Chapter 54: The Durella Caravan
Lawrence looked at the five who had returned, and then at the people standing not far behind them.
These were merchants, farmers, craftsmen, wanderers, and an old knight.
After Lawrence made eye contact with the sturdy old man in leather armor and a sword at his waist, the old knight voluntarily lowered his head.
"Hello, mighty prophet, I am Turaka, Briel's father, and I have heard that my daughter is a nun with you."
Lawrence didn't expect Brielier's father to be so old, looking to be in his sixties.
However, I remember that Brielle has many brothers and sisters, and the family seems to be more than ten people, and it is not surprising that she is older.
"Yes, she's fine now, slightly fatter than before." Lawrence smiled: "As Brielille's father, you can go directly to the mountain, or you can wait here for a while, and I will send someone to call her down." ”
Turaka already knew in Brielil's letter that there was a powerful and young prophet here, and that he had repelled the attacks of the barbarian royal family, slashed a huge boar ten meters high with a single sword, and summoned the raven to carry the giant whale from the sea to the shore.
Although at first glance, you will think that this young man is not strong, nor is he very powerful.
But if you first see the fifty-meter colossus not far away and then look at this young man, you will naturally feel a sense of awe.
"Yes, I'll just wait here, and this time I've brought Briel's dowry, twelve kelps, and three boxes of linen."
Lawrence said gently, "Brielle is already a nun of our Church of the Lord of the Stars, and she also serves as a deacon in the church, and I will pay her some salary every month. ”
"Keep the money you brought with me, I'll take the linen, and when you want to leave, I can give you ironware of the corresponding value, or items of corresponding value."
Turaka was completely relieved, "Thank you, merciful prophet, it seems that Brielel is doing well here, and as she says in her letter, I can finally rest assured." ”
Lawrence asked, "I've heard Brielle say that you have a knight's estate of more than twenty people. ”
Turaka said embarrassedly: "Yes, but in the past two years, it has gradually become unbearable, several of my children have been recruited by the lord to fight, and the people in the territory have also left here to become slaves on other estates, and I have to sell it." ”
Lawrence asked, "Did you come alone, or did you come with the rest of you?" ”
"I came by myself, and the rest of the children were housed at a friend's house in the city, and now there are always attacks outside, and only the city is safer," Turaka explained. ”
Lawrence nodded, "Then please go to the tavern for a drink and a bite to eat, and I'll let the Durella people above come down and have a look." ”
"Thank you very much." Turaka stepped aside in amusement.
The man next to Henry walked over and politely took off his hat.
"Hello, Your Excellency the Mighty Ravenfeather Prophet, I'm Hill, a merchant from the Durella Blackstone Chamber of Commerce."
Lawrence nodded, "I'm glad to have outside merchants come to me, only barbarians and southern merchants usually come here." ”
Hill said respectfully, "Our Chamber of Commerce is willing to cooperate with you, and we have also brought a letter from the Bartley family, the consul of the city. ”
"Okay, I'll read this letter when I have time." Lawrence did not accept the letter, but said, "What goods did you bring with you?" ”
"We brought tin ore, linen, wine, dyes, cattle and sheep," Hill said. ”
Lawrence was more interested in cattle and sheep, "Very good, I need some cattle here, is it beef cattle for food, or cows for milk?" ”
Hill replied, "Yes, I've brought five of them." ”
"That's great, let's go to the tavern and talk slowly." Lawrence took the group to the tavern for dinner and rest.
After a few glasses of wine and vegetable bread, the atmosphere becomes more natural.
Brielil, along with Colin and Navia, all came down from the mountain, along with a few Durella who had nothing to do to see the bustle.
Turaka and Brielier hadn't seen each other for two or three years, and soon told each other all sorts of things about those two years.
Lawrence was mostly discussing business with Hill.
"I'm glad that the people of Durella have made the right choice, and at this stage we have not yet built trust between the two sides."
"The kings of Durella are not the Bartleys, they are only the consuls of the city."
"They didn't say anything I needed, so we're just working together at the moment."
"I can provide weapons such as swords, as well as copper ore and iron ore for merchants in Durella and the rest of the port, and I think with these weapons it will be much easier for you to defend against the Vakiri."
The Bartley family wanted Lawrence to stop the barbarians, but they couldn't.
Without real support, Lawrence would not have paid attention to such megalomaniacal words.
"When I came in, I saw that a lot of people here were wearing swords and axes, and they were all new," Hill said. ”
Lawrence said directly: "You're right, I have a blacksmith shop here, and there are many blacksmiths making ironware, whether it is an iron pot or an iron bucket and iron armor, I can sell it, and the price will be much cheaper than the outside!" ”
Now the Vakiri and the barbarians of the Kingdom of Luffin are robbing the people of the Western Kingdom, and the iron-making technology of the Western Kingdom is still in a backward small workshop mode, and it is impossible to shoot too many weapons in the short term.
Farm implements, weapons, cutlery, these all require a lot of metal.
In most coastal areas, iron ore is scarce.
Hill knows exactly what makes money and what sells best.
"Deal! In addition to weapons, I need Orunzhi powder and crow droppings. ”
Lawrence said: "There is not much crow droppings left, Aurunzhi powder can, too many people came to buy this before, resulting in the crow droppings accumulated over hundreds of years being hollowed out, and now I can only provide some fresh crow droppings, but this kind of thing has always been the older the better, preferably 10,000-year-old crow droppings." ”
When Hill heard the 10,000-year-old crow droppings, he quickly asked, "Is there any such 10,000-year-old crow droppings?" I'm willing to buy it at a high price! ”
Lawrence explained, "There was no more, we didn't understand the value of this before, and we sold it to the Southern Kingdom for only some wheat. ”
"That's a shame." Hill showed a look of pity, feeling that these people were really still a group of barbarians, and they didn't know anything at all.
After exchanging his tin pot and sword for clothes and cattle and sheep with Ciel, Lawrence was able to establish his own alpine ranch.
The harder the barbarians and the people of the Western Kingdoms fight, the easier it is to sell the iron tools here.
Lawrence decided to postpone the castle and breeding program for the time being, and set up safety work first.
The stronghold of Uger, as well as the stronghold of Dumu Village, as well as the outpost of the southern kingdom of Rofen, must be established as soon as possible.
Hill's caravan consisted of sixty people, and the rest were family members of Tenny and others and some relatives and friends who wanted to join.
These people were all placed in the town of Bomixiu to open up the wasteland.
There is a premise for joining here, which is that there must be a change of faith, and Lawrence is not as merciful as he used to be.
Freedom of belief was allowed in the past, but now only those who are willing to give up themselves are allowed to join, otherwise these people do not change their beliefs, their habits, their writing and language, and they will simply add to the confusion if they stay.
Whoever wants to believe in other gods, go home and believe, there is only one sun in the sky here!
(End of chapter)