Riding and Slashing

Chapter 390 Car, House, Food

A few days later, Li Ang received credentials from various countries one after another.

Among them are congratulatory letters, armistice agreements, and declarations of war...

This is to be expected.

"This letter is from Queen Ursula, on behalf of the Ravencrow Kingdom, congratulating the establishment of the New Pendor Kingdom, the Duchy of Sarleon and the Duchy of the Noldor, and requesting an alliance with the New Pendor Kingdom..."

"This letter was sent by Gregory IV, saying that it strongly condemned a small nobleman from Buckley for usurping himself as king and declaring war on the New Pendor Kingdom..."

"This letter was sent by King Vidis. On behalf of Fieldsway, he agrees with the two queens' rule over Sarleon and Noldor, and hopes to sign an armistice agreement with the Sarleon Principality, and allow the two principalities to fight with each other. Fildsway traded... but he didn't mention New Pendor, and he didn't mention you."

"The last letter came from Emperor Marius. Emperor Marius expressed his approval of His Majesty Leon and the two queens' rule over Sarleon and Noldor, but at the same time, he declared war on the New Pendor Kingdom and declared that the two duchies should be merged into Bacchus Empire..."

Sarah reported the diplomatic letters of various countries to Leon: "Your Majesty Marius is really interesting. While acknowledging your right to rule, he declared war on you..."

"Of course His Majesty Marius wants to do this. Recognizing my right to rule is based on the actual situation, and declaring war on me is to show his attitude. He wants to appease the emotions of the Bacchus and our emotions, lest we indulge the Noldor elves They smashed Bacchus to pieces and were taken advantage of by other countries..."

Li Ang understood Marius better.

"Actually, I think that only the Bacchus Empire truly recognizes the New Pendor Kingdom... Ursula is now in a tug-of-war with Gregory IV, and she just wants your support. King Vidis is obviously Perfunctory, he probably just doesn't want to fight with you."

Sarah muttered: "Your Majesty, do you want to write back to Ursula? Her allies request..."

"Let Amy write back to her, as the Queen of the Sarleon Principality, invite Queen Raven to the wedding, don't mention anything else..."

Li Ang replied: "It's the same with Vidis, just invite him to the wedding in a private capacity. As for Emperor Mario... there is no need to reply..."

"His Majesty Li Ang cannot return the letters of credence to Raven and Fieldsway. Only the Bacchus Empire is an equal country to the Pendor Kingdom, and the other kingdoms are nothing more than warlords in the final analysis."

Alina reminded Sarah a little tiredly.

Alina has been planning various ceremonies these days, and there is an upcoming wedding being planned, so she is really tired.

"understood."

Sarah nodded.

"Is there a letter from Desha?"

Li Ang asked Sarah.

"The Desha did not send anyone over. According to the news from Singal, Kadan was blocked in Narda by the Bacchus, and Emile Xerxes was also struggling in Toba City. Most of the Desha All of the land already belongs to the Bacchus Empire..."

Sarah replied quickly.

"The empire had withdrawn its troops from Dexia half a month ago, and His Majesty Marius forced them to sign a treaty recognizing the defeated country..."

Alina shook her head towards Sarah: "But Ishikoman sent me the news that after the empire retreated, Cardan and Amir Xerxes no longer attacked each other, and they formed an alliance."

"They can form an alliance..."

Li Ang raised his eyebrows: "Is someone matching them?"

"Someone did make a match, Sharavan Sheikh of Jihad Fort...he built a fort between Toba and Narda, and made Kadan and Emir Xerxes reconcile and form an alliance. Then he fought all Raised all the troops, helped the two Bahad Khans resist the army of the empire, and at the same time signed a truce with the empire on behalf of the two Bahad Khans."

Alina nodded, but then sighed regretfully: "However, after signing the truce, Sharavan Sheikh committed suicide."

Sarah froze.

After being silent for a while, Sarah asked softly: "Miss Alina, what's the name of that fortress? Is it a holy war fortress?"

Arina probably realized something, she shook her head, and answered word by word: "No, it's called 'Fortress of Martyrs'."

Li Ang sighed: "Sarah, do you want to go to Desha? As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the New Pendor Kingdom."

Sarah nodded silently, and then burst into tears.

……

At the end of June 358 in Pan Deli.

Changge Port.

In the Adventurer's Tavern, the drinkers are talking about various new things.

"Have you heard? It is said that His Majesty Li Ang held a banquet in Changhe Town for ten consecutive days. No matter if they are civilians or beggars, anyone can eat and drink whatever they want... Such a wedding is really..."

"Guys who don't know much... Changhe Town is already Changhe City! And it's called the Floating Seat! The food never stops, and there are countless delicacies available all night long... I was lucky enough to send a letter to Changhe City, In the end, I ate for a whole day in Changhe City!"

"No money?"

"What kind of money do you spend... You can still get the money after eating! His Majesty Li Ang is really generous!"

"It's a good thing you didn't meet any bandits on the way..."

"Bandits? Which bandit is so blind and dares to make trouble at this time? His Majesty Li Ang can command the Noldor elves!"

"Ten days of running water banquet... such a wedding must cost a lot of dinars..."

"Hmph, what does it matter how many dinars are spent to marry those two brides? He married two queens who looked like gods at the same time, which is really enviable... I saw two A queen, that is really indescribably beautiful..."

"It's indeed jealous... But, if you marry two at the same time, won't the two queens fight?"

"Do you think those two queens are your idiots?"

"Ahem, keep your voice down, my wife is now Queen Ursula's bodyguard! Speaking of which, His Majesty Li Ang married two wives, so who will be the queen?"

"Hey, can't there be two queens? That's two queens, and they might not be willing to be queens..."

"But it seems to be against the rules... I have never seen a country with two queens..."

"You idiots...he is a king, and he has rules! His Majesty Li Ang said that his new Pandor Kingdom allows a man to marry three wives, but when marrying the second or third one, he needs to get the previous wives. If your partner agrees, otherwise you will be convicted. Of course, if a woman has the ability, she can also find three men, as long as her partner is willing..."

"That's ridiculous... what man would be happy?"

"How ridiculous? If a man is allowed to marry three women, then of course a woman must be allowed to marry three men... Besides, in this world, there are too many men who are supported by women. I see, some men are willing... If Queen Ursula wants you to be her man, will you not?"

"Ahem...don't talk about this, I have a fiancee..."

"Well, in the final analysis, you still have to be rich..."

"By the way, when it comes to making money, I have a way... When I was eating the flowing water banquet in Changhe City, there were always roasted lambs being roasted. His Majesty Li Ang said that roasted whole lambs are a must-have delicacy for banquets... "

"What? Who hasn't eaten roast lamb..."

"No, no, you have never tasted it. The roasted lamb in Changhe City is completely different from ours here. It is much more delicious... They use southern spices, which we don't have here..."

"What, you plan to do the spice business? There are wars everywhere now, who dares to go to the south of Bacchus to buy..."

"No, I want to sell sheep—we have plenty of sheep here! Changhe City is buying unlimited goats! Three times the price, as many as you want!"

"It's quite far away, aren't you afraid of being robbed by bandits?"

"I plan to buy a carriage to come back... I asked in Long River City, after buying that new carriage, I can get an escort from the armed forces, and if I am robbed in the territory of the New Pendor Kingdom, I can get double compensation! "

……

Singal.

Similar conversations are also taking place in taverns, large and small.

However, the second half of the conversation generally shifts to another subject...

"I heard that Lord Ramon is doing the mutton business recently..."

"Looking for fat sheep, right? Everyone in Singal is doing this kind of business..."

"No, no, it's real sheep, goats. Lord Ramon said he bought them in bulk at twice the price. Moreover, Lord Ramon opened a new roasted sheep restaurant in the center of the city, which is the former residence of the Dusk Knights."

"Is it very profitable to make roasted sheep? Master Ramon actually does such a small business?"

"Small business, when did you meet Master Ramon for a small business? Haven't you heard that there are three things that are necessary for getting married now... a luxury car, a villa, and a whole roasted lamb!"

"I only heard that a barbecue is inseparable from a banquet... What? You can't get married without a car or a house?"

"It's not impossible, the key is to lose face... His Majesty Li Ang, the one who just married two queens a few days ago, have you heard of it? He said publicly that if a man has no car or house, what can he give his wife?" Where is the child sheltered from the wind and rain?"

"He really said that?"

"Not only him, Lord Ramon also said the same..."

"Well, you can build your own house, but not everyone can afford a horse. It's not easy to own a carriage..."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense! What His Majesty Li Ang means is that owning a carriage is equivalent to owning one's own property, and a carriage can be used to earn money! You must have the ability to support your family before you ask for a wife. Makes sense..."

"That's right. I heard that Changhe Express has started recruiting horse-drawn carriages again, and there is also a branch company on Singal's side that plans to open. This is indeed a good livelihood."

"You don't want me to be a coachman, do you? I'd rather sell roast lamb..."

"Lord Ramon paid three times the price to buy goats. Ramon can afford to lose money, but you will definitely lose to death... What I want to say is that Changhe Express has opened a new business—the wedding car business! This is the small business Mr. Ramon despises..."

"Oh, oh, I've heard that when His Majesty Li Ang held his wedding, he traveled across the entire Changhe City in a carriage that looked like a work of art... Is it that kind of wedding car? What kind of ceremony is that?"

"It is said that it was to let everyone witness his marriage, just like publicly swearing allegiance. Not only that, but at that time, the streets of the whole city were sprinkled with flower petals... That scene, tsk tsk, is really unimaginable... I think most people will do this in the future, are you interested, let's become wedding car owners together..."

"How to do it?"

"It's not enough to buy two luxury carriages...Anyway, Changhe Express will help us pick up business. As long as someone gets married, we will go around twice, and we can also carry people when there is no business... This money is not so hard to earn. The key is to be fast enough! When you see an opportunity, you have to seize it!"

……

Fog Cage City.

"It's been hard these days...the prices are rising too fast!"

"Yeah, I'm almost out of food, and I can only buy three pounds of flour for one dinar! I can't live through this day..."

"I heard that King Vidis has occupied a lot of land, and the territory of Filzway has increased a lot, but how come the days are getting worse and worse?"

"Hmph, whether it's a king or a lord, who cares about the life and death of us little people? If they lose, we have nothing to eat. If they win, we still have nothing to eat... So what if we don't have food? It’s not about paying more and more!”

"Let's not talk about us, those big businessmen can't stand it anymore... You know the boss Andrew in the arena? He has already dismissed his employees!"

"The arena can't even continue to operate? Isn't there a gambling game in his arena?"

"If it weren't for the gambling, he would have closed down a long time ago! He has raised so many beasts and young adults. With the current price of food, he would have to eat hundreds of dinars a day!"

"Hey...how about we move somewhere else?"

"Have you heard about the Long River City? I heard that His Majesty Li Ang's wedding banquet lasted for more than ten days, and it never stopped from morning to night. Anyone can eat whatever they want!"

"How rich is that..."

"Are you stupid... Is this a matter of money? I mean, there is food there! And the price of food must not be high! Otherwise, how dare he waste it like this!"

"Yes...here, why don't we go to Changhe City?"

"The question is, how do we live? What do we live on?"

"Changhe City is full of jobs... They are building a new city. It is said that tens of thousands of people are needed just to build the city wall. They are always recruiting people, and some of them are for jobs!"

"But where does the wife and children live? You can't let the family live on the construction site? Besides, we are from Fieldsville after all, will His Majesty Li Ang drive us away..."

"You can buy a house. There are many houses built in Changhe City, and they are built in the city! As long as you buy a house, you can settle in Changhe City!"

"Buying a house... is it expensive?"

"As long as you have a job, you can get a loan to buy a house! No matter what, I plan to go, and there is no way to survive if I stay here. One dinar and three pounds of flour...you can buy thirty pounds in Changhe City!"

……

Every place talks about different topics.

But everywhere, there is indeed talk about the wedding of Leon and the two queens.

The wedding was held on July 7. It was not a special day at that time, it just happened to be in good weather.

It rained heavily that day in the Forest of the Noldor—the Ocean Monsoon came.

The fire in the forest was extinguished.

But that day in Changhe Town, it was sunny and sunny.

Li Ang rode Alice through the petals in the sky, and the exquisite carriage behind him carried Amy and Wendy into a new chapter.

In fact, that day was not as romantic as people imagined, because everyone was very busy.

Sarah is on foreign affairs.

Alina spread the word everywhere.

Ramon was shopping around for all kinds of food.

The lords under Li Ang were either cooperating separately or preparing for war.

As for Li Ang, the groom, even on the wedding night, he discussed various business with his two queens.

——car, house, food.

(End of this chapter)