Chapter 1043 You Are Indeed a Devil! ?

"What? Agree!?"

Oscar stared at the magic letter dumbfounded, and a group of ministers around him were also stunned.

"They actually agreed!?"

Oscar repeated it, still unable to believe the words he saw.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The ministers immediately congratulated: "In this way, you don't have to worry about the Illrus Empire sending its troops south for the time being."

"But why?"

Oscar couldn't figure it out: "It's impossible for him not to guess our intentions, and it's impossible not to understand the consequences of doing this. Why would he agree?"

Although it was a good thing, Oscar always felt that there was some conspiracy behind it.

That Tang En, who smiles all day long, is definitely not as kind as he appears on the surface. If he is really so kind and simple, how could he become the regent inexplicably? Oscar even suspected that what happened in the Illus Empire and Solant Kingdom was all the result of that guy's secret layout and design!

"Perhaps it's because Queen Olena became a lobbyist?"

Duke Domir said tentatively: "After all, Queen Olena and you have had such a good relationship since childhood. Even if you marry Illrus, you can't possibly watch Tang En send troops to attack His Majesty, right?"

It sounds very reasonable... Olena, she really still loves me...

Oscar's mind was confused, and the dead girl control almost lost his mind.

"Your Majesty, no matter what the reason is, at least for the time being we don't have to worry."

Duke Domir asked: "But Your Majesty, did he put forward other conditions?"

Oscar came back to his senses, looked at the magic letter and said: "After signing the trade contract, the Illus Empire will fully open the border cities such as Preston, Paganis, and Fira, establish special economic zones, and open treaty ports. At the same time, for To promote bilateral trade relations, we will implement a zero-tariff policy at treaty ports and reduce trade costs for merchants... Wait!? Zero tariffs!?"

Oscar suddenly came back to his senses and stared at the words on the magic letter with a puzzled look on his face: "Is he crazy!? That's zero tariff! Does he know how much fiscal revenue he will lose!?"

Zero tariff!

Not only Oscar, but also the ministers below were stunned in shock.

As a large trading country and an economically powerful country, any businessman in Ronitant is very aware of the impact of various taxes on business. Among them, one of the most important costs in long-distance trade routes is import and export tariffs. In the past, the Illrus Empire , the price of goods going to the Solant Kingdom will increase by 50% to 200%, all due to import and export tariffs.

If the Illus Empire really implements comprehensive trade in the treaty ports and guarantees a zero-tariff policy, the cost of Ronitant's goods will be greatly reduced, and profits will also increase greatly!

"This is a good thing, Your Majesty!"

Another minister looked happy: "With the strength of our Ronitante businessmen, under this policy, our import and export trade will definitely take off again, and the economic growth level next year will definitely increase significantly, and may even overtake Iran." Errus Empire!"

Overtaking Illus? ……wrong!

Duke Domir was also pleasantly surprised, but after suddenly hearing such a sentence, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, something was wrong!

"His Majesty."

Duke Domir looked at Oscar with a cautious face: "Is this really the only thing in the magic letter? Didn't he propose anything else?"

Oscar took a breath and continued to read Olina's handwritten letter: "...Based on the principle of reciprocity in bilateral trade, we require Ronitant to also open an equal number of treaty ports and implement the same tariff policy. If there is no objection, , please agree on a date, His Majesty Tang En will go to Nanila in person to sign the contract. No more."

At first glance, it seems like there isn’t much to say, but...

"There seems to be nothing to say about opening treaty ports, implementing the same tariff policy...wait? The same tariff policy? Zero tariff? Illus Empire? Datang Chamber of Commerce!?"

Duke Domir finally cleared away the fog in his mind, and his face became increasingly ugly.

After hearing his words, other ministers also woke up.

One-way zero tariffs is great, but two-way zero tariffs?

Damn it, it seems like there is no need to do this!

They are not stupid. The main trade objects and goods of the Ronitante Kingdom are mainly cheap and high-quality, seizing the broadest low-end market, and then gradually spreading to the mid-range and high-end markets. They win with quality and quantity. , fiscal revenue is achieved through the sale of large quantities of cheap goods.

However, even if they sell a hundred Ronitante gray-hoofed horses, their profit will not be as much as if the Datang Chamber of Commerce sells one Harley-Davidson motorcycle!

If zero tariffs were implemented, their income would certainly increase significantly, but the same would be true for Illus!

Trade import and export will inevitably generate a large amount of capital flow. Although Purandar does not yet have the concept of trade surplus and deficit, they have been vaguely aware of the problem here.

If the competitiveness and profit rate of goods cannot compete with each other, Ronitant's wealth will definitely flow to Illrus continuously. They are equivalent to being completely kidnapped by the economy of the Illrus Empire. Everything must be obeyed by the Illus Empire. At that time, what does it mean for Ronitant to be an independent country? It is no longer any different from a province.

Thinking of this, the faces of everyone in the throne room became extremely ugly.

Now, Oscar is in a dilemma.

Agreeing to sign a contract could only save a temporary crisis, but they could only watch helplessly as the country walked step by step into the trap set by the other party, and eventually became a puppet.

If you don't agree to sign the contract, although you can guarantee your financial independence, you will probably face the crisis of being forced into the palace soon, and in the end, you will be forcefully taken back by Tang En...

Although Tang En, this shameless bastard, does not look like a qualified monarch at all, he can play a trump card simply by relying on the powerful power of the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce and the Disdainful All Beings, making it impossible for others to parry.

You play four kings, and he plays king bomb!

You play four Aces, and he plays King Bomb!

You play four 2s, and he still plays King Bomb!

How the hell can he play with all the cards in his hand? ?

He is simply cheating!

But the most annoying part is that even if you know that he is cheating, you still have no choice but to continue playing with him according to the rules!

At this moment, Oscar could simply imagine Tang En's ecstatic look, but even if he hated it so much, he could only choose one of the two dilemmas to continue.

"Promise him to choose a day to sign the contract."

Oscar stood up with a constipated look on his face: "I'm a little uncomfortable, that's all for today."

Oscar walked into the corridor behind him with a dark face. Queen Shikarin glanced at his father and chased after him very worriedly.

"Let's go, let's go."

Duke Domir is also very upset at the moment. What can he do? He is also desperate!

Because this is their request!

Even though they knew there was a trap inside, they still had to jump in with their eyes open! And you have to dance happily!

So what if you are unhappy?

In front of Tang En, they didn't even have the power to lift the table!

The Illus Empire has now turned into a monster!

An awakened, unstoppable monster!

Tang En now has no idea that his simple conspiracy has made all the princes and nobles of Ronitant hate him.

Although he had expected this day, he did not expect that those people would discover the trap inside so quickly.

At this moment, Tang En, who was being greeted by countless people in their hearts as relatives, was looking at the large army of kobolds in front of him with satisfaction.

That's right, the dwarves who had obtained the "training" skills taught by Tang En had finally successfully trained a group of obedient kobolds.

These kobolds are still timid and afraid of death, but at least they are obedient enough.

If they were made to stand, they would never dare to sit down; if they were made to lie down, they would never dare to get up; if they were made to be hungry, they would never dare to eat - those who disobeyed orders would have been killed.

After experiencing the bloody lessons of thousands of compatriots, the kobolds finally understood the truth. As long as they obey orders and do whatever they are told, they can eat delicious food and fill their stomachs!

Instead of digging around in the soil and eating bugs and plant roots, the food the dwarves reward them with is simply delicious!

——In fact, what the dwarves feed them is just the lees left after brewing.

This group of guys who were frightened by hunger before were not willing to give up the fresh food to feed these kobolds.

But the kobolds don’t mind!

They were even moved to tears - they used the remaining alcohol in the lees as a condiment and ate it with relish.

So pitiful, so pitiful...

Tang En watched the kobolds scrambling for food in a trough and wiped the corners of his eyes hypocritically.

Brian sighed with emotion. The elder brother is really kind. He was so moved when he saw the kobolds suffering.

Tang En suddenly turned his head and asked, "Have you implemented a last-place elimination system?"

Brian was startled: "Huh? Elimination system for the last place?"

Tang En said dissatisfiedly: "The one who makes mistakes, disobeys orders, or performs the worst will be directly eliminated and killed. This can warn other kobolds and encourage them to obey orders more actively."

"..."

Give me back the emotion you just felt!

Brian's mouth twitched: "Are you a devil?"

"What are you talking about? Didn't you say you don't treat them as intelligent beings?"

Tang En spread his hands: "To deal with this guy who likes to betray his master, of course we have to use a high-pressure policy."

Brian: "..."

Tang En took a step forward: "All kobolds listen to the order, stop eating immediately and line up!"

The group of kobolds were stunned and immediately started to fight in a hurry, but at this time there were still a few kobolds lying on the trough reluctant to leave.

Tang En grabbed them into the air with his mage's hands without hesitation, and then burned them directly to ashes.

After the kobolds below were stunned for a while, their efficiency suddenly improved a lot, and they lined up neatly in a few seconds.

"look."

Tang En nuzzled at Brian: "The effect is outstanding."

You are indeed a devil!