Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Are you sure that Windermere will be willing to negotiate with you? After all, five years ago, well, now it's six years ago, you were the only one who stood by and watched coldly during that battle."

"It's true that there is a deep rift between me and the royalists, but Windermere is a military noble like me after all. We have cooperated with each other in the past when facing Leithania, so we have some friendship. If I take the initiative to show goodwill at this time, the other side should not reject it harshly."

Wellington said thoughtfully.

"This time, the other party took the initiative to send an envoy to visit my territory with you. This means that Windermere should also be trying to find new partners at this time. After all, his king is dead, and he can't shake hands with those guys who hanged the king."

"It seems so...Do you need me to help you make some connections?"

The man asked, tapping his fingers on the armrest of the wheelchair thoughtfully.

"That's fine. It just so happens that the envoy from Windermere is in your delegation. You can ask for me indirectly."

Wellington nodded.

"I'll help you with this when I get back - now, shouldn't we talk about the deal between us?"

The old man's movements paused.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Talk about the reward for helping you to get in touch with people around you - I am now the Minister of Honglu Temple of Da Yan, not the Minister of Foreign Affairs of your Tara."

Qiao Yelan slowly and methodically sorted things out.

"You let me release the Longmen coins because you asked me to help you find the blood of King Gale. I can help you contact the various forces around you. As the middleman, you can't ask me to work for nothing, right?"

"...What have you set your sights on now?"

Wellington hesitated for a while, and finally asked this question dejectedly.

"I think your underground battleship factory is pretty good. Let me feel it... ahem, no, let me learn from it."

"How did you know!"

The old man was immediately shocked and angry.

"No, have you gone crazy from being on the bridge all day, or have you drunk too much? Do you really think I'm blind?"

Qiao Yelan curled her lips.

"At least a quarter of the warships in your fleet are new models designed by Ursus in collaboration with your engineers. How come I didn't know that Ursus still has excess production capacity to make these things into foreign trade products?"

The number of new warships that Nicholas had was not much more than that of Wellington.

On the surface, the several shipyards of the Grand Duke of Wellington that are still in operation are all fully scheduled for work, from refurbishing domestic warships to external orders. There is simply no time for Columbia to produce new warships for him.

Then Qiao Yelan paid a little more attention to the list of resources purchased by the Duchy of Wellington from abroad, and the answer was basically written on his face - it turns out that you really are worthy of being someone who can make friends with Emmanuel, and your methods are exactly the same.

"The exchange of warship technology with Ursus is not entirely my output - Ursus also has its own industrial characteristics. For example, they pay the most attention to the speed of mass production, so the design and construction of this new warship is also the same. Therefore, after my engineers came back, they further streamlined the construction process."

"Except for the keel, many other parts of the entire warship can be produced in modular form and then assembled together - so we just need to produce the other parts first, then lay the keel in the large external dock, and then assemble and outfit them."

Seeing that the opponent had directly pointed out the flaw, Wellington could only sigh and tell his own method of replacing the original with the fake.

"After the keel is laid, the time required for splicing and outfitting is about the same as the normal time required to refurbish a warship, right?"

"Yes."

The case has been solved. Refurbishment means putting the lid on and then turning it over to create a new battleship.

No wonder even Qiao Yelan didn't know where he got these cards from. Who could have thought that an old battleship that was advertised as being refurbished would become the latest battleship after the refurbishment?

"And what about those old battleships of yours?"

"Well, after removing the armor and turrets, replacing the boiler, slightly modifying the appearance, and finally applying a layer of paint, it can be delivered as a large commercial order."

Live together.

Qiao Yelan decided to take back what he had said before. Grand Duke Wellington is simply a business genius.

No matter how old a warship is, its design standard is still that of a warship, so it is too easy to use it to fool business orders - after all, it is just old, not old. The maintenance of a strictly trained military is not the fake and pretentious level of a merchant ship.

Therefore, not only did no one give a bad review for Wellington's trick of replacing the original with the fake one, but the buyers even gave it a thumbs up, saying that the thing was sturdy enough that even a natural disaster would not knock out even the screws.

No wonder this guy is not interested in Longmen coins. It turns out that he is selling ships at a high price.

"drawing."

Qiao Yelan stretched out his hand.

"Pay."

Wellington also leaned on his sword and poked it into the ground.

The two of them just stared at each other.

"Give me the blueprints, and I'll help you win over the surrounding forces."

"Don't give me that. As long as I show a little kindness, others will definitely come to me to sign a contract. This is the mercy of a strong man - you have to pay more!"

"How do you know that others won't think you're weak and cowardly?"

"If they have the guts to test me, I'll break their legs!"

The two continued to glare at each other.

"Hmph... After so many years of trading, you're becoming more and more like a businessman."

"Thanks to you, at least I have learned a lot about pricing power."

Qiao Yelan put away that attitude and returned to his original expression.

"I can add money, but I have to find a suitable reason. Times have changed. I have been kicked out of Ursus. Now my base is all in Casimir. I can only say that there is some connection with Leitania, but not much. I have to find a way to secretly send this money in without anyone noticing."

This is indeed a problem.

Ursus and Lethania, the emperors served by the man in front of him have all passed away, the country has also changed dramatically, and many relationships and channels have long been closed and disappeared.

Wellington looked at Qiao Yelan who was in deep thought.

Only this man seemed to have always stayed in the past. It was like this decades ago and it was still like this decades later. From his appearance and behavior, it seemed as if time had stopped for him.

Is it that his life transcends time - or has time already locked him in place?

"There is a way - I can inject capital into you in the name of the Duke of Windermere."

Qiao Yelan's words interrupted Wellington's thoughts.

"By the Duke of Windermere?"

Wellington was a little puzzled.

"You are planning to sign a treaty with the other party this time. I think you can just sign the treaty knowing that it is fine. But as for the publicity, it can be said that the Duke of Windermere spent a large amount of political donations to make you reluctantly agree to this matter."

Qiao Yelan's words became more and more fluent, and it was obvious that he had just perfected the entire plan.

"Look, this way I not only have a legitimate reason to give you some money, but it also makes other people around you subconsciously think that if they want to have a good relationship with you, they have to give you more money."

"In this way, in addition to the money from me, you can also get free investment from other forces that want to get closer to you - this price should be enough."

The man looked at Wellington.

This is a good thing - Wellington is just ashamed to talk about money, not that he doesn't like to talk about money. If someone is willing to give money voluntarily, it would definitely be a good thing.

"This is a good idea."

The old man relented. After all, the drawings could be sold while they were still valuable, so it would be better to sell them first - if he sold them to Qiao Yelan, the boomerang wouldn't hit him anyway.

"But are you sure you can get the consent of the Duke of Windermere?"

"It's okay. He doesn't know that you are the one who is planning to sign this treaty. When the time comes, I will tell him that I can help you stop the military competition. I think he will be very happy. After all, he doesn't have many years left to live. He has to think about his future."

Qiao Yelan had a look as if he had everything under control.

"Then I will threaten him directly that the Duke of Wellington has a big appetite and it is difficult to satisfy him. He might even have to borrow money from me - and he doesn't know what the money is for."

Hearing this, the old man gritted his teeth.

This guy is still the same as always, unwilling to take any loss. He took out a sum of money to buy his own drawings, and then turned around to make it back from others - spending the same money to buy two things is his signature tactic.

How could he not accept it?

Of course not. After all, the money goes into your own pocket. As for what role the money plays in the circulation process, what does it have to do with you?

Thinking of this, Wellington nodded, agreeing with Qiao Yelan's plan.

"Well, it seems that our discussion was indeed very efficient - do you have any other questions?"

"Indeed, there is - what is your plan for this Longmen Coin?"

Wellington's words were somewhat beyond Qiao Yelan's expectations.

"Is it a short-term debt certificate? You can redeem it with money later, or do you really plan to issue it for a long time?"

"Of course I have to continue playing. I played that trick back then just to raise the most funds from the nobles in the shortest possible time. Didn't you see that I used the reputation of Dayan as collateral? I am no longer at the age of raising funds with shell companies. I only play for the real thing."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand.

——So this thing can make more money faster than you can by cheating people, right?

Wellington silently made a check mark in his heart.

Don't ask why he believed Qiao Yelan's words so easily and decided to really get involved. This was the conclusion his past experience and wisdom brought him -

Because if Qiao Yelan really wants to keep the thing in your hand, lying down and starting immediately should be the action that will minimize the loss.

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PS: I seldom answer questions in the thread. The fifty-character limit is disgusting, and when a question is answered down to the third level, it will start to get distorted.

Therefore, this is the last answer, and it will only stay at the level of why the transaction between Wellington and Ursus through Leithania was not verified or stopped by any force. Even if you ask further, I will not answer it again.

I'm just a novelist. It's not realistic to expect me to write a perfect novel for you without any questionable logic.

What's more, reality may not be as logical as my novels.

For example, Casimir's merchants and knights -

Why would a businessman sell things to a country that is bound to attack him?

——Turn left and ask the eldest son of the Kong family who sold oil to the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War.

Why doesn't the military try to stop two neighbors who don't share a border with each other from engaging in military exchanges and trade?

——Turn right and ask about Poland during the period of Soviet-German cooperation in the 1930s.

As for Victoria, the fragmented country itself did not have enough ability to stop it, and Qiao Yelan was also able to control the others at that time.

Why didn't the Elector of Leithania stop it?

Because the Witch King's prestige is enough to intimidate the Electors.

The Witch King himself has no interest in politics or war. He is a pure scholar who uses terror to squeeze enough funds and resources for himself. The things sold by Archduke Wellington are indeed in high demand, but they can only be used in war. They are not as attractive to him as the tolls paid by Qiao Yelan.

The character of the Witch-King and his prestige among the Electors were not my settings, but the original designs of Hypergryph.

Even if you don't play the game or read the plot, I have described the personality of the Witch-King in the previous Leithania chapter to explain why the Witch-King allowed the Tower of Babel to have such a status in Leithania.

that's all.

Also, as an aside, it is now 1078, and there are still years before the game plot begins, so please don’t force the characters’ personalities and portraits to fit, after all, people grow up.

Chapter 116 Fun People

After the secret conversation between Qiao Yelan and Grand Duke Wellington, the other members of the delegation finally enjoyed the treatment they deserved - a dinner attended by Grand Duke Wellington in person.

At this dinner, the "lovable and amiable" Ambassador Qiao Yelan "successfully introduced" Grand Duke Windermere's son-in-law to Grand Duke Wellington, giving the two sides an opportunity to communicate.

In the subsequent talks, Wellington's just the right friendliness and hints made Kent, who was carrying out his mission, feel relieved - it turned out that Lord Joe was right, as long as he was willing to pay more money, Grand Duke Wellington was still very kind.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Qiao Yelan. I will go back and prepare the funds to formally sign a treaty with Grand Duke Wellington. I will definitely keep your help in mind."

"Nothing, it's the agreed price. Your father-in-law meant that Lady Windermere would be in charge of the internal affairs, commanding the army and land of Windermere, and you would be in charge of the external affairs, responsible for the diplomatic politics between the territory and other forces."

Qiao Yelan waved his hand, indicating that Kent didn't need to be polite.

"Your wife has a rather stubborn personality. Her decisiveness is only reflected in her military affairs. However, in politics, she is often unable to react to many things on the spot, and needs you or her father to explain. However, in the political game, public response is an extremely important part. You must remember this."

"You can slowly tell your wife about many things, but don't let her show her attitude or get involved at the first moment. Otherwise, you will end up being dragged into a situation that you can't control."

Kent listened carefully to the man's warning and took every word to heart.