„Father...... Do we need to achievethissituationreally?”
“父亲……我们真的有必要做到这个地步么?”In a open area outside Shining Light City, Horne. Quinnis looking atthesebusyworkersfrom afar, slightlysomediscontentedlyasked.辉光城外的一块空地上,霍恩.奎因远远望着那些忙碌的工人,略有些不满地问道。Whatsituated intwo peoplein front is a smoothsquare of rectangle, verticalalmostinonekilometer, crosswiseonly thenabouthalf , since the Greycastle'sengineer brigadeentersDawn, the newlengthmeasures the lawalsoto disseminateinnoble.
位于两人面前的是一个长方形的平坦广场,纵向差不多在一千米之间,横向则只有一半左右自从灰堡的工程队进入晨曦后,新的长度丈量法也在贵族间传播开来。
The square that usesattractivebricks and stonesto buildbecomesare respectively different from Kingdom Capital, itssurfaceis spreadcompletelyby the cement, looks likedusky, does not lose faceis also unfeatured. Mustspeakwords of meritperhapsonly thencultivatesconveniently, has only spent less than oneweek of timefrom the shovelevenlandto the constructionformation.
和王都里那些用漂亮砖石堆砌而成的广场各不同,它的表面完全由水泥铺成,看上去显得灰蒙蒙的,既不出彩也无特色。非要说一个优点的话恐怕只有修起来方便,从铲平土地到修建成型只花了一周不到的时间。Workers who howevereven so, participates in the constructionfrom the team that Quinn Familytrain up, takes seriously the degree to be inferred.
不过即使如此,参与建设的工人都是来自奎因家族自己培养的队伍,重视程度可见一斑。„Oh?”Hofford Quinn, wascurrentLord of Dawninterestedlooked athisoneeyes, „whatyoureferred towaswhat?”
“哦?”霍弗德.奎因,也就是现任的晨曦之主饶有兴趣地看了他一眼,“你指的是什么?”„The instruction of Your Majesty Roland were too rather many,”Hornebreaks offbeginsto point out that „isrepairs the bridgeisbuilds roads, but also is frequentlydozensmilesbigproject, youconcentrateto do these long-term labors in family, interritoryexactlywhat to do? The castlestillseveralwaitedrestore the placenot to begin construction.”
“罗兰陛下的指示未免太多了,”霍恩掰着手指道,“又是修桥又是修路的,还都是动辄数十里的大工程,您把家族里的长工都集中起来干这些,领地里的活怎么办?城堡仍有好几个待修复的地方至今没动工呢。”Naturally the place of hisdisaffectionis far fromthese12points.
当然他的不满之处绝非这12点。
The fatherreallyextremelyregarded as importantregarding the request of King of Greycastle.
父亲对于灰堡之王的要求实在太过看重了。Evencanwithdamagingandbenefitting othersto describe.
甚至可以用损及利人来形容。For examplecementtypelookson the road aheadwidespreadalchemyproduct, ifmonopolizesin the familyhand, canbring the richprofitinevitably.
比如水泥这种一看就前路广泛的炼金产品,如果垄断在家族手中,必然能带来丰厚的利润。Howeverbecauseonly in Your Majesty Rolandletter " pleasemustexpanditsoutputas soon as possible " , the fathersummons the palacebignoble, announced the formulain the presence of everyone. The strength of collectionnoblemajorchambers of commerce , the cement planttrulyestablishedseveralin a short time, butQuinn Familyattainedis reducedwithout doubt.
然而只因为罗兰陛下信中的一句「请务必尽快扩大其产量」,父亲就将大贵族们召进宫殿,当众把配方公布了出去。集贵族手下的各大商会之力,水泥厂短时间内就确实建立起了好几个,但奎因家族的所获无疑被削减了。
When is one's turnconstructs the path, situationactuallycounter-.
轮到修建道路时,情况却反了过来。Thesebignoblerefused, fathersimplyoneself.
那些大贵族一个个推三阻四,父亲干脆就自己来。Fromrecruiting the manpowertocoordinating the Greycastleengineering deptcompletes the construction, is undertakenby a Quinn Familystrength. Thisis notjotcost, althoughannexes the family property of Mooreroyal familyto make the familystrengthsharp increase, mayspendsimilarlyto be also rapidlike the running water. Looks at the money in treasuryto reduceday-by-day, Hornesaid that does not love dearlyisimpossible.
从招募人手到配合灰堡工程部完成建设,都由奎因家族一力承担。这绝不是一笔小额费用,虽然吞并摩亚王室的家产令家族实力剧增,可花起来也同样如流水般迅速。望着金库里的钱币一天天减少,霍恩说不心疼是不可能的。
The keyis, builds roadsis not equal to the business investment, does businessgold royal that pays to receive in exchangemorewealth, whatto the Cage MountainpathbutconnectsMoby River to make? ItevennotinQuinn Familycontrolterritory! Even ifcanpromote the business developmentin disguised form, cheap is also onlythesefeudal lord of border.
关键在于,修路不等于商业投资,做生意付出去的金龙有可能换回更多财富,但连接陌北河到笼山的道路能挣回什么?它甚至不在奎因家族控制的领地内!就算可以变相促进商业发展,便宜的也只是边境的那些领主。Butfromcurrentsituation, Your Majesty Rolandwants the thing that constructsnot to stopisthisdifference, at presentthisbewildered, cannot seeanyfunction the flat landis the certificate. Sospends freely, the familywill sooner or later meet the predicament of being unable to make ends meet. In fact, heheard the censurefromfamilyinteriorbranchmuch.
而从目前的情况来看,罗兰陛下想要建造的东西绝不止是这一两样,眼前这块莫名其妙、看不出任何作用的平地就是证明。如此挥霍下去,家族迟早会遇到入不敷出的窘境。事实上,他已经听到不少来自家族内部分支的非议了。Mostmakesin the Horneheartuneven, is the fathertreats the manner of Greycastleperson.
最让霍恩心中不平的,便是父亲对待灰堡人的态度。Not onlyeachprojectpersonallyinquired about, will also summon the royal palace the officials of theseengineering deptsfrequently, inquireditsrequeston own initiative. If the opposite partyisnoble , the issueisHorneinquiresclearly, theseexternal assignments„official” is the humble birth, notanyprominentfamily background. The fatherbyrevering of countryking, invited the common peopleandshares a table the dialogue, thisreallysomewhatmadehimbe hardto accept.
不仅每项工程都亲自过问,还经常会把那些工程部的官员召进王宫,主动询问其要求。如果对方是贵族也就罢了,问题是霍恩打听得清清楚楚,这些外派“官员”全是平民出身,并无任何显赫的家世。父亲以一国君王之尊,邀平民和自己同桌对话,这实在有些让他难以接受。Today, hearssomeGreycastleaspectpeople to comeShining Light City, the fatherthenearlyregion the large military forcesto waitto the cityoutside, thistakes the rulersimplyincredible, received the castleisenoughrespect, wherehas the royal familyto achievethissituation?
还有今天,一听到灰堡方面有人要来辉光城,父亲便早早地带着大队人马到城外等候,这简直令人难以置信作为统治者,在城堡里接见已是足够尊重,哪有王室做到这个地步的?Hornesuspected,ownfoster father is making reparationstoAndrea. After all all thesechangessaid goodbyeafterHoffordanddaughterstarted.霍恩怀疑,自己的养父是在向安德莉亚赎罪。毕竟这一切变化都是从霍弗德与女儿告别后开始的。„What to do can I?”Hoffordshrugs, „otherpeopleare not willingto strive, Icannot, whatevertheyare coming? The Greycastle'sstrengthyouralsoexperiencecrossed, youthought that does not have the support of Wimbledonfamily, can Ihold on tothisseat?”
“我能怎么办?”霍弗德耸了耸肩,“其他人不愿出力,我总不能任由着他们来吧?灰堡的力量你也见识过了,你觉得没有温布顿家族的支持,我能坐稳这个位子吗?”„No, father...... Ido not letyouandGreycastleresist,”Hornebeckons with the handto sayagain and again,„is onlyyouconfessestwo, makingpersonhand/subordinatedo, Roland Wimbledoncannot pick upanyproblem. Butneeds the fundalsoto be ableslowlyandlocalfeudal lorddiscussed that the transactionis the fieldcompromise, a more impatientmerchantis easierto suffer a loss, thiswasyouoncetaughtmytruth.”
“不,父亲……我并不是让您和灰堡对抗,”霍恩连连摆手道,“只是您交代两句,让手下的人去做,罗兰.温布顿也挑不出什么毛病来。而所需资金也可以慢慢和当地领主谈出来交易就是场妥协,越心急的商人越容易吃亏,这是您曾经教我的道理。”„Was a pity that War of Divine Willis not the fieldtransaction.”
“可惜神意之战并不是场交易。”„Trulyso, but......”Hornebites the lip, finallyarouses the courage saying that „youlike this, somepeoplethinknowlikelyis notLord of Dawn, butwas the Roland WimbledonYour Majesty'sofficial!”
“确实如此,不过……”霍恩咬了咬嘴唇,最终还是鼓足勇气说道,“不过您现在这样子,一些人都认为不像是晨曦之主,而是罗兰.温布顿陛下的臣子了!”Hethinks that thissayingwill stir up the fatherto fly into a rage, but the latterstared at his meeting, thensuperficiallyhas smiled, „Iaskedyou, whythismainlandwill have the view of Four Great Kingdoms, butnon-fiveorthree?”
他原以为这话会惹得父亲勃然大怒,但后者只是凝视了他一会,接着轻描淡写地笑了起来,“我问你,为什么这片大陆会有四大王国的说法,而非五个或三个?”„......”Hornesomewhatis caught off guardfacing the suddentransformation of topicfor a while, „, because...... Thesefour are the strongestfamilies?”
“呃……”霍恩面对话题的突然转换一时有些措手不及,“因为……这四个是最强的家族?”„More accurateviewin the respectiveterritory.”Hoffordreturns saying that „the strength of familywill weakenalong with the growth of distance, the so-calledborder, is the two sidesstrengthsachieves the balancedcritical point. Butnow, thiscritical pointhas not existed, so long asRoland Wimbledonwants, he can definitely the Four Great Kingdomsterritorytotal revenuepouch, such being the case, whatincorrectIbehisvassalalsohas?”
“更准确的说法是在各自的领地内。”霍弗德回道,“家族的力量会随着距离的增长而削弱,所谓的边境,即是两边力量达到平衡的临界点。但现在,这个临界点已不复存在,只要罗兰.温布顿愿意,他完全可以将四大王国的领土全部收入囊中,既然如此,那我是他的封臣又有什么不对的?”Hornerefutedsubconsciously, „father! The Greycastle'sarmyagaincanhit, hecould not control such bigdomain! Youextremelyexaggeratedhisability......”霍恩下意识地反驳道,“父亲!灰堡的军队就算再能打,他也控制不了这么大的地盘啊!您是不是太过夸大他的能力了……”„Is you have not realized the Greycastle'schange, the child.”„PerhapsHoffordreleased a long breath, beforehandRolanddoes not have, but the distance was unable to become the barrier that nowherulesis natural, youhad not understood deeplyall that hemakes, actuallynaturallywere hardto imaginehimto achievewhatsituation.”
“是你还没认识到灰堡的变化,孩子。”霍弗德长出了口气,“以前的罗兰或许没有,但如今距离已无法成为他统治的障碍当然,你没有深入了解过他所做的一切,自然难以想象他究竟做到了何种地步。”„You...... Howto know?”
“您……是怎么知道的?”Hoffordsaid with a smile, „Andreareturned tomyletter.”霍弗德微笑道,“安德莉亚回我的信件了。”Thismakes the heart of Hornesink.
这让霍恩的心不禁一沉。Whenhepreparesto urgefatheragain, the distant placesuddenlyhas heardscreams.
正当他准备再劝劝父亲时,远处忽然传来了一阵惊呼声。Thenisdepressedbuzzcry.
接着是沉闷的嗡鸣。Hornegoesfollowing the prestige, cannot help butslightlystares. Saw only the horizonto presentonestring of neatshadows, theyarranged a horizontal and verticalline, was flyingtowardShining Light Cityalong the horizon.霍恩循声望去,不由得微微一愣。只见天边出现了一串整齐的黑影,它们排成一条横直线,正沿着天际线朝辉光城飞来。Thatis...... Bird of migration?
那是……迁徙的鸟儿吗?Buta moment later, thisthoughtwas then overruled, the volume of sunspotgrewin the farultraworldquickly the situation of anybirds, andstillinunceasingexpansion.
但片刻之后,这个念头便被否决了,黑点的体积很快增长到了远超世上任何一种鸟类的地步,并仍在不断扩大中。Hornestaredin a big way the eyegradually, thatunexpectedlylikelywassometype of man-madething!霍恩渐渐瞪大了眼睛,那竟像是某种人造之物!Witnessthisworkeron the sceneunrestrainedlyputs down the tool in hand, shouts and wrangles.
在场目睹这一幕的工人都情不自禁地放下手中的工具,大呼小叫起来。
The caravans of many passing byalsostopped the footsteps, raised headto look into the sky.
更有不少路过的商队也停下脚步,纷纷仰头眺望天空。„Simplyinconceivable...... Unexpectedlymadehimachievethis point.”Hoffordraises the corners of the mouth, person who „Imustmeet...... Came.”
“简直不可思议……居然真让他做到了这一点。”霍弗德扬起嘴角,“我要接的人……来了。”Hearsthese wordsHorneto be dumbfoundedimmediately, are theseuprightbig birds, the vehicles that Greycastleman-madecomes out?
听到这句话的霍恩顿时目瞪口呆,难道这些方方正正的大鸟,是灰堡人造出来的载具?Thisis possible!?
这怎么可能!?
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