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Chapter 833 Your Excellency Duke, you must decide for us! (Wan Reward Plus 4)

The Duke of Netherlands was having a headache.

National debt of 9 million gold coins!

Even if he didn't buy all of them, as the largest lord in the Netherlands, he took the lead in buying 20!

Not to mention, the counts, viscounts, small lords, knights of the entire Netherlands... various business groups, rich merchants, small and medium workshop owners...

They will buy these treasury bonds, a small part of which is to make money, and a large part is for apportionment!Apportionment, who will apportion?

Half is apportioned by the lord, and half is apportioned by the Holy See...

"Your Excellency, the president of the Clothes Guild, Kabir Lusen, please see me."

"Your Excellency, the President of the Flax Guild, Honathan Yate, please see me."

"Your Excellency, the president of the Carpet Guild..."

"The president of the Soap Guild..."

"The president of the Sugar Industry Guild..."

"The Fisheries Guild..."

"The Shipbuilding Guild..."

The Duke of the Netherlands holds his forehead.You can't pretend to be dead. If you pretend to be dead today, you will also go to see these people tomorrow.Moreover, if they are kept in series and things continue to ferment, it will only get worse...

He stroked his raised mustache, pressed, released, pressed, and released again.Finally, he took a deep breath and stood up from behind the desk:

"Prepare the conference hall!"

On the second floor of the castle, the conference hall facing the lake, with sparkling light outside the window, has a beautiful view.Not the most majestic, tallest and spacious room in the castle, but the most graciously decorated and peaceful room.

There is only a family emblem hanging on the wall, not even the heads of monsters, high-level armor and weapons, these things that show off the master's force are not on display.Obviously, he didn't want to create coercion over ordinary people, making them unable to speak.

The Duke of the Netherlands usually used this room when he summoned these businessmen. The servants in the castle were very proficient at which chair to sit in, whether to drink tea or coffee, and what kind of cigarettes they liked to smoke.

There is no way, the Netherlands is low-lying, the land is barren, and the salinization is extremely serious.In other places, if you sprinkle 30 pounds of wheat on an acre of land, you can harvest 200 pounds of wheat. The Netherlands?
Ha ha.

Fortunately, it grows out, and there will be a storm surge for you, and the sea water will pour in.After a year of hard work, the harvest in the field is over in an instant.

So the Dutch began to save themselves very early.Driving a small boat, fishing in the wind and waves, and selling salted fish to the Kingdom of the Rhine and the Kingdom of Kent is one of them;

Manipulating those 60-ton, 100-ton, and 200-ton boats, the smallest of which has only one mast and one triangle sail, and trafficking goods everywhere is the second;

Setting up workshops, opening workshops, refining raw sugar into refined sugar, weaving wool into woolen cloth, blankets, and various coarse or fine fabrics, processing it into clothing and other imitations, shipbuilding, weaving sails, and making soap from whale oil are the third. ...

All in all, the entire Netherlands, without the workers, the workshop owners, and the merchants, not to mention an immediate collapse, the income of the lords will plummet by at least 60%.

Therefore, the Duke of the Netherlands has always been kind to these guild leaders and business leaders.There is no way, businessmen are no more than lords, knights, or farmers who cultivate the land. They are really in a hurry, and they start the boat and run away.

And some businessmen are originally foreigners.The savages from the north brought large quantities of wood, amber and furs, along with the weapons and armor produced by the dwarves;

The merchants of the Kingdom of Kent brought large quantities of wool, undyed and unbleached fabrics, and various strange creations of magicians;

The merchants of the Kingdom of Brolin transported wine, wheat and rye from the south, and even transported precious magical items from the territory directly under the Glorious Holy See.These merchants, as a lord, do you not protect their interests?

The number of ships in the port will be reduced by [-]% tomorrow, and after a month, [-] to [-]% of the ships will be gone.Without a boat, where will the raw materials for the workshop come from?Who is the product sold to?
Therefore, no matter how angry and depressed the Duke of Netherlands is, he must comfort these people.He strode to the door of the meeting room, looked through the open door, and saw President Lu Sen of the Wool Guild huddled in a corner, his face flushed with water;

The president of the fishery guild, the iron-blooded man who came in the wind and went in the rain in the early years, relied on a small fishing boat, and gradually made a big fortune. He didn't even touch his favorite spirits, and smoked one mouthful after another. The smoke almost covered him. closed eyebrows;
The president of the carpet guild, the thin middle-aged man who claims to be the most devout and artistically cultivated, "the best carpet every year will definitely be enshrined in the cathedral", is frowning at this moment, "Bah bah!" spitting out chewing tobacco residue...

"My lord duke is here—"

The etiquette officer paused the scepter he was holding tightly, and shouted loudly.Crashing, a large crowd stood up in the conference room, saluting the Duke in a chaotic manner.As soon as the Duke took his seat, a group of people rushed to talk:

"My lord duke, is the kingdom really going to refuse to pay the national debt? Can you help us fight for it? This national debt has not been paid when it is due, and I can't turn over the money on hand, and I can't even pay the wages of the workers!"

"Yes, yes! The fishing season is coming soon, and we will wait for this money to renovate the boat and buy wooden barrels before we can go to sea! The national debt is not paid, and half of the boat is going to lie down!"

"If we have no money, how can we buy it! The new season's wool is about to come down, and if the national debt is not paid, my workshop will have to stop working if I don't have money to buy it! The wool I have now can only last for a month..."

The president of the woolen guild was frowning.The wool of the Kingdom of Kent is the best quality and most prestigious variety in the surrounding area, and only wool from the Kingdom of Kent with fine and long fibers can weave the lightest, softest and warmest wool.

However, due to the war relationship between the Kingdom of Kent and the country under the rule of the Glorious Holy See, exchange and transfers are not accepted there, only glaring gold coins are accepted.As soon as the king refused to pay, he immediately had difficulty in turnover!
"You can still go to the Kingdom of Kent to buy goods, what about me? Carolingian has raised the wool tariff several times! If this continues, even if he is willing to pay the national debt, I will go bankrupt!"

The president of the carpet guild next to him yelled together with several other presidents who made low-end textiles.Most of the wool they use comes from the hinterland of the Carolingian Kingdom. The quality is not that high, but the quantity is quite large——

In the past 20 years, Flanders, the textile city of the Netherlands, has gradually increased its purchases from the wool exchange in the royal capital of Brolin from [-]% to more than [-]% of the exchange's shipments.

The cities near the Glorious Holy See can only eat some scraps, and they can't pick up the rest until they finish buying.The result is that the price of the products made is more expensive than them, and the quality is not as good as them...

"I know that group of people are relying on the power of the Holy See to suppress us! If we raise the tariffs, they will be happy if we can't get in the goods! Your Excellency Duke, you must decide for us!"

"Yes, my lord duke, you must be the master for us!" The president of the sugar guild almost burst into tears:

"We are forbidden to directly trade with the merchants in the colonies. It will kill us! The twelve sugar towers at the king's wedding were dedicated by us. After a long time, we turned our faces and refused to recognize anyone..."

"Lord Duke!"

"Lord Duke..."

Lord Duke, one head and two big.Extremely irritable, but also bite the bullet to comfort these businessmen:

"Don't worry, everyone. Hold on first. I'll communicate with the archbishop and write a letter to the capital. If it doesn't work, I'll go to petition myself..."

"Will the king listen? Does the Holy See care about us businessmen? The teachings of the Holy See have always said that it is harder for a rich man to go to heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. But every time he wants money, he always finds ways to come to us." Scratching—”

"Hey, the king won't care about what we think." His Excellency the Duke tried to appease him:
"We, the Netherlands, bear more than half of the kingdom's tax revenue, which is three times higher than the annual income of the colonies. What good does it do for the king to kill industry and commerce? Are you counting on the income from farming?"

"Your Excellency, we are all dependent on you! You really can open the exchange to us, and the income from the old fleet will be transferred to your name! A new ship from last year!"

Duke of the Netherlands: "..." This is not necessary for the time being... If we can talk about it, everyone will have a good life, but if we can't talk about it, everyone will be in trouble...

He sent the group of businessmen away, sorted out his thoughts, and began to write letters.Letter to the Archbishop of the Netherlands, to the Earls of the Netherlands;
A letter to several reclusive powerhouses who do not occupy a large territory but whose status cannot be ignored;
A letter to several close friends he had known for many years in the capital;

Letter to the head of the financial business group...

Before the drafting of the letter was finished, the valet quickly came to report it.The Count and Lady of Ostend, the Count of Delft, the Count of Dordremet, and others all came from their respective territories at the same time.

They kept the etiquette of the nobles, and did not come to visit directly, but handed out greeting cards in advance.Even so, with a thick stack of greeting cards placed in front of him, the Duke of the Netherlands sighed helplessly:
Tired.

These earls usually write letters or send envoys when they have something to do.To invite them to a gathering, at least two months of preparation must be made in advance, and the residence, banquets, and performances are all meticulous.Now, there is nothing, and the group ran over——

It can be seen that I have been stimulated and can't sit still.So, as the largest lord in the Netherlands, what attitude should he adopt and what actions should he lead them to take?

That night, the Duke of the Netherlands tossed and turned, and didn't sleep well all night.When I got up the next day, before I got dressed and was ready to receive guests, the bad news came in one by one:
"The Earl of Delft, the top ten beer merchants, was arrested in the name of [blasphemy], and their property was confiscated!"

"The Earl of Orange, three shipyards were seized by the court, saying yes, to check the situation of fornicating heretics in detail!"

"In Flanders, all the merchants of the Kingdom of Kent were arrested and imprisoned on the charge of [Heretics]!"

"The Inquisition, Cardinal Gravella, has been appointed as the Grand Inquisitor of the Netherlands, and he has brought the Black Knight here in person!"

The black air on the Duke's face rose one layer after another.With a click, he crushed the horn wine glass in his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"Please come here, Earls, let's have a good discussion!"

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　　The small vegetable shop opposite our house was closed...

　　The iron wall is pulled around, and then welded...

　　Fortunately, yesterday and today, our family purchased a total of 20 catties of vegetables, and at the same time stored more than 10 catties of meat dishes, there is no shortage of food for the time being

　　But still anxious...

　　Update: They're still delivering!However, they were blocked because they swaggered on the sidelines and unloaded the goods when the car came to pick up the sun... Now they are still delivering the goods, and the people in the community are still receiving the goods...

　　more and more anxious...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)