Chapter 1746: Fair Treaty

Despicable! Woo woo woo! Too bullying to fish!

Faced with the Japanese-style threat learned from a certain prince by Veronica, the mermaid miss, whose handle was firmly grasped, didn't even last five minutes before being forced to sign a series of unequal treaties, selling out the entire Qianfan Sea Kingdom with tears in her eyes.

And the contents of this "Travel Thrush-Saiao Fair Cooperation Agreement" specifically included but were not limited to:

Promising to share the world sea charts surveyed by the Qianfan Sea Kingdom for over three hundred years after returning home safely; agreeing to open five Golden Routes in the capacity of the Saiao royal family; promising to share the fifty-nine good ports under the rule of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom, as well as the right to use all supply islands along the trans-continental route...

After this series of traitorous treaties were signed, although the Qianfan Sea Kingdom could still maintain a certain degree of autonomy and not be entirely incorporated into the Travel Thrush Kingdom, its own lifeline was equivalent to being pinched by more than half.

Especially the two items of sharing sea charts and good ports, which was almost equivalent to handing over the "core assets" of the entire Qianfan Sea Kingdom. Once the scholars of the Travel Thrush Research Institute were free and large sea ships with new power were launched, the "business" of the entire Qianfan Sea Kingdom would be squeezed unprecedentedly.

"She actually agreed..."

Looking at the back of the mermaid miss leaving in despair, Hearing Li Ang, who was not good at negotiation, clicked his tongue and complained unbelievably:

"Your requirements were so harsh, I thought she could at most agree to two or three... but it turned out to be exactly the opposite. Except for two or three that she refused to let go of, she actually agreed to everything else?"

"It's not that she didn't want to refuse, it's just that she had no choice."

Blowing on the "fair" agreement in her hand that had fingerprints, signatures, and private seals, and was equivalent to having legal effect as soon as it was announced, Queen Veronica, who won a complete victory in the negotiation, smiled and said:

"The 'business' of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom, besides looting, is those Golden Routes and large-scale trans-oceanic trafficking."

"Their business partners are mainly the Green Kingdom Oleson, the Medicine Kingdom Perti, and the rest are the Sea Cliff Kingdom, the West Calaven Kingdom, the Morna Kingdom, and recently added us, totaling six."

"And looting is not a stable job, so for the semi-commercial and semi-bandit Saiao Kingdom, sea routes and large-scale trafficking are their most stable source of wealth, which can reach 65% or even 70% of their income share. And just now..."

"Just now she offended 'that side' too hard?"

Recalling the eyes of other monarchs looking at the salted fish miss in the meeting room, Hearing Li Ang realized:

"Among the six largest partners of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom, Oleson, Perti, and Sea Cliff are on that side, and the rest, Morna, East Calaven, are on our side."

"And after she brought us to the assembly of the Anti-Travel Thrush Kingdom, whether it was unintentional or intentional, it meant she was no longer 'reliable.' Those three will definitely not dare to continue handing over core trade to her, and they will definitely decouple slowly later?"

"Yes."

After admiring Hearing Li Ang, who understood immediately, Queen Veronica put away the agreement and smiled:

"It might not have much impact in the short term, but over time, those three will definitely reduce trade quotas. If we also compress or even cut off sea trade, the trade objects of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom will only be those scattered city-states."

"The problem is that sea trade takes months for a single order, and the orders from city-states are scattered, cheap, and low-value, and they have to frequently change routes and dock. The profit efficiency is not even one-fifth of large-scale sea trade. They can't support such a large kingdom even if they run themselves to death."

"And nearly 70% of the citizens and nobles of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom rely on these large-scale trades to eat. Without the suppression of the Cleaning Bureau, as long as there is a problem with sea trade, no matter whether she is human or mermaid, she will definitely not be able to sit firmly on the throne. So no matter how unwilling she is, she can only agree to our conditions."

"But if this matter is reversed, can't it also be established?"

Hearing Li Ang pondered for a while and asked suspiciously:

"If we can threaten her with sea trade, why can't the three kingdoms on that side?"

"This is thanks to your good reputation~"

"???"

In Hearing Li Ang's stunned gaze, Queen Veronica hummed lightly:

"Your 'collecting queens' hobby has almost spread throughout the Twelve Kingdoms. Those three might continue to cooperate with the Qianfan Sea Kingdom, but they will definitely not trust this Saiao Queen who is 'too close' to you and betrayed them. They will likely demand a change of person."

"And from the situation she revealed these two days, there are quite a few people in the Saiao Kingdom who oppose her. If she leans toward that side again, as long as we take the initiative to spread rumors that you and her have something going on, her position will not be stable either. So it's better to lean toward us directly."

"..."

Can it even be like this?!

"Anyway, leaning toward us is not without benefits for her. Besides being able to keep her throne, it is not a bad way out for the entire Qianfan Sea Kingdom."

In Hearing Li Ang's speechless gaze, Queen Veronica, who won a complete victory, suppressed the slight sourness in her heart and smiled calmly:

"We also promised her that if the Twelve Kingdoms Assembly the day after tomorrow goes smoothly, the subsequent large-scale transportation work for balancing materials will still be handed over to the Qianfan Sea Kingdom, and we will also provide technology and workers to help build and maintain ports, upgrade sea ships, etc."

"And as long as she can control the situation in the country and reduce or even ban the pirate problem, we will also consider sharing a piece of the pie in the sales and trafficking of our industrial products in the future. Calculating this way, she can not only make up for the gap in sea trade, but even make a profit. We are not treating her too harshly."

"..."

But the premise is that she must lean toward us wholeheartedly, give full support at the Twelve Kingdoms Assembly the day after tomorrow, and when suppressing the "pirate" part of the Qianfan Sea Kingdom internally, she cannot avoid borrowing the military power of the Travel Thrush... This is basically no different from comprehensive attachment, right?

No wonder you wanted me not to expose my identity first and follow along to take a look. Was it because you had this plan?

Looking at Veronica, who had figured out the situation of the salted fish miss in just over a day and used a little information advantage to directly grasp the entire Qianfan Sea Kingdom, Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but click his tongue.

Those who play politics are all... hmm... speaking of which, you two didn't mention these when negotiating, so that reckless salted fish miss actually knows her situation very well, which is why she knelt down at the speed of light?

"Fine, you know what you're doing."

Believe in professionals for professional matters. Since Veronica was sure, Hearing Li Ang didn't say anything more, but began to look around with soul vision, looking for Anna's location in the city where people came and went, preparing to meet them, however...

That is... the Wang Gong???

Looking at the monument-like building complex intertwined with coal black and gold in the center of the gray city, Hearing Li Ang's eyebrows couldn't help but raise in surprise.

Didn't they say they were going shopping to sell things, and at most look at the exchange before separating? How did they get into the Morna Wang Gong?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1747 =====