The next day, Bai Gang and the members of the negotiation team came to Morey III's study to discuss the future relationship between the two parties.

To put it bluntly, I just want to ask for red envelopes after I help...

Morey III was very happy. After a little greeting, he handed over several documents and handed them over to Bai Gang and the others.

One of them is a document that allows Baigang’s private caravans to be exempt from taxes in Duze and enjoy other preferential treatment as local merchants. This is a clause that the two parties have agreed on before.

In addition, there are transfer documents for several minerals and land, including the Qingquan Mine specified by Baigang, as well as a large box of gold coins and gems.

Morey III had signed his name on the document and stamped it with a seal. As long as Baigang signed it and stamped it with the seal document, it will take effect.

Looking at these documents, Bai Gang knew that even if the rest of the matter was not agreed upon this time, it would not be considered a loss of money.

When the front line was fighting, the intelligence personnel in the rear were not idle either. They used this time to investigate the basic situation of Duze.

In Duze, except for a small amount of high-end goods that can be transported using commercial small portals, the average tax on the remaining goods transported from far away can reach 300% to 500% of the value of the goods themselves!

This is not the consumption of eating horses along the way!

The vast majority of the cost of a cargo coming from afar is tax and transportation costs!

Even if it is transported to the surrounding areas of origin, the tax revenue can be 50% to 80%!

In other words, once the caravan at the base has the right to be exempted from tax, even if the quality of the goods is the same as that of Duze’s local goods, it can completely defeat the major chambers of commerce in Duze with its absolute price advantage!

And if we take into account the terrifying output and good quality of industrial mass production, Duze’s local chamber of commerce will have no way out except to surrender!

As for joining local nobles to exclusion and crackdown on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce!?

Haha, do you really think the tracks of the Storm Base tank are made of noodles!?

I don’t have to worry about the lawsuit that will be fought in front of Morey III!

However, considering the local tyrant forces behind these chambers of commerce, the base has decided to cooperate with these people as much as possible after letting them see the base's commercial strength and transform these people into Duze's comprador class, that is, the second Japanese leader party in the late stage.

Do you make money together? After forming a community of interests, it will be much easier for the base to secretly control Duze. Before the rise of e-commerce, you had to find agents to sell goods on the earth. Now, when you go to another world to find local snakes as compradors, it is also an effective way to quickly open a stall.

"Earl White, this is what has been negotiated before, the right to trade tax exemption and the minerals, land and gold coins that are your military expenditure.

As for other things, I think there are some details to discuss, so I didn’t write the papers in advance.”

After pausing, Morey III continued:

"I heard from Kadian that Count Bai, you plan to help Duze clear the river channel and build the road, and even help to wipe out the dead souls near the road. I wonder if this is true?"

Bai Gangdao: "Of course it's true. I feel very sad about the disaster that Duze suffered. So I plan to do something for Duze within my ability, including the construction of the road and the cleaning of the dead."

"Of course?" Morey III and Marquis Cardan looked at each other, and both of them saw a worried look in each other's eyes. "Is there anything else?"

Bai Gang nodded and said, "Yes, there are many. I have left the specific matters to Baron Liu. I'd better ask him to explain it to His Majesty."

Colonel Liu stood up and saluted Morey III and the others, then sat down and spoke, "The Earl is very saddened by the disaster that your country has suffered, so he intends to provide some help to His Majesty and the people of Duze.

For example, the road construction, dredging river channels and cleaning up the dead, which you just mentioned, are all fine!

We can build the road into a better asphalt road than the stone roads in Yunfeng City, repair the docks on the river, and send troops to assist you in sweeping away the small groups of undead!

Even, we can build a railway for Duze!”

Morey III wondered: "Railway? What is that?"

"The so-called railway is simply to lay two steel tracks on the ground and then let a dedicated golem walk on it and pull goods."

Colonel Liu briefly introduced the benefits of railways, such as fast speed, large transportation volume, low shipping costs, and perfect use for picking up goods!

However, after understanding what the railway is, Morey III and others, none of them think that this thing is really used to transport goods or passengers. They are all 1,000% sure that the so-called railway is a high-speed channel specially built for transporting troops!

It is a replacement for a strategic large portal!

As for what Baron Liu said about the freighter just now, it was simply a joke! Even if he cheated on the child, no one would believe it!

Pull goods?

If the golem monster called the train really has as amazing transportation capabilities as Baron Liu said, all the steel used in a year is enough for the monster to pull several trips?

I'm afraid it's too much for both trips! It's just funny to spend a lot of supplies to build a railway for such a thing!

Transporter?

Both farmers and knights have their own land to take care of. Who except a very small number of merchants would need to ride that kind of thing to the distance? If there is something to do, it can be used!

So besides using this monster golem when mobilizing the army on a large scale, Morey III and others really can't think of any other possibilities!

Although he was jealous of this ability to quickly mobilize troops, Morey III was even more worried that when his Yunfeng City would be raided by Baigang's troops on a train.

Therefore, no matter what, I was unwilling to build the railway to Duze’s various strategic points. I just held up my face and allowed the railway connecting the mine to be built to transport ore.

Of course, Morey III did not dare to overstimulate Bai Gang, a "strong nobleman". The other party helped to build roads and clear out the dead. As a result, he refused as soon as he asked. This was inappropriate.

Therefore, Morey III agreed to Baigang's ownership of the railway.

The land around the railway was also classified as belonging to Baigang, and a small number of troops were also allowed to garrison around the railway to use it to include the undead along the route.

In the view of Morey III, since Baigang had promised to build railways in remote wastelands as much as possible, it would be fine to sell the wasteland that no one wanted to him. Since it had become the private land of Count White, a small number of troops on his own land was the natural power of the nobles and he could not deprive him of it.

To be honest, when the negotiation team proposed the ownership of railways on the territory of other countries, the rights of land ownership and military garrison along the route, it was very awkward, because it always reminded them of the South Manchuria Railway back then...
Chapter completed!