Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 227 The Story of Reynard Fox
Perhaps because he was worried that the situation would be too embarrassing, the perennial peacemaker, Tie Huan, felt that something was wrong, so he offered to ask everyone to discuss the business quickly.

The queen mother looked at Mrs. Yi Lianna, who nodded and said, "We have considered Mr. Guo's suggestion before."

"We support your plan, but we also hope you can do us a favor. If an agreement can be reached, then my husband and I will come forward and try our best to help you lobby everyone." She said to Guo Kang.

Guo Kang has no objection to this.Old General Cao's seniority and qualifications gave him a natural advantage in lobbying.Guo Kang is very confident in his plan, the biggest problem at present is that people may not be willing to listen to him.With the old man coming forward and letting everyone quietly listen to his explanation, his plan will be half successful.

Of course, for such a major event related to the strategic direction of the Khanate, it is also expected that the opposite party will request an exchange.Rather, it seemed that they really valued this matter and placed it in a position that their own family should seriously weigh.It would be much easier to deal with such a straightforward person.

He nodded, then turned to look at Theodora, and found that Tuo Huan was also looking at her.

The keen Joanna saw their movements at a glance, and laughed again with a poof.

"I thought it was Mr. Guo's plan, so it was decided by Her Royal Highness the Princess?" She threw out a fan in her hand as if conjuring, covering half of her face, and looked at several people with interest.

Guo Kang didn't know how to answer for a moment, and he and Tuo Huan looked at each other in blank dismay.

In fact, it was a normal choice for the two of them to do this: Guo Kang has been thinking about his own things all year round, and he is used to being careless when he is out of love.She still knows the best ways to negotiate, compromise, and conspire inside and outside the palace.

Moreover, Theodora specifically said before that important matters should be discussed with her.So Guo Kang doesn't want to be arbitrary, let's see if she has any other opinions.

But this kind of thing, if it is said publicly, I don't know if it is good.

After all, Joanna is an outsider. If everyone knows that the strategy of Rome's new generation depends on women again, will it make everyone suspect that the dignitaries and politicians will appear again?

So, he quickly explained: "Although this plan is my idea, they have helped from the beginning to the end. Therefore, I also habitually ask for their opinions first."

"Actually, you don't need to care about it. We talked about this step, and we have reached a consensus on the general direction. Next, we will exchange views and coordinate with each other in terms of details. Right?"

As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Irina, who also nodded in agreement.

"I see." Joanna showed a relieved expression, put away her fan, and explained to everyone: "I appreciate Mr. Guo's vision, so I have been funding him before. If it is his leading plan, I can continue with confidence. Supported."

"Is it important for him to take the lead?" Tuo Huan asked curiously.

"Of course." Joanna replied: "Although we merchants can accumulate wealth, we are very weak compared to kings and lords."

"In Italian cities, there is a story of 'Reynard the Fox', which is very popular among the citizens. We are actually similar to the fox in the story. When facing lions and wolves, we seem to have wisdom as a reliance, but No one knows when it will be eaten in one bite. So, it’s okay not to be cautious.”

"That's it." Tuo Huan half understood, but continued: "The other businessmen, can you convince them to rest assured to fund this project?"

"We have always been very concerned about the transportation and business routes in Egypt. If the plan can be guaranteed to go smoothly, not only our family will invest, but other interested businessmen will also join." Joanna assured: "I have already contacted several City Councilors, as long as the time is right, their inspection team will come to visit. I have already reported the progress of this matter to the Queen Mother just now."

The queen mother nodded with a smile, looking very satisfied with this.There is no other problem with disengagement.

"So, Mrs. Elena, do you need any help?" Joanna asked again.

The eyes of the others turned to Irina again, only Theodora curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

——Originally, Guo Kang and Tuo Huan had already made such a gesture, and she should take advantage of the situation to make the final statement and agree to this plan.However, before she had time to speak, Joanna took the lead in the topic under the name of Guo Kang within a few words.

Theodora grew up in the court and was very sensitive to this kind of confrontation, so naturally she would not be happy.It's just that other people, including the queen mother who called everyone, didn't realize it.

In this case, she couldn't go any further, otherwise she would look like a small belly, and even make everyone feel that she was taking the credit of Guo Kang.

"Oh, our request shouldn't be difficult." Over there, Mrs. Elena said straight to the point: "Young Master Guo, do you remember the 'Petrovich' battle group in Novgorod?"

"Remember." Guo Kang nodded.

The "Petrovic" regiment was the first regiment established in the Ross region, outside the Khan's traditional direct administration.At that time, "Old Peter" Guo Di built a fortress at the mouth of the Neva River and recruited local people to join the army for defense, and this army was born.

The Novgorod Republic has not always been united.There is a clear distinction between urban citizens and freedmen in rural areas and affiliated towns.

The citizens have a lot of wealth and a higher status, and have always looked down on other hillbillies; but surrounded by powerful enemies, it is very necessary to organize these people to protect their property.

For the sake of safety, sufficient armed forces must be established, but the parliament often makes them work, and is unwilling to give more political power to the free people.In this case, armed freemen are even more dangerous.

Therefore, the policies formulated by the city council often fall into an embarrassing situation: the vassal towns are not loyal, and have declared independence in the past, or have taken refuge in other forces.And within the control area, the quarrels caused by this differentiation have never stopped.

Therefore, the big businessmen in the parliament have always tended to contract out the difficult and troublesome defense affairs.In this matter, they packed up the defense of remote areas, together with those annoying free people in the countryside, and threw them to the provincial institutions of the Purple Horde Khanate.

This different way of governance from other duchies surprised the Purple Horde Khanate, and at the same time, it also produced a number of strange territories that were scattered but were actually managed by officials of the Khanate.

At the beginning, Guo Di led people to fight to the mouth of the Neva River.The local people told him that this is where Batu Khan's good buddy, Alexander Nevskianda, defeated the Swedes and became famous in the first battle.Guo Di then inspected the surrounding terrain and built fortresses in key positions to prevent the enemy from attacking again.

After that, the local soldiers he summoned gradually settled there.Seeing this familiar situation, the officials sent a report to the Khan court, suggesting that it be managed in the manner of a directly subordinate territory.As a result, administrative divisions were also established here, and war groups were organized.

Due to the direct approval of the Khan court and the backing, the local people rejoiced.They called the fortress "Peterburg", and the members of the chapter received the nickname "Petrovich", which means "son of Peter".This is also the origin of its name.

(End of this chapter)