Chapter Ninety-Seven: Transactions
Xia Zuo's faint words made all the knights twitch in their hearts, they had carefully scouted the half-orc tribe in the small rift valley in advance, the half-orc tribe had nearly seven hundred people, they had to bring enough weapons and perfect preparations to be ready to start, but the other party didn't leave a single living mouth.
"Since that's the case, then we'll take our leave!" Bergeria's face was full of disappointment, and he bowed to Xia Zuo very respectfully without a trace of flaws, although he didn't want to go back empty-handed, but when he met such a cruel lord, it would be better to leave his territory quickly, God knows when those two fierce beasts will go hungry "We will leave the Gravel Wasteland as soon as possible, and we will definitely not linger too much on your territory." ”
Bergeya's humble appearance looked at Xia Zuo with a sneer in his heart, if it weren't for his strong strength and two terrifying beasts, if he had met these knights in the wasteland alone, they would have already jumped up excitedly.
"It's okay, as the lord of the Gravel Wasteland, I welcome all serious human caravans here. Xia Zuo tried to make his tone as kind and soothing as possible, "If the price is right, I may be able to transfer some of you orc slaves!"
Although the orc tribe behind them has been destroyed, there are as many orcs hiding in the cave as there are rats in the gravel wasteland, all they need to do is drive them out of the hole, fight a fight, and then capture them,
Xia Zuo now had to look forward to it in his heart, hoping that Tara and Marcus wouldn't kill them too hard, and now these orcs are all golden coins.
Bergea was shocked when he heard this, and then he was pleasantly surprised, everyone knew that the Campas orcs were not easy to deal with, and it would be best if they could leave safely, and it would be better if they could stay with some orc slaves by the way.
The hatred between the Campas and the Orcs is as old as the Gravel Wasteland, and they must have a lot of orc slaves in their hands.
"Really? That's great?" Bergia's face was surprised, "I don't know how many orc slaves you can provide us, Your Excellency, the Morrison Chamber of Commerce will definitely offer you a suitable price!"
"Who are you?" Xia Zuo's three fingers slowly stretched out made Bergea puzzle for a while, could it be that this orc lord who was carried away by greed asked for three hundred gold coins and a half-orc, then he was absolutely crazy!
"Thirty gold coins! I can sell you the orcs we have captured for thirty gold coins" Xia Zuo lowered the price himself, and Bergeria didn't show much joy on his face.
Even a stupid orc wouldn't do anything to reduce the price of his own, let alone a powerful orc lord, behind this price, there must be other additional conditions, "I don't know if the honorable lord, what other requirements do you have?"
A very smart businessman, this is Xia Zuo's impression of Bergeria, although he has a lot of fighting spirit, but his nature is still just a businessman and not a warrior!
"In order to change the situation of the half-orcs in the Gravel Wasteland, the Campas Empire has decided to build a castle on the banks of the Bison River Valley and reopen the trade route of the Gravel Wasteland, for this I need some experienced human builders and skilled blacksmiths who cast iron, if your guild can provide me with these manpower, then you can buy half-orc slaves from us at a low price!" Xia Zuo smiled faintly, and threw a bait with enough weight in his mouth seemingly casually.
"What? The Tempus Empire wants to open up the trade route in the Gravel Wasteland?" Bergea completely filtered out the superfluous information, and only a few shocking words were left in his head, if the trade route in the Gravel Wasteland was opened, the time from Sarnia to the Tempest Empire would be reduced by more than half.
As a qualified businessman, when Bergeria heard the news, countless golden coins flashed in front of his eyes, and it was wealth beckoning to him.
The path of the Gravel Wasteland from the interior of the continent after the defeat of the Orcs of Campas was the shortest way for the Human Empire to enter the Plateau of Campas, but the rampant half-orcs, herds of beasts, terrifying beasts, and the guards left behind by Camppass, as well as the thriving Campas tribes, made countless merchants reluctantly abandon this short section.
Combined with the flooding of the Bison River Valley every spring and the opening of the other two trade routes in Campas, the Gravel Wastes gradually became a place for mercenaries to hang out, and only a few merchants who were desperate because of their failed business would take the risk of taking this route, but only one in ten would make it to the end.
"There's nothing wrong with the builder, it's just that the skilled blacksmith" Although Bergeya, who had calmed down, was eager, he also began to pay attention to Xia Zuo's request, and the skilled builder had no problem, and he was entangled in the blacksmith that Xia Zuo asked for.
What do you want the blacksmith to do? Xia Zuo's mind was obvious, even if there was a big **, Bergea still didn't dare to make this decision easily.
After all, transporting iron-smelting talents to enemy countries, especially the Campas Empire, is strictly forbidden by any human country, and once discovered, it is not such a simple answer as revoking the license of the Chamber of Commerce.
"Mr. Bergeria!" Seeing his hesitant look, Xia Zuo knew that he still couldn't pay attention to it, and he needed to give him some sweetness again, "Once we enter the Bison River Valley, we will start sweeping the orc tribes in the wasteland, and the heavy task will make us have no leisure time to manage the captives, but it would be a pity to kill them in vain like today, I wonder if your chamber of commerce is interested in solving this trouble for us?"
If he had known that orc slaves could be so valuable, Xia Zuo would never wantonly kill these creatures that could bring benefits to the tribe.
As soon as he heard Xia Zuo's suggestion, Bergeria's eyes immediately became energetic, it was not a secret thing that there were big people in the Rodman Empire who were collecting half-orc slaves, and the terrifying huge amount of money had even swept away the large reserves in Sarnia City, and even fried a half-orc slave to a price not lower than that of the Munk orcs, if it weren't for this, they wouldn't have risked going into the wasteland in the cold winter.
After all, attacking a half-orc tribe is far easier than conquering a Munk tribe in Campas.
Now the price of half-orc slaves has soared, if there can be a stable supply, it is simply a mountain of gold coins beckoning to him, this kind of opportunity is not common, once the news leaks out, I don't know how many chambers of commerce will be there, and they want to cooperate with Xia Zuo.
The balance of doubts under the fear of harsh laws gradually began to tilt towards the desire for wealth, "So, can our chamber of commerce be escorted by nobles warriors when it passes through the gravel wasteland in the future?"
The Campas Plateau is full of crises, even if there are two other trade routes, there is still no absolutely safe place along the way, a certain amount of guard strength is essential, the powerful large chambers of commerce will hire mercenary groups or cultivate their own guard strength, while the small chambers of commerce are all gathered together to hire mercenaries.
It can be said that the cost of travel is one of the most important expenses in every trade.
Of course, in addition to these two, there is another one, as Bergeria said, some chambers of commerce and the power relations at both ends of the trade route are very good, so they can be protected by the local army at a very small cost.
The armament of these armies is far superior to that of mercenaries in terms of training equipment and strength, and in the end, they represent the territorial forces to which they belong, even if they are powerful bandit groups or this large orc tribe, they do not dare to easily provoke such a large force that can launch a sweep in the wasteland at any time.
Therefore, if you can get the protection of the army, not only the cost will be greatly reduced, but the security will also be greatly improved, not only that, but this will also demonstrate the strength and status of the Chamber of Commerce, and win more opportunities for the Chamber of Commerce in the competition.
"As the lord here, we have the responsibility to provide security for the caravans passing through the Gravel Wasteland!" Xia Zuo smiled at Bergea's greedy appearance, but the more the other party wanted, the more he couldn't easily agree to him, but needed to make the other party pay a certain price, "Of course, the protected Chamber of Commerce must first get the approval of the tribe, that is, me, on the contrary, some caravans that are not welcomed by the Kampas Empire, I will never allow them to set foot on the land of the Gravel Wasteland!"
After being stunned for a moment, Bergea easily understood what Xia Zuo meant, if he couldn't fulfill Xia Zuo's request, he would definitely become a member of the unpopular caravan, not only would he not be protected, but he might even face the encirclement and suppression of the Campas warriors.
Bergeria suddenly looked entangled, if this kind of thing is promised, maybe the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce will blame him at that time, but if he doesn't agree, such a powerful condition, when the news is passed out, it will be known by the opponent who competes with the Morrison Chamber of Commerce, and the loss will be great.
"It seems that Mr. Bergeria still has concerns, in that case, please leave the Gravel Wasteland quickly!" Xia Zuo is really worried that he will lose this rare opportunity for cooperation, but as a human being, he knows the nature of human beings, and things that are too easy to get hold often do not cherish, so he can maximize his benefits by retreating and letting the other party take the initiative to come to the door.
Bergeria did not make a decision for a long time, as a successful businessman, he must be able to grasp the opportunity in front of him, once he figured it out, Bergeria immediately showed the high efficiency of the merchant, turned over and dismounted, and bowed respectfully and said, "Honorable lord, on behalf of the Morrison Chamber of Commerce, I agree to this transaction, in order to show my sincerity, I am willing to buy the half-orc slaves in the hands of the lord at the price of thirty-five gold coins each, I don't know how many half-orc slaves the lord can provide??When can the goods be delivered?" ”
"A very wise decision!" "The tiger was up, Xia Zuo nodded approvingly, "In a month, in the bluestone pile shoal of the Bison River Valley, where do you go with the gold coins and the people I want, the warriors of my tribe will take a thousand orc slaves there, and trade with you!"
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