"Second, within Ms. Charlotte's parish, only one salt pan in the village of Hydra is permitted, and in return, the village of Hydra promises to provide no less than 1 million pounds of coarse salt per year. ”

1 million pounds sounds like a lot, but when converted into the unit of weight that Griffith is familiar with, it is only equivalent to about 450 tons, you know, in the previous life of the earth, the output of salt works was calculated in 10,000 tons. Moreover, the total price of 4 copper coins per pound is only 10,000 gold dragons.

Griffith believes that with enough manpower, it won't be difficult to ramp up production to 10 million pounds. But don't take too big a step, otherwise it's easy to pull the egg, and that's fine now.

In fact, the most crucial part of this agreement was the exclusive right to operate the diocese under Charlotte's jurisdiction. By offering the Salt Drying Method to the Lady of Fortune, Bishop Charlotte will definitely receive a lot of divine grace, and it is not an extravagant hope to be promoted to the legendary level of Crystal Coin Archbishop in the future.

Taking the opportunity to hug Bishop Charlotte's thigh is the primary purpose of Griffith's deal.

"Thirdly, the grain trade in Hydra Village is monopolized by the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce, but Bishop Charlotte must ensure that the supply is sufficient, and the price can only be increased by five percent from the price of Thousand Sails. ”

This is Griffith's vote.

In the long run, the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce will definitely make a lot of money by obtaining the monopoly of grain trade for nothing, but for the current Hydra Village, this agreement is equivalent to ensuring food security by the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce, and it is by no means a loss.

Barov did not object to any of the three agreements, and the two returned to the church in the village of Hydra and took an oath in front of the statue of Lady Fortune.

Barov didn't stay long, but before returning to Thousand Sails, he and Griffith made a new agreement, and the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce decided to build a small merchant in Hydra Village, with a low-ranking priest expected to be stationed.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Griffith, who lacks a magic caster under his command, even if he does not have the authority to order the people of the Obsidian Chamber of Commerce, as long as he is willing to spend money, it has never been difficult to ask the priest of the Lady of Fortune to do things.

A week later, the entrance to the village of Hydra.

"Anna, Vicente, the village is up to you. Griffith instructed the two men left behind.

"Lord Griffith, don't you really need me to go with you? Miss Lily has no experience in wild adventures, and it would be too dangerous to be guarded. Anna looked at the emaciated Lily and said worriedly.

Lily's talent was even better than Griffith expected, and in just two months, the girl, who had never been exposed to magic before, learned two level 1 magic, mage armor and magic missiles. Although her foundation is very unreliable, she is also a real level 1 mage.

Griffith didn't know what Baron Stone planned for Lily's future, but as an older brother, Griffith felt that it would be better to expose her to actual combat as soon as possible. Therefore, he deliberately brought Lily with him when he went out this time.

"No problem, we have Hansen as a guide, and we definitely won't get lost. Moreover, how can I say that I am also a level 3 magician, just some beasts and kobolds, there is nothing that cannot be solved by the fireball technique. Griffith said half-jokingly.

That's right, Griffith had already learned his first level 3 magic the day before yesterday, less than three months after his last promotion. If the students who laughed at Griffith knew, it would definitely surprise many people.

Once again, he received the gift of the magic source sea, and now Griffith's magic power is 18 points, which is just enough to use two level 3 magic. If you only use level 1 or 2 magic, it will be enough to support a high-intensity battle.

Seeing Griffith's confident look, Anna couldn't persuade him anymore.

"Bailey is not here, Anna, you should also be careful, the tavern has started to increase recently, the little thief can not worry too much, but be careful to put the pirate spies. Griffith reminded in turn.

As Philip's rule over Grey Island became more secure, the shipping routes between Thousand Sails City and Grey Island became busier, and more merchant ships chose to dock at Hydra Village to rest. On the most day, there were even three large ships at the same time, and if Griffith hadn't expanded the dock earlier, there wouldn't have been even enough berths.

Most of these merchant ships only regarded the village of Hydra as a supply point, and rarely brought goods ashore, and Griffith did not collect much commercial tax, but the sailors always had to pay money to go ashore, at least the name "The Tavern of the Dragon and the Beauty" had begun to spread in the surrounding ports.

Judging from the current signs, as long as Griffith himself is not stupid, the village of Hydra will definitely become more and more prosperous. Barov, who is well-informed, agrees with this judgment, otherwise he would not have made a temporary decision to build a merchant here.

But when there are too many people, it is inevitable that dragons and snakes will be mixed.

It's not the fish-man season yet, but there is no shortage of pirates who make a living on the shores of the Stormy Ocean, and it's no surprise that small towns like Hydra, which are not protected by walls, are being targeted by pirates.

Thankfully, the Carolingian family's biggest rivals, the Osbornes, don't have to worry about it for the time being. Just last month, the captured Kyle Osborne, with Sir Philip as an intermediary, was ransomed for 20,000 gold dragons with his equipment, and it is said that he has now gone to the royal capital in disgrace.

To be honest, the ransom was a bit small, but the price was set by the sick Marquis Griffin himself from his hospital bed.

As compensation, the Osborne family was ordered not to trouble the Carolingian family, although they did not swear in front of the gods, but as long as the marquis lived for one day, the Osborne family should not dare to blatantly break the contract.

In addition to the 20% that had to be handed over to Lord Andrew, the remaining 16,000 gold dragon ransom, Thorn happily divided half of it with Griffith as agreed. With a windfall of 8,000 gold dragons, plus the first batch of coarse salt sold and a commission from the manufacture of primary nutrients, Griffith not only paid off the huge debt he owed for the purchase of siege crabs, but also filled his money bag a little again.

With money in hand, Griffith naturally wouldn't let these golden dragons lie moldy in the hiding room. It costs money, so naturally it is necessary to go to the City of Thousand Sails, so when Barov's ship returned with coarse salt, there were more passengers on board than when they came.

It's just that in this way, without Bailey, a thief, Griffith will not dare to take Anna away.

"There are still too few people available. Griffith decided that he would continue to recruit his men as soon as he had more money.

According to Griffith's intentions, now is the time to bury his head in development, but the damn kobold is just making too much trouble.

On the north bank of the Chishui River, much of the land near the village of Hydra has been reclaimed for farmland, while the south bank is still a large area of undeveloped forest. As a result, the villagers built a logging yard on the edge of the woods along the river, and the boiling of salt, which requires a large amount of firewood, was also carried out on the south bank.

Since Griffith became lord of Hydra, logging and boiling salt have been stopped, and in addition to cultivating the reassigned land, the villagers' daily work has consisted of building houses and working in the new salt drying fields.

In the past two months, except for Hansen's irregular patrols, there has not been a single person who has crossed the river on weekdays. To Griffith's surprise, since half a month ago, the temporarily abandoned lumber yard has been occupied by a group of kobolds who came out of nowhere.

If this is the case, the impact is not bad, after all, Griffith really does not have the ability to develop the land on the south bank of the Chishui River now. But these days, those kobolds don't know what kind of wind they smoked, and they set fire to play at night, which made Griffith unbearable.

You know, the summer in Hydra Village has always been hot and dry, and once it becomes a wildfire, I don't know how many trees will be burned, which is all Griffith's property.

So, when Griffith was successfully promoted to level 3 mage, he decided to deal with these damn kobolds right away.

In this operation, the participants are as follows:

Griffith Caroling, Level 3 Mage, Dark-Day Elector.

Hansen, Level 2 Ranger.

Lily Caroling, Level 1 Mage.

Silver Frost, a four-month-old baby dragon.

In addition, Hansen's newfound animal companion, a two-year-old brown bear, was also on the move.

The mouth of the Chishui River is not wide, only more than 200 meters. The three of them, a dragon and a bear, crossed it easily in a dinghy.

As soon as the ship landed, a dozen kobolds came out of the hut in the lumberyard, brandishing rudimentary weapons in their hands and screaming loudly, rushing towards Griffith and the others.

"Lily, take care of yourself. Griffith turned his head and admonished, and threw a sleep spell at the charging kobold.