Chapter 11: Soliciting Kobolds
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After eating and drinking, a large group of orcs ate and drank enough to help Zhou Tian clean up everything and then dispersed. However, when those half-orcs were about to leave, Zhou Tian directly stopped Lao Niu.
"Lao Niu, wait, let's talk about the last cooperation?"
As soon as he heard Zhou Tian say business, let alone Lao Niu, even some of the orcs who were about to leave couldn't help but prick up their ears. After all, the ability that Zhou Tian showed right now was still quite attractive to those orcs, whether it was salt without impurities or delicious food that almost swallowed their tongues, all of this had an extraordinary attraction to those orcs.
If at the beginning, these half-orcs were only ready to cooperate with Zhou Tian for survival reasons, then after seeing Zhou Tian's methods, those half-orcs had almost all been conquered by Zhou Tian at that time, and now as long as Zhou Tian opened his mouth, this village was afraid that there would be no one who would refuse his invitation.
And Zhou Tian said before that he would let all the orcs have a job, which was revealed when Lao Niu drank too much before. Although I didn't believe his words very much, since Lao Niu said something like that, all the villagers in the orc village at the moment really hoped that Zhou Tian would hire them.
Without any hesitation, after listening to Zhou Tian's words at that time, Lao Niu immediately patted his chest and promised: "Brother Zhou, you are talking about finding work for us! ”
"That's fine. Without concealing it, Zhou Tian directly informed Lao Niu of his plans and said: "That's the case, since I am ready to transfer my career to you, then the first problem of raw materials must be solved, otherwise there are not enough materials, even if I invite all of you to work together, there will not be so much to do." That's why I think so, you should start and form a caravan, and take the salt and food I gave you to the orc city to exchange for materials, so that all the villagers of your village will be settled. ”
"No problem, I'll take care of this matter, and you'll be able to take care of it. However, after making the guarantee, Lao Niu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Brother Zhou, don't you go with us?"
"I'm not going, the head of Kotou Village saved my life, I didn't notify him when I came to you this time, after arranging the next work, I plan to go back to Kotou Village to see, how can I thank people?"
"It should be, it should be. Although he said so, Lao Niu's face still changed, and then he glanced at the nearby villagers, and immediately shouted: "Da Niu, Er Niu, and Little Tiger, you three stay to protect Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou wants to go back to Goutou Village to see, you can protect him for me, if anything happens to Brother Zhou, be careful that I break your legs." ”
"Dad (uncle), don't worry! We will never let Brother Zhou have an accident. ”
"What's the name of the big brother, call the uncle!"
"Every one is called to his own, and every one is called to his own. Hearing that Lao Niu directly lifted his seniority, Zhou Tian hurriedly stopped his move, what a joke, Zhou Tian didn't want to be chased by such a group of tall men and called uncle, thinking about that scene was terrifying, Zhou Tian didn't have that hobby.
"That's okay, brother, since you said so, then let's call each his own!" Lao Niu didn't force it, and since Zhou Tian said that, he would let it go. After all, the orcs themselves don't pay much attention to things like seniority, if it weren't for Zhou Tian being too important to their village, and he was a human race, it is estimated that Lao Niu Ti would not mention this matter.
After the general direction was decided, the next step was to discuss the caravan.
"Brother, your salt is of such high quality, it is too cost-effective to sell it directly in our orc empire, and if you use the same money to buy coarse salt, it should be more cost-effective at that time. As the leader of the caravan, based on his understanding of the situation in the Orc Empire, he did not approve of Zhou Tian's behavior of exchanging salt for animal skins and other materials.
It's just that Zhou Tian found coarse salt for him, not to mention the Wanjie supermarket, even if it is a supermarket on the earth, it is impossible to get that kind of coarse salt that is 'poisonous' to death. So after listening to Lao Niu's words, he could only say perfunctorily: "It doesn't matter, the quality of salt is good, the price is naturally higher, and when you exchange it for animal skins, you will directly raise the price, I believe that even if ordinary civilians are reluctant to use such good salt, the nobles of your orc empire will never refuse this better quality salt! ”
"I'm afraid those guys won't spit out bones if they eat people!"
"Just be careful not to let them find out. "Lao Niu is a little afraid of those nobles, but Zhou Tian doesn't have so many scruples about this aspect, anyway, he is not a member of the Orc Empire, if he really wants to encounter trouble, he can solve it, and if he can't solve it, it's a big deal to leave, anyway, Zhou Tian's career in the Orc Empire has just begun, in order not to attract the attention of those nobles and slow down the development, it is a little uneconomical for Zhou Tian.
And since Zhou Tian insisted, Lao Niu didn't have much to say. Anyway, this time the business was headed by him, although he did not refute Zhou Tian's words, but Lao Niu's heart was already thinking about how to avoid that trouble.
The goods of the caravan are as Zhou Tian said, completely composed of cheap foods such as salt and potatoes, I believe that it depends on the market of the orc empire, and this time the merchants should be able to exchange for a large number of materials as long as there is no accident.
And without further ado, after discussing those things with Zhou Tian, and bringing the compressed biscuits and other food prepared for them last Sunday, Lao Niu led dozens of half-orcs to set off.
As soon as the old cow left, Zhou Tian was ready to leave for Kotou Village. After all, just as he told the old cow, he didn't inform Parker when he came to the orc village this time, maybe at this time, Parker directly thought that he had been killed outside. Although those kobolds may not really attach much importance to him as a human being, no matter what, the other party saved him and he didn't say goodbye, no matter how you look at it, Zhou Tian did something wrong.
Now that he has taken root in the Orc Village, he has nothing to do for a while, so he needs to go back to Kotou Village on Sunday to thank Parker for saving his life.
Of course, it is not very difficult for Zhou Tian to repay Parker for saving his life, according to the situation of the Orc Empire, Zhou Tian can be regarded as directly giving him a few packets of salt, and it is estimated that in Parker's opinion, saving Zhou Tian's life is earned. However, Zhou Tian's life is not so cheap, and he will not repay the other party in that way. Another and most important point is that Zhou Tian had other plans to go to Gotou Village this time, so after thinking about it for a while, Zhou Tian made the decision to go back to Gotou Village immediately.
And the purpose of Zhou Tian's trip to Kotou Village this time is also very simple, and it is actually estimated that Lao Niu has already guessed it. It's just that it's understandable that Zhou Tian will have that kind of decision, and Lao Niu has no other thoughts, so he let him go back.
Zhou Tian's idea is very simple, pull the dog head village into the gang!
Whether it is a boss or a leader or even an emperor, it doesn't really matter whether he has the corresponding talents, as long as he knows how to use people and can ensure the balance of the strength of his subordinates, then he can sit firmly in his position. As for Zhou Tian, although his control over the orcs has only just begun, there are already obvious problems.
It seems that Zhou Tian used his ability to conquer those orcs, and now all the villagers of the orc village have become his employees. But in fact, although those orcs were also obedient, when Zhou Tian ordered them to do things, it was still inevitable that they would have to pass through Lao Niu before they could convey the order. After all, Lao Niu has been the village chief for so many years, and it is definitely unrealistic for an outsider to replace the other party's position through a little favor on Zhou Tian.
In this way, it seems that Zhou Tian and Lao Niu are cooperating well at the moment, and those orcs are also very obedient. On the surface, Zhou Tianru would definitely be able to control the orc village if he continued.
But in fact, no matter how Zhou Tian develops the orc village, those orcs will still instinctively rely on Lao Niu as the leader. And if Lao Niu is obedient, those half-orcs will be obedient, but if Lao Niu has a mind that he shouldn't have, then it can be said that Zhou Tian has no means to balance the other party at the moment.
In this way, now that Zhou Tian is preparing to develop in the Orc Empire, he needs to have another force in his hand that can balance the orcs. And according to his experience, Zhou Tian naturally hit the head of Kotou Village with his idea.
First of all, the head of Kotou Village, Parker, saved his life, since it was not sincere to directly give the other party something to repay the other party for saving his life, so he simply helped the other party develop Kotou Village. Secondly, the kobolds are one of the few orcs who do not have much prejudice against the human race, such as Zhou Tianzhen wants to develop in the orc empire, and he can only cooperate with them in the early stage who are not hostile to him.
What's more, if everything goes well with Zhou Tian's plan, then the old cow should soon be able to bring back a large amount of materials. With those materials, the scale of Zhoutian's workshop can be expanded directly.
The number of villagers in the orc village is indeed quite a lot, but after excluding the half-orcs who form the caravan, the number of half-orcs who can actually work for Zhou Tian is not much.
If it were on Earth, Zhou Tian would be able to get all the orcs on duty, and they would always be able to join the production line no matter what they do. But at the moment, Zhou Tian is not a stable world like the earth. Although Zhou Tian hadn't seen too many dark things in this world at the moment, he had already heard a lot of bad information from the mouths of orcs and kobolds.
Not to mention the orc nobles and human traffickers, the bandits in the wild of the orc empire are a threat to him. At this time, there is nothing to do, but if Zhou Tian's business becomes bigger, then sooner or later he will be targeted by those dark forces, if he does not have a certain ability to protect himself, no matter how big Zhou Tian's business is, it will inevitably be destroyed by those forces.
Therefore, the team of guards must not be allowed to disperse, and even in order to protect himself, he must increase investment in that aspect. It's just that in this way, most of the orcs are guards, and it usually takes time to train the merchants, and when all the other orcs join the production line but are too busy, Zhou Tian needs to recruit new workers.
And obviously, those kobold people in Kotou Village are the best choice for Sunday at the moment.
Kotou Village is only a mountain away from the Orc Village, and no matter which village Zhou Tian runs a workshop in, it is not difficult to recruit people from the other side. As long as the other party gains the trust of the other party, it is considered that the two villages will be merged in the end, and it is estimated that it will not be impossible at that time.
Therefore, it is urgent to go to the kobold village next Sunday, and this trip to the Kobold Village must have some results, not to let those kobolds do it with him immediately, but it is absolutely best to gain the trust of those kobolds and make them yearn for the current life of those half-orcs.
After having a plan in his heart, as soon as the old cow left, Zhou Tian led the big cow and them to the doghead village.
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