The next day, 10 nobles who had already confirmed their intention to cooperate, including Punk, came to Tarzan. Their territories are all around the Tarzan Realm, and the highest is no more than the Viscount.

After the greetings, the main and secondary seats were separated, and behind Delin hung a huge map.

"First of all, on behalf of Her Highness Rhea, I would like to welcome and thank you for coming! Then, on behalf of her, I would like to apologize to all of you for not being able to attend this meeting today. In fact, as you may have heard, Her Highness Rhea cannot be directly involved in this project because of a treaty that states that her forces cannot step into the Land of Chaos. However, this does not mean that she has no role in this plan, on the contrary, her important role in it is self-evident. Delin paused, glanced around at the room, saw that they had no objection, and then stood up and came to the front of the map, "The letter to you also talks about the plan for this crusade, but it may not be clear enough. Look, this is Tarzan. Twenty kilometers east of this is a steep mountain that I call Dongmen Mountain. Further east, there is a relatively flat corridor followed by the Doma River, which is less than 150 kilometres down the Doma River and is the southernmost point of the trade route with Gurodo. From the map, it is not difficult to see that the Gurodo Trade Road was from north to south and then to north. Many caravans would have to make a detour through the Luce Lake Territory or even the Northern Territory and then go south, and if they took our new trade route, it would be at least 100 kilometers shorter. This also means less road taxes and improved safety. I think it's going to be very attractive!"

With that, Delin clapped his hands, and Hale walked in with one of his assistants. The assistant distributed a copy of the document to each of the nobles present.

"Standing next to me is Haile Lorente, the young business genius of the Lorente family, who has taken a joint first place in the family's heir-like competition. The Lorente family is based on business, so the way they compete is also by making money from business. What you have in your hands is the information he has counted, as well as his plans and prospects for the new business road. Let him introduce it to you. Delin handed over the voice to Haier.

"Haile Lorente has seen your lords!" Haile greeted the nobles present. The nobles also smiled and returned the salute. In their eyes, ordinary businessmen may not be nothing, but the Lorente family is definitely an exception. Although the Lorente family is a business family, when a business family reaches a certain strength, there will still be qualitative changes. The Lorente family is very large, as far as they know, their business covers the entire Eastern continent, and there are rumors that the origin and prosperity of the Lorente family is still in the South Nuo subcontinent. In a way, their influence is in no way inferior to that of the Redden family.

"It's a blessing to be able to serve you!" Haile took out a copy of the same report in his hand, "First of all, according to the statistics of the Lorent family trading house, there are more than 500 caravans leading from the three northern trade routes to the Chaos and the Wasteland every year, and the trade amount is more than 50 million, not including many scattered merchants and adventurers. That's a lot of money. About a quarter of these caravans departed from the Luce River and south of the Northern Territory, and some entered from outside the territory of Raidon, which means that they had every reason to choose our more convenient and safer trade route. Even if we exclude some other factors that cause problems, our potential customers will not be less than one-fifth, which is about 10 million gold coins per year. And our trade route has entered the land of chaos for 200 kilometers, and they will not be threatened by bandits on this way, and they can save the tolls of the various forces on this journey. So we can raise the tax rate to about 15%, which is 1.5 million gold coins per year. And that's just taxes. In order to ensure the safety of this trade route, we must establish at least 5 strongholds along the route, garrison troops and provide services to merchants, from which we can make a lot of profits. According to the plan, these profits will not be counted in the total profits, and whoever catches them will be whom, and of course, the defense problems there are basically left to you. We can work together in a cooperative way, and the details will be discussed in detail later. ”

Haier paused, took out a glass of water and took a sip, moistened his throat, and then changed the conversation: "Yes, I think you are also moved by these great benefits. But please scroll back to the report, and then we will explain the cost, and the distribution of benefits. We have a lot of problems to solve in this process. The first is the obstruction of other nobles. Those who did not participate in the plan must be reluctant, and some nobles of the Northern Territory and the Luce Lake Territory will certainly not sit idly by and watch us compete for benefits from them, and will definitely obstruct them in many ways. But luckily, we have Her Highness Rhea here, and to a large extent, she has solved these problems for us, and the rest depends on our solidarity and cooperation. Second, there is the issue of opening up this trade route. This process will cost between 3 million and 5 million coins, and the amount of troops you send will directly determine the cost. The sooner you open up this trade route, the less it will cost and the faster it will pay off. The lord will discuss this issue in detail with the adults later. As far as the construction alone is concerned, the investment in the first phase is about 1 million gold coins. In the case of the second phase, we will depend on the situation, but I think by that time we have already started to make profits. The third is to maintain the safety and stability of the trade route. We don't necessarily need to rely on complete force to solve problems. It is possible to give them a small amount of benefits to maintain, but it is necessary to maintain a certain number of troops. Fourth, the tax rate is uniform, we need a flat tax rate, and it is better to lower the tax rate in our respective territories, which can increase the attractiveness. Originally, there might have been a possibility that the surrounding territories would besiege us at high tax rates, but now, with the support of Her Highness Rhea, and your territories just happened to be connected to a passage, preventing them from doing so. That's all for my remarks, and the outcome will depend on the outcome of your deliberations. In addition, I would like to have a reluctant request to discuss our plans in detail with your assistants. This would speed up the negotiation process. After Haier finished speaking, he looked at the noble lords present.

"That's a good idea, Mr. Hale. I think we will be able to talk about success on our side. Viscount Gus replied confidently. For him, it is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Taishan to open up a business route. Because his territory is also in a remote area, he faces similar problems as the Tarzan territory. Therefore, he was strongly in favor of opening up a business route.

Hale walked out with one of their assistants, and it was time for Delin to preside over the meeting.

"First of all, we have to be sure. The distribution of benefits needs to be decided according to the amount of effort, which is both fair and reasonable. This is the basis of our cooperation, and without this, I think in the future we may enter into endless arguments and contradictions because of the distribution of interests, which is obviously not in our interest. If we do not agree to this, there is no need for our cooperation to continue. I now give the floor to the vote. Delin seemed to have forgotten who he was, and said in a strong and crisp style.

The first five people to agree to cooperate, including Viscount George, Viscount Gus, and Punk Baron, were the first to raise their hands in support. Afterwards, the remaining five people also raised their hands one after another. This is indeed a fairer and more reasonable distribution scheme.

"Thank you for your support, so if you have any questions about this distribution plan, you can raise them, and I will try to give the most perfect answer. Delin said with a smile.

"May I ask Your Excellency Baron Delin, what is the point of the phased tax collection written on this plan?" asked Viscount Depra.

"The plan is this, according to the agreement, we will introduce a flat tax rate in our territory. I hope that this tax rate will be very low, or even zero, in order to fully expand the attractiveness of our business. To tell you nothing, my Taishan Collar plans to implement a zero-tax pass. It's not stupid, on the contrary, we'll take it back completely. The first stage of the phased taxation is that you collect taxes on your own territory, and this is completely your own private property. The second stage is here, Wangmen Mountain. This is the first important place of the trade road. Here, we carry out the second and most important tax collection. And then in each of the later forts, we have to do a small amount of taxes, and of course the main purpose of these taxes is to maintain the daily operation and maintenance of these forts. Wangmen Mountain is the source of our interests. Delin explained.

"Then may I ask Her Highness Rhea whether he will have the allocation, and if so, how much, and what is the allocation?" asked Trondo.

"First of all, the word 'possession' is not accurate, and Her Highness Rea has a role to play in it, and she deserves a distribution of benefits, not possession. This proportion depends on our input, and I think we only need to give her a small distribution ratio. After all, she can't be directly involved and won't be actually involved. Delin's opinion was actually different from what everyone imagined, which greatly improved the good opinion of Delin among the nobles, and they were full of expectations for this cooperation. Delin's method is very ingenious, at the beginning, he first emphasizes the importance of Leia, and then when it comes to distributing the benefits, he puts her in a very light position, retreats into advances, and smoothly reaps a lot of benefits from it. Of course, these Delin would not be stupid enough to inform Leia that she had already taken the money from herself! Delin estimated that the benefits he received from this would be enough to make up for what Leia took from him. If you suffer a loss in one place, you have to make up for it from another, and that's it.

"Do you have any questions about this?" Delin glanced at them, "Very well! I need control of Wangmen Mountain!"