Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 569 Who will assassinate you?

On July 25th, Lorist took his family aboard the passenger ship Blue Seagull, and set off for Qilin Port to go to the Imperial Capital to participate in the enthronement ceremony of the Second Highness. Of course, when passing by the Kenmes family territory of Sidgrad province, he still has to stay at Platinum Beach for a long time to pick up the Duke of Kenmes who is going to travel with Lorist.

The Blue Seagull passenger ship is a new type of large-scale ocean-going ship designed to carry passengers, trial-produced by the Niujiaowan Shipbuilding Workshop. The ship has 124 cabins and can carry 470 passengers at a time. This is the first dedicated passenger ship in the history of the Gailint subcontinent. The Norton family is also planning to build three more passenger ships of the same type to open up the route from Beihai City to Zangjin Bay instead of going to these two places now. Carry a cargo ship.

This is the first official operation of the Blue Seagull passenger ship. After carrying Lorist and his party to Qilin Port, it will continue its voyage to the Golden Bay. Lorist took nearly two hundred people from his family and guards and servants aboard the passenger ship, leaving more than half of the cabins for the Duke of Kenmes. But what I didn’t expect was that the Duke of Kenmes brought more than two thousand people to the imperial capital. Fortunately, the Duke of Kenmes seemed to have anticipated this situation and transferred half of the large ocean-going merchant fleet of the Kenmes family. Solve the problem of overcrowding.

"Locke, did you bring such a few people to attend His Majesty's Enthronement Ceremony?" The first sentence of Duke Kenmes after boarding was this question.

Lorist was taken aback: "Why, is there any problem?"

This time Lorist brought a guard squad of 100 people, plus five wives and his children, as well as maids and servants and so on. There were only two hundred people. To be nice, it was lightly dressed and ugly. The argument is a bit shabby. On the contrary, as a territorial grand duke, it is normal for a guy like Kenmax to bring more than two thousand people all the way through the city with great fanfare. It's just that Lorist doesn't like this kind of travel pomp, the simpler the better.

The Duke of Kenmes said grimly: "Although you are a juggernaut, you don't have to worry about safety when you travel. It's not like I have to bring a thousand-man **** by my side anytime and anywhere. But don't forget, your Majesty's enthronement At the ceremony, the duke of a territory like ours will dispatch a family of thousands of armed forces to participate in the parade to show allegiance to our King..."

"It's simple," Lorist said with a smile: "I can draw a defensive team from Hilovas Island to the Imperial Capital to participate in this parade. Anyway, it's just a pose, no one will be serious. Let me talk about it. His clan armed forces only returned from an expedition at the end of last year, and now they have taken a big holiday. There is no need to gather them to select people from them to participate in the grand ceremony of the Imperial Capital.

"Well, that's okay." Duke Kenmes nodded: "No wonder I didn't see Shred and Bodfinger go to the imperial capital with you. Other lords are not allowed to follow to participate in the festival and get familiar."

"I asked them, but they don't want to go. Maybe it's better for them to go to the Imperial Capital to attend the festival than to spend time with their families at home. After all, they need the comfort of their family members during the three-year expedition. So I will take this time. It's Reddy and Genorio, as well as the Pat of the guards." Lorist said.

The Duke of Kenmes sighed with understanding: "I understand that three years ago, I returned to Side with the surviving family arms and stayed at home like them and didn’t want to go anywhere. It’s different from you. Yes, you are returning triumphantly, and we are the survivors of the **** battle. After returning home, the feeling of escape from the dead and finally survived has been lingering in my heart. During that time I kept eating and drinking, and the maids Crazy sex. It wasn't until half a year that I slowly calmed down before I had the intention to take care of various family and chamber affairs..."

Lorist did not say anything. Everyone was pitted by the Second Highness, thinking that gathering a million troops near the border would allow the business alliance to agree to return the territories of the two provinces and reach a peace agreement with the Kingdom of Antinac. Everyone thinks that you can go home and enjoy the favorable conditions promised by the Second Royal Highness just as you go to the border to demonstrate. No one thought that the Commercial Alliance didn't take this million army into view, but instead provoked the war first, and the **** battle for three years lost both.

Lorester and the Storm Swordsman of the Business Alliance suffered heavy losses and left the front line. Then a rebellion occurred in the family territory, so the three major field armies of the family armed forces on the front line returned to the territory to calm the chaos. The three Norton family’s main armies can’t stand the strength of the Antinac Kingdom’s aristocratic coalition forces on the front line of the Mana Hill Plain. Faced with the continuous reinforcement and human sea tactics from the southern provinces of the business alliance, the aristocratic coalition forces suffered heavy damage and could only Struggling to maintain the front.

Fortunately, Lorist recovered from the injury and calmed down the rebellion of the family territory. He first wiped out the invincible fleet of the Commercial Alliance, and then attacked the Golden Bay to capture the city of Morente. In one fell swoop, he returned to the dynamic situation on the battlefield and forced the Commercial Alliance. Armed evacuated from Mana Hill Plain. Rescued the crumbling aristocratic coalition from the brink of collapse, and set them back on their return journey to family territory. Then it defeated the business alliance with three years of battle, forcing it to bow its head and admit defeat.

It can be said that without the fighting of the Norton family, there would be no enthronement ceremony of the current Second Highness. It was the armed forces of the Norton family that saved the fate of the entire Antinac kingdom. The Duke of Kenmes also knew this very well. What he deeply regrets was how easily he was so easily fooled by the generous treatment promised by the Second Highness. His forehead followed the Second Highness straight to the cliff, and the family carefully More than half of the prepared heavy armored armed corps was ruined.

"I shouldn't regret it at the time!" Duke Kenmez sighed: "You once said that our King is very happy, and he doesn't know how to stop when he succeeds. We have forgotten your good advice, if the business alliance armed forces were eliminated. After most of the troops will no longer invade the Mana Hill Plain, it may be possible to reach an armistice agreement with the commercial alliance to restore peace. But His Majesty insisted on riding on the Mana Hill Plain to wash the city of Morient, and the result was that we were trapped. In the **** battle, most of the casualties of all the family armed forces were unsustainable...

Fortunately, the Norton family is willing to lend a helping hand and send troops to help, so we lucky people can crawl back from the quagmire of Mana Hill. All the nobles in the kingdom know that without the help of your Norton family, let alone our King's enthronement ceremony now, it would be very difficult to retreat from the Mana Hill plain three years ago. Not to mention that if we fail, the armed forces of the commercial alliance will be swept down. Whether the kingdom can exist is a question, because we have lost all resistance..."

"The war has subsided, and peace has come." Lorist interrupted the Duke of Kenmez's exclamation: "You didn't make a special trip with me to complain about this **** battle that has passed. The past has passed, and we suffered once. You should learn your lesson so as not to make the same mistake again in the future, instead of entangled in the memories of the past. Come on, what do you really want to say to me this time? Otherwise, it would be long ago with your party-loving and lively nature I went to the imperial capital to have fun, instead of waiting eagerly to go with me."

Duke Kenmes smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me with the old eyes of the past. After returning from Mana Hill Plain, I lost interest in those gatherings. But you are right. There are some reasons to walk with you this time. , First of all, I would like to thank you for your support of Chenxi College to open a business branch in Van Nades City. This is very good news for all the chambers of commerce in Van Nades City. With the opening of the business branch, those who intend to expand Chambers of commerce do not have to worry about where to find suitable talents. With the participation of students who graduated from the Business School, the development of these chambers can be on the right track and avoid detours..."

More than ten days have passed since the meeting with Dean Crude, and the Duke of Kenmes has naturally received the news, so his gratitude to Lorist is not surprising.

"You are welcome, you are not bad at being the city lord of Vanades City. Over the years, you have developed Vannames City into the largest commercial city in the kingdom, and I have begun to consider how to reward you. But let me What is curious is, how do you convince the chambers of commerce in the entire kingdom to open the chamber of commerce in Van Nades?"

To be honest, this is indeed Lorist’s question. Although Van Nades City was a commercial city in the Principality of Madras in Lorister’s previous impression, its scale was not much smaller than that of Morente. The most important thing is that the Grand Duke of Madras used Vanades City for food trade, so it is still a bit prosperous. After Lorist led the family's armed forces to destroy the Principality of Madras, he placed Vanades City under the family's jurisdiction.

Later, the Kenmais family replaced the territory and moved from the eastern part of the Northland to West Degrad. Lorist negotiated with the Duke of Kenmais, and appointed the Duke of Kenmais as the lord of the city of Vanades, making this northwestern region the largest The business city of the city was entrusted to him to manage, and it also gave the Xueyan Merchant a base to settle.

It’s just beyond Lorister’s expectation that the Duke of Kenmez is indeed carefully operating Van Nades City. Not only has it attracted many chambers of commerce to set up a station here, it has also spontaneously formed the largest city in the Northwest. In the commercial market, the Norton family’s annual tax collected from Vanades reached 300,000 to 400,000 Golden Ford, which has exceeded three times the tax of Windbury King City where the largest livestock market in the Northeast is located.

The Duke of Kenmes grinned: "In fact, the prosperity of the city of Van Nades should be most thankful to our King. When the four central kingdoms were conquered, in order to raise funds for armaments, he ordered the resident tax of the Chamber of Commerce in the kingdom. Increase it to 30%. If you add customs fees and cargo transportation tax, the total tax that the merchant has to bear will reach about 60% of the total cost. Such a tax will make more money-making transactions All will lose money, forcing those chambers of commerce opened in the imperial capital to have to relocate.

Under such circumstances, Van Nades City became the best choice for most chambers of commerce. Because Van Nades City is under the jurisdiction of the Norton family, the resident commercial tax is only 10%, and within the sphere of influence of the Norton family territory and our four Northland alliances, the tariff is only charged once for each family. Even if you go to other provinces in the kingdom, because it is the Chamber of Commerce in the Norton family territory, you will get fairer treatment and will not be subjected to additional exploitation.

So slowly all the chambers of commerce in the kingdom chose to reside in the city of Van Nades. As there are more merchants, the city will naturally prosper. Besides, I also came from a businessman. I understand what the businessman needs most, to strengthen the security and order of Van Nades City, fight against robberies and kidnappers, eliminate the bandits and robbers on the commercial road, and make the merchants feel safe. Invest funds in large-scale urban construction, improve public health, formalize commercial transactions and provide guarantees. If these points are achieved, cities will develop rapidly. "

Lorist nodded and said in praise: "I didn't expect you to have such excellent governance ability besides a businessman's mind. Of course, I won't say much about your ability to pick up girls and social skills. By the way, besides thanking me for supporting Chen Xi Apart from the college opening a business branch in Vanades City, do you have any other reason to go with me?"

Duke Kenmes's face became serious: "Yes, the other reason is that I will be safer to walk with you..."

"You mean..." Lorister was taken aback.

The Duke of Kenmes slowly unbuttoned his shirt, showing most of his chest, his white chest wrapped in a thick white bandage, with a faint trace of fresh red blood. Lorist understood right away, no wonder he always smelled of wound medicine.

"I have experienced three assassinations in the past two months. The most dangerous one is this month. The assassin was unable to get close because our family guards had been prepared for a long time, so he threw the sword over and made such a cut in my chest. So I have been looking forward to your arrival as soon as possible. The moment I saw you, I really felt relieved, and now I don't have to worry about being assassinated." Duke Kenmes said bitterly.

"Who did it? Did you catch the assassin? And why didn't you ask me for help earlier?" Lorist was angry.

Duke Kenmes shook his head: "I don't know who did it. But the assassin is a first-class swordsman. Although our family's guards can't keep him, he can't do it. As for asking you for help, hehe , I can't afford to be ashamed of this face, this also requires you, the Juggernaut, to take action, then the Kenmax family will become a joke in the noble circle."

"You, you want to face and suffer." Lorist frowned and meditated: "It's a bit strange, why would there be a great swordsman attacking you? In terms of the status and interpersonal relationship of your Kenmax family in the kingdom, there should be no It is worth sending a great swordsman to assassinate the reason, besides the influence of killing you on the kingdom is optional. Let a first-level great swordsman take the risk of assassinating you three times in two months. It's not worth it... "

The Duke of Kenmes protested: "Hey, hello, hello, do I have you say so badly?"

Lorist ignored him and speculated: "Continuous shots are unwilling to give up. After the first assassination failed, even if your family has improved its defenses, the Great Swordsman Assassin still shot twice. This is not to say that there is no deep hatred. Maybe you did it. Could it be that you provoke a lady who didn’t wipe her **** clean so that the husband who was cuckolded by you was unwilling to buy a sword master to assassinate you? Well, I think this is the greatest possibility ..."

Duke Kenmes said angrily: "Don't say laugh, okay, does that green hat have any meaning? I usually like to cuckold. Well, I am definitely not the reason you said. In fact, I suspect that the cause of the assassination was In the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce."

"Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, do you know the Wixus knight who had an affair with the former queen? It is the illegitimate son of the King..."

Lorist nodded.

"The year before, didn’t he say that he coveted the market fair opened by your Norton family in Chilin Harbor? Last year, His Majesty the King canonized him as an earl, and his territory was arranged in Magik Province to send him away from the Imperial Capital. But this Wixus Knight was on the spot Holding His Majesty’s feet and crying, His Majesty finally agreed to let him stay, but cancelled his position as the head of the Royal Guard.

Then the Earl of Wixus opened a chamber of commerce in the imperial capital. The name was Antares Chamber of Commerce~www.wuxiaspot.com~ somehow obtained from His Majesty the two rock salt mines in the province of Kribia in the central part of the empire. Therefore, in the second half of last year, we launched a commercial war with our Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce for the salt sales market in all provinces of the Kingdom. I took advantage of various relationships and drastically reduced the price of Xueyan to finally win the war, and the Earl of Wixus lost nearly 100,000 Golden Ford. "The Duke of Kenmes is a little proud.

"So you suspect that the Earl of Wixus privately sent a great sword master to assassinate you? This is impossible. First, he cannot support the great sword master in his capacity. Second, he should know the truth about assassinating you. Revealing that no one can save him, and His Majesty the King can't take this responsibility, he won't be so irrational. I still suspect that your romantic **** is to blame..." Lorist expressed his doubts.

Duke Kenmes sighed: "Oh, I know you don't believe my instincts."

"Relax, from now on you don't have to worry about someone coming to assassinate you again. When in the Imperial Capital, I will arrange for Reddy to lurch by your side. If the Great Swordsman Assassin comes again, then we will know who he is when we capture him. Send him here," Lorist said.

"Well, thank you, Locke."

...