I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 254

The sun is shining, the clouds are light and the wind is light.

A fleet of five large merchant ships rowed across the calm waters, heading for a destination that was already in sight.

Looking at the bustling port in the distance, like the masts of the jungle, row upon row of docks, lighthouses, shipyards, large warehouses... Reinhard Roland, who was next to the starboard side, gently put down the telescope in his hand, with infinite emotion in his heart.

Even if you have experienced it once, you will still be amazed by what you see when you see it; this land, its people, and their leaders.

true leader.

Perhaps compared with the old continent, the new world, still in its infancy in every respect, is indeed a place for miracles to be born; like a babbling baby, any little change seems so earth-shaking and full of surprise.

For a baby, the person who first enlightens and teaches it will leave the deepest imprint on the child's life: the first time he opens his eyes, the first time he crawls, the first time he learns to speak, the first time he comes into contact with words and Drawing, for the first time...

And she will open the first bank for her, become a pioneer in this "little baby", and leave the most indelible mark in her life.

Reinhard Rowland, the first president of the Coal Mine Bank, the founder of the new world financial industry, made an indelible contribution to the development of the Free Confederation and all the colonies... Staring at the snow-covered peaks in the distance, the Rhine Hader's mouth began to rise unconsciously.

The unusually comfortable mood lasted for a few minutes, until it was broken by an unusually discordant voice.

"Is this the Ice Dragon Fjord that was blown into the sky by someone?"

A slightly disdainful tone and the sound of stumbling boots sounded from behind, and they approached step by step: "It's cold, and it's far away... Except the port looks good, the city is also small and pitiful, and it's completely different from what someone described!"

"Before commenting, please understand the fact, dear brother Cedric, this is a colony, a world farther north than Port Adland."

Facing the icy sea breeze, Reinhard withdrew his smile and said indifferently without turning his head: "Even the largest city on this land, Yangfan City, is only similar to Beluga Port - Beluga Port, only It is only a part of Ice Dragon Fjord, although it is the most important part."

"So what, it just confirms my previous point that this land is not worth investing in at all."

Wearing a dark purple woolen trench coat, the young man who looked similar to Reinhard sneered disdainfully again: "The empire has spent hundreds of years of useless work, but it has only achieved such a little result that is not an achievement, with facts to prove that Reinhard Your unrealistic delusions are meaningless other than wasting your family's money."

"Instead of wasting empty space in this icy world, it is better to invest heavily in the port of Carindia, the François family has blocked the land border with the empire. As long as we can master this trading port, our Roland family can defeat the The Morwis and the Levant family have their hands on the southern part of the Empire..."

Listening to the endless complaints behind him, Reinhard's last bit of joy in returning to Beluga Port disappeared, and he endured it in silence, waiting for the other party to leave.

Reinhard didn't even bother to look at this brother Cedric, who was thinking about winning the family's favor and raising the line of succession by defeating Levant.

But there is no way. According to the requirements of the elders of the family, if I want to win their support, I have to bring this elder brother who is always against me, but is very popular with the two uncles and grandfathers - although his line of succession is also Only one place higher than his sixth pick.

However, Reinhard is not worried that it will affect his plans. Having seen Anson Bach and his powerful fiancée, he does not believe that only a brother with a strong mouth can be the opponent of these two; on the contrary, he should beware of the Because of Cedric's stupidity, they had unnecessary doubts about the strength of the Roland family.

But this time seems to be different from usual... After complaining for half an hour, Cedric still didn't stop, pointing fingers at the port that was already close at hand:

"Obviously our ships are already approaching the port, how come the team that greeted us hasn't appeared yet?"

"Because there is no prior notification, it is impossible for them to know in advance that it is us across the turbulent sea." Reinhard rolled his eyes and finally couldn't help saying:

"Please don't forget, this is the colony of the Clovis people - the empire is still at war with them, and we who are wearing golden iris flags have not been bombarded by the port warning, it is already a kind of preferential treatment!"

Seemingly finally realizing the danger, Cedric, whose face suddenly paled, stopped talking, muttered a few words, turned and returned to the cabin, leaving his dear brother on the deck alone.

Seeing that the annoying spirit finally got out, Reinhard finally breathed a sigh of relief, and began to seriously look at the port not far away, and found that the number of warships flying the King Clovis flag was obviously a lot more than last time.

It seemed that they were finally aware of their existence, and the bell to remind the arrival of the ship was ringing over the port, and it also reached Reinhard's ears along the water, and it was quite urgent, and it was slightly different from what he remembered.

Is it possible that today is a special day?

Beluga Harbor, Council of Five Hundreds.

Under the splendid crystal chandelier, a banquet full of laughter and laughter is underway.

In order to entertain the governor's delegation representing the local royal family, so that the other party can fully enjoy the feeling of "home away from home", the whole Beluga Harbour can be said to have tried their best to come up with even higher specifications than the first time Anson was entertained to entertain this place. A group of "old-fashioned aristocrats" who have eaten and met in Clovis City.

In Clovis high society, the highest standard of hospitality was the most "imperial" banquet.

This does not mean that what is popular in the Empire, the Clovis people pursue; on the contrary, the more the Empire is out of fashion, the more ancient and even lost "delicacy", "tradition", "custom", Clovis The more people love it; and it must be rigid and rigid, and it will be applauded by the indiscriminate and perfect reproduction.

Wearing traditional costumes from 300 years ago, listening to classical music from 600 years ago, and tasting court dishes from a thousand years ago... The upper class life of the Clovis people is so unpretentious and boring.

And in the entire Clovis Kingdom, who else knows the style of the imperial court five hundred, or even a thousand years ago, better than the head of the Rune family?

So under the control of Talia, the 500-person parliament hall, which was so luxurious that it was full of upstarts, turned into the imperial court of Xiaolong City a thousand years ago; all the waiters were dressed as old-fashioned court attendants and dressed in classical long dresses. A makeshift band composed of female musicians and temporarily recruited orphans sang saint arias that even the church almost forgot.

All the guests gathered around a long table decorated with white table mats and brass candlesticks, manipulated sterling silver tableware without any embellishments, and enjoyed roasted venison, pigeon pie, stewed venison in the chorus of chants. Lamb...an eight-course meal of all sorts of unseen green, almost pure meat.

The absolutely retro atmosphere is matched with the desolate scenery of the colony outside the window. If there is a round table in the hall, let alone a thousand years, even if this is the place where the seven knights vowed to establish the country thousands of years ago, I am afraid many people are willing to believe it. .

At least Baron Aix is ​​really convinced.

The moment he stepped into the hall, the court baron who had been swearing at the army suddenly stopped, and his eyes burst into tears; only when I asked, did I know that the scene in the hall was exactly the same as a certain oil painting in his family's collection. It is his ancestor, the first Baron Morgan, who witnessed the scene of the establishment of the Clovis Kingdom by the Austerian royal family.

This "unexpected joy" made the next banquet process very smooth, and the guests and hosts enjoyed it for a while, and the atmosphere was warm-except for the hard and woody boiled mutton, the roasted venison with no taste really tested the stomach of everyone present, but This kind of atmosphere of desperately tossing oneself is also in line with the habits of "Old Clovisers".

"Today's banquet is really the most amazing of all the banquets I have ever attended." After drinking a large mouthful of light beer, Baron Aikes raised his sterling silver mug and pointed towards Anson, who was sitting directly opposite. Tribute to:

"I really didn't expect that in this remote land that lacks wanghua, there are giants who understand the civilized world so well."

"It's just some rough tea and light meals, plus a little country tune full of local characteristics." An Sen waved his hand and smiled lightly:

"It is our pleasure to have your favor, Baron."

"It's a shame for the kingdom that an officer as humble and capable as you has not been promoted for a long time!" Baron Aikes sighed again:

"It's really unimaginable why Archbishop Luther Franz could agree with the army's group of worms, and let the heroes of the vast soil war serve as the commander of what kind of garrison army on the edge of the world in this icy world!"

"Of course, this may also be a blessing; without the constraints of the insects, you can accomplish such a great thing, compared with Major General Ludwig Franz... ah..."

Baron Aix sighed, deliberately lowered his head and took a sip of wine, looking like he was deliberately inciting people's appetite.

Resisting the nausea in his heart and curiosity about the current situation of his old boss, An Sen took a deep breath: "How is he?"

"Oh! He... He is very good, except that he can't find any chance to make merit." Baron Aix shook his head regretfully:

"The Army rejected almost all of his proposals, not even allowing the eldest son of Franz to use his connections and resources to carry out his plans; he was even driven to a command in a war zone to serve as a Chief of Staff of the Standing Corps."

"Chief of Staff, isn't that just right?" Anson asked back: "He can do whatever he wants, according to his own ideas, to issue a battle plan for a large army with at least 40,000 people."

"Yes, but the premise is that the commander-in-chief will listen to him, instead of leaving all the logistical and administrative work to him alone, leaving him with no time to manage military affairs." The corner of Baron Aix's mouth rose:

"Perhaps it won't be long before your reputation and rank will surpass that of your old boss, Colonel Anson Bach!"

"...Thanks to the praise."

Anson deliberately glanced at Alan Dawn not far behind and smiled politely: "Sorry, my secretary seems to be looking for me."

"You don't have to be so polite, please do it yourself." Baron Aikes raised his glass and saluted, and turned to talk to the others next to him.

Standing up, An Sen saluted him, and then quickly walked to the side of the impatient little secretary:

"How's it going?"

"The ship has already entered the port, there are five ships, and a mission of one or two hundred people!" The little secretary who tried his best to lower his voice blushed and was full of unease:

"Lieutenant Colonel Fabian has led the grenadier regiment to intercept them, so that they can't disembark for the time being - but they can only be towed for an hour at most. There are too many warships in the port, and they will find the problem sooner or later!"

Once the Roland family knew that the Clovis royal family was also ready to intervene in the bank, and even nationalize it, even with the toes, they knew that the investment was 10,000 percent. Before the ambition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the two missions must not meet.

"Don't be nervous, everything will go according to plan." Anson said softly:

"Our plan is perfect. As long as we make sure that there are no accidents in cooperation, there will not be too many problems."

"You're right!" The little secretary nodded again and again and looked at An Sen in a daze: "Then what should we do now?"

"Immediately ask the Governor's Mission to leave the Parliament Hall~www.mtlnovel.com~ and prepare to receive the Roland Family Mission." An Sen said solemnly:

"Let the people from the Harold Foundation come forward to take charge of this matter, and all the other members of the Council prepare for the next round of 'reception'. The corps of officers will follow me to the port to welcome the Roland Mission!"

"Yes!"

Thirty minutes later, the officers of the Storm Division, who had just had a good drink at the banquet, blew the sea breeze and rushed back to the port again under the bewildered eyes of the people of Beluga Port; in order to avoid being seen, all the members changed into uniforms. The dresses they had prepared in advance, leaning on canes, lined up in front of the port dressed like members of the parliament.

Only Anson was still wearing the red and black uniform of a colonel, with one hand holding the hilt at his waist and the other behind his back, with the serious Lieutenant Colonel Fabian standing on both sides, and the big sheriff Lisa who hurried from the headquarters. · Bach.

Accompanied by the melodious band playing, a dozen ornately dressed nobles, accompanied by their attendants, strolled down the deck; looking at the familiar figure in the lead team, An Sen took the initiative to step forward:

"On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the garrison, the 500-member council of Beluga Harbor and all the people of the Ice Dragon Fjord, I welcome all the friends who have come from afar!"

Chapter end