Chapter 37: The Bad Thunder
"Baron Bert, I have some trouble dealing with Count Boer, do you have any good suggestions?"
In a separate room, Lei Ming received each nobleman individually, and then asked such a question first.
"Viscount Bourbon, I stand in the shoes of a nobleman, and I think that what Count Boer has done is not right, and that he has offended you on impulse, and that such an act must be punished, and I think that he can be made to pay a large ransom. ”
Baron Bert pondered for a moment, and then said what he really thought in his heart.
It's a ransom again, Lei Ming is noncommittal in his heart, these nobles' answers are all the same, they think that Bulsolon's behavior is indeed inappropriate, and doing business naturally must be carried out under your will, and the threat of force like Bulsolon is obviously breaking the rules, so it is not okay not to punish him, let Bulsolon hand over a ransom to redeem himself, this is very reasonable.
"Okay, I think your advice is very pertinent, I am far from the experience of dealing with these problems, so, what equipment do you need?"
Lei Ming seemed to agree with Baron Bert's suggestion, nodded several times, and behaved very modestly, so that Baron Bert had a sense of identity, just now Lei Ming's behavior of dragging Count Boer down with an order was too rough, making him a little difficult to accept, and now Lei Ming Everyone asks like this, obviously he will not go too far, so Bert does not say how to do it, but only puts forward his own views from a personal standpoint, and his tone is very soft, for fear that Lei Ming will think that he is exerting pressure.
In fact, as long as Bulsolon is not executed by Thunder, these nobles are happy to gloat and see Bulsolon unlucky.
Now that Lei Ming asked the topic, Bert immediately reined in his thoughts, buying equipment is the most important thing, he already had a general idea before he came in: "I need a sharp two-handed sword, and I also need some light shields, the whole body armor is too valuable, I should buy it in the future." ”
"Okay, I've already recorded your request, I'll deploy this batch of equipment as soon as possible, and by tomorrow morning at the latest, your Excellency will be able to return to the territory with the equipment, I wish you a happy day." ”
Baron Bert walked out of the separate meeting room satisfied, and Thunder did not drag them down, promising to the satisfaction of the fact that the equipment would be distributed by tomorrow morning at the latest.
Outside, many nobles were still talking to each other in the warm sun, and their faces were already much better, mainly because Lei Ming's behavior made them reverse the unreasonable image that Lei Ming left on them just now.
"How's it going, Bert? Did the young Bourbon master also ask you what you want to do with Boursolon?"
Seeing Bert coming, his old acquaintance, Baron Harland, greeted him and talked to him, his eyebrows fluttering and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Yes, I don't have any good advice, pay the ransom decently, save face, and get a lot of benefits. "Bert has nothing to hide from his old acquaintances, anyway, Lei Ming has already asked several people, and everyone probably has the same meaning.
"This time Bulsolon has taken a big turn, seeing how powerful he is to brag about his mage, he is working so hard this time, obviously trying to establish prestige, thinking that we can't see it? Baron Harlan Shield was smiling heartily, and Boursolon was unlucky, and they had one less person to grab their equipment.
When sending off the last nobleman, Lei Ming revealed his own decision, and as long as Bulsolon paid the ransom, he would no longer be embarrassed by him.
"Kirin, go and call Shaktor. ”
Lei Ming commanded Qi Lin who was guarding the door, and looked down at the densely recorded parchment in his hand, which recorded the opinions of each nobleman, as well as their respective needs for equipment, he received these nobles one by one in the name of protecting **, and those nobles didn't want others to know what they bought, so everything went well.
"Lord Lord, are you looking for me? I heard the nobles outside saying that you decided to let Bulsolon go?"
"Hmph, do you think I'll let him go so easily?" Lei Ming didn't hide Shaktor's meaning at all, he knew that he killed Bulsolon's henchmen and dragged him away humiliatingly, this contradiction has long been irreconcilable, even if he lets Bulsolon go, the other party will hold a grudge, so he will definitely not let go of Bulsolon, he already has an idea in his heart, and this idea still needs to be executed by Shark.
"I'm going to ask him to send someone to hand over the ransom first, and then let him go, and you follow him to solve him, so that others think that he died in an accident, and don't show any flaws, and you will be responsible for the whole matter. ”
Xia Keduo was stunned for a moment, it seemed that Lei Ming was more decisive than he thought, and he quickly killed it at the slightest sign of it, and even he didn't expect Lei Ming to kill the killer.
"I see!" Shaktor resolutely accepted the task, a test of his ability to get things done.
"Go and fetch the dwarven leader. Lei Ming looked at the parchment in his hand, and asked Xia Keduo to go to the dwarf again, and then thought for a while, Xia Keduo didn't understand the language, so it was better for him to run by himself, "No need, I'd better go to him by myself, you concentrate on doing this well." ”
"Dangdangdangdang......" The result was not waiting for the thunder to go out, and the copper basin was knocked on the watchtower.
What happened? Thunder quickly rushed out, jumped on the roof of the wooden house to look, only to see two huge cranes on the steep slope in the distance were slowly lowering down, Thunder Ming's eyesight was good, he saw a group of bear goblins standing opposite pulling the crane.
It's the goblin merchant, Lei Ming is very sure, I didn't expect it to come so quickly, the frame is quite big, these two cranes are worth a lot of money, the main internal structures are cast with steel, surrounded by wooden planks on five sides, hardwood rollers are installed on three sides, the technical requirements are not high, and the requirements for materials are relatively strict.
"What kind of monsters are they? wouldn't be so unlucky?"
When Lei Ming saw the bear goblin, those nobles also saw it, they were mainly startled by the sound of the territory guard and looked around to find out, a little nervous, but no one had escaped yet.
"Don't be nervous, everyone stay calm, that's our ally!" Thunder had to shout loudly to calm down the somewhat turbulent territory, no need to say goblin merchants or anything, no need to explain so clearly, just let everyone know that it is not an enemy, saying that it is an ally, in fact, it is just an intention to trade.
Lei Ming led people out, and those nobles were also quite bold, and they were not afraid at all when they saw Lei Ming, but followed to see what it was, they were still in the exploration stage of many races in the ancient continent, and it was good to increase their knowledge.
"Oh, my friend, your territory is so impressive, it's enviable. The dwarf goblin merchant, dressed in new and luxurious clothes, stepped out of the side door of a crane, and as soon as he met him, he said a few nice words, and several tall bear goblins followed him closely, glancing fiercely at the approaching crowd.
Although the goblin merchant is short in stature, he is quite pompous, especially when he sees that such tall bear goblins all honestly listen to his orders, which is very aristocratic, so that all the nobles who follow the thunder look high.
"You've just come at the right time! I happen to have some good stuff here. Lei Ming suddenly remembered the dragon, at this time most of the dragon meat has been marinated into jerky, and the goblin empire is quite welcome to all kinds of jerky, from the big businessmen who live a luxurious life, down to the down-and-out goblins who are full of hunger, and their love for jerky is cultivated since childhood, and dragon jerky should be able to sell.
"Really? I can't wait to make a big deal!" The goblin merchant was very enthusiastic, and when he heard Lei Ming say that there was something good, he immediately grinned, "What kind of treasure? Take me to see, I have a lot of millet with me this time, so much that you can't imagine!"
"Well done, man!" thundered overjoyed, the grain reserves in the territory have not been high, and even the black bread is not very sufficient, and the goblin merchant has brought the grain so that he doesn't have to worry about the food, millet is much more nutritious than black bread, and it is inevitable to praise a few words under the joy.
The goblin merchant was very useful, and with a wave of his hand, he left a few goblins to arrange for the food to be transported up and down the two cranes, while he took a few bear goblins to follow the thunder to find the hammer, but he heard the sound of the dwarves clanging from a long distance.
"How much millet do you have with you, is it enough for two thousand people to eat for three months?" Thunder whispered in the goblin merchant's ear, asking quickly.
"Three months? What are you kidding? Two thousand people can't eat it all in three years!" the goblin merchant immediately exclaimed, no lack of pretentiousness.
For the first time, Lei Ming was in awe of this goblin merchant who had not even informed each other of his name, it seems that this goblin merchant who dares to claim that he is the largest goblin merchant in the north still has some real skills, not to mention where to find so much millet, transportation alone is a big problem, no wonder there are so many bear goblins who act as coolies, and it is not good to have so many millet with so many people.
Lei Ming's heart immediately had a bottom, he turned to the nobles who still followed him and wanted to see the excitement: "This is my loyal ally, a big merchant from the Goblin Empire, he brought me a lot of food this time, I know that you must be in short supply of food now, and I can sell some to you when the time comes, but we have to discuss the details of the business now, you can just go and get busy yourself, and you can also go and see how much food there is." ”
Then, Lei Ming whispered in the ear of the goblin merchant: "These are some lords near my territory, you can sell some millet to them at that time, ask for a higher price, and slaughter them fiercely, they are very short of food now!"
After hearing this, the goblin merchant's eyes were almost blocking out the sun, and he looked at the same well-dressed nobles with enthusiasm on his face, in his eyes, these were all big fat sheep!
What a wonderful situation in which he could not sleep at night without slaughtering them!