84. The road ahead
"How about I sing you a new song today?"
In Rand's camp, at the usual celebratory dinner, Rand was in high spirits.
"Good" the knights and cavalrymen cheered.
"When I'm deeply lost, when my soul burns out
When that calamity struck, my heart was terrified
I still stand before waiting for the oracle
Until He came to me with me
You have blessed me to stand among the mountains
You have blessed me and protected me as I march through the sea
I am stronger because of your guidance
You have blessed me and made me who I am
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Rand's voice was tactful and melodious, and he couldn't think of a suitable victory song, but in the memory of his previous life, he found a song that was also a praise to the main god and changed it slightly, which conformed to his usual routine of reporting the emperor's thighs, anyway, I said it was his blessing.
As long as His old man doesn't fly over and beat me right away, no one can say that I'm wrong.
What if He does come? Then I can't blow it for the rest of my life" Hey, I sang a song and sang a righteous god. ”
The two worlds of Rand have never even seen a legend, and the ignorant and fearless dare to pull the sign of the righteous gods.
However, he took advantage of the poor signal in the Galloping Horse Plain area, the magical environment that the gods could not hear and control, and used the god emperor as a signboard, which really greatly dispelled the suspicion of the locals about the boldness of his behavior, unless a real high-ranking priest came, otherwise ordinary knights and magicians would not dare to easily evaluate a song praising the gods.
"When did Rand become so good at singing?" Huck drank the wine that the Earl had brought from Blue Pinch Castle while listening to Rand's song, and asked his brother Albert over and over again.
"I don't know, it seems that that day, when we escorted him back, he broke through the junior knight and fell off his horse, and since then he seems to have enlightened" Albert deliberately focused all kinds of Rand's talents and weirdness on the day he broke through the junior knight.
"It seems that Rand must have received the help of some great being and really enlightened," but Huck was unimpressed.
Albert did not continue, now that the Galloping Horse Territory was no longer in danger, he had more time and more subtle ways to learn the reason for the change in Rand's personality and knowledge structure.
When the meal was almost over, the men began to drink and sing, and Huck called Rand alone to the main tent.
"Rand, tell me the truth, what are you going to do in the future?"
"Father? What to do? ”
"I looked at the ledger of Castle Roth that I brought over in the afternoon, and I also looked at the ledger of the salt mine."
Huck was a knightly baron, but he was a frequent trader and far better at calculating accounts than Albert, who was only a consultant.
"You also told me, now you have tens of thousands of gold coins in your hand, but most of these gold coins are deposits for horses, armor, and salt, do you recognize it?"
"Of course I admit it, I inherited the Roth Territory, and I didn't overthrow the Roth Territory."
"Don't talk nonsense, if you accept this money, then do you recognize the contract signed between the Salt and Iron Division and the Gray Goose?"
"When did the Imperial Salt and Iron Division sign a long-term contract with a hostile alien race?" Rand asked with a smile.
"According to the laws of nobility and the many edicts of His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, nobles who have fornicated with hostile aliens can be stripped of their titles at the very least, and the nobles can be immediately beheaded.
If a nobleman in the empire comes to me to ask for a contract with the barbarians, I can only take him to the royal capital to ask His Majesty the king for comment. ”
"That's what you say, but you can afford to mess with the Blue Dragon Family?"
"Why should I mess with them?"
"Why didn't you mess with it?"
"They want salt, I can sell them salt,
Their boiler was robbed by the barbarians, and I can let them use the robbed equipment as a stake.
They want to buy salt for a long time, and I can work with them to open a salt mine.
In short, I only told them about selling salt in the future, and don't tell me about the contract with the barbarians before, and tell me that I will go to the royal capital.
He's ordered to do business with the barbarians, and I don't know yet. ”
Huck finally understood what Rand meant, the previous barbarian contract, Rand could admit that everything could be as usual in practice, but nominally, he couldn't admit anything to do business with the barbarians.
"But you don't have any workers, and the demon bearers who were exiled in the past are now your subjects, who will dig salt mines for you?"
"Judging from the known barbarian shipments, I brought about two deliveries this time, that is, if I can find a new way to make salt within half a year, I don't need to put the demon bearers in the salt mine."
"Well, but what about half a year from now?"
"I haven't thought about it yet."
"Three months at most, you'll have to figure it out. It's not by chance that you can get salt twice, the salt mine doesn't work in winter, so you will prepare the amount twice in advance.
The salt mine originally started late in spring, and even if spring did, I am afraid it would take a long time to clean up before the brine could be mined. ”
"I see," Rand said thoughtfully
"And, these people, what are you going to do with these animals? You can't stay in Roth forever, can you? ”
"Of course not, I'll be selling some of the black-scaled horses to raise grain in the next two days, and I'll try to raise as much food as I can to satisfy my first lords and demon supporters to spend the winter in Roth.
After the beginning of spring, I will lead the Terrans to open up the Galloping Horse Plain, and I want to rebuild the Night Qi City! ”
"Rebuild Night Qi City?" Huck never dared to envision such a big project.
"Yes, the barbarians in my hands will continue to graze their horses and cattle in the spring with their horses and livestock, so that I can continue to sell black-scaled horses and furs in the autumn.
I organized two teams of men, one to explore and rebuild the Night Qi City, and the other to go to the salt mine to resume production.
You can't make a Terran slave in a salt mine, but I can hire a magician to pump the brine automatically with a magic device.
By replacing the main manual labor with magical equipment, the need for demon owners can be minimized. Rand spoke to Huck earnestly.
At this moment, Huck was very confused, although he had also been to Dragon's Tooth City, and felt that he was a border baron who had seen the world, but in Huck's mind, there had never been a plan like Rand that combined all the power of magic, demon supporters, and demon non-demons.
"Speaking of which, father, look at this," Rand took a list from the table to Huck.
"What is this?" Huck saw some numbers and nouns.
"All of Viscount Bob's knights have been purged by the Grey Goose tribe, and there are still some ownerless knight territories left in his territory.
I think I can take out one or two pieces from here and give them to the second brother and Rohr.
The territory of Roth is the link between the Plains of the Galloping Horse and the Kingdom of the Dragon, and I will definitely open the salt road for business, and one of our barons and a viscount can take a caravan.
In addition, in the future, the entire tribe on the Galloping Horse Plain will belong to our family, and there is no need for the Barony of Galloping Horse to trade on the small road, I suggest that you can use the big forest and plant some potions to sell through the caravan. ”
Rand said a lot, in short, it is now developed, and if you give land and business opportunities, you will give Dad a list of materials.
Huck galloped his eyes straightened as he listened.
"That's too much, isn't it?" Huck took the list in his hand, but he didn't expect it to be for himself, "I said another knight's collar, but it's a big piece, you gave it to your second brother and Rohr, won't your other cronies have an opinion?" ”
"My second brother will be the representative of our Benma family in the caravan in the future, and you, me and my eldest brother can't follow the caravan every day.
Luo Er is the deputy head of the entire 600-person knight order outside, and if I don't give him a knight to lead others, I will think that I am biased. Rand explained.
When Huck was stunned by his own money offensive, Rand suddenly said inadvertently, "By the way, Greyhound's son, Dogtooth."
Can you make me a family knight?
Although his family is a sub-knight of our galloping horse family, I will always be on the plains in the future, and I really need someone who can call the hound. ”
"Greyhound's son, yes? Okay, I told him to go, "Huck didn't care.
"By the way, Rand, that Wendy in your camp... Old Huck thought of the demon girl again, and aroused the desire in his heart for the inheritance of the family's bloodline.
"Dad, Wendy is a magic pattern master, the magic pattern knife in my hand is what she helped draw, I can tell her, and then help you and the eldest brother and the second brother each draw a set of armor and a weapon."
"A set of demonic armor?" Huck swallowed.
"That's right, just wait, I'll ask her to draw at least 3 circles of each."
"Oh my God, that's a lot of money."
"If you really feel sorry for it, let Uncle Albert help me find a mage friend I know, and I'm willing to hire him at a high price."
"I see a mage in your camp."
"That Gandalf is my guest, and he'll be leaving in two days."
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The father and son talked until night, and old Huck never had a chance to bring up Wendy's matter.