，

"That's it, too

"Hmph, good luck. ”

Dickett, Led looked at the people around him with disdain or jealousy, and was speechless.

The party soon broke up, and Durkett walked out of the manor, caught up with Bonnie, and said, "Bonnie, give me some."

Then he jumped into the girl's carriage.

Bonage said, "Qiangke, are you going to see?" ”

"That," Dictor said, stunned.

After a moment of silence, Dickett said, "Bonnie, we're friends who grew up together. These are the things that my father won't let me say, but"

"What is it?"

"My father exchanged our family's salt works for a five-percent stake in the Ne Anne Salt Industry, which was taken care of by the grace of the Governor. ”

"Oh, your family is favored by the Governor.

Bonnie was stunned for a moment, and said with coconut pleasure in the current voice.

Dickett shook his head and said, "My father won't let me bother with business, saying that it's all for my brother, and that he has given me a certain position with Master Angus, and that I will go to the governor's palace next month."

Bonnie glared at Dickett, sneered, and said, "Oh, then I'm going to congratulate Lord Led." I wish you a good fortune in the future,"

Forced interrupted her cynicism and exclaimed, "Bang"

Bonnie paused for a moment.

Forced took a few deep breaths, then calmed down and continued: "Bonnie, what I want to say is that we are not a big family like the Cheigor family, their family has a big business, and they can use the power in their hands to ignore the governor's orders, but we can't.

This time the salt frying matter, our family lost more than ten years of income, the salt farm was almost bankrupt, and my father begged Lord Retan with a cheeky face.

Although your family is not engaged in the salt business, this time you also lost 30,000 or 40,000 gold coins, and your father once went to Xie Yigor to borrow money, but was refused. It's impossible to say it's a loan, but they can buy off your wineries, or "or let you go and be his mistress." ”

Bonnie was startled. Covering his mouth, he exclaimed, "Ahh

"As your father said personally, just the day before yesterday, my father advanced 20,000 gold coins from the salt industry in Nai'an and handed them over to your family. Dickett swore solemnly, "Bonnie, don't get tangled up with these big families anymore. ”

Dickett paused, then said mockingly, "It's good, it's not good for us." When evil happens, we will bear them on their behalf. It's okay not to do this kind of thing."

The next goal of the Governor of Lorraine was to clean them up, and the Baron Rathmore and his family were taken into custody.

In terms of strength, the Rasmore family is not inferior to the Sheigor family at all. But it was easy for the Count of Lorraine to clean them up, and in one day he wiped them out.

Rasmore's nephew led a mutiny, and now the entire city of Tysir is cursing their home. You know what Laurien is. He is not to blame for his fate. ”

Bonnie's face turned slightly pale, completely frozen. Slightly open mouth and unable to speak.

Dickert sighed and said, "Four hundred years ago, when we were at the most prosperous in Naian, there was a marquis, a homecoming earl, and more than thirty barons, all of whom were heroes who pioneered Naian.

But after the abolitionist war, there was only one count and twenty barons left.

There's Deren in the north, and Nai'an in the south, don't you understand? The royal family will not allow a powerful family to be underneath. And that massacre sixty years ago. How did the Count Pula family die? It was said that the robbers did it, and what robbers could kill the Pula family even the side branches, and in the end they could not find an heir and depose the lord. ”

Bonnie said incredulously: "What you said is an old rumor, then it is possible, who is so bold to dare to kill a count." ”

"The Emperor has. Dickett said coldly and directly: "Besides, there was not even a follow-up afterwards, and the Heraldic Court did not even send someone to investigate, and the governor at that time closed the case." Don't you see? Not only that, but since then, our governors of Nay'an have all been soldiers. ”

"Not the Governor of Lorraine. Bonnie said incredulously.

Forced reminded in a low voice, "Don't forget about jì. The governor of Lorraine, however, marched into Almohad, the conqueror of Abdwad, the thousand-year-old city, and he killed no less. ”

My father said something that I will give you, "Don't let him do things by the rules all the time." There was no casual killing. and made his kindness weak

Bonnie shuddered and looked at Dickett stunned.

Dickett said: "Bonnie, the local nobles have always been a big problem for the empire, and now even the eldest princess and the future emperor are sitting here. It means to attack the wealthy people of Naian.

Not to mention anything else, only a few months after the arrival of our governor, Baron Rathmore was deposed.

Although Baron Rathmore was arrested because of the slave trade this time, we all know that in the matter of slave trade, Sheigor and other wealthy families are not clean, but there is no evidence, once the governor catches the evidence, they will be the next Baron Rasmore.

Moreover, I heard that my grandfather has already spoken. To clean up Baron Yudri's family. The family was quite interesting. As soon as I heard the wind, it was wrong. They have all moved north to avoid trouble. ”

Bonnie was taken aback by Dickert's words, and hurriedly said: Jiang Ke don't talk nonsense, now he is in the limelight: "Jewel is straight." I tried to stay away from them in the future. ”

Both of them fell silent for a moment, except for the sound of the wheels pressing against the bluestone slabs, and finally slowly disappeared into the night.

Lorraine and Leo annex the Ryder family's saltworks. Pioneered the exemplary feat of commercial merger in Naian. One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

The guys of Ness, who had lost a lot of money because of the salt frying, were desperately trying to grasp the last straw like people who were about to drown, desperately trying to seize a chance to get to the bottom of the matter, and Led soon became the red man of Nedel City.

Especially those who have a salt farm that has gone out of business or is on the verge of closure, as if they see hope, they desperately inquire about these things.

The people of Lorraine are not magnanimous masters, especially for Lorraine and Leo, the shareholders or something, of course, are all their own people's good.

Leo immediately ordered that these salt merchants should be wiped out, and the price of salt in his salt farm was lowered by three percentage points, and a fierce price war was launched with them. forced them to close their doors and go bankrupt as soon as possible.

And in this way, Foot Six can take over the salt works in the hands of those people at a low price.

Moreover, because of the salt drying technology, Lorraine and Leo also have requirements for salt farms, and there are not many salt farms that can be looked at by Luo Cai and Leo.

For those who fancy the salt pans, the Empire Eagle Company, a huge, greedy, and feared trust business organization, naturally spares no effort to get its hands on it.

Following Lorraine's instructions, the manager of Neyan Salt began to look for the owners of these salt works.

The vast majority of salt farms are also in a hurry to sell, those people lost a lot of money in the previous period, and the salt farms can't compete with the salt industry in Nai'an, so it is the best choice to sell the salt farms.

However, although the acquisition of Nai An Salt fell from the sky on our behalf as it is today, in the words of Grandpa Leo, our money did not come from the wind. Even if you collect protection fees, don't you have to run errands?

Therefore, when the acquisition entered the negotiation process, everyone realized that Naian Salt Industry was not the angel who saved the suffering, but a demon who ate people and did not spit out bones.

Those who acquired us after being professionally trained by Lord Lorraine, rolled up their sleeves and bargained fiercely.

What's more, there is Led, a local who knows the situation well. It's not easy to pick their venue.

First of all, the venue is not good and does not meet our standards, and then the place is remote, the transportation is inconvenient, and the boats and cars cannot be driven in.

Furthermore, it's now purely a buyer's market. The managers of Naian Salt are as arrogant as Microsoft's salesmen: "Love to sell but not sell, don't sell to pull." If you don't sell, others are still waiting to sell"

In a short period of time, the Naian Salt Grounds in Lorraine and Leo have expanded several times like balloons. As soon as these salt works are fully completed, Lorraine will be able to implement its strategic goal of monopolizing the salt market.

The Neyan people who were brutally killed by Leo for a price. Although they knew that Lorraine and Leo were the big bosses of the Neyan Salt Company, they didn't have the courage to scold Leo, so they could only direct their anger at Lorraine.

In the mouths of the Naians, Lorraine's reputation now stinks again. It was getting closer and closer to the bedroom of the Immortal King himself.

Of course, Lorraine doesn't care about the chirping of these people, it's true that the gold coins fall in their pockets, as the saying goes, "If you don't attract hatred, you're mediocre." Let those who complain, let them go.

Lorraine's main focus now is on dealing with the local officers.

According to General Larry's report, every year after late autumn, when the orcs raid southern Naian, the grain has just been harvested, and every household has a stockpile, which is the time when these locust-like fellows are hungry.

The half-orcs also very elegantly called this period of time "autumn hunting"

And now that summer is coming to an end, the autumn harvest is not far off. Time is of the essence.

If he wants to be well guarded, he must prepare for battle.

Moreover, Lorraine also plans to establish militia organizations in several southern cities to strengthen his combat power before the orcs disturb the border. This is an important job for the Governor.

Whether it's whether he's in the province or in the opposite direction. It is also good to benefit the people and give birth to Buddhas. If this work is not done well, the roll cover is light. If he suffers heavy losses, don't look at him as the adulterer of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, he will still have to be exiled for 3,000 miles.

West Point, founded by Lorraine. There are ready-made buildings, but they are just decorations, and the progress of construction is still very fast, especially Lorraine's urging. Leo also looked at the profits of Pei, and wanted to start classes early and make money early.

The workers worked overtime during the day, and finally completed the transformation of the training base before the arrival of the first batch of officers.

More than fifty local officers were represented, and after reporting with the orders of the Governor of Lorraine, they quickly assembled at the West Point Military Academy, which Lorraine had founded.

This shows an inconspicuous yard on it. When the officers came online, they were still worried, this can't be a pheasant school like a computer training school that just collects money and doesn't do anything, right?

When they walked in, the staff of the military academy took them into Suhan, and when they saw the luxurious decoration underneath the shabby appearance, these guys were all stunned.

All marble walls, luxurious bedrooms, ceiling lights, wall lamps, floor-to-ceiling windows, and bathroom handrails are all gilded.

Hot water is available at 24 o'clock all day, and you can call for a hot meal at any time when you walk into the restaurant. Delicacies of the sea are available openly.

If it weren't for the order given by Lorraine that it was clearly written that it was to come to Pei, these people would still think that this was a vacation, but now they were a little relieved, it seemed that the governor still attached great importance to this military school, not just to play with them.

As for the specific purpose of the Governor of Lorraine's training, these officers have not yet figured out what is going on, but they all understand that the elimination rate of training this time is half, and if they do not qualify, they will be beaten into the local militia and become second-rate reserves.

Although it is said that being a soldier in a local area is also hard and tiring, there are many superiors, and the base and officials can jump out and point fingers. is always called by Shangguan as free labor, but in any case, it is also a regular army, and the personnel in the establishment, if they guard a checkpoint or something, they can still make some money

How can it be better to go down to train the militia and become a reserve, right?

If that's the case, maybe when my hat will be gone, I can only go home and guard my mother-in-law to repair the earth.

The officers gathered here have basically met each other on a regular basis or something. Many of them were still acquaintances, and suddenly they all got together. Naturally, they were very enthusiastic, hugging their shoulders and patting their backs or something, but everyone knew very well in their hearts: these guys are all here to compete with me for positions

They are polite, and naturally they are false inside and out.

On the day of the appointed assembly period, these officers were all gathered in a large classroom, and these people did not know what they were talking to, but whispered in the classroom.

Soon the front door was pushed open with a "bang". A group of Praetorian Guards walked in in a neat pace. Xun stood around the classroom.

These officers immediately stopped talking, and quietly looked at the forbidden soldiers in front of them, they were also soldiers, these local officers would naturally compare themselves with the forbidden soldiers, and soon they were all discouraged, compared with these elites, they were really second-rate troops.

Then another middle-aged man in a black uniform walked in, with a long sword at his waist and a hard whip in his hand, with a grim face. At a glance, you can tell that he is a battle-hardened veteran, with a murderous aura, compared to him, the following people can become creamy students.

The following officers were surprised that it was a black uniform, there was no black in the emperor's ** uniform, especially this kind of military uniform with lapels, I had never heard of it, but the gold eagle emblem on the left chest looked very similar to the one on the emperor's ** flag, it should be from the Ruman Empire.

In particular, this dress is so handsome, coupled with the person's sword-like temperament, he is an old heartthrob.

Looking at the middle-aged soldier in black, these people began to whisper.

"Who is this man?"

"I haven't seen it, but this dress is beautiful! I'll make a set when I go back. ”

"The Praetorian Guards, maybe their new uniforms.

The black-clothed soldier frowned, looked at them, and shouted sharply in a hoarse voice:

"Silence. ”

The people below quieted down, and sat up straight honestly as if facing Shangguan.

"Your Excellency the Governor has arrived, and all of them have risen. The black-clad soldier shouted.

The men cheered, and they all stood up.

Lorraine and Leo walked in, and Lorraine nodded to the black-clad soldier at the door, and then stepped onto the podium.

Leo also wears a black Eagle Company security uniform, but the eagle emblem on his chest is gold-encrusted with gemstones, shining like a light bulb.

Seeing Lorraine and Leo walk up to the podium, the officers below stomped their feet, "boom", and gave a military salute.

Lorraine nodded, didn't speak, just looked carefully at the group of officers in front of him, these people were all worried under Lorraine's gaze. You can only stand more straight.

After a while, Lorraine nodded and said: "The first phase of West Point Military Academy has officially started, and as the first batch of students of West Point Military Academy, you must first keep in mind the idea of loyalty and patriotism, study hard here, exercise hard, and strive to be reborn as soon as possible and become a new person." ”

What kind of words is this? The following officers thought in puzzlement.

Leo also quietly pulled the corner of Lorraine's clothes. said in a low voice: "Boss, it's wrong, it's wrong, it's a return to the post." ”

Lorraine waved her hand and said, "It's all the same." ”

Then he continued: "Our real military academy is to cultivate soldiers who are loyal to and love Nai'an, to protect this land with their lives, to open up the territory, and to spread the sunshine of the empire all over the continent.

We don't leave mediocre and lazy people, and tell everyone that only half of the people at West Point can get a diploma, and the remaining half only have a certificate of completion.

The faculty here will hold you to the strictest standards and the strictest school rules. Until you become a qualified officer in my eyes. ”

Looking at Lorraine's expression, it didn't look like he was talking about a scene, these officers couldn't help but shudder in their hearts, and secretly wailed: It's enough to eat a mouthful, there's no need for this, right?

Lorraine looked at the people below, and said secretly in his heart: If I don't give you a powerful look, let you know why the flowers are so red, and you won't be obedient. We'll see, I don't even have the strength to cry for you. (To be continued)