Of course, Old Mengxiu was not like Modo, who could abandon a large area of ??land in order to please the Hogg family.
For an old stubborn like Lao Mengxiu, the integrity of the country is crucial.
Selling territory is the most unacceptable thing, no matter how much the other party offers, it is impossible.
“After all, there are too many rich people in the world, but the land is very limited. If they are all used and sold like this, I am afraid that the whole world will become a world of rich people.
But, not selling?
Does the current Anza Kingdom have the right to refuse?
Old Mengxiu was filled with helplessness. The situation was stronger than others. Now he finally understood how Modo felt at the beginning.
This is not a question of whether to preserve the dignity of the Ansar Kingdom, but whether it has the ability to preserve it.
"Prime Minister, if you don't want to sell it, just find a reason to turn it away. After all, this is the territory of our Kingdom of Anza, and it is impossible for that kid to buy or sell by force." Troy said seriously.
Old Mengxiu glanced at Troy with a wry smile: "Some things are not yours to do whatever you want. If you want to refuse, you must have enough say."
"Prime Minister, that boy is at most the eldest young master of a certain family. Could it be that"
"It's like I wanted to buy a piece of your territory, did you refuse?" Old Mengxiu glanced at Troy.
Troy is only the lowest viscount, while Lao Mengxiu is both the prime minister and the grand duke. Their identities are very different.
It can be said that Old Mengxiu is buying and selling by force, and Troy has no right to refuse.
In Lao Mengxiu's mind, the gap between him and Troy was exactly the gap between Anza Kingdom and Bai Chen.
Today’s Anza Kingdom can be said to be in danger. Anazi and Rogers died in Moro City.
They are the two most important people in the Hogg family. It can be said. Nowadays, the Anza Kingdom and the Hogg family of the Eastern Empire are in a life-and-death situation. At the same time, they are now blatantly protecting the two princesses of the Eastern Empire. Without Bai Chen's protection, the fate of the Anza Kingdom will be very sad.
"Did he say the price?" Old Mengxiu asked.
"He said the price is whatever you want, and he is willing to pay three times the public price or even more."
The so-called public price is actually a transaction between countries. For example, if a country likes the territory of another country, after negotiating the transaction, the first thing to evaluate is whether the territory has towns and populations. Then there is the land with resources and minerals. These lands are called high-quality territories, and they can reach tens of millions of gold coins across hundreds of miles.
“Then there are barren mountains and ridges, uninhabited land with no resources and no population. This kind of land is just a facade for the influx of foreigners to make their own national borders look bigger, but has no real use.
And the 600 miles of Beigaman Mountains that Bai Chen wants also belongs to this kind of land, and basically no one will buy it.
Even if another country invades. Most likely they won't send an extra soldier to occupy it, it's all laissez-faire.
Old Mengxiu couldn't help but fell into deep thought. After half payment, he said to Troy: "Bring me the map."
Troy brought the map to Old Mengxiu. Old Mengxiu looked at the map very carefully. After a long time, Old Mengxiu's eyes lit up.
"Go and tell Steven that the land in the North Gaman Mountains is not for sale."
"Ah!?" Troy opened his mouth. Didn't Old Mengxiu say before that he had to sell it? Why didn't he sell it now?
"Tell him that we can give this land to him with both hands."
"What!?" Troy was completely dumbfounded. Even if this land was not valuable, it was at least worth a lot of money. If someone wanted to sell it or not, he would give it away for free?
??????Troy has always had great faith in Old Mengxiu, because Old Mengxiu has always been a wise representative and has never made any mistakes in government orders. Under his governance, the Kingdom of Anza also appears to be very stable and prosperous.
However, Lao Mengxiu’s decision now really makes him confused.
"If you want this land, you must become the lord of our Kingdom of Anza. At the same time, in the future, whenever there is an enemy invasion nearby, he will be responsible for protecting the security of his country's territory."
Of course, Old Mengxiu would not give away his country's territory to others for free, even if this person is very powerful.
It's just that the periphery of the North Gaman Mountains is the border of the three kingdoms, and the Kingdom of Anza has more or less friction with these three countries, so the North Gaman Mountains have never been peaceful, and In order to maintain border stability every year, a large amount of military expenditures have been invested in this aspect.
Troy couldn't help but look at the old manMeng Xiu: "Prime Minister, you trust him too much, don't you? This border has always been a war-torn area, and it's just him? Even if he has family support behind him, it won't help, right? After all, it's near the Beigaman Mountains There are no soldiers at all. Even if he has a lot of gold coins, he may not be able to recruit troops to protect the territory. "
"You don't need to worry about these things, and you don't need to know. You just need to understand that as long as he agrees, the border near the North Gaman Mountains will be safe."
Troy could faintly hear some suspicions in Old Mengxiu's words. It seemed that Old Mengxiu trusted that boy very much No, he should be very convinced, even a little afraid.
However, Lao Mengxiu told him not to ask too many questions or talk too much, and he did not dare to delve deeper into the reasons.
He is just acting as a microphone, and it is not his turn to dictate such national events.
Old Mengxiu glanced at Troy, who looked a little hesitant and embarrassed at this moment. Old Mengxiu looked at Troy seriously: "Is there something you didn't say?"
"Sir, I don't know if I can say"
"Is it about that boy?"
"yes."
"Then let me tell you, I told you that any actions of that boy must be reported to me."
"That's it" Troy recounted the conversation between Bai Chen and Jessica.
Old Mengxiu's face changed slightly, showing a look of horror: "You didn't tell me anything, I didn't hear anything! I'll just pretend I didn't hear anything about this, and just do what I should have done before, don't ask if I don't want to He said, in the future, as long as it is between him and Master Jessica, you can avoid this topic if you can. If you hear it, keep it in one ear and out the other. If you leak even half of it, you and I will both Finished playingdid you hear that?"
Troy had no idea that Old Mengxiu would be so panicked. He had never seen Old Mengxiu show such an expression.
That is an expression of fear and regret!
Troy really didn’t understand what there was to be afraid of, and why Old Mengxiu was so overwhelmed and even regretted hearing the news.
Troy returned to Bai Chen with concern and reported Lao Mengxiu's decision to Bai Chen.
Bai Chen didn’t have any objections to Lao Mengxiu’s request.
And Bai Chen wanted the North Gaman Mountains to become his own territory, also to prevent others from interfering in it.
Bai Chen wanted to take the ruins as his own, so naturally he didn't want others to get close to him, and it would be justifiable to expel them when the time came.
After Bai Chen read the terms that Troy brought to Bai Chen, he signed the name of "Stone", and the North Gaman Mountains officially became Bai Chen's territory.
"Did you tell Old Mengxiu the news about the Beigaman Mountains?" Bai Chen glanced at Troy.
Troy’s face changed slightly, he lowered his head and did not dare to respond to Bai Chen’s words.
"I'll pretend this never happened. Go back and tell Lao Mengxiu that if he still wants the lives of the whole family, he'd better keep his mouth shut. If it happens again, let him clean himself up. Neck waiting for death.”
Troy looked at Bai Chen blankly. Bai Chen's words were exactly the same as those of Old Mengxiu, but the roles were opposite.
"Okay, you don't have to stay with me today. I'm going to meet two people."
"But……"
"The more you know about some things, the faster you will die. Are you sure you want to follow me?"
Bai Chen’s words immediately stopped Troy, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Bai Chen glanced at Troy: "Go back and tell Old Mengxiu that I didn't let you come. He won't embarrass you, and he doesn't dare to embarrass you."
With that said, Bai Chen walked out of the library. Tim, who had been waiting outside the library, glanced at Troy and followed Bai Chen away.
"Master, why bother keeping an eyeliner around?" Even Tim could see that Troy was actually the spy planted by Old Mengxiu around Bai Chen.
"It doesn't matter, he's just an insignificant person anyway." Bai Chen said indifferently.
"Master, do you want the territory in the Beigaman Mountains to build a city there, or are you just doing it for the ruins?"
"I don't have a place to stay now. After things are settled here, I will go to the North Gaman Mountains to have a look. If the environment is suitable, I will build a castle there."
Bai Chen paused and then said: "In the recent period, please help me pay attention to the construction materials. Don't get distracted when the time comes. By the way, help me pay attention to all kinds of metals and precious metals. You can help me pay attention to them." The money on it is up to youYou can spend it however you want. If it’s metals and precious metals, you can help me buy them first. "
"Yes, Master." Tim would never ask Bai Chen why he wanted to buy metal, although he was also very curious in his heart: "In five days, the auction house will prepare to auction three of your pseudo-artifacts. Will you go and watch it?" Live auction?”
"Well, let Kane get two tickets."
"OK."
Bai Chen came all the way to Michelle and Lorraine's residence. Now the two of them have been protected by the Kingdom of Anza.
Of course, the so-called asylum is just a cover. No one will believe that the Kingdom of Anza dares to shelter two princesses from the Eastern Empire.
However, the notice issued by the Kingdom of Anza has caused considerable dissatisfaction in the Eastern Empire, threatening that if the Kingdom of Anza cannot send the two defected princesses to the Eastern Empire within a month, the Kingdom of Anza will bear the consequences of the Eastern Empire. Revenge blow.
“ If the Anza Kingdom did not have Bai Chen’s support, I am afraid that it would have succumbed to the coercion of the Eastern Empire long ago. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!