Chapter 189

Hearing Ren's words, the faces of the nobles at the table changed slightly, and they felt angry.

With such an arrogant posture, they simply don't take them seriously.

Sonas, the Marquis of Jiliu, raised his hand, stopped Pilino Eden who was about to utter a reprimand, and said calmly: "Earl of Glamorgan, we negotiated with sincerity, and your excellency is not the kind of unreasonable person , please dismount and speak."

Ren looked at the legendary berserker.

Yesterday, he was hit by himself, and he was seriously injured. The spine on his back was almost broken. Today, he is alive and well, with a ruddy complexion, and it is almost impossible to see that he has just been injured.

But in the eyes of the soul, his soul is in a weak state, and his strength is less than half of what it used to be.

Hey, the silver-like wax gun head is not good for use.

Ren remained calm, and the atmosphere was deadlocked for more than ten seconds. He examined the Marquis Ji Liu for a long time before jumping off the dragon horned horse.

He sat down at the table and formed a confrontation with the seven people opposite him.

"I'm really not an unreasonable person." Ren said in a very calm tone: "I just want to get back what belongs to me."

While speaking, his eyes swept over the seven lords and representatives, facing the rulers of Modu, he did not show the slightest timidity, but overwhelmed them with momentum, "It is you who want to negotiate, not me. "

Ren knocked on the table, "Where is your sincerity?"

"Your Excellency, please take a look." Sonas pushed a page of parchment on the table in front of him, "This is the terms we have drawn up, if you are not satisfied..."

Crackling.

A bolt of lightning burst out from Ren's hand, directly burning the parchment to ashes without even looking at it.

Sona was stunned for a moment.

Ren sneered, "What kind of bullshit clause, is this what you call sincerity?"

The Earl of Atlanc, Pirino Eden, stood up abruptly, couldn't hold back his anger any longer, pointed at Ryan and was about to curse, but found that Ryan was sitting there, looking at him slantingly , the eyes seem to be able to see through the heart.

"If you dare to spit out a dirty word, today is your death day."

Ren's tone did not fluctuate at all, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, rather than threatening the life of a real earl.

But Pirino felt the pressure.

As if his skull had been lifted, he was poured into a basin of snow water, his lips trembled a few times, but in the end he didn't dare to make a sound, and sat down a little helplessly.

Sonas's face was also ugly.

He had never been in such a difficult situation in his life.

There were two holy soul wizards standing behind Ren, who really couldn't afford to provoke them.

What's more, Ren's own strength is also ridiculously strong. Even if he spent a lot of money to treat the legendary pastor of the Church of the Earth with the hammer yesterday, his back still hurts unbearably.

Seeing Ryan's youthful face, Sonas felt so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

He lived for more than a hundred years, and he was a marquis lord, but now he was slapped in the face by a boy who was just twenty years old.

"Young man, tell me about your conditions." Kailin Pumol broke the silence. Her voice was hoarse but had a special charm. It seemed that she had experienced countless strong winds and waves, which reminded people of the smell of the sea.

Ren glanced at the Countess, who was said to be wealthy, her emotional hostility was second only to Pilino's, but it was completely invisible on her face.

He secretly vigilant, put up two fingers.

"I only have two demands: first, get out; second, lose money!"

Kailin showed some interest, and leaned forward slightly, "The request you mentioned is too general, can you be more specific?"

She unknowingly became the protagonist of the negotiation, but Sonas didn't care at all, on the contrary, he was happy to see this, and just watched with cold eyes.

Ren broke off the first finger: "First, I will give you three days, and all the extraordinary powers will withdraw from my territory. Those land assets that originally belonged to me, such as this Yangshui port, as well as manors, farms, Not only must all the plantations be returned, but the employee farmers who operate these assets must be left to me.”

This request is not too much, because this is the land that belongs to the lord.

Sonas and others found it acceptable, and they were ready to give up these land assets when they were preparing for negotiations.

Now is not the agricultural era hundreds of years ago.

Although the foundation of the nobility is still the land, the importance of the land has declined slightly. The greatest wealth does not come from the output of the land, but the industrial and commercial real estate under the control of capital.

Seeing that they had no objection, Ryan stretched out his second finger and continued: "Article 2, the 24 factories you built in the territory, and the 33 buildings in the 'Six Deep Corners' business district, one One hundred and sixty stores can be reserved for the time being..."

Before he finished speaking, the nobles of Modu couldn't help but be overjoyed. They didn't expect Ren to be so generous.

These factories, storefronts and commercial real estate are the most valuable things in their territory of Glamorgan, second only to the two ports.

Their value is much higher than those farmland manors, at least ten times more!

That's the real deal.

However, when they heard what Ren said later, they were all furious.

"It can be reserved for the time being, but I want to own half of the shares." Ren ignored the anger on the faces of the nobles opposite, and said lightly: "I checked the books of previous years, and your factories and stores have never paid taxes, so you must make it up for me. , not even a single golden shield.”

"It's impossible!" Pilino Aiden finally couldn't help it.

Ren raised his eyebrows.

Pilino is a ninth-level wizard, and his strength is not weak, but for some reason, he is always inexplicably guilty when facing Rennes, and Rennes glanced at him, as if he was stripped naked and standing under the sun, There is no secret to keep.

He bite the bullet and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's half of the equity or paying back taxes, it's impossible!"

Ren snorted.

If it weren't for these factories and stores, a large number of professional talents are needed to operate them. I don't have manpower, and I don't have a place to recruit in a short time.

"If you don't give me half of the equity, then you don't want it."

Ryan put on an indifferent attitude, and said very forcefully: "I will send people to smash up these factories and stores now."

He is not joking. There are factories and stores opened by other people in the territory, which do not belong to the nobles of Modu. They occupy more than two-thirds of the entire industry, and they can be taxed normally.

"Wait." Sonas hurriedly stopped him.

Ren looked at him.

"Half shareholding is too much." Sonas said sincerely: "Many of these industries are not exclusive to each of us, and there are other partners who are not ordinary people. If you want to leave half, we cannot ask them explain."

When he mentioned the partners, he looked up at the floating city in the sky, and vaguely pointed out that there were wizards from Wezeland among the partners.

Then he tentatively said: "Why don't we hand over 30% of the shares, what do you think?"

"I want half of it. There is no discussion. How to explain it to others is your business." Ren flatly refused.

The industry in one's own territory must own half of the shares to obtain absolute control.

Otherwise, we will inevitably have to shirk and argue in the future.

"you……"

Sonas was extremely annoyed. When meeting such a strong negotiator, none of the methods of coercion and temptation he used to deal with other people could be used.

Half of the equity is really too much, it's even more distressing than cutting flesh, and I can't decide for a while.

The two sides reached a stalemate.

Ren didn't want to give the other party time to buffer, and said lightly: "My patience is limited, and what you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get it at the negotiating table."

The nobles of Modu were shocked.

Kailin Pummer's eyes were bright, as if he was about to get to know Ryan again, he kept looking at him. Rosa Gross, who has been silent all the time, like an outsider, also cast a surprised look.

Pilino's face was cloudy and he couldn't say a word.

Sonas shook his head and sighed softly.

Since he failed to kill Ren, and was afraid that the two holy soul wizards behind Ren would be forced to the negotiating table, then don't try to win too good conditions, it's just to reduce a little loss.

He made eye contact with several lords and representatives, then turned around and said, "I can give you half of the shares."

Ren smiled calmly.

In fact, he was already happy in his heart, and secretly shouted: "Fuck, I'm rich now!"

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect, I actually achieved many small goals in another world!"

"With so many small goals, it should be regarded as 'medium meaning'."

Ryan has made an estimate that the value of half of the shares of these factories, stores and commercial real estate is about 8 million to 10 million gold shields!

One gold shield in the empire is exchanged for one thousand copper dollars, and the monthly salary of workers is about eight hundred copper dollars. Ten million gold shields are equivalent to ten billion copper lisos. For anyone in this world, even a dragon with a huge treasure, It is a huge fortune that is irresistible.

Of course, it's just a valuation. If you sell it, the amount will definitely shrink significantly, and you may only get one or two million gold shields.

Only a fool would do this kind of killing of chickens and eggs.

The more he earns in the future, the more taxes he will pay to the empire and the Duke of Silver Star. Master Anxi must have something to say, not all of it belongs to him.

There are plenty of places to spend money, and you can never have too much money.

Ren calmed down, and suddenly heard Emily's breathing became a little heavier beside him.

He turned his head, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the spirit of the dragon-born apostle was in a violent shock, and his expression was a little unnatural. Obviously, she knew the value of these properties.

"As expected of a dragon descendant with the blood of a giant dragon, and a woman, wealth is too attractive to her."

The corner of Ren's mouth moved.

He knocked on the table, looked across to Sonas and the others, and said, "Now it's time to talk about paying taxes."

The nobles of Modu couldn't help being stunned.

They have already handed over half of their equity, so why do they have to pay taxes?

Sonas, the Marquis of Jiliu, was extremely dissatisfied, "Half of these properties now belong to Your Excellency, and it is too much to pay taxes again?"

"The present is the present, and the past was the past."

Ren stared at him, and said as a matter of course: "You evaded taxes in the past and caused losses to the Territory of Glamorgan. As the lord, I will definitely recover it. You are all lords. Do you think you didn't see someone evading taxes in the territory? "

Sonas was so angry that his hands trembled, but he couldn't refute.

They used all kinds of means to occupy Glamorgan Territory, and worked hard to manage it. Of course, it is impossible to pay taxes. How can there be any reason to pay taxes for themselves? Moreover, after paying taxes, it will be difficult to keep accounts, and some of them will inevitably be taken away by the empire.

After so many years, the amount of tax evasion must add up to an astronomical figure.

If all the compensation is paid, it is better to abandon these factories and stores and just close them.

Sonas took a deep breath and asked, "How much do you want?"

Ren knew that it was impossible to recover all the tax money, and it could not exceed the value of half of the shares, even if it was close, otherwise it would be too late and scare the nobles away.

He stretched out a finger: "One million gold shields, the previous taxes will be written off."

There was silence on the pier.

The lords on the opposite side of the negotiating table all had different expressions.

Renn had already opened the eyes of the soul before speaking, carefully observed their emotional changes, and used a larger amount to test their bottom line.

One million gold shields may not be available to a single noble family.

But the seven nobles are divided in proportion, so that's not much.

Modu is a world-renowned trading capital. These seven nobles can be said to be incomparably rich, richer than the kings of some smaller countries. It should not be a problem for each family to give out hundreds of thousands of gold shields in cash.

Don't forget, the property of Glamorgan Territory is only a small part of the assets they own, and the real assets are still in their respective territories.

Especially the Pumol family, as the overlord of the empire's maritime trade, possessed immeasurable wealth.

The Gloss family of Viscount Stoind sits in the central city of Modu, and they are certainly not short of money. Their wealth may be second only to the Pummer family, but they do not have much interest in Glamorgan, so they are not ahead. Let Luo Sargloss was present to witness, but did not speak, leaving Sonas to decide.

However, to Ryan's surprise, the emotional reactions of Sonas and others were extremely intense.

It seems that this one million gold shield can kill them.

"Impossible!" Pilino refused.

Kailin Pummer shook his head again and again, "You are simply more greedy than a dragon..."

"You want a million gold shields, why don't you go and rob them?" Sonas also ignored his demeanor and angrily accused Ren of being too greedy.

Rosa Gloss and the representatives of the other three noble families couldn't help standing up and condemning.

Ren can't help being a little surprised, the reactions of these people are all real, it seems that they really can't get a million gold shields, shouldn't it?

The seven nobles who rule Modu don't even have one million gold shields, and no one will believe them.

Where did all their money go?

Ren thought to himself, but with a weird smile on his face, he looked at Sonas and replied, "How can you earn more money from you for robbing? You can't grab a million gold shields even if you go to the bank."

The nobles of Modu were speechless for a while.

After a long time, Sonas said in a deep voice: "One million gold shields is too much, you won't force us any more."

Seeing that he wasn't lying, and that there was a faint hint of turning the table away, Ryan softened his tone: "One million gold is not negotiable, but I allow you to pay in installments."

Sonas showed hesitation, and the other lords were also a little moved.

Ren can now confirm that they really have no money and cannot afford a million gold shields.

Several nobles got up and left the negotiating table, went a little farther to set up a soundproof force field, and talked for a while with their backs to Rennes, and then came back. Sonas said with a cold face: "If the payment is divided into five years, every year from our factory I will deduct 200,000 gold from the income of the store, and this amount is acceptable."

"Now I have to hand over the first payment, two hundred thousand gold shields." Ren knew that this was almost their bottom line.

"Deal." Sonas didn't bargain any more.

They didn't have 200,000 gold shields in cash, so they immediately sent people back to get the money.

While waiting for the money to be sent, Sonas rewrote an agreement, stipulating the outcome of the negotiation. After the two parties confirmed that there was no problem, they swore in the name of the three empire gods and the god of wealth and trade "Wojin", and signed the agreement. Their respective names and stamped with the family seal.

In less than half an hour, 200,000 gold shields were delivered to Ren.

Half of them are gold tickets with a face value of 100,000, and the remaining half are golden shields of the Empire. The total weight is more than 1,000 pounds, and they are filled with four large boxes.

Ren put away the golden ticket, but found that there were too many golden shields, and the space for the dimensional ring couldn't fit.

He had to take out the Guns of Rambo to clear the space before he packed all four boxes into the ring.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes fell on Rambo's gun.

"This is the legendary soul gun!"

People's eyes were full of curiosity. The value of a legendary weapon was many times higher than the 200,000 gold shield, and it couldn't be bought even with 2 million gold.

But Ren didn't care and threw it to Sicarius.

"Sicarius, hold it for me."

"Ah... yes, boss." Sicarius quickly caught it with a look of panic on his face.

Rambo's gun was only over two hundred pounds, not as good as his great sword, but it seemed to weigh ten thousand pounds in his hands, and he held it carefully for fear of breaking it.

After Ren received the money, he unceremoniously saw off the guests.

"Everyone, this is my port, you should leave." According to the agreement, in the future, if the armed forces of other nobles in Modu want to enter the Territory of Glamorgan and go out to sea by boat, they must report to the High Castle of Clear Water in advance, and they can only do so with permission. Let it go, otherwise it's an invasion.

Sonas and the others were all suffocated and didn't want to stay for a second.

Especially Pilino Aiden, he has controlled this Yangshui Port for many years and painstakingly managed and built it, but now he wants to give it away, and his heart is bleeding.

Rosa Gross immediately mounted the griffin and flew away with ten griffin riders.

A group of nobles boarded a steamer parked at the pier, ready to leave.

"Earl of Glamorgan," Kailin Pummer suddenly turned around and asked, "Is Priscilla's Sea God Orb in Your Excellency's hands? I am willing to offer ten thousand gold shields to redeem it."

"It's OK to redeem it, but you need to add more money."

Ren took out the orb from the ring and showed it to the other party.

Kailin Pummer could tell at a glance that there was no demon soul in the orb, but for the storm priest, the real value of the orb was the Tears of the Sea God, which was extremely hard to find, and the demon soul was second, so go buy a suitable one. Elemental creatures are fine.

She considered for a while, and bid: "Twenty thousand gold shields."

Renn was unmoved. Aushilia said that the value of a Sea God Orb exceeds the best equipment, and may even be close to epic equipment. If you want to buy it back for 20,000 gold shields, you are bullying yourself for not knowing how to do it.

Countess Kailin gritted her teeth, threw out a stack of 30,000 gold shields and said with a wry smile, "I don't have any more."

"Okay, it's yours now." Ren caught the golden ticket and threw the Tears of the Sea God back.

The countess has been sucked dry by herself today.

Kailin Pumore boarded the ship and left without looking back, fearing to stay here, even the last golden shield was snatched by Ren, as if fleeing in despair.

Standing on the pier watching the noble ship of Modu sail away, Ren let out a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

As soon as he turned around, he met a pair of purple eyes.