lizard lord

Chapter 149 Preparing for Formal Contact
When it comes to the talent for drawing bows and archery, humans and kobolds are generally on the same level. Of course, there will occasionally be a few freaks with extraordinary talents among humans. Except for these freaks, there is no difference between the two .

Human beings are like this, the average value of the race is average, but the limit value is high.

Tang Zhao has played bow and arrow before, and this thing is much more difficult than many people imagined. If a normal person wants to ensure a relatively stable hit on a human-shaped target 50 meters away, use a [-]-pound bow (the minimum standard for a war bow), You have to train him for at least half a year.

Many arquebus guns are different. The accuracy of these firearms at a distance of 50 meters is not bad, at least 20.00%. It is terrifying to be able to achieve this hit rate.

In particular, bows and arrows with small pounds can only penetrate leather armor at a distance of 50 meters, while the projectiles of an arquebus can easily penetrate 1.5 mm thick iron armor, or 5 cm thick ordinary wood. There is also a gap.

There is a reason why the dwarves don't like to use muskets so much: they are few and skilled, and they can pull a strong bow and crossbow. Thirty rounds of high-speed salvos are not too much burden for them. If they were replaced by ordinary races, their arms would be crippled.

In their view, there is really no need for them to switch to a new weapon with a slow rate of fire, low accuracy, and no decisive advantage in power, but it is different for the kobolds.

Even if it's just an ordinary matchlock gun, it can greatly enhance their combat capabilities. Tang Zhao and the kobolds themselves have a very clear position on the kobolds - those who deal with conventional combat, those who are fourth-tier, fifth-tier or even stronger , are not considered.

Anyway, the military formations are crowded with people, and the dense musket salvo can cause considerable casualties to the enemy, which is enough.

He wanted to use the Dragon Blood Pass to see if he could attract a few frustrated dwarf engineers. It would be best if these people could help them make guns. Even if they couldn't, let them make some heavy ballistas and defenses. The fortifications are also good.

Dragon Blood Pass agreed to this matter, but it still takes time.
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At the same time, in Luford City, Andrea was looking through the accounts.

The accounts are not Andrea's own, but those of other chambers of commerce.

Just like her prediction, it was the Marfa Chamber of Commerce who contributed the most, they paid the most commissions, and they were the ones who made the match.

After Tang Zhao captured those mercenaries, the leader of the mercenaries was released by him.

Of course not with good intentions, human mercenaries need to pay a price, the same is true for those chambers of commerce that hire them, but there is a sequence, the employer is the source, and it is even more hateful.

The purpose of releasing this mercenary leader is to let him be the leading party and target those chambers of commerce.

Among Tang Zhao's instructions to Andrea, she was to contact the people from the Heim Church, and through their power, use the title of "hired murder" to directly copy the headquarters of these chambers of commerce. One of the mercenary leaders provided evidence that it is not difficult to severely attack these chambers of commerce. By the way, they can also find opportunities to embezzle some industries and goods.

It's a very safe plan, but at the same time, Tang Zhao also authorized Andrea to change the plan at her own discretion if necessary.

Tang Zhao has always been a self-aware person. He doesn't know much about Lu Fude and the situation in the human world. Instead of letting him be a master of micro-manipulation, it must be a better option for someone who is really familiar with it to be in charge.

In Andrea's view, this plan is sure to be safe, but there are better options that can extract greater benefits from it.

So, she naturally approached the Serif Chamber of Commerce.

It was a well-understood behavior. After all, the Serif Chamber of Commerce was at odds with these chambers of commerce, and there had always been trade between them and Tang Zhao.

At the beginning of contact, the Chamber of Commerce was very wary of Andrea. Judging from their thinking, Tang Zhao's placement of his forces in the human world was a manifestation of his distrust of them and his desire to seek more benefits. It is indeed one of the reasons.

However, Andrea handled it very well. She didn't act too forcefully, nor did she act servilely, and explained the stakes clearly and concisely.

Tang Zhao can directly contact the Helm Church, and with the "tainted witness" in his hands, it is not difficult to deal with those chambers of commerce. Now Andrea wants to invite the Serif chamber of commerce to share a piece of the pie.

The industries of these chambers of commerce are quite complicated, and the Helm Chamber of Commerce does not have all the functions of the court, especially the part related to the economy, and cannot handle the property of the chamber of commerce unscrupulously.

If you want to hold these industries in your hands, you need strong financial resources and a solid enough relationship network. Those chambers of commerce probably have a backstage behind them. It is not easy to do these things, at least it is very difficult for Andrea now .

The Serif Chamber of Commerce is different. They have financial resources and connections. The reason why those chambers of commerce first set their sights on the goblin colony is because they coveted the wealth brought by the Serif Chamber of Commerce’s monopoly on goblin handicrafts. The two parties have conflicts in many industries. , the Selev Chamber of Commerce does not mind annexing some competitors' industries.

For Andrea, this is a very cost-effective deal. With the help of the Great Chamber of Commerce to help her master more power, and at the same time, the Great Chamber of Commerce can also help her attract firepower. industry.

It is obvious that they don't trust Andrea very much, but the interests come first. The management of the Chamber of Commerce did not even hesitate, and readily agreed to cooperate with Andrea. Andrea is responsible for fixing the Heim Church and providing If there is any evidence, leave the rest to them.

"I hope it goes well. The Church of Haim shouldn't mind us cleaning up some dregs of human society."

Turning to look at the lycanthropist beside her, Andrea handed him the account book in her hand.

"Give this ledger and the criminal evidence collected before to the Church of Haim."

Andrea grew up in this city, and knew what the Church of Heim hated the most. What she focused on collecting was not evidence of tax evasion by the chamber of commerce, but that the chamber of commerce paid for murder, participated in the slave trade, and resold prohibited items.

We have done everything that needs to be done, and it depends on the reaction of the Church of Heim.
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Half an hour later, in the study of "Regimental Leader" Bok, he also frowned slightly as he read the information sent by the lycanthropy.

There is no doubt that he has no tolerance for sand in his eyes, and he doesn't like these things.

The adjutant said at this moment: "That lizard Mr. Carlos means that we use these evidence and witnesses to deal with the chamber of commerce. What should we do?"

Bock replied flatly: "What else can I do? Strictly abide by the dogma and maintain order."

"Miss Andrea revealed to us that she wants to take this opportunity to take over part of the Marfa Chamber of Commerce's property. In this way, their influence in Luford will not be too great."

The implication is to guard against Tang Zhao. They don't care whether businessmen will form a monopoly, and economic issues are generally not within their consideration. However, Tang Zhao is still unknown to them, and there may be a threat. Let this kind of existence control the city. The industry may have planted unstable seeds, which may bear poisonous fruits at any time.

"No need," Bock shook his head, "Unicorn Lorraine is a noble and pure warrior, the creature he recommends won't have too many problems, and Carlos has also proved himself in a series of actions, So far, he's been a trusted ally."

In addition, the quartermaster who went to sign the contract also brought back detailed information about the other party's settlements, and all signs showed that the other party was trustworthy.The other party even agreed to let the church of Heim set up an operational base in their settlement, and they would provide supplies.

"Understood, I'll deal with it now, and now gather a team and prepare to raid the headquarters of those chambers of commerce."

The adjutant promised a few words, and then hurriedly dealt with related matters.

Bock slowly retracted his gaze, and said to himself: "Besides, I can't conflict with people from the Selev Chamber of Commerce in the near future."

A few days later, Tang Zhao received the good news from Andrea.

She made some changes to the plan, but it went smoothly, and the top executives of the several chambers of commerce were wiped out: the evidence provided by the mercenary leader himself, the evidence provided by the Serif Chamber of Commerce, and a lot of evidence found in the headquarters of the chamber of commerce. Both crimes and punishments.

What followed was a small bag of heavy silver coins, which was the "redemption fee" paid by the mercenary leader. He was still loyal and did not leave his subordinates to fly away.

After the initial anger, Tang Zhao certainly didn't have a good impression of these mercenaries, but his anger was not as strong as it was at the beginning.

These people are a group of mercenaries who take money to do things, not people who make up their minds.

Killing all these people would not do him any good. On the contrary, the residents of the woodland might still have some opinions. Killing enemies and killing prisoners are two different concepts.

Luford is just that big, hundreds of mercenaries disappeared, this is not a small matter, and many scattered mercenaries also managed to escape, according to Andrea, what happened that day has long been rumored opened.

Maybe only the middle and upper class know about it now, but it will only be a matter of time before everyone knows about it.

He couldn't hide the things about his settlement, so he simply left a better impression on those humans.

He knows that when interacting with humans, scale is very important.If you act too strong, you will be jealous, if you are too weak, you will be bullied. It is better to take the middle value.

Sooner or later, he will have to face humans directly, and now is actually a good time.

In the spring of next year, the hobgoblins will launch a new round of offensive. If they don't show up in front of the human beings until then, it will be very troublesome if there is any friction with the human beings, and they will fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

The possibility is of course low, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Now that the dwarves and elves are free, they can help to some extent. If there is a conflict, they will still have an advantage.

Oran is still a typical feudal country, and its mobilization ability in winter will be greatly reduced.

Considering various reasons, the possibility of the other party doing something in winter is very low, and this period of more than a month is enough for Tang Zhao to show his goodwill to the other party.

In fact, Earl Luford's military strength is not strong, and he is a relatively pure businessman. The main energy of the Kingdom of Oran is in the east. Tang Zhao believes that the other party will not do anything, because the harm outweighs the benefits.

If Earl Luford's sense of making money is not lost, he will soon find out that the goods that Tang Zhao sends to Luford are all rare goods, basically not worrying about sales, and the settlements of Tang Zhao also need to import a large amount of goods from Luford , Imports are still basic materials such as grain, cloth, vegetables, meat, and farm tools.

These materials are produced in Luford and its surrounding areas, and can be completely supplied, and the transportation cost of selling them to other places is saved.

The goods that Tang Zhao sells to them can make a lot of money by reselling them to other places in Oran. When Tang Zhao imports materials from the merchants in Luford, the city owner can receive taxes and even raise prices for these materials. He also earns more than he sells to his kindred.

For the entire Kingdom of Oran, exchanging high-value-added commodities such as handicrafts and weapons for a large amount of basic raw materials is of course a blood loss, but Earl Luford himself does not have that kind of sentiment. Making money is the most important thing for him. Things he doesn't care about.

Oran, as a medium-to-large country with a population of several million, definitely doesn't care about this loss in a short period of time. Before their royal family reacts, Tang Zhao can do as much as he wants.

Tang Zhao had considered this issue before, so he instructed Andrea to make her own decision, and it was time to meet humans.

There is no doubt that this is another test for them, but Tang Zhao has gone through many challenges from moving here from Cangguan Forest to building this small settlement, and it is not bad. once.

Let the goblin write a letter to Andrea, he wants Andrea to take over the other party's shipbuilding and shipping, these two things are the key to the future.

After that, another month passed.

The news about the existence of "fairy towns" in Sula spread like wildfire. Of course, this news is not accurate, because the most inhabited areas in Tang Zhao must be kobolds, which is obviously beautified by some people.

Unexpectedly, the civilians in Luford did not have any panic about this, but were more curious and surprised.

After all, this world is still a world of appearances. Compared with Kobolds and Tang Zhao, the appearance of goblins is not only fierce, but also beautiful.

Most human beings have an inexplicable affection for beautiful creatures like goblins and elves, and they subconsciously don't believe that such species will do anything wrong to them.

If they find out that this is a kobold settlement with thousands of people, then some people in Luford City will be fried, and they can't wait to have the Church of Helm dispatched on the spot to clean up the threat.

It's also something that can't be helped, and Tang Zhao has no ability to correct human concepts now.

There has been no news from the human officials, and they don't know what their plans are, but right now Tang Zhao has something more worrying.

Spring is here, and of course all kinds of troubles will come.

(End of this chapter)