Chauncey has been a bit proud lately. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ever since he got that mercenary badge, well, to be honest, ever since he got it out at Magnus's behest, and it's been widely accepted by the public, he's been getting better every day.

"Carol Mercenary Union, serve you wholeheartedly, our slogan is, higher, faster and safer!"

Now this sentence has become the latest mantra of Chauncey, and no matter where he goes, Chaunsi always has to repeat it twice first.

And, if Changxi can do his best to publicize it without even having a face, you can imagine how much benefit this mercenary card will bring him.

In fact, the Mercenary Pass is not only beneficial for merchants, but also for mercenaries.

It's good for businessmen, I won't say much about this, it's just a small, palm-sized piece of parchment, naturally it can't be like a fantasy novel, you can write force and credit in detail on it, and you don't need to translate, you can know the details with a sweep of your hand, in fact, the only use of this mercenary card is that it is an official certificate.

As a guarantor, the person in front of him is indeed a mercenary, not a robber or something dressed up for something.

Don't underestimate this guarantee, these days, he is a mercenary on the surface, and he is a robber when he turns his face, and there are not too many such things. Now with the official guarantee, although the price has risen by half compared to the original, at least, those businessmen who go far away do not have to worry about being killed and oversold.

Just such an advantage is worth the pursuit of businessmen, not to mention that with a mercenary card, they have enough reasons to lower the price of those mercenaries who do not have a mercenary card.

For mercenaries, having such a certificate is more sought-after than other mercenaries, and the remuneration is more than other mercenaries, even without the above, in Brittany, mercenaries with mercenary certificates are more respected.

Yes, at present, the use of mercenary passes is limited to the Brittany region, at most, those caravans that often travel back and forth to Brittany, and they will emphasize the use of certified mercenaries.

"Fortunately, there is a turnaround."

In the merchant house, after talking to the merchants, Philip breathed a sigh of relief for a while.

Although Brittany is large, it is not worth mentioning compared to the whole of France, and it is nothing compared to the whole of Western Europe, and if the nobles have the will to resist, they can make this new thing disappear in an instant.

"However, there are some pity......"

In the blink of an eye, Philip felt a little regretful.

This would have been a good opportunity to integrate the huge force of mercenaries and add a large force out of thin air!

- As long as the credit of the mercenary card is not bankrupt.

In fact, this credit is the key to the wide acceptance of the mercenary card, and it is precisely because of the belief in the mercenary card, and the belief in Magnus behind this small piece of paper, that mercenaries with mercenary cards can get many benefits in Brittany.

But what if this credit goes bankrupt?

This is not alarmist, as long as someone takes the mercenary card and does three or five evil things, and publicizes it, the mercenary card will be worthless in an instant.

That's why, even though the development momentum of the mercenary card is so good, Magnus still limits it to Brittany, and even to the Carol mercenary group.

Because everyone in the Carol mercenary group is his acquaintance (at least Chauncy's acquaintances), he knows the roots, and the monks can't run away from the temple, but if they are those strange mercenaries, Magnus has to review them one by one, which is too troublesome.

If in another ten years, the mercenary card can run for ten years without any interference, and you will have accumulated enough credit, have a mature system, and no longer rely on anyone, at that time, it may be worth a look.

But for now, it's still too tender.

With this in mind, Philip turned his attention to other issues.

The longer he stayed in Saint-Malo, the more he felt that his brain was not enough.

In fact, the mercenary card and the merchant hall, although the influence is far-reaching, is the most inconspicuous thing.

Because in the medieval self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, mercenaries and merchants, although they were closely related to the common people, but to put it bluntly, even without their peasants, they would still have to live a better life - no, without the mercenaries, who were essentially robbers, the peasants might have had a better life.

It's just because Philip is disguised as a merchant and the first person he comes into contact with is a mercenary, so he feels it deeply.

So, what is so relevant to farmers?

It's agriculture, it's food.

On the second day of Philip's stay in Saint-Malo, he discovered another astonishing fact, that the grain in Saint-Malo was surprisingly abundant.

"Well, it's not because the price of grain here is higher than outside, you see, three of the ten carts that come here are full of wheat."

It was the Parisian merchant of yesterday, the uncle, who answered Philip's question with a very casual attitude.

But then, the uncle lowered his voice, and lay in Philip's ear under the wary gaze of Lefebvre and others, saying:

"Now, though, most people are starting to transform."

"Transformation?"

Philip wondered.

"Of course, it doesn't work to make food anymore! Go further in Saint-Malo, in Nantes, and see for yourself, ho! I've never seen such a beautiful crop! ”

Brittany has a bumper grain harvest this year.

Inadvertently took out a piece of information, and Philip silently took it to heart and continued to ask:

"That'...... What else do you do if you don't make food? ”

"General trading, leather, wool, honey, after all, is a familiar road, although the income is less than before, but it is better to be safe."

Speaking of this, the uncle's voice was suppressed again.

"I have a unique money-making business, I wonder if you're interested, brother?"

……

Whatever, whatever.

Philip had slowly lost interest in the copper-smelling merchant.

Although he did think and planned to support the merchants against the power of the nobility, it was only a means and a strategy, not a sign that Philip was really interested in commerce.

Born in the family of the emperor, although this 'emperor' is more embarrassed and does not live up to his name, at least, the cost of supplying Philip has never been less than a penny.

But, perhaps because of Philip's pretense of likeness, or perhaps because the Parisian merchant was too excited to notice Philip's absent-mindedness, he went on to say:

"War, a new war, is about to begin! If our new Duke wants to win, he will have to put iron on all his soldiers, so he must be short of iron! ”

And then what?

"I have a relative in Lorraine, who is the steward of an iron mine, and can help us get some pig iron out on the sly; I go out, you pay, and the final income is fifty-fifty. How's that, is there any interest? From Lorraine to Brittany, you can get five times as much on horseback for five days! ”

Philip: "...... What should I say at this time? ”

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