Chapter 209 (1/2)
There is no denying that Dewey has some troubles.
What makes Du Wei a little angry with himself is that he suddenly realized that he was upset because he was ”moved”!
From the heart, in the face of marquis Liszt, I'm afraid that any man with normal physiology and psychology in the world can hardly be unmoved!
If you have to say a rude word, then it is: she is too damn beautiful, beautiful to let the man can't refuse! Not to mention anything else, I just thought about the wonderful body that even the gods seemed to leave no traces of time for her because of their preference... How satisfied and satisfied would it be to hold the dream goddess that countless men in the Empire dreamed of?
Such a beautiful woman is extremely beautiful and worth hundreds of millions. What's more, she is extremely intelligent. Dewey can believe that if he marries her, he will be especially loyal to himself
Who can be indifferent to such a woman?
Although Duwei is not the evil spirit in the color, Duwei is at least a man with normal physiology and psychology.
And the most important is the last words of marquis Liszt:
”In your future career, the Liszt family will unreservedly act as your most loyal and staunch supporter!”
Such a promise... Or ”exchange terms”, in Dewey's view, has a very special significance!
Du Wei knew that in the next few years, if he wanted to gain a firm foothold in the northwest, he would have to recruit troops and reserve materials. He needs money to build up his own power... And to be fully prepared for the coming chaos in the northwest in the next few years!
It needs a lot of money!
He needs to do a lot of construction in the northwest. The city of miracles is just the beginning. As the most terrible alien Province in the frontier, Dewey's Desa province will be the most dangerous place in the future chaos! Just a city like Loulan city is not enough! He planned to build a group of such new towns in the northwest, and use Xiongguan and strong soldiers to deal with those foreign cavalry in the northwest!
Imagine that day in governor Bohan's house. Any small tribe that is wary of general lombaton can sell tens of thousands of superior war horses at will... How many war horses do they have in the whole northwest grassland? How many riders?
Although duvier built this miracle city by using ”the spring of time” and the clarion call of tree people's life, he also spent millions of gold coins! And more importantly, ”time goes by, spring water” is not unlimited! That damned spring is in the north of the frozen forest. It's very troublesome to go back and forth. Only a strong man like Hussein can get in and out safely... And. Don't forget, that damned spring doesn't always have water! According to the original saying of the tree people, that spring is in a state of drying up for many times, even without a drop of water for decades. Not surprisingly!
Therefore, it is impossible for Dewey to build the northwest completely by the ”passage of time”. This kind of magical spring water is a consumable for Dewey. A little bit is a little less.
Think of it here. Dewey sighed: Hussein has not come back from the frozen forest. I hope he can bring back some springs this time.
However, even if Hussein could bring back the spring water, Dewey decided to use it as little as possible when it was not necessary in the future. God knows if it can be replenished after it is used up. Who knows when the spring is dry? Once it's dry, when it comes out of the water next time, I don't know it's a monkey year.
Before, spring water was used to show ”miracles” to get a bumper harvest of grain. Then so many tree people were born in an instant to wake up and build a new city... The reason for such a big fight is that Dewey has a purpose.
Du Wei has just arrived in the northwest and is in the land of tigers and wolves. He needs to get a firm foothold as soon as possible. In other words, ”show strength”! At the same time, with the fastest and most direct means, let all people believe in themselves!
From the results. He did. The story of ”miracle city” in Northwest China. It has been spread out, and no one in the northwest knows it. Even in other parts of the distant continent, there are many rumors.
However, such ”miracles” can be done once or twice, and Duwei does not have the ability to do it all the time.
Therefore, after relying on one or two miracles to frighten those who have doubts and wait-and-see on their own, they want to continue to develop in the northwest and deeply take root in the future... What Dewey needs is real strength!
Money! A lot of money!
Millions, even tens of millions of gold coins!
Prisoners and rebels in big ear, slaves bought back quietly, or the old headquarters called by general lombarton... These are just small fights. In order to gain a firm foothold in the northwest and have the capital to confront the warlord group of the northwest army which has been here for decades, Dewey needs to establish his own elite private army!
And raising the army is the most expensive thing!
The northwest army has nearly 200000 main fighting troops and 30000 logistics personnel. This is one of the most elite landlord fighting armies in the Empire! To fight against such a huge military group, Dewey must have at least 100000 soldiers to speak with a little confidence!
And there are also the grassland alien race behind the desert outside the northwest corridor! The prairie alien who has a deep hatred with the Empire! Although there are only one million people, but almost everyone can fight on horseback... The horror of grassland cavalry has long been seen in many literatures. Every adult man who is good at riding is an excellent cavalry after a little training. And the terrible thing is, if they need to, they can do almost all the people!
So, how many troops does duvet need to fight against this terrible and powerful enemy, future invasion?
How many walls of Xiongguan need to be built? How much grain and grass do you need to reserve?
It's absolutely not enough to rely on the business in the imperial capital and sell the goods from the frozen forests in the north.
Even if we have planned to blackmail the United Kingdom of Southeast Asia, the windfall is far from enough for Dewey to spend.
Tens of millions of gold coins each. Don't try to really build it in the northwest!
Duwei's biggest problem is... If it's anywhere else, any family can develop slowly in their own territory for decades or even hundreds of years... But Duwei can't, he only has a few years... Maybe even shorter!
The only way is to spend money to change speed.
The Liszt family in the mainland of Fujia... It seems that Dewey heard what the Marquis said to herself before she left.
After the dinner, most of the guests dispersed. In particular, general dodoro of the northwest army left in a hurry and rushed back that night, just before he left. Du Wei was very polite when he faced him. Du Wei was very strange. After DORO left, he heard other guests talk about it. It turned out that the commander of the northwest army, general lugao, the leader of the northwest warlord, was also one of the admirers of marquis Liszt.
The customs of Roland empire are still open. Neither law nor religion forbids women to remarry, and it is even more common in the aristocratic circle. However, as the most popular public lover in the aristocratic circle of the Empire, the Marquis Liszt suddenly made such a ”intimate” move to the young Duke today. It really surprised a lot of people. There was also a sigh in their hearts when they wanted to marry this young man.
Du Wei was upset and confused. When he accompanied the guests, he couldn't help showing some perfunctoriness and looking at others. I just thought that the Duchess was in a hurry to get away and see a beautiful woman.
The banquet didn't end until midnight. Some guests who didn't leave naturally had servants in the castle to serve them and go back to the prepared guest room to have a rest.
However, Du Wei scattered the attendants around him and went upstairs to his room quietly. He just kept thinking about it in his heart
Promise? Or not?
Intellectually speaking, it's a good choice to marry the Liszt family. The financial resources of the Liszt family are very much needed by Dewey. Moreover, marquis Liszt has good connections and relationships in the aristocratic circle. And these are what Dewey doesn't have. Although he is the Duke, he is young after all. Too little experience. Although famous, but many people although the surface respect, behind may not buy his account!
With the decline of the Empire, there are many problems in the central part of the Empire. Even the royal family is not as dignified as before. What's more, Dewey, a young man who has only been on the top for a few days? Those nobles may call you Duke face to face, but they may give you something behind. The simplest example is in the northwest. Although Dewey is a duke. It's the Lord of the province of DESAR, but governor Bohan. Don't you still pay for him?
But Marquis Liszt is different. She has been in this circle for many years, and she should be very skillful. Otherwise, she would not do the family business so well. Marriage with the Liszt family, with the help of each other's financial resources, as well as the relationship network
However, do you have to do this kind of thing which is very disgusting? Political marriage?
Joke... This is not my character!
Du Wei came upstairs all the way. As soon as he passed the corridor, he heard a low cry from behind a door in front of him, and then the sound of footsteps flashed into the door. Fix one's eyes to see, is exactly the door that Wei Wei sleeps peacefully. The girl was drunk last night, and was carried to her bedroom next door by Du Wei. She had been sleeping all day and night. She didn't attend her birthday party tonight, but she was still drunk. If she was there, maybe she would not encounter this kind of difficulty tonight.
Vivian had obviously woken up. When she heard the steps coming from the stairs, she leaned out her head and looked at him. When she saw Du Wei, she was so scared that she quickly backed back. The little girl blushed.
At the moment, she had already woken up. Although she had a bad headache after the hangover, she was a little better after drinking some water. But occasionally, the scene of last night's Carnival flashed in my mind, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong
Er... It seems that I did something very bold last night?
A pair of pictures in my mind finally pieced together, Vivian this just intermittently after last night drunk his ”feat” recalled, suddenly scared face white, only feel thirsty, heart beat like deer hit. I'm afraid, regretful and shy. I just want to use the ”wheel of time and space” to reverse the time before I was drunk last night. I'm afraid even Gandalf himself doesn't have the ability to reverse the time one day and one night.
I'm really afraid of what comes. When I'm at a loss, I hear footsteps. Peeping out, Dewey came back. Vivian screamed with fright. She just pulled back her head and was about to close the door. Now she didn't dare to face Duwei. But the door is not closed, a foot has been inserted in the door, and then Duwei's hand impolitely pushed the door open, just standing at the door, looking at the nervous Vivian in front of him with a smile: ”are you awake?”
Vivian's face was white and red. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word. He just nodded reluctantly, eh.
”How was your sleep? Look at you. You're very energetic. ” Dewey came in smiling. The backhand closed the door.