Chapter 462: The Emperor's Wedding In the late autumn of previous years, it was rainy in the imperial capital.
This mainland city facing the Lancang River presents a scenery of smoke and rain every year in October and November.
Especially in the north of the city, in the suburbs, along the Lancang River, shops and hotels will open up a riverside location for people to enjoy here.
The merchant ships and cargo ships passing slowly in the misty drizzle on the Lancang River seem to be shuttling in the smoke and rain, and this scenery is also particularly tasteful.
But this year, this faint ethereal smell was masked by a strong festive color.
Starting from the port wharf of the imperial capital, along the Lancang River to the east of the ten-mile river, the banks on both sides of the river are lit up with lights, and the beautiful silk is tied into a colorful shed, which is dotted with some lanterns of various colors during the ten-mile stretch, especially when the lanterns are held at night, between the two banks, the Lancang River is like a jade belt flowing in the lights.
These days, the river is also very lively.
The flotilla of fully loaded ships coming from the east was also full of lights, and from the waterline and the slow cargo hold of the ships, it was obvious that they were fully loaded.
Most of these fleets carry the flag of the Rollin family.
Coming from the Luolin Plain in the south, the children of the Luolin family, the patriarchs of the family, and the figures with heads and faces flocked here.
A fleet full of all kinds of goods and gifts.
Specialties from the south and north of the world, pearls from the East Sea, spices from the South Seas, and gems from the North Especially in the last three days, an astonishing fleet of ships has arrived at the Imperial Capital Pier almost every day.
The wharf was in full swing, and the laborers who carried goods at the wharf were almost tired and vomited blood, and in the past they still had to form gangs and factions to compete with each other for business, but now they were in harmony, and everyone was tired almost every day from morning to dark, and there were endless deals, and even the chief was woken up by someone knocking on the door in the middle of the night, asking him to gather people to go to the port to unload the goods.
In the imperial capital.
The gates of the city have also been newly decorated.
The expensive and gorgeous silk of the past was now covered with the big trees on both sides of the road inside and outside the city gate, and the soldiers of the city guard and the patrol soldiers of the security station were issued with new military uniforms.
Wearing a brand new military uniform.
Wearing shiny leather boots, the soldiers all held their heads high, trying their best to show their spirits.
The square in front of the palace was almost spotlessly cleaned, and even every gust of wind, a team of servants would immediately run out to clean it.
And just south of the palace, the area where the nobles and wealthy families gathered, at the intersection of the Count's Mansion of the Rolling's family, starting from the intersection and ending at the gate of the Count's Mansion of the Rolling's family.
The ground along the way is sprinkled with the petals of flowers The entire imperial capital was heavily painted with a layer of festive colors, as if it was a festival, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.
Even the large and small shops, hotels.
The hotel has also made notices to launch a variety of objects and products that meet the festive colors.
Others directly cut prices in order to attract customers.
The daily consumption of alcohol in the imperial capital has more than doubled compared to normal days, and all the high-end tailor-made shops, especially the top ones, have almost all the tailors of the wealthy ladies.
All the ladies and ladies of the nobles are rushing to make the latest and most beautiful evening dresses.
All this, of course, for one reason: The wedding of His Majesty the new Emperor Shiloh The new emperor is going to marry the youngest daughter of the Rollin family, the beautiful Miss Jill And this youngest daughter of the Rollin family is about to become the most noble woman in this empire "The Most Honorable Woman of the Empire" In the morning.
Standing on the street, just walked out of a gold cave, the all-night revelry, leaving a pale face on the face.
Rose of the brain door stretched, and his face was a little strange.
The girl who partyed with her last night.
The soft and boneless figure gave him a good taste, and at this moment, rubbing his sore waist, Rose limped into his carriage.
Yes, his broken leg has actually been largely healed, but he has been living very carefully, and if Shiloh recruits him again, then the Count of Villa will definitely break his leg again "accidentally" soon.
I remembered that last night in this gold cave, the women in the dust talked about this upcoming wedding, and talked about the Miss Jill of the Rollin family.
"The most honorable woman in the Empire," Rose smiled as she sat in her carriage.
The most noble woman in the empire is in the northwest.
The carriage drove slowly down the street.
Ross felt a little depressed, and opened the window of the car, he had always preferred horseback riding, but since the "accidental" broken leg, he had to give up riding for the time being.
At the moment, his body was still full of the smell of tobacco, alcohol and incense powder, and Rose opened the window to feel the cool morning breeze, and felt less depressed.
But just as the carriage passed through a street intersection, Rose's casual gaze at the side of the street suddenly tightened His gaze narrowed sharply, and then he froze for a moment.
He rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked carefully, but the place he looked at was already empty, and there was no one left "I'm dazzled" Chen Daolin held a ripe red fruit in his hand and took a hard bite.
This is a fruit that is a specialty of the Roland Empire, and the taste is sweet and slightly sour, which is very much in line with his taste.
When I was in the northwest, it was a world that could not be eaten, there was no convenient transportation, there was no good means of storage, and fruits and other perishable things could only be eaten in the place of origin.
If the fruit from the south is transported to the northwest, I am afraid that it will rot so much that there is only one kernel left.
Chen Daolin swaggered down the street.
He didn't even wear a hat, just staggered through the streets of the imperial capital.
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He wasn't afraid of anyone recognizing him.
After using a simple deformation technique to change the contours of his face, Chen Daolin at this moment has turned into a man with brown hair, deep sunken eyes, and a high nose bridge.
This is a typical physiognomy of a northern-central part of the empire.
Wearing a gray cotton robe and a pair of dirty leather boots, Chen Daolin walked down the street while watching the lights of the shops on both sides.
Look at the lanterns hanging at the intersection, and look at the patrol soldiers walking by in shiny armor A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Back at Achilles Street, a hotel that originally belonged to the Liszt family but had been sold to another prominent chamber of commerce.
Chen Daolin returned to the room and looked at the window sitting by the window.
While drinking, he looked out the window at Captain Hook downstairs, and then at Dixon, who was sitting in a chair in the corner, holding a book and reading quietly.
Chen Daolin smiled.
He tossed the bag of fruit he was carrying, and Hook caught it, picked it up and looked at it, then threw another one at Dixon.
The magician caught it, took a hard bite, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It tastes good" "My lord, are you done?"
Hook said in a deep voice.
Chen Daolin shook his head: "Governor Fritz's house has been emptied.
I inquired, and the governor was dismissed.
The charge was dereliction of duty during his tenure in the East China Sea, alas, he stayed in the East China Sea for ten years, and if he wanted to find it, he could always find the pigtails, after Shiloh deposed him.
It did not continue to embarrass the Fritz family.
I heard that their family had left the imperial capital and gone to their hometown in the south. ” Dixon's face moved, and he said slowly, "Teacher, are you worried about Lucius?"
Chen Daolin said "um" and said slowly: "That kid looks weak on weekdays, but in fact, his temperament is the most stubborn, and he is clearly not suitable for cultivating magic at the beginning.
But he still spent years of hard work on magic.
I'm only worried about his temperament, I'm afraid it's not so easy to give up, whether it's right things or people. ” Dixon thought for a moment and said, "Even if Lucius is unwilling, but with Governor Fritz looking at him, he can't do anything out of the ordinary.
Didn't they go back to their hometown in the south?
” Chen Daolin walked to the table.
Picked up the kettle and poured it, let out a long breath, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "The wedding will be held early tomorrow morning."
When the time comes, we will follow the plan I have made, and we will go our separate ways. ” Angulo seems to have had some sad days lately.
This owner of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.
The top tycoon of the empire, the supplier of the imperial team's ordnance, since the new emperor Shiloh came to the throne, it is obvious that his life is far less chic than before.
In less than a year, the Imperial Army's ordnance purchases from the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce had plummeted by one-third.
There are also many businesses of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, which have been secretly suppressed and eaten away by other wealthy families.
Some partners even simply tore up the contract, preferring to compensate him for liquidated damages and draw a line with him.
Almost everyone knows that it is the new Emperor Shiloh, and the boss of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, not all the way Because of this alone, everyone has enough reason not to be optimistic about the future of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.
The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, which was originally second only to the tulip workshops in the empire, seemed to shrink in less than a year.
For these, the fat man Angulo seemed to show an extremely calm attitude.
He didn't seem to be flustered at all.
Just methodically began to shrink their business across the board.
The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce voluntarily withdrew from several trades to minimize losses.
Even some industries would rather not make money, but only sell and transfer according to the capital.
Of course, wherever the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce withdrew, there was naturally a frenzied influx of cheers from a group of "upstarts" who took his place.
Most of these "upstarts" were some emerging aristocratic classes and chambers of commerce promoted after Hiloh was crowned emperor.
For the arrogance of these people, Angulo didn't seem to care at all, and even the people behind him talked about it, saying that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce was already declining, and this fat man didn't seem to care.
He did only two things.
The first thing he did was to go to the Academy of Magic, with which he signed a three-year supply contract.
For the next three years, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce will be fully responsible for the purchase of various magical research materials and magical medicinal materials from the Academy of Magic.
Everyone knows that doing business with magicians is the most profitable business, although a magic academy, the total number of orders, the amount does not seem to be enough to fully compensate for the loss of those businesses of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.
However, the business of magic materials is extremely profitable And the second thing Angulo did was to take the initiative to go to the military headquarters and ask to meet the new Minister of War, the current leader of the Rollin family, General Aker.
Aker originally thought that the fat man had come to beg for mercy.
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Or he who asks himself to lift up his noble hand.
But it was not what Aker expected.
When they met, Angulo, the fat man, actually looked very calm, although his attitude was very polite and humble, but it was by no means groveling.
The fat man had an almost calm attitude.
He took the initiative to make a request to Aker, saying that because the business of the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has contracted, it may be difficult to continue to maintain the supply of military supplies to the imperial army for a period of time in the future.
He brought a list with him and demanded the complete cancellation of all previously incomplete supply contracts on this list.
Aker glanced at the list, which was almost a third of the annual transaction volume of the Imperial Team with the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce That is, once Aker nodded.
Then the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce's biggest source of income, the supply of imperial supplies, will immediately be reduced by one-third Without one-third of its business and income, even for such a behemoth as the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, it would be nerve-wracking.
It's a big loss Aker was a little surprised.
But he didn't say anything, just glanced at the fat man silently, and then He agreed to Angullo's request and signed his name on the list.
When the chubby rich man politely said goodbye, Aker was silent in his office for a long time.
Afterward.
He said to the adjutant beside him: "This guy is smarter than everyone expected, much smarter" When Shiloh took the position, he naturally had to promote a new team of his own.
Compared with the group of courtiers of the previous emperor, the group of people promoted by Shiloh is the so-called "upstart".
Now that these people have become the upstarts.
Then next, an inevitable law is: this batch of upstarts must be challenging the previous vested interest groups This is the law of necessity.
All the benefits are a piece of cake.
In the past, the old people were entitled to eat these cakes because of their high position.
But now, these new people in power naturally demand a redistribution of this cake.
The cake is still the same cake, and the newcomers have to share it, so there will inevitably be old people who will not be able to eat it Grab the old man's cake.
Who's to rob There is no doubt that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is a very ideal "object of grabbing".
The Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has always been very trusted and reused by His Majesty the former Emperor March.
Everyone knows how Shiloh came to power, so for the supplier of the army, which was the most important to the emperor, it is natural that he will now replace someone to eat the cake It may be risky to rob others, but if you rob the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, it will be considered Hilo.
I'll just be happy to see it happen.
And the clever thing about this guy Angulo is that he knows the times very well.
He didn't wait for others to grab it, so he took the initiative to back down first.
He gave up a lot of business and business, gave up a piece of cake, and took the initiative to lose it to those emerging forces to occupy it.
He took the initiative to go to the army and demanded that his business of military supplies be curtailed.
This is the gecko's tail docking.
Instead of waiting for someone else to stab you with a knife, it is better to take the initiative to give yourself a knife first.
At least, the knife is in your own hands, and when you start by yourself, you can still grasp the weight of the weight.
The initiative to cut one-third of the business, enough to satisfy many people.
Angulo saw at least one thing very accurately.
The new Emperor Shiloh may be happy to weaken himself.
However, the new emperor would never want his Pompeii Chamber of Commerce to be completely wiped out and replaced.
After all, the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest suppliers of military supplies to the Imperial Army, whether it is the trafficking of ordnance, military supplies, or military rations.
To do this business, at least the supplier itself needs to have strong strength.
You have to have a workshop with a strong production capacity, and you have to have a strong ability to sell food.
Moreover, if the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce's supply to the Imperial Army is defeated in a hurry, then the direct result will be that the supply of military supplies to the Imperial Army will fall into chaos for a long time The soldiers of the army had to eat every day Soldiers in the army are required to wear clothes every day Soldiers in the army were required to wear swords and weapons every day You can't let a soldier go hungry and bare-bottomed to the front line to confront the orcs Even though the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce has never been his confidant, Shiloh has never thought of completely destroying the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce.
First, it is for the stability of the army.
Second, because they were not confidants in the past, it does not mean that they will not be able to be subdued in the future.
The fact that the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce took the initiative to cede a part of its interests proves that they are at least aware of current affairs.
This.
It's good, it's smart.
To everyone's surprise, in the frenzied snatching of the share of the various businesses that originally belonged to the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, such a feast of spoils.
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The Rollin family, the largest "emerging" force, has not moved at all Aker personally gave an order: "Those businesses that originally belonged to the Pompeii Chamber of Commerce, the Rollin family will not go back to touch a single gold coin" November 1.
In the morning, the honor guard of the Imperial Guards had already marched out of the palace.
A loud trumpet sounded.
Flowers, drums and crowds of people gathered in the square of the palace.
It was a lively scene, just like a New Year's Eve.
From Palace Square to Triumph Street, the three-mile long route will be used as a parade route for wedding ceremonies.
All the way to the gates of the Count's Court of the Rollin family.
The cavalry of the Red Feather Cavalry of the Royal Forest Army, dressed in brand new armor, marched in formation.
And in the middle of the cavalry, riding a white horse, wearing that gorgeous dress, was none other than His Majesty the new Emperor Shiloh.
Martial law had been imposed on both sides of the road, but it still did not prevent the people of the empire from being behind the human wall formed by the army.
Gather on both sides of the road to watch the ceremony.
When the team arrived outside the Count's Palace, it was noon.
The roaring salute came, and in the palace, as well as the major gates of the imperial capital, the ceremonial flowers that had already been prepared began to be lit.
Although it was daytime, the fireworks did not seem to be as dazzling as the ones that bloomed in the night sky at night, but the salute was roaring.
But it still adds a bit of solemnity to this day.
The Miss Gil of the Rollin family, the much-anticipated Empress of the Empire, had already been dressed up, with a gorgeous and incomparable dress and a beautiful and moving face, she was led by the hands of Emperor Shiloh and stepped into a two-horse carriage.
The two were side by side in the carriage.
Standing on the carriage, with the wheels slowly turning, surrounded by the red feather riders in the front and rear queues.
Begin the tour along Triumph Avenue and receive the cheers of the people of the city.
The final venue of the wedding was the cathedral of the Temple of Light in the imperial capital.
The wedding was personally officiated by His Majesty Heynckes, the current Pope of the Imperial Temple of Light, which was also a treatment exclusive to the Emperor and Empress.
Although the cathedral of the Temple of Light can accommodate thousands of people, it is almost full at the moment.
The empire can almost rank the number one aristocratic and wealthy family.
The Lorraine family's leading and face-to-face guards, court etiquette officials, representatives of various quarters, magic academies, magic societies, wizards' guilds What is even surprising is that even the Tulip family, far away in the northwest, sent a messenger and sent a gift.
It can be said that at this moment, in this cathedral of the Temple of Light, the people present include almost all the leading figures of the current ruling class of the Roland Empire If someone drops a bomb here at this moment, I am afraid that tomorrow the Roland Empire will change the dynasty At this moment, in the entire imperial capital, almost all the defensive forces were concentrated around the vicinity of the church.
The City Guards, the Vigilantes, and the Red Feather Cavalry of the Imperial Guards Almost all the most elite forces were taken out, and all the streets near the Temple of Light Church were three layers inside and three layers outside The people were still cheering on the distant Triumph Street, watching the fireworks that kept being lit, and everything was like a festival.
To the north of the city, Chen Daolin stood by a canal and looked at the faint traces of fireworks in the distance in the sky.
I listened to the sound of the crowd cheering in the wind in the distance Chen Daolin smiled lightly and grinned.
"People's hearts hum."
Chen Daolin's smile was full of mockery.
The people of the imperial capital had probably forgotten that night just ten months ago.
The emperor they once supported was murdered in the palace.
Today, these people still cheer for the criminal who murdered the emperor The will of the people is nothing more than something that can be fooled at will.
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