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In the depths of winter, the Baihe River is still flowing day and night. In the temperature where the splashing water turns into ice, the fire-type spar buried under the river provides a steady stream of heat for the river water, so that the river water will not only freeze, but also remain so cold when touched. A trace of warmth.

When the sun is good, there will be a thin layer of white mist on the water surface. Looking at the scenes on both sides of the Baihe River through the mist, the withered grass, withered poplars and jagged rocks all show a hazy beauty like a dream.

It's a pity that facing the power of the piercing cold wind in northern Xinjiang, even warriors with outstanding strength who are invulnerable to cold and heat are more willing to stay in the warm cabin, not to mention that most of the training is three days of fishing and two days of drying the net for health and leisure. The merchants, all of them stayed in the cabin unless they could come out, so naturally they had no chance to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the strait in the misty white mist.

They generally have a lot of opinions on the matter of going on a business trip in the winter, especially to the remote and remote Vilverde. You must know that the New Year's Eve will end in less than a month.

Although the New Year’s Eve is not a big festival, it is a day that symbolizes family reunion. This kind of festival makes people feel a little sad and sad when they are going to spend it on the road. I can’t help but greet Duke Velvet in my heart.

Sending invitations to them at this time is either intentional or intentional, because I was kicked out of the imperial capital and can only send off the new year alone so that everyone can't have a good reunion. It sounds reasonable and in line with the usual style of the imperial capital. .

——Pirlo, who was forced to act as an emotional trash can, listened to the in-and-out complaints from the head of the chamber of commerce on the same boat as him, so he could only sigh helplessly along with him, "Who says no? I don’t know if I can enter the house when I go back.”

As soon as he said this, the businessmen who were sitting with him nodded in sympathy. This one said that when his youngest son sent him out with tears in his eyes, his heart was broken. The other pointed to the three scratches on his face and sighed. In a few words, this temporary afternoon tea party became lively.

They don't necessarily know each other, but they all received the invitation letter from the Duke of Velvet's Naluo Shizi Winter Fair, and they decided to check the situation under the temptation of Dalton East's favor and interests. The White River is so wide. It took so long and the time was so tight that the boats were walking and found that they were on the same road.

Pirlo, as a person who saved the game, kept silent in a timely manner after provoking the topic. He only listened to these wealthy businessmen chatting about their parents, and silently wrote down the fragments of news that were available.

The clear beer has a special taste after it is hot. The room is burning with expensive and fragrant spices. The fire spar inlaid on the wall makes the room warm like spring. After a while, dizzy expressions appear on the faces of everyone, and the conversation is a little less scruples.

So when Pirlo seemingly unintentionally mentioned "this time I have to bring some good things back to coax the mother-in-law at home", a businessman asked directly: "Then you have to talk about it... What is the fair after all?" What is it, what tricks, it is not easy for us to travel all the way!"

"Yes, yes!" Before he finished speaking, someone immediately echoed him, looking drunk with a beer, "Pirlo, don't say you don't know, if you don't tell us about anything, you have to tell you Say, good or bad, you can tell us the truth, we are all friends!"

They talked to each other and sang red faces to Pirlo step by step, and some people said good things in front of white faces, "Okay, it's not easy, so don't embarrass others. If you can't make money, you can give it to the duke." It's a bit of a downside, as if you're feeding those gentlemen less every year."

"Hey, don't we just talk about it, why are you in a hurry." The other side hiccupped, and the two brothers embraced Pirlo, "Really, that master is asking for money and things, you say?" The number is not better than our guessing and guessing? I swear, you have mentioned this matter at the wine table and we have heard it... Oh! Isn’t it just paying for it, for the sake of Doton We also have to coax you to make people happy, so just give me a word!"

Pirlo must know more than them-several businessmen at the table exchanged glances, you know what I know and there is no need to guess.

After all, they were saved by Pirlo. The journey was boring and they happened to be on the same road, so they sent a boat to their boat and invited them to come over, drink and chat to pass the time together.But in the end, Pirlo is a grain merchant. If he ran to the field and couldn't grow a few catties of wheat, what could Velvet buy, and then contacted this person's position in Mansui and the relationship between Dalton and Mansui, and everyone would understand. Pirlo is acting as a broker in this trade fair.

Matchmaking on the left and the right, this kind of new business that is not familiar with each other can only be negotiated with a middleman, or they pretend to be "pressed" at the wine table, revealing some "inside information" to them. The hype atmosphere is warmed up by boasting about the products, so that they will spend more generously when the time comes.

Pirlo showed a look of being forced and really helpless, "Oh-this is, this is really... okay, okay, I said it's not okay!"

He sighed, picked up his wine glass and took another sip, looked around at the faces of the people, and then said in a deliberate tone: "But I'm serious, don't think that the old man is so ugly, this time he wants to be serious. For business, I want to make some long-term money."

"Vilvider, you all know that whoever is so poor can bear it, let alone the one who came out of the imperial capital. I heard from Master Doton that he got sick after tossing around in Velvet's crappy place as soon as he arrived. Now Still recuperating every day, he can't go back to the Imperial Capital right now, if that guy doesn't want to think of a way to fix Velvet, he might have to—"

Pirlo quickly stopped the car halfway through his speech, gave a look that everyone understands and I will not say it, and then said: "I have the honor to meet that master, he is a kind-hearted person, and he is very honest. At least, doing business with him will not treat you badly. If Master Doton promised you something, it must be the condition that he promised. You can listen to it first, and then go to the place to see the situation before you think about it."

Brokers must say good things to the family, but here are all big businessmen from the Eastern Province and the Northern Province, each of them is smarter than the other, Pirlo will never open his eyes and tell lies to them, how many things he said There is some credibility.Therefore, he said that the fair was profitable, and that Duke Velvet really wanted to do business with them, and it would be best if they could cooperate for a long time. People who listened to it would naturally adjust their attitudes and plans for the fair.

Moreover, Dalton's tax policy for Velvet that they vaguely mentioned, even if it is actually only [-]% preferential, as long as Velvet can continue to supply sufficient supply, it will definitely make a profit.

But sending some money to coax the Duke is a one-shot deal, spending money and effort to invest in business...

That's an entirely different matter.

Pirlo looked at the thoughtful businessmen at the table, and started a new irrelevant topic. He asked the servants to clean up the tables and then serve a few plates of snacks and a pot of strong tea, which also diffused the smell of alcohol in the room.

It's so cold outside, it's easy to get a headache if you drink wine and then go out to blow the air.

……

A large tent was built beside Velvet's pier, which was as spacious as five or six rooms, and a tent camp was surrounded by high wooden fences.

This tent looks different from the one that was set up at the foot of Moon Mountain in summer. Although the materials were reused, the wooden poles were disassembled, trimmed and assembled into different shapes. The original tent was a pointed triangle. Now it is set up in a semicircular shape, and the thin hessian tent cloth has been replaced with a thick windproof felt cloth, because the tent is spacious enough and has ventilation holes, so you won’t feel stuffy inside.

A few magic lamps were hung in the tent. The magic lamps used the light magic crystals lent by the lord. The milky white light illuminated the venue brightly and cleanly.

Dozens of large heaters were placed around the site, and the mages who had been paid a lot of money squeezed their noses to hypnotize themselves to do magic pattern drawing exercises, and engraved basic energy amplification and diffusion magic patterns on the heaters.

In this way, as long as the stove is heated up in the fire room outside, the whole tent can be warmed up by relying on charcoal.

The merchants of the Velvelde Chamber of Commerce set up their own business stalls in tents, providing a lot of business to the craftsmen who made signboards and shelves.They carefully arranged the samples of their goods on the shelves, hung up the price and inventory signs, and put the publicity boards with words such as "spot can be disassembled for inspection" and "free delivery on board" outside the booth, hoping to attract more customers. many customers.

Although they borrowed money from the county government to buy this batch of goods, how much can they sell... They have no idea, or whether they can sell it, whether this market will really have big customers, they are all afraid ensure.

If it wasn't for what the lord meant, if it wasn't for Doton's top-notch cake-making skills, and the prospect he painted for them was really attractive, if it wasn't...if the nobles behind them were also moved by Qian Jing, they would definitely No one dared to interfere.

Yes, these merchants can start their business, and they are all supported by local nobles in Velvet. Considering that Lucien stabbed Viscount Norbert's nephew to death, these merchants were actually all Ready for sandwich biscuits.

But who would have thought that those gentlemen with eyes above the top were unexpectedly reasonable this time, not only allowing them to participate in this business, but also hinting that they should be more active, don't pick and search, as if they can't live on.

"Fools don't do things that make money." Dalton concluded.

It is true that the lord Lucien's position is there, and the relationship with the local nobles is indeed very delicate, but this relationship is not absolutely hostile. As long as there are enough interests hanging in front, enemies of life and death can also sit on the same table and make money of.

In that case, Anna sent end-of-year gifts to the nobles in the name of Lucien, and by the way let them confirm the quality of the products in the processing factory, and Lucien then invited them to a tea party as a gesture of goodwill—seems like Knowing that the dinner had left a psychological shadow on them, the young lord at the tea party also treated them with great respect and gentleness.

Therefore, on the premise that the lord Lucien took the initiative to back down a step, they killed each other to embarrass each other, but they seemed disrespectful and unmannered.

Even the Viscount Norbert had to accept Lucien's "compensation and apology" with a forced smile. No matter what Lagou said, Lucien also killed a member of his Norbert family, so he has to obey the noble law The regulations take a form of exemption.

Viscount Noble would never have a life-and-death duel with Lucien, a good-for-nothing, for this, nor could he really go to the noble council in the imperial capital to sue Lucien. It is difficult to win, and the result of winning is probably not worth the loss.

Even in Lucien, that damned little madman hypocritically told him "I'm sorry I killed someone", "You're not mad at me, are you?" "You really aren't mad at me, are you?" "How are you treating me?" Anything is fine as long as you can calm down." During the performance, Viscount Noble had to grit his teeth to express his support for the damn fair, to prove that he didn't hold a grudge against him.

——Lucien paid compensation and he accepted it. Even if this chapter is over, Viscount Norbert can find other opportunities to trip up others in the future, but at this juncture, there must be no ground for revenge.

This is a matter of the family's face. If you continue to entangle the things that have been exposed, you may be beaten by Lucien if the trouble becomes serious.

Viscount Norbert made his statement, and the other nobles naturally eased the superficial relationship with Lucien.If they plan to target the lord later, they will remember to be smarter, and of course they will not let go of the profitable business that is delivered to their door.

At the opening dance of the Velvet Winter Fair, Viscount Noble gave Lucien a lot of face and brought his family to attend in costumes. Lucien also reciprocated and invited his daughter to dance the opening dance.