"It seems that it is no accident that you have achieved today's success, since you have such hole cards in your hand, you really don't need an ordinary carpenter." After all, Gose's mother is not an ordinary woman, and her ability to accept it is extremely strong, "If you simply need wood, this is very easy to solve, you can buy it directly from the local residents like buying agricultural products, many of them are part-time loggers, and they have more or less hoarded wood in their hands, as long as the price is right, I believe they will be happy to sell it to you, if there is still a gap, and then consider the surrounding villages and towns to buy a little." ”

As a subsistence pastoral economy, these villagers rarely actually pay for things, and most of them earn it through their own labor.

Especially the carpentry, a lot of simple furniture, they cut wood and made it themselves.

Only professional tools like horse-drawn carriages, which have more cumbersome processes, will they consider buying.

Gavin thought about it for a moment and said to Anna, "From now on, you are the quartermaster here, and in addition to the restoration work, your main task is to coordinate with the villagers and buy from them the agricultural and sideline products, timber and other materials we need. ”

Gavin was certainly not at ease with this kind of financial affairs in the hands of outsiders, and the teenage priest Anna was undoubtedly the perfect person, and she had to stay here until the inn was repaired.

The job was not hard-working, and when he realized that he was seriously lacking logistical support personnel in the Land of Three Rivers, he began to focus on cultivating the skills of young priests in this area.

In this regard, Anna is not outstanding, not the kind of superlative genius who can understand everything, but she is careful enough and serious enough, not only because of the habit of mixing magic potions all year round, but also because of her own treatment of magic defects, she pays extra attention to details to prevent anything from going wrong.

And such a person is very suitable for mastering financial transactions, she will not be clever and save trouble, every account will be remembered clearly, how it came to be, how it was spent, it is well documented.

"I ...... I...... Can I do it? You know, I'm not good at talking about prices, I give as much as they want. Anna said with a lot of unconfidence.

It's one thing to be in charge of the accounts in your own territory, and it's another thing to be in charge of the purchases on your own.

"I know." Gavin nodded clearly, because he is also extremely bad at this, so he will never entangle with others on petty profits, but directly prescribe conditions that the other party cannot refuse, and seek the benefits he needs, "But no one is born to be good at this, and they can't learn slowly, this is the opportunity, when the time comes, I will hire Ella and them to assist you from the side."

You can do what you do best here, use your various abilities to help the local villagers, as long as you are not born a bad seed, you will soon be influenced, and when the time comes, many people will take the initiative to keep the price to the lowest. ”

He plays the emotional card with others, and many times it is a bit deliberate, only if he has other plans, he will go out crazy and throw off the benefits, and smash the other party first.

Anna is different, she helps others, she is sincere and wants nothing else, which is characteristic of the priest Irmat, the god of suffering.

It's hard to hear, but this is a sect of Our Lady, which is full of love for all things in the world, especially for intelligent life.

Helping others is the happiest thing they can do in life, so what could they ask for?

But anyone who has a little conscience, after spending a long time with them, will be more or less influenced by them.

Yesterday's free repair, which turned into a free medical treatment, has already won Anna a certain amount of favor in Anfil Village.

Since there is no way to stop her from playing her true nature, let's further catalyze her and let this point be fully exerted, so as to maximize the benefits.

Our Lady also has the merit value of Our Lady.

"Okay, I'll try my best." Anna no longer shirks, she has no clue when it comes to shopping, but when it comes to helping others, it belongs to her old profession, and naturally there is a way to think about it.

"If there is anything you don't understand, if I'm not here, you can go and ask Ms. Goseer, I believe she will give advice." Gavin took the opportunity to tie Goather's mother in.

Mother Gosher didn't refuse, but smiled at Anna and nodded, "At the Hall of Joy, you can usually find me, and even if I'm not there, I usually won't be away for long." ”

No one would dislike a believer in the God of Suffering, especially a sweet-looking, gentle-mannered, and helpful believer in the God of Suffering, unless he is a cultist of the evil gods,

"Then thank you in advance, ma'am." Anna bowed and thanked her.

Goather's mother smiled and waved her hand, signaling that it was just a small matter.

"I don't know if there is a way for us to exchange a local currency, preferably silver and copper coins, after all, it is more convenient to use them to buy small quantities of local goods, and the currency in my hands is mainly the Nubao of Sambia and the golden lion of Cormier." Gavin set out to resolve the currency discrepancy.

This is also a big headache for Faeron trade, between different currencies, the casting process, gold content, weight are different, along with the same currency, different batches also have a huge disparity, market recognition, price, etc., naturally different, often can only be solved by bartering.

But when you buy and sell in large quantities with those horse merchants, you can barter goods, but with these small people, there is no way.

After all, the goods in their hands are unbearable luxuries for them, a bottle of ghost wine can top the output of a family estate for a quarter, even if they make any more money, they don't dare to accept such goods, once the price fluctuates, it will be too big a loss for them.

Fortunately, he has a lot of cash in his hands, one from the auction of ghost wines, and one from the dragon's nest of the young red dragon, a total of more than 600,000, and now part of it is stored in the Vizeme Manor, and most of it has been transferred to the Tower of Domination, which has basically not been touched, after all, the bulk of goods, Gavin is also bartering, and will not directly touch cash.

This is not counting the deposits on the side of the dragon collar, although the barter is mainly there, but there is also a part of the cash, which accumulates a lot, which is still considerable.

However, Gavin is only going to use the income there for local internal affairs, and he will not easily withdraw it from the outside.

"If it's a few thousand gold coins, Creven and I can help solve it, if it's more than 10,000, you need to go to a special store in the City of Radiance." Gose's mother couldn't help but admire, "I didn't expect you to be young, but you are as careful as a hair, this kind of small things can be considered in advance, just right, I have something to go to Deep Water City tomorrow, why don't you take two days, I will take you to visit the City of Radiance, and exchange a sum of loose coins by the way, it just so happens that the debt I owe you over there has not been paid off." ”

"Then trouble lady, here are 20,000 pure color Sambianu treasures, help me exchange these for use first, our account is not in a hurry, I will have to hire someone from you later." Gavin took two boxes of gold coins directly from the portable dimensional cave, "As for visiting the Shining City, I'll forget it, Anna and Luna, if you two want to go, follow the lady to play, this is your pocket money." ”

As he spoke, he took out two bulging money bags from the dimensional cave, both of which contained at least three hundred gold coins, which were heavy.

He has a lot of things to do now, and he is already busy in Anfil Village, where does he have time to wander around the City of Radiance.

The most important thing is that in his previous life, he had been a spy of the Santalin Society, squatting in the city's sewage pit for three years, and all the sewers were clearly felt, compared to the glamorous on the surface, he knew better how that city ate people and did not spit out bones in the dark, lacking goodwill and awe.

"Yes, yes, yes." Luna was overjoyed, unceremoniously took the money bag and hung it on her waist, she was full of yearning for this legendary first city from the bottom of her heart, and she had always regretted that it was close at hand, but she didn't have the opportunity to go in and have a look.

"I have money." Anna patted her little money bag, although Gavin never gave her a salary, but as a priest, a priest who is proficient in the manufacture of healing potions, how could she be short of money, the small treasury is always full.

"Give it to you, and you will keep it." Luna took it and shoved it into Anna's hand, "He's never paid us, so it's only right to spend some of his money." ”

"I ignored this matter, and when I have time, I will formulate a set of salary standards for the position, and count your standard salary and spell salary."

"I ...... I...... I didn't ......" Anna waved her hand anxiously, and refused to accept the money bag.

"This is not your business alone, but our entire territory, everyone's affairs, feelings we have to talk about, and we have to distinguish interests." Gavin smiled and explained, "If you don't accept it, what will you do with them in the future?" If you really want to help me, then do the task I have given you a good job. ”

This is not a whim, but an inevitable process for one's own forces to get on the right track.

In the past, the scale was small, and it could be maintained by feelings, but now the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more subordinates, this method is not easy to use, there must be a huge salary system, the land of the three rivers has begun to try to establish, and it is currently in the experimental stage, and there are still many places that need to be improved.

"I'm going to study hard." Anna no longer refused this time, but made a serious promise, which was to treat the trip to Waterdeep City as a study tour rather than a tour.

"Your relationship is really good." Gother's mother teased, "But Mr. Gavin, you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I'll swallow your money and sell your two little beauties in the City of Radiance? ”

"If that's the kind of lady you are, your girls won't trust you like a mother." Gavin said confidently, "Besides, this is also a small amount of money for a lady, if it is one hundred and eighty times more, I may have a worry about losing it." ”

"No wonder those little girls are fascinated by you, if I were ten years younger, I wouldn't be able to help but pursue you." Gose's mother couldn't help but laugh, it was a good feeling to be trusted, especially when the other party's words were speaking to her heart.

"How can you be sure, ma'am, that I don't like you?" Gavin is a veteran with a young skin, one-on-one group, he doesn't dare to speak out easily, one-on-one, he has never been afraid of anyone, even a veteran of the Fengyue place like Gose's mother.

The other party's counterattack made Gose's mother shake her head, saying that you are serious, almost asked, and stopped the car at the last moment.

Because once the other party looks serious, she is afraid that she will not be able to parry, so she can only run away.

But Meimu couldn't help but fall on the other party's young and handsome face.

Gavin's temperament is very unique, obviously a childish face, but he is so old and spicy, superb in his means, and meticulous in his thoughts, even if he is an old fox, he is far inferior.

Two completely conflicting things, placed on one person at the same time, do not feel awkward, but as they should be.

This pair of Gausser's mothers, who have a bit of excess motherhood, are like poison, full of fatal temptation, and in just a few days, they are intoxicated and a little unable to extricate themselves.

Now that I think about it, even Goeth's mother herself feels a little incredible, even though they have only known each other for a few days, but it feels like a long, long time.

Gose's mother didn't dare to think about it anymore, and she didn't dare to take the topic, so she typed a haha and diverted the topic to the main thing again, "The hotel has begun to be overhauled, have you thought of a name?" You can't call the laughing robbers anymore, can you? ”

It's just that this turn of events is somewhat abrupt, which proves his weakness in disguise.

Gavin also accepted it when he saw it, and replied without thinking about her question, "Stone Peony Horse Hotel." ”

"It's easy to understand, the stone peony statue outside has been rejuvenated by you, and it's fitting that you should use it as the name of the hotel." Gosse's mother immediately guessed the apparent meaning of the name.

"I hope that here, like the statue of the stone peony horse, can be rejuvenated." Gavin smiled and agreed.

The meaning of the name is indeed what Goether's mother guessed, but in Gavin's case, there is a deeper layer.

Because in the previous life, after the hotel was rebuilt, it was called this name.

He still uses this name, and he is ready to replace it completely.

"Okay, since you've arranged it so thoroughly, I won't bother, I'll go back and make up for sleep." Gose's mother stretched her waist and yawned, and the rising sun just came in, reflecting her white tulle nightdress into translucent, an infinitely graceful curvaceous silhouette, appearing in front of everyone, making people a little unable to take their eyes off, including the two women.

Gausser's mother's mature charm is engraved in her bones, and her every move will reveal infinite style.

If it were normal times, not only would she not care, but she would be more unrestrained, and turn around and tease others a few words.

But this time, what came to her mind was Gavin's previous rhetorical question and serious look, but she felt a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to take a step back, retreat into the shadows, and cover up this line.

The sigh echoing in her ears made her heart skip a beat involuntarily, and she almost couldn't help but walk into the sunshine again.

Just when Gotser's mother couldn't help but flee, Gavin's voice sounded in her ears again, "Wait, ma'am, I have one more question, where is the nearest quarry to here?" ”

"There is no quarry in this vicinity, all the building stone is transported from the town of Red Pine, there is a dwarf-run single shield quarry, they produce this kind of limestone, the quality is high, but the price is a bit high, especially if it is shipped from the town of Red Pine, the price is even higher." All the halls of joy are one of the most well-informed places in the local area, and Gose's mother is one of the best, which makes people can't help but suspect that there is no news in the vicinity that she doesn't know.

"Red Pine Town? It's too far. When Gavin heard this, he shook his head again and again.

The distance between Anfil Village and Red Pine Town is not much closer than that of Waterdeep City, at least more than 100 kilometers.

Transporting building stone from a place 100 kilometers away, the transportation cost alone is almost the top of the value of the stone itself.

If it was just to repair the hotel, he also promised to build a road for the village of Anfil for free - hard stone road, this amount of hard stone needed is a bit terrifying.

After a moment's consideration, Gavin asked, "Is there a suitable place to build a quarry near Anfil Village?" ”

"You want to build your own quarry?" Gaoser's mother stared at her beautiful eyes in disbelief, and couldn't help but complain, "Are you here to buy a war horse?" Or are you here to buy an industry and settle down? For the sake of war horses, you bought this hotel, for the maintenance of this hotel, you are going to build a quarry, and when the time comes, for the sake of the quarry, do you have to dig all the kobold tribes in the surrounding hilly areas out of the dog holes and turn them into your own laborers? ”

"Hah......" Gavin asked with a look of surprise, "There are kobolds in the surrounding hills?" ”

Now that they have incorporated kobolds, they have all incorporated experience, and they have a complete set of processes.

If there are wild kobolds around, he can even save the effort of mobilizing kobold craftsmen on a large scale from the dragon oak collar, and can directly incorporate and transform them on the spot.

It's just that the kobolds of Faeron are far less common than goblins, and not all hills and mountains have kobolds, so he didn't think about it before.

After all, this place is so close to Waterdeep, and there are many human villages around it, and most of the monsters have either retreated or have been wiped out by the mercenaries who come and go frequently.

"Do you really want to do that?"

"If you have the chance, why not? The mindset of these kobolds is very different from that of humans, serving the strong, especially those with dragon blood, they have no regrets, as long as they are full, they are full of energy, and they are extremely good at digging holes and quarrying, and they make it their home. Gavin counted the kobolds' merits.

People's minds will change, Gavin still wanted to use human methods to rule the kobolds, and was ready to wait until the kobolds' power developed to a certain level, and then cancel their collective life and engage in a personal economy or something.

But as the contact gets longer and longer, it is simply stupid to find this kind of thought.

(End of chapter)