"Everyone is an old friend, half of the meeting!"

As soon as Hudson's words fell, Kate wanted to die for Baron. But I didn't want to kill myself, I wanted to kill the vampire in front of me.

It's just the unfamiliar environment around him that made him let go of this tempting thought. Turning your face on someone else's turf is definitely looking for a beating.

"It can't be!

Baron Hudson, your appetite is too great. I just need a batch of food for emergency, you are going to dig my roots! ”

As soon as he got up to leave, Kate came to Baron Regret it. Half of the population is not non-negotiable, as long as there is enough food in exchange, then everything is not a problem.

After all, losses can also be passed on. Now all the nobles in the Northland are short of food, and it is not impossible to exchange population for food.

To go or not to go?

After a moment's hesitation, Baron Kate sat back again. Although face is important, survival is even more important.

Heading south from the North, he had already pressed all his chips. If you can't gain a firm foothold in the Maple Leaf Collar, all your efforts will be in vain.

Family resources are limited, and it is impossible to continue investing in losers. If he fails, he has to work for the family for the rest of his life to pay off his debts, just like the Holman knights who follow him.

"Your Excellency, don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to my offer first. 150,000 pounds of rye + 200,000 pounds of grains, for the sake of old friends, you can also come with an additional ten iron pots.

If there is a similar business, you can also introduce it to me, and you can take a 10% benefit from it. ”

Hudson mouthed an "old friend", which made Kate's scalp tingle when he heard these three words, and the co-author was specially to catch the old friend.

The so-called friendship between friends is worth ten iron pots.

But thinking about the relationship between the two, it seems that it is not bad to be able to fold it into ten iron pots.

As for the introduction of business, Baron Kate simply ignored it. This kind of blood pit business, no matter who it is introduced to, is a business that offends people.

The profit of just one percent was not enough to make him let go of his prejudices and attract customers for the vampire in front of him.

"Dear Baron Hudson, such a price is simply a robbery!"

Kate said with a strong grip of anger.

On average, each laborer can only exchange more than 100 pounds of grain, most of which is miscellaneous grains. In normal times, the price will definitely not exceed 3 silver coins.

"Your Excellency, don't be in a hurry to get angry. Only by learning to be content can we have a good mood.

Looking at it another way, you are already trading without capital. What is not satisfied with being able to keep half of the population behind and exchange it for so much extra food?

Don't forget the current situation, Governor Pierce is about to come and mediate. What you've done before is not unassailable.

As long as you dig deeper, you will definitely find omissions. Not to mention anything else, you can't give a reasonable explanation for this population alone!

Not to mention more than 6,000 people, even if you cut it in half, you can cope with it, it is considered luck.

I can't explain it clearly, but when the time comes, can you really keep so many people?

Rather than being forcibly taken away by the Governor's Palace, it is better to trade it out in advance, at least to get a batch of grain. ”

Hudson said with a smile.

Slaughtering people is also a technical job, although his words are alarmist, but the intervention of the Governor's Mansion is indeed very unfavorable to a group of northern Xinjiang nobles.

His own little brother was bullied, and it is self-evident which side he will stand on when he is the boss. If you can't catch the handle, forget it, once the problem is found out, Earl Pierce will most likely be punished heavily.

Glancing at Hudson, knowing that this was the final bid, not a negotiation with him, Kate sighed helplessly.

"Well, just do as Your Excellency the Baron says. But I don't want anything to happen next! ”

As he spoke, Baron Katelai's heart was dripping blood.

After working for more than a month, he offended his neighbors all over again, and as a result, Hudson only paid "150,000 pounds of rye + 200,000 pounds of miscellaneous grains" and took half of the spoils.

But he didn't even have the confidence to refuse, the grain in the territory was about to bottom out, the serfs were hungry and croaking, and people fled every day.

If they can't get any more food, even the soldiers will have to starve.

You can't really go out and grab it, can you?

The trade was also able to keep half of the population, and quickly replant some crops with short growth cycles, in exchange for saving some food, and being able to hold on until the harvest.

If you lead the troops out to rob it, the stuffiness in your chest will come out. A rebellious hat is buttoned down, and the back can't be closed.

"Rest assured, Kate is here for Baron. My reputation is well-known in the entire southeastern province, and nothing will happen that will damage the glory of the nobility. ”

Hudson assured.

When it comes to credibility, he is truly impeccable. Just ask those nobles who have worked with you, and there is nothing bad to say.

"Shura Warrior God"

Now is the time to reap the rewards. Without a good reputation, Kate would not have come to Baron Kate's door.

The deal was made, and Hudson was still a little disappointed to see Kate come and Baron leave.

Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to sell some by-products, but Kate was too eager to come to the baron, and immediately left after talking about things, not wanting to stay longer for a moment.

However, this kind of thing is not in a hurry, and the exclusive monopoly of the business is not committed to rushing to the door to do the business.

In the land of Rite and Wyton, his family was able to produce iron tools on a large scale. Throughout the Southeastern Provinces, Hudson was also the largest supplier of iron.

The era of the lords of the land is not suitable for the development of commercial logistics. The endless tolls along the way alone can block foreign goods from the door.

It is normal for the price of the same commodity to differ several times in different regions.

It's no wonder that the aristocracy is ruthless, it is all stimulated by the tax system. The governor is responsible for the taxes of the whole province, the county warden is responsible for the taxes of the whole county, and the noble lords below are responsible for the taxes of their own domains.

Whether it is entrusted to others or collected by yourself, anyway, after making up the number stipulated by the kingdom, the income will be your own. If you can't complete the collection task, you can only fill the hole out of your own pocket.

The aristocracy in the remote areas was poor, largely because there was no commercial tax to collect in the territory, and there were no freemen to exploit, so all the property was their own, and they had to fill the hole out of their own pocket.

Of course, losing money is a small probability event. Although the tax package system is implemented, the tax standards of each region are formulated according to the actual local situation.

For example, the two counties of Rite and Wyton were attacked by the Skull and Bones rebellion, and the kingdom was exempted from taxes for the last three years, and the tax reduction policy of different amounts can be implemented in the next ten years.

These were all gradually perfected by the kingdom and local nobility after a long period of game. There may be some losses and advantages in some areas, but on the whole, the interests of all parties are still taken into account.

Everyone is a shareholder and enjoys the dividends of the Kingdom's development. As for the rest of the kingdom, they were all laborers who depended on the nobility to survive.

……

Canglan City, Emerald Palace.

"What do you say? Count Vlado, who was attacked outside the city of Roctea, and not a single member of the entire mission survived? ”

Caesar III asked with an almost snarl.

As the king's envoy, Count Vlado represents the royal power outside, and now he has been killed in the kingdom, which is clearly a provocation to the royal power.

This kind of thing cannot be tolerated by any monarch, let alone a promising lord like Caesar III.

"Yes, Your Majesty.

The place where Count Vlado was attacked, twenty miles outside the city of Roquedia. By the time the nearby nobles rushed to the rescue, the battle was over.

Although the enemy destroyed the corpses at the scene, we still found some dragon feces during reconnaissance around the battlefield.

There are only a few forces on the continent that have the formation of flying dragoons, and the only ones that have recently entered the kingdom are the second flying dragoon regiment under the Holy See Knights of Trial.

According to information from within the Holy See, their mission this time is to take away the Blood Moon Horn at all costs.

It is very likely that Count Vlado accidentally leaked the news after obtaining the Blood Moon Horn, so they chose to take the risk. ”

The Archduke of Newfoundland analyzed with a solemn expression.

As the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, he is already old. Now I just want to spend the rest of my term safely, but I didn't expect trouble to come to the door.

The Holy See intercepted the king's envoy, if the Alpha Kingdom does not react, how can it be mixed up in the continent of Aslanth?

Once the kingdom takes revenge, then the already tense relationship between the Holy See may be completely finished, and if it is not done, it will lead to a great war.

Of course, the Alpha Kingdom is not afraid of war with the Holy See.

As the patron saint of the human race, the Alpha Kingdom, which has been on the front line of the fight against orcs for many years, is not weak. Even if the strength is inferior to that of the Holy See, the gap between the two sides is not so great that it is one-sided.

As a big force, everyone has their own concerns, and no one wants to be profited from.

What's more, there are several countries in between, and even if the Holy See wants to call over, it has to ask people to be willing to borrow it.

There is no doubt that this cannot happen. The countries of the continent also need the Alpha Kingdom to block the orcs' troops, and they will not let the Holy See fight at all.

There are many dependents, so the Alpha Kingdom has always been known for being tough when it comes to dealing with the Holy See. To be precise, the Alpha Kingdom has never been soft on any of the forces.

"Send someone to intercept the flying dragoons of the Holy See, and until the matter is investigated, the kingdom prohibits any members of the Holy See from entering and leaving, and if they resist, they will be killed!

The order was sent to freeze all the Pope's possessions in the kingdom until the matter was clarified. ”

Caesar III indifferently ordered.

Apparently, he was genuinely enraged. The matter of the Blood Moon Horn has not yet been settled with the Holy See, and now there is another incident of intercepting and killing the envoy, which shows that the Alpha Kingdom is not taken into account.

If things are confirmed, no one knows what will happen next.

"Your Majesty, it makes sense to detain the Wyvern Cavalry, but isn't it an overreaction to freezing the Holy See's industry?"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland hurriedly persuaded.

The dispute between royal power and divine power has not been a day or two, but everyone has always maintained the principle of fighting but not breaking.

Even if the countries have separated their churches from the Holy See, they have nominally retained their subordination to the Holy See.

"Is it excessive?"

"I don't see it that way!"

"Those guys in the north have been restless again lately. Jumping up and down and stretching out their hands in all directions, they are not afraid that the next time the orcs invade, the nobles from all over the country will stab them.

Compared to the internal contradictions of the kingdom, the Holy See is not a threat. It's just a temporary freeze on their property, and it's not just a direct confiscation, it's a big deal to fight a war of words.

Just because they supported the cult to launch a rebellion, Pius VII did not have the confidence to put it on the table. If the matter of intercepting and killing the nobles of my Alpha Kingdom is realized, do you think the Holy See will really dare to let go of its hands and feet to make trouble with us? ”

The quickest way to deflect internal conflicts is always to provoke external disputes. The Alpha Kingdom is a professional in this regard, and Caesar III is a master among them.

"Your Majesty, there has been a lot of movement on the orc's side lately. It may have something to do with the fact that Emperor Beamon is about to die, after all, that old guy is about to be three hundred years old.

Although the Beamons have lived longer than our Terrans, there are still very few Beamons who have lived to this age in history.

According to the past practice, after successive Bimeng emperors succeeded to the throne, they would launch southern invasions to eliminate dissidents and consolidate imperial power through war.

Those guys in the northern Xinjiang jumped up and down, and they probably sensed something, and wanted to transfer some of their forces before the outbreak of the war. ”

The Minister of War, Archduke Efiero, reminded.

"Got it. The old immortal of the Orc Empire, there were rumors that his life was going to end before I succeeded to the throne, and in the past few decades, there has been such a scene every few years.

I really don't know what evil art the Orc Empire has, every time I think he is about to die, but after a while, he walks out alive again.

Tossed back and forth so many times, and the heirs were all killed by him. Now this crown prince is also dying, and there is a high probability that he will be ahead of him again.

The rest of the youngest sons are in a similar situation, they are all one hundred and fifty or sixty years old. I heard that I was injured when I was young, and I can't tell you that I will be gone one day.

I think this old immortal son wants to succeed to the throne, and the throne will probably fall to one of his grandsons or great-grandchildren.

Let them make trouble, the orc empire is powerful, and we can't control it anyway.

As for those guys in northern Xinjiang, send someone to warn them. The kingdom has raised them for so many years, how can they say that they will retreat! ”

Caesar III was indignant.

For the long-lived Emperor Beamon, all the Terran monarchs have only envy and jealousy. Three hundred years is too long for the Terrans.

Even if it is a Sacred Domain powerhouse among the human race, it is difficult to live past three hundred years. But in some longevity groups, 300 years old is like playing.

Although Beamon's lifespan is longer than that of humans, it is also limited in its longevity. If you change to an elf clan, three hundred years old is still in its prime.

Not to mention the dragon family, whether you can reach adulthood at the age of three hundred depends on what breed it is.

As a well-bred king, just envy and jealousy did not make Caesar III so out of shape and issue the most vicious curses.

What really made him intolerable was that the royal family inheritance was taken away by the old and immortal Emperor Beamon.

When he was young, Caesar III still wanted revenge, preparing to regain his ancestral land and regain his former shame.

It's just that as he grew older and suffered more beatings from society, Caesar III's mind also became mature.

After all, ideals only exist in theory, and if they can be easily realized, they are no longer ideals.

It's not a matter of hard work, but the difference in strength between the two sides is too great. Play heads-up, the Alpha Kingdom really can't kill the orcs.

wants to form a group fight, but other Terran countries are not active. There is still a lot of land available for development in the Aslant Continent, and the rotten land of the Orc Empire is not suitable for the survival of the human race, and it cannot mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

This is also the core reason why Caesar III, or the entire Alpha royal family, has always looked at the five dukes of Northern Xinjiang unpleasantly.

Before the royal inheritance was lost, if the nobles of the Northland were reinforced in time, there was still hope to hold on. It's a pity that under the leadership of the five major families, the reinforcements delayed for two whole days before leaving, which directly led to the complete collapse of the battle line.

After the war, the royal family's strength was greatly damaged, and it was a fluke to be able to keep the royal power, and it was really impossible to liquidate these guys, but the festival between the two sides was over.

Feng Shui takes turns, and the guy who used to pit his teammates has now become a character who is pitted by his teammates.

The current five major families in the Northland have been set up by a group of teammates, and they are not given a chance to transfer their inheritance at all, and there is nowhere to retreat if they want to.

Not only did the Alpha Kingdom not allow them to retreat, but the entire Terran race did not allow them to retreat.

Everyone is very principled in this regard, and if they dare to be a deserter when a foreign race invades, they will face the pursuit of the whole human race.

Of course, this principle is not only a constraint on the nobles of the Northlands, but also on all the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom.

The main thing is that the neighbors are afraid that the Alpha Kingdom will collapse again, after all, in the last continental war, there were two unlucky people who were dragged into the water, and no one wanted to be the third.

Therefore, the countries privately connected and directly added such an article to the "Continental Convention", which completely put the sacred obligation of the fiefdom nobles to guard the land on the table.

"Your Majesty, the matter is not so serious. The guys in Northern Xinjiang are only a little active, far from this. ”

The Prime Minister of Newfoundland hurriedly persuaded.

There are things you can think about, but you can't say them. The nobles of Northern Xinjiang want to transfer their inheritance, which is only everyone's inference.

To say that they are going to run away is pure nonsense. The foundation is in northern Xinjiang, can you still abandon the ancestral foundation and give up your current identity and run away?

Mo said that the orcs didn't fight, and even if they did, they could only grit their teeth and hold on.

Since its establishment, the Alpha Kingdom has been entangled with the Orc Empire until now. Although I always lose when I go head-to-head, I have a big summoning technique!

"When you are single-handedly in the early stage, you are responsible for being beaten; Reinforcements came in the middle of the period, and the two sides began to fight back and forth; In the later period, when there were more reinforcements, a full-scale counteroffensive was launched. ”

This sequence has been going on for hundreds of years, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

If it weren't for the last continental war, when the Terrans were besieged by more than a dozen races at the same time and faced a multi-front battle, the support of various countries would not be as great as before, and King Alpha would not have lost his city and land.

Among them, there are also some big aristocrats who deliberately pull their hind legs and want to pull the other two countries into the water to share the pressure together.

Under the effect of many common factors, it suffered a big loss. Now that there are two more unlucky eggs to share the pressure together, it is more strategically beneficial to the Alpha Kingdom, and there is no need to coax it at all.

Even if the soldiers were lost in previous wars, most of the people who died in the war were middle and lower class nobles. As a real high-level of the kingdom, although he occasionally fights, the probability of survival is very high.