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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
GOR Chapter 196: This Is What You Call Awe-Inspiring!
This was not what Du Wei had expected.
He had received a rare cold reception in Mulan City!
With his status as the Duke of the Empire and the Regent's favor, Du-Wei was also born into a famous military family (Although the Rowling family has fallen, but in the circle of nobles who pay attention to family status and tradition, Du-Wei was still considered one of their own). Not to mention, Du-Wei himself was also a powerful magician.
Along the way from the capital to here, every time he passed by a city, the local chief executive would greet him with the grandest of etiquette.
However, when they arrived at Mulan City, the Royal Army officer who was leading the way did not see a single person from the Governor's Office of the Nuling Province. Not even the lowest level reception official was there!
This caused the Royal Army officer to become furious! Who are they? They are Heaven's favoured children, the Emperor's Royal Army! They are three levels above the officials! Along the way, the local officials were not only respectful towards Du Wei, they were also respectful towards the Royal Army. When had they ever received such cold treatment?
Seeing that there was not a single reception official from the Governor's Office at the city gate, and even the soldiers guarding the city gate were blocking their way, asking to see their clearance documents … such a large number of carriages and hundreds of regular guards, naturally, they could not just let them enter the city.
Just as the Royal Army officer was about to explode in anger, Philip jumped down from Du Wei's carriage. He walked to the side of the Royal Army officer and whispered a few words. Only then did the Royal Army officer angrily pull out the documents from his bosom and toss it to the soldiers guarding the city.
"Did you see it clearly?! This is the badge on my armour! "The Royal Army officer shouted out arrogantly.
Who would have thought that the Mulan City Garrison Army would think that he was unyielding and coldly glanced at the Royal Guard and replied in a neutral tone, "It's because I can tell that you're a Royal Guard that I have to specially check you! If you leave your post without orders, you are guilty of rebellion! Hmph. "
The royal guard was stifled, but due to Du Wei's orders brought by Philip, he did not dare to lose his temper. He patiently waited for the other party to check the documents before venting his anger by whipping his horse. Then, he led his men into the city.
The soldier guarding the city looked on coldly and mocked, "Hmph, people from the south don't know how to properly cherish their horses. How can a person who doesn't cherish his horse be fit to be a cavalryman? "
These words were heard by Du Wei in the carriage. He was silent for a long time before he sighed.
The Royal Guards were indeed useless.
Perhaps their equipment was the best, and their treatment was also the best, but … this army built with gold coins always made Du Wei feel that it was too gaudy.
Originally, Du Wei had planned to find a way to detain the five hundred imperial guards after arriving in the Northwest. However, this idea had been dispelled along the way. These prideful royal guards were not part of Du Wei's plan.
Du Wei then turned to Philip and smiled: "It seems this governor Bohan doesn't seem to be friendly with us."
Philip also had a puzzled look. Although he is a young man that Du Wei thought highly of, he still has no experience in politics. Although his knowledge is good, there are still some things that he can't see through.
Du Wei already understood.
If he didn't come to the Northwest, then it would be Bohan who led the general situation against the Northwestern Army. But now that he's here ….. what would Bohan think? He would probably think that the central government doesn't trust him! Sending people to divide his power!
One must know, Bohan may only be the governor of Nurin Province in name, but in fact, Du Wei already heard that the previous two lords of the Desa Province were driven away by the Northwestern Army. Under such a chaotic situation, Bohan was in fact the one in charge of all the government decrees.
Now that he's here to divide the food, it would be strange if the governor would give him a good face!
As the convoy entered Mulan City, Du Wei sat in the carriage and looked out the window. Along the way, he realized that this capital city of Nurin Province is really under Bohan's rule. The bustling streets, pedestrians, and merchants, it's a lively scene.
The group crossed the street and headed straight for the governor's mansion. Halfway there, they finally met the people from the governor's mansion.
Several officials from the governor's mansion who are in charge of receiving guests arrived on horseback. (This made Du Wei sigh. It seems like everyone in the Northwest knows how to ride a horse. Even these civil servants look quite skilled). They blocked the path of Du Wei's convoy.
The attitude of these people towards Du Wei is very respectful, but the meaning behind their words is worth pondering.
"Your Excellency the Duke, our Governor sent us here to welcome Your Excellency into the city. However, the Governor's Mansion was busy this morning, and the payment of this autumn's soldiers was a mess. That was why we were delayed. Please forgive us Your Excellency the Duke. We will lead the way. The governor has already arranged for your residence, the governor's mansion is just in front … "
Before he finished, Du Wei slightly frowned.
Administrative Residence?
In the Empire, the mansion is a place where every local government is responsible for receiving officials from other regions. It's equivalent to the ancient China's post stations. But the problem is … these places generally only receive low level officials. For a big shot like Du Wei, every time Du Wei goes to a place, how could the local government dare to let him stay in such a place? Along the way, every time they arrived at a city, the local government would choose the best place to let Du Wei stay. Some even wanted to invite Du Wei to live in their own homes.
But this Governor Bohan actually dared to do such a thing. Not only did he not come himself, he also directly threw Du Wei into the mansion!
What made Du Wei frown wasn't that the mansion's conditions weren't good. It's that he didn't think Governor Bohan's attitude towards him would be so bad that he didn't even bother to be polite.
Because of this, the people around Du Wei became a bit unhappy. Even a political rookie like Philip felt this was a bit too much. As for Du Wei's servants and soldiers, they all showed anger.
Du Wei thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled. Stepping down from the carriage, he looked at the two officials from Mulan City and said in a very calm tone: "I wonder if the governor is in the city right now?"
Just as one of them was about to answer, the other one quietly pulled him back and said with an apologetic smile: "Duke, unfortunately, our governor left the city early this morning. The Northwestern army sent people yesterday to pick up the autumn supplies and provisions. There's also the matter of several foreign merchant groups in the prairie. The governor really couldn't leave …."
Du Wei nodded, but inside he was sneering.
Left the city early this morning?
What a joke! Along the way, whenever he arrived at a place, his subordinates would run in front of him to announce his arrival. Furthermore, whenever he stopped at a place, the local officials would also announce his arrival to the next place as fast as possible! If that was the case, then the Governor should have known about his arrival yesterday.
With my current status, if he knew I'm coming, why would he choose to leave early this morning? Bullshit with your eyes wide open!
Thinking up to here, Du Wei suddenly had an idea.
You want to hide from me? I just want to see you! Governor Bohan, although you have many years of meritorious service in the Northwest, isn't this too outrageous?
Then Du Wei gave a simple order to the people around him: "Everyone follow these two gentlemen to the residence to rest …. General Longbottom, Philip, you two come with me to the governor's mansion. Old Smoke, take your men and follow me! "
The two officials from Mulan City had a change in expression, but Du Wei didn't even bother to discuss with them and directly gave the order. He's a Duke, how could these two guys dare to stop him? So they could only obediently separate one of them to lead the group to the residence while the other one led Du Wei to the governor's mansion.
The governor's mansion is located in the center of Mulan City. It's a typical architectural style in the Northwest, simple to the point of being ugly, but unusually sturdy. Before he even got close, Du Wei could already feel the bustling atmosphere inside the mansion. Officials with busy faces were constantly coming in and out of the mansion's main gate. Next to the gate was a long line of people lined up in a side gate, but this made Du Wei feel a bit strange.
The people lining up were all dressed differently, some in leather robes, some in silk robes from the south. From their temperament, they're probably merchants. These people are all gathered at the side gate of the mansion, but who knows what they're waiting for.
Du Wei looked at the official leading the way, but before he could speak, the official immediately explained: "My Lord, these are the people from the trading group. They came to the governor's mansion to receive the official documents for the next quarter."
"Official documents for the trading group?" Du Wei gave Philip a puzzled look, but the young man also had a blank face. It seems he didn't know either. After all, he only came to the Northwest a few years ago.
"Yes." The official smiled: "This is a pioneering project by the Governor. Every year, the Nuling Province's local government must purchase a large amount of supplies. There are supplies for the Northwest Army, food for the officials, and various goods for the government. "These things are purchased from the people. Later on, the Governor came up with this method to distribute the goods among the merchant groups. At the beginning of every year, these merchant groups will send people to Mulan City to compete. Then, the Governor will select the merchant groups with the best reputation and the lowest price and give them the right to purchase the goods. This way, we can save a lot of trouble, and the goods we buy every year are cheap and good. It also saves a lot of financial expenses. And the people you see lining up are all small, scattered merchant groups. They don't have the ability to participate in the competition at the beginning of each year, but the Governor has also specially set aside some purchase shares, as long as these merchants spend money to buy … Now that summer is about to pass, these merchants are all here to compete for the autumn share. Recently, the Financial Division in the Governor's Office has been so busy that they've been on all fours. "
It doesn't matter if he didn't listen, but after hearing this, Du Wei's heart immediately shook!
This Governor Bohan's method … … In Du Wei's view, it's almost the same as the most advanced financial method he knew from his past life: bidding!!
As soon as they entered the Governor's mansion, the official immediately sent someone inside to inform Du Wei. Du Wei saw this, but he didn't stop them. Instead, he leisurely looked around the mansion with his hands behind his back.
It's clear that this Governor Bohan has a very good habit: frugality!
Sitting in the highest administrative office of a province, this governor's mansion is far inferior to some of the city's garrisons Du Wei saw on his way here. The courtyard didn't have any gorgeous decorations, only busy officials coming and going. The soldiers on guard duty stood straight. Even when Du Wei's group walked past them, they didn't even bat an eye.
The official led Du Wei in with an awkward expression. He seems to be deliberately stalling for time, slowly taking Du Wei in circles around the governor's mansion. How could Du Wei not know? But he also didn't expose him.
Finally, a person wearing a low level official's uniform ran over in a hurry. After whispering a few words to this guy, the official's face became more and more ugly. Turning around to salute Du Wei, he said with an apologetic smile: "Duke … … Our governor just came back, but he's currently discussing some matters with the leaders of the Northwest foreign merchant group. Would you like to take a seat in the governor's mansion's lounge? Ah, right! You must not have tasted our Mulan City's specialty, Sand Honey, right? I'll have someone send it to you right away. "
Sand Honey is something Du Wei hasn't tasted before, but as a knowledgeable pharmacist, how could he not know about it? It's nothing more than a kind of honey bee that grows in the Northwest, collected from cactus and other special local plants.
"No need, I'll go directly to see the governor. Hmm, is he meeting with the leaders of the Northwest foreign merchant group? That's just right, I'm about to become governor of the Desa Province. The Desa Province's territory is the closest to the Northwest. It's good to go see those guys now. "
"But … …" The official was about to say something, but Du Wei's face had already sunk, coldly looking at this guy. How could he dare to say anything else? Coughing loudly, he let the guy beside him quickly go and report. With a bitter face, he slowly led Du Wei inside.
Walking to the innermost part of the governor's mansion, there was a large hall in front of them, but the door was closed. Far away, there were several fully armed guards. Du Wei came here, and the guards were about to stop him, but the accompanying official quickly stopped him.
His head was full of sweat when he suddenly saw the guy he sent to report, also anxiously waiting outside the door. He couldn't help but stare blankly for a moment. That guy smiled bitterly at the official: "Before the governor went in, he left an order that no one is to disturb him. I've been waiting here for half a day, but the guards didn't let me in to report."
Du Wei ignored these people and walked inside. The two guards standing at the door looked at Du Wei's imposing manner, hesitated for a moment, but still wanted to stop him. Longbottom had already run over, pushed one of them aside, and coldly shouted: "Get out of the way! Do you dare to stop the Duke! "
The title 'Duke' made the two guards shrink back. After all, in the entire continent, those who held the title of 'duke' were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. Any one of them was an important figure who held great power. They were not people that a small guard like him could offend.
Du Wei was about to push the door open when he suddenly heard a roar from inside.
"You cunning Roland people, do you think we prairie people are easy to fool? Let me tell you, Governor, if you don't agree to our deal today, then we will bring our own people to take it! "
Along with the voice, there was a crashing sound from inside. It seemed like a weapon had chopped down a table.
Du Wei winked at Longbottom. Nodding his head, Longbottom loudly shouted: "F * ck, which tribe's bastard dares to act so atrociously here! I've been away for a few years, but you bastards have become more and more daring! "
After that, Longbottom lifted his foot and kicked the door open. Then he swaggered in.
Du Wei followed him in and saw a handsome middle-aged man sitting behind a desk in the middle of the hall. He was wearing the uniform of the Governor of the Empire. There was a document on his left and a long sword on his right.
There were also three people wearing the clothes of the prairie people in the room. One of them was very tall and sturdy, with an arrogant look on his face. His hairstyle was even weirder. The sides of his head were shaved, leaving only a whip in the middle. Under his leather robe, he wore leather armor. At the moment, his face was filled with arrogance and anger. In his hand was a shiny curved sword, and in front of him was a table that had been cut in two.
The three prairie people's faces were filled with arrogance. They raised their chins and waited for the man behind the desk. The man with the curved sword had a threatening look on his face. His hand was gently swinging the curved sword in the air. The shining light of the sword reflected on his face, adding a bit of ferocity.
The man sitting behind the desk is naturally the legendary Governor Bohan. In the face of these three rude and unreasonable foreigners, his face was calm, and he coldly stared at the guy holding the scimitar in front of him.
Obviously, before Longbottom broke in, the two sides seemed to have a discussion about something. Because of their barbaric nature, the prairie people immediately pulled out their swords to threaten.
However, Longbottom's intrusion disrupted all of this. Sitting behind the desk, Governor Bohan's face immediately sank. He shouted: "Who's there!"
Du Wei took two steps forward. Looking at Bohan from afar, he smiled: "Governor, it's not easy to meet you. I'm Du Wei Rudolph. "
Bohan's eyebrows twitched. His eyes flashed with a trace of surprise.
Longbottom stared at the man with the curved sword: "Which tribe are you from?"
Looking at Longbottom, the rude and unreasonable alien was about to get angry. But after looking at Longbottom for a while, his rude and unreasonable expression suddenly changed, as if he had seen a ghost. His hand loosened as his saber fell to the ground. His mouth opened wide as he stared at Longbottom, "You, you, you, you … Mosax! Mosax is back! "
The two men behind him looked a bit older, but their expression when looking at Longbottom was even more interesting. One of them was so scared that he seemed to be trembling.
Longbottom coldly snorted: "You recognize me!"
The arrogant man couldn't help but take a step back: "Sir Mosax … I-I-I'm from the Bilun tribe … I-I-I'm …"
Before he could finish, Longbottom suddenly went up, lifted his leg and ruthlessly kicked the guy in the stomach. The poor burly man was knocked down by a single kick, but he didn't even dare to dodge. Longbottom grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up. With a raise of his hand, this big man was thrown directly into the courtyard by Longbottom.
"What were you guys doing just now! Fuck! I've only left the Northwest for a few years and you guys have already forgotten my rules! You dare to show your blade here! "
Longbottom coldly looked at the remaining two men.
One of them was already trembling uncontrollably. The other one could barely speak: "Sir Mosax … I-I-I don't dare. It's just, just … "
"What ass! If you don't know how to speak then cut off your tongue and go find someone who knows how to speak! " With a glare from Longbottom, the man almost went limp. But his words immediately became a lot smoother: "No, no … Respected Sir Mosax, we're not convinced! This governor has been purchasing horses from our tribe every year, but this year his price is unacceptable! Three thousand good horses, he only offered twenty thousand gold coins! Could it be that our tribe's top quality horses aren't even worth ten gold coins each? "
Longbottom coldly laughed: "How much do you want?"
"Forty … forty thousand."
"Fuck off!" Longbottom cursed and then fiercely said: "Go back and tell your leader! Ten thousand gold coins! Four thousand horses! I'll give you ten days to send them over! If there's even a hair missing, I'll personally bring people to get them! "
The alien was on the verge of tears.
Ten thousand gold coins? Four thousand horses? This was a huge loss!
But before he could say anything, Longbottom already frowned: "I've finished speaking, what are you still standing there for! Are you waiting for me to treat you to a meal? Fuck off! "
The last sentence of "fuck off" immediately made the two fellows feel like they had been pardoned. How could they dare to say anything? He repeatedly agreed, then covered his head and scurried away like a rat.
Du Wei sighed in his heart.
Fuck … this is what you call awe-inspiring! The 250 year old general who swept through the Northwest really lives up to his name!
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