Chapter 381 The Restless Old Nobles

As countless players from Cangguang City happily entered Danerluo Port through the teleportation array, this new area was also presented in front of them.

This port city named Danerluo is the most dazzling pearl on the Pearl Sea. It is a unique picture of the heavy history and the vastness of the ocean.

The outline of the city gradually became clear under the reflection of the morning sun. The ancient city wall was winding and twisting, like a giant dragon guarding this prosperous land. The city wall was built with huge blue stones. After wind and rain erosion, it still looked solid and solemn. The towers on the city wall stood tall, and the eagle flag fluttered in the wind, showing the majesty and glory of the new lord of the city.

The streets in the city were narrow and tortuous, and the road surface paved with bluestone slabs became smooth as jade under the grinding of years. On both sides of the street, various buildings were lined up, from quaint wooden houses to elegant commodity exchanges, all of which exuded a strong seaside and commercial atmosphere. The window lattices are carved with exquisite patterns, shining with golden light in the sun.

The seaport is the soul of this city. There are ships from other parts of Fanol continent docked at the dock, and some tall merchant ships with strange shapes are from other continents thousands of miles away.

Masts stand in rows, sails flutter, the sea surface is sparkling, and seagulls soar in the sky, making cheerful chirps. The sea breeze blows with a salty and humid breath, which is refreshing.

Many players are completely attracted by the charming style of this seaside port, and walk through the streets and alleys and indulge in the novelty of opening a new map.

At this time, Li Si, led by Ivor and Grace, was taken to the west of Danerluo Port.

An elegant and gorgeous mansion appeared in front of Li Si and others, standing quietly in a green garden, and many servants were busy cleaning it.

Ivor said with a smile:

"I don't know what you like, so we decided to find this place as your temporary resting place."

"This place was built by a duke of Berdych in Port Danlo, but we took it back later."

"Lord Li Si, take a look. If it's not suitable, there are other places."

Li Si simply looked at the mansion in front of him. Although it was not as exquisite as his mansion in Cangguang City, it was spacious and bright.

Especially the courtyard outside this mansion, which was even more than ten times larger than the one on Fez Street.

"Let's go here. Anyway, I have no place to live before the castle is built."

Li Si nodded and said, still quite satisfied.

Then, Li Si did not delay and led Ivor and Grace into the reception room of this mansion.

Rossi and others began to pack up with great interest, and quickly directed the servants who stayed in the mansion to carry the large and small luggage brought here.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Li Si leaned on the sofa in the main seat and looked at the two people in front of him.

By the way, he waved his hand and asked Lisa to come and sit next to him.

Lisa saw it of course, and walked over hesitantly, with a little blush on her cheeks, and was then pulled over by Li Si.

This time, Li Si did not call anyone else to participate except Lisa.

He also considered that among his own team, Lisa was the most suitable one who was strong enough and worthy of his trust.

Li Si could not stay in Danerluo Port for a long time. He still had a lot of things to do, and the affairs of the territory would have to be handed over to others.

Li Si was going to hand over the construction of the territory and business operations to Mora. After all, the rapid and vigorous development of the White Dove Chamber of Commerce had fully proved his strength.

Then in terms of maintaining the security of the territory, Lisa was needed.

But Lisa had some attributes of a home girl.

This was a habit she had developed since she was a child. If it weren't for Li Si, she could even stay in the library and laboratory all the time and never get tired of it.

Recently, Li Si has often taken Lisa out, and the effect is also obvious. At least Lisa is not as shy and timid as before.

But this is not enough.

So Li Si was going to take Lisa with him in a short time to get her accustomed to the affairs of the territory as soon as possible.

Of course, Li Si had communicated with Lisa before this.

If Lisa really resisted, Li Si would not force her.

Ivor and Grace sat aside, their attitudes couldn't be more correct.

There was no way, the shock Joyce brought to the two of them just now had not dissipated, and their nerves were always tense.

After a moment of silence, Ivor took the lead and said:

"My Lord Duke, it's like this."

"After you left Danluo Port two months ago, the Bertich Kingdom quickly collapsed completely, and Danluo Port was also in chaos for a long time."

"Since the fall of Huangshi City, as you said, many nobles in the Bertich Kingdom were panicked, and many nobles chose to go to other places from Danluo Port, taking away all the wealth they had accumulated in Danluo Port, leaving only a lot of empty shells."

Li Si nodded, he naturally expected this.

Although Ivor and Grace are nominally the guardians of Port Danlo and the holders of the highest power in the city, in fact, the two do not have strong control over the city.

Although Port Danlo nominally belongs directly to the Berdych royal family, under the erosion of those greedy nobles for countless years, most of the chambers of commerce in the city belong to those noble families, and almost control the right to speak in Port Danlo.

Even the Berdych navy stationed in Port Danlo are those nobles.

Ivor and Grace, with their few subordinates, could not control the city normally.

Li Si had expected that after the nobles took away their wealth and manpower, the operation of Port Danerluo would be affected to a certain extent, but it should not be too big.

After all, Port Danerluo is here, and its position in the Pearl Sea is irreplaceable.

Those nobles can only take away the extraordinary professionals and high-ranking officials of the Chamber of Commerce at most, and most people cannot be taken away.

These talents are the most basic force for the maritime trade of Port Danerluo. As long as these people are there, it is not difficult for Mora to reorganize the maritime trade through the White Dove Chamber of Commerce.

And from Ivor's words, the two of them have taken measures, and Li Si naturally observed when he entered Port Danerluo that the operation order of the port terminal is normal, and there are still many ships coming and going, and it has not been affected much.

So, what does this guy want to say?

"Then what?"

Li Si nodded and continued to ask.

Ivor pursed his lips and said in a deep voice:

"Just a few days ago, some of the noble families who left before sent representatives to unite and wanted to make a deal with me."

"The general meaning is that they want Grace and I to cooperate with them to serve the upcoming lord or governor of the Kingdom of Fez, and at the same time secretly retain their previous interests in Port Danerlo. For this reason, they are even willing to give up some of their interests to the two of us."

"Because you are not here, we don't know how to report to you, so let's just... drag it on."

Ivor said a little embarrassedly. There was no way he had been a little moved before, but he didn't dare to agree to it.

However, although he defended him and Grace, he didn't hide the whole thing at all.

In the current situation, if you still want to hide it, you will die. It's better to be honest.

The Duke of Kane in front of him doesn't look like a narrow-minded person.

"This matter."

Li Si nodded, playing with Lisa's slender and slender white fingers in his hand, thinking quickly in his brain.

He did not doubt what Ivor said. He also knew Ivor's thoughts, but he did not intend to pursue them.

This was not a threat to Li Si. Besides, everyone would have thoughts. After what happened today, Ivor would definitely give up those unnecessary thoughts and work for him honestly.

For those Berdych nobles who wanted to return, it was actually a good thing for Li Si.

After all, Danerluo Port was an extremely important commercial port. It was impossible for the White Dove Chamber of Commerce under Li Si to support the trade of the entire port.

Caravans from all over the eastern part of Fanol Continent delivered different products to Danerluo Port for sale, and purchased specialties from other regions for return.

Merchant ships from other regions brought a large number of various commodities with a full range of varieties to sell at the port, and also used the profits to buy enough local specialties to bring back to their hometowns.

The Chamber of Commerce and merchants in Danerluo Port provided intermediaries and other services to make profits.

The entire maritime trade process was already quite detailed, but it was ultimately an extremely cumbersome process that required countless people to participate.

Li Si did not want to and could not swallow up the entire port's trade. Such a monopoly would not only make Li Si indigestion, but also deprive Danerluo Port of its vigorous vitality, causing it to gradually decline.

Li Si encouraged all chambers of commerce and merchants to trade in Danerluo Port and make profits.

Even players can participate in this process, which he mentioned in the lord's commission task.

Therefore, Li Si did not mind the idea of ​​the former noble families wanting to return.

But the premise of all this is "legal and compliant"!

Nobles and merchants are greedy, this is beyond doubt.

Just like Danerluo Port during the Berdych Kingdom period, the chambers of commerce secretly controlled by the nobles have made huge profits, but rarely or never paid any taxes to the Berdych Kingdom.

The taxes of Danerluo Port are collected from chambers of commerce and traveling merchants from other countries, as well as merchant ships. Even so, the taxes of Danerluo Port are also valued by King Berdych.

The chambers of commerce of the Berdychi nobles occupied most of the intermediate trade of goods, and they were the big players in the commercial trade of Port Danero!

Now, since the nobles who came back would think of bribing Ivor and Grace, they naturally wanted to evade taxes as before, or even do some black-eating-black things.

For Li Si, this behavior was just digging his corner!

After thinking for a moment, Li Si looked at Ivor and said:

"I know, Ivor, you did a good job!"

"In that case, take me to see these people now."

Ivor was a little surprised. He thought Li Si would punish him, but he didn't expect Li Si to want to meet the representatives of those noble families.

Grace gently pulled Ivor, and he reacted, and quickly stood up and said respectfully:

"Yes, Duke."

"What's the situation? Isn't that Ivor always hesitating? Why did he come here suddenly?"

Rolando Linton, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress, said dissatisfiedly, waving four or five gem rings in the air.

He had just been told by the servant, and he was so excited that he almost fainted.

"Rolando, you should wipe your face properly."

Bernard Byrne glanced at the kiss mark on Rolando's face and shook his head.

This guy is still behaving like this. Do you really think he is still the Duke?

Do you think this is still the Port of Danlo that they once controlled together?

Even if Ivor is not the guardian of Port of Danlo, he is still a gold-level wizard, and he must be respected.

They came here to discuss the deal, and they are even willing to promise Ivor and Grace a very generous profit.

The Kingdom of Fez defeated the Kingdom of Bertich and occupied the entire territory of the kingdom, which is bound to be short of manpower.

And Ivor and Grace, the gold-level strongmen with clean backgrounds, must be on the list of the Kingdom of Fez.

It is even possible that they will continue to control Port of Danlo.

The strange actions of the Fez army outside Port of Danlo before seemed to verify their judgment.

This is also the reason why those who have lost their noble titles united to trade with Ivor.

In this transaction, Rolando and Bernal were the leaders among the representatives of the old nobles, as can be seen from the gold-level guards beside them.

The Berdych Kingdom is very strange.

Like the Fez Kingdom or the Dillon Kingdom, many extraordinary powers in the country are in the hands of the royal family.

The Berdych Kingdom is different. Most of the power is in the many noble families that are constantly eroding the foundation of the kingdom.

When these noble families faced the invasion of the Fez Kingdom, their first reaction was not to gather together to resist, but to shrink their strength and prepare to escape.

It was because of their recklessness that the entire Berdych royal family was too weak, so that they had no idea of ​​resistance at all.

But even so, the gold-level guards around Rolando and Bernal are the absolute foundation of the family. Even the Duke's family cannot cultivate several gold-level strongmen.

"I have promised them so many benefits, what else is there to talk about?"

Rolando wiped his cheek casually and smiled indifferently.

"If it doesn't work, just do something to get them away and trade directly with the people newly sent by the Kingdom of Feis."

"I don't believe there are still people who don't like gold coins?"

Bernard shook his head and was too lazy to say more.

If the Linton family was not strong enough, he would not want to say a word to this arrogant man who couldn't see the situation clearly.

I hope it will go well this time!