"Well, the elves are visiting? Come with me! Oh, and remember to tell Vina to come over. ”

was walking in the quiet courtyard of his house, and suddenly received an oral report from the attendant, Luo Zhengdao's expression was somewhat surprised, and then he made the decision to meet the other party immediately. The so-called distant guests, warm welcome is a matter of course, and calling the first half of the elf beauty to accompany her is to rely on her understanding of the elf customs and habits to avoid unnecessary disputes between the two parties due to misunderstanding.

From Luo Zhengdao's heart, he disagrees with the Elven Federation's style of night owls who come to the house without incident, but the other party is also a New World power-level being, and a short boss like him, who is much more famous than his strength, has no capital to fight with the other party. Although I look down on the ambiguous attitude of the two ends of the elf head rat, considering that the government is originally a tank of dirty water, this little problem seems to have nothing to do with it, everyone can meet and greet each other, and a little little thing is not difficult for Luo Zhengdao, who grew up in the Chinese cultural circle of the human society.

As soon as they met in the meeting room, several handsome elves and beauties with graceful demeanor stood up and greeted Luo Zhengdao, regardless of the strength, the regent Will Needham is also the supreme leader of the human camp today. As the head of state, he was on an equal footing with the elven commanders, and these elven representatives had to show him enough respect in public.

"It was rude that I didn't inform His Royal Highness the Regent in advance of this visit."

Hearing this, he didn't take the other party's kind words seriously, Luo Zhengdao knew very well that the elves deliberately said this for the sake of face, do you really think that the elf federation can afford to look down on their own group of human exiles? A country with a land area that is only the size of boogers and a population that is not as large as a city on the other side also wants to compete with the wolf-like powers, so don't take yourself too seriously!

Immediately, Luo Zhengdao smiled indifferently and said:

"You may be seated! Leave this kind of talk to the future, you don't just come to visit me, do you? ”

Luo Zhengdao, who was born in a professional class and studied politics, knows very well what is the duty of becoming an agent of the great powers, guarding a gold lord must be an honest person and do things steadfastly, don't look at another gold lord, and the ending of life when you step on two boats is usually not a big harem, but a good ship firewood knife or something. Of course, except for the situation where the other party takes the initiative to come to the door to talk to you like today, no matter how harsh the owner is, he cannot ask the agent to turn away other powers, which is not in line with the general rules of the game.

The handsome and neutral face of the elf representative at the head made Luo Zhengdao think of the word pseudo-girl, but fortunately, the other party did not have a real sissy tendency, and said very neatly:

"Your Highness, this is the letter of the Great Commander of our country, please read it."

Raising his hand to take the letterhead, Luo Zhengdao glanced at it and knew that his cultural level could not be handled, he turned his head and said to the half-elf beauty who had already arrived:

"It's written in elven script, Vina, you can read it to me."

The content of the letter from the Grand Commander of the Elf Federation was not long, and after reading it in a few minutes, Luo Zhengdao thought about it while tentatively saying to the elf representative:

"The Elven Federation just wants to trade with us."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Regent."

This answer not only failed to dispel Luo Zhengdao's doubts, but aroused his vigilance, his eyes watched the subtle changes in the expressions of several handsome elves and beautiful women, Luo Zhengdao asked rhetorically:

“…… We have never refused an elven merchant ship to sail into the harbor of Wake Reef, so why should we negotiate? ”

After a slight pause, the head of the elf representative spoke:

"The Federation hopes that His Highness will fully open the market, abolish the monopoly system and the management of the restricted export catalogue."

"That can't happen!"

Luo Zhengdao, who almost jumped up on the spot, was already like frost, and he refuted loudly and mercilessly:

"Sacrificing our interests to satisfy the unreasonable demands of the Elven Federation? Do you think this is in your colony? ”

A significant portion of the huge military expenditure is apportioned to the human civilians of Wake Reef in the form of import surcharges, in the sense that every copper corner they use to buy bread and butter contains taxes, and the official bargaining of exports makes it impossible for outsiders to buy goods directly from the producers. Whether it is import and export trade, the circulation channels have always been directly controlled by the government, and the requirements of the Elven Federation are obviously suspected of stretching out their hands too long, do they want to treat Wick Reef as their vassal? At this moment, Luo Zhengdao's anger was not deliberately showing toughness, he was really angry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the elf representatives hurriedly extinguished the fire and said:

"Please don't misunderstand Your Highness the Regent, we sincerely hope that the two sides will deepen the cooperative relationship, and the Federation will be happy to open the domestic market to His Highness in exchange."

For now, Wake Reef is a self-circulating economy, which is delicately isolated from the outside world, despite being extremely dependent on trade and natural resources from the outside world. All foreign trade channels are in the hands of Luo Zhengdao, and non-military personnel are not allowed to live in the sensitive port area, even those dock workers and shipyard craftsmen are still allowed to go home immediately after work in the evening, and are not allowed to stay in the port area for a long time. The quantity and type of goods exported from Wake Reef, as well as the categories of imported goods, are subject to Luo Zhengdao's review and approval, even if the necessities that are indispensable to daily life, such as charcoal and candles, are not classified as luxury goods that are restricted from import.

Whenever a foreign merchant fleet docked at the port, they first had to declare to the local customs, and the consul sent clerks and other civilian personnel to board the ship to inspect the goods, negotiate the price, and then purchase the priced goods and store them in the port warehouse.

When and at what price these commodities will be put on the market in the future, theoretically speaking, it is up to the consuls to make the decision, which is a typical feature of a planned economy. Of course, if Luo Zhengdao himself was in Wake Reef, the consul was just a rubber stamp, and all the documents had to be sent to his office in the end to be approved.

Depending on the situation, certain financial subsidies or reverse tax increases are given to different varieties of goods, especially heavy taxes on luxury goods that are more than three times the amount, and important strategic materials are collected and stored regardless of cost. On the whole, he is not opposed to anyone's extravagance and waste, and as long as he can afford to spend this unjust price, he is happy to see it happen. The industrial and agricultural scissors gap is a moot to Wake Reef, where the cost of growing crops in greenhouses is more than 10 times higher than that of field crops, and if it were not for the forced distortion of market prices to subsidize food, Wake Reef's agriculture would have been doomed to collapse under the onslaught of cheap foreign produce.

The main products exported locally, such as fire oil, lubricants and weapons, and fist products such as paper, filament and glass, have nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people.

The Elven Federation's rash request for the full opening of the market on Wake Reef without prior discussion meant a violent impact on Luo Zhengdao's current economic policies and social order, how could he agree lightly, unless he was kicked in the head by a donkey.

Seeing that Luo Zhengdao was still angry, the elf representative hurriedly added:

"Please don't be angry, the Grand Commander still has a message for His Highness, but here's ......"

Understanding what the other party was hinting at, Luo Zhengdao suppressed his anger and said:

"The others go down and rest first, Vina, you stay."

After the clearance was completed, Luo Zhengdao took several deep breaths in a row to calm his feelings, and then said with a straight face:

"Okay, you can say, if there is no special reason, I suggest that Your Excellency go back as soon as possible, and don't waste everyone's time on a stupid topic."

The elven representatives exchanged glances with strange expressions, and the handsome elf guy at the head spoke:

"The Grand Commander would like to introduce a young lady to His Highness and become your wife."

As soon as he heard this, Luo Zhengdao, who was already on high alert, became more and more cold, and said:

“…… And then what? ”

"This lady will bring a dowry, including two million gold Plantagenets, a colony of fifteen towns, three well-run merchant fleets, and a sizable elite private army of humans and half-elves."

Luo Zhengdao did not take a stand, looked at the other party and said unhurriedly:

"Why me, and not Baron Gaude?"

"Because the goblins hate you even more! His Royal Highness the Regent. ”

At this point, Luo Zhengdao waved his hand impatiently and said:

"Well, I know, I'll write a reply to His Excellency the Grand Commander later, and ask you to rest at the hotel."

"As you wish, Your Highness."

At this time, Vina Dubov's mood was the most complicated, Luo Zhengdao's promise to marry her was not withdrawn after the passion, and she herself had a lot of concerns, thinking that it would damage the image of Wei Guangzheng of the regent and delay this matter. Unexpectedly, now that the Elven Federation wants to come out one by one, and suddenly throws out such a heavy sugar-coated cannonball, you can imagine how embarrassing she is as a party.

Noticing the absent-minded appearance of the half-elf beauty, Luo Zhengdao, who showed a hint of a smile, joked to her:

"Hehehehe, Vina, are you starting to regret it, why didn't you agree to my marriage proposal earlier?"

Hearing this, the annoyed Vina Dubov pushed away Luo Zhengdao's hand on her shoulder, and said coldly:

"Behave decently, Your Highness."

Luo Zhengdao, who laughed loudly, paced back and forth in the living room and said:

"Don't worry! The elves have given a lot of benefits, and I don't have the courage to accept it! ”

The puppet regime and the child emperor, this is a research topic that can be listed in a separate chapter in the history of China in the old world, and students who have received part of the history course of compulsory education have a relatively calm and sober understanding of what it means to be a stinking ten thousand years.

Those who are not good at mixing themselves, who didn't understand it when they ran outside, who found a project with the foundation, and who tried to lead the way, had to carefully dress themselves up as human rights fighters and defenders of democracy before they officially appeared on the stage. I can't wait to say "We are all xxx tonight" as soon as he appears, in order to avoid being lightly seen through the disguise, it is best to match it with props such as candles, flowers, prayers, and the temperament of a compassionate saint. After such a careful dress-up and whitewashing, the set of things that betrayed the country and sought glory in their bones seemed to have suddenly become tall, and even they boasted that they were so pure that they could not eat the fireworks of the world.