"I need one million pounds of grain seeds and send a ship from the port to Meitengheim as quickly as possible to solve the famine there."
The lord really didn't hide anything.
"Food? I can't provide food to people in a hostile country. It's a serious crime to be an enemy anywhere. I can't use my own crime of supporting the enemy to get evidence from the other two governors of being an enemy, right? Lord Li Ang, I'd rather pay double the price for it..."
Kairos first refused directly, then stared at the two IOUs with a hesitant expression.
Apparently, what he was hesitating about was not whether to trade...
"Don't get me wrong, the food is not provided to me. I'm just helping these Meitengheim friends solve their problems. The people buying the food are Meitengheim's Count Goodrian. They are not your enemy country... Of course, if you are not interested, I can also go directly to talk to His Majesty the Emperor - in fact, I originally planned to go directly to His Majesty the Emperor."
Li Ang pointed to Meitengheim people standing outside.
Indeed, Kairos is not the only customer, you can also talk to Emperor Marius.
And you will be more confident when talking to Marius - there is no middleman like Kairos.
The lord placed his hand gently on the small table, pressed down the parchment, and stared into Kairos's eyes.
Emperor Marius would certainly be interested...
Before coming here, Li Ang had great confidence that he could convince Bacchus Empire.
But he originally considered many tricks, such as going to Kairos in the name of the envoy Frederi, and then using this to meet Emperor Marius, and using Bacchus Empire's factional struggle to persuade Marius.
Emperor Marius is definitely willing to solve Meitengheim's famine - with the wisdom shown by His Majesty in promoting reforms, he will definitely be willing to make Meitengheim a die-hard ally of Bax.
It is actually much easier to convince such an emperor than to convince a lord. Li Ang has always been good at taking advantage of the situation.
But after obtaining so much information along the way, he finally decided to reveal his identity directly and directly persuade Kairos with IOUs written by two governors.
Because, Emperor Marius represents the country Bax; and Frederi is the official envoy, representing Meitengheim.
If done in the name of an envoy, this is a purely diplomatic act, and the lord himself will receive limited benefits.
Moreover, letting politicians like Emperor Marius support Meitengheim is likely to have sequelae, such as causing Meitengheim to be coerced by the Bacchus Empire.
But if you persuade Governor Kairos privately, you don't have this worry.
Diplomatic behavior and private transactions are completely different, but the results Meitengheim can get are no different - even if the deal is negotiated diplomatically, Marius will still let Kairos complete the specific steps.
Because the grain seeds produced near Imperial Port are the most suitable, and they have to be transported by Imperial Port's ship.
Moreover, such a personal act will make Li Ang himself receive the greatest gratitude from Meitengheim people.
This is the selfishness of the Lord Lord - he has raised his goal to a higher level.
His goal was upgraded from 'obtaining the gratitude of some Meitengheim people' to 'obtaining the respect of Meitengheim'.
Because, this almost single-handedly helped Meitengheim solve a big problem.
Li Ang believes that Kairos must be willing to trade, because the demand for Kairos has been fully stimulated, and there are obviously two buyers now, which is a seller's market.
Moreover, growing one million pounds of grain is not too difficult for Kairos.
The territory of Kairos is Imperial Port, a large city with a total population of more than 100,000 in the county, and the richest economic center in the entire Bax.
Dean also carried out water conservancy construction in this area, so there is absolutely no shortage of food.
"If it's Meitengheim... that's acceptable. Do you just need one million pounds of grain? There are no other requirements, right?"
Kairos sat up straight again and looked at Li Ang.
"It's one million pounds of grain seeds - grain seeds suitable for planting near Imperial Port, sent by ship to Meitengheim. Meitengheim's messenger Frederi will bring some Great Swordsman back to China with the ship. As long as I see the ship with food departing, you can directly send me back to Lion Territory, so you don't have to worry about what other means I will use."
Li Ang finished speaking word by word, picked up the two IOUs and put them in his arms again, and then opened the car door directly. "I really came here with good intentions, I believe you can notice it."
"Deal."
Kairos agreed without any further ink.
But before getting off the car, he said softly, "Agason is right, you will definitely become the empire's enemy... This ability to see into people's hearts alone is enough to stir up the storm, and you are still so young..."
The lord turned back and smiled, "What? Are Lord Kairos planning to join my army?"
Kairos also laughed, "Ha, this is really not a small tone... Actually, I have been hesitating just now whether to kill you directly."
The lord smiled and shook his head, "Lord Kairos, you probably don't know... there is always a sharpshooter watching you from the window."
After saying that, Li Ang got up and got out of the car, stood by the door and stretched out his hand to help.
The direction of the hand is facing a tree not far away.
Kairos got out of the car, then followed the lord's hand and looked over, and then saw a man in green standing on the branch of a tree holding a big bow. He seemed to be almost integrated with the tree.
Probably seeing Kairos's gaze, the archer ducked and disappeared into the leaves.
That's Risadiran.
Kairos returned to the carriage without saying a word, and then said to the lord, "Lend me this carriage. I will wait for you at the port in three days."
Li Ang smiled and nodded, "What are you talking about borrowing? I'll give this carriage to you as a souvenir. Kloze, go help the Governor drive the carriage."
Kairos shook his head in the carriage. "How many dinars is this carriage worth?"
"Since you know that it can block all arrows and spears, it obviously cannot be measured in dinars. Lord Governor, I hope you can understand my friendship and sincerity."
Li Ang smiled and waved goodbye to Kairos.
Kairos's guards protected the carriage and left in the direction of Imperial Port. Kairos did not refuse to let Kloze drive. He knew that this was the contact person given to him by Li Ang.
Watching the carriage go away, the lord nodded to Frederi who had been looking at him eagerly. "Your mission has been completed. Go to the port and wait. You can return to Meitengheim with food in three days."
Frederi became tearful within two seconds and knelt down on one knee facing Li Ang.
"Sir, before you set foot on the land of Iron God, your virtues will be widely praised. As an envoy of Meitengheim, I declare that all the people of Iron God who hear your name will recognize your will, glory and authority, and will regard fighting for you as a supreme honor."
Frederi At this moment, he represents an independent country as an envoy.
This is not a pledge of allegiance, but an endorsement of Meitengheim people's right to rule on behalf of the lord.
From this moment on, no matter whether Li Ang has a territory or not, and no matter whether he is currently loyal to others, he will be regarded by Meitengheim people as an equal ruler to Count of Meitengheim.
This means that Meitengheim people no longer regards him as an ordinary noble lord.
Instead, he is regarded as the king of his allies.
Three days later, Imperial Port.
Kairos sent an ocean-going fleet carrying a large amount of food to Meitengheim.
All Meitengheim people bid farewell to their lord for the time being and embarked on their way home.
They have to accompany the ship to protect them, and they also have to keep an eye on the captains and prevent them from making any small moves.
But in fact, those sea-going ships would definitely not do anything small, because Lord Dean also boarded the ship with Frederi.
He is going to Meitengheim to build water conservancy facilities and help Meitengheim solve the famine.
This is his belief.
After all, Dean is the lord of Bax. It is impossible to abduct him to Lion Territory - this is treason.
This is a man who abides by even minor laws such as the age of marriage. He is loyal to the Bacchus Empire and will not commit treasonous acts.
And the exterminators sent by Creon are still following us.
But going to Meitengheim, he felt no pressure at all. In fact, even those who were fighting the epidemic felt that going to Meitengheim from Dean might be the best choice for him.
This allows him to avoid the guilt of not getting married.
But for Dean, this is what Amy said to him - her teacher will definitely give him a place where he can research and promote high-yielding crops without any scruples, so that tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even the entire continent will no longer have famine.
"Lord Li Ang, solving people's hunger is the responsibility given to me by Goddess Damia... I will continue my career in Eisenberg, thank you for your help."
Dean waved goodbye to Li Ang and Amy: "Miss Amy, I said I would give you a cart of seeds - but I want to take this cart away. You can go to my house and remove all the remaining seeds in the cellar, leaving enough for my housekeeper to grow my two hundred acres of land."
Previously, Amy dragged a cart of potatoes and corn seeds from his home. Dean wanted to take this cart of grain directly to Meitengheim.
Dean gave Li Ang and Amy a handwritten letter, which was written to his housekeeper and also to his father General Clerion.
There are more left in his cellar.
After bidding farewell to the fleet, only Amy and the few plague exterminators were left beside the lord.
While watching the fleet leave with his own eyes, Li Ang handed the two IOUs to Governor Kairos.
Later, Kairos sent troops to send them all the way to Yimeier Village, and gave Li Ang a sum of money before leaving.
Not much, two thousand dinars.
It's Kairos's money to buy a carriage.
The governor did not accept the gift, but paid a reasonable price for the boxcar.
Perhaps he was worried that the lord would use the same logic to trap him...
After all, accepting gifts from enemy lords can easily arouse suspicion.
The other two governors wrote two IOUs and were taken advantage of by Li Ang. If you accept his carriage, there is no guarantee that you will not be taken advantage of again.
Just let your subordinates pay to avoid being cheated.
After seeing the archers in the tree, Governor Kairos was very wary of the lord.
However, the lord happened to be in need of cash, and the two thousand dinars were spent by Li Ang in the blink of an eye.
He used the money to buy five ordinary freight carriages and dragged most of Dean's potatoes and corn seeds back to his territory.
More than three thousand pounds of corn, and about a thousand pounds of potatoes.
When we returned to the territory, it was already June.
This is no longer the planting season for potatoes. The weather is too hot and the soil temperature is too high. The potatoes will not germinate. They can only find a dry and light-proof cellar to store them until autumn.
But corn can be planted in June and July - the corn seeds here at Dean are suitable for autumn corn.
How to deal with wheat, the lord doesn't know how to do it.
But he knows about corn, even much more than Dean.
Dean In order to compare corn and wheat, planting corn according to the wheat cycle and using the same irrigation method is actually a bit problematic...
Although he got twice the yield of wheat, the yield of two to three hundred pounds per mu was still not the data that corn should have...
Wheat is best sown when the temperature is more than ten degrees Celsius, which is at the beginning of spring.
But when it reaches 30 degrees, that is, in summer, it is the most suitable temperature for growing corn.
But Dean planted the corn seeds directly after drying and preserving them - the wheat was indeed planted directly.
But corn is different. Sun-dried corn seeds should be soaked for a day before planting. Otherwise, not only will germination be slow and inefficient, but the quality of the corn grown will also be poor.
In relatively cold places in the north, you even need to use pots and warm water at 30 degrees to encourage the seeds to sprout, and then plant them in the ground after germination.
Although the Lord's understanding is indeed limited, he knows that as long as the correct method is followed, even this kind of corn that has not been improved and optimized can achieve a production capacity of more than 400 pounds per acre.
In order to ensure the safety of this land, the two opened up a forest behind White Deer Fortress, and the troops of Wheat Fragrance Territory were responsible for planting it - these soldiers with shares were more trustworthy.
More than 3,000 pounds of corn seeds turned into nearly 1,000 acres of corn land in a few days. This land is the common property of Li Ang and Amy.
The seeds were given to Amy by Dean, and the land was planted by the lord, but the land belongs to Godric... This is really a joint industry.
Potatoes are actually stored in White Deer Fortress's cellar - Wheat Fragrance Territory didn't find an environment that was dry enough and completely dark, so White Deer Fortress's cellar was actually converted from a prison.
For these treasures, the lord also stayed at White Deer Fortress.
So, just as Godric said, Li Ang was officially stationed at White Deer Fortress to take charge of military affairs.
Amy will help him handle the trivial matters, and Li Ang will manage the two territories together.
The people at White Deer Fortress quickly became familiar with the young lord, and gradually became accustomed to reporting all important matters to Li Ang.
The citizens and businessmen of Wheat Fragrance Territory are also used to going to Li Ang for big things, and Miss Amy for small things...
Even the officials of Long River Town know that if they have any official business, they can go directly to White Deer Fortress and find Li Ang or Amy - it's the same anyway.
In addition, there is basically no boundary between Wheat Fragrance Territory and White Deer Fortress. Both sides of the road are now fully planted with wheat, and the people living in the area are scattered among them. There are one or two farms every few hundred meters.
The territories are completely connected.
White Deer Fortress and Wheat Fragrance Territory gradually became difficult to tell each other apart.
Siyuan City.
Imperial Palace There were only two people in the side hall.
Emperor Marius sat on the throne, twirling the thick brown beard on his chin.
In front of him is Governor Justus.
"Justus, my old friend, that Baron Li Ang sold the IOU you wrote to Kairos, you should know what this means..."
Emperor Marius glanced at Governor Justus meaningfully, with some hint of a joke between friends.
Justus bowed and saluted. "Your Majesty, I swear that I have never done anything to betray the empire..."
"I know you won't. You told me before... I just want to tell you that Li Ang entered the empire alone a few days ago and transferred the debts of you and Livius to Kairos. This forced me to 'acquire' your debt again at a larger price, otherwise your reputation will be ruined..."
The communication between Emperor Marius and Justus is very direct.
These two appear to be true, die-hard friends.
"Your Majesty, my reputation is originally irrelevant... Shadow Legion is the trouble that must be solved. You should not continue to let Kairos serve as marshal..."
Justus shook his head.
"But the problem is, Kairos got these two IOUs, which in the eyes of outsiders can completely prove that you and Livius had transactions with the enemy during the war... If I don't compromise with Kairos, what will Shadow Legion think? Now let If anyone other than Kairos is the marshal, Shadow Legion will riot, and they may even directly raise the flag of rebellion. You should know that there is a rebel Augustus in the empire. He is a member of the Council of Elders, and Shadow Legion is biased towards him!"
Emperor Marius reached out and knocked on the armrest of the chair, looking a little anxious.
"Your Majesty, in that case, you can demote me, Kairos, and Livius... and then make General Agason the marshal. This will appear aboveboard and no one will object..."
Justus seems to be really loyal to Marius, and is willing to make such self-destructive suggestions.
"You are the only one who can support me to complete the reform, Justus... If you are regarded by most people as an incompetent traitor who is liaising with the enemy, our reforms will be difficult to maintain. I can't do this, Justus, people believe in reforms because they trust the leader. If you are regarded as incompetent, I will be regarded as an incompetent emperor, and our reforms will be even more difficult to implement..."
Marius stood up and waved his hand. "It doesn't matter if Kairos continues to be the marshal. I can make him responsible for destroying Augustus! And the person who kidnapped you must be an irresistible and powerful enemy! Only in this way can the civilians and soldiers understand that you were unable to resist the kidnapper. And we must also carry out reforms to deal with powerful opponents..."
After speaking, he looked at Justus: "We want to make that Baron Li Ang a more powerful general than Agason, so that people will forgive the fact that you were captured by him."
"But he is indeed just a little baron... sigh... unless His Majesty takes action personally regardless of his reputation."
Governor Justus sighed.
"That's why I called you here. I want to write a letter to him. You arrange for a spy to send it over..."