Chapter 432: Ten thousand acres of tulips, Bruno the flower seller!
In fact, when Claire's words came out, everyone present was a little confused.
Incite the Kingdom of Basel to attack us?
What the hell?!
This is a bit nonsense...
Yes,
Incredible, unbelievable...
Almost at that moment, all kinds of strange emotions surged into the hearts of many Idar officials.
"This... isn't possible?!" asked Old Ford, the head of Idar's Government Office, hesitantly.
"Yes, yes! How is this possible!"
“That’s right…”
It’s no wonder that the many Idar officials present felt incredible.
After all... before this, because it had a backer like the Norman Empire, the Kingdom of Basel, which was far away from the war, had not launched or even participated in a real war for nearly a hundred years.
The only conflicts in which the Basel army had ever participated were at most suppressing some unarmed serfs and quelling riots among civilians.
But……
The civilians simply did not have weapons of sufficient power, and one could imagine the consequences of fighting the regular army with only black bread.
That is why, when Claire mentioned that the Church of Light wanted to instigate the Kingdom of Basel to wage war against itself, everyone felt a little...surprised.
In their subconscious, no matter how desperate the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel are... there is no need to provoke the Principality of Idar, right?
Don’t they know about the Odin Empire’s miserable defeat?
Don't you know the might of Idar's army? Or haven't you heard of the "Basel Scalpel" plan previously launched by the Principality of Idar? "Although the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel are short-sighted, they are not stupid. In the past, no matter how much the Church of Light tried to fool them, they would not dare to act rashly. However... the development of magic industrialization and the dumping of the Idar Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Basel have already changed their minds!"
"What does this have to do with the Idar Chamber of Commerce?!" Julian Heaton frowned and couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it is related! In other words... the development strategy of the Principality of Idar will inevitably lead to a local war or even a full-scale war between us and the Kingdom of Basel!"
This time, before Claire could speak, Bruno spoke in a deep voice.
"The development strategy of the Principality of Idar has always been very clear. That is to build a prosperous, civilized, and harmonious new country under the leadership of the Stuart family, with magic technology as the core and the support of the Idar people as the foundation!"
"And what did magic technology bring? It brought magical industrialization!"
"During these days, magical industrialization has developed rapidly in this land. A large number of factories have sprung up, and a large number of workshops have emerged. More and more people have left the land they have relied on for generations and become professional workers working in factories."
"These changes have never occurred in the past few hundred years. Therefore, in my opinion... at this moment, mankind is facing a major change that has not been seen in a hundred years! And the Principality of Idar... is the leader of this change!"
Hearing this, everyone present nodded in agreement.
The changes in the Principality of Idar during this period indeed involved all aspects, including the gathering and redistribution of power, the flourishing and prosperity of commerce, the birth and development of industry, the rise of civilians and the demise of serfs...
All of the above changes have taken place under Bruno’s leadership!
And everyone present here today is also a participant in this unprecedented change! So... they naturally have a deep understanding of this.
But here’s the thing…
What does this have to do with the crazy Kingdom of Basel? And then...
Bruno continued:
"It seems that the development of the Principality of Idar has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Basel."
"But... let me ask you, the large amount of cloth produced by the Idar Textile Factory, the Horn Bicycle Factory, the Idar Paper Mill... are the goods produced in these factories and workshops only sold in the Principality of Idar?"
Hearing Bruno's question, Julian Heaton quickly replied: "Of course not, the Idar Chamber of Commerce will...wait, you mean..."
"Yes……"
Bruno nodded. "As I mentioned before, the development of magic industrialization has greatly improved the production efficiency of the Principality of Idar."
"Take cloth for example. In the Kingdom of Basel, it would take a long time for ordinary civilians to sew a piece of cloth. But in the Principality of Idar... the birth of the Jenny machine not only doubled the production efficiency of cloth, but also reduced the cost of cloth by an unknown amount."
"In fact, it's not just cloth. Farm tools, ironware, bicycles... For the Principality of Idar, the cost of producing these items is much lower than that of other powers."
"As these high-quality and low-priced Idar products continue to pour into the land of the Kingdom of Basel... the original social structure of the Kingdom of Basel is also suffering a crazy impact!!"
"The aristocratic forces of this era are mostly based on self-sufficient small-scale peasant economies. Most commoners and serfs depend on the aristocracy for survival and can only rely on the output of the fields to support the lords."
"But... the sudden influx of Idar goods is like opening a blood drain for the Kingdom of Basel. Large amounts of gold coins and cheap raw materials continue to flow into the Principality of Idar, while the local goods of the Kingdom of Basel are unable to move forward."
"Although the Idar Chamber of Commerce has been expanding, it has distributed part of its profits to the Duke of Stein, the Maclean family and other wealthy nobles in the Kingdom of Basel, but... it is impossible to take care of the interests of every noble."
Having said that, everything is self-evident.
The dumping of goods by the Principality of Idar caused huge losses to the original interests of the local nobles in Basel, so... this gave the Church of Light an opportunity, hoping to pay a certain price so that the Kingdom of Basel could delay the Principality of Idar as much as possible.
after all……
Since the conflict between the Principality of Idar and the Church of Light is inevitable, it would be an excellent choice to let the Kingdom of Basel test the strength of the Principality of Idar first.
"And now, the question I want to know most is... if the Kingdom of Basel really wants to tear its face off with us, how long will we have to react?!"
As he spoke, Bruno turned his gaze to the Idar CIA Director Krell who was standing beside him.
"Your Excellency the Duke, you should be aware of the nature of those conservative and old-fashioned traditional nobles. Even if the Church of Light tries to move around, I'm afraid... it won't be possible to send out troops in less than half a year."
What Claire said made sense.
You have to know that in this era of extremely backward transportation, other forces do not have transportation gods like steam locomotives and rails.
So... even if the Basel nobles were really convinced by the church, it would still take a long time just to prepare food and supplies and mobilize soldiers from all over the place.
"If it is really as you expected... then the time left for the Principality of Idar is more than enough."
"My Lord Duke, do you mean... to take the initiative to attack? Or to strengthen the fortifications in advance?"
Seeing Bruno's confident look, Defense Minister Sarah Coren couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, everyone present pricked up their ears.
Although his Idar people are more accustomed to convincing others with reason and like peace and stability, but... the Idar people with abundant martial virtues have never been afraid of war!
Moreover... at this time when the Idar army is constantly expanding and its weapons and equipment are constantly being upgraded.
Everyone present looked at Bruno, who was sitting at the top, because... they were already eager to try! Looking at everyone's faces, Bruno was almost certain that as long as he gave the order to take the initiative, then in the next second, all the Idar soldiers would be ready to fight and prepare for a cordial and friendly exchange with the soldiers of the Kingdom of Basel.
“No need…”
Bruno's words were beyond the expectations of everyone present.
"ah?"
“No need for anything?!”
"But, Your Excellency the Duke, even though the army of the Kingdom of Basel has long been corrupt, it is still a kingdom after all. We must not take it lightly..." Old Ford advised earnestly.
"The Idar army now has garrisons in various important cities. Right now, there are more than 3,000 Idar troops stationed in Fortress Mann. There is no need to start a war."
"Moreover... by then, it is still unknown whether the Kingdom of Basel will still have the strength to launch an attack..." Bruno said in a deep voice.
"You mean..."
"Isn't it good to fight and kill? Although the Idar people are full of martial virtues, this Duke is kind and loves the people, has a broad mind, and always upholds the concept of peace! So... maybe if we give a few flowers to the nobles of the Kingdom of Basel, they will change their minds?"
"Send...send flowers?"
As if he didn't notice the surprised expressions of the crowd, Bruno continued to speak excitedly:
"Yes, yes! Sending flowers is great! Not only do I want to send flowers, I also want to sell flowers! You should know that different bouquets symbolize different meanings and represent different flower languages. Clusters of flowers can also make people happy physically and mentally!"
Old Ford: “…”
Claire: “…”
The Idar officials present knew that their Lord Duke was indeed a farsighted and farsighted genius, but... selling flowers?!
Almost at this moment, old Ford suddenly felt that he had returned to the past, back to the time when the Duke never took care of things and spent all day having fun.
Selling flowers can prevent the upcoming war? Is there really nothing wrong with the Duke's brain? ? !
"You don't understand. What I want to give to the Kingdom of Basel... is not an ordinary bouquet!" Bruno said in a deep voice.
"Could it be the shrapnel shells from the Idar artillery unit?" Sarah Colen was vaguely excited.
"No! It's tulips!"
As soon as the words fell, the conference room fell into silence.
I'm a little confused, I need to slow down...
"My Lord Duke, please forgive me for being blunt. Do you mean that by selling... these tulips to the Kingdom of Basel, the Kingdom of Basel will be able to give up its attack on the Principality of Idar?"
"I don't know whether they will give up or not, but what I do know is that... a tiny tulip is enough to make the Kingdom of Basel collapse without a fight!"
Looking at the extremely affirmative expression of his lord the Duke, Old Ford was speechless for a moment.
When it comes time to make decisions, Bruno won't hesitate, so...
"In short... this matter is extremely important. The specific operation will be jointly handled by the Idar CIA and the Idar Chamber of Commerce. Except for Claire and Julian Heaton, the rest of the people can leave. As for the details of this meeting... they must not be disclosed!"
"yes!"
Although everyone's hearts were already filled with doubts and confusion, except for the two people Bruno specifically asked to stay, the rest of the people retreated one after another.
All right,
Even if Bruno didn't mention it, they would not reveal anything about what happened today.
After all... this not only involves the core secrets of the Principality of Idar, but also involves the Duke's outrageous plan to sell flowers.
No matter how hard they thought, they couldn't figure it out...
It's just selling flowers. It's not certain whether people will buy them or not. How can it cause the Kingdom of Basel to collapse? Watching everyone leaving, Bruno looked at Claire and Julian Heaton: "Come on, I'll take you... to a place."
…
Aset Basin.
Wally Harlin, covered in mud, wiped the sweat from his forehead while panting, and looked at the endless tulip fields at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Back then, Bruno, who was only the Count of Idar, made a solemn promise in front of him that if he could grow 10,000 acres of tulips, he would be granted the title of Viscount. (See Chapter 132 for details) At that time... Wally Harlin only held on to a tiny hope and agreed to Bruno's conditions.
And now, although it is a little different from what Harlin had imagined at the beginning, Bruno, who has become the Duke of Idar, has really fulfilled the promise he made.
He is now Viscount Haring, Viscount Haring of the Principality of Idar! The process of growing tulips is very hard.
Because... not only does he need to plant tulips on a large scale, he also needs to breed and improve them repeatedly based on the original tulips.
To this end, he hid his identity and traveled tirelessly between the Fran Islands and the Aset Basin. Relying on the repeated watering of liquid magic and the influence of source power on tulips, he created this sea of tens of thousands of acres of tulips in the Aset Basin!
Yes!
At this time, the Aset Basin had already changed its appearance, with tulips of various colors blooming with beautiful petals.
In the process of continuous breeding, Wally Harlin even found the joy of farming and cultivation, and began to become addicted to the job assigned to him by Bruno.
In his opinion...
This is far more meaningful than his previous luxurious, boring and dull aristocratic life!
Just as he was immersed in the beautiful scenery before him...
"Wally Harlin!"
Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from not far away.
He turned his head.
I saw a familiar figure walking towards me along a winding path through the sea of tulips.
Wally Harlin couldn't help but murmured, "Your Excellency the Duke..."
I feel a little dizzy today... I haven't had time to check the typos yet, I'm going to bed first...
(End of this chapter)
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