From Si Sang Yi Castle to Dragon Ruins, it seems on the map, but the distance of a few curved curves, in fact, Old Ford's plan specially marked that Si Sang Castle is six hundred and forty miles away from Long Ruins. On the way, you will pass through the territories of Baron Guta and Baron Ruta. Based on the complex and delicate relationship between Iniesta and his two cheap brothers, it was not easy for Monyan, a Si Sang's "quasi-nobleman", to smoothly pass through those places and enter the Dragon Ruins.

On the surface, Abres in the Dragon Descending City forbade the three sons to kill each other, but in terms of strength and financial resources, Iniesta was not the opponent of Guta and Ruta at all, according to Old Ford's plan, if you want to build the Dragon Ruins, you have to buy building materials and seeds from Guta and Ruta in the way of taking materials nearby, and you have to work with a caravan willing to cooperate with Dragon Ruin.

In the White Dragon Empire, the delivery of supplies was carried by convoys, and the big lords sent their own escort armies, and the small lords had to choose to hire powerful caravans. The distance between the big cities and the small cities is often more than a thousand miles, the road is long, and most of the way has to pass through the territory of many lords, whether there will be any accidents, this is a question that no one can say.

According to Old Ford's plan, as long as the Dragon Ruins are built, 1,500 acres of ready-made orchards, wheat fields, and rice fields can be sold for nearly 50,000 gold coins once they are transported to the Dragon City. If another 200 acres of wasteland are reclaimed, or a place in the territory where medicinal herbs can be cultivated, the potential value is simply incalculable.

However, all of this has to be based on the fact that Meng Yang has enough power to protect the safety of the Dragon Ruins, which means that Meng Yang must have a private army.

The White Dragon Empire has clear regulations, and nobles with a territory of more than a thousand acres are allowed to establish their own private armies, with no more than a thousand people.

Raising an army is not as simple as raising a thousand slaves.

Ford Sr. proposed three possible options for Monyan's reference.

The first option, with 500 slaves and 30 sergeants, cost about 10,000 gold coins per year.

The second option, 1,000 slaves with 100 sergeants, costs about 18,000 gold coins per year.

The third option, 2,000 slaves and 200 sergeants, cost about 25,000 gold coins per year.

Old Ford's three plans, the gold required is in addition to the construction cost and seed costs, according to his idea, if Meng Yang really wants to develop in Longxu, then the implementation of these three plans step by step is the best.

However, it was impossible for Monyan to spend so much time running a thumb-sized piece of territory.

At the end of the plan, Monyan saw that Old Ford had made a list of materials to be purchased, including the caravan to be transported, which had been selected and was waiting for Monyan's final confirmation.

Then Meng Yang saw the name of Dylan, the treasurer of the Siggy Chamber of Commerce.

"Old Ford, tell me about the specifics of this Ziggy Chamber of Commerce, of course, I don't mean their small branch at Sisan Castle. Meng Yang raised his head, threw away the plan, looked at old Ford and asked.

Old Ford's eyes flashed with a different color, and he said cautiously: "Master, when it comes to the Qige Chamber of Commerce, I have to say one more word to tell you about the three major guilds of the empire." ”

Meng Yang was noncommittal, holding the teacup, since he got the complete sealed memory, Meng Yang felt that his behavior and demeanor would inadvertently reveal a murderous aura, and the coercion that only a real superior can have.

Old Ford paused and continued.

"When it comes to the three major guilds, we have to mention the three dukes. If the Volcanic Canyon area is relatively the private domain of the royal family, then the Three Plains are the chaotic land that the three major dukes want to control. Wars of all sizes often break out here, and there is nothing else to do with expanding territory, plundering resources, and strengthening one's own strength. ”

"Duke Barlow of the Tiger Mountain Plain is a third-level high-level warrior, and he is the existence that stands at the pinnacle of the warrior profession, so Barlow represents the interests of the Warrior Guild. Because the people of the empire choose the warrior profession the most, the warrior guild is the most powerful guild in the empire. The Warrior Guild has always wanted to annex the other two guilds, so its ambition to expand its territory has never ended, which is embodied in Duke Barlow's planning and launching many invasion wars against the Volcanic Plains and the Wolf Mountain Plains. ”

"Duke Barry of the Wolf Mountain Plain is a third-level high-level magician, whose strength is comparable to that of the old King Bazel, and he has never taken the royal family seriously, so he naturally tries his best to resist the invasion of the Warrior Guild on behalf of the Magic Guild. ”

"And in the volcanic plain where we are located, Duke Bard himself is a third-level high-level thief, good at scheming, and although he has persevered very hard between the two major guilds, he has been relatively stable over the years. However, no one can say when the three dukes will push for a great war to cover the three plains. ”

"When it comes to the strength of the army, Duke Barlow does have the advantage, but the strength of Duke Barry and Duke Bard is only slightly weaker than him. It is for this reason that Duke Bard often adopts a neutral attitude and rarely participates in the wars between the two dukes. And because of the topography of the volcanic plain, the wars between the two dukes over the years have actually been waged on the volcanic plain, that is to say, other people's wars are fought at their own doorstep, master, you can imagine what kind of anger the Duke of Bard is like in his heart. ”

"The two dukes would never dare to completely turn their faces with Duke Bud on the surface, so every time the war passed, they would always give some symbolic compensation, but how could this compensation be made up for compared to the devastation that the war brought to the volcanic plain? Based on this, Duke Bud has always refused to form an alliance with any duke, but the two dukes have never stopped wooing him. ”

"The above is the delicate situation of the three plains of the empire that I know, I don't know if it will help the master at all. ”

When Old Ford said this, he looked at Meng Yang seriously for a while, but saw that Meng Yang's brows were furrowed, but there was a surprised expression on his face.

"Old Ford, I'm a little interested in your background now, but you'd better not tell me now. However, since you have seen through my mind, I might as well tell you unequivocally that sooner or later, I will let the three dukes prostrate at my feet!"

Rumble!

Boundless killing intent burst out from Meng Yang's body, like a sudden tornado roaring through the hall, but the old Ford standing in front of Meng Yang only had his pupils shrunk, and his body was firm and did not move.

"Well, master, I ask you to promise me one thing in the future, and I will do my best to assist you!" said Old Ford with a slight bow.

"Are you negotiating terms with me?" Meng Yang's voice was as cold as a knife.

"No, no, you misunderstood, master. The matter in which I asked the master to you is only a private matter, and has nothing to do with the master's affairs. Old Ford was dripping with cold sweat and hurriedly argued.

"Well, as long as I can do it, then I will promise you. Now, you tell me what is the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and the three major guilds and the three earls. Meng Yang retracted his killing intent and said indifferently.

Old Ford was a lot more relaxed.

"Master, the reason why the three major dukes often break out into wars and want to expand their territory is that they value endless resources. Ores, savages, herbs, that's what they really want. Often, rare ores and herbs are hidden in the unexplored red areas, where countless fierce savages live. ”

"There are several largest undeveloped areas in the three major plains, namely the Wulong Sea in the Hushan Plain, the Lenglong Mountain in the Wolf Mountain Plain, the lava field in the Volcanic Plain, and the Longquan Forest that we are about to move next to it. ”

"The three dukes launched a number of large-scale development operations against the development areas they occupied in the plains, but each time they suffered heavy losses and gains far less than they had invested. Therefore, they are now focusing on Longquan Forest, but because of the ferocity of Longquan Forest, they are all temporarily holding still. Perhaps it was precisely because he sensed that the two dukes were about to take action against Longquan Forest that Duke Bud secretly instructed the three counts, Amanda, Bill, and Blanche, to act first. ”

Meng Yang finally interjected: "But even Duke Bard can only give orders, and he can't fully control the ambitions of these three counts, right? ”

Old Ford nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, as the three major earls who are attached to Duke Bard, none of them want to see each other's growth, even if they themselves gain nothing in Longquan Forest, they never want each other to benefit from it." This is the practice of injuring 1,000 enemies and 800 of yourself. This is also the consistent behavior of the nobles of the empire. In such a battle, the big fish and the small fish all have different intentions, and it is impossible to achieve true unity and cohesion, to put it mildly, let alone our baron, it is Viscount Ebres, and he is also the role of cannon fodder. ”

Meng Yang frowned and said: "It seems that our current situation is really not good, we are not even at the level of cannon fodder." Once he is brought to the battlefield, he will either die under the butcher's knife of other noble masters, or he will be buried in the vast Longquan Forest, and he will really have a fate of no return. ”

Old Ford sighed: "Although the old slave understands your master's grand ambitions, unless you have an inexhaustible gold mine, it is really difficult to get rid of the fate of being cannon fodder in a short period of time. ”

Meng Yang sneered: "Cannon fodder? Whoever has a big fist has the right to speak, as long as my fist is big and hard enough, it doesn't matter if he is a savage or a nobleman, if he wants to gnaw me down, he will break off all of their teeth!"

Old Ford said worriedly: "Master, in fact, Longxu is a south gate to enter Longquan Forest. As long as the armies of the three earls are driven to Longquan Forest, we will be a battlefield there. What's more, once the wild men were completely angered, the distance of eight hundred miles and a shallow Syr Darya River would not be able to stop their attack at all. Master, are you sure you want to go to the Dragon Ruins?"

Meng Yang stood up with two flames burning in his eyes, and said word by word: "Go! Why don't you go?" You said that if I preempt the three major dukes and occupy the Longquan Forest as my territory, I will replace Duke Bard and become the axis of the three plains. Hmph, how the axis can rotate normally is nothing more than two things, one is gold coins, and the other is strength. Old Ford, show your skills and have a vigorous fight with me! There will be gold coins, and there will be strength!"

Old Ford's eyes were full of brilliance, but he wanted to stop talking.

"Say whatever you want, don't ramble. Monyan glanced at Old Ford.

"Master, I'm afraid that no one will give us enough time to develop and grow. Old Ford said in a deep voice.

Meng Yang suddenly fell into deep thought.

After a long time, Meng Yang raised his head, looked directly at Old Ford and asked, "The Sieg Chamber of Commerce should be the property of the thieves' union controlled by Duke Bard, so as long as there are gold coins, can you buy a large number of slaves, potions, skill books, and weapons and equipment directly from them?"

Old Ford gasped and said tremblingly: "Master, as long as you have gold coins, of course you can, but master, which plan do you want to adopt?"

Meng Yang walked to the table, picked up a brush and wrote on a piece of paper, and after a while, handed the paper to old Ford, and instructed: "I am going to retreat for a day, your plan is very detailed, but the plan is as I do." ”

Old Ford looked at the paper, his body shook one after another, and he almost fell to the ground.

Unexpectedly, Meng Yang waved his hand, and a small box of one foot square appeared on the table out of thin air, "I think, with this thing, you can completely implement my plan, right?"

With that, Meng Yang went straight back to his room for retreat.

Old Ford took a deep breath, withdrew his gaze from his master, picked up the delicate box that was slightly heavy, and opened it gently.

A burst of dazzling light made old Ford's old eyes suddenly shine completely, and his breathing stopped suddenly at this moment.

"This is a gold leaf! Oh my God, a gold leaf that is three times purer than a gold coin!"

Old Ford was in a daze for a moment, then he pressed the box full of gold leaves with both hands, hugged it tightly in his arms, and did not forget to hold Meng Yang's plan note, ran back to the account room with a cigarette, and locked the door.

It's not that Meng Yang doesn't care about Old Ford's background, but he sees that Old Ford belongs to the kind of person who has lost his strength for special reasons. As for whether Old Ford was cultivating Dou Qi or magic, Meng Yang did not find out, because Meng Yang found that this old man's spiritual power was quite strong, and at least two-thirds of Meng Yang's spiritual power was cultivated.

An old man with no strength, but with such a strong spiritual power, living in an old mansion as a slave is a bit weird in itself.

Meng Yang was curious that this old man could actually see into his own heart and understand his "ambition", this is a powerful talent or something else, Meng Yang did not know, but it could not be denied that Meng Yang knew that he was now in need of such a talent around him.

Whether it's Hill, or Scholar, Drunken Moon, or Ming Shao, they can't be counted on now.

Meng Yang regarded this as an important tempering for himself, and he believed that if he could really turn the clouds and rain in the White Dragon Empire with his bare hands, and finally stand at the peak of the empire, this would have an extremely far-reaching impact on his future actions.

Meng Yang only had four words in his heart: "Plane Battle"! This was the fundamental reason why Meng Yang decided to use the White Dragon Empire as his training place.

Back in the room, Meng Yang only took half an hour to successfully activate the Dou Qi Bead with Iniesta's Dou Qi Formula, making the Dou Qi like an arm.

At this point, Meng Yang knew that he finally had the most basic self-preservation ability in this world, which was equivalent to the fighting spirit cultivation of a fifth-level warrior, and he could walk sideways in a barony.

Immediately, Meng Yang opened the book of Dou Qi Skills: Concussion, a first-level Dou Qi skill.

It was the same as the only offensive fighting qi skill that Cora had mastered, and Meng Yang immediately tried to urge the fighting energy to practice.

The love flower swirled lightly, the fighting qi beads slowly trembled, and the huge heaven and earth aura gathered towards Meng Mansion and poured into Meng Yang's body.

In the space of three hours, three messages jumped out of Meng Yang's soul in succession.

The first message is: shock, level 1, and three waves of vindictiveness. Each use costs five points of Dou Qi, and the cooldown time, none.

The second message is: Shock, Level 2, Fighting Qi Four Waves. Each use costs fifteen points of Dou Qi, and the cooldown time, none.

The third message is: Shock, Level 3, Fighting Spirit 5 Waves. Each use costs 25 points of Dou Qi and a cooldown of one minute.

When the fighting qi was wrapped around Meng Yang's arm like a chaotic spirit snake and swept into his fist in waves, when these messages flashed three times in his divine soul, Meng Yang was also a little sluggish.