Chapter 155 (1/2)
The carriage stopped at the crossing.
One road leads to the middle of the mountain; the other spirals down to the pass of Mount Saint Hilde.
In the specially widened and lengthened carriage, Duke Ross put away the small folding fan and knocked on Joe's forehead with the fan affectionately: ”Joe, you were too simple and honest when you were a child But now I'm grown up, I'm grown up, I'm smart, and more importantly, I'm really lucky
The Duke of Roth had a smile in his eyes.
The little folding fan pointed to Hessen, and Duke rose said with a smile: ”I know that Hessen did not deliberately help you in this mid autumn blood investigation. You are really on your own Strength, has built so many merits. ”
”The future will be better, you have to work harder.” Duke Ross squinted, and the little folding fan hit Joe on the head again.
”Tomorrow afternoon, go to the headquarters of the intelligence headquarters in port Tulun to collect the documents and relevant information of the intelligence headquarters.” Duke Ross turned to Hessen and said, ”I've always wanted to put my men in the intelligence headquarters, but the old devil of sijak is like a watchdog. He's keeping a tight watch.”
”This is the best chance, and it's a chance Her Majesty has given me. Out of Joe, Hessen, you can also transfer a few people Duke Ross said slowly, ”the intelligence department is very useful sometimes.”
Hessen nodded with a smile. He had a big cigar in his mouth. He took a deep breath. The end of the cigar suddenly lit. When he inhaled, the cigar burned for half an inch.
Slowly spitting out a puff of smoke, Hessen took out a wallet that was twice as big as an ordinary wallet from his chest pocket. After opening the zipper, he took out twelve bearer traveler's cheques with dark bronze color and half finger wide gold edge.
Joe's eyes are a little green.
This kind of bill is three times thicker than ordinary traveler's check, much darker in color, and so wide in Phnom Penh. It is an anti-counterfeiting check issued by Royal Bank of Durham Empire, which is specially used for large amount of money of more than ten million gold mark.
Each of these twelve pieces of paper represents at least 10 million marks of wealth.
Here are twelve, 120 million gold marks
Well, it doesn't seem like much money.
At the current market price, it's only 300000 pounds of good quality black pepper. 300000 pounds, equivalent to the ”public system of measurement” vigorously promoted by the imperial high-level in recent years, is less than 140 metric tons.
The amount of cargo that a medium cargo ship can carry.
That's all. Don't make a fuss. But Joe was so greedy that his mouth was watering.
Laplaci is in Joe's mind crazy whistles, and then he cried out: ”ah, dear scarlet, you don't have any idea? These lovely little pieces of paper, if you can change them into shining gold coins I can give you some crazy knowledge
Joe took a puff of foam.
Hessen puffed in smoke and handed the twelve traveler's checks to the Duke of rose.
”Dear rose, the wells family, and their cronies, are too big. Even with the help of ”partners” from the three neighboring provinces, it will be at least three months before we can fully digest their wealth. ”
”However, I will give priority to your share and pay you as soon as possible.”
”This is the first payment for you. In about five days, there will be a second.”
Duke Rose's eyes widened sharply. Her eyes were shining and her face was full of spring. She stretched out her hand. With two thin, white fingers, she swished twelve traveler's checks from Hessen's hand at a speed that Joe didn't see clearly.
He opened twelve deep bronze traveler's checks like a fan. The Duke of rose put them to his nose and took a deep, intoxicated breath.
”Ah, golden little ones I seem to see a large battlefleet, a fully armed new type of flint rifle division, or thousands of brand-new large caliber field guns
”Then, please say good night to Liya. Your majesty asked me to take charge of the stand of sijak. I will be very busy these days. I have no time to have afternoon tea with her.”
”Well done, Hessen. To tell you the truth, it's not until now that I feel that port Toulon really belongs to the Empire. ” Duke Ross squinted and chuckled: ”think about it? Let gorkin come back and help me? I'll give him a division directly! ”
Hessen nodded his head seriously and took another puff of smoke: ”I'll think about it But it depends on what gorkin means. He prefers to be in the field corps, which is more exciting. Rose, your troops It's a little flat. ”
Prince rose opened his mouth, slightly tilted his head, and looked at Hessen with his big eyes. After two breaths, she knocked heavily on her forehead with her small folding fan.