Röm carried a pouch of gems and worriedly called for his butler. The confident gestures and words he just made were all for Zhou Qingfeng to see, and as soon as the other party left, he was in a heavy mood.

Not everyone is qualified to get involved in the battle for royal power. Rom only wants to hug the thighs of the Fils family, and is not optimistic about the newly emerging power of Harmony Village. But now that Zhou Qingfeng is pressing, he is worried.

Roma's housekeeper was the one who forced Zhou Qingfeng to be brought in by the street solicitors before. After listening to his young master's story, he also frowned, but he didn't have Rohm's cluelessness.

"Young Master, show me the bag of gems first."

There are about a dozen gems in small bags, more than half of which are diamonds, and some emeralds and the like. They are all quite large and of very good quality. The housekeeper inspected them one by one and gave an estimate: "I can probably sell it for two thousand three to two thousand gold coins." ”

Rom nodded weakly, "Victor Hugo is now usurping the elven ruins, and anyone who wants to dig up treasures must have his permission." He really has a lot of money on hand right now. If it were normal, I would love to associate with such people."

The butler said 'um', understanding the meaning of the second half of Rom's sentence. He put away the gem and said in a low voice, "Helping the forces of the Black Forest to buy supplies may not be impossible. ”

"What do you mean?" When Rom patted his chest, he said to ask the wizards. But in fact, he didn't dare to ask. Doing this kind of business during sensitive periods may cause trouble if you ask.

The housekeeper said, "Young Master, it is naturally inconvenient for you to come forward, but it may not be impossible to find someone else." You must know that now merchants are also distressed, because once the war starts, there may be 'forced purchase of wartime materials'. ”

What is a 'forced purchase'? Rohm studied alchemy and was really unclear about some of the details of business. The steward said: "Merchants like the rise in prices before the war the most, but the most hated is the 'forced purchase' after the war.

In the event of a 'forced purchase', the various forces would pay at most half the usual price, or even pull the goods away without paying, and settle the settlement after the war. Therefore, the closer to the war, the more desperate the merchants are to sell, which will make prices fall.

If someone is willing to buy at a premium of 50 percent now, there are definitely people who are willing to empty the goods. Even," the butler lowered his voice, "even the noble lords of the Banshee Castle who are in charge of materials and warehouses will sell materials to make a profit." ”

"Isn't that the equivalent of an enemy?" Röhm exclaimed.

The butler shook his head and smiled: "Others can't control the time of the war, but those noble lords can." As long as there is money to be made, many people are willing to take risks. Once the interests are big enough, maybe His Excellency Fils, who is in power, will not refuse. ”

Röm was stunned for a moment, "Can this business really be done?" ”

"Of course it's difficult, but you can try. I'll first go find the cronies of the nobles in the city and communicate privately. The housekeeper deliberately added, "Don't publicize it to the public for the time being, and deny it if anyone asks." ”

Naturally, Rohm knew the severity and nodded very seriously. But after a while, he rubbed his hands excitedly, "Victor Hugo, I don't know how much money this guy made in the elven ruins?" I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of gold coins.

That guy's money came so easily, it was so eye-catching that people hated to stab him a few times. We now seize the opportunity to make a big profit from him, and sell him everything that can be sold and can't be sold. ”

No one doesn't like to make a lot of money, and both the master and servant are happy. Rohm casually said Zhou Qingfeng's request to arrange apprentices. It's not a big deal, and the housekeeper is full of words, saying that there is no need to worry, and he will come forward to settle the situation.

So on the same day, Roma's butler released the news, saying that his young master had spent money to invite people to dinner in order to select apprentices. This incident caused waves in the civilian class, but it dispelled many doubts of the Banshee Fort magnates who heard the news.

Lorraine learns that she was recruited by an alchemist, but she is even more worried. Everyone knows that wizards have at most three or five apprentices, and there are absolutely no more than twenty apprentices. This means that there will be a lot of people who will be eliminated.

After receiving the notice of class, Lorraine was anxious. But when she arrived at the mansion that served as a school with trepidation, she was greeted not by a complicated and esoteric curriculum, but

"In order to let you study hard, my lord will take care of your board and lodging, even your daily clothes, and your family's accommodation. Your family will also be given priority to be hired by my lord for some simple work. ”

Roma's butler only showed up and left, and it was Seth who actually managed the apprentice. He stood on the stage like a teaching director and lectured, and the assembled personnel were stunned.

The lecture was very simple, and it was over in three to five minutes.

A few tailors came to the house and made 'school uniforms' for each of them. Lorraine was at the mercy of a puppet, then walked up to Seth and asked in a low voice, "Sir, you just said that you would give priority to hiring our family?" ”

"yes. We have room and board. Someone needs to cook and do the laundry for you, you need someone to clean and clean, in short, someone needs to do the work. Including room and board, with a monthly salary of five silver coins, what are you willing to do if you have a family? ”

"Yes." Lorraine answered simply, and the loudness of her voice startled everyone else, "My parents are willing to come." ”

Cooking, laundry, cleaning, doing such an easy job can earn five silver coins a month. Room and board, is there a better job than this? Lorraine wanted to do it herself, and rushed to answer.

Seth only replied with an 'um', "Let your parents come over tomorrow." Tell them to be diligent, the master hates people who just take money and don't work. ”

"By all means, my mom and dad are absolutely diligent." Lorraine was overjoyed and laughed uncontrollably. Only then did the other students know that 'giving priority to hiring family members' was not just talking, and several people immediately rushed to ask for positions.

Zhou Qingfeng is organizing transportation, and the manpower demand is not small. Seth basically hired the families of all the trainees and incorporated them all into his system. This move can be regarded as completely calming the minds of the students.

In addition to announcing the rules of the school and hiring people, the next step was to distribute a large amount of papyrus and ask all students to copy their textbooks.

Zhou Qingfeng intends to popularize primary school knowledge, including basic lingua franca, mathematics, geography, and science. Without papermaking and printing, all textbooks would have been written in charcoal on a whiteboard by Seth and copied on papyrus.

This copy is two days, morning, noon and evening. The lighting was a small trick 'light technique' released by Zhou Qingfeng, and a brazier was also placed in the room, and a few hot lava stones were placed - it was bright and warm, and all the students were greatly surprised.

I've never had such a good life!

Lorraine would leave the 'school' with a papyrus textbook and sneak into a small house in the artisan quarter. The thin black man Farsting would wait for her there, teaching her unfamiliar words and explaining the meaning of the sentences.

Teacher Seth said that this is the next week's lesson. After the course, the exam will be held. ”

Lorraine held a stack of textbooks in his hand and said solemnly: "My parents said that they would provide me with study even if they were tired to death." As long as I am the first in the exam, I will give you a month's income as a reward. ”

Farsting, who was dark and thin, nodded, "I'll copy your textbook too." Come over when you have time and I'll teach you more. Don't worry, it's not difficult, I can understand it. ”