I Will Be The Crowned King

Beluga Harbor Command, early morning.

At 5:30, the Chief of Staff of the Storm Division, Carl Bain, woke up from his sleep as usual, put on his military uniform, made the bed, and half-asleep, pushed out the door and walked towards the barracks cafeteria.

Although he already had an orderly, the habit he developed over the years made Carl more accustomed to doing it himself, and the most important thing was that he couldn't eat alone - always felt unsafe.

Forty-five minutes, there were already quite a few figures in the spacious restaurant; Karl pressed the triangular hat on his head, greeted a few familiar faces, and went straight to the front desk.

A bowl of stew, half a piece of white bread, an egg, a cup of black coffee - seeing that it was the chief of staff, the cook skillfully added twice the coffee powder and a tablespoon of sugar.

In the colonies far from the Old World, refined sugar was the only "privilege" of officers.

It's just the strong coffee with triple dose of sugar, it tastes like some kind of weird soup, but it's good for refreshing and throat... The frowning chief of staff drank his "sober potion" and looked up to see William Cecil was walking towards him with a cup of hot coffee in his hand.

The Captain of the Navy sat across from him and silently dropped a stack of documents.

Carl put down the coffee cup, shoved the document into his arms without looking at it, and got up and left.

When they came to the place where the governor's mission lived, the guards of the mission did not stop him; Carpi, who knew what he was doing, stepped forward with a smile, and he shoved a cigarette case for each of the guards, which was filled with good quality. of cigarettes, plus a few gold coins—to the stairs under their intimate family-like gaze.

When he was about to reach the door, Carl, who suddenly remembered something, stopped.

He first took out the documents he had just brought from William Cecil in his arms, crumpled them one by one, and deliberately sprinkled a little ash on them, and folded them roughly like a napkin. , forcibly stuffed it into the inner pocket of his coat; then he took off his coat and threw it on the ground, stomping hard.

That's not enough... After confirming that there was no one around for the time being, Carl lay down on the carpet and started doing push-ups; after doing 80, he did another 200 squats, plus a full set of stretching exercises...

Half an hour later, the panting chief of staff put on his sweat-drenched coat, deliberately stepped up and rushed straight to the door, and then kicked up:

"boom--!"

The sound of a cannonball hitting the door directly woke Baron Aix from his sleep. He almost jumped off the bed and stared at the bloodshot eyes. The chief of staff who was extremely embarrassed was reflected in his pupils.

"No——no no no no... not good, not good!"

Out of breath, Carl shouted loudly, and fell to the ground in a panic, and climbed all the way to Baron Aix's bed: "Ro, Roland family... family they... they..."

"What happened to them?!"

"They accuse the colonial council of fraud in the terms of the agreement, and they want to rescind the investment contract with us!"

"what?!"

As if struck by lightning, Baron Aix was stunned, and the negotiating documents scattered from Carl's jacket pocket flew like snowflakes and scattered around his chicken coop-like head.

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"... Therefore, in view of your lack of sincerity in the negotiation process, and even the obvious fraud in the terms, which has seriously damaged the minimum mutual trust between the two parties, we have decided to withdraw capital and no longer continue to invest in your coal mine bank! "

In the spacious conference room, Cedric, who was standing at the negotiating table, waved the agreement in his hand, surrounded by representatives of the Roland family, and talked freely to the colonial side:

"Not only that, but we also have to expose your despicable behavior to the public, so that everyone knows how unrestricted you are in business, and deliberately harassing your collaborators for the sake of profit, even from the very beginning... This is a complete trap!"

"Does this kind of behavior count as fraud?!"

"Of course not! Because this is a scam, a scam trying to defraud the business reputation and investment of the Roland family; since it is a scam, of course it has nothing to do with fraud, because its nature is far worse than fraud!"

"Thanks to the Roland family's insight and knowledge, they exposed your vicious plan in time, otherwise they would have to pay an unimaginable and terrifying price; it is really fortunate to be able to turn the tide and help the building collapse..."

In the silent hall, Cedric's impassioned voice echoed.

Directly across from him, Baron Aikes, who had just woken up, sat in his seat with a blank expression on his face. His expression was somewhat similar to that of the death row prisoner who had heard the trial; his face and collar were all Cedric's. Saliva, although he didn't notice it himself.

On his left and right sides, the commander-in-chief Anson Bach, who had been entrusted with the important task of negotiating, and Captain William Cecil of the Navy had their faces ashen, and their dark eyes seemed to have explained everything.

As for Reinhard, the nominal negotiator of the Roland family, he even buried his head in his chest at this moment, and hid under the table with his arms in his arms; the slightly shrugged shoulders and the occasional choking seemed to indicate how he was feeling at this time. bitter.

The rest of the negotiators looked different, some sad, some angry, some confused, some mixed... Only Cedric was still high-spirited, impassioned, and scolded Fang Qiu.

Whether it is the despicable and shameless Clovis people, or the scheming younger brother and competitor Reinhard, now they have become their own defeats, and they can only listen to their judgments there obediently.

Solving internal and external problems at the same time in one breath... He felt that he had completely won and won.

According to the "agreement" between him and the Harold Foundation, the next step should be to show a little kindness, give the Clovis people a step, and strive for their concessions and compromises.

After all, the Roland family is still on the other side's territory. The local Northland Chamber of Commerce and Clovis still have a lot of trade relations. They really don't save face at all, which will obviously destroy the precious friendship accumulated by the two sides for many years.

But Cedric, who was blind and mad, didn't intend to take this into consideration. In his opinion, this time it was entirely the fault of the Clovis people. The Roland family suffered a loss. There was no reason for the victim to give in to the abuser.

Even if you want to make concessions, it should be the Clovis people who make concessions first, and they must show enough sincerity to satisfy themselves!

"Do you really have to give in?"

In the middle of the negotiation, Baron Aix, who returned to the lounge, looked at the garrison commander and the navy colonel in front of him, and said worriedly: "The country is waiting for our good news. The royal family and the Privy Council all hope..."

"Baron, at this point in the negotiation, there is not much room for turning around." Anson had to raise his hand to interrupt:

"Once they release the news that the colonial council is lying, not only will the bank fail, but the original businessmen who came because of the Roland family will withdraw their capital, and no one will want to do business with us."

"That's right, and it's not like they don't have other better options."

William Cecil took the opportunity to add: "Red Hand Bay, Black Reef Harbor, Sail City... The New World is not the Kingdom of Clovis, and it is not only a choice like North Harbor; I believe that once the Roland family spreads throughout the New World, those Colonies will be like sharks smelling blood, desperate to fight us for this opportunity."

"Also, they are all from the Empire!" Anson said immediately:

"The current governor of Sail City is Louis Bernard, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Adeland; with the relationship between the Roland and Bernard families, they will definitely not refuse to invest and start a bank."

"And once the Free Confederacy has a relationship with the Roland family before us, it will be even more difficult for Clovis to win over the Confederacy through trade; even, they are likely to get closer and closer to the empire because of the Bernard family. "

"If that's the case, not only will the storm division's efforts in the past year be completely in vain, but the colony will face unimaginable military pressure in an instant, and there will be no room to turn around!"

This is of course impossible - not to mention that three of the six colonies have been completely reduced to puppets controlled by the Storm Division, and the remaining two have completed deep interest binding with the Ice Dragon Fjord. Louis and his Sail City can It is fortunate not to be isolated, and it is impossible to dominate the political action of the Free Confederacy.

But the local and Baron Aix obviously don't know this, the whole person is already pale, and his lips are trembling: "How, how did it become... it became like this..."

"Speaking of which, it's all my fault." An Sen sighed long, his face full of remorse:

"If it weren't for the fact that when he came to Reinhard, in order to keep the investment that Governor Sophia Franz finally brought in, his performance was too good, and the Roland family decided to increase investment and officially become a shareholder in the bank, otherwise it would not be the case now. …”

"No, Lord Governor, how can this be your fault—it's clearly my fault!"

Colonel William Cecil resolutely steals the road, pressing his chest sadly: "If I could remind you earlier, the royal family and the Privy Council will take over the control of the bank, so that you can refuse to resign the investment of the Roland family, and hold back. The temptation of the 800,000 gold coins will not make things unmanageable now!"

"No no no... So if I really have to bear the fault, I, as the commander-in-chief, should come first..."

"Where, it's clearly me, the person in charge of notification, who should..."

"enough!"

Baron Aikes raised his head sharply, violently interrupted the two who were rushing to take responsibility, and said angrily: "The most important thing now is not to punish someone for not doing things well, but to solve this thorny trouble!"

Anson and William were silent for a moment, no more words.

But after roaring, Akers, who still had no other way out, quickly slumped again, like a deflated ball, looking at the commander-in-chief with two trembling vents: "So, what should I do now?"

"There's no way, I can only make some concessions first." An Sen's expression was solemn:

"It's up to you to come forward and promise the interests of the Roland family on behalf of the Clovis royal family and the Privy Council, and promise not to take control of the bank, and then...promise a sufficiently attractive position, maybe you can get their understanding."

"What position?"

"The… President of the Coal Mine Bank."

The moment the voice fell, Baron Aix's expression trembled.

"On this basis, deprive some of the original functions of the coal mine bank, such as coinage, customs, military pay and other powers, and re-establish the General Taxation Administration, with you as the director... Local interests can still be protected." An Sen's eyes were bright. :

"Axman... Colonial tax collector, what do you think?"

"I……"

The baron hesitated, looking flustered.

Of course, he knew what would happen to him once such obvious bullying was discovered; but if the bank could not be built in the end, or even caused the colony's income to plummet because of himself, the fate would not be much better than it is now.

The road in front of him can't be more obvious.

"Since this step has been reached, it seems that it can only be so."

Baron Aix sighed, with a helpless expression that seemed to have completely accepted his fate, but then changed the subject: "It's just that if I, as the representative of the governor, compromise in person, it will damage the majesty of the royal family, so..."

"I understand!" Anson immediately took over:

"I am solely responsible for this matter, and I will never let the royal family and Sophia's size...the Governor-General be dignified! Any loss!"

"I can rest assured, everything is up to you, Commander-in-Chief Lao."

Baron Aikes breathed a sigh of relief, and slumped on the sofa.

Anson nodded slightly, looked at each other tacitly with the Captain of the Navy, turned and left the lounge.

Back in the conference room in the side hall, Cedric was still sitting proudly in his seat, surrounded by representatives of the Roland family, like a triumphant general who was waiting for his defeated general to beg for mercy.

As for a rival who has lost power~www.readwn.com~ has been driven back to the lounge by him, waiting for his final judgment on this "family traitor".

An Sen with a heavy expression stepped forward slowly, without pulling out the chair and sitting down, he stood calmly behind the long table and said:

"Dear Sir Cedric, after careful consideration, we have decided to express our sincere apologies to you, and are willing to make some concessions, such as the selection of the bank president, we feel..."

"Do not!"

Before Anson could finish speaking, Cedric interrupted with a sneer: "I'm very sorry, Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach, but it's too late."

"Because of your despicable performance and insincere attitude, the Roland family has officially decided to give up their investment in this bank. You can give up!"

"By the way, let me tell you some good news. While we are negotiating, I have sent a few envoys to Red Hand Bay, Black Reef Port and Sail City to inquire about their investment intentions. I will definitely get an answer soon. ."

"As for you... just stay at Beluga Port and wait for the good news of the establishment of the 'New World Bank'!"