V1.Chapter 14

Among the common sense retained by Zhijin is the information of Wisteria chamber of Commerce.

There are six chambers of Commerce on the Terran Shengming continent. The six chambers of Commerce have a long history. Each chamber of commerce is a behemoth, backed by powerful aristocrats, and its business is all over mountains, jungles, lakes and deserts.

Under these six chambers of Commerce, there is one chamber of commerce that has risen rapidly in the past century, and has quickly become a business miracle second only to the six chambers of Commerce, and far behind other chambers of Commerce.

This chamber of commerce is Wisteria chamber of Commerce.

Wisteria chamber of Commerce absorbs a large number of small and medium-sized chambers of Commerce, and even individual shops and independent businessmen are tolerant of recruitment, which has an extremely large scale and influence in the middle and lower level market.

However, due to the lack of protection from the upper class, the great nobles of the Shengming Empire coveted the profits of the chamber of Commerce and chose to start.

The wisteria chamber of Commerce was suppressed, and the president of the chamber of Commerce fell off his horse and "accidentally" died. Now the chamber of Commerce has been fragmented and divided up by the great nobility.

"After my father's accident, I have only one daughter. I don't want to give up! If the efforts of my father, grandfather and generations are destroyed, I'm really unfilial. Many of the elders of the caravan are also unwilling to surrender, so they unite around me."

"However, no matter how much money is, it is not the opponent of power. My father's death made me realize that I must participate in the power of the Empire. Relying solely on the previous development mode of the chamber of Commerce, the more money, the larger the scale, the more I will die."

"I carefully selected the object of cooperation for the caravan, and finally hit it off with adults."

There seemed to be a flash of lightning in Zhen Jin's mind, and he immediately understood the cause and effect.

Although there are only a few scenes in memory, Zhen Jin knows that the hundred needle family is a southern aristocracy.

Emperor Shengming was magnificent. He unified the whole Terran continent and named it Shengming continent. The final step in conquering the whole continent is to annex the southernmost part of the continent.

The decisive battle was the annihilation of the Hanshan knights.

The conquest army of the Shengming empire was trapped in the terrain of high mountains, and the conquest of the south of the mainland was at an impasse.

The southern nobles who had defected in the early stage saw hope in the impasse and secretly contacted the rebellious Southern nobles to reach an alliance.

The fifth legion of the Knights Templar withdrew from the front line to rest, and the defecting Southern nobles sent the Hanshan knights to ambush.

Hanshan knights is the top regiment of the southern aristocratic League, which eliminated the fifth legion of the Knights Templar, but was defeated by the Knights Templar who came to support it later.

The Hanshan knights were defeated, and the southern nobles rushed to send reinforcements, resulting in huge flaws in the originally solid defense line.

The Empire reacted extremely quickly, and the front-line legions joined hands to launch a general attack, completely defeating the defense line of the southern aristocracy.

As a result, the southern nobles lost a lot and were no longer able to stop the army of the Shengming empire. They were either killed or surrendered.

Those Southern nobles who had defected and rebelled were also severely purged.

The hundred needle family is one of the nobles in this part. At that time, there were a considerable number of members of the hundred needle family in the Hanshan knights.

Although the hundred needle family has been supported by the purge, its territory, wealth and army have been greatly reduced. And in the subsequent time, it was suppressed and excluded from all aspects by the imperial aristocracy.

Naturally, the hundred needle family did not want to be reduced. On the one hand, it gathered other families in the same situation to establish alliances, and on the other hand, it actively studied the top of the Empire. The hundred needle family sent needle gold to the Knights Templar, which is one of this achievement.

The Knights Templar is the ace legion of the saint Ming Empire, directly under the saint Ming emperor, and is the most direct military force of the emperor. Every Templar believes in Emperor Ming, and a person even contributes his faith. Naturally, his loyalty is full. Therefore, the Templar order is also the most trusted by Emperor Ming.

Generally speaking, there were few nobles in power in the Empire, and they would not even send their family children to the temple Legion. If a white eyed wolf is cultivated in the family, it is just like worshiping faith. Aristocrats believe in the supremacy of interests. Most of the time, family interests are above everything.

The middle and small nobles, court nobles, and individual nobles attached to the great emperor will selectively send their family children to the Knights Templar Corps.

As the only heir of the hundred needle family, Zhijin joined the Knights Templar corps, which is the most sincere expression of the hundred needle family's loyalty to Emperor Shengming.

This diplomatic act successfully eased the external pressure of the hundred needle family. However, the suppression and exclusion of Zhen Jin in the temple Legion is inevitable, natural and deserved.

After all, the Hanshan Knights almost destroyed the fifth order of the Knights Templar. Who among the nobles is not related? Needle gold, who became a temple knight, has long had a deep hatred with his colleagues around him.

"It is indeed a wise move to send the heir to the temple corps, because it is in the best interests of the family to completely join the political faction of emperor Shengming." In her mind, Zhen Jin recalled her father. It was obvious that the middle-aged aristocrat with two slender beards had the wisdom and determination of the head of a clan.

"As the only heir of the hundred needle family, I was excluded and suppressed when I joined the temple, which should be within my expectation. I also chose to forbear at that time."

Zhen Jin recalled the memory of the second act.

The young Kui in my memory obviously took the initiative to find fault and deliberately made things difficult.

His motive is understandable. Maybe one of his relatives died in the fifth Legion.

As for Zhijin's own actions, we can also make judgments.

Although he was gifted, he didn't show off. Instead, he chose to hide his talent and devote himself to practice. At ordinary times, keeping a low profile is to prevent being suppressed by political opponents or even strangled in advance.

He became a Templar, looking for allies in the camp of the great emperor, rather than making enemies everywhere. As the future leader of the family, he came with diplomatic purposes.

There is never a lack of opportunities for friendship in the army.

When facing great external pressure, the Templars will force themselves to believe in each other and rely on each other. Such a life and death experience will greatly dissolve the hatred of the past.

In this way, the hundred needle family got rid of the political dilemma and became a member of the imperial camp.

However, the hundred needle family can only be regarded as barely standing firm, and this noble family is still quite down and out.

How to expand territory, increase wealth and enhance the strength of the family?

The Terran mainland has been unified by Emperor Shengming, and the four seas are flat. There is not much chance.

The Terrans' massive attack on the orc continent has become the best opportunity for many nobles to expand their family territory and establish their own military achievements.

Baisha city is an opportunity for the hundred needle family, so needle gold is here to compete for the position of city Lord.

From Zidi's point of view.

The wisteria chamber of Commerce was divided up by the great nobility, and the president of the wisteria chamber of Commerce died. If the elders could bow their heads, they would have taken refuge in these great nobility.

The elders of the chamber of Commerce who united around ziti were naturally hostile to these great nobles.

In this way, ziti can only rely on members of the political camp of the imperial system.

Among these members, Zidi, a remnant of the chamber of Commerce, is a powerful one.

Perhaps the complete Wisteria chamber of commerce can make them excited, but now the chamber of Commerce has long been fragmented.

Those with medium strength also have concerns.

Zidi is the essence of Wisteria chamber of Commerce. To accept them rashly is to be hostile to those powerful nobles in the Empire.

The gains and losses and risks need to be carefully considered.

Weak members, such as some court nobles, have no territory, and members of the chamber of commerce can't settle.

At the same time, Zidi, as a new leader of the chamber of Commerce, also has its own scruples.

She tried not to choose strong nobles to take refuge. After all, she is only a mage with black iron cultivation. Too strong nobles are likely to annex the residual Wisteria chamber of Commerce in future cooperation.

After careful selection, Zidi took a fancy to the hundred needle family.

The contemporary patriarch of the hundred needle family is a gold class strong man, who suffered heavy losses in his early years and lost his right arm.

The hundred needle family was once a great aristocrat in the South with a long history. After being forced to take refuge in the Empire, the Baizhen family suffered from crowding out and suppression. Now it barely stands firm and is in urgent need of exploration and development.

The Baizhen family territory was deprived, the existing territory was deficient in property, and was excluded by the surrounding territories. Therefore, the hundred needle family needs the channels of Wisteria chamber of Commerce, and values Wisteria chamber of Commerce far more than other families.

The most important thing is that the hundred needle family is also willing to pay the price, not hesitate to promise the marriage of the future family heirs to the chamber of Commerce. After the agreement was made, the engagement ceremony was held to spread the news widely.

All these reasons have wonderfully created the unmarried couple Zhen Jin and Zi di.

They have their own embarrassment, and they strongly need each other, which is not only their will, but also the will of the forces behind them.

Otherwise, how could a noble like Zhen Jin be engaged to a woman with low blood?

"The hundred needle family can send the only heir, first to the temple, and now to the front battlefield of Baisha City, to bear the great risk of the heir's death. This is a gamble!"

"Wisteria chamber of commerce is the same. We have no retreat."

"No wonder Zidi never left me!"

Zhen Jin had many thoughts and finally understood the complicated secret.

Looking at the girl in front of her, she felt closer to her heart.

Zhijin does not hate the alliance of interests, but recognizes it very much.

The alliance of interests is usually more reliable than friendship. Moreover, friendship can also be cultivated.

Coupled with the connection of marriage, Zhen Jin understands that Zidi will be his most reliable ally in the future.

Zi Di continued: "we took the sea boat to enter the orc continent and compete for the position of city Lord in Baisha city. However, on the way of navigation, we encountered a shipwreck inexplicably and finally came to this island."

Zhen Jin pondered, "so what we need to do now is not only to save our lives and leave here, but also to gather more subordinates. Zidi, how many troops have I brought and how many reliable family ministers?"

Faced with this problem, Zidi hesitated for a rare time. She thought about it for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency, you have the qualification to compete for the master of Baisha, and you also have the talent and strength to surpass ordinary people. This time, we mainly brought the armed backbone of Wisteria chamber of Commerce, and hired two famous mercenary regiments."

Needle gold slightly stunned.

He recognized it.

There are no ministers and troops on his side, so he is a barehanded commander. As a last resort, we had to rely on the wisteria chamber of Commerce and hired two mercenary regiments.

This is too embarrassing!

As the only heir of a noble on the ground, I have to risk my life to fight for a future on the front line of the war, but there is no legitimate army around me!

Compared with the mercenary regiment that takes money to do things, the armed Wisteria caravan has become the most legitimate force of needle gold.

"Is the hundred needle family down to this point? But none of them is unreasonable." This abnormal condition makes needle gold frown.

Ziti explained, "there was indeed a group of people sent out from the adult's family. But they were attacked by robbers on the way, and the whole army was destroyed. At the same time, there were signs of frequent actions of goblins and ogres around the territory of the hundred needle family."

"We are worried that other competitors will arrive in Baisha city in advance to establish early advantages. Therefore, we make the illusion of staying where we are, in fact, disguise our identity, set out secretly, and take the pig kiss to sea."

Needle gold's pupils shrunk and snorted coldly, "it seems that the competition for the position of Lord Baisha is very fierce."

The elite troops of an aristocrat would be wiped out by the so-called robbers halfway.

However, the territory border of the hundred needle family today was the hinterland long ago. How can there be a living space for goblins and ogres?

Thinking of something, Zhen Jin asked again, "who is competing with me for the position of city Lord? Are they on the same ship as us?"

Zidi shook her head. "There are two other people, both of whom are adults' colleagues. They didn't share a boat with us."

Zhen Jin didn't speak.

He is thinking.

This answer means that they don't need to be hostile to strong competitors on this island. But at the same time, it is likely that these competitors contributed to the shipwreck.

Zidi immediately said, "however, sir, there is a temple priest with us, named Jisha. He is the assessor of the competition for the city Lord. He is probably still alive. If we can find him and help him, it would be best."

"Scab sand?" Needle gold raised her eyebrows slightly, as if thinking.