"My lord, my name is Theseus. Peggy, a faithful servant of the Honorable Duke of York. ”

At this moment, a neatly dressed merchant appeared in front of Tianxiang, and his respectful and polite gesture knew at a glance that he was a person who had received some education. So Tianxiang had a good influence on him, so he was allowed to continue.

"It seems that the Lord is coming to York for the first time, and many aspects are not clear. However, with the permission of the adults, Hughes. Peggy is willing to serve the adults, and of course if the adults want to buy food, they can also discuss with me, after all, there is no more vendor in the whole of York than us. ”

Matthews. Peggy has always been a very cautious man, and when he first saw Han Tianxiang, he instinctively told him that this was a young man with great value and potential. And the "knights" who followed him also looked very majestic and mighty, and there was a faint smell of blood on their bodies, as if it had not been long since they were stained with blood.

Christ is above, these well-armed knights with chain mail are definitely not something that ordinary small nobles can raise, and even the nobles of a large family cannot take out ten well-equipped hoplite knights as escorts at the same time, and they are not William the Conqueror! There is not such a strong land capital!

"My men and I want to buy a batch of seeds and grain, partly to immediately replenish our already empty granaries, and partly to buy seeds for the development of new land."

In being Hughes. After Peggy was brought to a spacious room, Han Tianxiang said straight to the point.

"Food and seeds. Well, of course, of course, there is nothing more important than food in these chaotic times. "Hughes. Peggy sat next to Han Tianxiang and nodded with a deep expression.

"The wheat in autumn, shining with the golden light of life, covers the sky like a dazzling ocean. There is nothing more precious and dazzling than the light of life. ”

Matthews. Peggy said very seriously.

Han Tianxiang glanced at the other party strangely, this man in his thirties with a goatee and a pair of small eyes flashing with fine light seemed to be more than just an ordinary businessman, judging from his short poems, it seemed that he had also received some education and literary influence.

An educated and poetic businessman in this era?

"Hehe, I'm a little interested in you. Are you not just a businessman, but also a nomadic poet? ”

"No, sir. I'm just an ordinary businessman, and poetry is my hobby but not my job. "Hughes. Peggy lowered her head and said respectfully with a smile on her face.

"But let's put our personal interests aside for the time being, I don't think adults are here to talk to me. So now that I'm listening, how many seeds and food do adults want? ”

Matthews. Peggy asked, looking at Tianxiang with bright eyes.

Tianxiang rolled his eyes, the businessman in front of him seemed to be the type who was good at taking the initiative to attack, he was used to grasping the initiative of words and hated passivity, and he was also strict with his personal **, not giving others the slightest opportunity to explore. And more importantly, although he wears shabby linen clothes, he talks like a nobleman.

Something interesting, a businessman with a special background? No, just a nobleman who had to make a living from business?

Forget it, it doesn't matter if that's the case. However, no matter how shrewd a businessman is, he will not allow the other party to lead him by the nose, whether it is a battlefield or a political situation, whether it is dialogue or exchange, the initiative will always be in my hands.

Tianxiang thought for a moment, and then asked, "What I want is three months of food that can sustain a thousand people, as well as a large number of seeds. Seeds should be mainly cereals, and some vegetable seeds, but also include some live poultry such as pigs, cattle and chickens. ”

"No problem, it's not difficult to get these things done. It's just three months of food for a thousand people...... This is somewhat troublesome, after all, it is impossible to gather such a large amount of food in a short period of time. ”

Hearing this, Tianxiang glanced at Xiusi. Peggy, and the other party was looking at him with bright eyes.

"I know what you're thinking." Tianxiang said.

"Sure, but I also know what adults are thinking." Matthews. Peggy looked away after speaking, and then continued: "Your Excellency should be a nobleman with great ambitions, and it is not uncommon for you to dare to buy such a large number of nobles like you. In this war-torn era, every nobleman will want to follow a wise king to achieve their own glory. However, to be honest, it doesn't make sense to have a thousand-strong army on this island. ”

"What do you mean?" Tianxiang glanced at the other party lightly and asked.

Matthews. Peggy said, "My lord, you should go out and see the outside world. The world there is truly vast, countless knights and kings gathered together, the glorious banner of the Holy Cross fluttering on the blood-stained battlefield, when hundreds of heavily armored knights charged at the same time, it was like the roar of the sea god, and even the earth would tremble and crawl under the trampling of countless iron horses. ”

However, it is undeniable that there are only a few kings who can really succeed, and their glory and deeds can almost only make people look up and suffocate, and they can't help but imagine how great courage and strength they must have to cast their achievements that will make future generations proud for hundreds or even thousands of years! Like Julius Caesar of Rome, conquering king of Macedon, king of the Saracens now, Saladin and his rival Baldwin IV. ”

Tianxiang narrowed his eyes slightly, the man in front of him who was about thirty years old had much more experience than he imagined. And what is even more amazing is that in this era when the news is still very closed, there is such a strange businessman who knows such a thing. And he still appeared in front of him!

Is this providential? Or is it pure coincidence?

"Saladin is said to have an army of 200,000 in Damascus, 200,000, what a terrible number. Even if several European countries are united, I am afraid that there are not as many armies as others. Compared to before, although the number of thousands of people seems to be quite large, but if you think about it carefully, in addition to some real elite combat power, such as these knights around adults, what kind of adults are the rest of the adults themselves should also know ......"

Matthews. Peggy looked at Tianxiang after speaking, and the meaning in his eyes was very obvious. He could indeed get food for about a thousand people, but even if he did, it would be in vain, because he had clearly told him that many nobles like him had done this to collect soldiers, but in fact, none of these people could end up well. Because above the nobility, there is also a king! And above the king, there is another country eyeing it!

"I see, it seems that you want to give up such a large grain order without me, and start with a small batch instead, right? But then I don't understand, why don't you want to sell me the grain directly, as long as you have the money, you can't get it? ”

Looking into Tianxiang's eyes, Xiusi grinned and said, "My lord, being a businessman should be based on shrewdness rather than greed and stupidity. It is better to sell small quantities to adults again and again than to sell such large sums of grain in one go and attract the duke's vigilance. After all, villains still have to do business here. “

Tianxiang sighed, it turns out that this is the case, compared to a one-time huge profit, Xius. Peggy sees it even more clearly that only by staying here for a long time will her own benefits be endless. This man has a deeper view of the problem than expected, which is very valuable in this era. And in the end, it can be judged from the words just now that there needs to be a big question mark behind his loyalty to the duke.

"You're funny, okay I'll lower the portion. But even lowering it I would need at least three hundred servings of food, and the same would be the same with seeds, at least half a wagon. “

"Whew, if it's three hundred, then there's no problem at all. I don't know when the adults plan to pick it up? “

"When can you be ready?"

"Well...... By the afternoon at the latest. “

Tianxiang nodded, and then stretched out his hand to the Pleon cavalry beside him. The latter immediately stepped forward and handed the money bag to Tianxiang.

"These are fifty gold coins, which are considered two-thirds of the advance payment at the current price, and I will give you the rest when I get all of them."

"No problem, sir, but it's rare to see so many gold coins. Here, allow me to ask a little more, what is the origin of that big family? “

"The royal city of Puren."

Wangcheng? Xius was stunned, how could this name not sound like a fief name that ordinary nobles could have. And Pullen? It's a strange name I've never heard before......

After determining the solution for food and seeds, Han Tianxiang left the house directly with the cavalry, and then they just walked out of the corner. Tianxiang turned his head and went directly into another grain store.

Over the next few hours, Intertek went back and forth to various stores, placing orders in batches and small batches. However, the unified requirement was that all of them should be sent to three miles outside the city this afternoon, and that he should prepare his own carriage, and he would buy it together with the carriage when the time came.