Back at the Earl's Court, it was already dark at night, and after a simple freshening, Li Yun knocked on Lana's door. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Please come in!" Lana didn't sleep, she was wearing silk cotton pajamas and a coat to take notes, this is a habit developed under Li Yun's spur, the focus of the events of the day, as well as her own thoughts and simple plans for the next day are all recorded items. In this way, you can not only avoid omissions, but also understand yourself objectively through a period of note-taking.

Seeing that it was Li Yun, Lana put aside the quill and moved the notebook with the thick cowhide cover from her upturned knee to the small square table next to her. "Andywin, you seem to have worked harder these two days. You know, you are the pillar of everyone, and I want you to take care of your body. ”

"Thank you for your concern, my body does need to be repaired, but it's not the right time or place. I have something important to say to you, and before I do that, I want to know how things are going on on your end. ”

Lana pondered for a moment and generalized, "The number of people who visited us has increased as expected, and it is worth noting the greetings from the Arrozo family, who you know are one of the three chaebols of Nesser, the family that holds the granary of the kingdom. Their representative was the only Earl Collins on our side in the hearing room. Collins is the personal advisor to the contemporary head of the Aroso family, providing not only a reference for daily life, but also a political opinion. He hoped to be able to facilitate a private meeting between the head of the Arrozo family and me as soon as possible. Surprisingly, the other person who met turned out to be the head of the Greenhill family, who was in charge of the kingdom's transportation. ”

"Well, I might be able to guess a little bit about the true intentions of the head of the Arrozo family. Li Yun, who was wearing comfortable soft shoes, walked to the fireplace and used an iron skewer to stir the firewood burning in the fireplace, put on gloves and lifted the kettle hanging on the fire, and added some boiling water to the porcelain kettle on the round table next to him. "Another cup of black tea?"

"Add a spoonful of sugar, thank you!"

Handed Lana black tea and poured himself another cup, Li Yun was used to drinking raw tea without any auxiliary ingredients, because the taste of black tea was closer to the earth, which made him feel like home. "What about the two princesses and the Countess Groman?" asked Li Yun as he sat in the vine branch rocking chair at the round table and looked at Lana.

"They are very studious and have developed a great passion for our products. I'm afraid I can't get rid of it now. The invitation to the engagement banquet of the main and second daughters of the Gnene Fee family does not need to ask the countess, it has been delivered today. Actually, Sirump, the head of the family in Gnefi, wants you to bring some spices in advance, as the guests are among the nobles and royal families of Leipzig, so he hopes to surprise them with the unusually delicious food. ”

"Well, it's going to be a big publicity campaign, and we're going to do it. Is there anything else that interests you?" asked Li Yun after taking a sip of tea.

"You have brought us a beautiful florist?She also has a lovely daughter, and it is said that you hired them because the little girl gave you a bouquet of flowers?" Lana looked at Li Yun with a different look.

He raised an eyebrow, "That's true, why, it's a little incredible? I need this woman to teach them the art of planting, and she needs to learn more about flower cultivation from me." We have a nice backyard, and it will be the only flower room in the entire human kingdom this winter where flowers can bloom without the need for magic in the bitter cold weather. The flower room itself can only be regarded as a novelty, but it can fully reflect the value of our other product - the glass that will be officially launched soon. At the same time, the Earl's Court will become more distinctive. ”

"Hmm!" Lana looked at Li Yun with one hand on her cheek, her long eyelashes flashing, "I seem to have seen the amazement and praise of the guests when they saw us leaving Spring in the house, but I want to hear you tell me more about how you met that little girl." ”

"Don't you already know about the past?"

"I want to hear it from you again, it must be a very different feeling. ”

"Okay! ”

"Be detailed!"

"Well, yes! Actually, last night's experience is the important thing I want to tell you......" So Li Yunyuan was originally going to meet Xiao Weisi, who was selling flowers, but later visited Wangcheng at night but met the queen, how to talk, and how to bargain for home, he talked in detail. In the end, Li Yun said, "This may be the best result that can be achieved in the Kingdom of Nesser. I don't know if you've become disheartened with this country after hearing this. Regardless, I respect your choice, and even if you think your father's death was the fault of the cold-blooded Frete V, I can help you take him out. But that needs to be rearranged, and we'll be lurking for a year or so, so that I can calm down and take my fighting power to a new level, and when the time comes, the royal family will still have Elupasia, and there will be no chickens and dogs. ”

Lana listened quietly until Li Yun finished speaking, and then said a little sadly: "Actually, I have been hiding some things, that is, the relationship between our father and daughter is not very deep. In fact, I always thought that it was my father's selfishness that made my home not warm as it should be, and that made my mother leave me prematurely. That's why I didn't feel much pain after my father's sudden death. I don't want to comment too much on my father's character as a daughter. In any case, it is not right for my two uncles to be unkind, and it is not right for my brother to die, and they should be punished. And it's open and fair. So I decided to go down the path I am on, to Queldan, to meet this challenge, and with you, even at the edge of the world, there is nothing to fear. ”

Nodding, Li Yun said, "Then, we will deal with the problem according to this guiding ideology." Of course, we have to have a letter of guarantee from the king. In addition, depending on the actual situation, we need to mobilize some plans at any time. For example, it is likely that the meeting proposed by the heads of the Arrozo family was because they sensed the king's intentions, and they wanted to tie us up to the chariot against the king to protect the interests of the family. This is a good weight, and their presence is necessary in the long run, otherwise we are in danger of becoming the only nail in the eyes of the royal family once Fritte dismantles the snobbery of these two families. We need Fritt, who restrains the hearts of the tigers and wolves, and we need a delicate balance between the king and the nobility. This balance will need to be maintained for at least four years before we can really stand on our feet. ”

"Aren't we breaking our agreement with the royal family?"

"There is no agreement in my dealings with the queen that I should not have dealings with other nobles. And they may not be single-minded toward us. So, while centralization is the king's strategy, we disagree with that. Just as the queen said that your descendants may not be famous and capable, the fifth may have some deeds, but his descendants are also not guaranteed, if the royal family is dominant, there is no parliamentary checks and balances, and then the Holy See is thrown aside, it is not to kill who to kill? We are also for the sake of the country...... In fact, who can manage so much of the affairs of the future, they are all high-sounding excuses. In a word, the king has the reason for the king's rule, and we have the reason for our checks and balances. ”

"Well, then, it seems that our previous plan should be adjusted appropriately. Lana agreed with Li Yun's idea.

"Yes, now that we have made a secret agreement with the king, we can proceed steadily with our plans, and our focus will change from diplomacy to domestic affairs. We don't need to bother with the arrogant brainless aristocrats or the wealthy. When the time comes, the great benefits will naturally make them bow their noble heads. The king is expected to put an end to the heir affair in the near future. At that time, we were given territorial dominion over the Earls outside Neverwinter. Planting, management, and plowing in the next spring should be arranged in advance. Calculating the time, the family subordinates who have closed the property should be almost there. Together with them, we need a group of grassroots managers to facilitate the management of future industries and land. On the outskirts of Nesman, land was also purchased to build a small production site. This means that we need a new pool of labour and trades. To sum up, we need money, people. It is precisely because of this that we cannot leave Nessman, and we have to scrape as much oil and water as possible from the nobles. Greenhill and Arroso are a good choice. After next spring or autumn harvest, the Queldan Raiders are officially launched, and we need Arozo's grain and Greenhill's transportation. In exchange and in return on investment, we train professional mechanics for them. Porcelain burning, blacksmithing, spice cultivation, we sell some of the technology, of course these workers need to be under contract control and work for us for a considerable period of time, during which time their return is limited to a share of profits. The specific situation depends on the depth of cooperation. As for the other nobles, Groman, we are going to lift him up, and we are going to make the eyes of all the nobles red. Only then will we be able to gather more capital to inject into production and scale up rapidly......"

If these technologies are exclusively owned, they can remain popular for at least 30 years, but after they are transferred, they will become popular and compete for a maximum of 10 years. ”

"The seven countries of the Salano continent, we can't eat this big cake at all, so we need partners, the technology is transferred, but we are always the leaders, and this is enough. And this generosity will make us a sought-after existence, driven by interests, the nobility of each country may become our temporary allies, and those who have become allies will also find ways to strengthen relations or strengthen cooperation in order to secure or obtain more benefits. What we need is not money per se, but strength and fame ÷ credibility. When one day we have our roots firmly planted in the land of the human kingdom of Salonor, and we can see countless supporting arms at the sound of a call, who will have the power to pull us in? unless he is the enemy of the entire human kingdom. ”

"I see, thanks to your guidance, your thoughts have reminded me of the words that our new gardener has given to her daughter, and that we will be able to enjoy at most the part that we can use. And giving the surplus to those in need will benefit us on another level. ”

"Yes, interests are the best bond between each other, we can't cultivate deep affection with everyone, but we can make everyone become our allies for a period of time through interests. ”

"I'm already looking forward to the meeting of the head of the family and the banquet of the Gnene Field, which is one stage after another, and one opportunity after another for us. ”

"Well, we've done both, I've changed my image and now I'm in the palace of magic, which is a good starting point, and it bridges the gap between the Red Robe Mage Guild and the two knights of the royal city. As with the items we are selling now, driven by huge profits, I want to tie them all to the chariot, Queldan, wherever it is, with the help of these people, the situation will be very different. ”

"I don't know why, every time you say it, the mess becomes easy to solve. It's a magical power. ”

"This magical power is equal to knowledge plus wisdom plus experience, and if you work hard, you will have it one day. ”

"Andywin, sometimes I feel very scared, what if one day, you are gone, what will I do?"

"Continue to live, just like Fakhni, just like me, as long as you have faith, you can try to live. ”

"Do you believe that you will eventually return to your original world?

"I don't know, until I find a new meaning to live, going home is my greatest wish. For that, I may need to stay in this world for decades, if not hundreds of years. ”

"Well, after all these years, your original world may have changed beyond recognition. ”

"Actually, I was a forgotten person. What I was desperately looking for was the things that proved I ever existed. Don't talk about these heavy topics. What I've just said is all about guiding your train of thought. We still need to deal with the specific situation, and we look forward to your performance. ”

Lana smiled sweetly back. "What about tonight?

"Yes, I'll have to see what the dwarves who make porcelain and glass for us are doing. ”

"I'm sorry I can't help you with this!"

"Your greatest help to me is to do your diplomatic mission well and to take care of your body. Don't disturb your rest, you need to get enough sleep. By the way, given the sheer volume of work we've been working lately, I felt the need to take a vacation. Camping, or a fun day at home?"

"I chose to camp! While the autumn colors have not completely subsided, I hope to breathe in the fresh air of the vast world. ”

"Well, as you wish, it will be after the covenant between us and the king is finalized. Li Yun said goodnight to Lana and left the room briskly.

The night passed peacefully.

On the second day, October 21, 217 in the Kingdom of Nesser, Rana and Anvinska received an invitation from the Holy See, and Cardinal Archbishop Mondris, who had arrived in Nesmai this morning, wished to identify Lana in person, preferably this morning. Both Lana and Li Yun knew that identification was just an excuse, and for the sake of the real fruit tree, the Holy See finally stretched out its hand. So, accompanied by the two princesses and the countess who had to be there every day for the past few days, Lana went to the Church of Light in Nesman. Li Yun, on the other hand, did not accompany him in order to welcome a special secret visitor. This visitor was none other than Pope Boniface II, the current Pope of the Holy See of Light, an old man in good spirits.