Chapter 614: Use this to test cadres?
"Don't...let me go..."
"Come back, sister, it's still raining."
In this season when it doesn't rain in previous years, The rain lasted for six days and gradually expanded in scope, resulting in some floods.
But the benefits are greater. The pond that was originally 80% full is suddenly full, the fields are watered more thoroughly, and life will be better next year.
This abnormal phenomenon attracted the attention of the top officials of the Kingdom of Madeira, so they sent people to find out what was going on.
The royal capital of the Kingdom of Madeira is located next to a huge lake with a radius of nearly 100 kilometers. The lake is rich in freshwater pearls as large as eggs, hence the name Pearl City.
When Count Ortiz's motorcade was preparing to arrive at Pearl City, the camp in front of the road was filled with flags, each flag representing a noble.
Ortiz also raised her own flag, and the conductor asked her to wait.
In the carriage, Frederick also put on his military uniform and asked Ortiz's sister: "Are you really not going to tell me your name?"
The girl pouted and said, "Don't tell me."
"Okay, hurry up and leave!" She said and pushed Frederick out of the carriage.
Ortiz was ready, wearing a hunting suit and riding on a maroon warhorse, with a snow-white horse next to him.
She looked at Frederick getting on the horse with a strange expression, and finally sighed.
The two rode forward side by side and stopped not far in front of the convoy.
A group of knights in golden armor galloped forward, stirring up a burst of dust.
This group of knights inserted themselves between Frederick and Ortiz and surrounded Frederick. The leader asked: "Are you Baron Harry Potter?"
Frederick nodded.
It was possible to make clouds that did not rain rain. This kind of thing made everyone from the king to the knights surprised and curious, so the king sent someone to pick up Frederick.
This is a hunting camp, and it is common practice to discuss military affairs during hunting.
In the largest tent, Frederick saw King Dos of the Kingdom of Madeira, his nine sons, and a group of senior officials.
Doss is sixty or seventy years old this year. He is wearing a light yellow robe embroidered with gold silk. He is a bit fat, with only a ring of white hair left around him. His eyes look gray, but they are looking at Frederick's. A particularly bright moment.
After giving him a military salute, Frederick said: "Baron Harry Potter of the Principality of Wesson pays homage to the King of the Far West."
Doss nodded and pointed to his side. The vacant seat said: "Well, there is 80% of the handsome man I was when I was young. Come sit down and have some wine with me."
After thanking him, Frederick went to sit next to him, and was immediately sent by a servant. Here's some ice-cold wine, and a few plates of snacks like dry cheese sticks, dried fruits, and candied fruits.
Doss pointed to everyone in the tent and introduced them to Frederick one by one, and everyone nodded.
After the introduction, Doss asked Frederick curiously: "How did you get together with Ortiz?"
Frederick smiled and said: "To me It doesn’t matter who you do business with, but it’s more pleasant to do business with the young and beautiful Ortiz than with Sampaio.”
“But Count Ortiz is better than me. He knows how to do business and wants to sell me."
Dosun burst into laughter, and his son and ministers also laughed.
"Not bad, not bad!" He reached out and patted Frederick on the shoulder. The gold ring on his finger hurt. "When doing business, of course you do it with the person who makes the most money."
" Ortiz and her sister used to be famous beauties in Pearl City. Hey, have you succeeded?"
At the end of his sentence, he had a smile on his face that all men knew.
Frederick whispered to him: "It never stopped all the way."
Doss laughed again, took a sip of wine, and said to a man with a belt hanging around his neck. The official with gold wire and large pearls said: "Ortiz is afraid of war, so don't let her live there. You can replace her with a territory with a fishing port in the southwest corner. I have accepted everything she brought." ." The official immediately took the order.
Doss took another sip of wine and said to Frederick: "I have a relationship with old Louis. He sent someone to save my sister's life, so if he asks me for help this time, I will definitely help."
“We have done business with you, the Principality of Wesson, for so many years, and we have some affection.”
“You don’t have to worry, matters on the battlefield will be settled on the battlefield, and they will not go to the battlefield yet. Then We are guests. We are here, so let’s play here for a while and then go back.”
“I heard that Grand Duke Wesson is very good at doing business. You are his attendant, so you should know a little bit about it. Let’s see what new business we can do.”
After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and two maids and four female knights came in. The maids were holding trays with many gold coins in their hands. .
"These slave girls and gold coins are yours, you can play with them as you want."
Doss waved his hand, looking very generous.
With a smile on his face, Frederick thanked him for his generosity and raised his glass to toast him, thinking that he was really willing to spend money to test the cadres.
Doss chatted with Frederick about the local customs for a while, and then talked about the rain.
Frederick ate a candied fruit and said seriously: "The clouds are all tiny water droplets, smaller than a hair."
"If the water droplets in the clouds are dense and gather together, they will become bigger and bigger. When the wind can no longer support them, they will fall into rain."
"There are enough clouds and water droplets in the sky. Dense, but almost impossible to rain. When the smoke reaches the clouds, it will hit the water droplets. If they hit too many, they will become larger and then turn into rain."
"As long as there is a place where it rains, the clouds will fall. The wind becomes chaotic and starts to cause the water droplets to collide randomly. If they collide too much, it will turn into rain, and the scope of the rain will gradually increase. "
"So if you want it to rain, the clouds must be low enough to allow the smoke to rise. Inside, there are enough water droplets in the clouds, which are darker and grayer. "
"It's just that the wind can't control how the smoke floats. I can only light more, and the chance of encountering it is small. More.”
Frederick said whatever he thought, whether he believed it or not was other people's business.
Doss and others listened very carefully, but they didn’t know if they understood.
Finally Doss asked an attendant in the tent to go out and see if there were any suitable low, gray clouds in the sky.
Doss chatted with Frederick about family affairs again, how many acres of land, how many tractors, what kind of crops, how much income, and how big the house was.
Frederick had researched and learned about the situation of many small and medium-sized enterprises before, and he spoke eloquently based on his own background.
In his words, he owns a farm, two vegetable farms, three tractors, four factories for screws, nails, rubber tableware and slippers, a river fleet of six boats, seven shops, and eight various motor vehicles. , nine pure-blooded unicorns and war horses, and finally shook his ten fingers when he mentioned the annual income.
Doss and others were amazed.
After the bragging was over, Doss asked Frederick to rest in the tent prepared for him.
The tent was quite comfortably arranged. There were raised wooden boards on the ground, a thick wool carpet on top, a heater in the middle, and an umbrella on the top of the tent to cover a hollow-like ventilation structure.
Frederick asked the maid to bring some food, and soon a plate of roasted lamb chops and potatoes, a plate of grapes, and a bottle of happy water came.
Just after eating half of the grilled lamb chops, a strong smell of smoke wafted from outside. There was no movement in the camp. It seemed that there was no fire.
While eating, Frederick was thinking that the meeting just now was a bit weird. The bald man was basically the one in the whole process, and the others only agreed. In addition, Ortiz was pushed away. Is it possible that just now Are all those people actors?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. At this juncture, an officer from the hostile party suddenly came. Could it be an assassination attempt?
So it was probably just a show, one to test the tone, and the other to prepare for the test of the cadres.
Frederick ignored it. It seemed that the other party had no intention to harm him. The four female warriors put their weapons on the shelves after entering the tent, so everyone continued to act together.
By the time he finished his baked potatoes, there was a crackling sound on the tent and it was raining.
People outside were noisy. Frederick yawned and said that he was going to sleep and saw no one.
(End of this chapter)