"Venerable lord, I was originally a freeman trader in Blackcastle Town, because of the ant plague in the Centaur Hills, I formed a caravan with a few colleagues, hired a warhammer mercenary group, and sold goods everywhere......" Witch saw that Baron Garrot was interested, and his heart was settled, and he explained more and more hard.

In this era, there were neither newspapers nor the Internet, and the means of disseminating information were limited and slow, and even ordinary people loved to listen to the stories of bards, caravans, mercenaries, and outcasts who were thousands of miles away, not to mention the lords and nobles who needed to keep abreast of the situation in various places.

Baron Garrot was not interested in the experience of Wage's merchant, but he was quite concerned about the scale of Blackcastle, the characteristics of Ant-Man, and the process and aftermath of the ant plague, and asked many questions himself.

Welch was a shrewd man, and he had no intention of telling the story of the caravan and the mountain people, and since the baron was not concerned with the most important aspects of commerce, he was happy to focus on the customs of the Gambis, the prices of the local specialties, and the situation of the ant plague and the centaur hills.

In fact, Witch knew very little about the inside story, but as a sleek and sophisticated merchant, his instinct was to read words and looks, and his sharp teeth were his strengths, he quietly grasped the rhythm of the conversation, not only vividly narrating the concerns of Baron Garrot, but also boasting about the achievements and potential of the freedfolk caravanserais. Even Hammer, who had lived through the ant plague, was fascinated by Wedge's story, and the others listened with relish, and Baron Garrot smiled from time to time. Before you know it, the atmosphere in the hall has become relaxed.

Wage spent a long time satisfying the curiosity of the Nevilles. Baron Garrot finally asked, "What business are you going to do in my domain?"

Wei Qi rolled his eyes, and wanted to continue to show off, but he saw that one of the Baron's boots was stepping on the head of the Nightblade Leopard, and he immediately shook his head and said honestly, "We want to buy fire element crystals."

Top Elemental Crystals can be given as gifts to Peak Knights, and a small lord like Garrot is not qualified to tie up with a Peak Knight even if he digs up a top crystal, but the big nobles will buy his crystals for 50,000 gold soles, or provide other support. Ordinary elemental crystals can also be sold for a good price after being polished by famous masters, while natural elemental crystals are not as valuable as raw gemstones. But regardless of the price, elemental crystals are only circulated in aristocratic circles, and a freeman trader should not know about such things.

Witch named to buy the fire elemental crystal, much to Garrot's surprise, who suspected that the freeman trader from the Centaur Hills was at the behest of a nobleman, as the only knight who could use the fire elemental crystal was the Queen of Roses. However, will the Queen of Roses be short of fire elemental crystals?

With such doubts, Garrot glanced at the butler Vidal and ordered, "Go and bring the fire elemental crystal." ”

Vidal turned and walked towards the storeroom, and after a moment's time, he placed a box in front of Wage, opened it and said, "These are fire element crystals. ”

There are a total of 17 crystals in the box, some large and some small, the large ones are about the same size as the palm of the hand, and the small ones are only the size of a fingernail, and the color is also different. Wetland and Hammer looked at each other, both confused.

Seeing this scene, Baron Garrot knew it. It should be a certain "little person" in the Centaur Hills who wants to create a set of fire element crystal jewelry to please the Queen of Roses, but unfortunately this "little person" doesn't understand fire element crystals at all, and he doesn't even have a caravan, so he found a free folk vendor to purchase crystals.

A character who doesn't even dare to report his name can only be a nameless. Garrot lost interest in inquiry, but he had a desire to make money, so he decided to slash the knife: "Fire element crystals are very precious, 100 gold soles per ounce, and there are almost 200 ounces of this, so you can pay 18,000 gold soles." ”

These fire element crystals were sold at the Neville royal capital, and they were worth 600 gold soles, and the Garrot lion opened his mouth and offered a sky-high price of 18,000 gold soles, just to slaughter the "little man" with a knife.

What is the concept of 18,000 gold soles? A family of seven people can earn almost 20 or 30 gold soles for a year, and Wedge can make more than 100 gold soles for a year's business in Castle Black. The War Bear Mercenary Group fought to the death, and the entire income from beginning to end was not 10,000 gold soles. Such a huge sum of money can make the hammer take risks.

As a newly promoted vassal, Iron Hammer doesn't know what a channel is and what a terminal is, and his understanding of the task is to make more money and pull more people into the gang. So far, everything is going well, there are more than 50 mountain men and women who have been forced or voluntarily joined the mercenary group, and they have also earned 8,000 gold soles and dozens of white crystals, plus 10 purple gold coins given by Victor, the Warhammer mercenary group has a wealth of more than 30,000 gold soles.

The Warhammer mercenary group took out 18,000 gold soles, but the hammer knows better the consequences of taking out the money!

Neither Hammer nor Witch knew the market for fire element crystals, and could not even distinguish between the real and the fake, but fortunately, Wetch understood the characteristics of rubies and rhodolite garnets, and he could be sure that the crystals in front of him were not traditional gemstones. And Hammer knows the nature of Lord Neville very well, because he is from the mountain people of Neville.

In Hammer's opinion, Baron Garrot's lion opening his mouth was inevitable, and if he happily took out the money, the trouble behind had just begun. In Neville, the mountain people of different villages had to fight their heads for a few bags of salt, a few carts of grain, and a few women, not to mention the rich fat sheep? Even if Baron Garrot let them go, the mountain people of the barony would come out and grab a handful. Besides, for a dozen crystals that I don't know whether they are true or not, I spent 18,000 gold soles, then my head must have been caught in the butt of a cow, and I was also poured with cow dung! Iron Hammer now only wants to do things according to the rules of the Neville people, and he wants to rob the crystals!

During his time in the Bear Mercenary Regiment, Hammer fought with the knights of Duoduo on several occasions, and he was far less reverent of the knights than the freefolk traders. Along the way, Hammer walked with the bull, and he could faintly feel Victor's unfathomable strength, which was by no means comparable to a small lord like Baron Garrot.

The knight is indeed strong, but he has to kneel in the face of ten brute bulls! I am strong and you are weak, and if you don't rob, you are sorry for the traditions of the Nevilles. However, the fact that Hammer has survived so far shows that he is not a reckless person.

Anyway, Baron Garrot and his knights had to go back to the royal capital, and it was not too late to do so when they were gone. I just don't know if they will bring crystals, maybe they should send a dust falcon to keep an eye on ......

"I won't get out of a copper sol!"

"What did you say?!" Baron Garrot glared at Welch.

Witch didn't know about the Fire Elemental Crystal, but he also knew that the Baron slaughtered him like a fat sheep. As a businessman, his head can be broken, blood can be shed, and a fat sheep can never be done! While the hammer was thinking about how to rob, Witch was thinking about how to step on the high and buy the low.

In the face of the baron's cannibalistic gaze, Wei Qi smiled flatteringly: "Venerable lord, I have a better proposal, which will definitely satisfy you!"

Wedch took the coarse linen pouch from the bull's hand, took out a sealed clay pot from it, and handed it to Vidal's butler. At Wage's motion, Vidal broke the wooden cork with a knife, looked at the contents, sniffed them again, and asked blankly, "What is this?"

"It's ...... Well...... Purple sugar ...... Yes, it is a specialty of the Centaur Hills. Welch picked up a square piece of jaggery, tossed it in his mouth, and said, "It tastes very sweet!"

Vidal didn't know that Wei Qi had changed the name of the jaggery candy, so he also picked up a piece of "purple sugar" and put it in his mouth, and then his whole expression relaxed. Seeing his butler's eyebrows fluttering and eating one piece after another, Baron Garrot hurriedly beckoned him to come over.

The sugar jar was placed on the table, and the baron saw that there were small purple squares inside, and there was a smell of fragrance, he frowned, and asked, "What smell?"

Vidal grabbed two more pieces unceremoniously and said as he ate, "Hmm...... It's sweet...... It's kind of like honey ......."

Baron Garrot doesn't eat anything of unknown origin, he turned his gaze to Wei Qi, who hurriedly said: "Honorable lord, purple sugar and purple cane wine are made of purple cane from the centaur hills. I'll vouch for my life, it's definitely edible!"

"Sir, the taste of purple sugar is sweet and fragrant, better than honey. If it is sealed in a container, the purple sugar will not deteriorate if it is stored for more than 3 years. Purple sugar can be eaten directly, can also be soaked in water to drink, can also be added to the cream, when grilling, smear some purple sugar, the taste of the meat is particularly delicious......"

Welch began to explain the benefits of purple sugar, and when he said that purple sugar would not spoil, Garrot was tempted.

The Boulder Mountains in the north of Neville contain rich mineral resources, and are the main source of refined iron and iron in the human country, before the Borui people developed the Seven Great Islands, it was still the main production area of pure gold ore, and even now, there are 12 pure gold mines and 2 Mithril veins in the Boulder Mountains, and north of the Boulder Mountains is the northern wilderness where orcs are rampant.

Orcs and monsters are both intelligent races and can also use weapons, kobolds are the best miners, and goblins can craft weapons and equipment. The orcs wanted to seize the mineral resources here, and the goblins and kobolds multiplied too quickly, and every few years, the powerful orc clan would drive countless goblins and kobolds to attack the Boulder Mountains, which anthropologists called the beast tide.

In order to defend against the orcs, the Rand Empire and the Church jointly built the megalithic fortress complex 800 years ago, and now the kingdom of Neville has assumed the responsibility of guarding the megalithic fortress. When the beast tide comes, the megalithic fortress will be besieged for a long time, coupled with the rugged mountain roads and the difficulty of supply, the Neville people have a high demand for easy-to-store food and are sensitive to food storage techniques.

The Neville people were the first to discover that honey and sweet fruits quickly restored the strength of their soldiers, however honey was a luxury and the fruit was perishable. The Neville people tried to make sake with the local specialty cherry fruit, but it was too sour to swallow, but they still invented "fruit pulp" and candied cherry fruit. The so-called "fruit meat" is to preserve the cherry blossom fruit and flesh layer by layer in large vats, making the meat easier to preserve, and although the taste is poor, it does not require a lot of water like salted meat. As for the candied cherry blossoms, it is a world-famous delicacy that only the aristocracy can enjoy.

Baron Garrot didn't care whether the purple sugar was poisonous or not at this time, he tasted a piece, and suddenly a sweet taste melted on the tongue bud, not as sweet and greasy as honey, but also with a fragrance, the taste was very good.

Garrot asked quietly, "What is the price of purple sugar in the centaur hills?"

Without hesitation, Wetland said, "32 copper soles a pound! "He deliberately overreported 5 copper soles.

"How many do you have?"

"800 pounds. Witch hesitated, but said it honestly.

"Hmph!" Garrot sneered, "800 pounds of purple sugar, you want to exchange 18,000 gold soles for elemental crystals? Maybe my whip can make you sober." ”

"Venerable sir, I have another gift for you. Wetch bowed deeply and took another jar out of the bag.

"What is this?" asked Vidal, the butler, curiously.

Wetland took a purple fruit from the jar and threw it into his mouth, saying, "This is a coarse ...... Candied fruit marinated in purple sugar. ”

Vidal grabbed a handful unceremoniously and shoved it into his mouth, "Hmm..... Delicious..... It's better than candied cherry blossoms!"

"You old dog, have you ever eaten candied cherry blossoms?" said Baron Garrot as he snatched the jar.

Vidal wiped his mouth and grinned, "I did! I ate it three years ago." ”

"Sir, during the windy season, we made this candied fruit with green cherry fruit and purple sugar from Gambis. Of course, the quality and size of the green cherry fruit in Gambis cannot be compared with Neville's green cherry fruit..... "Witch saw that Garrot was carefully observing the candied fruit in his hand, and quickly explained: "This ...... The appearance is a little worse, but the taste is definitely not worse than the green cherry fruit pickled in honey!"

Honey-pickled cherry blossom fruit is amber in color and crystal clear like a jewel, and this green cherry candied fruit is purple to blackening and has an oily appearance, which in terms of appearance, ordinary nobles would certainly not eat it, but not the lords of Neville. Baron Garrot ate one, and the sweet and sour taste was indeed very unique, and he liked it very much.

Wei Qi seized the opportunity and said, "Venerable lord, Neville's green cherry candied fruit sells for 140 copper soles in the eastern provinces and 300 copper soles in the Centaur Hills. ”

The corner of Baron Garrot's eyes jumped, and the price of green cherry candied fruit in the royal capital of Naville was 32 copper soles each.

"Neville's honey sells for 6 gold soles per pound in the Eastern Province and 10 gold soles per pound in the Centaur Hills!"

Baron Garrot's heart ached even more, and the price of the honey he sold to the Chamber of Commerce was 1 gold sol per pound.

"Lord Lord, Neville's green cherry blossoms are all over the mountains, because the fruits are too sour and the honey is too little, and many of them rot in vain every year. ”

"One pound of honey can pickle two pounds of cherry blossom fruit, about 150 grains, and each pound of purple sugar can pickle almost 100 cherry blossom fruits," Wetch said eagerly. And the price of purple sugar is much lower than that of honey. ”

"I see what you mean!" Baron Garrot shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity, it's too cheap!"

"Your Excellency is wise!" Wei Qi began to consider himself a retainer of the baron, and he nodded and said, "How can such a cheap purple sugar be eaten by the noble lord!"

"So, I still have a gift!"

Swift carefully pulled out a box made of silver and trimmed with gold from his bag. Welch's solemn appearance made the butler Vidal take the box much more carefully.

Baron Garrot stared at the fine crystals in the box like frost and snow, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Snow Candy!Also called Frost Candy!" Wei Qi said with a serious face, "Lord Lord may not have heard of its reputation, because this kind of thing is only given away, not sold!"

"Snow sugar is also a specialty of the Centaur Hills, but the noble York family never sells snow sugar to the outside. Only the great nobles of Gambis were able to receive gifts from the Yorks! However, some caravans would buy snow sugar in Blackcastle for 30 gold soles a pound! Of course, they couldn't buy snow candy at any high price. ”

"My lord, please sprinkle a little snow sugar on the candied fruit and take a look again. ”

When the snow sugar falls on the candied fruit, it is immediately stuck by the oily honey, the fine snow-white crystals shine in the light, and the purple-black candied fruit is like a gorgeous coat, which looks dazzling, making people love it and salivate.

Baron Garrot couldn't help but eat another one, he only felt that this time it tasted ten times better than the previous one. Seeing the baron's expression of enjoyment, Wei Qi knew that the time was ripe, and said: "Venerable lord, I don't have 18,000 gold soles, as long as you give me the fire element crystal, I can let you get a steady stream of wealth!"

"And then?" said Baron Garrot.

"Then, I'll take care of bringing the jaggery and snow sugar, and your people will take care of pickling the new preserves, and I'll buy your preserves for 20 copper soles each. ”

"Honey green cherry fruit is sold to the centaur hills for 300 copper soles each, and you will bid 20 copper soles for this snow sugar candied fruit?" Garrot sneered.

"Sir, I only know what business is when I go on a business trip. The price I paid was lower, but it could be up and down, and taxes were levied everywhere, and the transportation cost was the cost. Wei Qi glanced at the baron covertly and whispered, "It's still up to you to provide the Fire Element Crystal." ”

Baron Garrot agreed with Welch in his heart. Neville's grain trade was monopolized by Marquis Sophia's Chamber of Commerce, and the wine trade was monopolized by the Ephissos family of the Borui Kingdom, and now Marquis Sofia has also begun to dabble in the wine trade, and her purple cane wine is very popular in Neville. For this reason, the two chambers of commerce fought endlessly, but no matter how these two chambers of commerce fought each other, the chambers of commerce of the other families could not shake their position.

The two chambers of commerce made a lot of money in Neville, and Garrot was also red-eyed, and he and several other families jointly formed a caravan to get a piece of the pie, but lost all their money. Not to mention the problem of bandits and transportation, just the collection of taxes by the lords in various places will make them unbearable, and the combined caravan can only be silenced.

Baron Garrot's understanding of trade is much deeper than that of Wage, goods are only one aspect, and business is the key. The prospect of snow sugar candied fruit is good, but if it is handed over to the two major chambers of commerce, the price will only be lowered, and it will offend the family that produces candied fruit. From this point of view, snow candied fruit has to find another way to make money.

"Master!" said the butler Vidal, whose eyes lit up golden, and he grabbed Baron Garrot's arm and shook it vigorously.

Baron Garrot shook off Vidal and laughed, "Okay! You can leave the purple sugar and snow sugar behind, you can get out!" Vidal took the crystal back to the treasury. ”

The smile instantly froze on Welch's fat face.