Lord Harland.

Although Powell has heard the name of elf black tea, he has never drank it.

Before becoming hereditary nobles, the three William brothers combined to earn several hundred gold coins every year, which was already very impressive for a professional family. Their social status and income level are second only to hereditary barons.

But if they want to become hereditary nobles, they must save money to develop their territories, and their ordinary lives are very frugal.

In the first few years when he became a hereditary noble, the territory could not make ends meet, and his life became even more difficult.

It was not until last summer that the income from liquor and steel continued to flow, and the Harland family became a little more comfortable.

Powell also wanted to taste the elf black tea. He opened his mouth and took a sip. He immediately frowned and looked a little ugly.

"Why, are you not used to drinking?"

"The taste is a bit too bitter, and I really can't get used to it. Maybe I'm just a bitch, and I think brown sugar water is the best drink."

"The production of brown sugar increased by 60% last winter. I will bring you a few bags in a moment. Wendy and Sophia will continue to raise seedlings. In a year or two, the brown sugar can be exchanged for money."

"I just hope that the brown sugar plantation can expand rapidly. If I can drink brown sugar water every day, I will have no regrets in my life even if I die."

"Second uncle, your request is too low. This year's brown sugar production may double, and your request will be realized by then."

"This is really good news. Richard's mind is really quick, and he can think of various ways to make a fortune. The development and growth of our Harland territory is all due to your whimsical ideas and business strategies.

There has been a shortage of salt in the territory in recent days. I went to Heihe Fort to buy, and found that the price of salt in Heihe Fort had increased by 60%. The territory has a population of more than 20,000, and hundreds of thousands of livestock need salt. The price increase of salt is not a small sum of money. "

The most lacking supplies in the territory are cloth and salt.

Northern Xinjiang is not very short of salt.

However, the three provinces directly under the central government directly controlled by the royal family did not find any salt mines.

The salt needed in daily life is mainly obtained through trade with other provinces.

The three major salt production areas in the Grant Kingdom.

The first is sea salt from the four major eastern provinces. The territory of the four eastern marquises was close to the sea. They used a lot of manpower to cut down trees and boil seawater to obtain salt.

The second is the mineral salt of the Duke of Jonathan. There is a salt mine in the Duke of Jonathan, which can excavate a large amount of table salt.

The third is well salt from the Duke of Lorraine.

Of these three types of table salt, well salt is the most expensive and of the highest quality, and is the salt used by nobles.

The salt business in Gerda province was monopolized by Jerome Holland, who used sea salt from the four eastern marquis territories.

After listening to Powell's story, Richard showed some worry on his face.

"We use such a large amount of salt, can we talk to Consul Jerram? Lower the price a little."

"Jeram's steward, Saville, made it clear that this is the request of the consul, and there is no way to discuss it."

Li Cha took a sip of elf black tea, weighed the pros and cons, and said: "Since Jerram is unwilling to talk, we have to find a way by ourselves, salt is a necessity of life, and we must not allow people to pinch our balls.

I am going to organize a caravan and take people to the Duke of Jonathan. Not only can I buy salt, but I can also sell some special products of my own territory.

The Purple Head Peak in Vicksburg can already produce a lot of honey, and some royal jelly, plus 200 kilograms of brown sugar, 300 jars of white wine, and two tons of steel arrowheads.

Calculated to be worth more than gold coins, it is enough to organize a caravan. "

"This is equivalent to us finding another channel for salt, and I'm afraid we will offend Archon Jerram."

Although the consul of Jerram has a high position, he can't control the hereditary baron.What's more, the consul is a low-level official, and he can't work in northern Xinjiang for a few years.

Although provincial consuls can use various legal and illegal means to suppress hereditary nobles.

However, hereditary nobles can also use the method of overturning the table to sue the provincial consul in the Royal Parliament of Nobles.

If the governor of the province does not take it seriously and makes people angry, he may be overthrown in the noble council.

The noble council has made a decision, and it is difficult for the royal family to violate it.

Although the Grant royal family is the most powerful, it is not as good as one-third of the noble alliance.

If the royal family really arouses public anger, it may be overthrown by the big nobles below.

This is how the throne of the Grant royal family came about. The next door, Duke Jonathan, became a faint king, and the regime was overthrown in the Grand Duchy of Stanik.

The main reason why the Haaland family is unwilling to offend Jerram is Jerram's sister Agnes Holland.

This Mrs. Holland is King Charles' favorite woman. Although she is over forty, her figure is still graceful and her complexion is as white as snow.

Mrs. Holland gave birth to three children for King Charles.

It is rumored that King Charles is not satisfied with his eldest son and is planning to replace him.

As long as he doesn't push too hard, Li Cha actually doesn't want to offend Jerome Holland.

The relationship between the Harland family and the Consul of Jerram is very ordinary. Last time, in order to obtain a good fief, William found Zachary, the head of the legion, and asked Zachary to come forward to communicate. William gave the Consul of Jerram a sum of money. .

Consul Jerram took money to do things, and with Zachary's face, things went smoothly.

The two sides have dealt with each other once, and William's relationship in Black River Fort is mainly with the Northern Army.

The price of salt has increased by 60 percent, which is a huge burden for the Haaland family.

Li Cha could only choose to re-open a channel.

As for whether it will affect Jerram's interests?Can't care too much now.

Since Zachary doesn't give the Harland family face, don't blame the Harland family for affecting his business and slapping him in the face.

After seeing off his second uncle Powell, Li Cha personally came forward and began to adjust the supply of goods and form a caravan.

The Sixth Squadron of Harland Territory is based on the mercenaries under the command of Uncle Soros.It just happened to be able to undertake the protection task, anyway, they have experience.

In addition, the caravan also needs some merchants who are proficient in trade. This kind of talent is difficult to find. For large-scale goods trade, one must be proficient in mathematics.

The vast majority of ordinary people in Chenxi Continent are illiterate, and those who understand mathematics are very rare.

Not everyone has the vision to spend a lot of money to train their children to go to church schools.

Caravans controlled by hereditary aristocrats, such people are selected from the nobility branch, and slave families have children.

The Harland family's prosperity is still very short, and they lack suitable talents, so they can only choose from contract slaves.

Fortunately, there are all kinds of characters among the indentured slaves, especially the more than 2,000 indentured slaves who escaped from the Orc Empire, and their quality is higher.

Richard quickly selected seven or eight contract slaves who were proficient in basic mathematics, and let them transform into merchants and serve as the backbone of the caravan.

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