Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Dreyer said: "The laws of Wine City! Let me tell you, my lord, this is not something I made up! Wine City really stipulated this way in the early years, but it has not been strictly enforced. These laws are very consistent Reason, you see what I check? Population and household registration, labor relations, merchant ship safety, food safety, smuggling, tax evasion, you say, which one should not be checked?"

The Lord of the Rotten Flesh and the King of the Mustangs, [-]

The Lord of the Rotten Flesh and the King of the Mustangs, [-]

What he said makes sense, Hai Wen thought to himself.

"It should be investigated!" Haiwen said, "These things are all in line with the law. I support your investigation."

"That's right!" Delaire clapped his hands, "Let me ask you again, do laws need to be strict and regulations must be implemented?"

"Of course." As a judge, Haiwen must say so.

"That's right! I'm strictly enforcing the law now, can you still say I'm wrong? As for the fine, haha, it's all confiscated."

Hai Wen scolded: "Fart! Can you confiscate all the money?"

Dreyer shouted: "Hey, my lord, this is what I told my subordinates, and my wife takes care of all my private accounts. Ha! I don't know anything, I just obey the law Citizen, don't blame me for anything! Dreyer Hanslock, he can't afford it!"

Fuck it, Haiwen cursed in his heart, this guy really picked himself clean.It was the younger brother who dared to collect the money, and his wife took the money, and had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Delaire's smile became even more rippling, "Don't worry, my lord, if there is a boat that meets all the regulations, well, I won't charge any money, and let it go immediately! Anyway, since the beginning of spring Dozens of boats have been passed, and none of them meet the regulations. Besides, since I became the mayor, there have been no robbers on this river, don’t you think they should pay more?”

Haiwen asked him: "If you do this, you won't be afraid that the boat won't leave you?"

Dreyer raised his brows and said, "Don't go? He likes to go or not! Anyway, he has nowhere to go if he doesn't go to Rotten Meat Beach! Rotten Meat Beach, such a good resource, should be used like this."

Haiwen thought to himself: This guy's tricks are still vicious as usual, but this time, I really can't find any faults.If he can manage the law and order in Rotten Flesh Beach well, that's... understandable.

So Haiwen nodded and said, "So, you got rich by relying on this?"

"It's not just this one, there's another one," Dreyer said.

"What else?"

"And your wine!" Dreyer said, beckoning, "Water Lily, bring the wild horse fire."

After finishing speaking, Water Lily took out a bottle of wine from her bag.The wine bottle is not big, it is made of azure blue glass with colorful tassels wrapped around it, it looks quite valuable.Dreyer poured wine for everyone, and everyone except Mirsalu had a glass.Haiwen took it under his nose and sniffed it, thinking: This is baijiu.

The smiling cat also sniffed it, and said: "This is interesting." After he finished speaking, he was bored, and then saw that the cat's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. He closed his eyes and shook his head, and shouted: "Good guy!" Hurry up!" Mirsalu was also curious and wanted to drink, so she went to ask for a cup of Razor, but Haiwen stopped what Razor wanted to give him.

"You're too young." Hai Wen said, "This wine is too strong, you can't drink it." Hearing this, Mirza turned her face away angrily.

Dreyer took a sip and said, "My lord, try it?"

Haiwen picked up the wine glass and said, "I've drank it before, and the one I drank before was better than yours." After speaking, he took a sip.Well, the taste of third-rate baijiu is just spicy, nothing else.

Dreyer said with a smile: "This wine is your recipe. When you disclosed the production method of alcohol, I copied a copy and made a little adjustment to become this 'Wild Horse Fire'. It is selling well now. Lah! Not only is it popular in the wine city, but it is also exported to the north. Barbarians in the extreme north like to drink this hot wine."

Haiwen asked him: "Is your family the only one selling this wine now?"

"Yes, how about making money?" Dreyer put down his glass, "I suggest you sell this in the future, it can make money. Let's do the business together, and the business will grow together. This recipe is originally yours. My name is Zhi En Tu Bao!"

"Don't do that! Don't I understand you? You won't come to me if you don't have anything to gain." Haiwen waved his hand and drank the wine.Mmm, it's really spicy.

Delaire smiled and said, "My lord, do you know what capital you have the strongest?"

Haven glanced at him and asked, "What?"

"Your reputation! Look, I'm a cunning and suspicious person. I wouldn't believe it in anyone else, not even my wife!"

The water lily was stunned, and said: My lord, can't you trust me?

Dreyer stared and shouted: "Stay here, don't interrupt when the man is talking!" Water Lian lowered her head aggrieved, and Mirsalu comforted her in a soft voice.On the other side, Dreyer turned around and put on a sincere smile, and said to Haven: "My lord, I admire your character, so let me pick a business partner, and I will pick you! Hey, I dare not Do business with you if you keep it, look, okay?"

Haiwen replied: "Okay, of course it is good. But how to implement this matter? Have you ever thought about it?

"I haven't thought about it! Isn't this waiting for your idea? I'm not the only one who can do business together, right?"

Hai Wen pondered a little, and said: "What you said makes sense, let me think about it." He thought for a moment, and then said: "If you want to reduce taxes, it is impossible for the nobles to reduce them together, we need to come one by one. The first is Shrimp Bay. But the Deen sisters in Shrimp Bay are not easy to deal with. They are all shrewd people and will not sell unless they see the benefits. Dreyer, we have to give them a profit, or let them see enough profits. Only then are you willing to listen."

Dreyer nodded and said, "Oh, that's it. I thought about it."

Haiwen glanced at him and said, "Do you have an idea?"

"Well..." Dreyer pondered, and said, "Let me tell you, if not, we'll kill all the Dern sisters."

Hai Wen slapped the table angrily, and said, "Damn it, why haven't you made any progress after going out for so long? Do you have any other ideas?"

Dreyer spread his hands, looking very aggrieved, "My lord! This is the simplest and most effective, while the razor and the big girl are here, you want to kill whoever you want."

Haiwen asked: "Big girl? Which big girl?"

"Just the one next to him, the red-haired, tall and coquettish girl." Dreyer gestured, "Razor, where is she?"

"Nateway?"

"Yes!"

Razor couldn't help laughing: "She is no longer a 'big girl'."

Haven said, "Yes, Knightway is a child. A child with red hair."

"Ah?" Dreyer touched his chin, "Then the one I saw before is her old lady?"

Razor said: "Don't think about this matter."

Haven then said to Dreyer: "If everything can be solved by killing people, wouldn't it be simple? According to what you said, why don't I kill the little trident?"

Lord of the Rotten Flesh and King of the Mustangs, [-]

Lord of the Rotten Flesh and King of the Mustangs, [-]

Hearing this, Dreyer rushed to the side of the razor, pointed at him with his thumb, and said, "My lord has spoken, brother, do you think it's okay?"

Razor thought for a while and said: "I haven't tried it, I don't know, but someone told me that Bone Kahn has a divine nature, and I can't kill him easily. And he must be prepared to deal with the fierce warrior , I'm not sure."

"Pull it down!" Haiwen shouted, "Assassination is a method of last resort. Besides, if the little trident dies now, it may not be a good thing. Let him continue to fight with the northern border now, so that we have time to develop .”

I don't want to see a war. As long as there is a war, the people will be in dire straits and their lives will be miserable.But now from a strategic point of view, the more the Gulf and the North go to war, the better things will be for me.At this moment he couldn't help thinking: Maybe I can't be a politician and a commoner at the same time.

Dreyer said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, in my opinion, this battle will last seven or eight years."

"I also think this is a protracted battle, but I'm curious, Delaire, how did you judge it?"

The corner of Dreyer's mouth curled up. He looked around and said, "Is this place safe?"

"It's safe."

"Doesn't a wall have ears?"

Hai Wen said, "Let me take care of the second floor."

Dreyer glanced at the sky and said, "Isn't there on the ceiling?" At this time, the razor said, "If there is someone, I can feel his temperature. There is no one else here except us."

"Oh, that's good." Dreyer nodded, "This matter is of great importance, so we can't let others listen to it."

Haiwen frowned and said, "What do you want to say?"

"I know some inside information, my lord!" Dreyer half-covered his mouth and said furtively: "Wine City is going to rebel!"

Haiwen asked puzzledly: "What rebellion is there in Wine City? What kind of rebellion is it? Aren't they fighting a small trident with Wolf City? And where did you get the news from?"

Dreyer said: "Don't worry about the news, I can only say that I bought it with a lot of money. I don't want a penny now, so I'll tell you. My lord, it's not just Liquor City that wants to rebel, the entire Flowers family As well as their vassals, it is estimated that they will rebel. In this way, the entire Hessen Valley will be rebelled."

Haiwen and the smiling cat looked at each other, and then at the razor beside them. The two of them also looked surprised, obviously not knowing about this matter.If Wine City rebelled against the northern border, it would be of extraordinary significance, and it is likely to change the entire southern war situation.

Haven said, "Dreyer, please tell me more about what's going on here."

Dreyer said: "Hey, my lord, you don't know that the Florus family in Wine City has long wanted to rebel. The Florus family and the Claus family were originally a family, and they both served the Night God 500 years ago. Later, when the barbarians from the north came to fight, the believers of the Night God could not beat them, so the family was divided into two factions, the God-abandoning faction and the God-protecting faction. The God-abandoning faction belonged to the Claus family, and this faction gave up traditional religion. And to carry out reforms, they tampered with the Bible of the God of the Night, and let the faith serve their own rule; the other sect of the gods is the one that sticks to the faith, that is, the Florus family. But in the end, both of these factions were annexed by the northern border, Now Duke Claus, one of the three dukes in the north, belongs to the God-abandoning faction, while the Marquis of Jiuguang Flowers belongs to the God-protecting faction. So the source of conflict between their two families has been going on for a long time. Just not coming out."

Haiwen said: "I really don't know about this matter, but I think that the Flowers family will not rebel just because of the grievances 500 years ago. If there is any hatred, 500 years have passed, and it will be forgotten."

Dreyer said: "Yes, grievances and grievances alone are not enough, there must be actual interests. The south of the northern border (Note ①) is the territory of the Klaus family and the Florus family. The two core cities, Wolf City And Wine City. For a long time, these two cities have been vying for resources from each other, land resources, population resources, political resources, commercial resources... all kinds of resources are vying for each other! In the beginning, Wolf City could not compete with Wine City, why? Because the terrain of Wine City is good! There are ports, fertile land, and the castle is in the canyon area, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack in military terms. When the descendants of the Great God ruled the Hesse Valley, Wine City was the capital of the Night Kingdom. , you may have heard of it."

(Note ①: The south of the North refers to the southern part of the "Northern" duchy, not the "South Duchy". The South Duchy is the land of the Mier family, and the Duke of Mier is a nominal vassal of the King of the North , but in fact the autonomy is great, and the political status is opposite and equal)

Haiwen replied: "I have indeed heard that the wine city was bigger than it is now."

"Yes! Therefore, the economy of Wine City is better than that of Wolf City. This is determined by natural factors. Therefore, the two cities have been fighting for some years, and Wine City has gradually gained the upper hand. But Wolf City is the southern political center appointed by the little king. Ah! If you don’t have resources, you have to squeeze resources, so for many years, the policy has been in favor of Wolf City. This has led to the suppression of Wine City, a good piece of rich land, sitting on land, ports and commercial roads, but it can’t develop. You say Lord Flowers, can he not be angry? He is very angry!"

Hai Wen said to him: "This is the king's trick. He makes the two cities compete, develop and restrict each other. If the city of wine is allowed to grow bigger, the Hessen Valley will probably be in chaos long ago."

Dreyer said: "That's the reason. In the past few years, the balance between the two cities was very good. Don't look at it and say that the little king is a fool. He knows how to play big sweet potatoes with his princesses in the harem..." He coughed dryly With a sound, he glanced at Mirsalu, and said immediately, "Anyway, he is not doing his job properly, but in fact, I think he is very shrewd! When the little king first came to the throne, what was the chaos in the north? North, south, west, Vulcan Tell me, the Great Knights Association, who listens to him? The good ones, like the old Duke Bean, are obedient to the tune, and the bad ones, like Hassan Heron, dare to challenge him directly."

The smiling cat asked: "What was the difficulty at that time? I thought the northern border was in chaos in the past few years."

Dreyer waved his hand and said: "Master Cat, the root of the disaster has been buried long ago, otherwise why was Cade Heworth ascended the throne? What about the decent crown prince? Up to now, there is no way to say whether he is dead or alive. It seems that he probably ran away."

Smiley Cat showed a subtle smile, and said: "Well, according to my opinion, the crown prince also ran away—haha! How tired the king is in front of him! It's still comfortable to be a ranger." He leaned back on the chair, feeling comfortable very.

Haiwen glanced at him, and felt that the smiling cat seemed to have something to say, but he didn't understand it.

Lord of the Flesh Bank and King of the Mustangs, VI

Lord of the Flesh Bank and King of the Mustangs, VI

At this time, Dreyer continued: "That's why, the little king is smart! The mess that the crown prince can't take care of, he was stunned. Over the past few decades, although there have been small wars in the northern border, there has been no one." Great battle, this is ability!"

At this time, Razor said suddenly after being silent for a long time: "But in terms of the ability to be a king, I think he is not as good as the little trident."

Dreyer said: "Although the little king and the little trident both have the word 'small', these two people are not walking in the same way. There is no comparison."

Razor said: "But no one wants to be loyal to such a coward as the little king. People would rather follow the little trident. Although he is violent, he is also a hero."

Hero, Haiwen thought, this word sounds beautiful, but in this world, which "hero" doesn't have some blood on his hands?Suddenly, Hai Wen remembered the lives he had ended with his own hands. Hundreds of people died because of him, and his heart trembled.But soon he calmed down, because everyone he killed was guilty, he didn't wrong a good person, and he didn't condone a bad person.

Dreyer said: "Nobles don't care about this, nobles will only follow smart people. The little king is a smart man. No matter what others think, the fact is: he managed the northern border very well."

Razor said, "But I think he's almost finished too."

"It doesn't matter whether he is finished or not. The important thing is whether the northern border will be finished. Let me put it this way, if a little king is defeated, another little king will come out. Even if the little trident occupies Eagle Head City, it will not It means that the northern border is dead. At that time, Wolf City, Eternal Night City, or Vulcan Castle may all become new centers of power—oh, let’s get down to business, let’s talk about the wine city.” Dreyer took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, "Wolf City and Wine City have always been in balance. The Duke of Claus and the Marquis of Flowers have also found out that no one can do anything to the other, so they simply became cousins, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Originally, life would still be like this Let’s go on, but something happened 20 years ago that broke this balance.”

Dreyer put down the wine glass, and drew a bat-shaped symbol on Wolf City with a pen. "Wolf City wants to regain the belief of the God of Night, and declare itself to be orthodox of the God of Night."

Hai Wen murmured: "This kind of behavior is digging the roots of Liquor City."

"That's right, my lord! Liquor City ruled the Hessen Valley by virtue of the name 'Descendants of the Night God'. This is the justice of their rule. If this root is dug away by Wolf City, then the hearts of the people will be scattered."

The smiling cat said: "But it's been 20 years. If Wine City launched a crisis, it would have been a long time ago. Now that the statue of Night God has been erected in Wolf City, isn't it too late?"

Dreyer said: "There was no chance 20 years ago, Master Cat. But I can tell you one thing, that is: 20 years ago, after learning that the people of Wolf City declared themselves to be the orthodox Night God, Jiuguang Flowers Just married his sister, the beloved flower of the wine city, Alianmy Flowers, to the Marquis of Wind Thunder Castle. The Lord of Wind Thunder Castle, Eston Mondalia, you know ? Just that fat guy."

Haiwen and the smiling cat looked at each other speechlessly, but Razor suddenly said: "I heard that a few days ago in the Wind Thunder Castle coup, many members of the Mundalia family died, the eldest son and the Marquis died, and now the person in charge in the castle is Alian Miao and her youngest son."

Haiwen tapped his fingers on the table and murmured, "You mean, there is some kind of connection between these two things."

"I dare not say that this must be Jiuguang's arrangement, but the matter of Fengleibao, hehe! It won't be an independent incident." Delaire sneered, "Otherwise, why is it such a coincidence?"

The smiling cat opened his mouth and said, "What the housekeeper said makes sense." After he finished speaking, he paused, and the others didn't speak, so he continued: "I mean... this thing, um, is right. In the past, Fengleibao was opposed to the little trident, but now Fengleibao began to actively participate in the battle in order to avenge the lord. Oh, they think it was the northerners who poisoned the lord."

Dreyer said: "If you count Fengleibao and Wine City, then the fighting power of the Bayland will be able to compete with the northerners."

Razor asked him: "How can we fight? Even counting these two cities, the northerners also have huge advantages in population and land."

Dreyer replied: "But the little trident is a monolith, and the northerners have their own ghosts. I think this battle will become more and more mysterious." The last chance to flip the table, if he doesn’t flip the table, heh! It’s too late for him!”

Haiwen thought about this matter, and he thought to himself: Obviously this is an opportunity to shuffle the cards.If Wine City stands in the right position in this battle, then he can stand up and overwhelm Wolf City from now on, and even if he is lucky, he can regain the position of the overlord of the Valley.

Think about it from another angle: If it weren't for the support of Hessen Valley, the little Trident might not have dared to rebel.

Such things as rebellion cannot be accomplished by just slapping one's head, and often require historical conditions and objective factors.Times make heroes.

While Haiwen was thinking, Delaire suddenly said, "I went around and didn't talk about Xiawan yet?"

Haiwen nodded and said: "Yes, the most urgent thing is the matter of Xiawan. Although I and Xiawan are allies and have a tax reduction treaty with each other, it is not between Xiawan and you. I can talk about it. But you've got to show Sister Durning the benefit of the matter."

Dreyer pondered for a moment, and said: "Actually, I have already talked with Sister Deen once, and it was Yawen who talked with me at that time."

Haven asked him, "How was the result?"

"The countess is easy to negotiate with, but her sister Yawen is the one who has the difficulty. This bitch opened her mouth and treated me like a fat fish! I talked about it twice, but her asking price was getting higher and higher. Let’s discuss it when you come.”

Haven asked him, "What did Ramon say? Have you seen him? What's his attitude?"

Dreyer curled his lips and said, "Ramon? I didn't recognize him at first, and then we just exchanged a few words, but he didn't express his opinion, heh! It's just a stranger." He sneered a few times after he finished speaking.