The greater he is, the more ruthless he becomes, because he wants to be true to himself, which is certainly true, and in doing so he tends to disappoint the people he comes into contact with in his daily life, who cannot reach his heights, and so wants to tie the eagle to the ground.

– Otto Weininger (Austrian philosopher)

The monthly tax of 8,000 gold coins is definitely not a small amount for the Sophia Chamber of Commerce, which is unable to make ends meet at this stage, and the amount of 5,000 gold coins given by Shalah per month is to send away the Marquis of Bedouin at the cost of paying gold coins.

Shalah, who was promoted by Bai Feng in the army, has some financial talent and talent, but compared with the Marquis of Bedouin, who has been in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital all the year round, his immaturity and lack of experience are not half a star.

In fact, as soon as the new price given by the Marquis of Bedouin was announced, Shalach knew that what he had just said was wrong, and exposing his heart to the bottom price too early would only give the other party more opportunities to ask for the price, and the Marquis of Bedouin taught Shalah a profound lesson.

After the Marquis of Bedouin said his price, Shalah spoke: "Your Excellency the Governor, the Sophia Chamber of Commerce is mainly engaged in grain, and the profit is not large, and eight thousand gold coins may be too high." ”

"In today's Brojansson Province, is there a more valuable resource than food?" The Marquis of Bedouin, who looked dissatisfied, said in a rather stern tone: "Throughout the entire empire, grain is the most scarce strategic material, how did the food of the Sophia Chamber of Commerce come from?"

Hearing what the Marquis of Bedouin said, Shalah had to admire Bai Feng's precautions, and Shalah had a reasonable and practical explanation for the source of the food of the Sophia Chamber of Commerce.

"Your Excellency the Governor, Mr. Duke of the Westminster Chamber of Commerce can testify that all the food of the Sophia Chamber of Commerce is purchased from the Westminster Chamber of Commerce; ”

In the face of the threat of the Marquis of Bedouin's words, Shalah did not show weakness to show his toughness, and in the Celestial Dragon Empire, which was mired in the quagmire of two-front warfare, the Westminster Chamber of Commerce, which was responsible for the transportation of imperial materials, was deeply valued by Charlemagne.

If anyone dares to provoke the Westminster Chamber of Commerce, which is shouldering the heavy responsibility, the Westminster Chamber of Commerce only needs to slack off a little, and the dilemma of not being able to supply front-line materials will make the battle situation that the Celestial Dragon Empire barely maintain take a sharp turn in an instant!

Such a responsibility, not to mention that the Marquis of Bedouin was just a local governor, even if he was a duke and important minister of the empire, the angry Charlemagne could kill him alive! Then again, the position of the Westminster Chamber of Commerce was not recently established.

The Westminster Chamber of Commerce, which is located all over the continent, has long woven an intricate network of relationships in the Tianlong Empire, and even the four princes of the empire have a very close connection with the Westminster Chamber of Commerce, how could the Marquis of Bedouin not know this?

What's more, the Marquis of Bedouin still owes the Westminster Chamber of Commerce 100,000 gold coins! If the Marquis of Bedouin dares to interfere in the affairs of the Westminster Chamber of Commerce, the Westminster Chamber of Commerce will not mind recovering the 100,000 gold coins lent to the Marquis of Bedouin.

Sharah's appropriate toughness really attracted the attention of the Marquis of Bedouin, and after a little consideration, the Marquis of Bedouin, who did not dare to take the risk, compromised: "In this case, let them hand over six thousand gold coins every month." ”

The Marquis of Bedouin had already made a compromise, and Shahlah, who also did not want to tear his face, naturally could not refuse, and the extra 1,000 gold coins spent every month was the 'tuition' he gave to the Marquis of Bedouin.

After the discussion about the Sophia Chamber of Commerce was over, the Marquis of Bedouin asked Hess meaningfully: "Viscount Hess, what is the land and manors that once belonged to the nobility in the more than seventy towns in the four counties under the province of Brojansund?"

How could this Marquis of Bedouin, as soon as he entered the city, talk about some extremely sensitive topics, could he be so eager to do it? Shalah and Hess, who looked at each other, made a brief eye contact, and after a short eye contact, Hess, who was named, explained:

"Your Excellency the Governor, all the unclaimed lands and estates in the province of Brojansson have been re-granted to the landless people and meritorious soldiers by General Bai Feng, and some shops and fixed assets have been purchased at the expense of the Sophia Chamber of Commerce and the Westminster Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Viscount Hess, you mean that the land belonging to the nobles is occupied by those ordinary people, right?" The Marquis of Bedouin, who did not hide his dissatisfaction, said bluntly: "Do you think it is appropriate to distribute the land of the nobles to the people?"

The Marquis of Bedouin's attack did not surprise Shalah and Hess, but no one thought that he would want to take measures so soon;

"Your Excellency the Governor, the true nobleman is a noble man who has the courage to hold up a piece of heaven for the people in times of danger, not a coward who fled in a hurry;

In the internal discussion of "You ......", Hess, who took the initiative to greet the Marquis of Bedouin, showed his tough side in the face of the aggressiveness of the Marquis of Bedouin, and forced the Marquis of Bedouin to say nothing!

The Marquis of Bedouin, who walked away, was followed by a large group of down-and-out nobles who glared angrily at Shalah and Hess, and looking at their distant backs, Shalah and Hess had to admit that their efforts had not been duly rewarded after all.

The impatience and stubbornness of the Marquis of Bedouin exceeded the worst predictions of Moritz and others, and Moritz and the others, who reunited, had no choice but to call the commander of the city defense army, Wink, to discuss with him the method of dealing with the Marquis of Bedouin.

The 2nd Division of the 55th Army was a standing army led by the close associates of the Duke of Rundsteadt, and Moritz and the others could not worry about these 10,000 soldiers, but they could not help but be wary of the nearly 20,000 guards belonging to the Marquis of Bedouin and the down-and-out nobles.

Without the orders of Bai Feng and Rodriguez, the three divisions of the Fire Legion stationed outside the city of Brojansson County would definitely not easily come forward to fight the Marquis of Bedouin; in the final analysis, the only troops that could protect Bai Feng's henchmen were Wenk's 3,000 city defense officers.

At this time, in the barracks outside the city of Bronjansundshire, there were three divisions of the Agni Regiment and the second division brought by the Marquis of Bedouin, and the army in the city, in addition to the 3,000 city defenders of Wink, was escorted by more than 19,000 men of the Marquis of Bedouin.

Even if the combat effectiveness of the escort force is not very strong, their numerical superiority is more than enough to compensate for their qualitative inferiority; the 3,000 city defense army, no matter how it is said that it is only 3,000 people, is simply no match for the nearly 20,000 escort troops.

Fortunately, the possibility of a military conflict in the city is not very high, and Winck's main responsibility is to maintain daily stability in the city, and in the following time, the main task of Shalah and Hess is to deal with the Marquis of Bedouin and try to stabilize the Marquis of Bedouin.

As for the military officer Moritz and the secretary of the department, Heinrich, the former had to travel to the other three counties and ask the military officers there to secretly gather some men just in case, while the latter needed to pacify the people of the capital and avoid large-scale chaos.