In fact, Hathaway has not had time to further explore this demonic plane since she ambushed Alonso, and this discovery made her feel quite remorseful - as a slave owner in the actual sense, she really did not squeeze labor enough.

Needless to say, when she looked at Alonso's back, the demon's neck sprung cold. He looked around in some confusion, but found no source of danger.

That night, Hathaway and the others found a cave nearby and spent the night...... Well, this cave was originally a demon, and after being requisitioned by Hathaway, the demon himself was requisitioned by Alonso.

The next day, the abyssal goblins sent back to report brought a large group of warriors and a large number of demons to pick up the metal ores that were exposed on the surface, and Hathaway and the others continued to investigate the surrounding terrain.

This expedition lasted about twenty days, and during the investigation, some demons were sometimes encountered, but most of these demons were low-level demons. At this time, Hathaway had the most intuitive understanding of the power of the fairy warrior.

This strength is not only expressed in their riding skills and martial arts, it is difficult to imagine that a flying knight can shoot a target with the same high speed while flying fast, and Hathaway thinks that it is not easy to do it even with a firearm. These goblin warriors are extremely agile and have excellent physiques, and are able to perform very difficult movements in sports. In a certain way, the bodies of these goblin warriors are not even weaker than those of barbarians, and their explosive power is even more terrifying than that of barbarians. And Hathaway could see that all goblin warriors had one thing in common, even if they couldn't become priests, their mental power was far stronger than that of ordinary people, and they were good at using their mental power to lock on to targets and attack from a large range and long distance, which was more powerful than ordinary archers. And many archery skills that Hathaway had never seen before, opened her eyes and breathed her away.

The harvest this time is also huge, in addition to the discovery of some plants, several very good veins have also been discovered, these things are very popular in the Titan world, but the manpower is limited, and it is impossible to mine at present. As for recruiting miners in the province...... It's not that Hathaway didn't think about it, secrecy is a reason. The most important thing is safety, in order to protect the safety of those miners, she may need to send more fighters, which is an uneconomical practice and not advisable.

The month was quickly over, and the magic circle that opened the plane passage was full of energy, and Hathaway was still very happy with the harvest - she brought back a large amount of Red Sun Iron Ore and some other very rare and precious magic metal ores.

This time when she entered the demon plane, the biggest gain was not those ore veins, but the abyss goblins finally recognized her identity. Unlike the barbarians, they have long been tired of the wandering life of the demon plane, and this time they have the opportunity to return to the Titan world, even if they have doubts about Hathaway, they are driven by the interests of the whole race, and the romance is gone.

Without any stops, Hathaway opened the dimensional passage and returned to the Titan world.

This time, in addition to collecting a batch of plant samples, he also brought back a large amount of ore, except for some practical needs, the rest was handed over to the dwarves for refining, and now in order to cope with the war, all the mines that have begun to be mined in the Cordillera and the mountains of Brinia are in full swing, and the ore is continuously transported to various places, and then exchanged for a large amount of materials into the warehouse for storage.

Sometimes, though, things don't work out of one's own will, and just as Hathaway was preparing to build a fifth-level spell model, someone reported to Sullivan. Hughes asked to be seen.

A short time later, Hathaway met Sullivan in the reception room. Hughes, his face was extremely heavy.

"Sit down, what's wrong?"

Hathaway said, but in a moment, Hathaway stood up and paced around the room. No matter where you are, prices are always associated with stability, especially in times of turmoil, and you can't expect the common people to have too high a consciousness, if the prices are unstable, then the people's will will be unstable.

"So, the price of grain and cloth is rising?" Hathaway paused and looked at Sullivan on the other side. Hughes, asked again.

Sullivan. Hughes nodded: "That's right, this news is true. ”

"Obviously, those chambers of commerce can't stabilize, they are hoarding supplies, and they are moving very much, so it will cause prices to rise in the entire territory." Hathaway said with a gloomy face.

Sullivan. Hughes nodded appreciatively, this lord has an extraordinary acumen, she must think about it for a long time, and she can see through it at a glance.

"And how's our supply going?" Hathaway asked again.

"It's pretty smooth. We went to places where there was no entrance or exit to the dark area, and although the price was also rising, the magnitude was not very large, and the price was about 20% more expensive than normal, so I made up my mind to buy it. ”

"Well, well done, money is not an issue, and in addition, it is necessary to pay attention to security and secrecy in terms of storage." Hathaway doesn't care about spending, as long as she can raise a lot of supplies, as a lord, she is only responsible for the inhabitants of her own territory, and the rest of the ...... I'm sorry, she doesn't have that responsibility, she doesn't have that ability.

"My lord, I have an idea. Iron ore, don't go out again, if not for hoarding, then for ourselves. Once the war is fought in the Cordillera, the consumption of ordnance will reach a terrible amount, and we will not be able to buy it from outside. ”

Sullivan. Hughes said, "My lord, iron ore is hard currency, and the Cordillera is still a little lacking in the productivity of leading armaments, so we can consider exchanging ore for a large number of large ordnance to reduce the lack of production capacity." ”

Hathaway lowered her head, tapped her fingers lightly on the tabletop, thought for a while, and then said, "How much has the price of weapons on the market risen now?" For example, the consumption of arrows, crossbows, swords, shields, etc.? ”

"Well, the last time we bought it. Almost one gold carat can buy a hundred arrows of good quality, and now, it seems that there are not even fifty. As for crossbows and bows, they are even more expensive, more than six times, and the price of swords and shields is almost more than three times more expensive than before. However, a few days ago, someone asked us if we could get an ordnance made by the dwarves, and the price would be doubled. "Sullivan. Hughes said.

"Hmph. They think it's beautiful. By the way, what about the grain? How high has the price of grain risen? Hathaway asked.

The armaments made by the dwarves are all high-quality goods, and the lord's mansion has long signed a contract with the dwarven clan, and the lord's mansion is responsible for providing raw materials and wages, and all products are purchased by the lord's mansion and then sold to the outside. But from the beginning of the Northwest War, Hathaway ordered the stockpiling of weapons and only used a small portion for sale. Therefore, merchants who want to buy weapons and equipment from the Cordillera have long been excluded.

"Grain?"

Sullivan. Hughes thought for a moment and said: "Now in the market, the price of grain has risen the fastest and the most outrageous, but the increase in grain in the Cordillera collar is not so exaggerated, but the phenomenon of rushing to buy grain and hoarding grain has begun to appear, and many merchants want to take this opportunity to hoard a batch and release it at a high price during the war." Now civilians with fields at home are doing well. I'm afraid that those civilians in the city who have no fields and rely on buying food will cry, and they will be the ones who will be most affected in the future. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh again: "War, this kind of disaster has already begun to affect people's lives before it really comes, and if those underground races really burn the flames of war to the Cordillera Territory, the impact and danger caused by it are simply unimaginable." ”

Thinking of that kind of scene, Hathaway and Sullivan. Hughes's heart shuddered at the same time.

"It seems that we must adopt a new wartime policy." Hathaway said lightly.

"Wartime policy?" Sullivan. Hughes was a little puzzled.

"What kind of materials belong to military materials and what kind of materials belong to civilian materials, this must first be clearly distinguished. For merchants, excessive hoarding is not allowed, let alone price gouging, and both must be regulated; For the producers, the products that belong to the supply, such as ordnance and foodstuffs, must be purchased by the lord's government, and then sold separately to those merchants who supported the wartime economy, and sold at the prescribed price and quantity; For Consumers...... It's the people who use those products, and they plan to supply. ”

Sullivan. Hughes frowned slightly: "What's going on with the planned supply?" ”

"The population of our Cordillera is well counted. Planned supply is to stipulate how much necessary supplies each household will use each month and then purchase these necessities at a fair price with a ticket...... "Hathaway cut off the planned production, because the Cordillera Collar does not yet have the conditions for this, and it is difficult to implement it.

"However, this limited supply can guarantee the minimum needs of most people, but there must be a few people who are not satisfied with this supply, so what should we do?" Sullivan. Hughes's receptivity was still quite strong, and he immediately raised questions.

"You're right."

Hathaway nodded approvingly: "As opposed to parity, there is another, that is, bargaining, that is, selling materials at one or even more price points higher than parity." However, even if you negotiate the price, you can't buy as much as you want, you must also control the number of shipments...... Mr. Hughes, I hope to be able to use your wisdom to refine this decree. ”

"As you wish, my lord." Sullivan. Hughes bowed his head slightly, and agreed to Hathaway's request. Although he was not an official of the Lord's Office, he was very financially savvy, and with his help, Hathaway's wartime policy would have been more perfect. R1152