Chapter 577: There is no free trade.
Imrik looked at the middle-aged man. This plan was really good. It completely made Kislev a worker attached to the empire, not only to help resist Chaos. The city wall of human flesh will also be turned into a hidden colony.
Although countries can only talk about interests, Mao Zi has caused a lot of trouble for the empire, so it is really a bit unethical to do this.
The middle-aged man had a good attitude and was not moved by Raskol's anger. He always felt that the Patriot Army signed a similar agreement with Caledo, and there was no reason why the Empire could not.
But he may not have thought that Imrik didn't care about Kislev's pitiful financial gains at all, he only wanted the population.
"Agreements are negotiated slowly. If the general thinks there is something wrong with this agreement, we can continue to negotiate until both parties get a satisfactory result." He turned his eyes to Imric, bowed his head and said, "Now that Prince Dragon is here, this kind of shameless thing will naturally come to an end. I hope the war goes well for you generals, so I will take my leave first." After he walked out, Kristoff's face was ashen and he muttered curses
. , "Damn Nords, I knew they were colluding with the Westland. They don't care about anything and only think about money. They really embarrass the North." Raskel calmed down and looked at it in the short term
. This agreement may have benefits, but once the plantation and industry are monopolized by businessmen, the kingdom will be one step closer to crisis.
"Prince, I'm sorry to be rude in front of you, but the behavior of this imperial man makes it difficult for me to control my emotions. Please forgive me." "It doesn't matter,
people always have emotional moments. You can see through the thoughts behind it at a glance, and I can too. I'm happy for you. It seems that two years of study have put in a lot of effort."
Raskol shook his head and didn't want to sigh about the past two years. So what if it was a strategy. Even if he returned to Kislev two years ago, It is also difficult to form effective resistance. It is better to come back when you are ready.
He signaled his men to carry away the collapsed wooden table and came to the map on the hanging board, intending to start analyzing the current situation.
But Imrik had already stopped him, "You have a special mission. Go find Mazov. He will tell you what to do next."
Raskolton was content where he was. In his current capacity, He didn't have to obey the commanding words, but he accepted them anyway.
"Understood. If there is any need for information, Alexandremon will answer it for you." "
Yes." Imrik nodded lightly. In fact, Masnot has already explained the current situation and has a plan in his mind. , coming to the headquarters is just a routine trip.
After Raskol left, the Dragon Prince signaled Alexandremon next to him to leave and wanted to talk to the Imperials alone.
Mrs. Kislev from the headquarters all left. As for whether they thought they had reached some secret agreement with the empire, that was their business. Do they have to explain everything?
Seeing this posture, Kristoff knew that Imric wanted to talk to him, and signaled several accompanying inner ring knights to leave.
Elvis was also quite sensible and prepared to leave this place of right and wrong, but he was left behind by Imric.
The brat brought a chair for the prince and stood quietly behind him, just like he used to do when he was a herald.
"Tell me, what do you want? I don't believe that the Nord is really under the command of the Westland. It is impossible for the control of the Ulric Church to not even know the thoughts of a businessman. What you are doing I'm disappointed."
Christoph narrowed his eyes. He was not worried about being discovered through his plan, but the power possessed by the Dragon Prince was too great. The Elector defined him as a substitute for the dwarves. In the situation where the Mountain Kingdom had too much time to take care of itself, Next, he exists as a fairly reliable ally.
The church does not believe that Caledor, who is too far away from the old world, has substantial influence. It is an emergency ally and can find help when Chaos invades again.
"Each empire has its own ideas. The Church of Ulric is to ensure the purity of the people and resist Chaos. As for the actions of the elector, we will not pay attention." "Really?" Imrik pretended to be confused and touched his left hand
. He wears an orange-yellow gemstone ring and travels thousands of miles to help mankind solve its problems.
Although the main purpose is to eradicate the hidden dangers of his wife and daughter, if the empire dares to mess with this kind of thing, it is time to sound some alarm bells.
"Of course, the church will not participate in the secular world except for voting when electing the emperor." "
I believe you, after all, you have fought with me."
Before Christev could react, Imric continued in Imperial language Said, "Elvis, you have been in the Empire for a while, what do you think the northerners need most?" The smart Elvis quickly realized that he was planning to put pressure on the Ulric Church, and even Without thinking, he opened his mouth and said,
"Some reliable self-defense weapons, a large number of warm clothes, and an adequate supply of food and medicine." "
Can Caledor provide these kind things to the Imperial people?"
Elvis glanced at Kristoff, who seemed to want to put pressure on him, felt funny in his heart. He didn't really think that the giant horned viper was under the control of the Church of Ulric. The prince could go to Nagaros and fight with Druch in just a few words. , why bother being a mouse in this dark and gloomy place.
"I think it only takes the military factory three days to produce a qualified crossbow production line. The quality is definitely better than the empire's and is sufficient to meet the self-defense needs of civilians. The land around the Obsidian Peaks can also be transformed to grow cotton and wheat
. , the quality of medical plants in Lustria is far better than that in the old world. As long as a plantation is developed, even commoners can enjoy precious medicines from the new world." The young man showed a smile, which was a sign of the strong strength of
his motherland. With pride, he looked at the White Wolf Grand Instructor whose face was getting more and more embarrassed,
"And our latest model of voyage ship has a cargo capacity of 800 tons. Even if there will be some losses when it is sent from the New World to the Empire, I believe it can still meet the needs of the north.
" My family also has a trade fleet. If the prince finds it troublesome, I know several merchant lords in the Westland who can send some goodwill to humans on your behalf. They will definitely thank the prince for his generosity." Turning
to The sensible brat gave him a look of praise, and sure enough, he grew up faster if he walked around more. At this age, he was thinking about dragons and lances, so how could he bother to study hidden pressure.
"Of course, this is a good deed. We have always ignored the needs of civilians in the past and focused on the rare human nobles. Since the empire adheres to the principle of free trade, I believe we will not mind Caledo's participation in the people's livelihood industry." Damn it
. Yes, this guy is really a genius. Christoph gritted his teeth and cursed secretly in his mind. As long as he used elf things, he would not think of using rags made in small human workshops.
Once the market is dumped at low prices, and the key weapons, clothing, food and medicines are dumped, the economic lifeline of the north is equivalent to being completely controlled. The merchants of Marienburg will definitely not mind doing their part to enrich their pockets.
Imrik sat firmly in his position, not caring about the thoughts of the White Wolf Master.
In the past, I deliberately suppressed commercialism in the country. Many places were not developed and kept within a controllable range.
In this world, money cannot solve everything.
But it is no exaggeration to say that as long as the mining of the Obsidian Peak Mine is released, the mining magic machines shared by Tigris are mass-produced, and a group of slaves are obtained from Arabi for ore smelting and preliminary forging, no more than three In ten years, the empire's metal processing industry will be monopolized.
As small as an iron nail, as large as an armored version for a tank, they are all made from Caledo Factory.
Economic control is much easier than political and military control. However, in the face of a powerful enemy, all races should contribute. However, even under the leadership of the Lord of ZTE, the empire is still playing it safe, which is unavoidable. Confuse.
They only thought about the benefits they could get by doing this, but they did not consider that if Kislev really became a vassal, the chaotic political environment of the empire would only make the situation more complicated when Chaos invaded.
Whether the person who proposed this plan should provide more support, or whether Oster and Ostermark, who have been friends with him for generations, should provide strong assistance, this issue can be deadlocked in the Electoral Council for a long time.
When Imrik and Elvis explained that the quality of the mine was better, Kristoff still chose to compromise.
He did not dare to bet that if business was deliberately closed, the empire's economic situation would decline again, but if Caledo's goods were refused to flow in, this would be completely contrary to the agreement signed ten years ago.
Imric immediately severed diplomatic relations in anger, and various forces in the south would put pressure on the north. Even Magnus would question whether the church's decision was correct.
"Faith, we need warriors who believe in Ulric." Kristoff spat out these shameful words word by word. Even he would feel embarrassed by it.
Imrik shook his head and sighed, expressing his disapproval of this decision.
"As expected, when you reach this level, these are the only things you want. I really don't know if Yurik will remain optimistic like you if he knows this decision." (End of Chapter
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