Chapter XXII
Brad took out a chaise longue from the ring, sat down comfortably on it, and said, "Bring them here, I'll meet them here." ”
The Thunderhawk Knight hesitated for a moment before saying, "My lord, those goblins want you to greet them in person. ”
Brad waved his hand to stop Golden Fang and Onexia, who were about to speak, and said lightly: "Tell them that I will only give them ten minutes." ”
The Thunderhawk Knight took the order, and Brad turned to the Golden Tooth and said, "You go and arrange the manpower to carry the goods that belong to us, the goblins have never been empty, as for the green-skinned dwarfs on the ship, either feed the fish or take them in for yourself." ”
"Yes, great master." A hint of red flashed in the Golden Fang's eyes, since drinking the blood of the black dragon, not only has his strength increased a lot, but he has also become belligerent and bloodthirsty.
Onexia's eyes fluttered, and she glanced at Brad charmingly, took out a bottle of wine and a wine glass, and poured wine for Brad. In her eyes, Brad is becoming more and more perfect, and when she first met Brad, Brad was still a small lord whose territory was just improving. Then the orcs arrived, and Bradside began to rise like a comet.
In the end, even his father had to be wooed at all costs, and he began to be forced to contact Brad. I remember that time, for the first time, I didn't have any resistance to a man other than my father, and that feeling both helpless and made her tremble. Although she doesn't say it in her heart, she has always lived in the shadow of her father, and what she needs is a strong person to bring her a sense of security.
From the initial resistance, to now staying by Brad's side willingly. Watching him step by step towards the top, she also felt a great sense of satisfaction and was willing to be his shadow. But what made her both relieved and sad was that. Brad was always wary of her. She has never blended into the core of the Jasper Collar, especially in recent times, and Brad has been more cautious.
"My lord, why are you so hostile to goblins?" Onexia raised the question in her heart, she has been following Brad for a long time, Brad has always tried his best to win over the force, and if he can't win over, he won't make enemies. Only to the goblins. The means are vicious, and he looks like a mortal enemy.
"Azeroth can't afford two business empires." Brad said lightly and began to drink quietly.
Onexia also understood what Brad meant in an instant, and it was. Although several groups of goblins are all here to make money, they each have their own ways and means of making money and do not interfere with each other. But Jasper Collar is different, from Brad's current means. and the policies that are being implemented. The interests of the goblin group have been harmed.
Especially in Lordaeron, the goblin's engineering, transportation, and trade have been greatly damaged in Lordaeron and even in the Eastern Kingdom, especially the huge ore veins reasonably developed by Brad in the Cursed Lands, which made the goblin's silver mine unsalable in the Eastern Continent, and the goblins of the venture capital company hated Brad to the bone.
This is especially true of engineering mechanical items, for various reasons, the purchase of goblin machinery through some territories, through comparison, the humans of Lordaeron realized the superiority of the Jasper Collar machinery. The Jasper Collar completely squeezed out the goblins from Lordaeron with a more suitable aesthetic for humans, better performance after applying runes, and better stability of the elves.
Brad lets his Centaur army settle in the Barrens. It also made the goblin giants, who had already made the barren land their own territory, feel a great threat. What they can't tolerate even more is that the auction houses and banks of Jasper Collar have also touched the interests of goblin giants who rely on finance for food. Up to now. With the exception of the slave trade and goblins who specialize in alchemy, the contradictions between the Jasper Realm and the goblins are irreconcilable.
More importantly, Brad's positioning of the Jasper Collar is a neutral route. He had no interest in making enemies with other races, only that he knew what the enemy he would face and how powerful it was. Only by uniting more forces can the strife in Azeroth be ended sooner. He is not a peacemaker, but he just hopes that the people around him will have a good life. Even if he led the humans to fight the orcs this time, he was forced to protect himself, and he had tried his best to preserve the strength of the orcs, and he had a clear conscience about this.
The goblins' greed and cunning make Brad feel unfriendly, and his goal is to kill the goblins' trade princes, and then let the puppets he supports take control of the goblins, thus controlling the economic lifeblood of Azeroth. Making money is not the goal, but to better deal with powerful enemies, and not to be coerced by goblins because of material things in war.
In the midst of all the thoughts, the three goblins got out of the car proudly under the leadership of the Thunderhawk Knight, looked at Brad, who was sitting in the distance and did not get up to greet him, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and slowly walked over.
As if he hadn't seen the three goblins, Brad drank the red wine leisurely, without the slightest intention of speaking first.
All three goblins are dressed as merchants, which is their favorite outfit. The three of them looked at each other and didn't mean to speak, and time passed quietly in silence.
Onexia elegantly poured wine for Brad, then glanced at the three of them indifferently and said indifferently: "You still have seven minutes." ”
The goblin was even more angry, but he still held back his anger and said in a sharp voice peculiar to goblins, "Greetings, my friend. ”
"You've mistaken someone, I don't have goblin friends." Brad whispered, "Let's talk about something, you know, I'm busy, and now you have six minutes to spare." ”
"Well, time is money, my friend." The goblin at the head made a goblin comprehension and continued: "We are here to cooperate with the Jade Leader, and I believe that with the wisdom of the marshal, he should be able to understand the trade princes we represent. ”
"Cooperation, how do you want to cooperate with the law, it seems that our Jade Collar has no intention of cooperating with anyone. More importantly, it seems that you have been very unfriendly to us from the beginning. A few of you are so shrewd and believe you know what I mean. ”
The head goblin said: "It seems that I have a misunderstanding, let me introduce you, I am Mi ......"
Brad interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "I'm not interested in your names. And I also don't believe that what happened was a misunderstanding. How many times have you sabotaged my plans, continuously sent spies in my territory, and even attacked the fleet belonging to Oh, Hakalimdor's territory, these are all misunderstandings? ”
The goblin at the head had already adjusted his mood, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Oh, my friend. We just let you see our strength, and in this world, there is no force but us that can cooperate with you. ”
Brad held back his anger and said: "Show your strength, you show your strength to challenge my limit, to be honest, I didn't see your strength, but shamelessness and cunning." ”
The goblin at the head spread his hands and said: "No, no, no, you completely misunderstood what we meant, this time we have brought enough sincerity to the Jasper Collar, I believe we will cooperate happily." I hate to admit it, but your engineering skills are better than ours, so the three Trade Princes decided to work with the Jasper Collars, with you in charge of production and us in charge of selling your goods throughout Azeroth. ”
Brad drank the red wine from his glass, looked directly at the goblin in his head and asked, "Oh?" Goblins are in charge of sales, so how much commission do you charge? ”
The head goblin shook his head and said, "No, no, no, you should know that our goblin fleet communicates the entire Endless Sea, our caravan connects all the intelligent races, and we can sell your goods anywhere." And you are only responsible for the production, and our Prince is very generous and promises you 20% of the profits. Of course, the profit I am talking about is pure profit, and the materials produced are provided by you. ”
Brad shook his hand and smashed the wine glass in his hand into the goblin's face, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I was distracted for a while, I didn't hear what you said just now." ”
The crystal wine glass smashed into the goblin's forehead, and the goblin screamed, and Yin Hong's blood slid down his forehead.
The goblin at the head opened his arms to stop the angry two companions, raised his head, and said sharply, "I said, you are responsible for the production of goods, and we will each provide half of the materials, and the profit will be six for us and four for you." You must know that there are three princes on our side, and this is already the bottom line that we can accept. ”
Brad stood up, clapped his hands as he walked slowly, and said, "It's really a big battle, such a big sincerity, it's really flattering that there are three trade princes." ”
The goblin said with a happy face, "So Your Excellency agrees to cooperate with us?" ”
Brad's smiling cane was slightly raised, and the money bag on the goblin's waist appeared in Brad's hand. He gently shook the purse, and the coins inside collided with each other with a crisp and pleasant sound.
"Your Excellency the goblin, this is your money bag, I took out some gold coins from it, and I am not greedy, as long as forty percent, sixty percent will be left for you, how about it?"
"Oh my God, you pay me back. This is my money bag, and the money in it belongs to me, and you don't want to take even a copper plate out of my pocket. The goblin's face was full of madness, which was not the case when he was smashed on the forehead.
Onexia glanced at the goblins with disgust, she had heard Brad say that goblins could even sell their mothers for money, she thought Brad was deliberately exaggerating, and now it seems that this is really possible.
Brad flicked his cane, and the money bag fell on the goblin's face, and the goblin didn't care about the pain, and clutched the money bag tightly in his arms, his face full of joy.
"You see, your own money bag, you won't give me a single copper plate. The jasper collar is my money bag, and without my consent, you don't want to take anything away from me. ”
"Oh my gosh, my friend, I'm really disappointed." The head of the goblin had fierce eyes, and said coldly: "If you refuse to cooperate with us, you will be robbing us of money, and the person who robbed us of our money is our enemy, so you should die." ”…… (To be continued......)