For Pete, the footman is a strange change. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

About two hundred miles east of the Moon Domain, it belonged to the Vice-Duke Dikal, who was also a vassal of the Grand Duke of Purple Gold, that is, the domain of the Marquis of the Stag, under the rule of the Duke of the Stag, there was a town, three castles of various sizes, and scattered villages and manors around it.

Pete is a small grocer who lives in the town of Rouse.

Moon Ling was discovered by chance on a guided tour in the town. When he first arrived, he was surprised to find that the ruined territory was almost completely self-governing, and the nobles seemed to have given up collecting toll and commercial taxes here, and most importantly, the barren village was starved of goods and unnoticed by any of the other merchants. From then on, he secretly became convinced, and the village of Moon and Rolls were not far away, and they said that they were not close, and they prepared the goods, and led the two donkeys, and the time for two weeks would be up. Every year, after the harvest festival, I run to bring some salt, cloth and other goods in exchange for some grain, and bring back the medicinal materials in the mountains, which can cover most of the income for half a year.

Most of the small merchants in the town did this, but most of them went to the village under the rule of the marquis, although Moon was a little remote, but fortunately there were no additional taxes, and he was almost a monopoly by carefully controlling the secret, and compared to others, a trip was a little harder, but there was a lot of money.

And this year, when he came down, he found that there was a good hunter in this small village, and he had gained a lot of good skins. It's just that when I came, I didn't prepare for it, I didn't bring much goods, and the village only accepted barter, not cash. I had to make an agreement with the hunter to make another trip before the frost festival, and bring some salt and linen with me.

He had seen the batch of skins, and the quality was good. If he runs down, it will be worth two or three years of hard work in the town. The cost of the goods he brought was not high, and the price was only more than one hundred and two hundred dinars, and in exchange for a bundle of skins of more than four hundred dinars, he returned to the city, and found a tanner to process the hides into fur coats, and the leather earned more, at least eight hundred dinars. Just like this, the business of earning more than 150 gold coins is a rare big business for him, and it is only thirty or forty gold a year to buy low and sell high in the town.

But when he led the donkey to the village, he was a little dazed, looking at the villagers here are still living a tight life, but mentally it looks like a lot, the streets are a lot cleaner, he can't tell these details, but he feels a different atmosphere. With stacks of firewood around every house, at least the villagers no longer have to endure the cold winter wind, and the most shocking thing is that he observed almost the entire village, and each house has at least two or three pieces of air-dried meat, and air-dried beef, hanging on the eaves of each house.

It's unbelievable, it's not that he hasn't eaten beef, it's expensive to death, and it's eaten secretly. The decree stipulates that beef is the food of the nobility, including venison, swan, and so on, and that the common people are not allowed to eat it, and those who are considered good merchants can also eat some mutton, and the common people are only allowed to eat pork and chicken. Farmers like these who don't even have personal freedom generally can't even eat pork.

"What's going on?" said Pete, stunned, "has this village picked up a herd of frozen bison? He only felt that the important thing was the deal with the hunter, of course, if the other party was satisfied with his goods, he would not refuse to ask him to stay and enjoy some beef.

It's just that when he exchanged goods with Orion in a slippery manner, and the goods on both sides were cleared, and he was thinking about how to let the other party take out the beef at home to entertain him with a calm face, an errand runner sent him a message that the lord of this place had something to summon him.

Oh my God, what Pete had been fearing for a long time finally happened. The aristocratic lord sensed his presence and was about to cut his hard-earned money with a knife. Pete's first thought at this time was not to go to the manor to meet Lu Sien, but to quietly look out the door to see if he could sneak away quietly.

It's a pity that after seeing a large group of idlers watching outside the door, Pete thought that they were all people sent by the lord, and Pete's desperate heart was filled with only one thought.

I'm never going to eat beef again in my life!

But distress is distress, Pete, who claims to be a city person, quickly adjusted his mentality. Isn't it just taxes, these old people should be rewarded for the holidays.

But how much will he charge? Thirty dinars, or fifty? If he doesn't bring much cash with him in such a place, will the lord take the opportunity to detain his donkey?

Alas, sad~

Coming to the gate of the manor, out of awe of Lu Sien, a group of people stopped in the distance. Pete looked at the dilapidated manor and couldn't help but tremble again. glanced at the Zhuang men who were trembling with awe on their faces, and they were really mud legs in the countryside, and they didn't know how much power the lords who lived in such broken manors could have.

Qi Yu walked in, and then he coaxed.

I really don't understand that the main body of the house looks dilapidated and miserable. However, as soon as he entered the front hall, before he could take a closer look, Pete was struck by the brightly colored satin and intricate camel hair blankets hanging on the wall. These are all tributes once upon a time on the continent of Pande, after the Duchy of Daxia was divided into provinces by Lu Sien. It's just that no matter how hard Lu Sien grinds and soaks, Madame Cabas is not allowed to spread this luxurious carpet on the ground, and finally hang it on the wall. It's good to cover the cracks in the wall and block the wind.

"You're the merchant who came to Moon to trade. Pete, who was suppressed, was in a state of his mind, and he forgot to salute Lu Sien, but now Lu Sien didn't care about this, but after waiting for a while, he saw that Pete looked demented, frowned and couldn't help but speak first.

"Oh, your servant, I am Pitt of the town of Rouse, ruled by the Marquis de Decar, and I have seen the lord. Being greeted by Lu Sien, Pete hurriedly came back to his senses, hurriedly greeted him, cautiously peeked at it, and did not dare to look up at Lu Sien.

My God, the tablecloth on the top of this table is made of fine dyes at first glance, and I have never seen such a uniform and bright color, and the best colored cloth in my own town is also dull when compared to it. The backs of the rows of chairs are covered with solid velvet. There are also the exquisite porcelain on the table, the vase, the statues placed in the inconspicuous corners, Pete does not know art, but he still feels awe when the degree of completion is far above the limits of the production process can be imagined.

It's just that these tables and chairs and furniture, uh, how to say, are not as good as their own use.

"Well, sit down and talk. Lu Sien greeted casually, contemplating slightly.

Pete didn't dare to go up with this big grin, and his net worth might not be as good as the velvet on the chair, so he looked around nervously, and finally found a straw mat by the door, and moved it to sit on it, like a young child in training.

"Eh, what about people?" he sat down, but he also disappeared directly from Lu Sien's sight, and Lu Sien didn't think about it, why did he disappear in a flash.

"This, this, sir. Pete cowered and walked forward enough, revealing a head and a pair of eyes on the table line.

"Poof, oh, I turned out to be hiding here, forget it. Lu Sien was also amused to see a big man make that little gesture, but he didn't bother to make any changes, "Hmm, how long do you have to walk every time you run?"

"Ten days on one side, sir. Pete replied nervously, "Well, it's snowing during this time, and the road is not easy to walk, so it will take about two weeks." ”

"Oh, that's right. Lu Sien calculated in his heart, and his fingers subconsciously knocked on the table, aggressive, aggressive, aggressive, and the sound was really like thunder for Pete.

"What goods do you have?" Finally, Pete's spirit was about to collapse, and Lu Sien finally spoke again.

"Back to the master, most of the things that come here are salt, linen cloth, and other things that the countrymen need, and they can't be sold. Pete became more and more restrained, and Lu Sien did not ask him about the amount of the transaction, nor did he ask questions about taxes, which really made him a little frightened.

"Hiss~" Lu Sien has a toothache, he needs some salt, and basically all the food at home is consumed on air-dried meat. But there is no current most important cargo of Lu Sien, iron. "Do you have iron ingots?" Lu Sien asked here referring to ordinary pig iron.

"This, this, master, the iron ingot, it's not enough for the Hou Ye to be armed by himself, and the few remaining ones are even stipulated by the Hou Ye that only a very few people are monopolized, but I don't have that qualification. At the mention of this, Pete became even more embarrassed.

Alas, I guess too, if any ordinary merchant can get these things, such a blank and hungry market in his own territory will not have to wait for himself to worry, it seems that he still needs to show a little strength.

He tilted his head and motioned slightly, and the knight, who had already been on the register, put the things he had prepared long ago on a large wooden plate, covered it with silk, and brought it up. "Stand up!"

As soon as the words fell, Pete bounced up like an electric shock, but when he saw Lu Sien pull off the silk on the wooden plate, he couldn't take his eyes off it, and walked forward in despair, but was glared at by the knight Ji fiercely, and was frightened halfway. muttered to himself, what is the origin of this master, even the maids around him are so imposing, but they seem even more restless.

For no other reason, there were three large square-shaped gold bars on the plate, each weighing twenty kilograms, for a total of sixty kilograms. The coinage was made into 3,750 gold coins worth 15,000 dinars. Moreover, because compared with other earthen coins, the purity of the king's gold coins is purer, the fineness is better, and the actual purchasing power is also limited.

Regarding Pete's reaction, Lu Sien was disdainful in his heart, the gold coin, he made a bed a few days ago, but after being sore and back on the second day, he had already ignored it. Pete's appearance is too gaffe.

There was no pause, and a little more force.

"Mei Lu!" Lu Sien turned his head to look at the knight on the other side, Mei Lu took out a burlap bag the size of a human head and handed it to Lu Sien, who didn't know what it contained.

"Come here. Lu Sien beckoned, and Pete couldn't stop letting the corner of his eye fall on the gold bar in front of Lu Sien, and at the same time hunched his head and moved in front of Lu Sien.

"Look what this is?" Lu Sien opened the bag, and a strong smell poured out.

Spices, the finest spices, Pete just glanced at them, and could tell what they were by the taste alone. The master who brought him into the industry, that is, his uncle, once told him about this kind of thing, the particles are full, the shape is complete, the color connotation is moist, the rich fragrance is condensed but not dispersed, the top spices, and the emperor-level tribute.

This thing is two different concepts from the gold bar I just saw, and Pete doesn't have enough value to exchange it for that thing, at most it's just a lot of addiction, so that he can brag to others in the future. What appeared in front of him now was a cherished commodity that could be traded, no matter how much, as long as he could exchange it, one in and one out, it would be a huge amount of income.

This kind of thing, when brought to the marquisate, the crazy nobles, are willing to exchange it for enough to fill three bags of gold, oh no, five bags of the same size, of course, but not the greatest use.

"How is it?" Lu Sien closed his pockets in Pete's desperate eyes, "I need a small amount of salt now, a large amount of iron ingots, and of course, I also collect high-quality iron tools."

Based on what you've just seen, I'm sure you won't think I'm going to be unaffordable.

How about it, do you have a way, think it clearly before answering me.

Oh, by the way, the salt I want is the kind of good white salt, like the snow outside, don't fool me with that bad quality local goods!"

After speaking, Lu Sien looked at Pete for a long time, watching with interest as his breath gradually thickened, his face turned from yellow to white, and then to blue, and suddenly became red, Lu Sien was really addicted to this feeling of mastering other people's emotions.

Suddenly, Pete opened his eyes, and in just a moment, it was also full of bloodshots, and he didn't know what kind of battle he had experienced. gasping for breath, he said: "Master, I have a way, as long as you can trust me, let me bring back the contents of this bag, no, as long as one-third of it, I will dedicate it to Lord Hou, and I will definitely be able to get the right to operate the iron ingot!"

Lu Sien was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Very good, I began to like you a little, wealth is reserved for the brave, isn't it, I appreciate your courage and resourcefulness, and I also believe that a business like you will not give up your career and credit for many years for this little thing." But ......."

In Pete's somewhat happy expression just now, he dragged out a long tone, "I have a very urgent need for this batch of iron ingots, and I didn't have time to wait for you to present the things to the Marquis, so I brought them to me slowly." Seeing Pete's face become desperate again, he casually took out a large money bag from his body and threw it heavily on the table.

"Listen, there are two hundred gold coins here, which is my investment in you. You take it and give me a sneak back, with these cuties, I don't care if you bribe or hire someone to rob you, anyway, I'll give you twenty days. As long as you bring me iron ingots here within this time, I have two plans here, the first one, no matter how many iron ingots you brought, I will buy it at double the market price, or, for every three standard units of iron ingots, you can exchange such a bag of spices from me, of course, you can give you a maximum of two bags of spices at a time, and the rest will be settled in gold coins. (If you count the amount of spices in such a bag, the serving size should be 10/10)

Lu Sien still understands the truth that scarcity is precious.

"Of course, if you exceed these twenty days, for each additional day, the discount I will give you will be reduced by one percent, if it can't be delivered for a month," Lu Sien muttered for a moment, "I will re-select my traders, and send my knights to recover my property, as well as give you the necessary punishment!" As he spoke, the six knights around him burst into momentum at the same time.

Pete was unprepared for a moment, and was taken a few steps back, but he quickly stabilized, and in the face of money, the dragon could not make a merchant retreat.

"Yes, my lord, your humble servant will not disappoint you!" Pete resisted the momentum of the knights, stepped forward, and grabbed the money bag thrown out by Lu Sien in his hand.

"Very well, we've talked about the big head business, and then we'll talk about the other small heads. Lu Sien nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time signaled the knights to put away their momentum, although it was only part of the momentum, and the main object was Pete, in fact, Lu Sien, who was a weak chicken, also felt that it was cold behind him, but he just pretended to be in full suit, his face was as plain as water, and Lu Sien's hands holding the tablecloth under the table were very high. "When you take these goods with you, can you still bring me some big animals such as oxen and horses? ”

This time, Pete was really embarrassed. "My lord, no matter what kind of horse is a rare thing in this place, and there is no live cow in the city," he paused, hesitated for a moment, but continued, "and your village is as poor as a beggar, and can only be sold in the village further east of Rollstown, and it is impossible to get back after a month's extinction......"

Alas, it's a pity that Lu Sien doesn't know anything about the surrounding geography, and all his memories of this world are in the "office space" between Moon and Blackhoof Castle.

"Well, next time you bring me a map of the nearby territories, and if you do well, I'll reward you. Although the impact was not too great, Lu Sien still felt a little disappointed.

"So be it, do you want to stay for supper, you can have something to eat in the kitchen with the butler's servant. ”

For Pete in the past, being invited to dinner by a noble lord, whether it was served or not, was regarded as a great honor. But this time, he seriously and decisively refused.

"No, thank you for your kindness, I'll have to rush back right away. Time is money, my lord. ”

"Hmm" Hearing this inexplicably familiar tone, Lu Sien wanted to laugh a little, and was about to let Pete leave, when a little thought flashed in his mind, "By the way, there is a sentence that hasn't reminded you yet, where did you go? What did you do and why did you suddenly make a windfall, I hope you have prepared earlier." After all, I'm a lazy person, and I don't want to cause some unprofitable trouble just because of this small transaction, and I believe you don't want the gold coins that belong to you to be earned by others. ”

Pete's face was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly, he humbly bowed his waist, and couldn't see his expression clearly. "Sir, you are a wise man. ”

"Well, okay, let's go. ”

......

The merchants from the city left in a more hurried manner than when they came, and even the skins they had traded were deposited at Rupee's house, which amazed the farmers.

But these things have nothing to do with them, and time flies by for days again.

Several successive heavy snowfalls had turned the land blanket, and as the snow began to grow in the wild, some beasts that could not find enough to survive the winter began to wander around the forest driven by hunger, and Lu Sien temporarily suspended the logging activities of the villagers. The firewood was almost all collected, and the wood was stored in large quantities.

It was a rare good year for the people of the Moon Territory. Working for the lords not only saved them enough food to burn until the fires of spring, but also allowed meat to be served on the table during the Frost Festival and the Dawn Festival. Despite the lord's strange requests, the lords still couldn't stop the lords from gathering around the fire to thank him for his kindness.

However, what about Lu Sien, who was turning over a board in the house, gritting his teeth and writing and drawing on it, calculating the resources and days of the territory, and was preparing to raise the criminal feudal whip again to enslave these simple working people.

"What the hell are we going to do? Before the temperature is too low to move at all, we have to let them do something more, hide in the house so early and burn the fire, those mud-legged shacks, and after a while someone will surely freeze to death, and they must be moved.

Well, the bathroom is still hastily created, and now even men and women are not separated, and there is already a lot of trouble. However, seeing their kind of tribal shack-like dwellings, I still think that we should take them to build a model house first, at least we must separate people and animals first......

Lu Sien was scratching his head and muttering to himself, when suddenly, "Bang Bang Bang!" The guard bell in the village was violently shaken......

Depend on!

On this chapter 6K is not good to ask for push