Chapter 196

It's not what Dewey expected.

He got a rare cold reception on the way in Mulan city!

As a Duke of the Empire, he was favored by the Regent. He was also born in the famous Wuxun family of the Empire (although the Rowling family has collapsed, he is very particular about the family. However, the garrison of Mulan city thought that it was tough. He took a cold look at the imperial guards and answered: "it's because you see that you are the imperial guards that we have to check! If there is no order to leave the garrison without permission, it is the same as the crime of rebellion! Hum

However, due to Du Wei's order brought by Philip, the Imperial Guard didn't dare to get angry. He waited patiently for the other party to check the documents, and then lashed his horse like a vent. Then he took people to the city.

The soldier who was guarding the city looked coldly at him, but mocked: "hum, people from the south just don't know how to cherish horses. Such a man who does not care for his own horses is worthy to be a cavalry. "

This happened to be heard by Dewey in the carriage. He was silent and sighed for a long time.

The Imperial Army, it's hard to use.

Maybe their equipment is the best. The treatment is also the best, but... This army piled up with gold coins always makes Du Wei feel too flashy.

Du Wei had planned to keep the 500 imperial guards after he arrived in the northwest, but it seemed that this idea had been dismissed by him all the way. These proud royals. Not in Dewey's plan.

But Dewey then smiles at Philip beside him: "it seems that governor Bohan is not friendly to us."

Philip is also a face of doubt, although he is a young man that Dewey is optimistic about. But after all, I have no political experience. Although I have good knowledge, I still can't see through some things.

Dewey knew that.

If you don't come to the northwest, it's governor Bohan who leads the overall situation against the northwest army. And here he is... What would Bohan think? I'm afraid he would think that the central government of the Empire did not trust him! Send someone to share your power!

You know, although Bohan is only a governor of nurin in name, in fact he is. Duvier had heard before he came, because the two former lords of Desa province had been driven away by the northwest army, and in such a chaotic situation, governor Bohan was in charge of the order.

It's strange that people are willing to give themselves a good face when they come here!

The motorcade all the way into Mulan City, Dewey sitting in the carriage looking out of the window, all the way to see. The capital city of nurin province. It's really good for Bohan. Busy streets, pedestrians. There are also those businessmen, a lively and prosperous.

They crossed the street and went directly to the governor's house. On the way, they finally met the governor's house.

Several officials in charge of the reception of the governor's office came on horseback (which made Du Wei sigh. It seems that in the northwest, everyone can ride a horse, and even the riding skills of these civilian officials seem to be quite skilled), blocking the way of Du Wei's motorcade.

The visitors are very respectful to Dewey, but the meaning of the words is worth pondering.

"Your Highness, the governor asked us to welcome you into the city. It's just that this morning's affairs in the governor's house were complicated, and this autumn's delivery of military pay was in a mess, which delayed the time. Please make atonement. We are leading the way ahead. The governor has already arranged the residence of the Duke. The executive residence of Mulan city is in front of us... "

Before he finished, Dewey frowned slightly.

Executive mansion?

In the Empire, the executive mansion was the place where each local government was responsible for receiving officials from other regions, which was equivalent to the ancient Chinese post house. But the problem is that... Those places generally only received some low-level officials, such as Duwei. Where did the local officials dare to let Duwei live? Along the way, in every city, local officials would choose the best place in the city for Duwei to live in. They even wanted to ask Duwei to live in their own home.

But governor Bohan was so good that he dared to do such a thing. He not only didn't come by himself, but also threw Dewey to the executive mansion!

What makes Du Wei frown is not that he dislikes the bad conditions of the executive residence. But he didn't expect that governor Bohan's attitude towards himself was so bad that he didn't even have to be polite.

As a result, people around Dewey were a little upset. Even Philip, a rookie in the political arena, felt that he had gone too far, while the servants and soldiers under Dewey were all angry.

Dewey thought about it. He suddenly laughed, then stepped out of the carriage and looked at the two officials of Mulan city. His tone was very peaceful: "don't you know the governor is in the city now?"

One of them was about to answer, but the other quietly gave him a pull, and then said with a smile, "Your Highness, unfortunately, our governor left the city early this morning. Yesterday, the northwest army sent someone to collect the materials and salaries for the autumn, as well as several business groups of different nationalities in the grassland, which made the governor really inseparable. "

Dewey nodded, but sneered.

Out of town early this morning?

Joke! Along the way, every place I went, my cavalry would run in front of me, and every place I stayed. Those local officials will also announce their itinerary to the next place! In this way, the governor must have known about his arrival yesterday.

Now that he knew he was coming, he chose to go out early this morning? Open your eyes and talk nonsense!

Think of it here. Suddenly an idea came into duvet's mind.

You want to avoid me? I want to see you! Governor Bohan, although you have made great contributions in the Northwest for many years, this shelf is too big, isn't it?

Then Dewey gave a simple order to the people around him: "everyone go to the residence with these two gentlemen to have a rest... General Longbottom, Philip. Follow me to the governor's house. Lao Yan, take your people with me

The two officials in Mulan changed their faces, but Duwei didn't discuss with them at all and gave orders directly. He's the Duke. How dare these two guys stop him? Only obediently separated a person to lead the brigade to the residence, the rest of a person in front of the guide, with Dewey to the governor's house.

The governor's office is located in the center of Mulan City, which is typical of the architectural style of Northwest China. It's almost ugly, but it's very strong. Before people came near, Dewey felt the busy atmosphere in the governor's house from a distance. In the gate of the governor's mansion, there were busy officials going in and out. There was also a side door next to it. There was a long queue, which made Dewey look strange.

The people in the queue were all dressed in different ways, some in leather robes and some in southern silk robes. From their temperament. It's probably a businessman or something. These people gathered in a long line at the side door of the governor's house. But I don't know what to wait for.

Du Wei looked at the official who was leading the way. Before he spoke, the official immediately explained, "my Lord, these are the people from the local trade groups who come to the governor's house to collect the official documents of trade shares for the next quarter."

"Trade share document?" Dewey looked at Philip behind him with some doubts, but the young man was also at a loss. It seemed that he didn't know. After all, he only visited the northwest a few years ago.

"Yes." The official said with a smile: "this is a pioneering work of the governor. Every year, the local governments in nurin have to purchase a large amount of materials, including military supplies for the northwest army, official grain and goods from various official workshops. Later, the governor came up with this method to let these business groups to distribute. At the beginning of each year, these business groups would send people to Mulan city to compete. Then the governor selected the business groups with the best reputation and the lowest bid to give them the power of comprador, which saved us a lot of trouble, The things you buy every year are cheap and good. It also saved a lot of financial expenditure. And the people you see in the queue are all scattered small business teams. They don't have the strength to participate in the competition at the beginning of each year. However, the governor has specially allocated some share of the purchase. As long as these businessmen spend money to buy... Now the summer is going to pass, and these businessmen are all competing for the share of autumn, The financial secretary in the governor's house is very busy. "

It doesn't matter if you don't listen to it. It's a shock to Dewey's heart!

In Dewey's opinion, governor Bohan's practice is almost the most advanced financial means he knew in his previous life: bidding!!

As soon as he entered the governor's house, the official immediately quietly sent someone in to inform him. Du Wei looked in his eyes, but he didn't stop him. He just looked at the style of the governor's house leisurely.

Obviously, governor Bohan has a good habit: economy!

As the highest administrative organ of a province, the governor's office is far less impressive than the garrison Office of some cities that Duwei has seen all the way! There are no gorgeous decorations in the yard. Only the busy officials came and went, and the soldiers stood upright. Even if Du Wei and his party passed them, they did not squint.

The official led Du Wei in, but his face was very embarrassed. He seemed to deliberately delay time and slowly lead Du Wei around the governor's house quietly. How could Du Wei not know? And don't expose him.

Finally. In front of him came a man dressed as a low-level official. He came in a hurry and whispered a few words to this guy. The official's face became more and more ugly. He turned around and saluted Dewey and said with a smile: "Your Highness... Our Highness has just come back, but he is talking with some leaders of the northwest foreign business group. You see. Would you like to take a seat in the rest room of the governor's house first? Oh, yes! You must have never tasted the special product of Mulan City, sand honey? I'll have it sent to you

Duvidi had never drunk the sand bee, but he was a knowledgeable pharmacist. How could he not know such a thing? It's just a kind of bee growing in the northwest of China, collecting nectar from cactus and other local special plants.

"No, I'll go straight to the governor. Well, is he meeting the leader of the northwest foreign land business group? That's just right. I'm going to be the province of Desa. The region of Desa is the closest to the northwest. It's good to meet those guys now. "

"But..." as soon as the official was about to say something, Dewey's face sank down and gave this guy a cold look. How dare he say anything? He coughed hard and let the guy around him report quickly. But with a bitter face, he slowly led Duwei to the inside.

When he reached the innermost part of the governor's mansion, there was a hall in front of him, but the door was closed, and a few fully armed garrison troops stood in the distance. Duwei came here. Several garrison troops were about to stop him, and the accompanying officials quickly went up to block him.

He is full of big men. Suddenly I saw the guy I had just sent to report. Is also a face anxiously waiting outside the door, can't help but Leng for a while. The guy said with a wry smile to the official, "the governor left an order before he went in. No one was allowed to disturb him. I've been waiting here for a long time, and the guard won't let me in to report."

Du Wei ignored these people and went inside. Two guards at the door looked at Du Wei's style and hesitated for a moment. They still wanted to stop him. However, Longbottom had already run over, pushed one away and said coldly, "get out of the way! Do you dare to stop the Duke

The Duke's name made the two bodyguards wince. After all, in the whole mainland, there are very few people who have the title of "Duke". Any one of them is a big man with great power. It's not a little bodyguard like himself who can offend.

Du Wei was about to push the door when he heard a roar from inside.

"You crafty Roland people, do you think we grassland people are easy to fool! I tell you, governor, if you don't agree to our deal today, we'll bring our own people to get it! "

With the voice, there was a crash, as if some weapon had knocked over the table.

Dewey winked at Longbottom. Longbottom nodded, opened his voice and cried out, "Damn, that tribal son of a bitch dares to run wild here! In the past few years since I left, you bastards have become more and more daring! "

With that, Longbottom raised his foot and kicked the door over, then swaggered in.

In the middle of the hall, a handsome middle-aged man was sitting behind a desk, dressed in the uniform of an imperial governor. In front of him was a document on the left and a sword on the right.

There were also three guys in the room who were dressed as servants of different nationalities in the grassland. One of them was very big, with a face full of arrogance and anger. His hair was even more strange. He shaved all around his head, leaving only a whip in the middle. Under his fur robe, he was wearing a leather armor. Now he was full of arrogance and anger, holding a sharp curved knife in his hand, In front is a table that has been cut into two sections.

These three prairie people are all full of rebellious faces, waiting for the man behind the desk with chin raised. The man with machete was full of threats. In his hand, he was still chopping the machete. The shining light of the machete reflected on his face, adding a bit of ferocity.

The man behind the desk, of course, is the legendary governor Bohan. Facing these three barbarians, he looks calm and coldly at the guy standing in front of him holding a machete.

Obviously, before Longbottom broke in. It seems that the two sides are talking about something. The two sides are talking about nothing. The barbarians on the grassland immediately pull out their knives to scare them.

But Longbottom's intrusion disrupted all this. Governor Bohan, who was sitting behind his desk, immediately sank and said, "who is it?"

Dewey took two steps, looked at Bohan from afar, and said with a smile, "governor, it's not easy to see you. I'm Dewey Rudolph

Bohan raised his eyebrows. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

But Longbottom glared at the alien who was carrying the sword: "which tribe are you from?"

Looking at Longbottom, the barbarian was just about to make a start, but he glared at Longbottom and looked up and down. Just now, his face was so rude that he suddenly became as if he had seen a ghost. As soon as he loosened his hand, the knife fell to the ground. He opened his mouth and stared at Longbottom: "you... Mossack! Mosak is back

The two foreigners behind him looked older, but they looked at Longbottom's expression. It was even more wonderful. One of them even seemed to be shaking.

Longbottom snorted coldly, "you know me!"

Forced by his eyes, the insolent man stepped back involuntarily: "Lord mosak... I'm from the bilun tribe... I..."

Before he finished, Longbottom suddenly went up, raised his leg and kicked the guy in the stomach. He pitied the big man and was put down with one foot. But it seems that even dare not hide. Longbarton went up and pinched him by the neck and lifted him up. As soon as he raised his hand and threw it, the big man was thrown directly into the yard by longbarton.

"What were you doing just now! Damn it! It's only a few years since I left the northwest. Have you guys forgotten the rules of me! Dare to show your knife here

Longbottom looked coldly at the remaining two guys. One of them was shaking, the other was barely able to speak. He quickly distinguished himself and said, "Monsieur mossack... We dare not. It's just, it's just... "What ass! If you can't speak. I cut my tongue. Go back and find someone who can talk! " Lombaton's eyes almost softened. However, the speech was much smoother immediately: "no, no... Dear Mr. mosak, we are not convinced! The governor purchases our tribe's war horses every year, but this year his price is unacceptable to us! He only bid 20000 gold coins for 3000 good horses! Are the superior horses of our tribe not worth ten gold coins? " Longbottom sneered, "how much do you want?"“ Forty... Forty thousand. "“ Get the hell out of here Longbutton scolded, and then said: "go back and talk to your leader! Ten thousand gold coins! Four thousand horses! I'll send it to you in ten days! If you lose a horse hair, I'll take someone to get it myself! " The alien almost didn't cry. Ten thousand gold coins? Four thousand? It's a big loss! But before he said anything, Longbottom frowned and said, "I'm finished. What are you doing here! Wait for me to treat you to dinner! Go away The last "go away" sentence, immediately let these two guys as mercy, how dare to say no? Repeatedly promised to come down, and then off face scurrying away. Dewey sighed. Damn... That's prestige! The two hundred and five generals who were in the northwest at that time really deserved their reputation!