Chapter 386: Family Hidden Dangers and Playboy's Carriage In the morning, the sky was just dawning, and on the south side of the gate of the northwest fortress, there were already a lot of people crowded in the originally huge square.
The convoy parked in the square had been so crowded that it had driven the procession for miles, and as soon as the gates were opened, there were a line of defenders, armed with swords and heavily armed, forming a wall of separation, and on the city wall, there were also archers on guard, patrolling the crowd at their feet with alert eyes.
According to the rules of the Northwest Fortress here, today is the time to open the door and open the gate.
The best position at the front of the square naturally belongs to various large chambers of commerce, or groups with extraordinary energy.
The Northwest Fortress is an important passage through the Empire's borders, especially in the Northwest, and is the only trading channel to the Orc Kingdom.
Every once in a while, the border army would open the gates of the city and release a part of the caravans, allowing them to go north to trade with the orcs, of course, the top priority was naturally the Tulip family's own caravanserais.
Long before the switch, the chambers of commerce had already submitted applications to the military in the Northwest Fortress, and the goods they brought out of the customs were clearly listed and submitted for review.
All prohibited items, naturally there is no actual situation on the list, then it is difficult to say.
Every once in a while, the opening and closing of the gate is like the opening of the sluice gate to release the flood, and the caravan that gathers and waits to exit the customs is like a tide.
Rao is the Northwest Fortress is the Empire's premier fortress, the gate is wide, but it is also congested.
The army guarding the city gate was busy sweating, and a convoy of chambers of commerce was waiting in line to leave the customs, and before leaving the customs, the official documents obtained in advance from the reading division regiment had to be submitted to the officers of the city gate for review, and at the same time, there would be soldiers at the checkpoint to conduct spot checks on the goods of the transport convoy.
Every time the switch is opened, there will be some phenomenon of entrainment of private work, so there are heavily armed soldiers around to stand by in case anyone dares to violently resist the law.
For a morning, there was a constant stream of traffic under the city gates, but the convoy waiting in the square did not seem to have decreased much.
Just south of the square, in an unknown Chamber of Commerce procession, Dixon and Captain Hook, dressed in ordinary merchant clothes, sat in a wagon, with thick round barrels underneath.
"Have you calculated" Dixon sat there crookedly, wearing a straw hat crookedly, with a dry straw in his mouth, his trouser legs rolled up, looking no different from an ordinary trader, tilting his head, and pouting at Hukenunu beside him, and said with a smile: "How many caravans and how many truckloads of goods have passed in a morning, and the value of goods to be cleared in the Northwest Fortress is just a switch."
If you count it over a year, the number of transactions that pass through here will reach a staggering number. ” Captain Hook had a pipe hanging from his mouth, and his face was solemn.
Dixon said in a low voice: "A few years ago, I used to come here once, don't look at me like this, I followed the logistics of the academy to buy some Warcraft materials, at that time, the switch of the Northwest Fortress was far less than there are so many convoys now.
In the past two years, I have heard that this place has become bigger and bigger, and even many convoys that originally passed through the Central Fortress would rather take a long detour to get out of here. ” Captain Hook took his pipe from his mouth and said coldly, "Why" Dixon smiled slightly: "You already have the answer in your heart, so why ask me again." ” "Could it be that the defenders here dare to openly shield the caravan" Captain Hook's eyes were gloomy, he sighed softly, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "The Tulip family entrusted the Northwest Fortress with Sylvester, how dare he act so recklessly" After a pause, Hook frowned and pondered for a while, and said: "It is said that this Sylvester is a smart and capable person, how could he do such a good thing The previous Duke was so optimistic about it, but he would also be greedy for money."
"As far as I know, this Sylvestre's life is very simple."
Dixon shook his head and said, "I heard that he has been in the barracks all these years, and he is no different from other officers in the army in terms of living expenses. ” Hook was stunned: "This is strange. ” By noon, although the defenders under the city gate had been busy all morning, they did not show any slackness, and even the soldiers around them who were heavily armed and lined up in shock were still standing straight, and the ranks were not chaotic at all Hook saw it in his eyes, although he had a lot of criticism about that Sylvester in his heart, he still couldn't help but admit it: This guy is really strict in governing the army Although waiting in the back, Hook had been carefully and secretly observing the process of the defenders under the city gate inspecting the guards.
He found that the defenders under the city gate did not have the appearance of "filling their own pockets" and "colluding with officials and businessmen" as he expected.
The defenders were also very strict and strict in the inspection of the goods of the customs clearance convoy, and there was no sign of openly releasing water.
He told Dixon about this question, and Dixon smiled slightly: "This is natural, if it is casually let people see it, then how can this business last?"
He pulled Rahuk and said with a smile: "All the doorways are on the paperwork submitted by the leaders of those customs clearance caravans. ” "Oh" "These customs clearance documents must be declared to the border army in advance.
After the border army battalion issued it, it was allowed to leave the customs.
But there are many ways in it that you don't know. ” Hook came to his senses and touched Dixon: "How do you know?"
Dixon smiled wryly: "I suffered two years ago. ” Get one's fingers burnt Hook froze.
According to Dixon, he came here two years ago as a magician in the logistics department of the Academy of Magic, what kind of organization is the Academy of Magic, which has a strong organizational background, a hard background, and an unusual relationship with the Tulip family Will you still suffer here, this is also the territory of the Tulip family?
Dixon snorted: "Two years ago, my senior brother and I in the academy came here to do business, according to the requirements of the academy, to purchase a batch of materials for demonic beasts here, you know, there are many magicians in the academy, and some special materials are needed for research, many of which are not very easy to see, in order to meet these needs, the academy sometimes has to do some shady business."
When I first came here, I thought that this errand was easy to do, with the brand of the Academy of Magic, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to eat wherever I went, but in this northwest fortress, I touched a nail, if it weren't for the fact that there was a senior brother who was a veteran, I would have made a fool of myself that time. ” As he spoke, Dixon recounted what happened to him back then.
It turned out that Dixon and another logistics deacon in the academy came here together, and went out of the customs to the orc's territory to buy some special "materials", and if you want to trade with the orcs, you can't take the empire's gold coins, so you can only bring some things to exchange with the orcs.
And just here when I was about to take the goods out of customs, I ran into trouble.
The truck of the dignified magic academy was actually detained by the defenders Dixon was surprised, and he was also very annoyed, there were still people in the world who dared to seize the things of the Magic Academy, let alone the Northwest Frontier Army, even if it was the defenders of Loulan City, the tulip family, the city guards, and even the Royal Forest Army, they couldn't do such a thing But this reading division group was made And that time, after the people of the Reading Division detained Dixon's goods, they did not tear his face, but politely invited Dixon to the Northwest Fortress barracks as a guest.
Then, Dixon was given a list of charges "Billlist," Hook's eyes widened.
"It's a list of charges."
Dixon sneered: "That list is so meticulous and thorough that I was amazed when I read it once, and it listed almost all the possible goods I could think of."
Household goods, civilian goods, military supplies, suspected military goods, and of course many contraband prohibited by imperial decrees.
Everything was listed at the end of each item of goods in that list, and a number was indicated.
According to the man in the Reading Division, this is called a tariff. ” "Ridiculous" If it weren't for the fact that he had not concealed his identity, Hook would have almost jumped up and roared He immediately lowered his voice, but his tone was full of anger: "What kind of joke are tariffs, tariffs are only qualified to be levied by the imperial officials, and besides, I haven't been in the Tulip Family, and the Tulip Family has never had any so-called tariffs, even at the checkpoint leading to the grassland in the northwest, I have never reached out to ask for money."
"There's no prairie there, there's here."
Dixon was not in a hurry, and said lightly: "The Reading Division has done this, and it has always done so. ” "Nobody cares," Hook was a little short of breath.
"When I came here two years ago, it was said that the Reading Strength Corps had just started to collect customs duties.
This kind of thing, instead of being resisted by the merchants, is very popular because many sensitive materials on that list are included in the scope of tariffs, that is, as long as you pay the tariffs, those sensitive things, you can be shipped out for sale, and you don't have to worry that the border army of the Reading Division will seize you. ” "This is simply blatant and blatant," Hook couldn't believe it: "I believe this is definitely not the decision of the Tulip family, this must be the selfish behavior of the Reading Division, is it really unattended" Dixon said coldly: "How to manage" As he spoke, he sighed softly: "Two years ago, that eldest lady had just been made the head of the family, and the previous duke had just left, and the whole family was panicking, but this new patriarch was a young girl whose surname was in power, so there would naturally be a kind of weakness.
Because the eldest lady is a female surname, she is not like the previous generations of heirs, she has been training the previous generations of heirs in the army since she was young, and she will form a group of her own team when she has been trained in the army, and she will establish prestige in the army.
But in this generation, the patriarch is a young girl, the big man among those retainers, even if he is still loyal to the family, but to make everyone willingly obey the orders of a young girl, how many people don't say it in their mouths, but they may not be willing in their hearts What's more, this Sylvestre's identity and status are very delicate, and he has been in the Northwest Fortress for many years, he came over at the age of twenty-five, Chinese New Year's Eve and he is three years old today, and he has been here for eight years and has not moved for eight years, and he has always received the full support of the previous duke, Eight years to say something unpleasant is enough to make this border army worthy of its name."
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Truly Hook was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses Reading Division Readability "Sylvester is very clever, although he has made a lot of money, and even openly covered up things, but in the first place, he has not done too much, at least those important weapons and equipment, have not been exported, but some iron drugs have been released.
Second, his actions have been supported by many chambers of commerce, you know, those big chambers of commerce, behind them are the shadows of those big giants in the empire.
For such a thing, it was too late for those giants to support them, so they naturally made a group of good friends for Sylvester.
And the most important thing is the third one, although he has made so much money, he is not greedy, his living expenses have never increased, but the money he makes, he will hand over half of it to the family every year As a general in the army, leading the army, he can also hand over a large amount of income to the family every year, this move makes many people speechless.
As for the rest of the money, Sylvester himself did not swallow it, but established a system in the army, and it is said that those money made the whole army and officers at all levels grateful to him.
Especially the lower-level soldiers, do you know that the Reading Division Regiment has a set of financial systems that are completely different from the other armies of the Tulip Family, in addition to the military salary paid by the family to the soldiers, the Reading Division Regiment gives all the soldiers in its own army, even including those auxiliary armies and servant armies, will be distinguished according to the head, according to the rank, and the size of the contribution to the army, each person, will get an additional subsidy, this subsidy, will not be cashed out immediately, but during the New Year's holidays, a lot of holiday fees will be issued, and most of the subsidies, It will be stored in the accounts of the logistics battalion, once the soldier or officer is discharged, he can withdraw this subsidy at any time, and the money to return to his hometown to live in a beautiful scenery is enough to buy a good piece of land in his hometown. ” Hook was stunned Buying people's hearts and wolf ambitions This Sylvester did this, it is simply that He simply turned his family's Reading Master Regiment into his own private army "From top to bottom, there is hardly anyone who is dissatisfied with this commander, from officers to soldiers, they are all grateful to this commander, and they are extremely supportive of him, after all, the eldest lady has only been in power for two years, and all aspects of the family, all kinds of relationships, and all kinds of factions want her to straighten out the relationship and settle it one by one.
And the Reading Division has been run by Sylvester for eight years, and he is deeply rooted here, even if the eldest lady wants to move him, it is not easy to make a big move for a while.
Otherwise, if you have just come to power and your position is not yet secure, you will rashly attack an elite army that has left the family territory for many years and lives abroad, in case it triggers some mutiny or something."
"So it's not that Lord Duke doesn't know Sylvester's actions, and it's not that he doesn't move, it's just that he can't move for the time being."
"Always wait for the eldest lady to straighten out the internal relationship of the family, all kinds of power are firmly grasped in her hands, sit firmly in the position, and grasp the power, so that she can attack him.
Moreover, this kind of thing is not easy to come by, and if it is too hasty, I am afraid that it will cause chaos. ” Hook fell silent.
After a long while, the captain suddenly shook his head: "This Sylvester is dead." ” Dixon smiled: "You're not optimistic about his future" Hook sneered: "Even if what he does is very cunning, using this way to accumulate wealth The central government of the empire is hindered by the prestige of the Tulip family, and it is not easy to interfere with him."
And inside the Tulip family, he can't shake him for a long time, he is still a dead end, after all, the power of the family is there, although the Duke can't move him for the time being, but the eldest lady is also a powerful character, give her some time, there is always a time to sit in a stable position, once the Duke sits in a stable position, straightens out the authority of the family and the relationship between all parties, and can always free up his hands to clean him up At that time, even if Sylvester wins the hearts of the people in this reading division group, but these soldiers are the people of the Tulip family's territory after all, No matter how much you support him, you may not be willing to follow him to put up a flag and rebel.
It's just a reading division, only twenty or thirty thousand people, if you really dare to argue with the family, this Sylvestre, there will be no good end."
Dixon smiled, looked at the crowded caravan carriages and horses in the square, and said in a low voice: "What you say, it's not surprising, in fact, I know that many people from the Chamber of Commerce, although they all support Sylvester's actions in this Northwest Fortress, after all, what he did made these Chambers of Commerce rich.
But in the final analysis, it is said that in private, many of the bigwigs behind the chamber of commerce are not optimistic about the future of this Sylvester.
It's about the same as your point of view.
When the duchess of the tulip family frees her hand, this Sylvester will come to an end. ” Speaking of this, Dixon's tone suddenly changed: "But I don't see it that way." ” "Oh" Hook looked at the young magician with some surprise, "what do you think?"
Dixon smiled wryly: "I don't know. ” "I don't know" Dixon's face was complicated, he thought for a moment before shaking his head and said, "I've only seen that Sylvester."
Two years ago, I was invited into the army, and this Sylvester met me personally.
He was very polite to me, but he was very resolute in the matter of imposing tariffs, and refused to let go.
But he told me privately that he just needed to borrow the sign of the Academy of Magic to put on a show.
As long as it is announced to the outside world, even the caravans of the Academy of Magic have followed the rules of the game he formulated, then the other chambers of commerce, large and small, will have no worries.
In fact, after the incident, he also sent someone to quietly refund the customs duties we paid.
It's just that this thing is done secretly, and outsiders don't know about it. ” Speaking of this, Dixon said in a low voice: "I just act, according to my contact with him, I think this person is by no means the arrogant and greedy person I imagined, this person is actually very careful and careful in doing things, and shrewd and intelligent such a person, he will never fail to understand his own situation and future hidden dangers."
So although I don't know what else he still relies on, I feel that this person is by no means as simple as everyone seems.
In the future, the duchess of the Tulip family wants to move him, and it may not be so easy. ” The two chatted for a while, and finally lined up to the caravan they were in.
The leader of the caravan took Dixon's money before allowing them to enter his team and leave the customs under his own name.
The empire has always had strict control over who goes out.
Therefore, if the two of them want to get out of the customs, they always have to be attached to other caravans.
However, it is rampant here, and many merchants who go to the single gang will use this kind of name to pay money and attach themselves to those formal chambers of commerce, in order to get out of the customs to do business and make money, so this caravan has no doubts about the identity of the two.
In the afternoon, after waiting for nearly a day, the caravan where the two men were finally able to get out of the customs, and after some cross-examination, Hook carefully observed that the officer guarding the city gate had indeed read the approval submitted by the caravan leader before sending someone to check the goods.
What is the doorway in this, probably only the leader of this chamber of commerce himself knows.
The team was cleared, and Hook and Dixon mixed out.
Leaving the Northwest Fortress and heading north, they embarked on the road to the north, sitting in the truck, and both of them couldn't help but glance back at the Xiongguan standing under the falling sky behind them The banner of the Imperial Thorn Flower and the flame tulip flag of the Tulip Family are still fluttering on the head of the city, and the soldiers holding sharp blades are still majestic and heroic on the city walls.
It seems that it is still the demeanor of a powerful country.
But in their hearts, they didn't know what they thought, and they sighed at the same time, with a little deep melancholy on their faces "Regardless of this and do what Lord Darling has to do, maybe by the time we come back next time, something has changed here."
"What" Du slapped the table slightly, stood up, and his pretty face was covered with a layer of frost, glaring at the person in front of him fiercely.
In front of her desk, a man who looked like a family steward hung his head deeply, not daring to touch the gaze of the duke, trembling, not even daring to breathe.
"When did she run" Du gritted his teeth slightly.
"Today, just now, the next person told me that I had gone to invite Miss Rodelle to dinner, but I found that she was gone.
As for when she left, I really don't know. ” Du raised his eyebrows slightly, and was about to get angry, but suddenly before that, he swallowed back an angry sentence on his lips.
She was silent for a while, looked at the steward in front of her with a face full of awe, sighed softly, and her tone suddenly became flat: "I know, you go back, do what you have to do."
Just act as if it didn't happen. ” The steward raised his head and glanced at the Duke in surprise, but found that Du Weiwei didn't look at him at all and waved his hand.
As if he had been pardoned, he quickly bowed down and withdrew.
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"Hmph, I learned the news of that guy, so I ran away to see him and went to him" Du Weiwei stood in front of the table and sneered: "This little girl is very well-informed." ” "I said you wouldn't bother me."
In the carriage, Rose shook his brain, and looked at the little girl sitting in front of him with a sad face.
Rodelle was still wearing a tulip, and the maid had not had time to change her service.
"I was originally in danger this time when Shiloh's envoy came to see the duchess, in case she got angry and grabbed me and beheaded me, I had no place to complain, I finally left Loulan City, you can go back, you got into my carriage again, in case someone finds out, will that woman think that I kidnapped you, but I can't tell all over my mouth."
Rodelle glanced at Rose, even though she was wearing the rough robe of a maid, her eyebrows were crossed, but she was still full of charm, and said with a faint smile: "The famous Count of Villa, there are times when I am afraid."
"Nonsense, how can I not be afraid.
I'm going to keep my life alive, drink good wine, and sleep with beautiful women.
Rose rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay, I just beg you to take me to Nulin, and when I get to Nulin, I will get off, even if you kneel down and beg me, I will not stay in your carriage."
Rodelle pouted: "You are a famous playboy, I am an unmarried girl, I will stay in such a small carriage with you for the next few days, I am not afraid of my reputation being damaged, but what are you afraid of" "Unmarried" Rose suddenly became angry: "Hey, aren't you sorry to say this, hell, who stuffed a pillow under his clothes and pretended to be a pregnant woman, and walked around swaggering, humming You went to find your Darling love brother, but why did you drag me into the water to let that woman know that you took my carriage and left, and afterwards I was a little earl, but I couldn't bear the anger of Duke Tulip."
"To be continued.
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