Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1322
Looking at the low-rise houses in front of me, the lower part is brick and the upper part is wooden. Although it is a long row, but with such a simple appearance, it is really difficult for Xia Duo to associate it with an entertainment place.

It's just that the wine glass sign hanging at the door has clearly demonstrated its identity.

As if sensing the movement outside, shortly after Xia Duo and Layton arrived, a strong, dark middle-aged man rushed out of the tavern.

"Who's here? Ah—Lord Lord, Lord Layton!" Seeing the two people outside the door, the middle-aged man hurriedly saluted.

Xia Duo recognized that the person in front of him was the one who granted the land himself and was the first one to grant the land, and he was also the one who received the most gold coins in the land granting ceremony——Lille.

Of course, it was Lille's second son who impressed Xia Duo the most. Not long ago, he just witnessed the other party's promotion ceremony.

As the first official mage trained by the Great Xia Leader (entrusted by the Tower of Time), how could Xia Duo not be impressed!
"Lille, don't be too polite, I just stopped by to see, is the tavern doing well?"

Your Excellency still remembers me!Your Excellency still remembers me!Lear was ecstatic in his heart, but when he listened to the Lord Lord's question again, his supposedly happy mood immediately cooled down.

"My lord, the tavern business is very good."

"Then why do you seem unhappy? Are the territorial officials or civil servants embarrassing you?"

"No! No! No!"

Lear shook his head quickly, "Everyone in the territory treats me very well, and no one makes things difficult for me."

"That--"

Xia Duo felt that he might not be able to get anything out of asking Lear directly, so he turned to Layton, "Do you know what's going on with him?"

Layton glanced at Lear, thought for a while, and replied, "My lord, if I'm not wrong, someone from Savile Town should have his idea."

"Lille, is Layton right?" Xia Duo asked.

Lear didn't answer, but the expression on his face said everything. Seeing this, Xia Duo was about to continue asking, but then thought of the material difficulties that Layton just mentioned.

He probably guessed some possibilities.

He asked Layton again: "Has Savile Town started to control the inflow of materials?"

"Yes."

Layton nodded, "It started last month. They know that there are a lot of gold coins allocated to the land grants. Some people are planning to use these gold coins, while others want to take the opportunity to control the market."

"Have you contacted Mayor Thain?"

"We have contacted, but with little success. After all, the purpose of the chamber of commerce is to make money. At most, the mayor of Sain can only force the Savile Chamber of Commerce to open up cheap supplies to us, but the Savile Chamber of Commerce cannot solve all the material problems in the territory. It also needs to be provided by other chambers of commerce.”

"I remember that the Savile Chamber of Commerce has a liquor business?"

"There is a business, but it is limited to Saville Town. Other chambers of commerce—especially some foreign chambers of commerce also account for a considerable part. It is impossible for the Saville chamber of commerce to provide a large share to Daxia."

Having said that, Layton turned his head and glanced at Lille again, and explained: "Because gold coins will be settled when the land is granted, everyone has a preliminary estimate of their future income.

"With the guarantee of the territorial code, Lille doesn't care about those people giving IOUs to drink, and even the issue of IOUs itself was created by Lille first!

"Nowadays, the consumption of alcohol in the territory is no less than that of Savile Town!"

After listening to Layton's explanation, Xia Duo subconsciously felt that it was a bit too exaggerated, but after thinking about it carefully, what Layton said was actually not an exaggeration at all.

The territory has a population of nearly [-], and it can be said that they are all consumers. Moreover, the territory is still in the development stage, and drinks are needed to boost morale. Drinking is one of the few recreational activities, and the consumption is completely understandable.

At the same time, through this phenomenon, Xia Duo also realized that his subjects' recognition of the Great Xia Law Code and the Great Xia Order was much higher than he expected.

If there is no relatively positive and stable expectation for the future, no one would be willing to spend so much money. Maybe the first time the money is distributed, they will hide it or save it to Savile.

This made Xia Duo feel very gratified.

It's just a matter of supplies, and it's really troublesome. Suddenly, there is a big Xialing market with a strong consumption capacity, but Yiying's production can't keep up quickly.

When the inventory is consumed to a certain extent, each chamber of commerce will naturally react in the best interests of them. The price increase is only one aspect, and even further controlling the consumer market in Daxia is not just talk.

After thinking about it, Xia Duo gave Layton the latest instructions in front of Lear——

"The purchase price of all materials can be slightly increased, and the premium part will be paid by the territory. In addition, support and guide the people who have been granted land to carry out orderly development in related production fields.

"Restrictions on the entry of foreign chambers of commerce into the territorial market can be gradually relaxed, but for now, no chamber of commerce, including the Savile chamber of commerce, is allowed to enter the Great Xia Territory, and it is even more necessary to strictly investigate the situation of foreign chambers of commerce controlling local businesses behind the scenes. .

"As for the supplies, I will think of a way to solve it before the end of the month!"

……

After leaving the tavern in Lille, Xia Duo looked at several other taverns and grocery stores one after another. The territory is now only these few consumption places, and the business must be good.

But the corresponding materials also encountered the same problems as Lille.

Savile is in this area, the population is relatively small, and the production situation is relatively conservative. If a new market is suddenly added, it is inevitable that there will be insufficient supply in a short period of time.

However, Xia Duo had already planned to go to Severton before the end of the month. In addition to delivering goods to Lord Harlan, now there is another procurement task.

Getting goods from Severnton can not only alleviate the shortage of supplies faced by the territory, but also properly beat the foreign chambers of commerce in Savile Territory so that they can make the right choice.

The senior arcanists have all come off in person, so it must be to see the effect.

If those chambers of commerce don't buy it, even if Xia Duo doesn't do anything to them for the time being, he will definitely give them a good look when he gets a chance in the future!
As long as he thinks, there are many opportunities!

……

Next, Xia Duo inspected the three new villages in turn, and summoned several representatives of the local people, asked them about the difficulties they encountered in life, and gave corresponding instructions.

Near noon, Xia Duo and Layton had a simple lunch in Jinjin Village, one of the new villages, and then continued their inspection north with Layton.

When the two of them walked to the Codex Square on the west side of the Tower of Time, they could already see the leaders leaving work and eating in batches.

Xia Duo immediately cast invisibility magic to hide him and Layton, so as not to cause confusion in the crowd, and then blessed the flying spell, flying directly to the north.

Looking down from above, a "Big Xia-Saville Collar Passage" that is hundreds of meters wide and stretches for tens of miles has already taken shape.

(End of this chapter)