On the issue of building the Golden Order, Victor and Sophia's main disagreement is that one wants to build the Golden Regiment into a commercial military group under his control, and the other wants the Golden Regiment to take a neutral route and become a purely commercial trade organization, so as to win the trust and support of the great lords, so as to seize the time to expand rapidly.

The Knights of Radiance originally wanted to establish a diplomatic channel directly with the Fortress of Harlotus through Sophia's introduction. But in less than a hundred years, the stupid Guerrero Goats developed into a monster kingdom that posed a serious threat to the barbarians and the Teutonic principality. Anyone can perceive the anomalies behind the goat civilization and the looming crisis.

Replacing Sophia's influence over the barbarians was no longer the primary goal of the Radiant Knights and the Sassan Empire, and the Golden Paladins of the Terstir House decided to quickly establish a new strategic balance on the Arret Plateau and made a bounty trade pact with the Harlotus Fortress.

The barbarians did not understand the politics and trade methods of the human kingdom, but they believed that Sophia Urusa could defend the interests of the Harlots.

Sophia thus had a monopoly on barbarian trade and diplomacy, and in the short term, there was little anyone to shake her political position. Moreover, some of the raw materials of the golden potion are pinched in her hands, and Sylvia will never blame Sophia for the dominance of the golden group.

So, Sylvia simply didn't ask about the matter and let Victor and Sophia figure it out themselves.

Victor is also reluctant to discuss the issue of the Golden Regiment with Sophia alone, because the conversation will turn into a dispute between husband and wife. Regardless of the outcome of the conversation, Sophia will kick Victor's mercenaries out when she turns around. Mrs. Randall was foolish, and Victor had nothing to do but stare dryly. In fact, the Randall family no longer has the objective conditions to restrain Sophia, even if Victor cancels Sophia's jaggery franchise, it is useless, the kingdoms will not refuse her caravan now, without the commodity of jaggery, she is just missing a profit point.

Sophia has a stubborn personality and never compromises easily, but she keeps her promises and has the contractual spirit of a business aristocracy. Victor and her husband and wife dialogue will definitely not work, just do business. According to the original agreement, the Randall family, the York family and the Marquis of Wimbledon are all the majority shareholders of the Golden Group, and in the absence of other forces, the development strategy of the Golden Group should be jointly negotiated by the three companies.

As long as the Marquess of Wimbledon made a promise in front of the House of York, she would not cheat.

Victor can't call Sylvia, can't he still call the Duke of York?

Embiter Yorke formed the Centaur Hills Two-Headed Lizard Chamber of Commerce to connect with the Golden Regiment, he was originally the manager of the relevant affairs, and His Highness Randall asked him to participate in the negotiations, and he had no reason or position to refuse.

However, Victor and Sophia finished their dinner and drank two cups of shertea in the small reception room of Rose Manor, but the Duke of York never showed up.

"Embiter won't come. ”

Silvia was wearing a blue dress and her hair was scattered, she looked at Victor and Sophia who were sitting on both sides of the round table, sighed, put the coffee in her hand on the round table, leaned on the back of the rattan chair, and said, "I'll talk to you on behalf of the York family." ”

Victor crossed his legs, rubbed his chin, and said with a deep gaze: "This is difficult, they are all my women, how can I talk about it?"

Sylvia glared at him angrily, and said angrily, "It's all your fault! Simple things are so complicated, can't you just solve them yourself? You have to drag me into the water......"

Sylvia is also helpless, the guardian of the family hides behind the scenes, easily does not express opinions, always makes decisions last, and does not directly participate in negotiations. Something like the Golden Regiment, which should be negotiated by their respective staff, and if there is no result, there will be a few more rounds of negotiations, so there is a reason for the decision-makers to go into battle shirtless?

The more meticulous the Guardian manages, the greater the chance of making mistakes, which will not only damage his own authority, but also lose the flexibility of the family's internal and external affairs. However, Victor and Sophia's subordinates don't have any decent talents, and they have to do everything themselves, and Embiter directly faces a knight of the furious waves, a highness, how can he talk about it?

So, Victor asked the Duke of York to participate in the conversation, and Sylvia had to go down herself.

The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she glanced at Victor again, and said, "Since the three of us are discussing, we don't have to waste time, we all take a stand, and if you have anything to say, please say nothing." ”

"Actually, I don't care about the Golden Regiment, or the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, I only care about whether Sophia can guarantee the supply of medicinal herbs in the Centaur Hills?" Sylvia looked at Victor and said in a reproachful tone:

"Sophia brought the raw materials for the golden potion to the Centaur Hills, and we supported her. As for how she does it, that's her own business...... What do you care about so much?"

Sophia was overjoyed and said with a bright smile, "Cousin Sylvia, you have done the best to me...... It's not like a guy who gave me something and thought about going back, huh. As she spoke, she smirked at Victor.

Sylvia smiled slightly, and said gently: "Dear cousin, a certain guy in your mouth is my designated successor, the next generation guardian of the Centaur Hills. We should still listen to him. ”

Sophia put on a solemn expression and said, "If it weren't for his consent, I wouldn't have waited for him in the Centaur Hills for more than six months." ”

Hearing this, Sylvia couldn't help but raise her willow eyebrows, and when she saw that Victor also showed a surprised look, she said with interest: "It seems that there is something going on that I don't know." ”

Sophia smiled faintly and said, "I once made a promise to the Royal Family of Gombis and the Knights of Radiance that after a few years, I would voluntarily give up the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce and only retain the title of Marquis of Wimbledon. To this day, even if I continue to control the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, they will not force me to deliver on my promise. In other words, it doesn't matter if I want to develop the Golden Regiment or not. ”

Victor's pupils narrowed, and he asked, "I also think it's strange, judging from the current situation, you can control the leadership of the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce for a long time, why are you still so enthusiastic about the development of the Golden Regiment?"

"Honey, it's not because of you. ”

Sophia smiled at Victor, lowered her head, gently stirred the sherry tea in front of her with a silver spoon, and said quietly: "I know that you will not give up the plan of the Golden Group, if I leave the Golden Group and continue to run the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, in the near future, I will face a strong competitor...... A rival I can't beat, because it's the Golden Regiment built by His Highness Randall. ”

She raised her head, looked at Victor's dark golden eyes, and said seriously: "I have returned to the human kingdom from the Arret Plateau, and the most news I have heard is all about your deeds, the Teutonic Principality, the Sassan Empire, the Kingdom of Dordor, all the nobles are discussing the tenant system you created, and everyone is full of praise for your talent, thinking that you are a wise person who can match the nobles of Arya...... I'm so proud of you, and I'm worried about it—how could Randall's purpose in designing the Golden Troupe be simple, and the Golden Troupe must have a special meaning for you. ”

Speaking of this, Sophia was silent for a moment, looked at the green Shircha, and said slowly: "You have made up a big net in private and are waiting for me, right?"

Never underestimate the wisdom of others, especially high-ranking knights...... Victor muttered to himself in his heart, picked up the silver cup, took a sip of Sher's tea, and said with a smile: "Honey, you said that you miss me a lot...... That's what you miss?"

"I'm not a vase, and I don't want to make a vase. And you will never respect the vase...... If you don't respect me, how can you really fall in love with me?" Sophia's mouth curled up, a dazzling smile bloomed, and then she said with a straight face: "I investigated the accounts of the Bucks merchant group this year, and the total amount of jaggery sold in the Centaur Hills was close to 50 million pounds, which was three times the shipment of the previous year, but the kingdoms still asked to buy more jaggery...... The reason is simple, the cavalry of the Sassanian Empire pursued the black-hoofed centaurs, and the jaggery effectively replenished the physical strength of the soldiers and mounts, and played an important role in the battle. ”

"Actually, I'm not worried at all about the refusal of Ascending Stone City and Copper Halberd City to cooperate, as long as the Golden Regiment transports the raw sugar to the local area, the Dwemick family, Princess Angel will naturally accept the Golden Regiment and take the initiative to ask to participate. In other words, if you have a strategic item like jaggery, you can build another golden regiment at any time. ”

Sophia paused, her gaze swept over Silvia and Victor, and said, "I control the barbarian trade, you control the jaggery, we can cooperate, but we must first establish a boundary. I asked that the stripped of Victor's bear regiment and smuggling mercenaries be the first step in clarifying the line. ”

Victor let out a long sigh and nodded in praise, "Dear madam, you have grown. ”

Sophia said angrily: "I'm not an idiot, I didn't understand politics before, my nose was bruised and my face was swollen, and I will always learn to be obedient." ”

Sylvia glanced at Victor with disgust, turned her gaze, and asked softly, "Cousin, I warned this guy a long time ago not to stretch your hands too long...... What kind of boundaries do you want to establish. ”

Sophia smiled slightly, sat up straight, and said, "System, establish the system of the Golden Regiment." As Victor said at the beginning, the member families of the Golden Group participate in dividends, but they are not allowed to interfere with the operation of the Golden Group. I guarantee that the Golden Regiment will uphold the core interests of the Centaur Hills, after all, my husband is the guardian of the Centaur Hills...... However, the Golden Regiment has been completely reduced to a tool of power in the Centaur Hills and has lost its neutral nature, and it will certainly not go far. ”

Victor was about to speak, but he heard Sylvia say:

"Yes! I promise you. ”

Sophia was overjoyed, but saw Sylvia with her hands on her chest, an elegant smile on the corner of her mouth, and a hidden edge in her eyes, raised her eyebrows, and asked:

"Do you believe it?"

Sophia's face changed, from stunned to surprised, then to angry, and finally to a self-deprecating smile, sighing: "It turns out that you are the one who is unwilling to give up the Golden Regiment. ”

"Dear Sophia, it's not that I don't want to give up, it's that I can't give up. Sylvia shook her head and said:

"A few years ago, I told Victor, 'If I don't catch you, people will do it to you. 'Catherine, the Earl of Chebman, the House of Buryatia, and even the Duke of Wellington have all tried to win him over, or by cover, sooner or later, but in different ways...... I can get Victor because we're closest. It's not the distance between the realms, it's the fact that the Yorks' influence as the Centaur Governors of the Hills extends to Victor's territory, and I can send knights to help him exterminate monsters and bandits, and provide him with trade channels and material aid...... As long as we can grasp something, we must reach out, and if we don't, it will become an obstacle for us. ”

"Like the flow of water, when there is a vacancy, it will be filled immediately, and finally there will be a balance. ”

"In the same way, if we don't interfere with the Golden Regiment, others will also interfere. But there must be many ways to meddle, so many that you can't guard against it, so many that you can't help it. ”

Sylvia raised her chin at Victor and said to Sophia, "Do you know what this guy has done? Water conservancy projects, new farming and animal husbandry, public transportation, tenant system, mutual aid associations, the entire human kingdom has been led into a new era by him." The nomads were dying out and becoming two groups, the tenants and the freedmen of the towns, and trade began to flourish as goods became abundant, handicrafts developed, goods increased. Public transport was readily available, the roads were tranquil, and freedmen of the towns could travel from town to town with a bag of goods and sell them for profit. ”

"The trade behavior of the freemen has a soil for survival, whether you run a golden group or not, it will appear, and it will appear. ”

Sylvia picked up her cup, took a sip of her coffee, and continued:

"Free people and merchants will form gangs, and gangs will intervene to form large and small organizations. But any organization must serve politics, otherwise it will lose its space for survival and development. If my vassal lords have a freedfolk caravan, can I get them to give it up, and if other families follow the golden order and develop a freedfolk caravan, can I do without?"

"Dear cousin, the so-called neutral organization has always been a joke, you asked Victor not to interfere with the Golden Regiment, don't you just want to turn the Golden Regiment into your own political force?"

"I ......" Sophia stammered and said weakly, "I didn't think so......"

"I'm sure you didn't think about it, but it will eventually become a political organization and not necessarily belong to you...... The premise is that it can survive in the competition. Sylvia nodded, leaned back in the rattan chair, and said lazily: "I don't know what the Golden Regiment will become in your hands?" I don't care about the Golden Regiment, nor do I care about the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce, as long as I strengthen my own strength and lay a solid foundation for the development of the family, what should appear will definitely appear, and what should be there will definitely appear." ”

She looked sideways at Victor, and the bright smile on the corner of her mouth revealed the meaning of love, doting, helplessness and coquettishness, and said:

"My love, we don't need to be in a hurry, just go step by step, without the gold group, we can still form the Mithril group, right?"

"I didn't want to ask you, it would have been a lot less of a surprise for me. But today, we've come to that point......"

The Queen of Roses paused, her arms rested on the round table, her slender hands supported her snow-white and smooth cheeks, and her blue eyes stared at Victor's handsome face, and asked:

"Tell me, my beloved Randall, why are you so anxious, and what do you want?"

Sophia's amethyst-like eyes instantly contracted, and she looked into Victor's eyes without blinking.

Damn fat man...... Victor cursed the Duke of York who fled in his heart, looked at the two flawless faces, quickly sorted out his thoughts, and after a while, he smiled freely:

"Okay, I'll start with the possible changes in the Golden Regiment......"

"Let's start with your purpose. Sylvia interrupted Victor's words and said indifferently, "There are no outsiders here. ”

Sophia's eyes lit up and she looked at her husband with a smile.

Victor shook his head and said, "One of you stepped on one of my feet, how can I speak?"

Sylvia and Sophia glanced at each other, and the slender feet of the round feet exerted force at the same time.

"Well, I'll say ......," said Victor, raising his hands and looking at him with burning eyes:

"My purpose is to seek the power of the Lord of Light. ”