The Viscount Norris, who had been thinking for a long time, finally raised his head, looked at the mermaid song in front of him, exhaled, and said slowly: "President Arrow, it seems that you are really a good president who cares about the townspeople of his own town." Are you interested in getting involved in politics in the future? If I wasn't in a hostile situation with you, I would really like to be your introducer and introduce you to my teacher. ”

Arrow smiled and nodded at him.

"But out of an abundance of caution, I have a question I'd like to ask carefully."

Arrow nodded, "Please speak." ”

Norris: "I don't deny that we're in a state of hostility anymore. We've been intriguing with each other in the last few months, and we've lost a lot of money to each other, and now you've won a lot. Not only ruined my guild in Pelican Town, but also caused such a major blow to my reputation. ”

The poisonous needle in the back had a shameful face for a while, lowered his head, and couldn't help but take a step back again.

"I'd like to know what kind of mentality sustains you and makes you think I'm going to accept a joint offer with you? The obligation you have just mentioned is only one of the reasons, but I do not think that such a simple reason would make you risk your life to come to me and ask me for help. ”

For Viscount Norris, Ayroy admires it.

The viscount did not compete with himself from the beginning, although it was not very open, but in general, he did not use force. If he really wants to use force, he should be able to easily kill his mermaid song as a viscount.

Thinking about it this way, he also admires this kind of opponent who wants to compete with him purely commercially.

At that moment, Arrow smiled very gently and said, "The reason why I think Viscount Norris can agree to cooperate with me is because I think Viscount is a smart person. ”

"Oh?" Hearing his opponent praise himself, even His Excellency the Viscount couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "It's really surprising to hear your praise." ”

Arrow nodded and continued, "It is precisely because His Excellency the Viscount is a smart man that he must understand that he should never act with emotion when acting and dealing with things. I will definitely deal with things about myself with a rational mind. ”

"Although the fight between us is inextricable, once there is a way for us to unite and get out of this predicament, then Your Excellency Viscount will definitely not mind the little friction that existed between us before. Especially when it comes to making money, I've heard that in the face of powerful capital, as long as there is more than a certain degree of profit, then even the enemies who kill their fathers and mothers will unite with each other as close as conjoined babies. Therefore, I have absolute confidence in the judgment of His Excellency Viscount Norris. ”

Hearing that Arrow was now described like this, Norris's face, which had always remained indifferent, finally couldn't help but smile. He snorted and sneered: "Can even the enemies who killed their father and mother unite with each other because of their interests...... If I'm smart, President Arrow, all I can say is that you're smarter. Not only smart, but also cold-blooded. Even if you pretend to be harmless on the surface, God knows what kind of monster hides beneath your pretty skin. ”

Arrow shrugged, noncommittal.

Viscount Norris leaned down slightly in his chair and said, "So, how do you want the two of us to unite?" Are there any specific guidelines? ”

Arrow raised his hand and waved, and Brad in the back took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over, saying, "Before I tell you my plan, I first want to tell you who our opponent is this time. ”

Poison Needle stepped forward to take the letter and handed it to Norris. The viscount opened it and looked at it, and his brows couldn't help frowning, and he said, "Count Karp? Unexpectedly, it turned out to be him? …… No, it can't be said that I didn't expect it, if it was really him, then many things could be explained. ”

Arrow: "Oh? It seems that His Excellency the Viscount already has some ideas. ”

Norris nodded: "I also know a little bit about the appearance of military buyers in the three small towns, and from the very beginning I thought that this might be an economic war. But I don't know who the other party is, so I don't dare to rashly sell my iron products in Lagoon. After all, if this is an enemy invasion, in order to hollow out the iron products and weapons of Lagoon City, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Arrow thought for a while, and also said: "It seems that Count Karp's side should have guessed that Viscount Norris would think so, which is why he was able to carry out military purchases in our three small towns so blatantly. ”

Norris exhaled: "I really didn't expect it, this Earl, his ability is really getting stronger and stronger now." It seems that just a few years ago, I thought that this guy should be a straw bag, and with the title given by his parents, he could continue to be a nobleman, eat, drink and have fun, and leave everything to his subordinates. He is also relatively conservative in his behavior and is not very developmental. But unexpectedly, in the past two years, his plan has become more and more ruthless and full of ...... Aggressive. ”

He looked at the letter over and over for a long time, and said, "How did you get this letter?" ”

Arrow laughed and said, "Someone sent it to our guild. There is no name of the sender on it, but it only mentions that this economic war was planned by the earl, and it describes in detail the development process of this economic war and the final result for fear that we will not think of it. It seems that this must have been done by a man with a grudge against the Earl. ”

"Hateful...... Is it? ”

Norris glanced at the letter again, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head—

"It's certain that the sender wants to make this economic war plan fail, but it's really hard to say what kind of hatred the sender has for Count Karp."

Now, it was Arrow's turn to be a little surprised.

"Whenever the Earl of Karp is written above, the title 'Lord' is added with great respect, and from the beginning to the end Sinus does not reveal how much of the Earl's reserves of funds have been prepared for the economic war. In other words, even if we know the reason for this economic war, because we don't know how much capital reserves the other side has, we will carry out a dumping war in turn, and in turn pit this earl. The sender's state of mind...... I need to figure it out. ”

The other party did not write in the letter how much money the Count had prepared, but Arrow ignored it. At first, he thought it was because the sender didn't know how much money the Count had. But Viscount Norris's speculation gave Arrow a unique perspective.

"Well, no matter how the sender feels to the Earl, the fact that the other party wishes to lose this economic war is still beneficial to both of us. If the economic war fails, Pelican Town can be saved, and Viscount Norris can rise back from the chaos he is in. I think there should be no problem with our cooperation this time, right? ”

As he spoke, Arrow stood up and walked over to Norris, smiling and stretching out his hand.

And Viscount Norris looked at this small, even a little thin mermaid president, after pondering for a moment, he finally nodded, also got up, smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Then, let's put aside the contradictions between the two of us. I wish us a happy cooperation, President Mermaid Song. ”

With a snap, the hands of both sides were tightly clasped together.

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Economic warfare can basically be regarded as a kind of conspiracy.

This does not require a special concealment of the enemy, and even all the processes can be put in the open.

Just like this economic war, even if Earl Karp openly stated that this was to suppress the economy of Pelican Town, then under the high price, there would still be a steady stream of people who would abandon agriculture and scavenge iron tools to sell.

Humanity, as a recognized and powerful race on this continent, has the ability to learn and unite and cooperate, but it also has the major weakness of ignoring long-term goals and focusing only on immediate interests.

So Count Karp should not worry about his plans being leaked at all. As a pelican town with a single source of income, this human weakness may be avoided by one or two people, but it is definitely impossible to be avoided by most people.

That's why Arrow had to join forces with Viscount Norris, instead of explaining the situation directly to Mayor Round Cheese.

So, how to fight back?

For a small town like Pelican Town, which only exports agricultural raw materials, the most convenient way to get rid of this powerful economic source is to sell a large amount of iron tools while also controlling the food reserves in the town.

"Nickname Outside! Lagoon City is asking for a lot of our town's produce! The price is not low at all compared to ironware! Outside the nickname! At the same time, Lagoon City is under iron control and no longer sells to the outside world! ”

By the time Arrow had negotiated with the viscount, and before he even had time to return to Pelican Town, the news had already spread throughout Pelican Town.

Hearing the news that Lagoon City wanted to buy a large number of agricultural products, the townspeople in Pelican Town, who were originally crazy about buying ironware, gradually calmed down. In order to make more money, the townsfolk who had rushed to Lagoon City to buy ironware and then sell it back began to pick up their hoes and go to the ground again.

Although the current planting season is not very good, it is still in time for an autumn harvest, and planting some things such as potatoes that are not very economically valuable, but can fully fill the stomach, can still store a considerable amount of food.