European Emperor Cultivation System

Chapter 137 Battle Meeting
The dome of the meeting room has also been re-added with bricks and tiles. Li Peijun no longer has to worry about rainwater leaking from the ceiling. The wooden chairs with swaying branches are also completely new.

Only two-thirds of the merchants were present, and the rest should have not returned from a long journey. Fortunately, the two pillars of the Chamber of Commerce, Posang and Oulun, were present, so things would be much easier to handle.

Since it was the first time for the three Bernards to attend the meeting, they did not prepare seats in advance. Fortunately, Passant and Oulen gave up the seat next to the lord very wisely, and they sat one seat further away in turn. seat.

After the seating issue was resolved, Li Peijun also delivered a speech at the meeting with great sincerity, "Dear representatives of the chamber of commerce, I believe you must have heard about this matter. This is a critical moment for the survival of Hafleur. I hope that you will We can cooperate sincerely and overcome difficulties together.”

Most of the people in the chamber of commerce have heard a little about the news about Caen, but most of them are peace camps. To put it bluntly, they are capitulationism. After all, peace is the most important thing in business, and wars are not good for the economy. The development of trade.

More importantly, fighting means raising taxes. War is a bottomless pit. It is uncertain how much wealth will be used to fill this hole. The shrewd businessmen are naturally aware of this, and there is no objection in their mouths. But he had already settled his position, and his eyes were still watching the direction of the wind on the field.

The attitude of the two Chamber of Commerce bosses is particularly important at this moment.

Posang's expression was as calm as before, no different from the regular meetings in the past. He picked up a pile of information in his hand, pressed it on the table and pushed it in front of the lord, then turned his eyes to meet the eyes of the businessmen. See.

Passant saw the worry and uneasiness in their eyes, and responded with a firm look, "I believe that all of you are aware of the achievements of the lord. Our chamber of commerce can achieve today's achievements and status. Is it just because of our own efforts?"

After looking around for a week, Possant breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "Just like we believed that the lord can create a brand-new Harfleur back then, I believe that you can also believe that the lord can lead us to win this battle again this time. In this war, as long as we are united, there is no invincible enemy."

"Don't wait until the enemy starts coveting our wealth to regret it. While our companions are still alive, take up the weapons at hand and fight against the butcher knife that is about to hang high above our heads."

Oulen also immediately expressed his support for Possant's opinion, "If a businessman only focuses on immediate interests, he is doomed to fail to achieve great success. Just imagine that if the city of Hafleur is destroyed, the new noble forces will take over this area, and everyone's wealth will be destroyed by then. will go down the drain.”

"It's nothing to sacrifice a little of the present for a better tomorrow."

The businessmen off the court silently made small calculations in their hearts. Thanks to the policy support, the seaside town of Hafleur has become more autonomous. Take a lot of extra money.

Even if it is a tax increase, it is right to contribute to the construction of the homeland, which makes sense in terms of emotion and reason.

Under the leadership of the two chamber of commerce bosses, there was not even a voice of resistance off the court. To persuade the merchant, he still had to use the merchant's method to throw an abacus and carefully calculate the rights and interests of the two. Make a judgment.

"Lord, do you have any specific plans for this operation?" After unifying the words, Posang began to ask about the specific action plan.

Li Peijun roughly browsed through the information provided by Posang. This is all the trade information between the Chamber of Commerce and Caen in recent years. Looking at the trade volume alone, even if Harfleur has policy support, it is not as good as the three-thirds of the old port town of Caen. one-third.

By estimation, taking into account the level of the surrounding fiefdoms, Caen's overall strength and size are roughly twice that of his own.

Although the gap has been slowly narrowing, the current situation already represents the overall strength comparison between the two sides during the war.

"Everyone, please look at the map. I plan to start operations in Canapville." Li Peijun spread out the drawn topographic map and spread it out in front of everyone.

"The extension of this place is a flat and wide terrain, which is convenient for us to provide follow-up support, but the road next to the Touk River is a muddy swamp, which can effectively limit the mobility of the opponent's cavalry, and then advance towards Caen. It will pass through a large river network area, and there are many lush dense forests around it."

"What do you mean? Lead the opponent to this place, let us lay an ambush here in advance, and then defeat the opponent in one fell swoop when he is in the quagmire?" Possang followed Li Peijun's train of thought and expressed his thoughts.

Li Peijun nodded, "Actually, not entirely, it's just part of the plan."

After confessing their thoughts, everyone was shocked.

"I dare to swear, this is really a crazy idea. If it succeeds, it will be a battle that will be recorded in the annals of history." Possant's eyebrows touched, and he leaned back on the wooden chair with reminiscence.

Oulen was stunned for a moment, his mustache trembling, "Even God can't imagine such a thing."

Bernard also expressed his doubts, "Won't this put us in danger?"

Li Peijun spread his hands and put on a look of helplessness, "God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy."

Compared with "how can you catch a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den", using God as a metaphor can resonate more with the other party.

"The recruitment of the standing army is all over." Li Peijun asked about the preparations for the war.

Possant nodded and said: "It has been successfully completed, but there are still many willing people who have been turned away because of insufficient indicators."

Li Peijun pursed his lips, "Well, those who were screened out before will also be recruited, first sign a short-term mercenary contract, and then consider the issue of becoming a regular depending on the conditions."

"Yes, my lord, do you need any help from the chamber of commerce this time?"

"The war will not last long and is expected to end within a week. I have no plans to raise taxes. In fact, Harfleur's treasury is quite sufficient to support this war. I need you to provide some experienced hands in the past few days. In the picture Set up an ambush on the Ke River network and along the forest."

After a pause, Li Peijun still thought of the most critical food issue, "The food in Canapville should not be enough to last for such a long time. To be on the safe side, ten days' rations were transferred from nearby areas and stored there. In addition, weapons The Chamber of Commerce will also need to transport the equipment on our behalf.”

When they heard that there was no need to increase the tax, the businessmen off the field naturally burst into laughter. Although allocating manpower these days would delay the trade, it was better than directly increasing the tax, and the support was even more cheering than before.

Li Peijun's plan is to create a brand new manor, which is also a fake Canapville.

(End of this chapter)