Chapter 68: The Marquis's Letters
The fact that they couldn't do it immediately at Bosenke Fisheries was clearly not in line with the plans of Androni and Byrne from the beginning.
In the consensus of these two prominent representatives of the "conspirators" of the Newsar, the Bosenke Fishing Company must not only be eradicated, but also eliminated as soon as possible.
The faster they are disposed of, the safer Dussaint and that "significant" Confederate navy he developed.
Lafayette was the spokesman for the interests of the Imperial Forestry Department in Newsal. The Marquis was always committed to the development of tourism and recuperation services in Newsar, and at the same time did his best to win over all the minor nobles who could be co-opted – even at the expense of handing over the most profitable part of the tourism and convalescent services he had developed to his own supporters.
Retail, finance and services are the most lucrative industries in Newsart right now. And these industries Lafayette did not touch at all.
He generously gave his share of the most profitable part of the industry he had created, and gave his supporters all the help he could.
If the Duke of Saar's greed for money is baffling, so is the generosity of Marquis Lafayette. The marquis had almost no interest in the Golden Pound. His greatest hobby was finding a nobleman on the verge of bankruptcy and lending him a large sum of money at very low interest.
The money will be quickly put into one of the financial, retail or service industries under the control of the accountant and manager sent by the Marquis. And within half a year, the profit target was successfully completed - after withdrawing all the funds and interest lent by Mr. Marquis, the remaining profit was enough to pay off all the arrears of the bankrupt nobleman.
By allegiance to the Duke of Saarland, the nobility can be greatly strengthened and developed in power - as long as the money is in place, the Duke can even give a marquis title. Loyalty to Mr. Marquis, on the other hand, is able to get help in a desperate situation and find a group of friends in the most lucrative industry in Newsar.
The antagonistic relationship between the Duke of Saar and the Marquis de Lafayette became more and more clear, and the contradictions between the two became more and more direct. On more than one occasion at his balls, the Duke denounced the Marquis de Lafayette as a "rat", a "worm" and a "despicable moneylender".
The Marquis de Lafayette responded by acquiring the land owned by the minor nobles around Monsieur Duke, and then planting fir trees on it.
The tall and dense cedar trees bloom in the spring, and when the wind blows slightly, a large amount of yellow pollen falls off the trees and drifts towards the Duke's Linderhof Palace.
And Mr. Duke Sal suffers from asthma.
Under the operation of Marquis Lafayette, the Duke of Saar was unable to live in his Linderhof Palace for more than four months of the year.
This is just the part of the conflict between the two sides that is most likely to be brought up as a "joke".
The conflict between the "secret guards" of Marquis Lafayette and the "zealous party" of the Duke of Saar is the part that really makes people laugh.
Finding out the movements of the other party and striking at the staunchest supporters of the other side is the mission of the special department formed by the two great nobles.
In the fight between the secret guard and the zealous party, the law and order situation in Newsar has not been ideal. Assassinations, kidnappings, blackmail, extortion and intelligence gathering are carried out all the time. Six years before Dussand's birth, there had been a fierce shootout between the Dark Guard and the Zealists in broad daylight in Sunset Square in Upper Albin.
The shootout lasted from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the police, army and navy commandos surrounded the square, but were all given orders "not to enter the square".
After five hours of gunfighting, the last unidentified and masked gunman remained in the square.
There were corpses strewn across Sunset Square, and at least one or two hundred bodies were scattered around.
The masked gunman struggled to his feet, and began to inspect the field in full view of everyone, and replenished the corpses on the ground.
After reloading his guns and changing magazines several times, he straightened the mask on his face and walked slowly under the statue of St. Sal with a large string of various wrenches dangling from his waist.
With the guns of the Police Force, the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Navy commandos at his guns, and under the watchful eyes of many onlookers, he raised a middle finger towards the statue.
There was a sudden and violent explosion around the statue, and the smoke and dust that rose into the sky quickly obscured the statue and the masked gunman. The soldiers, who had waited for five hours, rushed into the smoke, but they found only a tattered mask around the statue, and a wrench that had been discarded on the ground.
After this vicious incident broke out, the Marquis de Lafayette and the Duke of Sal were "invited" to Orin by the Heraldic Administration, and the enraged Emperor received them in his bedroom.
What His Majesty the Emperor and the two great nobles said was unknown to outsiders. But a month later, two of Newsar's top nobles returned to their colony planet. The struggle between the secret guard and the zealous party has since gone completely underground. In addition, both parties are required to submit a summary report to the Heraldic Management Office every year and accept the supervision of the Heraldic Management Office.
In other words, the struggle between the two sides is currently in a period of détente, and it is in a long-term trend of détente.
Marquis Lafayette would certainly be happy to see the Duke of Saar's power attacked, but that did not mean that he would support Androni's death against one of the Dukes' financial resources.
This was bound to exacerbate the already tense relationship between him and the Duke of Thrall.
If there was another battle for Sunset Square, Marquis Lafayette feared that his head might be hung from the sword of the statue of Duke Saint-Saar.
Even if the statue had the head of the Duke of Thrall next to the horse's hooves, it would not be worth it.
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Mr. Marquis has his own considerations, and he also has his own difficulties.
But Androni was not going to listen to the marquis.
Your head is not on your neck, and it's nothing compared to my son's safety.
However, Lafayette's opinion meant that Androni would not be able to borrow the power of the Dark Guard, which would have a huge negative impact on her and Dussand's plans.
"The Colonial Office's consent has been granted." Androni lit the Marquis's letter on a nearby gas lamp, and then said to Morse, who was standing up straight, "Go to Monsieur Duchamp and ask him to send a landing ship and fifty escorts with you to Bosenk, and then set up an advance office at the Bosenke Starland Landing Field." The official town authorization and permission consent will arrive tomorrow. ”
"Yes, ma'am." Morse nodded, then proposed, "I suggest that the red-clad postman from the Heraldic Administration should act with me. ”
"Why?" Androni did not agree, nor did she dismiss Morse's proposal, she sat down in her seat and asked calmly, "Why do you want to act with the red-coated postman?" ”
"Whether Mr. Marquis likes it or not, the enmity between you and the Bosenke Fishing Company is still inevitable." Morse replied, "In other words, whether Mr. Marquis wants it or not, your actions will always happen." Under these conditions, the introduction of the Heraldic Administration is the safest option - the Duke will assume that the action was tacitly approved by His Majesty, while the Marquis will consider your actions to be coerced by the Heraldic Authority. ”
"Bringing in the Red Postman is a safer option for both you and the Marquis." Morse smiled, "It's safer for Mr. Lord at the same time. He is, after all, my student, and I hope to see him return safely. ”