Chapter 100: A Painful Choice
"Well, I believe in you, you won't let me down. Nina laughed.
Bai Jinhan's dry soul seems to be moistened by the water of life all of a sudden, his decadent soul, seeing the new dawn, he knows that he still has hope to go on, even if the light is not very dazzling, but the light is enough to warm your soul.
Bai Jinhan thought about what he could do? It was definitely impossible to return to the army, he had to do something else, Bai Jinhan, who had been cultivating and growing up in the army since he was a child, didn't understand anything else.
He thought about it for a long time and decided to open a blacksmith shop, he knew a lot of knowledge about smelting weapons, and the Sloe Military Empire was a very martial country, but being a blacksmith required a very strong body and some capital, which was exactly what Bai Jinhan lacked, his current body, walking is very difficult, this is not something that can be solved by exercise.
The matter of the blacksmith shop has been formed in his mind, and he has already thought of a solution to the problem that you can't do it yourself, and that is to hire a blacksmith, and his employment is different from others, he does not hire hands, only some apprentices.
The next day, Nina appeared in front of Bai Jinhan as scheduled, Bai Jinhan blushed, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "Can you lend me a little money? ”
"Then I'll ask for five cents of interest, you can give me a good idea. Nina knew that if she lent Bai Jinhan too easily, Bai Jinhan would not accept it.
In this way, Bai Jinhan's blacksmith shop opened in Boulder City, and the business at the beginning was very cold, and Bai Jinhan did not focus on business at this time, he recruited two apprentices, one was called Tong Qiang, and the other was called Tie Bi, and they had already worshiped Bai Jinhan as a teacher.
As apprentices, they have been helping others and have not learned much, but when they saw Bai Jinhan's unique casting theory and unique vision, they were deeply impressed.
It only took Bai Jinhan a month to hand over most of his knowledge to Tongqiang and Tiebi, and the first business they received made the customer very satisfied, although it was only to repair some farm tools, and soon they cast a horizontal knife, this kind of knife is far sharper than ordinary swords, although it needs to be maintained with oil every day, but it is still loved by nobles and officers.
Soon, the first order of the military came as scheduled, how could the military let go of such a sharp weapon, it only took a year for Bai Jinhan to successfully turn the blacksmith shop into a workshop, and Nina's funds had already been returned to her with interest.
On this basis, Bai Jinhan successively developed weapons such as mace, Fang Tian's halberd, and repeater's crossbow, especially the repeater's crossbow, which became the assassin's favorite assassination weapon, and the appearance of the mace and Fang Tian's halberd also ended the situation that the mainland had been using clumsy giant swords to attack each other. (Baidu search network update is the fastest and most stable)
Long weapons have replaced greatswords as the main force on the battlefield, these weapons were first equipped on the soldiers of the Sloh Military Empire, and Bai Jinhan is very honest in business, for which he has won an extraordinary number of customers, especially the military, and each of his products can be called fine.
Every day when Bai Jinhan struggles in the workshop, Nina appears on time at night, during this time period, Bai Jinhan will definitely put down his work and be with her, whether it is chatting or shopping, he would rather sacrifice some time to accompany her, because he knows that the ultimate goal of his efforts is to give her happiness.
Three years later, Buckingham invested in his first trading house and auction house, and his business was out of control, thanks to the support of the blacksmith business and the abundant funds, Buckingham was able to open chambers and auction houses in various cities.
Of course, among them, there is also Nina's strong support behind him, and his chamber of commerce can be protected by the local government and will not be troubled, which has Nina's secret help.
Now it was time for him to prepare a very romantic candlelight dinner, and in the middle of the dinner, Bai Jinhan stood up: "Everyone, please be a witness for me. ”
Everyone in the restaurant looked at him, Bai Jinhan took out the wedding ring of the secret silver, and he knelt on one knee: "I know, I am a person with a disability, and I also know that I am not worthy, but I still hope that you can give me a chance to be happy." ”
"Boom"
"Dude, courage. ”
"Great, girl, marry him. ”
"Is this crazy?"
The whole restaurant is completely crazy, in this restaurant, even in Boulder City, it is the first time that a man has proposed to a woman, don't look at Nina becoming the empress, in the social structure of the Western Continent, it is still dominated by male superiority and inferiority, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, propose? This is something that no one has ever done.
Nina blushed, not knowing how to answer, her tone was a little excited: "You...... Hurry up...... Don't ...... like that."
Bai Jinhan did not stand up, but still knelt on one knee and looked up at Nina: "Give me an answer." ”
"I ...... I still...... Didn't think it through. Nina stammered and replied, she knew that she couldn't agree, she might not be able to pass the courtier's pass, and the longer she was the empress, the more she realized that in fact, the supreme ruler could not do whatever he wanted, and before making a decision, he must fully consider the interests of all forces.
On the issue of marriage, although the court and China both advocated that Nina marry the prince of a country, so that a firm alliance could be formed, and the prince could be in charge of the empire.
Nina looked at Bai Jinhan who was kneeling on the ground, she nodded and said, "I promise you." ”
The ring was placed on her ring finger, and the whole restaurant was boiling again, cheering at the moment, whatever the purpose of these people.
Bai Jinhan couldn't believe that Nina actually promised himself, and he hugged Nina excitedly: "I will give you happiness, I will." ”
Nina's expression was not particularly excited, and she said softly, "I believe in you." ”
In the palace, Cavour was sitting in a chair waiting for Nina, and Nina walked in, and he smiled, "Did you marry him?"
"Yes, he's who I identify with. Nina said firmly.
Cavour sighed: "Sister, I also hope that you can be happy, but I think it is difficult for you to be together openly." ”
"You mean the courtiers will object?" asked Nina.
Cavour nodded: "Yes, sister, you must know that many ministers now want you to get married, and then your husband will be in charge of the country, if you marry an ordinary nobleman, they will not agree, not only will not agree, but will also use this to make a big fuss, even if it is the military, it may not support you in this way, the view of the family is too deep, if you are a man, there is no problem with taking three wives and four concubines, but unfortunately you are just a woman, you can only have one husband." ”
In the Western Continent, there is an unfulfilled rule, that is, the royal family must intermarry with the royal family, which can not only increase political marriages, but also strengthen exchanges between the two countries, and at the same time ensure the blood of the royal family.
"What if I have to be with him?" asked Nina.
Cavour sighed: "Sister, that's why I'm here today, you have just succeeded to the throne now, the empire is still very unstable, ordinary people can choose their marriage partners at will, but the royal family does not have this right, if you force it to do so, it will definitely be a big earthquake." ”
"What's the worst-case scenario?" asked Nina.
Cavour looked at Nina, although he was called a wise general, there were things that could not be solved with wisdom: "Many provinces may use this as an excuse to win over the ministers of the central government to rebel, and those unstable factors in the army will also take advantage of this, we will be very passive, and at worst, at least five provinces will break away from the empire." ”
Nina smiled bitterly: "I just want to be with my beloved, is it so difficult?"
"It's hard at the moment, it's too short, there are a lot of people who covet the throne, and if you have any weakness, even if it's just a little, they will deal you a fatal blow. Cavour's face also showed a look of anger.
The problems of the military empire are far more serious than outsiders think, although the powerful faction of the military is loyal to Nina and helped her ascend to the throne, but there are still people in the local, central, and military who covet the throne, and once Nina does something out of the ordinary, they will immediately rebel openly.
Marriage has a very serious meaning in the royal family, and the eyes of the people of the whole country are looking at the marriage of the supreme ruler, which is perhaps the greatest sorrow of the superiors.
Nina closed her eyes in pain, she didn't know what to choose, how much she wanted to wear a wedding dress like an ordinary girl and be with her beloved, but as an empress, it was obviously a luxury.
Time seems to stand still, Nina and Cavour don't say a word, Nina is very entangled now, she doesn't know how to choose, the sense of responsibility cultivated since childhood makes her unable to say the words "give up the throne", this is not her alone, but a family, her sisters and relatives, may be doomed because of one of their choices.
She can't be so irresponsible, she is carrying too many fetters and burdens, she can't give up these for her own selfish happiness, even if she does, she will always feel guilty.
Nina took off the ring on her hand and handed it to Cavour painfully: "Don't tell him anything, remember my words, just tell him one word, he is not qualified to marry me as a crippled man." ”
Cavour stared at Nina with wide eyes, "Do you need to be so desperate? ”
"That's it!" Nina said hysterically.
Cavour turned and left, the sun will still rise tomorrow, but everything has changed, without your smile, without your tenderness, only I am lonely, I can't even be sad, and I have to pretend to be strong to break your heart.
Cavour knew that this was the only way to make Platinum Han die, Nina had to be so ruthless, otherwise the first person who couldn't stand it would be herself, Cavour said to himself: "Give me twenty years, and I will definitely remove all obstacles." ”
Source of the novel: Ran Library