Want to get rich?

Of course I want to......

But none of the three kings dared to take this stubble, but just quietly watched the wedding go on.

They were all a little panicked.

The process of this wedding is long.

First there was the proclamation of Leon as emperor, then the joint military parade, then the unveiling of the 'Pende Academy', and finally the wedding itself, which lasted from morning to dusk.

It stands to reason that these things should be taken apart separately, after all, everything is a big thing.

However, in those years, transportation and communication were not developed, and it was very difficult to organize people together, so they simply joined forces.

During the dinner, Leon and Alina set up a separate table for each 'head of state' of the Pander continent.

This may be an unprecedented scene......

While this table and the dishes on it are no different from any other table in the city, look at the people sitting around this table......

Neo-Pande Empire Leon the Great; Alina, Emperor of the Bacchus Empire;

Amy, Queen of the Lion; Wentlve, Queen of the Noldor;

King Gregory IV; Ursula, who was elected by the people of Changge Port as the Queen of the Raven;

Fields the Great Vites; and King Zakar, the newly formed 'United Kingdom of Gato'.

An imperial seat in the true sense of the word.

Now that Zakar has proclaimed himself king, the field established in Fletcher Village is very much in line with Zakhar's wishes, and if he can exchange for living materials through fair trade, he really doesn't need to lose his people's lives to rob, so Zakar is currently very friendly to Leon.

Of course, it's not certain how long this friendliness lasts...... After a few years, when the Cato people found that there were more and more sick people and deformed babies in their tribe, they would probably be able to react.

But will they still be able to cause trouble then?

Cardin and Xerxes, the two of Descha, have surrendered to Leon, they can no longer call themselves Bahad Khan, and they have both accepted the title of count, and are no longer qualified to sit in the 'imperial table', and are currently sitting with Sarah, Leofrick and other counts.

This banquet still has roasted whole sheep, cooked very fragrantly, and the people at other tables are already feasting, but no one eats the 'imperial banquet', and the kings are indeed more reserved.

"Thank you for coming to witness my wedding."

Li Ang glanced at everyone with a smile: "It's really not easy to get you all together, I guess there will never be this opportunity from now on." So, while you're all here today, I'd like to discuss some small things with you......"

Everyone sat down and looked at Leon together.

"As you all know, I have set a goal to make my country free of poverty within five years."

Leon picked up the knife stuck in the roast lamb and said as he divided the meat: "But I find it difficult to achieve this goal, because new destitute people are constantly moving into my country from all over the world......"

"Ahem...... According to Eric and Forsett's statistics, since January this year, at least 100,000 Fieldsweins have migrated to the western part of the Lion Realm, and more than 50,000 Ravens have migrated to the Gulf of Tonkin Gulf. Many of these people are robbers and have caused great damage to my territory......"

Amy was very cooperative and made up a statistic.

Vidis and Gregory IV visibly panicked.

"Well, it's all because of the war...... These people are also pitiful......"

Leon shook his head sadly, and divided the lamb on a plate before Vidis, Ursula, and Gregory IV.

"Your Majesty Li Ang, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Ursula had a good relationship with the kingdom of Neopande, and asked directly about Leon's intentions.

"Okay, I'll get straight to the point...... Fields and Raven are probably not in good shape, right? Now even Zakar is richer than you, and the Cato have not come to my territory to beg for a living......"

Leon looked at Ursula and then at Vidis, "You should remember, I asked you at noon...... Want to get rich? ”

Hearing Leon mention himself, Zakar was a little confused next to him, so Wendy stretched out her hand to Zakar and made a gesture of invitation, signaling Zakar to take it easy.

Zakar breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this matter had nothing to do with the Cato, and the Cato had indeed not plundered Leon's territory during this time, so he took out the Fushou ointment, lit the cigarette pouch and began to watch the play.

"Who doesn't want to get rich...... But we're not as profitable as you are, and we've had people messing with them all the time......"

Ursula complimented Leon, then glanced at Gregory IV.

Gregory IV snorted and did not speak.

"Ha, that's right, it's really hard to get rich by fighting all the time......"

Li Ang laughed and said as if joking: "You have already seen it in the morning, I held a military parade, and now that the 20,000 troops have no battle to fight, I am actually quite uneasy...... Right, Alina? ”

"yes, I'm also uneasy right now...... You should all know that if the army has no war to fight, then they will definitely find a way to provoke some right and wrong - if they don't fight all the time, how can they get promoted and make a fortune? ”

Alina took over with a faint smile.

It really is, and everyone at this table knows it's true.

This is also the reason why Vidis and others trembled all over after watching the parade.

"So, I'm going to help you solve the current difficulties, and also solve the problem that my troops are not fighting...... The New Pender Empire and the Bacchus Empire will jointly form a 'World Peacekeeping Force' to maintain peace across the continent and the world. ”

Leon nodded: "This is one of the little things I want to discuss with you, by the way - do you plan to let your troops or the knights of the country join this peacekeeping force?" ”

Everyone at the table looked at each other.

"You are intent on mediating between us...... Disputes? ”

Ursula was indeed very good at talking, speaking of throne disputes and rebellions as disputes.

"Mediation? Well...... Yes, if you are willing to treat me as a judge, I can help you out of the war fairly and justly. Everyone is a part of the Pande Continent, and it will not be good for everyone in the Pande Continent if you continue to fight like this......"

Leon said with a knife.

"Your Majesty Leon, what do you mean ......?"

Gregory IV finally spoke, but looked visibly flustered.

"What I mean by this is that Ursula is recognized as the 'Falcon Queen', and all the territories in the eastern part of the former Raven Realm are henceforth considered 'Falcon Realm' and are established as the Falcon Kingdom independently. And Raven City and the western Fall Bay are now the Raven Kingdom. In other words, you two siblings will divide it half...... That's fair, right? ”

Leon stood up and slashed the roast sheep with a knife, neatly cutting the roast sheep in half.

In fact, this distribution method is indeed fair, and both the Ursula sisters and brothers have the same inheritance rights, and it is of course appropriate for one person and half.

Moreover, Leon is talking about two kingdoms - the Falcon Kingdom and the Raven Kingdom, that is, Leon will identify with the two kingdoms in the Raven Realm as the Emperor of the New Pande Empire, just as he identifies with Zakar's 'United Kingdom of Gato'.

Ursula didn't speak, she was considering.

Gregory frowned, also thinking about it.

The two of them definitely need to think about it, and Li Ang didn't urge, turned to Vidis and said: "Your Excellency Vidis, as for your side, of course I support you in killing the rebels, after all, Cliff Rock Bay is Amy's territory, of course you can't let the rebels entrench." ”

Vidis was overjoyed: "That's great! His Majesty Leon is indeed fair and strict! Crag Bay was supposed to be the territory of the New Pander Empire! ”

Anyway, Crag Rock Cove has been occupied by Haakon, and Vidis doesn't mind trading Crag Cove for Leon's help.

"Ahem, but ......"

Leon smiled and shook his head: "However, I have heard that the west coast and the Lion Lake inland sea are full of pirates during this time - I am worried that there will still be pirates after the recovery of Crag Rock Bay. ”

"I swear to devote all my fleet to clearing up pirates, your Majesty Leon, rest assured!"

Vidis stood up with a beaming face.

"But the problem is, your fleet is pirates...... Vidis, do you know what I mean? ”

Leon shook his head, cut off a leg of mutton and put it in front of Vidis: "Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't bear to give up on your pirates, anyway, Alina's troops and I need to continue to fight more...... If I don't get rid of the pirates, how can I get rid of my poverty alleviation plan? ”

The joy on Vidis's face instantly turned to bitterness, and he sat down with his head down, also falling into deep thought.

At this time, Ursula raised his head and asked faintly: "Your Majesty Leon, I have no objection to the sphere of influence you mentioned, but I want to know, after we cease fighting, how can we get rich?" ”

Leon glanced at her and smiled, "You are all kings of a country...... As long as you don't fight, deal with thieves, and ensure that the trade routes are safe and smooth, it is easy to get rich by doing business with each other. Just ask Zakar. ”

Zakar has indeed made a fortune lately.

The village of Fletcher is an official market, and each side collects taxes on its own people.

Leon controlled the Fletcher market, and only collected the commercial tax on the side of Pande, regardless of the Catu, the tax rate was as high as 75%...... The main thing is that the profits of things like Fushou paste are too high.

But this is actually a left-handed to right-handed, which is equivalent to handing over from a small private treasury to the national treasury, because the commodities involved in the transaction are all Li Ang's own property, all of which belong to Maixiang International.

The high tax rate is to reduce the dividends of Maixiang International and try to let more profits flow to the national treasury, because Maixiang International now has quite a large number of shareholders.

Leon currently owns 60 percent, Amy 10 percent, Wendy 8 percent, Alina 8 percent, Leofrick 8 percent, and 6 percent the non-commissioned officers' dividends. It's just that everyone else only has the right to dividends, and the right to operate and vote are all in the hands of Li Ang alone......

Don't think that Leon is very rich now, if you really want to talk about assets, Leon is in debt all over his body, and even the new Pande Empire owes a lot of debts - but this is also a left-handed to right-handed, because the big creditor Pande Bank is also Leon's own property, and even the money is minted by himself......

Zakar was different, for every sheep the Gatu traded, they had to hand over three dirkhans or the equivalent to Zakhar......

Speaking of which, this is also a transaction tax, and it is charged very low.

The current price of sheep in the city is about three dinars per head, which means that the tax rate charged by Zakar to the Gatu is only 10%.

But now the daily trading volume of the field is more than 2,000 sheep, and relying on this market alone, Zakar earns more than 600 dinars a day, which is more than 100,000 dinars in half a year, which is higher than the annual income of most dukedoms.

Moreover, Zakar made a fortune from the retail business of Fushou Paste - most of the Fushou paste that Leon shipped from Zingal was traded wholesale to Zakhar, and Zakar sold many of it to other tribes for five times the price.

The Catons are a tribal alliance, and Zakhar's clan is only one of the strongest at the moment, and most of the Gathus belong to other tribes, so in order to prevent other tribes from being stronger than themselves, Zakar certainly wants to maintain his position in this way.

Add to that the fact that Leon is now even willing to let Zakar trade sheep for corn — 200 pounds of corn flour per goat, which is a very fair price and barely profitable after excluding shipping......

So now Zakar is indeed very wealthy, and his people are living much better than before.

"His Majesty Li Ang is indeed very kind in doing business."

Zakar puffed on his cigarette and nodded.

In the past six months, Yuchang and Fushou Paste have brought him a lot of property, and the other Cato tribes have to rely on him, and he really feels that doing business with Leon is a mutually beneficial thing.

Besides, Fushou paste is such a good thing, it can cure almost all diseases, and you can still feel like a fairy after smoking a few sips......

"I have no objection to the sphere of influence divided by His Majesty Leon. Your Majesty, what should you do about the business you are talking about? ”

Gregory IV finally raised his head and agreed with Leon's mediation.

"Vidis, Ursula, Gregory...... You're all short of food, right? ”

Li Ang said with a kind smile: "I can sell you a large amount of grain at a low price, as for what price you want to sell, that's your own business." ”

"Really?!"

"That's great!"

"Your Majesty Leon, I originally had some ...... for you But now it seems that you are really a kind and benevolent emperor! ”

All three were overjoyed.

Food!

For them, as long as there is enough food, their domestic problems can be solved, and their kingship can be ensured.

"I'm not done yet...... As you all know, food is a strategic commodity, and I cannot sell it in large quantities to other countries unless it is my ally or subordinate kingdom. Besides, you don't seem to have the money to buy ......."

Leon spread his hands and explained.

Indeed, for the New Pender Empire, the Raven Kingdom is currently a hostile country, and the Fieldswie still occupy Crag Rock Bay, so it is not a friendly neighbor by any means, and of course food cannot be sold casually.

"I am willing to be an alliance with the Neopander Empire......"

Ursula was quick to respond.

Seeing that Vidis and Gregory were about to say the same thing, Leon stretched out his hand to stop them: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not equal, understand?" Currently, the only one eligible to become an ally of the New Pander Empire is the Bacchus Empire. ”

This is also true, even if Ursula and Vidis and others are not happy, they all know that whether from the perspective of historical law or current national strength, they are indeed not qualified to be on a par with the new Pande Empire.

"Are you going to annex us to the Empire? Your Majesty Leon, this is impossible, we would rather fight to the end......"

Vites shook his head.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that......"

Li Ang smiled slightly: "I just want to say that I can't openly sell a large amount of grain to you, otherwise I will be questioned by the nobles." But if you get some of your troops into the peacekeeping force, I can see you as a partner and can barter food for food—just like I did with Zakar......"

To be honest, no one in China will question the decision made by Li Ang now......

But bartering is indeed more operable, because Vidis is bankrupt, Ursula and Gregory have fought for so long, and there is really no money, and Leon is thinking about them.

"There are sheep and minerals in the Raven Realm, just exchange sheep or equivalent minerals for food. And Fieldsway, exchange it for sea ships and seafood, which is also the best proof that you can drive out pirates. ”

Li Ang picked up his wine glass and stood up: "The peacekeepers will soon escort the grain to Crag Rock Bay, which is the trading field, and the first batch of transactions ...... 100 million pounds. ”