Of course, for the emperor, the more manganese steel the better.

The properties and weight of this particular metal are far superior to those of comparable steel.

Although the current price is slightly expensive, this does not mean that it is a large purchase price, so the upper echelons of the army want to get in touch to test where the floor price of manganese steel is.

Walsh, who reacted, hurriedly asked, "If the materials are full, how much quota can you sell them?"

"Well, if I can ensure that the materials are full, I can take out half of the production quota every month."

Halfway?

That's about seven to eight thousand pounds of manganese steel, which translates to 3.1 to 3.6 tons.

For this number, Walsh's joy in his eyes was even more obvious.

But then he asks the most critical question, the lowest cost price.

If it is according to the standard of Jinyuan City Trading Bank, eight gold and one pound, this price is still too expensive for the equipment of elite troops.

"Lord Goodern, manganese steel comes from your territory, and I think you must be very aware of its value, and the emperor wants to purchase a large number of soldiers to equip them."

Walsh added a slight accentuation to the words 'a large number' to indicate it.

"So I'm wondering, Lord Goodern, what kind of figure can you give you the lowest price?"

Faced with Walsh's question, Goodern pondered for a moment.

The actual value of manganese steel is naturally clear to him, and now in the face of the large-scale procurement of the emperor, he also has to give a win-win price.

After all, the list of up to 30,000 gold coins can make him greedy.

Even though small quantities of manganese steel, fine salt, crystalline sugar, and even pure water are now being traded and sold, these items are obviously struggling to support the construction of Qingyuan Town in the long term.

The cost of building a school alone, labor, materials, corresponding equipment, etc., adds up to more than one gold coin, and the cost of each building is more than gold.

This is still a 'streaking' teaching building without electricity, water pipes and other supporting facilities.

Especially in the face of the next town construction, city walls, sewers, roads, and other places that need a lot of money, it is obviously not enough to rely on the trade of 'thousands' of gold coins every month.

Goodborn quickly calculated the cost of manganese steel in his mind to make a minimum bottom line price.

The core focus of the cost of manganese steel is iron and labor, manganese ore is its own mine, as long as the labor and transportation costs are paid, the energy will continue to produce.

Only iron needs to be purchased in large quantities, and the underground iron mine has not yet been fully developed, and it may not be until the end of September until stable mass production.

Now the price of iron ore has also begun to soar, from the original 1 pound of 1 silver to 1 pound of 2 silver and 30 copper, more than twice as much.

The price of finished iron ingots has also risen from the original 1 pound of 5 silver to 1 pound of 7 silver and 60 copper, which is simply a money grab.

In this way, 10 pounds of manganese steel would require 8.5 pounds of finished iron, plus 1.5 pounds of manganese, and the cost of materials alone would be 64.6 silver.

Coupled with manganese ore mining, limestone flux, refining labor costs, and furnace fuel, a series of flat distribution, its cost has to rise to about 1 gold and 20 silver.

Of course, this is the minimum cost price for 10 pounds of manganese steel, and if you convert it again, the cost of 1 pound of manganese steel is estimated to be at most 15 silver coins.

This price Gudeen will definitely not be stupid to quote it out like this, he also has to make money, after subtracting the cost price, Gudeen silently gave a price range in his heart.

3 gold to 4.5 gold.

This price is the price that was sold to Kim Yuan Castle in half, and for Goodern, it is at this price that he can get the maximum profit possible.

The thought was complete, but Goodern didn't make a direct bid, but asked Walsh a question.

"Can I ask a question before I place a bid?"

"Please."

"Is the order that the army needs a one-time or a long-term cooperation?"

"If the price and feedback after the installation are good, the top management will definitely continue to add after this transaction."

"Understood."

Gooden nodded, what the other party said meant was that the price given was appropriate, and there would definitely be follow-up cooperation, but if the lion opened his mouth, then this order would be forgotten.

After a moment's thought, Goodern made his offer.

"In that case, I can reduce the price of military procurement to four gold per pound."

The price of halving is undoubtedly a huge surprise for Walsh.

He had thought that Goodern would only be able to reduce the appearance of two gold coins at most, but he didn't expect to cut it in half.

It seems that Goodborn also went straight for the highest order amount, and such a result is undoubtedly the best for Walsh.

Now surprise is surprise, but Walsh still has to make a flat look, and plans to try Goodern's bottom line again.

In the face of Walsh's continued temptation, Goodern did not let up, although he had little talent in business.

But he still has experience in this kind of bargaining, just like selling clothes, he cut one hundred pieces of clothes to the other side, although the other party said that it was still too expensive, but in his heart and had the heart to buy and pay.

In this case, after continuing to pull for two rounds, it is basically the same, and when the time comes, I will give the other party another step excuse to step down, and this list will be completed.

What Goodern didn't expect was that Walsh's persistence was just too outrageous.

The two talked for more than half an hour just on the pull of the four gold coins, but the other party showed a sense of not purchasing if they did not continue to lower.

For a moment, Goodern wondered if his price was still too high.

At the same time, Walsh was also thinking and hesitating in his heart, is this price really Goodern's bottom line?

Or move the killer out of the way?

While both sides were pondering this issue at the same time, there was a rare silence in the meeting room.

After a few moments, Walsh spoke.

"So, Lord Goodern, if the necessary basic materials are provided by the military, how much more can the price of four gold coins drop?"

"Materials from the military?"

Faced with this question, Goodern quickly began to calculate in his mind.

The basic materials are nothing more than the cost of iron and fuel, and if the military is asked to provide the basic materials, the price may be reduced to 3.5 or even 3 gold?

After a little thought, with Walsh's proposal, Goodern asked for his own price reduction.

"If that's the case, I can take another step back from the price of manganese steel, three gold, but in advance, the military can provide enough iron and coal."

"Manganese steel requires a lot of iron, 13 to 14 pounds of iron for every 10 pounds of manganese steel, and the temperature of smelting is also critical, which should be clear to the military's research."

In the face of Gooden's last words, Walsh acquiesced.

Since the manganese steel first appeared in the Jinyuan City Auction House, it has attracted the attention of the Jinyuan City Lord, and the manganese steel that he took out again also made the other party understand that there must be far more than that in Gooden's hands.

Only then did it report to the upper echelons of the military for study to see if it could crack the elemental composition of manganese steel, so as to understand the elemental formula and imitate smelting.

But in the absence of the periodic table, they don't know the nature and appearance of manganese, and even if they can successfully isolate manganese, they have no way to find the mine for this thing.

In this way, a natural 'patent lock' protects the manganese steel formulation.

Of course, someday in the future, someone might be able to find out, but by that time, Goodern wouldn't have to keep it a secret.

"Iron, coal, that's fine, you need anything else

Is it?"

"Other materials...... I can do it myself, and there are some materials that the military may not be able to provide."

Goodern didn't continue to 'deceive' the other party, a wrong ratio of iron consumption was enough to give the other party a headache for a while.

If you report a material that does not belong to manganese steel, the other party is not stupid, and it is easy to see through the problem.

"Okay, then let's make a simple contract based on what you said."

Walsh nodded, then took out a blank piece of paper, wrote down his needs, as well as Goodern's demand price, etc., and made a simple contract.

Gooden also looked at the contents of the contract, which roughly meant:

The emperor needs to purchase 30,000 gold of manganese steel, at the price of three gold per pound, and at the same time provide enough basic materials, finished iron, coal and other materials for manufacturing.

And Goodern wants to complete seventy percent of the volume within a month after getting the materials provided, which is 7,000 pounds of manganese steel according to the price.

At the same time as providing the first batch of materials, the emperor will pay a deposit of gold coins, wait until seventy percent is completed, pay another 20,000 gold coins, and then wait until the remaining thirty percent is completed, and then pay the most gold.

At the same time, if Gooden is unable to complete the order within the specified time, in addition to delaying the final payment, he may even be refused payment and be charged with delaying military funds.

In cooperation with the emperor, it is normal for Gudeen to have such a domineering regulation.

As for the contract written by Walsh, Goodern did not propose any changes, but he had his own little calculations regarding the deposit paid.

Immediately, he told Walsh his idea, and the other party was a little surprised to hear it, but he did not refuse.

What Goodwin proposed was to use copper ingots to offset a portion of the amount of gold coins paid, and at the same time require a thousand gold coins of silver.

Walsh didn't think it was a deliberate problem to make this payment request, so he agreed to it.

After the two of them had completed the remaining details of the contract, Walsh got up and left, preparing to return overnight.

Regarding the other party's anxious appearance, Gooden did not open his mouth to save it, but casually sent two bottles of pure water.

"This ...... Lord Gooden, this thing is too valuable, I can't take it, and I can't stand it if the wolf cubs over there are found out by the military department."

Looking at the pure water vodka that Goodern had sent, Walsh quickly shook his head and refused, but his eyes were still full of eagerness.

He'd heard about it at an auction in Kanehara Castle, and he had the pleasure of tasting it once.

But such a small cup was worth a few gold coins, and for Walsh, he had to save up for two or three years to buy a bottle.

"Haha, Kroger, it seems that your previous work as a military inspector is very unpopular."

Looking at Kroger, who was accompanying him to see him off, Goodern quipped, then looked at Walsh and continued.

"This thing is expensive outside, but in Qingyuan Town, this thing is not so expensive, you are in a hurry and have no time to enjoy, this should be bought and tasted by you, it is not expensive for a gold coin and a bottle, and it is not too late to pay next time."

In the face of Gooden's enthusiasm, Walsh looked at Kroger, and saw that the other party nodded slightly to indicate that it was okay, so he accepted it with confidence.

"Thank you Lord Gooden for your kindness, the next time we meet will be the end of the month, the upper echelons attach great importance to this order, I hope you can prepare this order in advance and go."

After receiving the pure water, Walsh also revealed a message to Goodern in a very face-saving manner.

The meaning of his words can also be clear, as long as this order can be completed, the arrival of the next order is only a matter of time, and let Gooden prepare for the follow-up.

After seeing Walsh away, Kroger suddenly spoke faintly in the group.

"Young Master Gooden, if you can hold an official position in the Empire, I think you will lay off a lot of inspectors."

Listening to Clegg's words, Goodern touched his chin, slightly

Shamelessly asked.

"Is that a compliment?"

"Hahaha......

The group burst out laughing when they heard this.

"However, I have to disappoint Clegg, I can't hold any official position, being a lord is already the limit."

After a casual explanation, the group returned to the castle to do their own work for the time being.

Gooden did not receive everyone all the time, and he also had to start arranging the order of the emperor.

……

At about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, under the afterglow of the sun, there was an additional group of personnel outside Qingyuan Town.

"Is this Qingyuan Town? Why doesn't it look as good as Snow Valley Town?"

"We...... Have you been deceived?"

"Don't worry, I have relatives here, I'll visit and ask later, if the situation is not right, we will go to Jinyuan City tomorrow."

"That's fine......

A team of more than 100 fleeing people appeared outside Qingyuan Town, and soon attracted the attention of the soldiers in charge of patrols.

When he stepped forward to inquire and learned that the other party was from the town of Snow Valley, the soldier hurriedly returned to the castle to report the news to Young Master Goodern.

"A fleeing party of hundreds of people?"

Hearing this, Goodern was also a little surprised on his face, this was earlier than he expected the collapse of Snow Valley Town.

It seems that the fire caused more damage to the town of Snow Valley than he expected.

Immediately, Gooden looked at old Joseph on the side and commanded.

"Old Joseph, you immediately lead a team to maintain the scene, let all the residents of Snow Valley Town register their information, and then arrange a temporary gathering house for them."

"At the same time, let people live in some hot food and soup or something, and after these people register, they will be sent to them, and tell them that they are willing to join Qingyuan Town, and after the work is assigned in the past two days, they will receive a direct subsidy."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."