Danya City is located in the southwest border of the Zichuan family, with a population of 2 million and an area of more than 300 square kilometers.

There is no other reason than that the city is adjacent to the wealthy Lin family, and there are smooth avenues all the way.

Under the joint attack of the Black Flag Army and the Heqiu Security Department, the heroes of the green forest who dared to do businessless on this road obediently hung their heads at the gate of Danya City.

With good security and easy accessibility, this is the ideal route for border trade, and the roads are full of vehicles loaded with all kinds of goods every day, rolling to the vast market of the family's interior.

As the largest and most prosperous city in the southwest region, it is natural that the headquarters of the family's southwest territorial defense army, the Black Flag Army, is also located in Danya City.

Although there is no shortage of far-sighted people in history who have raised objections, arguing that this place is too close to the Lin family's border -- the lights of the Lin family town can be seen from the high-rise buildings in Danya City, and it only takes five hours to travel from Danya to the river hill -- it lacks the necessary strategic depth buffer, and it is very unsafe for the largest territorial defense force center in the southwest of the family to be set up here.

They believed that the corps headquarters should be moved 100 kilometers deep into the interior, and it might be more appropriate to locate it in the province of Kixin or Suda.

Although it makes sense, it has never been executed, for no other reason than because the successive commanders of the Black Flag Army are willing to leave the bustling city of Danya and run to the remote Jixin or Suda!

Moreover, the Lin family has always been quiet, and has never expanded an inch of territory in the hundreds of years since its founding, and has a good relationship with the Zichuan family.

As a result, everyone felt that those mentions were unfounded.

Of course, as the main border guard armed force on the family's southwestern border, in addition to the task of defending the homeland, the Black Flag Army also has an important task, which is to inspect the goods coming and going to see if there are any prohibited goods in the trade.

The definition of this prohibited goods is often changed, weapons, drugs, gold, political materials, etc. are naturally prohibited goods, but after the family issued the "Prohibition of Strategic Materials Circulation Act", iron ore raw materials, food, medicines and other general goods suddenly became prohibited goods, and local military and political governors can also define and increase the list of prohibited items according to the actual situation.

In this case, the command of the Black Flag Army, as the supreme commander of the border troops, has the right to determine the prohibited items and types on his own according to the actual situation, and to organize the troops to arrest and seize them.

In other words, if he did not agree, it would be illegal for the merchants to bring in even a roll of straw paper from the Lin family.

With such a great deal of power in the hands of one person, it goes without saying that the fullness of the Black Flag Army's commander may be the most enviable of the family leader.

In fact, there are many of Zichuan Xiu's predecessors in history who have been in office for three months and have a net worth of more than 10 million.

Even like Fang Jin, who was posthumously crowned by his family after his death, he has always had a reputation for being honest among the people, but according to what Zichuan Xiu saw when he visited Fang Jin's widow after returning to dìdū, the high-end luxury of his residence was far from being able to be achieved by the commander's salary.

Now, it is Zichuan Xiu's turn to be the commander of the Black Flag Army, and in the face of this hot fat messenger, of course Lord Ah Xiu will not be polite.

In the second week of his tenure, he summoned his subordinates to give a lecture before his buttocks were hot in his chair, and first made a big official statement, saying: "Recently, the customs and defense have been lax, and lawbreakers have wantonly smuggled contraband items, which is very rampant and has damaged the normal economic order of the family. dìdū expressed deep concern about this. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has repeatedly told his official that he must not be indifferent to this phenomenon! Starting today, all units will launch a three-month campaign to severely crack down on cross-border smuggling activities, and you must strictly enforce them! If you dare to slack off, your officers will certainly severely punish them!"

"Yes!" the subordinates replied in unison: "Since the lord has an order, the subordinate officials will naturally strictly implement it." I would like to ask you to issue a list of prohibited items so that it can be distributed to all border checkpoints and border patrol units of various countries so that they can be complied with. ”

Zi Chuanxiu took out the catalog book with a smile, and the officers almost lost their breath when they saw it—they saw that the prohibited items were as thick as two copies of Cihai, weighing ten catties.

Someone shuddered and hurriedly opened it, and saw that the content was so rich that it could be compiled into a large encyclopedia, and the list of items was varied, from toothpicks, condoms, lipstick, nail clippers, donkeys, clothing, and tricycles to wood, steel, war horses, missiles, and spaceships.

"My lord, please forgive me for being ignorant, may I ask what this repeating machine gun, accelerated neutron nuclear warhead, and plasma-propelled rocket launcher are?

"Oh, that's a clerical error. Zichuan Xiu took it back and ticked it off: "It's impossible to have such a thing in this era, but just in case I wrote it anyway - but then again, if you really want to touch these things, you will just die in vain." ”

Looking at the thick catalog, the subordinates looked at each other and raised their hands in unison: "Black! Your Excellency, you are really not ordinary black!"

Over the next three days, the various checkpoints and border patrols along the family border were greeted with a thick catalogue of which the commanders did not even bother to look at - rather than remembering what was in the catalogue, it was better to remember what was not.

If you really want to read out the half-meter-thick catalog in detail, I'm afraid that before you finish reading it, everyone will already be dead and dying.

So the clever mid-level officers directly reduced the thick content to one sentence: "Listen, you all listen, only naked people can pass through the border - even a pair of socks is a prohibited item!"

So, in accordance with this order, the border troops of the family completely blocked the checkpoint, inspected the pedestrians, and seized the prohibited items piled up.

No Black Flag commander has ever been so heartily supported by his subordinates in less than two weeks in office.

When the officers and soldiers mentioned Lord Xiuchuan, they all praised each other: "It's really our good commander, it's our intimate person!"

In this unique way, Shikawa quickly established his prestige in the army.

Although Shikawa Xiu's actions were extremely popular in the army, his reputation among the people was very bad.

The merchants marched in anger and marched on strike, shouting slogans and swaggering through the streets: "Down with the tyrannical warlords, return my trade!" They gathered in front of the gate of the Black Flag Army headquarters for a sit-in.

Shikawa Xiu laughed when he watched it upstairs. To this end, he instructed the guards to serve tea and water to the merchants, provide free tables and chairs, blankets to protect them from the cold, ginger syrup to prevent colds, and in short, to take care of them and make them feel the warmth of the chūn day.

The thoughtfulness and care almost moved the merchants, and they asked the reason, but the answer almost made them angry: "Our Lord Commander has been bored for the past two days, and it is rare that you will automatically send it to his door for his fun, of course he doesn't want you to leave so quickly!"

Shikawa Shu's initiative has caused a great sensation in the entire southwest region. If this catalogue is really to be implemented, it is equivalent to a complete ban on the trade between the Zichuan family and the Lin family, which is extremely detrimental to the local economic development and people's livelihood.

Things have come to this point, and it's not just a matter of the business world.

The provincial governor of Danya City and the representatives of the Council of Elders jointly came to negotiate with Zichuan Xiu, and they asked: "Commander Xiuchuan, what do you want to do if your official has completely blocked the customs defense?"

As a result, Zi Chuanxiu pushed them back with one sentence: "Military secrets, no comment." ”

The provincial governor didn't dare to say anything more, after all, Zichuan Xiu was the commander, and his position was several levels higher than his red-clothed banner.

However, the representative of the Senate of Danya Province, Vaglar, had a very tough attitude: "I am a member of the Senate of the Family! Commander Xiuchuan, if you don't immediately release the defense and resume trade between the two countries, I will complain to the Military Affairs Department and the General Office!"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled coldly: "Please." ”

Vaglar left angrily, he really went to complain, but the result was very surprising to him, whether it was the Governor's Office, the Command Office, or the Military Affairs Department all turned a deaf ear to his complaints, and all replied: "Commander Xiuchuan is carrying out military affairs, which is a matter of military secrets, and there is nothing to say." ”

Vaglar was shocked: "The backstage of that rǔ stinky little hairy head is so tough, even the chief has supported him!"

In fact, he still overestimated the strength of Zichuan Xiu. Because a large-scale war is imminent, Zichuan Xiu has completely blocked the pass, and the leaders of Dìdū only think that he is preparing for a large-scale invasion of the Lin family, who will interfere with him?

Desperate, the businessmen thought of using the power of the Judge Advocate General's Office to hold Zichuan Xiu hostage.

That morning, the head of the Military Judge Advocate General's Department of the Military Region, Bo Jin, broke in with a team of military police, and the guards at the entrance of the headquarters did not dare to stop him, he entered Zi Chuanxiu's office all the way unimpeded, and kicked the door violently: "Zi Chuanxiu, you have abused your power, obstructed normal trade, and destroyed the local economy, and I will now accuse you on behalf of the Family Military Justice Department......

Bo Jin Hongyi Qiben suddenly stopped, his eyes stared at the middle of Zi Chuanxiu's desk, there was a magnified photo, and the handsome young man smiling in the middle was not his top boss, Lord Di Lin, who was?

Suddenly, the red flag turned white, and sweat rained.

Commander Zichuan Xiu raised his head from the mountain of cases, and asked kindly with a little doubt, "Isn't this Your Excellency Pokin?" Are you looking for me?"

Zichuan Xiu's calm demeanor made Bo Jin Hongyi Qiben half cold: this person's backstage must be very hard, and he can't afford to provoke it!

He involuntarily glanced at the photo on the table again, swallowed his saliva carefully, and smiled: "It's okay, it's nothing." Thinking that I hadn't seen an adult in such a long time, I casually came to visit......"

"Is it really nothing?"

"It's really nothing......"

"But you just said you were going to sue on behalf of the Judge Advocate General...... You still ...... my door" The two looked together, only to see the dirty footprints of Pokin on the precious mahogany door.

"Your Excellency, you heard me wrong, I mean on behalf of the Judge Advocate Advocate General's Office-on behalf of the Judge Advocate General's Office...... Bo Jin suddenly had an idea: "My lord, I mean to pay you a New Year's greeting on behalf of the Judge Advocate General's Office-yes, it is a New Year's greeting! Hehe, because I haven't seen your adult for too long, I miss my adult heart, and I ...... on impulse Hehe, hehe!"

Zichuan Xiu was stunned: "But it's only December ...... now"

"Hehe, my lord, I'm here to give you a New Year's gift in advance!" Bo Jinqiang smiled and took off the brand-name watch in his hand: "My lord, some congratulatory gifts, not respect, please smile." ”

"Oh, Your Excellency Bo Jin, you are so polite, how can you make this official embarrassed?" Zi Chuan Xiu took the watch with a smile, and did not look embarrassed at all: "Your Excellency, since you are so gracious, it is difficult for this official to refuse." In this way, come and don't be rude, and this official will give back to your Excellency the love pen that he has used for many years!"

Looking at the dirty pencil tip of less than an inch, Bo Jin almost wanted to cry out loud, but Zi Chuanxiu still explained in a long time: "Lord Bo Jin, this pencil accompanied me in the southern and northern wars, I have always taken it with me and was reluctant to give up, and cultivated a deep feeling, and now I am reluctant to give it to Your Excellency! Lord Bo Jin, you have to cherish it--Ah, Your Excellency Po Jin, why are you crying?"

"My lord," Bo Jin said while wiping away his tears, "My lord, you have given me the love pen that you have treasured for many years, and it is of great significance, how can people not be moved by this affection? I am crying with joy...... Woohoo......"

For a whole morning, Judge Po Jinjun talked to Hidekawa-sama in his office, and of course outsiders did not know. But everyone only remembers that when he came, he was as fierce as a lion and tiger, and when he left, his eyes were blank, wiping his tears and snot on the side, like a girl who had just left the scene of Qiangjian.

Seeing that this new commander was invulnerable, invulnerable, and even the Judge Advocate General's Office could not do anything about him, everyone was worried-especially those merchants who were doing a lot of business, and their losses were hundreds of thousands for every day that their business stopped, and it was still far from clear when they would recover.

It's not that no one has ever thought of bribery, but this commander is a smiling tiger, and he has received countless amounts of silver, but the recovery pass is far away.

It's not that no one has ever thought of buying murder, but the assassins who went to assassinate have all been seen in the world again.

No one knows why Zi Chuanxiu did this, this is obviously a detrimental act that is not beneficial to others, but he just did it. Everyone was angry, but there was nothing they could do.

After banning trade for a week, even the Lin family couldn't sit still: the Zichuan family closed off the country, and it was not only the merchants and people within the Zichuan family who suffered, but also a huge blow to the Lin family, which had a developed trade and processing industry.

With the Lin family's excellent intelligence ability, they quickly inquired that this qiē was completely the ghost of the new commander of the Black Flag Army, Commander Zichuan Xiu.

This is a new hard-line up-and-coming figure, with an extremely tough backstage, even the representatives of the Judge Advocate General's Office and the Council of Elders are not afraid.

There was an order from Heqiu to reopen the trade gateway at any cost, and for this reason, any means could be taken.

The chief officer of Heqiu's office in Danya contacted Zichuan Xiu's assistant and conveyed a message: Elder Lin Rui, one of the three elders of the Lin family, hoped to meet with Zichuan Xiu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, and hoped to make arrangements as much as possible.

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled and said, "Do you want Lin Rui to meet as much as possible?" I know, then arrange it tomorrow." ”

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On the morning of December 15, in an inconspicuous farmhouse in the suburbs of Danya City, about 20 miles from the city gate of Danya City, the leader of the Zichuan family met with the elders of the Lin family.

In their capacity, they can choose a more luxurious and comfortable meeting place, just because they don't want to attract attention, and they don't want to negotiate on the other side's territory, which will feel like they are falling behind.

And this farmhouse cottage seems inconspicuous, but it is located right on the border between the two countries, the east half of the cottage hall is in Zichuan's house, and the west is in the territory of the Lin family, the front door is in Zichuan's house, and the back door is in the Lin family.

Because of this, this humble farmhouse is often the ideal place for high-ranking figures from both countries to negotiate.

At nine o'clock in the morning, five minutes later than the agreed time, the guards all stayed outside the door, Zi Chuanxiu entered the room from the front door, and just saw a person coming in from the back door, both of them were slightly stunned, and they all greeted in unison: "Commander Xiu?"

"Elder Rui?"

The two of them laughed and sat down on either side of the table in the middle of the room.

The man was about forty years old, slender and thin, and so beautiful that he couldn't talk about it. The so-called "handsome and mature" is the most impeccable on him, his temples are white, as if they have been dyed, there are fine wrinkles on the forehead, gold-rimmed glasses, a well-defined thin face, light eyebrows, and a gentle smile.

It only seemed that the man's clothes, a white shirt, a black tweed coat seemed to be attached to him, comfortable and pleasing to the eye, and a plain white corsage made of handkerchiefs was worn on his chest, which seemed random, but no matter how picky the lady was, she could not find any flaws, as if even every wrinkle was cleverly arranged.

He doesn't wear any ornaments on him, because with his status, there is no need to flaunt his wealth. This simple, back-to-basics elegance is a delight to the eye.

In contrast, Zi Chuanxiu immediately felt that he was cheesy, and the huge diamond ring on his hand looked like an upstart.

Zi Chuanxiu secretly twisted the ring face over, and secretly thought, the old saying is really true, it takes three generations to cultivate a nobleman, and wealth can explode, but the cultivation of demeanor and temperament can only be cultivated after several generations.

The first time the two sides met, Zi Chuanxiu had an indescribable sense of familiarity with him, and he bowed and saluted: "Elder Lin, hello!"

Lin Rui got up and returned the salute, and said cordially: "Commander Xiuchuan, your deeds are famous all over the world, and your name is like thunder to me! I didn't expect you to be so young! What a hero from ancient times!" His voice was very low, obviously a polite compliment to meet, but for some reason there was an inexplicable sense of sincerity in his mouth.

Zi Chuan Xiu thought of the Elder of the Holy Temple who had passed away, and replied in his words: "Elder, please rest assured, youth is not contagious. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting was very good.

Lin Rui smiled and said: "Chief Xiuchuan, you are the commander of the Black Flag, this is the wisdom of the Zichuan family's command office and the senator's council, and the selection of young heroes is eclectic, and it is also the luck of our Lin family to have a sensible and sensible general like you to guard the southwest and our neighbors." The patriarch has repeatedly explained to us that we must visit you in the morning, but we are afraid that you have just taken office and are busy with affairs, so we can't bother. It wasn't until today that everyone had the opportunity to sit together, and I hope you don't blame Lord Xiuchuan for our late visit!"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled and said, "Where is it, Elder Rui, you are too polite. Please greet His Royal Highness Lin Fan on my behalf, and say that the junior Zichuan Xiu has asked his old man to say goodbye. ”

Lin Rui smiled: "It's easy to say." ”

Before the meeting, Zichuan Xiu also made preparations, and the main power of the Lin family was concentrated in the Council of Elders.

The Elder Council is equivalent to the command office of the Zichuan family, directly responsible to the patriarch of the Lin family, and its members are all descendants of the Lin family.

The current Lin family's patriarch, Lin Fan, is very old, and there are already rumors that he is about to abdicate, and the Lin Rui elder in front of him will be a strong contender for the next Lin family patriarch.

The fact that the Lin family sent such a figure to negotiate with them shows that they attach great importance to this meeting.

The two chatted for a while, nothing more than about the customs and climate of the southwest region, Zichuan Xiu greatly praised the Lin family, saying that it was really "beautiful mountains and rivers, outstanding people, jīng to small, breeding talents, no wonder the Lin family has produced many talents in the past hundred years."

Lin Rui responded very humbly: "Where is it, our river hill is a small place, the majestic and majestic dìdū square, the vast mountains and rivers of the Far East, where are these majestic scenery and hills? However, although the place of the river hill is small, there are some places worth seeing, such as the rain song and dance of the Jinshui River, the moon viewing platform of Jianghua Tower, and the stargazing tower of Dole Villa, which are all worth visiting. If the Commander has a visit to Yaxing, my family will pour their boots at any time to welcome it!"

Zi Chuanxiu laughed: "There is such a good place, when the time comes, I will definitely disturb the elder! Elder, if you have time, please also visit Danya, I will definitely warmly welcome you!"

The two of you went back and forth politely for a while, and finally got to the point.

Elder Lin Rui frowned slightly, and said, "Lord Xiuchuan, you and I are familiar at first sight. I have a few words from the bottom of my heart, I don't know if I should say them?"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled secretly in his heart: "It's finally here!" He also replied solemnly: "Elder, if you have something to say, please don't hesitate to speak up." ”

"Commander Hidekawa, for more than 100 years, Kawagaoka and Dìdū have maintained a fairly friendly relationship, and we have always maintained a kind and neutral attitude towards you in the war between Dìdū and Enkyo due to our weak military strength, although we have not openly supported you. It can be said that for the Zichuan family, we are friendly neighbors with good intentions. Commander Xiuchuan, to tell you the truth, we have made great efforts to inquire about your past, you once single-handedly founded the Xiuzi business group in the Far East, and unlike ordinary generals, you are an expert in economic and trade work. We have great expectations for you to take up the post of commander of the Black Flag Army, and hope that during your tenure, Heqiu and the Zichuan family will cooperate more closely in commerce and trade, and enhance mutual friendship and understanding, which is beneficial to both of our countries. But for some reason, the ban on commerce that you have issued since you took office has been so severe, cutting off almost all trade between the two countries, and strictly hindering commercial exchanges between the two countries, which not only causes trouble for our riverhills, but also harms the interests of your merchants and people. With all due respect, we are shocked that such a reckless and unwise act should have come from you, Lord Hidekawa, who is known for his enlightened and rational mind—if we are not too presumptuous, we would like to inquire about the purpose of your decree prohibiting business?"

"Well, here's the thing, the recent smuggling activities have been very rampant, and Yan zhòng has disrupted the normal market economic order within my family, and the tax revenue of the zhì family has been lost. In the light of the above, I have decided to take this most stringent measure against this illegal activity, and I am very sorry for the distress caused to your country, but I have to do so. ”

"Excuse me, how long will this decree take to be implemented?" Lin Rui asked politely.

"It depends on the situation. Maybe a week, a month, a year - it could be. ”

"Commander Xiuchuan," Elder Lin Rui still had a smile on his face, but there was already a hint of impatience in his voice: "You are a person in a high position, and so am I." The advantage of high-level people negotiating with each other is that no one needs to make such boring excuses, which is not convincing. In the southwest region, you are the number one person in the military and political affairs of the Zichuan family, and you can do whatever you want. Let's get straight to the point, what exactly do you want? Is it money?"

"It's not about money......"

"It's the most corny lie I've ever heard. Every time someone tells me it's not about money, you don't have to ask, it has to be money. ”

"Elder Lin, do you want to bribe a leader of the Zichuan family, this is the biggest insult to my personality......

"Ah, Hidekawa-sama, please don't be angry. So, let's put it another way, if the Lin family provides a sponsorship, for example, to provide a fund for your country's poor out-of-school children to go back to school, or to combat the desertification of your country's grasslands, and this fund is completely in your own hands and allocated - you know what I mean? Would you consider removing that prohibited list? Don't worry, you are not the first Black Flag commander to accept this sponsorship, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. ”

"Well," Zi Chuan Xiu thought about for a moment, "If the Lin family can really show such kindness to our country's out-of-school children, I will consider relaxing the restrictions on trade between the two countries." ”

"That's great. Lin Rui smiled: "May I ask Lord Xiuchuan, do you have any requirements for the amount of this fund established for out-of-school children to go back to school?" Seeing that his goal was about to be achieved, he comfortably picked up a cup of tea and prepared to drink it.

Shikawa Shu held up five fingers.

Lin Rui nodded: "Understood, five million crowns, right? I'll write you a check." ”

The krona is the currency of the Lin family, one kroner is equivalent to 1.2 Zichuan family currency, and five million kronor is equivalent to six million silver coins, even for a commander, this shot is quite generous.

Zi Chuanxiu shook his head, still holding up five fingers.

Lin Rui was confused: "Commander Xiuchuan, what do you mean--it shouldn't be 50 million crowns, right?This, this is a bit of a joke......"

Zichuan Xiu still shook his head: "Of course it's not 50 million crowns." He smiled sheepishly: "Elder, I mean 500 million. ”

"Poof!" Lin Rui squirted out the tea in his mouth: "You, what are you talking about!"

"Five hundred million crowns, Elder. Zichuan Xiu repeated calmly but without stubbornness, with a gentle smile on his face: "You know, there are a lot of out-of-school children in our Zichuan family!"

Lin Rui stared at Zi Chuanxiu in astonishment, unable to believe that there was such a brazen guy in the world. He said in a deep voice, "Lord Hidekawa, are you serious?"

"Well, as seriously as that forbidden list. By the way, please don't have to repeat that number again, my memory xìng is good. ”

"Is there room for compromise?"

"Elder, you must know that we are talking about the funding for thousands of out-of-school children to go back to school! How can we compromise on this important matter that has a bearing on the future fate of tens of millions of people and the morale of Zichuan's family!"

"I'm sorry. Lin Rui had already calmed down again: "With all due respect, Commander Xiuchuan, your request is for the lion to open his mouth." If it's 10 million, we may be able to satisfy you, but 500 million kroner, this figure is scary just by sounding, and our Lin family really can't agree to it. ”

"Will the wealthy Lin family be afraid of a few hundred million crowns?" Zi Chuanxiu smiled: "Elder Lin, as you just said, when it comes to negotiating with high-level figures, you can't convince people with excuses. As far as I know, you are in charge of the Lin family's commercial and financial affairs, and you have the power to transfer less than one billion yuan without the consent of the patriarch. ”

"I have the right to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars, but it depends on whether the money is worth it. Commander Xiuchuan, with all due respect, if you insist on going your own way, it will be tantamount to forcing us to report this matter directly to dìdū. A long-term ban on trade between the two countries would also harm the interests of the Zichuan family, and it would be impossible for you to allow you to mess around for such a long time. If you keep going like this, you'll end up with nothing – I'll end up with 20 million kroner. ”

"Five hundred million. Zichuan Xiu smiled and said, "Elder Rui, I'm not a businessman, so please don't bargain with me." ”

"Your demands are so ridiculous that if you don't budge, we won't be able to talk about it. Elder Lin Rui sighed and stood up: "Goodbye, Commander Xiuchuan." Now we have to deal directly with dìdū. Of course, it may take a little longer, and we will suffer a little more losses, but it is better than enduring the blackmail of the astronomical numbers. ”

"Elder Rui, you're good to go. Zichuan Xiu also stood up and shook Lin Rui's hand.

Although they all want to swallow each other to the bone, everyone is a very personable political character, and they are still very polite on their faces.

Lin Rui smiled: "I really regret that I couldn't reach an agreement with you. But the responsibility is definitely not on me, let's be honest, Commander Xiuchuan, your request is really a fantasy, and no sober-minded politician can agree. ”

"I'm sorry too, Elder Rui - by the way, Elder Rui, you just mentioned that you want to negotiate with dìdū, and I wish you all the best. ”

"Huh?" Lin Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you mean by this, Commander Xiuchuan?"

"When Dìdū orders the reopening of customs, I will apply appropriate adjustments to the tax rates on goods for all border trade. ”

"Huh?" From Zichuan Xiu's words, Lin Rui smelled a hint of ominous: "Proper adjustment? What do you mean, Lord Xiuchuan?

"The tax rate will be raised by 2,000 to 5,000 percent. Zichuan Xiu said, with an innocent smile on his face.

Lin Rui was suddenly shocked.

"Of course, you can come back to me then, my door is always open. But every day that passes, the fund for out-of-school children will increase by 10 million—that is, if you come to me tomorrow, please remember to bring me 510 million cashier's checks, 520 million the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow—Elder Rui, you are such a smart person, you must learn mathematics better than me, and I don't have to be ugly. ”

Looking at Zichuan Xiu blankly, Lin Rui didn't speak for a long time.

The room was eerily quiet, and the footsteps of the soldiers walking back and forth outside the door could be heard.

Lin Rui slowly sat back in his place, his chin in his hand, his brows lowered slightly, and it could be seen that he was thinking quickly.

Zichuan Xiu drank tea all day and observed Lin Rui comfortably.

He could almost see the trajectory of Lin Rui's brain cell movement. I have already set the conditions, and I clearly said: If you don't agree to my conditions, I will definitely make your life unsafe.

There are only two roads in front of the Lin family now, one is to agree to Zichuan Xiu's conditions, and exchange a huge sum of 500 million kroner for the smooth foreign trade road of the Lin family; the second way is to find a way to drive Zichuan Xiu away from the position of the commander of the Black Flag Army, but such a young and ambitious new general, who entered the family command office at the age of only twenty-two, has a bright future, and it is very likely that he will be able to control the central fate of the Zichuan family in the future, and form a deep enmity with such a figure, which is not in the interests of the Lin family.

With the Lin family's usual cautious style, Zi Chuan Xiu concluded that they did not have the courage - of course, if the opponent who came to negotiate was Lin Yunfei, the hard-liner representative of the young man's ambition, it would be difficult for Zi Chuan Xiu to guarantee it.

Suddenly, Lin Rui smiled dumbly, shook his head with a smile and said, "Commander Xiuchuan, everyone said that you are a hooligan, at first I didn't believe it, but now I really believe it." ”

Shikawa Xiu pretended not to understand his words and smiled shamelessly.

Lin Rui stood up: "500 million kroner is not a decimal number, I have to report to the ruling council immediately." We will do our best to implement your requirements. Would you rather pay with a cashier's check from Riverhill Bank or in cash?"

is worthy of being the future heir of one of the three major forces in the mainland, once he has made up his mind, Lin Rui seems to be so neat and sharp, without a wordy complaint nonsense.

"If you can, use banknotes. It's better to use the kind of banknotes with a hundred silver coins. ”

"Understood. Lin Rui nodded: "If it goes well, you will receive this money tomorrow morning, and we will send it to the border." Prepare eighty wagons to carry this huge sum, and make careful arrangements!"

Zi Chuanxiu touched his nose and said, "Eighty carriages?"

Lin Rui looked at Zi Chuanxiu with strange eyes, and said slowly: "If all of them are paid for with a banknote of one hundred silver coins, assuming that ten thousand silver coins are one bundle, one hundred bundles are one box, and one carriage can hold ten boxes, then it will take at least sixty freight carriages to transport them all - plus the preparation failure and the carriage that the guards are riding, it will take at least eighty carriages." As an aside, Lord Archon, you don't seem to have any idea of 600 million silver coins, and you don't look like that- the greedy kind of person. I wonder why you insist on this money?"

Shikawa Xiu smiled but did not answer.

Lin Rui shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "When I didn't say hello." ”

Zi Chuanxiu had a good impression of Lin Rui's demeanor, and bowed slightly: "I'm sorry for causing you trouble." ”

Lin Rui returned the salute: "If it's just to open the level and retrade, then 600 million is indeed too expensive." But if you can get your friendship, hundreds of millions are nothing. Lord Xiu, our Lin family hopes to be your friend, a true friend! ”

"Why do you think so highly of me?"

Lin Rui smiled and said, "Lord Commander, you don't know your worth! Our Lin family once made a prediction that in the next twenty years, there will be seven people who are most likely to become the masters of the fate of the continent, and you are among them, how dare we slack off such a person?"

"Seven people?" Zi Chuan showed curiosity: "I think the number one one must be the Liufeng Frost of the Liufeng Family?"

Lin Rui shook his head slightly: "Your Excellency Liufeng Shuang is amazingly talented, rare in the world, the world knows that she is the number one general in the world, and she has a heavy hand, she is naturally one of the seven people on the list of seven." But she has irreparable flaws, we are not very optimistic about her future, she is a woman, and she has no ambitions to covet the pinnacle of power. ”

"If it's not a secret, can you let me know who's on that list?"

"That's a secret, of course. Lin Rui said without hesitation, seeing Zi Chuanxiu's disappointment, he smiled weirdly and said, "But because you are a friend of our Lin family, the Lin family has no secrets to speak of for friends." ”

"Ah, thank you!"

"We believe that in the next twenty years, the person most likely to become the overlord of the continent is the Inspector General of your country, Lord Di Lin, who is both talented and ambitious, followed by Princess Ning of your country, who is blessed with unique and privileged conditions, and whose talents she has shown recently have impressed her, the third is the first heir of the Liufeng family, Liu Fengsen, and the fourth is the turn of Liufeng Shuang—"

Seeing the great change in Zichuan Xiushen, Lin Rui smiled: "Of course, this is just a superficial view of our family, but it is just talk on paper." You don't have to worry about it, Lord Commander, you can laugh it off. ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled reluctantly, and the two said goodbye after saying hello.

Watching Lin Rui's figure disappear from behind the door, Zi Chuanxiu sighed silently.

Relying on the military power in his hands, he was tyrannical, barbaric and unreasonable, blackmailing the weak Lin family regime, and even he himself was admitting that he was a villain, Lin Rui was just cultivating well, so he finally didn't scold.

During the negotiation, he wavered several times, but only persevered by feeling the sweat-soaked paper in his pocket.

He took out the letter, which he had read many times, and unfolded it carefully:

Hidekawa-sama's observation:

Your Excellency has gone to the West, and we miss you so much.

I don't know when you will be able to return to the Far East, and we are all looking forward to your early return to preside over the overall situation.

The demons began an attack on the Far East, and they followed the old path of Rus' and marched straight to the fortress of Tran.

According to the intelligence, the momentum of the demon attack is unusual, in front of the Tran Fortress, the Demon Clan Chen Shi 200,000, banners across the field, all of them are a type of Seneya soldiers, led by the nephew of the Demon God Emperor, Gusta, very arrogant, they have created countless siege equipment, rì night to storm the Tran Fortress, day and night.

The Tran Military Region is guarded by Roger, he leads the soldiers and civilians of the Tran Fortress, and has fought several consecutive battles with the demons, although there are countless soldiers who have killed and injured the demons, but the demons have been coming in a steady stream, and the battle situation is unfavorable to Roger, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties.

I am considering whether the Second Army stationed in Gaza should be redeployed. However, due to the last mutiny, the Second Army suffered heavy casualties, and now, although new recruits have been recruited, their training is not high, and their combat effectiveness has not yet been formed. I don't know when the family's reinforcements will arrive?

Also, my lord, there is bad news for you. Because of the successive battles, our army suffered heavy losses, and a large number of pensions were issued, military rations, medicines, and weapons were purchased, and the silver was spent like water, and the state treasury could not make ends meet. Ming Yu came to me yesterday morning and said, "Shirakawa, we are already bankrupt. ”

He said: This month, we have to pay the military rations, weapons, medicines, and other equipment we purchased on credit, as well as the military salaries owed to the soldiers, the pensions for the fallen soldiers, and the payment of the difference fees for the migrant workers, and the debts are as much as 140 million yuan. And we have ten dollars and four cents in cash in our treasury.

Since the salaries were in arrears for three months, the soldiers of the battalions were now complaining. The troops in the Far East are a little better, they are fighting to defend their homeland and they can bear it, but the troops of the Xiuzi battalion are the most noisy, they say that they don't have money and don't sell their lives. Deserters have already appeared in the Xiuzi battalion. I vigorously enforced military law, and it took me five people last night to finally suppress the situation, but if I didn't have any money, I couldn't hold it back.

There are also suppliers of weapons and food for us, who say, "If we don't see any more cash, they will stop giving us food on credit." "Once the food is stopped, the whole army will collapse without a fight. I had to give them a perfunctory first of the 530,000 cash from the sale of minerals that I had just collected yesterday, and Ming Yu knelt down for them, and they finally agreed to let us owe another month for the sake of the old customers.

There are also suppliers of medicines and clothes, who have stopped supplying us because they owe so much debt. Our soldiers had to fight the demon soldiers barefoot in the cold snow at minus 10 degrees Celsius, wearing thin summer clothes. The only medicine for the wounded soldiers was water, and we couldn't find even a clean gauze.

Ming Yu was so sad that his hair turned half white, and he cried and said to me, Roger led the soldiers to fight the demons on the front line, but we couldn't even feed him, how could we be worthy of them?

I cried when I heard him ask, I really didn't know what to do.

My lord, I haven't been able to close my eyes for four days and four nights, and it's really painful. You left me with the great business of the Far East, but I really don't know what to do. Now, everyone can see that you are the real indispensable pillar of the Far East, and even the one who always speaks ill of you, he now comes to me every day and asks, "When will Lord Light come back?" General Bran sighed all day long, looking at the path to the west, and silently wept. We all know that he is waiting for you to come back.

When will you be back, my lord? We are all eagerly looking forward to your return to the Far East as soon as possible.

There is so much to be said, but rest assured, no matter how hard it is, even if we fight to the last soldier, we will hold on to the Far East according to your orders until the moment when your flag reappears in the blue sky of the Far East. We will never fail to live up to your expectations.

In addition, congratulations to your Excellency on your ascension to Commandery, we are all happy for you.

I wish you good health!

Shirakawa

This letter Zichuan Xiu had read it countless times, but when he read it again, he couldn't help but moisten his eyes.

Northwest looking at the wolf, shè eagle. While he was living a luxurious life of spending all his time drinking and being a high-ranking official, his subordinates were still faithfully carrying out their last orders, defending the eastern defense line for mankind in the most difficult environment and blocking the demon army.

"True loyalty unto death, never betrayal!"

This resounding vow, Shirakawa did it, at the cost of her green years, and even her life!

Thinking of what he had done after returning to Dìdū, Hidema Shikawa felt ashamed.

Busy with trivial matters every day, entertaining people, mediocre, jealous with Ma Wei, and intriguing in power struggles - how can such a mind be worthy of those subordinates who defend the frontier of mankind and sacrifice their lives and death?

He walked out of the room, and under the blue sky, a group of geese were flying from the eastern sky.

"Maybe the hometown of those wild geese is the Far East, the Far East that haunts my dreams!" Zi Chuanxiu silently swore an oath: "You will not live up to me, and I will not live up to you, we depend on each other for life and death!"

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