Realm of Power

Sunrise Fort

The light mist in the morning shrouded the surroundings of Sunrise Castle and lingered for a long time. The morning sun shone through the mist from the sea of ​​clouds in the distance, with a hazy meaning, making Sunrise Castle look like a fairyland. As the general manager of the Imperial Bank, Sokutus Stellan's permanent residence in Lisbonto has white marble stone walls and a deep arched door. The climate high in the mountains is obviously lower than that of the city below.

The city below has begun to bloom red summer flowers, but the mountains are still exceptionally green, and the vibrant cliffs are covered with lush trees.

The rich emerald green is occasionally dotted with a little pink, which is the crimson flower that has not withered yet.

Only occasionally one or two carriages came quietly and stopped at the entrance of Sunrise Castle. Then the people on the carriages hurriedly got down, handed their documents to the guards at the door for inspection, and then quickly disappeared into the deep circle. Inside the arch, not long after, he hurried out again and left in a carriage. "This is the Sino-Biya trade permit signed by the Congolese Northern Army. With this, you can travel unimpeded within the Congolese Northern Army. In other words, except for the original six monopoly chambers of commerce, this one, It is also the only one sent out in the next two months! With a stern look on his face, he took out two identical license documents from the document bag that had just been delivered, and placed them in front of Sokutus Stellan, who was wearing a purple skirt. This was a trade license with a blank name column in the front, which made it even more It is convenient to fill in any name by yourself,

The lower right position is covered with the seal of Bertrand Bonnie, the commander of the Northern Army of Congo, and then Berlant Bonnie. Several unique Ikadiva characters give people a sharp and powerful look. The feeling of the sword does not reveal the slightest weakness belonging to a woman. Instead, it is a ferocious one. The female knight was trained as a soldier by her father since she was a child. All she holds in her hands are heavy and sharp knight swords. What kind of pen has she held there? , the entire empire’s top brass knew that the emperor and Bertrand Bonnie's signatures are all the same ugly, and they are indeed masters and apprentices who have similar odors. For this, it doesn't matter to the fat man that he is thick-skinned. After all, Bertrand Bonnie is a woman and has a good face. When she became the commander of the North Army, After that, Hen spent some time practicing for a period of time before he had the handwriting in front of him. However, he didn't have the consciousness of the most beautiful woman among the emperors at all. Instead, he was like a reckless swordsman who came out to kill on the battlefield, which was eye-catching. I have to shake my head with regret! "Give this chamber of commerce a name!"

The fat man looked at the blooming mountain flowers outside the window, feeling the last coolness of the spring breeze in April. After that, it would be the sultry heat of the scorching summer. It was better in the mountains. The temperature was basically constant. Even if it was hot, there would be a mountain breeze. It is cool, but it is hard to say that in Lisbonto at the foot of the mountain. Lisbonto is adjacent to the coastline and has a typical monsoon climate. In recent years, Over time, Lisbon City has expanded more than ten times, from a population of only a few hundred thousand to a super commercial city with a population of one million comparable to the Imperial Capital. In this era when underground sewers have just begun to be laid, The urban population that suddenly exploded in a short period of time, and the fleets of merchants coming and going, have overwhelmed Lisbon's urban waterways.

Even the Lisbonto government in Tiernalante often encounters the tragic situation of sewage flowing across the river.

Not to mention, the monsoon swept across Lisbon in May and heavy rain poured down from the sky. Lisbon’s poor drainage and irrigation system may turn most of the city into mud, like a huge mudflat. Public health in this era Fatty has always been the most dissatisfied, but there is nothing he can do about it. There are no urban planning institutes in this era, let alone professionals in urban construction. Basically, the previous system of construction craftsmen is still maintained.

In view of the current scale of development of cities in the empire, Fatty asked the Ministry of Interior to prepare an Imperial University of Architecture two years ago to cope with the empire's expanding city scale. The location of this Imperial University of Architecture is known as the Lisbon Tower. The hardest-hit area of ​​the mudflats is Lisbon's Tonan District. Due to the long disrepair of the sewers, the drainage function has almost been completely lost. As long as the weather is slightly humid, the entire block will be flooded. Everything is filled with a stench. If you want to manage it, you must first experience it. Fatty wants to let these students from the Imperial University of Architecture feel for themselves what a bad urban system feels like. Two years later, the first batch of students from the School of Architecture It’s time to graduate, and the fat man’s graduation topic assigned by the emperor is how to manage Lisbon Tonang well. “How about the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce? Just hearing it gives people a sense of vitality.”

When Sokutus Stellan heard about this chamber of commerce, she picked up this permit that was enough to drive the entire Lisbon businessman crazy. Her tall and attractive chest trembled even more. This name is really not good, Sokutus After all, Dailan is also the thirteenth deacon in charge of the Business Alliance. She has never heard of the name of any kind of chamber of commerce, but she still chose such a vulgar name because she hopes that when the emperor mentions this chamber of commerce, he will think of Sunrise Castle. Thinking of myself living in Sunrise Castle!

"Sunrise Chamber of Commerce..." When the fat man heard the name, his face turned green and he was speechless. He didn't think too much. He just thought that Sokutus Stellan was smart and intelligent, but after all, he was only from a small noble family. In addition, in the past few years, I have been working as a businessman, so it was really difficult for me to name Sokutus Stellan.

“This name is really great”

The fat man opened his mouth, but when he saw Sokutus Stellan's eager blue eyes, he swallowed what he said and nodded with an embarrassed look on his face. "Okay, this name is good, let's call it Sunrise Chamber of Commerce." ""The emperor stared at the golden light projected from the sea of ​​clouds in the distance, and the excited new merchant The name of the association is "Sunrise". This super chamber of commerce was known as the Sun of the Empire in the late empire. Indeed, as its name suggests, wherever there is the sun, there is the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce. "If the fat man knew the history of later generations, This is what I wrote in my future records, and I’m afraid I’m going to jump all over the place.

Historians of later generations did not even know that when the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce was born, it was actually quite unknown, and even relied on the complaints of a certain woman.

There is almost no reputation in Lisbon, the commercial capital of the mainland, because it is simply a fake chamber of commerce. It is only a chamber of commerce registered with the Business Alliance. The registered president of the chamber of commerce is a woman named Felicie, and there are only three members in the entire chamber of commerce. Felicie, Felicie's sister, and Felicie's husband, at first glance, they were self-produced and sold like a small workshop. However, even if later generations of historians searched through the business associations of that era, Neither the alliance's archives nor the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce's archives could find any specific information about Felicie. It seems that this is just the name written on the registration. "Okay, keep this copy here and send the other one back. "The Fat Man put the pen in his hand and blew at the writing on it. The extremely ugly font was exactly what Berlant Bonnie recognized. If it were other handwriting, the Congolese Army would not recognize it. Permission exists. "This woman named Felicie is your Majesty's new acquaintance. Why have I never heard of it?" Sokutus Stellan looked at the name of the Chamber of Commerce representative and asked with a charming smile, "It's just a name. It doesn't matter. Of course, if you have to place it on a specific person, say Yelu Qiye Guang "That's fine." The fat man put down the document nonchalantly. "Yelu Qiyeguang, the queen of the Yelu Dynasty!" A look of shock appeared on Sokutus Dailan's pretty face, and she almost thought she had heard wrong. This was not a business trip to China. Is it an online chamber of commerce? The queen of the Yelu family is personally involved. What does this mean? She is in charge of the business by herself? "

You heard it right, it’s Yelu Qiyeguang! "The fat man nodded." If the Yelu family is fully open this time, and the major chambers of commerce in the empire are rushing to snatch it, I am afraid that these chambers of commerce would never dream of it. The Yelu family, as landlords, will also step in. I have never seen anything like this in the mall. But I have never thought of such a weird thing, but looking at the current situation, it is so amazing, it can be said to be a stroke of genius, "Don't look at me like this, such shameless things are not my style, I'm just being entrusted by others Well, everything was planned by that old fox Yelu Hongtai. He let go of the Yelu family and destroyed the monopoly of several major chambers of commerce. Then the Yelu family fished in troubled waters. This would not only make the Yelu family better in this liberalization, but also take advantage of the emperor. The power of domestic businessmen allows the Yelu family to get a share of the pie. Of course, there is also a share of the empire. This Felicie’s husband is me, and this Felicie’s sister..." The fat man stopped talking, but his eyes were Is looking at Sokutus Stellan

"That sister can't be me, right?" Sokutus Stellan looked surprised. "Yes, Felicie's sister is you. Yelu Hongtai needs the empire to give the Yelu family a guarantee, and as the head of the Imperial Bank You are undoubtedly the most suitable! In other words, this chamber of commerce represents the Imperial Bank, the royal family and the Yelu family." The fat man sighed. When the old fox said it, even he was shocked. It was really shocking.

"However, I have to admit that Yelu Hongtai's approach is not wrong. The Yelu family is right to let go of the entire territory, but they are not stupid enough to let the other party plunder at will. The most important thing is still in the hands of the Yelu family." "I afternoon Just go to the Business Alliance to register this chamber of commerce." Sokutus Stellan regained consciousness for a moment.

"Don't go in person. I've already arranged for someone. Before the news spreads that the entire chamber of commerce has obtained the license, I don't want other people to know about the existence of this chamber of commerce!" The fat man glanced out the window. There were some things he still didn't understand. Sokutus Dailanquan said that for example, this chamber of commerce not only represents the alliance of three companies, it is also a dark horse in the competition for the China-Biyar trade line. As the saying goes, there is no price increase without competition. The six monopoly chambers of commerce take advantage of other chambers of commerce. In the two months that cannot be entered, a crazy buyout will begin in the Yelu area of ​​​​Zhongbia. How can such a thing be made easy? When six chambers of commerce bring huge sums of money, they will think that they can buy out most of the Yelu family. At that time, the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce will appear out of nowhere and join the competition, and the other six chambers of commerce must not have imagined that behind this little-known small chamber of commerce, there are such behemoths as the Imperial Royal Family, the Imperial Bank, and the Yelu family. Own!

The dealer himself takes charge, opens the market, and places points. It is really a dead end game with no possibility of winning!

At the end of April, Lisbonto was shocked by incidents one after another. As the Lisbon Government was trying to hold up the Imperial Bank, the Northern Army Commander Berlant Bonnie seemed to be trying to support the Lisbon Government. The first princess of the empire, Mao Monaqing, actually came to Lisbon to ask questions. The reputation of the first princess of the empire was very high in the empire. She is already a queen, and after Mao Monaqing took charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Empire, she had no prejudice and treated all conquered regions and ethnic groups equally, which was also recognized by all forces. As the outside world said, if the emperor is a The sharp sword that splits the heaven and the earth, then the first princess is the gentle hand that heals the wounds of war.

The arrival of the first princess made everyone in Lisbon run to the streets one after another. The thirty-mile long street was packed with people at once, and everyone stretched their necks, thinking To get a glimpse of the peerless elegance of the first princess of the empire,

Two teams of majestic imperial black-armored female knights opened the way in front, followed by a large carriage pulled by eight pure white horses. Below the royal emblem of the white thorn flower, which represents the prosperity of the empire and the everlasting military fortune, is the symbol of Mao Zedong. The silver long golden tail of the Moroccan family was awarded by the emperor himself as the first emperor of the empire. The privilege of Princess Mao Mo Naqing allowed her to add the coat of arms of the Mao Mo family under the royal coat of arms. Mao Mo Naqing went south this time. In addition to the symbolic inspection of government affairs along the way, there were more It is to understand the situation in various places and convene the heads of all forces to discuss the future of the empire.

A pretty-faced female guard captain with a long ponytail and red mail armor followed the carriage. Her eyes swept across both sides of the street. When the convoy entered the city gate, children kept rushing up to give flowers and also Some people presented their most precious ancestral gifts on the street, making the scene even more lively. But in the face of such enthusiastic cheers, the female guard subconsciously glanced at the crowd not far to the left, and then sensitively saw the figure of a black-haired young man. The young man smiled at the female guard captain. The female guard captain deliberately kept a straight face, slapped the black-haired young man on the head, and followed the carriage away.

The black-haired young man smiled bitterly, turned around, walked into a house on the roadside, and walked up to the living room on the second floor.

"Your Majesty handed over the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce to the Crimson family. Isn't there something wrong?" Sokutus Stellan said with some disgust, "There are quite a few people in the empire who know that Crimson Rui is the first princess's guard captain." Haha, that’s why I gave it to the Crimson Family because Once the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce takes action, it will inevitably shock the entire empire. Even if they want to find out who the Sunrise Chamber of Commerce is, they will not be able to investigate anymore because of Mao Monaqing. "The fat man calmed down in front of Sokutus Stellan. He sat down slowly, picked up the water on the table and took a sip.