I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 233

Ice Dragon Fjord, Beluga Harbour.

Under the gloomy sky, more than a dozen merchant ships flying the King Clovis flag at the same time slowly lowered their heavy white sails, and dropped their heavy anchors on the calm water with thick fog; The sailors took off their hats and cheered towards the city on the shore.

Wearing a gray long-sleeved windbreaker, An Sen stood on the side of the ship, looking at the crowd that had gathered at the port for some time, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a smug arc.

On October 15, 101, Saint Calendar, after nearly half a year of "New World War of Independence", the commander-in-chief of the garrison finally returned to his faithful Beluga Port.

When I arrived last year, this port city had just passed the last trading period of the year, and it was the most sluggish time. The whole city was like a coal stove burning in the ice and snow, dirty and broken.

And now is October, the last round of ships from the old world is about to be fully loaded, and the cargo ships that have just purchased a large number of raw materials are ready to return; wine, coffee, sugar, silk, cotton, spices, glass... All kinds of good things in the new world ignited the whole city like fuel, and countless colonists who took a gamble and chance aboard walked off the ship empty-handed, and bustling the streets with endless curiosity and anticipation.

If these are just the annual conventions, then a "war of independence" has injected a new vitality into the port city that she has never had before.

The livestock trade of Black Reef Port and Red Hand Bay, the developed fishing economy of Longhu Town, the brave pioneers of Winter Torch City... The boots of the army colluded the originally semi-closed colonies, allowing news to flow, breaking the geographical and Barriers to trade keep pouring into Ice Dragon Fjord.

Before that, the colonists who moved from the surrounding areas to Beluga Harbor through the "colonial collection plan" greatly enriched the local population, and the number of nearby indigenous tribes was not too many. The colonists outnumbered the beast slaves and the natives combined.

In order to carry more people, more stable infrastructure is needed, and in the new world that is the fuel and food supply for heating.

Through Juntun farms and livestock trade, the Beluga Harbor Council has solved the food problem; the self-built small salt drying farm has also reduced the excessive dependence on the salt trade of the three countries in the North Sea.

As for the reconstruction and restoration of the city, it has never stopped since the arrival of the storm division; the establishment of the heating committee ended the competition between coal merchants and timber merchants without bottom lines and principles, and gradually introduced coal stoves and fireplaces throughout the Beluga. popularized in Hong Kong.

Small steel mills, salt mills, August military factories, tanneries, cotton mills, Juntun farms... The large and small enterprises started by the Rune family and the garrison command gave all the colonists who had just disembarked and had nothing. The workers can live a stable life; at present, almost all factories are desperately robbing people, and the entire Beluga Port is absolutely 100% employment rate.

Of course, this really has nothing to do with the treatment - through the series of reports from the "Beluga Harbor Good People" and various colonial newspaper offices, the entire Ice Dragon Fjord knew that a rebel war was breaking out in the imperial colonies, and the imperial army was addicted to Blood is like life, if you see anyone, you will kill and rob.

In this case, except for some wicked or daring madmen, most people will choose to wait and see, temporarily live in the newly arrived Beluga Port for a while, and then consider whether to go to other colonies or join a pioneering organization .

Soon, the news of the victory of the front-line Storm Division and the adventurers who escaped from the wilderness back to Beluga Harbor made the remaining people who did not set out realize how correct it was to stay in this city.

Ocean trade, news dissemination, industrial development, urban expansion, colonial wars, turbulent situations... All coincidences and non-coincidences created the present Beluga Port.

When the new world is still being torn back and forth by the two great powers, but the colonies of the western empire are declining one by one in the war, and the stars embedded in the south of the Ice Dragon Fjord begin to write her glory.

"On behalf of the Council of Five Hundred People, the Faithful Alliance, all trade unions and committees, and all the people of Ice Dragon Fjord, I would like to welcome the Commander-in-Chief of the garrison, the Honorary Speaker of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ansen Bach... a triumphant triumph!"

Mason Weizler, who was wearing a fine black wool coat with the Chancellor's Medal hanging on his chest, stepped forward quickly, shouted loudly before Anson stepped off the deck, and hurriedly led two similarly dressed figures to meet the "Farewell" Long" figure:

"Please allow us to extend our most sincere blessings and thanks to you and all the Clovis warriors who fought for the freedom of the new world and the safety of the Ice Dragon Fjord with 120,000 respects!"

Probably because the pier was too slippery in winter, the overly enthusiastic current Speaker of the House—the predecessor was Harold—nearly fell, if not for the timely support of the two people behind him, he would have almost fallen directly into the icy sea water.

"Where, you are very kind."

An Sen smiled reservedly and held Speaker Mason's hands: "Being Whale Harbor and even the entire Ice Dragon Fjord have also made great contributions to ending this war so quickly."

"Without your strong support, the Storm Division and the Confederate Legion would never be able to drive the 10,000 Imperial Army out of the turbulent sea in just a few months!"

"This, these are all as they should be, as they should be!"

Mason couldn't close his mouth with excitement, and he was shaking all over his body.

During the entire colonial War of Independence, except for Long Lake Town and Red Hand Bay, all the other colonies had no decent preparations for war - not to mention weapons, including the uniforms and luggage worn by the soldiers, as large as the trucks needed to transport supplies, All without any decent preparations.

At this time, Beluga Port has shown its true strength as a port city.

With the help of Anson's five months of preparation from the end of the 100th year of the saint's calendar, Beluga Port, which has enough food, can even export part of it to the outside world in exchange for livestock that are vital to the development of the city - especially the pack horses that can carry capacity. .

At least in the foreseeable future, it is highly unlikely that the New World will have railways, a novelty that is rare in the Old World, so horses are not only livestock and means of transportation, but also a means of production that can greatly improve labor efficiency. .

And because of sufficient "foresight", Beluga Port is still providing arms, salt, alcoholic beverages and cotton cloth for the Free Confederation; in the past, to carry out such trade, it was necessary to talk about one colony by one colony, but now it has been replaced by Confederate trade. Representatives take the initiative to negotiate.

Beluga Port, which occupies the absolute initiative, took this opportunity to purchase the cheapest iron ore and coal resources in the New World in large quantities, and then exported it to the mainland in large quantities.

If Anson first eradicated the former Speaker Harold and actually took control of Beluga Harbor, the Council of 500 headed by Mason Weizler still had a grudge against the commander-in-chief, now they are completely serving .

Although the main profits were taken away by the Rune family and the garrison headquarters, even the part left to them was more than twice the average income over the years, and the accompanying wealth was more than five times that of the past.

After a simple chat, Mason Weizler introduced the two "attendants" behind him: one was the new president of the Beluga Harbor Chamber of Commerce who replaced Mason, and the parliamentary treasurer; the other was the owner of the Beluga Harbor Shipyard. , and the joint parliamentary clerk of the committee, responsible for coordinating the relationship between the various committees and recording the appeal requests and proposals of the various committees.

That is to say, a big comprador, a local snake... With Mason, the speaker who was completely supported by the storm division, the former "Big Three of Beluga Port" was born in a new way.

In a sense, this is also the result that is most in line with the hopes of the storm division and the Rune family. After all, a Beluga Harbor that is sincere and harmonious from the inside out, it is impossible for the Rune family, a "powerful outsider", to have much room to operate.

"In order to welcome you and the brave soldiers of the Storm Division, the Council of Five Hundred People has prepared a grand dinner, please enjoy it at that time; at the same time, various factories and farms are also looking forward to your visit and guidance, and the people of Beluga Port are also looking forward to your visit. I very much hope to organize a parade to witness the glory of the triumphant division!"

The talkative Speaker Mason had a smile on his lips, and he never took his eyes off Anson for a moment: "I wonder if you plan to go directly to the banquet, or organize a parade and speech first?"

Looking at the expressions of the three people in front of them, who were obviously looking forward to each other, An Sen, who was slightly stunned, wrote lightly:

"I'm so sorry, but today I just want to see the statue of former Speaker Harold."

When the words fell, the new chairman of the chamber of commerce and the shipyard owner were stunned, and their eyes were full of inexplicable shock; while the speaker of Mason, who was still smiling just now, was shocked, and he was immediately awe-inspiring:

"Beluga Harbour can have all of this today, and in no way can deny the achievements of Speaker Harold; without the foundation he laid and the sacrifices he made, there would be no prosperity today."

"Indeed." An Sen nodded slightly, his expression also solemn:

"If he hadn't stepped forward at a critical moment and prevented the assassination of the Faithless Knights against me, the Storm Division and Beluga Harbor would not have been able to form an alliance with the revolting imperial colonies in time to form today's Free Confederation."

Speaker Mason sighed with emotion: "If Speaker Harold knows that you can achieve what you have achieved today, and bring Beluga Harbor to such an unprecedented height, you must be very relieved, right?"

"Well, that's what I thought too..."

The two of them sang and sighed, and the two attendants who watched turned into wooden figures on the spot. They couldn't believe that these words could come out of the mouth of Mason, who usually scolded Harold in private.

Carl Bain, who knew exactly what was going on, rolled his eyes and turned his head to look to the side.

"But I'm very sorry, I can't organize your visit ceremony recently." Mason said suddenly:

"Because the statue is standing in the square in the city center, it is crowded with people, and it is inevitable that the statue will be stained with a little dust; if you go there in public, it is likely to cause some bad public opinion."

"That's such a shame... that's okay, a few days later."

Anson whispered indifferently. Anyway, he just used this as an excuse, and didn't really want to visit Harold's statue and tomb - he knew better than anyone whether it was Harold buried there.

"So during this period of time, the traffic in the downtown area of ​​Beluga Port has always been very dense. Hasn't anything special happened?"

"What do you mean by 'special circumstances'?"

"It's just rumors about a few colonies recently." Anson said casually:

"Some of the mercenary groups that are often in various colonies and are often hired by others attacked the news channel network of the "Beluga Harbor Good Man" newspaper in other branches, and also killed many informants who provided news to the newspaper, so Wondering if something similar happened at Beluga Harbor."

"this……"

Mason was stunned for a moment, and then as if he suddenly realized something, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then quickly returned to normal: "As far as I know, there should be no similar situation."

"Since the storm division set off, apart from the occasional small disturbance in the city and some unsettled robbers, there has been nothing wrong with Beluga Port, and it has always been very calm."

"Of course! Maybe there are some not-so-honest guys who plan to do something shameful in private; but I don't know about those who are Speakers - Beluga Port is no longer the Beluga Port a year ago. , now it's bigger and there are more people."

Speaker Mason said a lot

"Really, that's fine." An Sen nodded slightly.

Since even Mason, who has cooperated with the Faithless Knights~www.mtlnovel.com~ and is the speaker, said that he has no idea about their current actions, it proves that people like Ian Clemens have recently Very honest, at least they didn't attack the intelligence network of the newspaper like the other colony's Faithless Knights.

However, this does not mean that they are really honest enough. After all, Beluga Port is really not the Beluga Port a year ago.

Several people chatted a few more times, and the officers and soldiers of the Storm Division who had been waiting impatiently finally received the order to enter the city; Mighty from the port into the city.

Anson did not immediately return to the barracks headquarters outside the city, but the Rune family's mansion in the city - it is only in name, and only Talia, Anson and Lisa have lived here for the time being. That's it.

Walking into the empty living room, just as he came to the wine cabinet as usual, and was about to decide whether to have a cup of rum or coffee, he found a letter on the coffee table next to him.

A letterhead with the Cressy family crest.

Chapter end