through the expensive carpeted corridor step by step.

The maid in charge of the reception was accustomed to seeing the similar expression of the person who asked for help, and her face was not different, as if she did not see the expression of Cross-Haring, and still spoke softly. Dutifully lead him to the exit.

At this moment, a slightly rapid footstep came from the revolving wooden staircase, breaking the quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the hall.

What kind of maid is it, so ignorant of the rules!

The hostess looked back slightly annoyed, only to be surprised to find that the Dallas councillor, who had always walked through the back door and rarely appeared in the corridor where guests had traveled through the front door, was standing on top of the spiral wooden ladder.

"Mr. Haring, please stay!"

“…… Mr. Haring! Mr. Haring! ”

The reception maid called a few times, and had to reach out and pat lightly, and said to Cross Haring, whose eyes were gradually focused:

"The Dallas councillor asks you to stay, the Dallas councillor would like to talk to you further about the loan you discussed earlier."

Her ceremonial smile was filled with surprise.

In the past few months, there has never been a case of a rejected helper being called back, what is so special about this businessman who is not outstanding at all, that makes the Dallas governor change his mind so quickly and chase him out in person?

Cross-Haring didn't know what the maid was thinking, he only felt that he was already standing on the edge of the abyss and being pulled back, and all that was left in his mind was the ecstasy of a desperate death.

Back in the reception room, where he had just left, the well-dressed Dallas governor was standing in front of the couch.

"Mr. Haring, you are fortunate that Lord Saleen has just issued a new assignment to us agents, including the collateral that you intend to borrow from us, so the contract for your intention to lend money with us has been approved by me in principle."

"And because you're the first person to sign a contract with us after this mission is released, we'll give you a more generous repayment period."

He smiled softly and gestured to a contract on the table.

"Please sign it."

Cross Haring was ecstatic to pick up the contract, and sure enough, it was almost exactly the same as the one he had previously received, with only a few additions at the end.

"This ......"

He looked at the Dallas trustees with some hesitation, unable to believe that the other party had offered such a generous contract.

"You read that right, if you can raise more food, your interest and debt will be further forgiven - your chamber of commerce is mainly dealing in food, and that won't be difficult!"

Cross Haring nodded repeatedly, "Thank you!" Thank you, Lord Salin! ”

Like grasping the straw of life, he eagerly picked up the quill placed beside him, quickly wrote his name, and took off the ring on the middle finger of his right hand, and printed the ring next to his name.

The Chamber of Commerce is finally saved!

He was relieved, wiped his sweat, and his excitement was still not restored, so he began to think about raising food, "By the way, Lord Salin urgently needs food?" ”

The Dallas governor smiled, "At this time, is there a place where you don't need food?" ”

"Yes, yes, what you said is that grain is hard currency now!"

Cross Haring also knew that the other party would not give him the secret.

"That's right, I know the head of a shipping chamber of commerce over there in Fito, as far as I know, they often have a large grain deal with the Atlanta official, and I may be able to match you."

"But this chamber has a habit that they don't sell their goods separately, and to trade with them, they have to buy all their entire fleet of food—you see......"

The Dallas governor's eyes flashed with an undetectable ecstasy, and he didn't expect that what he thought was a small shrimp with little meat could actually lead to a bigger fish.

He suppressed his joy, "Lord Salin's financial resources, can't he eat a fleet?" ”

"Of course, of course I don't doubt it!"

Cross-Haring said this sincerely, although the rise of that lord was short, but the wealth and connections were unfathomable, so that ordinary people like them would look up to the mountains, but he still swallowed and vomited.

The Dallas governor knew exactly what the other side was up to.

"Okay, as long as you can pull this line and make the deal come through, the grain quota for this deal is half of the grain quota for you, and if there is a second time, do the same - of course, provided that the grain transaction volume is not too low!"

Cross Haring rejoiced.

It can be converted into one-fifth, which is already beyond his psychological limit, and the Dallas councillor is so generous, which shows that he attaches great importance to the purchase of grain, Cross-Haring did not say a word, and immediately set off in high spirits, intending to risk his life to facilitate this transaction.

After Cross Haring left, the reception room was quiet.

The Dallas councillor explained to the maid, pushed back the next few meetings slightly, picked up the contract on the table, and knocked on a nondescript door on the side of the meeting room.

"My lord, look ......"

The Dallas trustee presented the contract, and Saleen accepted it with a faint smile, "Well done." ”

The Dallas governor knew Saleen's personality well and knew that he didn't like his men to delay their business, so he bowed, withdrew, and closed the door.

Salin picked up the contract on the table and smiled:

"800,000 people...... Ann, you're going to surprise me! ”

(To be continued)(To be continued......

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