Chapter 198: The Autumn Harvest Celebration of the Second Year III
Halfway through, Jiao Ming settled down Xiaoshi and Toniche, and returned to the venue to play a few games. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info And Jiao Ming finally had some understanding of his half-brute strength. Although he is a six-ring, he only has the level of three and a half rings under neglect of tempering, and his combat skills are not half-rings.
Although Jiao Ming did not break the film this time, he was also very happy, and when this noisy ceremony ended, it was already the second half of the night. When the next day was cleaned up, there was nothing to lose except for the loss of a portion of the bulbs.
After the festival, they still had to work, Binglian and Jiao Ming began to use the flow machine to record intermediate chemistry textbooks, Binglian gave lectures and demonstration experiments, and Jiao Ming held a kanban board with words written on it. Old man Thoreau has been listening, his expression is changing, this is the first time Jiao Ming has seen the old man no longer calm.
During the break, Bing Lian whispered to Jiao Ming if he had noticed Old Man Thoreau's eyes.
"So obvious, of course I saw it. ”
"It's so relieving!"
"Wait until you get home and laugh slowly, don't let him see it. Jiao Ming also deliberately made a sneaky appearance to cooperate.
Binglian was stunned when she heard this, patted Jiao Ming, and said angrily: "How can I be so stingy." ”
On the third day of the recording of the class, news came from the castle of the northern manor that so far only fifty percent of the lords had taken the initiative to pay taxes and grain, which means that about five floors of people chose to neither pay food nor work. Jiao Ming and Binglian only discussed a few words and decided to start selling winter clothes at a low price, but they were still not qualified to buy clothes at a low price if they did not pay food, and informed the people that there would be follow-up preferential policies, and they were still not eligible to participate if they did not pay food.
This kind of policy does give a certain gap to the second-tier dealers, but if you turn it around, if you still can't escape the payment of grain after all, wouldn't it be a waste of the difference between the cheap second-tier dealers.
After sending the message, Binglian was still tossing and turning, and Jiao Ming persuaded: "If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, take your time, and have confidence in this policy direction." ”
Binglian reluctantly furrowed her brows, nodded her head, and continued to record the video. When it was time for dinner, Jiao Ming saw that Binglian was still worried and annoyed, so he asked, "Why don't I go back and preside over it?"
Bing Lian was quite moved, but after a moment of silence, she shook her head and said, "In this aspect of chemistry, you need to check and fill in the gaps, and I can't handle it with just those notes and memories." ”
At this time, Xia Feng, who was sitting next to him, made a suggestion: "Why don't you go back to the northern castle to record?" Now there are more and more outsiders in Changteng Town, after all, there are many people, and it is not good if this knowledge is leaked after all. ”
Now the trade with the Xuqin people is getting bigger and bigger, as the actual 'capital' of the crocodile leader, there are indeed more and more 'outsiders' in Changteng Town, except for a bunch of black-haired and black-eyed Xuqin people who can't see the difference between the crocodile leader, and a few people of all colors who come from the south to buy copper coins at a high price. These people are not monkey spirits, and they are well-informed, and they have learned Arabic numerals without a teacher in the process of doing business with the crocodile collar. This incident caused some dissatisfaction among the magic warriors, because some magic warriors who have experience in going out are not less guarded against thieves in terms of knowledge.
Although mathematics, the 'science of the virtuous', seems to people in this world to be just stepping on the boundaries of magical knowledge, being able to guard against outsiders also makes the hearts of magical warriors feel refreshed, even if most magical warriors still can't figure out these hooked and crooked symbols. Jiao Ming didn't care much about it, but if the higher mathematics and chemistry leaked out, he also felt a little lost.
At this time, Xia Feng's simplicity is also due to the fact that he listened to a lot of gossip from others during his recovery and knew the voice of the people very well. Jiao Ming and Binglian were both moved after hearing this, and even thought about moving other core enterprises that needed to be kept secret to the Northern Castle.
At this moment, Semier, dressed in white, walked over and asked where Lady Ziyu was. Binglian asked what was the matter, and Semier said without any scheming: "The Magicians Association has sent a letter and wants to negotiate with your crocodile leader. ”
Listening to Sémille's tone, it was as if she was a third party who had nothing to do with the Wizards' Guild and the Crocodile Collar, and it was a waste of the Wizards' Guild's salary.
Jiao Mingze tentatively said, "Does Miss Semelier know about which side of the negotiation?"
Semier glanced at the ice lotus and said straightforwardly, "I guess I probably want the young lord to go back to school." ”
Binglian and Jiao Ming glanced at each other, and they both saw a meaning from each other's eyes: the good days are over, and then they smiled helplessly. Binglian returned to the crocodile territory by the reason for the assassination, and the front line also took advantage of this to paddle, it turned out that one person died in a few days, but only three people died after paddling, and the overall battle situation was also slightly declining. Coupled with the steel swords and armor that were transported in the later period, even the damage was greatly reduced.
After all, if the magic warrior is a fast class that can fight and run, if it is not limited to military orders, or is too reckless like a sharp bone, it is really a hob meat-like existence. In the original war with the Xu Qin people, the defeat was also due to the lack of fire support from the rear, but this time in the war between the two forces on the mainland, both sides were fully equipped, and the crocodile led a group of high-ring magic warriors to face a large number of low-ring magic warriors, and then relaxed the restriction that they could not retreat, so that they could easily exert their maximum combat effectiveness.
However, such an act will naturally cause the dissatisfaction of the Wizards' Association, but it cannot be blamed because the assassination is moral. After all, all the major forces within the alliance of the kingdom in this all-out war have sent troops, so their heirs have also made arrangements like ice lotus, if the heir is sick, he can't say a few crooked words, and slightly 'paddle' to show his dissatisfaction, which is even more moral and unpopular.
Regardless, there is a limit to this patience, and the Crocodile Lord's magical warriors must once again stand up to the front bravely, and the Ice Lotus must return to the grasp of the Wizards' Guild.
The next day, Sémill served as a communication port, and negotiations with the Wizards' Guild began. Because the decision-making level went out a lot, Binglian and Jiao Ming participated in it for the first time.
It is no longer uncommon to open magic communication, Jiao Ming lost interest just by looking at it, not that Jiao Ming can be fully qualified for Semel's work now, but that there is a lack of mystery. In Jiao Ming's view, this complex and abnormal magic is no longer a cloud floating in the sky, but a rock on the top of the mountain, which can be reached as long as you are willing to climb. But Jiao Ming has already walked to another higher mountain, although the absolute height is not comparable to it, but the inexplicable respect for the unknown is gone.
The content of the first letter was very simple, first confirmed the establishment of the communication, did not dial the wrong number to go to other places, and at the same time made a simple greeting, and also greeted Binglian's body cordially. As for the injured bodyguards and maids, they naturally did not enter the eyes of the Wizards Association. What followed was boring bargaining, Jiao Ming was drowsy when he saw it, but he couldn't show his feelings, so he had to pinch his thigh.
By the time Sémill had exhausted her strength, there had been no substantial progress in the negotiations. After Semier went out to rest, Jiao Ming asked, "You don't need to discuss this matter with the Duke?"
"How to discuss?" Lady Purple Feather smiled bitterly. "No communication channel can avoid the monitoring of the Wizards Association, and if the bottom line of the negotiation is revealed, it will be even more troublesome. ”
"My approach may be kept secret. Jiao Ming said.
Ms. Ziyu raised her eyebrows, and although she didn't believe it, she stared at Jiao Ming waiting for an explanation.
Jiao Ming's eyes signaled that Binglian was ready to assist, and then explained in detail his code communication mechanism, and then took a small incident as evidence: "After the latest batch of materials was transported to the front line, I once tried to teleport the physical object with an improved teleportation method, although it has been unsuccessful, it has been supervised by the Magician Association, the reason is unknown spatial fluctuations, and finally it is stipulated that there is only one hour of contact time every night. ”
Speaking of this, Jiao Ming showed a confident smile: "And before that, we had actually been in contact with the front line for more than half a summer, which undoubtedly shows that the monitoring of the Wizards Association is like a fishing net, and my method is shrimp that is smaller than the mesh." ”
Bing Lian also added: "Actually, the capital of the Blue Python Kingdom also has a qi-based magic monitoring mechanism, and the communication with the Shining Scale has not been discovered, which can also explain the problem. ”
Ms. Purple Feather hesitated, but agreed. In the creeper vine-covered room, I found an air mage who was dedicated to connecting with the front line, and chatted with the front line.
First, he described the request of the Wizards' Guild, and said that he was aware of it. I asked the other party for their opinion, but I got the code of the word 'unsafe'.
Jiao Ming and Bing Lian's mother and daughter looked at each other. sent a message to inquire again, but the other party talked about him left and right, did not answer the question at all, and finally even took out some trivial things to prevaricate.
Jiao Ming listed these answers together to find out the answers, but he didn't find them after observing for a long time, and asked: "Anyway, do we have some allusions or other things like the crocodile collar, or code words or something?" ”
Binglian's mother and daughter both shook their heads.
Jiao Ming pursed his lips, thinking about it, how could a small force with a history of only a few hundred years and a population of no more than 500,000 have such a background as Zhong Guo. I returned these words to the code again, and looked at them horizontally and vertically and obliquely several times, but I still didn't find anything.
Binglian was very curious about Jiao Ming's behavior, and after listening to the explanation, she was stunned at first, surprised that there was such a way, and then patted Jiao Ming's shoulder and said, "Don't bother, there is no such smart person on the other side." It should be that the other side is convinced that the Wizards Association is aware of this channel, so he is reluctant to say more. ”
Jiao Ming thought of encryption, but he only knew the word, but he didn't know the way, and he couldn't inform the other side of the encryption method, so he was at a loss.
"Actually, it's nothing. Lady Purple Feather clapped her hands, drawing the attention of the two. "Since that's what we mean by letting us decide, we don't have to worry so much. ”
Before leaving the communication room, Jiao Ming made a mistake and instructed the communication magician to send some garbled characters casually. As a result, some garbled characters were also returned on the other side, Jiao Ming was shocked, and asked Binglian: "Didn't you say that there are no smart people on the other side?" ”
Bing Lianjiao snorted and said: "Aren't those messy answers just now just 'gibberish', it's just not as thorough as you, I can't imagine it after getting your reminder this time, is it really a wooden head?"
There was still some time before Sémille calmed down and proceeded to the next negotiation, and Binglian was not idle in this short gap, seizing the time to record the chemistry class. In fact, Jiao Ming wanted to discuss the negotiation, but the mother and daughter both shook their heads, saying that in essence, there was nothing to say about this negotiation, and Binglian must return to school, but the price was raised.
If you look at this matter objectively, it is probably that the two families discussed the sale, but the money was paid but the thing was discounted, and the seller proposed to increase the price. In the eyes of the earth, this must be unreasonable, and a bad evaluation must be given, but after all, this is a human life transaction, and who can say clearly what the hundreds of human lives on the expedition are worth.
Thinking about these things that he didn't have, Jiao Ming made a mistake in holding the board without paying attention. While scrapping a piece of film, he also received a three-point blame and seven-point concerned gaze from Binglian: "Rest, look at your restlessness." ”
"I'm just thinking about how to sell the people on the front lines for a good price. ”
"Got it?"
"I have a little idea. ”
In fact, when Jiao Ming only saw the cement house, he had a flash of inspiration and discovered something that was also worth exchanging his life for in addition to knowledge: the dumping market.
"Do you think the Wizards' Guild might buy our cement? ”
"This ......," Binglian hesitated. "I should buy it, but what's the point?"
Let the people work, export goods, and persevere, and on the whole, it seems that this is how Shinjong Kook climbed out of the garbage heap of history with great difficulty. In the past, the problems faced by the crocodile leader are somewhat similar to those of the new Zhong Guo, and this return to the mainstream society is not only an opportunity to acquire knowledge, but more importantly, it seems to be an opportunity to regain the market, just like Zhong Guo who joined the WTO.
Imitating Zhong Guo's road to re-emergence, although the three words "made in China" sparkled in his mind, he did not think of any practical way to repeat this path like a flower in a fog. After all, in this world, there is no point in cheap goods, ordinary people's purchasing power is almost zero, and only princes, nobles and magicians will trade luxury goods in order to 'pretend to be X'. If there was a statistical department that counted the share of the world's merchandise trade, luxury goods would definitely account for more than 70%. Come to think of it, light bulbs and generators are not reliable, so cement is barely a commodity that can be dumped.
"My hometown has taken this path, and I don't understand the internal logic of cause and effect, but I am sure that there is value in trying. "Jiao Ming doesn't want to say much about things that can't be substantiated, because he knows that Binglian is a person who 'doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles', if he says a bunch of big truths that are difficult to justify, I'm afraid he will mess things up. "If you can dump cement into the entire kingdom through the Wizards' Guild, you can see a thing. And we only need to increase the production of cement, which is not difficult, there is still room for improvement in that cement production line, and it is not difficult to make a few more. ”