"Cost?" Duke Otto almost cursed when he heard this word, "The Pirate Kingdom is invading our country, and you actually have to calculate the cost first?"
"At any time, cost is the top priority. Especially this time, we are facing the 'Triumph'." Fray Avine returned calmly, "We heard that the 'Triumph' 'The entire village of Brizania evaporated in an instant, this shouldn't be a rumor, right?"
Duke Otto's voice suddenly became lower: "It's not a rumor. However, it may not be the work of the Triumphant..."
"In terms of strength, the only ones who can do this are the Triumphs, right? And I also heard that the Triumphs completely saw through your plan and robbed your team transporting military supplies three times in a row. , is this true?"
Freavenet's words struck a chord with Duke Otto. Duke Otto lowered his head and stopped talking.
"So, what was the result of this 'rally'?" Fray Avine asked again.
Prince Otto slapped the chair hard.
"Those cowards... when they heard that the Triumphant had figured out our plan to raid the pirate kingdom, they were so scared that they all wet their crotches. We can't count on them at all."
Having said this, Duke Otto raised his head with a glimmer of hope.
"So, Fray Avine, if you can help me..."
Freiavine shrugged: "In that case, we can't help you."
"Fraevine, have you really thought it through?" Duke Otto said in surprise: "If you let the 'Triumpher' go, you will never want to do good business in the future!"
"So after we return this time, we will send people to Stade to find out the news. If possible, we will reach a deal with the 'Triumphers' and pay regular monthly tribute of some funds in exchange for the peace of my caravan."
Duke Otto couldn't help but cursed: "Tribute? Are you serious? Even if she agrees, this will be a huge expenditure over many years! Have you really calculated the cost?"
"Yes, it will be a huge expense. When I think about this, my heart starts to hurt. I think all the businessmen in Hamburg feel the same as me. But at least that can ensure the peace of our business. . But if we support you, we will not only lose everything, but our family may also be ruined."
"The family is ruined? Are you also afraid of the 'Triumpher'? It's obvious that she has only sent a small force now, are you going to surrender?"
"Then why haven't you dealt with this small force now? Not even a small-scale war? Duke Otto, we are not fools. We still had hope at the beginning, but we have seen through it now - you nobles Also afraid of the 'Triumpher'!"
Every word Freavinet struck at Duke Otto's heart.
"I think it's not just the city of Hamburg that thinks so. A few months ago, the businessmen in Lübeck thought that the Federation could be their backer, and they dared to go to the Triumph to collect debts. But now, they have been frightened all the way from Gotland. Running back!"
Prince Otto fell silent.
Looking at Duke Otto like this, Freiavine added indifferently: "Duke Otto, I know that you have always been a calm person and will not act out of impulse. There is one thing I want to advise you. ——It’s not just businessmen who need to worry about costs. In many cases, you nobles need it more.”
"……what do you mean?"
"I think the enemies you have to deal with are not just the 'Triumphers', right?"
"Of course not! The biggest enemy of the Federation is the Count of Île-de-France! Just let the pirate kingdom's behavior go unchecked. The Tianfang Empire only sent one envoy, and he surrendered and turned the Alemanni Federation into a subsidiary of the Tianfang Empire. Country. It’s simply a waste!”
"We are just businessmen and don't care whose vassal the Alemanni Federation is. But the Abrahamic Orthodox Church... they actually think that usury is evil. It's just a talk, and they actually issue a large number of low-interest loans. This is completely They just have trouble with our money. I think it’s not just us, Duke Otto, your plan to acquire land has also been affected to some extent, right?”
Duke Otto is a smart man, and before Freiavine could continue, he understood Freiavine's intention: "You mean...let me form an alliance with the 'Triumphant' to attack the Earl of Île-de-France and Abraham." Orthodox Church?”
From the change in Duke Otto's expression, Freiavine already knew that he had been attracted by this proposal. He smiled and said: "We need a leader who has the courage to expel the Abrahamic Orthodox Church. If you do this, we businessmen in Hamburg will stand firmly on your side - Chief Consul, Otto."
The meeting with Duke Otto is over. Freyavenet rested all night in the Duchy of Anglia. When daybreak, he and his entourage dressed up as peasants and set foot on the road back to Hamburg.
The carriage may be targeted by the "Triumph", so everyone can only walk. But Freyavinet was a little fat, and asking him to walk for several days to Hamburg like an ordinary farmer would be equivalent to killing him. In this case, he chose to play the patient so that he could have his entourage carry him all the way back on a stretcher without arousing suspicion from passers-by.
Compared to a horse-drawn carriage, this "transportation" was not only more bumpy, but also subject to wind and sun all the way, which made Fréavine complain incessantly. Thanks to this, he is more like a patient.
"Why are you walking so slowly beside me?" he yelled at one of his followers. Two people are enough to carry the stretcher. In his eyes, the rest are just a waste of time doing nothing. "I hired you with money! Go to work! Run back to Hamburg! Give me Prepare the carriage! Then prepare the honey water and run back and bring it to me to drink! Oops, I'm so thirsty..."
However, the physical strength of the unlucky follower was not enough to support him all the way to Hamburg and back. When Freiavine arrived outside Hamburg, he scolded the attendant again and deducted 10% of his salary.
After sitting in the carriage and drinking the honey water, Fray Avine suddenly became energetic again. An attendant handed him a plate of grapes from the car window. He picked up one and ate it, spitting out the grape seeds. Then he said to the attendant: "I will go to Stade to visit Triumph in a few days." "Please go and buy me a gift."
"How much is it worth?" the attendant asked.
"It doesn't matter how much you spend, but it must be rare and precious. In order to win the favor of the victor, this gift must not be careless!"
Frayavenet picked up another grape, and then motioned the carriage to move forward. The coachman cracked his whip, causing the carriage to run rampant in Hamburg. A girl was struggling to walk along the roadside carrying a sack of radishes. When she saw a carriage coming, she hurriedly tried to hide. In her haste, she fell and the man dodged, but the bag of radishes was crushed by the carriage.
"Country bumpkin, this is Lord Freavinet's carriage, stay away next time!"
As soon as the coachman said these words, the carriage disappeared without a trace.
The girl heard a "goo" sound in her throat, and then a dirty man and a man in ragged clothes ran towards her.
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