Chapter 403. The opportunity given by Kant
That's right, this is also Kant's problem.
He didn't know the current situation of Princess Sophia's old department, and this Grand Knight of Chehir actually claimed that he was also the old department that stayed in the Silver Plate Kingdom, which really made Kant a little puzzled.
There is too little intelligence.
Kant could only analyze it on his own with the available intelligence.
Looking at the Chehir in front of him, as well as the so-called family behind him, he also had some thoughts in his heart.
In this world, strength is still supreme, and the so-called loyalty is still a gimmick to surrender in the face of absolute force, and if Kant has absolute military power, then no one will betray.
Even the enemy's loyal vassals will have too many scruples in the face of military oppression, and thus surrender.
The surrender between nobles and nobles was not humiliation.
It's just a matter of becoming a vassal in another country.
Feudal era.
Or should it be called the era of the aristocratic republic.
Even the king was only the spokesman of the aristocratic group, or rather the chairman.
If this kingdom, that is, this company, goes out of business, is bought by another company, and the chairman is changed, but the directors are still directors, but the shares held in their hands will be diluted and reduced.
But it is better than throwing away their lives, and the nobles are decent people who are willing to continue this dignity.
This is also the reason why the aristocracy was the best at compromising art.
Better than Princess Sophia's old ministry.
The forces are falling apart.
Luckily, he was stationed in the Duchy of Lion and barely integrated into the aristocratic circles, such as Baron Dylan.
If you are unlucky, you will become a thief on the Risneston River, who makes a living by robbing and kidnapping tickets, and is always surrounded and suppressed by the river patrol team, pinning the knife to her neck and eating rice.
As for the old ministry left in the kingdom of Yinpan, Kant did not know.
That's why he asked Chehir why he was here.
The Duchy of Lion is good.
But the kingdom of the silver platter is undoubtedly more abundant.
Chehir's face hesitated.
However, seeing Kant's side, the 10 great knights had already put their hands on the hilt of their swords again, so they had to bow their heads in a dejected manner: "I am the great knight sent by the Silver Plate Kingdom, the new county territory, that is, the south bank of the Resniston River, which once belonged to the Zenal Fort of the Duchy of Lion." β
He said it lightly.
But Borg, who was still kneeling on the ground next to him, suddenly raised his head, his lips trembled, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
According to his experience, it is clear that when he went to the Yinpan Kingdom to discuss business cooperation, he inadvertently saved this great knight who was hunted down by the top nobles, and he was grateful for his life-saving kindness before following him.
This matter is also listed by Borg as the proudest thing in his life, and it is often used as a talking point.
It has also aroused the envy of many businessmen.
"Good."
Kant didn't care how it came to be.
Instead, he nodded at Chehir's serious answer and said with satisfaction: "Go on, your cooperation will increase your impression in my heart, and I like that everyone follows the rules." β
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Kant."
Chehir immediately stooped and saluted.
"Nope! Not so! β
But Borg interrupted them: "The lord of Zenarburg should be Viscount Taylor!" He looked up in despair: "You... What you're telling me is... You have offended the top nobles! β
To this, Chehir snorted with slight disdain: "Mr. Borg, please don't be naΓ―ve. β
"You..."
Borg's gaze grew more and more desperate.
Clenching his teeth, his hands clutching his cuffs, but without the slightest strength in his body, tears slid down the corners of his eyes, and he suddenly realized that what he had done was extremely ridiculous.
He was just a businessman who was well-known in the eastern county town but still had a humble status.
Chehir thinks the same.
Take refuge.
Just an excuse.
Bending slightly, Chehir looked at Kant and continued to report: "My lord, I am the Silverplate Kingdom, Viscount Taylor of the New County Territory, and the Neiying sent to the Eastern County Territory is intended to infiltrate the Lion Principality, and use the Borg Chamber of Commerce to contact those nobles who are infected by interests and are willing to join the Silver Plate Kingdom. β
"The Silverplate Kingdom is planning to start annexing the Lion Principality again?"
Kant raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Yes." Chehir didn't hide it at all: "Princess Sophia failed at the beginning, but she still left a lot of heritage, and now it's only ten years, and while those backgrounds haven't dissipated, it's time to use it again." β
The corners of Kant's mouth curled slightly: "Very interesting." β
"This is a paradise for the powerful."
Chehir bowed.
He saluted Kant very respectfully: "My lord, you are a respectable nobleman, the master of my family's loyalty, but because of the internal crushing of the Silver Plate Kingdom, we have lost the support of Princess Sophia, and we can only temporarily take refuge under the wings of others and get a temporary respite." β
After a pause, he also gritted his teeth and said, "But we can't gain the trust of others after all, so I was sent here, driven by a humble businessman, this is simply an insult." β
Borg's face turned pale as he listened.
Thinking about the past, he seemed to be proud, but all this was based on the benefits that Kant brought him.
Even if it was a coincidence that he obtained the help of the great knight Chehir, it was actually a conspiracy set up by the Silver Plate Kingdom to re-attack the Lion Principality.
Maybe that day has really come.
The Borg Chamber of Commerce is the internal response of the Silver Plate Kingdom.
Even if he didn't want to join the Silverplate Kingdom, there was no way for the Borg, and when the time came, Chehir, the once loyal knight, would even be able to take over the Borgg Chamber of Commerce.
After all, it is a great knight, and the world where force is supreme is equal to the superior.
Think about it, and you know.
With him a great knight.
Deigned to come to the Chamber of Commerce as a bodyguard.
It's simply humiliation, shame, and will be laughed at by any nobleman who hears of it.
No matter how well it develops, unless Borg can enter the realm of the real power aristocracy, he, the great knight, will never be able to integrate into the mainstream circle and become the object of ridicule by everyone.
Identity and status are the criteria for measuring among nobles.
A knight is equal to a quasi-nobleman.
And the great knight is a complete nobleman.
Even if you don't have real power, you are a court nobleman, if you make military achievements, you are a martial arts noble, and if you can marry other nobles and go down for decades, you will become a respectable new nobleman.
The status of the Grand Knight is actually not much different from that of the Baron of Real Power.
This is the advantage that comes with strength.
The cause and effect are clear.
Chehir is to use the Borg Chamber of Commerce to complete the infiltration of the Silver Plate Kingdom into the Eastern County Territory.
After all, the Eastern County Territory is a semi-independent territory outside the Lion Principality, and as long as it is captured, it can directly block the Resniston River, and at the same time block the Southern County Territory.
And in the East County Territory, it can also directly attack the North County Territory and the South County Territory.
Cooperate with the mainland of the Silver Plate Kingdom to attack the Southern Commandery.
An almost encirclement was formed.
Extremely clever.
Even Kant couldn't help but nod his head and praise the strategic planning of this encirclement network.
It's just that this siege network is destined to declare bankruptcy, and the most critical point, that is, the rights of the Eastern County Territory, will not be controlled by the Silver Plate Kingdom in the short term, that is, this Chehir.
Even if the Borg Chamber of Commerce has paved a lot.
Again, no.
Because Kant did not allow it.
The Borg Chamber of Commerce was once on the verge of bankruptcy, and if you think about it carefully, it may be inseparable from some of the methods of the Yinpan Kingdom, and even with some nobles who are regarded as wall grass in the Eastern County Territory.
But now that Kant has propped up the Borg, and brought the Chamber back to life.
Then you will take a stake in this chamber of commerce on your behalf.
Or the absolute chairman.
Without the 2,000 large silver coins that Kant had provided, it would have been difficult for the Borg Chamber of Commerce to remember that it would have been difficult to bring the dead back to life.
Even if the Silver Plate Kingdom will slowly re-emerge this chamber of commerce that is on the verge of bankruptcy, but when the time comes, whether the person in charge is the Borg family or not, even if it is, it is just a puppet.
"Lord Kant!"
Borg had already thought of this at this time.
He wasn't stupid, he was just carried away by his previous rise.
Now that I think about it, my rise was too unexpected, and those nobles were too kind, and you must know that in the past, those merchants who were stronger than themselves were groveling when they saw the nobles.
I even made friends with them!
This is clearly not true.
Looking at Kant, Borg pleaded sadly: "I know it's wrong, please let me be your businessman again, I finally understand that there is a conspiracy here, Lord Kant, please, I really did something wrong!" β
Even the old butler and personal butler next to him understood, trembling all over, with a sad look on their faces.
No way.
They did it wrong.
But hearing their pleas, Chehir's face changed slightly, and he bent down to Kant in a deep voice and said: "Lord Kant, these people are just humble garbage, please don't believe them, since I can betray you once, there will be a second time, and I am Princess Sophia's old department, and even there are many remnants of the old department in the Silver Plate Kingdom, and I am not doing well, I can completely bring you a match, let them return to your hands, and restore the glory of Princess Sophia at that time." β
"Well, that's good." Kant nodded calmly, and there was no superfluous look on his face.
He didn't say yes or no.
Instead, he put his hand on his chin and rubbed it slightly, as if he was thinking.
Now the situation is getting more and more interesting, and the East County Territory is getting more and more complicated.
The covert development of the Dark Red Sect.
The nobles fought openly and secretly.
The gradual penetration of the Silver Plate Kingdom.
Of course.
There is also Kant's influence infiltrating.
Many forces are staggered and coiled, and even Countess Agatha has become a nominal top nobleman, but the actual command has been divided between various forces without leaving the slightest leeway.
The AvilΓ©sburg, developed by the Scarlet Sect, controlled the vast majority of the military power.
The ill-intentioned nobles controlled most of the land.
There is also the Silver Plate Kingdom, which has put its hands on those nobles and has begun to use extremely profitable commercial activities to win over and divide.
The Borg Chamber of Commerce is a prime example.
became someone else's pawn.
"My aunt has been set aside."
Kant couldn't help but shake his head.
But come to think of it, this can't be helped, Countess Agasa, who once had some of the force to support herself, has no real rights after losing the Tempest Mercenary Group and the Raid Party.
The Tempest Mercenaries are elite cavalry units that are stocked in the centers of the Northern and Southern Counties, as well as the Eastern Counties.
If anything, you can rush back to help.
It's a pity that he was completely wiped out by Kant.
And the strike squads.
As long as she succeeds in mastering Baron Dylan's solid pass, then the salt trade will fall into her hands.
A steady stream of silver coins will appear in her hands, whether it is to win over nobles or build more elite troops, she also has the confidence, even if it is to hire an external mercenary group, it is enough for her to completely control the Eastern County Territory.
But I just didn't expect that Kant's strength was actually strong enough to ignore the lion principality.
"But it doesn't matter."
Kant squinted.
He doesn't have any sense of coldness for the real regime.
If you really become a king, how to balance the aristocracy, feed the commoners, and develop the country is simply a headache, after all, the real world is not as good as a city with the help of the system.
Human thinking is strange, and so-called loyalty can change at any time.
Far inferior to the NPCs who are constantly loyal to the system.
Let alone.
They also came into this world as living human beings.
As long as the core is controlled, then Kant will be invincible, and if the forces in other parts of this world develop, he will only become a vassal of Kant in the end, which is more similar to the onion-like colonial system!
"You continue to develop here."
Kant smiled and looked at Borg and Chehir: "I won't bother you. β
"Lord Kant!"
Borg, who had been paralyzed on the ground, looked up suddenly, as if he had found a straw for help.
"I need you to serve me, it's as simple as that, you can do whatever you want to do with the Silver Plate Kingdom, but in the end, you must know that I will take the last fruit."
Kant knocked on the table and said lightly: "No matter what method you use." β
"Yes..."
Borg and Chehir had a tough answer.
In their hearts, Kant could not be compared to the Kingdom of the Silver Plate at all.
But Kant saw through their thoughts: "The old king of the Silver Plate Kingdom is about to die, and the eldest son has always been weak and sickly, if you count it, maybe I am still qualified to inherit the throne." β
"Uh..."
Chehir's eyes widened suddenly: "Indeed... That's true! β
Borg looked at Kant in horror, as a businessman, he didn't have access to too many secrets.
Although he knew that Princess Sophia was the princess of the Yinpan Kingdom, the inheritance law of the nobles was not something he could understand, not to mention that there would definitely be bloody rain in it.
"That's what I mean."
Kant stood up.
Turning his head to look at the 10 Salander riders next to him, he ordered, "You guys go back with me." β
"Yes!"
The Salander riders immediately obeyed.
However, Kant glanced at the 10 big knights next to him, and said calmly: "You just stay here and protect Borg, his safety needs to be protected, and of course Mr. Chehir, I don't think you two will mind." β
He ended up talking to Borg and Chehir.
"Don't mind!"
The two did not dare to refuse.
It is obviously a kind of surveillance, and if you refuse at this time, the consequences will not be too good.
Kant didn't need their refusal, 10 big knights were enough to slaughter the strong forces of this office, and it was estimated that even the city gate would not be closed after the slaughter, so that this group of killers would leave quickly, and they would not dare to stop in the port.