Rise In Calradia

　　 Although it was a bit unlucky, after the unpleasant bandit fire and incident, Byron and the others finally encountered no other troubles and came to Jelkala smoothly.

　　By the time he arrived in Jelkala, Byron had been in this world for a month and a half. Even spring is more than half past.

　　It is indeed a great thing for ordinary people to make this money in one and a half months, but Byron's nature is getting worse and worse.

　　The freshness gradually faded. Compared with the accumulated strength and reputation in the game, Byron's progress is now as slow as a snail.

All day long, in order to earn a few dinars, look at the faces of the nobles everywhere, and withdraw when they meet strong enemies, coupled with the living environment of this era and the somewhat boring entertainment for modern people, Byron feels more It's getting more and more irritable.

　　Because it was dark, he could only stop and rest, and because there was no way of pastime, Byron's homesickness became more and more serious, and he missed the time more and more.

　　More terribly, his physical needs as a young man are getting more and more severe. Although similar services in this world can be found in bathhouses and some hotels, Byron subconsciously rejects these things.

　　 Of course, if his soldiers go there for fun, he won't stop them.

　　Byron also hopes to go hunting, this kind of medieval aristocratic movement he wanted to try a long time ago.

　　 But the forest belongs to the aristocratic territory, and all the decent prey in it belongs to the aristocratic property.

　　 Rodok’s rangers and hunters wandered around the hunting ground every day to prevent poachers from entering. As a result, there were not enough manpower to go to the rest of the forest to guard against robbers.

　　 Of course, after seeing the posture of the Rhodok thief before, even if they went there, they would have nothing to say.

　　 So although Byron did try to hunt at the edge of the forest, he was a little disappointed because of the lack of harvest.

　　 It is indeed good news to arrive in Jelkala at this time, even for the soldiers.

They also discovered that their boss has been in a bad mood recently. It seems that after being humiliated by robbers and blackmailed for 100 dinars, he is like a brazier that can be lit at any time. The flames are fierce enough to burn the person who ignited him to ashes. .

　　 Jelkala is not as prosperous as Veluga and Suno. If it weren't for the trade protection order of King Griffiths, it would actually be a large velvet factory in the south of the mainland.

　　 I really want to say that there is a mysterious and unique place. It is because of the river that can enter the sea, the fishery is very good, and the poor people’s table can also be filled with fresh fish.

　　 After the soldiers entered the city, they pooled their money and went to the tavern. They ordered a lot of malt and low-quality wine, as well as fried fish with condiments, and had a great meal.

　　 John also invited Fatis, but the latter refused, because Byron still had things to do, he had to accompany him, he was really worried about the strength of the captain.

　　 The population of the city of Jelkala and the villages on the fringes of the city is less than 5,000. Among them, more than 1,000 people work in textile factories and dyeing workshops, which shows its scale.

The finest raw silk was transported all the way from the northern city of Ziva, the most suitable for sericulture in Calradia, to the southernmost city of Jerkala. It was woven with the work of master craftsmen and then colored with the best dyes. This kind of velvet is the best fabric of Calradia, and the costumes made are precious dresses worn by kings and top nobles.

　　 In peacetime, this costly trade network has continued to connect the north and south ends of the mainland.

　　Before the war began, the sales volume of velvet was a record high, and all the sites were fully producing.

　　 But now, business is much sluggish.

　　 Many dyeing houses and textile factories have stopped working. Because of the previous desperate production, a large number of finished velvet products have accumulated, and the nobles of the Rhodok Kingdom can no longer digest them.

　　 Only when a smuggler like Byron ventures to Jelkala can he start a few profitable businesses. Domestic customers, knowing their plight, will only push the price higher than the cost.

　　 "Sir, look at these goods, they are all styles that adults like, and the quality is very good."

When Byron and the others rushed to Jharkala and revealed their intentions, many velvet merchants who had been guests of the nobility last year found Byron directly and drove a carriage to ask him and Fatis to visit their warehouse. goods.

The businessman wearing his own velvet robe took Byron into a two hundred square meter warehouse. Except for the aisle, the shelves in the rest of the place were all piled with velvet cloth. This was in the Calradia noble circle before the war. The consequences of spending money on fashionable clothes by old ladies.

　　Byron took a look at these velvets. In the era when he lived, when chemical fiber products and cotton fabrics flooded the market, few people had seen velvets with such good color.

　　 If these velvets are taken to the sky, they can be sold at high prices together with the high-quality products of those silk-producing areas.

　　 The patterns on the above are relatively simple, but the colors are very bright, suitable for the nobles to take back and draw their family crests with gold and silver threads on them.

　　 Byron tried to touch it. It feels very good. You can slide your hand from one end of the cloth to the other without hurting your skin at all. Even Fatis, a mature and stable child of the nobleman, praised him several times.

　　 But because of overproduction and the sudden outbreak of war, such high-quality beautiful velvet can only be stocked in warehouses, dragging businessmen to bankruptcy, and workers will also lose their jobs. Different from the peasants in the towns and villages who lost their jobs in the workshops, these workers and the merchants who were afraid of bankruptcy could flood the consul's desk and cause the aristocracy to protest against the king.

　　 This is what the nobles of the Swadia Kingdom want to see most.

　　The current Calradia continent is in the late Middle Ages, and the town economy has basically replaced the castle-village and knightly fief system. In this case, the citizens still make a lot of noise.

　　 "Five thousand dinars! Sir, you take all these five thousand dinars, don't let these precious commodities push me into bankruptcy!"

　　 It can be seen that the businessman has been forced to a certain extent, he has lost his basic demeanor, his beard and hair are messy, and his face is a little haggard.

　　 And the price is terribly low, and Byron doesn't know if he can pay back. But it is estimated that the situation of other velvet merchants in the city is not much better. Otherwise, they won't let a group of people catch Byron and not let go.

　　 At the same time, Byron felt his heartbeat rise again, but this time because of excitement. You must know that when he was in Paravin, he probably knew that the finest velvet of Jelkala can be sold for more than 200 dinars, and it is very popular. Even in Suno or other cities with sufficient velvet reserves, the price of these velvets is more than 100 dinars.

　　 Of course, because Byron wants to satisfy various interest groups, Byron can’t actually make that much, but now at such a low price, he can earn him five or even ten times!

"I'm sorry, friend. I like the price you set very much, but it cost me a lot of money to open up the relationship and deal with the robbers, and now I can only get one thousand dinars. Please tell me, sir, one thousand dinars. How much can you sell to me at most?"

　　 Hearing what Byron said, the other party was obviously disappointed. But he still considered the business seriously.

　　 "These two shelves."

　　 The merchant pointed to the two shelves at the door, each with almost twenty velvets. Because Byron doesn't have that much money, the discount has also been reduced. But the good news is that the initiative is still on Byron's side.

　　 "One thousand dinars, full of the carriage at the door!"

　　 "You are robbing, just like those bandits."

　　 There was a bitter smile on the other's pale face. The carriage that Byron said was used by him when he picked him up. Although the size is not too big, it is fine to fit fifty pieces of cloth.

　　 If it were changed to the time when there was no war last year, Byron’s bargaining would directly cost him three thousand dinars.

　　 It's a pity, he can't be as beautiful as the previous two years. Since the war started, he has been losing money, and his wife's previous profligacy has also caused a huge deficit. He must quickly close this loophole, otherwise he can only sell his beloved property.

　　 That is a property in a prime location in the city center, where he can invite the nobles to banquets and private dances to maintain his network of relationships.

　　 He finally accepted Byron's proposal and sold Byron fifty velvets at a price of cabbage that was much lower than the cost.

　　 But he really needs money. Before the next dinar is paid, he must maintain the decent expenses of the family, even if it is a thousand dinars.

　　 The hearts of the people in the room were bleeding, but Byron, who walked out of the room, wanted to sing in excitement.

　　Fatis has already hummed a song, and did not forget to sincerely thank the businessman in the form of a nobleman, although the other party is not happy at all.