176 Hidden in the depths
When people are mixed in the Andorran prince's kingdom, they have to bow to the prince's power, and at this time, Duke can only laugh and say: "Your Royal Highness, because I opened this shop, you also own 20% of the shares, so I naturally want to tell you." ”
When he heard this, the Prince of Andorra was a little surprised, Duke meant that he was giving away 20% of the shares to himself for nothing, could it be that this guy had any intentions?
"Viscount Duke, you're being too polite. ”
The Prince of Andorra politely said that although he did not know what Duke's calculations were, it was not a bad thing to be able to take 20% of the shares for nothing.
"As Your Royal Highness's most loyal vassal, this is what I should do. ”
When Duke said this, he had such a flattering demeanor that he almost had the word loyalty written on his face. Of course, it is impossible to be faithful, and it would be good if there was no rebellion now. The reason why Duke did this was nothing more than to spend money to buy peace, and with the sign of the Prince of Andorra, it would be much smoother for him to open shops in the fiefdoms of other lords of the Prince of Andorra.
There is no shortage of goods in Storm Castle now, and porcelain is at the current level of Storm Castle, and it is almost as much as there are to open a few more porcelain kilns. What Stormcastle lacks most now is the market, and it is necessary to dump these goods as quickly as possible in order to make huge profits.
Therefore, although these two dry stocks are painful, they can save a lot of trouble, and they are not a loss from a business point of view. Moreover, the Prince of Andorra has eaten it now, and one day Duke will make the Prince of Andorra vomit it with interest.
Seeing Duke's loyal flattering expression, if he hadn't known the details of this boy, the Prince of Andorra would have almost believed it. However, he had also heard of the profits of porcelain, and with these two percent of the dry shares and one percent of the commodity tax, Duke would be equal to thirty percent of the profits of porcelain when he opened this shop, and the Prince of Andorra could not find the slightest reason to refuse.
"Since Viscount Duke is so loyal, then I will also accept it, and in the future, the goods of Storm Castle will be unimpeded within the kingdom. ”
Hearing Andorra's assurance, Duke also nodded with a smile, it seems that this dead fat man is still good and knows what he wants. At the same time, Duke also has a gut feeling that this Prince of Andorra is definitely not a stupid character, and has a deep sense of concealment.
When the Spartan army attacked, Duke really looked down on this so-called prince, not only hiding in the castle for fear of death, watching his sister fall into a desperate situation, but also licking his face to hold a celebration banquet.
But at the celebration banquet, no matter how Duke quarreled with Count Filip, the Prince of Andorra at least managed to be indescribably happy and angry, making it impossible to guess his true feelings. Later, Duke also thought carefully about who would be the biggest beneficiary of this war, it would be the Prince of Andorra.
The first is that he collected the rout of the Third Legion of the Empire, you must know that the Third Legion has 10,000 people, even if it is defeated, there are seven or eight thousand people later. Moreover, in the process of retraction, Andorra also placed its own people in the Third Legion, and even the commander of the legion, Lane, said through the grapevine that he had been loyal to the Prince of Andorra.
Now the Third Legion of the Empire is stationed in Andorra City, which has also been transferred from Alpine City to Andorra City, and has almost become the private army of the Prince of Andorra. In addition, under the banner of war mobilization, this guy recruited at least 5,000 new soldiers, which means that by making war money, the Andorran army has increased by more than 10,000 people.
At the same time, he chose to watch from the sidelines in the face of the bloody battle of Gena, and from the perspective of the French Empire, Andorra's actions were undoubtedly stupid and would lead the empire into a great crisis.
But as a prince, if Princess Jina dies, not only can he reduce a rival for the throne, but he can also collect the rout of the Eleventh Legion of the Empire and the Frontier Knights, and once again expand his strength. If this rhythm continues, Andorra City's military strength will reach more than 30,000, which will become the third largest force in the French Empire after the Imperial Army and the Lion Army, surpassing the military strength of the eldest son, Prince Edward.
Although the eldest son has a great advantage in the succession to the throne, who can really sit in this position depends on the strength. There are countless examples of the crown prince being killed, and it can be said that Andorra would have almost succeeded if it had not been for Duke arriving. But even so, the current strength of the Prince of Andorra is already on par with Prince Edward.
When the Prince of Andorra saw that Duke seemed to be distracted, he coughed and reminded him.
Hearing this cough brought Duke back to his senses, and now that the matter has been done, he doesn't plan to stay for long.
"Your Royal Highness, it's late at night, so I'll take my leave first. ”
"Viscount Duke estimates that it is hard to travel, so the king will not be kept, but I still have a little question, I heard that Archbishop Ole has a little friction with Storm Castle, I don't know how?"
The Prince of Andorra eventually asked this question, which he had not understood.
"There was a bit of friction, but Cardinal Leonard stepped in and it was all resolved.
After saying this, Duke made a meaningful smile, deliberately implying that the cardinal was his backer.
Sure enough, after seeing the expression on Duke's face, the Prince of Andorra suddenly realized, no wonder it was okay to go against the Holy See, this kid actually had something to do with the cardinal.
In these years, the Holy See is really in control of the mainland, and it can be said that once he has a relationship with the cardinal, Duke will have no problem even if he walks sideways in the French Empire. Andorra really didn't expect that Duke's backer would be a cardinal, no wonder Stormcastle is developing so quickly.
"Viscount Duke is worthy of being young and promising, and Duke Otto is really a tiger father without a dog. ”
The Prince of Andorra immediately changed his face and praised him, and his tone and attitude were also extremely enthusiastic.
Seeing the Prince of Andorra's face-changing technique, Duke was full of pain, he knew that the cardinal's signboard was so effective, so what would he do, and directly use the name of the cardinal to pull the tiger Pila banner, Duke didn't believe that the Prince of Andorra would go to Leonard to ask what his relationship was with him.
"Thank Your Highness for the compliment, I will retire first. ”
Duke also replied hypocritically, and then exited the Andorra Palace, as soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Duke rubbed the smile on his face that was almost frozen, and said to Andy, the commercial officer of the Storm Castle beside him: "Andy, the matter of opening a shop has been negotiated, and tomorrow you will stay in Andorra City to choose a location." Remember, money is not an issue, but we are the largest and most luxurious shop in Andorra!"
"Yes, my lord. ”
A middle-aged man beside Duke respectfully replied, he was Andy, the commercial officer of Storm Castle. This time, the Storm Army was only the advance force, and there were Abner and Martin the Blacksmith waiting for the transformation of the new carriage, and they would bring a large number of porcelain, ironware and other goods.
It is conceivable that the cheap porcelain and high-quality ironware of Stormcastle will soon occupy the Andorra City market and become the largest trading house in Andorra!