The shortest way to get to the Supreme Palace in the east of the city from the port is through the boulevard through the huge open-air shopping mall in the east of the city. If you come to Silvermoon City as a traveler, then the taverns with different characteristics in the city are almost one of the must-visit check-in places.

Like wielded blades of brilliance, dancing goats, and helmets and hammers, some of which have survived for generations.

But Levi, as the owner of Hogg Mining and the master behind Zeelandia, focused his observation on the shops along the way.

He found that in Silvermoon City, the bulk trade of foreign exports almost covered books, paper, wooden furniture, medicinal herbs, ink, glassware, furs, wood, precious minerals and other industries.

On the contrary, there are very few shops in the city that wholesale food, armor, weapons, footwear, textiles, and clothing.

Seeing this, coupled with the words of looking for Knight Jairo on the way, Levi had a rough score in his heart.

If you develop papermaking on a large scale without research, or if you want to make money by burning glass, you will lose all your money.

And since there is no shortage of beasts in the Northland, unprocessed rat skins and minerals should not be competitive, unless Levi plans to wholesale them on a large scale and at a low price, but then there is no need.

Under the conditions of choice, why do you still rely on the sale of raw materials to drive GD Zeelandia After nearly 20 years of development, it has also passed the stage of primitive accumulation.

Under Li Wei's preliminary investigation, there were still some markets for the ratskin garment industry and high-end armaments manufacturing industry.

Because even in Silvermoon City, these two industries are still in the form of handicraft workshops and heirloom blacksmith shops.

According to his estimates, although the Silvermoon Federation also produces these equipment, there are many wars in the Northland, and relying on the production of the Mithril Hall alone can barely keep up with the update of the Silvermoon Federation's armaments.

Even if it is an updated and obsolete armament, the Silver Moon Federation does not dare to sell it in the Northland, there are so many hostile forces, isn't that an enemy

As for food, Levi has no plans to sell it on a large scale for the time being.

In a world like Correll, where productivity is still stuck in the Blue Star Middle Ages, food is always in short supply.

In the history of this world, Netharel had the opportunity to use the research of arcane arts to promote the improvement of the productivity of the entire society and promote the transformation of social forms.

It's a pity that this prosperous and potential civilization is like a flash in the pan of time.

If there is no technological breakthrough for a long time, then the development will naturally be slow.

How can Silver Moon City say that it has a development history of five or six hundred years now.

But in this pearl of the Northland, the resident population of the city is less than 40,000, about 37,000.

It's similar to the London of the 12th century of the Blue Star.

Even so, Jairo still had an unconcealed pride on his face when he said the numbers.

Of course, the vast majority of the inhabitants live in villages and towns scattered outside the city, but according to Levi's estimates, the total number of urban residents in the nine city-states of the entire Silver Moon Federation may not exceed 300,000, and the total population within the territory does not exceed 4 million.

This directly blocked the plan that was originally planned to enter the surface to build a city and then aggressively attract people to settle in Zeelandia through preferential policies

It's not that he will be stillborn directly, but if Li Wei does too much and directly leads to a sharp decline in the surrounding population, even if the Silver Moon Dragon Mother is inconvenient to manage because of her face, Aerasdra is afraid that she will come to him to trouble

Is it possible to promote the natural slow growth of the population only through the promulgation of fertility incentive policies?

Just as he was thinking about the direction of development after Zeellandia landed on the surface, there was an argument in the open square ahead.

Levi's ears moved, and he heard the man's scolding and the child's helpless crying in the distance, as if the share of relief food had been taken away today, and a small part had not been received, so there was a dispute.

"Little rabbit, let me go, I'm going to do it if I don't let go."

"Big brother, please share some of us, I'm so hungry, it took my mother and I three days to get to Silvermoon City, my mother is sick again, if you can't get food again, your mother will die." Another girl's voice rang out.

"When is your mother dead and I have anything to do, don't you know how to sell food if you want it?"

Then there was the heavy thumping of the ground and the cry of the child in even more helplessness and despair.

Knight Jairo's face instantly became extremely ugly, and he bowed to Levi

"Your Excellency Levi, I'm sorry to let you see such an ugly scene in our Silvermoon City, but please take a moment, as a Silvermoon Knight, I have the duty to protect the suffering people and punish the petty ones. ”

How could Levi let go of this opportunity to brush up the goodwill of the people of the Northland, and said with a righteous face, "Knight Jairo doesn't have to mind, there are definitely shadows in the sun, and it is rare to have starlight in the night, it is precisely because there are weak and ugly shadows of goodness in the world that justice needs to be maintained and proclaimed, you and I will go together." ”

But what neither of them expected was that at this moment, another voice full of heroism and justice sounded: "Stop me, I recognize you, Jimmy's grain shop, please return this, there is not much food in the city, if you do this, the food distributed to the refugees will not be enough." ”

The guy at the shop who was being dragged seemed to be annoyed, "But there is no rule that the citizens of our city can't get food, if you don't get out of the way, I'm going to call someone." ”

"Hmph, a bunch of stubborn moths who only know how to exploit government decrees, open your eyes and see what this is"

The half-elf was wondering if the other party was literate when he saw Levi and them, so he said directly to Gero beside him

"Hey, Knight Captain Jairo, this is the latest decree from the Supreme Palace, Lady Erastro, can you please read it to the people?"

"We're here to help, Ms. Tagada. Jairo seemed to be an old acquaintance with the other party, and solemnly took the decree and read it out.

The new decree is not long, and there are two key points when the official discourse is not taken out of the format

"In view of the fact that the northern farms have been plundered by orcs and there is a shortage of food, it is forbidden for all merchants to hire citizens to receive relief food and sell it to refugees at a high price. ”

"Silvermoon City temporarily entered a state of war, prohibiting all merchants from hoarding and raising the price of grain. ”

Levi shook his head with a smile when he heard this.

Originally, both Knight Captain Jairo and the Lady of Taggda seemed to think that as long as this ban was issued, then the current contradictions and difficulties would definitely be suppressed.

After all, Silvermoon City has not issued such a ban.

The problem was that at that time, Silvermoon City was still a separate city-state, and most of the merchants in the city were residents of the main city, so they naturally unconditionally supported Erastro's decree.

And now, the Silvermoon Federation has been established, the business network is greatly expanded, and now Silvermoon City is bustling, and various forces are mixed.

There are not only merchant groups from Jishui City, but even the northern Luskan, and the southern Baldur's Gate and Am's merchant groups.

Now that Silvermoon City is short of food, it is the time for them to make money, how can they obey Silvermoon City's unilateral decree again.

In a word, the supreme lady Erastro is kind and good, but she doesn't seem to know the laws of the market economy too well.

So the next development of events exceeded their expectations.

Originally, the shopkeeper had already shown signs of giving in under the reading of the decree, but a merchant suddenly stepped out of the crowd and saluted the knight Gero

"I'm sorry, but we're only speaking on behalf of the merchant community in Jishui City, and we say that it is difficult to comply with Erastro's decree this time.

"We transported goods from distant coastal ports to your Silvermoon City, just to make a profit, to make room for the refugees to resettle, you ordered our merchant group to demolish the open-air shops, and we agreed, after all, human life is more important.

"But now we just want to sell the goods we have to make a profit to recoup the cost, and if Aylas is deprived of the last rights of our merchants, then who else wants to do business with you in the future."

With a deafening questioning from the merchant of Jishui City, the entire open-air square fell silent in an instant.

The Lady of Taggda and Knight Captain Jairo obviously didn't expect such an answer, and their faces were a little unpleasant for a while.

Levi almost wanted to applaud the merchant of Drawing Water.

Perfect knockback for advance.

He believed that if he sat back and watched the situation develop, it would be impossible for Silvermoon City to be left without a backup to deal with it, and maybe the food supported by the other city-states of the Silvermoon Federation was floating on the Raven River.

At a small cost, you can eventually reach a compromise with the business groups of all parties.

But in that case, there is nothing left for him Levi.

So without waiting for the other businessmen to follow up and stand in line to increase the momentum, Levi really applauded.

Bang bang

Then he said loudly

"That's a good point, if Silvermoon City's decree is allowed to wantonly interfere with the entire Northland's market, then the business of the Northland will gradually be drained

"Business needs freedom"

Levi's theory of commercial freedom was instantly echoed by the merchants.

Everyone's eyes also fell on Levi, a half-elf who suddenly appeared.

Among them, Knight Captain Jairo's expression is the most exciting.

Why did you come out of here?

And where the hell are you standing?

As a foreign guest, it should not be taboo to wantonly interfere with the decrees of other countries' city-states

Is it really good to follow these profit-seeking businessmen to mess around like this?

At the same time, the Lady Tagda's gaze also fell on Levi, first slightly, and then his gaze became a little playful.

So he simply kept silent.

She wanted to see what kind of flowers this naughty little guy could play with in the mouth of Silver Wing