Wolf King

The dwarf king's questioning put the whole parliament into an awkward silence, and even the former fierce finance minister closed his mouth and sat back in the chair with a sullen face, sulking.

Looking at the powerful ministers one by one like the frosted eggplant, they were all stubborn, and there was no answer. The dwarf king was fiery in his heart... but he couldn't help himself to throw the pot to others. Because of this, at least half of the responsibility is on his head...

The western continent, which is composed of high mountain wilderness and desert Gobi, is not suitable for agricultural development. The dwarf kingdom can reproduce tens of millions of people, all thanks to several generations of dwarf Wang Jiui. Care about farming.

Xiao Yun publicized the techniques of terrace maintenance and water diversion in "Continental Travels", and the Dwarf King immediately sent troops to "army reclamation" in the southern mountains, which is enough to show that the Dwarf King pays attention to tradition in agriculture... These grumpy blacks The iron dwarf is not only good at playing iron and fighting.

The terraced fields cultivated in the southern mountainous area with abundant rain alleviated some of the domestic food shortage problems. The dwarf king "Knowing the Enlightenment" provided a certain degree of support to the Snow Wolf and grassland tribes from his standpoint, such as the "Frank" As for the self-reliance of grassland, the dwarf king kindly supported the grassland.

But the support from this position is obviously not enough, at least it cannot be satisfied by Xiao Yun, so this product does not hesitate to spend a few years to slowly weave the web and use the battle between the dwarf kingdom and the dark elves to seize the opportunity of distraction. Hitting the self-sufficiency rate of food on the dwarf kingdom that was already on the safe red line with massive cheap export vermicelli...

The Dwarf King is not a fool. After importing cheap vermicelli with an annual average of more than 300 million pounds from the grassland for three consecutive years, he has slowly recovered.

What is the concept of 300 million pounds of vermicelli every year? It is the concept that the entire Iron Furnace (including surrounding towns and villages) can survive on vermicelli alone, and there is surplus.

At first glance it looks like a good thing...However, when a large number of bankrupt peasants around Ironforge flood into the city for life, or abandon fields to work in mines and iron yards, this good thing will change...

"Wang, we need a friendly alliance with the prairie. We can't stop the trade with the prairie." The Minister of the Interior saw that no one was speaking, and he screamed in his heart that these guys didn't know how to worry about the king The scalp came by himself, "There are more than two months before the autumn harvest. If the purchase of grass vermicelli is interrupted, the entire Ironforge will be affected..."

The dwarf king's mouth was slightly pumped. He really wanted to roar: Did the more than 200 million vermicelli noodles purchased in the first half of the year be consumed? Can't even hold the autumn harvest? !

However, he has a number in his heart, and he is well aware that the vermicelli sent by the grassland is not just consumed by Ironforge... How can seven vermicelli and one catty of vermicelli make a profit of at least 20% if you go out and hand it out. In other industries, reversing vermicelli noodles is completely profitable-and if he mandates that no one is allowed to make any profit in vermicelli noodles, even if he is the king, he will be regarded as a buzzword by many people.

And...how can the Dwarf King be reluctant to admit that in the new industrial chain of "Inverted Hand Vermicelli", in fact, the Iron Furnace King Court, or that he is the biggest bookmaker-not all of these imported vermicelli Settled in coins, about 70% of the transactions are settled by minerals (that is, iron ingots), from the purchase of iron ingots at the mine site to delivery to the prairie people, and then to the vermicelli in exchange for the iron ingots into the "national treasury" this In the process, the dwarf king ate two monies himself...

Otherwise, how could the Dwarf King be so loose in these two years? I have fought with the dark elves for so many years. Although the mineral veins are indeed seized, the war is also expensive!

The king (landlord)'s family has no surplus food!

It is impossible for the dwarf king to admit that he has a pot. Since the Minister of the Interior spoke so eloquently to him, he can only barely ignore the vermicelli to go to the problem, and push the boat down the river... will blame the other direction, glaring He asked with his eyes knowingly: "I didn't have so much food in Vermicelli Ironforge before, and I wasn't nervous to this extent. What the **** is going on?"

The Minister of the Interior was relieved, and naturally followed Wang's intentions and turned his disapproving sight to the Minister of Affairs.

Minister of Affairs: "..." I have a sentence that MMP doesn't know when to speak or not? !

No matter what, the back of the pot fell on his head. If he wanted to go back, he would not be able to transfer it with his own will. The Minister of Affairs held his nose and bowed his head to recognize: "This is all because of the serious desertion of the land around Ironforge. Since... After the famine three years ago, land output has been hard to see. Many farmer families have difficulty supporting it. They can only give up planting, or go to the mine to find another way of life, or enter the city..."

The Minister of Affairs is also very savvy. He did not mention the fact that the cheap vermicelli hit the market and led to the bankruptcy of the bottom farmers, especially those around Ironforge. The blame was on the famine three years ago...

"If no one cultivates the land and the fields are abandoned, the food will naturally become more and more insufficient." The Minister of the Interior made a timely appearance and made a "sin-non-war" attitude with a scornful face.

The military minister who had not spoken for a while found it wrong-because the dwarf king is very strong and particularly capable of fighting, the military minister of the dwarf kingdom is basically a personal stamp-why this pot seems to fall on his head. Looks like? !

I have to say that this military minister who has never had a sense of presence in the kingdom cabinet is still very keen, or that he knows their king enough, he just had a bad hunch, he saw their king turned his face and looked at him. Be indignant...

Military Minister: "..." I have an MMP, but I dare not say it.

Next, the dwarf king made his heartfelt remarks about the abandoned land in the core area of ​​the kingdom, and severely demanded that the military minister organize a militia to reclaim the abandoned land and carry out military reclamation.

A military minister with a lingering look can only carry this heavy and huge flying pot behind his back.

Go around the circle and blame who the responsibility of the vermicelli collar held in the hands of the prairie belongs to, and the kingdom can't refuse the peasant who bears the pot." The gang of black iron dwarves faced again whether to pay, no, pay Can be more face-saving.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer clamored against it from the beginning, not because he was not brainless or too blunt, but instinctively did not want to get involved with this unprecedented "venture investment" that does not know how many potential risks exist-after all, he is in charge of money, no Early in the morning, his opposition was clearly put forward, and the dwarf king was forced to hold him accountable.

"Often doing more and more wrong, not doing good", "do not see the rabbit does not spread the eagle" officialdom norms, not only the human officialdom will be born... The dwarf king is absolutely unabashed, he does not want to end with the military minister. !

The Chancellor of the Treasury was reluctant to touch his hand, but the Minister of the Interior who helped the dwarf Wang Bangzun seemed to have a different view. He took the initiative to say: "I think that the savvy of the Snow Wolf will not do a loss-making business. The grassland commodities in the confrontation of the monster of the Asian Chamber of Commerce have not been lost. This time, the grassland people's invitation, I think it is not necessarily a bad thing."

The Dwarf King looked at the Minister of the Interior with satisfaction. In fact, he himself was particularly tempted by the word "making money with money" described in Xiao Yun's letter... otherwise he would not have raised the question of "the kingdom cannot say no to the grassland" from the beginning. Will damage the reality of his face. To put it bluntly, he does not want these ministers to waste time on the boring problem of not being able to pay (anyway, he does not bear this pot), but he needs someone to stand up and take responsibility for the kingdom's property.

For the human race, half a million gold coins may only be the family assets of a large noble, but for the barren dwarf kingdom, it is really nervous to make such a sum of money-the black iron dwarf is right. But in terms of infrastructure (transportation) conditions that are so bad in the world, realizing it is a big problem.

"With the operation method of "International Joint Stock Commercial Bank" described by the sage Ayun, this kind of gathering a lot of cash... Well, the organization, the profit method seems to be to lend an unequal amount of gold coins to individuals or groups, with annual interest and The two interest rates of monthly interest are profitable, similar to the loan of the Human Race Chamber of Commerce..."

The Minister of the Interior began to explain what he knew about human lending. This dwarf minister who also made a small sum of money in the noodles is obviously concerned about the world outside the dwarf kingdom. Even the dwarf king does not understand the profit model of the human capital. He can be like many treasures. After introducing some of the most profitable industries in the human world he has known, this old man has bright eyes and spitting air: "If the sage Ayun can invite the elven king to participate, plus Go to my king, then we can believe without doubt that this bank will be the most profitable organization in the entire continent, far exceeding the organization of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce!"

Venture capital, not to mention lending, the biggest risk is the occurrence of bad debts that cannot be recovered. There are two halves of gods sitting in the town, the Minister of the Interior can't think of this continent, no, which organization or individual in this world dares to borrow money and not repay it!

The dwarf king heard a dumb face...

The dwarf king, who is extremely talented in military and personal force, obviously does not understand business. It can be calculated that the profit of reversing the noodles is entirely because this matter is closely related to his kingdom and the wealth he can control. He only understood one sentence: lending money to others and collecting interest is the most profitable business in the world.

"So why do others want to follow this... the bank, borrow money?" The dwarf king looked blank, "According to what you said, one point per month, ten gold coins are borrowed and you have to pay eleven gold coins. Who would do that?" stupid?"

The Minister of the Interior did not understand this, but he had confidence in the prairie people and said with a smile: "This is the prairie people's business, Your Majesty."

The dwarf Wang Daibing initiated and patted the armrests and laughed: "Yes, it is the prairie people's business to make money or not, what is our business? We just have to pay the money and wait for the dividend!"

Dark iron dwarves, reach a consensus.

On the other side, the invitation letter sent to the Elven King was brought back to the Ice and Snow King City by Selena, a long-time "spy" squatting on the grassland.

After meeting Selena's Elven King in the study, after reading the letter written by Mr. Sean, she immediately asked a question: "Did the Snow Werewolf also send the invitation letter to the Beast Emperor?"

Selena was not surprised that the Elven King would ask this, and when she mentioned this, her expression was very inexhaustible: "I sent it, and the captured captain, who commissioned the Moon Bear Clan to exchange, took Bazel back."

The Elven King smiled, shook the stationery, and shook his head slightly: "This sage Ayun..."

Selena's own face value is very high, the elf king who smiled brightly (uh...) can't surprise her, and the snow elf ensign looks crying: "You let me observe the sage Ayun, but I I really want to say...Although I have known him for many years, even he likes to eat everything back, but I still can't understand this person-really, I don't know what he is thinking in his mind. Just now "Destroyed" the eight thousand white bear army sent by the beast emperor. In a blink of an eye, he asked others if they would do business together. I couldn't imagine how the beast emperor would receive the invitation."

The Elven King is a person who has no good face when facing stupid [beep -] and people he doesn't like, such as facing the Beast Emperor, or when facing the old dragon of Auston, he is very cold and arrogant.

But for the people he recognizes, he will be quite easy-going, such as facing the elf queen Otilia, and for example, he thinks that promising young junior ensign Selena.

"The Beast Emperor should be very likely to join." The Elven King put away the stationery with a chuckle, "Many expeditions to the grasslands have failed. The Beast Emperor now has only two options left. One is to ignore the civil strife in the Far East and conquer the grasslands at all costs. The second is to admit defeat and resolve the internal affairs of the Far East first. Compared with these two options, it is undoubtedly much more practical to pretend to accept the'reconciliation request' issued by the prairie people and find another opportunity to retaliate and regain face."

The stupid question of whether the beast emperor can take it or not, and half a million gold coins is not considered by the elf king. First, the money beast emperor does not have to come out by himself, and second, the beast emperor is absolutely confident that he can handle The money that was taken out was taken back intact, and it was "temporarily deposited".

Selena thought for a while, and she was shocked: "It turned out that... after showing her own strength, she took the initiative to hand out the ladder to the enemy, which is also a way to alleviate the crisis." Suddenly, this Snow Elf Ensign Thoughtfully, "The Beast Emperor needs time to solve the problem in the Far East, and the grassland also needs time to digest and attach to the population. Next, the war between the grassland and the Far East will enter...um, stalemate?"

"Their war is not over, it's just entering the preparation period." The elven king smiled. "If the beast emperor also regarded the grassland as an'uncontrolled rebel', then after these years of confrontation, the beast emperor should also Understand that these orcs on the grassland challenge his crown. He didn’t eliminate the crisis in the beginning, and now he wants to eradicate the enemy.

Selena knew that the Snow Elf Ensign was not surprised by what the Elf King said about the ambitions of the prairie orcs. She witnessed firsthand how the Fire City received and transformed prisoners of war in the Far East. Even if Xiao Yun had never admitted it, she would only be full of words and obedient, she would not think that Xiao Yun had no ambition at all.

At this moment, Selena is concerned about the unfinished meaning of the Elven King-apparently, in the eyes of the Elven King, it is quite difficult for the beast emperor today to "strike hard".

"So, we helped the prairie people a lot." Selena tangled, "Why didn't you ask Ayun for a benefit at the time, and now go find that guy, he will definitely not admit it."

Had the sprites of the Snow Elves made great efforts, with Primor's manpower, how could they export revolutions in the Far East so efficiently?

The elven king looked at the young man kindly: "It seems that you like the snow werewolf sage."

"You can't talk about likes or dislikes, but there is no way to ignore that guy." Selena looked complicated.

The Elven King smiled slightly, don't think deeply: "It can't be ignored, it's not just this snow wolf sage who makes you care."

It is no secret that Elven King likes to be alone. Selena finished her report, got a response from the king and then quit, and went to find a female financial officer to apply for funds herself.

The Snow Elf is a race with delicate appearance, but the entire ethnic group is very hard-working. The style of the Ice and Snow City is quite "reckless". Whoever is responsible for the matter will be responsible for the end. Officer, from now on, you will have full authority to manage the half a million gold coins set aside by the Ice and Snow City...and the extremes of the Dwarf Kingdom.

After going through a series of formalities and returning to her residence to see her family, Selena suddenly awakened. How much content did Wang's last sentence contain?

No matter how the prairie "self-defense counterattack" inside story, the truth, the prairie people have "annihilated" tens of thousands of troops in the Far East, this iron fact can not be erased.

Not to mention the vaguely beast emperor, even the elven king who knows the roots of this ridiculous "battle" does not think that today's prairie kingdom can be easily wiped off the map-amazing production capacity and foreign trade density (And the efficiency of digesting prisoners of war/being attached to the people) Reflects the ability to mobilize internal organizations beyond conventional understanding. If you want to eliminate, no, just want to defeat such an enemy, you must do a great deal of financial bleeding and sacrifice countless young fighters Preparation.

Not to mention the west side of the dwarf king's neck with a vermicelli collar woven by the prairie people. It is urgent, the prairie people can borrow troops from the western mainland...As long as the prairie people are willing to pay the price, the dwarf Wang Baozhun comes with a hammer...

As for borrowing from the forest of elves, it is not a problem. If the prairie people are willing to pay enough benefits, the forest elves will not have to use the dwarf king and pull their sleeves on their own...

"Unconsciously, the prairie tribe has become a place where the entire Bloomfield continent can not be ignored." Thinking about the truth in the middle, Selena was emotional and missed, "It is really unimaginable... … Less than a decade ago, Huoyan City was just a small tribe that was inferior to the original Tiger King.”

Selena was one of the first snow elves to get in touch with the Fire Department. At that time, she was just a non-commissioned officer. She took several soldiers on inspection missions, and fought with Bark, Qingyan, and Fishbone. The right arm almost bit off Balke...

At that time, Ayun was still very thin. Selena remembered that he was shorter than the frightened Snow Wolf clan... Uh wait, it seems that Ayun has not caught up with the height of the wool in recent years. It is still shorter than wool...