CHAPTER XVI

Marne shrugged his shoulders and did not speak.

"Because I'm ...... Strong enough. Lu Encha said: "The appearance of the greenskins is only for the Bretonnian knights to send slaves, and I will sell these greenskinned slaves to the dark elves." ”

Lu En then went to the hall: "Haven't you heard of it? The Dark Elves once vaguely proposed to buy slaves from Muslon every half a year, don't you want to buy cheap Dark Elf products in Bretonnia? ”

Marne's face changed, such a news really shocked and disturbed the merchant group of Marienburg, shocked because this newly appointed earl would trade with the dark elves at such a fast speed, after all, this kind of communication is very obscure.

After all, if you want to trade in the territory of the dark elves, you have to cross the ocean, and you know how dangerous it is, but if there is a place to buy dark elf goods nearby, what ...... The profits are simply embarrassing.

The uneasiness of the merchant group of Marne and Marienburg actually came from their lack of self-confidence, after all, as a merchant, the most important point is that the amount of information must be sufficient, but now this kind of information with a very high gold content is directly in front of his eyes, which is simply surprising to Marne.

"Careless." Marne thought to himself.

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu En's mouth, and now that the initiative of this negotiation was already in his hand, he simply increased his firepower: "You know, in Bretonnia, the requirements for paper are very fierce, if you set up a paper factory in Musillon, how much profit can you get?" ”

"I don't want to talk about exporting to foreign countries, just the domestic market in Bretonnia is enough to return to the cost, not to mention that in this way, more markets can be created, you must know that the workers and employees in the factory are all going to consume!"

"To tell you the truth, I intend to impose a 45% tariff on foreign products, except, of course, my friends."

This sentence directly caused the merchants of Marienburg to fall from heaven to hell at once, and then from hell to heaven again.

"In other words, as long as we agree to invest, we can get preferential rights." Marne licked his lips.

Lu En continued: "Yes, of course, it is not completely exempt, you have to pay at least 25% of the customs duty. ”

This caused the merchants to look at each other, and then an old man asked, "What guarantee do you have that the market in Bretonnia will not be taken over by merchants other than us?" ”

Lu En said calmly, "I promise you, because I am the guardian knight of Estria, and even more ...... The future leader of Bretonnia. ”

This sentence silenced the entire merchant group for a moment, and then the old man asked, "You speak in a tone like the king of Bretonnia, and you have to set tariffs." ”

Lu En then asked, "Aren't you negotiating with me in the name of Fort Marion?" ”

Everyone fell silent for a while, yes, even in the republic, everyone has the ambition to run for president.

Lu En smiled: "The issue of tariffs is postponed, but I need your help on the issue of establishing a bank and a paper mill." ”

"To tell you the truth, I will hold up to 40% of the bank, and you have the final say on the rest, so that the bank is completely controlled by you, but the registered capital of the bank must be at least 10W gold coins."

Immediately afterward, there was a heated discussion among the merchants.

Lu En let out a sneer in his heart, although he controlled 40% at most, but in the future, the merchants of Bretonnia could also control it, which was equivalent to killing them.

Soon, Marne walked out of the merchant group: "Then my lord, your wish has come true, we will invest in factories, and we will build banks." ”

"The first funds will arrive soon, and I hope that the adults can really complete the control of Bretonnia, otherwise a lot of business, Marienburg will not be able to carry out at all."

Lu En smiled, and he raised his glass: "Let's toast to a common victory!" ”

………… Gorgeous dividing line..................

When the dance was over, Lustre took Estella back to her bedroom, and when the candle that flickered red lit in the room, Estella looked at Lynn in front of her with some unease.

Lu En didn't say anything.

Estella didn't wait for Lu to speak, so she whispered, "By the way, I see that you haven't eaten enough tonight, so I'll cook you something to eat." ”

Lu didn't refuse, in fact he had something very important to say to Estella tonight.

That is, what Estrida thought of herself, and what she thought of Bretonnia's reforms, and what she thought of the Knights of the Round Table.

He took down the juice not far away, poured it into the cup in front of him, and then said calmly: "By the way, I heard that the council of the Knights of the Round Table in the north is very noisy at the moment, did you get any internal documents of Cologne or something?" ”

Estella fried the steak quickly, and although it looked like it was basically raw, Lu En was not unable to eat raw steak.

Estella smiled awkwardly, "There's no such thing, you know, since my father's death, I don't care about politics anymore." ”

Lu En frowned slightly, he glanced at Estria, who was hiding from him, and then asked, "Have you ever liked me?" ”

Estella shuddered, and then she looked at Lu En, who was sitting in a chair not far away: "I'm sorry, I ......"

Lu En stopped talking, he walked over with a brisk step, hugged Estella directly, and then kissed Estella, and then let go of Estella in front of him.

He had to get Estria, after all, his political guarantee in Bretonia was Princess Estria, and although King Laune was now dead, Estella was still a very important part of Bretonnia's political map.

"I like you, and I want you to be able to divorce the Sigma Emperor." Lu En said calmly and with a firm will: "The Sigmar Empire just wants to use your identity, he wants to befriend Bretonnia, you are just a weight, there is no need. ”

"You can't like someone you've never met!"

Lu En's words were loud, but Princess Estella in front of him only slowly, taking two steps back in a row: "No, I can't, I really can't at the moment." ”

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Estella's face, "I don't know if I love you or not, but I believe that there will be a bond between us that is beyond the ordinary." ”

"I'm so glad to have met someone as capable as Lu En to become the lord of Bretonnia." Estella smiled, tears glistening in her eyes: "But I have my own royal duties, I have no way, and I have my own responsibilities, I have to do something for this country, for this world." ”