Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18 Ambassador (Part 2)

The banquet went on

There was a fairly har the dinner The 4th prince didn’t talk about ore trade as he found it inconvenient to say anything

When the prince told the maid to deliver the dessert, Petrov tentatively mentioned the trade

“Your Highness, according to the previous procedure, today should be the day when you deliver the ore, but I don’t see any ore in the terminal yard”

Roland put down his small wood sticks and nodded, “Unfortunately, the northern slope mine collapsed a while back, this month ravel fro to the schedule, ill be able to startof next year”

The mine collapsed? For a moment, Petrov was stunned, was that a coincidence? However, he quickly realized that the prince did not have the need to lie Otherwise, if he hi would be clear, so it was obvious that with a lie Roland would only beat his own face

“Then… what happened to the ore from before the collapse?“

“That wasn’tto the convention, my people were unable to mine more than the amount set by the convention” Roland emphasized the words in a practiced manner, “Mr A the Months of the Deht?”

Of course Petrov remembered it, the cold lasted for four months and in Border Town nearly one out of every two people starved to death The cause of this was municipal Adreed Between the aristocracy there was naturally internal opposition, soovernor Reynold afterwards But at the end of this incident nothing happened, only because he was the husband of the Duke’s second daughter

Nohen this was

“This tihed, ” e could h for two months of food I will try to support my people,but I’m afraid they won’t survive the winter, sir The old ways of trade must be abolished!”

Petrov opened his mouth, but he didn’t kno to refute He wasn’t a professional diploood reason, he really couldn’t point out any proble, “Your Highness, I have to express edy before, I can afford to loan you a month of food, and when your people are able to resume production next year, they can slowly repay the debt “

“I already sold the ore to Willoe can slowly repay you with their money”

“But…”

“There is no ‘but’, however,” Roland i to buy the ore with gold royals, and at the same time they sell wheat, cheese, bread, honey and ot from the for to lend us a ree with your decision? As far as I know, it isn’t even easy for Duke Ryan to reach an agreement with the other families”

Petrov kept silent, the 4th prince had put it right Not just the reree If they wanted to maintain thescheme, but he did not kno he could have the last word He was called an ambassador, but in reality, he was just the spokesperson Perhaps the Duke did not want soht? Whether it was during the tiovernor or noith the 4th prince, he assigneda different candidate every season, and these people were never the rulers of their families

Regardless of the outcoht up to this point, Petrov spread out his last cards

“Thirty” he held up three fingers, “Longsong Stronghold will buy the ore and rough gems for less than thirty percent of the her than the price of Willon, Your Highness”

Roland responded, “Indeed it is higher, but there is still the old question, can you guarantee the agreement of all 6 families?”