It's easy to find a problem and analyze the cause, but when you want to solve it, it's harder.

Fortunately, the nobles of the southeastern provinces were also divided into several groups, and their interests were not the same.

Some people want to drive away their group of outsiders, and there are also people who want to borrow their hands to disrupt the layout of the Dalton family and muddy the waters of the two counties so that they can fish in troubled waters.

Now it is only a part of the nobles who want to block them, not everyone. Otherwise, it will not be a sharp rise in prices, but the extinction of more extreme business travel.

It's one thing not to drive them out, but it doesn't affect everyone to take advantage of the chaos to get rich. The so-called blockade is only because the interests are not big enough.

When prices soar to a certain level, it is natural that someone will break the tacit understanding and do business with them.

Just like the Northern Xinjiang region, the Ming Kingdom repeatedly ordered an embargo on the Orc Empire, but in the end, a large amount of materials were smuggled over.

Does the king know?

That has to be known, but the embargo still has to continue. Because under the embargo, the cost of obtaining materials for orcs has been raised many times.

Strategically, the blockade has been successful. Because if the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom don't do these businesses, other countries will do it.

Back then, when the Alpha Kingdom family fought against the Orc Empire alone, the material embargo was much more successful than it is now.

I dare not say that there are no materials flowing into the hands of the orcs at all, but the smuggling of strategic materials basically does not exist.

After all, at that time, the military governors of the border were all fiefdom lords, and no one was willing to hand knives to orcs and let them come and cut themselves.

Now everyone is facing a similar situation to the Northlands, except that they have changed from the smuggling side to the blockaded side.

Treating people by themselves, the nobles of northern Xinjiang did not think that the nobles of the southeastern provinces could be so high that they could not even make money.

The crux of the matter is how much it will take to feed this group of land snakes.

This kind of thing, union does not make any sense. Everyone is a veteran player, and many of them have even witnessed the scene of orc tribes competing with each other for supplies.

When supply and demand change, allies can also become competitors. As the nominal leader, Baron Sith naturally wants to change all this, but he also can't change the supplies.

Although the name of the Grand Duke of Kavadia is loud, this is a southeastern province, and the influence will most likely be negative.

It's okay if you don't play this banner, everyone can still pretend to be confused; Once the banner is revealed, those nobles who have a grudge against the Felix family will probably come to the door one after another.

There is no way, although the world of the aristocracy is hypocritical, there are some principled issues that must be adhered to.

The Sith didn't want to know how many feuds the Felix family had had in the endless years of the past.

After all, he is just an illegitimate child, and he can't inherit the glory of the family, so naturally there is no need to inherit the hatred of the family.

"That's all for today! In a few days, Governor Pierce will come to Dardir to settle the dispute between the two counties, and then negotiate with them. ”

After appeasing his younger brother, Baron Sith, who was physically and mentally exhausted, rubbed his forehead helplessly.

Deep down, he even wanted to give up the position of leader, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind.

As the son of the Grand Duke of Kavadia, while enjoying many resources, he also had to bear corresponding obligations.

Now he retreated, losing not only his own face, but also the face of the Grand Duke of Kavadia.

Even if he is just an illegitimate child, since he was pushed out by the Grand Duke of Kavadia, he represents the face of the Grand Duke in the outside world.

The Sith can bow his head in front of the nobles with more prominent status, but he must not bow his head in front of the retainers of the five wealthy families in Northern Xinjiang.

……

Baron Hudson, who had just finished adjusting his production tasks, received a notice from the Governor's Palace before he could rest.

Needless to say, the opportunity to make a fortune has come. The nobles of the two counties gathered, but it was a rare prosperous era.

With so many high-quality customers gathered together, if you can't develop a market, you really can't mix.

In particular, weapons and equipment must be promoted. Stimulated by the nobles of the Northland, if the nobles in the two counties can't be rolled up, they can really be eliminated.

"My lord, Baron Caitley is visiting."

The voice of the maid interrupted Hudson's plan to make a fortune.

"Got it, take him to the parlor for a short rest first, and I'll be there later."

Hudson didn't have much thought about his neighbor. The strength of others is there, and it is not what he can plan now.

Because of the relationship between the camp, it is not appropriate to befriend it. At least until the northern nobles and the local nobles ease their relations, the best way to get along is to stay away.

The two have never had a relationship, and even if they had a good conversation in the last mediation, it was only "business needs".

Hudson needed to make a name for himself as a "Knights of the Divine Bow" among the nobles of Northern Xinjiang; Baron Caitley also needs to brush up on his presence in the camp of the local aristocracy.

Coincidentally, two smart people took advantage of the trend to blow each other's business, and in essence, they still took what they needed.

It's over when it's done, and that's too much. The uninvited guest had now come to the door, and Hudson really couldn't understand what he was trying to do.

Those who come are guests, and etiquette cannot be lost. After a brief wash and a change of clothes, Hudson went to the cabin.

There was no way, the castle construction was far away, so I had to build a few cabins to cope with it. The aristocracy is so miserable, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Nodding friends, there's nothing to talk about. After a few simple pleasantries, we get straight to the point.

……

"Baron Caitley, if you want to buy food, go to the grain merchant?

If you think they are too dark, you can go directly to the nobles of the neighboring county to ask for them. The southeastern province is known as the granary of the kingdom, and almost every lord and nobleman has a large amount of grain in their homes, which will not disappoint you.

I moved into the territory more than a month earlier than you, everyone's situation is similar, the last season's grain harvest is almost gone, this season has just begun to sow seeds, where can the grain be sold? ”

Listening to Hudson's shameless answer, Baron Caitley almost vomited blood. If the nobles of the neighboring county are willing to sell grain, will the price of goods skyrocket?

In order to raise food, a group of northern Xinjiang nobles also showed their own magical powers. Some people bribed grain merchants, some bribed lords and nobles with large sums of money, and some even hit the idea on the freedmen, but unfortunately they all had little effect.

Even the grain in the provincial capital of Beida City was rationed. Resident residents, taverns and inns can buy cheap grain according to the quota every day, and there is no extra grain.

After all their efforts, the nobles of northern Xinjiang were not able to deduct much food. It's not that the merchants don't want to sell, it's that the boss behind them ordered that grain should not be sold to the nobles of northern Xinjiang.

The autonomy of the nobility is much higher, but the nobles of Northern Xinjiang came with great momentum, which made everyone very uncomfortable. Recently, he has been matched on the battlefield, which has made a group of local nobles lose face.

The face lost on the battlefield has to be regained, and at least everyone has to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the problem of money, except for the nobles who need to open up new territories and the economy at home is a little tight, most of the fiefdom nobles are still not very lacking.

Those who lack money have no grain to sell; He who has bread is not poor in his pocket.

It's not that they can't buy these fiefdom nobles, but just eight hundred gold coins is not enough to make them let go of their principles.

Anyway, food is a necessity, and if you don't want to go hungry, the nobles of Northern Xinjiang must buy it. The longer it drags on, the higher the price of food will be, and they will only earn more, and they will not be in a hurry at all.

"Don't hide it from Baron Hudson, probably because of some unnecessary misunderstandings, everyone is now reluctant to sell us grain.

There was really no way, so I came here and took the liberty of disturbing. If you are willing to help you purchase, you will not refuse.

As for the price, you can rest assured. Just go at the current market price, and I will never counteroffer. ”

As he said this, Caitley's heart was dripping blood. The current market price has exceeded twice the normal price, and is much more expensive than the grain in the northern frontier.

But now he took the initiative to send it to the door, begging people to kill the knife, and he was worried that people would not go to the knife.

"I'm sorry, Baron Caitley. As a principled aristocrat, I can't do such a deceitful thing, so I can't help this matter!

If you are really short of food, you can consider buying it from outside the province. Anyway, it's only a few hundred miles away, and it won't take long to transport it with people. ”

Hudson said in a serious way.

It sounds perfectly fine, but if you really want to implement it, it can break people. Regardless of what others thought, Baron Caitley was reluctant to try anyway.

Starting from the Northland, he didn't dare to forget how many white eyes he suffered along the way.

Although the hatred was pulled down by the five major families, their little brothers were also accomplices, and there were many nobles who were unhappy with them.

If you don't act together as a group, it's unknown whether you can reach the territory smoothly.

At this time, when you go out to buy food, don't you force people to fall into the well! Anyway, it's all sky-high grain, so it's better to buy it from the local nobles, at least to ease the relationship.

If possible, Caitley didn't want to choose the tricky Hudson as a breakthrough, and unfortunately he was the only one of the local nobles who could speak.

The rest of the neighbors, because of the problems of the people, were all offended by him. At this time, I went to buy food from others, and I didn't have to think about it to know what the result was.

As for the nobles of the neighboring counties, Baron Caitley had already visited them. It's a pity that the ending is very touching, and he eats more than a dozen closed-door soups in a row, and he really doesn't want to continue to look for abuse.

Baron Hudson said with a smile, even if the grain from outside the province can be brought in, it will be too late in time!

Now thousands of people in the territory are waiting to be fed, and once they run out of food, it will be a human tragedy. For the sake of the Lord of the Dawn, lend a helping hand to the poor people! ”

Baron Caitley said excitedly. It's as if you're really desperate and want to make a desperate bet.

It's a pity that the Lord of Dawn really doesn't have any face in front of Hudson. Counting on the face of the Lord of Dawn, it is better to directly smash a few boxes of gold coins to be effective.

As long as the benefits are large enough, the ration of a few thousand people is not a big problem at all.

It is a pity that Baron Caitley is clearly not at the end of the mountain. Because of the style of the nobles of the Northland, if it is really a desperate time, they will all act together with the army.

If you can't buy food, can you still grab it? If you are hungry, you can do anything.

"Baron Caitley, you don't have to worry too much about the people at all. If you can't afford to take care of so many people because of lack of food, you can still ask your neighbors for help!

Your territory is short of food, and that's because there are too many people. Let's help share the dots together, and it's not a big problem. ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

Although it is a bit immoral to rob while the fire is burning at this time; But at present, the interests are really not so much.

Even if Hudson doesn't do this, someone else will do it.

Weakening the strength of the nobles of Northern Xinjiang is now the consensus of a group of local nobles. They want to have a good life before they reach their goal.

Without the acquiescence of the local aristocracy, even if they did buy food from outside, they would not want to bring it in.

As far as Hudson knew, a number of nobles had announced an increase in the transit tax on goods, and the tax on all goods shipped to the nobles of the Northland would be doubled and doubled, and some lords even directly announced that 99% of the goods would be collected in kind.

The distance is all confiscated, and in fact it is about the same. If nothing else, many of the items they ordered will not be available for a long time to come.

"Baron Hudson, don't you think it's too much to make such a request to a noble lord?"

Caitley asked, exasperated.

If the eyes were knives, Hudson would have been covered in bruises. It's a pity that the eyes are eyes after all, although Baron Caitley's force value is slightly higher than him, but this is a mountain territory.

"Please be at ease, Baron Caitley!"

"Everyone is smart, so there's no need to hide it. Why this is happening, I think you also understand.

When you first arrived, you weren't very welcome, but they weren't very targeted at you.

There is nothing wrong with reclaiming your own people. But the problem is that your appetite is too great, and not only did you take back the people of your own territory, but also robbed your neighbors' houses by the way.

Not to mention other nobles, the number of people in the Maple Leaf Territory alone has already exceeded six thousand, right?

We can do the math.

Maple Leaf is one of the most important agricultural towns in Leyte, with a population of over 18,000 before the outbreak of the Skull and Bones rebellion.

The Maple Leaf Leader inherited one-third of the area of Maple Town, and the number of people in its heyday was estimated to be more than 6,000 people.

Don't tell me that all the skeletons involved in the two counties will rebel, and the Maple Leaf Territory will not be affected at all?

A little investigation reveals that a large part of them were not natives, but had migrated from neighboring counties by the former lords.

As far as I know, a certain unlucky baron, but after relocated half of the population of the knight's territory, there are not even a few people in the current territory. ”

Hudson unceremoniously debunked.

The nobles of the Northland did restrain their desires, but they only caught the scourge of leading troops to rob people before, and did not arouse public anger.

But the problem is that they are so happy that they even throw away the leek roots, just like the guys before them.

Double standards exist everywhere, the local aristocrats do it like that, everyone doesn't think there is anything, the northern nobles follow suit, and everyone is immediately unhappy.

A number of factors have taken place to make up the current situation. Hudson would not have waded into this muddy water if it hadn't been delivered to the door by Baron Caitley himself.

Because these immigrants are too tricky, even if they get it, it will be difficult to eat.

"How many people do you want?"