Chapter 17: A lively trading day

In just a few days, the walls of Bull were slowly growing in height as far as the eye could see, and the townspeople of Bull were busy like industrious bees. Standing under the city, the top of the wall that could be seen at eye level in the past can now be seen when you look up.

The walls are now almost in the final stages, and the townspeople are building stairs that look like they will be completed in a few days.

"Young master, we spent a total of 500 tons of high-quality stone and 20,000 catties of grain to build the city wall, as well as some other building materials. But that's not much to us right now. The butler looked at the ledger, calculated carefully, and finally said with a happy smile on his face.

The construction of the city wall was a great investment for any nobleman, because the stone of the city wall and the large number of laborers were a great expense. Often, the construction of a wall costs a nobleman the wealth accumulated over several generations, and this is often more than worth the return, of course, and that is only in times of peace.

Qin Feng nodded, he would come here every day to take a look in the past few days, watching the city wall increase and thicken in his eyes, he had a different sense of achievement, especially the joyful smiles of the leaders after seeing the tall city wall, which made him unforgettable.

This is different from the last time the barracks were built, only he can taste that joy, but this time it is different.

"By the way, tomorrow is the annual Trade Day, right?" Retracting his gaze, Qin Feng looked at the sudden many more businessmen in the town than before, and asked with some uncertainty after recalling it.

"Yes, young master." The butler nodded, "Before the onset of winter, this is the last and biggest trading day, and the townspeople have to stock up on this day to stock up on supplies for the winter, and the merchants will also seize this last day to earn money." ”

"And this year, due to the fall of the north, most of the cities that started trading at the same time as Bulltown in previous years have already been captured by orcs, so I guess there will be more merchants this year than in previous years."

"At this time, I'm afraid that only these businessmen dare to run around at this time." Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Make preparations first, and at the same time let Luo Wei patrol with the army, if anyone makes trouble, solve it directly, you don't have to notify me." ”

"Yes, young master." The butler paused for a moment and hesitated: "What if some merchants have a big background, for example, there are many merchants who have big nobles standing behind them. ”

"That's the same." Qin Feng was disdainful: "Can they still run to Bull Town to find trouble with me?" A group of cowards who fled to the South. ”

The housekeeper wisely said no more, and turned his head to look away, he knew that Qin Feng also had complaints about the emperor, and he could only pretend not to hear this situation.

"By the way, give each of these displaced people who built the city wall some rewards, and also let them buy some supplies that can survive the winter." Qin Feng seemed to think of something: "In addition, in the abandoned place to the east of Bull Town, let the craftsmen build some houses." These displaced people have no place to live in the winter and can only freeze to death. ”

The space inside the city walls was not small, and the original lords built their residences near the Baron's Palace, and most of the rest of the city was deserted.

The housekeeper stretched his face suddenly, and just now he thought he was taking advantage, but he didn't expect that now he would post it all. However, he also knew the benefits of the young master's doing, but he still felt a little distressed in his heart.

Maybe it's the kindness of a woman, when he sees the children of the homeless people lying on the ground with their torn clothes, he can't bear to ignore them.

……………

Jack, that's the name he's given to himself. After making some money, he spent money to find a priest and let the priest give him a new name, and as for the broken name that his father gave him, he had long since forgotten it.

He was dressed in brand new clothes, dyed in bright colors, draped over his body like a big brightly colored rooster, and held a cane in his hand. Obviously, he is not old and weak, and he constantly breaks his hands and feet, and when he faces the strange eyes of other people, he always laughs at these mud legs in his heart, this is aristocratic temperament, this is aristocratic temperament, understand?

This was his fifth time trading in the Northlands, but the cold climate of the Northlands still made him uncomfortable. By this time he had already climbed down from his tall and beautiful white horse, and hid in the warm carriage, covered with expensive fur, while urging the manservant to burn the fire more vigorously.

Secretly opened the curtains and looked at the white land in the distance, especially the conspicuous dark red spots in the white, which made him suddenly regret it.

This year, when he learned the news that the northern part of the empire was occupied by the orcs, he was ready not to go to the north this year, although the profit of going to the north is very large, but there are no empire cities in the entire north, can he still trade with the orcs? Of course he would have been if he could, but when he heard that the orcs would like to chop off the ears of merchants and drink, he touched his ears and his heart jumped.

However, when he heard that the town of Bull had not yet fallen under the attack of the orcs, and that the orcs had been defeated, his mind became active. The town of Boer was rich in iron and stone mines, and the hunters in the nearby mountains still had many good quality furs, and the furs on his body were made of wolf skins in the hunters' hands, and he knew how much the furs would cost when they were shipped to the south.

So after weighing it up, he hit the road anyway.

There were many merchants who thought like him, some were large caravans formed by a group of merchants, some were small caravans alone, and some young people came alone, and everyone wanted to make a fortune in the face of opportunities.

However, when these caravans approached the town of Bull, they were shocked by the current town of Bull.

There are many businessmen who have been to Bulltown, but in the past, Bulltown gave them the impression that it was just an ordinary town. "But now the towering walls of Bull Town are probably higher than the walls of Nanyun City, right?" A businessman couldn't help but sigh.

"Cut, have you ever been to Nanyun City, the walls of Nanyun City are 30 meters high, can't this be compared to Nanyun City at all?" A businessman retorted.

"But it's not bad!" Another merchant had a different opinion: "Nanyun City was originally the second capital of the empire, of course it was very majestic!" You must know that the lord of Bulltown is only a baron, and I don't think even the earl can build such a tall wall. ”

"That's it, it's ....." The merchants immediately said again.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, you short guys!" Suddenly, a rude roar sounded behind them, and the merchants felt themselves pushed away by a huge force. The panicked horses ran around, the servants were in a hurry to catch up, and the knights managed to suppress the frightened horses under them, and drew their swords to see who had the courage. But when he saw those figures, he swallowed and spat at the action of drawing his sword, and quietly reinserted the sword into the scabbard, and a trace of fear flashed on his face, it was a barbarian!

"Haha, we're finally here, and Lao Tzu's legs are going to be lame." The strong man shouted for joy, and the giant axe the size of a door panel in his hand swung around like a stick in his hand.

"Boss, what's wrong? I remember the last time I visited, Bulltown wasn't like this, right? A slightly thinner strong man in the back scratched his head and said suspiciously.

"Stupid, didn't you see the three words written on it? Bull Town! The strong man slapped his hand back on the head of the strong man who spoke, and the child's wrist-thick fingers pointed to the words on the doorway, and said: "The old shaman asked you to study hard, you don't learn, you only know how to drink, fight, and play with women, now you know the use of knowledge!" He looked smug.

A crow flew in the sky, everyone was speechless, and there were 7 words written on the doorway, okay? You can't even read a few words, and you're embarrassed to teach others!

No one dares to say this, these people are stupid people who dare to fight in the town.

A dark-haired young man in the barbarian ranks looked up with shining eyes, "Rheinrise-Bulltown!" Is this the town of man? Looks really good! ”