I am reborn as a lord in Rome
Chapter 137
In the evening, George feasted Kevin, Ibbe, and Wright in his mansion, accompanied by Hodge, Job, Torre, and Woolley, who George didn't want to call but had to call, after all, Ibbe and Wright came for this guy.
It is worth mentioning that, at least on the surface, the whole process of the banquet was harmonious, George generously apologized to Woolly for his negligence, Woolley also responded modestly, repeatedly said that he understood George's approach, and respectfully invited George to visit the town of Salt Marsh: "Dear Lord George, Salt Marsh Town is an integral part of the city-state of Lenwinton, although the current conditions are poor and the environment is harsh, but if you can come and guide, I think this will be the greatest encouragement to the people of the town."
Although Woolley said it so politely, George didn't dare to take it too seriously, but he still nodded, and the right should have agreed.
Of course, Woolley didn't take George's nod seriously, and after his attitude was finished, he didn't say anything more, but honestly acted as a companion, occasionally echoing and laughing.
The feast lasted for a long time, and it was close to midnight at the end of the feast, and the banquet of the Assyrian nobles was not just about eating and drinking, but also about the after-shows, which would slow down the pace of the feast.
After the feast was over, Ibbe and Wright stayed in George's house, whether it was the guest or the host, or the aristocratic etiquette, it was inconvenient for the two of them to stay alone with Woolley tonight, but it was nothing, anyway, the two of them had to stay in Lunvington for a while, especially Wright - he, the temple envoy, had to send the "Round Shield Warrior" to Salt Marsh Town to complete the errand, which was not comparable to Ibbe.
As he walked into the courtyard of the Alliance's residence, Woolley caught a glimpse of Nils sitting in the courtyard and Kay standing beside him.
"Oh, Nils, it seems that the people here have little respect for you, and I will have to rebuke them in a moment. Woolley was referring to the fact that Nils was sitting in the courtyard, and there was a reception room arranged in the station, and it was more appropriate for Nils to sit there.
"Then I have to intercede for them, don't blame them, they didn't snub me, I was willing to sit in the courtyard myself, and I could look at the moon, how nice. Nils said with a smile.
"Although I don't like to disturb your Yaxing, I still think that we should go and sit in my room at this time. Woolley smiled.
"Well, as you wish. Nils stood up slowly, waved his hand and motioned for Kay to wait in the courtyard, and said to Woolley, "Just listen to how you shine at the meeting, by the way, the two envoys arrived at a good time, did you make an appointment?"
"Of course not. Woolley smiled and shook his head.
Sitting down at the table, Nils sighed lightly and said, "Today, you have cleaned up George enough."
"I can't blame me, I really didn't know about the envoy beforehand, but I knew what George wanted to do against me. Woolly smiled faintly and said.
Nils nodded: "Then, you have the upper hand, don't make any more moves in this meeting, the Duncan family's face in Lunvington still needs to be maintained, although you and George are opposed on the surface at present, but in fact, they are still their own people."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Wu Lai said very happily, although it is a pleasure to deal with George, but he is not here to play official fights in Lunvington, and there are still a lot of things waiting to be done by himself.
"Woolley, what do you think of the Supreme Council and the Divine Temple sending envoys at the same time?" Nils asked suddenly.
Of course, Woolley knew that Nils was testing his meaning by saying this, and it would be strange if Nils could still sit still if the Supreme Council and the Temple appeared at the same time to support him.
"I think it's normal, think about it, everyone knows the weight of Salt Marsh Town, and in extraordinary times, they all have the intention of being imperative, and it's understandable to put in a little more effort, as for the temple, Wright is my best friend and partner, you don't know, right?" Woolley asked rhetorically.
Nils nodded: "Of course I know this, okay, I actually want to ask, Chief Connor's support over there is so much support for you, will it make you ......
" "I understand what you mean." Woolley laughed and interrupted Niels, "Obviously, I personally feel that all the support of Chief Connor and the Supreme Council for the town of Salt Marsh is out of consideration and need for the situation in Assyria, not out of concern for me Woolleylindo, to put it more bluntly, I am not too familiar with Chief Connor, and sometimes I wonder if I am the bait he threw to the Duncan family? Alas, forgive me for being stupid, I have not yet been able to confirm the answer.
Nils was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that what Woolley said was very reasonable, according to the information held by the Duncan family, the intersection of Woolley and Connor was after Woolley's assassination, and it is unrealistic to say how much friendship the two can have, which is also one of the reasons why Nils is willing to woo Woolley, but today's Supreme Council supported Woolley too highly, which inevitably made him nervous.
With his mind settled, Niels's words naturally followed Woolley's meaning: "This is exactly what I want to remind you, Connor has been the chief for so many years, and there are many people who follow him, but he chose you to come to this salt marsh town, it is difficult to say that there is no backhand, although the current support for salt marsh town is thick and gives you a lot of rights, but as you said, it is not out of concern for you, but the need to control salt marsh town."
Woolley nodded, and said in his heart that if you think so, what I just said is not in vain.
"For now, what the temple can give you, the Duncan family may not be able to give you, but what the Supreme Council can give you, the Duncan family can also give you, let's say, what kind of help do you need?" Nils asked, he felt that according to the current situation, it seemed necessary to give Woolley a little more sweetness.
Unexpectedly, Wu Lai waved his hand and said: "I don't need it yet, then again, you shouldn't help me with great fanfare now, because there are more human and financial resources mobilized, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will leak out.
"That's right. Nils nodded, "Then continue with the status quo?" "
That's the best, don't worry, I can solve it, you don't have to meddle on George's side, especially if there is also Special Envoy Ibe, they will carry out a proper 'attack' on me, which will be beneficial to me." Woolley said.
"No problem, I don't interfere, by the way, I'm coming to you tonight, and there's one more thing. After a pause, Nilston said, "It doesn't matter what you do in Salt Marsh Town, as long as you are on our side, and at a critical time, you can stand up clearly, but Salt Marsh Town Salt Farm, I must reiterate, you must not interfere, there are too many people and things involved, in recent months, Lunvington has to take action against the salt field in Salt Marsh Town."
"I'm not going to interfere. Wu Lai shook his head, "It's thankless, my focus in the near future is to focus on construction, the defense of Salt Marsh Town is already weak, and the temple has moved another "Round Shield Warrior", if you don't increase your precautions, if you lose it, the bandits rush in to burn and loot it, if you break the sculpture, I can't eat and walk around." "
Well, we don't interfere with you, you decide what you want to do first and then what you want. Nils shook his head with a wry smile, and said to himself, so you have this in mind.
After a few more conversations, Nils got up to say goodbye, and declined Woolley's offer, and after stepping out the door, he called Kay Trail to leave through the back door.
After thinking for a while, Woolley opened the drawer, took out the pen, ink and paper, and began to write—"I miss the little canary the most, I miss you so much......"
......
A few more days later, the annual meeting of the city-state nobles was over, and in the course of these lackluster days, George had somewhat moved back some face, but not from Woolley, but from a few other substitutes—George had a sulk in his chest, and he had to find a place to pin his mouth.
Woolley did not benefit either, not only being called upon to pay fines, but also being told that the city-state's finances were stretched thin, and that the Salt Marsh Town had to delay the payment of its fees. When he heard this, Woolley wanted to argue with his arguments, but in the end he chose to give up, because he could see that George had made up his mind to deal with him, and even the other towns were "blocked", at least on the surface.
Even so, Woolley doesn't want to be the first bird.
But there are some things that must be said, so at the dinner party on the end of the meeting, Woolley approached George generously: "Lord George, if you don't send me money, I don't have any money in hand, how can I build a salt marsh town?"
George muttered in his heart, and replied with a straight face: "Woolly Greendo, the financial revenue of the city-state is taken from the people and used by the people, except for the part that is handed over, the rest will be used for the construction of the city-state, don't you know this?"
Woolley nodded.
"No, you don't know. George shook his head contemptuously, "The construction is divided into two parts, the city of Lunvington and its subordinate villages and towns each occupy one of them, and the urban construction of Lenvington must take precedence over the villages and towns.
"How long will that last?" Woolley frowned.
"It's hard to say. Jobe on the side chimed in, "And according to the custom, Salt Marsh Town will be on the last list, so please wait a little longer, maybe a few months, maybe a year or two, who can say correctly."
"Okay. Woolley shrugged, "Then I'll figure it out myself."
"It's great that you can do this, and I support you in finding your own way. Job raised his glass with a smile, "If the town-level consuls can understand things as well as you, I, the consul of the city-state, will be much easier."
"Perhaps. Woolley waved his sleeves and turned straight away.
Seeing that Woolley was obviously unpleasant, Job's smug smile and winked at George, and asked, "Relieved
?" George took a hard sip of his wine, "I don't want to see his nasty face at all, the faster he rolls, the better." "
, George, you just wait and see, the Supreme Council and the Temple are kind to Woolley Green, but this is actually roasting him on the fire, "Round Shield Warrior" is here, Salt Marsh Town can't change its old appearance to a new one, if you want a town to be renewed, how much money do you have to smash into it, if I were him, I would be sad to death now, where is there any spare time to ask for office expenses.
George narrowed his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.
At noon the next day, Woolley hosted a banquet for Ibbe and Wright at the station, although the three of them had also talked in the past few days, but it was all in the presence of outsiders, where could they talk to the fullest.
"I'm finally able to drink with you. Wright raised his glass and said to Woolley, "Lenvington's wine is terrible, but fortunately, I brought a cart of wine myself, which was originally brought to you, but now it is less than 20%, hahahahahaha."
Wright laughed presumptuously, but Ibbe didn't care, how could he not know what kind of virtue this big gentleman was, seeing that Woolley was rolling his eyes at Wright and preparing to pour himself wine, he stretched out his hand and gently stopped him, and said with a smile: "I've been drunk for a few days in a row, and I'm going back tomorrow, I don't want to ride dizzy." "
Vice Dean Ibbe, it's still early, just enjoy your face and drink a few more glasses, don't you just indulge yourself tonight?" Wu Lai couldn't help but let Ibbe's hand go and poured it over.
"You, you......" Ibe shook his head with a wry smile, "Okay, let's have a few drinks with you two."
"It's an honor. Woolley raised his glass.
After three rounds of drinking, Ibbe's words also increased: "Wu Lai, what I brought this time is all that the Supreme Council can give you, you have to make good use of it, and I have to tell you a few words, the right to appoint and dismiss personnel emergencies, if you can, you don't need it, if you have to use it, then you have to use it gently, this power is actually the most powerful when it is not in
use...... "...... Chief Connor was very interested in the addition of an agency department in your report, and he said, "Your method is very good, the affairs are detailed, the management is convenient, and there are more departments, so that more people can participate, so that they don't have to eat idle ......
""...... The power to adjust the military and civilian layout, you didn't even have this mention before you, especially for you, I can't quite figure out Chief Connor's thinking, but I think you understand, for this power, my suggestion is to think about it first and then use it, Levington is the territory of the Duncan family, and it is also the only city-state in the Assyrian territory where only one legion is stationed, you know ......
". "You have already started to start the formation of the army, I will not be verbose, let's talk about the last thing, allow you to intercept half of the salt production for military expenses, since it is interception, that is to say, whether it is salt or money, you have to 'intercept' it yourself to have it, this is also Chief Connor specially asked you to ask you, you must remember it, and you must find a way to 'intercept' it."
When Ibbe's hand slapped heavily on Woolley's shoulder, Woolley nodded earnestly, and a deep sense of gratitude swelled in his heart - although he had few encounters with Ibbe in the Civic Academy, Ibbe's hopes for him at this time were not inferior to Rini's, and his concern was beyond words.
"Okay, okay, let me say a few words, Woolley, are you having any trouble now?" Wright interjected.
"Yes, it's not a small difficulty. Woolley replied.
"Listen, maybe I can help. Wright immediately stated.
"No, I'll do this myself, you can't help me. Woolley shook his head.
"Impossible, it's not a transfer of troops to fight, and there is something I can't help?" Wright would believe.
"yes, say it, and let everyone help you. Ibbe also said.
Wu Lai waved his hand with a smile and said: "It's really not so easy to help, the Supreme Council has given me so much power, I know what you want me to do, and I plan to make it better, the temple sent the "Round Shield Warriors", and gave so many rewards, the temple matter, I have to hurry up, but Salt Marsh Town doesn't even ......have a hundred gold coins now,
"How big is it, how much do you want?" Wright immediately interrupted Woolley, and in order to show his generosity and determination, he deliberately patted his chest.
Woolley laughed and asked, "If I say two million gold coins, is there one?"
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