Negotiated a big deal, Hudson didn't get carried away.

The benefits that fall into the bag are the real benefits. A contract of intent alone does not represent anything.

Requiring a number of Holy See masters to sign the contract as a guarantee is not only to worry about the other party's breach of contract, but also to prevent the black hands hidden behind the scenes.

From the last conversation with Yin Sabel, Hudson knew that the "Blood Moon Horn" had been leaked out of the Mountain Territory.

The mastermind behind the scenes has not been found out so far.

In case the front foot is traded and the back foot is robbed, Hudson will not be able to escape suspicion.

Selling the Blood Moon Horn can be regarded as taking what you need.

If people spend a lot of money and don't bring things back, they will be remembered.

It is never fun to be targeted by a big force hidden in the shadows of one side.

Hudson now just wanted to throw the hot potato of the "Blood Moon Horn" out, but he didn't want to fight with a big force.

"The Sword Comes"

Sending off the messenger with a pleasant face, Hudson's mind was already on the battlefield.

The front-line defenders behaved much more tenaciously than he expected.

There were many battles with heavy losses, and in the end they held out until reinforcements arrived and held the last line of defense.

There is also a lot of bad news, such as the fact that the private army of the nobles of Fengyun Province, who was the first to arrive at the front line to garrison, suffered heavy losses.

There is gossip that one-third of the losses on the front line are contributed by the private armies of the nobles of Fengyun Province.

Properly fight the war, and the technology of sending people to the head is first-class.

Typical negative teaching materials, when preparing for the war, they were not active, and now it is time to pay the price.

is also carrying out garrison tasks, and the aristocratic private armies in other provinces perform much better.

The losses were too heavy to avoid. However, the casualty rate is still under control.

As a negative example, Hudson also used the nobles of Fengyun Province as propaganda, repeatedly emphasizing the importance of training.

As for whether this will offend the nobles of Fengyun Province, there is no need to worry at all.

It's only been three months since half a year of stationing, and there is still half of the time left, and I don't know how they are going to survive.

Even if the garrison task is completed, there are not many nobles who can come down from the battlefield.

One by one, they were all injured, and they were busy going home to lick their wounds and recover, and it was too late to prepare for the next call-up, where did they get the kung fu to worry about Hudson.

Similar negative propaganda is not just carried out by Hudson in Lyte County.

In order to urge the people below to strengthen their training, the governors and county guards in almost all places did not forget to step on it.

While busy training, he also had to pay attention to territorial development, and Hudson was also tired enough.

The only good news is that after the expansion of the mining area, the food crisis in the territory has also been smoothly passed.

There is nothing new in the operation, it is nothing more than a latte and the nobles in the province to exchange food.

After these people obtained iron, whether they forged weapons for their own use, or used weapons and armor to meet the kingdom mission, was not Hudson's concern.

In a critical moment, the nobles' reflexes are still good.

The first batch of supplies procured from overseas, led by the Dalton family, has arrived in the southeastern provinces.

It's a pity that he hasn't gotten off the ship yet, and he will be sent to the front line soon.

The Governor's Office repeatedly ordered to calm prices, but in the end it was not able to hold it down.

Affected by the war, prices are still inevitably soaring.

Grain prices have skyrocketed by 80 percent, daily necessities have risen by 50 percent, and some special commodities have even directly increased several times.

The merchants who hoarded Juqi made a fortune with their blood, but unfortunately they didn't have time to settle down, so they were served by the governor's palace to make an example of chickens and monkeys.

Severe crackdown measures cannot stop the stimulation of interests.

Even if the supply of materials is still sufficient, there are too many excuses to speculate on prices and make huge profits.

The self-sufficient aristocratic lords were not very affected, and the freedmen were miserable.

Rising prices are not just a problem in the southeastern provinces. None of the three northern kingdoms caught in the flames of war escaped.

……

"Master, I just received news that a group of war horses from the Warren Chamber of Commerce will arrive in the southeastern province soon."

The old butler's words made Hudson's face perk.

In the era of cold weapons, war horses are too important. Even as the party defending the city, no one will dislike their own mobility.

In the establishment of the army of the Alpha Kingdom, the ration standard of the war horse is on par with the knight lord.

After the outbreak of the war, the price of war horses also rose.

A high-quality war horse can often be sold for tens or even hundreds of gold coins.

Even if it is an ordinary war horse, without a dozen gold coins, it will not be able to take it at all.

The high price is just a pain in the flesh, and the shortage is the most unsolvable problem.

When demand exceeds supply, there will be excess profits.

The Warren Chamber of Commerce, as one of the four major chambers of commerce in the mainland, is also a natural thing to get involved in this kind of business.

"Do you know how many war horses the Warren Chamber of Commerce has shipped over this time, and where will they be delivered?"

Hudson asked with concern.

There are many merchants engaged in the business of selling horses, but most of the merchants only sell a few or a dozen horses at a time, and hundreds of them can be regarded as big businessmen.

As the largest seller of iron products in the southeast, the relationship between the mountain leaders and the merchants has always been very close.

After the outbreak of the war, Hudson also acquired hundreds of war horses one after another through the previous business network.

If you want more, you can't help it, and nobles everywhere are rushing to buy it. Anything that enhances the ability to save life on the battlefield, no one will let go.

There were many competitors, and if there were too few horses to be transported, it was estimated that Hudson would have been sold out long ago before Hudson sent someone over.

"It is said that there are more than three thousand horses, and the Warren Chamber of Commerce is preparing an auction in the city of Beda and has not taken reservations."

Hearing this, Hudson lost interest for a moment.

There are only 3,000 war horses, and they are still sold at auction, clearly wanting to make a lot of money.

In terms of financial resources, he is no match for the old aristocracy.

Deep down, Hudson complained more than once about the old aristocrats. Knowing that war might break out, why not raise more war horses?

Of course, this can only be imagined. The early warning of the orc invasion is rehearsed almost every few years.

No one knows exactly when the war will break out until it really breaks out.

If you reserve in advance, you can only keep a large number of war horses all the time.

War horses are pure consumables, and the money and food consumed for daily breeding alone are higher than maintaining the same number of standing infantry.

Except for the big nobles with deep pockets, who can keep thousands of war horses all the time?

At the beginning of the business, Hudson could not afford to raise only twenty or thirty war horses in his hands, so he could only sell them for cash.

If it weren't for the pressure to go to war, even Hudson would not have purchased a large number of war horses now.

Nominally, he, the viscount, is now also in command of tens of thousands of troops, and it is not too much to have a thousand-man cavalry regiment.

It's a pity that these soldiers are all put together by everyone, and he only has temporary command.

The cavalry is too expensive, and even the formation of a small cavalry regiment of a few hundred people is not a small pressure on the mountain lords.

"Got it, remember to remind me to go over and participate when the time comes."

Hudson said coldly.

If you have a chance or not, you have to go over and try it.

The money of the old nobles did not fall from the sky, and no one wanted to be wronged.

Instead of fighting for the head and breaking the blood, it is better to secretly hook up and divide it.

If you connect it in series, you might even be able to get a piece of the pie.

After two or three years in the aristocratic circle, I haven't even seen an auction, and it's a tragedy to think about.

……

In Dadir City, an old man lies lazily in front of a grocery store, bathed in the afterglow of spring.

"Grandpa, you really don't have a good eye for business. You don't choose so many places in Dadier City, but choose such a remote shop.

I have been in this shop for more than three months, and the customers who come to buy things every day are not as many as those in our store!

Business continues like this, and it won't be long before we have to move again. ”

The little girl complained weakly.

She has no hope for her own business. For as long as he can remember, his family's business has never been good.

In her heart, she has already decided that her grandfather is not a business material.

The goods in the store are quite decent, they are some fast-selling daily necessities, and there are some in-demand goods.

It stands to reason that as long as the price is reasonable, there is no need to worry about no customers coming to your door.

The location of the store is remote.

Not far away was a military camp, and there were no residents nearby at all.

Sensei expects the conscripted serf soldiers to have any purchasing power. It's hard to know what money looks like from birth to the present.

"You can't blame me for that, who knew the orcs would suddenly invade.

If you go to the city, whose shop is doing well?

All of them are gritting their teeth to support, and although we have a small flow of customers, the rent cost is also low.

I'm willing to bet that we're losing the least amount of money in the city! ”

The old man forcibly quibbled.

Other people's losses are all temporary losses; They are different, they have been losing money since they opened.

The smell of gunpowder was filled, and the nobles and lords of Laite County were busy training soldiers and horses, and they didn't have the time to come over to spend money.

The freedmen in the city were mainly merchants, and their source of customers was extremely limited.

This is still because Viscount Sith considered the long-term development and did not rush to collect the war tax, otherwise everyone would have run away.

"Hee-hee......

Grandpa, you're blushing.

Admit it, everyone knows you didn't make a fortune anyway.

Why don't we sell horses too?

Now the war horses of the Alpha Kingdom are the best-selling, and they are quickly snatched up as soon as they are shipped.

I heard that many merchants have now switched to selling horses, and they are making a lot of money with big shoulders and round waists......"

The little girl said in a flash of inspiration.

The old man rolled his eyes directly, if it was to make money, it would definitely be a good business to sell horses now.

The delay in the battlefield in northern Xinjiang means that the price of war horses will rise for a long time, and the profits will inevitably be extremely rich.

thinks he is also an elder, although his identity is not visible, but his waist bag is very bulging.

"Alright, Gona. How many times have I told you that you can't touch a hot business.

You only see how much the horse dealers are making, but you know how much risk they take.

Let's not talk about bandits and bandits along the way. The business of the aristocratic lords is not easy to do, if the price negotiation collapses, it will not be ......"

While speaking, the old man also made a movement to wipe his neck.

It's a pity that all this has no deterrent effect on Guna.

Even if it's dangerous, it's someone else's danger. After so many years of traveling south and north, all those who came to trouble them ended up dying ugly.

Eccentric elves don't mean they don't have brains.

After wandering around the mainland for so many years, I have never seen a few people who are stronger than her grandfather, but my grandfather is a coward.

During the conversation, a burly middle-aged man arrived at the door of the store. It was rare for business to come to the door, and the old man hurriedly greeted the guys to receive him.

"You're welcome, call your boss out, I have a big business to talk to him!"

The icy sound makes people's scalps tingle when they hear it.

"Here we go again!"

Guna muttered to herself.

Similar "big deals" will appear on time when their business can't go on.

Relying on these "big business" that came out of the crack in the stone, the old man's business, which had been losing money, was successfully maintained.

"I'm the boss, I don't know what Mr. needs?"

"By the way, this is not the place to talk, sir come with me!

Guna, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and take out my treasured tea leaves and entertain your guests! ”

As he spoke, he led the middle-aged man into the guest room.

"There's no need for hospitality, and I don't like to be disturbed by people when I'm talking about business."

The same old words, Guna has heard more than a dozen times. I've been bored for a long time, and if it's inconvenient to disturb, I clearly told her not to eavesdrop.

A self-proclaimed businessman can't work hard with customers. Guna stomped her foot and turned away.

The owners all avoided it, and the guys in the store flashed early. lest the reception be inadequate, annoying the big customers and ruining the business.

……

After making sure that no one was eavesdropping, the momentum around the old man changed, and he asked:

"Come looking for me at this time, could it be that the investigation has a result?"

The joints are also exquisite.

As an organization that is mixed underground, it has not been given an end, and it all depends on the good work of concealment.

"Holy Lord, the people of the Holy See have already found the Mountain Leader.

The internal security of the mountain collar is too tight, and we can't penetrate it.

What exactly happened is not known for the time being.

What is certain, however, is that there was no conflict between the two sides.

Most notably, a singer named Yin Sabel, a member of the intelligence agent of the Holy See's developments, had several contacts with Viscount Hudson.

It is said that there is an ambiguous relationship between the two. Maybe the two sides did not have a conflict and had a certain relationship with her. ”

The middle-aged man replied seriously.

It is not easy to do the stalking work, especially when it comes to a heavily guarded place like the mountain collar, which limits their room to play.

"Hudson is not a simple person, and he would never give up the Blood Moon Horn for the sake of a woman.

There was no conflict between the two sides, either the east and the west were not in the mountain territory; Either that or a secret deal was reached.

Continue to keep an eye on the mountain leader, if a deal is reached, he will definitely not give up this opportunity to rip off the bamboo.

The transportation of bulk materials will definitely leave clues......"

As soon as the words were spoken, the old man suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Trading with the Holy See at such a juncture is inherently fraught with risks. If you engage in a large amount of material trading, wouldn't you deliberately let someone with a heart find out?

This kind of stupid thing will definitely not be something that a shrewd "creator generation" can do.

With the name of the Blood Moon Horn, it is directly valued in gold coins, and there are no hundreds of carriages that cannot be pulled.

With such a massive amount of cash mobilization, it is impossible not to leak the news.

The essence of trading is equivalent exchange, as long as the value is about the same, there is no need to be stupid and have to use gold coins.

The Holy See has a lot of money, and it is completely possible to trade some weighty treasures.