Chapter 120: The alliance is rejected
Xiao Yi was warmly welcomed into the castle by Rivigaz, and the goblin rich man also arranged a banquet very boldly, all kinds of tropical fruits, barbecue, and wine were put on the table, and the scantily clad goblin women danced an incomprehensible tropical dance, and from time to time the two toasted each other, complimenting, and the atmosphere looked very peaceful. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After three rounds of drinking, the dancing female goblin had retreated, and Xiao Yi led the topic to his purpose.
"Honorable Lord Rivigaz, thank you very much for your hospitality, why don't we get down to business now?" Xiao Yi said with a smile.
"Business? Yes, my best friend! Rivigaz pushed away the maid who was lying in his arms, sat up and shouted exaggeratedly.
After going crazy for a while, Rivigaz gradually calmed down, and he said solemnly: "My best friend, what business did you bring me this time?" ”
Speaking of business, Xiao Yi's face fell, he was exploited by this damn goblin for too many gold coins, because the City of Angels does not have a professional tax collector, and Treasure Bay provides a large number of low-level officials to the City of Angels, but there is no tax collector!
In front of this group of green-skinned dwarves, Xiao Yi's tax officer is like a child, every time he is fooled by the goblin merchants, if it weren't for the end, Xiao Yi arbitrarily issued a rule that any goblin goods are paid a fixed amount of money according to the quantity and type, and it is estimated that the financial system of the City of Angels has been collapsed by this gang of goblins!
In this way, these goblins have also made money from Xiao Yi, which is why Xiao Yi will receive such a great courtesy from the goblins, a proper big financier!
"Yes, a very big business!" Xiao Yi accentuated the pronunciation of the word business.
From what he knew, it seemed that the goblins were interested in nothing but explosives, and they didn't seem to care about anything else. So when he decided to woo the goblins again, Xiao Yi decided to use a larger trade volume to attract the goblins, so that the goblins could join his camp.
"Oh?" Rivigaz looked interested.
Rivigaz was actually very interested in the person of Xiao Yi Falken, and when the first goblin discovered the City of Angels and made a lot of money, he noticed this man and the forces under his command.
When Rivigaz made a move, he was surprised to find that this young force seemed to be scarce in all aspects of talent, and had no achievements in taxation, which made him decide to use the power of money to swallow the city, in the eyes of the goblins, only money is everything!
However, just when he was just beginning to play with the tax collectors of the City of Angels, the overly young lord quickly discovered his intentions and developed a simple and practical tax system that made any conspiracy of the goblin merchants nowhere to be carried out, which dashed Rivigaz's hopes.
Rivigaz, whose plan failed, was not annoyed and did not have the idea of conquering this force by force, he was most concerned about whether he could make money, not how much territory he had expanded, and that it would cost a lot of money to start a battle, which would undoubtedly bankrupt him.
So he gave up seeking the City of Angels, and turned to do business with the City of Angels, the minerals of the Western Wilderness, the sophisticated weapons of the City of Angels, and the import of a large amount of grain to the Western Wilderness, all of which made him earn a lot of gold coins, so he did not underestimate this young man, as soon as he heard that the other party was going to do a big business with him, he had no doubt about the authenticity of this matter.
"Is it a weapons business? No! He's at war with the orcs, and he's never going to export any more weapons, so what's that? Could it be a mercenary! Rivigaz squinted his eyes and waited for Xiao Yi's next words, while his head was racing.
"I'm going to repair the royal capital of the Stormwind Kingdom and expand it even more grandiosely, and I'm also planning to build a city in the heart of the Wild West and a fortress in Lakeside Town, but I don't have enough people on my hands to know if your Excellency is interested in this business." Xiao Yi said with a smile, this is the bait he gave to Rivigaz.
It is definitely impossible to make Xiao Yi obey the Storm Kingdom, so in the future, after Xiao Yi establishes the country, the royal capital will be placed in Storm City, which is undoubtedly the best choice, the terrain here is very good, there is not only a port, but also a vast forest outside, or the innermost location of the Western Wilderness, the Twilight Forest and the Red Ridge Mountain.
Therefore, Xiao Yi of Stormwind City will definitely expand, but not now, the orcs will come soon, if the orc navy returns, Stormwind City will bear the brunt, and it will definitely not be spared in the war, so the expansion of Stormwind City will definitely wait for the defeat of the orcs.
The same is true of Red Ridge Mountain, and this piece of land is not in Xiao Yi's hands, so the construction of the fortress must wait until after the defeat of the orcs, and the only thing that can be built at present is the plan that has been planned for a long time to build a city on the original site of Sentinel Ridge, and the others are just big cakes drawn by Xiao Yi.
There is no doubt that this business is big enough, big enough to the point that Rivigaz is crazy, but this cunning goblin did not agree immediately, he is not stupid, he understands very well that everything about Xiao Yi seems to be very beautiful now, but in the same way, Xiao Yi is facing a huge threat, and it is very likely that his early investment will be wasted because of Xiao Yi's downfall.
After thinking for a while, Rivigaz slowly spoke: "I heard that the orcs have noticed you, and they are planning to attack you, and that the Stormwind Fortress seems to be the territory of the Stormwind Kingdom. ”
He did not answer Xiao Yi's proposal directly, but asked Xiao Yi rhetorically. As for the information of the orcs, he knew better than the mages of Dalaran that the goblins had made a risk investment in the orcs, at least all the current ships of the orcs were from the hands of the goblins.
Xiao Yi frowned, he didn't expect this goblin rich man to be so well-informed! Even he had only known about the orc army's movements for a few days, but this goblin could know.
Suddenly, Xiao Yi remembered that the goblins had joined the tribe later! In fact, when playing the game, Xiao Yi was particularly curious about why the goblins joined the tribe, it was easy to understand that werewolves joined the alliance, they were originally part of the human kingdom, but what about goblins?
According to the setting in the game, these guys almost recognize money and don't recognize people, as long as they give money, they dare to sell your life to you, according to the situation at the time, how can the alliance be richer than the tribe, how can the Yamaguchiyama production team forcibly scare the goblins into the tribal camp for the sake of game balance.
Not to mention the bug humans in Azeroth, the accumulation of light and night elves over the past ten thousand years is enough to make goblins crazy, not to mention that they are not allowed to cut down trees, as long as they give money, it is no problem for these goblins to plant all of Azeroth.
So why would goblins go out of their way to help the orcs? When Thrall crossed the sea with the orcs to Camlido, he was the hand of the goblins, and later joined the tribe, which made Xiao Yi think of a rumor......
As early as the Second Orc War, the goblins had already joined the orcs, but the orcs later failed, which made the goblins lose their blood to Grandma's house, and when Medivan found the goblins and asked them to support the tribe again, the goblins made a second venture investment.
"I've seen that this rumor is true." Xiao Yi secretly thought in his heart, and at the same time he was vigilant, and began to hesitate whether to ally with the goblins, if this group of goblins really joined the orcs, even if it was for the sake of profit, the orcs would have more potential than themselves.
Don't be the goblin who screams: My best friend, and then turns around and buys me!
The more Xiao Yi thought about it, the more he felt that this was very likely! But the words have already been spoken, if he regrets it now, the goblin is likely to feel that he is playing tricks, the current commercial trade of the City of Angels basically comes from the Hidden Treasure Bay, if it collapses with the goblin, the City of Angels will not be pleased, so Xiao Yi can also bite the bullet and say:
"I have faith in my generals and soldiers, orcs are not a threat, as for the kingdom of Stormwind? Hehe. ”
"No, it won't convince me, my friend." Rivigaz shook his head and said, "Judging from the current situation, you can't stop the orc's attack, so I'm sorry, I can't promise you." ”
"Any business is risky!" Rivigaz's refusal made Xiao Yi breathe a sigh of relief, but he still pretended to try to convince.
Rivigaz continued to shake his head, and he said in an angry voice, "Yes, any business is risky, but no one is going to make an investment that is doomed to lose money!" ”
His words made Xiao Yi's face sink, although Xiao Yi had given up on persuading the goblins to join the camp, but Rivigaz's words made him very unhappy, in your eyes, I will hang up sooner or later!
Perhaps seeing Xiao Yi's face, Rivigaz slowed down his tone, his small eyes turned around, and a sly light appeared from the corner of his eye: "Don't be angry, my man, I think I have a better business." ”
Xiao Yi was unmoved, and focused on the carved patterns on the top of the hall, seemingly very interested in it.
"Don't do that, man." Rivigaz laughed dryly, "I'm sure you're going to need some good soldiers, right?" I have a large army of elite mercenaries! ”
"Hahaha...... this is the funniest joke I've ever heard!" Perhaps it was the mercenaries who attracted Xiao Yi, and after listening to Rivigaz's words, he let out a disdainful laugh: "Everyone knows that you goblins are not suitable for hand-to-hand combat at all, what am I hiring you for?" Do you want to carry bombs at the enemy? ”
"No, no! Man, it's different now, we have this! Rivigaz beckoned to one of the guards, and took out an old round thing from his body that made Xiao Yi's eyes wide.
A pistol with a thick barrel and engraved patterns!