Transcendent Noble

"Sasan Empire has a vast territory and rich products. Thirty years ago, Sasan Empire claimed to have nearly four million registered subjects, but now there are probably five million. As for non-registered people. The number of refugees in Bronze Halberd City is three times that of registered residents. Considering that it is a trading city where refugees gather, I guess the total population of Sasan Empire will not be less than 13 million."

"The land in the central and eastern parts of the empire is extremely fertile. After the black soil is dried, it becomes iron red. It is this kind of soil that can grow high-yielding green wheat. The hills of the western part of the empire are connected to the vast endless forest. The north is the same. It’s Tatun dukedom. The Moonbear family raised millions of reindeer on that tundra. Therefore, Sasan Empire’s agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, and woolen industries are very developed. They do not lack wood, stone, food, leather, meat, and salt. , Only lack of minerals."

"Bronze Halberd City is named after the use of copper long halberd by garrison soldiers. In that city, an ordinary iron sword can be exchanged for a High Level War horses, or 8 short-horn bulls." Abel laughed and said, "My lord, it is said that Sasan Empire collects obsidian weapons from orcs. I have seen Sasan craftsmen make obsidian arrows and obsidian spears."

"Sasan Empire has plenty of meat and a large population. Therefore, the carefully selected Sasan soldiers are exceptionally strong and well-trained. Limited by the poor mineral resources, only the most elite vassals are qualified to equip them. Steel ring armor and iron essence weapons. Sasan Empire has 150,000 elite cavalry, and the others are militias..."

"Wait!" Victor asked in surprise: "Sasan Empire's regular army is all Cavalry?"

"All cavalry. One man and two horses."

Victor shook his head and sighed: "This is the advantage of winning the prairie holy city. There will never be a shortage of horses."

"The political structure of the Sasan Empire is tangled and complicated, but it can basically be divided into Four Great Influences. The Moonbear family of Tatun dukedom dominates the northern tundra, backed by the power of Barbarian, and maintains a neutral position. The Imperial Family is the leader. The lord group occupies the east and west of the empire. The lord group headed by the Barcelius family occupies the west of the empire The lords of the central and northern parts of the empire are divided into several bloodlines. They have no leader family and belong to the middle of the empire. "

"The Barcelius family? Is it the Griffin family? Victor raised his head and asked.

Lord Abel solemnly said: "Yes, they are the bloodline of Queen Verotica Barcelius and Prince Drawin Wimbledon, descendants of the Imperial Family of the Iron Mountain Empire. There are 5 His Highnesses in the Sasan Empire holding up the Griffin Flag. There are also rumors that Duke Usayin Barcelius is likely to step into the Legendary Domain. "

"The descendants of Spiritual God Knight and sword saint were actually squeezed out to the west where there is no green wheat? The water in Sasan Empire is not as deep as usual! "Victor sighed secretly in his heart, and asked, "Teacher Abel, what is the price of Sasan's green wheat?" What is the price of the war horse? "

Abel replied: "In Holy Armor City, you can buy 3 pounds of green wheat for 1 copper sol. In Bronze Halberd City, 1 copper Sol can buy 20 pounds of green wheat. The war horse and leather armor trade are both regulated, and only caravans selling minerals can purchase these two materials. Victor nodded, asked again: "So... Can Dodian also buy green wheat in the Holy City?" "

"Caravans of any force can buy green wheat in the Holy City without paying taxes. "

By talking about this, Victor has basically figured out Sasan Empire’s strategy.

There are many factors that lead to war. If you only look at Sasan and the Three Kingdoms from the perspective of trade It’s not difficult to find that this is a green wheat war.

Sasanian won control of the twelve holy cities, not only has a strategic depth, but also has a good horse to form a mobile The strong cavalry Legion. The Sasan cavalry entered the territory of the Dodo kingdom. They burned farms, trampled on fertile fields, looted supplies, dispersed the people, and eliminated the vassal farm owners. Facing the Sasan cavalry attack, the Dodo kingdom adopted a strategy of standing strong and clearing the country. In this way As a result, the grain production area in the north of Dodo became grainless. The farmers had to leave their homes and migrate south, and finally entered the territory of Gambis as refugees.

The grain production area of ​​Dodo was destroyed, Naville There is a shortage of arable land, and Gambis has accepted so many refugees at once, and can no longer produce food to meet the needs of Dodo and Naville. With the growth of the population, the food gap in the Three Kingdoms has become larger and larger, and imported green wheat has become Their only choice.

Sasan Empire’s greatest threat comes from the Eastern Wilderness, not the Three Kingdoms in the South. Although the empire is densely populated and rich in food, its internal conflicts are numerous, and the empire’s army lacks armaments. The main force can only be placed on the eastern border, and there is no room for annexation of the Dodo kingdom.

In this case, Sasanian and Gambis’ Chamber of Commerce traded in exchange for agricultural products and war horses for the minerals they urgently needed. Planted every year, every year, there will be mold in the warehouse, and ironware can be used for many years. As long as the green wheat trade continues, the army of the Sasan Empire will continue to grow, and the Emperor Sasan will also need time to slowly sort out domestic conflicts. When the time is right, the army of the Sasan Empire will go south, the northern lord of Dodo will be the first to surrender, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance will collapse.

On the surface, the Gambis Chamber of Commerce has made huge profits in the green wheat trade. In fact, this is in the hands of Sasan Empire. There is no limit on the amount of green wheat purchased by Gambis. The purchase price of 20 pounds per copper Sol is more than 6 times lower than that of the Dodo Kingdom. The caravans of Naville Kingdom are not exempt from transit tax at all. They can only wait for Gambis' Chamber of Commerce to sell green wheat. Gambis makes a lot of money in the green wheat trade. How can Dodo and Naville not be jealous and hate? Uneven distribution of benefits will inevitably lead to alliances Internal conflicts.

Sasanian played a trick of boiling a frog in warm water and killing three men with a peach. Unfortunately, human's calculation are inferior to the heavens calculation. Victor's split plow and new farming and animal husbandry will surely make their plots fall into the sand. As for what changes will happen to the human kingdom, Victor is also unpredictable. He is now more concerned about whether his freelance caravan can enter the territory of Sasan Empire.

"Teacher Abel, is Sophia's secret business way leading to Sasan Empire?"

Abel was silent for a while and said, "I don’t know the specifics, but you must Have you seen the Saber-Toothed Tiger skull specimen in the study of Lord Marquis?" Victor nodded, when Baron first saw that specimen in his memory, he was really taken aback. Abel continued: "That was the Saber-Toothed Tiger hunted by Lord Sophia in the mountains of Naville. She was only 19 years old at the time. She was the guardian of a small caravan, Knight. The caravan suddenly lost contact with us in the territory of Naville. , We all thought she had an accident. Didn’t expect a year later, Sophia-sama’s caravan came back. They not only brought back the head of Saber-Toothed Tiger, but also the specialty products of Yaruit mountain range. And the friendship between Naville people and Sasanian. Since then, Sasan Empire allowed us to set foot in Tatun dukedom and participate in the Barbarian Grand Bazaar. It was also that year that Lord Sophia became a marquise and formed the Saber-Toothed Tiger Business Group "

Victor's mind came up with the scene of Nicole slashing ogre angrily, and he exhaled "Life and Death Trial!"

Saber-Toothed Tiger is a silver-tier beast, Sophia It must be the Life and Death Trial to be able to kill him with the body of Knight. However, the Life and Death Trial is a lifetime, and Knight will not joke about his life until it is a last resort, and Saber-Toothed Tiger only moves in the mountains. All this shows that Sophia happened to encounter the beast when he entered the mountains. So, her reason for venturing into the mountain can only be to find a business way to the Sasan Empire, obviously she succeeded.

This commercial road avoids the kingdom of Dodo and the prairie, and connects Naville and Sasan. Although the narrow mountain roads cannot transport large quantities of materials, Sasanian will be ecstatic even if a small amount of iron is transported. In order to maintain this business way, Sasanian did not hesitate to use the rare medicine ingredient of Mount Yaruit in exchange to ensure that Naville Kingdom continues to deliver ironware. And Sophia is playing the role of middleman.

"This woman actually thinks of a part with me, and I am not afraid to play with herself!" Victor muttered in his heart, he must admit that Sophia's brutality was beyond his reach.

Victor got rid of the idea of ​​unfathomable mystery and said to Abel: "Teacher Abel, the information you provided is very useful to me. I can increase the Bucks Business Group’s 3 million pounds of raw sugar share. However, I still There is a small request."

Abel stood up and bowed: "My lord, please say. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy you."

" You won’t be embarrassed.” Victor laughed and said, “The carriage made by our Randal collar is both light and strong, and its load capacity is 40% higher than that of ordinary carriages. I hope that the Bucks Business Group will purchase my carriage in large quantities. This power, You should have one?"

Abel hesitated and said, "My lord, I have seen your freight carriage in Wild Willow City. It's really good... But those carriages don't have a roof! How can this be protected from rain and snow? "

Lilia said with a smile: "We have produced a kind of canvas, which has a particularly good waterproof effect and is cheap. And those carriages can also be equipped with a roof. You can go to Wild Willow City. Ask."

"Then can I purchase directly in Flatlake Town?" Abel probed.

"No!"

Victor's voice is not high, but it is full of non-negotiable meaning. Abel said with his jaw head: "Okay! I'm leaving now. As Mrs. Lilia said, I will purchase new carriages in large quantities."

"Teacher Abel, I am planning to invite you to join Randal Family. Dinner..." Victor stood up and said something to stay. Abel bowed and said: "My lord, thank you for your kind invitation. But the weather is not and the others, I must transport the raw sugar to the Minsk fortress before the rainy season."

"I understand. "Victor nodded, said to Lilia: "My dear, please give me a Teacher Abel."

"Lord, please come with me." Abel bowed and retired, and was led by Lilia. Leaving the study.

After a while, Lilia returned to the study, she sat directly on Victor’s lap, put her arms around his neck, and asked softly: "Just let him go? I thought you would try to subdue him. "

"Conquer? Why conquer? The large Chamber of Commerce is our opponent and can only be defeated by us." Victor lightly said with a smile.

"However, the smuggling caravan can't pass through Wharton Prairie." Lilia bit her lip and frowned her beautiful eyebrows. Victor sighed: "So, we are going to be parasitic on the Bucks Business Group and let them take our people over."

Lilia eyes shined and asked with a smile: "How to parasite?"

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Victor thought for a while, and said: "The Bucks Business Group is strong and lush, I am afraid there are tens of thousands of people relying on it for food. Among them, there must be a mercenary group serving the Bucks Business Group. Let Mercury find Out of those mercenary groups, infiltrate, buy, and destroy them if they don’t work. In short, we must make our mercenary group the periphery of the Bucks. As long as the mercury and mercenary groups cross the Wharton Prairie, we can develop our own power in the Sasan Empire. "

"And then completely defeat the Bucks Business Group?" Lilia said with a smile: "Aren't those tens of thousands of people running out of food."

"There is ability. Everyone can find a job there, they just changed a boss. At that time, Abel has to work for me, so I don’t have to subdue him." Victor paused and said, "My dear, the family’s population is expanding too fast. It takes a period of time to digest and absorb. From today on, we will strictly control the population inflow until the family is stable."

"In the past two years, our eyes are not on the outside."