Before ascending to God, be a good lord

Chapter 604 601. Clouds in White Tree City

"Actually, the above two kinds of slaves together only account for 3% of the market in White Tree City. The slave owners who really sell are the young slaves who have lived in the slave camp since childhood. Almost all the big slave owners in White Tree City will have their own slaves. Slave camps, where slaves are raised like cattle and horses, these slaves will not stimulate blood, and they can be sold when they are born at the age of 12, and they specialize in the simplest manual work."

"12 years? Isn't this cycle too long?" Rand was a little unbelievable.

"Yes, 12 years is very long, especially during this period of food consumption is so huge." Pete rolled his eyes, "Then in the south, where can we find so much food, and the cost must be particularly low?"

"Old grain from the south? The kind that is subsidized and destroyed?" Rand finally understood.

"Yes, my lord, it's that kind of food. Once the food costs almost nothing, the cost of these slaves will be greatly reduced." Having said this, Pete began to play tricks again "However, in the past two months, all the food in the south has disappeared !"

"War protection policy?" This message was heard at a secret meeting at the end of the month. At that time, the message was that someone had bought all the old grain in the south and asked for all the grain to be shipped to Yeqi City immediately.It was with these grains that Rand dared to send a large number of troops to Iowa.

"Yes, my lord, you really have seen everything," Pete boasted quickly.

Everything he has done these days is paving the way for his report to Rand tonight. Let himself be able to regain his image in Rand's heart, so Pete seized every opportunity to please Rand and show his value.

"Now these big slave owners don't have cheap food. What they can choose is to spend a lot of money to buy food, but this will not only lead to a rise in local food prices, but also attract the attention of the imperial department, or find a way to get all the slaves sell!"

Rand looked clear: "And such a big deal, it's impossible to negotiate it in the slave market, right?"

"You're right. In the market, there is a price alliance between slave owners. They would rather let the slaves starve to death than lower the prices of each other. But at the ball, these slave owners who are inextricably linked with the nobles will try their best to Find a big buyer, pack it up and buy it.”

"Well, you've done a good job!" Rand and Leniya showed gratified expressions at the same time. Even though Pete had some self-serving behaviors in it, he had to say that the method he used was almost the best.

"My lord, at present I have negotiated a total of 41000 slaves, and the price is 37000 gold coins, which includes the board and lodging of these slaves within a month." If it is based on the market price, Pete's total cost including the previous expenses is also higher than the normal price. 1000 gold coins lower.

After reporting on the slave business, Pete didn't stop, and continued to talk about the news he had found:

"In addition, I also got an interesting piece of information. I just said that there was a gang of half-orcs in the southern forest recently. It is said that a high-level priest of life suddenly appeared in the past two months. Hundreds of slaves, and directly hit the strongest mercenary team in the city."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help grinning: "The mercenary team has 2 high-level knights and 1 high-level mage. It is said that 3 high-level professionals faced the bandit leader and lasted a total of two rounds."

"This battle situation" Rand muttered in a low voice, "It sounds familiar enough!"

"Yes, the forest was very chaotic in the first place. Half-orcs, half-elves, humans, and lizards fought against each other. The slave hunting team often cooperates with one of them to capture slaves from other ethnic groups," said a person who had experienced bandit suppression in the Frostwolf Forest. Pete, who is quite concerned about the situation here, "However, this gang has a powerful half-orc leader. As soon as she appeared, she unified quite a few tribes, and directly wiped out a group of lizards who cooperated with the local slave owners." tribe of people."

"That half-bull man again?" A huge figure appeared in Rand's mind.

"I'm afraid so. Judging from various sources, this is your opponent in the Frostwolf Forest," Pete nodded, "I heard at the ball that the nobles and slave owners of White Tree City decided to form a coalition and go directly to wipe them out. .”

"Allied forces? Wouldn't it be led by a high-ranking knight again?" Rant recalled the journey of two noble young masters, Robenqi Baixiao and Fernando Maned Wolf, to suppress bandits.

"No, it is said that they are going to invite senior members of the Blue Lion family to come over." Pete Maned Wolf asked Rand for the first time in the mirror, "Sir, do you think we are mixing?"

"I don't want to directly confront either of these two parties, but I can send Houndstooth over there and find some orc priests!" Lante said with a smile.

"My lord," Peter said suddenly with a serious face, "I suggest that when escorting the slaves north in the next few days, we should invite a high-ranking officer to sit in charge. The guards of the slave owners are not clear from the slave hunting team. He is not good at dealing with bandits, but he is good at robbing caravans!"

"You're right," Rand nodded after hearing this, "You also explained to the local nobles in Baishu City that we don't want to participate in their suppression, but we are willing to support them from other sources. I will buy the slaves from the local nobles. You don’t have to worry about money when you pay by cash in the Temple of Commerce, as for the transportation of so many people..."

"Don't worry, I'll let Baron Dutov handle it, I'm not very good at it!"

When Pete left the magic mirror, the remaining Jim faced Rand quite awkwardly. He was born as a non-magic, and he couldn't imagine that he could get so much information at the ball.

"My lord, I'm sorry, just now I wasn't..." Jim was a little speechless. It is an extremely serious crime anywhere for a non-monster to frame an intermediate knight.

"It's okay, this is your mission, you did it very well." Rand didn't care, "Continue to watch them, and I bought these non-magic people, most of them will serve as auxiliary troops, you have to think about what to do Do!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Jim said with trepidation, "I'll think of a solution right away!"

"If necessary, you can call in more auxiliary troops, but I also need manpower here!"

When the magic mirror returned to its closed state, Leniya looked at Rand with a smile on his face, "Let me just say it? He is the most suitable for dealing with the little nobles!"

"Yeah, he's found some sense," Rant thought for a while, and asked again, "How about letting him stay there? Like Gatsby being a local agent?"

"You really dare to put him there," Leniya said with a smile, "Then he dares to directly collude with the lizardmen and occupy the castle of Viscount White Tree!"

"Well, he can do it!"

(End of this chapter)