Chapter 1002: Late News (Part II)
The blue sky,.
Standing on the deck, Ensem looked at the islands that appeared in the distance, one by one.
The sailors let out a cheer, and the crowd became excited.
Gradually, I was able to see the coast and the pier.
From a distance, the island of Siliya is not large, with an area of about 25 square kilometers, surrounded by mountain cliffs on three sides, reef villages, and sandy beaches on one side.
Although the island is not large, there are already more than a dozen ships parked in the small port, most of which are small and medium-sized ships.
When they reached the docks, a man came forward, and Ensam instructed the sailors to do their work, and he got off the ship, and the planks were fresh on the docks, and they creaked as they walked.
On the opposite side of the pier, a small town is built, which is the port and core of the island.
Ensem walked up, the scale of this place is naturally not as large as that of Yuanfan Harbor, but what is surprising is that there are still wide avenues built here, and on the left and right of the avenue are standard wooden houses.
To the surprise of the surname Ensai, it was quite lively.
"Boss, the most open here is a hotel, but in fact, the hotel is a place for people with a little money, there are guys to serve, there is wine and meat, and the upstairs rooms are clean. ”
"You can stay in every cabin here, the price is much cheaper than in the inn, it is very suitable for ordinary sailors, but you can't break the law, and if you do, there will be arrests by patrol teams. The boatswain who followed said.
There was a cacophony of cacophony from the row of wooden houses built along the road, some doors were open, and it was common to see several sailors gathering together to drink, some drunkenly staggering.
"Why are there so many ships?"
"Boss, the island of Silia was originally a pirate island, and it was a necessary route to the route, although the island here is very small, but the road is filled with food and water, and come up for a drink, it can still be satisfied, many merchant ships are used to staying overnight, so business is good. ”
"A few years ago, three estates were opened on the island to grow food, and now it is not only self-sufficient, but also able to replenish the merchant ships. ”
"Above all, this is one of the three fruit sources, sir, aren't you here for this?" said the boatswain, leading the way.
Ensem smiled awkwardly and asked, "It's not prosperous, but it's a bit oily, isn't there a pirate robbery here?"
"Boss, the owner of this Isle of Silija, Lord Silijah, is His Highness's wife, and besides, the Tetasho Navy is very strong and often patrols, who dares to make trouble?"
Ensai nodded silently, and at this time, the inn arrived.
Before he could push the door in, a group of patrol soldiers passed, this team, all wearing red straight uniforms and long swords at their waists, and when they saw them, Ensem couldn't help but be stunned.
Although there are no knights inside, they are all elite soldiers, no wonder the law and order are so good.
As the boatswain said, this time, he came for the fruit.
As soon as the three new varieties of golden lychee, cangxue fruit and golden leaf pear were listed, they attracted a lot of people's attention, and the enthusiasm of their attention made people very surprised.
It didn't take much time for the news about these three fruits to spread among the major nobles of the Eske Kingdom, in addition to the kings and nobles of the Eske Kingdom, some well-informed legends also got the news and sent representatives to Romon Territory.
These aristocrats and legends have successively placed high-priced orders.
The price of Romon was set very high, and in the first year, the production was not high, so although everyone did not order much, it was immediately cleared of most of it.
For a time, the wealth in the territory was rolling.
Ensem was one of the representatives of the aristocracy, and he only ordered a little at that time, but he was praised by the nobles and wanted to buy it again, but there was no more goods in the market, so he had to go to the place of origin.
Pushing the door of the inn in, he couldn't help but sigh, this highness of the druid, really can make money!
There is a saying that is very good, it is called a few families are happy and a few families are sad.
Just as the wealth of Tertashaw's side was rolling, several countries near the Kingdom of Eske had mild or severe pests and diseases, not only the yield of Shuimu was affected, but also the crops that were about to be harvested were also greatly affected.
Although the pests and diseases have been curbed, the grain production is about to be greatly affected, which is definitely a big blow to the grain-producing kingdom.
The kingdom that is not a big grain producer is definitely under a lot of pressure, after all, it is already the harvest season, and almost all the people are waiting for a bumper grain harvest, and it is really anxious to encounter this kind of thing suddenly.
As the main food-producing kingdom, the atmosphere in the palace of the Kingdom of Spu was very tense at this time, because the king of a country was furious inside, and his angry rebuke could be heard clearly far away from the main hall, and after a while, several ministers who were scolded and bloodless came out of it.
"Lord Locomde, what can be done about this matter? We have done our best, but the problem is that all the powerful druids in the whole country have been dispatched, and although the pests and diseases have been curbed, it is too difficult to increase grain production, and no one can solve this matter! It is not easy to maintain the basic harvest, and it is not a problem for us to ask for an increase in the harvest by at least two percent within a year next year?" said a minister of the rank of earl, with a sigh.
Walking beside him was a middle-aged and fat man, as the Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of Spu, Lokond's face was even more ugly than the others, and the other party spoke in a sighing tone, and his tone was almost ready to cry.
"Who said no, my lords, we are all people in the same boat now, although you are not in charge of agriculture, you are also related to this matter, this year's harvest is ruined, if the next harvest can not satisfy Your Majesty, it is estimated that our future will be over, not only we are finished, our family will also follow the fall, everyone must find a way. ”
"What can we do? First of all, send someone to keep an eye on this matter, some time ago, we didn't invite two great druids to come over, they are all great druids, there should be a way! What else can we do but do this?"
"It seems that this is the only way to go. Knowing that there was nothing better for them to do, the Minister of Agriculture, Lokunde, sighed and asked no more questions with a dejected face.
In the open space outside the palace of the royal palace, several white carriages were parked, and when he got into one of them, the coachman whipped his whip, and the carriage went out without hurry.
Along the way, Lokunde leaned against the wall of the car with a gloomy face, and did not say a word.
He is in a very bad mood now, as the Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of Spu, Lokunde is in trouble this time.
A sudden insect infestation made him almost lose his head overnight, and he had seriously solved the matter, but it still made his position as the Minister of Agriculture begin to become less stable.
Now, with the help of several of his country's great druids, pests and diseases have been contained, but His Majesty's words made him even more worried, within a year, the grain output of the territory can be increased by 20%, how can this kind of thing be done?
Not to mention that it can't be done in normal times, and now that the farmland in the territory has been damaged, how can it be possible to make such achievements on this basis?
"My lord, what's wrong with you?" said Rokunde, as soon as he got home, he leaned back to his seat with a dejected face, and did not even bother to say a word. His wife was taken aback by the way he looked.
"What can I do? It's okay, even if it's something, can you take care of it?" said Lokunde, coldly, in a very bad mood.
Just as he was about to let her down, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
"What is this?" Loconde, grimacing, looked at the tray on the table in front of him, which contained several very beautiful fruits, which he had never seen before.
"This is a new variety of fruit that has just been sent by a local nobleman, and I heard that it is a new variety of fruit from the Tertashaw collar, which is very luscious. His wife said cautiously.
"Hmph, if you don't even have an official position, who will send fruit in the future?" said Lokunde, coldly.
Although he is an earl, he is actually a court nobleman, if he is still the minister of agriculture, some local nobles can have some relationship with him, no, who will pay attention to him?
"Then I'll take it down......" Seeing that her husband's face was ugly, Mrs. hurriedly asked people to bring things down.
Seeing that the subordinate was about to leave with something, something suddenly flashed through Lokunde's mind.
"Wait a minute!" he shouted suddenly, startling everyone, but fortunately the servant was agile, and the thing in his hand shook but did not fall to the ground.
"Your Excellency, you are Vi"
"You just mentioned the Tertashaw Leader? Oops! How could I have forgotten such an important person!" Slapping his head hard, Lokunde said to himself: "I heard that this highness once cultivated wheat to increase production! I actually forgot such an important thing! Listen, I will go to the palace now, and I will eat dinner alone, so you don't have to wait for me!"
With that, he strode out, called the carriage, and hurried to the palace in a puff of smoke.
At this time, the atmosphere in the palace was still tense, and the king was in a bad mood, which caused many people to touch their heads, the ministers were reprimanded, and the servants were punished more severely, and everyone was in danger.
Surprisingly, however, the Minister of Agriculture, who had just left, returned very quickly, and after entering the main hall and talking to the king, the king's mood began to improve.
"Okay, as you said, immediately invite His Highness Romon to visit my kingdom!" An excited voice sounded in the main hall.
Tentashaw Collar, Far Sail Harbor City.
"The kingdom of Spu invited me to visit?" Romon was a little surprised to receive a letter from the temple of the goddess of agriculture.
However, when he understood the nature of the kingdom, his expression gradually returned to normal.
"Yes, it was a special invitation from their royal family, and the wording was very polite, and they repeatedly asked the temple to persuade you, hoping that you would come and be a guest. Eleni said with a smile.
Her husband's status is getting higher and higher, and he is becoming more and more respected, and of course he is very happy to be a wife.
"Did they say it was because of something?" Romon thought for a moment, Ran, there must be a reason for such a polite invitation to him for a state visit.
"The kingdom of Spu is a country whose main source of economy is grain production, and their country has just suffered from serious pests and diseases some time ago, although it has been curbed now, but the whole kingdom is very damaged, probably they want to invite them to ask for advice on agricultural problems. Alene explained.
"Grain Kingdom?" Thinking of some of the information he had received before, Luo Meng had already roughly guessed the other party's intentions. "It seems that it doesn't hurt to go for a trip. ”
After making up his mind, Romon said to his wife, "Then please tell the temple, and I will arrive on time in seven days." ”
Lini is also very happy that Romon can get better and better with the temple, and she doesn't feel that it is too troublesome for her husband to do things through the temple.
So, soon, Luo Meng sent a message back to the other party through the temple of the goddess of agriculture, saying that he was willing to go.
After receiving this feedback message, the other party was very happy and immediately began to prepare for the welcoming ceremony.
Seven days later, Romon arrived at the dock outside the capital of the Kingdom of Spur on time on a warship.
The weather was fine on this day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and since the morning, the nobles of the Kingdom of Spur had been waiting at the dock, and when the ship arrived again, Romon stood on the boat and looked ashore, and saw a large number of people waiting early, all dressed in gorgeous clothes and neatly lined up.
That's not all, when Romon arrived at the dock, he found that from the pier to the distance, there was a red carpet, and as soon as his boat arrived, pleasant and loud music sounded on the shore, which was clearly used to entertain VIPs.
"So grand?" Romon also knew some etiquette, and knew that such a welcome etiquette was already very grand, and this was a national hospitality.
As soon as I got off the boat, I saw the group of people on the dock hugging two people and greeted them.
"You are His Royal Highness Romon , right? I am Hamudun, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spu, and this is the prince of our Kingdom, His Highness Lychen, Your Majesty has set up a banquet in the royal palace, let us welcome you over. As soon as Prime Minister Hamudon saw Romong, he saluted, and then said enthusiastically.
This person's title turned out to be a duke, although he was a court nobleman, but it was also very grand.
And there is also a prince who cooperates, although His Royal Highness the prince is much more immature, but in terms of etiquette, there is no more grand except for the king's personal welcome.
Receiving such a grand reception, Luo Meng was still quite satisfied, and his thoughts turned in his heart, and Luo Meng returned the salute slightly: "Prime Minister Hamudon, His Royal Highness Lechen, it is a great honor to receive this hospitality. ”
The capital of the kingdom is also a port city, so it is a city not far from the docks.
The city was very old, unplanned, the streets were narrow and dark, and when you got into the carriage, you were guarded by a troop of cavalry, and when you reached a gate, the gate suddenly opened.
"This king is really a corporal of Lixian!" Romon thought silently as he received this treatment. z