industrial lord

Chapter 31 International Situation
The living room of the castle was quite cool, unaffected by the scorching sun outside.

"Don't worry, drink a cup of tea first."

Frederick poured the visiting Baron Philipp von Erthal a cup of Kang Shuaifu iced tea that he had prepared.

Philip took a sip of the frozen tea and felt that it tasted good, and he calmed down.

The fact that King William drove the disaster victims to Wessen is now known all over the world, and for a while there were complaints from the Rhine Valley.

Philip was worried at the beginning that the disaster victims would pass by his territory along the Main River, but now there is no need to worry, they will rest in their own territory.

This is fatal, and now it is rumored everywhere that these disaster victims are possessed by demons. Wherever they pass, they will cut an earthworm into two pieces, eat one piece today, and keep the other piece for tomorrow.

Philip put down the empty teacup, looked at Frederick and said, "You can hold your breath."

"But it's true. When I came to be a guest three years ago, you didn't speak a word and sat there quietly."

Frederick put down his teacup, curled his lips, and said depressedly: "Actually, I changed my teeth early at that time."

Philip didn't know what to say for a moment.

Frederick asked solemnly: "I don't know whether Baron Ertal's visit is for the unresolved matter three years ago, or for the victims of the disaster?"

Philip was taken aback. The development of this topic was beyond his expectation, but as a senior diplomat, he still had something to say. He asked calmly, "Baron Wesson knew what happened three years ago?"

Frederick looked straight into his eyes and said in a calm tone: "The Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bavaria, and the city of Nuremberg are the three largest power groups in the south of the Rhine Union. Among them, the Duke of Mainz and the Principality of Bavaria The duke has power over candidates for the throne."

"It has been more than a hundred years since the Osmarga Empire defeated the Second Puran Empire, and the split empire indirectly controlled the eastern capital and the large plains in the north. Only one Rhine Alliance remained in the mountains and river valleys."

"The original royal family of the empire was torn apart, and the descendants of the last emperor became the kings of the Rhine Union. The royal family has been dissatisfied for a long time, but they were barely united under the attack of the Osmarga Empire and the Kingdom of Gaul."

"Now the Osmaga Empire is in chaos because of the succession to the throne. The Kingdom of Gaul and the Kingdom of Lisenberg are in a protracted war. Our King William wanted to take the opportunity to occupy the lowland countries, but he was defeated."

"At this time, if the Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bayern and the city of Nuremberg merge, it is not impossible to become one country."

"It is also because of this that the late king had a foresight and sent several of our families to make trouble at the junction of the three parties when he was dying."

"Your Excellency visited three years ago to let us, the Wesson family, join you, but my father didn't say anything."

After he finished speaking, the living room fell silent for an instant.

After a moment, Philip clapped his hands.

"Very well said!" he said with a smile, "except for the incompleteness of the last point, everything else is correct."

"Who taught you?"

Frederick shrugged and said lightly, "You can figure it out just by looking at the map."

Naturally, Philip didn't believe this. Like everyone else, he believed that there was a hermit behind Frederick. If an eight-year-old child could figure out these things by himself, he would be a Cancer.

"Have you ever studied heraldry?" Philip asked a question that seemed out of place.

Just as Frederick wanted to say that he had learned a little, his heart skipped a beat, and he opened his mouth wide in surprise a moment later.

The heraldic pattern of the noble family is exquisite, it needs to highlight the family's identity, territorial characteristics and honor and other factors.

There is a river running through the middle of Philip's territory, and their family's coat of arms is green farmland with a blue river running through it, a bit like a "Shen".

The castle is in the middle of the coat of arms of the Wesson family, and the bottom of the castle is a blue wavy line representing the river. These are not the key points, but the important point is that there is an eagle above the castle.

A long time ago, there was an emperor of the Second Pulan Empire who was particularly fertile. He had more than a dozen children with the four empresses. These princes and daughters have been separated and married for hundreds of years, and now many nobles have added a coat of arms to their coat of arms. eagle.

But most of these nobles are in the rich plains in the north. Frederick’s great-grandfather was robbed of his original territory, and later he took refuge in the former king, who then asked him to come to the southern mountains to grab the territory.

Here, their "Queen of King Jing of Zhongshan" is still relatively rare.

"Isn't it?" Frederick asked in surprise, "Are you trying to push our family to the fore as a puppet?"

However, Philip was even more surprised. If it was history and the international situation, someone could teach him and Frederick had a good memory and could recite long paragraphs. But as soon as he mentioned heraldry, this little guy immediately thought of his plan, and even The puppet thought of it, how did this brain grow?

In order to test whether this little guy is an outrageously smart genius, Philip asked, "Then what's your answer?"

Frederick immediately said seriously: "Your Excellency, please don't worry, we will build shelter camps in the fallow fields far away from towns in your territory, which will not affect the territory, and can also provide compost for the fields. This is a win-win situation! "

"Please rest here for one night. I have prepared a special carriage for Wesson collar. I will set off with you after breakfast tomorrow. I will arrive at Lor at noon, regardless of horsepower."

"After my meeting with the Grand Duke of Mainz, my people will go to Lore to receive the victims."

Philip quietly watched the evildoer finish speaking, then picked up the teapot and poured tea for himself.

"There is a piece of news that I can tell you in advance." At this time, Philip regarded Frederick as a nobleman equal to himself, and no longer a child. "My visit to the Principality of Bain did not achieve any results this time."

Frederick thought for a while while drinking tea and said: "There are still some results. The two of you had a frank conversation, exchanged opinions, and improved understanding."

"Since they are going to be merged, one party must be the leader in terms of power. However, the Principality of Mainz and the Principality of Bayne are comparable in strength, and now they cannot be merged through marriage. No one wants to be inferior."

"That's right." Philip nodded and said, "In the foreseeable future, the Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bain, and the Wesson Family will become the forces that carve up the southern part of the Rhine Union. No one can do anything against the other."

Frederick just drank his tea calmly, without showing a happy expression because of the other party's flattery.

"Forget it," he said, putting down his teacup. "I still owe King William five thousand florins."

"By the way, isn't the Principality of Mainz coming to us to buy more steel?"

"Although we are suspending the export of steel for a short time to ensure that we have enough, we can resume a large amount of supply after the new workshop is put into use next year."

Now the waterway led by Wesson goes north through the Principality of Mainz, and the major channels for raw material procurement and finished product sales are in the hands of others. He doesn't mind giving some profits to others to make some money as a second-hand dealer, and he must pay attention to doing business. Sophisticated.

Phillips is a little bit moved. Steel is a strategic resource. The price of steel in Wesson Ling is much lower than that of other places. Whether you use it yourself or resell it, you can make money. This business can be done.

Frederick continued: "If you can facilitate the steel trade between Wessenland and the Principality of Mainz, I am willing to pay a 1% commission."

Then the guy offered to increase the commission to 2% after seeing Philip's daughter the next day.

(End of this chapter)