dognovel Chapter 307 Health Always Wins
Chapter 307 Health Always Wins
Early the next morning, the Basque citizens went out of their homes and started their day as usual.
Although some citizens saw a large number of soldiers patrolling the streets and heard cannon fire last night, there was no change in their lives the next day, there was no blood or corpses on the streets, and no large number of prisoners were hanged in the square, which shows that the city still maintained its original order.
In the eyes of these citizens, it doesn’t matter who is in power, as long as their daily lives are not affected. In this turbulent era, it is already good enough to have a stable place to live.
"Attention all citizens! Attention all citizens!"
An officer of the patrol army stood on an open carriage and shouted to the crowd:
"Just last night, a group led by Sander and Alonso was preparing to launch a coup d'état, with the goal of surrendering to the Lana people after taking control of the Basque Country."
"But fortunately, Lord Paulino has these two men. Now they have been successfully captured, and all the rebels in the city have been wiped out. It will not affect everyone's life. Please feel free to go out."
"In addition, we will eradicate the gang forces in Basque City, put an end to any collection of protection fees, and return a peaceful Basque country to the citizens."
As soon as the citizens heard that the gangs were going to be wiped out, cheers filled the streets. In the past, many people had their families broken up because of various protection fees from the gangs, and they could no longer tolerate the existence of such gangs in the Basque Country.
"You did a good job."
Wesker looked at the scene outside and closed the window, then exclaimed to Paulino next to him:
"They actually took control of all the Basque armed forces in just one night."
"No, no, it's all thanks to Lord John who helped me to tie down the harbor defenders, which gave me the energy to fight against Alonso's city defense forces."
When Wesker heard this, he was also impressed by Paulino's good luck, because the merchant ship coming to the port was simply a coincidence, and it suddenly became Paulino's armed force to contain the port defenders.
At the same time, he also felt that he had overestimated the ability and quality of the Basque defenders. According to his statistics, the total number of casualties on both sides last night was less than 100. This was the civil war with the least losses he had observed in all these years. Rather than a civil war, it was more like a street fight between various gangs after an uneven division of the spoils.
"So what are you going to do with Sander and Alonso?"
Wesker asked:
"Both were convicted of treason, Sander beheaded and Alonso sentenced to be hanged."
Paulino said without hesitation that it was impossible for both public and private reasons to let a man like Sander die so easily, and only by crushing his bones and scattering his ashes could Paulino eliminate the anger in his heart.
"How you deal with the situation in Basque City is your own business. What happens next depends on how you talk to my master."
Wesker's reminder at this time made Paulino sober up. Although he said that he was a regular army in Basque City, in the eyes of Mitlan and Lana, he was still a rebel. So he needed to find John as soon as possible and make him admit that he controlled Basque.
"I will be ready to go in the next few days, you don't have to worry about it."
After Paulino finished speaking, he respectfully asked Wesker:
"Excuse me, Lord John...is there anything he likes?"
"let me see."
Seeing Paulino being so understanding, Wesker began to recall his impression of John. It seemed that apart from money, work, and his family, his own adult was rarely interested in other things.
"Why don't you bring a few boxes of gold coins to my master."
"Forehead……"
Paulino didn't know what to say for a moment. Since the civil unrest had just been quelled, he had no idea where Sander and Alonso's vaults were. Moreover, now was the time to reward his brothers according to their merits. If he took the money to see John, they would definitely complain.
So he had to reply:
"Sir, we have just put down the civil unrest here, and we really don't have enough funds."
Wesker thought for a while and then said:
"Since we don't have gold coins, let's just use the land as collateral. Isn't the mansion of Sander and Alonso, as well as their land in other places, a good gift?"
"Yup!"
Paulino thought about it and felt that this idea was not bad, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to confiscate Sander and Alonso's assets in the Basque Country, and change the land ownership to John's name and prepare the corresponding land deeds.
A few days later, Paulino, who had obtained the deed, took a carriage to the gate of John's fortress in the valley. After getting John's consent, Paulino finally met his backer.
Looking at this young man who was several years younger than him, Paulino couldn't help but sigh at the abilities of today's young people, and handed the deed to the White Wolf Knight beside him with both hands.
John took the deed from the White Wolf Knight and looked at it for a few seconds, then looked at Paulino and asked:
"I have seen your sincerity. As long as you stand with me, I will guarantee your absolute dominance in the Basque Country."
"Thank you so much."
Hearing this, Paulino quickly expressed his gratitude.
"So do you have any difficulty governing the Basque Country now?"
John asked.
After thinking it over carefully, Paulino said to John:
"Sir, because I killed a group of mercenary leaders before, there are no mercenary groups available for merchants to hire in Basque now."
"Don't worry. I will have the Black Watch Mercenary Group establish a branch in Basque Country. Although the first batch of people is small, I will continue to send more people after we have completely taken control of the situation in Lana."
Paulino was not overwhelmed by John's assurance, but continued to ask:
"Excuse me, sir, is there anything I can do for you?"
Paulino knows that everything has a price, especially the exchange of political interests. Any benefit without a price is a sugar-coated bullet that may hit him in the future.
"It's nothing, actually. I support you mainly because Hoss wants to use the city of Basque as a diversion. As long as you ensure that the goods I transport by sea are not seized by some people with ulterior motives, that's all."
"But there is one more thing. I hope my Chamber of Commerce can be stationed in Basque City. I don't need any preferential treatment. I just want to be able to trade normally without being targeted by other Chambers of Commerce."
Paulino thought about it and realized that he could basically meet these conditions. Although he wondered why John only made such a small request, he still thanked him:
"Thank you for your support. I wish Sir John good health and success!"