Salian knew that this was Miss Werther's first warm card, and asked him to use it at a higher price. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Oh, Miss Teresa's life story is really tearful, kind Estherfaria, in order to make Miss Teresa happy, I am willing to listen to some of your suggestions. ”

Miss Witt covered the corners of her slightly upturned mouth with a fan adorned with gold and precious stones, and said to Salian kindly, "Good-hearted Salian. First of all, in order to suppress the power of the Knights of the Brotherhood of the Sword Brothers, and to avenge Miss Teresa and her master, I am willing to relocate the port, trading post, and all related properties originally built on the territory of the Order to your New Mark Territory. It doesn't even cost you a penny, all the costs of building the port and supporting facilities are covered by our Ham Shea League, you just need to provide a small stretch of coastline with a good harbor and a few small but easily accessible settlements. Instead of paying for it, we can pay you an annual trade tax at the port. On the other hand, you know that the Order of the Sword has now declined for various reasons, and if I can further accelerate its decline and force them to join one side, then your plan to annex the Order of the Sword will be much easier for your new Mark Territory to be realized. ”

"Whaha, that's amazing to me! I will definitely nominate you as the Prime Minister of the Empire when I have the opportunity in the future. You're proposing a great plan to kill multiple birds with one stone. But you know even my ambitions for the Order's realms, and it seems that I haven't done a good job of secrecy!, and we have only just met this morning, and it is not easy for you to conceive this perfect plan now. ”

"Please don't say that, these are all instilled in me by my father since I was a child, my family is not a famous family, and the current achievements depend on the hard work of several generations, if you have the opportunity, you must seize it. ”

"Then this first point is completely fine, and I will even support it strongly, please rest assured. But there is one point, this thing will start after the second half of next year. "Salian doesn't want this plan to be implemented too soon, ruining his big business of winning over the Knights, and the primary goal now is the election.

Miss Witt smiled at Salian and nodded in agreement, and if the Count was not in a hurry, she would not be in a hurry.

"In addition, I would like to ask, Miss Teresa's master, what kind of witch is she who will be hunted down by the Knights of the Sword?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know much, these are things that happened when I was a child, and my father never told me. I just heard that Teresa's master is the core figure of a secret organization, oh yes, the ring she wears on her hand is said to be a token of this organization. ”

Sally thought that Teresa's background was becoming more and more mysterious, and it seemed that she needed to spend some effort researching the origin of the ring, and the breakthrough should be on this.

"Okay, so let's get back to our topic, do you have any other requirements?"

Miss Witte said with a little embarrassment: "Hehe, and secondly, you all know that your Hohenstlingen family, in addition to being loyal to the Empire, is also known for being skilled in the use and improvement of weapons. The only people in the empire who can compete with your family are the Rokenhausens, the Grand Duke of Aldenburg, but they are best at armor. As you know, we businessmen are most interested in obtaining information, especially about our competitors. Recently, we learned that the Ruger family, the largest mining and banking magnate in the eastern part of the empire, has taken a stake in the Rockenhausen family's armor-making workshop in Forlburg, providing funds to help them expand production and technological innovation. You should know what this means, right?"

"Well, that's not good news for you and me, Estfaria. I also have some information to tell you here, and if you care about your opponents, so will I. This time, it just so happened that our intelligence was linked. As far as I know, the Rokenhausen family is working on a completely new plate armor. The eldest son of the Grand Duke, Maximinus, was a genius in armor, and it was rumored that he had invented something called the Circle Folded Strip Dome Armor, which I had yet to see, but it was said to be twice as strong as the current plate armor, and only one-third the weight of the original plate armor of the same size. ”

"In this way, it must be that the Ruger family is very optimistic about the prospects of this plate armor, so they have made an investment. Oh, sure enough, we're all very disadvantaged!"

"Yes, war is simply a spear and shield battle, and it is now in a stage where attack technology is stronger than defense technology for the time being, so if there is a new high-performance plate armor that can withstand most attacks, it is indeed worth the investment. Not only will my weapons be scrap metal on the battlefield, but you'll also be completely out of the competition in the arms market. ”

"That's right, so the second point is to ask you to cooperate with us in the development of weapons, and we will also invest in your weapons workshop in Konstanz to expand the scale of research and development, and we cannot let the Ruger family be alone. We, the Witte family, contribute capital, you contribute technology, and each has half of the shares. I know that the Hohenstlingen family did not produce weapons on a large scale, but only for their own use or for those who could afford to pay a high price. Haven't you thought about making more money on mass-produced weapons?"

"Alas, that's a tradition left by our ancestors, and the high-end route that my great-grandfather has been taking since he founded the armory in Konstanz is a bit out of place at the moment. Now that the economy is growing, the population is expanding, and technology is advancing, warfare is no longer limited to skirmishes between our knights. Nowadays, there are more and more large-scale group battles, and although there is still some market for high-end high-quality weapons, standard weapons that can be mass-produced have become the mainstream. You're right, I've also thought about mass production of weapons, but the money needed for this is not something I can afford right now. I'm not idle, though, I've been working on a new weapon that can revolutionize warfare, but it's still going to take a long time to perfect. ”

"Wow, let me guess, your family is the top representative of the common weapons such as spears, halberds, two-handed swords or crossbows that are generally used in modern warfare, and you won't bother to make great improvements, you just need to expand the scale of production. And I heard Miss Anna say that you have one of the finest flame-shaped two-handed swords in the Divine Grace Empire, when can you show me that I actually like to collect high-end high-quality weapons. Anything else, something that can fundamentally change the war, are you working on a magical magic gun or a magic cannon?" asked Miss Witt curiously.

"Oh, your intelligence is amazing! You can see through me by reasoning alone. Indeed, I'm trying to figure out how to improve the production process and attack effect of the Magic Bolt, but it takes too long to make a Magic Bolt and costs a lot of money, and although its power is undoubted, it simply cannot be popularized on a large scale. Now that the Rokenhausens are too far ahead, I've given up chasing them. ”

"Hehe, you won the prize, I just happened to guess it by luck. Because these weapons have suffered greatly since they came from the far east, your family, as the protectors of the empire, must have understood their power. ”

"Well, on the one hand, I knew from my grandfather that they would one day become the mainstream of war, and I naturally had to follow this trend so that they would not be obsolete. On the other hand, I can't make any money from the land now, so I have to find some breakthroughs in the ancestral skills, and who made me have no other talent except for fiddling with some weapons. Your suggestion is so good that this second point is perfectly fine. Even now I would like you to visit my armory workshop in the city. ”

"Thank you so much! I've been looking forward to being invited to one of the most famous armory workshops in the Empire, and it will definitely be an eye-opener. ”

While nodding her head in agreement, Miss Witt gave herself a hundred and twenty points in her heart, and today's gain was too great.

Salian continued, "I have one more good news for you, that, in addition to visiting my armory workshop, I will be able to see for yourself what your competitors are doing. ”

"Really, Salian, you've surprised me a lot!"

"You know, the city of Constance is located at the western end of Lake Bodens, and Fort Veralburg is on the eastern shore of the lake across from us. By some special means of crossing the lake, we can get there in just three hours, and then you will know where they are now, without being recognized, of course. ”

"You've got enough of it, Salian. A walk on Lake Bodens can avoid a lot of trouble by bypassing the territories of Troorfau, Vienria and Aldenburg. But it's hard to imagine that you can travel for three hours, and I'm getting more and more surprised at you. ”

"Haha, you'll know then, please allow me to sell it first and add some mystery. Because I sometimes go to visit and learn, I can't do it without some secret means. Now that the first two points have been negotiated, do you have a third point?"

Miss Witt fiddled with the fan in her hand and smiled, "I can't be too greedy, Miss Teresa should be glad to have these two things, of course, in addition to the conditions you have already promised her." ”

"Yes, as a sign of respect for Miss Teresa, I am willing to give her a 10% stake after our joint venture is put into operation. ”

"You are truly a model among knights, a model among nobles. Your Excellency Count of the Frontier, you are of the noblest character. Then I'm willing to give up one percent to my best friend. ”

"You, too, dear Miss Estherfaria, can do so much for your friends!"

"Haha, let's tell this good news to our dear little Teresa, she will be happy. Miss Werther's face flushed slightly.

She got up and knocked on the bedroom door, and when Miss Teresa reappeared, Miss Witte immediately cheerfully informed her that the contract had been negotiated, and to the contract originally proposed by Salian was to add a twenty percent stake in the joint venture arms manufacturing company, which was bound to make money in the future. If her good friend Estherfaria was so happy and felt that these conditions were suitable, then Teresa felt that she should be happy as well.

And Salian, through the two additional terms just now, he got a great opportunity to expand his territory and a highly rewarding property, plus a beautiful woman with both talents and colors. He could hardly imagine anything better, and he was naturally very happy.

Then the three happy young men, led by Salian, left the Golden Sheep Horn Hotel and set off for his "Iron Shield" weapon workshop.