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Wang Qinian interrupted the board meeting of Solomon's Company and followed the messenger to the lord's mansion.

It was not only Franklin who was waiting for Wang Qinian, but also Bernhard and Chris, as well as the treasurer.

There was only one reason for convening an emergency meeting overnight, which was both surprising and delightful.

"What?

This is really surprising good news.

"I have sent two battalions of city guards and a squadron of personal guards to the mine to defend them. Franklin couldn't hide his excitement.

"We should do our best to organize the men to start digging and smelting. The treasurer said excitedly, "You should also try to keep it as secret as possible." ”

"It's hard to keep it completely secret, it's going to leak out sooner or later, and we're going to be on the cusp soon. Chris smiled wryly, after all, it was a mine, not a stone.

Chris's worries are definitely not unfounded, Mithril Mine means great wealth.

"Franklin, maybe it's hard for us to be as independent as we are now. Chris let out a long sigh.

Franklin's expression was very stern, as if he was seriously thinking about Chris's words.

The city of Liberty is located at the junction of Modo, Asturias, and the wilderness, and it can also reach Saxon through the areas controlled by orc tribes such as Wolf in the wilderness.

Because it is not far from the orcs, the borders are very blurred, and neither Modo nor Asturias wanted to build a city in such a remote and barren place close to the orcs, because the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, after the completion of the Free City, neither Mordo nor Asturias forcibly wanted to incorporate this city into their territory, so that Franklin and others could survive and grow in the cracks.

The city began to enter the eyes of other countries, first because of the border trade and the trade of the orc trade group, but it was still a wild place in the eyes of other countries.

Further deepening the impression is a series of changes brought about by Wang Qinian's arrival in this city three years ago, including the bank and the Shadow animation, where something was born that the civilized world is looking at.

And now that the Mithril Mine has appeared, it is conceivable that both Modo and Asturias must want to control this area, and even the orc tribes that had become more and more on good terms before can hardly guarantee that they will not covet it.

"What do you think?" said Franklin to Bernhard and Wang Qinian.

"Free City may have to think about its future position and join a faction, Franklin. Even if you give up Mithril Ore now, it's useless. Bernhard said calmly.

Bernhard was right, even if the Free City gave up the Mithril Mine, it would be useless, whether Modo or Asturias wanted the Mithril Mine, they had to take control of the Free City, the closest city to the Mithril Mine.

After all these years of development, the Free City has established a certain amount of power, and evil forces like the Dark Merchants, who have a large number of private armed forces, are not afraid at all, but it is still impossible to confront a country.

"Owen, do you have any good ideas?"

When Wang Qinian heard about the current Mithril Mine, he was first surprised, but then he was also caught in similar worries as Chris and Bernhard.

Wang Qinian said: "First of all, which force should we consider joining, Modo, Asturias, or even alliance with the orcs?"

"Joining the orcs is unlikely. Franklin shook his head, the first to veto the orcs.

Although the relationship with the Orcs of the Rhinewei has become better and better in recent years, it is based on the trade that needs each other, and the customs of the Terrans and the Orcs are too different.

Moreover, Rhine is only the regional overlord of the orcs in the western beast field, not the orc royal court, it is difficult to say what Cheng Dù can achieve by accepting and sheltering the city of freedom, and it will be facing the country, even if Rhine wants to shelter, he may not be able to resist the joint attack of the two countries.

"As for Modo or Asturias, well, Modo is weaker, Asturias is much stronger, but if we throw directly at Modo, Asturian may not be able to achieve its goal, so this is one of the strengths in our hands. Therefore, for the two human countries, our choice should be to see who gives better conditions. ”

"So who do you think would give a better deal, or what kind of condition should we get to choose to join a party?"

"Of course, it is to try to maintain the independence of the free city and strive for more status and autonomy. ”

"So we should wait and see who can make a decision on better terms?"

"You can say that, but there are some things that you have to take the initiative first. ”

"Initiative, what kind of initiative?" asked Franklin.

"We need to create a pattern of checks and balances of interests, and then use this pattern to ensure that most of the rights and interests of the free city are now available. Wang Qinian said.

"What's your solution?"

"The first step is to mint as much money as possible with the Secret Bank, and try to make it as acceptable to those who come and go as far as possible to the Free City, especially the Orcs. Wang Qinian said.

"Do you want to use Mithril to mint the Free City's own coinage, and then use the coins to further trade with the orcs to take the interests of the orcs into account?" Bernhard guessed what Wang Qinian meant, because they had similar thoughts before, "but how to satisfy Modo or Asturias at the same time?"

"With the secret bank coinage, the trade of the free city of guò began to be used quickly, including trade with the orcs, and when the orcs also began to fully accept the monetized transaction, it could create a certain fait accompli, which was equivalent to putting some of the conditions of the free city on the surface first. As for the benefits for the countries to join, the most direct and acceptable way is to pay taxes, which we can pay with Mithril coinage. ”

In the following time, Wang Qinian told his plan step by step.

Chris and Bernhard looked at each other, finally nodded slightly, and then looked at Franklin, waiting for his decision.

Wang Qinian's plan was a bit risky, and he used all the forces of all sides.

Before the nations take formal action, the Mithril minting is only the first step in this plan, which is equivalent to setting a threshold first, and it is also a signal of temptation, and having the right to mint is a great independence.

At the same time, they also paid taxes to the state with the Mithril coins they struck, indicating their acceptance of their rule, so that no Terran nation had anything to say.

At the same time, merchants and orc trade all accept the trade of Mithril coinage, and if the country wants to abolish Mithril coinage and use Mithril for other purposes, it must also consider the possible price to pay, the impact on reputation, and even whether the orcs will go to war because of this.

In addition, some of the Mithril will be circulated in the form of coinage, and other countries will also have the opportunity to share in the benefits of Mithril Mine.

For example, if the two countries most likely to covet the Free City were to go to Asturias, Modo would be the loser, but Mithril would circulate in the form of coinage, and Modo could still get Mithril coins in trade, and after obtaining them, they could be melted down for other purposes or continue to circulate.

Competitors who have failed in this quest for the Free City will inevitably support the Free City in coining Mithril.

Franklin nodded, "I've decided to accept Owen's plan. ”

Chris took a deep breath and said, "But, Franklin, you have to think about it, it's dangerous, and we even have to prepare a war for it. ”

"Yes, it's very risky, but if we do nothing, whatever country wants to annex here, are we helpless? or are we going to be orcs?" Franklin joked.

Chris sneered helplessly, it was impossible to join the orc clan, and in Wang Qinian's plan, they were just using each other.

"Then the next thing we have to do is to try to mine the Mithril Mine before the news of the discovery spreads, and then freeze the coinage, and start the Mithril minting, which will be directly used for trading in trade, and once the coinage is minted, it will be as high-profile as possible, so that everyone knows the deposit of the Mithril coin. ”

After some secret deliberations in the middle of the night, it was immediately put into action.

Early the next morning, Franklin sent both Cleveland to the Mithril Mine.

And in the city, all kinds of craftsmen, especially blacksmiths, silversmiths, and goldsmiths, were registered one by one, and asked to wait at any time to serve the city lord's mansion.

At the same time, the Solomon Company ordered the tools and equipment needed for the smelting and casting from the merchants, as well as new workers, craftsmen, and painters who could design the coinage patterns.

Originally, after the establishment of the Franklin Bank, because there was a magic circle to identify the composition of metal coinage, those who did not have the content could choose to re-evaluate the composition and then melt it into a coin and deposit it in the bank, so there was a small workshop composed of blacksmiths and goldsmiths to serve the bank.

However, in order to get the Mithril coinage into the trade circulation as quickly as possible, the Solomon Company must also come forward to help the Castle Lord's Mansion.

Although the two major shareholders of Lizibao and Obier were very surprised by Wang Qinian's decision, they still reluctantly agreed without knowing the details based on their trust in Wang Qinian.

At this time, the city of the free was still calm on the surface, and the inhabitants of the city were as usual, but not many people knew that this peace was about to be broken.

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In a luxurious apartment in Liberty City, sat two men dressed in black, with a white skull mark on the left breast of their robes, and if Mr. Peter had been to see them, he might have recognized them in front of the Lord's Mansion.

They are Herman and Valery, the emissaries of the Skeleton Order, who once came to negotiate with Franklin on behalf of Duncan, the Dark Merchant.

Behind the two messengers, there were also a dozen or so black-clothed men, and they were not ordinary thugs, their sturdy bodies, calm and fierce eyes showed that they had experienced a hundred battles.

In fact, they were sent from the Skeleton Regiment, and they were all from Duncan's large slave trappers or private armies, and many of them were as strong as Tuxman.

"Valery, this matter does not seem so simple, and we all seem to have despised the position of this young man named Solomon in the City of the Free before we came. ”

"It seems so, if it weren't for the information he gathered in Liberty City, it's hard to believe that just a few years ago he was just a magic apprentice under Zanzi. Judging from the intelligence, he is already one of the top five powerful people in Free City, in charge of trade and diplomacy for Franklin, and has a very good relationship with the orcs, no wonder Franklin will reject us outright. ”

"But in that case, we can't account to Mr. Duncan. ”

After investigating that the death of Master Tigan and his lieutenants, the slave supervisor of the Skeleton Corps in the Mordo region, was related to Wang Qinian, Duncan sent Herman and Valery to negotiate and demand that Solomon be handed over and disposed of by the Skeleton Corps.

The Dark Merchant knew that the Free City had been recruiting wandering mages to join, so he thought that Wang Qinian had also joined the Free City as a wandering mage and was protected by it.

Therefore, Mr. Duncan originally thought that sending two envoys to the door and expressing their willingness to pay a certain price as a step for each other should be exchanged for Franklin's abandonment of Wang Qinian's protection.

And once there is no protection of the Free City, even if Wang Qinian escapes, the team composed of Herman and Valery will become a pursuit team, in this team, Herman and Valery both have eleventh level strength and have entered the intermediate rank, plus the elite warriors in the entourage, even if Wang Qinian has the strength to kill Tigan, he is definitely not an opponent.

Unexpectedly, the two envoys appeared when they arrived in Free City, and the situation was very different from Mr. Duncan's estimate.

Even the second mission is difficult to complete, the first mission is to negotiate and pay a certain price to get a settlement, and the second mission is that if Franklin the lion opens his mouth, Herman and they will assassinate Wang Qinian directly in the Free City.

But now, according to intelligence, Wang Qinian is an upstart in the Free City, one of Franklin's powerful aides, and one of the three interior officials.

Wang Qinian now lives in the inner city, and Herman and their attack on the city lord's mansion is looking for death.

The remaining opportunity is to assassinate Wang Qinian when he walks out of the inner city, even if it is not easy, now every time Wang Qinian walks out of the City Lord's Mansion, there are at least more than two hundred City Lord's Mansion guards around him to protect him.

The group of men brought by Herman and Valery were also carefully selected from Duncan's various slave hunters, and their personal strength was slightly better than that of the personal guards, and if they sacrificed their lives to assault, it could not be said that there was no chance.

However, even if this opportunity is successful, it may be that the people in this room are buried with them, even Herman and Valery are dangerous.

Assassinating one of the three interior officials in Free City, Franklin could not have been held accountable.

Of course, if you don't do anything, you will certainly not be able to account for Mr. Duncan when you go back.

So this Herman did not leave the Free City, but hid and continued to wait, and racked their brains to see if there was another opportunity.

"Do you think there's a way?" Herman said lightly.

"Hehe, haven't you always boasted of your resourcefulness, and this time you actually asked me for a plan?, honestly, there is nothing to do in this situation, unless we are willing to ......" Valery did not continue, Herman understood what he meant.

The two tacitly did not continue to discuss this possibility, Valery pondered for a while and said: "To assassinate him, you must first avoid a few people, the city lord Franklin, the Xi mage Chris, and Bernhard who I heard that he is a summoner, well, you have to count the captain of the guard, Cleveland." The first two, we are not opponents at all, and we should not be afraid of the latter two together, but with them present, it is difficult for us to succeed. ”

"Maybe we can do it while he's out of town, I heard that his Solomon Company-run Shadow Animation was originally filmed by him, and if we get to the wild, we have a much better chance. Herman said

In the field, the chances are indeed much greater, and the biggest threat to the assassination in the city is that even if the assassination is successful, Herman and they will not be able to escape, and even if they escape, they will face the pursuit of the cavalry of the Free City.

Herman and Valery worked for Mr. Duncan, but it was for the sake of the abundant money that the skeleton could provide and some benefits that money could not buy, and if there was no life, this qiē would be meaningless.

And if it weren't for the assassination in the city, as long as they succeeded, Herman and Valeri were confident that it would be much easier to escape back, as long as they left the vicinity of Liberty City, although Franklin was powerful, his influence in other places was extremely weak, and naturally there were dark merchants and skeletons who would deal with the aftermath.

"But we don't know when he's going out to shoot, so we can only keep someone on watch, as long as he goes out of town, it's our chance. ”