"What? Agreed!? ”

Oscar looked at the magic letter in amazement, and the group of ministers around him were also confused. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"They actually agreed!?"

Oscar repeated, still unable to believe what he saw.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! ”

The ministers immediately congratulated: "In this way, for the time being, you don't have to worry about the Irrus Empire waving its troops south." ”

"But why?"

Oscar couldn't figure it out: "It's impossible for him not to guess our intentions, and it's impossible not to understand the consequences of doing this, why would he agree?" ”

Although it was a good thing, Oscar always felt that there was some conspiracy in it.

That Donne, who smiles all day long, is definitely not as kind as he seems on the surface, if he is really so kind and simple, how could he become a regent inexplicably? Oscar even suspected that what happened to the Empire of Illus and the Kingdom of Solant was all the result of that guy's secret layout and design!

"Perhaps, it's because Queen Olena became a lobbyist?"

Duke Domir said tentatively: "After all, Queen Olena and you have had such a good relationship since childhood, even if you marry Ilrus, it is impossible to watch Don send troops to attack Your Majesty, right?" ”

Sounds like a lot of sense...... Olena, she still loves me very much......

Oscar's mind was confused, and the dead sister almost lost her mind.

"Your Majesty, whatever the reason, at least for the time being, we don't have to worry."

Duke Domir asked, "But Your Majesty, did he put forward other conditions?" ”

Oscar came back to his senses, looked at the magic letter and said: "After signing the trade contract, the Illus Empire will fully open border cities such as Preston, Paganis, and Fira, set up special economic zones, and open treaty ports...... Wait a minute!? Zero tariffs!? ”

Oscar suddenly came back to his senses, stared at the words on the magic letter, and looked incredulous: "Is he crazy!?" That's zero tariff! Does he know how much less money he will have!? ”

Zero tariffs!

Not only Oscar, but even the ministers below were stunned.

As a trading country and an economic power, any merchant of Ronitant is well aware of the impact of various taxes on business, among which, one of the most important costs in long-distance trade routes is import and export duties, which used to increase the price of goods to the kingdom of Solant through the Ilrus Empire by 50% to 200%, all due to import and export duties.

If the Ilrus Empire really implemented full trade in the treaty ports and guaranteed a zero-tariff policy, the cost of goods in Ronitant would be greatly reduced, and the profits would also be greatly increased!

"That's a good thing, Your Majesty!"

Another minister looked happy: "With the strength of our Ronitant merchants, under this policy, our import and export trade will definitely be able to take off again, and the level of economic growth next year will definitely increase significantly, and it is even possible to surpass the Illus Empire!" ”

Overtaking Illuth? …… Wrong!

Duke Domir was originally pleasantly surprised, but when he suddenly heard such a sentence, a lightning bolt crossed his mind, something was wrong!

"Your Majesty."

Duke Domir looked at Oscar with a cautious expression: "Is that really the only thing on the magic letter?" Didn't bring up anything else? ”

Oscar took a breath and continued reading Olena's handwritten letter: "...... In the interest of the principle of reciprocity in bilateral trade, we demand that Ronitant also open an equal number of treaty ports and implement the same tariff policy, and if there is no objection, please agree on a date, and His Majesty Donn will personally go to Narnira to sign the contract. Nope. ”

At first glance, it may not sound like much to say, but ......

"There seems to be nothing to say about the opening of treaty ports, and the same tariff policy is implemented...... Wait a minute? Same tariff policy? Zero tariff? The Empire of Illuth? Datang Chamber of Commerce!? ”

Duke Domir finally cleared the fog in his mind, and his face became more and more ugly.

And hearing his words, the other ministers also woke up.

One-way zero tariff is good, but two-way zero tariff?

, this doesn't seem to have to be done!

They are not stupid, the main trade objects and goods of the Ronitant Kingdom are mainly cheap and beautiful, seize the broadest low-end market, and then gradually spread to the mid-end and high-end markets, they win by quality and quantity, and the financial revenue is achieved through the sale of a large number of cheap goods.

However, even if they sell a hundred Ronitant gray horses, the profit is not as much as that of the Datang Chamber of Commerce selling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle!

If zero tariffs were introduced, their income would certainly increase dramatically, but the same would be true for Illus!

Trade imports and exports inevitably generate a lot of capital flows, and although Plandal does not yet have the concept of a trade surplus, they are already vaguely aware of the problem.

If the competitiveness and profit margin of goods cannot compete with each other, Ronitante's wealth will definitely flow to Ilrus, they are equivalent to having been completely kidnapped by the economy of the Ilrus Empire, and their every move must obey the Ilrus Empire, at that time, what is the significance of whether Ronitant is an independent country? It's no different from a province anymore.

Thinking of this, the faces of everyone in the throne room became extremely ugly.

Now, Oscar is in a dilemma.

Agreeing to sign a contract can only save a temporary crisis, but you can only watch the country step by step into the trap laid by the other party, and finally become a puppet.

If you don't agree to sign a contract, although you can ensure economic independence, you are likely to face the crisis of being forced into the palace immediately, and you will eventually be regained by Tang En......

Tang En, a shameless bastard, although he didn't look like a qualified monarch at all, just by relying on the powerful power of the Tang Chamber of Commerce and the Eye-Eyeing Beings, he was able to play a trump card that made others unable to parry at all.

You come out of four Ks, and he comes out of the king fried!

You come out of four A's, and he comes out of the king bomb!

You come out of four 2s, he is still out of the king bomb!

His hand is full of kings, how can he play this!?

He's just cheating!

But the most painful part is that even if you know that he is cheating, you still have no choice but to continue to play with him in the rules!

Oscar could almost imagine Donn's smug appearance at this moment, but even if he hated it, he could only choose one of these two dilemmas to continue.

"Promise him to sign the contract at a later date."

Oscar stood up with a constipated face: "I'm a little uncomfortable, so let's do it today." ”

Oscar walked into the corridor behind him with a dark face, and Queen Hikarin glanced at her father and chased after him worriedly.

"Let's disperse, let's all disperse."

Duke Domir is also very upset at this moment, what can he do? He's desperate too!

Because this is their own request!

Knowing that there is a trap in this, they have to jump in with their eyes open! And you have to have a lot of fun!

What if you're unhappy?

In front of Don, they don't even have the power to flip the table!

The Empire of Illus has now become a monster!

An unstoppable monster that has awakened!

Don now had no idea that he had made a group of princes and nobles of Ronitant hate it with a simple conspiracy.

Although he had expected this day for a long time, he did not expect those people to discover the trap inside so quickly.

At this moment, Tang En, who was greeted by countless people in his heart, was looking at the kobold army in front of him with satisfaction.

That's right, got Donn's personal biography "tune. The dwarves who taught the "tricks" finally succeeded in training a group of obedient kobolds.

These kobolds are still timid and afraid of death, but at least they are obedient enough.

Let stand and never dare to sit, let lie on your stomach, never dare to get up, let you be hungry, never dare to eat - those who disobeyed the order have been killed.

After experiencing the lessons of the blood of thousands of compatriots, the kobolds finally understood a truth, as long as they obey the order and let them do whatever they want, they can eat delicious food and eat their stomachs!

Instead of working tirelessly digging in the soil and eating those bugs and plant roots, the food that the dwarves reward them with is simply a delicacy on earth!

-- Actually, the dwarves feed them only the sake lees left over from the sake brewing.

This group of guys who used to be hungry and scared were not willing to feed these kobolds with that fresh food.

But kobolds don't mind!

They were even moved to tears - the alcohol left in the lees was used as a condiment by them, and they ate it with relish.

It's pathetic, it's so pathetic......

Don watched the kobolds scramble to grab food in a trough, and wiped the corners of his eyes with a fake look.

Brian sighed, the eldest brother is really kind, and he is so moved to see the kobold endure hardship.

Tang En suddenly turned his head and asked, "Have you implemented the last-place elimination system?" ”

Brian was stunned: "Huh? Last-place elimination system? ”

Don said dissatisfiedly: "Even those who make mistakes, don't listen to orders, or the one with the worst performance are directly eliminated and killed, so that you can warn other kobolds and promote them to obey orders more actively." ”

“……”

Give me back what you were impressed just now!

The corners of Brian's mouth twitched slightly: "Are you a demon?" ”

"What do you say, didn't you say that you don't think of them as intelligent beings?"

Tang En spread his hands: "To deal with this kind of guy who likes to betray his master, of course, you have to use a high-pressure policy." ”

Brian: "......"

Don took a step forward: "All kobolds obey the order, stop eating immediately, and line up!" ”

The group of kobolds was stunned and immediately started the team in a hurry, but at this time, there were still a few kobolds who were reluctant to lie on the trough and refused to leave.

Without hesitation, Don grabbed them into the air with the mage's hand, and then burned them directly to ashes.

After the kobolds below were stunned for a moment, their efficiency suddenly increased a lot, and after a few seconds, they were standing in line neatly.

"Look."

Don yelled at Brian Nunu: "The effect is outstanding." ”

You're a demon!