Gavin gave a thumbs up to Haresque and said: "The attitude of the Supreme Councilor towards the lords makes me ashamed, compared to me, the lord of my lord is not qualified, so far I have not dealt with a dispute with the lords, and I have not solved a practical difficulty for them. ”

"It's normal to be ashamed, and there aren't many lords and nobles who don't feel ashamed in front of our Supreme Councilor, because he never sees himself as a superior lord, but as a public servant of the Misty Valley, and every citizen of the Misty Valley is his master, and he will do everything in his power to serve them and consider them.

He only said that the light of those valley people who came here to buy his goods, but he did not say that most of our public spending in the Misty Valley was from his store, and his income was not increasing, but decreasing, compared to before he became the supreme councilor.

It's the same to buy things, the same price, you say we don't buy things from him, where do we go?

People's hearts are all flesh and blood, and what you exchange for your own heart will always be sincere.

Those who stoned the glass of the Supreme Councilor's shop, that is the bastard with no conscience, if it weren't for the Supreme Councilor to stop and not let him be traced, I would have to pull out those unconscionable guys and drag them to the Council Square, so that all the people of Misty Valley can take a look and comment, is the Supreme Councilor's verdict unreasonable? Or are they greedy themselves? Think the penalty is unreasonable? ”

A group of six people came out of the Supreme Councilor's mansion, men and women, humans, half-elves, dwarves, and a Tevelin, the only ones who were the same, they were all not young, although they were not all old, at least they were middle-aged.

It was the oldest human woman who spoke, her hair was half white, she was dressed like the most ordinary country peasant woman, and although there were traces of time on her body, she could not hide her former beauty, giving people a rough and toned feeling.

She wore a silk belt around her waist that didn't match her outfit, embroidered with golden ears of wheat, and in the center was a blooming rose, the emblem of the goddess Cetia, the mother earth.

"Don't come unharmed, Patriarch." Gavin took the initiative to greet her, the two were old acquaintances, she was the abbot of the Golden Sheaf Abbey, a powerful priest of Chettia.

Whether it was the evil items that purified the Golden Wheat Bunch Monastery or the signing of the order for five thousand tons of grain, it was all negotiated with her, and this was an old woman who was very mild-tempered most of the time, and when something particularly unpleasant happened to her, she would be a little irritable.

In this loose valley community, it's normal to wear many hats.

"Good day, Jazz." Janella greeted with a smile.

"Councillor Janiera is overrated, where am I as good as you say? I'm just doing what I can. ”

Hareske said a little embarrassedly, "Sir, don't be humble, we haven't heard much about your deeds, and the nature is completely different."

We also benefited from the ghost wine auction you organized in the Land of Three Rivers, and many merchants rented boats from our Ashaban beach, and not only did they hire all our boats, but the hotels were even more crowded.

By the time they left, all the drinks in our tavern had been drunk, and the years of stock had been disposed of by the merchants, and now many of the valley people were thinking about the event and looking forward to the next ghost wine auction.

You eradicated the scourge of the East Road, Slaksata, not only the merchants of the East Road, but also our side of the Yuehai Highway also benefited, and the greedy red dragon did not come to our side to rob the disaster.

Two months ago, when the Ashaba River burst its banks, Sir Sir made a selfless contribution to help the people of Lingyu Valley and Ploughing the Valley, fighting floods and rescuing countless wounded, and later helping them resettle a large number of refugees and rebuild their homes.

It is said that Sir still blocked the first wave of attacks from the Black Prison of the Deep Forest Valley, turning a catastrophe that swept across the entire Ashaba River into invisibility.

Now for the construction of the valley, we did not hesitate to go to Tesser, bringing tens of thousands of immigrants, and we believe that under your leadership, the valley will be rejuvenated.

Your energy is spent on these big things that are good for everyone, and it's normal not to have the energy to deal with those tedious things.

Purely because I can't do such a big thing, I can only think more about these details and solve some practical difficulties for those people. ”

After such an inventory by Hareske, Gavin realized that he was not lonely and unknown in the valley now, especially the unique law of fate that shrouded him, and what he did substantially affected the attitude of ordinary people towards him.

Although except for the disaster of the East Road, several other things have not opened the destiny milestone, it does not mean that these things have no influence at all.

In particular, after the Ashaba River embankment was consciously dug up by Sambian merchants to relieve the floodwater, he sent people to rescue and rescue the disaster, which gained him a lot of prestige, even if he did not appear on the front line of the rescue from the beginning to the end, and even did not have time to participate in the referral meeting where Regina threaded the needle for herself, at that time, he was stumped by the war on the side of the conqueror's army, and there was no way to get out.

In this way, Gavin suddenly had a bottom.

The other party will not boast about his merits for no reason, and this naturally has its own deep meaning.

It's a shackle to Gavin's past reputation, so that he can't use the army of conquerors to do evil in the Misty Valley.

After all, the size of the conqueror's army is there, and if the plot is wrong, it will definitely be a disaster for the Misty Valley, and the law of mutual watch commonly used in the valley cannot be used on them.

Because the army of conquerors has always come under the banner of immigration, it is nothing more than a little more people and animals, and they have no reason to stop them in the Misty Valley, especially the Cormir Kingdom, which is a model of the country, has been allowed to go.

"The Supreme Councillor has an excessive reputation, and many things are not intentional on our part, but we have been forced into a corner, and we are forced to fight back, but we just succeeded by luck."

Gavin responded with a smile, "As for the flood relief matter, it is even more of a part, although I am not from the valley, but I very much agree with the agreement of mutual watch and mutual help in the valley, and I am willing to abide by it." ”

He took the opportunity to take a stand and was willing to follow the rules of the game in the valley, and would never use his army of conquerors to bully the weak.

"Good, good, good." Councillor Janiera applauded from the side, "You two don't fight, although you have different ways of doing things, one thing is the same, you are both bent on seeking development for your own territory and seeking welfare for the people, as long as there is this, I believe that in the eyes of your people, you are all qualified lords." ”

"That's right." Gavin nodded in agreement and said, "The Supreme Councilor can't do what I do, what you're good at, why can't I imitate it?" There is no absolute right or wrong way for this kind of thing, in fact, I came this time, not just to borrow the road, the most important thing is to seek common development, I believe that if we join forces, we will be able to seek more benefits for the people of the valley in the two places, so that they can have a better life. ”

As always, Gavin is ready to convince the subject with a bundle of interests.

It's not so much that it's a proven way, but that Gavin himself believes that the relationships built in this way are more stable.

In the absence of the temptation of greater interests, it is very difficult to break this relationship, unless the other party is stupid enough to see the situation clearly, and such a guy is definitely not a good partner to work with.

"Oh? Tell me about it? Supreme Councilor Hareske said with great interest.

"Councillor Hareske, where is your usual shrewdness? Can't we just stand here and talk? You haven't introduced us to each other yet. Congressman Janiela reminded with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot about it, I don't need to say more about this one, he is the organizer of the army of conquerors, the terminator of the scourge of the Eastern Road, the owner of the ghost wine region of Vizeme Estate, and the patron of the Land of the Three Rivers, Sir Gavin Noort."

Hareske smiled apologetically and introduced the two parties, "These six are our six councillors in Misty Valley, Holfast, Will, Janiela, Almas, and Elwin, they are all the most warm-hearted and prestigious people in our Misty Valley. ”

The crowd exchanged pleasantries and chats for a while before entering the council chamber of the Supreme Councilor's residence.

It is said that the council hall is actually a meeting room, the seating arrangement is very casual, and all kinds of refreshments have been placed on the table, indicating that the atmosphere of their usual deliberations is not so serious, just like a tea party, after all, in this vast valley with simple folk customs, there are very few things that can be discussed in the council hall of the supreme councillor.

Most of them are on the village side, and one or two councillors have stepped in to solve the problem.

"I'm really sorry, it's not that we are consciously lazy, but that we usually invest too little in this area." Hareske: They must be ashamed of themselves again.

Obviously, they themselves knew that their Misty Valley was too casual in this regard, not to mention that it was inferior to those kingdoms, even compared to the other parts of the valley.

"On the contrary, I like the atmosphere created by your layout, which gives people a sense of harmony and warmth, much stronger than the cold hall and throne, and I want to learn more from you in this regard." Gavin is not simply polite, due to the atmosphere here, the sense of urgency that has been pressing him has dissipated a lot, very comfortable, and his speech is more casual.

"Jazz is much gentler than we expected."

"It's overrated."

"Can you please tell us more about how this common development is pursued?"

"We got one by one, the first one, I hope that you will take the lead in forming an agricultural union, I am willing to sign a stable grain and vegetable purchase agreement with you, and in the next five years, I will buy more than 10,000 tons of grain and vegetables from you every year, but in terms of price, I hope to maintain the pre-invasion of the Tucan army." Gavin threw out the first large equivalent order.

It is true that there is enough wasteland for them to cultivate, but it will take at least two or three years for 40,000 or 50,000 immigrants to become self-sufficient.

Above all, Gavin did not want to disband the army of conquerors on the spot and disperse them across a vast land.

He is ready to build the city directly, and firmly grasp this force that has been twisted into a rope, even if it is not for war, even in terms of infrastructure, it has a huge advantage.

It is not difficult to see from the series of policies they have formulated in the City of Faith that the army of conquerors is not the end of immigration, but the beginning, and more immigrants will come one after another, all of which require a stable source of food.

There is no better fit than the Misty Valley, known as the granary of the valley, which has not only the advantage of cultivation, but also the advantage of transportation.

From Ashaban Beach to the Land of the Three Rivers, this section of the Ashaba River is no more than 300 kilometers at most, and it can be reached in no more than two days at most.

"10,000 tons of grain and vegetables a year!" The seven Misty Valley Councillors couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

This is not a small amount, even according to the price before the Tucan invasion, it is at least a million gold coins.

At first glance, this sounds like a very loss-making deal, after all, the price of grain is skyrocketing, and what used to be a million can now be sold for three million, and there is still no market.

But there will always be a time when the war is over, and at that time, the price will not only fall, but even lower than before the war.

Because of the blind obedience of ordinary farmers, they will judge according to the current price of food, and thus plant certain crops on a large scale, which will cause serious overproduction.

They are not a war zone here, and the overall population will not be affected much.

How will this extra yield be digested in the end?

Fortunately, the grain can be stored in storage for a period of time, and it can be used to make wine at worst.

The vegetables could just rot in the ground or feed them to the pigs.

If this subscription agreement is signed with Gavin, it is equivalent to having a stable guarantee, and those farmers will have no worries, and can confidently and boldly plant all kinds of melons, fruits and vegetables, which will play a great role in promoting the development of agriculture in the Misty Valley.

As for whether Gavin has the purchasing power, they are not worried at all.

One million is an unattainable astronomical number for those farmers, but it is not an unattainable number for them, especially those who are extraordinary spellcasters, many times, they spend tens of thousands to cast a spell, let alone have the cover of an army of conquerors

"What? Questions? Seeing that they didn't nod for a long time, Gavin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"If it were peacetime, we would not hesitate to take this order, but now, the war of this nomadic invasion will end next year, but I am afraid that the war will drag on for too long, resulting in an inflated grain situation, and those short-sighted farmers are reluctant to sell." Supreme Councilor Hareske said with a hint of helplessness in his expression, "Buying and selling is a matter of your will, and we can't force ...... when the time comes."

"You don't need to worry about this, the war will definitely not drag on next summer, whether it is the Tucan army coming from afar, or the Feilun coalition army that is preparing, they are all ultra-long-distance operations, and the food supplies that can be carried are relatively limited, and both sides will actively seek fighters and strive for a quick victory.

For the time being, there are only two possibilities, either the Tucan army will be driven back to the endless wilderness by us, or the Faeron coalition will be defeated and the Tucan army will drive straight in, and the price of any kind of food will plummet, even far below the price before the Tucan invasion. Gavin's conclusion is not simply based on the foresight of the previous life, but uses the information at hand to conduct a comprehensive analysis.

"If the Tucan army is expelled back to the Endless Wilderness, I can understand that the price of food will plummet, but if the Pharen coalition army is defeated and the Tucan army is driven straight in, shouldn't it be the price of food soaring? How can it also fall? Councillor Janiera asked, looking puzzled.

"Quite simply, stimulated by the current surge in grain prices, I believe that not only the valleys, but also farmers everywhere are racing against time to replant all kinds of grains and vegetables so that they can be sold at a high price next year, which will cause a large overflow in production.

The Tucan army is notoriously vicious, and once they break through the defenses, many cities will face the fate of burning and slaughtering, which will cause a partial reduction in the demand for food.

And we belong to the middle and rear here, and without the Faeron coalition army to transport grain to the front, those ordinary farmers will not be able to send more grain to the front line.

And the Santarin, who has this ability, will still be the merchants of Sambia, will they share the channels and benefits with ordinary farmers? Gavin concludes with a rhetorical question.

"No, not only will they not buy at a high price, but on the contrary, they will desperately suppress the price to seek greater benefits, which is their usual method."

"That's right, just like what they have done in the past two years in cotton procurement, there is a huge gap in the sails of the ship that fell into the sea of stars, but the price of cotton has been repeatedly pushed down, just because the sales channels are in their hands, and we valley people can only be at their mercy."

"They will not hesitate to join forces to squeeze us."

All of the councillors in the Misty Hollow are unusually unanimous, they are too understanding of the Tallinn Guild and the Sambian merchants' way of doing things, and they will only fall into the trap, mercilessly sucking every drop of blood from the people of the Vale, regardless of whether they live or die.

"Do you think this is the real root cause of the problem?" Gavin threw out a new question, "Is it because of the short-sightedness of those farmers?" ”

"These farmers can't be blamed for this matter, they can't see so far because of the limited information channels, and now many people only know that the soaring food prices are affected by the war, but in which direction the war is happening, how big is it, and how long it can last, not to mention them, even we can't tell."

(End of chapter)