"Questions like the size of the country and the number of people belong to the secrets of the Empire, can it be that in the Obaro continent, you can ask such questions involving state secrets at will?"

Tigger sneered slightly on his face, and said: "The only thing I can tell Your Excellency is that there are thousands of warships like me in the Empire, and the more powerful capital warships are beyond your imagination! Don't have any bad thoughts, in front of our Imperial Navy, any conspiracy is futile!"

"Thousands!" This number made Sabo on the other side open his mouth wide in surprise, and his stretched neck was like a fat goose pinched by the chef's neck, his face turned red, and he quickly explained with an embarrassed face.

"Please don't get me wrong, in fact, I am more concerned about the fact that since our two countries have been chosen by fate, why not establish maritime trade relations on this, I am the governor of Port Meyer, and I am also the Minister of the Navy of the Kingdom of St. Place, I can sign a maritime trade treaty with your country on behalf of the Kingdom of St. Place, and even such things as alliances can also be decided!"

Of course, he knew that this kind of confidential question involving national strength and military strength was not suitable for asking on such an occasion, but thinking about the thousands of powerful warships that the other party possessed, as well as the unfathomable existence of the Imperial Navy behind him, he could already imagine what kind of monstrous waves would be set off when such a powerful navy was thrown into the northern waters of Obarro!

It was still a storm that swept and changed a qiē.

Of course, he didn't know that in order to intimidate the admiral from a foreign continent, the cunning Teagar deliberately exaggerated the strength of the Falcon Empire's navy, in fact, up to the 2 Dragon-class battleships launched in October, the Falcon Empire's navy now has 65 small and medium-sized combat dragon tooth warships, 20 main dragon-class warships, and about 200 warships for various transportation and supplies, which is more than enough to defeat a country's navy, but it still needs a period of development and growth to achieve hegemony in a sea area

After Teagal's exaggeration, in the mind of the timid but sharp-thinking Admiralt. Now all I am thinking about is how to get the support and help of such a powerful ally, which is not only a matter of changing the power of the entire sea, but also a huge turning point in the fate of myself, the governor of Port Meyer

"This may be an opportunity to change the entire power of the O'Barro North Sea!"

Under such a seductive idea. Governor Saab was bold and cautiously continued: "I believe that this will be a moment that will change history, my port Meyer is the best deep-water port in the Nordic Barro, and if we can conclude a trade agreement and a military agreement, I can exempt your ship from ten percent of the trade tax!"

"Oh, why Port Meyer. Aren't you the Lord of the Admiralty of St. Place?" The thoughtful Teagar was extremely keenly aware of the difference in the names mentioned in the mouth of Governor Saab.

"This ......" Sabo rolled his eyes, and said with a depressed look on his face: "You may not know that in our Obaro continent, because of the rich interests of maritime trade and the particularity of geographical location,

Over the centuries, the lord families who often occupied important ports evolved into special existences outside the royal family, although they were nominally the majority of the king's direct domains.

But these people who were appointed as governors were more like financial officials in charge of making money, but they were much more powerful than financial officers.

To protect the port and the sea, we can have our own private fleet and trade zones, but as the power grows, there will also be wars waged against the king's actions to tax his own ports,

Of course, most of the rebellious ports would be ruthlessly crushed by the king's army, the governor would be captured and beheaded, the port would be sacked, and a new retainer would be appointed as governor. ”...,

Saab's voice paused, and he said with some pain: "Our Saab family was sent to Port Meyer a hundred years ago.

At that time, the rebellion of the governor of Port Meyer had just been suppressed, and the entire Port Mayer was slaughtered by the king's order of 10,000 people, leaving a population of less than 3,000, which was the hard work of several generations of our family.

This small port, which once had a population of only 1,000 people, has gradually become the seventh deepest water port in the Barrow Sea of Northern Europe. It has a population of 27,000 and has its own private harbour guard

My grandfather, my father, and generations of our Saab tribe died defending the harbor against the enemy navy in order to protect Port Meyer. “

When it comes to sadness, Sabo has nothing to fear, not to mention that this is the vast sea, and there are no eyes and ears of the king, he said in a completely resentful tone.

"Isn't it easy for me that these trading ports are responsible for two-thirds of the kingdom's taxes, for the lavish banquets of a thousand people held by the palace every week, for the monthly tribute of countless deep-sea pearls to the royal family, and for the ministers who occupy the main positions of power?"

"I hate the royal family, really!" said Sabo, his eyes bulging like a bullied resentful woman, gritting his teeth and vowing in a solemn manner

"All we want is to continue to live, for we know that when we are unable to meet these greedy demands, the axe of decapitation will soon fall, and in the eyes of the king, the survival of we, the governors of the port, is a division of the royal power, the greatest threat to him." ”

"That's why you've gone so far to capture the princess of the kingdom?" Teagar tilted his head, he could feel the suppressed volcanic anger from the governor named Sabo, and it seemed that what he said was not a lie

"Of course not!" Sabo's face blushed when asked, and he shook his head a little embarrassedly and said: "Although I don't like the royal family, it doesn't mean that I will spill my resentment on a woman in distress, so I chased all the way because the new king promised me that if I can catch Her Royal Highness the princess who escaped, I can get the gift of tax exemption for three years, three years, that's a lot of money, at least 500,000 gold coins!"

"500,000 Gold ......"

Teagar was secretly surprised in his heart, and subconsciously pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose with his hand,

He was able to see from this tax the size of the port Meyer in the mouth of the governor of Saab,

500,000 in three years, that is to say, about 150,000 a year, if this is placed in Vecchia, where maritime trade is flourishing, is also the size of a large port, it is no wonder that every time the governor of Saab mentions Port Meyer, he has a pride on his face and mouth (to be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )