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Old World, the mountains of Noska, the interior of the Giant Mountains, the luxurious rooms of Dulong City, the balcony overlooking the mountains.

In late May, the mountains of Noska are still covered with snow, which is a land surrounded by mountains. The city of Noska dwarves is located in the east of the Noska mountains and the northwest of the Murder Mountains. The geographical environment here is very good.

How superior is it?

The Noska Dwarves now have four kingdoms, plus three large dwarf fortresses. A total of seven dwarves are blocked in the Noska mountains, roughly in a "big" shape, surrounded by the Noska mountains. Only a narrow mountain road to the north can enter the mountains. Therefore, as long as this road is guarded, the Chaos Army and the Barbarians cannot attack.

Of course, this was not the case before. When the Noska dwarves and the Noska humans lived peacefully and could communicate, the Noska mountains were full of dwarf fortresses. When the dwarves saw this group of humans who were eating raw and drinking blood, they decided to teach them to make tools and smel metals. The cultures of both sides influenced each other and gradually formed the Noska culture - drinking loudly, drying, singing with a thick voice.

However, as mentioned earlier, Noska approached the Chaos Wasteland. As time went by, the Noska humans gradually abandoned the famous belief in heroes and the old gods, and gradually turned into faith in chaos in the continuous corruption of chaos. The human tribes of Noska who were unwilling to believe in chaos basically moved to the Kingdom of Nord, and Kislov even went south.

However, the dwarves are not a group of races that are prone to corruption. They have a complete inheritance from Grandi. They use ancestor statues and rune magic to fix the chaotic winds blowing in the stones as other ways. The humans and the Noska dwarves gradually broke. The dwarves kings at that time ordered all the dwarves in the mountains of Noska to be moved into the Giant Mountains, and re-divided them into four kingdoms, cutting off and destroying all the roads to the outside world, and erecting huge sandstone statues on the border of the territory. Each stone was carved with a powerful master-level rune to protect the dwarves' territory.

The barbarians and the Chaos army wanted to attack the Noska dwarves, so they could only walk a narrow mountain road to the north, and there were ten lines of defense arranged by the dwarves.

Knight King Ryan was wearing a king's dress and wearing a heavy lion cloak outside. He stood on the balcony and looked down. Because the encirclement of the Giant Mountains blocked the wind, snow and cold air, some plateau food could be planted in the dwarf's territory, such as barley and a small amount of economic crops, and barely guaranteed to be self-sufficient in food. However, the dwarf not only had to eat, but also had to drink, which was not enough.

"Lian, do you think the Noska Dwarfs agree to your 'Great Retreat' proposal?" The facilities in the room were a bit strange. On the one hand, it was very luxurious. There was a large amount of gold, silver and gemstones and various animal skins and furs and high-quality sandalwood that were very precious in the old world. On the other hand, it seemed backward and weird. There was no basic water supply system and lacked various convenient living facilities. There was no wardrobe in the room and only a few clothes racks, and there was no magic lamp, only candles and fire chucks, and it was the kind of flint fire chuck that was very backward.

The fairy in the lake today wore a gray diamond-clad high-waisted pleated long skirt, wearing the crown of Eternal Glory White Gold Diamonds, and wearing the Emperor's full set of platinum blessing jewelry. Under the long skirt, the pink snow feet were stepping on a pair of white fox-patterned cotton strokes. You can see the white ultra-thin stockings wrapped around her delicate and small ankles, shaking back and forth. She stretched lazily and asked Ryan, who was standing on the windowsill: "Didn't you say before that the Noska dwarf is very reluctant to return to the system in the Mountain Kingdom? Why are you going to propose a plan for a 'great retreat' now?"

"Why, isn't there a dwarf of more than 100,000?" Ryan continued to stand on the balcony. The Knight King opened his arms and let the cold wind of Noska blow the hem of his clothes and his black middle-parted hair. Now Ryan is already extremely majestic in every move. The continuous victory and accumulation of power over the years make this Knight King one of the most powerful people in the old world. If Ryan, who was traveling in Nord and feeling that Breton was still a divine sword exposed in front of others, then Ryan is now a king's blade that is usually contained in the scabbard. He has restrained and restrained his sharpness because he no longer needs to prove himself. Even so, the occasionally breath emitted from the scabbard is enough to deter everything.

The fairy in the lake likes the more she looks. She likes this kind of happiness of cultivation. When the sick girl Tigris was washed away by Hols with a pale face, thin skin, weak and frustrated, she also saw Tigris' potential and chose him. The fairy in the lake sat on the hard bed covered with white bear skin, tidied up her skirt slightly, and held her face as smooth as white jade and said softly: "How can I convince them?"

"It is actually not difficult to convince them, ma'am." Lane turned around and said in a warm voice: "From the fact that the Noska dwarves spent more than a hundred years to build the dark-rolling river, these dwarves have long thought about how to find a way out for themselves and their clans if they were surrounded by chaos or even encountered a crisis of destruction. And we also know about the previous events that Aisling, the Supreme King of Noska, had been besieged here for a long time, so I can be sure that the Noska dwarves were actually ready to retreat from here, but they never said that they were desperate for face."

"That's how the short stuffer is." The fairy in the lake nodded. She blew lazily, then kicked off the soft cotton drag, raised a small, transparent white silk foot with its toes, and the jade toes were painted with green nail polish. The goddess's silk arch was curved, with charming curves, white and red, and the skin in the soles of the feet was very delicate. The goddess was served very well by Ryan during this period, so she was in a happy mood: "But you didn't actually answer the questions. Dear, you still couldn't solve the problems of the Kingdom of the Mountains and the Noska Dwarves."

"Isn't this easy?" Ryan couldn't help staring at the fairy's stockings and feet in the lake. He shrugged his shoulders: "There are two reasons that really make the Noska dwarves unable to let go of here. The first is the endless mineral veins and wealth here, and the second is the unwillingness to be under the jurisdiction of the Supreme King of the Mountain Kingdom."

"So, for this, I have proposed three plans." Ryan raised his hand: "The first plan, the Great Retreat, the retreat to the Kingdom of the Mountains, and the convergence with the Supreme King Solgreen, is undoubtedly the plan that will definitely be rejected."

"The second plan is to retreat, after retreating to the south, living with humans, the empire and Brittania are too many places to arrange these dwarves." Ryan stretched out his second finger.

"It's impossible. The dwarves are actually not willing to live with humans." The fairy in the lake shook her head and signaled Ryan to come over.

"So it's the third plan." Ryan sighed: "Great retreat, retreat to our Brittania. You know, we have a lot of spare dwarf strongholds, including Oka Mountain, and Blackstone strongholds. These are ready-made dwarf fortresses, complete facilities and you can check in with your luggage at any time."

"Traditional words and negotiation skills." The fairy in the lake nodded repeatedly. The goddess understood Ryan's idea and first threw out the most difficult thing that the Noska dwarf could not accept. Return to the kingdom of the mountains and accept the rule of the Supreme King. There is no doubt that the Noska dwarf will refuse.

Then he proposed to let them enter human society, which was difficult for the Noska dwarfs to accept, but at least it was much more comfortable here than to recognize their father before.

Finally, a third plan is proposed.

"Come here, Ryan, help me rub my feet." The fairy in the lake stretched out her little white silk feet to signal Ryan to come over. As expected, the Knight King walked up to the goddess happily, knelt down on one knee to help her rub her little stockings feet. Ryan smiled and said, "And, do you know that Bellega built a large dwarf brewery on the side of Oka Mountain."

The fairy in the lake nodded slightly, and the goddess looked at Ryan with some smugness as she half-kneeled in front of her and rubbed her feet. What she liked the most was Ryan's 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 she must master everything. Occasionally, this is a little fun between husband and wife. Ryan is also happy. If she is fine all day, she will make Ryan kneel in front of her. After the goddess asked Ryan to rub her, she signaled Ryan to sit next to her: "So, everything is in your plan?"

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

Since the regaining of Bafeng Mountain, the dwarves of the Angronde clan returned to the Bafeng Mountain Fortress one after another. The original Black Stone Stronghold and Oka Mountain Stronghold were gradually vacant, leaving only Dugan Iron Han, his Black Powder Brotherhood and Novigre's Broken Iron Warriors, plus only four or five hundred dwarves remained in Brittany. Ryan didn't believe that the Noska Dwarves were not moved.

"Yes." The fairy in the lake leaned silently on Ryan's shoulder. The goddess thought for a while: "It's very likely that this will be completed."

"Where is Mogianna?" Ryan asked casually.

"Mogianna is doing maintenance in the bathroom." The fairy in the lake also replied casually: "Routine body maintenance, keeping it pink and moist and fragrant."

Although the fairy in the lake is very strict with Mojiana, she is actually very good at her first choice. As long as there are members of Ryan's backyard who attend the turkey banquet, the fairy in the lake all give high elf ointments mixed with her divine power, various wood elves flowers and secret medicines essential oils, and teaches a complete set of secret recipes for body care. Mojiana is no exception. As long as the Lake Goddess Witch has free time, she will spend at least half a day every week to maintain her body to ensure her attraction to Ryan.

The goddess said interestingly that although everyone is quantitative, Teresa uses it very quickly. Every time she has the chance to meet, the sorcerer will feel embarrassed to ask for more.

Ryan thought to himself that Teresa shared all these things with Aurora.

There was some sound of water coming from the bathroom. Mogianna, who was soaking in the medicine bath in a large wooden barrel for maintenance, thought that the fairy in the lake was urging her, so she could only say embarrassingly: "Madam, sorry, it will take a while to wait until I wash everything inside and out, and wait until after dinner..."

"...It's okay, take your time, Mogianna, there's nothing wrong with us here." The fairy in the lake said to the inside. The goddess thought for a while and asked Ryan: "Then, you will just take over the exclusive trade agreement with Dulong City and won't share it?"

"I will definitely share a little bit of it." Ryan smiled and nodded: "But you are right, ma'am, I plan to monopolize most of the trade with Dulong City. The profits of trade with Dulong City are too generous. I won't share this piece of fat to others."

"Don't you take pictures of the people below and say you are competing for profit with the people?" The goddess seemed to smile and laughed. She reached out and tied up with Ryan: "What's this? Royal Trade?"

"This is called tribute trade." Ryan laughed: "Madam, don't you think the trade of the Dwarves in Dulong City is very similar to the tribute trade of the Elf Empire at the time? The two sides only have official trade, and the price has been negotiated."

"What a look, it's not like at all." The fairy in the lake deliberately attacked Ryan's arrogance: "Also, do you actually want to treat the dwarves as a vassal? Let the Crimson Master know, and be the first to turn against you!"

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

Ryan remembered the tribute system of the Celestial Empire in his previous life. For a long time, most people have negative comments on the tribute system. There are generally two reasons. The first is that this is an unequal relationship between countries, which does not conform to the principle of equal exchanges in the "Westphalia system". The second is "small come and go". The Celestial Empire always gives back some cheap goods too abundantly, and is a sucker and suffers face.

But in fact, you can think about these two things carefully and you will know what's going on.

First of all, the first sentence is: If the tribute is abolished, will the equality between countries be realized? Has the European war, which most believes in equality, freedom and democracy, stopped?

As for the second item, the problem is actually very simple, that is, the Celestial Empire is willing to be a "subordinate".

What is the most important thing about tribute trade in the economic account?

It is exactly what Ryan values ​​very much - pricing power and the only designated trade franchise!

To put it simply, as the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Empire, the Celestial Empire has the right to price all tributes of all vassal countries. This is what I say is the value of, which is the most valuable thing to trade! It 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 brought by the tribute trade are actually incredibly terrifying. Maybe it was a little loss in the official envoy's tribute and the court's rebate. But in fact, the Heavenly Kingdom can easily recover the cost through tribute trade dozens of times, and the price standard can be set. My things are expensive, your things are cheap, you want to exchange them? Increase the money! Not enough, add more money!

This is one of the core reasons why Dai Ming is so keen on collecting dogs! The tribute system established by Zhu Di and the royal monopoly maritime trade system earned amazing amounts of wealth, which is also an important reason why he has done so many things in office and has not yet destroyed the national finances.

Of course, there are two reasons for the tribute system to gradually collapse later. The first reason is that this system must be strong enough. After the Tumu Fort's change, the military deterrence was gone, and the "sect leader" could not sit steadily.

The second reason is just as the fairy in the lake said, "fight for profit with the people". The people here do not refer to the people and the common people, but officials and gentry. The bureaucrats and literati were jealous of the terrifying and huge profits of the tribute trade. They repeatedly fooled the emperor and said that it was "fight for profit with the people". Chengzu could not fool his son Renzong, and Emperor Xuanzong could not fool him, so he called him "the cricket emperor" desperately remembering the small notebook and slandering him. Emperor Chenghua could not fool everyone and quickly put everyone on his hat as "a mother-opathic eunuch who monitors the tyrant king".

In the end, he fooled Emperor Xiaozong of Hongzhi. He was a mediocre monarch with cowardice and weak, and perfect personal morality. The scholar-officials nodded like slaughtering garlic. Since then, the tribute trade and tribute system that Zhu Di had finally established for five trips to Mongolia for seven trips to Nanping Jiaozhi in Nanyang was immediately hollowed out by the scholar-officials and became a real "thin and thick" loss-making transaction.

Just by the way, this kind of emperor is the favorite emperor of literati, public intellectual, and literati, and the title of holy king is quickly blown up!

In other words, what did Ryan work hard to travel to Dulong City for himself? One is for the future consideration of the dwarves. It would be a pity if the 110,000 dwarves were destroyed in the ghost place of Noska. The second is to establish this trade route similar to tribute trade. The Knight Kingdom can exchange the most urgently needed mineral resources and priceless rune weapons from the Noska dwarves at a very cheap price, rune equipment and technical talents, and no one will think that they have too much money.

Once the Royal Monopoly of Brittany's sea trade is completed, the Knight King seems to be able to see endless wealth coming.

Even Ryan has thought of the name of this trade route, and it is called Azur Blue Route.

"Oh, my dear, it's okay to wait until the result comes out. It's so boring," the fairy in the lake pouted and acted coquettishly at Ryan, and her sacred and noble face showed an attached expression: "How about giving me the whole life?"

"How about I perform an air split and then play Captain Huberian who specializes in cleaning the deck and toilet?" Ryan quipped.

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

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

"How about we exercise before supper?" The fairy in the lake said in unpredictable to Ryan's ear: "It also gives you a good appetite."

"No! Lilith, it's not possible now! The meal will be started soon! The dwarf has always started eating very on time!" Ryan quickly took out the speech he had thought of before.

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

“It’s almost the same.”

As a result, when Ryan and the Fairy in the Lake came out, the Maharaja Thorgaard and his Neptune Iron Guard were coming.

"His Majesty the Knight King, there is good news. In principle, we convened an emergency meeting of ancestors to vote and passed the resolution. We agreed to sign an exclusive trade agreement and start the preparation for the "Great Retreat" plan! We chose to consider the third plan you proposed. Soon the four kingdoms will assemble a three thousand dwarf expeditionary force to follow you, first go to your Knight Kingdom to inspect and receive the large dwarf brewery in Belega, as well as Black Rock City and Oka Mountain stronghold. We must first check the situation and make an assessment."

"Very good!" Ryan clenched his fists.

Supreme King, I did what you didn't do.
Chapter completed!