On the afternoon of the third day, our group arrived at the destination of the trip, the town of the Belinkoievich family, the center of the Gilitz clan. Along the way, I clearly felt the change in the attitude of the Cossacks from friendly to respectful, and at the insistence of the brothers Joseph, both large and small, they accompanied us on a day's journey and repeatedly expressed their intention to establish a cooperative relationship with my firm.

I was sincere and friendly, and of course I didn't tell them my real intentions for the trip, but I am sure they would be cooperative when things get out of the way.

Huo Sijin's mood also changed subtly, and it was really difficult to notice it if he didn't taste it carefully. Originally, he was the promoter of my plan, but the original intention was to improve the living environment of the tribe in the form of "labor export". It wasn't until he saw Shinhachiro's extraordinary martial prowess that even a little maid could easily break the wrist of a Cossack warrior and establish a meritorious career began to sprout in the depths of his heart.

Originally, these arrogant guys scoffed at my proposal, but in the end they were still moved by the hundred catties of pig iron color I proposed, but even 10 strong men were broken down by the mirage fox in a thousand nights, and there was no one to deal with for a while. When these self-righteous horseback arrogant people rubbed their sour wrists and looked at the small pits on the table that were smashed by the excessive impact, they were completely and truly shocked by the "strength" of the strong!

The Belinkoievich family and I have been in indirect contact for a long time, and the gradual deepening of the understanding has also promoted the formation of trust, although they do not know the details of the major explosive proposal I will bring, but they also have a certain hunch, a reception banquet prepared for me has been prepared, more than a dozen key members of the Belinkojevic family attended and accompanied, the atmosphere during the banquet was friendly and warm, but there was not much actual content, maybe they mainly wanted to meet me as a person.

After the feast, most of the people politely said goodbye and left, except for Hoskin and his grandfather, the old patriarch Isaac• and Belinkoievich, who remained quietly. Seeing this situation, I already understood that except for Mitsui Takafuku, everyone else retreated. The companion seemed a little worried, but I gave him an unquestioning look.

"I won't say anything more to thank you for your continued attention, and I believe you haven't come all the way to this bitter cold place to listen to these ......," Old Isaac was very old, but he was not at all tactful, or he deliberately did not show this characteristic. This is an old man with Western fantasy characteristics, with long hair, long belly-length beard, snow white and silver shiny, a high hooked nose quite powerful, and a pair of green eyes in deep eye sockets that are kind and sharp. The Cossack traditional open-fitting robe on his body was embroidered with exotic intricate patterns, and the long wooden cane with strange inscriptions in his hand seemed to have gone through the ancient years, and had been touched by countless hands to shine and shine brightly. In fact, although he is a little older, he is in good spirits, and he does not see the need to use a cane, which may be a symbol of tradition. My first impression was that he resembled Saruman, the white-robed wizard from The Lord of the Rings. “…… There should be no substitution of doubt for trust between us; Concealing sincerity with lies; Hypocrisy is deceived and frank, so I think we should go straight to the topic and make it clear what we care about each other, and the part of testing each other should be omitted! ”

"I am touched by your words, please allow me to pay tribute to you!" I bowed my head and bowed slightly, and he paused with the "wand" in return. "Since I took the initiative to make the request, it means that I already have some information on this side, and the symmetry of information is a good basis for goodwill cooperation, so you can first ask what you think is important, and I will try to fulfill your wishes!"

"You've shown me the beginning of honesty, so you're welcome!" Isaac stroked his beard on his chest and said seriously and carefully: "The long-term trade with you has greatly alleviated the plight of our clan, although this is based on the principle of fair trade, we should still be grateful to you, and in this case, the cooperation between us will naturally continue to expand!" But at this moment you suddenly came so solemnly...... "He suddenly looked me up and down with an interesting gaze. "This means that you are going to make extraordinary 'demands' for our Cossacks, so what will you bring us?"

"I will ask for many, many things, so my giving will be as good as I can!" I pointed to Mitsui Takafuku on the side and said, "...... In the past, our communication was mainly through Boss Mitsui, and most of the specific problems in the future will still be through him. I know that the goods we provided in the past, such as cotton cloth, grain, daily necessities, etc., are lacking in you, and I will increase the supply of this after the agreement is reached! With that, I paused, watching the other person's reaction.

Huo Sijin was slightly excited, and old Isaac still had that tepid expression. It seems that he is not in a hurry to say that he wants to wait for me to raise the price myself, and he must know that I will bring more than that.

"Old fox!" I secretly shouted in my heart, so I had to continue: "The journey in the past few days has passed through a total of six towns, which has really increased my knowledge, and it is an extremely remarkable thing to be able to survive and develop in such a difficult environment!" It should be noted, however, that the dilemma still exists, and that denying it will not help solve the problem, and that some of the difficulties will become more serious with the passage of time and the increase in population, and that they cannot be solved by themselves......"

"From time immemorial and unknown times, we Cossacks have lived in vast fields!" Isaac•Belinkoiević said this with a look of pride on his face. “…… We live in a place where there is always a lack of materials, but this does not intimidate us, between heaven and earth is our house, and cattle and sheep are our wealth! The Romans, the Huns, the Byzantines, the Turks, the Mongols, the Poles, the Swedes came and went, only we Cossacks remained! We are never afraid of difficulties, tribulations are the best spice in life, but tell me what difficulties we Cossacks cannot solve by themselves? ”

"This is true from a big and long-term point of view, and I personally have no intention of offending you and all the Cossacks......" I clearly felt that he was "bluffing" me, but I had to be very careful in dealing with such issues. "Yes...... No one is omnipotent, except for the ubiquitous God, even it took him 6 days to create the world, and the last 1 day of rest shows that he was very hard! Being able to get out of the predicament countless times shows that the Cossacks are a group of strong men, but ...... I haven't found a good way yet, and I hope I'm the one who brought the method! ”

"Tell me about your method, and what kind of problems you can solve!" After a moment of silence, Isaac asked as he gently pressed his hand to the table and stared at me.

"Let's talk about what I've seen and heard in the past two days!" My mood gradually relaxed, and I talked about a plan that had just been formed in the past two days. "The Cossacks were really ingenious, and I saw quite a few artisan workshops in several towns, especially carpentry and tanning, and even traditional embroidery parts were produced to a certain extent!" After a few compliments, I changed my mind. “…… But what puzzled me was that almost all the blacksmith shops had stopped smoking and became deserted, so was there nothing to do? In fact, many of the ploughshares and other agricultural tools placed in the corners of the house are broken, so how can we cope with the spring ploughing in three months? Later, I finally figured it out, and the demand for pig iron here is very large! ”

"Don't tell lies in front of Mingren, since you have seen it yourself, there is no need to hide it!" Isaac nodded frankly, and Huo Sijin's face was a little gloomy. “…… The land here is fertile, and every year after the snow melts, the tender green grass will swarm out, and even the air is filled with a fragrant smell, but due to the cold weather, the land is already frozen in early October every year, but it is impossible to plant wheat earlier! The consumption of ironware was enormous, and the occasional merchant brought in the sporadic ironwork was only a drop in the bucket. We also know one thing: the 'lords' in the south are constantly fighting, and it is almost impossible to transport large quantities of raw iron easily! ”

"For this problem, I may be able to do something in the future!" As I said this, I was rapidly calculating in my head about the production of Hitachi iron ore and the possible needs of the Cossacks.

"Since it is used in large quantities for production, I am afraid that the trading volume of tens of pounds is of little use!" Huo Si King added worriedly.

"The goods will probably be ready in June next year, and that will be the smoothest time for the sea, and I will ship you 2,000 pounds for the first time!"

"Hiss~~~!" Breathing in the cold air clearly, they didn't expect me to be so "generous". "We haven't discussed what you're asking for, and there's probably no way to give you a satisfactory answer afterwards! If that's the case......"

"I'm still shipping that much every year!" I took a bold bite.

"Judging by the size of the existing horse trade, we can't afford to pay for it even if it is expanded!"

"My shop is also in the south side of the business of weapons and armor, and you can make up for the deficiency with high-quality cowhide!"

Hearing this supplementary clause of mine, the two of them were visibly relieved. "Even a diamond pales in comparison to your heart!" Huo Sijin said sincerely.

"Affection cannot be measured simply by money!" I humbly replied. In fact, I have other calculations for this matter, even if they don't agree to my request this time, they will come to the door themselves in the future.

2,000 pounds of pig iron sounds like a lot, but it's only half of the annual demand of the Gilitz tribe, and not only do they use iron tools for farming, but the consumption of livestock is actually even greater! How much is the stirrup, saddle, and nail just the horseshoes worn out by riding the cart? In addition, there are the weapons they need to fight against nature, and the loss of smelting pig iron into steel will also be considerable. For a population of 50,000, I estimate that at least 20,000 pounds of pig iron are consumed every year, which is scary enough just to think about! If the rope breaks too tightly, it will break, so I just have to wait.

Actually, I also noticed one thing...... "I continued to drive on heart-warming conditions."