A southerner who appeared on the North Island?

Todd looked in amazement at the thirty-something, self-proclaimed Kendi-known Southern pagan, with dark skin, deep eyes, a thick beard, and the white scarf that wrapped around his head.

The old man of the Talon tribe waved his hand at the samurai in charge of escorting, signaling to leave the people behind, and they retreated first. Then he said: "Half a month ago, we caught him near the 'Sacred Forest'......"

The old man thought for a while, a strange look appeared on his face, and he said in an uncertain tone: "...... Dig a pit. ”

Kendi was stunned for a moment, and then corrected loudly: "Allah is supreme! I have said it a hundred times! That is not called digging a pit, it is archaeology!"

When Todd heard this, curiosity suddenly prevailed: "Archaeology, what have you discovered?"

"I've heard from people that there are ruins of ancient Taylor in the North Island, and something called a crystal relic has been dug up, so I thought I'd come and have a look. Kendi looked a little annoyed: "Unexpectedly, after digging for more than ten days, I didn't find anything!"

Todd and Huggins glanced at each other, and they both smiled awkwardly.

The old man of the Talon Clan glanced at Kendi, turned his face to Todd and said, "This southerner, as a heretic, should have been directly executed for destroying the 'Sacred Forest'. But...... We have to admit that his knowledge helped us a lot. ”

Kendi puffed up his chest, raised his head, and said proudly: "I helped these North Islanders build a lifting platform, using rollers and pulleys so that they can save a lot of manpower when transporting logs and stones, and I also helped their ship design an airtight cabin, so that even if the bottom of the ship is hit by a reef, it will not sink the ship, and a hydraulic iron saw built on a spring that can automatically sawn wood ......"

Todd grew more and more surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Are you a physicist?"

Kendi shook his head and said, "This is not a complete story, I am well versed in philosophy, logic, and dogmatics, and have studied medicine, mathematics, astronomy, physics, geography, meteorology, political science, and music theory. By the way, I've also done a lot of translation work. ”

Todd was amazed and wondered, "Then why did you come to the North Island?"

"My father was a Abbasid governor, I was born in Kufa, Iraq, studied in Basra, and was appointed as the treasurer by the caliphate of the dynasty, and I came to the North Island to help a friend find prehistoric monuments on the mainland......"

The impatient old man of the Talon Clan interrupted his speech: "Kendi, because you know a lot, so I came to you this time just to ask you, as far as you know, is there anything rare in Beidao?"

Todd added, "A specialty that can be traded with other cities?"

"North Island's specialties are traded?" Kendi blinked a little puzzled: "Wood carvings, animal skins, dried fruits?"

Todd thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Are there any specialties from the North Island, there is a big market in the south, and they can be sold at a high price?"

Kendi held his chin in his hand, thought for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I remember! In the Abbasid Empire, there were indeed some North Island things, which were ridiculously expensive in the market, and generally only kings and nobles could enjoy them. ”

Todd hurriedly asked, "What is it?!"

"Seafood. Kendi pointed to the sea outside the house and said, "The seafood of the North Island, such as salmon, North Island shrimp, seven-colored shellfish, etc., can be sold in astronomical quantities in the Empire. Because these delicious seafoods, they can only adapt to the water temperature and environment of the North Island, and during transportation, they will soon die and become inedible. So every year, the empire sends its fastest fleet to the North Island to buy seafood, then stuff ice in the cabin and sail back as soon as possible. Even so, less than a tenth of the seafood transported by the fleet reached the palace. ”

Listening to Kendi's words, Todd pondered for a moment, and a thought suddenly came to his mind.

If Twilight produces dormice that carry "frozen" bacteria in large quantities, these "microbial refrigerators" can be placed in the hold of a North Island cargo ship. In this way, the seafood of the North Island can be refrigerated and transported intact to the southern empire, where it can be sold for a large sum of money.

The development of this trade route was of great political and economic significance to the town.

First of all, this sea trade route will bring a lot of wealth to the North Island and Dusk, secondly, the North Island will have its own source of wealth and will not have to rely on plunder to obtain survival resources, and finally, the North Island will have to choose to side with Dusk in order to maintain the trade route, and the alliance between pirates and barbarians will be broken!

Having a trade strategy for the North Island and Twilight Town, Todd looked up at the people in the room and began to think about the next operational issues.

There were three nodes on this trade route, namely the North Island, the town of Twilight, and the Abbasid Empire. The town of Twilight is under its control, there will be no problems, the Abbasid Empire is the lower reaches of the trade chain, and there should be no problems as a market, and the trouble lies in the upper reaches of trade, the North Island.

Todd needed to find a stable supplier for this "seafood cold storage logistics" trade route.

Unlike the remote North Island tribes, the Blackhead and Talon tribes are close to the south and are the best trading partners in Twilight. But if you only cooperate with one of them, even if Duxi Town has the technical advantage of "microbial ice storage", it is difficult to guarantee that it will not cause a situation where one family dominates and takes the opportunity to raise prices in the future.

So it was necessary to find a way to pull both clans into the trade routes and introduce a competition mechanism between them.

The first step in bringing the two clans into a benign competitive environment is to select a suitable patriarch for the Talon clan.

"Crofts is dead, have you considered a new patriarch?"

The people who were originally discussing the specialties of the North Island were a little puzzled when they heard Todd's question, but one of the Talon elders still answered: "In a few days, we will hold a tribal meeting to re-elect a new patriarch. ”

"First of all, I hope that the people you have elected this time will not be as selfish as Crofts. At the very least, the new patriarch should put the interests of his people first and his own safety last. Todd said slowly, "Secondly, Twilight Town will open a trade route in the North Island, and I can assure you in the name of Heavenly Father that the North Island people will be completely free from poverty and hunger, and finally, regarding the release of the captives, I can also promise you that with the opening of the trade route, after confirming that the North Islanders have no more ill intentions, I will gradually release the captives of the Talon Clan." ”

The people of the Talon tribe said excitedly, "Leader of Dusk Town, what you said is true?!Are you really willing to release the captives for free?!And promise to bring us wealth?!"

Without waiting for Todd to speak, Morgan stood up anxiously, looking like he was about to speak.

Todd glanced at the patriarch of the Black Skull and said, "What I said is naturally true. In addition, regarding the feud between "Talon" and "Black Brain", I would like to be a mediator. I want the Talon to return Blackskull Island to the Blackskull. ”

The Talon Clan gathered together and exchanged words for a moment before finally speaking to Todd, "Leader of Twilight, you promised to release the captives and bring wealth to Talon. We are willing to listen to your mediation and return the Blackskull Island to the Blackskull Clan!"

Morgan clenched his fists, hammered Todd's chest hard, and cried out gratefully, "Lord Todd, you are the benefactor of Blackhead! You are my best friend! Swear to the gods, my axe will fight for you, my shield will stand for you, and my loyalty will always live up to your trust!"