Black Iron Crown

"Of course I have something to do, otherwise I won't bother you at this time!" Reiner smiled and knocked on the table.

Today's meeting is a very formal conversation, so it is not full of ingredients like the banquet held a few days ago. There is only a glass of light ale in front of everyone.

Everyone sat down one after another, wanting to hear what Reiner had to say.

"It's people like this. As I said before, the interests of our royal family should be protected. At the same time, I am willing to give something to increase the strength of our royal family!"

Hearing this, the royal lords raised their spirits and looked at Leiner.

"With the support of the queen, the upstarts are becoming more and more arrogant, and the law prohibiting private fights enacted by the old emperor may have existed in name only!"

Reiner tapped the table lightly, and the rest of the lords couldn't help frowning.

They also thought about it in their hearts. In fact, as Reiner said, because of the weakening of the royal power, they lost the constraints on various places, and most importantly, the strength of the royal lords who most supported the old emperor's decree was greatly reduced. , Even if you want to maintain those laws, you are powerless.

The lords everywhere have their own conflicts of interest. After losing the biggest deterrence of the royal family and the powerful law enforcers like the royal lords, I am afraid that wars of interests will start everywhere.

"There used to be a lot of conflicts of interest between us and those upstarts..."

The faces of the royal lords became more and more dignified. Reiner was right, they had always had such worries.

The royal lords lost too much in the last counter-insurgency war and lost their original deterrent power, while the upstarts have expanded their strength under the queen's favor.

Once they are greedy and want to get more territory and benefits, then private wars between each other are very likely to happen.

Although the royal lords are still supporters of the royal rule, judging from the behavior of the queen before, she doesn't seem to care that the interests of these royal lords are violated, and she is even one of the offenders.

Thinking of these, a sense of crisis can't help rising from the bottom of everyone's heart.

"Duke Rainer is right, we must be prepared!" The Earl of Preston pondered for a moment and then nodded.

The Duke of Antares also said deeply: "Indeed,

Those guys can do anything! "

As the son of Grand Duke Mabula, Antal, who had just inherited the title of duke, also considered a lot, and he was also one of the protectors of the interests of the royal family.

"So? Earl Reiner, what do you think we should do?" The Duke of Antal looked at Reiner, and he knew that Reiner must have summoned the lords today because the tower had an idea.

Reiner glanced at everyone with a smile, and then said: "What I mean is that we, relatives with the same blood, should watch out for each other, and support each other in case of difficulties, so that the gang of upstarts have no chance!"

"Hmph! Do you still need to say this? We will naturally do this. If there is no better way, you should stop talking. Each of us can do it!"

Earl Von Lens was obviously still brooding over what happened yesterday, and said to Reiner with a cold snort.

"Of course it's not just like that!" Reiner was not annoyed after being questioned, and continued: "I mean, we should deepen our cooperation with each other and help each other!"

"What do you want to do?" The Earl of Preston seemed to have thought of something, looking at Reiner expectantly and asked.

"I plan to sell the steel and armor from the northern border to 50% of the current price. No matter who is present, as long as you are willing to buy steel and armor from the northern border, the price will be 50%! "

"What do you guys think?" Reiner looked at the royal lords confidently.

He didn't believe that this group of people could refuse such a great offer.

Reiner's conditions were dropped among the crowd like a blockbuster, which immediately aroused their discussions.

Iron and steel produced in the northern border has always been in short supply. In the entire Ridka Empire, there are only a handful of small iron mines except for the northern border, and the quality is not considered good.

As a result, nearly all steel used throughout the Empire came from the North.

That's why the Northern Territory was cut off from the imperial capital by Earl Zhebo before, which made the imperial capital so nervous.

And the 50% price reduction now means that you can buy the same amount of steel at half the price, or you can buy twice the steel at the same price.

That is to say, they can arm more armored soldiers and have more powerful regular troops, so that their ability to protect themselves is much stronger than before.

Looking at these excited royal lords, Leiner couldn't help showing a look of complacency.

Although the price has been reduced, Leiner's income will not necessarily decrease. His steel is the only one in the empire, and the imperial capital and the upstarts also need steel.

The price here has been reduced, and the big deal is to raise the price there. Anyway, I have expressed my dissatisfaction with the imperial capital before, so it is logical to raise the price of steel at this time.

"Ahem..." Reiner coughed lightly, interrupting the discussion of the royal lord.

The royal lords stopped for a round, and then set their eyes on him.

"You also know that the recent agricultural development in the north is very good, so in addition to steel, I am also willing to export food to you!"

The export of grain did not cause any sensation. After all, everyone's territory produces grain, and no one is willing to spend too much money to buy these things that are grown in their own territory.

"No problem, Earl Rainer, your proposal is great! You really deserve to be the descendant of Moreland!"

All the royal lords began to give Rainer a high hat and sing praises.

However, it is impossible for Reiner to just pay without asking for anything in return. He continued: "Of course, in order for us to be strong together, I propose that when targeting the merchants in our territories present, all exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes other than commercial taxes should be exempted." , and tolls!"

"This will not only promote commercial activities in our territory, but also increase our commercial income. What do you think?"

After thinking for a while, these royal lords nodded in agreement.

In fact, quite a few of them don't understand the significance of canceling tolls, and only think that this is an additional condition of Reiner.

"So, the alliance between us has been reached now?" Reiner said with a smile.

The royal lords looked at each other, and then nodded: "Yes, Duke Lena, from today you represent the interests of our royal family! We will unite around you and obey your orders!"

"Very good! I will definitely protect everyone's interests! I will definitely lead you to fight against the damn upstarts! Protect the glory of the Moland family!"