"Haizhou City belongs to me. I have given you a lot of face by not leaving too many troops in Haizhou City these years. Your merchant alliance should not go too far." Grand Duke Swordfish looked at Karl coldly. , Grand Duke Swordfish also has an army in his hands, and he also has an army of three hundred steel puppets, so if there is a fight, he really is not afraid of the Merchant Alliance's army.
Karl looked at Grand Duke Swordfish and said in a deep voice: "What the Grand Duke said is right. Haizhou City belongs to you, and we didn't say otherwise. We have been doing business properly in Haizhou City these years. Grand Duke, your taxes don’t seem to be less, right? If it weren’t for us, would Haizhou City be so prosperous? Would it bring so much tax to the Grand Duke? But what did the Grand Duke do to us? I don’t seem to need to do this. Have you said more? I know that recently the Church of the Mother Goddess is uniting with all the princes to suppress our business alliance. Our business alliance has been tolerant. Why? Because we are businessmen, and businessmen pay attention to harmony and making money. We don’t want to compete with you and others. We argue, because there is no need. We are seeking money, not power, or fighting spirit. But what do people in the Mother Goddess Church do now? I am one of the eight members of the Merchant Alliance, and their Ninja monk is Dare to attack my manor, they even blocked my manor that night, and sent troops directly into my manor the next morning, and they went directly for my business secrets. What did they want to do? ? Could it be that you think that without my business alliance, your life will be easier? You seem to have forgotten how the steel world came out of the dark age? It was us, if it weren't for our business alliance , I am afraid that the mainland is still in the dark age, right? But now you have all forgotten that you are helping the Mother Goddess Church to deal with us. What kind of organization is the Mother Goddess Church? I don’t believe you don’t know, don’t you? Have you discovered that the Church of the Mother Goddess is secretly making plans? How many churches of the Church of the Mother Goddess are there in Haizhou City alone? How many churches of the Church of the Mother Goddess are there in other small towns? My Grand Duke, have you never had one? Have you ever noticed this and only seen the money we made?”
When he said this, Karl's eyes were always looking at the Grand Duke Swordfish coldly. When the Grand Duke Swordfish heard what Karl said, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then his expression changed. What Karl said, He really hasn't paid attention to it. It's been a long time since they came out of the Dark Ages, so he really hasn't paid attention to the expansion of the Mother Goddess Church.
The Dark Ages seemed to be far away from them, but Archduke Swordfish still knew about some records of the Dark Ages. In fact, the so-called Dark Ages was a name given to that era by later generations, and in the Mother Goddess Church, people were They don't call it the Dark Age, they call it the Glory Age. In the eyes of the people of the Mother Goddess Church, it was at that time that the glory of the Mother Goddess shone throughout the entire steel world.
The Dark Age refers to the nearly three hundred years when the entire steel world was completely suppressed by the Mother Goddess Church. During that period, the Mother Goddess Church was extremely powerful. All the Grand Dukes were personally instigated by them. Without them, Ce Feng, that Grand Duke is illegal, and the Mother Goddess Church can overthrow it directly if it wants to.
At that time, the Church of the Mother Goddess was extremely powerful. They could kill whoever they wanted to kill. If they didn't like anyone, they could call them heretics and send them directly to the stake. The darkness The era was also the most terrifying era. At that time, people had almost no freedom at all, and each of these great princes lived a life worse than death.
Of course, the dark ages have passed and now only exist in some documents. That’s why Grand Duke Swordfish and others cooperate with the Mother Goddess Church and have been suppressing the Merchant Alliance. Rather than fearing the influence of the Merchant Alliance, it is better to say that they see it. After winning the money from the merchant alliance, in their opinion, if they clean up the merchant alliance, they will get endless wealth, and then they can strengthen their army and expand their territory.
Karl looked at Grand Duke Swordfish and said in a deep voice: "Our merchant alliance is rich and has made money, but we have not paid a penny less in taxes that should be paid. Although we have an army in our hands, but such For many years, our army has not taken the initiative to attack. Why do we maintain so many troops? It is not to ensure our safety. But even so, the people of the Mother Goddess Church still won’t let us go, and you will not let us go either. Don’t let us go. I really don’t understand. Why is this? My Grand Duke, don’t just stare at us. Look at the people around you and see the influence of the Church of the Mother Goddess. How old are you? Look at how many people in your army are the most loyal believers of the Mother Goddess Church. If the Mother Goddess Church turns against you one day, look at how many people in your army are still loyal to you. Yes, my Grand Duke, that’s it. I won’t say more. The Haizhou City army will not retreat for the time being unless the Mother Goddess Church gives us a satisfactory explanation. This is also the responsibility of all members of our Merchant Alliance. Decided, I'll take my leave now." After saying that, Karl saluted the Archduke Swordfish, then turned and left.
Grand Duke Swordfish watched Karl leave, but he did not speak for a long time. After a while, he finally said: "Here comes someone!" Following his voice, a person came in from outside, and the person walked towards Grand Duke Swordfish. He bowed and said, "Master, please give me your instructions." This was an old man, the most loyal butler under Grand Duke Swordfish.
Grand Duke Swordfish looked at the old man and said in a deep voice: "Go and check right away to see how many churches of the Mother Goddess Church are in our territory. At the same time, you must also check secretly to see how many churches our army has. How many people here are the most loyal believers of the Mother Goddess Church, and how many people’s family members are the most loyal believers of the Mother Goddess Church, go ahead.”
The old butler responded and then withdrew. Duke Swordfish stood up. He walked to the window, glanced at Karl who had left the castle, and murmured: "Your best is true." , if what you said is not true, then don’t blame me for being rude." Then there was no sound.
After Karl returned to Haizhou City, the troops here in Haizhou City no longer patrolled the streets, but those troops still stayed in several military camps in Haizhou City. Although Haizhou City began to do business again, The market is much sluggish than before.
Wallace also listened to the bishop's report at this time. After listening to what Archduke Swordfish said, Wallace couldn't help but snorted: "He actually said that. It seems that he is not stupid enough." He is in a hopeless state and can still see some things, but what can he do even if he sees it? Grand Dukes like them have no way to make trouble now, but the reaction of the Merchant Alliance this time has reached We should pay attention to it, let's keep the notice, our people should not take action for the time being, now is not the time to fall out with the Merchant Alliance, we will lower our attitude this time and count them as a winner."
The bishop responded, then saluted to Wallace, then turned and left. At this time, Wallace also stood up, walked to the window, and took a look at the street that was once again lively, although the street was now busy. There were a lot fewer people than before, but they were much stronger than when the army first entered the city. He couldn't help but snorted coldly and murmured: "Business Alliance, don't be anxious. Sooner or later, we have to clean up." about you."
But at this time, Karl had already arrived at the guild hall, and eight councilors sat together at one time. Roger glanced at everyone and said: "Now the market has recovered the transaction volume of the previous six levels, but we want to fully recover. It will take some time to come here, but Haizhou City is already under our complete control. If we want, we can completely wipe out the churches of the Mother Goddess Church."
Karl said solemnly: "I have also warned Grand Duke Swordfish, but I don't know if he will investigate and what kind of reaction he will have after finding out. But in any case, we have already reminded him, and he should also There will be some vigilance, and if he is still not vigilant, then there is really no one to blame."
Everyone else nodded, and Wood said: "We are almost ready for the relocation, and we can take action within three days. Just in time, while everyone's eyes are focused on Haizhou City, we will Our relocation can be completed." This is their real goal and the most important thing.
Everyone nodded, Karl thought for a while, and then said: "I think so, should we tell Mr. Zhao Hai and ask him to leave with the fleet this time? Is the island suitable?" Cooperation, whether it can become our base, what others say does not count, Mr. Zhao Hai said it is the last word, I am not really worried if Mr. Zhao Hai is not allowed to go and see it, what do you think?" Karl After saying that, he looked at those people and waited for their decision.
Those people were stunned for a moment, and then after thinking about it, Wood said: "It's feasible, I think it's feasible, so, Karl, you'd better contact Mr. Zhao Hai and tell Mr. Zhao Hai our decision. We'll take advantage of the opportunity." Now everyone's attention is all here in Haizhou City, so it may be more beneficial for us to divert Mr. Zhao Hai away. When the limelight passes, they will find that Mr. Zhao Hai has disappeared."
Everyone else nodded, and Frank said in a deep voice: "There will definitely be no problems on that island, and the living facilities on the island are also very complete. Mr. Zhao Hai will never suffer any grievances when he goes to the island. , even if Mr. Zhao Hai really doesn’t like that island, we will just look for another island when the time comes, and his safety on that island is absolutely guaranteed.”
Everyone nodded, and Karl said solemnly: "I'm going to talk to Mr. Zhao Hai about this matter and see what Mr. Zhao Hai's opinion is. Now Mr. Zhao Hai is no longer studying too big things, and is working hard to study the addition of There is also a machine gun in the ballast tank. It should not be difficult to research the machine gun, and the pressurized tank is the foundation of everything. I believe Mr. Zhao Hai will agree to leave. In short, we must be prepared for Mr. Zhao Hai to leave. Will he want to leave? If he leaves, it’s up to him.”
