After leaving the Lion's Roar Fort and returning to his residence, the Earl Of Avon immediately packed his things and prepared to head to Floral Whisper City.
Now that he thought about it, he felt that Colin had deliberately chased him away from Chilly Winter Castle.
The Earl Of Avon wasn't too surprised.
Previously, when Joisse followed Knight Webb to visit Colin, he realized that he would definitely be feared by Colin.
Of course, he couldn't do anything about it.
Shalia wanted to find Prince Rhy, and even though the Earl Of Avon was her fiancé, he couldn't stop her.
Moreover, this was something that the Earl Of Avon had to do.
Prince Rhy had given him a choice after the incident at Imperial Dragon City. Since he had chosen to believe that Prince Rhy was innocent, the Earl Of Avon could only follow this path.
Only by finding Prince Rhy and clearing his name could the Earl Of Avon obtain the support and status that he wanted.
To the Earl Of Avon, this was his top priority. As for creating chaos at the Northern Frontier and planting a few spies, that was something that he could do along the way.
After packing his luggage as quickly as possible, the Earl Of Avon found Shalia, who was still packing, and said, "Continue packing. I'm going out for a while. I'll be back soon."
"Okay."
After bidding farewell to Shalia, the Earl Of Avon changed into a low-profile outfit and walked out of his residence.
After wandering aimlessly on the streets of Chilly Winter Castle, he casually walked into a tavern.
In the tavern, the Earl Of Avon went to the second floor and sat in a lavishly decorated private room. He drank the wine that was served by the waiter alone.
The strange thing was that although the Earl Of Avon was alone, there were two wine glasses on the table.
Before long, the Chairman of the Northern Wind Chamber of Commerce, Arnold, walked into the room quietly and bowed to the Earl Of Avon.
"Please take a seat." The Earl Of Avon poured a glass of wine for Arnold.
Arnold sat down and thanked him. He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and asked, "Earl Of Avon, do you have any orders for me?"
The Earl Of Avon sipped the wine in his hand and said calmly, "I'm leaving Chilly Winter Castle."
Arnold's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly asked, "So soon? Are you going back to the Eastern Region? "
"No. I'm going to Floral Whisper City. If you need anything, you can find me there. "
"Of course." Arnold nodded.
The Earl Of Avon glanced at the merchant in front of him and asked, "I asked you to contact the merchants of the Northern Frontier. How's it going?"
Arnold frowned and said with some difficulty, "Earl Of Avon, you know the current situation of the Northern Frontier. Although I've tried my best to rope them in, that Oliver has the support of Earl Angele and used the position of the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company as bait to rope in a large number of powerful merchants of the Northern Frontier.
So … "
Seeing that the Earl Of Avon was not worried, Arnold hurriedly said, "Earl Of Avon, in fact, I think it's too difficult to compete with the House of Saint Hilde for the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company. Also, the goal is too obvious. It's too easy to expose ourselves. I'm sure you know that Earl Angele is not a soft-hearted person.
Especially now that Young Master Joyce's situation is not good, I'm worried that if we anger him … "
The Earl Of Avon lightly tapped the wine glass and fell into deep thought.
He knew that the recent events had made this merchant shrink back.
But at the moment, the Earl Of Avon could not find a good reason to let Arnold continue working for him.
Arnold saw that the Earl Of Avon did not speak, so he suggested again, "Earl Of Avon, I think we can find another way. We can use a more subtle but fatal strategy to cut off the House of Saint Hilde's hand in controlling the business of the Northern Frontier."
The Earl Of Avon's expression changed and immediately said, "Tell me about it."
"My Lord, the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company is too big of a target, and Earl Angele values it too much. It's not wise for us to go head-to-head with them.
I've thought about it for a long time, and I think it's better to start with bonds. It might be more appropriate. "
"Bonds?"
"Yes, this is also a policy that Earl Angele is preparing to implement in the Northern Frontier. Haven't you heard about it?"
"I know what bonds are about. Just tell me your idea."
"Yes." Arnold cleared his throat and explained with a little excitement, "My Lord, did you notice that the bonds that Earl Angele is going to issue are not limited to the qualifications of the purchasers?
That is to say, even the merchants in the Eastern Region can use food to exchange for bonds with the House of Saint Hilde.
If you are careful, you don't even need to alert the House of Saint Hilde. You can use a trustworthy middleman to exchange food for bonds. "
The Earl Of Avon's eyes lit up. It was obvious that he realized something.
Arnold saw this and seemed to be encouraged. He immediately said with more enthusiasm, "In this way, you can use the funds of the Eastern Region to intervene in the business of the Northern Frontier.
Once we have a large amount of bonds in our hands, we will have an important handle on the House of Saint Hilde.
When the bond matures, you can buy a large amount of food and push up the price of food. At that time, these bonds will become a huge crisis for the House of Saint Hilde!
If they are willing to pay the bonds, they will have to buy food at a high price. In this way, you can make a lot of money anyway.
But if they go back on their word, or if they are unable to buy enough food to pay the bonds in your hands, it will seriously damage the reputation of the House of Saint Hilde. It may even lead to a new round of turmoil in the Northern Frontier.
Of course, the Eastern Region will also lose some money. After all, the bonds you have hoarded will become waste paper.
But the Eastern Region is rich. My Lord, if you can spend a sum of money to mess up the Northern Frontier, is it worth it? "
"Of course it is worth it!" The Earl Of Avon immediately answered. He then raised his glass and clinked it with Arnold. His face was full of praise.
In the eyes of the Earl Of Avon, this plan was indeed very good. It was hidden enough, but it was also very insidious.
Whether or not the House of Saint Hilde was willing to pay the bonds in the future, the Eastern Region would make a profit.
To be honest, in terms of military strength, the Eastern Region was indeed very close to the Northern Frontier. The years of stability without the threat of foreign enemies had eroded the will of the Eastern Region Knights. Unless it was absolutely necessary, the Earl Of Avon did not want to fight to the death with the people of the Northern Frontier on the battlefield.
But in terms of economic strength, the wealth of the Eastern Region was far beyond the reach of the Northern Frontier.
Therefore, even if the Northern Frontier chose to renege on the bonds because of the high price of food, the Earl Of Avon would not feel distressed.
Spending a little money to destroy the reputation of a Paladin Family that had been accumulated for thousands of years was really worth it.
The more the Earl Of Avon thought about it, the more excited he became. He exchanged glasses with Arnold and soon finished a bottle of red wine.
Arnold was about to ask the waiter to send some good wine, but fortunately, the Earl Of Avon remembered that his fiancee was still waiting for him, so he quickly stopped him.
"No, I can't drink anymore today. I have to go to Floral City later. "
Arnold looked regretful, but he did not try to persuade him.
The Earl Of Avon kindly patted Arnold's shoulder and asked him to come to Floral City to find him at any time. When the time came, he would drink with him to his heart's content.
Arnold was naturally flattered. He nodded repeatedly and sent the Earl Of Avon out.
When he returned to the room, Arnold found that there was another person sitting in the Earl Of Avon's seat.
However, he was not surprised at all. He stepped forward and bowed to Angele, "Count Angele, I did what you asked me to do."
Colin played with the wine glass that the Earl Of Avon just drank from and said with a smile, "Mr. Arnold, you made the right choice.
"Mr. Arnold, you've made the right choice. I'm very pleased."
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