Although they needed to leave the empire as soon as possible to avoid becoming accomplices or victims of interest struggles, the two could not leave directly by boat from the busy port of Parnilla.
The sage can already make a detailed inference based on the information currently known and what he has seen with his own eyes, combined with past knowledge - there may be some changes in the development context, but it should generally be in line with the reality they face. .
The nobleman who was eyeing them was able to find the hotel where they were staying, and the busy but tightly controlled port naturally could not escape the surveillance of the group behind him.
Although the most direct defenders of the plank road and entrances and exits have been replaced by Constantine's Black Army, the Black Army are outsiders after all and have no corresponding knowledge and connections. Therefore, they still rely heavily on Parnilla's local port management system and Captain merchant.
Parnira is a peculiar city. As a new big city rather than an ancient capital, the strong commercial atmosphere of the short-lived port capital makes it difficult for religious and even royal authority to be exerted here.
Each port city has its own rules and its own operating logic. All of this was formed spontaneously by the local emerging merchant aristocratic class.
Foreign rulers like the Black Army and even the family behind Margaret changed one after another, but as long as the local snakes claimed vassalage and paid tribute, in fact most of the supreme rulers would not reorganize them.
As long as formal obedience and substantive interests are handed over obediently, the rulers are content to simply let the existing established order continue to operate.
After all, it is very laborious to rewrite the rules and make a major change from the grassroots level, especially since the seaport has to rely on experienced businessmen and captains to make profits.
Some people among the people ironically refer to this independence as
"The southern city-state of Padrosine", it is obvious that the plutocratic nobles in this city who have existed far longer than the supreme ruler are not completely loyal to the emblem of the daisy. They prefer to identify themselves as someone a collaborator rather than a subordinate.
Although they had to obey their lords and pay taxes, they also had many ways to evade taxes.
Privately, these people often do all kinds of things that wander in gray areas and even directly violate Padrosi's laws. Unless the matter is too big, the lords of the past will usually turn a blind eye for the sake of stable income.
This is what Parnilla exists
The "new trend of thought" has a fundamental conflict with the old imperial power and divine power, because businessmen focus on interests, which means that many times they do not fully follow the instructions of those in high positions, but put their own interests as the highest priority.
The Parnilla noble who came to show off was probably a representative of one of the more influential noble groups.
The port city of Parnira is the richest city-state in the Padrosi Empire today. It is full of opportunities but also full of dangers.
Many small traders who come here because they think they can get ahead by relying on their cleverness will soon find that they will be suppressed by their peers. If they don't join them and follow their rules, they will always be struggling at the bottom.
There is no aristocratic family that can last for hundreds of years that cannot find a smart person after searching high and low. They have already used the power in their hands to divide the cake.
And they are always greedy, always wanting more; but always vigilant, worried that newcomers who do not abide by their chessboard rules will take away what they already have.
The source of their dissatisfaction with Constantine is actually related to Henry and Mira - His Excellency the Conqueror's action of banning the old mercenary guilds did not just result in a large number of mercenaries becoming unemployed.
He boldly took over in the name of the royal family this intricately organized organization with footprints throughout Padrosi and even the world of Rigal. This huge organization was extremely profitable, and many Parnilla nobles had coveted it for a long time but could not get it.
But wanting to stab him in the back just out of jealousy can only be regarded as a low-level businessman. In the eyes of a real businessman, there is no one in the world who cannot cooperate with him to get a share of the pie - and this leads to the relationship between Constantine and Parr. The real conflict among the Nila nobles lies.
The Adventurer's Guild is very ancient, and this is not a concept that stays in oral narratives.
For an organization that has existed for a long time to take root in various places, it is natural that it will inevitably give up profits to the greedy local nobles. This change of dynasty Constantine directly invalidated all the treaties between the Parnilla nobles and the old guild.
Some of the countless contracts accumulated over long years have long become the only source of income for declining noble families. This is naturally an unshakable conflict.
Even those nobles who don't rely much on this contract to live, they will never be sincerely happy that they receive less money.
When he first changed the organization, many nobles were still optimistic. They felt that compared to an organization whose identity was mysterious and unpredictable, he, who was also a member of the empire and a member of the royal family, would definitely be more consistent with his always gentle and obedient father. Likewise, they will try their best to please themselves to gain cooperation.
The current emperor has the most knights in history. As long as you spend some money or please him, you can almost get the qualifications for knighthood. This has led to many more superficial knights in Padrosi. Many of them were even businessmen not long ago and can now be crowned knights.
The name "Sir So-and-so" is widely known - in fact, this is also the essence of most Parnilla merchant nobles - so his son, even if he performs bravely on the battlefield, will naturally act according to this script.
Right? The envoys sent were rejected. Even if he asked for a meeting in person, he only received a cold and brief negative reply - all old contracts were void.
He wasn't going to play by their rules. Not only that, but after that, they introduced a large number of chaotic southern merchants into Parnilla, allowing them to break the local commercial balance. The influx of southern merchants formed a group on their own and formed a force that could compete with the local business groups - they They were more compliant, so Constantine also gave them more preferential treatment.
This further eroded the interests of Parnilla's merchant aristocracy. No matter how old your family is, no matter how many years this set of unspoken rules has been operating in this city.
He doesn't have to comply if he doesn't intend to comply, and the foundation for all this is his victorious army. The nobles and wealthy businessmen were naturally very angry, but even if they were angry, there was nothing they could do.
Bought knighthoods and custom-made fine plate armor cannot provide any military knowledge or real combat capabilities.
With only those bluffing private soldiers and miscellaneous mercenaries hired with money, the larger scale established by the merchant lords of the Southern Territory has been smashed to pieces. How can any of them be willing to spend their lives to fight such an opponent?
They were all private soldiers who had spent real money on them, and the equipment was all bought with their own money. They pushed each other away and asked each other to go up, saying that as long as you declare war first, I will definitely respond, but in fact, no one is really willing to do it.
After all, Parnilla's aristocratic circle is not monolithic, and the struggle for mutual interests among many aristocratic groups has long turned into a family feud. It is very satisfying for them to damage the enemy's strength.
Therefore, the most they could do was deceive and take advantage of unemployed mercenaries who were ignorant and stupid in their eyes. They tried to make Constantine and Margaret feel disgusted by their words without any effort, and tried to cause conflicts between them.
——On the way out of Parnila on horseback, the sage analyzed everything and told the Luoan girl in detail.
Although the latter does not fully understand the various entanglements involved because he is still young, he still understands the various undercurrents of the current Padrosi Empire.
"It seems like the Kingdom of the Moon." She had already experienced this kind of infighting among the nobles in New Moon Continent, and the Luoan girl immediately thought of it after hearing it.
"That's how people are, no matter what language is used to modify it, no matter how many roundabout words and metaphors are invented."
"In my bones, what's mine is mine. It's better to die for others than for yourself." The sage shrugged and said: "In the final analysis, they do not have the same dream. The revival of the ancient Laman Empire Dreams require everyone to work together, but what the merchant nobles of Parnilla want to do is to dream of increasing their wealth and power."
"Everyone wants the other to cooperate with their own dreams, but everyone is unwilling to cooperate with the other's dreams."
"It's so hard to live." Riding on Mitya's back, the Luoan girl sighed. ————After traveling for a day and a half, the two came to a small fishing port whose glory was basically overshadowed by Parnilla. This season, the fish catch in the inland sea of Mobigas was not particularly abundant and the waves were relatively smooth. Be quiet.
Therefore, some fishing boats will change their jobs during the Danji season to serve as cross-strait transportation. Their prices are much cheaper than serious merchant ships, but the living environment and boating experience are also very poor.
The two of them searched for a long time before they found a ship big enough for Mitya to board. The captain was originally very reluctant to allow women and horses to board the ship, but in front of the heavy gold coins, his brows soon relaxed and the corners of his mouth were raised. hang.
Nothing that can be solved with money is difficult. Although it is a good habit to manage money properly, searching when it is time to spend may lead to missing the best opportunity.
But what's interesting is that, seeing the two people's equipment and lavish spending, the captain talked about what he had heard.
"It seems that the noble gentlemen gave you a lot." His words had no beginning or end, and Henry did not directly express doubts or denials, but followed his words: "Yes, But that's not always the case, some are quite stingy." The ambiguous words helped to promote the other party's topic. The captain seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his expression: "Yes, some people have no aristocratic temperament. There is no title. It’s obviously the fresh fish that just arrived in the morning, but it must be said to be from yesterday. Doesn’t it smell like yesterday’s fish?”
"If you work as a bodyguard for such a person, you will definitely suffer!" The object of mutual disgust - and the big bag in front of him
