Chapter 121 Collaborators
Sal City welcomed three negotiators of the Naga people.
As Leon expected, the Naga tribe in the Everglades chose to negotiate rather than revenge, and the sparse population made them attach great importance to the safety of each person.
Therefore, Leon, who holds four prisoners in his hand, completely took the initiative in the negotiations.
After a peaceful dialogue, Naga's messengers accepted Leon's request and exchanged them for four people.
Leon's conditions are actually not too much. First of all, he and the Naga tribe determined the scope of each other's territory, and made a clear boundary between the Saar territory and the Everglades, which solved the big problem of ambiguous boundaries of the territory.
The Everglades are still the Everglades of the Naga people, but with the edge of the Everglades as the line and the mountains and forests in the east and southeast as the territory of the Saar territory, there is no longer any dispute.
The second point of the negotiation is the peace agreement. The two sides promise not to invade each other's territory and not to take the initiative to start a war.According to the practice of Glorious Continent, the validity period of this agreement is ten years.
Leon knows very well that eternal peace is impossible.
Salling currently needs an environment for peaceful development. Not to mention ten years, as long as there is a stable development of three or five years, then even if the Naga people come again, he will not have the slightest fear.
These two conditions can be said to be fair and reasonable, and even the three Naga messengers were a little surprised.
So the negotiations went quite smoothly, and the messenger of Naga quickly signed his name on the document of the territorial division and the peace agreement.
But when he left, a Naga said to Leon, "We'll be back!"
For such a provocation, Leon just smiled and said nothing - if you want to come back, we also want to take back the home of the Ug tribe for generations!
At the invitation of Leon, Christina and two Templars participated in the negotiations.
Although she did not express any opinions throughout the negotiation process, the existence of the temple priest still put a lot of pressure on the messengers of Naga.
At least let the Nagas understand that Salling must not be insulted. If they have the idea of repentance in the future, they will also consider it again and again.
And through this negotiation, Christina also showed Leon's determination and confidence to expand her territory.
This is a perfect victory for Leon.
Naga's messenger left that night, and Christina returned to Glay the next morning with her entourage and Cherny.
But Sal City did not calm down because of this. That afternoon, a gray camel caravan, escorted by a group of mercenaries, came to Sal City.
Leon held a grand welcome dinner at the lord's house for this purpose.
Of course, this caravan that can be blocked through Colinworth has a different identity. It is a subordinate business group of the Gry Mercenary Union. Even if Viscount Mailer hates Salles to the bone, he does not dare to openly fight against the Mercenary Union.
Barthemi, the leader of the caravan. Fox is an old businessman of fox descent. As a member of Grand Forks, he also holds the title of Lord.
The so-called Grand Forks refers to the main lineage of the Upper Clan, such as Tiger Tiger, Lion's Rhine, and Wolf of the Wolf, which has a higher bloodline than the branch with a second surname.
This Bartimi. Fox is also the representative of the Gley Mercenary Union sent to Salles to negotiate with Leon to establish a trade union office in Sal City.
Leon's small investment in several mercenaries quickly paid off.
"Baron Leon, you are really good at creating miracles!"
At the banquet, the old fox merchant took a sip of mellow fruit wine and said to Leon with a smile, "I'm afraid that from now on, Salling will no longer be called a barbarian land."
From the other party's eyes, Leon saw something different. There was something in the old fox's words, and he seemed to know something about his details.
This is also very normal. The mercenary union is well-informed. If you want to know Leon, you will definitely get something unknown to ordinary people.
"But at present, Salling is still facing many difficulties and problems..." Leon smiled and said, "So we welcome the arrival of the mercenaries, and we also hope to establish a good friendship with the union."
"Salling has built a large enough spacious house for the union, which is a gift for us to express our sincerity to the union!"
Bartimi narrowed his eyes with a stronger smile on his face: "Thank you so much, Baron!"
The old fox's heart is not as calm as it seems.
This trip, the territorial city built in the depths of the forest and mountains, the fierce thunder beast warrior and the old and shrewdness of the lord Leon, all left a profound impact on him.
After understanding in advance, Bartemi was well aware of the current situation facing the city of Saar, and of course understood the reason why Leon took the initiative to show goodwill to the mercenary union.
When he first came to Sal City, the old fox businessman still had the idea of making more benefits for the union and himself.
But through the communication with Leon, his mind has changed - just looking at the immediate interests and abandoning long-term development, which is definitely not the work of a good businessman.
Both sides are smart people, and some words are enough. Sal is hospitable. The atmosphere of the dinner party is so warm that there is no need to talk about business at this time.
The banquets in the evening were all led by Richard, the chief chef of Salling. The fresh game in the forest, the fat fish caught in the Nucang River, and the mushroom wild vegetables with morning dew... Under the careful cooking of the chef, it became a delicious dish that was full of praise.
A barrel of strong fruit wine brewed by the Ug tribe was brought up. Rock Hammer and Concordia challenged the guards of Bartimi's entourage. A large bowl of good wine was poured, and the friendship between the two sides immediately rose sharply.
Leon singled out Bart Limi. Don't look at the old fox's thin figure. He doesn't have any ambiguity when drinking wine. After drinking more than a dozen cups in a row, he didn't change his face.
When the wine was hot, Leon took out his own cigar and baked it. After baking it, he ordered one and sent one to Bartimi.
The old fox had never smoked a cigarette, and he was a little hesitant at the beginning, but he couldn't help but be curious when he saw Leon swallowing clouds and tried it under Rayon's guidance.
After smoking a cigar, he fell in love with it: "Yes, this thing is very special and very suitable for nobles!"
"Mr. Bartimi, this is our unique cigar..." Leon smiled and introduced, "The number is very small. If you like it, I'll send you some tomorrow."
"Cigar smoke, the name is very special." There was a look of interest in Bartimi's eyes: "I like it very much, thank you!"
"Of course, good things can't be shared by yourself!" Leon smiled and said, "You can take more back and share it with your friends. If you think it's good, we can supply it for a long time."
"Baron Leon, it's a pity that you're not a businessman!" Bartimi laughed and couldn't hide his admiration for Leon.
How could he not understand that Leon wanted to use his own hands to promote this so-called "cigar smoke", which was not available before. If only Salling can be exclusively made, once it is accepted and popular among the nobles, the profit will definitely not be small.
"I can help you sell, but our business group wants all the agency rights!" The old fox and the lion opened their mouths.
In Bartimi's opinion, this thing is simply made for the aristocracy, and there is absolutely no need to worry about the lack of sales.
Leon smiled and shook his finger and said, "All of them can't be done. There is no problem with the exclusive agent in Southwest Province."
In Leon's prediction, Salling wants to go out and develop. It can't be done without his own fist specialty. The mineral deposits in the mountains can be counted as one.
However, Leon doesn't want to rely on selling resources to get the funds needed for development, so only he knows how to make cigars has become a big choice.
Now the cigars taken out by Leon are still roasted, which is not a real cigar. As long as he can open the market, he can build a special cigar workshop to make authentic cigars for the aristocracy, which is a truly sustainable and profitable project.
There is no need to talk to smart people. Leon and Bartimi communicated very happily, and the two sides quickly reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.
The dinner lasted until late at night. The old fox, who was forced to drink dozens of glasses of fruit wine by Leon, finally fell to the ground and was helped to the guest room to rest.
After killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, arranging people to settle down a group of guests, the drunken Leon returned to his bedroom.
He had just opened the door when someone held his arm next to him: "Your Excellency, you are drunk. Let me serve you to bathe!"
The soft voice came to the ear, and the fragrance of the female body was like a spark falling into the gunpowder barrel, suddenly igniting the long-accumulated desire in Leon's body.
Leon, who was a little dizzy, rudely hugged the people around him in his arms, stretching out his big hands and kneading her plump breasts and round buttocks up and down.
The woman in her arms murmured. Instead of resisting Leon's invasion, she stretched out her arms and hugged his tiger waist tightly and took the initiative to look up and send a kiss.
Is it Xue Ni? Leon instinctively felt that it was a little inappropriate. Elder Monstein repeatedly explained that she could not eat it before she became a real shaman.
But didn't she go to Grate City with Christina? Leon shook his head hard to make himself a little more sober.
He found that there was a kind of Xue Ni in his arms, but the black elf Anlan!
With an incomparable body, a charming and beautiful face, and the softness picked by Ren Jun, Leon felt that he was holding a fire.
If he can stand it under such circumstances, he is simply not a man!
Of course, Leon is a man, and he is also a man among men!
(to be continued)