Chapter 494: Leased Territory

"If I am not mistaken, this should be His Majesty the Emperor of the Carolingian Empire. Lei Changye felt that his only introducer was in a crisis now, and he had to speak.

"Oriental, His Majesty the Emperor has not yet allowed you to speak. The queen said loudly behind Tyrol I.

"Roar—" At that moment, the dragon mother Marie Culus suddenly let out a furious dragon groan. The mighty dragon shook the audience. Several Magi standing behind the Emperor all looked shocked. The power of this dragon power was far beyond their comprehension. They were all figures who had seen real dragons, but none of them had such oppressive dragon might.

"My master wants to speak, and no one can stop him. Mariches, the Mother of Dragons, spoke in a deep, solemn, non-male and non-female dragon groan.

"The Dharma God is on the ......," several Magi exclaimed from the bottom of their hearts.

"The dragon confesses the Lord! This is just like the prophecy of the sages. They whispered excitedly.

"The dragon knight appeared. Could it be that the savior of the kingdom comes from the east?"

"The heroic spirits of the sages are trying to show us the way. ”

"With the help of the dragon, our northern defense line ......"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess said that he saved her from Henry. ”

"The Orientals who can defeat the Necromancer Archmage are really unfathomable. ”

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, for thousands of years, there has never been a dragon that has made a dragon knight contract with a human. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, and I think it needs to be handled carefully and sensibly, and don't let emotions dictate your decisions. The duchess, who had been silent, said in a deep voice.

"The manager has a point. Tyrol I breathed a sigh of relief. He himself thought the same thing, and the anger just now was just to prevent Princess Linda from shaking out all the scandals of the royal family. He squinted at the queen, if it weren't for the family behind the queen, he would have been unable to resist her execution.

This woman with inflated ambitions and a disorderly private life is a nightmare for him. But she came from the most powerful lord of the Franks, who controlled almost all of East Francia and fought against the Robert family on the northeastern front.

The Robert family was almost the mainstay of resistance to the Vikings, demons, and barbarians, and the Knights of the Frankish Lords and the Knights of the Magical Guild were only under the command of the Robert Knights.

Half of the Frankish Empire's tax revenues went to the northeastern front, where Robert was in power. It can be said that the war allowed the Robert family to take control of half of the financial power of the Frankish Empire. The marriage between Queen Mary and Tyrol was the lifeblood that held the Carolingian family together and the Robert family. There is no shortage of one between them.

The gloomy look in Tyrol I's eyes silenced Queen Mary, who had been trying to stir things up, out of fear.

"Linda, formally introduce me to this gentleman from the East, and tell me about your rescue by him. Tyrol I took Princess Linda's hand and said softly.

"Yes, father!" Princess Linda led her father to Lei Changye and officially introduced Lei Changye. When Lei Changye and Tyrol I exchanged official greetings, Linda immediately introduced the earth-shattering melee between Lei Changye and Henry to everyone present in an impassioned tone.

The first encounter with the Wooden Bird attack of the Crystal Dragon Castle, and then the rescue of the Wooden Bird and the Thousand Paper Crane attack of the Crystal Dragon Castle, the subduing and seizure of Henry's talisman box, and the rescue and resurrection of the Dragon Mother Marie, this series of stories naturally has a sense of epic grandeur and grandeur in the Latin narration of Princess Linda.

All the nobles, knights, and magisters present listened attentively.

"Lord of the Martial Alliance, from the East, your strength and bravery deserve to be sung by the Frankish troubadours for a hundred years. Thank you for rescuing my precious daughter from the devil. "I don't know how I can express my gratitude to you. ”

"Your Majesty the Carolingian Emperor, I have come with the friendship and goodwill of the Tang Dynasty in Middle-earth, and I am willing to form a brotherly state with the Carolingian dynasty and reconcile it forever. Saving Princess Linda is just to show my kindness to your dynasty. In the near future, Datang hopes to build a Silk Road across Europe and Asia, starting from Dunhuang and ending somewhere in Europe. This will not only make the two countries prosperous, but also strengthen commercial and cultural exchanges. Lei Changye spoke eloquently in Latin.

As he interacted with the Mother of Dragons, Henry, and Linda, he became more and more fluent in Latin, and was now completely Roman aristocratic.

Listening to his fluent Latin, there were even quite a few nobles shaking their heads and enjoying themselves.

"So, you want us to be able to create a city for you to trade into. Tylor I muttered.

"Exactly, a special zone that allows the free circulation of Eastern and Western goods and is exempt from taxes. Lei Changye said in a deep voice, "We are willing to pay the rent to lease such an area." ”

Tyrol I pondered: "Honorable envoy of the Tang Dynasty, unfortunately, my kingdom is experiencing a once-in-a-century melee. The Dark Lords, Vikings, Barbarians, and Demons wreak havoc on the troubled Frankish lands. Ambitious warlords and independent magical guilds have risen to prominence as bandits, raiding and plundering the dynasty's forces. Almost no city in the dynasty's territory, with the exception of Aachen, was safe. ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, why don't you lease that place to the powerful envoy of the Tang Dynasty?" the duchess said suddenly.

"Your Excellency, you mean that place?" said Tyrol I, slightly startled.

"The honorable envoy of the Tang Dynasty has just arrived in Europe, and he can become the dragon knight of the apocalypse, and he will definitely be able to take on the defense of rebuilding that city, so that the dynasty can also ......" The duchess did not say the next words.

"Dear envoy of the Tang Dynasty, you are the benefactor who saved Princess Linda and the one who defeated the Aquitaine Cynic, I should have given you a fief belonging to Aquitaine as a fief as a reward for your bravery. Unfortunately, you are not a Frank and cannot be feuded, and Aquitaine does not have a fief worthy of your honorable status. Since you want a special trade zone, I am willing to lease you a permanent fief in West Francia. Only 500 livres per year are required to pay rent to the Franks. Tyrol I spoke in understanding.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I don't know where this leased land is or what its name is. Lei Changye asked.

The countess immediately took out a parchment map from her bosom and presented it to Tyrol I, who pointed to a place on the map: "This fief, once a great city, is known as the jewel of Europe, and the first city founded by the Germanic peoples. It is here that the oldest beer in Europe was born. I think that only this city is worthy of the dual identity of Mr. Dragon Knight and the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Lei Changye felt his face go blank for a moment. The direction of Tyrol I's finger vaguely seems to be the location of Paris. Could it be that he inadvertently rented Paris from the Frankish emperor?

Riding the Dragon Mother to the imperial capital, there is really good luck blessing!

However, Lei Changye immediately sensed that something was wrong from the faces of Tylor I, Queen Mary, and the mysterious countess. Princess Linda looked even more anxious, her hands were held tightly by Tyrol I, and her fingertips were red. Apparently Tyrol I secretly grabbed his daughter's hand and told her not to say much.

He looked around around at the nobles, knights, and magisters around him. The nobles had schadenfre到这里s on their faces. The knights looked around one by one, not wanting to meet Lei Changye's eyes. The magisters all looked down at their toes, as if flowers had grown on them.

Lei Changye glanced back at the Dragon Mother Marieches. There was confusion in Mariches' eyes, apparently unaware of what was going on. It seems that something so big happened in Paris after the death of the Mother of Dragons that people kept silent about it.

From the historical facts of the Blue Sea Star Plane, Lei Changye knew that in fact, the royal capital of the Franks often rotated in several cities such as Aachen and Paris. Paris was once the imperial capital, but now it is a regional city. Such a famous city was casually rented to Lei Changye, and the rent was 500 livres a year, which is about 120,000 silver pennies a year. This is simply equivalent to giving it away for nothing, and there is absolutely no such cheap thing.

Lei Changye's mind was racing rapidly, and several possibilities were roughly listed. The most likely possibility is that Paris has fallen in the war against the allied forces of the demons, Vikings and barbarians.

The cunning Tyrol I hoped to regain Paris with the help of the dragon knights of the thunderous night, and prop up the battle on the West Frankish front, dragging the Tang Dynasty into the whirlpool of war.

Even if Lei Changye was able to recover Paris, Tyrol I could break the treaty at any time to reclaim the fiefdom and expel the Tang merchants from the Frankish Empire. The initiative is always in the hands of the royal family.

Lei Changye thought about it again and again, and felt that this matter could be there. The legend of the Demon Clan and Mr. Cassem had been flashing through his mind, and he felt that the suddenly disappeared Demon Clan and Cassem should have something to do with the fall of Paris. Perhaps the West Francian defenses were pierced by the Demons, allowing them to enter the desert oasis and threaten the Abbasids.

If you want to find Monsieur Kassem, Paris may have a clue. At the same time, if the Demon Clan has the opportunity to raid the desert, then the trade routes he established are not safe anywhere, and if he wants to build a safe Silk Road, the West Francian defense line must be rebuilt and as stable as Mount Tai.

These things, if they don't give benefits, he must also do them. Now that the Frankish emperor had used Paris as a reward, he simply went one step further and took Paris into his hands and made it the land terminus of the Silk Road.

Thinking of this, he made up his mind, raised his head and said softly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I am deeply honored to be able to own this city as a leased land. However, the lease of this great city cannot be sloppy, and can it be concluded with a magical contract. ”