On the Seven Towers

Baron Paragus fell silent. He knew very well that the power of his territory was much stronger than that of Cavison Town. But fighting with the enemy would cause diseases, and he had no way to guarantee that his soldiers would not get sick. So what if we win in this situation? People in the town will still be infected by the plague. However, he would not be willing to give up his territory to the Chinese. This town has been the focus of more than 20 years of his life. It was he who dragged it out of the mud pit step by step and turned it into the richest town around.

"Can I contribute some money and ask the Tower of China to protect us?" Baron Paragus asked.

Xiao Chen laughed silently, "You are a sensible person. I don't want to talk in circles. What China Tower wants is to control the entire area. This control will come sooner or later, either now or in the future. This time maybe you think we will catch We have taken advantage of your weakness, but if we adopt a tougher approach next time, the result of controlling the surrounding villages will be the same. The only difference is that if that time comes, you may suffer two additional losses. , The first is that in a plague, I don’t know how many people will die. The second is that the next time we come, we will use the army to conquer.”

"You are a threat! A threat with no bottom line! The fiefdom here has always been our family. You have no reason to claim the power here. This, this violates the basic principles abided by by the nobles and mages of the kingdom!" Avadia He clenched his fists and shouted at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen looked at Avadia's angry face but was not angry at all. He said: "I have read a lot about the history of wars on this continent. The real conquerors have always needed no reason. I think If you want this land, get this land. Just like Allen I, the founding king of the Iberian Kingdom, did he give any reason for conquering this territory? Or the royal family of the Purple Eagle Empire or the Black Dragon Empire, came up with it? What's the reason? Even Hasting, who ruled almost the entire continent in the Seven Towers era, gave any reason?

Maybe they have reasons, and maybe for the entire human race, some reasons are somewhat noble, but they have no obligation to tell the conquered people.

In addition, there is no need to tell me about aristocratic principles. Now it is the little queen of the Iberian Kingdom who has betrayed us first. Therefore, since we are in a hostile relationship with the kingdom, we naturally do not need to care about the principles of the kingdom's nobility. "

Xiao Chen's words were very straightforward, but his simple words were full of confidence. Avadia was intimidated by his momentum and could not say anything to refute.

Baron Paragus looked at Xiao Chen's calm but stressful gaze and asked, "What if I surrender to the Tower of China and become a vassal of the Tower of China?"

Xiao Chen said: "We don't need vassals. No lords are needed or allowed to exist in the territory of Tower of China."

"You want to turn all places into the direct territory of the Mage Tower?" Paragus asked.

Xiao Chen said: "Yes. I believe that the Baron must have enough knowledge on this topic to run Goyo Town like this. I have already understood it, and you have used the same method to manage Goyo Town. Don't you If you allocate the territory to knights for management, you don't need the knights to serve you. Instead, establish a trading company, let them get shares from the trading company, and give them a part of the profits from the grain and timber trade in exchange for them giving up. Control over the people of the territory.

The manpower originally belonging to the knight village can be managed by you in a unified manner. This allows you to concentrate their efforts to build water conservancy projects, run forest farms, and do things that were previously impossible when the people were separated.

Then, you selected and hired capable and strong people from the free folk to form a warrior group, so that you don't need to rely on those knights for force. Moreover, you should also hire some good mercenaries and add them to the group. In your warrior group, even if you don't use those knights, you will still have a strong army. This way, you can deter greedy bandits and jealous neighbors.

What you have done has a lot in common with the way we manage our towns. This is what makes Goyo what it is now, isn't it? "

"How do you know so much?" Baron Paragus was surprised. "What exactly are you told? This, this is impossible, no one else knows such details."

Xiao Chen said: "I chatted with many people on the way here. Although no one told me anything specific, from the signs in various aspects, I guessed your thoughts and methods of doing these things. Because we ourselves are doing things along similar lines.”

"I don't quite understand. What does this have to do with you." Baron Paragus said.

"Finding common ground will naturally help us understand each other. Your Excellency, Baron, doesn't know much about what kind of place China Tower is, right?" Xiao Chen asked.

"I haven't left this town much in recent years." The Baron nodded. "Although some merchants have brought your products, I have never seen the Tower of China before you sent someone to notify us of your surrender last time." people.

They say you are good at business and have strong military force, but I don’t know the rest. Some people say you come from far away. But the news brought by businessmen is always mixed with a lot of nonsense, which is difficult to take seriously. "

"It's understandable, especially when you want to hide your differences from others. You will naturally keep a low profile." Xiao Chen nodded, "However, if you visit us and have a good conversation with our people, you will find that we have more in common than you think. For example, this painting..." Xiao Chen stood up and walked to the picture, pointing at it and asked, "Who painted this painting?"

Baron Paragus didn't quite understand what Xiao Chen meant, but he followed him to the painting and said, "This is a painting by my ancestor, Feng Wen, the founder of the family. There are not many things about this ancestor that have been passed down, but there are many objects that have been passed down. My great-grandfather likes the ancestor's painting very much, so he hung it here.

Most of the decorations in this house were made by him. Except for those sold by my father, most of the rest have not even moved. This family has been like this since I can remember."

"I have never seen such a style of painting on the mainland. But I am sure of this style. Do you know what it is called?"

The baron shook his head.

"Chinese painting."