Transcendent Noble

At the end of January of the Fire Season, there are still 55 days before the Legion tournament held by the York family, and the entire Centaur Hills is busy.

Suppression of ant plagues, new agriculture and animal husbandry, water conservancy projects, and the killing of different Dragon Transformation beasts Itugos, these extraordinary deeds are passed on through the mouths of caravans, bards, silver towers and churches. Throughout the entire human kingdom, the prestige of the York family was overthrown.

The powerful aristocrats including Sasan Empire sent envoys to Golden Water City to congratulate the York family while watching the construction of water conservancy projects and listening to the secrets of Barbarian.

Regardless of the purpose of each Great Influence, the Legion Tournament in Centaur Hills is destined to be a world-renowned event.

So far, Golden Water City has received more than 900 noble children, including 22 Knights and 103 trainee Knights. Some of them are from Tatun dukedom in the far north, and some are from the distant Eastern. Alliance, most of them are the second sons and daughters of the Fallen Family, the younger ones are less than 12 years old, and the older ones are over 40 years old.

Either alone, or with two followers, they came to Centaur Hills for a long distance to participate in the Legion competition held by the York family, to show their skills, talents and quality at the conference, and to win for themselves A future.

The great aristocracy pays much attention to fame. Attracting talents is the benefit of fame.

However, the Legion Tournament that can affect the entire human world is very rare, thanks to Sylvia's announcement of new farming and animal husbandry technology. To commend the outstanding contributions of the York family, the church ordered the resident priests everywhere to promote the reputation of the York family and the prosperity of Centaur Hills. The churches along the way also provided material guarantees for the noble children to travel, and the powerful lords of various places also invited the York family. He responded positively, prepared a big gift, and rushed to Centaur Hills, but didn't get in the way of doing things like usual.

The new farming and animal husbandry technology benefits everyone, and the Spiritual God Knight will become extremely powerful when it is about to die, irritable and combative. There have even been incidents of Spiritual God Knight challenging the Pope in history. His Royal Highness wanted to see how powerful the Angel of Radiance was, but he forced the Pope to hide for a long time. In short, no one wants to be recorded by Sylvia in a small book, if other families announce new farming and animal husbandry techniques... whoever you are, you don’t need to learn it after you learn it, and you don’t need to think about favors or anything.

Sylvia’s disclosure of new farming and pastoral technology is called generosity. The lords must respond. Others should do so. Even if they are thankful, they are also grateful to the church for spreading the technology.

Under the background of weak are prey to the strong, you must first have the ability to protect yourself before you can have an environment for development and growth. The little lord relies on one or two new technologies and wants to stand out from the crowd. That is just a dream.

The York family is famous for its new agriculture, animal husbandry and water conservancy projects, and it is flourishing, attracting many Knights to seek refuge. As the actual promoter of technological change, Victor did not complain. In fact, he is not interested in the Legion tournament. Recruiting Knight will only break the current balance of power of the Randal leader and return the family to a traditional and slow development model.

Victor is planning to recruit some down-and-out noble children, let them act as the liaison attendants of the Randal Family clan, dealing with the nobles. Liaison officer Alice has told Victor many times that she needs several assistants. For this kind of thing, an ordinary person is indeed incapable of doing it.

The candidate for contacting the attendants will not be finalized until the Legion tournament is over. Now, Victor focuses his energy on Barbarian and Sophia.

A fleet of hundreds of carriages left the Flatlake Town cargo yard, and Grandiose drove towards Raven Town in the north. Each carriage was full of various living supplies, including raw sugar and purple cane. Wine, flour, dried sweet potatoes, bacon, linen cloth and sheepskin blankets, etc.

This is the third material supply convoy issued by the Randal Family in the past 40 days.

Barbarian is about to visit Centaur Hills. At Victor’s strong request, Sylvia plans to place them in Raven Town in the north, plus Sophia’s Saber-Toothed Tiger Business Group, 1,000 elite Paladin, and 500 A fang soldier, Raven Town has more than two thousand garrisons. According to the agreement, the life needs of Barbarian and human soldiers are shared by the church, the Gambis royal family, the York family, and the Saber-Toothed Tiger Business Group.

Victor sent a supply convoy mainly to show the identity and attitude of the lord of Raven Town, and to sell the supplies to Sophia at a high price to make up for the loss of Raven Town.

Raven Town connects the Kingdom of Dodo and Centaur Hills. It could have become a good trading port with considerable economic prospects. In the past few months, the trade volume between Raven Town and its north and south neighbors has been steadily increasing. Over time, its total trade volume will inevitably surpass Wild Willow City, but the arrival of Barbarian has put Victor's plan to build a trading town on hold.

Before Barbarian crossed south, Raven Town was destined to be a stagnant pool. Victor's loss was inestimable. He knocked on the bamboo pole of his cheap wife, which can only be regarded as a breath of sullenness.

However, with Barbarian as a shield, rock bricks can come out in advance. The development plan of Randal leading the two cities, seven towns, and 21 villages will be realized within ten years, especially once the candle fort guarding Alchemy Tower is completed, Victor can equip the army with thorium, and even publicly display the golden dragon lizard. Become the power lord of cream of the crop in one fell swoop.

In contrast, the stagnation of Raven Town's development is not unacceptable.

The tail of the convoy disappeared among the ridged hills, Victor retracted his eyes, left the window, and returned to the main seat of the Pinghupu study.

Seeing Victor's stretched eyebrows, Nelson couldn't help but ask: "My lord, what good idea do you think of?"

Victor slightly smiled, He said: "I don't have any good ideas, I just remembered the past." He picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and asked leisurely: "Do you remember our neighbor Eskry Baron?"

"Eskry Baron is a powerful Knight and a hospitable lord." Nelson thought for a while, then added: "He is a good man."

Victor shook his head and said with a smile: "He is a good man. , Is also a poor lord. But his situation is much better than ours."

"Eskry Baron is a senior Knight, only one step away from the Silver Step. His wife and two sons are naturally awakened The trainee Knight has 30 elite soldiers, a Baron castle, three villages, and a territory of 3000 square kilometers."

"When I started the Randal leader, there were fewer than six hundred followers, only four. Twelve carriages, no castles, no villages...except that my territory is bigger than him, and the refugees and bandits are a little bit more than him. Eskry Baron and I are a big difference."

"Now, Eskry Baron replaced the territory with the York family and left Centaur Hills. We own a town, 15 villages, 900 soldiers, 80 Swiftbirds, more than 20,000 people working for the Randal Family, and more than 100 carriages. For me, it's as easy as blowing off dust!" Victor knocked on the table, and said with his jaw: "The Randal Family has today, thanks to you!" Nelson said with conviction, "

My lord is wise!"

Victor couldn't help smiling, teased: "Is it wise, or am I wise in saying this?"

"This... my lord is wise. Wise...all wise, all wise." Nelson scratched his head, grinning said with a smile.

Victor laughed heartily, Hammer and Kidd sitting beside them couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay. I just want to tell you that the Randal Family is not what it used to be. What does it matter if the Bobcats mercenary group loses some money! Kidd, you can bring back 88 mountain hunters, I want to celebrate for you."

Hammer, Kidd, and Fermi used to be the commanders and deputy heads of the Warhammer mercenary group. After their first mission, they brought back more than 70 mountain hunters, Victor. These people were divided into three and formed Warhammer, Lynx and Kestrel mercenary group respectively. Kidd served as the head of the lynx mercenary group, led 20 mountain hunters, 30 alchemy militias and 7 freelance traders, opened up smuggling trade routes in the western provinces of Gambis and northern counties, attracted mountain villages along the way, and established caravan bases. .

The pioneering route of the Lynx mercenary group is much longer and more complicated than the eastward route of the Warhammer mercenary group. Sometimes there is no cottage for more than 20 days, and it has experienced large and small battles. No less than a hundred times, the most tragic one, they dealt with the jackals for 11 days, all arrows were exhausted, and finally they sacrificed 4 alchemist militias and 3 mountain hunters to get rid of the entanglement of the jackals.

On this road, the Bobcat mercenary group has gone through hardships. It used martial power and trade means to knock on the gates of 73 cottages, recruited nearly a hundred mountain hunters, drew a detailed route map, and exchanged the local products. Thousands of pounds. However, when they returned to the resident of Pine Forest Town, Kidd found that he had lost money on this trip.

Seeing that fief lord didn’t mean to blame at all, Kidd secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was ashamed and grateful, and stood up to say with a bitter smile: "My lord, I still have a face to celebrate, I just I hope you can let Mrs. Lilia send that batch of equipment."

The profit of the bobcat mercenary group selling mountain products is almost 2,200 gold sols. After paying the freelance merchants’ dividends, the remaining 1,300 gold sols. Mountain hunters currently have no concept of money, what they never forget is the full set of equipment of the Lynx mercenary. Kidd decided to fulfill his promise. When he found Lilia and asked for the deployment of arms, Lilia rolled the eyes, and when he stretched out his small hand, he asked for 7000 goldsore.

Kid turned his pocket over, but couldn't shake 7000 Kinsoul. Lilia said happily: Get the equipment if you have money, and please return if you have no money. Then, she calculated an account for Kidd, steel ring lock 20 gold sor, leather armor 15 vines, helmet, boots and leather gloves a total of 5 gold sor, composite hard bow 10 gold sor, iron essence 20 gold sol for short spear and shield, 10 gold sol for iron essence dagger, free arrows, 80 gold sol for each set of equipment, 7040 gold sol for 88 sets of equipment, and only 7000 gold sol for deduction.

The manpower cost of the armaments produced by alchemy aids is almost zero, and the material cost does not exceed 20 jinsore per set, but Lilia does not care about this. The market price of the armament is what its cost is. What's more, the armaments produced by the hill camp are exquisite in workmanship, exquisite materials, and high in quality. The price of each set is definitely more than 80 jinsore.

After calculating an account, Kidd knew that he had lost money, but Lilia was not affectionate, and it was useless for Kidd to ask Nelson and Hammer to come forward. In desperation, they had to brace oneself to come to Victor.

Although the Lynx mercenary group is secretly controlled by Victor, in a strict sense, they are independent of the army sequence of the Randal Family. These mountain mercenaries really want to leave the mercenary group, and the Randal Family has no reason to stop them. Lilia prepared for a rainy day. The financial system she developed was separated from military and government, and independently accounted for, minimizing hidden losses. Victor's approval and praise were obtained.

The credibility of the mercenary group is related to the support of the mountain village, and Kidd’s promise to the mountain hunter must be fulfilled. The decision to overthrow Lilia was simple, but the impact was very bad.

After all, this is not a modern society with highly developed information technology. The lord communicates his will to his people through the messenger, and relies on a stable system to maintain the order of the territory. If the lord is used to go back on one's word, the vassals will be at a loss and the family affairs will become chaotic. Those who are interested can even use this loophole to issue diametrically opposite instructions to vassals, causing irreversible consequences.

Once the system is established, it cannot be changed at will. Lilia is Victor's partner and his deputy. Maintaining Lilia's authority will help... a happy family and a happy life.

In short, the lord must be honest internally, and externally, there is nothing wrong with adapting to circumstances.

"Lilia is now in charge of the quarters warehouse. If I annoy her and she loses the key, what should I do?" Victor said embarrassedly.

Nelson, Kidd, and Hammer looked at each other in blank dismay with weird expressions. They feel that they should be disappointed, but why are they secretly happy?

"Well, I secretly mobilize a batch of equipment for you, and don't move the reserves of the military depot."

Kid is overjoyed, thanks again and again, Victor changed the conversation and said: "Even if it's my investment."

"Investment?" Nelson said puzzledly: "My lord, the smuggling of Business Group was originally yours!"

"Smuggling If the Business Group belongs to me, then I will be miserable!"

Victor explained with a smile: "Opening up channels is impossible to make a profit without losing it. Kidd, tell me, why does the Bobcat Mercenary Group lose money? "

Kidd said sullenly: "Freedom traders took the mountain products we received to the town for sale, but the shops offered ridiculously low prices, and the prices of the materials we purchased were terribly high. I’ve made money for those shop Boss."

"My lord has long said that things are rare and expensive. Mountain products must be sold in towns far away from the mountains and forests to sell them at high prices. Don’t you understand the truth? Yelled the hammer.

"We did ship in plain towns. But we still can't sell them at a higher price!" Kidd loudly defended, "Those freelance traders said that the shop Boss thinks that we are a one-off deal and can The slaughter will be slaughtered, and only a few more trips, when we are familiar with the shops, the goods can be sold at high prices, and the procurement materials will be cheaper."

"That's it." Victor nodded and said "The Warhammer mercenary group harvested tens of thousands of goldsouls on the first trip. That’s because you dug the white crystal and met a small family caravan. With their connections, the Deepwater City merchants will open for you. A fair price."

"This is the terminal."

"With channels alone, there is no terminal!"

Victor slowly said: "If If there is no merchant to receive the goods, the profit of the smuggling caravan must be very limited! Then have you thought about it, 50 people in the smuggling caravan will go out, and more than 100 people will come back, one caravan becomes two, two into four, and every future A war bear mercenary has to manage three caravans. If every caravan belongs to me and every caravan loses money, wouldn't it bring down our Randal Family?"

"Furthermore, mountain mercenaries and vendors are free people. They do not belong to the Randal Family in legal theory. If the smuggling caravans do not make money, they will leave the caravans. If this happens, how can we devote our efforts and devotion to the caravan? Isn't it all in vain?"

Nelson gaped and said, "Then...what do you do? The smuggling caravan...don't do it?"

Victor shook the head "To be honest, the strength of the Randal Family is not enough to monopolize the profits of the smuggling trade. We need external financial and human support. We need small lords, vassals, village chiefs, mountain mercenaries, freedmen merchants, and villain thugs to join us. Come in and divide this big cake together. What we have to do is hold the knife."

"Since we can't swallow the whole cake, why do we make the cake alone?"

Victor took a sip of coffee and continued: "Supplying 30 smuggling caravans is the limit of my ability. I will make up for the lost elite guards. I will provide the military equipment for the mercenaries. I will provide the materials for trade with the cottage. However, the Randal Family family cannot continue to lose money endlessly. I support each smuggling caravan for up to two years. The smuggling caravan must be accounted for independently and be responsible for its own profits and losses. Uh... it means to support yourself."

The three people looked at each other, and Nelson couldn't help but opened the mouth and said: "My lord, we don't understand, we just do what you say."

"Okay. "Victor Rubbing his eyebrows, he said: "I allow the smuggling caravan to lose money for two years. After two years, the smuggling caravan's armaments and goods must be purchased at the price. Similarly, the family purchases goods will also pay the smuggling caravan. In addition, I invested in a caravan, and I want to account for 50% of the profit of each caravan, and you will distribute the rest of the profit. "

The hammer stood up and said in disbelief: "My lord, you mean, the remaining 50% of the profit belongs to me?" But you are my lord, I am your vassal, and it is my duty to serve you. You have given me land, cattle and sheep, and annual salary. How can I take the money that belongs to you? "

Victor nodded said with a smile: "The vassals can also make money in business. You risk the mortal danger to sell illegal goods and you deserve a share of the profit. As for how much you get, how many mercenaries you have , You make your own decisions. "

"By the way, the food, cattle and sheep in your family can also be sold to the smuggling caravan. The price is set by yourself, as long as you can sell it in the end. "

Kid and Hammer both showed excitement. The smuggled caravan’s profit was almost 2000 kinsall for half a year. If half of the profit is deducted, 1000 kinsall can be left. This is comparable to simple The mercenary group is too strong.

The mercenary group can earn 1,000 goldsold a year and it’s pretty good. The cost of repairing armaments, purchasing supplies, and reimbursing deaths and injuries is deducted. Very limited. In fact, most of the mercenaries survive in groups only to get a drink and meat, and a little pocket money is also used for pleasure-seeking.

Victor deploys weapons and armaments for the smuggling caravans.

, The mercenary group saves the largest sum of money, and the mountain mercenaries are paid up to 15 gold sols a year. Kidd and the hammer can get at least 500 gold sols when they run down a year.

No one would feel too much money. The hammer licked his lips and said: "My lord, I think those freelance traders are useless. We learn how to do business and there is no need to divide money to them. "

"What do you think?" Victor looked towards Nelson.

Nelson said with a sad face: "I...I don't even have a smuggling caravan under my hand..."

"haha, no Fa and Linda confessed. "

"Head, you can give your goods to my Bobcat, and I will give you a good price. "

Victor laughed and said, "That fat Wedge is a smart man. He had expected that you would leave him behind, so he proposed the chain store and the confectionery industry." His positioning of himself coincides with my vision. "

"The profit of the caravan must ultimately be reflected in sales. Those freelance traders are the terminals I prepare for the smuggling caravan. Fat Wedge’s candied fruit chain is just a shell. Every candied fruit shop can sell private goods. "

Speaking of this, Victor paused and asked the hammer: "I once said that Fat Witch would need to spend 7000 goldsoul to open a candied fruit chain. How much money has he raised now?" "

The Hammer replied: "Witch has brought in another 7 freelance merchants, and they have already made up enough money. Do you want to see him? "

Victor pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It's not time for me to come forward. You tell Witch in the name of Old John that Old John will set up a chain Trading Company with 30,000 Kingsall, including Candied fruit sales. The Trading Company is handed over to Fat Witch to take care of it and pay dividends once a year. He shares 10% with the seven freelance traders, and Old John accounts for 90%. If they do a good job, they can still get a bonus from Trading Company every year. Don't even want the principal of 7000 Kinsoul. "

The Hammer hesitated and said, "My lord, I'm afraid they won't agree." "

"They will definitely agree. "Victor said confidently.

These businessmen dared to take the risk of selling illegal goods and planned the candied fruit industry. They had the courage and vision. How could they miss this great opportunity? On the contrary, the mercenaries of Zhan Xiong did not understand the joint-stock trading. What does Company mean.

Victor secretly sighed and said: "Nelson, you don’t have a smuggling caravan, but you can invest in Trading Company and enjoy dividends every year. Other war bear mercenaries can also invest in Trading Company, 44 members of the war bear, each with 500 gold sols, a total of half of the Chamber of Commerce bonus, Nelson, you take out 5000 gold sols, exclusive half of the bonus Bonus, the remaining 80% bonus belongs to me. "

"Oh. "Nelson has always followed Victor’s advice, and immediately nodded agreed. Hammer and Kidd have no objection, and they both agreed.

Victor said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "5000 Kinsoul It's not a small amount. Go back and tell Linda that after ten years, the High Lord will use 500,000 goldsold to buy 10% of the trading company's bonus. It depends on whether I am willing to sell it to them. I think Linda probably won't be awkward with you. "

"50 million jinsol buys a 10% bonus?" ! Nelson's eyes widened, and he swallowed fiercely.

"What is 500,000?" "Victor muttered: "This Trading Company can expand its territory, and it is not possible to invest in shares with money. "

The hammer cautiously asked: "My lord, what is the name of Trading Company?" "

What's the name? The East India Company... the pronunciation is too strange. Tosla...has no taste. The Silver Moon consortium...is not suitable.

Victor struggled for a long time and finally said:" Golden Group...Yes, it's called Golden Group, what do you think! "

"Good! Good name! "

"Well, this name is good! "

"Golden Group is loud and memorable, making it unforgettable! "

Nelson clapped his hands and applauded, Hammer and Kidd are nodded again and again, Victor is proud of himself.

It's just a trivial thing to name a name, just forget it, Victor returns to the topic," Hammer, next time you go to Jiaxi Town, remember to buy more camels. This draught animal is very easy to use, and both the smuggling caravan and Randal collars need a large number of humpbacks. "

"I'll start now. "The hammer stood up and said.

"Don't worry. "

Victor raised his hand to signal the hammer to sit down, and said: "In the morning at the end of March of the Fire Season, I will hold a military parade in Flatlake Town Square. The evening is the first carnival led by Randal. During this time, take a good rest and wait until the celebration is over before leaving. Touched his chin, then said: "Golden Group can start to build. "

Victor picked up the bell on the table and shook it. A guard walked into the study and waited for instructions.

"Send someone to Wild Willow City to recall Old John. Bring Mrs. Lilia over again and tell her that I want to transfer a certain amount of funds. "

The guard bowed and said: "Mrs. Lilia is not in Flatlake Town, she has gone to Silvermoon Manor. "

"Flatlake Town has so many things, what did she run to Silvermoon Manor for?" "

Victor froze for a moment and waved his hand: "Forget it, I will go to Silvermoon Manor to find her by myself." "