"Harvest Ring...... I have heard that it seems to be a druidic organization with considerable influence in the southern and central plains. www.biquge.info Beowulf groaned and continued, "I heard that the leader of the Harvest Ring is a legendary Grand Druid, and we have not dealt with her. ”

"That legendary Grand Druid is Lady Valentina Dawn, with whom I have a relationship and a slight friendship, and frankly, only Valentina and her 'Harvest Ring' have the power to help you solve your current food crisis." Roland is colorful.

Natasha's eyes lit up: "You mean to buy grain from the Harvest Ring?" That's right, the Green Druids are all agricultural experts, and wherever they are, there will be a good harvest! ”

Roland nodded lightly: "You may not know much about the situation in the plains of the central and southern Far East, in that vast field, there are more than 2,000 farms of all sizes, and a quarter of them are agricultural production under the careful guidance of the Green Druids. ”

"It's amazing, we can also ask the druids to come to the plateau to guide agricultural production." Natasha's eyes were full of wistfulness.

Roland couldn't help but smile and persuade: "You'd better not move this thought, the green field druid can indeed promote the growth of grains, but it also requires a cost to cast magic skills, the latitude of the Lucia Mountains is too high, and the snow and land are barren all year round, even if the druid can forcibly change the climate with magic and grow food in the frozen soil, the yield cannot be compared with the plains, in this case, why don't people develop agriculture in the plains, and have to go to the plateau to suffer hardships?" ”

"It's true that our traditional agriculture in Kitland is also gradually declining because the input is too large and the output is too low, and the competition cannot be compared to imported grain, and we can't change the general environment, so we can only develop those industries that adapt to the environment and have more advantages." Beowulf sighed.

"Anyway, if you want to import grain, you can buy it in Baiou Port, and buy it in the 'Harvest Ring', as long as the price is right, there is no harm in having one more grain supplier." Roland continued, "The price of grain, a bulk agricultural commodity, fluctuates greatly due to the climate, and I suggest that you first take out a sum of money to purchase food emergency from the harvest ring, and at the same time sign a grain supply futures contract with Ms. Vargentina, and book to purchase soybeans, grains, corn and other staple grains in the next few years at a standard not higher than the CIF price of imported grain from Baiou Port, how many years the contract period, and how much option premium to pay, and then discuss it when you are specifically contacted." ”

Beowulf exchanged glances with his wife. He agreed to buy grain from the Harvest Ring, but was hesitant to sign a long-term supply contract.

Natasha told Roland straight to the point: "Buying food in the 'Harvest Ring' is only good for us, but we can't ignore the thoughts of the Yangbo sisters, if they think that it will affect the interests of the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, it will be troublesome, after all, the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce is our largest trading partner." ”

Roland smiled: "The buyer and the seller have a fair deal, and they should be on an equal footing, why do you want to see the faces of the Yangbo sisters?" It's not because your long-term trade is not equal, the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce has actually monopolized the food and daily necessities market in Kitland, you have to rely on the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, otherwise you will run out of food, and the lifeline will be pinched in the hands of others, how can there be any safety at all? In the long run, Kitland will no longer be home to the Kitlanders, but an economic colony of the Yanbo Chamber of Commerce, and you will have to endure exploitation by slave owners disguised as business partners at the expense of your own interests. ”

He said it so sharply that both Beowulf and Natasha changed their faces.

"Do you think I'm alarmist? I think it has been a pleasure to cooperate with the Yangbo Chamber of Commerce, and my criticism of the transaction model between you is purely biased? If you do, it only means that you are not aware of the extent of the food security problem. ”

Roland ignored the couple's increasingly ugly faces and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"Before I came to Kitland, I thought that 20 million pounds of grain a month would feed the city's 200,000 residents, including oats to supplement the feed gap for livestock, but after a visit to the market, I realized that this idea was naïve."

"In fact, you need at least 3,000 pounds of grain to meet the most basic needs, so what's the extra grain for? Winemaking! You Kitlanders are too fond of drinking, especially the strong vodka you brew. ”

"As far as I know, as early as 2,000 years ago, when the Kitlanders were still a tribal civilization, women had mastered the technique of collecting plant tubers to ferment and make wine, and now you are city people, living a good life, and you have actually learned from the farmers of the plains to use grain to make wine, and of course, the vodka made from grain is higher, tastes better, and is more popular."

"I've been to all the wineries in your city these days, and fifteen of the sixteen wineries are all made from grains, and their products have monopolized the market, and have cultivated the taste preferences of generations of Kitlanders.

Beowulf and Natasha looked at each other speechlessly, full of shame, they had never considered the relationship between winemaking and grain.

Roland sighed, his deep gaze cast out the window, a bright moon shining on Lucia's glacial snowfields, all over the silver glow, but there was a bone-chilling chill in the beauty.

"You should know that it is never a good thing to form a cultural tradition of binge drinking in a highland area that is not suitable for grain production, I have traveled all the way from the south, and every village and town I pass through has to sample the local population proportion and life expectancy, you Kitlanders do not score high in this regard, the average life expectancy of men is only 42 years, which is 10 years lower than the average life expectancy of women, excluding the factor of war, alcoholism is the biggest killer, but my respected lord, in order to save food, for the sake of the health of the people under his rule, Can you enact Prohibition? ”

Beowulf shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can't, I can't live without drinking for a day, not to mention that we need strong wine to survive the long winter." ”

"And one-sixth of the fiscal revenue." Natasha added a factor that was more severe than the cold winter.

"In the long run, it is true that the ban on alcohol is good for the health of the people of Kitland, but in the short term, this policy will inevitably lead to the immediate collapse of the already fragile fiscal situation, so how can the food problem be solved? It's hard to predict the storms at sea, but can the ocean-going fleet of White Gull Harbor ensure that you Kitlanders always have a good price of bread and vodka on their tables? ”

Roland's question became more and more acute, and every word was heartfelt.

"When people get used to cheap bread and spirits, once the market goes wrong, the supply is insufficient, and then there is nightmare inflation, the price of food and alcohol rises, which means that the price of other related goods also rises, and eventually you will find that everything is going up, and when the first person is starved to death, unrest will arise, especially at the instigation of careerists like Sergei, people's anger is like wildfire that is difficult to extinguish, and when the day comes, you and your husband will still be able to sit on the throne? Now, do you think one more food supply channel doesn't matter? (To be continued.) )