"Weapons! Great weapons! Do you want to make a good place in the tournament? Pick a weapon to pick your handy! We have the best longsword in King's Landing! An invincible warhammer! A crossbow and a longbow that pierces through the Young!"

"Sir, come in and see our armor! chain mail, plate armor, leather armor, inlay armor, knee pads, neck guards, just about it!

"Beautiful ladies and ladies, please note that silk from far away has just arrived today. It will not only make you radiant at all kinds of banquets, but also take care of your delicate skin. ”

"Spices! Delicious spices! A small bag costs only three hundred silver deer! You will never find your goods that are more valuable for money!"

"Wine from Old Town!

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With the endless cries of selling, Zhang Cheng finally saw the true face of this city, which is known as the second largest city in Westeros.

Like most medieval cities, King's Landing is not very hygienic and can even be described as dirty and messy, with streets and buildings completely unplanned, piled up in a mess, and occasionally smelling of poop and urine.

However, due to its proximity to the sea and rivers, trade was thriving, at least not at all, and every merchant was desperately trying to sell his wares to passers-by in order to make a good profit and bring in large taxes for the royal family.

Zhang Chengcheng couldn't understand how the "green hat king" Robert could owe a debt of up to six million golden dragons with such a cornucopia.

As long as a few decrees were issued to protect and promote maritime trade, and a few privateer fleets were financed to burn, loot, and establish colonies, it would not be long before Westeros' version of the Age of Discovery began, and there would be no need to worry about money at all.

But unfortunately, perhaps due to the limitation of his vision, or perhaps due to factors he did not know, in short, although the owner of the Iron Throne had a fairly powerful royal fleet, he never used this fleet to absorb wealth.

Billy drove his carriage cautiously through the chaotic streets, and soon came to a stop in an alley labeled "Flour Street".

It's easy to tell from the smell of wheat and meat that this is the food processing area that supplies the entire city with bread, sausages and cooked meats.

Not far away, a few busy apprentices are assisting the master in taking out the freshly baked bread and placing it in a prepared wooden basket, which is then loaded into a horse-drawn carriage and transported to various inns, restaurants and markets.

The fat man skillfully jumped out of the car, knocked the door of one of the food workshops, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Jain! Jain! Come out! The goods you want have arrived!"

"Damn, don't make a noise, if I bake this bread, I'm going to peel you. An angry voice quickly came from inside the room.

After about two or three minutes, an old man with rough skin and a face around pushed open the closed door, waiting for two cloudy eyes to ask, "Where is my goods?"

"Well, it's all in the car, it's definitely the finest flour, there's absolutely no wheat bran, you have to give me a good price." Billy gestured to the sack at the back.

"Hmph, there's not a bit of wheat bran, that's what you told me last time, but I found it to be at least one-sixth of it. If you dare to play such a little trick this time, I will tell the golden robe, and let them talk to you about integrity. The old man threatened as he ripped open the bag and carefully checked the quality of the flour.

Although in Zhang Cheng's opinion, this yellow and brown wheat flour must contain a lot of impurities, but he showed a satisfied expression: "Not bad! Compared with the last time, it has been raised by two grades, and I will give you 30% more price." ”

"No, no, no, Jain, you have to understand that a good flour like this is not easy to come by, and that thirty percent is too low, at least fifty percent. Don't think I don't know how much a fine flour like this can sell for when it's baked into bread, you're a little too greedy, old man. The fat man shook his head desperately and tried to bargain.

"Fifty percent? Are you crazy? The tournament has not even started! What's more, the reason why bread can be sold at a high price is not only because of the good quality of the flour, but also because of the baking skills passed down by my ancestors for three generations, at most 40 percent, if you don't agree, you will get out. The old man known as Jain gave an ultimatum directly.

If it weren't for the recent surge in the floating population in King's Landing, and the increasing consumption of all kinds of food and alcohol, he would not have been the culprit of this injustice.

Billy squinted his eyes and stared at the other party, as if he wanted to judge whether there was a possibility of increasing the price, and only after more than ten seconds did he pretend to reluctantly agree: "Okay, for the sake of our cooperation for many years, the deal." In addition, I brought some sausages, cured meats, live chicken, and wine, which I can take with you if you need them, and I'll have to run to the next one if you need them. ”

"Old price?" Jain said tentatively, with a look of distrust.

"Forty percent of the price, of course! I'm telling you, in the next period of time, King's Landing will be flooded with a large number of knights and nobles, as long as you can serve them well, you are guaranteed to make a lot of money, so don't be so stingy with your friends. "The fat man unceremoniously fights for his own interests.

"Bastard, you're a greedy snake! Beware of killing yourself! Unload, I've got you covered." With that, Jain waved his hand into the room.

In the blink of an eye, two young apprentices ran out and carried bags of flour and all kinds of food and wine into the storeroom.

After a simple calculation, the old man threw a leather bag full of silver deer to the fat man.

The latter carefully counted and confirmed that there were no mistakes, and the two parties completed the transaction.

Although there are more valuable currencies such as the Golden Dragon and the Silver Moon, in the commercial field, the silver deer is the most abundant and widely circulated currency.

Zhang Cheng did not speak from beginning to end, silently watched the entire transaction process, and at the same time had a general understanding of the business atmosphere of King's Landing.

First of all, most of the time, the parties to the transaction do not sign any contracts or agreements on paper, and rely on verbal promises and personal credit guarantees.

Secondly, there are definitely not a few tricks such as this kind of filling, cheating, and abduction, if you are not careful, eighty percent will be cheated to death.

In the end, the administration and the law rarely interfered with the behavior of the merchants, nor did they raise inexplicable taxes under the guise of elaborate pretenses, as the European lords of the Dark Middle Ages on Earth did.

Just when he was about to continue to observe the surrounding customs, the fat man finally emptied the whole carriage and invited with a smile: "Sir, get in the car, I will take you to the place you want to go the most now......"