In the days of rebirth as a lord

Cecil told Bruce that the miraculous water is called "yeast liquid", and said to him with regret: "The production of yeast liquid is very complicated, and the materials needed are also very scarce. I don't have much now. I can't even eat enough for myself, let alone trade with you. But—" Bruci's eyes, which were gradually getting disappointed, lit up again when he heard the last word, and he looked at it with anticipation Cecil.

Cecil paused, and after whetting Bruce's appetite, he said slowly: "I will hurry up to make yeast liquid when the snow season is free, and make it into yeast powder that is easier to store. I can trade with you if there are some extra ones. Let’s talk about the specific trading method after the snow season is over, after all, I don’t know how many there will be.”

Bruce was extremely disappointed, so he had to ask Cecil again and again that he must set aside some of it for him after the snow season, and it doesn't matter if the price is higher.As for Cecil's idea of ​​using slaves in exchange instead of money, Bruce also readily agreed.After all, for Bruce, there are many ways to get low-priced slaves. He directly exchanged slaves with Cecil, which also saved him the process of selling slaves to obtain money.

Because he was worried that the snow would fall suddenly and it would be inconvenient to travel, Bruchi left Ott Village with the caravan that day.As soon as he left, Cecil immediately summoned five people who had followed the caravan to ask.

"Let's talk about what you have learned along the way." Cecil said.

The knight first opened his mouth cautiously: "The caravans in Brutus have respected us all the way, and you also admire your Highness very much. But the few nobles who went there treated your Highness with a slight attitude..."

Cecil was not angry about this. After all, he was overwhelmed by the Duke of Morton, and now he did such an outrageous thing as selling gold and silver utensils. Naturally, some nobles would look down on him, thinking that he was down and out. Poor.But this is all temporary, when he comes to collect taxes as a lord when his people are rich and his army is strong, let's see if those little nobles can still look down on him!

Probably those little nobles have forgotten that His Royal Highness, the third prince, is the lord of Galiata State, not the lord of Ott Village.If those minor nobles refuse to pay taxes, Cecil, as the lord, has the right to take back their fiefs!Of course, this required Cecil to have a hard enough fist.

After the knight finished speaking, it was the two slaves who followed from the capital who spoke.

The slave named Pete replied: "Your Highness, I have written down all the routes I have traveled this time, and I have also asked from the caravan guys about places where you can stay overnight, where you can camp, and where wild animals often appear, so you need to go faster." ..."

Cecil nodded silently in his heart. This person can be placed in the caravan. After all, in this world with underdeveloped transportation, the ability to recognize the way is quite useful, and can be used as a living map.

Another slave named Polly said: "Your Highness, I have made some friends in the homes of the nobles I have been to this time, and they have told me a lot about those nobles. Baron Price She likes delicious food. The cook in the castle is found at a high price from the capital of other countries. She is best at cooking soup. The Earl of Aydin’s family is the Countess. She likes gorgeous clothes, and she is beautiful with a thin waist. The waistline of a maid should not exceed two and a half feet, otherwise she will be kicked out of the castle..."

Cecil listened to the gossip with relish for a while, and felt that Polly was also useful.Can make friends, and also inquire about some gossip, it can be seen that they are more talkative, and they are suitable for bargaining with people when doing business.

The two Han slaves were relatively silent and were the last to speak.

Yuan Yi, who is good at counting, did not disappoint Cecil's expectations. He said: "Your Highness, the territory of Baron Macaulay, who is two days away from our village, has the largest grain reserves, filling two granaries, because the village under his leadership The land is very fertile and there are a lot of cattle. But Baron Macaulay is very shrewd. The price of grain is higher than that of other places. It is estimated that one silver coin can only buy half a car of coarse grain. Earl Bronte is the least profitable and likes extravagance. This time, he used a large amount of food in exchange for your fine gold, especially those gorgeous candlesticks. After the snow season, Earl Bronte will definitely not have enough There are so many slaves in the territory with food, and some slaves will be sold at a low price at that time. If you need slaves, Your Highness, you can exchange them with Earl Bronte for a small price..."

This is the kind of business talent that Cecil is looking for!He has a relatively high ability to calculate accounts and has a clear mind. He knows how to calculate costs and profits while seeing business opportunities.The only pity is that this is a Han nationality. If he directly came forward to do business with others, many people would reject him because he is a foreigner.

But among the five people, what surprised Cecil the most was the Han youth Luo Zhen who was selected from the guards. He said: "Baron Pulis is the richest. The wall, the fortifications are the best. Earl Aidin’s family has hundreds of knights and soldiers, and it is the noble collar with the largest number of knights, but because of the countess’ love, they are all used to a good life and neglect training. Macaulay In addition to dozens of cavaliers, there are hundreds of soldiers in the Baron's territory. Earl Bronte's castle is the most magnificent, but the fortifications in the territory are the most dilapidated..."

This is completely observing with a military perspective!Such talents are more suitable as scouts than businessmen, and it would be a waste to put them in the caravan, so they should be returned to Mu Ziyu's command.

All in all, except for the knight who played a round of soy sauce, the other four people each showed their housekeeping skills in order to have a good future, and the result really satisfied Cecil.

"You have all worked hard this trip, take a good rest during the snow season. By the way, think about it, if you are asked to lead a caravan to trade with others on my behalf, is there any way to do it better than Bruce?" Cecil did not Immediately state your personnel arrangements.

Upon hearing the words, Yuan Yi asked, "Your Highness, what is the commodity for sale? What do you want to trade back?"

Cecil nodded silently in his heart, and replied: "You should have heard of the product yesterday, it is the miraculous yeast. As for what to exchange... mainly food, in addition to cloth, livestock, slaves, etc., all are fine. , the final choice is gold and silver money.”