"So, what about your second way?"
Hank took a deep breath, and the sanctity and selflessness on his face disappeared, returning to his original expressionless look.
"On the condition of establishing a shipping route, submit to the Kingdom of Hisoka."
"ah?"
Apton asked, and his newly boiling blood was chilled by Hank's words.
Hank pointed at the sharecroppers and soldiers on Main Street and sighed.
"Now, I want to find a way for them to survive..."
"Then what you just said was all bullshit?"
Apton's excitement was written on his face. As a down-and-out king, he had an unspeakable stubbornness in matters such as belief.
"No, your appearance gives us another way to achieve our goal."
Schliemann pushed the emotional Ampton: "Tell me your plan first."
"I want to use you, Mr. Schliemann, to break open the closed door of the Hisoka Kingdom."
Schliemann took a breath and hissed.
"I'm afraid I'm not that tough..."
"Believe me, you definitely have the ability.
I plan to surrender to Hisoka first, legalize the rule of Lujiao County, establish an airport here, and start trade exchanges.
Making Lujiao County rich is the best way to avoid war. If you want to make Lujiao County rich, you must make the people of Lujiao County rich.
Our Lujiao County is rich in cattle and sheep, animal skins, timber, and minerals. In short, there is always something you need here, right?
Let's trade, it will not only bring people out into Hisoka's more knowledgeable world, but it will also create more jobs, with no harm at all. "
Seeing Hank, who was getting more and more excited as he spoke, Schliemann nodded slightly.
"I understand what you mean. You plan to buy Antler County from the king, recognize the surrender relationship, but maintain autonomy and establish foreign trade, right?"
"Yes, this is the first step, and the next step is a long operation to make Lujiao County rich, which will slowly drive the entire Hisoka.
This way we have a more powerful means to fight against the Kingdom of Hisoka. "
"Economic means."
Schliemann said what Hank wanted to say. He glanced at the thoughtful Ampton and asked, "What do you think?"
"Me? I think it's interesting."
"So Hank, how do you plan to ask King Hisoka for this autonomy?"
"purchase."
Schliemann was stunned and suddenly felt something was wrong.
Hank clasped his hands together, lowered his head, and said loudly and sincerely: "Mr. Schliemann, please lend me money!"
"How can I have so much money to buy you a county?"
"It doesn't have to be money. You have been here for so long, and you must have noticed that Hisoka Kingdom is lacking something, even if it is goods with economic value. In short, let the king see the benefits of Lujiao County's autonomy."
Vivian on the side smiled and told the deal reached by Schliemann and Bishop Scott, which made Hank and Ampton stunned.
"Good guy, you've tricked all my caravans..."
Schliemann smiled awkwardly and said to Ampton: "You have money and you don't make it? It's really..."
Hank, this method won't work. I don't plan to cooperate with Scott for long. "
Vivian was stunned: "Why? I did a simple calculation and it is indeed very profitable."
“This island is too small. Although it is a kingdom, the upper limit of the population that the land can support is very low, which also limits the market here.
What is money? Money is a commodity, and gold coins without corresponding commodities are worse than stones.
The sudden influx of large amounts of gold will cause violent shocks in the small market here. Soon prices will begin to rise, and the money in the hands of ordinary people will be equivalent to being diluted. "
"Then you still reach this kind of deal with Scott. Isn't this cheating the people?"
Vivian curled her lips and muttered.
"No, the people will react soon. They have a very simple way to solve this problem."
"Barter."
When Apton suggested this method, Schliemann nodded and continued: "Those upper-class people can only spend more money to buy things. Over time, prices will stabilize, and eventually they will be the same as those of the Kingdom of Sisu." Silver production reaches a balance.
At that time, there will no longer be any profit in exchanging silver for gold. "
Apton on the side interrupted Schlieman impatiently. He knew what Schlieman said very clearly.
"Having said all that, do you want to lend him money?"
"I don't have so much... But should I give him a few gold coins first and let his messenger bring them to the king to see... eh? Where is my money bag?"
Schliemann rummaged through his trousers but couldn't find the sheepskin bag containing the money. He looked at Hillpeter, who looked away with an innocent look.
"You've been running around the city for two days. Did you lose it?"
"No way, I touched it before going to bed."
In the back courtyard of the Hector Temple, a priest stood in front of Bishop Scott. He looked panicked and looked like he was in danger.
"Brother Canleth hasn't come back yet, something must have happened at the temple ruins!"
Scott stood in the stone-paved courtyard, clasping his hands and staring at the priest in front of him.
"As I said, the magic circle is no longer important. Since God Hector arranged fate to untie it, then it has a reason to untie it.
We just need to accept reality and not try to fight God's will. "
The priest was so anxious that he was hopping and talking incoherently.
"No...you...go and have a look anyway! Isn't this your responsibility as a bishop?"
Scott straightened his face and said in a low voice: "Brother Wamp, are you questioning me?"
The priest's face was flushed from holding back. After a fierce ideological struggle, he took a step forward, and the two people's noses were almost touching.
"I, the Church Secretary of Antler City Church of Hector, Dou Wanpu, question what you have done with the rights given to me by God Hector. In my opinion, you are no longer worthy of leading us to continue to follow God Hector. Got it!"
Scott, who was sprayed with saliva, did not dodge. He said calmly: "You do not have the right to dismiss me from my position."
"I'm going to write to the Archbishop right now!"
Wanpu turned around and walked away without looking back.
After confirming that Wamp was gone, Scott wiped the saliva from his face and moved his feet. There was a shining gold coin there.
He picked up the gold coin and found that it was an Andadir gold coin, exactly the same as the three that Schliemann had given him.
He hesitated for a while, then hurriedly walked to his cabin. On the bookshelf in the study on the second floor, he took down the wooden box he had hidden inside, opened it, and exhaled.
His own three Andadir gold coins were still lying inside.
So where did this gold coin come from?
He checked the weight and found that there was nothing wrong with it. Then he bit down regardless of the dirt on it, leaving a shallow tooth mark on it.
"You idiot, you don't even know that your money bag is leaking?"
He played with the gold coin and bit it a few more times as if to verify it repeatedly. After he confirmed that it was correct, he put the gold coin away, sat at his desk, and continued to look through the church's accounts.
He licked his fingers and flipped through the pages until his chest gradually became heavy, his fingers became numb, and his head felt dizzy.
He wanted to call for help, but no sound came out.
The door was pushed open, and Selu walked in. She sat opposite Scott, picked up the red wine on the side and poured herself a glass, staring at Scott's sweaty face, sipping gracefully.
