Proof of the Sun King

PS: I have something to go out today, so I updated it in advance.

Old World, Norsca Mountains, Inside the Giant Mountains, Dulong City Deluxe Room, Balcony Overlooking the Mountains.

In late May, the Norsca Mountains are still snow-capped. This is a land surrounded by mountains. The Norsca dwarves' fortresses are located in the east of the Norsca Mountains and the northwest of the Mourning Mountains. The geographical environment here is very superior.

How superior is it?

The Norsca dwarves now have a total of four kingdoms, plus three large dwarven fortresses, a total of seven dwarven fortresses are roughly distributed in the shape of a "big" shape in the Norsca mountains, surrounded by the Norsca mountains, only There is a narrow mountain road to the north that leads into the mountains, so as long as this road is held, Chaos troops and barbarians cannot enter.

Of course, this was not the case before. When the Norsca dwarves and Norsca humans could coexist peacefully and communicate with each other, the Norsca mountains were full of dwarf fortresses. The dwarves saw this group of blood-drinking humans and decided to teach them to make tools and smelt Metal, the cultures of both sides influenced each other, and gradually formed the Norsca culture - drinking, fighting, singing in a rough voice.

However, as mentioned above, Norsca is close to the Chaos Wasteland. With the passage of time, Norsca people gradually abandoned the famous belief in heroes and old gods, and gradually turned to belief in chaos in the continuous corruption of chaos. , The Norsca human tribes who are unwilling to believe in Chaos have basically moved inward to the Nord Kingdom, Kislev and even further south.

The dwarves are not a group of easily corrupted races, they have a complete heritage from the Granny, using ancestral idols and rune magic to fix the wind of chaos in stone for other purposes, Norsca humans and Norse The Ska dwarves gradually broke apart, and the dwarf kings at that time ordered all the dwarves in the Norsca Mountains to be relocated to the Giant Mountains, re-divided into four kingdoms, cut off and destroyed all roads to the outside world, and at the border of the territory Erect huge sandstone statues, each carved with a powerful master rune to protect dwarven territory.

The barbarians and Chaos armies can only take a narrow mountain road to the north to attack the Norscan dwarves, and there are ten lines of defense arranged by the dwarves.

Knight King Ryan was dressed in a king's dress and covered with a heavy lion's cloak. He stood on the balcony and looked down. Since the giant mountain range blocked the wind, snow and cold air, some plateau food could be grown in the dwarf territory. For example, highland barley and a small amount of cash crops are barely guaranteed to be self-sufficient in food, but dwarves not only need to eat, but also drink, which is not enough.

"Lane, you say, will the Norsca dwarves agree to your 'big retreat' proposal?" The facilities in the room are a bit peculiar. On the one hand, they are very luxurious, with a lot of gold, silver, gems and various precious stones in the old world. Animal skins and furs and fine sandalwood, on the other hand, look backward and eccentric, there is no basic water supply system, lack of various convenient living facilities, there is not even a wardrobe in the room but only a few clothes racks, not even a magic lamp, There are only candles and fire books, and they are still the kind of flint fire books that are very backward.

Today, the fairy in the lake is wearing a set of grey diamond-studded high-waisted pleated long dress, wearing a crown of eternal brilliant white gold diamonds, wearing a full set of emperor's platinum blessing jewelry, pink snow feet under the long skirt Wearing a pair of white fox-patterned cotton slippers, she could see the white ultra-thin stockings wrapped around her delicate and small ankles, swaying back and forth, she stretched lazily, and asked Lane, who was standing on the windowsill, "You Didn't I say before that the Norsca dwarves are very reluctant to return to the system in the Kingdom of the Mountains? Why do you now propose a 'Great Retreat' plan?"

"Why, aren't dwarves of more than 100,000 delicious?" Ryan continued to stand on the balcony, the king of knights opened his arms, and let the cold wind of Norsca blow the hem of his clothes and his black mid-parted hair, the current Ryan His every move is already extremely majestic, and his constant victories and accumulated power over the years have made this king of knights one of the most powerful people in the old world. Tania's Ryan is still a divine sword exposed in front of others, so now Ryan is a king's blade that is usually kept in the scabbard. He has been restrained and restrained, because he no longer needs to prove himself. , even so, the occasional breath from the scabbard is enough to deter everything.

The more she looked at the fairy in the lake, the more she liked it. She liked the happiness of this kind of cultivation. Back then, when the sick young man of Tigris was brushed off by Hess, he saw the potential of Tigris and chose him. After seeing him, the fairy in the lake sat on the hard board bed covered with white bear skin, adjusted her skirt a little, and said softly with her face as smooth as white jade, "How do you convince them?"

"It's actually not difficult to convince them, ma'am." Ryan turned around and said warmly, "Judging from the fact that the Norsca dwarves spent more than a hundred years building the Dark Rolling River, these dwarves have long thought about it. If you are surrounded by chaos or even meet the crisis of extinction, how should you find a way out for yourself and your clans, and we also know about the previous things, the Norsca Supreme King Aislin has been besieged here for a long time, so I can be sure, The Norsca dwarves are actually ready to retreat from here, but they never say anything to save face."

"That's how the short stack is." The fairy in the lake nodded, she gave a lazily haha, then kicked off the soft cotton mop, and lifted a small white silk foot with transparent toes, and the jade toe was still painted Cyan nail polish, the goddess' silk feet have curved arches, charming arcs, reddish white, and very delicate skin on the soles of the feet. The goddess has been served very well by Ryan during this period of time, so she is also in a happy mood: "But you didn't actually answer the question. , dear, you still haven't solved the mountain kingdom and the Norsca dwarves."

"It's not easy?" Ryan couldn't help staring at the fairy's stockings feet in the lake, and he shrugged: "There are two reasons why the Norsca dwarves can't put it down here, the first is that it is endless. Endless veins and wealth, and the second is unwillingness to be under the jurisdiction of the High King of the Kingdom of the Mountains."

"Therefore, in response to this, I have proposed three plans." Ryan raised his hand: "The first plan, a great retreat, retreat to the Kingdom of the Mountains, and join with the High King Thorgreen, there is no doubt that this plan will definitely be be rejected."

"The second plan, the big retreat, after retreating to the south, live with humans. There are many places in the Empire and Britannia to arrange these dwarves." Ryan stretched out his second finger.

"It's impossible, the dwarves are actually reluctant to live with humans." The fairy in the lake shook her head and motioned for Ryan to come over.

"So this is the third plan." Ryan sighed: "Retreat, retreat to our Britannia, you know, we have a lot of spare dwarf strongholds, including Oka Mountain, including Blackrock stronghold, These are ready-made dwarven fortresses with complete facilities and can be moved in at any time."

"Traditional words and negotiation skills." The fairy in the lake nodded again and again. The goddess understood Ryan's thoughts. First, she gave the most difficult one, which the Norsca dwarves could not accept, and returned to the Kingdom of the Mountains to accept the rule of the Supreme King. No doubt the Norsca dwarves would refuse.

Then he proposed to let them enter the human society, which was also difficult for the Norsca dwarves to accept, but at least it was much more comfortable here than before recognizing a father.

Finally, a third solution is proposed.

"Come here, Ryan, help me rub my feet." The fairy in the lake stretched out her little white silk feet to signal for Ryan to come over. The King of Knights listened to her words, walked up to the goddess and knelt down on one knee to help her rub. Rubbing her stockings feet, Ryan said with a smile, "And, did you know that Bellegar built a large dwarf brewery on the other side of Oka Mountain."

The fairy in the lake nodded slightly. The goddess looked at Ryan half-kneeling in front of her and rubbing her feet. She liked the way Ryan was kneeling in front of her and serving her. Every time she could feel very proud and proud. .

However, the fairy in the lake also knows that everything must be mastered. Occasionally a couple of times is a little fun between husband and wife. Ryan also enjoys it. If he has nothing to do all day, it is too much to let Ryan kneel in front of him. The goddess asks Ryan to give it to himself. After rubbing comfortably, he motioned for Ryan to sit beside her: "So, everything is in your plan?"

"Not necessarily." Ryan kissed the toes of the two silk feet of the fairy in the lake, and then sat next to the goddess: "But there are several ready-made fortresses and a ready-made brewery, and the Norsca dwarves will definitely be moved. of."

Since the recovery of the Eight Peaks Mountain, the dwarves of the Angrond clan have returned to the Eight Peaks Mountain fortress one after another. The original Blackrock stronghold and Oka Mountain stronghold have gradually been vacant, leaving only Dugan-Tiehan and his Black Powder. The Brotherhood and Novigrad's broken iron warriors add up to only four or five hundred dwarves still in Britannia, and Ryan does not believe that the Norsca dwarves are not interested.

"Well." The fairy in the lake silently leaned on Ryan's shoulder, and the goddess thought for a while: "This is very likely to be negotiated."

"Where's Morgiana?" Ryan asked casually.

"Morgiana is doing maintenance in the bathroom." The fairy in the lake also replied casually: "Routine body maintenance, to keep the pink and moist fragrance."

Although the Fairy in the Lake is very strict with Morgiana, she is actually very good for her first choice. As long as there are members of Ryan's backyard who participated in the turkey feast, the Fairy in the Lake will give her a mixture of divine power. The high elf ointment and essential oils made from various wood elf flowers and secret medicines, and taught a whole set of secret recipes for maintaining the body, Morgiana is no exception, as long as the witch of the lake **** has leisure, she will spend at least half a day every week. Use it to take care of your body to keep yourself attractive to Ryan.

The goddess said interestingly that although everyone is rationed, Teresa used it very quickly. Every time they had the opportunity to meet, the sorceress would be embarrassed to ask for more.

Ryan thought that Teresa had shared all these things with Aurora.

There was some sound of water in the bathroom, and Morgiana, who was soaking in the medicinal bath of the large wooden barrel for maintenance, thought that the fairy in the lake was urging herself, so she could only say embarrassingly: "Ma'am, I'm sorry, it will take a while, wait for me to finish it. Wash everything inside and out, and it will be convenient after dinner..."

"...It's okay, take your time, Morgiana, we have nothing to do here." The fairy in the lake said to the inside, the goddess thought about it, and asked Lane: "Then, the exclusive trade agreement with Dulong City. , you just swallow it yourself and don't share it?"

"Sharing will definitely share a little." Ryan nodded with a smile: "But you are right, ma'am, I plan to swallow most of it, and the trade profits with Dulong City are too lucrative, so I don't want this piece of fat. distributed to others."

"Don't you take pictures of the people below and say that you are fighting for profit with the people?" The goddess smiled, but she reached out and clasped Ryan's fingers together: "What is this, royal trade?"

"This is called tributary trade." Ryan laughed directly: "Ma'am, don't you think that the trade of dwarves in Dulong City is very similar to the tributary trade of the elf empire? The two sides only have official trade, and the price has been negotiated."

"What does it look like, it doesn't look like it at all." The fairy in the lake deliberately attacked Ryan's arrogance: "Also, you actually want to treat the dwarf as a vassal? Let the Scarlet Monarch know and be the first to turn against you!"

"In short, the trade with Dulong City is the royal sea trade, and I must hold it firmly in the palm of my hand." Ryan naturally knew that dwarves would not be vassals, but the nature was similar. The most important thing was that Ryan could firmly grasp the pricing. rights and the only designated trade franchise, which is an endless stream of money.

Lane remembered the tributary system of the previous Celestial Dynasty. For a long time, most people have presented a negative evaluation of the tributary system. Generally speaking, there are two reasons. The first is that it is an unequal relationship between countries. It does not conform to the principle of equal exchanges in the "Westphalian system", and the second is "those who come from a small company and pay more for it". The celestial dynasty always gives too much back to some cheap goods, taking advantage of it and taking the blame.

But in fact, if you think about these two carefully, you will know what is going on.

First of all, the first sentence is just one sentence. Does the cancellation of the tribute really realize the equality between countries? Has the European war, which most believed in equality, freedom and democracy, stopped?

As for the second article, the problem is actually very simple, that is, the Chinese are willing to be "taken advantage of".

What is the most important economic account of the tributary trade?

It's exactly what Lane values ​​- pricing power and the only designated trade franchise!

To put it simply, as the upper kingdom of the celestial dynasty, the celestial dynasty has the right to price all the tributes of all the vassal countries. This is how much I say it is worth, and it is how much it is worth to trade! That is, the most powerful "official pricing" in the legend, and you can only trade between limited areas and objects!

Because of this, the huge profits actually brought by the tributary trade are terrifyingly terrifying. Maybe there is a slight loss in the tribute paid by the official envoys and the court rebates, but in fact, the Celestial Dynasty can easily recover the cost dozens of times through the tributary trade. , and you can set the price standard, my things are expensive, yours are cheap, want to change? Add money! Not enough, add more money!

This is one of the core reasons why Daoming is so keen on collecting dogs! The tributary system and the royal monopoly maritime trade system established by Zhu Di earned an astonishing amount of astronomical wealth, which is also an important reason to ensure that he has done so many things while in power and has not brought down the country's finances.

Of course, the tributary system gradually collapsed for two reasons. The first reason was that the system itself had to be strong enough. After the change of Tumubao, the military deterrence disappeared, and the "suzerain" could not sit still.

The second reason is also like what the fairy in the lake said, "competing with the people for profit". The people here do not refer to the farts and the common people, but the officials and gentry. The bureaucrats are jealous of the terrifying profits of the tributary trade, and they repeatedly fool the emperor. Said that this was "competing for profit with the people", Chengzu fooled his son Renzong if he couldn't fool him, and Emperor Xuanzong called him "Cricket Emperor" if he couldn't fool him. Let's work together, and quickly put the hat of "Oedipus too monitoring Dahunjun".

In the end, the flicker came to Emperor Xiaozong of Hongzhi. This is a mediocre monarch with cowardly benevolence and perfect personal morality. When the scholar-officials say anything, they nod their heads like garlic. Since then, Zhu Di's five expeditions to Mongolia and seven voyages to Nanyang and Nanping Jiaozhi have finally been established. The tributary trade and the tributary system were immediately hollowed out by the scholar-officials and became an empty shelf, and turned into a real loss-making business of "small money and heavy money".

By the way, this kind of emperor is the favorite emperor of literati, public officials, and scholar-officials, and the title of Holy Monarch should be blown up quickly!

In other words, why did Ryan make a trip to Dulong City himself? One was to consider the future of the dwarves. It would be a pity if the 110,000 dwarves disappeared in the ghost place of Norsca, and the second was to establish This is a trade route similar to the tributary trade. The knight kingdom can exchange the most urgently needed mineral resources and priceless rune weapons, rune equipment and technical talents from the Norsca dwarves at a very cheap price. Anyone can Not too much money.

Once the Brittanian royal monopoly on maritime trade is established, the King of Knights seems to be able to see endless wealth coming in.

Even Ryan even thought about the name of this trade route, and it was called Azur Lane.

"Oh, my dear~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I'll be fine when the results come out, it's so boring." The fairy in the lake pouted and acted coquettishly at Ryan, her sacred and noble face showing an expression of attachment: " How about giving me my whole life?"

"How about I do an aerial split and then play the captain of the Hyperion who cleans decks and toilets?" Lane quipped.

"No, it's boring." The fairy in the lake looked disgusted: "What is the air split? Still a cleaner? You do this as a captain? And what is the Hyperion? The new battleship?"

"Then what do you want me to do?" Ryan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Why don't we do some exercise before dinner?" The fairy in the lake said unpredictably in Ryan's ear, "It also gives you a good appetite."

"No! Lilith, not now! Dinner will be served soon! Dwarves have always been very punctual!" Ryan quickly took out the remarks he had thought of before.

"Oh? What a disappointment! Then, let's go out for a walk with me!"

"It's almost there."

As a result, when Ryan and the fairy in the lake just came out, the oncoming person was Maharaja Thorgard and his King Star Iron Guard.

"Your Majesty the King of Knights, there is good news. In principle, we held an emergency ancestor meeting and voted to pass the resolution. We agreed to sign an exclusive trade agreement and begin preparations for the 'Great Retreat' plan! We choose to consider your third plan, Soon the four kingdoms will assemble a dwarf expedition force of 3,000 people to follow you. First, go to your knight kingdom to inspect and receive the large dwarf brewery in Bellegar, as well as Blackrock City and Oka Mountain stronghold. Look at the situation and do an assessment first.”

"Very good!" Ryan clenched his fists.

High King, what you can't do, I can do.

How can you thank me?