Chapter 525: Leaving the camp with a clean body

"Hahaha......" Fat Shi sat on the sofa and laughed, and when he confirmed from Lorlist's mouth that the formal reply of the business alliance to the proposal of peace talks was indeed true, it was so ridiculous that he believed that this strange reply would leave a glorious mark in history. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the nearly 2,000 years of history of the Gelinthia continent after the end of the French era, even in the dark millennium, there have been countless surprising results in diplomatic exchanges between the two hostile forces. But in any case it is not as ridiculous as the Business Alliance replied. You must know that what Lorist proposed was peace talks, but what he replied was a declaration of battle.

Generally speaking, two nobles fight to the death in front of each other, but they are still polite to each other's messengers and requests, one party proposes peace talks, and the other party will politely refuse even if they do not agree, and explain the reason for their own actions, which is also a hypocritical manifestation of traditional aristocratic etiquette. But all the nobles have followed the traditional customs of war for millennia, and it is not uncommon for the Commercial Alliance to reply directly to a declaration of battle, since Lorist is proposing peace negotiations rather than a war with the Commercial Alliance.

"A bunch of guys who don't know what to do. Lorist snorted, remembering the martyr appearance that Vice President Kate pretended to be after reciting the official reply, and Lorist felt disgusted. Do you really think you're going to be provoked if you think you're going to be provoked?

"They seem to be deliberately trying to provoke you. After laughing for a long time, Shi Fatzi said.

"I know, so I didn't fall for them. Lorris nodded and said, "I just don't understand where the business alliance has the confidence to fight us to the end......"

Shi Fatzi groaned and said, "Maybe the more than one million residents of Moriente City are the bargaining chips of the business alliance. They must think that we are helpless against the plight of the city of Morente, so if you provoke you, you will take this breath out on the residents of the city of Moronte, as long as the resistance of more than a million city residents is aroused, then our family forces will fall into this big quagmire and cannot get out. Within two or three years, the vitality of our family's armed forces will be exhausted in the city of Morente, and that is when the time for the business alliance to launch a major counter-attack. ”

"Hehe, what a beautiful thing they think. Lorist laughed, "Maybe we'll make them regret it." By the way, how did the talks you chaired go?"

"Your Highness, I came today to report to you. Shi Fatzi said: "There is no problem with Ledos taking the lead in the community organization, after all, they are closely connected with the twenty-four communities in the outer city, and they feel much more relaxed without the oppression of various chambers of commerce on their heads, and they are very happy to become the new generation of managers of Morent City, even if it is a period of escrow, it means that they have more benefits, so they are very cooperative."

The response from the temple district was also good, and the priests of the twenty-seven temples were overjoyed with the invitation we had handed them. The loss of believers and the decrease in donation income have made these temples full of resentment towards the ruling of the Commercial Alliance, so they are very hopeful that they can get a large share of the new distribution of power in the city of Moldente.

The most indifferent reaction is the two remaining colleges in the academy area, one is the Knights of St. William's Academy, and the other is the Santa Molinka Comprehensive Academy. Both colleges have survived because of funding from major chambers of commerce. It's sad to think that there were a total of twenty-eight colleges in Morente City, and now there are only two left in the huge college district. Since most of the students of these two academies are the children of the families of those chambers of commerce and have a close relationship with the business alliance, they ignored our invitation and refused to participate in the autonomous committee......"

"Huh...... Since they don't want to give them face, then kick them out. However, there are still places available in the college area. In this case, let Tagger investigate whether the heads of the more than twenty closed academies are willing to reopen the academies. If so, we will open two academies in the name of the Autonomous Council, the same knight academy and the other general academy. There are at least a few thousand school-age students who can enroll in the city of Moriente, which is enough to support the two colleges. As for their tuition fees, we can lend them money and sign an agreement with them to repay them slowly after they have completed their studies. Lorist quickly came up with a countermeasure based on the student loans he had taken out in his previous life.

"That's a good idea, Your Highness. Shi Fatzi's eyes lit up. At that time, there were 28 colleges in the college district, and it was because of the open, inclusive and non-discriminate education policy that the city of Morient became a famous place for students in the mainland and a famous college capital. There are only two colleges left, but they have almost become the reserve talent training base for the various chambers of commerce of the business alliance. Although the children of city dwellers who are not members of the Chamber of Commerce are also admitted, after almost all the economic industries in the city of Moriente were monopolized by those chambers of commerce, the children of city dwellers could not afford to go to the academy at all.

"I believe that after the economic situation of the city of Moriente gradually improves, the residents of the city of Moriente will pay attention to the education of their children. I think that when we were in Dawn Academy, there were 28 colleges in the academy area, but there were nearly 200,000 students. At that time, the total population of the city of Morent was less than 800,000. Our college district was the busiest area in Moldant City at that time, remember? I went with you to patrol and investigate, and I found several pairs of old students who enrolled six or seven years ago in the student dormitory, and even had children, and they all started ......families in the dormitory," Lorist recalled with great feeling.

"Yes, at that time, it was necessary to pay six gold fords to study a professional subject, which was a huge amount of money for the average resident of Moldon, but there were still many city dwellers whose families had reduced their clothes to provide for their children to go to college, and at that time, even if there was no tuition, they could still work for a period of time, and there were many ways to earn money. It wasn't until the Glass War between the Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimber that the Business Alliance became hostile to those countries in the central and southern regions, causing most of the foreign students to suspend their studies on a large scale and return to China. With the loss of this part of the most financially powerful students, the twenty-eight colleges in the college district gradually fell into depression and desertion, and finally one of them closed down. Shi Fatzi explained by the way: "These are all told to me by the old Dean Levins. ”

"Even if you sponsor 10,000 students to study, it will only cost about 100,000 gold merit. I will pay this money out of my own pocket, and it can be regarded as a souvenir of my ten years of study experience, so I will decide. Lorist said.

"This business alliance has officially given us a reply, ignoring our sincerity in proposing peace talks, then we don't need to worry about them. Seize the time to form an autonomous council to take over all commercial activities and administrative matters in the city of Moriente. Maybe in the future, this autonomous council can be changed into a council, and become the supreme authority in the city of Morent and the plains of Falli, so that they can do their jobs well. Lorist commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness, I am sure they will be glad to hear the news that you are going to form a council. Shi Fatzi said.

"So be it. By the way, tell Ledos that other powers can be let go and give others hope, and he just needs to hold on to the two city defense corps we are training and forming. In troubled times, there is strength only when there are soldiers at hand. Lorist said one more thing.

Shi Fatzi nodded: "Your Highness, I believe that Ledos will understand your hard work." ”

Genorio knocked on the door and entered: "Your Highness, Director Speer and Lord Targer have been ordered to report for duty. ”

"Let them in. Lorist said.

Soon Director Speer and Targer appeared in front of Lorlist.

"The main reason for calling the two of you here this time is that yesterday the envoy of the Business Alliance, Count Kate, came, he is the vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, and he has dealt with our family several times, and has been to Hiloas Island several times, and he is responsible for the signing of several purchase transaction agreements between our family and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. This time the business alliance officially rejected our kindness and was unwilling to hold peace talks with us. However, Earl Kate also brought another demand, they wanted to ransom the captives who surrendered, including the more than 100,000 inhabitants who lived in the inner city. I agreed. Lorist was succinct about the reasons for the two of them coming.

"But my lord, the more than 100,000 residents of the inner city have a lot of personal property in their hands, and the tavern in the prisoner of war camp alone has traded 50,000 or 60,000 gold fords every day for the past ten days, and it would be a pity to let them go. Director Speer said regretfully.

"I know, rest assured, I won't let these hundreds of thousands of residents leave with their belongings so easily. Lorist said confidently: "In order not to let Count Kate find out about the changes in the city, I have arranged them all in the barracks outside the east gate, and forbade them to have contact with the residents of the city of Morent. Baron Schred, you are in charge of the ransom negotiation with Baron Kate, starting with the ransom of those great swordsmen, golden swordsmen, high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce, and alliance nobles on the large slipway in the Golden Bay. By the way, make a list of their expenses during this period and multiply them by ten, so that the business alliance can settle the account before they can negotiate the ransom. ”

"Well, Your Highness, I'll do my best. Shi Fatzi sighed and said.

"It's not about trying, it's about definitely. The Business Alliance is well aware of the situation in the city of Morente, so if we do this, they will not suspect it, but will think that we are in danger, after all, they know that we have to be responsible for the living expenses of the millions of residents of the city of Morente, and providing these captives with such a life means that we have done everything we can, and the high price is a matter of course, and they will not be surprised. ”

After Lorist said this, he turned his gaze to Targer: "Targer, tell me about the prisoner of war camp in the docklands. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. "Seventeen fights and robberies have occurred in the prisoner of war camp in the past few days, and the reason for this is that some of the armed guards of the Chamber of Commerce, who had spent all their money in the tavern, had turned their minds on their fellow travelers, and they often went in groups to rob other or hostile Chamber of Commerce personnel for them to eat and drink. As long as we don't cause trouble, we don't cause trouble in front of our patrols, we generally turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it, and even encourage them to do so, after all, the goods will only be spent when they are in their hands, not like the misers who starve to death and hold on to the gold coins.

During this period, the trade volume of taverns in the prisoner of war camps increased also because of this reason, although two bowls of porridge a day could not starve people to death, but they could starve people to the weak and weak, so in order to keep their private property from being robbed, more people had to take out gold coins to buy bread to fill their stomachs. I believe that in a few days, the trading volume of the tavern will increase to more than 100,000 gold fords......"

Lorist shook his head: "It's too slow, I don't know how long it will take to get the personal belongings of those 100,000 captives just by relying on a tavern." Well, Targer, you have a few more taverns in the four corners of the camp, as well as a gambling house and a brothel, and two more pledge shops. The captives brought into the camp not only Kimford, but also valuable knick-knacks and treasures, exotic animal pelts, etc., and we must give them a place to exchange these things for gold coins, and then let them spend them......"

Targar praised with admiration: "Your Highness, you are really a genius, you can think of such a solution." ”

Lorist gave him a roll of the eye: "Fuck off, don't let anyone know that I came up with these ideas." I just wanted the 100,000 prisoners in the camp to think of this leisurely day as a good memory of the vacation, so I thought of providing them with thoughtful and caring service. Although it is a bit expensive to recover, they also have to be considerate, the supply of materials in Moriente City is currently tight, and our family is trying to provide them with such a level of high-quality service.

By the way, Tagger, when you get back, let Pachko set up another camp in the dock area, which will be for the prisoners who have run out of money, and the food will be provided normally. The captives of this camp could negotiate with Earl Kate to allow them to be ransomed. As for the captives in the camp with gold coins by their side, their disposal is very simple, when the money is gone, they can go to the camp next door and wait for repatriation for the commercial alliance to redeem it.

Targer, do you understand what I mean? No matter what means are used, the prisoners must be removed from the camps, but they must not be used at the cost of losing order in the camps. Some things can be done in secret, but on the surface they have to do what I promised them to surrender. Do you understand?"

Tagar puffed out his chest: "Your Highness, I understand, that is, let the people of those prisoner of war camps leave all the belongings they carry and empty hands and then be redeemed by the business alliance." Rest assured, I know what to do. ”

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