Chapter 382 [Selling Well, Not Selling Well]

The land purchased by Chen Daolin is located north of Rova City, roughly on the northern edge of Rova City's jurisdiction.

Geographically, this place is located at a corner of the border between the province of Nurin and the Tulip family.

If you look at the map, Chen Daolin's land, only a few dozen miles to the left, is the territory of the Tulip family, and to the north, it is only fifty miles, which is the northern border of the northwest of the empire, the northwest section of the Kaspersky Line.

6,000 acres of land may seem like a lot, but in fact it is not very large, and it is only about four square kilometers. If you think of it as a square with a side of two kilometers, you can think of it.

If this number is still vague, then to make an analogy, such a large area is roughly equivalent to ten Tiananmen Squares, or ten Vatican Cities.

After a series of agreements were reached between the city of Rova and the local government, Chen Daolin and his brigade continued to migrate north, and finally arrived at the land that belonged to him ten days later.

Along with the procession were a group of garrisons in Rova and two officials of Rova - the mayor of Rova would not have done such a long journey.

A series of contractual documents have already been completed.

This ghost place looks very desolate, a huge piece of land, and from a distance, it is completely empty wilderness.

The land is barren, and it is a common loess in the northwest. From a distance, there are some yellow slopes around, all of which are loess slopes without grass, and as far as the eye can see, they are full of yellow mud and gravel.

Seeing this scene, even Montoya, who was the most determined, couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.

This Lord Darling...... led his own people, and also abducted tens of thousands of people, just ran to such a remote and remote barren land to "create a new situation?!!

The only thing that gave Montoya some peace of mind was that there was a river nearby.

To the north of the province of Nurin there is a branch of the Kilimano Mountains. The river flows down from the vast Kilimaro Mountains. It runs through the northern part of the province of Nurin. Every spring, as the snow melts on the mountains, the water in the river becomes stronger than usual.

Now it seems that the river is not too far from my own land. After some calculations in Montoya's mind. Identified one point. At least the tens of thousands of people on our side can still meet their water needs by relying on this river.

......

It took three days for Montoya to take the people with them. A brigade of tens of thousands of people was organized and set up camp here.

This camping was no better than the overnight stay on the previous trip. Because before the construction of the new walled city, these people had to stay here for a long time, so this camping was much more formal.

A large number of tents were erected, and Montoya, with those mercenaries, counted and distributed the ranks of tens of thousands of people. A variety of different craftsmen are distinguished by profession. And those laborers with their families were also arranged into a huge family camp.

In order to prevent some public security incidents from happening, after asking Chen Daolin, Montoya spent a sum of money to extend the employment period of the 200 mercenaries who came with the team, and in the future, these 200 mercenaries will be responsible for maintaining law and order here.

Tens of thousands of people eat, drink, and Lazar, plus those horses and livestock, the daily consumption of food is enough to tens of thousands of catties!

With such a huge consumption figure, there is no need to worry too much about it for the time being. Boromir had already purchased a large amount of grain in Rova City, as well as the old grain of the Tulip Family's border army, and in addition, Ade was also left by Chen Daolin in the capital city of Mulan to continue collecting food.

The first plan in front of us is urgent: build the city!

You can build a city, you always need building materials!

In this place, the loess slopes in the distance are all barren land, the land is barren, and some of the vegetation you occasionally see are short and fragile, and if you want to cut down big trees to build houses, it is simply a fantasy.

As for the stones......

At a glance, Montoya could have seen the nearest branch of Mount Kilimaro as a quarrying site...... But that place is at least a few dozen miles away!

If you want to build a walled city, you have to pick up the stones from the mountain dozens of miles away, and then transport them here for dozens of miles...... Just thinking about it is enough to make people's teeth sore!!!

However, Chen Daolin is full of confidence.

After settling the team, Chen Daolin was even in the mood to take the elves out on horseback for most of the day.

The two of them rode their horses and galloped on the vast wasteland. He was even in the mood to take people to a loess slope not far away to play a game of barbecue.

After three days of madness outside, Chen Daolin ran back with a body full of mud.

The first thing he did when he came back was to gather a group of craftsmen led by white-clothed believers and give a series of instructions.

More than 2,000 laborers were mobilized, and after receiving their tools, they marched to the nearest loess hillside the next day.

Then, under the slopes of the loess hills, two hundred craftsmen toiled day and night, and soon made a row of cellars that made Montoya very curious.

What made the Holy Knight even more puzzling was that the builders who were recruited this time, after talking to Chen Daolin for an afternoon, these people were like crazy, and they went crazy and left with some strange drawings handed over by Chen Daolin, most of them were full of surprise and excitement, pinching the drawings in their hands, as if they were pinching some treasure.

Thousands of laborers who ran to the slopes of the loess mountains began to get busy, and their work was ...... Dig the mountain!!

A large amount of loess was dug up.

Seeing these guys, like diligent worker ants, dug a small gap in the loess hillside at a speed visible to the naked eye...... It was as if some monster had gnawed this hillside.

The streams of that river were channeled......

A large amount of loess was excavated and transported......

More cellars were erected......

It was this morning after a busy few days and nights. The group of construction craftsmen howled excitedly, and then held a bunch of things and ran frantically to see Chen Daolin.

Chen Daolin quickly found Montoya, then pointed to the pile of things placed at his feet, and smiled at the Holy Knight: "See, we have the materials to build the walled city, this kind of thing, it's called ...... Loess bricks. ”

Montoya didn't speak. He knew that Chen Daolin called him here not only to show off, but also to have a deeper meaning.

"There is nothing else in the northwest, but the loess is everywhere. Loess this thing. If it is used to grow agricultural products. Nature is bad. But it is perfectly fine to burn bricks. Chen Daolin said this and smiled: "You don't need to explain much about the details of this. I only tell you that we don't have to go to the trouble of quarrying stones, and we don't have to send people to cut down trees in the Kilimaro Mountains. Building material. It's all around us. At our feet. In the air. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Daolin deliberately paused, and he looked at Montoya's expression carefully. Seeing that although the Holy Knight was relieved, his face was still quite calm, Chen Daolin nodded with satisfaction: "However, there is still a difficulty that you need to solve." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak. ”

"Burning bricks, naturally, requires fuel. But as you can see, just burning firewood is not enough, it is too inefficient, and it is too expensive. Crucially, there are too few trees here to supply us with a large number of burnt bricks. So, I need you to take someone with me, to find something for me in that Mount Kilimano. ”

Montoya nodded calmly, her face unchanged: "My lord, what do you need me to find?"

Chen Daolin pondered for a while, then he took out a drawing and handed it to Montoya.

"I'm not going to hide it from you. I got this drawing by accident. I once got a handwritten notebook of alchemical materials from the former Duke of Tulip, Du Wei. And in that material notebook, there happened to be some interesting things. The original Duke of Tulip found something in Mount Kilimano, and he just happened to draw a simple map and marked it in that notebook. ”

Montoya's face changed slightly!

The notes left by the first Duke Tulip?! That must be something remarkable!

"Is this what the adults need me to find?" Montoya took a deep breath.

"Yes, this thing is...... Yes, you heard it right, the notes of the original Duke of Tulip say that on the branch of Mount Kilimano, the nearest one from here, there is a small vein of coal, and ...... If he's right, it's an open-pit vein. Although the reserves are not large, they are more than enough for us!"

......

"Is the message accurate?"

In the great Duke's Mansion in Loulan City, Du Wei slightly frowned the pair of good-looking eyebrows, and then breathed a sigh of relief, showing a little emotion on his face: "This guy can really toss." ”

The duke's study was naturally very large, with a thick carpet underfoot, and the walls were covered with frescoes, even the corners were decorated with gold.

Du Weiwei stood in front of her desk, she didn't even wear shoes, standing barefoot on the thick carpet, a pair of snow-white slender feet, on the scarlet carpet, looking extraordinarily fair.

Standing in front of Du Weiwei was Fiona.

At this time, Fiona is not at all the appearance of heavy makeup when she was in the imperial capital. This gorgeous mature woman with a plain face, an unadorned outfit, and a formal dress in plain tones, but instead exudes a mature and capable taste.

Standing in front of Du Weiwei, Fiona hung her head and said cautiously: "He abducted tens of thousands of people from Mulan City a few days ago, and I heard that the governor of Fiolo has had a headache for many days. However, the Governor's Palace did not do anything to stop it, and wanted to ...... This guy doesn't seem to be spending less money in Mulan City. And he also left people in Mulan City to continue to collect food. It is said that he bought a lot of money, and this month, the price of food in Mulan City has risen by two percent. ”

Du Weiwei didn't speak, but looked at the wall on the side, her eyes seemed to be staring at a certain mural, but she was obviously absent-minded, thinking about something.

"And ......"

Fiona quickly raised her eyelids and glanced at Du Weiwei. Then he quickly lowered his head and said in a more cautious tone: "I also learned something......"

Say. Du Weiwei was expressionless.

"Yes...... It has something to do with our troops stationed at the border. ”

Du Weiwei's face showed a strange smile, and this smile revealed a bit of mockery: "Oh, what did those guys do?"

"......" Fiona hesitated for a moment, then sighed: "What else could it be...... Those quartermasters are nothing more than quietly doing some tricks, making some fuss about logistical supplies, and seeking some benefits -- this has always been the case! But they are not too much, and they are all doing small things within the framework of the rules. It is nothing more than dealing with old grain, dealing with obsolete military supplies and so on. You know, our Tulip things have always been of excellent quality. It's much better than the ones on the market! Even if it's an old product that has been eliminated by the army. It's not much worse than other people's new things, and it's a hot item everywhere. ”

When Du Weiwei heard this, a trace of coldness flashed on his face, and then he shook his head: "That's it." I've only been in charge of the family for a short time. Many drawbacks cannot be swept away at once. These people, as long as they don't make too much trouble, I can tolerate one or two for the time being. Wait until the future. I always have to clean up these things with my hands free. ”

Fiona had a strange expression: "It's just...... This time, it also has something to do with that guy. ”

"Oh?"

"I received a report yesterday that the border army was there to dispose of the old grain in Nancang. I didn't think much about it, but it was time to deal with the old grain. It's just that I was curious to check more, but found that this time the old grain was disposed of, and the following report said that all of it was sold to grain merchants in Nulin Province, and the place of delivery was ...... Rova City. ”

Du Weiwei's eyes lit up and he didn't say anything.

Fiona continued: "A few days ago...... The guy arrived in Rova just in time. He reached Rova on the front foot, and our border troops sold a batch of stale grain to Rova on the back foot...... If you say that this matter has nothing to do with him, I don't believe it. ”

"Don't talk about killing you, I don't believe in killing anyone. Du pursed her lips and smiled, she tilted her head and thought: "There should be a lot of old grain in the border south warehouse." ”

"That's enough for 10,000 people to eat for more than half a year. Fiona's tone was calm.

"Ha!" Du Weiwei couldn't help laughing, but this laughter was a little strange: "So, I inadvertently helped that guy once? Otherwise, his more than 10,000 people would have to drink the northwest wind in the wilderness outside Rova City?"

Du Weiwei's tone was very strange, how could Fei Ona dare to answer this kind of nonsense? This shrewd woman really couldn't figure out what the relationship between this duchess of her own family and that guy named Darling Chen was, how could she dare to interject rashly?

Du Wei walked a few steps slowly, bypassed the table, and sat down in the chair behind the table, she stretched out her fingers and tapped lightly on the tabletop a few times......

After a while, the duchess raised her head, and a sly smile appeared on her beautiful and bright face.

"Fiona. ”

"What do you command?"

"I remember...... Our family's Third Cavalry Regiment has an old war horse to be replaced, right?"

“...... Yes. Fiona nodded quietly.

"I still remember that the last time the city guard of Gillis City applied, they said that they wanted to dispose of 10,000 badly preserved and damaged cow and sheep skins?"

“...... There is such a thing. Fiona's face remained unmoved.

"Hmm...... Also, I remember that at the end of last year, the border army said that there was a batch of damaged ordnance and equipment to be replaced, but last year I pressed it down?"

"Yes. Fiona nodded.

"It just so happens that there are a batch of new weapons in the family workshop, so let's replace them. As for the old stuff that was replaced...... Can you dispose of it too?"

"Nature is meant to be disposed of. Fiona was already sighing in her heart.

"Good. ”

Du Weiwei still had a smile on his face, and said lightly: "You go to the quartermaster of the border army who does business with Rowa City, and sue him, this is the task I gave him." Isn't he quite good at business? So I just said all these things, old horses, damaged cow and sheep skins, and those ordnance...... I left it to him to take care of it. Sue him, if these things sell well, I will reward him. If it doesn't sell well, then the new account and the old account will be counted together, and then his head will be cut off and put on a plate, and spread throughout the army. ”

Fiona's heart was already praying for the hapless quartermaster.

The meaning of this duke, Fiona naturally understood it completely!

What does it mean to "sell well" and what does it mean to "sell well"?

Isn't that easy to understand?

These things, all sold to the "mystery buyers" of Rova City, are called good sellers!

If that quartermaster has a bad brain and sells it to someone else, even if it sells for a higher price, it is called "selling badly"!

This matter, the know-how, naturally must not be mistaken!

Fiona suddenly sighed secretly in her heart: Obviously, the guy named Darling Chen has absolutely no ordinary relationship with this duchess of her own! And this duchess of her own family does not attach ordinary importance to that guy!

Fortunately...... At the beginning in the imperial capital, he didn't really offend that guy, and later carefully repaired the rift between the two sides.

"Okay, you go out......" Du Weiwei finished speaking, and suddenly stopped Fiona, who was about to leave, her face suddenly showed a somewhat strange expression, as if she hesitated for a moment, before she said slowly in a strange tone: "There is one more thing." ”

"Your Excellency, please speak. ”

"The news about this guy's presence in Nulin Province is temporarily controlled. At least...... Miss Rodelle, who has come to us as a guest, don't let her know. ”

“...... Yes!" It took almost a great deal of effort for Fiona to force her expression not to change in the slightest!

Then, the shrewd woman left the Duke's study as fast as she fled.

Hell, did this last order reveal the Duke's true heart for that fellow? This kind of privacy of the superior would never dare to talk nonsense!

Du Weiwei sat alone in the study, but turned around and looked at the sunset outside the window through the huge floor-to-ceiling window behind him......

After a long time, the duchess's face showed a faint trace of regret.

She sighed softly and whispered to herself: "Since you have come to the northwest, why don't you come to join me? Don't you know that I even risked turning my face with the emperor for your sake? Alas...... How can I take such a person for my own use?" (To be continued......)