If he couldn't figure out who was dealing with them at this time, Geto really didn't need to be a joint representative of the merchants.

Drifting Snow City really needed this batch of food, so they were sure that the new city lord would eventually let go, after all, even in the name of Drifting Snow City, it was impossible to forcibly requisition their goods, but they didn't expect the other party to dig a pit for the boss to jump in.

It is absolutely impossible to pull back the grain brought by the caravan plus the transportation costs, and can only wait for the price to calm down a little and then throw it out at a low price, but there is still a third of the total grain that is bought and sold on credit, and some investors in the caravan will even go bankrupt directly, not to mention, what will be used to pay the bill on the approaching payment date?

The North Wind Merchant Troupe, who had enjoyed the long days of the long sky in their trade with the nobles of Drifting Snow City, finally ushered in winter, which may be a long time.

……..

Pretending to be forced is to be punished, so Leo, who has been blowing cold wind on the platform for a long time, has a pleasant cold, wrapped in a sheet and blowing snot bubbles, and the majesty of the lord that he does not have in the first place is directly zeroed, and the only pleasant thing is that the paperwork Mu Feng has a general understanding of Leo's train of thought and can start to deal with it.

"How much has the repair of the gates on both sides been completed?"

"At present, the broken stones have just been removed, and the temperature is too low, and the craftsmen who can be recruited are very limited."

"Ahh

"Huh?"

Unlike Mu Feng, Rak, who is a construction officer, has little contact with him, and he doesn't quite understand the lord's thinking, oh, now it's the teacher's thinking.

"Ahh

“……”

Leo sneezed and spit out a snot bubble, the bombing of the city was cool for a while, and he had to pay for the repair out of his own pocket, so he couldn't let the city wall open wide, and he needed to think of a strategy.

"Ah....... Your Highness has eaten sticky on the table again, how many times have you said that you should put a nappan on the dessert when you eat it?"

"Lalala, can't hear or hear~"

The sound of the next room came directly, the sound insulation of the old-fashioned building is really poor, Ral and Fran get along well, etc...... Sticky?

Leo uncovered the sheets on his body, took a handkerchief and blew his nose fiercely, and turned on the pretending mode.

"Notify the North Wind Business Group immediately! I'm going to summon them! ”

…………

Further north than Drifting Snow City, there is the town of Blackstone, which was formerly a blackstone mine built on the mountain, where the mines and merchants who worked there for many years settled, and the town gradually grew in size under the cycle of trade.

Although it is nominally the property of Drifting Snow City, after all, it is a big wind, and when it comes to this season of strong wind and snow, some restless people will start to move.

"Has the letter for help been sent to Drifting Snow City?"

"Not yet, the snow is heavy, I'm afraid it's still on the way"

The mayor of Blackstone is newly appointed, and the original nobles who have been sentenced to labor have long been thrown into the controlled mining areas and farmlands, and he is only the leader of the miners' squad, and he can become the mayor of the town because of his good reputation among the residents and the appreciation of the lord, which is why

"We must not live up to the trust of the adults and residents, and gather all our forces to defend the town before reinforcements come!"

"A group of evacuated people and guided them to take refuge in the mines!"

"The second shift lifts the fence out! Set up defenses in the canyon at the entrance of the town! ”

"The rest of the people count the stock and take out all the arrows and weapons!"

………

Geto and his party can be described as trembling, their legs are a little weak, summoning them, is it to collect debts? If you can't give it, will you be directly assigned to labor?

Run?

Is there still a place for them in the Land of Iron?

"What are you so nervous about, relax, come and sit down"

"I don't know if the adults summoned us...?"

"Naturally, it's about business"

Still talking about business!?My wife is still talking about business after you have been cheated by you, of course, no one dares to say it.

"I don't know what business the adults want to talk about, but we ..... what we have at hand now...... Not a lot of money."

(Not to mention the abundance, only one step away from bankruptcy!) ）

"I'd like to ask you to open up a fixed trade route and set up a branch here, and in return, how about lowering the transaction tax?"

The lord has a certain say in the territorial tax, even if he loses some money temporarily, there is still a huge amount of oil and water left by the four nobles that can be paid out clearly, and it is not painful, but for these merchants, they see a way to live.

Seeing the changing expressions of the merchants, Leo knew that it was not enough.

"The contract with the Grands can also be postponed, and how about the money as an advance payment for the transaction? I need you to transport a large amount of lime gypsum and soybeans on a regular basis, and I will make a list for you in detail."

Geto looked at this lord, who was obviously very young but felt like he was negotiating with an old fox who had been in business for more than ten years, so he could only ask cautiously.

"At ..... market price?"

"Naturally, it's the market price, and the quantity is preferred, so I can give it an extra increase in the purchase price."

The businessmen were in an uproar, and they exchanged heads and ears, this is no longer a transaction, it is almost giving money, and the list is full of things with large quantities and low costs, but there is not much market demand.

After the tariff was lowered, a fixed trade route was established, and the arrears were actually used at market prices, and although the short-term losses were irretrievable, they went on for a long time.

There is a lot to earn! Goto's head quickly turned back, for fear that Leo would regret it.

"Then please let us take the deal, honorable lord"

Mu Feng has probably learned more in the last few weeks than he has been instilled in the past ten years, and the teacher has exchanged the painless transaction tax on Drifting Snow City and a contract that was originally a fool for a trade route, directly securing the strange source of alchemy materials mentioned by the teacher.

More importantly, what would these businessmen's expressions be like if they knew that the things they thought they had earned had been processed into products worth several times the value of the teacher's theory?

……..

The city gate is being repaired, and old Barrow is not familiar with business, and every time this time in order to avoid burning his brains without understanding and burning his brain, he will come to this volunteer as a supervisor, only to see that not far away, a man and a horse are approaching quickly, which attracts the attention of the guards, and when he is still a few steps away from the city gate, he collapses and falls to the ground.

The horses were foaming at the mouth, their limbs twitched, and they saw that they would not survive, and the people on the horses were not much better, and their lips were blue and badly frostbitten.

"Hey, wake up!"

The guard stepped forward and shook it, and the visitor opened his eyes with difficulty, and took out a scroll of letters from his bosom tremblingly.

"Black........ Blackstone, save Blackstone"

As soon as the words fell, he hung his hand weakly, and after no sound, the guard fell silent, and Old Barrow took the paperwork, and quickly glanced at it, and his expression changed greatly.

"Report it immediately! Blackstone Town is under attack by mountain bandits! ”

The guards trotted all the way to the castle, and old Barrow shook his head as he looked at the messenger who had not moved.

"Good life and burial, the glory of the land of iron is with him"

The messenger lying on the ground made a weak voice

"I... I think I can still save it..."

Old Barrow: "............."