Chapter 55: 55 Something went wrong
Chapter 55 55 Something went wrong
"How dare he! How dare he touch my things!" A beautiful glass was thrown to the ground without warning, and the red wine inside splashed on the wall, like human blood.
Ji Jis stared at the person who came to deliver the letter with a gloomy face, and yelled loudly: "Does he think that there is nothing I can do against him without evidence? Does he think that he can do whatever he wants if he is going to die?"
The messenger had to press his head lower because the news he sent was not really good news.
The convoy of the Cyric Consortium that set out from the Beiling Iron Mine was robbed on a road with almost no bandits, and not even a single person came back alive.
Who did it is unknown, but the goods worth thousands of gold, the steel that was extremely expensive during the war, just disappeared.
The entire convoy disappeared without a trace. Fischereau, Earl of Northridge, personally led the troops to search and put a large area nearby under martial law. This made it impossible for investigators organized by Cyric himself to enter.
Everything is in line with common sense, but everything is so bizarre. In short, in a short period of time, Cyric may not be able to figure out where the soldiers escorting the goods and those expensive iron ingots have gone.
Of course they didn’t know that the iron ore had been mixed into the team heading to Bunas, and along with more than 2,000 immigrants, they left Beiling unnoticed and arrived at a small town on the coast.
"Sir..." When he saw the furious Geese grabbing a new cup and preparing to throw it away, the messenger cautiously asked with some pain: "Do you want it, from our side..."
Giese had a gloomy face, and in the end he did not immediately throw the glass in his hand to the ground, but muttered sinisterly: "Fishero! I will definitely let you know what will happen if you offend the Cyric Consortium. The end!”
"Tell the envoy of the Kingdom of Susas for me! Tell him that I want Ronin Alice! I want her alive! Let them send her to me after they capture Wolf City! I want to train her myself ! Then sell her to a brothel! Bastard!" He looked at the confidant beside him and ordered.
Everyone knows that the Earl of Beiling has a beloved daughter who is extremely beautiful and intelligent, and controls many properties under the Earl's name.
Many nobles coveted Alice's beauty, but no one had ever proposed marriage to the Earl of Northridge. This is a strange thing in the Wright Kingdom, and there are actually quite a lot of twists and turns in it.
Because the Earl of Northridge stood on the side of the farmers and was unwilling to join forces with the nobles, no one of the established nobles wanted to have anything to do with Fishereau.
Although their children all covet the beauty of the Earl's daughter and also covet Beiling's property, everyone knows that they should not have anything to do with Beiling at this time.
Becoming an in-law with Beiling, who is destined to be the target of public criticism, will obviously implicate oneself. This is definitely a loss that outweighs the gains - being lustful is one thing, being bold is another.
These aristocratic young people are not stupid. Although they are shameless and lustful, they are extremely intelligent and clear in some aspects... Even if they are not clear-headed, their elders will let them bully men and dominate women within reasonable limits. , rather than the sperm getting up to cause unnecessary trouble for the family.
Actually, these young aristocratic people are not ignorant. The things they are proud of are really worthless in front of Ronin Alice.
Their so-called handsomeness is simply a firefly competing with the bright moon in front of Alice's famous beauty, which is not on the same level at all.
And their high net worth and the habitual behavior of women who spend money like water obviously cannot impress Alice. After all, Alice, the only daughter of the Earl of Northridge and in charge of the family business, is much richer than them.
As for using power to bully others and use force through robbery, these young nobles even dare not even think about it. The elite Northridge Legion is well-known for their bravery and they used force against Alice on the Northridge chassis. If they had the ability and courage, their parents would probably laugh out of their dreams.
Therefore, everyone is waiting, waiting for the death of Earl Beiling, and then comforting the Earl's daughter openly, taking advantage of the girl's vulnerability and helplessness, to find a way to coax Ronin Alice into bed, and inherit Beiling's legacy. After all, becoming the new Earl is serious business.
Thinking of the profile portrait of Alice, a lustful expression appeared on Keith's face: "I want all the men in the world to taste his daughter! I want all the men in the world to taste his daughter!" When people think of the Luoning family, they can only think of a prostitute!"
The confidant lowered his head slightly, as if he was promising something that could be easily accomplished and said, "Yes!"
In his opinion, a person who is targeted by the poisonous snake Gis can almost be pronounced dead. There are no nobles that the Cyric Consortium cannot bring down, and there are no people that the Cyric Consortium cannot kill.
After regaining his composure, Jiese looked gloomy and silent, thinking about what this incident meant. Fischereau has always been law-abiding, which is the main reason why the count himself can be calculated - a gentleman can be deceived.
As a result, the Earl, who seemed to be a gentleman in all aspects, now started to use extraordinary measures. It can be seen that it is true that rabbits can bite people when they are anxious, and dogs can jump over walls when they are anxious.
The confidant stood aside and said: "He actually robbed so much iron ore that we mined... It seems that he also knows that if he doesn't do something, it will be too late."
The war is approaching, and the clouds are gathering. Count Fischereau, who is very sensitive to war, must have had a premonition of the coming crisis.
In this case, it seems reasonable to do something to save yourself. However, in this case, what is the use of looting some steel ingots and copper ingots?
Although Beiling has a small workshop that repairs muskets, it does not have the ability to mass-produce muskets on a large scale. It requires so much metal, and apart from arming some peasants with some unreliable swords, it doesn't seem to have much use.
However, from another perspective, it is indeed possible to use these metals to make some cannonballs and bullets. Perhaps Fischereau plundered these supplies in order to stock up on more ammunition.
But even if we have ammunition, what's the use? Once Susas's army arrives, how much trouble can Fischerot, who has lost the support of his kingdom, make?
Even if Fischereau is as good at using his troops as he is, the war will enter a stalemate stage until the end. By that time, Beiling's agriculture had been delayed and completely collapsed, and the ammunition reserves were exhausted. What could a team of only 1,500 people do?
Thinking about it, Gisdu felt that Fischereau was just struggling to his death and had no hope of making a comeback.
But he didn't know what was going on, he was just a little uneasy, always feeling that there must be something wrong behind Fisherow's uncharacteristic behavior.
Just as he was thinking about it and trying to piece together all the details, a subordinate came in, bowed slightly and reported: "Sir, the news just came from the Minister of Taxation, Fisherow... No Pay the taxes that should be sent to the capital on time!”
"Taxes? He defaulted on taxes? This is not normal..." Gismo rubbed his chin, narrowed his eyes and muttered again.
Phishero did not often default on the kingdom's taxes. In fact, it was only during the autumn harvest that he would stand up for the farmers and temporarily default on part of the kingdom's taxes. Even so, Fischereau has always paid the kingdom's taxes in full, so his credibility has always been good.
But now, at this special time, Jiese still smelled something unusual from this arrears.
"He is preparing for war...and he is preparing for war more urgently than before!" Guis said to himself: "He now has a large sum of money in his hands, and many strategic materials...iron ingots, copper ingots, and There are quite a lot of bristles, leather, and grain from Beiling.”
"If he really revives us, wouldn't we have to plan again for a long time? No! How can you not die..." Geese paced, walking in the room.
"You! Go to the workshop and let them tamper with a batch of muskets! Make sure this batch of muskets are all scraps!" Soon, he stopped, looked at the subordinate who came in to report, and said He ordered: "Then go through the door and make sure that this batch of goods will be sent to Beiling!"
"Aren't you preparing for war? Then I will give you a batch of unusable muskets! Hehehehehe... I want to see what you can use to fight the army of the Kingdom of Susas!" Geese proudly took the spared musket in his hand. The wine glass was placed back on the table, with a conceited smile on his face.
He knew that Fishereau had been applying for new muskets and various supplies earlier. He wrote to His Majesty the King, claiming that the situation on the border was tense and that Beiling was actively preparing for war.
The kingdom has never agreed to Fischereau's request before, so it has never allocated new weapons to him.
Now, Geese plans to give Fischerot a surprise: He plans to give Fischerot a batch of scrapped weapons so that he can learn what it means to "add insult to injury."
At the same time, one of Guis's confidants jumped out of the carriage in front of the Baron Stella's mansion not far from Bunas, straightened his clothes, and asked his entourage to hand over his name card.
Baron Stella's concierge lowered his head and glanced at Cyric's logo on the name card. He didn't dare to show his face, and immediately trotted to find Baron Stella who was still awake: "My lord! Sir! Sirik's name." The Ke Consortium is here! He wants to see you!"
(End of this chapter)